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1. Boxer L Sarita Devi was elected to International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) (Headquarter: Lausanne, Switzerland) first-ever Athletes Commission. She is among six boxers elected as members of the commission from 5 continents. 2. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI), he succeeded Ranjan Gogoi. 3. Gotabaya Rajpaksa has won the presidential elections and is the next President of Sri Lanka. Also, Mahinda Rajapaksha has been elected as the 23rd PM of Sri Lanka. 4. Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma has been appointed as Indian Army's first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission (appointed in Seychelles). 5. Sumant Kathpalia has been chosen by private sector lender IndusInd Bank as its new MD and CEO (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer). 6. Uddhav Thackeray of Shiv Sena took sworn as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He will lead the coalition known as MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress. 7. Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella has grabbed the top spot in Fortune's "Businessperson of the Year 2019" list. 8. Sudhir Mital has been elected as the President of the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI). 9. Dr Vinaya Shetty is the first Indian to be elected to the position of General Vice President (GVP), International Organisation Development Association (IODA) si nce its inception in 1986. 10. In a bid achieve the target of full immunization, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 2019 to March 2020. 11. Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched SAANS: ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ campaign to reduce child mortality due to pneumonia. 12. PM Modi launched the Fit India school grading system in schools across the country. The system ranks schools based on the fitness activities and facilities for such provided to students and teachers in the country . The ranking is based on 3 categories , first are Fit India Schools, second is Fit India School (3 star) and third is Fit India School (5 star) . The ranking depends on how much importance school has provided in inculcating fitness. 13. Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the “Kartavya” portal for holding monthly essay competitions for students. 14. Government of India has set a target of providing broad band connectivity to two lakh Gram Panchayats by March 2020. The project is being implemented under the BharatNet Project. 15. Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has established a Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) which is a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones for better nutritional outcomes. 16. Odisha Government has partnered with A bdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J -PAL), co- founded by Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, for targeted intervention in a set of social sectors including poorest of the poor through policy formulation and evaluations based on experiment al research. 17. Providing relief to lakhs of homebuyers, Union government has announced creation of a 'professionally managed' Rs 25,000 crore fund for boosting stalled middle and low -income RERA registered housing projects that are net -worth positive. The government will put in Rs 10,000 crore in this alternative investment fund (AIF) while State Bank of India (SBI) and LIC would provide Rs 15,000 crore. 18. Software giant Microsoft has launched its “K -12 Education Transformation Framework” to facilit ate comprehensive digital transformation of schools in India.

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19. UNICEF have launched ‘YuWaah’ Generation Unlimited in India to facilitate youth to gain relevant skills for productive lives and the future of work. STATES 20. Suranga Bawadi in Bijapur, Karnataka an integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels has been included in the World Monument Watch list for 2020 along with 24 other monuments from across the world. 21. Green and white tea of the hills hav e been registered as geographical indication (GI) products in the country. 22. The 2019 edition of Manipur Sangai Festival named after the state animal “brow -antlered deer” was organised in Imphal. 23. The Odisha state government recently signed agreements with Tata Strive and Tech Mahindra to add new dimensions in skilling and employability of the youth. 24. World’s first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal would come up in Bhavnagar port, Gujarat. 25. The union government has given approval for setting up four medical device parks at Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala with a view to provide world-class products at affordable price for treatment. 26. India-based conservation charity Wildlife SOS unveiled the country’s first elep hant memorial in Mathura. 27. Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD) in Hyderabad. 28. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has laun ched the ‘Nadu -Nedu’ programme which seeks to transform government schools into vibrant and competitive institutions. 29. With the aim to fuse the cultures of Ganga and Brahmaputra the Ministry of Development of North East Region conducted a four day long North East festival in Varanasi. 30. Modern coach factory (MCF) in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli has started using ‘Sona 1.5’ humanoid robots in its factory for transporting documents from one place to another. 31. In a major step towards upholding public h ealth, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has installed first of its kind high-end reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machines in India for quick detection of diseases like dengue, tuberculosis and swine flu. 32. Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement with IIM – Ahmedabad under which the IIM will undertake a study to identify corruption in administration at all levels. 33. Etawah Lion Safari, one of the biggest safari parks in Asia (with an area of 350 hectares) forma lly known as Etawah Safari Park in Etawah, UP was opened recently. 34. Chhattisgarh government announced Guru Ghasidas National Park in Kotiya district as its fourth ‘tiger reserve’. At present there are three tiger reserves in state: Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Bilaspur, Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Gariaband and Indravati Tiger Reserve in Bijapur district. 35. In a major step to conserve the endangered vulture population, the Ut tar Pradesh government will set up state's first vulture conservation and breeding centre in farenda area of Maharajganj district. 36. The Union Water Resources Ministry has constituted a ten-member committee for new National Water Policy (NWP) headed by Mihir Shah. 37. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) has launched the country’s first interactive online repository, called “IndAIR” or Indian Air quality Interactive Reposito ry. 38. A “Space Technology Cell” in IIT -Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). 40. PM Modi attended the 11th BRICS summit held in Brasilia, Brazil. The theme for this year’s BRICS summit was: Economic Growth for an In novative Future.

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41. Constructed by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) has been set up in Hyderabad, Telangana. 42. The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the National Institute for Sowa -Rigpa (NISR) in Leh as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of AYUSH. 43 . IIT-Madras has launched country’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair named as ‘Arise’. 44. Researchers at Int ernational Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad, have created the first-ever Indian Brain Atlas referred to as IBA 100. 45. “The First Sikh: The Life and Legacy of Guru Nanak” - biography of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak by Nikki-Guni nder Kaur Singh was released on the occasion of his 550th birth anniversary. 46. Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs , Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘ATITHI’ app, an IT initiative to facilitate electronic filing of customs baggage and currency de clarations by arriving international passengers. She also launched a new initiative called ICEDASH for improved monitoring and pace of Customs clearance of imported goods. 47. The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has confirmed that a neuro muscular illness called Avian Botulism is the reason for mass mortality of migratory birds in Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.’ 48. Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has co nstituted a 13-member expert committee headed by Retd. SC Justice Mukundakam Sharma to review the Draft National Code for Good Governance in Sports. 49. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) hosted the first “Counter Terrorism Exercise” between the Quad countries namely India, Japan, US and Australia in New Delhi. 50. The Chairman of Lokpal, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose launched the logo of Lokpal, in New Delhi. The motto of Lokpal is: “Do not be greedy for anyone’s wealth ”. The Logo was designed of Pra shant Mishra, Prayagraj, UP.

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