Page-15 of Current Affairs - January, 2020

Department of Biotechnology held International Summit on Women in STEM

January 26, 2020

On January 25, 2020, the Department of Biotechnology held an International Summit on Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) on the following theme Theme: Visualizing the Future: New Skylines The summit aimed to increase the participation of women ..

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Kalinganagar Plant of Tata Steel awarded at WEF

January 26, 2020

Tata Steel Kalinganagar was recently awarded at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland for being included in the WEF’s Lighthouse Network. T V Narendran (CEO and MD of Tata Steel) represented the company at the World Economic ..

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Global Consortium for Digital Currency Formed by WEF

January 26, 2020

For the adoption of digital currencies, the first Global Consortium which focussed on creating a framework for Governance of Digital Currencies was announced on Friday, 24th January 2020 by the World Economic Forum. The announcement was made during the last ..

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Ganga-Volga Dialogue held with Russia to enhance Connectivity

January 26, 2020

The Ganga-Volga Dialogue was held between India and Russia in New Delhi. The dialogue focused in providing interface between the civilizations of the countries. Highlights The dialogue prioritized people-to-people contact. According to Russia, the dialogue acted as a good platform ..

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India & China Jointly ranked 80th in the Corruption Perception Index

January 25, 2020

India has been ranked at the 80th rank among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which is prepared by the non-profit organization Transparency International. India was ranked at the 78th place in the previous year’s ranking. ..

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Sri Lanka topped WBTi ranking, India at 78th Place

January 25, 2020

Sri Lanka has been ranked first among 97 countries on breastfeeding rate as per the new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi). The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) was launched in the year 2004 by the experts ..

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Cabinet Approves Closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd

January 25, 2020

In a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the closure of the Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd (HFL), in which as on Wednesday, the approval ..

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Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020 awarded on 24th January

January 25, 2020

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020 to 49 children under various fields such as innovation, social service, scholastic activities, sports, art & culture and bravery in the age group of 5 ..

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