Page-16 of Current Affairs - January, 2020
25 January – National Voters Day
National Voters Day (राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस) is celebrated on 25 January every year to mark the foundation day of Election Commission of India (ECI). ECI was established on 25 January 1950. It’s a constitutional body deriving its authority from Article ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Russia to be Theme Country at the Kolkata International Book Fair
The 44th International Kolkata Book Fair is set to be inaugurated in Kolkata by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev. Russia has been selected as the focus theme country of the international fair, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Ind-Ra estimates 5.5 Percent GDP Growth Rate for FY 21
The Mumbai headquartered India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has estimated that the gross domestic product (GDP) of India to grow at 5.5 percent in FY21. The rating agency also hoped that the growth would improve in 2021 but the country’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
EXIM Bank extends Rs 250 Crore LOC to Suriname
The Mumbai headquartered Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020, on behalf of the Government of India has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of Rs 250 crore (USD 35.80 million) to the South American country, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Nuclear Capable Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Ghaznavi’ test-fired by Pakistan
On Thursday, 23rd January 2020, Pakistan conducted a training launch of nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’, successfully. The surface-to-surface missile can strike targets up to 290 kilometers. The Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced that the training ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
5th World Holocaust Forum commemorated on 23rd January
First organized in 2005 in Krakow, Poland, the 5th World Holocaust Forum took place on Thursday, 23rd January 2020 in the capital city of Israel, Jerusalem. The forum marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
India provides over 30 Thousand Vaccines to the Maldives
On Thursday, 23rd January 2020, More than thirty thousand doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccines were handed over to the Maldives by India to tackle the recent outbreak of Measles at a government-run hospital in the island country of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
National Data and Analytics Platform will be developed by NITI Aayog
The policy think tank of the Government of India, NITI Aayog is to develop the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP). Recently the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog released the Vision document for the National Data and Analytics Platform. The ..