Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 1 January, 2020

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Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for January 1, 2020.

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of Swachh Survekshan League 2020 for first and second Quarters
In the 10 lakhs plus population category, Indore (MP) secured first place in both the quarters
In one lakh to 10 lakh population category, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand got the first spot in both quarters

Flight Information system (FIS) Dornier aircraft formally inducted into No 41 Squadron, the ‘Otters’, at Air Force Station Palam
Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding scrapping of the Citizenship Amendment Act
Jammu & Kashmir administration announces abolition of toll posts from January 1, 2020
Delhi: Pragati Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court station
RPF (Railway Protection Force) renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service
ITBP Director General SS Deswal to hold additional charge of the CRPF DG following retirement of CRPF DG RR Bhatnagar
Noted social activist and former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, Alajangi Viswanath Swamy, dies at 91

Finance Minister announces the launch of Rs 102 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) to help make India a $5 trillion economy by 2025.
keeps interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for the fourth quarter of 2019-20
Current account deficit (CAD) declines to 1.5% of GDP in first half of 2019-2020; was 2.6% in the corresponding period in 2018-19
Output of eight core infrastructure industries contracts for the 4th consecutive month in November by 1.5%
India likely to surpass Germany to become the fourth-largest economy behind US, China and Japan in 2026: UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)
K. Yadav retained as the Chairman of Railway Board for a period of one year
Reliance Industries Limited launches its online food and grocery selling venture named JioMart

Taiwan’s legislature passes the Anti-Infiltration Law aimed at blocking political interference from China
Veteran actor-comedian Eddie Murphy wins Lifetime Achievement honour at the 25th Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA) US
Britain’s Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to encourage solutions to tackling climate change
Sonny Mehta, visionary head of publishing company Alfred A. Knopf, dies at 77 in US