Ministry of External Affairs creates “NEST” to increase investment coordination

The Ministry of External Affairs is to set up a new division called NEST-New and Emerging Strategic Technologies. The division will work to increase investment coordination among the states of the country and also with the foreign countries. Highlights The ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Current Affairs Quiz: January 04, 2020

1. The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated five Young Scientists Labs of which organisation? [A] Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO[C] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC[D] Department of Atomic Energy, DAE Show Answer Correct ..

Esmail Qaani appointed as new Chief of Quds Force

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Esmail Qaani to replace the former chief of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps unit Quds Force, Commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated during an ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Farmer Suicide: Steep rise in Maharashtra; highest in 4 years

In November 2019, the number of farmer suicides increased to 300 cases in Maharashtra. The steep increase in farmer suicides though has crossed 300 several times, this is the highest since 2015. Highlights The farmer suicides in the state have ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

‘Cyber Safe Women’ campaign Launched by Maharashtra Government

The newly elected Maharashtra Government on Friday, January 03, 2020, launched a campaign named ‘Cyber Safe Women’. The campaign is launched by the Maharashtra Cyber Police, under which awareness camps and interactive sessions in the form of presentations, lectures and ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

 Manufacturing Sector improves in December 2019

The London based Global information provider, IHS Markit Limited has reported that the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of the Indian Manufacturing Sector has risen to 52.7 percent in the last month of 2019. According to the IHS Markit Company, India’s ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

PM Modi pays tribute to Savitribai Phule on her birthday

On January 3, 2020, PM Narendra Modi paid his tribute to the Indian Social Reformer Savitribai Phule. She was born on January 3, 1831. Savitribai Phule Savitribai is considered as the first female teacher of India. She played vital role ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Suresh Chandra Sharma appointed as first Chairman of National Medical Commission

Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma was appointed as the first Chairman of the National Medical Commission on Thursday, 2nd January 2020. The National Medical Commission will replace the Medical Council of India on 14th October 2019 as the medical education regulator ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati

The Khelo India Youth Game is to be held between February 10, 2020 and February 22, 2020 in Guwahati, Assam. The Games are conducted annually. Highlights Every year national level multidisciplinary grass root level games are conducted under Khelo India ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Current Affairs [News Digest]- January 3, 2020

Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Celebrated The birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was celebrated across the country and many parts of the world on January 2, 2020. The birth anniversary of a Sikh Guru ..