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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Daily Current Affairs, 28th January 2020

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1) Kerala CM inaugurates India’s 1st Super Fab Lab
•Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates India’s 1st Super Fab Lab in Kochi, Kerala. The Super Fab Lab is being installed in collaboration with KSUM (Kerala Startup Mission). The laboratory will break down barriers between the physical world and the digital world.

 •A Fab Lab is a laboratory that offers digital fabrication. It is colloquially defined as, “How to make almost anything”. It is an array of computers that covers almost all materials. It is used in businesses to develop prototypes and also in education. It includes CNC cutting, plasma metal cutting, laser cutting, electronics and microprocessors and 3D printing and scanning.

2) India’s 1st war memorial for animals set to open in Meerut
•Government of India is a plan to set up a war memorial for animals in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It will be India’s first animal war memorial. The memorial will come up at the Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) Centre and College in Meerut, where the army breeds, rears, and trains dogs, mules and horses.

 •The memorial aims to recognize the heroic acts of the animals on the battlefield, devotion to duty and outstanding contribution to military service alongside soldiers. The names and service numbers of over 350 handlers, 300 dogs, and a few horses and mules will be inscribed on granite tablets at the memorial. The monument would be similar to the National War Memorial in Delhi but on a smaller scale.

3) Maharashtra govt launches ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme
•Maharashtra government launched ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme. The scheme aims to provide a meal to the poor for just 10 rupees, on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day. Under the scheme, which has been launched on a pilot basis, thalis or lunch plates would be available to people at designated centres/ canteens during a stipulated time in all the districts.

 •The district guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh inaugurated the “Shiv Bhojan Thali” canteen at the civic-run Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Under the pilot scheme, at least one ‘Shiv Bhojan’ canteen has been started at district headquarters.

4) Andra cabinet adopts resolution to abolish Legislative Council



•Andhra Pradesh (AP) cabinet has adopted a resolution to abolition the legislative council, which the government feels is a major hurdle for passing crucial bills. This cabinet chaired by the chief minister (CM) YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

 •This approval came after AP government failed to pass 2 important bills (Andhra Pradesh Decentralization and Inclusive development of All Regions Bill-2020 for the tri-capital system & and the AP Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Act (Repeal) Bill) in the upper house of the legislature.

5) Britain unveils 50 pence coin minted to celebrate Brexit
•Britain has unveiled a new 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit (British exit). Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Britain will leave the EU at 2300 GMT on January 31st. The coin bears the inscription “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations”. Finance Minister of Britain Sajid Javid, who is also Master of the Mint, was presented with the first batch of coins.

6) GRSE to deliver INS Kavaratti to Indian Navy Soon
•Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is set to deliver anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Indian Navy. INS Kavaratti is 104th warship constructed by GRSE. The trails had been completed successfully and delivered by the end of January 2020. INS Kavaratti can be used during nuclear, chemical and biological warfare conditions and its weapons and sensors suite is predominantly indigenous.

7) 3rd Global Potato Conclave-2020 begins today
•The 3rd Global Potato Conclave-2020 begins today at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the conclave through video conferencing. The Conclave will provide an opportunity to bring all stakeholders at one common platform. Gujarat is one of the leading producers of Potato in the country. Netherland is the partner country of this conclave.

 •The mega event will have three major components, which include the Potato Conference, the Agri Expo and Potato Field Day. It is a unique event to expose different stakeholders of the country to the frontiers of knowledge and innovations in potato research. This conclave is being organized by the Indian Potato Association (IPA) in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla and International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.

8) Taranjit Singh Sandhu appoints as India’s next Ambassador to USA
•Taranjit Singh Sandhu takes charge as the new Indian Ambassador to the United States. He will succeed Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla, the new Foreign Secretary-designate, who recently left for New Delhi to take charge. Sandhu is the current High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka since January 24, 2017. He has previously served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy of India in Washington DC from 2013 to 2017.

9) IBA appoints Sunil Mehta as its new CEO
•Sunil Mehta took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). He will replace VG Kannan, who resigned from office as chief executive of IBA on December 31, 2019. The term of the CEO of IBA is for 3 years. At present, the managing committee of IBA has SBI chief Rajnish Kumar as Chairman for the year 2019-20 along with 3 deputy chairmen and honorary secretary.

10) Dr. N Kumar honoured with Harit Ratna Award 2019
•Dr N Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has been conferred ‘Harit Ratna Award 2019’. This award is organised by the All India Agricultural Students Association. He was awarded for the dissemination of Rs 30-crore entrepreneurship project in agri-business and also for motivating students towards the agriculture sector in Tamil Nadu. The award was conferred at the 5th National Youth Convention at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya in Raipur recently.
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The HINDU Notes – 28th January 2020

17:26





📰 Centre, Assam govt. sign accord with Bodo groups

It will end 50-year-old crisis: Amit Shah

•The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Assam government and Bodo groups on Monday signed an agreement to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, currently spread over the four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri.

•As per the agreement, villages dominated by Bodos that were presently outside the BTAD would be included and those with non-Bodo population would be excluded, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Bodos living in the hills would be granted Scheduled Hill Tribe status.

•Mr. Sarma said as of now, the agreement had not addressed the issue of “citizenship or work permit” for non-domiciles in the BTAD, to be renamed as the Bodoland Territorial Region.

•Several Bodo groups, led by the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), have been demanding a separate land for the ethnic community since 1972, a movement that has claimed nearly 4,000 lives.

•Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who presided over the event, said the signing of the agreement would “end the 50-year-old Bodo crisis”.

•“Today, Assam is united. Around 1,500 cadres of NDFB (P), NDFB (RD) and NDFB (S) will be rehabilitated by Centre and Assam Government. They will be assimilated in the mainstream and will surrender on January 30 on Bapu’s death anniversary,” he said.

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UPSC Monthly Prestorming December 2019 by iasparliament

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Yearly Current Affairs 2019 PDF Download in Hindi & English [Latest]

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Yearly Current Affairs 2019





Yearly Current Affairs 2019 PDF in Hindi (हिंदी), Download

Yearly Current Affairs 2019 include the following sections:

1. National Affairs

  • Longest Electrified Rail Tunnel
  • Establishment of CDRI
  • Integrated Online Junction "Shagun"
  • Janaushashi Sugam App
  • Project SURE
  • Single-Use Plastic
  • MHRD Programme "NISHTHA"
  • CORAS (Commandos for Railway Security)
  • India's 1st 3D Smart Traffic Signal: INTELIGHTs
  • All India Tiger Estimation Report
  • Jaipur Walled City: 38th UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • New Jal Shakti Ministry
  • India's first Garbage Cafe
  • Operation Thirst
  • Economic Census
  • Cyclone FANI
  • India Re-Elected as Observer to ‘Arctic Council’
  • National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019
  • e-Aushadhi Portal
  • LADIS Portal
  • Operation Digital Board
  • India’s 1st Aqua Mega Food Park in Andhra Pradesh
  • PETROTECH-2019
  • Vande Bharat Express
  • DIPP renamed as the DPIIT
  • Allahabad renamed as Prayagraj

2. International Affairs

  • Kajin Sara Lake to become world's highest lake
  • GAFA Tax
  • Motihari- Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline
  • goAML launched by UAE
  • Iran announces Withdrawal from JCPOA
  • UK became the 1st country to Declare Climate Emergency
  • Russia tests World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant
  • Sharda Peeth Corridor
  • Kazakhstan renamed its Capital Astana to Nursultan
  • Macedonia joined NATO
  • Qatar withdrew from OPEC

3. Government Schemes, Program, and policies

  • Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme
  • SAMARTH Scheme
  • One Nation One Ration Card
  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme
  • Paramarsh Scheme for Higher Education
  • PM-Laghu Vyapari Maandhan Scheme
  • PM-KISAN Scheme
  • Gangajal Project
  • Utkarsh Bangla and Sabooj Sathi Schemes
  • Gram Samridhi Yojana
  • Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
  • Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana
  • SHREYAS Programme
  • KUSUM scheme
  • POSHAN Abhiyaan
  • Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan
  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
  • Saubhagya Scheme
  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

4. Summits and Conference

  • UNCCD COP14
  • CITES COP18
  • G7 Summit
  • First World Youth Conference
  • Indian Ocean Conference
  • WTO Ministerial meeting
  • G20 Summit
  • BRICS Summit

5. Awards and Honours

  • Pulitzer Prize
  • Saraswati Samman
  • Croatia’s Highest Award
  • Vyas Samman
  • 64th Filmfare Awards
  • Abel Prize
  • Swachh Survekhshan-2019 Awards
  • Pritzker Prize
  • Oscar Awards
  • Gandhi Peace Prize
  • Seoul Peace Prize
  • Bharat Ratna Award
  • Padma Vibhushan
  • Padma Bhushan
  • Nobel Prize

6. State Affairs

  • Meghalaya's "Walk to Work Campaign"
  • First-ever elephant Re-habilitation centre
  • India's first underwater train
  • Bihar's first community reserve: Gogabeel
  • Ist Himalayan Conclave
  • First Dinosaur Museum in Gujarat
  • Chhattisgarh Deployed 1st Anti-Naxal Women Commando Unit
  • New Railway Zone Announced for Andhra Pradesh
  • ‘Rice Knowledge Bank'- Assam
  • India’s first district Cooling System to be built in Amravati
  • In Tehri, Uttarakhand, Himalayan Cloud Observatory has been established

6. Ranks of India in Different Indexes

  • Global Liveability Index
  • Water Stress Index
  • Public Affairs Index
  • Global Gender-Equality Index
  • World Press Freedom Index
  • World Happiness Report
  • Global Energy Transition Index
  • International IP index
  • Corruption Perception Index
  • Democracy Index
  • Global Talent Competitive Index
  • Ease-of-doing-business Index
  • Gender Gap Index

7. Important Committees

  • Bimal Jalan Panel on RBI Capital Reserves
  • Nandan Nilekani Committee
  • Amitabh Kant (Niti Aayog CEO) committee
  • Suresh Mathur committee
  • Anoop Satpathy Committee
  • B V R Mohan Reddy committee
  • Nandan Nilekani committee
  • U.K. Sinha committee
  • MS Swaminathan committee
  • Dr. Bibek Debroy Committee

8. Books & Author

  • New Delhi Conspiracy- Minakshi Lekhi
  • 'Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly' -Anupam Kher
  • ‘My Life, My Mission’ We are Displaced- Malala Yousafzai
  • Big Billion Start UP: Mihir Dalal
  • Indian Fiscal Federalism- Dr. Y. V. Reddy
  • "The Third Pillar - How Markets and the State leave the Community Behind" –Raghuram Rajan
  • "Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India”- P Chidambaram
  • Every Vote Counts- Navin Chawla

9. Science & Technology, Defence, Space

  • Samudrayaan Project
  • Chandrayaan 2
  • NASA PUNCH Mission
  • First-Ever Space Museum in India
  • Agni-5
  • ISRO launched PSLV C-45 carrying EMISAT & 28 Nano-Satellites
  • ‘Yuva Vigyani Karyakram’ for School Children
  • NASA's SPHEREx Mission to Investigate Universe
  • ISRO launched GSAT31
  • ISRO launched Kalamsat & Microsat R satellite
  • Dhanush Howitzer
  • Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile ‘Nirbhay’

10. Important Agreement & Deals

11. National and International Appointments

12. Sports

This compilation is a complete docket of important Current Affairs news and events that occurred in the last 9 months (1st January 2019 – mid-September 2019). This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams including UPSC, State PCS and other government exams.

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Monday, January 27, 2020

UPSC IAS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS 2018 – Part 1, 2 and 3 Compiled

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Daily Current Affairs, 27th January 2020

17:30





1) Republic Day 2020: India celebrates its 71st Republic Day
The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath, Delhi. This day is celebrated by all Indians and 26th of January has been declared as a national holiday by the government of India. The Republic Day ceremony commenced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage to martyrs at the National War Memorial instead of Amar Jawan Jyoti. The National Flag was unfurled followed by the National Anthem with a booming 21-gun salute.

 Important Facts of 71st Republic Day:

 •The chief guest for this year’s republic day parade is Brazilian president, Jair Messias Bolsonaro. 

 •For the first time, a contingent of women bikers of CRPF performed daredevil stunts.

 •Jammu and Kashmir participated in the parade for the first time as a Union Territory.

 •Meghalaya’s Tableau depicted the Double Decker Living Root Bridge which is a main tourist attraction of the state.

 •Telangana’s tableau brought to life its floral festival called Bathukamma.

 •The Tableau of Gujarat was on the theme Rani ki Vav – Jal Mandir which is a unique piece of ancient Indian architectural style, construction work and craftsmanship.

 •The Air Force tableau displayed models of the Rafale aircraft, Tejas aircraft, Light Combat Helicopter, Akash Missiles System and Astra Missiles.

 •The major attraction was fly-past by the newly inducted Chinook and Apache helicopters along with Sukhoi and advanced light helicopters.

 •Anti-satellite weapons: Mission Shakti, Army’s battle tank Bhishma was also showcased in the parade.

2) The spirit of India ‘Bharat Parv 2020’ begins at Red Fort
•A festival to celebrate the spirit of India “Bharat Parv 2020” has begun at Red Fort Ground in New Delhi. The objective of Bharat Parv is to encourage people to visit different tourist places of the country and to inculcate the spirit of ‘Dekho Apna Desh’.

 •Bharat Parv has many attractions for the public including the display of Tableaux of the Republic Day parade, performance by armed forces bands. The theme of this year’s Bharat Parv is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ and ‘Celebrating 150 Years of Mahatma Gandhi.




3) India’s 1st e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
•India’s first e-waste clinic is being opened in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units. The e-waste clinic was inaugurated by C K Mishra (Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change, MoEFCC).

 •The e-waste clinic is jointly set up by the Central Pollution Control Board-CPCB and Bhopal Municipal Corporation-BMC. The e-waste clinic is being started on the basis of a three-month pilot project. If this project is successful, e-waste clinics will be established at other places in the country.

 •The bus is decorated with e-waste material from outside and inside. A TV has been also installed in it, in which documentary films on the subject of environmental damage caused by e-waste will be shown.

4) West Bengal: Highest Vegetable Producing Indian state in 2018-19
•West Bengal emerged as the top State in vegetable production in 2018-19. West Bengal has overtaken Uttar Pradesh. They produced 29.55 million tonnes (mt) of vegetables last year against 27.70 mt in the year before. Vegetable production in Uttar Pradesh came down to 27.71 mt in 2018-19 from 28.32 mt the previous year. Andhra Pradesh continued to hold on to the pole position in fruits with 17.61 mt, followed by Maharashtra (10.82 mt) and Uttar Pradesh (10.65 mt).

5) U’khand’s DMMC selected for S. C. Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020
•Uttarakhand, Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (in the institution category) and Kumar Munnan Singh (individual category) have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020. This award is given for their commendable work in Disaster Management. The winner institution receives a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh and the money is to be used disaster management-related activities only. In the case of the winner being an individual, the person gets a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.

 •The award was instituted to recognise the excellent work done by individuals and institutions in India in the field of disaster management. It is announced every year on January 23, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

6) ‘Innovation Festival’ begins in Arunachal Pradesh
•The ‘Innovation Festival’ kicked off at the Science Centre in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The festival is being organized by the Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science & Technology in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation. The Innovation Festival, a 1st of its kind in the state. The aim of the festival is to foster the culture of innovation among all people of the state, especially in all the educational institutions.

7) The Hindu Group chairman N. Ram selected for Kerala National Media Award
•The chairman of “The Hindu Group” N. Ram has been selected as the outstanding media person in a national award instituted by Kerala Media Academy. The award was instituted for fearless and brilliant journalistic work at a national level. The award carrying a cash prize of ₹1 lakh, citation and sculpture were announced as part of the academy’s 40th-anniversary celebration.
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