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Index (Current Affairs) Part -1 (Covered October to

Feburary) Month wise

Chapter 1- Ranking Index ------4-9 Chapter 2- Awards ------9-25 Chapter 3- Important Scheme ------25-31 Chapter 4- Appointment ------31-41 Chapter 5- Summit/ Conference ------42-50 Chapter 6- Partnership/ Agreement ------51-55 Chapter 7- loans of different Organisations ------55-59 Chapter 8- Merger and Acquired company list ------59-61 Chapter 9- India’s GDP Growth Forecast FY 20 & 21 by various Financial Organizations –61-62 Chapter 10- Website, Application & Card ------62-66 Chapter 11- Budget 2020 ------66-67 Chapter 12- List of Committee ------67-73 Chapter 13- Banking and Financial ------74-82 Chapter 14- Current Affairs (National) In Short (Tag line, Rename list, Festival, Cyclone, Target list) ------82-105 Chapter 15- Current Affairs (International) In Short ------105-109 Chapter 16- Defence News ------109-119 Chapter 17- Sports News ------119-127 Chapter 18- Books and Authors ------127-130 Chapter 19- Obituary ------130-132 Chapter 20- Bank Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline ------132-133 Chapter 21- Up-comping Sport Event ------133-134 Chapter 22- Important Day ------134-142 Chapter 23- STATE CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS ------143-144 Chapter 24- Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency ------144-154

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Part 2 (Static GK)

1. Important Dam in India

2. Major Sea port

3. Lake (State –wise)

4. Important National Park

5. Stadium Game Related

6. Important Temple in India

7. List of Countries –Capital and Currencies

8. States Festivals

9. International Organizations headquarter

10. List of Important Airport

11. Folk Dance (State-wise)

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September to December

Index Index released by India’s 1st Rank Rank

Global Climate Risk Environment think tank, 5th Japan Index Germanwatch

(Updated: 5th December)

UNDP Human United Nations Development 129th Norway Development Index Programme (UNDP) report

(Updated: 9th December)

Forbes most-powerful Forbes Sitharaman Angela Merkel women list stands at 34th spot (Updated: 12th December)

Gender gap World Economic Forum 112th Iceland

(Updated: 16th December)

Good governance index Department of Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Administrative Reforms and and Karnataka (Updated: 24th Public Grievances placed second, December) third

Global Bribery Risk Trace Bribery Risk Matrix 78th New Zealand Index (Updated:15nov )

2019 IMD World Talent Swiss-based International 59th Switzerland Ranking Institute for Management Development (IMD). (Updated:18nov )

New global prosperity Bangalore(83th) Zurich in Switzerland index Delhi (101st) (Updated:22nov ) Mumbai (107th)

2019 Global Terrorism Forbes 7th Index Afghanistan (Updated:26nov )

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Global Diplomacy Index Sydney-based Lowy Institute 12th China 2019 (Updated:27nov )

QS World University Indian Institute Rankings: Asia 2020 of Technology Bombay (IITB) (Updated:27nov ) (34th)

Women, Peace and Georgetown University’s 133rd Norway Security Index Institute (5th November)

Global competitiveness Geneva-based World 68th Singapore index Economic Forum (WEF) (Updated- 9 October 2019)

Brand Finance Nation Independent brand valuation 7th US ranking of 2019 consultancy Brand Finance. (Updated- 11 October 2019)

Forbes list of richest Forbes 1st Mukesh 2nd Adani ($15.7) Indians 2019 Ambani ($51.4 billion billion ) (Updated- 11 October 2019)

Global Hunger Index International Food Policy 102 Belarus Research Institute (IFPRI), (Updated- 13 October Concern Worldwide, and 2019) Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Wealthiest city in the 12th Mumbai New York (65 world Index billionaires) (Updated- 17 October 2019)

World Giving Index Charities Aid Foundation 82nd USA (CAF) (Updated- 19 October 2019)

QS India University QS India University IIT Bombay IISc Bangalore rankings (1st) (2nd) (Updated- 21 October 2019)

World Bank’s Ease of World Bank 63rd New Zealand

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Doing Business 2020 (Updated- 24 October 2019)

FIFA Ranking FIFA 108th Belgium (Updated- 30th Nov 2019)

Global Health Security A project of the Nuclear 57th USA(Thailand and (GHS) Index, 2019. Threat Initiative (NTI) and South Korea were the Johns Hopkins University among the best- (Updated- 29 October Center for Health Security performing countries 2019) (CHS), with research by the in Asia) Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Gender Equality Index UK-based Equal Measures 95 Denmark 2019

Traffic Index 2018 TomTom, an Amsterdam 4th Delhi Mumbai based company

End of ‘Save the Children’, a United 113 Singapore Childhood Index 2019 Kingdom (UK) based non- profit organisation

Global peace index Australian think tank 141 Iceland Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Happiness Index 2019 9th Australia & Canada by Global Happiness Survey

General Data Protection CISCO 6th Italy Regulation (GDPR) readiness index.

Bloomberg 2019 54th South Korea Innovative Index

Online Stripe, a San Francisco-based 11th Singapore/Hongkong Companies positioned online payment processing firm

Forbes Forbes Mukesh Ambani Amazon’s Jeff Bezos World’s Billionaires ranks 17th and family with USD richest person 131 billion with $46.5 bn

Quality Mercer’s Austria’s capital city of Living Survey 2019 Vienna

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World’s Economist Intelligence Unit Singapore, Paris and Most Expensive Cities (EIU) survey Hong Kong Survey shared top spot

World Happiness Report Sustainable Development 140th Finland Solutions Network

World’s busiest Airports Council 12th Hartsfield–Jackson airports International Atlanta International (ACI) Airport (US)

Global World 76th Sweden Energy Transition index Economic Forum (WEF)

World’s 59th (Indira Singapore airport best aviation hub Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi)

World International NGO, 140th Norway Press Freedom Index Reporters without Borders 2019

Startup StartupBlink. 17th United States Ecosystem Ranking for 2019

Best 8th Habad international airport ranking (rajiv gandhi airport ,Qatar airport hyderabad

Prime Global Cities London based Delhi (10th) Berlin(Germany) Index Q1 2019 consultancy Knight Frank (Updated-17August)

World’s Highest-Paid Forbes magazine’s Scarlett Johansson actresses of 2019 $ 56 Million (Updated-20 August)

Happiness index Global Happiness Survey India ranks 9th Australia and Canada on happiness (Updated 2 September) index among 28 nations

Global Liveability Index Economist Intelligence Delhi ranks Vienna, the capital of 2019 Unit(EIU) 118th and Austria Mumbai at (Updated 4th 119th September)

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World travel & tourism Travel & Tourism 34th Spain competitiveness index Competitiveness Index (TTCI) (Updated 4th September)

Knight Frank Co-Living London based consultancy Mumbai ranks Beijing (China) Index across Asia-Pacific agency Knight Frank. 5th and New followed by (Updated 9th Delhi 11th Tokyo(Japan) and September) Shanghai(China) in the second and third position respectively.

January

Travel and Tourism 34th Spain Competitiveness index

Henley Passport Index International Air Transport 84th Japan 2020 Association (IATA), Henley & Partners

Central banks in buying World Gold Council 6th (RBI) China gold abroad

Global Social Mobility World Economic Forum 76th Denmark Index

Water efficiency Rank State and Central government Top-Gujarat water departments by the Worst -Delhi ministry of Jal Shakti

Receiving FDI in 2019 UNCTAD 8th Top- US

2nd - China

EIU's Democracy Index The Economist Intelligence Unit 51st Norway 2019

Global corruption Transparency International 80th New Zealand and perception index 2019 Denmark Bottom- Somalia

Global Talent 72nd Switzerland Competitiveness Index

SKOCH State of SKOCH Gujarat Governance 2019

The most polluted city in Greenpeace Top- Jharia the country in 2018 Lunglei in Mizoram was the least polluted

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city

FT MBA ranking Indian Institute Harvard Business of Management School, US (IIM) Bangalore at 27 Indian School of Business-28th IIM Calcutta- 42nd IIM Ahmadabad- 47TH

February

Index Index released by India’s 1st Rank Rank

International US Chamber of Commerce’s 40th US Intellectual Property Global Innovation (IP) Index

Child flourishing index UN 77th rankings

Nature Ranking Index- 2nd : Indian 1st:- Council of 2020 Institute of Scientific and Science (IISc), Industrial Research Bangalore (CSIR)

Awards (Chapter-2) (Covered Oct to Feb)

February

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Asia Pacific central banker of Governor Shaktikanta Das The award is given to central the year bankers who have “best managed to stimulate growth

and stabilise their economy.

Kishore Kumar Samman Actress Waheeda Rehman The award, for the year 2018 by Madhya Pradesh 2018, will be given to Rehman government at her Bandra residence in Mumbai by Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Vijaylaxmi

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Sadho.

Mathrubhumi Book of the Vinod Kumar Shukla Hindi poet-novelist and Year award Sahitya Akademi honouree Vinod Kumar Shukla has

bagged the inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for his translated book Blue Is Like Blue. The stories in Blue Is Like Blue, translated into English by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and Sara Rai, deal with common people and their daily struggles.

International Gandhi Awards Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu The President of India Ram for Leprosy Nath Kovind presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Individual category and The Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional category on 6 February 2020.

Mystic Kalinga Literary Odisha writer Manoj Das Noted writer Manoj Das, who Award recently received the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to English and Odia literature, has been honoured with the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award - Indian and Global Languages.

Genome Valley Excellence Dr Vas (Vasant) Narasimhan BioAsia, organised by the Award Government of Telangana, Dr Carl H June has announced that the

Genome Valley Excellence Award will be bestowed upon Dr Carl H June, CAR-T Cell Therapy Pioneer, Richard W Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA and Dr Vas (Vasant) Narasimhan, CEO, Novartis.

Dan David Prize Gita Sen Why: expansive work in the fields of population policies,

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reproductive and sexual health, women’s rights, poverty, labour markets and global governance.

Australian cricketer of the David Warner Cricket year award

International Olympic Pullela Gopichand Chief national badminton Committee’s Coaches coach Pullela Gopichand has Lifetime Achievement Award received an honourable mention in the male category of the prestigious 2019 International Olympic Committee’s Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of role he played in the development of the game in the country.

IBA Banking Technology South Indian Bank South Indian Bank has 2020 Award bagged two awards at the Banking Technology 2020

awards instituted by the Indian Banks’ Association. The Bank emerged winner in the ‘Most Customer Centric Bank Using Technology’ category and runner up in the ‘Best Payments Initiative’ category amongst small Banks’.

FIH Player of the Year award Manpreet Singh Men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on 13th February became the first Indian to win the FIH Player of the Year award as he beat Belgium’s Arthur van Doren and Lucas Vila of Argentina to the accolade for the year 2019.

Basketball Hall of Fame Kobe Bryant Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash, the global sports icon was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall

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of Fame.

January

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Polly Umrigar award for best Jasprit Bumrah Cricket Indian international cricketer

Merck Young Scientist Award Sakya Singha Sen A senior scientist Sakya Singha 2019 Sen from National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) Pune, has been awarded “Merck Young Scientist Award 2019” for doing remarkable research in chemical science.

29th Saraswati Samman “Vasdev Mohi” Eminent Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for this prestigious literary award for his short stories collection- Chequebook. This short stories collection talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society.

MP’s Mangeshkar Award for Indian singer Suman Kalyanpur They have been chosen for this 2017 award for their contribution in the field of music and will be awarded in February 2020 at an event in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

MP’s Mangeshkar Award for Indian Music composer Same 2018 Kuldeep Singh

Election Commission award The Hindu Tamil The Hindu Tamil has won the Election Commission of India’s award for its voter awareness and education campaign in 2019

‘Harit Ratna Award 2019’ N Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of All India Agricultural Students Tamil Nadu Agricultural Association for dissemination University of ₹30-crore entrepreneurship project in agri-business and for

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motivating students to the agriculture sector in the State.

Best Tableaux Awards Assam’s Theme-‘Land of Unique (States and Union Craftsmanship and Culture territories)

Best Tableaux National Disaster Response Awards(Ministry) Force

Best Tableaux Awards Jal Shakti Mission (Theme- Jal Jeveen Mission) (Departments) Aims at providing functional tap connection to every rural household by 2024.

Best men’s player title at Cristiano Ronald Ronaldo, who finished third Dubai Globe Soccer Awards behind Virgil van Dijk and (Footballer) winner Lionel Messi in the

2019 Ballon d’Or rankings, has now earned the title for the sixth time of its nine years of existence.

Global Child Prodigy Award Dubai-based Indian Teen A 13-year-old Indian girl in Sucheta Satish Dubai has won the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award for singing in most languages (120) during one concert and the longest live singing concert by a child, according to a media report on 3rd January.

Global Child Prodigy Award British Indian yoga champion A 10-year-old schoolboy and Ishwar under-11 yoga champion from the UK has been honored with the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 for achievements in spiritual discipline yoga.

Highest Australian civilian Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Contribution towards honour advancing the country's relationship with India. Order of Australia honour

Champion of Change Award Jharkhand Chief Minister For his work in the Barhait and Hemant Soren Dumka assembly constituencies in the state.

Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Priya Prakash For her school health Youth Leadership Award for programme that aims at 2019 providing 360 degree healthcare support to children.

French honour, Knight of the Sanjna Kapoor For her outstanding

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Order of Arts and Letter contribution to theatre.

2020 Tyler Prize for Green economy’ pioneer Pavan Award alongside conservation Environmental Achievement Sukhdev biologist Gretchen C. Daily, was the Special Adviser and Head of UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative, a major project launched by then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020 Dr. Partap Chauhan Dr. Partap Chauhan, the pioneer of Ayurvedic Telemedicine, has Conferred with Prestigious Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020 in Brussels, Belgium during Ayurveda Day Celebratio at the European Parliament

'World Games Athlete of the Indian women's team captain The first-ever hockey player Year' Rani Rampal worldwide to win the prestigious 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award.

December

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize Author Tony Joseph for his book Early Indians: 2019 The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From.

MCC’s Spirit of Cricket award New Zealand team The New Zealand team, led by Kane Williamson, has won the Christopher Martin- Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award for 2019 for their “grace and humility” after being denied the trophy in the 2019 Men's Cricket World Cup.

Miss Teen International Aayushi Dholakia Vadodra’s Aayushi Dholakia 2019 has bagged the title of Miss Teen International 2019. The event was held at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram

Bharat Award for bravery Malayali boy Aditya Kumar The most prestigious of the National Bravery Awards,

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given away by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, the Bharat Award has gone to Aditya for rescuing 20 people from a burning bus that was on the move.

BBC's Sports Personality of Ben Stokes Stokes beat out six-time the Year 2019 Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished second. The podium was rounded off by sprinter Dina Asher-Smith.

Miss World 2019 Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh with India's Suman Rao becoming second runners- up. The 23-year-old Jamaican was declared the winner at a televised event, hosted by British television personality Piers Morgan, held at ExceL London here on 14th December.

Time magazine's Person of Greta Thunberg Who inspired a global the Year for 2019 movement to fight climate change

Crystal award for spreading Deepika Padukone for spreading awareness about mental health awareness the importance of mental health.

‘Gangadhar National Award’ Poet Viswanath Prasad Eminent Hindi poet Tiwari Viswanath Prasad Tiwari would be honoured with the prestigious ‘Gangadhar National Award’ during the 53rd Foundation Day celebrations of the Sambalpur University. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 50,000, a shawl and citation.

Miss Universe 2019 South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss Universe title. Miss Universe Mexico is the second-runner up. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray crowned Zozibini Tunzi at the

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event held in Atlanta on 8th December night. India's Vartika Singh couldn't make it to top ten.

2019 Google Play Awards Actress Shilpa Shetty Actress Shilpa Shetty is super happy as her fitness and wellness application “ShilpaShettyApp” was awarded Google Play’s Best Apps of 2019 in the ‘Personal Growth’ category.

Asian Business Leadership Colm McLoughlin Established in 2007, the Forum (ABLF) “Lifetime ABLF is held under the Achievement Award” patronage and guidance of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance, UAE, and is recognised by the Federal Government through a long-term partnership with the UAE Ministry of Economy.

PETA’s 2019 Person of the Joaquin Phoenix Hollywood actor, has been a Year longtime supporter of the animal rights organization.

Ballon d'Or Award Lionel Messi Lionel Messi won a record- breaking sixth Ballon d'Or on 2nd December after another sublime year for the Argentinian, whose familiar brilliance remained undimmed even through difficult times for club and country. He now stands alone in the history of the game's most prestigious individual prize.

CK Nayudu Lifetime Krish Srikkanth, Anjum Former India captain and Achievement Award Chopra member of the 1983 World Cup - winning team

Krishnamachari Srikkanth Former India women’s captain Anjum Chopra is the co-recipient of the lifetime achievement award for the year 2019.

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November

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

US award for saving water Pepsico India Its efforts to save more than 17 billions of litres of water through community water programs and positively impacting thousands of community members.

28th Vyas Samman for the Hindi writer Leeladhar Mr Jagoori has been chosen for year 2018 Jagoori the prestigious award for his poetry collection- Jitne Log Utne Prem.

Special Icon of Golden Jubilee Rajinikanth The 50th International Film award at International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will Festival of India honour superstar Rajinikanth with a special Icon of Golden

Jubilee award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on 28th October.

‘BAFTA Scotland’ Awards Documentary on Real A documentary on the football 2019 Kashmir FC side Real Kashmir FC has bagged the prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) Scotland Awards 2019 at a glittering ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland.

Miss Asia Global title Sara Damnjanovic The fifth edition of Miss Asia Global organised at Gokulam Convention Centre awarded the Miss Asia Global title to Sara Damnjanovic from Serbia. The title is given to the winner from Asian region.

RBS Earth Heroes Award Dimbeshwar Das Dimbeshwar Das has been 2019 working in the remotest, most forested corners of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam. The decades have been eventful for the frontline forest guard, who has

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handled both man and beast with courage not many can boast of.

On 5th November, his service was recognised in the form of the ‘Green Warrior award’, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Earth Heroes award, at a ceremony hosted in New Delhi.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Gulab Kothari Rajasthan Patrika group chairman Gulab Kothari has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented by the Press Council of India.

Deming Prize TVS Group Chairman Venu Srinivasan becomes the first Srinivasan industrialist from India to be bestowed this award for his contributions in the field of total quality management (TQM), TVS Motor Company The Deming Prize is sponsored by Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).

ABLF Global Asian Award Kumar Mangalam Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, received the prestigious ABLF Global Asian Award in Dubai. The award, backed by the UAE government, honours Birla for being a “powerful individual whose business footprint and commitment to excellence have engaged international interest and attention.

Tata Literature Live! K Satchidanandan The Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019 was conferred on writer, translator and film critic Shanta Gokhale. Poet K Satchidanandan was named the Tata Literature Live! Poet

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Laureate for 2019.

BRICS Young Innovator Prize Bihar boy Ravi Prakash Bihar boy Ravi Prakash won the BRICS Young Innovator Prize, carrying $25,000 (equivalent to Rs. 18 lakh) as the first prize, in the fourth BRICS-Young Scientist Forum (YSF) - 2019 held from November 6 to 8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Prize was awarded to Ravi Prakash, PhD scholar of ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Bangalore.

Best Director, Best Manoj Bajpayee’s Bhonsle Actor Manoj Bajpayee- Screenplay Honours at Asian starrer and critically Film Festival Barcelona acclaimed movie Bhonsle has won prestigious awards at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona. Directed by Devashish Makhija, the film has bagged two awards in the ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Director’ categories at the festival.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Sridevi and Rekha Actor (ANR) National Award

Ethical Treatment of Animals Virat Kohli For his animal advocacy efforts. (PETA) India’s ‘Person of the

Year for 2019’

Indira Gandhi Prize for British Naturalist and Awarded to Attenborough for a Peace, Disarmament and broadcaster Sir David lifetime of doing more to reveal Development for 2019 Attenborough the wonders of the natural world to us than perhaps any other individual.

National Book Award for Susan Choi Susan Choi won the National ‘Trust Exercise’ Book Award for fiction on 20th November night for “Trust

Exercise,” a novel set in the 1980s at a competitive performing arts school, where two students fall in love.

Mr Universe Title At Chitharesh Natesan Chitharesh Natesan, a Delhi- Bodybuilding Event based bodybuilder from Kochi,

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became the first Indian to win the Mr Universe 2019 crown at the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship that was staged in Jeju, South Korea.

International Children’s Divina Maloum from For her peaceful fight against Peace Prize 2019 Cameroon and Greta extremist violence and Thunberg from Sweden radicalization. Greta received the prize for her international student climate activism.

World Athlete of the Year Eliud Kipchogea and Hurdle awards. Heroine Dalilah Muhammad

Golden Target award Saurabh Chaudhary, “Golden Target” award by the Divyansh Singh Panwar and International Shooting Elavenil Valarivan Sports Federation (ISSF).

International Press Freedom Neha Dixit Neha Dixit, an award-winning Award freelance reporter, has covered politics, gender, and social justice in print, TV, and online media for more than a decade.” Note: Others journalists, who have been awarded, include Lucía Pineda Ubau and Miguel Mora from Nicaragua, Maxence Melo Mubyazi from Tanzania, Patrícia Campos Mello from Brazil, Zafar Abbas from Pakistan.

Billboard's 2019 Woman of Singer Billie Eilish PoP singer the Year

Golden Peacock Award at 'Particles' 'Particles' directed by Blaise IFFI 2019 Harrison and produced by Estelle Fialon has won the

coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which concluded in Goa on November 28, 2019. Particles' is an "ambitious yet modest film about the

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mysteries of being a teenager,".

55th Jnanpith Award Eminent Malayalam poet The Jnanpith award is the Akkitham Highest Literary award in India, awarded to an author to acknowledge his/her excellence in Literature.

October

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

President of India Prize Kavitha Gopal Kavitha Gopal has become the first girl student of IIT Madras to be honoured with the President of India Prize.

Most effective Swachchta Sachin Tendulkar The President of India, Shri Ambassador award Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the India Safaigiri Summit and presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award to Shri Sachin Tendulkar in New Delhi

UNHCR Nansen Refugee Azizbek Ashurov Azizbek Ashurov, through his Award organization Ferghana Valley Lawyers Without Borders (FVLWB), has helped well over 10,000 people to gain Kyrgyz nationality after they became stateless following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Among them, some 2,000 children will now have the right to an education and a future with the freedom to travel, marry and work.

Asia Environmental Senior Indian Forest Service Enforcement Award by UNEP officer Ramesh Pandey Pandey will receive the award on November 13 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Reason: excellent work in combating trans-boundary environmental crime has been recognised by the selection

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panel.

Indira Gandhi Award for Environmentalist Chandi Noted environmentalist and National Integration Prasad Bhatt social activist Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been awarded the Indira Gandhi award for national integration for the years 2017 and 2018. This award consists of a citation and Rs 10 lakh in cash to be given to the awardee by chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Congress president

Booker Prize Margaret Atwood and Judges tore up the rule book on Bernardine Evaristo share 14th October, awarding the award prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction jointly to Canadian author Margaret Atwood for The Testaments and Anglo- Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other. Atwood becomes only the second female author to win the award twice, sharing the £50,000 prize at the 50th anniversary ceremony at London’s Guildhall.

Most Eminent Senior Citizen former Attorney General K. Mr Parasaran was honoured Award Parasaran with the award on the occasion of the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India, an organization working for the welfare of the elderly.

Asian Academy Creative Gully Boy, Delhi Crime Awards

Golden Dragon Award Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been honoured with the prestigious Golden Dragon Award at the Cardiff International Film Festival for excellence in cinema in the global arena.

2019 Nobel Prize List

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Category Persons Reasons

Medicine or Physiology William G. Kaelin Jr (American) They have been nominated for the prize for their discoveries of Gregg L. Semenza (American) how cells sense and adapt to Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe (British oxygen availability. scientist)

Physics James Peebles (Canadian- For contributions to our American) understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's place Michel Mayor (Switzerland) in the cosmos" with one half to Didier Queloz (Switzerland) James Peebles "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology", the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.

Chemistry John D Goodenough (Germany) For the development of lithium- ion batteries. Stanley Whittingham (US) Akira Yoshino (Japan)

Literature Olga Tokarczuk (2018, Olga Tokarczuk: “for a Tokarczuk) narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents Peter Handke (2019, Austrian) the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”( Tokarczuk, who also won the Man Booker International Prize last year, was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize) Peter Handke: For an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."

Peace Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia’s PM) Ali has been selected for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.

Economics Abhijit Banerjee (Indian The research conducted by the American) 2019 Economic Sciences Laureates has considerably • Esther Duflo (French) improved our ability to fight global poverty. In just two

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• Michael Kremer (US) decades, their new experiment- based approach has transformed development economics, which is now a flourishing field of research.

Padma Vibhushan Award 2020 (Total-7)

The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, second only to the Bharat Ratna. Established: 1954

Name Field State/Country

1. George Fernandes (Posthumous) Public Affairs Bihar

2. Arun Jaitley (Posthumous) Public Affairs Delhi 3. Sir Anerood Jugnauth Public Affairs Mauritius 4. M. C. Mary Kom Sports Manipur 5. Chhannulal Mishra Art Uttar Pradesh 6. Sushma Swaraj (Posthumous) Public Affairs Delhi 7. Sri Vishveshateertha Swamiji Sri Pejavara Others-Spiritualism Karnataka Adhokhaja Matha Udupi (Posthumous)

Padma Bhushan Award 2020 (Total-16)

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Established: 1954

Name Field State/Country

M. Mumtaz Ali (Sri M) Others-Spiritualism Kerala

Syed Muazzem Ali Public Affairs Bangladesh

(Posthumous)

Muzaffar Hussain Baig Public Affairs Jammu and Kashmir

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Ajoy Chakravorty Art West Bengal

Manoj Das Literature and Education Puducherry

Balkrishna Doshi Others-Architecture Gujarat Krishnammal Jagannathan Social Work Tamil Nadu S. C. Jamir Public Affairs Nagaland Anil Prakash Joshi Social Work Uttarakhand Dr. Tsering Landol Medicine Ladakh Anand Mahindra Trade and Industry Maharashtra Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Public Affairs Kerala Menon (Posthumous) Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Public Affairs Goa Parrikar (Posthumous) Prof. Jagdish Sheth Literature and Education USA P. V. Sindhu Sports Telangana Venu Srinivasan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

Important Scheme (Chapter-3) (Covered Oct to Feb)

February

SCHEME PURPOSE

'YSR Pension Kanuka' CM Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Pradesh government has initiated a doorstep pension delivery (Andhra Pradesh) scheme 'YSR Pension Kanuka' across the state, under (Updated 1st February) which, various welfare pensions is being delivered at the doorstep of the pensioners. The age for old age pensioners (OAP) has been reduced from 65 to 60 years. The Disabled Pensions (DP) will be Rs 3,000 per month, while the CKDU/Dialysis Pensions will receive Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 per month.

“Janasevaka” The Karnataka government on 3rd February launched the “Janasevaka” scheme in a few municipal (Karnataka) corporation wards to ensure home delivery of various (Updated 3rd February) services like ration cards, senior citizen identity and health cards. "Janasevaka under the Sakala scheme is a programme to avail the benefits of government schemes at the doorstep. Sakala Scheme Aims: Ensure in-time delivery of government services to citizens by practising innovative and efficient management systems through capacity building in government and empowering

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citizens to exercise their right to service.

“Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Benefit: Under this scheme, annual financial assistance Yojna” of Rs 6000 will be provided to those families in the State whose annual income is upto Rs 1.80 lakh and (Haryana) land holding is less than 5 acres so that premium of (Updated 12th February) various welfare schemes of the Central Government, pension scheme and crop insurance could be paid automatically from the bank accounts of the needy families. The amount Rs.6000 would be transferred into bank in 2 equal installments of Rs.2000 each (total of Rs.4000) and the remaining Rs.2000 would be transferred on March month.

January

SCHEME PURPOSE

YSR Aarogyasri scheme Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate YSR Aarogyasri scheme at Eluru in West (Updated 3rd January) Godavari district on 3rd January . The scheme will be Andhra Pradesh inaugurated in each district by respective mandal and district officials. Over one crore individuals will be benefited under this new health scheme. The chief minister has also announced to compensate for wage loss incurred during the post-operative period. With monthly cap of Rs 5,000 Dr YSR Aarogyasri Health Care Trust will pay Rs 225 per day for the prescribed recovery period.

‘Amma Vodi’ Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on 9th January launched his government’s launch (Updated 9th January) programme ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme meant to support lakhs Andhra Pradesh of poor and needy mothers to educate their children. Marking the launch, Reddy pressed a button on a laptop to credit an annual financial assistance to the tune of Rs 15,000 each into the accounts of around 43 lakh mothers for the benefit of 82 lakh children in the state.

VISHWAS and CYBER AASHVAST Union Home Minister Amit shah today digitally launched project VISHWAS and CYBER AASHVAST at Mahatma (Updated 12th January) Mandir in Gandhinagar. Home Ministry About Vishwas Aims: The project aims at improving Law and Order Management, Proactive traffic management and control, Crime detection through video analytics and Post

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incident Investigation and video forensics. About Cyber AASHVAST: To make cyber-space safe, Gujarat Police has brought the cyber-security solution to common man through Cyber AASHVAST Project, which is a helpline for cyber crime victims.

Yashaswini Scheme About Yashaswini scheme : Under Yashaswini scheme, women self-help groups will be given interest free loans of (Updated 11th January) upto Rs Five lakh for business. Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Textiles

‘Saksham’ ‘Saksham’, an annual one-month long, people-centric fuel conservation mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation (Updated 16th January) Research Association (PCRA) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Ga

Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Uttar Pradesh Government has launched Kalyan Yojana Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana which will provide financial assistance to family of farmers who (Updated 14th January) die or become handicapped while working in fields. About Scheme: The scheme will cover farmers and their family members in the age group of 18-70 years and will be implemented from 14th September last year.

'Shiv Bhojan' The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on 26th Janaury launched 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme, which is aimed at (Updated 26th January) providing a meal to the poor for just 10 rupees, on the Maharashtra government occasion of the 71st Republic Day.

December

SCHEME PURPOSE

YSR Arogya Asara scheme Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is in the process of launched Arogya Asara (Andhra Pradesh) scheme to provide relief to poor patients as part of (Updated: 10th December) the health scheme. Benefit: Patients are offered a maximum of Rs.225 per day or a maximum of Rs5,000 per month for the prescribed relaxation time. This is the first in India to offer this type of service to patients. The scheme was introduced by the CM with the intention that the family should not suffer financially if the family gets sick. 4.5 lakh people benefit from this.

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Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’ ‘Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’ to honour differently-abled people as well as NSS, NCC and (Kerala) Student Police Cadet (SPC) units working for their (Updated: 13th December) care and welfare. The ‘Vijayamritham’ scheme has been introduced to provide financial assistance for differently-abled people who battled odds and scored high marks in degree, PG and professional courses. i)Degree/ Equivalent courses-60% marks for Arts subject, 80% marks for Science subject, 8000/- Amount provide 10 students per district

ii)Post-Graduation (PG)& Professional courses-60 % and above, 10000/-Amount provide 5 students per district

Sahachari scheme: This scheme is provide encouragement to NCC/NSS/SPC units functioning in schools who offer assistance to differently abled students with over 40% disability in their studies as well as other extra-curricular activities. Certificates and plaques will be awarded to 3 best NCC/NSS/SPC units, who offer service to the much needy differently abled students. For this work, they will be given an amount of Rs. 40,000/- for each. 'Jalsathi' 'Jalsathi' programme which will ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state. (Odisha)

(Updated: 18th December)

Nethanna Nestham’ At Dharmavaram of Anantapur district. (Andhra Pradesh) The scheme aims: Extending an aid of ₹24,000 every year for each handloom weaver family that is (Updated: 21st December) currently running a loom.

Atal Bhujal Yojana PM Modi launched the Atal Bhujal Yojana. The scheme with a total outlay of Rs.6000 crore will be (Central Govt.) implemented over a period of 5 years. Aims: Improve ground water management through community participation in identified priority areas in seven States. The states identified are Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

‘Abhinandan Scheme’ Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal has launched an Education Loan Subsidy scheme called (Assam Govt.) “Abhinandan”, during a programme held at Srimanta (On December 27, 2019) Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

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The scheme will provide a one-time subsidy of up to Rs 50,000 to all educational loans that sanctioned till 31st March, 2019.

November

SCHEME PURPOSE

Ex-gratia Nagaland Government today launched the Nagaland Ex-gratia Scheme for Students Studying outside (Nagaland) Nagaland belonging to any recognized scheduled tribes and indigenous inhabitants of the state. Aims: Students who die outside the state while pursuing secular, technical, professional, diploma and theology courses. Five crore Rupees will be kept in a fixed deposit and the interest accruing from the deposit will be utilized for payment of ex-gratia amounting to five lakh rupees to the nominee of the deceased students.

“Swachh-Nirmal Tat Abhiyan” Environment Ministry began with its cleanliness cum awareness drive in 50 beaches under a campaign (Environment Ministry) called “Swachh-Nirmal Tat Abhiyan”. The drive began from November 11 and will continue till November 17. Beaches in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Daman and Diu, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Kerala have been identified for the campaign after consultation with the state governments

Nadu-Nedu Programme Turning a new leaf in education sector, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (Andhra Pradesh) launches the Nadu-Nedu Programme. Aims: Transforming government schools into vibrant and competitive institutions and said his government will overcome all the challenges and clear every hurdle as the goal is to meet the requirement of what the fast-changing technology in the world expects from youth ten years from now. The scheme will be implemented in 15,715 schools in the first phase and will cover all schools in three years’ time with a budget of Rs 12,000 crores. For the first year in the first phase, Rs 3,500 crores will be spent for infrastructure development.

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(NISHTHA) National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) was launched in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with its formal inauguration by Commissioner Secretary, School Education Department, Sarita Chauhan. The event was attended by around 300 teachers. Aims: Improving learning outcomes at Elementary level through integrated Teacher Trainings.

October

SCHEME PURPOSE

“YSR Vahana Mitra” Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the “YSR Vahana Mitra” scheme in Eluru on 4th October. (Andhra Pradesh) Benefit: He will distribute ₹10,000 financial assistance to auto, taxi and maxi driver-cum-owners. The government received 1,75,352 applications under the scheme. Out of this, 1,73,102 were cleared. Of the sanctioned number, there were 1,56,804 auto drivers, 5,093 maxi drivers and 1,205 taxi drivers.

‘DHRUV’ 60 talented students have been selected in the first batch. After the launch, a programme of around 14 (Union HRD Minister) days’ duration would be conducted with these students. ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan, Wing Cdr Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to enter space and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, Prof K Vijay Raghavan were the guests of honour. Addressing the gathering the HRD Minister said that the programme is named after the Pole Star DHRUV and every student is a DHRUV TARA. Purpose: ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan said that the objective of ‘DHRUV’ is to allow talented students realise their full potential and contribute to society.

Rythu Bharosa scheme Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said his ‘farmer-friendly’ government is committed to (Andhra Pradesh) providing input assistance of ₹13,500 per year to all eligible ones. Launching the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan scheme amid fanfare at Kakaturu near Sarvepalli in SPSR Nellore district.

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About Scheme: ₹7,500 would be provided to each farmer before start of the kharif season, another ₹4,000 at the time of harvesting and just before the start of the rabi season, and the last instalment of ₹2,000 at the time of the farmers’ festival of Sankranti.

Food safety mitra’ scheme On the lines of ‘arogya mitras’, the government on 16 October launched a scheme for engaging ‘food safety (Central Govt.) mitras’ to sensitise street food vendors on hygiene aspects and assist businessmen to comply with standards and facilitate licensing and registration. Aims: scaling up the government’s ‘Eat Right India’ movement. ‘Food Safety Mitra’ would undergo training and certification by FSSAI to do their work and get paid by food businesses for their services.

YSR Navodayam scheme Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on 17th October launched ‘Dr. YSR Navodayam’ scheme. (Andhra Pradesh) About Scheme: Under which the State government will reimburse 50% (not exceeding ₹2 lakh per account) of the auditors’ fee for preparation of techno-economic viability reports required for One- Time Restructuring (OTR) of stressed loans of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by banks and NBFCs as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) norms up to March 31, 2020.

Appointment (Chapter-4) (Covered-Nov to Feb)

(February) (National) Organization Persons

Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect M Ajit Kumar (Updated 31st January) Taxes and Customs

Paralympic Committee of India President Deepa Malik (Updated 1st February)

Coal India chairman Pramod Agrawal (Updated 1st February)

Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal (Updated 7th February)

head space PSU NSIL (ISRO) G Narayanan (Updated 9th February)

New Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari (Updated 17th February)

New Chief Information Commissioner Bimal Julka (Updated 17th February)

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New Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO Sunil Gurbaxani (Updated 20 February)

Chairman of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief Nritya Gopal Das (Updated 18th February)

(International)

Organization/ Country Persons

New Iraq PM Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (Updated- 1st February)

Capital: Baghdad Currency: Iraqi dinar President: Barham Salih

New Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti (Updated- 3rd February) Capital: Pristina Currency: Euro President: Hashim Thaçi

January (National) Organization Persons

Railway Board Chairman Chairman Re-employment of V K Yadav for 1 yr

(Updated 1st January)

New chairman of National Medical Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma Commission (Updated 2nd January)

New RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debaprata Patra (4th) (Updated 12th January)

Four deputy governors (i)NS Vishwanathan (ii) BP Kanungo (iii) MK Jain (iv) Michael Debaprata Patra Shaktikanta Das is the governor of RBI.

New Director of National Book Trust Lt Col Yuvraj Malik (Updated 14th January)

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India's New Vice Chief Of Army Staff Lt Gen SK Saini(Updated 16th January)

New President of Archery Association of Arjun Munda (Updated 18th January) India

New Managing director of SBI Challa Sreenivasulu Setty (Updated 20th January)

SoftBank appoints as India head Manoj Kohli(Updated 22th January)

New Chairman of the Forum of the Election Sunil Arora (Updated 24th January) Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA).

CEO of the Indian Banks Association Sunil Mehta (Updated 27th January)

(International) Organization Persons

Guinea-Bissau new President Umaro Cissoko Embalo (Updated 2nd January)

Capital: Bissau Currency: West African CFA franc

Croatia new President Zoran Milanovic (Updated 8th January) Capital: Zagreb Currency: Croatian kuna

Taiwan new President Tsai Ing-wen second term (Updated 8th January) Capital: Taipei Currency: New Taiwan dollar

New Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al (Updated 12th January) Capital: Muscat Currency: Omani rial

New Prime minister of Malta Robert Abela (Updated 12th January) Capital: Valletta Currency: Euro

New Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei (Updated 14th January) Capital: Guatemala City Currency: Guatemalan quetzal

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New Prime Minister of Russia Mikhali Mishustin (Updated 14th January) Capital: Moscow Currency: Russian ruble President: Vladimir Putin

Queen's Counsel for courts of England and Senior Advocate Harish Salve Wales appointment

Greece’s 1st woman president Katerina Sakellaroulou (Updated 22nd January) Capital: Athens Currency: Euro

Qatar new PM Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani (Updated 25th January) Capital: Doha Currency: Qatari riyal

First post-Brexit UK ambassador Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida (Updated 24th January)

(December) (National) Organization Persons

New Controller General of Accounts Soma Roy Burman (effect from December 1, 2019)

Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board Shri Hari Mohan

(Updated: 1st December)

Kerala based Catholic Syrian Bank MD and Rajendran Chinna Veerappan (Reappoint) CEO (Updated: 2nd December)

New NSE chairman Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

(Updated: 2nd December)

President of News Broadcasters Federation’s Arnab Goswami governing board (Updated: 4th December)

Group of Ministers on Integrated Goods and Sushil Modi Services Tax (IGST) (Updated: 15th December)

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Next Indian Oil Corporation Chief Shrikant Madhav Vaidya (effect from June, 2020)

(Updated: 15th December)

New NALCO Chief Managing Director Sridhar Patra

(Updated: 16th December)

New Assocham President Niranjan Hiranandani

(Updated: 24th December)

New Ficci President Sangita Reddy (Updated: 22nd December)

New foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

(Updated: 23rd December)

CMD of General Insurance Corporation of Devesh Srivastava India (Updated:18th December)

Director of National Police Academy IPS officer Atul Karwal (Updated:20th December)

(International) Organization Persons

President of the Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa (Updated 1 December) (ADB) Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines

New President of Mauritius Pritivirajsing Roopun (Updated 1 December) Capital: Port Louis Currency: Mauritian rupee

CEO at Google’s parent firm Alphabet Sundar Pichai

(Updated 4th December)

Namibian president Hage Geingob Second times

(Updated 5th December) Capital: Windhoek Currencies: South African rand, Namibian dollar

New Finland prime minister Sanna Marin to be world's youngest-serving

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prime minister

(Updated 8th December) Capital: Helsinki Currency: Euro

UK PM Boris Johnson (Updated 10th December) Currency: Pound Capital: London

New Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune(Updated 16th December) Capital: Algiers Currency: Algerian dinar

Cuba 1st PM after 1976 Manuel Marrero Cruz (Updated 18th December) Capital: Havana Currency: Peso

1st woman CTO of US' communications Indian-American Dr Monisha Ghosh commission (Updated 23rd December)

Algerian new PM Abdelaziz Djerad

(Updated 29th December) Capital- Algiers. Currency- Algerian dinar.

November (National) Organization Persons

IOC's 2020 Olympics athlete ambassadors M. C. Mary Kom group (Updated: 1november)

Ambassador of Global Investors’ Meet 2019 Yami Gautam by Himachal Pradesh govt (Updated: 2november)

IndusInd Bank new MD & CEO Sumant Kathpalia (Updated: 3november)

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New Chairman of Land Ports Authority of Aditya Mishra India (Updated: 4november)

New Chairman and Managing Director of G Kamala Vardhana Rao India Tourism Development Corporation (Updated: 14november) (ITDC)

Indian Army's first female Judge Advocate Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma General officer (Updated: 20november)

New CEO of Kerala Bank P.S. Rajan (Updated: 22november)

First Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat (Updated: 28november)

(International) Organization Persons

President of UAE Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan re-elected (Updated 3 November) Capital: Abu Dhabi Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

New General Vice President, International Dr Vinaya Shetty Organisation Development Association (Updated 5 November) (IODA)

Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth re-elected (Updated 9 November) Capital: Port Louis Currency: Mauritian rupee

FIFA's Development Chief Arsene Wenger (Updated 13 November)

Unilever new chairman Nils Andersen (Updated 13 November)

New President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Updated 18 November) Capitals: Colombo Currency: Sri Lankan rupee

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New PM of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa (Updated 20 November) Capitals: Colombo Currency: Sri Lankan rupee

New Director of the United Nations World Mr Suman Billa, former Director and Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary of Kerala Tourism (Updated 20 November)

Important Brand Ambassador

Brand Ambassador ▪ New brand ambassador of Reebok ▪ Varun Dhawan, Katrina Kaif (Updated- 22July 2019) ▪ New brand ambassador of FanMojo ▪ Prithvi Shaw (Updated- 16July 2019) ▪ Hero MotoCorp new brand ambassador ▪ Yerry Mina

▪ New brand ambassador of redBus ▪ Mahendra Singh Dhoni

▪ PhonePe Brand Ambassador ▪ Aamir Khan ▪ Bharat Pe ▪ Salman Khan ▪ Educated Girl ▪ Katrina Kaif ▪ Bata ▪ Kriti Sanon ▪ Vivo ▪ Amir khan ▪ Dream 11 ▪ M S D ▪ Myntra ▪ Virat and Anushka ▪ TAFE ▪ Ashay Kumar ▪ Maruti Suzuki ▪ Varun Dhawan ▪ Uber ▪ Virat Kohli ▪ GST ▪ Amitabh Bachchan ▪ Skill India ▪ Varun Dhwan and Anushka sharma ▪ Tribes India ▪ Marry kom ▪ Fir India ▪ Sonu Sude ▪ Brand ambassador of Swasth Immunised ▪ Kareena Kapoor Khan India ▪ New brand “V-Nourish” ▪ Shah Rukh Khan ▪ TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment) ▪ Askhay Kumar brand ambassador ▪ Brand ambassador of BharatPe ▪ Salman Khan ▪ JBL’s New global brand ambassador ▪ Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh (Updated 12th September) ▪ Brand ambassador for Gatorade by ▪ Hima Das (Updated 12th September) PepsiCo India ▪ New brand ambassador of Madhya ▪ Actor Govinda (Updated 20th September) Pradesh ▪ Visa ▪ PV Sindhu (Updated 26th September)

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▪ Maharashtra Assembly polls 2019 ▪ Madhuri Dixit (Updated 26th September

▪ IOC's 2020 Olympics athlete ambassadors ▪ M. C. Mary Kom group ▪ (Updated: 1november) ▪ Ambassador of Global Investors’ Meet ▪ Yami Gautam 2019 by Himachal Pradesh govt ▪ (Updated: 2november)

▪ Anti-doping brand ambassador ▪ Suniel Shetty ▪ (Updated: 10th December) ▪ PUMA brand ambassador ▪ Sunil Chhetri ▪ (Updated: 11th December) ▪ Pepsi’s new brand ambassador ▪ Salman Khan ▪ (Updated: 11th December) ▪ Ambassadors for ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’ ▪ Deepika Padukone and shuttler PV Sindhu (by Prime Minister Narendra Modi) (Updated-22 October 2019) ▪ Mastercard ▪ M. S Dhoni ▪ Tata Power as brand ambassador ▪ Shardul Thakur (Updated 4th February) ▪ JSW Steel as brand ambassador ▪ Rishabh Pant (Updated 5th February)

List of Chief Justices

▪ Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice AK Mittal (Updated: 2november)

▪ Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol (Updated: 2november)

▪ New Chief Justices Himachal Pradesh Lingappa Narayana Swamy (Updated-7 October High Court 2019)

▪ New Chief Justices Punjab and Haryana Ravi Shanker Jha (Updated-7 October 2019) High Court

▪ New Chief Justices Rajasthan High Court Indrajit Mohant (Updated-7 October 2019)

▪ New Chief Justices Sikkim High Court Arup K. Goswami (Updated-7 October 2019)

▪ New Chief Justices Gauhati High Court Ajai Lamba (Updated-7 October 2019)

▪ New Chief Justices Andhra Pradesh High J.K. Maheshwari (Updated-7 October 2019) Court

▪ New Chief Justices Kerala High Court S. Manikumar (Updated-7 October 2019)

▪ New Chief Justice of Gujarat HC Justice Vikram Nath (Updated 11th September)

▪ New Chief Justice of Chhatisgarh HC R P Ramachandra Menon

▪ New Chief Justice of Delhi HC Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

▪ New Chief Justice of J& K HC Gita Mittal

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▪ New Chief Justice of Karnataka HC Abhay Shreeniwas Oka

▪ New Chief Justice of Bombay HC Pradeep Nandajag

▪ New Chief Justice of Manipur HC Ramalingam sudhkar

▪ New Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC Mohammad Rafiq

▪ New Chief Justice of Odisha HC Kalpesh Satyandra

▪ New Chief Justice of Madras HC Amreshwar Pratap Sahi

▪ New Chief Justice of Telangana HC Raghvendra Singh

▪ New Chief Justice of Allahabad HC Govind Mathur

▪ New Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Thottathil B. RadhaKrishanan

▪ New Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC Ravi Ranjan

Chiefs and DGS Department Chief/DGS ▪ Army Chief ▪ Manoj Mukund Naravane (Effect - 1jan2020) ▪ Navel Chief ▪ Karambir Singh ▪ Air Chief ▪ Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria ▪ IB ▪ Arvind Kumar ▪ BSF ▪ Vivek Kumar (V.K) Johri

▪ CRPF ▪ AP Maheshwari ▪ CISF ▪ Rajesh Ranjan ▪ ITBP ▪ SS Deswal ▪ NSG ▪ Anup Kumar Singh ▪ NDRF ▪ SN Pradhan ▪ RAW ▪ Samant Goel

List of Union Ministery Secretary

▪ New Cabinet Secretary ▪ Rajeev Gauba (Updated- 21st August)

▪ New Defence Secretary ▪ Ajay Kumar (Updated- 21st August)

▪ New home secretary ▪ Ajay Kumar Bhalla (Updated- 21st August)

▪ New Information and Broadcasting ▪ Ravi Mittal Secretary ▪ (Updated: 13th December)

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▪ New foreign secretary ▪ Harsh Vardhan Shringla ▪ (Updated: 23rd December)

▪ New Expenditure Secretary ▪ T.V. Somanathan ▪ (Updated: 13th December)

▪ New Power Secretary ▪ "Sanjeev Nandan Sahai ▪ (Updated: 1november)

▪ New Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati ▪ IAS Amarjeet Sinha (Already- Secretary Raj of Department of Rural Development ) (Updated-2 October 2019)

▪ New Union Law Secretary ▪ Anoop Kumar Mendiratta (Updated-16 October 2019)

▪ New principal secretary to PM ▪ Pramod Kumar Mishra (Updated 11th September) New Secretary of National Commission B. Anand (Updated 27th January) for Minorities

▪ Secretary of Economic Affairs ▪ Atanu Chakrabirty

List of Chairman of Important Organisation

Organisation Chairman Name

▪ SIDBI ▪ Mohammad Mustafa

▪ SEBI ▪ Ajay Tyagi

▪ NABARD ▪ Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

▪ NHRC ▪ H.L Dattu

▪ NITI Aayog ▪ PM Narendra Modi

▪ ISRO ▪ K.Sivan

▪ UIDAI ▪ Pankaj Kumar (Updated-22 October 2019)

▪ UCG ▪ Dhirendra Pal Singh

Summit/ Conference (Chapter-5) (Covered Oct to Feb)

February

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Summit/ Conference Location About

COP13 Gujarat's Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate Gandhinagar. COP13 through video conferencing. Addressing press conference, he said that this is the 2nd COP that India is hosting which will focused around Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

National Water Madhya Pradesh That the importance and revival of traditional Conference capital Bhopal water sources, right to water, river rejuvenation campaign in Madhya Pradesh and many other related topics are being discussed during the four sessions of the conference.

Global meet on climate Kerala ClimFishCon 2020, a three-day international change, ocean health conference on the impact of climate change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’ will begin here on February 12 at the Le Meridian Convention Centre.

National Horticulture Bengaluru National Horticulture Fair 2020 was concluded Fair 2020 in Bengaluru. It was inaugurated by Dr.

Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) on 5 February 2020. The fair was held from 5-8 February. 8 farmers representing Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Mizoram, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu were felicitated for their significant contributions in the field of horticulture and popularising the varieties/technologies of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR).

COP26 UK The UK has won the bid to host the 26th Conference of the Parties, known as COP26, following a partnership with Italy.

International Fund for Rome, Italy The International Fund for Agricultural Agricultural Development (IFAD) 43rd Governing Council Development (IFAD) meeting was held in Rome, Italy. Theme: “Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030″.

Bio Asia 2020 Hyderabad Telangana host the three-day Bio Asia 2020, Asia’s largest Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Forum with the theme of ‘Today for Tomorrow’ from February 17 to 19 February in Hyderabad.

2020 Global Investors J&K Srinagar is to host a three-day Global Summit Investors' Summit 2020 for the first time. The objective of the summit is to invite investments to

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the newly formed Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir.

January

Summit/ Conference Location About

Indian Science Congress Bengaluru The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) will focus on ‘science and technology: rural development’.

23rd National Youth Festival- Lucknow Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 2020 and State Government of Uttar Pradesh are jointly organizing 23rd National Youth Festival (NYF) 2020 at Indira Pratishthan, Lucknow from 12th to 16th January, 2020.

World Future Energy Summit Abu Dhabi The World Future Energy Summit will begin on 13th January in Abu

Dhabi, 33,500 participants from 170 countries and 800 specialist exhibitors are expected to attend the four-day annual event. The theme for this year's summit is "Rethinking Global Consumption, Production, and Investment."

Raisina Dialogue New Delhi India's flagship global conference on geopolitics and geo-economics Raisina Dialogue began in New Delhi on 15th January. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the inaugural session.

7th Conference of CPA India Lucknow Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Region inaugurates. The main theme of the conference is 'ROLE OF LEGISLATORS' and during the Plenary Sessions spread over two days, delegates will discuss the Capacity Building of Legislators for Scrutinizing Budgetary Proposals and Enhancing Focus of Legislators on Legislative Business.

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Food Processing Summit Ladakh Union Territory Ladakh is hosting the first ever Food Processing Summit to attract investors to the region. With the help of Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the UT Administration of Ladakh is organizing the Summit.

Fifth Science Film festival Goa Aims: Instilling the knowledge of science among the youth with the help of exhibitions, masterclasses, workshops, and other activities.

19th Shanghai Cooperation India The 19th council of heads of Organisation government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be hosted by India later this year. This would be the first high-level meeting of the SCO that would be organised here since India’s admission to the eight-member grouping.

December

Summit/ Conference Location About

54th DGsP/IGsP Conference Pune The Prime Minister participated in the 54th DGsP/IGsP Conference in Pune on December 7-8, 2019. Apart from leading the discussions and giving valuable suggestions over the past two days, he addressed the valedictory session of the Conference this evening.

11th Delhi Dialogue; 6th New Delhi The Ministry of External Affairs will Indian Ocean Dialogue and host the 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue and associated events Delhi Dialogue XI at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi on December 13 and 14, 2019. The 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue takes place on December 13, and the theme is "Indo-Pacific: Re-imagining the Indian Ocean through an Expanded Geography”.

Assocham Annual Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Conference addresses Assocham Annual Conference in Delhi; PM Says, India's progress towards becoming a USD 5

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trillion economy will be strengthened by investment of Rupees 100 lakh crore in infrastructure; also helped by an investment of Rupees 25 lakh crore in rural economy.

World Economic Forum’s Davos, Switzerland The Geneva-based WEF has selected 50th annual meeting ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World’ as the theme for its 2020 annual meeting, which will bring together 3,000 global leaders. Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Mansukh Mandaviya as well as three Chief Ministers — Amarinder Singh, Kamal Nath and B.S. Yeddyurappa — will join over 100 Indian CEOs in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos

November

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Global Ayurveda summit Kerala Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan inaugurates The two-day summit organized by CII will deliberate on the theme “Mainstreaming Ayurveda through Startups, Innovation and Branding”.

2nd International solar alliance New Delhi Eritrea and Saint Kitts and Nevis have 2019 become the newest members of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The two nations signed the ISA Framework Agreement during its second assembly held in New Delhi on October 31, 2019. With this, the total membership of the International Solar Alliance has risen to 83.

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16th Asean India Summit Bangkok, Kingdom of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thailand. attended 16th Asean India Summit in Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand. Speaking while co-chairing the 16th ASEAN-India Summit with Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, PM Modi said the Line of Credit of 1 billion dollar extended by India would be beneficial in ensuring physical and digital connectivity.

UN Climate Change Conference Spanish capital city of UN Climate Change Conference (COP (COP 25) Madrid 25) from 2 to 13 December. The decision was taken following Chile's stepping down as host for the event due to the ongoing street protests in the South American country.

50th World Economic Forum Switzerland The 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 (WEF) Annual Meeting will be held on

21-24 January 2020, in Davos- Klosters, Switzerland. Aims: Engage world leaders in collaborative activities to shape the global, regional, and industry agendas at the beginning of each year. The development of the meetings' programme is driven by WEF's mission –- improving the state of the world.

2nd no money for terror Melbourne, Australia The 2nd ‘No Money for Terror’ 2019 conference 2019 conference going on in Melbourne, Australia. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G.Kishan Reddy is leading a five-member delegation to the ‘No Money For Terror’ Ministerial Conference taking place in Melbourne, Australia. India will host the No Money For Terror conference to be held in 2020.

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19th IORA Council of Ministers Abu Dhabi, United The United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the Meeting 2019 Arab Emirates incoming IORA Chair, will host the 19th IORA Council of Ministers (COM)

Meeting on 7 November 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Under the theme of “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean”.

National Capital Region-2041 New Delhi The Centre has asked the NCR planning board to prepare the blueprint for the urban planning of Delhi 2041 in the next two years. "The Regional Plan-2041 would be a plan of our dreams and aspiration set in a practical context and that it must be published before mid-2021. As per a report by the United Nations, Delhi is slated to become the world's largest metropolis overtaking Tokyo by 2028.

Shanghai Summit's Heads Of India India will host the 19th council of Government Council Meet In heads of government of the Shanghai 2020 Cooperation Organisation in 2020, the first such high level meeting of the eight- member grouping to be organised by New Delhi. The SCO is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc in which India and Pakistan were admitted as full members in 2017. Its founding members included China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

11th BRICS Summit 2019 Brasilia, Brazil Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Brazil on November 13 and 14 to

attend the 11th BRICS summit. The theme of the BRICS summit this year is "Economic Growth for an Innovative Future” and it will be held in the capital city Brasilia.

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Shanghai Summit's 2020 New Delhi India will host the 19th council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2020, the first such high level meeting of the eight- member grouping to be organised by New Delhi. The SCO is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc in which India and Pakistan were admitted as full members in 2017. Its founding members included China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

11th BRICS Summit Brasilia, Brazil Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Brasilia on a 2 day visit to attend the 11th BRICS Summit. Huge business delegations from all the BRICS countries are participating in the Business forum. During the summit, the leaders will discuss intra group cooperation for the economic development of BRICS societies. Economic growth and innovative future for BRICS economies is the theme for this year's Summit.

9th BRICS trade ministers Brasilia, Brazil Commerce and Industry Minister meet Piyush Goyal attended the 9th BRICS trade ministers meet in Brasilia. He deliberated on the global economic climate with his counterparts from other member nations.

G20 foreign ministers meeting Japan External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar 2019 on 24th November interacted with his counterparts from several countries as he attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Japan. Jaishankar concluded the two-day event with a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi.

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Global Bio-India 2019 New Delhi The Global Bio-India 2019, one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate will be held for the first time in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November, 2019. Announcing this at a Curtain Raiser in Delhi today, the Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said“India for the first time is hosting a mega event for the biotech community to attract investments, showcase our indigenous strengths and more importantly fuel the hopes and aspirations of the indigenous talent pool”.

10th Commonwealth Youth Delhi The 10th Commonwealth Youth Parliament Parliament, a three day event, is to be hosted in Delhi, India by the Delhi

assembly for the first time, on 25th November. On the first day of the event, Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla attended the event as a chief guest. 47 participants from 24 commonwealth nations. Purpose: Students in understanding the important and fundamental aspects of parliamentary democracy and enable them to connect with like-minded peers. The students will get the opportunity to experience the ‘real-life’ assembly/parliamentary functioning. The overall purpose of this event is to enlighten to the youth the importance of good governance for the growth of a nation and the world.

UNESCO General Conference Paris Union Minister of Human Resource and Development(MHRD) Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ addressed the 40th UNESCO General Conference in Paris held from November 12-27,2019. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) general conference discussed the future of multilateralism in the rapidly changing world.

October

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BRICS Culture Ministers’ Curitiba, Brazil Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on meeting 13 october participated in BRICS Culture Ministers’ meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil.

G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting Okayama, Japan G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Conference in Japan on 20 October. Harshvardhan represented by India.

JP Morgan International New Delhi PM met with the JP Morgan International Council Council in New Delhi on 22nd October. After 2007, this was the first time that the International Council met in India. India, Prime Minister discussed his vision for making India a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024.

18th NAM Summit Baku, Azerbaijan The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit has been scheduled to be held between 25 October and 26 October 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 18th NAM summit 2019 will be preceded by Ministerial meetings and senior official meetings. Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian delegation at 18th NAM Summit.

“Global Bio-India 2019” New Delhi The Global Bio-India 2019, one of the Summit largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate will be held for the first time in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November, 2019. Announcing this at a Curtain Raiser in Delhi today, the Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said“India for the first time is hosting a mega event for the biotech community to attract investments, showcase our indigenous strengths and more importantly fuel the hopes and aspirations of the indigenous talent pool”.

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February

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Bank of Baroda partners CARE Ratings BoB tie-up with Care Ratings will strengthen the evaluation process and enable growth of the SME lending business.

HDFC Bank, Mastercard, SAP Concur join hands HDFC Bank will offer a corporate credit card for business travellers, providing a one-stop solution for payment and expense management during business trips. Benefit: "The corporate credit card will enable seamless integration of all business-related spend into SAP Concur offerings, enhancing employee experience, increasing visibility, saving money, and improving corporate efficiency.

Gujarat govt partners with SBI Aims: As per the MoU, the top public sector lender will provide working capital to entrepreneurs seeking to start new micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) within a short time -frame after providing theoretical approval within 15 days of making an application.

January

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Bank of Baroda ties up with JM Financial State-owned Bank of Baroda has entered into a strategic co-lending agreement with JM Financial Home Loans Limited (JMFHL), the housing finance arm of JM Financial Group, for offering retail loans to home buyers.

RevFin and PNB MetLife tie up To provide protection to the customers through life insurance on their loans. Aims: This partnership will support financial inclusion by helping to secure the families of the borrowers against loan repayment burden in the event of the unfortunate demise of the borrower during the loan term.

CSC (Common Service Centres) inks pact with In a move aimed at realising the government's Paytm Payments Bank vision of cashless and smooth transit at all toll plazas across country, the Common Service Centre has signed a MoU with Paytm for sale of FASTAgs through the last mile network of 3.6 lakh CSCs.

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Indian Railways signs MoU with RailTel After the successful completion of the Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for 50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel will register 39000 users over 34 Railway divisions on NIC e office platform by 30th June 2020. The phase 1 of NIC e-office execution started with a mandate to complete the work by March 2020.

MoU between SCR of Indian Railways and SBI A Memorandum of Understanding was signed for Doorstep Banking between South Central Zone of Indian Railways and State Bank of India for Doorstep Banking for direct pickup of earnings covering all 585 Railway stations over SCR Zone. The direct pick up of cash from all the railway stations on SCR as per the MoU dispenses with the tedious and complex activity of movement of cash earnings through “Cash Safes” by trains.

Bajaj Finserv Partners With Apollo Hospitals Bajaj Finserv Exclusive partnership with Apollo Hospitals Group where the health EMI card, like a wallet, will be available for both our existing two crore clients and new clients; i.e., patients in Apollo Hospitals Group. Benefit: Bajaj Finserv has launched digitized health EMI cards covering an entire family with a credit limit ranging between Rs 40,000 and Rs 4 lakh. The 0% EMI cards, which will be accepted across all centres of Apollo Hospitals in the country, has a personal accident insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.

Airtel Joins Hands with Western Union Bharti Airtel giant recently associated with the major money transfer brand Western Union to launch real-time payments into bank accounts in India and mobile wallets across Africa.

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Tongo join hands to NTPC as PMC for about 300 The Letter of Engagement of NTPC as PMC for MW solar power projects in Togo development about 300 MW Solar Power Projects by Togo was handed over here on 28th January by

Mr. Kondi Mani, Charge d’ Affaire, Embassy of Togo, New Delhi. Togo is a Country in West Africa and Member of International Solar Alliance (ISA). The country has set an ambitious plan to achieve universal electricity access by 2030 with focus on capacity addition in Solar Power generation.

December

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Walmart India, in partnership with HDFC Bank Launched a co-branded credit card exclusively for members of its Best Price Modern Wholesale "B2B Cash & Carry" stores, offering "free credit up to 50 days.

CSIR signs MoU with BHEL To cooperate, collaborate and pursue industrial application oriented research programmes and its commercialization in large scale. Thus, indigenously developed technologies by CSIR shall be commercialised & implemented jointly by BHEL & CSIR in the country, to make the Government of India initiative “Make in India” successful.

MoUs signed with Amazon, Flipkart Punjab industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on 6th December signed MoUs with key e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart to enable access to new markets for the Punjab-based MSMEs. Benefit: Flipkart will facilitate access for MSMEs to new domestic markets, impetus to handloom weavers and small enterprises in the State.

Mastercard ties up with Thailand Tourism Global payments technology major Mastercard Authority has tied up with the Thailand Tourism Authority (TAT) to tap Indians travelling to the ASEAN country. Mastercard data, there has been 20 per cent increase in spends on cashless transactions in Thailand by Indians as compared to 2018-19.

MOU signed Between NSIC & ARAMCO Asia For the development of MSME Ecosystem in India in Oil & Gas Sector.

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ICAR and NABARD signs MoU Promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to facilitate the action research (the research carried out with the active participation of farmers to provide solutions for the challenges) and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models developed by the ICAR.

Axis Bank and Indian Oil launch co-branded credit card for cashless payments The co-branded card is for customers who prefer cashless and hassle-free payments. Offer attractive rewards and benefits for its customers

Software major Wipro partnered with the To upskill 10,000 students from 20 engineering Indian IT industry apex body Nasscom colleges across the country.

Vakrangee partners with UBI The Central government has made financial inclusion its key priority, with a vision to have universal access to banking facilities for every household, financial literacy, access to credit, insurance and pension.

SEBI inks pact with Kazakhstan-based AFSA Mutual cooperation and technical assistance, AIFC’s press service informed.

Pine Labs partners with Kotak Mahindra Bank To enable EMI payments via Kotak Debit Cards. This arrangement enables over 10 million eligible Kotak debit card customers to pay for their purchases in easy instalments via the Pine Labs POS terminals.

Federal Bank ties up with Magicbricks Private sector lender Federal Bank has tied up with online real estate platform Magicbricks for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties repossessed by it in recovery proceedings. Aimed: Speedy recovery of the bank's impaired assets, while helping customers get the best rate in the market for their properties.

November

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Government e-Marketplace partners with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has signed Indian Bank and Canara Bank MoU with Indian Bank and Canara Bank. Benefit: A cashless, paperless and transparent payment system on the portal and would create an efficient procurement system for government entities.

MSTC ties up with Allahabad Bank MSTC Ltd has signed an agreement with Allahabad Bank for the development of a dedicated e-Auction platform directly linked with the Indian Banking Association's portal (https://ibapi.net) for sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) through the SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest) Act.

Ficci signs Fintech MoU with Singapore Industry body Ficci on 11th November signed an agreement with Singapore Fintech Association (SFA) to boost cooperation for development of financial technology industry in India and the southeast Asian country. The FICCI-SFA MoU is a partnership agreement to share information about fintech and collaborate on mutually beneficial initiatives that will further development of fintech industry in both the countries.

ICICI Lombard partners with Fino ICICI Lombard has been partnering with Fino Payments Bank to offer non-life insurance solutions to its customers since 2017. As part of this association, ICICI Lombard has introduced several innovative insurance solutions that complement Fina's technology enabled platforms and harness its customer reach. Some of these offerings include Hospicash that provide customers the means to cover their loss of income, especially in the case of migrant workers, if they are hospitalized.

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Vistara and SBI launch co-branded credit cards SBI Cards and full-service carrier Vistara on November 26 launched a premium co-branded cards,

which will allow its users to get various benefits such free cancellations, lounge access, and earning higher amount of points in the airline's frequent flyer program 'Club Vistara'.

U GRO Capital signs SME loan co-origination The collaboration will work towards offering credit agreement with SBI at a competitive rate of interest with a reduced turn- around time by using U GRO Capital's indigenously

developed co-lending technology platform 'GRO- Xstream'.

Loans of different Organisations (Chapter-7)(Oct to Feb)

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World Bank $450 million Aims: The World Bank-supported Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) – National Groundwater Management Improvement Program will be implemented in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh and cover 78 districts.

January

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World Bank $88 Million The Government of India, the Government of Assam and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of $88 million. Purpose: Help modernize Assam’s passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including the mighty Brahmaputra.

World Bank USD 210 Million State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project

December

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ADB $206 million Develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in 5 cities of Tamil Nadu

ADB $250 Million to expand energy efficiency investments in India

ADB $ 490 Million for public-private partnership (PPP) project to upgrade about 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) from single-lane to two-lane widths in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

AIIB $210 million for irrigation & solar energy projects in India

November

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Asian Development Bank $451 mn Strengthen power connectivity between the southern and northern parts of the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu. The total cost of the project is $653.5 million, of which the government will provide $202.5 million, the Manila- headquartered multilateral agency.

Asian Infrastructure $2.2-billion Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Investment Bank (AIIB) is evaluating loans worth over $2.2 billion for funding power transmission and distribution projects in Assam, metro rail projects in Chennai, Mumbai and rural water supply system in Karnataka. Since starting operations in 2016, AIIB has invested $2.894 billion in 13 projects in India, including a $500-million loan approved last month to ease congestion in Mumbai- the country’s financial hub- and another $75 million to Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd for on-lending to renewable energy projects. AIIB has also invested $50 million last month in Oriental Infra Trust, an infrastructure investment trust sponsored by Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt Ltd and

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Oriental Tollways Pvt Ltd with five operational road assets, consisting of four toll-road assets and one annuity road asset, in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.

Asian Development Bank USD 91 million The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) (ADB) has signed an agreement to extend 91 million US dollar loan to modernize the Vijayanagara Channel Irrigation Systems and prepare river basin management plans in the Krishna river basin.

Asian Development Bank USD 150 mn The Manila-headquartered Asian (ADB) Development Bank has approved second tranche of USD 150 million (about Rs 1,065 crore) for West Bengal to boost capital investment and infrastructure in the state.

Asian Development Bank $451 Million Strengthen Power Connectivity in Tamil (ADB) Nadu

October

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ADB $190 million Upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards in Rajasthan

World Bank $165 million Support smallholder farmers in the state. Aims: The project “The Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture” will be implemented in Odisha’s rural areas which are vulnerable to droughts and largely dependent on rainfed agriculture.

New development bank USD 800 milllion New development bank will provide a for Brazil and sovereign loan of USD 500 million to the India Federative Republic of Brazil for the Fundo Clima – Brazil National Climate Fund Project. Aimed: capitalizing Fundo Clima to expand

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its on-lending operations to sub-projects contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Bank provide a loan of USD 300 million to REC Limited to support the Government of India’s increasing investment in the renewable energy sector. The Project is aimed: At improving the energy mix in India by providing funds for the construction and commissioning of renewable energy sub-projects. The Project will create jobs and contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions and environmental pollution.

Merger and Acquired company list (Chapter-8) (Covered Nov to Feb)

January

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HDFC Completes Acquisition Of Apollo Mortgage lending major HDFC on 9th January Munich Health Insurance announce that it has completed the acquisition of 50.80 per cent share of Apollo Hospitals

Group in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company worth Rs 1,485.14 crore. Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited has been renamed as HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited (HDFC ERGO Health) and will operate as a subsidiary of HDFC Limited."

Zomato acquired the Indian operations of Online food delivery and restaurant Uber Eats discovery platform Zomato has acquired the Indian operations of Uber Eats, the food

delivery business run by Uber, for around $350 million (Rs 2,485 crore). The all-stock transaction will give the US-based ride-hailing company about 10% shareholding in Gurgaon-based Zomato.

PayU buys PaySense In India’s largest fintech acquisition deal, digital payments gateway provider PayU has acquired a controlling stake in Nexus Venture Partners-backed fintech start-up PaySense at

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a valuation of $185 million.

Flipkart former CEO Sachin Bansal acquires Flipkart co-founder and former CEO Sachin DHFL General Insurance Bansal has reportedly acquired DHFL General Insurance from Wadhawan Group Capital (WGC) for around Rs 100 crore. The deal is seen as a distress sale for Kapil Wadhawan-led financial services group, which used to run the debt-laden DHFL.

ICL board approves its merger proposal with State-owned non-life insurer National Oriental Insurance Company & United India Insurance Company Ltd has approved its Insurance Company Ltd. merger with Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and United India Insurance Company Ltd. The boards of Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company have already given their nod to the merger.

November

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Google to buy Fitbit Alphabet Inc-owned Google will buy wearable device maker Fitbit Inc for $2.1 billion, as the

search giant looks to enter the fast-growing market for fitness trackers and smartwatches. Google has joined other major technology companies such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in developing smart phones, it has yet to develop any wearable offerings.

Tech Mahindra acquires New York-based IT services firm Tech Mahindra Ltd (Tech M) BORN Group has acquired BORN Group, a New York-based digital content and production agency, for $95 million in an all-cash deal. BORN’s services include consulting, content creation, maintenance and hosting services, digital and social marketing, among others. It has clients such as Google, Tata, Red Bull and TAG Heuer.

Merger of the BNP Paribas (BNPP) Mutual The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has Fund and the Baroda (BOB) Mutual Fund approved the merger of the BNP Paribas (BNPP) Mutual Fund and the Baroda (BOB)

Mutual Fund, under the Competition Act, 2002. BNPP AMC is the dedicated AMC for BNPP

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Mutual Fund and acts as the investment manager of BNPP Mutual Fund. BNPP AMC is also a registered as portfolio manager under Sebi Regulations. It provides portfolio management services and advisory activities. BNPP TC is the trustee company of BNPP Mutual Fund.

Muthoot Finance to buy IDBI MF for Rs 215 Gold loan provider Muthoot Finance (MFIN) crore has bought IDBI Mutual Fund (IDBI MF) on November 22, paving way for company's entry

into mutual funds space. Muthoot Finance said it would purchase 100 percent equity shares in both companies for Rs 215 crore.

October

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Govt approves BSNL-MTNL merger, clears Rs Two public sector telecom behemoths — Bharat 70,000-crore relief package Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). While approving

a package of nearly Rs 70,000 crore for the two financially stressed entities, the Union Cabinet on 23 October also drew up a timeline to merge them.

Mahindra to fully acquire France-based Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) its subsidiary Peugeot Motocycles Mahindra Two Wheelers Europe will fully acquire France-based Peugeot Motocycles (PMTC) for an undisclosed amount. This reaffirms the commitment of the Mahindra Group to the future growth of Peugeot Motocycles.

India’s GDP Growth Forecast FY 20 & 21 by various Financial Organizations (Last Updates- 26 February) (Chapter-9)

Organization 2019-20 2020-21

Fitch 4.6% (20th Dec 5.6%% FY- 2020-21) Updated)

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UNCTAD report 6% (Updated-26 September) RBI forecasted 5% (Updated 4 dec) 6% (Updated 6 feb 2020) Moody (Updated- 16 4.9% 5.4% feb) ADB 5.1% (Updated-11 7.2% December 2019) World Bank (Updated- 5% (Updated on 9th 6.9% 13th Oct) Jan 2020) World Economic 4.8% (Updated-20 6.5% (Updated-20 Jan 2020) Outlook released by Jan 2020) International Monetary Fund (IMF) FICCI (Updated -30 May) 5% (Updated 29 Jan 5.5% 2020 ) Organisation for 5.9% (Updated 20 6.3% (Updated 20 September ) Economic Co-operation September ) and Development (OECD) DBS Bank 6.2% (Updated-2 Sep 2019) Goldman Sachs 7.2% (Updated-7th June 2019) Central Statistics Office 7.1% (Updated-30 7.2% (Updated-30 May 2019) (CSO) May 2019) CRISIL 5.1% (Updated 3 December) UN (United Nation) 5.7% (Updated 16 Jan 2020) Australia and New 6.2% – FY 2019 6.5% (Also FY2021-6.5%) Zealand Banking Group (Updated- 16 (ANZ) August) India Ratings & 5% fY 2020. 5.5% Research (Updated- 22nd January) Economy Survey 7% National Council of 4.9% (Updated- 21 5.6% Applied Economic feb) Research (NCAER) S & P (2nd Oct) 6.3% 7% State Bank of India (SBI) 4.6% (update 8Jan 2020)

Website, Application & Card (Oct to Feb) Chapter-10

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▪ DefExpo ▪ Defence ▪ Nearly 900 exhibitors, including foreign mobile app Minister companies, have registered for DefExpo ▪ Rajnath Singh 2020 and the exhibition space booked by

launches them is 52 per cent more than that in the previous edition of the event in 2018. ▪ DefExpo 2020 is scheduled to be held in Lucknow between February 5-8 next year. The theme of the exhibition is 'India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub'.

▪ Rythu Mitra ▪ Telangana Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao mobile app and Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy launched Rythu Mitra, an exclusive mobile application on 17 November 2019. Benefit: Farmers can get advices and guidance from experts and agriculture extension officers (AEOs). They can also access information regarding government schemes, subsidies, and other kinds of government assistance being extended to the farm sector.

▪ ‘Farmitra’ ▪ Bajaj Allianz ▪ Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, the General private general insurer launched industry’s Insurance first mobile app ‘Farmitra’ catering to the specific needs of farmers. Through this app, farmers will not only get insurance solutions, but also a range of other information and advisories which will cater to their day to day farming needs. ▪ Benefit: Farmers address their worries and provide them relevant information which they can use in optimizing their farming practices. This will create value for farmers, thereby increasing engagement with them

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▪ Sishu ▪ Assam State ▪ Assam State Commission for Protection of Suraksha App Commission Child Rights is coming up with a mobile application, named ‘Sishu Suraksha’ which will be launched on 14th November on the occasion of children’s Day by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. ▪ The app can be used by anyone in the state of Assam to lodge a complaint which will be directly registered at ASCPCR.

▪ “Baroda ▪ Bank of ▪ Indian multinational, public sector banking Kisan” Baroda and financial services company,Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched an agriculture digital platform called “Baroda Kisan” in Bardoli, Surat,Gujarat. It is a web-based portal that can also be accessed by farmers through mobile.

▪ ‘Jan Soochna ▪ Rajasthan ▪ Rajasthan has launched a portal called ‘Jan Portal’ govt. Soochna Portal‘ under the Rajasthan Innovation Vision (RAJIV) campaign that was started to commemorate former Prime minister(PM) Rajiv Gandhi’s 75th anniversary. This portal designed by the information and technology(IT) department, is a first of its kind in India to provide access to information about govt. departments in a single platform. This portal will provide people to seek the Right to Information(RTI) with transparency and accountability.

▪ “DigiSmart” ▪ Standard ▪ The Standard Chartered Bank, a British credit card Chartered Bank multinational banking and financial services company has launched its “DigiSmart” credit card primarily focused on the ever-growing segment of millennials.

▪ “Nishank” ▪ Union Minister ▪ The Union Minister for Human Resource for Human Development (MHRD) Mr Ramesh Resource pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, inaugurated the Indian Development Airforce Facilitation-cum-Publicity Pavilion in National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi to motivate students to join Indian Air Force.

▪ ‘Samarth’ ▪ Flipkart ▪ Flipkart Group launched ‘Samarth’, an initiative of Flipkart, to support weavers, artisans, and makers of handicrafts to its platform.

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▪ “Meghdoot” ▪ Minister for ▪ Digital India initiative & and bring technology Earth Science, to farmers, the minister for Earth Science, Science and Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan has Technology launched a new mobile application called “Meghdoot” in New Delhi, developed by experts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR).

▪ “Maitri” app ▪ Five girls from ▪ five girls from Noida, Uttar Pradesh of team Noida, Uttar “Tech Witches” were awarded Bronze medal at Pradesh the 2019 ‘Technovation challenge’, the world’s largest technology and entrepreneurship programme for girls held in San Francisco, United States(US). They were awarded for developing a mobile app named ‘Maitri’ which connects children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes.

▪ ‘InstaBIZ’ ▪ ICICI Bank ▪ India’s largest private sector bank, ICICI(Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) launched a new digital platform called ‘InstaBIZ’. It targeted at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and self-employed customers, enable them to undertake their business banking transactions digitally and instantly.

▪ “Bolo App” ▪ Google ▪ Help children in India with reading, comprehension skills

▪ “YONO Cash” ▪ SBI ▪ For its customers using which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using debit cards.YONO – You Only Need One.

▪ ‘Conquer Exam, ▪ Indian Institute ▪ Reduce the exam pressure Be a Warrior’ of Public Health App ▪ “My Circle” ▪ Airtel ▪ women’s safety collaboration with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) ▪ e-AUSHADHI ▪ Minister of State ▪ e-AUSHADHI portal for online licensing of portal (IC) for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy AYUSH, Shripad drugs and related matters. Yesso Naik

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▪ RODRA website ▪ Army launched ▪ Army launched an online platform, Retired an online Officers Digital Records platform Archive(RODRA), https://rodra.gov.in with an aim to have a better connection with armed forces veteran officers and family pensioners. ▪ The website provides facilities such as updating records, registration, and tracking of documents and pension-related grievances and communicating regarding various issues.

Budget 2020 Chapter- 11

Purpose Amount

Agriculture and allied activities 2.83 lakhs cr Trnasfort Infra 1.7 lakhs cr Defence pension 1.33 lakhs cr. Education ++ skill development 99300+3000 cr. Welfare of SCs and ObCs 85000 Cr. Healthcare 69000cr. Welfare of STs 53,700 Nutrition Programme 35600cr. Development of J&K 30,757cr. Women-specific proframmes Decelopment of 28600+ 27300 cr. Industry & Commerce Power & Renewable energy 22000cr. Swachh bharat Mision 12,300cr. Sr. Citizens and Divyang 9500cr. Bharat Net Program 6000cr. Development Of Ladakh 5958 cr. Clean Air 4400 Minstry of Culture 3150cr. National Mission on Quantum Computing and Rs 8,000 crore Technology

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Tourism promotion 2500cr. hosting G20 presidency in 2022 100cr. FY21 divestment target 2.1 lakhs Cr. piped water supply to households 3.6 lakhs Cr. National Textile Mission 1480 cr.

• 5 archaeological sites to be developed with on-site museums o Rakhigarhi, Haryana. o Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh. o Sivasagar, Assam. o Dholavira, Gujarat. o Adichanallur, Tamil Nadu • Those earning up to Rs 5 lakhs are exempt from paying taxes • 10% tax for everyone earning Rs 5-7.5 lakh against the current 20% • 15% tax for everyone earning Rs 7.5- 10 lakhs against current 20% • 20% tax for everyone earning Rs 10-12.5 lakhs against current 30% • 25% tax for everyone earning Rs 12.5-15 lakhs against the current 30% • Those earning more than Rs 15 lakhs get no exemptions • Additional Rs 1.5 lakh tax benefit on affordable housing loans • Rs 40,000 cr per annum will be revenue foregone from new income tax rates for individuals • 100 more airports to be developed by 2025

List of Committee (Chapter-12)

Committee Headed by Purpose

▪ Parliament's meeting ▪ Rajnath Singh ▪ Defence Minister of Consultative Rajnath Singh chaired Committee a meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. ▪ The subject of the meeting was Border Roads Organisation,

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BRO.

▪ 15th Finance ▪ N K Singh ▪ The Finance Commission submits Commission

its report for 2020-21 submitted its report for the financial year 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind on 5th December. The Commission headed by N K Singh apprised the President of the recommendations contained therein.

▪ Rajya Sabha forms ▪ Jairam Ramesh ▪ Rajya Sabha informal group to Chairman Venkaiah study issues related Naidu on 5th December to pornographic announced the content on Internet, formation of a 14- social media member informal group to study issues related to pornographic content on the Internet and social media platforms.

▪ Expert panel to ▪ Infosys co-founder Kris ▪ Ministry of Electronics examine non- Gopalakrishnan and Information personal data Technology (Meity) has regulation framed an 8-membered high-level panel headed by Infosys co- founder Kris Gopalakrishnan to study issues related to non-personal data and suggest the ways to regulate non- personal data.

▪ Set up of a federal ▪ Mahesh Kumar Jain ▪ The RBI (Reserve Bank body like GST council of India) panel has for the agriculture suggested creating an sector institution like the GST (Goods and Services Tax ) Council to implement reforms in the agricultural sector. It was also recommended to

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transfer subsidy directly to the account and avoid debt waiver.

▪ IBA’s Managing ▪ Karnataka Bank MD & ▪ The Managing Director Committee CEO MS (MD) and Chief Mahabaleshwara Executive Officer (CEO) of Karnataka Bank, M S Mahabaleshwara was included in the Managing Committee of Indian Banks Association (IBA). He was elected unopposed from the private sector member banks category.

▪ Development of ▪ Harsh Vardhan ▪ The panel headed housing finance by Harsh Vardhan, securitisation market senior advisor, Bain and Co., for the development of housing finance securitisation market h as submitted its report to the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das.

▪ Assets, liabilities of ▪ Defence Secretary ▪ Centre has appointed J&K Sanjay Mitra defence Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra to head a 3- member panel to look into assets, liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) between two successor Union territories(UT) J&K and Ladakh, that comes into effect on October 31, 2019.

▪ Action against mob ▪ Amit Shah ▪ Union home minister & lynching/ mob BJP( Bharatiya Janata violence Party ) President, Amit Shah will now head a 4-

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member panel of ministers, which was created in 2018 to propose action against mob lynching. T

▪ RBI’s Task Force on ▪ Usha Thorat ▪ The Task Force formed Offshore Rupee by the Reserve Bank of Markets India (RBI) on Offshore Rupee Markets headed by Usha Thorat has recommended the extension of onshore market hours to 9 am to 9 pm, from 9 am to 5 pm, to improve access of overseas users and allow Indian banks to freely offer prices to global clients around the clock

▪ Economic Capital ▪ Bimal Jalan ▪ Frame Work

▪ Elephant Bond ▪ Surjit Bhalla ▪

▪ ATM Interchange Free ▪ VG Kannan ▪ Structure

▪ Currency Movement ▪ DK Mohanty ▪

▪ LPG Marketing ▪ Kirit Parrikh ▪

▪ MSME ▪ UK sinha ▪

▪ Frauds Detection in ▪ Dinesh Arors ▪ Ayushman Bharat by IRADIA & NHA

▪ GOFM of States for ▪ Sushil Kumar Modi ▪ GST Panel

▪ Goroup of CMs for ▪ Devendra Fadnavis ▪ Doubling Farmers Income

▪ Help ease stress in ▪ Rajiv Gauba ▪ The government has set telecom sector up a committee of secretaries (CoS) under Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to suggest measures to mitigate the financial stress in

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the telecom sector, which is looking at a payout of Rs 1.33 trillion to clear statutory dues.

▪ Easier entry to ▪ Surjit Bhalla ▪ A high-level advisory foreign investors group (HLAG) on trade and policy has recommended simpler regulatory and tax framework for overseas investment funds, allowing individual investment from abroad in Indian debt and capital markets, and state-specific policies to facilitate foreign direct investment in agro- processing.

▪ Chairman of the ▪ Pune Lok Sabha ▪ estimates committee member& BJP MP, Girish Bapat

▪ Women Help Desks, ▪ Empowered Committee ▪ Women and Child More Anti-human (EC) under Nirbhaya Development Minister Trafficking Units to be framework, chaired by Smriti Irani said that Set Up Using Nirbhaya WCD Secretary women help desks will Fund Rabindra Panwar be set up in police stations across the country and more anti- human trafficking units established in all districts using the Nirbhaya fund.

▪ Tighter Rules For ▪ Tapan Ray ▪ The committee Core Investment suggested that:

Companies ▪ Capital contribution by a CIC in a step-down CIC, over and above 10 percent of its owned funds, should be deducted from its ‘adjusted net worth’. Further, step-down CICs may not be permitted to invest in

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any other CIC, but allowed to invest freely in other group companies. Existing entities can be given a two-year glide path to comply with the rules.

▪ Draft new water ▪ Mihir Shah ▪ It will be chaired by policy Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee has 10 principal members, including Shashi Shekhar, a former secretary of Water Resources, and A.B. Pandya, former chairman of the Central Ground Water Board. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.

▪ Sports Ministry to ▪ Supreme Court judge ▪ Olympic bronze- review the Justice (Retd) medallist shooter controversial Draft Mukundakam Sharma Gagan Narang, former National Sports Code as its chairman. football captain 2017. Baichung Bhutia and national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand have been named in a 13-member expert committee formed by the Sports Ministry to review the controversial Draft National Sports Code 2017.

Committee to draft the Dr Mihir Shah The committee established National Water Policy by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India will outline the new National Water Policy

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(NWP) for the country. The committee, comprising of 11 members including Dr Shah, will draft the National Water Policy (NWP) and will

Road safety committee Retired judges, Justice The Supreme Court on 16th Abhay Manohar Sapre January said it would appoint one of its retired judges, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, as the chairman of its committee on road safety after the panel's current head -- former apex court judge Justice K S P Radhakrishnan -- expressed difficulty in continuing in that position.

Draft mediation law Niranjan Bhat The Supreme Court has, through a unique step, set up a panel to firm up a draft legislation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation, which would then be sent to the government as a suggestion from the apex court.

Municipal bonds Sujit Prasad Committee which will suggest development on policy matters pertaining to development of municipal debt securities and facilitate municipalities for issuance of such bonds.

15th Finance commission to Sanjiv Puri The panel will recommend boost agri exports measurable performance incentives for States to

encourage agri exports as well as to promote crops to enable high import substitution, the Finance Commission

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February Non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 7 per cent in December 2019 from 12.8 per cent in ONGC, IOC, other oil PSUs to invest Rs 98,521 cr December 2018. in FY21 RBI hikes insurance on bank deposits to Rs 5 ONGC, IOC and other oil PSUs will invest over Rs lakh 98,521 crore in the coming fiscal starting April Budget announcement, insurance cover on bank 1 in exploring for oil and gas, refineries, deposits has been increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 petrochemicals and laying pipelines to meet lakh effective 4th February, the Reserve Bank of needs of the world's fastest-growing energy India (RBI) said. consuming nation. Deposit insurance was static at Rs 1 lakh since The investment proposed in 2020-21 is almost 4 1993. The cover is provided by the Deposit per cent higher than Rs 94,974 crore spending Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation by the state-owned oil firms in the current fiscal (DICGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI. year that ends on March 31, according to Budget 2020-21 documents. RBI Sixth bi-monthly monetary policy: An Overview Govt. pegs UIDAI’s allocation at ₹985 crore for FY21 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for The government has raised fund allocation for the 2019-20 on 6th February which the repo rate was Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) left unchanged, as was widely expected. The six- — which issues biometric ID to residents — by member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) 17% to ₹985 crore for the next fiscal starting headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das. April 1. Repo Rate 5.15% In the current fiscal, the UIDAI was originally allocated ₹1,227 crore when the Modi-2.0 Reverse Repo Rate 4.90% government presented the Union Budget on July 5, 2019. But the amount was revised downwards to ₹836.7 crore, according to Budget 2020-21 Marginal Standing Facility(MSF) Rate 5.40% documents. Bank Rate 5.40% Banks credit grows by 7.21%, deposits by 9.51%: RBI data Cash reserve Ratio(CRR) 4% Banks credit and deposits grew 7.21 per cent and 9.51 per cent to Rs 100.05 trillion and Rs 131.26 Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) 18.50% trillion, respectively, in the fortnight ended January 17, according to the latest Reserve Bank data. GDP Forecasting 2020-21 6% In the year-ago fortnight, banks advance stood at Rs

93.32 trillion while deposits at Rs 119.85 trillion. Reserve Bank set to conduct Financial Literacy In the previous fortnight ended January 2, credit Week (FLW) 2020 from 10-14 February had grown by 7.57 per cent to Rs 100.44 trillion and deposits by 9.77 per cent to Rs 132.10 trillion. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to conduct the Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2020 to propagate financial education messages on

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series a particular theme across the country from The RBI has followed a July-June financial year February 10 February 14, 2020. since 1940, when it moved away from a January- December financial year. The theme selected for current year FLW is “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Headed by former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan, set (MSMEs),” which will be observed from February up to review the central bank’s economic capital 10 to February 14, 2020. framework, had suggested aligning RBI’s financial year with the government’s fiscal year. RBI to create Digital Payments Index to capture extent of digitisation of payments January The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue India extends USD 75 mn line of credit for solar periodic scores to assess the performance of the parks in Cuba digital payments industry on key operating parameters such as rural penetration and India has extended a line of credit of USD 75 innovation in existing modes and channels. million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An agreement signed The banking regulator will make the index available between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) in the public domain from July 2020. and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came BSNL, Air India, MTNL highest loss-making PSUs into effect from December 12. in FY19; ONGC most profitable: Survey Shivalik Mercantile receives approval to ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC were become Small Finance Bank the top three profitable PSUs in 2018-19, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) coming up with its whereas BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred draft guidelines on urban cooperative bank (UCB) highest losses for a third consecutive year, asking them to lent 75 per cent of their portfolio according to a survey. towards priority sector, Uttar Pradesh based The top three profit making PSUs including Oil multi-state Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Oil Bank Ltd received an in principle approval for Corporation and NTPC contributed 15.3 per cent, becoming a small finance banks. 9.68 per cent and 6.73 per cent, respectively to Two Indian banks to cease operations in Sri the total profit earned by all profitable CPSEs. Lanka RBI Board Recommends Switch To April-March The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has permitted Financial Year after 80 years Indian private sector lenders Axis Bank and The board of the Reserve Bank of India has ICICI Bank to close their operations in the island recommended a change in the central bank’s nation. accounting year to April-March starting 2020- This follows requests by their parent banks. The 21. The RBI currently follows a July-June licenses issued to them will be cancelled once the financial year. “The Board recommended aligning winding-up operations are complete. the financial year of RBI, currently July-June, with the Government’s fiscal year (April-March) from Zero-Budget Natural Farming: Andhra Pradesh the year 2020-21 and approved forwarding a govt inks Rs 711 cr loan pact with German bank proposal to the Government for its consideration on 15th February. KfW, a German development bank, will assist the Andhra Pradesh government with a Rs 711 According an RBI spokesperson, the ongoing crore loan for expanding the climate-resilient financial year will end on June 30, 2020. The next Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in the financial year will be a nine month year, starting state over the next five years. from July 1, 2020 and ending on March 31, 2021. Thereafter the RBI will begin each financial year The state government will spend another Rs 304 from April 1. crore on the project under which 2.39 lakh

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series farmers in 591 village panchayats will be ICICI Bank Introduces Cardless Cash encouraged to take up ZBNF Withdrawal Facility Through ATMs, Per Day Limit at Rs 20K Purpose: The ZBNF project is being undertaken by the state government, dovetailing the Rastriya ICICI Bank on 21st January launched cardless cash Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Paramparagat withdrawal facility from its ATMs with a per day Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) of the Centre, with the transaction limit of Rs 20,000. Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives extending This service enables customers to withdraw cash technical support. from over 15,000 ATMs of the bank by simply Indian economy likely to grow to $7 trillion by raising a request on iMobile, its mobile banking 2030: Deutsche Bank application. India’s economy is likely to grow two and half Exim Bank extends USD 35.80 mn line of credit times to $7 trillion by 2030, from about $3 to Suriname for rural electrification trillion now, making India the world’s third The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) largest economy. This implies that nominal GDP on 22nd Janaury it has extended USD 35.80 million growth is likely to average just over 10% through (about Rs 250 crore) line of credit to Suriname the next decade, Deutsche Bank said in a research government to fund the country's rural report, Imagine 2030. electrification programme. RBI releases national strategy for financial The line of credit (LOC) is meant for financing rural inclusion for 5-year period (2019-2024) electrification through solar DG hybrid PV The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the aegis of systems in 50 remote villages of Suriname. Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee (FIAC) has With the latest round of funding, the Indian set up a 5-year plan of formulation of National government has till date extended nine LOCs to Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) for the Suriname, totalling USD 124.98 million (about period 2019-2024. This has been done keeping in Rs 890 crore). view the global trend of financial inclusion which acts as a key driver of economic growth. The projects covered under LOCs extended to Suriname include power, water supply, purchase The NSFI sets forth the vision and key objectives of of helicopters and upgradation of milk the Financial Inclusion policies in India to expand processing plant. the reach and sustain the efforts through a broad convergence of action involving all the stakeholders Vodafone m-pesa's certificate of authorisation in the financial sector. cancelled by RBI NSFI enlists 6 visions: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cancelled the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of Vodafone m- *Universal Access to Financial Services pesa after its voluntary surrender of authorisation. *Providing Basic Bouquet of Financial Services The company henceforth cannot transact business *Access to Livelihood and Skill Development of issuance and operation of Prepaid payment Instruments. *Financial Literacy and Education Customers or merchants having a valid claim on *Customer Protection and Grievance Redressal the company as a PSO, can approach the *Effective Co-ordination company till September 30, 2022, for settlement of their claims within three years from the date of The document highlights the major issues that act cancellation. as impediments to financial inclusion and comes up with a set of recommendations and action plans to "The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the support sustainable financial inclusion over the powers conferred on it under the Payment and next 5 years. Settlement Systems Act, 2007, has cancelled the

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Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of the IFC to invest USD 200 million in Mahindra below mentioned Payment System Operator (PSO) Finance on account of voluntary surrender of authorization. World Bank Group arm IFC on 2nd December it New India Co-operative Bank shareholders has anchored an investment round of USD 200 approve conversion to small finance bank million (about Rs 1,433 crore) in Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services to create a dedicated The New India Co-operative Bank (NICB) on pool of financing for MSMEs in low-income states. 22nd January said its shareholders have decided to convert it into a small finance bank. At least USD 100 million will be earmarked for women-owned micro, small and medium Reason: The move comes after a slew of regulatory enterprises (MSMEs), according to a release. changes by the RBI following the Rs 4,500-crore PMC Bank fraud and to ensure better regulation of RBI releases "Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of such lenders which are heavily influenced by SFB in the Private Sector" regional political heavyweights. The Reserve Bank of India released guidelines RBI raises short-term FPI debt investment limit for 'on tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks in to 30% from 20% to boost inflows the Private Sector. Now payments banks willing to convert themselves into small finance banks In a move that could lead to higher foreign (SFBs) can apply for such a licence only after 5 inflows, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked years of operations. the short-term investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from 20 per cent to 30 per cent The licensing window will be open on-tap. The of the total FPI investment in Central minimum capital for setting up an SFB has been government securities (including Treasury mandated at ₹200 crores, adding for primary Bills) or state development loans. (urban) co-operative banks (UCBs), which wish to become SFBs, the initial requirement of net India-Brazil set target of USD 15 billion trade by worth will be ₹100 crores, which will have to be 2022 increased to ₹200 crores within five years from The visit of the President of the Federative the date of commencement of business. SFBs will Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is a sign of the be given scheduled bank status immediately upon growing importance of the India – Brazil bilateral commencement of operations. partnership said Union Minister of Commerce India Extends Line of Credits for two solar and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal. projects in Guinea RBI fines HDFC Bank ₹1 crore for non- India has extended Line of Credits for two solar compliance of KYC norms projects in Guinea. The agreements were The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 29th January exchanged in the presence of External Affairs it has imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore on HDFC Minister S Jaishankar and his Guinean Bank for non-compliance with its know your counterpart Mamadi Toure. The two countries also customer (KYC) norms. signed an agreement for the development of a water supply agreement in Guinea. Google Announces $1 Million Grant for Promoting News Literacy in India NEFT transactions to be available 24x7 from 16 December Google on 29th January announced a $1 million grant for global non-profit organisation In a bid to promote digital transactions, the RBI on Internews that will launch a new initiative to 6th December said round-the-clock transactions will promote news literacy among the Indian public. be allowed under the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system from December 16. December 2019 The 24X7 NEFT system will be available on all days of the year, including holidays.

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Canada's CPPIB to invest up to $600 RBI caps aggregate exposure limit for lending million in Indian infrastructure fund on P2P platforms at Rs 50 lakh Canada's biggest public pension fund is To protect consumers interest, the Reserve investing up to $600 million in India's National Bank on December 23 said that on a peer-to-peer Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), as it lending (P2P) platform the permissible exposure of seeks to grow its infrastructure bets in Asia's third- a lender to all borrowers should not exceed Rs 50 largest economy. lakh at any given point of time. The deal includes a commitment of $150 million The lender investing more than Rs 10 lakh in NIIF's Master Fund and co-investment rights across P2P platforms will produce a certificate to of up to $450 million in future opportunities to P2P platforms from a practising Chartered invest alongside the Master Fund, Canada Accountant certifying minimum net-worth of Rs Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). 50 lakh. India needs investments worth about $778 billion RBI introduces new prepaid payment tool for for highways, urban transport and renewable transactions upto Rs 10,000 a month energy by 2022, according to the India Brand The Reserve Bank has introduced a new type of Equity Foundation, a government body. prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be NTPC signs term loan of Rs 5,000 cr with SBI used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000 per month. Power generation company NTPC signed a term loan agreement for Rs 5,000 crore with State "To give impetus to small value digital payments Bank of India. and for enhanced user experience, it has been decided to introduce a new type of semi-closed PPI. The loan facility has been extended at an interest rate linked to 3-month MCLR (marginal cost of PPIs are financial instruments that facilitate the funds-based lending rate) of the bank and has a purchase of goods and services against the value door-to-door tenure of 15 years. stored on such instruments. Exim Bank provides USD 500 mn credit to "The amount loaded in such PPIs during any Bangladesh for defence procurement month shall not exceed Rs 10,000 and the total amount loaded during the financial year shall India has provided USD 500 million (Rs 3,561 not exceed Rs 1,20,000". crore) line of credit to Bangladesh for defence- related procurement in the neighbouring country. SBI to launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1 Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) entered into an agreement on April 11 with With ATM-related frauds on the rise, banks are Bangladesh's Armed Forces Division for making introducing ways to protect their customers from available to the latter a Government of India- tricksters. The country's largest public sector supported line of credit (LoC) of USD 500 million. lender, the State Bank of India (SBI). it will introduce a one-time password (OTP)-based RIL beat Indian Oil to be number one player by cash withdrawal system for its ATMs. revenue in the Fortune India 500 list for 2019 The bank said that this facility will be available for Reliance Industries (RIL) has emerged as the transactions above Rs 10,000 between 8 pm and number one company in terms of revenue in the 8 am. this facility will be applicable from Fortune India 500 list for 2019, pipping Indian January 1, 2020 across all SBI ATMs. Oil Corporation (IOC). RIL revenues crossed Rs 5.81 trillion in FY19 against IOC’s Rs 5.36 Sebi slaps Rs 25 lakh fine each on ICRA, CARE, trillion. India Ratings

Since it was first published in 2010, IOC has been Sebi on 26th December slapped a penalty of Rs topping the list. 25 lakh each on ICRA, CARE, and India Ratings &

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series Research in connection with lapses in November assigning credit ratings to non-convertible debentures of IL&FS. E-Stamp Counter launched at Tripura Gramin Bank in Agartala Allahabad Bank, IOB, UCO to get ₹8,655 crore for preferential allotment The Tripura Gramin Bank in collaboration with Stock Holdings Corporation of India Ltd. has The government has approved releasing ₹8,655 launched an e-Stamp Counter at the Abhoynagar crore to three public sector lenders -- Allahabad branch of Tripura Gramin Bank in Agartala. Bank, Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and UCO Bank -- for preferential allotment of shares. India’s economy to grow 6.6% in 2020-24: OECD The Ministry of Finance has approved infusing India’s gross domestic product (GDP) could grow fresh capital amounting to ₹2,153 crore in 6.6% in 2020-24, lower than its 2013-17 average of Allahabad Bank, ₹2,142 crore in UCO Bank and 7.4%, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ₹4,630 crore in IOB via for preferential and Development (OECD). allotment of shares. Finance Minister Launches Two New IT India, Germany ink pact for Rs 1,958 crore Initiatives For Improved Monitoring finance to develop energy-efficient housing programme Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled two new IT India has secured a USD 277 million (about Rs initiatives - ICEDASH and ATITHI - for improved 1,900 crore) loan from Germany to establish an monitoring and pace of Customs clearance of energy-efficient housing programme in the country. imported goods and facilitating arriving international passengers by electronic filing of A loan agreement has been signed between State Customs baggage and currency declarations. Bank of India and German development bank KfW for USD 277 million to establish an energy- ICEDASH and ATITHI would be key drivers for efficient housing programme in India further improvement especially as they reduce interface and increase transparency of Customs The programme shall be part of the Indo-German functioning. Development Co-operation, guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Fitch raises India's FY20 fiscal deficit to 3.6% of GDP on sluggish growth RBI directs large co-op banks to report exposures above Rs 5 cr Fitch Solutions on 6th November raised India's fiscal deficit forecast to 3.6 per cent of the GDP for The Reserve Bank on 27th December directed this fiscal year, from 3.4 per cent previously, due large cooperative banks to report all exposures to weak revenue collections resulting from sluggish of Rs 5 crore and more to the Central Repository economic growth and government's sweeping of Information on Large Credits (CRILC), a move corporate tax rate cut. aimed at early recognition of financial distress. New manufacturing companies formed after The Reserve Bank has created a CRILC of October 1, will enjoy a 15 per cent (effective rate commercial banks, all India financial institutions of 17 per cent) corporate income tax rate, and certain non-banking financial companies with versus 25 per cent previously. multiple objectives, which, among others, include strengthening offsite supervision and early The move is estimated to result in Rs 1.45 trillion recognition of financial distress. in revenue loss for the government during FY20. Earlier in its bi-monthly monetary policy review RBI Raises Limit For Borrowing From this month, the RBI had announced that to bring Microfinance Institutions UCBs with assets of Rs 500 crore and above under the CRILC reporting framework. The Reserve Bank of India increased the household income limits for borrowers of non-

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series banking finance companies-microfinance RBI revises framework on currency swap institutions from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh for the arrangement for SAARC nations rural areas Strengthen financial stability and economic Similarly, the limit has been increased from Rs 1.6 cooperation, the Reserve Bank of India on 26th lakh for urban or semi-urban areas to Rs 2 lakh. November revised the framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries till Aim: Strengthen credit to those in the bottom of 2022. the economic pyramid. A currency swap between countries is an No NEFT charges for savings account holders agreement to exchange currencies with from January 2020: RBI predetermined terms and conditions. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the banks not to charge savings account holders for Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are part NEFT with effect from January 2020. of SAARC grouping. Exim Bank gives $30 million line of credit to Under the framework for 2019-22, the central Ghana bank will continue to offer swap arrangement The Export-Import (Exim) Bank has provided a within the overall corpus of $2 billion. $30 million line of credit to Ghana for potable Govt. GST collection at Rs 3.26 lakh cr in FY'20 water project in the country. The Central GST collection so far this fiscal stood Exim Bank has entered into an agreement with at Rs 3.26 lakh crore. Ghana for a line of credit (LoC) of $30 million (about Rs 210 crore) for financing rehabilitation "The Budget Estimates for Central Goods and and up-gradation of potable water system in Yendi, Services Tax (GST) for 2019-20 has been fixed at Ghana, the Reserve Bank of India. Rs 6,63,343 crore. The actual net GST collection for the Centre till October 2019 in current fiscal Moody's cuts India's credit outlook to negative year is Rs 3,26,490 crore. from stable Authorised capital of Food Corporation of India Global ratings agency Moody’s cut its outlook for enhanced to Rs 10,000 cr India’s credit ratings to “negative” from “stable”, citing the ongoing economic slowdown, financial The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs stress among rural households, weak job creation, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has and the liquidity crunch in non-banking financial approved to increase the authorized capital of Food companies. Corporation of India (FCI) from the existing 3,500 crore rupees to 10,000 crore rupees. RBI sets up 3-member panel to assist DHFL administrator RIL becomes first Indian firm to hit Rs 10 trillion market capitalisation The Reserve Bank has constituted a three- member Advisory Committee to assist the Reliance Industries (RIL) on 28th November Administrator of DHFL in discharge of his duties. became the first Indian company to hit Rs 10 The members of the Advisory Committee are trillion market capitalisation (m-cap) after the Rajiv Lall, Non-Executive Chairman, IDFC First stock price hit a new high of Rs 1,584 on the BSE. Bank Ltd; N S Kannan, Managing Director and The oil-to-telecom conglomerate's m-cap zoomed CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co; and NS to Rs 10,02,380 crore during the trade on the BSE. Venkatesh, Chief Executive, Association of Moody’s expects Centre’s fiscal deficit to rise to Mutual Funds in India. 3.7% The decision "owing to governance concerns and Global rating agency Moody’s expects the defaults by DHFL in meeting various payment Centre’s fiscal deficit to touch 3.7 per cent of the obligations".

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GDP. For all States put together, it is Reliance Mutual Fund renamed as Nippon India estimated to be three per cent. Mutual Fund The Centre has targeted to keep the deficit at 3.3 Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as Nippon per cent for the current fiscal (2019-20), but it India Mutual Fund has already reached 92.6 per cent of the Budget Sundeep Sikka will continue to lead the company estimate in first six months of the current fiscal. with the same management team. Former RBI deputy governor H R Khan Nippon India Mutual Fund becomes the largest appointed as chairman of MFI panel foreign-owned AMC in India, wherein Japan’s Former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of largest life insurance company Nippon Life India (RBI), H R Khan has been appointed as the Insurance currently holds 75 per cent stake. first chairman of the steering committee of the India Post launches mobile banking facility for Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) in micro- savings accounts credit. Using your post office savings account just became The CRL is a self-regulatory step for the micro- easier. The Department of Post, through a circular credit industry making diverse entities like banks, on Monday, announced that it has launched mobile NBFC-MFIs and NBFCs adhere to standards of banking for its savings account customers. All the customer protection. post office savings account holders of the CBS (core CRL was launched in September by MFIN and banking solutions) post offices. Sa-Dhan, an RBI-recognised association of MFIs, The launch of the mobile banking facility comes along with Finance Industry Development Council, almost a year after the Department of Post an association of NBFCs. launched Internet banking facility for its savings October account holders. Mastercard joins hands with MS Dhoni to build RBI increases lending limit of MFIs to ₹1.25 lakh ‘Team Cashless India’ The Reserve Bank of India has raised the lending Mastercard, a technology company in the global cap for microfinance institutions to ₹1.25 lakh, payments industry, along with legendary cricketer against the earlier limit of ₹1 lakh, to improve Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched on 16th October a credit availability in rural and semi-urban nationwide initiative to accelerate the acceptance areas. and adoption of digital payments. It has also been decided to “increase the household Titled ‘Team Cashless India’, the initiative brings income limit for borrowers of non-banking consumers and merchants to the forefront of the financial companies-micro finance institutions digital payments dialogue. The campaign (NBFC-MFIs) from the current level of ₹1 lakh for encourages all Indians to nominate one or more rural areas and ₹1.60 lakh for urban/semi urban merchants who currently do not accept digital areas to ₹1.25 lakh and ₹2 lakh, respectively.” payments. Kerala Bank gets RBI approval, to begin services SBI launches contactless mobile payment starting November 1 facility The Reserve Bank of India has accorded approval to The SBI Card on 17th October launched ‘SBI Card the Kerala government to set up the Kerala Bank. Pay’, a payment feature based on Host Card The Kerala Bank will begin its services from Emulation (HCE) technology for faster, convenient November 1 to coincide with the Kerala Piravi Day. and more secure card payments using mobile It will be set up by merging all 13 District phones. Cooperative Bank (DCB) with the Kerala State Aimed: “SBI Card Pay is redefining the payments Cooperative Bank (KSCB). experience for our customers. Using cutting-edge

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series technologies such as HCE. We want to Chandigarh on October 11, had a detailed provide seamless yet swift payments at a speed that deliberation on the proposal to hike the deposit. matches dynamic lifestyle of today’s consumers. Vreedhi Financial Services receives an NBFC RIL creates history, becomes first Indian licence company to hit ₹9 lakh crore m-cap mark Vreedhi Financial Services (VFS) has secured a non Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited banking finance company licence from the Reserve (RIL) become the first Indian company to cross the Bank of India and aims to offer credit and other ₹9 lakh crore of market capitalization. services to micro enterprises operating in tier two three cities and small towns. Shares of RIL were trading up 76% at ₹1,420.75 in a firm Mumbai market on 18th Ocotober noon, Company will create a digital lending model by the valuing the firm at ₹9,00,666 crore, anticipating a next financial year. The company aims to address double digit growth in profitability. the gap between the addressable and viable credit in the micro enterprises space. RBI Steps In To Raise Deposit Insurance Cover For Customers From Rs 100,000 PM Modi to launch RuPay card in Saudi Arabia The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told its PM Modi launched Rupay card in Saudi Arabia. subsidiary Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee RuPay has been launched in India, Singapore, Corporation (DICGC) to create a risk-based system Bhutan, Maldives, Bahrain, UAE and will be for collecting premiums from banks to cover the launched in Saudi Arabia which will help the Indian deposit insurance of customers. pilgrims visiting Mecca and Madina. The RBI feels that a move to charge banks, RuPay card is gradually going global and giving depending upon how risky they are, is a tough competition to international players like prerequisite for hiking the bank deposit insurance Master Card and Visa. limit of customers from Rs 1 lakh at present, a central bank executive said. According to sources, the central board of the RBI, which met in

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February to present their wares at the expo, this is the largest DefExpo so far in India. PM Modi to preside over inaugural ceremony of The theme of the Expo is ‘India: The Emerging DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow Defence Manufacturing Hub’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall preside over States/ UTs and Districts Awarded for Best the Inaugural Ceremony of the DefExpo 2020 at Performance under PMMVY Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on the 5th February 2020. This is the 11th Edition of the Biennial Union Minister of Women & Child Development Mega Defence Exhibition DefExpo; With over and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani gave away the 1000 national and international Companies vying Pradhan Mantri Matru VandanaYojana (PMMVY) awards to States, Union Territories

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series and Districts for best performance at a According to the report, the three States where the function in New Delhi on 3rd February. highest number of women went missing in the three years are Maharashtra, West Bengal and In the category of best performance since Madhya Pradesh. inception of the Scheme to States/ UTs having population of more than 1 crore: The first Children reported position was awarded to the State of Madhya In the years 2016-18, a total of 63,407, 63,349 and Pradesh, followed by Andhra Pradesh and 67,134 children were reported to be missing across Haryana was in the third position. the country. The maximum number of missing In the same category, among States/ UTs having children reports were recorded in Maharashtra population of less than 1 crore: Dadra & Nagar and West Bengal in the years 2016, 2017 and Haveli is in the first position. Himachal stood 2018. second and Chandigarh is at the third position. PM attends celebrations on signing of Bodo District level awards for States/ UTs with Peace Accord at Kokrajhar in Assam population of more than 1 crore: The first During a rally for the celebration of signing of Bodo position went to Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is in second position Agreement, PM Narendra Modi announced Rs 1500 and South Salmara Mankachar in Assam was third. crore package for Bodo areas at Kokrajhar in Assam. Among the districts of States/ UTs having Under the Bodo Accord, Rs 1500 crore developmental population of less than 1 crore: The first position package was given for the development work in the went to Serchhip in Mizoram, second position Bodo region and to increase the employment toUnain Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry was in opportunities and to set up Industry , universities and the third position. other infrastructures. Antahpragnya 2020 - India's Biggest Rural India-Central Asia Business council was Technical Fest in Telangana launched National Level India's Biggest Rural Technical The Federation of Indian Chambers of Festival titled Antahpragnya 2020 in the state of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) launched the Telangana at Rajiv Gandhi University of India-Central Asia Business Council in Knowledge Technologies-Basar (RGUKT-Basar). partnership with five of the epic industry bodies of Central Asian countries namely Kazakhstan, the The fest showcases 300 prototypes, working Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and models, exhibits and technologies such as Uzbekistan. Council to examine the viability of automatic switch for water, homemade electricity, establishing air corridors between and Central Asia smoke absorber, automatic street lighting system, to boost trade in perishable goods, agricultural smart dustbins, zero budget farming, automatic and food products. irrigation and others. Kaamya Karthikeyan youngest girl to summit Maharashtra records highest number of missing Mount Aconcagua in South America women: NCRB Kaamya Karthikeyan, a class VII student of Navy In 2019, the Supreme Court had directed the Children School (NCS), Mumbai, became the NCRB to “analyse the data on missing persons youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. (especially on women and children) so that areas Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America prone to persons being trafficked can be identified”. and outside of Asia. The NCRB study was based on the annual Crime in She summited the mountain peak of 6962 m India Report compiled by the agency for the years height on 01 Feb 2020 and unfurled the Indian 2016, 2017 and 2018. tricolour. Women reported

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Record-setting Nasa astronaut returns facility will also be available. Rainwater home after spending 328 days in space harvesting system has also been made mandatory in all private and government schools and colleges. Christina Koch set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman -- 328 days -- in a Nine medical colleges, two AIIMS sanctioned for mission on the orbiting laboratory that spanned Jammu and Kashmir 5,248 orbits of the Earth and 22,36,99,000 km Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public approximately. Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh on 14th Christina Koch performed six spacewalks during February performed "bhoomi poojan" ceremony her mission and saw the arrival of a dozen visiting of AIIMS building here. Speaking on the occasion, vehicles and the departure of a dozen spacecraft. Singh said that Jammu and Kashmir has been allocated two AIIMS - one in Jammu and other in Uttarakhand Govt launched First Helicopter Kashmir. Services under UDAN Scheme The Union Government had approved the proposal Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh for setting up an AIIMS in Jammu at Vijaypur, Rawat on 8th February launched helicopter services District Samba under the Pradhan Mantri from the city to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur in the Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in January Garhwal hills under the Centre's Udan scheme. 2019. CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela- Bihar govt launches 'Pyaar ka Paudha' Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district campaign to encourage practice of planting Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on trees 10th February inaugurated Gaurela-Pendra- On Valentine`s day (14th February), `Pyaar ka Marwahi as the 28th district of the state. Paudha` (a plant of love) campaign has been The new district, carved out of Bilaspur, has three launched by the Bihar government`s Department tehsils and three development blocks namely of Environment and Forest in Patna, to encourage Gaurela, Pendra and Marwahi. the practice of planting trees in the state. It`s good for the environment and climate. Kisan Credit Card(KCC)Saturation drive for PM- KISAN beneficiaries started from 10th February PM Modi to inaugurate UN Convention on 2020 Migratory Species Government of India has initiated a drive in Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Mission Mode for saturating all PM-KISAN the United Nations (UN) Convention on beneficiaries with Kisan Credit Card (KCC). Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing on 17th February. Benefit: This will help all such farmers to get short term loan for crop & animal/fish rearing at a The UN CMS being organized in Gandhinagar, maximum interest of 4% on timely repayment. Gujarat begins and will conclude on February 22. Ground water act 2020 approved by Uttar Donald Trump inaugurate, world's largest Pradesh cabinet Motera Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium which is also 11th February chaired a state cabinet meeting known as Motera Cricket stadium is set to become where the Ground Water Act-2020 meant to the largest cricket stadium in the world. The improve the falling groundwater level was cricket facility will have a seating capacity of approved. Under the act, registration will be 1,10,000 people. mandatory to install submersible pumps. Uddhav Thackeray approves renaming of Latur Benefit: The domestic users and farmers will Medical College after former CM Vilasrao not have to pay any fee; an online registration Deshmukh

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Indore ranked cleanest city for 4th time in a Thackeray has approved the renaming of the row in govt survey Latur Medical College as Vilasrao Deshmukh Indore city in Madhya Pradesh was ranked the Institute of Medical Sciences. cleanest city in India for the fourth time in a row. The demand was put forward by the former MLA of The rankings for the cleanest cities were Latur (Rural) Trimbak Bhise. announced on 1st January in the Central government's cleanliness survey. The late Vilasrao Deshmukh had served as the former CM of Maharashtra. Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was ranked second in the first-quarter results (April to June), while Delhi's IGI Airport becomes first single-use Rajkot in Gujarat grabbed the second spot in plastic-free airport of India second-quarter results (July-September). The GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd has Jamshedpur in Jharkhand has bagged the first announced that Delhi's Indira Gandhi position in the category of city having a population International Airport has become free of single- less than 10 lakh. use plastic usage. Over 10 lakh population in 1st quarter (April to Radhakishan Damani becomes India’s 2nd June): richest person Rank 1- Indore (Madhya Pradesh) Radhakishan Damani, founder of retailer Avenue Supermarts, has become India’s second- Rank 2- Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) richest person with a networth of $17.8 billion, Rank 3- Surat (Gujarat) next only to his Altamount Road neighbour Mukesh Ambani, who heads the leader-board for the uber- Over 10 lakh population in 2nd quarter (July to rich not just in the country but in the Asian September): continent. Rank 1- Indore (Madhya Pradesh) India to switch to world's cleanest petrol, diesel from Apr 1 Rank 2- Rajkot (Gujarat) India will switch to the world's cleanest petrol Rank 3- Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) and diesel from April 1 as it leapfrogs straight to With 1 lakh to 10 lakh population in 1st quarter Euro-VI emission compliant fuels from Euro-IV (April to June): grades now - a feat achieved in just three years and not seen in any of the large economies around the Rank 1- Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) globe. Rank 2- New Delhi Hindi is 3rd most spoken language in the world With 1 lakh to 10 lakh population in 2nd after English, Mandarin quarter (July to September): Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language of the Rank 1- Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) world in 2019 with 615 million speakers. The 22nd edition of the world language database Rank 2- Chandrapur (Maharashtra) Ethnologue stated English at the top of the list Telangana Teen Malavath Poorna Scales with 1,132 million speakers. Chines Mandarin is at the second position with 1,117 million Antarctica's Highest Peak speakers. Malavath Poorna, who has won laurels for scaling Mount Everest thereby becoming the youngest girl in the world to achieve the feat, has added another feather to her cap by conquering January Mt. Vinson Massif, the Antarctica continent's highest mountain peak (4,987m).

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Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ begins in Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Punjab and Tripura Karnataka have finalization of the action plan," the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In Tripura, Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities since IRDAI gives big boost to affordable health cover ancient times, began in Agartala. with mandatory 'Arogya Sanjeevani' Policy Lai Haraoba is celebrated through oral literature, On January 2, the Insurance Regulatory and music, dance and rituals. Development Authority of India (IRDAI) asked health and general insurers to offer product to Maharashtra Govt launches ‘Cyber Safe Women’ cover the basic health needs of clients by offering campaign them the minimum of Rs 1 lakh and the Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber maximum sum-insured of Rs 5 lakh. Safe Women’ initiative under which awareness 3 of world’s 10 fastest-growing urban areas are camps will be held across all the districts of the in Kerala: Economist ranking state regarding cyber safety. Three cities in Kerala feature among the fastest- Initiative will help in educating women about how growing urban areas across the world, according the web is used by anti-social elements and child to a ranking released by the Economist predators to commit various types of crimes. Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey. The three cities — ISRO to set up second launch port in Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kollam — are the Thoothukodi district of Tamil Nadu for small only places from India to feature in the top 10 satellite launch vehicles rankings. Indian Space Research Organisation will Other than India, the top 10 ranking includes three establish a second launch port in Thoothukodi cities from China and one from Nigeria, Oman, district in Tamilnadu exclusively to launch small UAE and Vietnam each. satellite launch vehicles. Chenab bridge: World’s highest rail bridge by KVIC opens first silk processing plant in Gujarat Indian Railways to connect Kashmir to rest of to boost Patola saree production India by 2021 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Kashmir to be connected by Indian Railways to on 3rd January inaugurated the first silk the rest of India! By December 2021, Kashmir processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. will be connected to the rest of the country through This would help cut down the cost of production of the Indian Railways network as the government has silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and set a new deadline for completion of the world’s availability of raw material for Gujarati 'Patola' highest railway bridge – Chenab bridge. The sarees locally. Chenab railway bridge will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France! According to 8 states finalise action plan for agriculture Konkan Railways. export policy: Government The bridge has been designed to withstand wind The government on 5th January said eight states, speeds of up to 260 kmph. The 1.315 km long including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab “engineering marvel” will link Bakkal in Katra and and Karnataka, have finalised action plan for Kauri in Srinagar. agriculture export policy which aims to double such exports. 150th celebration of Kolkata Port Trust "The Agri Export Policy was announced last year On the 150th celebration of Kolkata Port Trust, with an objective of doubling the export and Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the ensuring doubling of farmers' income...Many Port Anthem at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. states have nominated nodal agency and nodal officer. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala,

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Later the Prime Minister handed over a Puri District receives Swachhata Darpan Cheque of Rs 501 Crore towards final instalment to Awards 2019. The Department of Drinking meet the deficit of pension fund of retired and Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal existing employees of the Kolkata Port Trust. Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability workshop here today, with a special session by Shri Aamir Gujarat's 'Statue of Unity' included in '8 Khan (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation). Wonders of SCO' list As part of the workshop, the Swachhata Darpan The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat Awards were presented by Shri Khan to the best has been included in the Shanghai Cooperation performing districts on key swachhata parameters. Organisation’s '8 Wonders of SCO' list. It was The awardees include East Godavari (Andhra inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Pradesh), West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh), October 2018 on the occasion of Sardar Bemtara (Chhattisgarh), Diu (Daman and Diu), Vallabhbhai Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary. Panipat (Haryana), Vadodara (Gujarat), Kolhapur Among the eight wonders (Maharashtra), Moga (Punjab), East Sikkim (Sikkim) and Pedappali (Telangana). (i)Daming Palace in China Four districts – Dibrugarh (Assam), Sirmaur (ii) Navruz Palace in Tajikistan (Himachal Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and (iii) Mughals Heritage in Pakistan Puri (Odisha) – were also awarded for innovations and initiatives for Plastic Waste Management. (iv) Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan Arunachal Pradesh signs MoU with IUCN to red (v) Po-i-Kalan Complex in Uzbekistan List Orchids (vi)The Golden Ring of Russia and Arunachal Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN on 13 (vii) Kyrgyzstan's Issyk Kul. January in Arunachal Pradesh. Republic Day: Captain Tania Shergill To Become According to the MoU, the Arunachal Pradesh state First Woman Parade Adjutant government will collaborate with the IUCN and Captain Tania Shergill, an officer with Army's carry out a red-list assessment of the orchids in Corps of Signals, will be the first woman parade the state. adjutant for the Republic Day parade. The state has become the first state to initiate India Meteorological Department (IMD) to the International Union for Conservation of celebrate 145th Foundation Day Nature's (IUCN) red listing at the state level. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition observed its 145th foundation day on January on Indian Heritage in Digital Space 15, 2020. The day is celebrated by the Ministry of Union minister Culture and Tourism Earth Sciences. (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates ‘Digital Exhibition inaugurated the exhibition on Indian Heritage in on history of Constitution of India’ Digital Space and First International Heritage Symposium at National Museum, New Delhi The The Minister of State for Development of North exhibition will be open till 15 February 2020. Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite successfully launched Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated aboard Ariane rocket the ‘Digital Exhibition on History of Constitution of India's high power communication satellite India. GSAT-30 was successfully launched on-board Odisha’s Puri District receives Swachhata Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on 17th Darpan Awards 2019 January.

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Aims: Providing high-quality television, Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the Proposal for telecommunications and broadcasting services. three capitals: Visakhapatnam, Amaravati, Kurnool NITI Aayog and UT of Ladakh sign MoU to promote development in Ladakh The Jaganmohan Reddy government on 21st January introduced the bill in Andhra Pradesh NITI Aayog and Union Territory of Ladakh sign Assembly to have three capitals in the state. The MoU for Development of Infrastructure Projects in cabinet, eariler in the morning, had approved the Ladakh. three-capital proposal during its meeting at the Aims: NITI Aayog will be supporting the UT's state secretariat, chaired by CM Reddy. administration through its key initiative PM Modi to chair 32nd interaction through 'Development Support Services to States for PRAGATI Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i)' . In an important initiative to promote the development of key Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the infrastructure sectors in the newly constituted 32nd interaction through PRAGATI- the ICT- Union Territory of Ladakh. based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation in New 9th International Children's Film Festival Delhi on 22nd January. begins in Kolkata About PRAGATI: PRAGATI is an integrating and The 9th International Children's Film Festival interactive platform aimed at addressing the begins in Kolkata on 19th January with the common man’s grievances. PRAGATI also helps in screening of Aizaz Khan directed Hamid. simultaneously monitoring and reviewing About 250 films from 45 countries will be screened important programmes and projects of the Centre in the week-long festival. National Award winner as well as projects flagged by various State Children actor, Talha Arsad Rishi will inaugurate governments. the festival. Hyderabad Metro Rail, redBus tie up for carpool First edition of Krishi Manthan begins in services in city Ahmedabad In an effort to strengthen its last mile connectivity In Gujarat, the first edition of Krishi Manthan- project, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited launched the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural a car and bike pooling service in collaboration Development Summit of Asia organized by with redBus. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Gaganyaan mission: Meet Vyommitra, the began. talking human robot that Isro will send to space Aims: The students along with working Before orbiting astronauts on India's first manned professionals from Food, Agriculture and allied mission to space in December 2021, the Indian sectors are getting benefited from the workshops Space Research Organisation will send during this summit. 'Vyommitra', a 'lady robot' in the unmanned 'One nation, one ration card' scheme to be Gaganyaan spacecraft. implemented by June 1 across India IndianOil signs MoU with Ghana’s National Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on 20th Petroleum Authority January announced that the 'One Nation, One IndianOil has signed an MoU with Ghana’s Ration Card' scheme will be implemented by June National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to offer 1 across the country. assistance and technical expertise to the country in Earlier on January 1, Paswan had said that this implementing its National LPG Promotion Policy. facility has been started in 12 states in the country France to train Indian flight surgeons for on the first day of the New Year. Gaganyaan mission

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France will train Indian flight surgeons to India celebrates 71st Republic Day enable them to monitor the health of astronauts India marked its 71st Republic Day on 26th selected for the ambitious human space mission January 2020 with a parade showcasing some of Gaganyaan. its newly acquired capabilities and military Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first global hardware, both homegrown and like the anti- Mega Science Exhibition “Vigyan Samagam” in satellite missile as well as bought from abroad like Delhi US made heavy lift Chinook and the anti-tank attack Apache helicopters. The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, The ceremony that lasted one and a half hours, was Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that three- the chief guest of this year’s parade, Brazilian tier teams should be set up for scientific research president Jair Messias Bolsonaro as President of involving older and younger generations, so that India, Ram Nath Kovind took the salute. continuity can be maintained in research work. 'Bharat Parv 2020' begins at Red Fort to India's First War Memorial for Animals in celebrate spirit of India Meerut Bharat Parv 2020, a festival to celebrate the Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh will be host to spirit of India has begun at Red Fort ground in India’s first war memorial for service animals New Delhi. It will continue till 31st of this month including dogs, horses and mules. This place will (26th to 31st January). dedicate itself to the contributions and heroics of Ganga Yatra under Namami Gange mission animals who have helped the army in counter- begins from Bijnor insurgency operations in Kashmir and in the battlefield during the Kargil War. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union Minister Srinagar declared Open Defecation Free Sanjeev Baliyan will launch the yatra from Mayor of Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu on 22nd Bijnor, a place where Ganga enters Uttar Pradesh. January said that Srinagar has joined the list of Eight Union ministers and many UP ministers, 'Open Defecation Free' cities. incharge of the districts the yatra will pass through, "Srinagar receives its Swachhata Certificate from will also participate. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Central Indian Railways commissions first Waste to Government and joins the list of cities that are now Energy Plant in Bhubaneswar "OPEN DEFECATION FREE". Another achievement after Srinagar gets 45th Rank in Cleanest Cities Indian Railways has commissioned country’s in the country. first governmental Waste to Energy Plant, having capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in Prime Minister to address 3rd Global Potato Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop at Conclave Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be This Waste to Energy Plant, a patented technology addressing the 3rd Global Potato Conclave at called POLYCRACK, is first-of-its-kind in Indian Gandhinagar. Prime Minister is expected to take Railways and fourth in India. an overall view of the achievements and opportunities in the area of potato research, trade Mumbai gets India's first 'walk-through' aviary and industry, and value chain management and set at Byculla Zoo a roadmap for the decade. The present conclave is the third in the series. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the country's first and biggest 'walk- last two decades two Global Potato Conferences through' aviary at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale were organized during 1999, and 2008.

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Udyan and Zoo, as part of the Republic Day 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival begins in festivities, here on 26th January. Nagaland World’s biggest meditation centre in Hyderabad Hornbill Festival began with a colourful blend of culture and tradition with a modern twist at Naga 75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Heritage Kisama in Nagaland. Chandra Mission (SRCMIN) and Heartfulness Institute, a magnificent meditation centre slated to The festival organised by Nagaland Government is be the world's largest has been inaugurated in an annual tourism promotional event to showcase Nandigama mandal, Rangareddy district on 28th the state’s traditional and rich cultural heritage in January. all its ethnicity, diversity and grandeur. Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2019 is Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launches Samvidhaan Bharatiya POSHAN Anthem The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is a word or Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has stressed on expression that has attracted a great deal of the need to focus on ensuring good quality, easily attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or accessible and affordable maternal healthcare preoccupations of the past year. Samvidhaan is services for all women. Launching the Bharatiya the Hindi translation for the word ‘Constitution’. POSHAN Anthem in New Delhi. Bengaluru has the worst traffic in the world Aims: India malnutrition-free by 2022 to all corners of the country. Bengaluru is the world's most traffic congested city. According to a report by TomTom, the Mumbai Central gets first ‘Eat Right Station’ Netherlands-based global provider of certification from FSSAI navigation, traffic and map products, India’s The Mumbai Central station of Railways was startup hub beat 415 other cities across 57 conferred with the ‘Eat Right Station’ certification countries to earn the title in 2019. with four stars rating by the Food Safety and Telangana tops country in sustainable growth Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). goals: UN Development Programme Avantee mega Food Park inaugurated in MP’s Telangana has emerged as the best performing Dewas state in promoting inclusive and sustainable In Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister for food economic growth and decent work for all on processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Avantee mega Food Park in Dewas. This first Index 2019, according to United Nations food park of central India is spread over 51 acres Development Programme (UNDP) India. and has been constructed at a cost of about 150 December crore rupees. Railways 'RailWire' Wi-Fi goes in 5500 Railway Hallmarking to be mandatory for gold jewellery Stations from 2021 Railways has successfully completed the work of Hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts will providing free public Wi-Fi at 5500 stations be made mandatory across the country from across the country. Mahua Milan Railway Station January 15, 2021 to ensure purity of the precious of East Central Railway zone, became the 5500th metal. station in the country to have free public Wi-Fi. Chief of Defence Staff to come under RTI Act Aberdeen in Andaman adjudged best police A high-level committee headed by NSA Ajit Doval station in country to finalise responsibilities and enabling framework Aberdeen in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the proposed chief of defence staff (CDS) has has been adjudged the best performing police submitted its report to the government.

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series station in the country while dealing with India's ace cricketer Virat Kohli has become the property offence, crime against women and first sportsman to gain the top spot in the weaker sections. Forbes India list since its inception. Balasinor in Mahisagar district of Gujarat has been Kohli topped the list thanks to match fees, the selected the second best while Ajk Burhanpur in BCCI central contract, brand endorsements and a Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh the third massive-figure fee for every sponsored Instagram best police station in the country. post. In fact, his estimated earnings -- of Rs 252.72 crore -- constitutes 6.57 percent of the total Karnataka conducted a Human Library event in earnings -- Rs 3,842.94 crore -- of the top 100 Mysuru celebrities for the year. Karnataka conducted a Human Library event in Integral Coach Factory produces 3000 Coaches Mysuru on 8 December 2019. Human Library is in record 215 days spread across various metropolitan cities including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru in India. Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of Indian Railways has produced its 3000th coach of the year in Aims: The aim of the Human Library event is to less than nine months. break long-standing prejudices and stereotypes of the past and create a safe framework for This would help in meeting the growing demand for conservation by using a library analogy of lending coaches. The number of working days to achieve people rather than books. the above figure has been reduced from 289 days in the last year to 215 days in the current year. Odisha’s Jaga Mission Wins Bronze At World Habitat Awards Govt has approved projects worth Rs 7000 cr under Nirbhaya fund State government’s Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) also known as Jaga Mission has Under the NIRBHAYA Fund, projects of Rs 7,000 won the bronze medal at the World Habitat crore, including setting up of 1,023 fast-track Awards on 11th December. courts, have been approved by the Modi government. The State government’s initiative has been awarded for granting land rights and upgrading slums In a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape through state-wide government legislation. victim, then Congress-led government had announced setting up 'Nirbhaya Fund' of Rs 1,000 ISRO launches RISAT-2BR1 & 9 customer crore for safety and empowerment of women in satellites by PSLV-C48 the Budget presented in February 2013. On the 50th mission of its workhorse PSLV, ISRO Urban India declared Open defecation free successfully launches an advanced earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 and 9 other Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban has achieved its international customer satellites onboard the target of creating Urban India Open Defecation PSLV C-48 on 11th December. Free. All 9 customer satellites from Israel, Italy, Japan and Urban areas of 35 states and Union Territories USA were successfully placed in their designated have become ODF. In all, 4,320 cities out of 4,372 orbit by PSLV C48. have declared themselves ODF, of which 4,167 cities have been certified through third-party Gurgaon-based Space startup with AI solution to verification. stubble burning wins ‘Space Oscar’ India is world's third largest producer of A Gurgaon-based startup working in utilizing scientific articles satellite data to solve environmental With over 1.35 lakh scientific papers published, Virat Kohli Replaces Salman Khan, Tops Forbes India has become the world's third largest List in India publisher of science and engineering articles,

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series according to a US government agency On financing front, Centre will provide Rs.2.08 lakh data, topped by China. Crore while the fund sharing pattern to be 90:10 for Himalayan and North-Eastern States; 50:50 for As per the statistics compiled by the US National other States and 100% for UTs. Science Foundation (NSF), the number of scientific papers published worldwide increased from JJM which aims at providing Functional Household 1,755,850 in 2008 to 2,555,959 in 2018. Tap Connection (FHTC) to Crore rural households every rural household by 2024 at an expected Tamil Nadu tops in coverage under micro- cost of Rs 3.6 lakh crore will cover over 81% irrigation rural households. Out of 17.87 in the country, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) about 14.6 Crore or 81.67% are yet to have released the data on states with coverage of area household water tap connections. under micro-irrigation (MI) for the year 2019. As The village community in fact will be a key and per the data, Tamil Nadu(TN) topped the list in active stakeholder for the Mission. To bring in coverage under micro-irrigation. sense of ownership and pride among rural Rank Country communities, 5% capital cost contribution towards in-village water supply infrastructure 1 Tamil Nadu in hilly, forested, and more than 50% SC/ ST dominant population villages, and 10% in the 2 Gujarat remaining villages is proposed. 3 Andhra Pradesh Free WiFi to all villages connected via Bharat Net till March 2020 Unicef award to Kamareddy dist. for Swachh WiFi services being provided through Bharat implementation BharatNet in villages across India will be free of charge till March 2020. United Nations International Children’s and Education Fund (UNICEF) has awarded India's first university for transgender Kamareddy district of Telangana for effective community to come up in UP's Kushinagar dist implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in The country's first university for transgender water sanitation and hygiene sectors for the year community will be opened in Uttar Pradesh's 2019. Kushinagar district to facilitate its members to India set to cross 100-GW renewable energy study right from class one to PG and even do capacity mark in 2020 research and get PhD degree. India is set to cross the 100-Gw renewable The university, which will come up in Fazilnagar energy capacity mark in 2020 and can make block of Kushinagar district, is being built by the rapid strides towards the ambitious 175 Gw clean Akhil Bhartiya Kinnar Siksha Seva Trust (All- energy target by 2022 provided the government India transgender education service trust). keeps a close eye on key issues and deals with those well in time. November

PM Modi to release operational guidelines for Mumbai, Hyderabad enter UNESCO Creative Jal Jeevan Mission Cities list The Centre’s most recent flagship scheme - Jal UNESCO has announced that Mumbai and Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide drinking water Hyderabad have been included in its network of to 14.6 crore rural households- is set to be 'Creative Cities' on the occasion of World Cities operationalized with Prime Minister Modi to Day 2019. release the Operational Guidelines on December 25- Good Governance Day.

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Mumbai has been designated as Creative He said that terrorism not only damages the City of Films and Hyderabad a Creative City of society but also significantly impacts the economy. Gastronomy. Mr Birla, who is in Tokyo to attend the 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G 20 In India, Chennai and Varanasi are UNESCO cities Countries, shared his views with Presiding Officers of music while Jaipur is the City of Crafts and of Parliaments of G20 countries. Folk Arts. India Justice Report 2019: Maharashtra holds HM Amit Shah inaugurates the Shanghai top, UP ranks bottom Cooperation Organization (SCO)in New Delhi Maharashtra has topped India’s first-ever The Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit judicial ranking of states list among 18 large and Shah inaugurated the Shanghai Cooperation mid-sized states. The ranking announced on Organization (SCO) Joint Exercise on Urban November 7, was given by the India Justice Report Earthquake Search & Rescue (SCOJtEx)-2019 in (IJR) 2019 and is based on the capacity of various New Delhi, today. states to deliver justice to their citizens. The Exercise is being organized by the National While Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from November 4- followed Maharashtra in the list, Bihar and Uttar 7, 2019. The exercise is the outcome of 9th Meeting Pradesh are at the bottom. Goa topped the list of of the Heads of Government Departments of SCO seven Small States, followed by Sikkim and countries dealing with the prevention and Himachal Pradesh. elimination of emergency situations in Kyrgyzstan during 2017, in which India offered to organize the Newly Discovered Species of Spider Named next Annual Disaster Management Exercise for the After Sachin Tendulkar region. Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary status in the game PM Modi inaugurates 5th India International of cricket has seen his fans find numerous ways to Science Festival pay tribute to him.

Prime Minister Narandra Modi on 5th November Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher with the inaugurated the 5th edition of India Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 Foundation, discovered two new species of spiders through video conferencing in Kolkata. and named one after Tendulkar and the other after Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, who played a key The four-day science festival, being organized from role in creating awareness on education in Kerala. November 5-8. Gurpurab 2019: Guru Nanak Dev's 550th Birth Lucknow railway station gets 'Health ATM' Anniversary The Indian Railways has installed two 'Health Guru Nanak Jayanti is also known as Guru Parv, ATMs' at the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow. Gurupurab or Guru Prakash Parv. According to The kiosks, promoted by YOLO Health ATM, the Hindu calendar, it falls on a full moon day in provide 16 health check-ups for Rs 50-100. the month of Kartik Puranmashi. And according to There are two types of check-ups -- a 9-minute one the Gregorian calendar, it falls in the month of that costs Rs 100, and a 6-minute one that costs Rs October and November. This festival is not only 50. The report is delivered instantly to the email or celebrated in India with full enthusiasm but also in smartphone of the user. various parts of the world. This year it falls on 12 November 2019. Om Birla addresses 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G 20 Countries Centre approves to set up four medical device parks Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addresses 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G 20 The government has given approval for setting Countries. up four medical device parks with a view to

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series support Make in India initiative and provide (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a world-class products at affordable price for landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a treatment. constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". The four parks will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and three future Chief Justices were part of the Dal Lake area declared eco-sensitive zone constitution bench that agreed that transparency The UT administration has decided to declare and accountability go hand-in-hand. The judges world-famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas reaffirmed a 2010 Delhi High Court judgment and as a “eco-sensitive zone dismissed appeals by the Secretary General and Central Public Information Officer of the Supreme 39th India International Trade Fair 2019 to Court. begin Environment Ministry begins its “Swachh- The theme for the 39th edition of the fair Nirmal Tat Abhiyan” (November 14-27, 2019) is 'Ease of Doing Business' inspired by India's unique achievement Environment Ministry began with its cleanliness of rising to 63rd rank on the World Bank's Ease cum awareness drive in 50 beaches under a of Doing Business Index. campaign called “Swachh-Nirmal Tat Abhiyan”. The fair will be inaugurated by Minister of Micro, The drive began from November 11 and will Small and Midium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin continue till November 17. Beaches in Gujarat, Gadkari. Maharashtra, Goa, Daman and Diu, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act Karnataka and Kerala have been identified for the The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and campaign after consultation with the state his office comes under the Right to Information governments. (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court ruled today in a Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is 2020 landmark judgment, emphasizing that "in a Republic Day chief guest constitutional democracy, judges can't be above the law". Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will attend next year’s Republic Day celebrations as the 39th India International Trade Fair 2019 to chief guest, as New Delhi and Brasilia seek to begin upgrade their ties to a comprehensive strategic The theme for the 39th edition of the fair partnership with larger cooperation in defence and (November 14-27, 2019) is 'Ease of Doing space sectors. Business' inspired by India's unique achievement PM proposes first meeting of BRICS Water of rising to 63rd rank on the World Bank's Ease Ministers in India of Doing Business Index. PM Modi said that he wanted to increase contacts The fair will be inaugurated by Minister of Micro, and exchanges between the BRICS in the field of Small and Midium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin fitness and health. He also said that Sustainable Gadkari. water management and sanitation are important Several countries, including Australia, Iran, UK challenges in urban areas and proposed to hold the and Vietnam, will participate in the 14-day India first meeting of BRICS Water Ministers in India. International Trade Fair 2019 beginning in New Indo French Collaboration, Largest FDI Project Delhi. of Indian Railways Office Of Chief Justice Comes Under RTI Act Indian Railways has entered into Procurement cum The Chief Justice of India is a public authority and Maintenance Agreement with Madhepura Electric his office comes under the Right to Information Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL), a joint venture of

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Indian Railways and M/s Alstom. As part of In Delhi, all the 11samples drawn from various largest Foreign Direct Investment project of Indian places did not comply with the requirements of the Railways, Ministry of Railways and Alstom came Indian Standard& failed on several parameters. together in 2015 to transform the heavy freight All the 10 samples drawn from Mumbai were transportation landscape of the country. A found to comply with the requirements. landmark agreement worth 3.5 billion Euro was Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Raipur, signed to manufacture 800 electric locomotives Amravati and Shimla. for freight service and its associated maintenance. Samples drawn from 13 of the State Capitals i.e. India to contribute $13.5 million for UN Chandigarh,Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, development activities for 2020 Bhopal, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, India has pledged to contribute USD 13.5 million Lucknow, Jammu, Jaipur, Dehradun, Chennai, for various operational activities of development Kolkata complied with the requirements of the across the UN agencies for the year 2020. Indian Standard. India to host the 8th International Conference IFFI 2019: India's mega film festival begins in on Agricultural Statistics in New Delhi Goa The 8th International Conference on The Golden Jubilee edition of the International Agricultural Statistics (ICAS-VIII) will be Film Festival of India (IFFI) began 20th November organized by the Ministry of Agriculture in New in Panaji, Goa in the presence of a galaxy of stars Delhi from 18th to 21st November 2019. from the Indian and world film industry. Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra DG ICAR & Secretary Home Ministry Launches Campaign to End DARE informed that the conference will be Violence Against Women inaugurated by the Union Minister for The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Women flagged off an awareness campaign to end Singh Tomar and Chief Guest will be Bill Gates. violence against women from Sultanpur metro Govt announces visa-on-arrival facility for UAE station in Delhi. nationals The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld The Indian government on 17th November issued a global campaign. As part of the campaign, people notification, granting visa-on-arrival facility to would be made aware about India's single nations of United Arab Emirates. emergency helpline 112, an internationally recognised emergency number used in several Aims: Enhancing "people-to-people" contacts and countries. trade relations with UAE, said officials from the government. Census 2021 To Be Conducted In 16 Languages Shri Ram Vilas Paswan releases Water Quality Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Report Nityanand Rai on 19th November said that Census 2021 will be conducted in 16 languages. The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan has The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has always exhorted providing quality products to recommended an amount of Rs. 8754.23 crore for consumers which includes providing clean & safe conducting Census 2021 in 16 languages." drinking water for all. This is also in line with Jal Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019 Jeevan Mission, announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which aims to provide tap water to Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019 all households by 2024. were conferred upon top-ranked states, Union Territories (UTs), and districts in the various categories by the Ministry of Jal Shakti in New Delhi.

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Aims: Develop rankings of all districts of Presently the state has three tiger reserves, India on the basis of quantitative and qualitative namely Indravati in Bijapur district, Udanti- sanitation (Swachhta) parameters. Sitanadi in Gariaband and Achanakmar in Bilaspur. Rankings ISRO launches CARTOSAT 3 Top 3 States– ISRO has successfully launched its third- 1) Tamil Nadu generation earth-imaging satellite into space 2) Haryana from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. 3) Gujarat The launch will enhance India's ability in high- Top 3 Districts– resolution imaging and also reinforce India as a 1) Peddapalli (Telangana) global launch destination for small satellites using its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. 2) Faridabad (Haryana) Besides the CARTOSAT 3 satellite, the PSLV C-47 3) Rewari (Haryana) rocket carried 13 nano satellites from the US, roped in through the new commercial arm New "Crime in India-2017", NCRB report Space India. The latest annual crime data, "Crime in India- 2017", released by the National Crime Records October Bureau (NCRB). There was an increase of 3.6 per cent in criminal cases in 2017 compared to 2016. PM Modi declares India a open defecation-free country Uttar Pradesh was followed by Maharashtra with 31,979 cases and West Bengal 30,002 cases. On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 2nd October, In 2017, Madhya Pradesh registered maximum declared India a open defecation-free country. number of rape cases at 5562, 97.5% of which were committed by known persons Modi said “People mobilised for ‘satyagarh’ on Mahatma Gandhi’s call, did same now for Railways sets up Institute for Financial swachhagrah.” The world was impressed by our Management in Hyderabad success on open defecation-free front, giving awards to us.” The Prime Minister said “We have to The Indian Railway Institute of Financial achieve target of single-use plastic-free India by Management (IRIFM) has been set up in 2022.” Hyderabad. PM Modi releases commemorative Rs 150 coins The new entity, set up to impart professional on Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary training in management of railway finances, was formally inaugurated by Vinod Kumar Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a Chairman, Railway Board. commemorative Rs 150 coins on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on 2nd Chattisgarh Declares Guru Ghasidas National October. Park in Korea District as Tiger Reserve PM Modi launched the commemorative coin in The Chhattisgarh government has decided to Ahmedabad, Gujarat when he had reached declare Guru Ghasidas National Park in the Sabarmati Riverfront for the ‘Swachh Bharat Diwas’ state's Korea district as a tiger reserve. programme in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of Chhattisgarh Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, India’s ‘first State Wildlife Board chaired by Chief Minister private train’ flagged off Bhupesh Baghel.

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Railways make a huge shift in tracks as Dearness Allowance for govt employees hiked India’s first “private” train “Tejas” run on the tracks. by 5% its subsidiary IRCTC flagged off on the Lucknow- The Union government hiked the Dearness New Delhi route. The first corporate train of the Allowance (DA) for central government employees country may pave way for more if this experiment by five per cent from the existing 12 per cent. of handing over certain operations to IRCTC is successful. The DA has now been increased from 12 per cent to 17 per cent. Expected to benefit 50 lakh central India’s first e-waste clinic to be set up in Bhopal government employees and 65 lakh pensioners. The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Raise would cost the exchequer nearly Rs 16,000 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have joined crore. hands to set up the country’s first e-waste clinic Mamallapuram 2nd informal summit here, that would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing the commercial units. traditional Tamil attire of ‘Veshti’, welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, also Centre’s green nod to Rs 1,400 cr airport project known Mahabalipuram, for the second informal in Kutch India-China Summit. The Centre has given its green nod for developing a On 12th October, Prime Minister Modi and commercial airport in Kutch, Gujarat, entailing an President Xi will have a one-on-one meeting investment of about Rs 1,400 crore, according to an followed by delegation level talks. Being an official document. informal summit, both the leaders would engage The proposed project to be developed by Mundra themselves in open and candid talks touching upon International Airport Pvt Ltd was recently several subjects of bilateral, regional and global approved by the Union Environment Ministry after importance. taking into consideration the views of an expert PM Modi releases commemorative stamp on panel. Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh India’s first ‘Garbage Cafe’ sets up in Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9th October Chhattisgarh attended the ‘at home’ programme of the Indian Air Taking a step forward for a clean environment and Force to mark its 87th raising day and released a making people aware of curbing plastic use, a commemorative stamp to honour Marshal of the ‘Garbage Cafe’ has been set up in Chhattisgarh’s Air Force late Arjan Singh. Ambikapur district by city’s Municipal Corporation. “This year we mark the birth centenary of Marshal Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singhdeo of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC inaugurated the ‘Garbage Cafe’ at Ambikapur which (Distinguished Flying Cross). As a tribute to his will provide food to citizens in exchange for plastic exemplary service to our nation, a stamp was waste. released. May his courage keep motivating the people of our nation for years to come. India wins four UNESCO heritage awards

The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation awards were announced at a ceremony held in Penang, Malaysia, marking 20 years since its institution.

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Flora Fountain Honourable mention Mumbai

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KenesethEliyahoo Synagogue Award of Merit Mumbai

Our Lady of Glory Church Award of Merit Mumbai

Vikram Sarabhai Library from (IIM) Award of Distinction Ahmedabad

UAE announces establishment of world’s 1st AI Hailakandi becomes first Assam district to university introduce online The first graduate-level and research-based Hailakandi has become the first district in Assam to Artificial Intelligence (AI) university in the world introduce a digital system and the state was announced established on 16th October in Abu government employees will need to file their leave Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates applications online. (UAE). The government employees working under the The university is named after Crown Prince of Abu district administration can proceed on leave only Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE after getting a digital approval as henceforth no Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al leave application on paper will be accepted. Nahyan. Graduate students can now apply to MBZUAI through the university’s website with registration set to open in August 2020.

NITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index (Top) (Top) 2019

Karnataka Bihar Manipur Lakshadwe The report was released by Niti Aayog Vice ep Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Chief Executive Maharasht Jharkhan Arunach Delhi ra d al Officer Amitabh Kant here. Pradesh Haryana Punjab Tripura Goa The ranking was done in three categories — Tamil Nadu ‘Major States’, ‘North East and Hill States’ and Gujarat ‘Union Territories (UTs)/City and Small States’. Telangana Sikkim topped in the North-East category, while Rajasthan Delhi was at the top in the UT segment. Uttar Terms of attracting investment Pradesh

‘Major ‘Major ‘North ‘Union States’ States’ East and Territories Hill (UTs)/City India to host 91st Interpol General Assembly (Least) States’ and Small in 2022 (Top) States’

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India will host the 91st Interpol General South American country intended to allow Indian Assembly in 2022 after a proposal in this regard travellers to visit without a visa. was cleared with “overwhelming support” from Aims: Boost people-to-people contact between the members countries of the international police two countries and increase foreign investment into cooperation body. Brazil. The proposal was put to vote before 190 Railway launches One Touch ATVM for buying participating member countries of the Interpol and tickets easily was passed with “overwhelming majority. Indian Railways has launched ‘One-touch ATVM’ at India will get a chance to host the General Assembly 42 suburban stations of Central Railway to offer of International Criminal Police Organisation fast ticketing to millions of commuters over (Interpol) after 25 years since 1997. Mumbai Suburban Network. Railway passenger can 14 new Human Rights Council members avail the service of this new machine at 42 suburban stations. Armenia, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Namibia, Netherlands, The new machine is loaded with the user-friendly Poland, Republic of Korea, Sudan and Venezuela. and uncomplicated procedure which will greatly ease the load on ticketing system. All 14 members will serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2020. Finance Minister Releases Commemorative Coin on Paramahansa Yogananda to Mark his 125th Crime in India-2017”, NCRB report Birth Anniversary The latest annual crime data, “Crime in India-2017”, The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs released by the National Crime Records Bureau Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman released a special (NCRB). There was an increase of 3.6 per cent in commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda criminal cases in 2017 compared to 2016. to mark his 125th birth anniversary on 29th Uttar Pradesh was followed by Maharashtra with October. 31,979 cases and West Bengal 30,002 cases. Speaking on the occasion, the Finance Minister said Interestingly, Delhi, which came to be known as the this moment is big honour for her. She said that the rape capital after the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, Paramahansa Yogananda was great son of India, saw a decline in crime against women for the third who became so recognised globally. straight year, with 13,076 FIRs being registered in India to adopt Brazil model of human milk bank 2017, down from 15,310 in 2016 and 17,222 in 2015. The Centre has set a target of ensuring at least 70 per cent infants to have access to breast milk by the In 2017, Madhya Pradesh registered maximum year 2025. The Target will subsequently be number of rape cases at 5562, 97.5% of which were increased to 100 per cent. India has taken committed by known persons. Rajasthan followed inspiration from Brazil’s success in the field of next with 3,305 cases out of which 87.9% of the human milk bank decided to adopt a similar model perpetrators were known to the victim. In in creating a wide network of human milk banks. Maharashtra, 98.1% rape cases were against friends, associates or relatives. Odisha govt inks LoU for ‘drink from tap mission’ with UNICEF Brazil announce visa-free entry for Indian travellers In a bid to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state, Odisha has inked a Brazil is working to implement a policy to facilitate Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap faster entry for Indian travellers into the country, mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund the Embassy of Brazil confirmed. (UNICEF).

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, India now has 9 UTs and 28 states “Investment in water is an investment in health, The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) ceased to investment in health is an investment in future. exist at midnight on October 30 and was converted Providing quality drinking water to every into two Union Territories (UTs). household in the state is one of the top priorities of the government”. The UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will be headed by Lieutenant Governors GC Murmu and RK Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark Mathur, respectively. They will take oath early on Guru Nanak’s 550th anniversary October 31. Pakistan on October 30 issued a commemorative This is for the first time that a state is being coin to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary converted into two UTs. The total number of states in November. in the country is now 28, while the total UTs has In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Imran Khan gone up to 9. shared a picture of the coin. “Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji.

Important First Woman in News 2019

First Name

First Female Flight Commander Shalija Dhami

First Woman Flight Engineer of Indian Air Hina Jaiswal Force

First Woman To Qualify To Go To Day Bhawana Kanth Missions

First Indian Woman Who Flew a Fighter Avani Chaturvedi aircraft Solo

First Woman Fighter Pilot to Undertake Mohana Singh Missions by day on Hawk

India's First Female Military diplomat Anjali Singh

First Woman Pilot of Indian Navy Shivangi

World’s first female spacewalking Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

first female match referee by icc GS Lakshmi

List of Cyclone/ Typhoon (2019)

Cyclone/ Typhoon Country/ State

Cyclone Maha The Cyclone Maha in the Arabian Sea has crossed Lakshadweep.

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Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ Bangladesh and West Bengal

Typhoon hagibis Japan

Cyclone Kyaar south Gujarat, Saurashtra (cyclonic storm “Kyaar” hovering over the Arabian Sea.)

Typhoon Faxai Tokyo, Japan

Typhoon Kammuri Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone Philippines

Tropical Cyclone Sarai Fiji

Cyclone Tino Fiji

Recent GI Tag List

Item State

Kodaikanal Malai Pandu, Garlic Tamil Nadu

Zeerafool, Rice (CG),Thirubuvanam Slik Sari Tamil Nadu

DindiGul Lock & Kandangi Saree Tamil Nadu

Pathama Dai Mat Tamil Nadu

‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani temple Tamil Nadu

Marayoor Jaggerry Kerala

Tirur Supari Kerala

Arcanut (Sirsi Supadi) Karnataka

TavlohoPuan Mizoram

Green and White Tea Darjeeling

Srivilliputtur Palkova” Channai

Mizo Paunchei, Coloured Shawl Mizoram

Rasogulla Odisha

List of Changing Name 2019

Old Name New Name

Mumbai-Nagpur expressway Bal Thackeray

Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh Atal tunnel (mark the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal

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Bihari Vajpayee)

Chenani Nashari Tunnel Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Chenani Nashri Tunnel on NH 44 in Jammu & Kashmir as Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel)

Habibganj Railway Station Atal Bihari Vajpayee Railway Station

Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium Arun Jaitley Stadium

Bhopal Metro Rail Raja Bhoj

Bogibeel Bridge Atal Setu

Naya Raipur Atal Nagar

Bundel Section Express-Way Atal Path

Hazratganj intersection Atal Chowk

Deoghar Airport (Jharkhand) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport

Aligarh Harigarh

Ahmedabad Karnavati

Shimla Shyamla

Sahibganj Harbor Atal Bihari Vajpayee Harbor

Agartala Airport Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

Kandla Port Deendayal Port

Sabarmati Ghat Atal Ghat

Bhamashah Health Insurance Scheme Bhamashah Suraksha Kavach

Mughal Sarai Railway Station Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Railway Station

Ballabhgarh Metro Station Amar Shaheed Raja Nahar Singh Metro Station

Gorakhpur Airport Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport

NIFM Faridabad Arun Jaitley Institute of Financial Management

Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra Sushma Swaraj Bhavan

Foreign Service Institute Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service.

Delhi metro's Pragati Maidan station Supreme Court station

Railway Protection Force Indian Railway Protection Force Service

Kolkata Port Trust Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port

IDSA 'Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence

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Village of Mian, Village (Barmer, Rajasthan) Mahesh Nagar

Indian Govt, target important project list

Aims Target Time

▪ PM vision of $ 5 trillion Economy 2025

▪ To Eliminate TB 2025

▪ Housing for All 2022

▪ Doubling Farmers income 2022

▪ One Nation One Ration Card 2020

▪ To generate solar Power (500GW) 2030

▪ Har Ghar Jal 2024

▪ Utkarsh (Road Plan by RBI) 2022

▪ Clean Drinking water to all by 2024

▪ TAPI gas pipeline project is expected to 2022 be completed by

▪ Bharatmala project 35000km highway by 2018-22

▪ India to surpass china’s population 2027

▪ Net zero carbon emitting in indian 2030 railways

▪ Free WiFi to all villages connected via till March 2020 Bharat Net

▪ Fulfil Jal Jeevan Mission 2024

▪ Railways to run 100% on electricity 2024

Festival List 2019-20

Nagoba Jatara festival celebrated in Telangana carnival and celebrated by Mesaram clan of Gond Nagoba Jatara is a tribal festival held in Keslapur tribes for 10 days. village, Inderavelly Mandal Adilabad district, Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam Telangana, India. It is the second biggest tribal

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Magh Bihu, an auspicious harvest Orchha, which won the award for the best heritage festival, is being celebrated in Assam. city for 2017-18. People began the day by gathering at a temple and Madhya Pradesh CM to inaugurate International offered prayers, recited mantras and beat up the Film Festival in Khajuraho drums. In Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Minister Kamal Tripura organises its first-ever “Hornbill Nath will inaugurate the 7-Day International Film Festival” Festival in Shilpkala village of Khajuraho on 17th Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb December. inaugurated the state's first-ever Hornbill Films from the country and abroad including Festival at the famous Barmura hill (in western Bundelkhandi will be screened at the Tapra Tripura), one of the biggest hill ranges of Tripura Talkies made for the festival. which was last month renamed as "Hathai Kotor", Tansen Music Festival 2019 in Gwalior or "big hill" in the tribal language "Kokborok". The Tansen Music Festival or the Tansen Ganga Kayak Festival organised in Uttarakhand Sangeet Sammelan or the Tansen Utsav is held The eighth edition of Ganga Kayak Festival was every year in order to celebrate the memory of one inaugurated by MLA Vinod Kandari in Devprayag of the greatest artists in Indian history, Tansen. on 17th February til 19th February. Tansen was one of the nine gems in the court of one The festival is jointly organized with Uttarakhand of the greatest Mughal rulers of India, Emperor Tourism Development Council and The Adventure Akbar. Sports Society is witnessing participation of 45 Madhya Pradesh: Mandu festival starts in male and 6 women athletes from Russia, Mandu Australia and Nepal. In Madhya Pradesh, the 5-day Mandu festival The 31st International Kite Festival launched in has been started in Mandu, a world-famous Ahmedabad picturesque tourist destination located in Dhar The 31st International Kite Festival was district of the state. launched at the Sabarmati riverfront in The Mandu festival, which will run till January Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was inaugurated by Chief 1. Minister Vijay Rupani. National Tribal Dance Festival begins in Raipur Madhya Pradesh CM to inaugurate International National Tribal Dance Festival has begun in Film Festival in Khajuraho Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh. Congress leader In Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Minister Kamal Rahul Gandhi inaugurated the festival. The Nath will inaugurate the 7-Day International Film inaugural function was presided over by Chief Festival in Shilpkala village of Khajuraho on 17th Minister Bhupesh Baghel. December. 'Bali Yatra' festival begins in Cuttack, Odisha Films from the country and abroad including The festival 'Bali Yatra', which is organised every Bundelkhandi will be screened at the Tapra year in memory of the rich maritime history of Talkies made for the festival. Odisha, was inaugurated in Cuttack. Konark Festival & International Sand Art The festival is organised at the bank of River Festival 2019 From 1st – 5th Dec Mahanadi every year to mark the day when ancient Odisha’s prime coastal tourism hub of Konark will mariners from the state would set sail to the distant once again witness a global confluence of arts land of Bali, Sumatra, Java (Jawa) in Indonesia, through the twin annual events of the Konark Borneo and Sri Lanka, for the expansion of trade Festival of classical dance performances with the and culture. grand Sun Temple in the backdrop and the National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav in New International Sand Art Festival. Delhi MP govt to host Orchha festival in March, 2020 Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the "Namaste Orchha" festival marking the cultural National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav in New landscape of Madhya Pradesh will be held in the Delhi. ancient town in March next year. The theme of the 15-day Mahotsav is a celebration The three-day festival will be organised by the of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Craft, Cuisine and state government from March 6 to March 8 in Commerce.

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Benefit: The Aadi Mahotsav is an effort to  Flamingo Festival : Andhra Pradesh take tribal commerce to the next level of digital and  Karavali Utsav - Mangalore electronic transactions. The tribal textiles  Dwizling Festival – Assam manufactured by master tribal craftsmen from  Kite Festival – Ahmedabad Jammu and Kashmir in the North to Tamil Nadu in the South and from Gujarat in the West to  Bear Festival - Agra Nagaland/Sikkim in the East will be the main  Owl Festival – Pune attractions.  Pooram Festival – Kerala Sangai Festival 2019 begins in Manipur  Camel Festival – Bikaner Manipur Sangai Festival 2019 started from 24th  Khasdar Mahostav – Nagpur November. The festival is organized by the State  Orange Festival – Nagpur Tourism Department and biggest festival held  Khrachi Puja – Tripura annually to promote tourism. The formal inaugural  Harela Festival – UK function of the festival was held at Hapta Kangjeibung at Imphal.  Indra Jatra Festival – Nepal The festival is held at different parts of Manipur.  Fulpati Festival – Nepal During the festival, cultural programmes,  Nuakhari Festival – Odisha traditional games, folk dance and classical music  Jhiri Mela - J&K will be performed by different communities of the  Behdinkhelam Festival – Meghalaya State as well as from other States. The festival will Cherry Blossomsn – Meghalaya conclude on the 30th November.  Parag Festival – Assam Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in Manipur Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for  Ambubachi Mela – Assam Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel  Lokrang Festival – MP inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival, 2019 at Shirui Bathukhamma Floral – Telangana Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur.  Sangai Festival – Manipur  Naropa Festival – Ladakh  Addi Mahotsav –  Ocean Dance Festival - Cox's Bazar Bangladesh Ladakh  Hornbill Festival - Nagaland  Rongoli or Bohag Bihu – Assam  Mela Kheer Bhavani - J&K

Current Affairs (International) In Short (Covered Oct to Feb)

February Pakistan and Somalia declare national emergency over locust as hordes Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family Following infestation of swarms of desert locusts in the eastern part of Pakistan the country’s Maldives on its return to the Commonwealth as Prime Minister Imran Khan declared national its 54th member. The Maldives had joined the emergency on 2nd February to protect crops and Commonwealth in 1982, but withdrew its help farmers. membership in 2016. Somalia has also declared a national emergency The Commonwealth is a key grouping of countries, as large swarms of locusts spread across east most of which are former territories of the British Africa. Empire. Bhutan ends free travel for Indian passport holders

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Bhutan for long has been an idyllic S Jaishankar inaugurates Indian pavilion at destination for Indian travellers. With its Berlin International Film Festival mesmerising beauty, stunning landscapes and the External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar fact that it is just a stone's throw away, Bhutan has inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Berlin been a favourite destination among Indian tourists. International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2020. And more importantly, you had to pay nothing as fees to enter the country. India, Myanmar signed MoU for bus services from Mandalay-Imphal But now, a new scheme by the Bhutanese government is set to change that. India and Myanmar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the commencement of a Ending the provision of free entry for Indian bus service between the two countries from tourists into the country, Bhutan recently April 2020. The information was provided by Chief announced that it will levy a daily fee of Rs 1,200 Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh. per person from July 2020. Other countries included in the scheme are Maldives and January Bangladesh. Russia's prime minister resigns after Putin Jaipur receives UNESCO World Heritage City suggest constitutional amendments to boost certificate power Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay President Vladimir Putin accepted the presented the 'World Heritage City' certificate to resignation of his prime minister on 15th January the Pink City – Jaipur on February 05, 2020. after proposing constitutional amendments that The UNESCO team visited the Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan- could herald his intention to carve out a i-Khas, Sheesh Mahal, Mansingh Mahal, and the position that would let him stay at Russia's helm Amer Fort. UNESCO Director-General Audrey after his presidency ends. Azoulay has described Amer Fort as a mesmerizing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who reminder of the past. served as a placeholder president in 2008-2012 to J-K admin renames PHE&IFC dept as 'Jal Shakti allow Putin to observe term limits, said in Dept' televised comments that he needed to resign in light of his mentor's proposed changes in th The Jammu and Kashmir administration on 6 government. February accorded sanction to renaming of the Public Health Engineering and Irrigation and Putin thanked Medvedev for his work and Flood Control Department as the 'Jal Shakti appointed him as the deputy head of the Department'. presidential Security Council. The Administrative Council, which met under the PM Modi, Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli to jointly chairmanship of Lt Governor G C Murmu, also inaugurate Jogbani-Biratnagar check post accorded sanction to the implementation of the Jal Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali Jeevan Mission (JJM) and roadmap to achieve counterpart KP Sharma Oli will on 21st January 100 per cent coverage of piped water supply by jointly inaugurate the second Integrated Check December 2021 across the UT. Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Coronavirus officially named as COVID-19 by Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people's WHO movement. In a recent announcement by World Health WHO declares China virus outbreak an Organisation (WHO), coronavirus, responsible for international emergency thousands of deaths across the world has been named officially. ‘Covis-19’ has been decided as the new name for Novel Coronavirus.

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World Health Organization has declared The United Kingdom will host NATO Heads of an international emergency over the novel State and Government in London, on 3-4 coronavirus from China. December 2019.

• Swine flu in 2009 The NATO Leaders Meeting, chaired by the NATO Secretary General, will take place at the Grove • Polio in 2014 Hotel, Hertfordshire on 4 December 2019. • Ebola in 2014 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the • Zika in 2016 alliance's meetings. Nato summits are a periodic opportunity for Heads of State and Heads of • Ebola in 2019 Government to meet and evaluate Nato's current strategies, evaluate the alliance's current position UAE has been declared ‘reciprocating territory’ and brainstorm strategic direction. by India Roger Federer’s face to go on Swiss coin Ministry of Law and Justice issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, declaring the Tennis legend Roger Federer will become the United Arab Emirates to be a “reciprocating first living person in Switzerland to have a coin territory” under Section 44A of the Civil minted in his honour. The Federal Mint, Procedure Code, 1908. The notification also Swissmint, has created a 20-franc silver coin declared a list of courts in the UAE to be “superior bearing Federer’s image. Courts” under the same section. Abu Dhabi selected as world’s leading sports What is a ‘reciprocating territory’?-Essentially, tourism destination orders passed by certain designated courts from a ‘reciprocating territory’ can be implemented in Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s India, by filing a copy of the decree concerned in a leading Sports tourism Destination at the 26th District Court here. edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in Muscat. India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this coveted award. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou on 22nd India among top 10 countries with higher January jointly inaugurated the first convention climate performance: CCPI centre established in Africa by India to honour India, for the first time, ranks among the top 10 the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. in this year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) presented on 10th December at the October to December COP25 climate summit in Madrid. Saudi Arabia Takes over G20 Presidency from The current levels of per capita emissions and Japan energy use in India, ranked 9th in the "high category", are still comparatively low and, along Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation on with ambitious 2030 targets, result in high ratings December 1st to take over the G20 presidency, for the green house gas (GHG) emissions and stepping onto the world stage. energy use categories, the report released in the Saudi Arabia is taking over the G20 presidency Spanish capital. from Japan and will host world leaders for a global Bougainville To Become World's Newest Nation summit in its capital Riyadh November 21st and 22nd 2020. The South Pacific archipelago of Bougainville on 11th December overwhelmingly voted to become NATO Summit 2019 held in United Kingdom independent of Papua New Guinea, becoming the world's latest territory to seek secession.

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Buka town on Buka island is the capital of Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo the region, and houses the government currently use the currency. headquarters. UN declares Malala decade’s ‘most famous Priyanka Chopra honoured at Marrakech Film teenager’ Festival for 20 years in cinema The UN has declared Pakistani education A day after receiving the Danny Kaye activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as Humanitarian Award at the UNICEF Snowflake “the most famous teenager in the world” in its Ball, Priyanka Chopra Jonas was awarded at ‘Decade in Review’ report. Festival International Du Film De Marrakech in Oxford Dictionaries declares 'climate Morocco. The actress and producer took to social emergency' the word of 2019 media to express her gratitude after receiving the award. Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, EU leaves Poland out of 2050 climate deal after following a hundred-fold increase in usage that it standoff says demonstrated a “greater immediacy” in the The European Union left Poland out of a 2050 way we talk about the climate. climate neutrality agreement on 14th December India, Japan hold first 'two-plus-two' dialogue after hours of summit haggling with three poorer eastern member states that demanded more funds India and Japan on 30th November held their for economic transition and support for nuclear inaugural foreign and defence ministerial power. dialogue. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian First Global Refugee Forum hosted in Geneva delegation while the Japanese side was headed by On 17 and 18 December 2019, UNHCR, the UN Foreign Minister Toshi-mitsu Motegi and Minister Refugee Agency and the Government of Switzerland of Defence Taro Kono. will jointly host in Geneva a world meeting on Aim: To give further momentum to their special refugees, the first-ever Global Refugee Forum strategic partnership, particularly in the maritime (GRF). domain. Portugal announces Gandhi Citizenship The Ministers condemned the threat posed to Education Prize regional security by terrorist networks operating Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa has out of Pakistan and called upon it to take resolute announced that in order to help perpetuate and irreversible action against them and fully Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, Portugal will be comply with international commitments including launching a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize, to FATF. each year inspired by his different thoughts and Palestine issues commemorative stamp to quotes. honour Gandhi on 150th birth anniversary Eight West African nations rename common Palestine on 2nd October released a currency to Eco commemorative postage stamp on Mahatma Eight West African countries have agreed to change Gandhi, honouring his “legacy and values”, to mark the name of their common currency to Eco and the 150 birth anniversary of the world leader on severed their earlier currency CFA Franc's links to October 2. former colonial ruler France. Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Minister of The CFA Franc was initially pegged to the French Telecommunication and Information Technology franc and has been linked to the euro for about two Ishaaq Seder released the stamp in the presence of decades. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Representative of India in PA Sunil Kumar at a ceremony held at the ministry here.

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Uzbekistan govt to issue postage stamp Brazil is working to implement a policy to facilitate on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary faster entry for Indian travellers into the country, the Embassy of Brazil confirmed. To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the government of the Republic South American country intended to allow Indian of Uzbekistan will issue a postage stamp on October travellers to visit without a visa. 2, 2019. Aims: Boost people-to-people contact between the The stamp, to be issued by the Ministry for the two countries and increase foreign investment into Development of Information Technologies and Brazil. Communication of the Republic of Uzbekistan, has $ 1 million dollar contributed to the UN fund by been made in the form of a postal block and has India “150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi” India contributed $1 million to reform the United inscribed on the block in Uzbek and English. Nations (UN) Development system by contributing World’s first female spacewalking team makes to the UN Special Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF) for history the resident coordinator system. The world’s first female spacewalking team made Indonesia chooses East Borneo Island for its history high above Earth on 18th October, floating new capital out of the International Space Station to fix a The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo stated broken part of the power network. that the government has chosen sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir forested Borneo island, known for orangutans for emerged one by one, it marked the first time in a its new capital. The current capital of Jakarta, half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated overcrowded ( ome to more than 10 million out without a male crewmate. people), sits on watery land. Parts of the city are Brazil announce visa-free entry for Indian sinking by as much as 25cm a year and almost half travellers now sits below sea level.

Defence News (Covered October to February) Chapter-16

February

Military Exercise Countries Purpose

'Matla Abhiyaan' Indian Navy The Indian Navy carried out a five-day coastal security exercise, 'Matla Abhiyaan', with personnel of two naval boats, holding interactions with all stakeholders along the riverine border with Bangladesh.

Ajeya Warrior 2020 India and UK The fifth edition of joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 between India and United Kingdom will be conducted at Salisbury Plains in the United Kingdom from

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February 13 to 26 2020.

2nd BIMSTEC Disaster India, Bangladesh, Aims: Exercise will provide a Management Exercise-2020 Nepal, Sri Lanka & platform for member states to Myanmar evaluate existing capabilities, share best emergency response practices, improve existing emergency preparedness and strengthen regional response mechanism and also to conduct risk assessment in the context of cultural heritage sites at the time of disaster. Held: Odisha

January

Military Exercise Countries Purpose

‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ India and Oman Two ships of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) arrived in Goa on 5th January to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo- Oman bilateral naval exercise 'Naseem-Al-Bahr'.

‘Milan 2020’ Indian Navel "The Naval Exercise ‘MILAN 2020’ is scheduled to be held at Visakhapatnam in March 2020 in which 41 countries have been invited. Purpose: India aims to conduct a unique naval exercise for which an invitation has been extended to 41 countries who are otherwise unlikely partners.

‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Indo-Japan Japan Coast Guard’s ship ‘Echigo’ arrived in Chennai on 13th January as part of the annual joint exercises with the Indian Coast Guard. The five- day event ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ will begin on January 16. Apart from Echigo, four ICG ships, a JCG aircraft and a vessel from the National Institute of Ocean Technology participate in the exercise.

'SAMPRITI-IX' India-Bangladesh The ninth edition of joint

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military training exercise between India-Bangladesh -- SAMPRITI-IX will be conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya from February 3 to February 16.

December

Military Exercise Countries Purpose

Mitra Shakti 2019 India-Sri Lanka The seventh edition of the India – Sri Lanka joint training exercise, Mitra Shakti 2019, will be conducted at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Pune from December 1 to 14.

'HAND-IN-HAND 2019' India-China The 8th India-China joint training exercise 'HAND-IN- HAND 2019' with the theme counter-terrorism under United Nations mandate will be held in Meghalaya's Umroi from Dec 7-20.

'Indra 2019' India-Russia Indra 2019, joint tri-services exercise between India and Russia will be conducted in India from 10 to 19 December simultaneously at Babina (near Jhansi), Pune, and Goa. The Indra series of exercise began in 2003 and the 1st joint tri-services exercise was conducted in 2017.

November

Military Exercise Countries Purpose

“Dustlik 2019” India-Uzbekistan The First-ever bilateral exercise will be conducted from November 4 to 13 at Chirchiq Training Area near Tashkent and will be focused on counter-terrorism, an area in which “the two countries

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share a common concern”.

'Cooperation Afloat Readiness US- Bangladesh Navy The second phase of the and Training (CARAT)- 2019' biggest US- Bangladesh Navy exercise named 'Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019' started in Chattogram. The exercise provides an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the operational activities of the Navies of two countries and to get acquainted with advanced technology through various theoretical and practical training. The second phase of the exercise is being conducted from 4 to 7 November with different subject-based training and exercise.

"Samudra Shakti" Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy India is jointly exercising its bilateral anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta along with Indonesian warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role corvette, in the Bay of Bengal as part of an ongoing bilateral exercise ''Samudra Shakti'', Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy bilateral exercise ''Samudra Shakti'' from November 6-7.

INDRA 2019 India and Russia The first-ever joint tri-service exercise between India and Russia codenamed INDRA 2019 will be conducted from December 10-19. In light of the threat of global terrorism facing both nations and by countries around the world, the theme of the exercise is contemporary and relevant.

'Tiger Triumph' India-US tri-services exercise The maiden India-US joint tri-services Humanitarian

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Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise named 'Tiger Triumph' is scheduled to begin at Visakhapatnam from November 13. In consonance with the growing partnership between India and the US, Tiger Triumph is scheduled on the Eastern seaboard from November 13 to 21, 2019.

Bilateral Maritime Exercise Qatari Emiri Navy and the Indian Navy Guided Missile Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Indian Navy Forces Stealth Frigate INS Trikand Sea) and Patrol Aircraft P8-I arrived at Doha for the inaugural edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr (Roar of the Sea) being conducted from 17 to 21 Nov 19 between the Indian Navy and Qatari Emiri Naval Forces. Za'ir-Al-Bahr 2019 would strengthen cooperation and enhance interoperability between the two navies.

'Sindhu Sudarshan' Sudarshan Chakra Corps of The Sudarshan Chakra Corps the Indian Army of the Indian Army conducted 'Sindhu Sudarshan' exercise in Rajasthan's Barmer on November 16. Around 40,000 jawans of the Indian Army are participating in the exercise. 'Sindhu Sudarshan' exercise will continue till December 05.

MITRA SHAKTI– 2019 India-Sri Lanka joint training The seventh edition of India- exercise Sri Lanka joint training exercise, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI– 2019 is scheduled to be conducted at Foreign Training Node (FTN), Pune from 01 - 14 December 2019. The sixth edition of the exercise was held in Sri Lanka. Aims: Joint training exercise is to build and promote positive

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relations between armies of India and Sri Lanka with focus on sub unit level training for counter insurgency & counter terrorism operations in urban and rural environment under United Nations mandate.

Mine Countermeasure Japan- India The Indian Naval Forces and Exercise-first time the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has conducted the first Mine Countermeasure Exercise(MINEX) at Kochi,Kerala. This is the first time an explosive ordnance disposal and mine countermeasure exercise was held by Indian and Japanese forces.

SURYA KIRAN – XIV’ India and Nepal Joint military exercise ‘SURYA KIRAN – XIV’ between India and Nepal will be conducted at Salijhandi, Rupendehi district of Nepal from 03 to 16 December 2019. Aims: This exercise is to conduct a Battalion level combined training between Indian Army and Nepal Army to increase interoperability in jungle warfare and counter terrorist operations in mountainous terrain, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, medical and environmental conservation including aviation aspects.

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KAZIND 2019 India and Kazakhstan army The 4th edition of annual military exercise KAZIND 2019 between India and Kazakhstan army commenced at Pithoragarh 3 to 15 October 2019.

Nomadic Elephant- XIV Indo – Mongolian joint military 14th edition of Indo – training Mongolian joint military training, Exercise Nomadic Elephant–XIV commenced today. The exercise will be conducted from 05 to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh.

“Him Vijay” Indian Army The Indian Army’s biggest ever mountain combat exercise in Arunachal Pradesh ahead of China President Xi Jinping’s visit to India this month is reported to have irked Beijing, which considers large parts of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet. ‘Him Vijay’ is the first ever such drill that the military is holding in the northeastern state. Three battle groups, each comprising 4,000 soldiers, are participating in the exercise at a height of 14,000 feet – 100 kms away from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Ekuverin – 19 Indian Army and the Maldives 10th edition of the Joint National Defence Force Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force will be organised from 07 to 20 October 2019 at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra. The Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi language since 2009.

Dharma Guardian-2019 Indo-Japan The joint military exercise Dharma Guardian-2019 between India and Japan is

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scheduled to start at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte from October 19 and end 2 November.

‘’Vajra Prahar’ India and the US The 10th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ between India and the US will be held at Joint Base Lewis- McChord (JBLM) in Seattle from October 13 to28.

Shinyuu Maitri’ Indian Air Force & Japanese Air The Indian Air Force will be Self Defence Force carrying out a joint military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ with Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) from 17 to 23 October. The exercise will be held at Air Force Station, Arjan Singh in Panagarh town in West Bengal.

‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’ India, Oman Indian Air Force (IAF) kickstarted its bilateral joint exercise with Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO), named ‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’ at Air Force Base Masirah. The exercise will be held 17th October to 26th

Danx-19 Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX- 19), a large scale joint services exercise from 14 Oct to 18 Oct.

IMNEX-2019 India-Myanmar Naval The harbour phase of IMNEX- Exercise 19 scheduled 17th October to 20th October includes visits to Indian Naval units, training and maintenance facility at Visakhapatnam.

Sudarshan Chakra Vahini Indian Army Two-day long manoeuvres by exercise Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army started at Jaisalmer field firing range in Rajasthan. In this war exercise, the army is going to exhibit its strength regarding Agni Missile

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and artillery.

‘Sindhu Sudarshan’ Indian Army Military exercises, the ‘Sindhu Sudarshan’ in the deserts of Rajasthan from November 29 to December 4 to evaluate the capability of the Defence forces to strike deep into enemy territory in an integrated air- land battle.

Ex Shakti -2019” Indian Army and Army of Indian Army and Army of France France will carry out counter- terrorism drills under the “Exercise Shakti 2019” that will be held in Rajasthan at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.

February "The ballistic helmet has been developed under project Abhedya by Major Anoop Mishra who has Defence Budget 2020-21 also developed a full-body protection bulletproof jacket which can withstand even sniper rifles,". Defence Budget Rs 3,37,553 crore allocated for the financial year 2020-21, Rs 2,18,998 crore is January for the Revenue (Net) expenditure and Rs 1,18,555 crore is for capital expenditure for the India successfully test-fires K-4 ballistic missile Defence Services and the India has successfully test-fired a 3,500 Organisations/Departments under Ministry of kilometer range nuclear capable missile that can Defence. The amount of Rs 1,18,555 crore be launched from a submarine. allocated for capital expenditure includes modernisation related expenditure. The test of the K-4 ballistic missile was conducted off the Vizag coast in Andhra Pradesh Govt renames IDSA as 'Manohar Parrikar on 19th January. With this test, India has moved one Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses' more step towards the induction of this ballistic The central government has renamed Institute missile on the INS Arihant class of nuclear for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a submarines. The missile was developed by Defence government think tank, as Manohar Parrikar Research and Development Organisation Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in (DRDO). order to "honour the commitment and legacy" of Indian Navy Signs MoU for offshore Data with the late defence minister. Geological Survey of India Indian Army Major develops world's first Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of bulletproof helmet against AK-47 bullet Understanding (MoU) with Geological Survey of An Indian Army Major who had developed a India (GSI) for ‘Sharing of seabed sediments bulletproof jacket for protection against sniper data, products and expertise for Naval Application bullets, has now developed a helmet which is in Meteorology and Oceanography’. claimed to be first such in the world that can stop Indian Navy Launches 'Operation Vanilla' to an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster meters. Relief at Madagascar

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Indian Navy Ship Airavat, whilst mission Port—Marine Commandos descending onto a ship deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has been from a helicopter. diverted to Antsiranana based on request Rajnath Singh launches DefExpo mobile app recieved from Madagascar. Nearly 900 exhibitors, including foreign companies, The ship will undertake Humanitarian Assistance have registered for DefExpo 2020 and the and Disaster Relief mission as part of 'Operation exhibition space booked by them is 52 per cent Vanilla' which has been launched to provide more than that in the previous edition of the event assistance to the affected population of Madagascar in 2018. post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane. DefExpo 2020 is scheduled to be held in Assam Rifles builds war memorial in Nagaland Lucknow between February 5-8 next year. The for 357 martyrs theme of the exhibition is 'India: The Emerging The Assam Rifles has constructed a combined war Defence Manufacturing Hub'. memorial in Nagaland for the 357 Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting November-2019 insurgency in the northeastern state. India successfully conducts night trial of 2,000- The memorial has been built at Mokokchung, km range Agni II missile which is also the cultural and intellectual centre of India on 16th November conducted successfully the Nagaland. first night trial of 'Agni-II', its versatile surface-to- December-2019 surface medium range nuclear capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. India successfully conducts trial of indigenously The missile has a strike range of 2000 km. A made Prithvi-2 missile defence official said this was the first time that the India on 3rd December successfully conducted sophisticated missile was testfired at night. another night trial of its indigenously developed Prithvi-2 missile successfully test fired at night nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial for the armed forces from a test range in India successfully testfired on November 20 the Odisha coast. indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile at night as part of a user trial by the Army The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which from a test range off Odisha coast. has a strike range of 350 kilometres. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile with a BrahMos Missile Successfully Test-fired from strike range of 350 km was carried out from a Odisha's Chandipur mobile launcher from launch complex-3. Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was Lieutenant Shivangi First woman pilot of Indian successfully test-fired from a base in Odisha's Navy Chandipur. First woman pilot of Indian Navy will join Naval The land-attack version of the missile was test-fired operations here on December 2, two days ahead of from a mobile autonomous launcher at Launch Navy Day on December 4. Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. The trial of the surface-to-surface The first woman pilot, Lieutenant Shivangi, will missile was successful, meeting all the parameters. join naval operations on completion of operational training here on December 2. Indian Navy conducts anti-hijacking exercise off Kochi coast NIA to host first counter-terrorism cooperation exercise for 'Quad' countries On December 18, if you were in Kochi, you might have seen a dramatic sight unfurl near the Kochi The National Investigation Agency is hosting the first counter-terrorism exercise for the "Quad"

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series countries -- India, the US, Japan and are fatal, 60% above disability, battle casualties Australia -- at the NIA headquarters in Delhi on invalided out due to disability and ₹1 lakh to November 21 and 22. disability less than 60%. The 'CT-TTX' (counter-terrorism table-top Navies of India, Bangladesh to participate in exercise) is first such engagement among the Quad bilateral drill from Oct 12 to 16 countries on regional and global issues of common The navies of India and Bangladesh will participate interest and also in the domain of counter- for the first time in a bilateral exercise at terrorism and cooperation. Visakhapatnam from October 12 to 16. Singapore, India air forces hold joint training The exercise would also include air familiarisation exercise of Bangladesh Navy aircrew and a 10-day training The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and exercise between Indian Navy Marine Commandos the Indian Air Force (IAF) are conducting the and BN SWADS. Joint Military Training (JMT) from October 31 to Aims: Upgrading to a bilateral exercise with the December 12 at the Kalaikunda Air Force navies engaging in seamanship evolutions, flying Station in West Bengal. exercises with integral helicopters and maritime To commemorate the 10th edition of the JMT, the patrol aircraft at sea. scope of the exercise was expanded to include an Indian Army’s celebrate ‘Sangam Youth Festival’ air-sea training component for the first time, with with More than 1,500 students assets from the Indian Navy supporting. Over 1,500 students from 32 different colleges and Indian Navy Successfully Test-fires BrahMos university participated in the ‘Sangam Youth Supersonic Cruise Missile in Arabian Sea Festival’ being organised by the Indian Army in BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was collaboration with Jammu University Campus in a successfully test-fired from a naval warship on bid to spread the message of peace, prosperity, 28th November. The supersonic missile, with a communal harmony and national integration. strike-range of over 290 km, was test-fired from Students also showcased their performances in the Navy’s stealth destroyer INS Kochi, hitting a sports, cultural and fine arts performances. decommissioned target ship in the Arabian Sea. Traditional folk dance and a display by the military The second ship of Project 15-A “Kolkata-class” band were also performed in a patriotic fervour. guided missile destroyer test-fired the advanced Indian defence exports to grow to Rs 35,000 missile during a naval drill in the west coast. crore by 2024: Army Chief October-2019 Indian defence industry is becoming export- Defence Minister approves four-fold hike in oriented and country’s defence exports are set to monetary aid for battle casualties grow to Rs 35,000 crore in next five years, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a four-fold increase in monetary assistance for battle “We are manufacturing weapons and equipment casualties – from ₹2 lakh to ₹8 lakh. The amount not just to arm our defence forces but we are now will be granted under the Army Battle Casualties gradually becoming an export-oriented defence Welfare Fund (ABCWF). industry and our defence export which currently range in the region of just about Rs 11, 000 crores “Earlier, there was a provision of financial annually is set to grow to approximately Rs 35,000 assistance of ₹2 lakh to the battle casualties which crores by the year 2024.

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Grand Prix Winning driver Winning constructor Australian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Bahrain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Chinese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Azerbaijan Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Monaco Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes French Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Austrian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes German Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Belgian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Ferrari Italian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Ferrari Singapore Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Russian Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Mexican Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes United States Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Brazil Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

List of Banned Players Bangladesh creates history; beats India to win ICC U19 WC title Name Sport Ban Time ICC Under-19 World Cup title after beating favourites India cricket by three wickets in the Ramshad AR Weightlifter 2 years summit clash at JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom in Ravinder Kumar Wrestler 4 years South Africa on 9th February. Armand Duplantis breaks Pole Vault World Amit Dahiya Javelin throwe 4 years Record Kalra Cricket (U 19) 1 year Swedish Armand Duplantis breaks the Pole Vault World Record with a jump of 20 feet 2.9 Sarbjeet Kaur Weightlifter 4years inches; At meet in Torun, Poland, Duplantis Seema Weightlifter 4years surpasses by a centimeter the previous record set in 2014 by Renaud Lavillenie of France. Shakib Al Hasan Cricket 2 years Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red wins 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament Feburary

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The Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre classes, 10 each in Freestyle Men, Women, and (LSRC) Red won the first Men’s section Khelo Greco Roman. India Ice Hockey tournament 2020. India to host Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in They defeated Indo Tibetan Border Police 2021, South Africa to host women's edition (ITBP) team 3-2 in a nail biting thriller final match India would be hosting the 2021 Junior Men’s on 9th February. Hockey World Cup, making it the second big-ticket Australia Win ICC Women's Championship event awarded to the country for the second time Trophy For Second Time in a Row on the trot. The Australian Women's cricket team on 8th India to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022 February was presented with ICC Women's The Women’s Committee of the Asian Football Championship Trophy. They have won the Confederation on 18th February awarded the prestigious prize for the second time in a row, after hosting rights of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup taking an unassailable lead in the championship 2022 to India with the aim of promoting that was played from 2017 to 2020. women’s football. Secured spot at the ICC Women’s Cricket World FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020 Cup 2021 in New Zealan The stage is set for the future stars of women's Aditya Mehta & Vidya Pillai wins National football as the match schedule and host cities Snooker Championship for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India Aditya Mehta defeated multiple-time world 2020 were unveiled by FIFA and the Local champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the National Organising Committee (LOC). Snooker Championship. Official Slogan - Kick Off The Dream Lalremsiami, Vivek Sagar Prasad Win FIH Rising Australian Open 2020: An Overview Star of the Year Awards Event Winner Runner-Up Indian women's hockey team striker Men’s Singles N. Djokovic (Serbia) Dominic Thiem Lalremsiami and Indian men's team mid-fielder (Austria) Vivek Sagar Prasad were adjudged the winners of Women’s Sofia Kenin (US) G. Muguruza Singles (Spain) the women's and men's FIH Rising Star of the Men’s J. Salisbury (UK) M. Purcell Year 2019. Doubles (Aus) Gulmarag to host National Winter Games from R. Ram (US) L. Saville (Aus) March 7th under Khelo India Women’s K. Mladenovic (Franch) S. Hsieh The world-famous ski destination Gulmarg is all Doubles T. Babos (Hungary) (Taiwan) B. Strýcová set to host a five-day national winter games (Czech event from 7th March under Khelo India - a Republic) national programme for the development of sports. Mix Doubles N. Mektić (Croatia) J. Murray (UK) United by Emotion: Motto of 2020 Tokyo B. Krejčíková (Czech B. Mattek- Republic) Sands (US) Olympics announced United by Emotion' was revealed as the motto for January the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in men's 10 m air 17th February as organisers look to hammer home pistol at 63rd National Shooting C'ship the message of diversity and inclusion. Ace shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the Chess: Koneru Humpy wins Cairns Cup men's 10 metres air pistol gold at the 63rd World Rapid Chess Champion, India's Koneru National Shooting Championship in Bhopal. The Humpy wins the Cairns Cup title; Touted to be 17-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot a classy 246.4 one of the toughest women's events, Humpy bags to finish on top. the title with six points from nine rounds. India’s Magesh Chandran lifts Hastings Asian Wrestling Championship begin in New International chess title Delhi India’s P. Magesh Chandran remained unbeaten Asian Wrestling Championship begin in New in nine rounds to win the title in the 95th edition Delhi on 18th February. It will be held at the KD of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Jadhav Hall of Indira Gandhi Stadium till 23rd Congress in Hastings, England. February. The event will have a total of 30 weight

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Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned for ODI Player of the Year Rohit Sharma four years for doping violation Spirit of Cricket Award Virat Kohli Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been slapped T20I Performance of the Deepak Chahar with a four-year ban for doping by the National Year Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). ICC Player of the Year England all-rounder The sample of Sarbjeet, who won the 71kg event Ben Stokes at the women's national weightlifting Test Player of the Year Australia fast bowler championships in February 2018, was collected Pat Cummins during 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship held at Vishakhapatnam. Emerging Cricketer of the Australia’s Marnus Ladakh won 7th National Ice Hockey Year Labuschagne Championship Women trophy Associate Cricketer of the Scotland’s Kyle Ladakh on 5th January lifted the 7th National Ice Year Coetzer Hockey Championship Women trophy. The 2019 Umpire of the Year Richard Illingworth match was held at the Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink ICC ODI Team of the Year Jonny Bairstow, Rohit here. 2019 Sharma, , Virat Kohli The tournament was organised by the Ice Hockey (c), Joe Root, Jos Association of India (IHAI) in association with the Buttler, Ross Taylor, Ladakh winter sports club. Four women teams Ben Stokes, Mustafizur representing Chandigarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Rahman, Rashid Khan, and Ladakh participated in the tournament. Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Playing in the final match, Ladakh won the Bumrah. tournament by scoring 2 goals against the lone goalscored by Delhi. ICC Test Team of the Year Mayank Agarwal, Tom India finishes 2019 as No. 1 shooting nation in 2019 Latham, Marnus world Labuschagne, Virat India finished the year as the top shooting Kohli (c), Steven nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic Smith, Ben Stokes, BJ heavyweights China and the USA. Watling, Pat Cummins, India leads the standings with 30 medals with Mitchell Starc, Neil 21 gold, six silver and three bronze overall, Wagner, Nathan Lyon. China is second with 11 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze for a total of 44 podium finishes. The USA is placed third with 15 medals (six gold six silver and December-2019 three bronze). Djokovic beats Nadal in ATP Cup final Karnataka won Syed Mushtaq Ali title Novak Djokovic helped seal victory for Serbia in Tamil Nadu can only pick up another run of the last the inaugural ATP Cup team event after ball as Karnataka the defending champions retain defeating his long-term Spanish rival Rafael the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2019/20. It was a Nadal in singles on 12th January before going on to thriller of a final that went down to the last delivery play a pivotal role in the deciding doubles match. before Karnataka won by 1 run. Kento Momoto (Japan) beats Axelsen to lift India defeated Pakistan in Davis Cup tie for Malaysia Masters 2020 Badminton title 2020 World number one Kento Momota won the The tie match between India and Pakistan for the Malaysia Masters after easily defeating Denmark's International Tennis Federation’s (ITF’s) Davis Viktor Axelsen 24-22, 21-11 on 12th January . cup 2020, was held at the National Tennis Center, ICC Awards 2019: Rohit wins ICC ODI Cricketer in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from November 29- of the Year award, Kohli gets 'Spirit of Cricket' 30,2019. India defeated Pakistan in the tie accolade match. Award Name 13th South Asian Games formally begins in Kathmandu

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13th South Asian Games have formally Deepak Punia Named World's Best Junior begun in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Freestyle Wrestler of the Year President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari declared World Championships silver medallist Deepak games open in a glittering ceremony at Dasaratha Punia added yet another feather to his cap after Rangshala in Kathmandu. Over 2700 athletes being named the 'Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the from seven South Asian Countries participated in Year by United World Wrestling (UWW). the march past. ICC extends partnership with UNICEF for Syed Modi International final (badminton Women's World T20 tournament): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has Men’s Single announced that it has extended its partnership Winner- Wang Tzu (China) with UNICEF through to the Women's T20 World Runner-up- Sourabh Verma (India) Cup 2020 with the focus on empowering women Women’s Single: and girls through cricket. Winner: Carolina Marin (Spain) Belgium crowned FIFA Team of the Year, Qatar 13th South Asian Games concludes at biggest climber Kathmandu Belgium have been crowned FIFA 'Team of the 13th South Asian Games concluded in Nepal on Year' for the second successive time after a 10th December evening; Thousands of sports lovers record-breaking year for the global ladder. witnessed gala closing ceremony held at historic Mirabai Chanu wins gold at Qatar International Dasaratha Rangshala in Kathmandu. Deputy Cup Prime Minister of Nepal, Ishwar Pokharel graced Former world champion weightlifter Saikhom the occasion as Chief Guest. Mirabai Chanu notched up the women’s 49kg India finished on top with 312 medals category gold medal to open India’s account at the comprising 174 gold, 93 silver and 45 bronze. 6th Qatar International Cup in Doha on 20th Host Nepal remained second and Sri Lanka got December. third place. Liverpool win FIFA Club World Cup Rani Rampal, Saurabh Chaudhary Win Top Liverpool lifting FIFA’s lesser-regarded Club Honours at FICCI India Sports Awards World Cup trophy on 21st December. In three Indian women's hockey team captain Rani years, the biggest prize in football will be handed Rampal and ace pistol shooter Saurabh out in a stadium yet to be completed. Chaudhary won the Sports Person of the Year The Club World Cup, which ended Saturday with awards at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2019 on Roberto Firmino sealing Liverpool’s 1-0 victory 11th December. over Flamengo in extra time. Rani played a crucial role in India's qualification for Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty named ITF World the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, scoring the winning goal Champions for 2019 in the two-legged qualifier against the US in Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Australian Ashleigh November. Barty have been named International Tennis FIH unveils new world ranking system for 2020 Federation's (ITF) World Champions for 2019. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Virat Kohli, Dale Steyn named in Wisden unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 cricketers of the decade list in Lausanne, Switzerland. India captain Virat Kohli has been named in the Smriti Mandhana in ICC's ODI and T20 team of Cricketers of the decade list alongside four the year others by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanac. India opener Smriti Mandhana was named in Apart from Kohli, South African duo of Dale both the International Cricket Council's ODI and Steyn and AB de Villiers, Australia's Steve Smith T20 teams of the year, capping off a memorable and women's all-rounder Ellyse Perry also found season. Mandhana has Jhulan Goswami, Poonam a place in the list of five cricketers of the decade. Yadav and Shikha Pandey for company in the ODI November-2019 team of the year and all-rounder Deepti Sharma South Africa won Rugby World Cup 2019 in the T20 side.

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The 2019 Rugby World Cup Final was a India has secured three Tokyo Paralympic Games rugby union match played on 2 November 2019 at quota, along with the bronze winner Ajeet Singh the International Stadium Yokohama in and Rinku. Yokohama, Japan. It marked the culmination of Dutee Chand named in TIME 100 Next list the 2019 Rugby World Cup and was played India sprinter Dutee Chand has been named in the between England and South Africa, a rematch of the TIME 100 Next, an expansion of the TIME 100 list 2007 Rugby World Cup Final. of the most influential persons in the world. The match saw South Africa claim their third The list, an initiative of TIME magazine, highlights Rugby World Cup title with a 32–12 victory. 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of Novak Djokovic won Rolex Paris Masters business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, Novak Djokovic will head to the Nitto ATP Finals in science, activism etc. striking distance in the battle for year-end No. 1. India set to host 2019 World Kabaddi Cup from The Serbian won his 34th ATP Masters 1000 title December 1 to 9 on 3rd November, beating #NextGenATP Canadian The 2019 World Kabaddi Cup will take place from Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Rolex Paris December 1 to 9 and will be organised by the Masters. Punjab government. Lakshya Sen won SaarLorlux Open title Nine teams -- India, USA, Australia, England, Sri India’s Lakshya Sen bagged his second successive Lanka, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan and BWF World Tour Super 100 title with a thrilling Canada -- are expected to take part in the win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in an exciting tournament. final at the SaarLorLux Open here on 3rd Sarita Devi elected as member of AIBA athletes World Wrestling C’ships: Pooja wins silver commission Wrestler Pooja Gehlot (53kg) claimed India’s Laishram Sarita Devi of Manipur is among the six second silver medal after going down to Japan’s boxers from 5 continents who were elected as 2017 world champion Haruna Okuno in the finals of members of AIBA Athletes Commission. the UWW Under-23 World Championships. The election of the Athletes Commission members Asian Shooting: Manu Bhaker bags gold medal was organized during AIBA Men and Women World in women's 10m air pistol event Boxing Championships 2019 in Russia. Manu Bhaker won gold in women's 10m air Harmeet won Indonesia Open TT Championship pistol event while Vivaan Kapoor and Manisha In an all-Indian final, Harmeet Desai, seeded Keer won the yellow metal in junior trap mixed fourth, defeated A. Amalraj, seeded seventh, 11-9, event at the Asian Shooting Championships. 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 in the final of the ITTF India to host men’s Hockey World Cup in 2023 Challenge Indonesia Open table tennis The Executive Board of the International Hockey championship here on 17th November. Federation on 8th November announced that India IAAF changes name to World Athletics would be hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup in The International Association of Athletics 2023. Spain and Netherlands have been Federations (IAAF) has changed its name and will confirmed as the co-hosts for the 2022 FIH now be officially known as World Athletics. Hockey Women's World Cup. Shreyasi Singh crowned National Champion in The Men's Hockey World Cup would be played from Women's Trap January 13-29, 2023 while the Women's World Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Cup would be played from July 1-17, 2022. The Shreyasi Singh won the women's Trap crown at venues for the tournaments will be announced by the ongoing 63rd National Shooting the host nations. Championship for shotgun events at the Dr. Karni Javelin thrower Sundar Singh wins gold in Singh Shooting Range (KSSR) here on 18th World Para Athletics Championships November. Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar has won Brazil won fourth U-17 Fifa world cup trophy in India's second gold defending his World Para Brasilia Athletics Championships title in the men's F46 The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th javelin throw event in Dubai. edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship

ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series contested by the under-17 national teams of Deepika Kumari wins gold at Asian Archery the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Championships, India earn Olympic quota Brazil between 26 October and 17 November Deepika Kumari won the gold medal in the 2019. women’s recurve event at the Asian Archery Brazil won their fourth U-17 World Cup title, Championships in Bangkok. beating compatriot winning 2–1 against Mexico in the final. Ankita Bhakat 6-0 in an all-Indian final. Three Bajrang Punia, Mahant Gaurav Sharma Olympic quotas for Tokyo 2020 were on offer at honoured in Dubai this event – which went to India, Bhutan and Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has been Vietnam. conferred the Indian Personality of the Year The quota will go to the Indian Olympic Award (Sports) at the Indo Arab Leaders Committee, confirmed World Archery. Summit & Awards 2019 in Dubai. Asian Archery: Abhishek-Jyothi duo wins World powerlifting champion Mahant Gaurav compound mixed pair gold Sharma was honoured with Visionary Leaders of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam the Year (Sports) award. claimed top honours in the compound mixed pair Tsitsipas Completes won ATP Final event to fetch India’s lone gold at the 21st Asian Stefanos Tsitsipas captured the biggest title of his Archery Championship, which ended in Bangkok career. They got to know each other a lot better on on 27th November with the country picking up 17th November night, spending two hours and 35 seven medals overall. minutes together in front of a capacity crowd here Verma and Vennam won the mixed pair gold by as the 21-year-old Greek became the youngest overwhelming their Chinese Taipei opponents Yi- winner of the ATP Tour Finals since 2001. Hsuan Chen and Chieh-Luh Chen 158-151. India ISSF WC Final: Manu, Elavenil, Divyansh treat ended with one gold, two silver and four bronze India to triple gold medals. Manu Bhaker continued her gold rush this year by Odisha to host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup winning yet another gold in the women's 10m air The 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup will be held in pistol event, this time at the ISSF World Cup Final Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. in Putian, China. India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the Elavenil Valarivan also capped an impressive second consecutive time after the country was 2019 by winning gold in the women's 10m air picked to stage the game's showpiece event in 2023 rifle event after shooting 250.8 in the final to finish by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ahead of Chinese Taipei's Lin Ying-Shin and earlier this month. Romania's Laura-Georgeta Coman. The tournament will be held from January 13 to Divyansh Singh Panwar also won gold in the 29. men's 10m air rifle event after shooting a score of October-2019 250.1 in the final. Maj AQ Khan Won Silver Medal in 53rd Asian Lakshya Sen won Scottish Open title Body Building In badminton, India's Lakshya Sen has won the Maj Abdul Quadir Khan of the Corps of Signals Scottish Open men's single title, defeating brought laurels to India by winning a Silver Medal Brazilian Ygor Coelho to seal his fourth title in at the prestigious 53rd Asian Body Building and three months. Physique Sports Championship held at Batam, Rafael Nadal won 6th Davis Cup title Indonesia on 02 October 2019. Rafael Nadal has clinched 6th Davis Cup title for Novak Djokovic downs John Millman to win his Spain. first Japan Open title Nadal defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6 (7) to World number one Novak Djokovic won his first clinch the title. Japan Open title and the 76th of his career with a Magnus Carlsen wins Chess India Rapid and dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Australian John Blitz Millman in the final in Tokyo on 6th October. Magnus Carlsen scored an impressive 27/36 to Boxing Women’s Worlds: Manju makes silver, pocket $37,500 and a glittering trophy at the Tata bronze for Lovlina, Mary and Jamuna Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2019 in Kolkata.

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Indian boxers took part in four bouts – Apart from Ronaldo, James Singh clinched a bronze Manju Rani (48kg – Light Flyweight), MC Mary Kom medal in the event. (51kg – Flyweight), Jamuna Boro (54kg – The men’s and women’s junior sprint team won Bantamweight) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg – two bronze medals. Welterweight). Great Britain wins 9th Edition of Sultan of Johor Indian boxer Manju Rani’s stupendous debut run at Cup hockey Tournament 2019 the women’s World boxing championships ended The 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup was the ninth edition with a silver medal. of the Sultan of Johor Cup, a international men’s ICC readmits Zimbabwe, Nepal as members under–21 field hockey tournament in Malaysia. It The ICC on 14th October decided to readmit was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12 to 19 Zimbabwe and Nepal as its members following the October 2019. conclusion of the Board meetings here. Great Britain defeated India in the finals by 2-1 in Zimbabwe and Nepal were suspended in July this the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019. year following government interference in the Britain win 3rd times Sultan Johor cup. running of the Board. 2024 Olympic Games logo unveiled in Paris World Youth Chess Championship: The logo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Praggnanandhaa wins gold unveiled at a ceremony in the French capital. 14-year-old Praggnanandhaa provided the ‘golden’ The circular design with Paris 2024 in the art deco embroidery to India’s best-ever haul of seven style which was in vogue in 1924 when Paris last medals in the World Youth chess championship. hosted the Games, also incorporates the lips and India collects record seven medals. outline of Marianne, the personification of the India women won SAFF U15 championship French Republic since the revolution in 1789. India emerged champions of the SAFF U-15 India’s Riya Bhatia wins ITF title in Nigeria women’s championship 2019 at the Chalimithang Riya Bhatia beat Nastja Kolar of Slovenia 7-5, 1-6, 6- Stadium here on 16th October, defeating Bangladesh 3 in the final of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis 5-3 on penalties after the match ended 0-0 post 90 tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, on 21 October. minutes. Except for losing her way in the second set, it was a Raunak Sadhwani becomes India’s 65th dominant performance by the 22-year-old Riya, Grandmaster ranked 516, against the Slovenian, who had reached Last October, in the opening round of Chess.com a career-best rank of 178 in singles and 140 in Isle of Man International at Douglas, Viswanathan doubles. Anand escaped to a 74-move win over a 12-year- Graeme Smith elected MCC Honorary Life old Raunak Sadhwani, an International Master Member rated 2438. Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has PV Sindhu 13th highest paid woman been elected an Honorary Life Member of the sportsperson of year Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodians of the PV Sindhu is the most marketable Indian woman game’s law. sportsperson and also the most marketable woman Smith, who has an impressive record in One-Day badminton player in the world, according to the International, scoring 6,989 runs including ten Forbes list of highest paid women sportspersons centuries, expressed his excitement on being for the year – a period extending from June 1, 2018 bestowed upon the honour. to June 1, 2019. Praveen Kumar won gold in Wushu World Most of the names in this list are from tennis – with Championship the top two spots being held by Serena Williams Praveen Kumar made history on 24th October as he and Naomi Osaka. became the first Indian man to win a gold medal at Ronaldo Singh wins gold medal at Asian Track the Wushu World Championships. Praveen’s Cycling Championships phenomenal feat came after he defeated Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh bagged a gold medal in Philippines’ Russel Diaz in the 48kg category. the men’s junior Keirin event at the Asian Track 15th World Wushu Championships held in Cycling Championships being held at Incheon in Shanghai. South Korea.

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World Military Games: Anandan They had been champions in 2014, 2015 and 2018 Gunasekaran opens India’s account, wins two as well. gold medals Federer Won 10th Basel Title Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran scooped two Roger Federer won his 10th Swiss Indoors Basel gold medals in the disabled men’s 100m and 400m title on 27th October, entering double digits at a IT1 events to open India’s medal account at the 7th tournament for only the second time by racing past CISM World Military Games here on 23 October. #NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-2. Pro Kabaddi 2019: The Bengal Warriors won French Open final: Satwik-Chirag settle for Bengal Warriors etched its name in Pro Kabaddi silver League history as it lifted its maiden title. Led by The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Iranian Mohammed Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Warriors Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished second best beat Dabang Delhi 39-34 to become PKL’s fifth after losing the finals in straight games against top champion in seven seasons. seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Bumrah, Mandhana win Wisden India Almanack Sukamuljo of Indonesia at the French Open Super Cricketer of the Year award 750 in Paris on 27th Premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Prithvi Sekhar wins gold in World Deaf Tennis batswoman Smriti Mandhana are the two Indian Championship names among the five winners of the prestigious Unseeded Prithvi Sekhar beat third seed Jaroslav Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year Smedek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s award. final of the World Deaf tennis championship in The other winners from Asia are Pakistan batsman Antalya, Turkey. Fakhar Zaman, Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth India’s first ever day-night Test to be against Karunaratne and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Bangladesh in Kolkata Khan. The Indian cricket team will play its first-ever Mandhana is the third woman to be named Day/Night Test match here against Bangladesh next ‘Cricketer of the Year’, after Mithali Raj and Deepti month, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Sharma. 29th October, taking a path-breaking decision Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu in rain-shortened within a week into his nine-month tenure. Vijay Hazare Trophy final The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Karnataka’s stars aligned for them in the Vijay Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the Hazare Trophy final in Bengaluru on Friday, as they second game of a two-match series. beat Tamil Nadu by 60 runs (VJD method) to claim their fourth title.

Books and Authors (Oct to Feb) Chapter-18

February

Books Author

A Child of Destiny” An Autobiography by Prof. Ramakrishna Rao

“A Commentary And Digest On The Air, Act Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal 1981” released a book. The book has been written by Dr. K.K. Khandelwal.

‘Bharat 2020’ & ‘India 2020’ Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar released the Reference

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January

Books Author

“Human Dignity– A purpose in perpetuity” Former Union minister Ashwini Kumar's book Human Dignity—A purpose in perpetuity in New Delhi. launched by Manmohan Singh

‘The Winning Sixer’ ‘The Winning Sixer’, released formally by Anil Kumble, WV Raman has drawn on his own experiences, and those of other athletes, to derive leadership lessons from sport.

‘Karmayoddha Granth’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the book 'Karmyodha Granth', written on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

(December)

Books Author

“Turbulence and Triumph- The Modi Years” Rahul Agarwal and Bharti S Pradhan

“Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic by Boria Majumdar with Nalin Mehta released Games”

The Renaissance Man-The Many Facets of Venkaiah Naidu said this in New Delhi while Arun Jaitley releasing a book on former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his birth Anniversary, titled-

‘The Renaissance Man-The Many Facets of Arun Jaitley.

Politics of Opportunism Noted Economist and Political Analyst S Gurumurthy released a book titled Politics of

Opportunism at a function in New Delhi. The book was written by R P N Singh

(November)

Books Author

Three Book title: Guru Nanak Bani, Nanak Bani, Union Human Resource Development Minister and Sakhian Guru Nanak Dev to spread the Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union

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message of Guru Nanak Dev. Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal launched three books on Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi on the occasion of 550thBirth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

"Kashmir" Chitralekha Zutshi

'Courts of India' Several judges of Supreme court, Chief Minister of Assam and Principal Director General of All India Radio news and Publication Division would also attend the book release program. The book has been published by the Publication division. AIR Correspondent reports that the book has captured the historical developments which took place in the history of nation's courts.

A book on VD Savarkar A book on VD Savarkar will be released by vice-president Venkaiah Naidu. The freedom fighter’s grandson, Ranjit Savarkar, will also be present at the event. The book, written by Vikram Sampath, comes to the market close on the heels of a fresh debate over the leader.

The Third Pillar Raghuram Rajan

Hemant Karkare A Daughter’s Memoir was released at the Crossword Book Store, Mumbai. The book is authoured by Karkare's daughter Jui Karkare.

MHRD launches 3 books for children namely Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Kumbh, Garam Pahad and Dilli ki Bulbul ‘Nishank’ launched 3 books which are a collection of stories for Children

namelyKumbh, Garam Pahad and Dilli ki Bulbul (Sindhi edition) in New Delhi. Authored by a popular writer of children’s books and travelogues Dr Anita Bhatnagar Jain.

(October)

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Books Author

Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Michelle Obama publishing Companion Journal Your Voice to Becoming

“Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Viswanathan Anand has penned Champion’s Life”

“Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics Educationist and Padma Shri recipient Prof K N Pandit

Documents Gandhi’s legacy The book was launched on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. ‘150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma – the South African Legacy’, by author and journalist Fakir Hassen.

Obituary (Chapter-19)

February

Persons About Renowned Punjabi writer Jaswant Singh Kanwal Hindi novelist and Padma Shri awardee Giriraj Kishore Internationally-famed fashion Wendell Rodricks INDIAN environmentalist (2007 Nobel Peace Rajendra Kumar Pachauri Prize)

Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal

January

Persons About Former Karnataka Governor and Padma T N Chaturvedi Vibhushan awardee

A member of the country's first Lok Sabha Kamal Bahadur Singh constituted in 1952

One of India's best known artists Akbar Padamsee Arab world's longest-serving ruler Sultan Qaboos 'Father of New Wave Odia Cinema' Manmohan Mohapatra Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni Former Test Batsman Man Mohan Sood

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National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Kobe Bryant died on 26th January in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles.

Actor of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu Jameela Malik Filmmaker Vinay Sinha, best known for Vinay Sinha producing cult comedy "Andaz Apna Apna".

Former Indian women’s hockey captain, Sunita Chandra Eminent social worker, environmentalist, Tushar Kanjilal educationist and writer

December

Persons About Former England cricket captain Bob Willis Veteran Telugu actor Gollapudi Maruthi Veteran Bollywood actress Gita Siddharth Mohun Bagan president and retired Justice Gitanath Ganguly Eminent theatre and film actor Shriram Lagoo Veteran Kannada writer and critic L S Sheshagiri Rao Eminent translator and Sahitya Akademi Dr G Nanjundan award winner

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Vidushi Savita Devi Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal Ganga Prasad Vimal passed away in road accident in Sri Lanka

head of prominent Pejavara Mutt and one Vishvesha Teertha among the Ashta Mathas of Udupi. Swamiji had opened several hostels, hospitals and schools benefitting the poor.

Veteran Political cartoonist Vikas Sabnis

November

Persons About

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Champak Jain Venus Records & Tapes Owner, Film Producer

K K Modi Industrialist and son of Modinagar's founder

T N Seshan Former Chief Election Commissioner Renowned mathematician Vashishtha Vashishtha Narayan Singh Narayan Singh died at a hospital in Patna after prolonged illness.

Geeta Mali, a playback singer who had sung Marathi singer Geeta Mali for some Marathi films died in an accident on Mumbai-Agra highway in Thane district.

Ex-Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (1977 to Chief Minister Kailash 1978)

Former Indian Navy chief (1998-2001) Sushil Kumar Japan’s Ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Renowned cartoonist Sudhir Dar

Bank Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline (Chapter-20)

S.No. Bank Name CEO of Bank Headquarter Tagline

1. Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha India’s Vadodara International Bank 2. Bank of India Atanu Kumar Das Mumbai Relationships beyond Banking 3. Bank of A. S. Rajeev Pune One Family One Maharashtra Bank 4. Canara Bank Lingam Venkat Bangalore Together we can Prabhakar

5. Central Bank of Pallav Mahapatra Mumbai Central To you India Since 1911, Build A Better Life Around Us 6. Indian Bank Padmaja Chunduru Your Tech- Chennai friendly bank

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7. Indian Overseas Karnam Sekar Good people to Bank Chennai grow with

8. Punjab & Sind Bank S. Hari Shanker New Delhi Where Service Is A Way Of Life 9. Punjab National Mallikajuna Rao New Delhi The Name you Bank can Bank Upon 10. State Bank of India Rajnish With you all the Kumar (Chairman) Mumbai way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us 11. UCO Bank Atul Kumar Goel Kolkata Honors Your Trust 12. Union Bank of India Rajkiran Rai G. Mumbai Good people to bank with

Up-comping Sport Event (Chapter-21)

8th FIFA women's World Cup [2019] France (AFC) Asian Football Cup [2019] UAE IWF World championship [2019] Pattaya (Thailand) 30th Southeast Asian Games [2019)] Philippines (Manila) 13th SAG Games (South Asian Games) [2019] Nepal (Kathmandu) 12th Cricket World Cup (Men) (2019] England 18th Fina World Aquatics (Swimming) Championship [2019] South Korea (Gwangiu) 18th FIBA Basket Ball World Cup [2019] China 32 Olympic games [2020] Japan (Tokyo) Motto -Discover Tomorrow

16th Summer Paralympic [2020] Japan (Tokyo) 3rd Winter Youth Olympic [2020] Switzerland (Lausanne) 7th T-20 women World Cup [2020] Australia 13th Under-19 Cricket World Cup [2020] South Africa 4th Youth Asian Games (2021] Indonesia (Surabaya) 31th Southeast Asian Games [2021] Vietnam (Hanoi) 12th Cricket World Cup (Women) [2021] New Zealand 19th Fina World Aquatics (Swimming) Championship [2021] Japan (Fukuoka) 22th FIFA (Men) World Cup football [2022] Qatar (Doha) 34 Winter Olympics [2022] (China, Bejing) Note: Beijing is the only city to host both winter and Summer Motto -A pure passion for Ice Olympic games & Snow 19th Asian games [2022] China (Hangzhou)

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22nd Commonwealth games [2022] South Africa (Durban) [Motto of commonwealth games: Humanity Equality Destiny] Head Quarter of Common Wealth GamesEngland (London) Note: Paralympics game is for athletes with a range of Physical Disabilities IVth Asian Para Games [2022] China (Hangzhou) 8th T-20 women World Cup [2022] South Africa 14th Under-19 Cricket World Cup [2022] West Indies 32th Southeast Asian Games [2023] Cambodia (Phnom Penh)

13th Cricket World Cup (Men) [2023] India 20th Fina World Aquatics (Swimming) Championship [2023] Qatar (Doha) 1st Asian games [1951] New Delhi 11th Winter Paralympic [2014] Russia (Sochi) 1st Youth Asian Games [2009] Singapore

Important Day (Chapter-22)

Dates Day Theme/Important 1st January Global Family day

4th January World Braille Day

9th January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) Celebration of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas because on this day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi.

10th January World Hindi Day

12th January National Youth Day Birthday of Swami Vivekananda Theme: “Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building”.

14 January Fourth Armed Forces Veterans Day Respect and recognition of the services rendered by Filed Marshal KM Cariappa OBE.

15th January 72nd Army Day

19th January National Immunization Day Aim: NO POLIO

24th January National Girl Child Day

24th January International Day of Education “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”.

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25th January National Voters' Day ”Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy”.

26th January International Customs Day

30th January World Leprosy Day 2020

30th January Martyrs’ Day Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom day

4th February World Cancer Day Theme 2020:'I am and I will'

6th February International Day of Zero Theme 2020: Unleashing Tolerance for Female Genital Youth Power. Mutilation 10th February World Pulses Day

11th February International Day of Women and Theme 2020: “Investment in Girls in Science Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth” 11th February World Unani Day

12th February National Productivity Day 13th February World Radio Day Theme 2020: ‘Radio and Diversity’.

13th February National Women's Day Sarojini Naidu's birthday

20th February World Day of Social Justice Theme: "Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice” 21st February International Mother Language Theme 2020: ‘Languages Day without borders’.

2019

1st March World civil defence day “Children’s safety, our responsibility”. 1st March Zero Discrimination day “Act to change laws that Discriminate”.

3rd March World Hearing Day “Check your Hearing” 3rd March World Wildlife Day ‘Life below water: for people and planet’,

4th March National Safety Day – “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building

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nation”.

8th March International Women’s Day Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.

14th March World Kidney Day Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere. 15th March World Consumer Rights Day “Trusted Smart Products”

18th March Global Recycling Day “Recycling into the Future”.

20th March World Sparrow day “I love sparrows”. 20th March International Day of Happiness International Day of Happiness 2019 is ‘Happier Together’.

21st March World Poetry Day 21st March International Day of Forests observed “Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests”.

22nd March World Water Day (WWD) “Leaving no one behind”. 23rd March World Meteorological Day “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”. 24th March World Tuberculosis Day ‘Its time’ 26th March World Purple day 27th March World Theatre Day 2nd April World Autism Awareness Day “Assistive Technologies, Active Participation”. 5th April National Maritime Day “Indian Ocean- An Ocean of Opportunity”. 7th April World Health Day “Universal health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” 10th April World Homoeopathy Day “Linking Education and Clinical Practice with Research: Advancing Scientific Collaborations”. 11th April “National Safe Motherhood Day” ‘Midwives for Mothers’ 12th April World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day 17th April World Haemophilia Day Outreach and Identification’ 18th April World Heritage Day “Rural Landscapes” 19th April World Liver day 21st April National Civil Service Day 22nd April Earth Day ‘Protecting Our Species’ 22nd April International Mother Earth Day 23rd April World Book and Copyright Day 25th April World Malaria Day “Zero malaria starts with me”. 24th April National Panchayati Raj Day 26th April World Intellectual Property Day “Reach for Gold: IP and Sports” 28th April World Day for Safety and Health “Safety and Health and the Future of Work” 29th April International Dance Day “Dance and Spirituality”. 1 May Labour Day/May day (Sustainable partner for all: The Role of social partner)

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1 May Maharashtra/Gujarat day 2 May World Password Day 3 May World Press Freedom Day Theme 2019- “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times for Disinformation.” 7 May World Athletics Day 8 May World Red Cross Day Theme 2019- #Love 8 May World Thalassemia Day “Universal access to quality Thalassemia healthcare services: Building bridge with and for patient”. 6-12 May Fifth United Nations Global Road ‘Leadership for Road Safety’ Safety Week 8 May World Thalassemia Day Theme2019- “Universal access to quality Thalassemia healthcare services: Building bridge with and for patient”. 11 May National Technology Day 11 May World Migratory Bird Day ‘Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution.’ 15 May International Day of Families International Day of Families is “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG 13″. 18 May International Museum Day Theme- “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition”

18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day 20 May World Metrology Day Theme 2019- The International System of Units – Fundamentally better. 21 May Anti-Terrorism Day Death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi 29 May International Everest Day Theme 2019- “Save the Himalayas”

31 May Anti-Tobacco Day / No Tobacco Day "Tobacco and lung health."

1 June World milk day “Drink Milk: Today & Everyday”. 3 June World Bicycle Day 5 June World Environment Day ‘Beat Air Pollution’ 7 June World Food Safety Day “Food Safety, everyone’s business”. 8 June World oceans day ‘Gender and the Ocean’. 12 June World Day against Child Labour “Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!” 14 June World Blood Donor Day 20 June World Refugee Day Observed #Step With Refugees — Take A Step on World Refugee Day. 21 June International Day of Yoga “Yoga for Climate Action” 21 June World Music Day “Music at the intersections”. 23 June International Widows Day

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23 June United Nations Public Service Day ‘Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through effective Delivery of Services, Innovative Transformation, and Accountable Institutions’. 23 June International Olympic Day 29 June National Statistics Day Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1st July National Doctors day “Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment” 1st July 2nd anniversary of GST 1st July CA Day 6th July International Day of Cooperatives “Coops 4 decent work”. 11th July World Population Day 12th July International Malala Day 15th July World Youth Skills Day “Learning to learn for life and work”. 17th July International Criminal Justice Day or International Justice Day 18th July Nelson Mandela International Day 23rd July National broadcasting day

26th July Kargil Vijay Diwas “Remember, Rejoice and Renew”. 28th July World Hepatitis Day 2019 “Invest in Eliminating Hepatitis”.

29th July World Tiger Day 2019 30th July World day against trafficking in “Human Trafficking: call your persons government to action”

6th August Hiroshima Day

7th August 5th National Handloom Day

9th August Nagasaki Day

12th August International Youth Day “Transforming education”.

13th August World organ donation

19th August World Humanitarian Day Women Humanitarians’

19th August World photography day

20th August Sadbhavana Divas or Harmony Day 75th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

21st August World Senior Citizen Day

26th August Women’s Equality Day

29th August National Sports Day Birth anniversary of India’s hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand.

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2nd September World Coconut Day

5th September National teachers’ day Birth anniversary Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

8th September International Literacy Day ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.

14th September Hindi Diwas

15th September Engineers Day Birth anniversary of the greatest Indian engineer Bharat Ratna (1955) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir MV)

16th September Ozone Layer or World ozone day “32 Years and Healing”.

21st September International Day of Peace or World ‘Climate Action for Peace’. Peace Day 22nd September World rose day

27th September World Tourism Day “Tourism and jobs: a better future for all”

1 October International Day of Older Persons 2019 Theme: “The Journey to

Age Equality“ 1 October World Vegetarian Day 2 October 150th Gandhi Anniversary Non violence Day 2 October Lal Bahadur Shastri 115th Birth

Anniversary 4th October World Animal Day 2019 5th October World Teachers Day “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession” 7 October World Habitat Day Frontier Technologies as an

innovative tool to transform

waste to wealth 8th October Indian Air Force Day 9th October World Post Day 10th October World Mental Health Day Suicide prevention 11th October International Day of Girl Child Girl Force: Unscripted and

Unstoppable. 12 October World Migratory Bird Day Protect Birds: Be the Solution to

Plastic Pollution.’

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13 October International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and

disruption of basic services 14th October WORLD STANDARDS DAY VIDEO STANDARDS CREATE A

GLOBAL STAGE 15 October International Day of Rural Building resilience to face the

Women climate crisis.

15 October World Students Day

16th October World Food Day “Our Actions Are Our Future.

Healthy Diets for A #ZeroHunger

World”. 17th October International Day for the “Acting together to empower

Eradication of Poverty children, their families and

communities to end poverty” 20 October World Statistics Day Better Data, Better Lives 21st October Police Commemoration Day

24 October United Nations Day UN75: 2020 and Beyond –

Shaping Our Future Together 24th October World Polio Day Stories of Progress: Past and

present 31 October Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Birth anniversary of Sardar Patel 5th November World Tsunami Awareness Day 2019 Theme 2019:”Sendai Seven

Campaign" 7th November National Cancer Awareness Day

8th November International Day of Radiology "Sports Imaging". 9th November Legal Services Day

11th November National Education Day Birth anniversary of the first

Education Minister of India,

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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12th November Public Service Broadcasting Day Father of the Nation, Mahatma

Gandhi, to All India Radio. 13th November World Kindness Day Empathy, encouraging people

across the globe to better

understand “the pains of

others” and touch their lives

“positively”. 14th November Family and Diabetes World Diabetes Day 14th November . The birth anniversary of first National Children’s Day Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru

16th November National Press Day

17 November The World Day of Remembrance for Road Safety – Safer vehicles. Road Traffic Victims

19th November Leaving No One Behind World Toilet Day 20th November World Children’s Day

21st November World Television Day

25th November UN logo International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Orange the World: Generation Women Equality Stands Against Rape

26th November Constitution Day

26th November National Milk Day Dr Verghese Kurien on his birth

anniversary. Dr Kurien 1st December World AIDS Day “Ending the HIV/AIDS

Epidemic: Community by

Community" 2nd December World Computer Literacy Day

3rd December World Disability Day 2019 Promoting the participation of

persons with disabilities and

their leadership: taking action

on the 2030 Development

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Agenda’. 4 December Indian Navy Day The day is celebrated in

honour of the maritime force’s

role during the war with

Pakistan in 1971 5th December International Volunteer Day "Volunteer for an inclusive

future". 5th December World Soil Day “Stop soil erosion, Save our

future”. 7th December Armed Forces Flag Day

7th December International Civil Aviation Day ICAD 2019-2023 is “75 years

of connecting the world”. 9th December International Anti-Corruption Day ‘United against corruption.’ 10th December Human Rights Day Youth Standing Up for Human

Rights’ 11th December UNICEF Day 'Mountains Matter for Youth' 12 December International Universal Health Coverage 2019 Keep The Promise’.

12 December International Day of Neutrality

14th December National Energy Conservation Day

16th December Vijay Diwas The nation is celebrating Vijay

Diwas to commemorate

India's victory over Pakistan

in 1971 war. 18th December International Migrants Day “We together” 20th December International Human Solidarity Day

22nd December National Mathematics Day

23rd December Kisan Diwas The day honours Chaudhary

Charan Singh, the 5th Prime

Minister of India

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24th December National Consumers Right Day

25th December “Good Governance Day” The birth anniversary of

former Prime Minister and

Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari

Vajpayee

STATE CHIEF MINISTERS AND GOVERNORS (Chapter-23)

S. State and U.T. Chief Minister Governor NO

1 Andhra Pradesh Jagan Reddy Bhushan Harishchandan

2 Andaman & Nicobar U.T Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi (UT)

3 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu Retired Brigadier BD Mishra

4 Assam Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Shri Jagdish Mukhi

5 Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan

6 Chandigarh (UT) U.T Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

7 Chhatisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey

8 Dadra and Nagar U.T Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS Haveli (UT)

9 Daman and Diu (UT) U.T Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS

10 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal

11 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant Satyapal Malik

12 Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Acharya Dev Vrat

13 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Satyadev Narayan Arya

14 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Bandaru Dattarya

15 Jammu and Kashmir Girish chandra murmu (Lt. governor)

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16 Jharkhand Shri Raghubar Das Smt. Draupadi Murmu

17 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Aarif Muhammad

18 Lakshadweep (UT) U.T Shri Vijay Kumar IAS

19 Madhya Pradesh Shri Kamal Nath Lalji Tandon

20 Maharashtra Shri Udhav thakre Bhagat Singh Koshyari

21 Manipur Shri Nongthombam Biren Dr. Najma A. Heptulla Singh

22. Jharkhad Hemant Soren Smt. Draupadi Murmu

23 Meghalya Conrad Sangma Shri Tathgata Roy

24. Mizoram Pu Zoramthanga P.S. Sridharan Pillai

25. Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio R.N Ravi

26. Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri Ganeshi Lal

27. Puducherry (UT) Shri. V. Narayanasamy Dr. Kiran Bedi

28. Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

29 Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra

30 Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Shri Ganga Prasad

31 Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswami Shri. Barnwarilal Purohit

32. Telangana Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan

33. Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb Ramesh Bais

34 Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Aadityanath Anandiben Patel

35 Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat Baby Rani Maurya

36 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Jagdeep Dhankar

37. Karnataka BS Yediyuraapa Vijubhai vala

38 Laddak RK Mathur (Lt. Governor)

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Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency (Chapter- 24)

Shri Narendra Modi Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space

All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

Constituency: Varanasi, UP

Cabinet Ministers

Shri Raj Nath Singh Ministry of Defence Constituency: Lucknow,UP

Shri Amit Shah Ministry of Home Affairs Constituency: Gandhi Nagar, GUJRAT

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Constituency: Nagpur, MAHARASHTRA

Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Constituency: Bangluru, KARNATKA

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Finance Ministry of Corporate Affairs Constituency: Rajhya Sabha (Karnatka)

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Shri Ramvilas Paswan Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Constituency: NA

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Constituency: Morena, MP

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Ministry of Law and Justice Ministry of Communicatins Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Constituency: Patna Sahib, BIHAR

Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Constituency: Bathinda,PUNJAB

Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Ministry of External Affairs

Constituency: NA

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Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Ministry of Human Resource Development, Constituency: Haridwar, UK

Shri Arjun Munda Ministry of Tribal Affairs Constituency: Khunti(Jharkhand)

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Textiles Constituency: Amethi, UP

Dr. Harsh Vardhan Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences Constituency: Chandni Chowk, DELHI

Shri Prakash Javadekar Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP

Shri Piyush Goyal Ministry of Railways Ministry of Commerce and Industry Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MAHARASHTRA

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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Steel Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Ministry of Minority Affairs Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, JHARKHAND

Shri Pralhad Joshi Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Coal Ministry of Mines Constituency: Dharwaad, KARNATKA

Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Constituency: Chandauli, UP

Shri Prakash Javadekr Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (Additional charge)

Shri Giriraj Singh Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries

Constituency: Begusarai, BIHAR

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Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Ministry of Jal Shakti Constituency: Jodhpur, RAJASTHAN

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Ministry of Labour and Employment Constituency: Barely, UP

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Planning Constituency: Gurugram, HARYANA

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)

Constituency: North Goa, GOA

Dr. Jitendra Singh Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Constituency: Udhampur, J&K

Shri Kiren Rijiju Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Constituency: Arunachal West, ARUNACHAL PARDESH

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Shri Raj Kumar Singh Ministry of Power Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Constituency: Aarah, BIHAR

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Civil Aviation Constituency: Lost from Amritsar

Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Ministry of Shipping Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, GUJRAT

Ministers of State

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Ministry of Defence Constituency: North Goa, GOA

Dr. Jitendra Singh Prime Minister's Office Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space Constituency: Udhampur, J&K

Shri Kiren Rijiju Ministry of Minority Affairs Constituency: Arunachal West, ARUNACHAL PARDESH

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Shri Prahalad Singh Patel Ministry of Tourism Constituency: Damoh, MP

Shri Raj Kumar Singh Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Constituency: Aarah, BIHAR

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Ministry of Commerce and Industry Constituency: Lost from Amritsar

Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, GUJRAT

Shri Faggansingh Kulaste Ministry of Steel Constituency: Mandla, MP

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Constituency: Bauxer, BIHAR

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Constituency: Bikaner, RAJASTHAN

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General (Retd.) V.K. Singh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Constituency: Gaziabad, UP

Shri Krishan Pal Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Constituency: Faridabad, HARYANA

Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Constituency: Jaalna, MAHARASHTRA

Shri G. Kishan Reddy Ministry of Home Affairs Constituency: Secundrabaad, TELANGNA

Shri Parshottam Rupala Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Constituency: Rajhya Sabha , GUJRAT

Shri Ramdas Athawale Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MAHARASHTRA

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Ministry of Rural Development

Constituency: Fatehpur, UP

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Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Constituency: Muzzafarnagar, UP

Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao Ministry of Human Resource Development Ministry of Communications Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Constituency: Akola, MAHARASHTRA

Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Ministry of Finance Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Constituency: Hamirpur, HIMACHAL PARDESH

Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa Ministry of Railways Constituency: Belgaon, KARNATKA

Shri Nityanand Rai Ministry of Home Affairs Constituency: Ujiapur, BIHAR

Shri Rattan Lal Kataria Ministry of Jal Shakti Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Constituency: Ambala, HARYANA

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Shri V. Muraleedharan Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Constituency: Rajya Sabha, KERLA

Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta Ministry of Tribal Affairs Constituency: Sarguja, CHHATISHGARAH

Shri Som Parkash Ministry of Commerce and Industry Constituency: Hoshiarpur, PUNJAB

Shri Rameswar Teli Ministry of Food Processing Industries Constituency: Dibrugarh, ASSAM

Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Constituency: Balasor, ODISHA

Shri Kailash Choudhary Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Constituency: Barmer, RAJSTHAN

Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri Ministry of Women and Child Development Constituency: Raiganj, WEST BENGAL

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PART -2 STATIC AWARENESS

Dam (Chapter-1)

Dam River State Idukki Dam Periyar Kerala Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Uttarakhand Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada Gujarat Nagarjun Sagar Dam Krishna Telangana Bhakra Dam Satluj Himachal Pradesh Lakhwar Dam Yamuna Uttarakhand Srisailam Dam Krishna Telangana Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar J&K Salal Dam Chenab J&K Madupetty Dam Palar Kerala Indira Sagar Dam Narmada Madhya Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand Uttar Pradesh Pong Dam Beas Himachal Pradesh Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi Punjab Baglihar Dam Chenab J&K Supa Dam Kali Nadi Karnataka Koteshwar Dam Bhagi Rathi Nadi Uttra Khand Pillur Dam Bhavani Tamil Nadu Parbati Dam Parbati himachal Pradesh ukai Dam Tapi Nadi Gujarat Chakra Dam Chakra Karnataka

MAJOR SEA PORTS (Chapter-2) Major Sea Ports Location Kandla Port Gujarat Nhava Sheva Port Maharashtra Marmugao Port Goa Mangalore Port Karnataka Madras Port Tamil Nadu Cochin Port Kerala Visakhapatnam Port Andhra Pradesh Paradip Port Odisha Haldia Port West Bengal Mumbai Port West Mumbai Port Blair Andaman Islands

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Tuticorin Port Tamil Nadu Mundra Port Gujarat Ennore Port Chennai

LAKES (Chapter-3)

Name of the State Name of the Lake ▪ Andhra Pradesh ▪ Kolleru Lake ▪ Pulicat Lake ▪ Assam ▪ Chandubi Lake ▪ Chapanala Lake ▪ Haflong Lake ▪ Son Beel Lake ▪ Bihar ▪ Kanwar Lake ▪ Gujarat ▪ Hamirsar Lake

▪ Kankaria Lake ▪ Lakhota Lake ▪ Sursagar Lake ▪ Thol Lake ▪ Vastrapur Lake ▪ Himachal Pradesh ▪ Brighu Lake ▪ Dashair and Dhankar Lake ▪ Kareri and Kumarwah lake ▪ Khajjiar Lake ▪ Macchial Lake ▪ Manimahesh Lake ▪ Nako Lake ▪ Pandoh Lake ▪ Prashar Lake ▪ Renuka Lake ▪ Rewalsar Lake ▪ Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake ▪ Haryana ▪ Badkhal Lake ▪ Beauty lake ▪ Blue Bird Lake ▪ Brahma Sarovar ▪ Current lake ▪ Karna Lake ▪ Sannihit Sarovar ▪ Surajkund ▪ Tilyar Lake ▪ Jammu and Kashmir ▪ Dal Lake ▪ Manasbal Lake ▪ Mansar Lake ▪ Pangong Tso ▪ Sheshnag Lake ▪ Tso Moriri

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▪ Wular Lake ▪ Karnataka ▪ Agara Lake ▪ Bellandur Lake ▪ Byrasandra Lake ▪ Hebbal Lake ▪ Kempambudhi Lake ▪ Lalbagh Lake ▪ Madiwala Lake ▪ Puttenahalli Lake ▪ Sankey Lake ▪ Ulsoor Lake ▪ Dalavai Lake ▪ Devanoor Lake ▪ Karanji lake ▪ Kukkarahalli lake ▪ Lingambudhi Lake ▪ Honnamana Kere ▪ Pampa Sarovar ▪ Kerala ▪ Ashtamudi Lake ▪ Kuttanad Lake ▪ Maanaanchira, Kozhikode ▪ Manakody Kayal ▪ Padinjarechira, Thrissur city ▪ Paravur Kayal ▪ Punnamada Lake ▪ Shasthamkotta lake ▪ Vadakkechira, Thrissur city ▪ Vanchikulam, Thrissur ▪ Vellayani Lake ▪ Vembanad Lake ▪ Madhya Pradesh ▪ Bhoj Wetland ▪ Lower Lake ▪ Moti lake ▪ Sarang pani lake ▪ Shahpura lake ▪ Tawa Reservoir ▪ Upper Lake ▪ Maharashtra ▪ Gorewada Lake ▪ Khindsi Lake ▪ Lonar Lake ▪ Mehrun Lake ▪ Pashan Lake ▪ Powai Lake ▪ Rankala Lake ▪ Salim Ali Lake ▪ Shivasagar lake ▪ Talao Pali ▪ Upvan Lake ▪ Venna Lake ▪ Meghalaya ▪ Umiam Lake ▪ Manipur ▪ Loktak Lake ▪ Mizoram ▪ Palak dïl

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▪ Tam Dil ▪ Odisha ▪ Anshupa Lake ▪ Chilika Lake ▪ Kanjia lake ▪ Punjab ▪ Harike Lake ▪ Kanjli Lake ▪ Ropar Lake ▪ Rajasthan ▪ Ana Sagar Lake ▪ Balsamand lake ▪ Dhebar Lake ▪ Jaisamand Lake

▪ Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake ▪ Kaylana Lake ▪ Nakki Lake ▪ Pushkar Lake ▪ Rajsamand Lake ▪ Ramgarh Lake ▪ Talwara Lake ▪ Sambhar Salt Lake ▪ Fateh Sagar Lake ▪ Rangsagar lake ▪ Uday sagar Lake ▪ Sikkim ▪ Gurudongmar Lake ▪ Khecheopalri Lake ▪ Lake Tsongmo ▪ Lake Cholamu ▪ Telangana ▪ Alwal Cheruvu Lake ▪ Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) ▪ Himayat Sagar ▪ Hussain Sagar ▪ Osman Sagar ▪ Safilguda Lake ▪ Saroornagar Lake ▪ Shamirpet Lake ▪ Tamil Nadu ▪ Berijam Lake ▪ Chembarambakkam Lake ▪ Kaliveli Lake ▪ Kaveripakkam Lake ▪ Kodaikanal Lake ▪ Ooty Lake ▪ Perumal Eri ▪ Red Hills Lake ▪ Sholavaram Lake ▪ Singanallur Lake ▪ Veeranam Lake ▪ Uttar Pradesh ▪ Amakhera Lake ▪ Barua Sagar Tal ▪ Belasagar Lake ▪ Bhadi Tal ▪ Chando Tal Lake

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▪ Keetham Lake ▪ Nachan Tal ▪ Ramgarh Tal Lake ▪ Sheikha Jheel ▪ Uttarakhand ▪ Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake) ▪ Bhimtal Lake ▪ Dodital ▪ Nainital Lake ▪ Naukuchiatal ▪ Sat Tal ▪ West Bengal ▪ Debar Lake ▪ East Calcutta Wetlands ▪ Jore Pokhri ▪ Mirik Lake ▪ Rabindra Sarobar ▪ Rasikbil ▪ Santragachhi Lake ▪ Senchal Lake

NATIONAL PARK (Chapter-4)

Name State 1. Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh 2. Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh 3. Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh 4. Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh 5. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Kerala 6. Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 7. Eravikulam National Park Kerala 8. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kerala 9. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 10. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 11. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan 12. Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 13. Nagarhole National Park Karnataka 14. Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan 15. Sambhar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 16. Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand 17. Corbett National Park Uttarakhand 18. Manas National Park Assam 19. Kaziranga National Park Assam 20. Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra 21. Mahim Nature Park Maharashtra 22. Dachigam National Park J&K 23. Hemis High Altitude Park J&K 24. Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odisha 25. Nandankanan Zoo Odisha 26. Similipal National Park Odisha 27. Bandipur National Park Karnataka 28. Dandeli National Park Karnataka

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29. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh 30. Gir National Park Gujarat 31. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamilnadu 32. Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 33. Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh 34. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Haryana (Gurgoan) 35. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve West Bengal

STADIUM (Chapter-5)

Stadium Name Location Associated Sport Game ▪ Wankhede Stadium ▪ Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket ▪ HPCA Stadium ▪ Dharamshala, Himachal Cricket Pradesh ▪ Feroz Shah Kotla Ground ▪ Delhi Cricket ▪ M.A. Chidambaram Stadium ▪ Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket ▪ Eden Gardens ▪ Kolkata , West Bengal Cricket ▪ Gymkhana Ground ▪ Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Jsca Stadium ▪ Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket ▪ Khanderi Cricket Stadium ▪ Rajkot , Gujarat Cricket ▪ Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium ▪ Pune , Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium ▪ Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra Football & Cricket ▪ New Vca Stadium ▪ Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Maharani Usharaje Trust ▪ Indore, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Cricket Ground ▪ Rajiv Gandhi International ▪ Hyderabad , Andhra Cricket Stadium Pradesh ▪ Apca-Vdca Stadium ▪ Visakhapatnam , Andhra Cricket Pradesh ▪ Indira Gandhi Stadium ▪ Vijayawada, Andhra Cricket Pradesh ▪ Barkatullah Khan Stadium ▪ Jodhpur, Rajasthan Cricket ▪ Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium ▪ Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose ▪ IPCL Sport Complex ▪ Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket ▪ K.D. Singh Babu Stadium ▪ Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh Multipurpose ▪ Fatorda Stadium ▪ Margao, Goa Football & Cricket ▪ Maulana Azad Stadium ▪ Jammu , Jammu & Kashmir Cricket ▪ Indira Priyadarshini Stadium ▪ Visakhapatnam , Andhra Cricket Pradesh ▪ Roop Singh Stadium ▪ Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh Cricket ▪ Nahar Singh Stadium ▪ Faridabad, Haryana Cricket ▪ Madhav Rao SC India Ground ▪ Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket ▪ Sector 16 Stadium ▪ Chandigarh Cricket ▪ Nehru Stadium ▪ Pune, Maharashtra Cricket (Multipurpose)

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▪ University Stadium ▪ Thiruvananthapuram, Football Kerala (Multipurpose) ▪ Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium ▪ Delhi Multipurpose ▪ Keenan Stadium ▪ Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Cricket And Football ▪ Sardar Patel Stadium ▪ Ahmedabad , Gujarat Cricket ▪ Moti Bagh Stadium ▪ Vadodara , Gujarat Cricket ▪ Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium ▪ Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket ▪ Sawai Mani Singh Stadium ▪ Jaipur , Rajasthan Cricket ▪ Gandhi Sports Complex Ground ▪ Amritsar , Punjab Cricket ▪ Barabati Stadium ▪ Cuttack, Orissa Cricket ▪ M. Chinnasawami Stadium ▪ Bangalore , Karnataka Cricket ▪ Vca Ground ▪ Nagpur , Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium ▪ Hyderabad , Andhra Cricket Pradesh ▪ Green Park Stadium ▪ Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh Cricket ▪ Brabourne Stadium ▪ Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Guru Gobind Singh Stadium ▪ Nanded, Maharashtra Cricket ▪ Fort Maidan ▪ Palakkad, Kerala Football ▪ Dilip Tirkey Stadium ▪ Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey ▪ Birsa Munda Stadium ▪ Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey ▪ Kalinga Stadium ▪ Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha Hockey ▪ Mahindra Stadium ▪ Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey ▪ Dhyan Chand Astroturf ▪ Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Hockey ▪ Dadaji Kondadev Stadium ▪ Thane, Maharashtra Football ▪ Guru Nanak Stadium ▪ Ludhiana, Punjab Football

TEMPLE (Chapter-6)

S. No. Temples States 1. ▪ Kamakhya Temple ▪ Guwahati, Assam 2. ▪ Sukresvara temple ▪ Assam 3. ▪ Mahabalipuram Temple ▪ Tamil nadu 4. ▪ Meenakshi temple ▪ Madurai, Tamil Nadu 5. ▪ Brihadeeswarar Temple ▪ Tamil Nadu 6. ▪ Kanchipuram Temple ▪ Tamil Nadu 7. ▪ Srisailam Temple ▪ Andhra Pradesh 8. ▪ Tirupathi Temple ▪ Andhra Pradesh 9. ▪ Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ▪ Kerala 10. ▪ Shabarimala ayyappa temple ▪ Kerala 11. ▪ Gomateshwra Temple ▪ Karnataka 12. ▪ Virupaksha Temple ▪ Bangalore (Karnataka) 13. ▪ Golden temple – ▪ Amritsar, Punjab

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14. ▪ Somnath temple ▪ Gujarat 15. ▪ Siddhivinayak Temple ▪ Maharashtra 16. ▪ Mahabodhi Temple ▪ Gaya, Bihar 17. ▪ Amarnath Temple ▪ Jammu & Kashmir 18. ▪ Markandeshwar Temple ▪ Haryana 19. ▪ Konark Sun Temple ▪ Odisha 20. ▪ Birla Mandir ▪ Jaipur

WEBSITES FOUNDER (Chapter-7)

Websites Name Founders Blogger Evan Willam Belli Email Shiva Ayyadurai Ebay Pierre Omidyar Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Flipkart Sachin and Binny Bansal Google Larry Page & Sergey Brin Gtalk Richard Wah kan Hi5 Ramu Yalamanchi Hotmail Sabeer Bhatia Ibibo Ashish Kashyap Internet Tim Berners Lee Kosmix Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman Linkdin Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue& Koonstantin Guericke

Mozilla Firefox Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross Myspace Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson Nimbuzz Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt OLX Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda Orkut Buyukkokten Opera Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy

Paypal Max Levchin and Peter Thiel Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma Rediffmail Ajit Balakrishnan Skype Niklas Zennstrom, JanusFriis & Reid Hoffman

Twitter Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo Yahoo David Filo & Jerry Yang YouTube Steve Chen, Chad Hurley & JawedKarim WhatsApp Laurel Kirtz Wikipedia Jimmy Wales Wikileaks Julian Assange WordPress Michel Valdrighi

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LIST OF COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, CURRENCIES (Chapter-8)

List of Countries having Rupee/Rupiah as their Currency

Country Capital Currency India New Delhi Rupee Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee

List of Countries having Dinar/Dirham as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar UAE Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham

List of Countries having Euro as their Currency

Country Capital Country Capital Andorra Andorra la Vella Latvia Riga Austria Vienna Luxembourg Luxembourg Belgium Brussels Malta Valletta Cyprus Nicosia Monaco Monaco Estonia Tallinn Montenegro Podgorica Finland Helsinki Netherlands Amsterdam France Paris Portugal Lisbon

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Germany Berlin San Marino San Marino Greece Athens Slovakia Bratislava Ireland Reykjavik Slovenia Ljubljana Italy Rome Spain Madrid Lithuania Vilnius Vatican City Vatican City

List of Countries having Dollar as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Antigua and Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar Barbuda Australia Canberra Australian Dollar Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar Dominica Roseau Eastern Caribbean Dollar Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar Grenada Saint George's Eastern Caribbean Dollar Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar Nauru Yaren District Australian Dollar New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar Palau Ngerulmud United States Dollar Panama Panama City United States Dollar Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar Trinidad and Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar Tobago Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

Countries having Peso as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso Chile Santiago Chilean peso

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Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso Cuba Havana Cuban convertible peso Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Philippines Manila Philippine peso Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso

Countries having Rial/Riyal as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Iran Tehran Rial Oman Muscat Rial Qatar Doha Riyal Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal

Countries having Pound as their Currency

Country Capital Currency United Currency Pound sterling Kingdom Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Countries having Currency same as their Country name

Country Capital Currency Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel Japan Tokyo Japanese yen Kazakhstan Astana Kazakhstani Tenge Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som Laos Vientiane Lao kip Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won South Korea Seoul South Korean won

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Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni Thailand Bangkok Thai baht Turkey Ankara Turkish lira Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan Manat Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba Bolivia Sucre La Paz Bolivian boliviano Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan Guarani Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolivar Albania Tirana Albanian Lek Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian lev Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone Hungary Budapest Hungarian forint Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krona Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Poland Warsaw Polish zloty Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu Russia Moscow Russian Ruble Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean Leone Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza

Countries having Different Currencies

Country Capital Currency China Beijing Renminbi Peru Lima Sol Mozambique Maputo Metical Mali Bamako West African CFA franc Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum

IMPORTANT STOKE EXCHANGES IN WORLD (Chapter-9)

Stoke Exchange Country New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) New York City, US

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NASDAQ OMX New York City, US Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo, Japan London Stock Exchange London, UK Shanghai Stock Exchange Shanghai, China BM&F Bovespa Sao Paul, Brazil Deutsche Börse Frankfurt, Germany JSE Limited Johannesburg, South Africa. Borsa Italia Milan, Italy Montreal Exchange (MSE) Montreal, Canada Nordic: Baltic market (OMX) Stockholm, Sweden Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) Madrid, Spain

Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Bhutan NIKKEI Japan National Stoke Exchange India

CENSUS 2011 (Chapter-10)

1) The population of the country as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) are males&586.46 million (48.46%) are females. The major highlights of the Census 2011 (Provisional figures) are as under: *The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011. 2) %age growth in 2001-2011 is 17.64; males 17.19&females 18.12. 3) *Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country followed by Maharashtra with 112 million.

Slogan Our census, Our Future India's 1st Census 1872 2011 Census is 15th Census Total Population 1,21,01,93,422 India's Rank in population 2nd with 17.5% (1st China with 19%) Most Populous State Uttar Pradesh Least Populous State Sikkim Most Literate State Kerala (93.9%) Least Literate State Bihar (63.82%) National Sex Ratio Female : Male (940 : 1000) Highest Sex Ratio (State) Kerala (1084 : 1000) Lowest Sex Ratio (State) Haryana Highest Sex Ratio (UT) Puducherry Least Sex Ratio (UT) Damn & Dayyu (61 : 1000) Literacy of Male 82.14% Literacy of Female 65.46% Population Growth Rate 17.64%

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Highest fertility Rate Meghalaya Most literate union territory Lakshadweep (92.2%) Least literate Union Territory Dadra Nagar & Haweli Least literate Union Territory Dadra Nagar & Haweli Highest Density of Population Bihar (1102 sq.km) Lowest Density of Population Arunachal Pradesh (17) Total number of districts 640 Density of Population in India 382 sq. km Increase in population (during 2001-2011) 181 million

REVOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE IN INDIA (Chapter-11)

Black Revolution Petroleum Production Blue Revolution Fish Production Brown Revolution Leather/Non-conventional (India)/Cocoa production Golden Fiber Revolution Jute Production Golden Revolution Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production Green Revolution Food grains Grey Revolution Fertilizer Pink Revolution Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/ Prawn production Red Revolution Meat & Tomato Production Round Revolution Potato Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton Silver Revolution Egg/Poultry Production White Revolution (In India: Operation Milk/Dairy production Flood) Yellow Revolution Oil Seeds production Evergreen Revolution Overall development of Agriculture

INTERNATIONAL BORDERS/BOUNDARY LINES (Chapter-12)

Borders/Boundary Lines Between two Countries Durand Line Afghanistan & Pakistan Hindenburg Line Germany & Poland.

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Mason-dixon Line Line of demarcation between four states in the United States.

Mannerheim Line Russia-Finland border. Macmahon Line India & China Medicine Line Canada & the United States Order-neisse Line Poland & Germany Radcliffe Line India & Pakistan. Siegfried Line Germany on its border with France. 17th Parallel North Vietnam & South Vietnam 26th Parallel south Africa, Australia & South America 30TH PARALLEL Equator & the North Pole 38th Parallel Separates North Korea&South Korea. 42nd Parallel north New York – Pennsylania Border. 49th Parallel USA&Canada

STATES FESTIVELS (Chapter-13)

State Festival Andhra Pradesh Brahmotsavam, Ugadi or the Telugu New Year, Dasara, Sri Rama Navami, Deccan festival, Durga festival. Arunachal Pradesh Solung, Losar Festival, Murung, Reh, Mopin, Boori Boot, Monpa festval. Assam Ambubasi festival, Bohag Bihu, Baishagu festival, Majuli festival, Dehing Patkai festival, Pragjyothi dance festival. Bihar Bihula, Chhath Puja, Madhushravani, Rajgir Dance festival. Goa Fontainhas Festival of Art, sunburn festival, Ladainha, Mando Festival, Ghumot fest, Chikalkalo.

Gujarat Kite Festival, Holi, Modhera Dance Festival, Saptak Music Festival. Haryana Baisakhi festival.

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Jammu and Kashmir Dosmuchey festival, Matho Narang, Gemis Festival, Galdan Namchot.

Jharkhand Sarhul, Dansi, Karma, Hal Punhya, Rohin, Bandna.

Karnataka Pattadakal Dance festival, Gudi Padwa. Kerala Onam, Nishagandhi festival, vaikathashtami festival. Madhya Pradesh Tejaji Fair, Khajuraho festival. Maharashtra Kalidas festival, Chikoo Utsav. Manipur Yaoshang, Chavang Kut. Nongkrem Dance Festival, Meghalaya Wangala Festival, Bob Dylan festival, Ahaia festival. Mizoram ChapcharKut Festival Nagaland Hornbill Festival, Moatsu festival, Hornbill festival. Odisha Konark festival, International sand art festival. Punjab Lohri. Gangaur Festival, Bundi Utsav, Desert festival, Rajasthan Braj festival, Shekhawati festival, Matasya festival. Sikkim Saga Dawa Pongal, Thaipoosam, Jallikattu festival, Natyanjali Tamil Nadu festival.

Telangana Bonalu Tripura Kharchi Puja Uttar Pradesh Kumbh Mela, Ram Leela. Uttarakhand Ganga Dusshera West Bengal Durga Puja, Nandikar National Theatre festival.

International Organizations & Headquater (Chapter-14)

International Organizations Headquarter

United Nations Organization New York, US (UN) United Nations Children’s New York, US Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Populations New York, US Fund (UNFPA)

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United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Geneva, Switzerland (UNCTAD) World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland (WHO) World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland

International Geneva, Switzerland LabourOrganisation (ILO) World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland

World Meteorological Geneva, Switzerland Organisation World Intellectual Property Geneva, Switzerland Organisation International Committee of Geneva, Switzerland the Red Cross United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Paris, France Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development Paris, France (OECD) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Vienna, Austria (UNIDO) International Atomic Agency Vienna, Austria

Organisation of Petroleum Vienna, Austria Exporting Countries (OPEC) Amnesty International London, UK

International Maritime London, UK Organisation

Commonwealth of Nations London, UK South Asian Association for Kathmandu, Nepal Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Association of South East Jakarta, Indonesia Nations (ASEAN) Asia Pacific Economic Singapore Cooperation (APEC) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Brussels, Belgium

International Cricket Council Dubai, UAE (ICC) Food & Agricultural Rome, Italy Organisation (FAO)

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International Court of Justice The Hague, The Netherland International Olympic Lausanne, Switzerland Committee The Fédération Internationale Zurich, Switzerland de Football Association (FIFA) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague, The Netherlands

World Wide Fund for Nature Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, (WWF) Vaud, Switzerland Asian Infrastructure Beijing, China

Investment Bank (AIIB) New Development Bank Shanghai, China (BRICS Development Bank) Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines (ADB) International Monetary Fund Washington DC, US (IMF)

World Bank Washington DC, US

LIST OF IMPORTANT AIRPORTS IN INDIA (Chapter-15)

Airport City State/UT Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore Karnataka Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl.Airport Kolkata West Bengal Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad Telangana Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Ahmedabad Gujarat Airport Chaudhary Charan Singh Intl. Airport Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Intl. Airport Guwahati Assam Srinagar Airport Srinagar J&K Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar Odisha Visakhapatnam Airport Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport Indore Madhya Pradesh Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Intl. Airport Nagpur Maharashtra Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport Patna Bihar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Amritsar Punjab Airport Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Chhattisgarh Bagdogra Airport Bagdogra West Bengal Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair andaman&Nicobar Islands Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi Jharkhand Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur Rajasthan

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Raja Bhoj International Airport Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun Uttrakhand Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh Silchar Airport Silchar Assam Lengpui Airport Aizwal Mizoram Zaruki International Airport Shillong Meghalaya Daporijo Airport Daporijo Arunachal Pradesh Tezu Airport Tezu Arunachal Pradesh Kandla Airport Kandla Gujarat Sonari Airport Jamshedpur Jharkhand Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi Jharkhand Agatti Aerodrome Agatti Lakshadweep

FOLK DANCE (Chapter-16)

States/UT Folk Dance Jharkhand Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai. Uttarakhand Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli. Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi, Madhuri, Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari. Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance. Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc. Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc. Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal, Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc. West Bengal Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc. Kerala Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali, Tappatikali, Kali Auttam. Meghalaya Laho, Baala etc. Manipur Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc. Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc. Orissa Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc. Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc. Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai. Punjab Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc. Rajasthan Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Panihari, Ginad etc. Mizoram Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc.

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Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali. Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi, Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita. Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia, Jatra etc. Haryana Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor etc.

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