Page-23 of Current Affairs - January, 2020
Policy to Lease Agricultural Land by Uttarakhand Government
The state government of Uttarakhand recently released a notification that it has made a policy to lease agricultural land, becoming the first Indian state to implement such a policy. As per the policy, any institution, company or NGO can take ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Upgraded Sharang Artillery Gun Successfully Test-Fired
Indian Army’s firepower to get a big boost as per the recent announcement from the Programme Coordinator of Sharang, Brigadier Jayant Kar, the first batch of 18 indigenously upgraded ‘Sharang’ artillery guns are to be inducted into the Army by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
MoU for Offshore Data signed between Indian Navy and GSI
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Navy and Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Tuesday, 21st January 2020. The agreement was on ‘Sharing of seabed sediments data, products and expertise for Naval Application in Meteorology and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
22 Children selected for ICCW National Bravery Award 2019
The Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) National Bravery awards for the year 2019 will be conferred to 22 children (12 boys and 10 girls) by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday, 25th January 2020. The 22 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
World Economic Forum: 1 trillion trees and report on Password role in Cyber Crime
The World Economic Forum began on January 21, 2020 in Davos. The highlight of the forum this year is over its initiative to plant 1 trillion trees in the next decade and also to equip 1 billion people with fourth ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Yudvir Singh Malik appointed as CMD of Unitech
Retired IAS Officer Yudvir Singh Malik has been recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing director (CMD) of crisis-hit realty firm Unitech as per the terms of the order of the Supreme Court of India. He assumed office on Tuesday, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Cardless Cash Withdrawal from ATM launched by ICICI Bank
Mumbai based India’s leading Private sector multinational bank, ICICI bank has launched a card-less cash withdrawal facility for its customers from its ATMs on Tuesday, 21st January 2020. The facility will be available throughout the day, across all ICICI Bank ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
PwC releases its 23rd Annual Survey of CEOs
The leading international, London based consultancy firm PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) International Limited released the results of its annual survey of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) across the world on Monday, 20th January 2020. The firm surveyed more than 1,580 CEOs in 83 ..