Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 7 January, 2020

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Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for January 7, 2020.

12th edition of the Indo-Oman bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ being held in Goa in January
Farmers Science Congress held at the 107th Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru
Innovation Awards to be presented at the Global Intellectual Property Convention in New Delhi on January 8
Portal launched to expedite grant of permission for aerial photography/remote sensing survey of defence land
CISF to observe 2020 as ‘year of mobility’ for troops’ welfare, housing: Director General (DG) Rajesh Ranjan
Date for Delhi Assembly polls announced; voting on February 8
Mizoram government to organise Zo Kutpui (festival) states having Mizo population
Kolkata Police starts third edition of ‘Sukanya’ project for girls’ self-defence training
Indian Navy launches expedition in Maharashtra to promote the heritage of India
The Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) being organised in Pune by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) from January 6 to 10
ISRO to set up its Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (1984-89) and ex-Governor of Karnataka (2001) Triloki Nath Chaturvedi dies at 90 in Noida

Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi
RBI buys Rs 10,000 crores of long-term securities, sells same amount of short-term bonds in special open market operation (OMO)
Urban cooperative banks (UCB) may be placed under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) when their net NPAs exceed 6% of their net advances: RBI
ESAF Small Finance Bank files draft papers with SEBI to float a Rs 976-crore initial public offering
Room air conditioners to now have default temperature of 24 degree Celsius: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
PSU Container Corporation of India (Concor) incorporates wholly-owned arm Last Mile Logistics
Cyrus Mistry to not pursue chairmanship of Tata Sons despite NCLAT verdict in his favour

The 77th Golden Globe Awards presented to the winners in Beverly Hills, California (US)
Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress given in two categories: Drama & Musical or Comedy
Drama — Best Motion Picture: 1917, Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’, Best Actress: Renée Zellweger in ‘Judy Garland’
Musical or Comedy — Best Motion Picture: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Best Actor: Taron Egerton in ‘Rocketman’, Best Actress: Awkwafina in ‘The Farewell’
Best Director: Sam Mendes for ‘1917’
Best Foreign Language Film: ‘Parasite’ (South Korea)
Cecil B DeMille Award: Tom Hanks
Carol Burnett Award: Ellen DeGeneres