Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2020 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC Etc

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Jan 7, 2018
1 🌟 4 Missions of Ministry of Culture- National Mission on Monuments (Important) [ Culture ]
Ministry of Culture has 4 important Missions namely, National Mission on Monuments & Antiquities (NMMA), National Mission on Manuscripts, National Mission on Libraries & Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission. Details are given below.
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2 Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing “Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse” providing financial assistance to Non-Governmental Organisations, Panchayati Raj Institutions, and Urban Local Bodies for Integra
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3 Ministry of Communications - Year End Summary, PIB, Major Schemes, Achievements 2017 [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
1. Launch of National EMF Portal: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched Tarang Sanchar. A web portal of information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances, with a view to generate confidence and conviction with regard to safety and harmlessness from m
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4 Department of Posts - Year End Summary, PIB, Major Schemes, Achievements 2017 [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
1. Implementation of Core Banking Solutions in the Department of Post: Overview: Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) was started in 1882 to facilitate small savings in the country, Many value added services like ATMs, inter branch banking, Internet and mobile banking, DBT etc were
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Jan 4, 2018
1 What are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups? Scheme of Development of Vulnerable Tribal Groups [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing “Scheme of Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) ” for their comprehensive socioeconomic development while retaining culture and heritage.
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2 NISAR Imaging Satellite: ISRO and NASA Collaboration [ Space/ISRO ]
ISRO and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA are working on Dual Frequency (L&S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite named as NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).
- JPL is developing L-band SAR, w
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3 🌟 Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS): NavIC Indigenous GPS (Important) [ Space/ISRO ]
India deployed its own regional navigational system, namely NavIC using constellation of seven navigational satellites and ground segment, which provides position, navigation, and timing services to Indian region.
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4 🌟 What is Project Mausam? 39 Countries Identified Under Project ‘Mausam’ (Important) [ Culture ]
Project ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of Ministry of Culture to be implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies.
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Jan 3, 2018
1 What is Alien Invasive Animal Species? Why Do Alien Species Become Invasive? [ Geography ]
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) for the first time compiled a list of 157 alien invasive animal species excluding invasive microbe species. Alien species can arrive by human activity, either deliberate or accidental. Non-native species can have various effects on the local ecosy
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2 Exoplanets Discovered Through AI [ Science/Technology ]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the discovery of two new exoplanets, Kepler-90i and Kepler-80g using a deep learning neural network — an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that mimics the workings of a human brain. This was first time AI was used for
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3 Shooting Excluded from 2022 Commonwealth Games in 7 Optional Sports T20 Cricket Can Make Debut [ Sports ]
India’s medal tally at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held at Birmingham, might take a hit as shooting has been excluded from the competition. Cricket could feature at the 2022 edition as a mixed-gender Twenty20 (T20) tournament.
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4 🌟 The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 (Important) [ Bills ]
Union Cabinet approved a new Consumer Protection Bill giving more strength to safeguard consumer rights. It mandates formation of Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions and establishes a Consumer Protection Authority. It also has provisions to deal with misleading advertisements
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Jan 2, 2018
1 Parliament Passes the Companies Amendment Bill, 2016 [ Bills ]
The Parliament passed Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 for strengthening corporate governance standards, initiating strict action against defaulting companies, and improving the ease of doing business in the country.
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2 🌟 Need for Alternative Fuels in India- What are the Advantages of Methanol as Fuel? (Important) [ Environment/Ecology ]
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog plans to set up Methanol Economy Fund of Rs. 4, 000 - 5, 000 crore for promoting production and use of methanol clean fuel.
Fund will promote generation
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3 🌟 Losar Festival in Ladakh (Important) [ Culture ]
The traditional festival of Losar was celebrated in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir to mark the beginning of New Year. The 10-day festival began with illumination of religious and residential places and by visiting monasteries for prayer.
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4 Measures to Improve Higher Education in India- Encouraging Students to Study in the Country [ Education ]
India’s Higher Education budget (Actual Expenditure) during 2016 - 17 was 29019.16 crore, however it was still not able to attract best talent which fled to universities in UK, USA etc.
Measures to Attract Talent
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5 Bharatmala Pariyojana (Current Affairs / GS 2017-18) - WW.52 [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Next Week! ! Ministerial Summary of 2017. 📝 Key Aspects: Bridge critical infrastructure gaps, Optimize efficiency of road traffic movement, Macro approach for planning expansion, Corridor approach rather than packet-based approach, Corridor approach rather than packet-based appro
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Jan 1, 2018
1 🌟 NEMMP 2020: Research and Development in Battery for Electric Vehicles (Important) [ Policy/Governance ]
Government formulated the Mission Plan for electric vehicles (including hybrid vehicles) viz. National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP 2020) which provides a road map for facilitating the manufacture and use of electric and hybrid vehicles through a series of intervent
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2 NHAI Creates National Highways Investment Promotion Cell (NHIPC) [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
The National Highways Authority of India created a National Highways Investment Promotion Cell (NHIPC) for attracting domestic and foreign investment for highways projects. The cell will focus on engaging with global institution investors, construction companies, developers and f
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3 Roll on - Roll Off Waterway Projects [ Policy/Governance ]
Phase-I of RO Pax Ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej in Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat was launched on 22^nd October 2017. This project is implemented by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).
- On National Waterway – 2 (river Brahmaputra),
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4 🌟 Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (Important) [ Bills ]
The Lok Sabha passed Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017 making it easier for government to acquire immovable property for “national security and defence purpose”. Amends the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 an
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5 Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017 Passed in Parliament [ Bills ]
Parliament passed Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017 extending greater autonomy to IIMs by restricting government’s interference and granting them power to award degrees.
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Dec 31, 2017
1 Excitonium is the Latest New State of Matter- What are Other States of Matter? [ Science/Technology ]
Physicists from University of Illinois discovered a new form of matter called excitonium. This condensate, made up of excitons, was theorized almost 50 years ago. Term ‘excitonium’ was coined in the 1960s by Harvard theoretical physicist Bert Halperin.
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2 What is Meteor Shower? What are Other Meteor Showers? [ Environment/Ecology ]
Rocks and dust particles from space close to Earth’s atmosphere are called meteoroids. Those entering and blazing through the atmosphere are called meteors. Geminid Meteor Shower in 2017 was observed on December 13.
What Causes a Meteor
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3 First NIC-CERT Launched by MeitY to Prevent, Predict Cyberattacks on Government Utilities [ Science/Technology ]
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre (NIC) to prevent and predict cyber-attacks on government utilities.
NIC-CERT
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4 Dr. Lalji Singh: Father of DNA Fingerprinting in India Passes Away [ Personalities ]
Eminent scientist and father of DNA fingerprinting in India Dr. Lalji Singh passed away. He was instrumental in making DNA fingerprinting mainstream in India for research and for forensic applications.
Contributions of Dr. Lalj
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5 🌟 Scheme DARPAN in Post Offices for Financial Inclusion (Important) [ Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
The Ministry of Communications launched DARPAN “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India” Project to improve the quality of service, add value to services, and achieve “financial inclusion” of un-banked rural population.
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Dec 29, 2017
1 Yojana December 2017 Comprehensive Summary / Gist: Consumer Awareness [ Yojana ]
NEXT ISSUE – Banking Sector Reforms, Key Issues: Consumer awareness on services is complex – hospital bills, threatens of legal action, evidence of consent, Consumer rights and consumer protection (2500 yrs ago – Kautilya), Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – protect for both goods a
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Dec 28, 2017
1 Hunga Tonga: New Volcanic Pacific Island Gives NASA a Glimpse of Life on Mars [ Science/Technology ]
NASA satellites have been observing new volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. The emerging rock offers scientists a laboratory to map rarely seen rapid geological processes, which could model the mysterious terrain of Mars.
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2 Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code & IBBI (Current Affairs / GS 2017-18) - WW.51 [ Economy ]
Next Week! ! Bharatmala Pariyojana: 👌 What is Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Liquidation? , Types of Loans? , 👌 What is NPA? , Need for a Code & Board? Single law for insolvency & bankruptcy.
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Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code & IBBI (Current Affairs/GS 2017 - 18) - WW. 51 (In
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