Page-24 of Current Affairs - January, 2020
Australian Open 2020 began on Monday, 20th January
The first of the four Grand Slams tennis events to be played in a year, The 108th edition of the Australian Open began on Monday, 20th January 2020 in Melbourne and conclude on the 2nd of February 2020. The first ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
18 Thousand Kilometers Human Chain in Bihar
The state government of Bihar under its ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali’ campaign, recently organized a record 18034 km long human chain, which witnessed the participation of more than 5 Crore people. Seven choppers and a little over 100 drones covered the event in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Hyderabad adjudged ‘World’s Most Dynamic City’
The capital city of Telangana and a major hub of technology industries, Hyderabad was recently adjudged as the ‘World’s Most Dynamic City’ based on the parameters like commercial real estate, social-economic indicators, out of which Hyderabad scored the highest globally ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
146 Irrawaddy Dolphins sighted during Dolphin Census in Chilika Lake
On Sunday, 19th January 2020, Odisha forest department officials, Chilika Development Authority (CDA) along with wildlife experts and researchers undertook the Dolphin Census in the Chilka Lake in Odisha and sighted 146 Irrawady dolphins. The estimated range of the population ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NIC Tech Conclave to kick off on Tuesday
The Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad is to inaugurate the second edition of ‘NIC Tech Conclave 2020’ in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Communications and Human Resource Development, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Maharashtra Government Sets Up Committee for Tourism in Forest Reserves of the State
The Maharashtra government is to set up a committee to suggest measures to increase the number of visitors to the state’s forest reserves areas. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Aaditya Thackeray, the state’s Tourism Minister on ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
POLNET 2.0 launched by Union Home Minister
The Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah launched the new and enhanced platform ‘POLNET 2.0’ during the national conference of ‘Heads of public protection and Disaster relief organizations’ on Monday, 20th January 2020 in New Delhi. The Directorate of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
‘ELECRAMA 2020’ inaugurated on 18th January
The Union Minister of Heavy Industries &Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, in the presence of R.K Singh, the Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy (Independent Charge), inaugurated the flagship showcase of the Indian electrical industry, ELECRAMA 2020 on Saturday, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NIC organizes Tech Conclave in New Delhi on “Technologies for NextGen Governance”
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is to hold a 2-day technology Conclave in New Delhi. The event is to be conducted between January 21, 2020 and January 22, 2020. The Conclave is to be inaugurated by Union Minister Shri Ravi ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
India prepares for Corona Virus-Steps of Health Ministry
India has been closely monitoring the happenings in China after more than 200 cases were confirmed to be infected with Corona virus (a new stain). The increase in numbers is mainly because more than millions travel for Lunar New Year ..