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Friday, January 17, 2020

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IBPS Exam Calendar 2020:





Exams
Preliminary
Mains
IBPS PO
3rd, 4th & 10th Oct 2020
28th Nov 2020
IBPS Clerk
12th, 13th, 19th Dec 2020
24 Jan 2021
IBPS RRB PO/Clerk
1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th &
16th Aug 2020
PO- 13th Sept 2020
Clerk- 19th Sept 2020
Officer’s Scale-II and III
single exam- 13th Sept 2020
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IBPS SO
26th & 27th Dec 2020
30th Jan 2021

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UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) Mains 2019 Results DECLARED

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UPSC Indian Forest Service (IFS) Mains 2019 Results DECLARED




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Daily Current Affairs, 17th January 2020

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1) India to host the 19th SCO Heads of Govt council meeting 2020
•India will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020. The meeting is held annually at the Prime Minister’s level and it discusses the SCO’s programme and multilateral economic and trade co-operation. All 8 members and 4 observer states and other international dialogue partners will be invited to the meeting.

 •SCO member countries are Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazhakstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Observer countries are Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus.

2) Gujarat CM launched 7th Economic Census process
•Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the 7th Economic Census process in the state. Economic Census process is being organised by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with the help of Common Service Centres. More than 40 thousand enumerators will use mobile application for the first time to gather information under the guidance of 6,500 supervisors.

 •Enumerators will personally visit door to door for basic information like members of the family, their economic activity, whether it is shop, office or factory. It will continue till 30th June 2020. The entire data will be compiled on 30th September 2020. The data of this Economic Census will be classified into the village, taluka and district-wise to be developed into a National Business Register. This will be a very useful document for application into socio-economic issues of the country.

3) 1st edition of Krishi Manthan begins in Gujarat
•The 1st edition of Krishi Manthan– the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia begins in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This summit is organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. It is an exclusive platform for industry, academia, and policymakers to share ideas, knowledge, and expertise to create solutions. More than 1,500 delegates including students and academicians are participating in the event organized by the Food and Agribusiness Committee of IIMA.

4) GoI & World Bank signs loan agreement for Assam Inland Water Transport Project
•For the implementation of Assam Inland Water Transport Project, the Government of India (GoI), the Government of Assam and the World Bank have signed a $88 million loan agreement. The loan agreement seeks to modernize the Assam’s passenger ferry sector by improving the infrastructure and its services. The government ferries are operated by the Assam Shipping Company (ASC) while the terminals and terminal services are provided by the Assam Ports Company (APC) in the state of Assam.

 Details of Loan agreement:

 •The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will provide the loan amount of $88 million for the modernization of Assam Inland Water Transport Project. The loan has a final maturity of 14.5 years with a grace period of 5 years.




 Impact of the loan agreement:

 •The $88 million agreement will provide technically better designed terminals and energy-efficient vessels to make the ferry services more efficient, modern and safe mode of river transport system. The ferry services will benefit both the passengers as well as the cargo carried by the vessels.

 •The modernization of the ferry services with the increased efficiency will also led to low-carbon emission and is a more sustainable mode of transport. The above mode of transport is also an low cost option in comparison with the construction and maintenance of flood-resilient roads and bridges across the Brahmaputra river.

5) Noted writer Vasdev Mohi to be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman
•Noted Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for his short stories collection:- Chequebook, published in 2012. This short stories collection talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society. He has authored 25 books of poetry, stories and translations. He has also received the Sahitya Akademi Award.

 •Saraswati Samman a literary recognition given annually by the KK Birla Foundation. Saraswati Samman carries a cash award of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque.  Besides the Saraswati Samman, two other awards have been instituted by the KK Birla Foundation – the Vyas Samman (for Hindi works by Indian citizens) and Bihari Puraskar (for Hindi/Rajasthani works by Rajasthani writers) —, a literary and cultural organisation.

6) Defence Minister dedicates 51st K9 Vajra-T guns to nation
•Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicates the 51st K9 Vajra-T guns to the nation. This gun is self-propelled Howitzer gun made by L&T’s Armoured System Complex at Hazira in Gujarat. The gun weighs 50 tonnes and can fire 47-kilogram bombs at targets up to a distance of 43 kilometres. It can also turn around at zero radii. This future-ready combat vehicles meet the requirement of 21st-century warfare including deep fire support to the longer firing range.

7) National Book Trust appointed Lt Col Yuvraj Malik as director
•Lt Col Yuvraj Malik has been appointed as the Director of the National Book Trust on deputation from the Indian Army. He will replace Sahitya Akademi-awardee writer Rita Chowdhury. He has served with the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Raj Bhawan in Jammu & Kashmir, United Nation Missions in Africa and several operational areas. National Book Trust came under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

8) Indian Railways’ SCR zone signs MoU with SBI to provide doorstep banking
•To provide doorstep banking services, the South Central Zone of the Indian Railways has signed an MoU with the State Bank of India. According to the MoU, the doorstep banking facility will be provided at 585 Railway Stations of the South Central Zone. The “doorstep banking” facility will enable direct pickup of earnings from the railway stations and will save the complex activity of cash movement through cash safes by trains.

 Present Process of remittance?

 •Before the signing of the MoU, the everyday earnings of the small railway stations used to be sent manually with the Guard of nominated trains. For the large stations, the earnings were remitted at the nominated nearest banks by the concerned commercial supervisor, escorted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel. There were several factors in the above process which led to the delay in remittance process. The factors are: availability of man power, holidays etc.

 The advantages of provision of doorstep banking facility:

 •The cash remittance technique would be uniform for all the railway stations.

 •The real time information of the cash being deposited by different stations will led to better supervision and accountability.

 •Unnecessary accumulation of cash at the railway stations can be avoided with the above facility.

 Impact:

 •The signed MoU will led to the introduction of door step banking which will increase the pace of financial transactions. The facility will also digitize the remittance of cash earnings of the railways. The State Bank of India (SBI) will collect the traffic earnings and make the process hassle free. The collected amount would be transferred to the Government account, thus avoiding any delay in the process.
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The HINDU Notes – 17th January 2020

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📰 India to invite Imran Khan for Shanghai Council meet

Move comes hours after the UNSC discusses the situation in Kashmir

•Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be invited to participate in the Heads of Government Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that will be hosted in India this year, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. The invite move came hours after the UN Security Council discussed the situation in Kashmir.

•“As per the established practice and procedure within SCO, all eight members of the SCO, four observer states, and other international dialogue partners will be invited to attend the meeting,” said Official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in response to a question on whether Mr. Khan will be invited for the summit.

•Since becoming full-time member of the SCO in 2017, both India and Pakistan have participated in multiple meetings of SCO and the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) despite hostilities and tension in Kashmir. The Heads of Government Council meeting is attended by the Prime Minister-level leaders of the member states that deliberate on the regional body’s economic and other pressing issues. The meeting also firms up SCO’s annual budget.

•Prime Minister Khan who assumed office in 2018 has been a tough critic of India’s continued lockdown of Kashmir. He has also taken up the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and the National Register of Citizens both domestically and on global platforms.

•Though his predecessor Nawaz Sharif had visited India in May 2014 for the “mini-SAARC summit”, Mr. Khan has not been invited to India till now. On Thursday, the Pakistani leader welcomed the discussion on Kashmir held at the UN Security Council in New York, saying that the meeting “reflects a recognition of the seriousness of the prevailing situation (in Kashmir).”

•Wednesday’s meeting on Kashmir was the second such China-backed one on “The India-Pakistan Question” at the UNSC since India ended the special status of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019.

•Reflecting on the discussion of Kashmir, Mr. Kumar said it is a “bilateral matter” and Pakistan “through a member of the UNSC” is misusing the high table of UN-level diplomacy.

•He argued that there is an international consensus favouring India’s position on Kashmir.

•“The overwhelming majority of the UNSC members were of the view that UNSC was not the right forum for such issues...the informal closed-door meeting, therefore, concluded without any outcome. We sincerely hope that the message has gone across loud and clear to Pakistan that if at all there is any matter between India and Pakistan that needs to be discussed, it should be discussed bilaterally,” said Mr. Kumar.

•He urged China to take note of support for India’s position and said Beijing should “draw the proper lessons and refrain from taking such action in future.”

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ICC Awards 2019: Check Complete list of Winners

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the list of winners of its annual awards of 2019. With the ICC awards, ICC has honoured the biggest names in men’s and women’s international cricket. The panel included former players, media personnel, match officials and selected academies, who voted for each award.
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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 17.01.2020

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Daily Current Affairs, 16th January 2020

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1) Petroleum Minister to launch fuel conservation campaign ‘Saksham’
•Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan will be inaugurated “Saksham” campaign. “Saksham” is a fuel conservation mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA). This campaign aims to spread the message of fuel conservation and greener environment across India.

 •Petroleum Conservation Research Association has been creating awareness in the public about the need for fuel conservation and adopting tips for saving fuel. This campaign carries out various activities like ‘Saksham’ cycle Day, cyclotrons, seminars for housewives on adopting the simple fuel-saving measure.

2) 7th edition of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020
•The 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region will start in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the Conference. The main theme of the conference is the ROLE OF LEGISLATORS. In the Conference, delegates will discuss the Capacity Building of Legislators for Scrutinizing Budgetary Proposals and Enhancing Focus of Legislators on Legislative Business.

3) Super Senior Citizens and PwDs now vote through Postal Ballot
•Super Senior Citizens (over 80 years of age) and PwDs now vote through Postal Ballot in Delhi Assembly Election. Till now, voting through the postal ballot was available to armed forces and those assigned in poll duties. For the first time, Delhi Metro, Northern Railway Employees and media persons covering polling can also use postal ballot facility to cast their votes. A postal ballot is a facility for those absentee voters, including those who are unable to vote due to some immobility can vote.

4) 1st ever Food Processing Summit hosted by Ladakh
•Union Territory Ladakh is hosting the 1st-ever Food Processing Summit to attract investors to the region. This summit is organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the UT Administration of Ladakh.

 •Ladakh has vast scope for investment in food Processing Industries in horticulture products like Apricot, SeabuckThorn, Apple and agricultural produce like buckwheat and barley. The event is aimed at encouraging the entrepreneurs to begin a StartUp to tap the potential in the Food Processing Industries in Ladakh.

5) 5th Science Film festival starts in Goa



•The 5th edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) was started in Goa’s capital city Panaji. The aims of the festival are instilling the knowledge of science among the youth with the help of exhibitions, masterclasses, workshops, and other activities. Films that have been selected to be screened at the event are ‘Mission Mangal’, ‘Antariksham 9000 KMPH’, ‘Everest’, ‘Aamorie’, ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’, ‘Geostorm’ and, ‘Virus’ among others.

 •A special workshop titled ‘Million SoUL’ will also be conducted by IIT Bombay on training about making solar lamps. The workshop is aimed at empowering people from backward communities. The workshop will also aim at teaching participants about the health, educational and environmental benefits of solar energy.

6) Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev submits resignation to Putin
•Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has resigned. They submit their resignation to President Vladimir Putin. Medvedev would take on a new job as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council. The changes would include giving parliament the power to choose the prime minister and senior cabinet members, instead of the president as in the current system.

7) Robert Abela elected as Prime minister of Malta
•Labour Party candidate Robert Abela elected as 14th prime minister of Malta with 57.9% of the vote. He defeated his closest rival Chris Fearne. He will replace Joseph Muscat, who resigned over the murder of a journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia.

8) Indian Lawyer Harish Salve appointed as Queen’s Counsel
•Indian Lawyer Harish Salve was appointed into Queen Elizabeth II’s counsel of Senior Advocate. He has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel (QC) for the courts of England and Wales. His name featured in the list of silk appointments released by the UK Ministry of Justice on January 13. Salve and other appointees will be formally appointed as Queen’s Counsel on March 16 2020. The title of Queen’s Counsel is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy.

 •Harish Salve did his LL.B. from Nagpur University and began his career with JB Dadachandji & Co. in 1980. He was designated as Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court in 1992. Salve was called to Blackstone Chambers in 2013. He had represented India before the International Court of Justice in Kulbhushan Jadhav extradition case.

9) IUPAC elected Bipul Behari Saha as bureau member
•A noted chemist Bipul Behari Saha has been elected as a bureau member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period 2020-23. He is the second Indian after CNR Rao to be elected for this position in a century.

 •IUPAC is the largest global organization of Chemistry professionals. It was founded 100 years ago. IUPAC has the responsibility of naming all new elements and compounds, declare atomic weights and physical constants, update Periodic table and carry out research projects. It is comprised of 12 Committees and 8 Divisions.

10) World Economic Forum releases “The Global Risks Report 2020”: Key takeaways from the report
•The World Economic Forum has released the “The Global Risks Report 2020“. The Global Risks Report 2020 is the 15th edition of the WEF’s Global Risks Report prepared in partnership with Marsh & McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group. The Global Risks Report 2020 is a part of the WEF’s Global Risks Initiative. The report states the major risks to be faced in the coming year by the world. It also stated the need of multistakeholder approach to address the greatest challenges of the world. The WEF report is a compilation of the risks data, Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) being the source of all the data. GPRS harnessed the skillset of the Forum’s extensive network of business, government, civil society and thought leaders. GPRS collected the data through a survey among the World Economic Forum’s multistakeholder communities, the professional networks of its Advisory Board, and members of the Institute of Risk Management. The survey was conducted by GPRS from 5 September to 22 October 2019.
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