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

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Sep 3, 2019
1 Increment in the Number of MSMEs in the Country [ Policy/Governance, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country. This will be achieved on a sustainable basis through implementation of various schemes and programmes.
Ministry is planning to provide better credit fac
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Sep 2, 2019
1 Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Solar/Wind Sector [ Policy/Governance, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
A proposal to set up a Dispute Resolution Committee for the consideration of the unforeseen disputes between solar/wind power developers and SECI/NTPC has been approved by the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneursh
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2 Awards for Outstanding Contribution Towards Promotion and Development of Yoga-2019 [ Awards, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) announced the Prime Minister’s Awards for outstanding contribution in Promotion and Development of Yoga.
The Screening Committee (for preliminary evaluation) and Evaluation Committee (Jury) were con
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3 Vice President’S Interaction with Scientists & Young Researchers of the NARL [ Policy/Governance, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
Vice President of India at the inauguration function at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh called upon scientists and researchers to address pressing issues such as climate change, global warming and extreme weather events.
The glob
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4 Draft New Education Policy [ Education, Policy/Governance ]
2-day conference on ‘Industry Academy Interaction for Improvement of Quality of Academics’ organized by the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) in June 2019 appealed to people to study, analyse and debate the Draft New Education Policy and withosut making any hasty co
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Aug 31, 2019
1 Memorandum of Understanding Between NCGG and Maldives Civil Services Commission [ International Relations/Organizations ]
India’s leading civil services training institution, the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), has signed an MOU with the Maldives Civil Services Commission for capacity building of 1000 Maldives civil servants over the next 5 years.
The training program will include public
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2 BCCI Comes Under NADA [ Sports ]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 9^th August 2019 agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). The BCCI hereafter will adhere to anti-doping policy of NADA. Prior to this the Sweden-based International Dope Testing Management (IDTM)
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3 QRSAM Successfully Test Fired from Balasore [ Science/Technology, Defense ]
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) air defence system. This air defense missile system was tested from Balasore flight test range. The missile being developed for the Indian Army by the DRDO h
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Aug 29, 2019
1 Universal Smart Card Driving License [ Policy/Governance, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to modify the format of driving licenses to smart card type driving licences so as to follow a standardised format nationwide. Around 30 % of Indians drive with fake or bogus licenses.
Police reports in just of Delh
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2 Army Training Exercise Kharga Prahar Concluded [ Defense ]
A major training exercise, ‘Kharga Prahar’ conducted by the Indian Army in Punjab from 27 May 2019 to 4 June 2019. This exercise was undertaken by various and formations of Army’s Kharga Corps. The exercise was successful in validating latest operational concepts which are design
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3 Down to Earth 16- 30 July 2019 [ Down-to-Earth ]
Life on Mars? Compost Generation Scientific Misconduct Birds of North East: - Mars & Methane: Normal methane levels on Mars is 0.24 and 0.65 parts per billion (ppb). Rover has detected 21 ppb inside the 154-km-wide Gale crater. 4 times the previous maximum levels (5.8 ppb) recor
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4 DRDO Successfully Test Fires AKASH MK-1S Missile [ Down-to-Earth ]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from ITR, Chandipur, Odhisa. Akash MK1S is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets. It has a strike range of 25 km. Akash MK 1S is an upgraded versio
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5 IAS Mains GS Paper 3- 2018 ( Questions 1 to 10) Part 1 [ Science/Technology ]
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6 IAS Mains GS Paper 3- 2018 (Questions 11 to 20) Part 2 [ Science/Technology ]
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Q 11. How are the principles follow
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7 Inauguration of ATFM Complex [ Policy/Governance ]
The Minister of State for Civil Aviation inaugurated the Air Traffic Flow Management - Central Command Centre. To address the balancing of capacity against the demand to achieve optimum utilization of the major resources is C-ATFM’s main objective.
This achievement includes utiliz
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Aug 26, 2019
1 Reconstitution of NITI Aayog [ Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
Prime Minister of India approved the reconstitution of government of India’s policy think tank NITI Aayog (or National Institution for Transforming India). The decision was taken ahead of first meeting of NITI Aayog’s governing council scheduled on 15^th June, 2019.
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2 Inauguration of First Ever World Food Safety Day [ Health, Down-to-Earth ]
The first ever World Food Safety was launched by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare on 7^th June 2019 with the theme ‘Food Safety, Everyone’s Business’. The celebratory programme was organised by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
The Prime Ministe
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3 Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures [ Policy/Governance ]
The Ratification of the Multilateral Convention to implement Tax Treaty Related Measures was recently approved by the Union Cabinet, aims to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI).
This BEPS multilateral instrument is an instrument to combat tax avoidance by multinational
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4 Approval of the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 [ Policy/Governance, Bills ]
Cabinet has approved Aadhaar and other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to replace the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 so as to make it friendly to the people. As per the directions of the Supreme Court and recommendations of Justice B. N Srikrishna (Retd) Committee
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5 Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar 2019 Announced [ Awards ]
A list of 22 writers as recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar for 2019 were selected by the Sahitya Academy, India’s National Academy of Letters. The Executive Board of the Academy that met in Agartala on 14^th June 2019, under the Chairmanship of its
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6 Mangdecchu-Hyrdoelectric Power Plant in Bhutan [ Science/Technology, International Relations/Organizations ]
The Mangadecchu-Hydroelectric Power Plant project was inaugurated on 02 August 2019 in Bhutan by the Prime Minister of India. This hydroelectric plant is going to further strengthen the ties between the two countries. This is a hydroelectric plant with a cost of around Rs. 4500 c
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Aug 25, 2019
1 Vehicle of Development Acceleration on the “Highway of Trust” [ Education, Policy/Governance ]
The Union Minister for Minority Affairs announced to speed up the pending projects and schemes in the next five years thereby building a greater trust among the people. Ensuring socio-economic-educational empowerment of minorities through “3Es” Education, Employment and Empowerme
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2 Tri-Netra Technology Trials Conducted [ Science/Technology, Policy/Governance, Railways ]
As per the railway Minister of India during the Question Hour Session of the Rajya Sabha the Indian Railways is conducting TRI-NETRA for detecting obstructions of track. The previous technologies developed first of all in 2002 - 03 could not prove to be successful in detecting th
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3 Asset Reconstruction Companies Permitted to Buy Financial Assets from Peers [ Policy/Governance, Economy, Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
The Asset Reconstruction Companies have been permitted by RBI to acquire financial assets from peers (other such entities). All such transactions should be settled in cash. ARC is a specialized financial institution that buys the NPAs or bad assets from banks and financial instit
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4 National Drafts Policy on Domestic Workers [ Policy/Governance ]
The draft National Policy on Domestic Workers has been notified by The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment on 24^th June 2019. The policy aims to provide social security benefits to an estimated 39 lakh people employed as domestic workers by private households of which 26 lakh
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5 Tripartite Agreement Between IRSDC and French National Railways & AFD [ International Relations/Organizations, Railways ]
The Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered into a Tripartite Agreement with French National Railways (SNCF) & AFD, a French development Agency to support Railway Station Development Program in India. ISRDC was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on
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Aug 24, 2019
1 National Data Quality Forum [ Committees/Govt. Bodies ]
The National Data Quality Forum (NDQF) in order to improve quality of health and demographic data in India has been launched by Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR’s) National Institute for Medical Statistics. It is launched by ICMR’s National Institute for Medical Statist
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2 Chandryaan-2 Successfully Launched [ Science/Technology ]
Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched by GSLV-MkIII-M1 on 22 July 2019 from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Due to a technical snag the previously the launch was aborted. This was India’s second mission after Chandrayaan-1 whi
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3 Paramarsh Scheme [ Education, Govt. Schemes/Projects ]
Paramarsh Scheme is the UGC scheme launched on 18^th July 2019 in New Delhi by The Union Minister for Human Resource Development. The scheme aims towards Mentoring National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) Accreditation Aspirant Institutions to promote Quality Assurance
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4 CARE4U App Launched for Elderly People [ Science/Technology ]
The students of IIT Kharagpur have developed an application called CARE4U that connect the caregiver to the elderly person. The app would further help in geriatric care. In case the elderly person falls down, the exact location can be tracked using this app. The caregiver is conn
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Last Updated:Sep 3, 2019