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Index

No. of Chapter Topics Name Page No.

Chapter 1 Important Appointment (National, 3-19 International)

Chapter 2 Awards (National, International) 20-34

Chapter 3 Government Scheme/ campaign 35-45

Chapter 4 Summit/ Conference 45-51

Chapter 5 Ranking Index 52-57

Chapter 6 Partnership/ Agreement 58-63

Chapter 7 loans agreement for from different 64-67 organizations

Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquires 68-71

Chapter 9 APP/Website/Card 72-81

Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY20 &21 (Last 82-83 Update 27 September)

Chapter 11 Budget 2020 & Atma Nirbhar Package 84-85

Chapter 12 Important Committee 86-92

Chapter 13 Banking & Financial 93-102

Chapter 14 Current Affairs (National) In Short 103-128

Chapter 15 Current Affairs (International) In Short 129-134

Chapter 16 Defence News 135-139

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Chapter 17 Sports News 140-145

Chapter 18 Upcoming Sports Events & Venues 146-147

Chapter 19 List of Important Book and Author 2020 148-150

Chapter 20 Important Day and Theme 2020 151-166

Chapter 21 Obituary 167-171

Chapter 22 Science related News 172-173

Chapter 23 Banks Name & CEO of Bank & 174-175 Headquarter & Tagline

Chapter 24 State Chief Ministers and Governors 176-177

Chapter 25 Cabinet ministers of India with their 178-179 constituency

Chapter 26 List of Union Ministry Secretary 180

Part- 2

No. of Chapter Topics Name (Page No. 181 to 220)

Chapter 1 Dams in India

Chapter 2 Folk Dance

Chapter 3 List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise

Chapter 4 International borders / Boundary lines

Chapter 5 International Organizations & Headquarter

Chapter 6 List of Lakes

Chapter 7 List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks

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Chapter 8 List of National Parks of India

Chapter 9 Nuclear Power Plants in India

Chapter 10 Thermal Power Plants in India

Chapter 11 Solar Power Plant in India

Chapter 12 List of Ports in India: State Wise

Chapter 13 List of River a Cross State

Chapter 14 Stadiums in India

Chapter 15 Famous Temple in India

Chapter 16 List of Tiger Reserve in India

Chapter 17 List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated with sports

Chapter 18 Capital & Currency

Chapter 1: Important Appointment (National & International)

National Level Appointment

Organization Persons

Permanent Judge of the common High Court Justice Rajnesh Oswal of Jammu & Kashmir and (Update 4th April)

Nasscom New Chairman Infosys' chief operating officer UB Pravin Rao Note: Rekha Menon, chairman and senior MD of Accenture in India as the vice-chairperson.

(Update 6th April)

Bharti AXA Life Insurance New MD & CEO Parag Raja

(Update 7th April)

New MD & CEO MD & CEO of Care Ratings Ajay Mahajan

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(Update 12th April)

New MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance Vineet Arora

(Update 15th April)

New CEO of HSBC Noel Quinn

(Update 21st April)

New Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari Note: 1 chief Vigilance Commissioner and 2 Vigilance Commissioner allow

(Update 25th April)

New vigilance commissioner Ex-Andhra Bank chief Suresh N Patel

(Update 29th April)

New Chairman of Public Enterprises Rajiv Kumar Selection Board (PESB) (Update 29th April)

New NTPC director (operations) Ramesh Babu

(Update 1st May)

New Commander of Army Training Lt Gen Raj Shukla Command (Update 1st May)

New MD & CEO Max Bupa Health Insurance Krishnan Ramachandran

(Update 5th May)

Director on the Central Board of Reserve Secretary of Economic Affairs Department Ministry of Bank of India (RBI) Finance Tarun Bajaj

(Update 5th May)

New head India’s Paralympic Committee (Update 12 May)

New chairman of the Central Board of Manoj Ahuja Secondary Education (CBSE) (Update 12 May)

New Archaeological Survey chief V. Vidyavathi (Update 12 May)

Director general of NAREDCO (National Real Rajesh Goel Estate Development Council)

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(Update 16th May)

New NABARD chairman Govinda Rajulu Chintala

(Update 18th May)

New president of Indian Steel Association Mr. Dilip Oommen

(Update 19th May)

New CMD of Oriental Insurance SN Rajeswari

(Update 27th May)

Wipro's new CEO and MD Thierry Delaporte

(Update 29th May)

Director General of the Sports Authority of Sandip Pradhan (extended by two years) India (SAI) (6/6/20)

New CMD of Power Finance Corporation Ravinder Singh Dhillon

(Update 30th May)

New CEO of FSSAI Arun Singhal

(Updated 29th May)

Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Nicobar Command (Updated 1st June)

Managing director of the India Infrastructure PR Jaishankar Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) (Updated 1st June)

New Secretary in the Ministry of Steel Pradip Kumar Tripathi

(Updated 1st June)

New President of the Confederation of Indian Uday Kotak Industry (CII) (Updated 4th June)

New Chairman & Managing Director of Virendra Nath Datt National Fertilizers Limited (Updated 5th June)

Google Cloud India as Senior Director Anil Valluri

(Updated 9th June)

Gargo International Proudly Presents Brand Sonu Sood Ambassador (Updated 11th June)

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CEO of UTI Mutual Fund Imtaiyazur Rahman

(Updated 14th June)

Attorney General K K Venugopal, 1-year extension

Chairman of "National Institute of Public Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Finance and Policy is privileged (Updated 22nd June)

International Council’s chairman Imran Khwaja

(Updated 1st July)

New CEO of Central Board of Films Mr Ravinder Bhakar Certification (Updated 2nd July)

IOC Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya

(Updated 2nd July)

New MD of Cholamandalam MS General V Suryanarayanan Insurance Company (Updated 2nd July)

New chairman of the International Financial Injeti Srinivas Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) (Updated 6th July)

Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) Manoj Kumar (2nd Term) Chairperson (Updated 12 July)

New HCL Chairman Roshni Nadar Malhotra (Updated 17 July)

New SBI Cards MD & CEO Ashwini Kumar Tewari

(Effect 1st August)

New Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Smit Deb National Mineral Development Corporation (Updated 21 July) (NMDC)

New Chairman of Bajaj Finance Sanjiv Bajaja

(Effect 31st July)

New MD & CEO SBI General Insurance Prakash Chandra Kandpal (Updated 20 July)

New CEO & Director of MFIN Alok Mishra

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(Effect 1st August)

Tata AIA names as CEO and MD Naveen Tahilyani (Updated 29 July)

Paytm Money appoints as CEO Varun Sridhar (Updated 30 July)

ICRA new MD and Group CEO Sivaraman (Effect 10 August)

Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd New Urjit Patel Additional & Independent Director (Update 1 August)

HP new India MD Ketan Patel (Update 2 August)

New CAG Girish Chandra Murmu (Update 5th August)

New lieutenant governor of Jammu and Manoj Sinha Kashmir (Update 6th August)

PNB Housing Finance Limited new MD & CEO Hardayal Prasad (Update 10th August)

New Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Patanjali Jha Tax (Update 10th August)

New Chairman of Indian Council for Research Pramod Bhasin on International Economic Relations (Update 13th August) (ICRIER)

Next chairman of Soma Mondal (Update 13th August)

GoAir New CEO Kaushik Khona (Update 15th August)

DBS Bank new Managing Director and Head Prashant Joshi of National Distribution (Update 19th August)

‘NPCI International Payments Limited’ CEO Ritesh Shukla

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(Update 21st August)

New managing director of State Bank of India Ashwani Bhatia (Update 22nd August)

SBI Mutual Fund New MD and CEO Vinay Tonse (Update 26th August)

Reliance as Group President Former IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh (Update 26th August)

New Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar (Update 22nd August)

New Chairman of Press Trust of India Aveek Sarkar (Update 2nd Sep)

New CMD of Hindustan Shipyard Limited Hemant Khatri (Update 2nd Sep)

New CMD of BPCL K Padmakar

First woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Usha Padhee Security (Update 3 sep)

Railway Board's first ever CEO V K Yadav (Update 3 sep)

35th President of Federation of Automobile Vinkesh Gulati Dealers Associations (FADA)

brand ambassadors of Playerzpot Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana (Update 10th Sep)

New President of All India Tennis Anil Jain Association

New chairperson of National School of Drama Paresh Rawal (Update 10th Sep)

WHO panellist Preeti Sudan

UNICEF’s celebrity advocate in India Ayushman Khurrana

New Chairman of Advertising Standards Subhash Kamath

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Council of India (ASCI)

Executive director of World Bank Rajesh Khullar (Update 15 sep)

Executive Director of ADB Sameer Kumar Khare

Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh (re-elected)

New Minister of Food Processing Industries Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has given Ministry additional charge.

Chief of National Technical Research Anil Dhasmana Organisation (NTRO) (Update 19th Sep)

Advisor to IMF Executive Director Simanchala Dash (Update 23 sep)

Regional Ambassador for India by the UNEP- Khushi Chindaliya Tunza Eco-Generation

New administrator of Punjab and AK Dixit Co-operative (PMC) Bank (effect from 23 September)

New Managing Director of Energy Efficiency Rajat Sud Services Ltd (EESL)

(International Level Appointment)

Organization/ Country Persons

Unites States Envoy to Organisation for Indian-American Manisha Singh Economic Cooperation and Development (Update 28th April) (OECD)

India's new Permanent Representative to the T S Tirumurti UN (Update 30th April)

US representative to the International Bank Indian-American lawyer Ashok Michael Pinto for Reconstruction and Development, the (Update 5th May) World Bank's lending arm.

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi (Update 7th May) Capital: Baghdad Currency: Iraqi dinar

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President: Barham Salih

Prime Minister Of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, 5th Times(Update 17th May) Capital: Jerusalem Currency: Israeli Shekel

Lesotho's new prime minister Moeketsi Majoro (Update 19th May) Capital: Maseru Currency: Lesotho loti

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, 2nd Term (Update 20th May) Capital: Taipei Currency: Taiwan dollar

President of the International Hockey Narinder Batra (now been extended to May 2021) Federation (FIH)

News Chief economist and vice president of Carmen Reinhart World Bank (Update 20th May)

World Bank to a key position on climate Abhas Jha change and disaster management in South (Update 20th May) Asia

NDB’s new President Brazil’s Marcos Troyjo

(Update 26th May)

New Vice president of the NDB Anil Kishora

(Update 26th May)

New WHO Executive Board chairman Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

(Update 21st May)

New member of the Olympic Channel Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra Commission. (Update 26th May)

New chairman of the board of Twitter Patrick Pichette

Senior advisor to the World Bank Executive Rajeev Topno Director (Updated 5th June)

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Ambassador to WTO (World Trade Brajendra Navnit Orgnisation) (Updated 7th June)

New chairman of British Academy of Film Krishnendu Majumdar and Television Arts (BAFTA) (Updated 9th June)

President of 75th UN General Assembly Turkey's Volkan Bozkir

(Updated 17th June)

First female MCC president Cricketer Clare Connor

(Updated 24th June)

Among ambassadors for virtual TIFF 2020 Actor Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap

New Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera

(Updated 25th June) Capital: Lilongwe Currency: Malawian kwacha

Ireland’s new prime minister Micheál Martin

(Updated 26th June) Capital: Dublin Currency: Euro

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Boronov

(Updated 16th June) Capital: Bishkek Currency: Kyrgyzstani som

India's Permanent Representative To UN In Mani Pandey Geneva (Updated 2nd July)

New prime minister of France Jean Castex President: Emmanuel Macron Capital: Paris Currency: Euro

Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong (3RD time)

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Currency: Singapore dollar Capital: Singapore

Poland's president Andrzej Duda (2nd Time) Capital: Warsaw Currency: Polish złoty

Vice-president of private sector in ADB Ashok Lavasa

(Effect 31st August)

Suriname new President Chan Santokhi Capital: Paramaribo. Currency : Suriname Dollar.

First woman prime minister Gabon Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda Capital: Libreville Currency: Central African CFA franc

Adviser to the steering committee for the Sahil Seth (2020-23) BRICS Chamber of Commerce (CCI) (Updated 23 July)

New Vice-Chairman of International Union of Arun Kumar Railways (Updated 23 July)

Tunisia New PM Hichem Mechichi Capital: Tunis Currency: Tunisian dinar

Ivory Coast New PM Hamed Bakayoko (Update 1 August) Capital: Yamoussoukro Currency: West African CFA franc

New President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali

(Update 2nd August) Capital– Georgetown Currency- Guyanese Dollar

Srilanka New Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (4th Times) (Update 9 August) Capital: Colombo Currency: Sri Lankan rupee

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New Prime Minister of Peru Walter Roger Martos Ruiz (Update 8 August) Capital: Lima Currency: Nuevo Sol

New Prime Minister of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Bilal (Update 12 August) Capital : Nouakchott. Currency : Mauritanian ouguiya.

54th President of Dominican Republic Luis Rodolfo Abinader

(Update 18th August) Capital – Santo Domingo Currency – Dominican Peso.

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley (2nd Consecutive Term)

(Update 20th August) Capital: Port of Spain Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Lebanon New PM Mustapha Adib

(Update 31st August) Capital: Beirut Currency: Lebanese pound

Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga (Update 14 Sep) Capital: Tokyo Currency: Japanese yen

Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw (Update 23 Sep) Capital: Bamako Currency: West African CFA franc

New president of Bougainville Ishmael Toroama (Update 24 Sep) Capital: Buka

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)

Somalia’s new prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble (Update 22 Sep) Capital: Mogadishu President: Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo Currency: Somali shilling

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Important Brand Ambassador

Brand Ambassador ▪ New brand ambassador of Reebok ▪ Varun Dhawan, Katrina Kaif

▪ New brand ambassador of FanMojo ▪ Prithvi Shaw ▪ 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 ▪ Maruti Suzuki ▪ Varun Dhawan ▪ Uber ▪ ▪ GST ▪ Amitabh Bachchan ▪ Skill India ▪ Varun Dhwan and Anushka sharma ▪ Tribes India ▪ Marry kom ▪ Fit 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 ▪ JBL’s New global brand ambassador ▪ Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh

▪ Brand ambassador for Gatorade by ▪ Hima Das PepsiCo India ▪ New brand ambassador of Madhya ▪ Actor Govinda Pradesh ▪ Visa ▪ PV Sindhu ▪ Maharashtra Assembly polls 2019 ▪ Madhuri Dixit

▪ IOC's 2020 Olympics athlete ambassadors’ ▪ M. C. group ▪ Ambassador of Global Investors’ Meet ▪ Yami Gautam 2019 by govt

▪ National Anti-doping Agency brand ▪ Suniel Shetty ambassador ▪ PUMA brand ambassador ▪

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▪ Pepsi’s new brand ambassador ▪ Salman Khan

▪ Ambassadors for ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’ ▪ Deepika Padukone and shuttler PV Sindhu (by Prime Minister Narendra Modi)

▪ Mastercard ▪ M. S Dhoni ▪ Tata Power as brand ambassador ▪ Shardul Thakur ▪ JSW Steel as brand ambassador ▪ Rishabh Pant ▪ Brand ambassador for Mobile Premier Actress Tamannaah Bhatia League ▪ New Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund Five-time World chess champion (WWF) ▪ New brand ambassador for edtech Ajinkya Rahane company ELSA Corp ▪ United Nations Environment Programme Dia Mirza (extended 2yrs, December 2022) (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador ▪ Adidas brand ambassador Manushi Chhillar joins Rohit, Hima ▪ IIFL Finance as its first-ever brand Rohit Sharma ambassador. ▪ UNADAP Goodwill Ambassador Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of salon in Madurai ▪ Brand Ambassadors for JSW Cement , Sunil Chhetri ▪ Luxury Ride as brand ambassador Sukhbir Singh ▪ New brand ambassador of SportsAdda Brett Lee ▪ ebikeGo New brand ambassador ▪ Oakley’s Brand Ambassador Rohit Sharma Bajaj Allianz Life’s brand ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana

Ceat Tyres Amir khan Brand ambassador of Paytm First Games Great Learning’s brand ambassador Virat Kohli Brand ambassador for 9stacks Suresh Raina Acer India’s brand ambassador Sonu Sood

List of Chief Justices

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

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

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

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

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

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

▪ New Chief Justices High Court Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi

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

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

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

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

▪ New Chief Justice of Chhatisgarh HC P R Ramachandra Menon

▪ New Chief Justice of HC Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

▪ New Chief Justice of J& K HC Gita Mittal

▪ New Chief Justice of HC Abhay Shreeniwas Oka ▪ New Chief Justice of Bombay HC Justice Dipankar Datta (Update 21st April)

▪ New Chief Justice of HC Ramalingam Sudhakar ▪ New Chief Justice of HC Biswanath Somadder (Update 21st April) ▪ New Chief Justice of HC Mohammad Rafiq (Update 21st April)

▪ New Chief Justice of Madras HC Ameshwar Pratap Sahi

▪ New Chief Justice of HC Raghvendra Singh Chauhan

▪ New Chief Justice of Allahabad HC Govind Mathur

▪ New Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Thottathil B. RadhaKrishanan

▪ New Chief Justice of HC Ravi Ranjan

▪ New Chief Justice of Uttrakhand HC Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath

Permanent Judge of the common High Court of Justice Rajnesh Oswal (Update 4th April) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Chiefs and DGS

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Department Chief/DGS ▪ Chief of Defence Staff ▪ Bipin Rawat

▪ Army Chief ▪ Manoj Mukund Naravane (Effect -1jan2020)

▪ Naval Chief ▪ Karambir Singh ▪ Air Chief ▪ Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria ▪ IB ▪ Arvind Kumar ▪ BSF ▪ Rakesh Asthana ▪ CRPF ▪ AP Maheshwari (CRPF IG- P S Ranipse)

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

List of Chairman of Important Organisation

Organisation Chairman Name

▪ SIDBI ▪ Mohammad Mustafa

▪ SEBI ▪ Ajay Tyagi

▪ NABARD ▪ Chintala Govinda Rajulu

▪ NHRC ▪ H.L Dattu

▪ NITI Aayog ▪ PM Narendra Modi

▪ ISRO ▪ K.Sivan

▪ UIDAI ▪ J Satyanarayana

▪ UGC ▪ Dhirendra Pal Singh

▪ DRDO ▪ G Satheesh Reddy

▪ New Election Commissioner ▪ Rajiv Kumar

▪ New UPSC chairman ▪ Pradeep Kumar Joshi

Chapter 2: Awards (Covered April to September)

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2019 Nobel Prize List

Category Persons Reasons

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

Physics James Peebles (Canadian-American) For contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the Michel Mayor (Switzerland) universe and Earth's place in the Didier Queloz (Switzerland) cosmos" with one half to 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, Tokarczuk) Olga Tokarczuk: “for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic Peter Handke (2019, Austrian) passion represents 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."

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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 American) The research conducted by the 2019 Economic Sciences Laureates has • Esther Duflo (French) considerably improved our ability to • Michael Kremer (US) fight global poverty. In just two 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 Public Affairs

(Posthumous)

2. Arun Jaitley Public Affairs Delhi (Posthumous)

3. Sir Anerood Jugnauth Public Affairs Mauritius 4. M. C. Mary Kom Sports Manipur 5. Chhannulal Mishra Art

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6. Sushma Swaraj Public Affairs Delhi (Posthumous)

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

Ajoy Chakravorty Art

Manoj Das Literature and Puducherry

Education

Balkrishna Doshi Others-Architecture Gujarat Krishnammal Jagannathan Social Work S. C. Jamir Public Affairs Anil Prakash Joshi Social Work Dr. Tsering Landol Medicine Ladakh Anand Mahindra Trade and Industry Maharashtra Neelakanta Ramakrishna Public Affairs Kerala Madhava Menon (Posthumous)

Manohar Gopalkrishna Public Affairs

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Prabhu Parrikar (Posthumous)

Prof. Jagdish Sheth Literature and USA Education

P. V. Sindhu Sports Telangana Venu Srinivasan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

72nd Emmy Awards 2020 Popular sitcom Schitt’s Creek wons most awards in a single season by a comedy series. He took home seven Primetime awards and nine Emmys in the comedy categories. The family saga series Succession took home five awards that also include best drama series at the 72nd Emmy Awards. Thus a new record is set. Euphoria’s Zendaya became the youngest winner for best lead actress in the drama series category. A mini FRIENDS reunion also took place with the show’s three female leads – JenniferAniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. List of winners is given click here

September 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

PATA (Pacific- Asia Travel Kerala Tourism’s Kerala Tourism’s internationally- Association) Grand Award 2020 acclaimed ‘Human by Nature’ campaign won the prestigious PATA (Pacific- Asia Travel Association) Grand Award 2020 for Marketing.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 British Broadcaster David David Attenborough was given the Attenborough prize for “revealing the wonders of

the natural world, educating and entertaining generations of people through his films and books for tirelessly working to awaken humankind to the need to preserve and protect the biodiversity on our planet, and advocating the necessity to live a sustainable and harmonious

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way of life.

CII-GBC ‘National Energy Leader’ Hyderabad International Airport The GMR led Rajiv Gandhi award International Airport (Hyderabad International Airport) won the

‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’.

‘People’s Choice Winner’ At AZ Odisha’s Krushi Bhawan The Krushi Bhawan was the only award project from India at the globally acknowledged prestigious award.

2020 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Colombian investigative journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima’s reporting has World Press Freedom Prize Jineth Bedoya Lima focused on the armed conflict and peace process in Colombia and on sexual violence against women.

“Ig Nobel Prize 2020” Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for Medical Education.

2020 Dayton Literary Peace Margaret Atwood The award celebrates literature’s Prize’s lifetime achievement power to foster peace, social justice award and global understanding. Margaret Atwood is a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays and comic books.

United Nations to the 2020 cohort Udit Singhal The highest profile recognition of young leaders for the opportunity at the world body for Sustainable Development Goals youngsters who are leading efforts to combat the world’s most pressing issues.

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Asia Game Changer award 2020 Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna Feeding millions across India amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a massive food distribution drive that he coordinated from thousands of miles away in his Manhattan home.

first airport in the world to be Fiumicino International Airport From Skytrax, a U.K.-based airport certified with “COVID-19 5-star (FCO) in Rome, Italy and airline review firm. FCO, also airport rating” known as the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport, is the busiest airport in Italy. Place to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

Lifetime Achievement Award by Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank The publication has recognised the Euromoney 2020 iconic leader for his skills in building a world-class Indian bank at a time

where there were no similar institutions in existence.

August 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Pallikkutam National Award St Christopher School, Chessore, The award winners were chosen Village, Nagaland. byan expert jury set up by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K). The award committee deeply appreciated the effort of all the school leaders and teachers who ensured that students continued to learn in spite of Covid- 19 crisis.

Swachhta Hi Seva 2019 award Neyveli Lignite Corporation India The award was given to the PSU for Ltd (NLCIL) transforming Neyveli township

into a plastic-free, clean and green campus.

National Award To Teachers Ms. Sudha Painuli First NAT Awardee from the 2020 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) established under

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Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Asian College of Journalism’s Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh for investigative journalism and award the K P Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for social impact journalism respectively.

2020 Leadership Awards from Anand Mahindra & Shantanu Displayed tremendous USISPF Narayen leadership and ambition in strengthening the US-India

bilateral economic partnership

20th New York Indian Film Moothon’, ‘Son Rise’ National Award-winning Festival documentary “Son Rise” and Geetu Mohandas-directed

“Moothon” had been among the many movies that took residence the massive honours at the 20th New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF),

International 2020 Dutch Writer Marieke Lucas A 29-year-old Dutch writer has Rijneveld become the youngest author

Literary fiction book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’,"

Asian College of Journalism’s Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh for investigative journalism and award the K P Narayana Kumar Memorial Award for social impact journalism respectively.

2020 Leadership Awards from Anand Mahindra & Shantanu Displayed tremendous USISPF Narayen leadership and ambition in strengthening the US-India

bilateral economic partnership

20th New York Indian Film Moothon’, ‘Son Rise’ National Award-winning Festival documentary “Son Rise” and Geetu Mohandas-directed

“Moothon” had been among the many movies that took residence the massive honours at the 20th New York Indian Film Festival

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International Booker Prize 2020 Dutch Writer Marieke Lucas A 29-year-old Dutch writer has Rijneveld become the youngest author

Literary fiction book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’,"

July 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Lifetime Achievement Award of Legendary Hockey Player Ashok key player of the 1975 World Cup Mohun Bagan Football Club Kumar winning Indian Hockey team

Elites Excellence Awards-2020 The Mukhyamantri Darpan and The state of has been mobile App awarded this honour by the country's prestigious IT institution Elites Technomedia under the 'Digital India initiative'.

2020 Von Karman Award ISRO chief Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan The award which is the highest distinction of the Academy will be conferred in March 2021 in Paris.

Prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability NTPC Limited Under Outstanding Accomplishment Award 2019 in Corporate Excellence Category.

Dada Saheb Phalke award 2020 A short documentary movie Chi Lupo ’s Kezang D Thondok, an independent filmmaker, made the documentary

Best Police Stations of India Nadaun Police Station of Hamirpur district, Himachal pradesh

Karamveer Chakra Award from Founder of SS Motivation, World He addresses social issues and United Nations and ICONGO record holder Sunil ydv SS was motivates people every day through honoured his channel.

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2020 Booker Prize longlist Indian-origin author Avni Doshi's Indian-origin author Avni Doshi's debut novel Burnt Sugar – released in

India as Girl in White Cotton – has been longlisted for the 2020 Booker prize

President's Award For COVID Kala Narayanasamy Indian-origin nurse in Singapore Services has been conferred with the President's Award for Nurses for

serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity Greta Thunberg Climate activist Greta Thunberg on 20th July announced that she would donate her 1 million euros ($1.15 million) prize to groups working to protect the environment and halt climate change

Laureates Of UN Nelson Mandela Marianna Vardinoyannis, Morissana Marianna Vardinoyannis of Greece Prize Kouyate and Morissana Kouyate of Guinea were on 18th July announced the

laureates of the United Nations 2020 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande.

2020 TIFF Tribute Actor Award Kate Winslet at the Toronto Film Festival.

USIBC Global Leadership Award Tata group Chairman N For business Chandrasekaran and Lockheed

Martin CEO Jim Taiclet

International Press Freedom Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh, All four journalists have faced Awards 2020 Mohammad Mosaed from Iran, Dapo arrests or criminal prosecution in Olorunyomi from Nigeria and reprisal for their reporting. Svetlana Prokopyeva from Russia.

Paul Harris Fellow Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Recognition by Rotary Foundation

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K Palaniswami of Rotary International having its headquarters at Chicago. Paul Harris Fellow usually honors people who make successful services to their people in providing drinking water, sanitation, disease prevention, environment, world peace, etc.

Global Humanitarian Award Sachin Awasthi President, National Media Club has and Founder of Shri Ram Seva Mission.

UNIFIL Environment Award for Indian battalion for a project that aims to decrease 2020 waste generation, reuse plastic, build green houses and compost pits.

2020 Commonwealth Short Story Kritika Pandey for her short story, The Great Indian Prize Tee and , which centres around an unlikely friendship struck at the background of a tea stall.

'2020 Great Immigrants' Pulitzer winner Siddhartha Two renowned Indian-Americans honourees Mukherjee, Prof Raj Chetty who have contributed towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19

health crisis are among the 38 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation ahead of US Independence Day commemoration this year.

named members of an Prof. Rattan Lal and Dr. Uma Lele Two eminent agricultural experts international scientific group hailing from India have been named members of an international scientific group, aimed to offer foremost scientific evidence for sustainable food systems, established by UN chief Antonio Guterres ahead of a global food summit next year.

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Development Marketplace Award’ Cambodian NGO, ‘SMARTgirl The World Bank Group and the Chatline’ Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) have partnered to address this global pandemic by launching the Development Marketplace to Address Gender-Based Violence

EU Green Building Leadership International Olympic Committee Olympic House, which also holds the Award 2020 (IOC) rigorous LEED Platinum certification, is one of the most sustainable buildings in the world.

The Diana Award 2020 Delhi School Girl Thirteen-year-old social action or humanitarian efforts Freya Thakral

June 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Panchayati raj department Prize Himachal Pradesh The state has been selected for the award for effective implementation of the e-application developed by the central government and other applications developed by the state government.

Vithabai Narayangaokar lifetime Gulabbai Sangamnerkar and Senior tamasha (folk art) artist, achievement award 2018-19 Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Gulabbai Sangamnerkar and Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Kirloskar musical theatre lifetime achievement award will be given to Veteran theatre actress- singer Madhuvanti Dandekar.

Arjuna award for 2018 Sanjita Chanu Cleared of the dope taint, two- time Commonwealth Games gold-

winning weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will finally get the coveted Arjuna award which has been on hold since 2018.

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Honoured by the United Nations Kerala Health Minister KK Kerala’s Health Minister KK efforts to tackle the coronavirus Shailaja Shailaja was honoured by the pandemic United Nations for her efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. She was among a few of the world leaders invited to speak on the occasion of the United Nations Public Service Day.

Prof. P.V. Sukhatme National Dr Arvind Pandey and Dr. Award in Statistics Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha

Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis National Former RBI Governor C. Award in Official Statistics’ Rangarajan

World No Tobacco Day Award NGO ‘SEEDS’ The World Health 2020 Organization(WHO) has accorded the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 to Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society(SEEDS), an Indian non- governmental organization(NGO), one among the 3 SouthEast Asian Region awardees, for its efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e-cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and Jharkhand.

Asia in 2020 Commonwealth Kritika Pandey won for her story The Great Indian Short Story Prize Tee and Snakes

EY World Entrepreneur of the Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw First woman entrepreneur Year 2020 (WEOY) Biocon Ltd contribution in improving universal access to affordable life-saving medicine and transforming the world in one of its kind virtual entrepreneurship award ceremony.

Richard Dawkins Award Javed Akhtar Every year, the award recognises a distinguished individual from the field of science, scholarship, education, or entertainment

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NASA Distinguished Public Renjith Kumar For his service to NASA through Service Medal” executive leadership, engineering contribution, technical excellence

and customer satisfaction.

“The Medal of the Order of Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar The medal of the order of Australia Australia” is awarded to the individuals contributing to their community or

to Australia globally or domestically.

World Food Prize Indian-American soil scientist 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for Rattan Lal developing and mainstreaming a

soil-centric approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.

COVID-19 International film Martyapura Re Jamaraj (‘Yamaraj Ankushpur village of Odisha’s festival on earth’) Ganjam district has won a special jury award at the COVID-19

International Film Festival 2020.

2020 German Trade Peace Prize Economist Amartya Sen Germany’s publishers and booksellers association—has

announced on June 17 that Indian economist, philosopher, and Nobel (1998) laureate Amartya Sen is the recipient of the 2020 Peace Prize of the German book trade.

May 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

“This award recognises his Young Career Award Award in Saurabh Lodha pioneering contributions in the Nano Science & Technology for development of logic transistor the year 2020 technologies beyond silicon and nanoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional Van der Waals materials,”.

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Voted by customers in the largest, World Airport Awards Bangaluru's Kempegowda annual global airport customer (best regional airport in India & International Airport satisfaction survey. Central Asia)

For the Services Excellence Regional Partner of the Year Anunta category. Help customers maximize Award the value received from their VMware investments.

Japan's 'Order of Rising Sun' Manipuri doctor Thangjam Dhabali for his efforts in promoting a better Singh understanding of Japan in India and bringing the two nations closer.

Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 in 'Science IIT Madras Prof. T. Pradeep He has been accorded this honour in and Technology' recognition of his pioneering work in nanotechnology-based water purification. They are awarded annually in three areas - Economic and Business Innovation, Science and Technology and Culture and Community.

Pulitzer prize 2020 Channi Anand, Dar Yasin and They won the prize for their Mukhtar Khan coverage of Kashmir, especially

during the lockdown that was implemented after Article 370

Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020 Nicholas C. Coops, Joseph J. ‘Marcus Wallenberg Prize(MWP) Landsberg and Richard H. Waring 2020’ or ‘the Nobel Prize for forest sector’ for 3-PG (Physiological Principles Predicting Growth), a model to predict forest growth in a changing climate.

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Commemorative World War II Kim Jong-un Russian President Vladimir Putin medal has awarded Kim Jong-un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang announced 5th May.

Deutsche Welle Freedom of Indian journalist Siddharth “outstanding commitment to Speech Award Varadarajan human rights and freedom of expression in the media”. The

announcement came on World Press Freedom Day.

Fed Cup Heart Award Tennis star First Indian to win the Fed Cup Heart Award

"Global Asian award" Bengaluru doctor Hema Divakar for her yeomen services and contributions to the women's healthcare ecosystem, in India.

Inventor of the Year Indian-American alumnus & IBM Dr Joshi, who is a master inventor scientist Rajiv Joshi with more than 250 patented

inventions in the US, works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York.

UN military gender award for An Indian Army officer Major selected for the prestigious United women peacekeepers Suman Gawani and a Brazilian Nations Military Gender Advocate woman Commander Carla Monteiro of the Year Award (2019).

de Castro Araujo The woman peacekeeper were described as "powerful role models" by the UN Chief Antonio Guterres.

April, 2020

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Peta India Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been conferred with an award by animal rights body PETA India for allocating funds to feed community

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animals in Odisha during the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic

Skoll Award for Social Indian NGO ARMMAN Indian NGO ARMMAN wins Entrepreneurship prestigious USD 1.5 million Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. ARMMAN, an India-based non-profit organization, has been awarded the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship 2020 for its exceptional work in the maternal and child health space in India.

Chapter 3: Government Scheme/ campaign

September 2020

SCHEME PURPOSE

‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign Madhya Pradesh government has launched a 15-day campaign named ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’. Under the campaign awareness (Madhya Pradesh govt.) programmes were organized in seven thousand 178 settlements.

"SVAYEM" scheme In , the State Government re-launched a scheme to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state. (Assam Govt.) Known as Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM). It would provide 50 thousand rupees each as seed money to selected youths to start business ventures.

YSR ‘Sampoorna Poshana’ and YSR Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus schemes Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus schemes aimed at providing nutritious food for pregnant women, (Andhra Pradesh government) lactating mothers and children, on 7th September.

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to launch Rs 20,050 crore- Yojana Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) on 9th September. Along with the scheme, the PM will also launch e-Gopala (Central Govt.) application. The scheme focuses on sustainable development of fisheries in India. It is to be implemented between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Aims: The scheme aims to enhance fish production to 70 lakh tonnes by 2024-25. It aims to double income of fish farmers. The scheme will reduce the post harvest losses of fisheries sector from 20% to 25% to 10%.

Five Star Village Scheme Department of Posts launched a scheme called the “Five Star Villages” on 10th September. The scheme ensures universal (Central Govt.) coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of India. It seeks to bridge the gap in public awareness and reach postal services and products in the interior of villages.

‘My Family, My Responsibility’ Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on 13th September campaign announced that the government is launching 'My Family, My Responsibility' campaign to tackle coronavirus. (Maharashtra Govt.)

"GARIMA" Welfare Scheme (Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 12th September launched " Govt.) GARIMA" a new Scheme to ensure Safety and Dignity of Core Sanitation Workers of the State. Under this scheme, about 20,000 core sanitation workers and their families covering one lakh population are likely to be benefitted.

“Arthika Spandana” programme Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme on 16 September 2020, under (Karnataka Govt.) which loans worth Rs. 39,300 crores would be disbursed through various cooperative institutions, for helping people during of COVID-19 and floods. Of the total, Rs. 15,300 crore for the agriculture sector while Rs. 24,000 crore for the non-agricultural sector.

Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani has launched a scheme named Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana (MMUY) that will (Gujarat Govt.) provide interest-free loans to women’s groups in the state. Aim: Under the scheme, Gujarat State Govt will provide an interest- free loan of Rs 1 lakh to these one lakh women JLEGs. The interest amount will be borne by the state government.

“Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani” SBI started a programme by the name “Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani” (Women Self-Reliance programme) in Assam to support (SBI in Assam) Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhijan launched by Prime Minister of India to the ground level.

Ghar tak fibre Scheme PM Narendra Modi has launched 9 highway projects and Ghar tak Fiber scheme in Bihar on 21 September 2020. Under the Ghar (PM Modi in Bihar) tak fibre Scheme, optical fibre services will be provided to every households. 9 highway projects: Bihar Highway projects will construct 350

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kilometer of road. The roads will be built at a cost of Rs 14,250 crores (Rs 142.5 Billions).

Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana Madhya Pradesh government has announced ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana’ on the lines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan (Madhya Pradesh Govt.) Samman Nidhi. Under the announced scheme, the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, getting Rs. 6,000 per annum, will be getting additional financial assistance of Rs. 4,000, making their total annual assistance to be Rs. 10,000 per annum.

"Moksh Kalash yojna 2020" Rajasthan govt's launched "Moksh Kalash yojna 2020" for special free bus service. (Rajasthan Govt) The Ashok Gehlot led Rajasthan government has announced that the special free bus service, for people to go for immersion of ashes from Rajasthan to Uttarakhand (Haridwar).

Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 23rd September launched Achoni the Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni and distributed vehicles under the scheme to beneficiaries at a (Assam Govt.) programme held at Assam Administrative Staff College by transport department.

(August)

SCHEME PURPOSE

'Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana' Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana under which 19 international players from the state will get road connectivity (UP Govt.) to their houses.

Niraman Mazdoor Registration For construction workers will be conducted from 24th August 2020 Abhiyan to 11th September 2020. (Delhi Govt.) This special camp will provide tech support to the construction workers.

Gareeb Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan Indian Railways generates 6,40,000 Mandays of work under the scheme in six states. (Indian Railways) Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,OIRajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh

'Padhai Tuhar Para' ‘Padhai Tuhar Para’ scheme to teach children with the help of community in their localities and villages. (Chhattisgarh Govt.)

‘Karma Sathi Prakalpa’ Under which one lakh unemployed youth would be provided soft loans and subsidies to make them self-reliant.

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(West Bengal)

‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’ That aims at providing more than 1.74 lakh class XII students with smartphones by November 2020. (Punjab Govt.)

Arunodoi Scheme For women that will empower them and will contribute to the economic development. Provided Rs 830 to families having an (Assam Govt.) annual income of less than Rs. 2 lakh.

Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana Under which farmers facing crop losses due to drought, excess rain or unseasonal rain will get compensation without collection of (Gujarat Govt.) any premium from them. The new scheme - Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana - will replace the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for this year only, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced.

Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta The scheme, named after slain Congress leader Mahendra Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana Karma, Senior Congress leaders, who were killed in a Naxal attack in (Chhattisgarh Govt.) Jhiram valley of Bastar district on May 25, 2013.

Social security scheme for tendu leaves collectors in the state, which will benefit over 12 lakh families, mostly tribals and forest dwellers engaged in its collection.

Indira Van Mitan Yojana Under this scheme, groups of youth will be formed in 10,000 villages of tribal area of the state and all forest-based economic (Chhattisgarh Govt.) activities will be conducted through these groups.

''Parivar Pehchan Patras'' To enable the citizens to get the benefits of various central and state government schemes. (Haryana Govt.)

Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’. Help to boost the indigenous production of agarbatti and will pave way to generate rural employment”. (MSME Govt.)

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind’ Fitness For the students who are confined in their homes because of the Campaign lockdown imposed on Schools and colleges due to COVID-19 pandemic. (Delhi Govt) As a part of the “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” campaign, a YouTube channel has been started which uploads a video on every Wednesday.

'Ek Sankalp - Bujurgo ke naam’ 'a commitment for elders' is being run by the Chhatarpur Police in the midst of corona infection in the state.

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(MP Police)

'DIGITAL APNAYEN Encourage digital banking (Punjab National Bank)

‘Ek Mask – Anek Zindagi’ “Despite having come in contact with many novel coronavirus- infected individuals, I remained safe due to my mask and gloves. (MP)

Itna Aasan Hai’ Amazon has made it easier for anyone who wants to move their business online. (Amezon)

July 2020

SCHEME PURPOSE

“Vriksharopan Abhiyan” The scheme will focus on creating green spaces by planting tree saplings in mined out areas. (Home Minister)

Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration On its implementation, ration will be delivered to the house of Yojana’ beneficiaries. They will not have to come to the ration shops. (Delhi Govt.)

‘”One-stop shop” scheme Rajasthan is set to fast-track investments and help revive industries in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by giving as (Rajasthan) many as 98 types of clearances under one roof to the potential investors through the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP). The new scheme will expedite all the processes for investment proposals above ₹10 crore.

'Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana' For an all round development of the Scheduled Castes. He transferred a financial assistance of 17.42 crore online to 3,484 (UP) people under the 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana' and interacted with some beneficiaries from Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Basti, Meerut, Azamgarh and Moradabad districts

Weavers Sammaan Yojana Under this scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers in the state will get annual financial assistance of two thousand rupees through Direct (Karnataka) Benefit Transfer.

'Mission Vriksharopan-2020' Under this programme, more than 25 crore saplings will be planted across the state. (UP)

scheme 'Balaram' Provide agricultural credit of Rs 1,040 crore to landless farmers who are facing hardships due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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(Odisha) Around seven lakh landless cultivators will be benefited from the programme in the next two years.

'Sabuja Odisha' The Odisha Government on 1st June planned to implement a new initiative 'Sabuja Odisha' to increase green cover through (Odisha) extensive plantation over 1,30,264 Hectares of land.

''Dream Kerala Project'' to tap the potential and experience of those returning from abroad and other states after losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 (Kerala) pandemic.

‘Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya’ In Madhya Pradesh, the school bell will be ringing in the houses campaign of the state too from July 6. Children will read, perform yoga, write and listen to stories and make notes on them. (Madhya Pradesh)

'Intzaar Aap Ka' campaign To attract tourists to the tourist places of the state; 'Intzaar Aap Ka' means waiting for you campaign has started on social media (Madhya Pradesh) platforms.

'Roko -Toko' campaign Roko -Toko (रोको टोको) means stop and campaign for those who do not wear masks. (Madhya Pradesh)

Campaign 'Pure for Sure' Samples of milk and dairy products will be collected under the campaign 'Pure for Sure' from July 8-July 14. (Rajasthan)

campaign 'CybHER' Telangana Police on 15th July launched a month-long virtual awareness campaign 'CybHER' in the wake of cybercrime against (Telangana Police) the women and children in the state.

Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’ Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs (HRD Minister and Sports Minister) and Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju interacted with students here under the Fit India campaign by the Government of India.

June 2020

SCHEME PURPOSE

"PM SVANIDHI" For street vendors to get loans of up to ₹10,000 (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs) The the scheme is valid until March 2022.

”At One Click” online aid initiative ‘At One Click’ with Rs 1,369 crore for around 13000 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) (i.e. MSMEs (Gujarat Govt’s)

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and textile industries) in Gujarat.

PM Formalization of Micro Food Launched by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Processing Enterprises (PM FME) Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the scheme would generate a total scheme investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled semi- skilled employment. (Union Minister for Food Processing Industries) Purpose: It will benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalization.

‘Kill Corona campaign’ Madhya Pradesh government will launch a ‘Kill Corona campaign’ from July 1 to screen entire population of the state in a fortnight. (MP)

“Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavasayi for Street Vendors, The new MP Shahri Path Vyavasayi Utthan Utthan Yojana” Yojana is an extension of the PM Street Vendor Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme in the Madhya Pradesh state. (MP Govt.)

Maha Parwana In a bid to attract fresh industrial investments in Maharashtra.

(Maharashtra government)

Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar to provide nutrition kits to pregnant and lactating women. Scheme (Tripura Govt.)

‘ Play little, Study little’ scheme Aims: As per the scheme, the students would be getting audio and video contents on learning activities , projects alongwith fun and (Tripura Govt.) gaming activities via SMS or WhatsApp services.

YSR Kapu Nestham scheme Aims: Under the scheme, the government will provide Rs 15,000 per year for all the eligible women aged between 45 and 60 years for a (AP Govt.) period of five years.

"Jagananna Chedodu" Purpose: Rs. 10,000 provide to Nayi Brahmins, Laundry men and Tailors as a financial aid. (AP Govt.)

Nishtha Vidyut Mitra Scheme for women empowerment in one of its kind of initiatives. In this scheme, women Self-Help Groups at Gram Panchayat level will work (MP Govt.) as Nishtha Vidyut Mitra.

"Indira Rasoi Yojna" Aims: Under this scheme, pure and nutritious food on concessional rates will be provided to the needy twice a day,State government will (Rajasthan Govt) spend Rs 100 crore every year on the Indira Rasoi Yojna (Indira Kitchen Scheme).

YUKTI 2.0 Aims: fostering and promoting innovation among students and teachers. (HRD Minister)

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Job Gaurantee Scheme Jharkhand is set to become the first state to launch an employment guarantee scheme for urban poor on the lines of the (Jharkhand Govt.) Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act. About Scheme: The scheme called Mukhyamantri Shramik Yojna will guarantee 100 days of work in a financial year for urban unskilled labourers. The new scheme would have a provision to pay an unemployment allowance if the state fails to provide 100 days of work.

‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ To empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens. (Central Govt.) The campaign of 125 days across 116 districts in 6 states (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha). INVESMENT: 50000cr.

''Karmo Bhumi'' for IT professionals who have returned to the state amid the COVID- 19 pandemic. (West Bengal Govt.)

“GermiBAN” The device launched has UV C and other B, C, D components, the patenting technology that kills surface and air microbes at 99.9 per (Union Minister of State for Home cent, useful for isolation wards, quarantine centres, hospitals for Affairs, G Kishan Reddy) killing viruses like corona.

‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ to educate child labourers in the state. The scheme's launch coincides with the 'World Day Against Child Labour'. (UP Govt.)

Shakar Mitra’ scheme Aims: The program will provide practical experience of the cooperative sector and assured project loans on liberalized terms to (Union Agriculture and Farmers young professionals in the start-up industry. The portal for online Welfare Minister) application is available on the NCDC website.

'Panchvati Yojana' Aims: "The main objective of the scheme is to provide parks and gardens along with entertainment to the senior citizens of the state. (Himachal Pradesh)

‘STREE' Aims: The main aim of the programme is to create a platform for women from various walks of the community to come together and (Hyderabad City Police) joint forum for women and Police to work together on issues of safety and security of women and girls.

Nagar Van” scheme Aim: The scheme emphasises on urban forestry. Under the scheme, around 200 urban forests are to be developed all over the country in (Environment Minister) next five years.

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SWADES scheme The government has launched a new initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a (Central Govt.) skill mapping exercise and provide employment opportunities to the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission

Production Linked Incentive Scheme, The triology of schemes that entail an outlay of about Rs 50,000 crore (approximately $7 billion), will help offset the disability for Component Manufacturing Scheme, domestic electronics manufacturing, which will strengthen the Modified Electronics Manufacturing electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country. Clusters Scheme

(Central Govt.)

"K-FON" Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project that will provide free internet access to the poor will roll out by December (Kerala Govt.) 2020.

“Thank Mom” In Madhya Pradesh, a plantation drive named "Thank Mom" has been started on the premises of Social Justice and Disabled (Madhya Pradesh) Welfare Directorate from today on World Environment Day.

May 2020

SCHEME PURPOSE

"AYURAKSHA" A programme titled AYURAKSHA "Corona Se Jung- Delhi Police Ke Sang" was organized for Delhi Police personnel at New Delhi on 30 April. (under the Ministry of Ayurvedic, The programme aims to fight against corona through simple and time tested Yoga, and Naturopathy) Ayurveda immunity-boosting measures. The AYURAKSHA programme was organized by the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA).

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, people in the state Yojana can avail the benefits of free and cashless health insurance. (Maharashtra government)

IDEAthon IDEAthon on “The future of River Management’ to explore how the COVID-19 crisis can shape River Management strategies for the future. (Ministry of Jal Shakti and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

‘Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Aims: The cabinet decided to launch the Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna’ Guarantee Yojna, under which 120 days' assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas. (HP govt)

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Birsa Harit Gram Yojana for rural Jharkhand govt launches three schemes to boost rural employment plantations

Jal Sammridhi Yojna Veer SahidPotoHoKhelVikas Scheme

‘Nigah’ State government has decided to launch a new programme ‘Nigah’, in order to sensitize and educate the family members of the people coming to the (HP Govt.) state from various parts of the country.

Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Purpose: ''Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan'' is aimed at creating Abhiyan’ awareness about various aspects of senior citizens'' health and lifestyle including preventive measures and requisite behavioral changes in view of (NITI Aayog) COVID-19 pandemic.

FIR Aapke Dwar’ Madhya Pradesh on 11th May launched “FIR Aapke Dwar”, an initiative that will see police officials going to homes of victims to register a First (MP Govt.) Information Report (FIR) than the other way round.

“Champions portal” Aim: 'The system utilising modern ICT tools is aimed at assisting Indian MSMEs march into big league as National and Global CHAMPIONS,''. (MSME Ministry) The Champions stand here for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the output and national strength. Accordingly, the name of the system is CHAMPIONS.

‘Bharosa' Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishak has launched a dedicated counselling helpline for the students of Central University of (HRD Ministry) Odisha. The helpline will assist students who are suffering from mental distress and need counselling in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

'HOPE' The portal, 'HOPE' - Helping Out People Everywhere, has already begun collecting data on the youths staying in the state as well as migrant youths (Uttarakhand) who have returned recently from outside.

‘Matir Smristi’ "There is at least 50,000 acre of barren land in Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, Jhargram, West Burdwan and West Midnapore districts, which cannot (West Bengal government) produce anything naturally nor can the farmers cultivate on the strip. WB Govt. have decided to use this for horticulture and pisciculture involving the locals.

“SAMARTH” Aim: The aim of the e-Governance platform, SAMARTH, is to provide quality education to students across all Universities & Higher Education Institutions (Ministry of Human Resource (HEIs). The objective of this initiative is to automate the processes of the Development) Institute.

‘Goal’ Aims: The GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) programme is designed to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode. (Union Minister for Tribal Affairs)

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‘Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on 14th May announced Yojna’ “Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” wherein the urban and district cooperative banks and credit societies in the state will provide Rs (Gujarat Govt) 5,000 crore as loans to small entrepreneurs and businessmen here at an interest rate of two per cent.

‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’ Prochesta Scheme: Prochesta Scheme is to provide daily wages to all the daily wage workers whose livelihood are disturbed because of the national (WB Govt.) lockdown. Sneher Parash: Snehera Parash scheme is to provide support for the migrant workers of West Bengal who are stranded in different parts of the nation.

Charan Paduka for the migrant labourers passing through the state. Under this campaign, the migrant labourers going barefoot are being providing shoes and (MP Govt.) slippers to reduce their pain.

SUKOON’ Aims: The aim is to ensure that people stay mentally fit and cope with the fears related to COVID-19 with a sound mind. This initiative is in line with (J&k) the growing concern that COVID-19 pandemic and the prolonged lockdown has resulted in tremendous stress among various sections of the society.

Mee Annapurna Mee Annapurna, an inclusive programe has been launched for the welfare of farmers and Bhoomiputras in Maharashtra. The initiative was (Maharashtra) announced by Integrated Risk Insurance, an IRDA Licensed insurance intermediary.

'UP Startup Fund' Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 20th May launched the “Uttar Pradesh Startup Fund” to revive the State’s economy amid COVID-19 (UP Govt) pandemic and handed over the first installment of Rs 15 crore to Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

"Nyay scheme" Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme in Chhattisgarh through video conferencing on 21st May and said (Chhattisgarh) this was a true tribute to the former prime minister. Benefit: The aim of the scheme is to help farmers earn more and bring more area in the state under cultivation, which currently stands at 20 per cent.

Didi Vehicle Service In the tribal-dominated Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, the women of Rural Livelihood Mission have started Didi Vehicle Service for rural (MP Govt) women for the safe delivery. This vehicle service is completely free.

'Tatpar' 'Tatpar' programme was launched by the Ranchi district administration to ease their tiresome journey on foot. (Ranchi) Aims: Under the programme, officials collect information about those walking on national highways or on any other road to provide them

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transport facilities.

'Everybody will get employment' Aims: The scheme aims to provide employment to migrant labourers and scheme those labourers who have gone out of the state in search of employment, in their village and gram Panchayat area itself. (MP Govt) Under this scheme, MNREGA job cards will be distributed to the labourers.

“Van Dhan Scheme A Webinar under Know Your Scheme-Lecture Series on “Van Dhan Yojana : Learning For Post Covid-19” was organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Rajasthan in association with Trifed, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana Under this scheme, the district magistrate should coordinate with the bankers so that the beneficiaries do not have any problem in taking loan. (Uttarakhand)

‘Rozgar Setu’ Aims: The main aim is to link the skilled migrant labourers with the employers (job providers). As a part of short term planning, govt. has taken (MP Govt.) data from panchayats and regularize migrant workers in construction, industries, factories and other businesses.

Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on 6th May launched an online Yojana’ Scholarship portal. The portal scholarships.gov.in was launched under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’ at the state secretariat. (Tripura govt.)

April 2020

SCHEME PURPOSE

Swasth ke Sipahi Swasth ke Sipahi, the pharmacists of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra , are delivering essential services and (Government of India) medicines at doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) of the Government of India.

'Samadhan' The Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Human Resource has launched an online challenge ‘Samadhan’ to invite ideas and (Ministry of Human Resource Develoment) innovations that can help fight against the novel coronavirus.

Operation 'Shield' Delhi government has come up with a term for its strategy to contain the spread of novel coronavirus - Operation (Delhi Govt.) “Shield”. As per the government strategy, SHIELD stands for sealing, home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.

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"DekhoApnaDesh" Ministry of Tourism has launched its "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series on April 14 to provide information on the (Ministry of Tourism) many destinations and the sheer depth and expanse of the culture and heritage of our Incredible India.

“Sahyog” The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has rolled out an Integrated Geospatial (Department of Science and Technology Platform known as “SAHYOG”. (DST)) Benefit: This integrated geospatial platform aims to help in decision making during the present COVID-19 outbreak and support with area-specific strategies in order to handle the socio-economic impact in the recovery phase. The mobile application SAHYOG will also complement the “AAROGYA- SETU” mobile application for Contact tracing, Public awareness, and Self-assessment objectives.

e-Gram Swaraj, Swamitva yojana PM Narendra Modi on 25th April launched e-Gram Swaraj & Swamitva Yojana, two web portals for accelerating the pace of (PM Narendra Modi) development in India's villages. Benefit: The eGram Swaraj app will provide panchayats a single interface to complete development projects. The app will help in accelerating projects in villages from planning to completion. Swamitva Yojana will use drones in mapping of properties in villages. This will help in reducing disputes over property. The portal will help in making it easier for villagers to avail loans from banks.

Jeevan Shakti Yojana Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched the Jeevan Shakti Yojana on 25th April. (MP) Benefit: Under this scheme, women in urban areas can earn by making masks at home. The government will pay them Rs 11 per mask.

Chapter 4- Summit/ Conference

September 2020

Summit/ Conference Location About

17th ASEAN-India Economic Held virtually Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Ministers’ consultations Piyush Goyal and Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Tran Tuan Anh co-chaired.

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The meeting was attended by the Trade Ministers of all the 10 ASEAN countries— Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Combined meeting of Defence Moscow, Russia Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited Ministers of Shanghai Moscow from September 3-5, 2020 at the Cooperation Organisation invitation of Defence Minister of Russian (SCO), Collective Security Federation General Shergei Shoigu to attend the Treaty Organisation (CSTO) SCO, CSTO and CIS member States in and Commonwealth of commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Independent States (CIS) victory in the World War II.

Summit of the council of India India will host a summit of the council of heads heads of government of the of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on November 30 with a focus Organisation (SCO) on contributing to the trade and economic agenda of the influential grouping.

G-20 Virtual Meeting of Trade Virtual meeting Union Commerce and Industry & Railways & Investment Ministers Minister Shri Piyush Goyal on 22 September 2020 took part in the virtual meeting of the G-20 Trade and Investment Ministers. Making interventions during the meeting, he called upon G-20 to play a leadership role in crafting a pathway to recover from COVID19. India stands ready to engage constructively with all G- 20 Members to push an agenda that is inclusive and development oriented. Shri Goyal announced that India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT)

G20 Foreign Ministers’ Under the presidency The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Extraordinary Meeting of Saudi Arabia Meeting was convened by the current G20 Chair, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, chaired the meeting. Jaishankar represented India. The discussions centred on strengthening international cooperation across borders in the wake of COVID-19 crisis.

5th BRICS Culture Ministers Under the Union Minister of State for Culture and chairmanship of the Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel attended the

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Meet Russia 5th BRICS Culture Ministers Meet. It was held under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation. Discussion: To explore options of hosting Digital Online Exhibition. To extend full cooperation of content sharing website under BRICS alliance.

4th Global Ayurveda Summit Held virtually The 4th edition of Global Ayurveda Summit was virtually inaugurated by Vice-President Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu on the theme “Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic”. The objective of the summit is to showcase the Ayurveda immunity model to the global level as a solution named ‘Health as One’ and ‘Immunity through Ayurveda’.

Joint G20 Finance and Health Through video Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health Ministers Meeting conference under the and Family Welfare attended Joint G20 Finance presidency of Saudi and Health Ministers Meeting through video Arabia. conference. Saudi Arabia bestowed with the Presidency of G20 grouping hosted the session.

Global Climate Summit 2020 Co-hosted by UN and The United Kingdom and the United Nations are United Kingdom going to co-organise a global climate summit on December 12, 2020, to mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will co-host the event. The summit will increase the momentum ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021.

August 2020

Summit/ Conference Location About

6th BRICS Environment Minister Video conferencing under Representing India at the meeting Union meeting the presidency of Russia. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar emphasized India’s concern towards attaining SDG (Sustainable Development Goal).

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World Conference of Speakers of Video conferencing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla attended the Parliament fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. The conference was organized by Parliament of Austria and Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva with the support of United Nations. Theme: Parliamentary leadership for more effective multilateralism that delivers peace and sustainable development for the people and the planet

July 2020

Summit/ Conference Location About

3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Video Conferencing Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.

SCO Health Ministers Digital Meet Video Conferencing Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, virtually participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister's Digital Meet on 24th July. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation.

June 2020

Summit/ Conference Location About

36th ASEAN Summit Vietnam focus on handling regional public health issues and funding to cope with COVID-19. The Director-General of the Department of Information, and spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cherdkiat Atthakor, accompanied by the Deputy Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs Department, Usana Peeranon, announced that the 36th ASEAN Summit, being hosted by Vietnam from June 22 to 26, 2020, will take place via teleconference in

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light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

May 2020

Summit/ Conference Location About

‘G20 Digital Economy Ministers’ Virtual Communications and Electronics and IT 2020 Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad emphasized on the responsibility of G20 nations to focus on making inclusive and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of the ongoing pandemic.

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Virtual Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend first 2020 time participate in a virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) since 2014. Azerbaijan is the president of the NAM till 2022 and the summit is convened by its president Ilham Aliyev.

Bamboo Conclave Conference Virtual Recently Bamboo Conclave was held through Video Conference which saw an active participation of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh.

Indo-Bangladesh “Virtual Conference” Union DoNER Minister of State (I/C) Dr Organised By Assocham Jitendra Singh said that new paradigms will emerge post-COVID, with a potential for new

breakthroughs in economy, trade, scientific research and several other diverse areas.

SCO Foreign Ministers “Virtual” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the virtual meeting of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries on 13th May to discuss cooperation to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The conference is being held under the chairmanship of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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32nd Commonwealth Health “Virtual” Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan Ministers participated in the 32nd Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting through Video Conference on 14th May. The theme of the meeting was- Delivering a co-ordinated Commonwealth COVID-19 response.

World Health Assembly virtually in Geneva The two-day 2020 assembly will be held virtually – it usually happens in Geneva – because of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis around the world. This year’s assembly, the 73rd WHA.

BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting Ministerial video Union Minister of External Affairs S. conference will be Jaishankar joins his counterparts from hosted by Russia Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa for a meeting on 28 April. The foreign ministers of BRICS member countries will hold an extraordinary video conference to discuss ways to jointly combat the coronavirus pandemic. The event will be chaired by Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister.

Chapter 5: Ranking Index

Index Index released by India’s 1st Rank Rank

Global Innovation Index World Intellectual 48th Switzerland 2020 Property Organization (WIPO) (Updated 2nd Sep)

Rabobank's 16th –Amul Switzerland's Nestle

(Updated 6th Sep)

THE World University Times Higher Education Indian Institute of University of Oxford Ranking 2021 Science, or IISc, Bengaluru was (Updated 6th Sep) placed in 301-350 overall category in the global rankings.

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Ease of doing business 'State Business Reform Andhra Pradesh-1st 2019 ranking Action Plan 2019' (BARP) Uttar Pradesh-2nd (Updated 8th Sep) Telangana-3rd

EASE Banking Reforms Indian Banking 1st –BOB Index 2.0 Association (IBA) 2nd –SBI (Updated 12th Sep) 3rd -Oriental Bank of Commerce

Global Economic Canada's Fraser Institute 105th Hong Kong Freedom Index 2020

(Updated 16th Sep)

Global Smart City Index The Institute for 85th –Hyderabad Singapore 2020 Management 86th – New Delhi Development (IMD), in (Updated 18th Sep) collaboration with 93rd- Singapore University for Technology and Design 95th Bengaluru (SUTD)

Human Capital Index World Bank 116th 1st-Singapore 2020 2nd- Hongkong and China (Updated 20th Sep) 3rd- Japan

World Risk Index (WRI) United Nations 89th Vanuatu 2020 University Institute for Environment and (Updated 27th Sep) Human Security (UNU- EHS), Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft and the University of Stuttgart in Germany.

Future Brand Index PwC Global Reliance (2nd Rank) Apple 2020

(Update 4th August)

Fortune's top 100 global Fortune Walmart companies 2020 (96th Rank)

(Update 11th August)

“The Highest-Paid Forbes Akshay Kumar 6th Dwayne Johnson ($87.5 Million ) Rank ($48.5

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Actors Of 2020” million)

(Update 11th August)

Digital Quality of Life online privacy solutions 57th Denmark 2020 provider Surf Shark

(Update 20th August)

Export Preparedness NITI Aayog Gujarat Index (EPI) 2020

(Update 22nd August)

Global list with average Picodi.com 72nd Rs 32,800 Switzerland Rs 4,49,000 ($5,989) monthly wage ($437) Bottom- Cuba, Rs 2,700 ($36). (Update 28th August)

Swachh Survekshan Union Urban States with over India's Cleanest cities : 2020 Development Minister 100 cities 1) Indore,MP Hardeep Singh Puri Top-Chhattisgarh 2) Surat,Gujarat States with less 3) Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra than 100 cities. In less than 1 lakh population Top-Jharkhand category: Among the towns 1) Karad,Maharashtra along the banks of river Ganga 2) Saswad,Maharashtra Top- Varanasi 3) Lonavala,Maharashtra

Sustainable Teams of independent 117th Sweden Development Report experts at the Sustainable 2020 Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the (Update-1st July) Bertelsmann Stiftung.

“INFORM Report 2020 Research centre INFORM, 31st Somalia operating under (Updates 8 July) European Commission (EU)

Global Real Estate 34th Transparency Index

Cancer preparedness Economist Intelligence 8th Australia

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Index Unit (EIU) (Updates 12July)

Global Manufacturing Cushman & Wakefield 3rd China Risk Index Report (Updates 16July)

Billionaires Index business magazine 5th, Mr Ambani's Jeff Bezos-$185.8 Billion Forbes wealth at $75 (Updates 18July) Bill Gates-$113.1 Billion billion Bernard Arnault and family- $112 Billion Mark Zuckerberg-$89 Billion

Surveilled cities Index UK-based Comparitech Hyderabad is 16th Taiyuan (China) (Updates 25th July) Chennai at 21 and Delhi ranked at 33.

Global Forest Resources United Nations Food and 3rd China Assessment (FRA) Agriculture Organization (FAO). (Updates 28th July)

Startup Ecosystem StartupBlink 23rd US Rankings Report 2020 Three key factors: Quantity, (Updated 13June) Quality and Business Environment.

Forbes highest-paid Forbes Akshay Kumar Kylie Jenner celebrities 2020 (Rank 52) (Updated 6th June)

THE Asia University Time Higher Education IIT-Ropar (Rank Rank 1: Tsinghua University, Ranking 2020 47), IIT-Indore China Rank 2: Peking (Rank 55), IIT- University, China (Updated 11June) Kharagpur (Rank 59)

FSSAI food safety index Food Safety and Among the smaller Largest States: Gujarat has for 2019-20 Standards Authority of states, Goa came topped following by Tamil Nadu India (FSSAI) first followed by and Maharashtra

Manipur and Among UT Chandhigarh, Delhi (Updated 12June) Meghalaya. and Andaman Island secured

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top three rank.

Environmental Yale and Columbia 168th 1st: Denmark Performance Index universities 2nd: Luxembourg 2020 (Updated 9 June)

2020 Cost of Living Mercer’s Mumbai Hong Kong Survey’ World Rank: 60th (Updated 11June) Asia: 19th

NIRF Rankings 2020 Ministry of Human Rank 3: Banaras Rank 1: Indian Institute of Resource Development Hindu University Science (Updated 11June) Rank 2: Jawaharlal Nehru University

QS World University Quacquarelli Symonds Rank 172: IIT Massachusetts Institute for Rankings 2021 Bombay Technology (MIT). USA (Updated 11June) Rank 185: IISc Bangalore

Safety and risk Deep Knowledge 56th Switzerland assessment of nations Ventures tackling Covid-19. (Updated 9 June)

Fifa’s Latest Ranking FIFA 108TH Belgium (Updated 12June)

Nature Index 2020 Nature Research 12th United States of America (Updated 12June)

NIRF Pharmacy Colleges HRD Minister, Ramesh Rank 2: Panjab Rank1: Jamia Hamdard, New Ranking 2020 Pokhriyal University, Delhi (Updated 12June)

World Competitiveness Institute for Management 43th Singapore Index 2020 Development (IMD) (Updated 16 June)

SIPRI’s Yearbook 2020 Stockholm International 6th 1st: US Peace Research Institute (Updated 15 June) 2nd: Russia (SIPRI). The Swedish

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think-tank 3rd: UK

Most valuable firm Reliance Saudi Aramco ($ 1,764.50 globally by market-cap Industries (RIL). billion) Rank 57th ($150 (Updated 16 June) billion.)

THE Young University Times Higher Education 62nd -IIT Ropar The Hong Kong University of Ranking 2020 (THE) Science and Technology 64th -IIT Indore (Updated 24 June)

Accounting money in Switzerland’s central 77th UK Swiss banks bank

Budget transparency, International Budget 53rd New Zealand accountability 2019 Partnership (IBP) (Update -1st May)

Research and NSTMIS (National Science 3rd 1st-US Development (R&D) and Technology 2nd –China Statistics and Indicators Management Information 2019-20 System) (Update -4th May)

Top 50 of FT Executive IIM-Bangalore IESE Business School, Education Ranking only Indian University of Navarra institute (Update -11May) (45th Rank)

WEF’s global Energy Geneva-based World 74th Sweden Transition index 2020 Economic Forum (WEF) (Update -12th May)

Forbes top 100 highest- Forbes Virat Kohli 1st -Roger Federer ($106.3 paid athletes million) (June 1, 2019, until June Rank-66th (Update -31st May) 1, 2020) 2nd – Ronaldo($105 million) ($26 million) 3rd– great Lionel Messi($104

million) 4th– Brazil’s Neymar ($95.5 million.)

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World’s Highest-Paid Forbes Naomi Osaka (Japan-Tennis) Female $37.4 million

34th Forbes billionaires Forbes Mukesh Ambani is 1st: Amazon Founder and CEO list 2020 17th position with Jeff Bezos has top slot as worlds 44.8 billion. richest man with a net worth of (Update-7April 2020) $113 billion 2nd: Bill gates (98 billion)

FIFA’s latest ranking FIFA 108th 1-Belgium (Update-9April 2020) 2-France 3-Brazil

Global Press Freedom Published by Reporters 142nd Norway Index 2020 Without Borders (Update-22April 2020)

Times Higher Education Times IIT-Kharagpur University of Auckland Impact Rankings 2020 (57th rank) (Update-22April 2020)

Chapter 6: Partnership/ Agreement

September 2020

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

SBI Life Insurance inks pact with Yes Bank Sell insurance policies

BHEL ties up with SwissRapide AG To bring Maglev high-speed trains to India

Rajasthan and Gujarat government signs pact with Develop the MSME ecosystem in the state. Sidbi

SBI General Insurance and YES Bank The general insurer’s retail products to its customers.

ICICI Lombard announces bancassurance tie-up “The partnership will provide the bank’s diverse with Yes Bank customer base access to the insurer’s portfolio and make insurance more accessible to its customers across

India. it aims to offer innovative insurance solutions to the bank’s customers across the country.

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ADB, Suguna Foods sign The ADB on 12th September annouced it has signed a pact for a USD 15-million debt financing through the subscription of non-convertible debentures for Suguna Foods, to help sustain poultry farming operations, rural livelihoods and food security in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TPT South Africa partners with TCS Help the latter develop an integrated online marketplace platform by bringing together cargo owners, shipping lines, clearing and forwarding agents, and road/rail haulers.

WhatsApp and Cyber Peace Foundation partner For cyber security The partners aim to reach about 15,000 students in five Indian states, including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra by the end of this year, under the first phase of a pan-India programme.

Vedanta ties up with SBI For a long-term syndicated loan facility worth Rs 10,000 crore.

(August 2020)

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Ericsson & UNICEF Partnered Map internet connectivity landscape for schools in 35 countries by the end of 2023 to provide digital learning access to the children.

SBI partners with AddaCorner Aim of boosting the real estate sector in Bengaluru, the Carnival will invite all prospective home-buyers to virtually come together as a group to team up and directly connect and negotiate with empaneled real estate sellers, on real-time basis.

KVG Bank inks pact with SBI General Insurance Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SBI

General Insurance Co. Ltd. for selling general insurance products through its branches.

Flipkart partners with Nepal's Sastodeal Flipkart has partnered with Nepal’s leading e- commerce firm Sastodeal to sell products from various verticals like baby care & kids, women’s ethnic wear and sports & fitness among others in the

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neighbouring country.

Maruti Suzuki partners with IIM Bangalore Maruti Suzuki India said this partnership will help startups working in technology-based innovations that can be applied in the mobility sector.

AP Govt Signed MoU with Reliance Retail, Jio and Andhra Pradesh(AP) government has signed an Allana Group Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Reliance Retail, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Allana Group to empower women and help women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) in the state to market their products.

Reliance Foundation partners with USAID To bridge gender digital divide in India Purpose: “The W-GDP Fund was created to source and scale the most innovative programmes to advance women’s economic empowerment.

Flipkart signs MoU with UP government's E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers and craftsmen into mainstream business.

Airtel Payments Bank ties up with Bharti AXA Airtel Payments Bank announced that it will offer General Insurance Shop Insurance exclusively for its Retailers and Merchants. Offered in partnership with Bharti AXA General Insurance,.

Maharashtra govt and Google tie-up The Maharashtra government on 6th August announced a partnership with Google that will enable 2.3 crore students and teachers to access the technology giant's blended learning programmes that combine classroom approach with online learning.

Bharti AXA Life partners with SBM Bank Bharti AXA Life Insurance on 18th August announced its bancassurance partnership with SBM Bank India. Under this agreement, the insurer will offer its life insurance products, including protection, health, savings and investment plans, to customers of SBM Private

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Wealth, the retail banking arm of SBM Bank India.

HDFC Bank partners Adobe HDFC Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to help improve digital experience journey of its customers

Reliance General Insurance partnership Bharat Reliance General Insurance has announced their Bill association with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), launching a platform for making

insurance premium payments digitally through Bharat Bill Payment System.

AP govt ties up with ITC, HUL and P&G The Andhra Pradesh government on 3rd August signed a pact with three FMCG companies -- Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), ITC and Procter and Gamble (P&G) -- for marketing and technology support for economic empowerment of women under two new schemes to be launched soon.

Bharti Airtel inks with Amazon Bharti Airtel on 5th August announced a multi-year strategic pact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) – the cloud services arm of the retail giant – to deliver Cloud solutions to large as well as small and medium enterprise (SME) customers in India. 50:50 strategic partnership.

(July 2020)

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

PFC signs agreement with IIT-Kanpur for research, training in smart grid technology

GAIL and CCSL sign MoU for partnership GAIL (India) and Carbon Clean Solutions (CCSL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for exploring project development opportunities in Compressed Biogas (CBG) value chain in India.

IRCTC of Indian Railways and SBI launch Co-branded Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform

Amazon Pay joins hands with Acko Amazon Pay, the payments arm of e-commerce giant Amazon India, has partnered Acko General Insurance Ltd to offer insurance for two- as well as four-wheelers.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Aims: Under Strategy 2030, ADB will ensure that 75% of its

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Green Climate Fund (GCF) committed projects will support climate change mitigation and adaptation by 2030.

India-European Union sign Agreement On Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the next five years (2020-2025).

LIC signs agreement with UBI Corporate Agency Tie-up by which LIC policies will be distributed through the bank.

Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with AMUL to help Women Self Help Groups boost milk cooperatives

CBIC and CBDT sign MoU Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 21st July data exchange between the two organisations.

CBDT signs MoU with MSME ministry facilitate the process of data exchange

CBSE Collaborates with IBM To Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the high school curriculum (Grade XI & XII) for the current academic year (2020 – 2021).

UNICEF INDIA announced its partnership UNICEF’s#Reimagine Campaign to support the most with FICCI vulnerable populations and children during the COVID-19 response and its after-math in India.

Visa Partners With Federal Bank E-Commerce

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) For data exchange between the two organizations. between CBDT and SEBI signed

MoU signed between Indianoil, NTPC Ltd, For Waste to Energy plant in Delhi and SDMC

Karur Vysya Bank partners with Star Health Health insurance products to its customers. Insurance

CBSE partners with Facebook Curriculum on digital safety and online well-being and Augmented Reality for students and educators.

Railways, BHEL tie up For solar power generation, The project is of 1.7 MWp (megawatt peak) at Bina (Madhya Pradesh) which shall be connected directly to Overhead Traction System.

(June 2020)

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Wipro partners with IBM Wipro has partnered with IBM to help customers embark on a hybrid cloud migration journey.

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Maruti partners with Karur Vysya Bank Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on 16th June announced it has partnered with Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and flexible financing schemes for new customers.

Hyundai Motor India partners with HDFC Bank offer online car loans on Click to Buy

UCO Bank partners with four insurers The lender teamed up with SBI Life Insurance Company, the Oriental Insurance Company and Religare Health Insurance Company, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company for selling their products.

Indian Railways signs MoU with RailTel For providing Video Surveillance System (VSS) work at 6049 stations of Category A1, A, B, C ,D& E of Indian Railways.

Yes Bank partners with UDMA Private lender Yes Bank has joined hands with UDMA technologies to unveil digital wallet solution 'Yuva Pay'. This new product from the lender will help the customers with contactless payments. The digital wallet is issued under minimum KYC regulations to Yes Bank.

PhonePe partners with ICICI Bank Flipkart-owned PhonePe it has partnered with ICICI Bank on UPI multi-bank model, giving its users the option to create and use multiple UPI IDs with ICICI and Yes Bank''s handles.

(May 2020)

Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Vakrangee ties up with LIC Vakrangee Ltd said on 27th May it has tied up with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to distribute micro insurance products in unserved and underserved areas through its centres across the country.

Fintech startup Zaggle joins hands with Visa Aims: This partnership is aimed at helping SMEs and startups improve productivity, reduce costs and get access to faster credit through a card which would have both inbuilt forex and prepaid.

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Infosys partners with Avaloq Infosys said it partnered with Avaloq, a wealth management software and digital technology provider headquartered in Switzerland, to provide end-to-end wealth management capabilities through digital platforms.

Maruti Suzuki ties-up with Cholamandalam The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Investment & Finance on 22nd May announced partnership with Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd to provide customised auto retail financing solutions to retail buyers. The new solution 'Buy-Now-Pay-Later Offer' is aimed to provide customers with easy financing options, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI).

ONGC & NTPC sign MOU Aims: "As per the MoU, NTPC and ONGC will explore and set up renewable power assets including offshore wind, in India and overseas, and explore opportunities in the fields of sustainability, storage, e-mobility and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) compliant projects

Flipkart Partners With Vishal Mega Mart E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on 20th May announced a partnership with Vishal Mega Mart retail store chain to facilitate the delivery of essentials at consumers' doorstep in 26 cities across the country.

UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership Under this partnership, UNICEF and Airtel Africa will use mobile technology to benefit an estimated 133 million school age children currently affected by school closures in 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flipkart ties up with Bajaj Allianz General Flipkart and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Insurance Company have partnered to offer a digital motor insurance policy to customers of the e-commerce major.

Federal Bank and MoneyGram tie up MoneyGram Payment Systems has tied up with Federal Bank to offer a cost-effective direct-to-bank account credit option for customers in India.

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Chapter 7: list of loans agreement for India from different organizations

Loan (September)

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

European Investment Bank (EIB) 650 million euros Kanpur’s first city metro line.

World Bank $82 million Himachal Pradesh by improving the condition, safety, resilience, and engineering standards of state road network.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) $500 million Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), ADB has approved a loan of $1 billion for the construction of the high speed, Delhi- Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).

Asian Development Bank (ADB) $65.5 million (₹466- Construct and operate a 200-megawatt crore) alternating current solar photovoltaic-based power plant at Raghanesda Solar Park in India’s western state of Gujarat. Through ENGIE group

Asian Development Bank (ADB) $300 million (₹2200 Water supply and sanitation infrastructure and cr.) services in secondary towns of Rajasthan.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) $270 million (about Water supply and integrated storm water and sewage Rs 1,988 crore) management infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh.

August 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

Asian Development Bank Dollar 200 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a dollar (ADB) million 200 million financing deal with the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718 megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

ADB $1 billion loan support construction of the modern, high-speed Delhi– Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System.

Asian Infrastructure USD 500 million Purpose: Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III to improve the Investment Bank (AIIB) network capacity, service quality and safety of the suburban railway system in Mumbai.

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July 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

Asian Development Bank (ADB) USD 3 million Asia Pacific Disaster Respond Fund. The bank has provided the grant to support India’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Bank USD 400 million (about for rejuvenating Ganga Rs 3,000 crore)

World Bank USD 750 million MSMEs to increase liquidity access for viable small businesses impacted by COVID-19.

♦June 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

World Bank $250 million For two projects to help low-income groups in the state get access to affordable housing in Tamilnadu.

$200 million First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Programme and $50 million Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project

World Bank USD 500 million To improve quality and governance of (about Rs 3,700 school education in six Indian states. crore) The board approved a loan for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) on June 24, 2020.

AIIB USD 750 million Help the government strengthen its (around Rs 5,714 battle against the adverse impact of Covid- crore) 19 on poor and vulnerable households.

World Bank Rs. 1,950 crore W. Bengal Govt for tackling COVID situation France 200 million euros Support Delhi’s Covid response

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♦May 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

World Bank USD 400 million Improve coastal resources in India

AIIB USD 500 million “COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project”

AIIB USD 145 million Improve irrigation services in West Bengal

ADB USD 177 million To upgrade 450 kilometers (km) of state highways and major district roads in the state of Maharashtra

♦April 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

ADB 346 million (around Provide reliable power connection in Rs 2,616 crore) rural areas of Maharashtra.

ADB USD 1.5 billion Help fund its fight against (about Rs 11,400 coronavirus pandemic. crore)

Asian Infrastructure Investment $500 million Help the country improve its health care Bank (AIIB) systems. With this, AIIB has doubled its funds under the COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Facility.

World Bank 82 million US dollars For Himachal Pradesh State Roads (585 crore rupees) Transformation Project. The World Bank has approved 82 million US dollars (585 crore rupees) for the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project (HPSRTP) for upgradation of major roads and modernization of the Public Works Department in the state.

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ADB $60m The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to lend up to $60 million to Aavas Financiers Ltd , a housing finance company in India, to improve access to housing finance for lower-income borrowers, particularly women.

♦March 2020

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

World Bank $80 million Govt of Himachal Pradesh for improve water management practices

Aims: The aim is to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected Gram Panchayats in Himachal Pradesh

ADB $100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 30th March announced a USD 100 million funding for the Indian infrastructure sector through the government-promoted NIIF. The ADB will be investing in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s (NIIF) “fund of funds” which will ensure that the actual money invested will be a few times more than the USD 100 million.

Chapter 8: Merger and Acquires

September

Merger Company About

TikTok to merge with Oracle Byte Dance a Chinese Company which owns a popular video-sharing app called TikTok in its recent merger deals choose Oracle a US-based firm.

Infosys to buy Czech consultancy firm GuideVision IT firm Infosys annunced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire GuideVision, an enterprise

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service management consultancy for up to 30 million euros including earn-out and bonuses.

Infosys acquires product design firm Kaleidoscope Global software major Infosys 3rd September Innovation announced it has acquired U.S.-based product design firm Kaleidoscope Innovation for $42 million to

expand its engineering service offerings in medical devices, consumer and industrial markets across America.

Reliance Retail Ventures Stake Silver Lake - 1.75% stake (7500cr.) KKR- 1.28% equity (5500 cr.)

(August)

Merger Company About

Reliance Retail acquires Future Group’s retail Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL), a subsidiary of business Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has acquired Future Group’s retail and wholesale business, and logistics and warehousing business for ₹24,713 crore.

Adani Group to acquire 74% stake in Mumbai Gautam Adani-led Adani Group is set to acquire a International Airport 74 per cent stake in Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), which operates the country’s second-largest

airport, with the current operator settling its disputes with its minority partner and exiting the venture.

ICICI Lombard to acquire Bharti AXA General Bharti AXA’s non-life insurance business will merge Insurance with ICICI Lombard’s general insurance business through a scheme of arrangement.

Bharti Enterprises currently owns 51 per cent stake in Bharti AXA General Insurance, while French insurer AXA has 49 per cent.

Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in Netmeds Reliance Industries Limited through its wholly- owned subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired majority equity stake in Chennai-based Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively known as ‘Netmeds’) for approximately ₹620 crores in cash.

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LIC acquires 5% stake in YES Bank LIC purchased 105.98 crore shares, reflecting 4.23 per cent stake. Prior to this, LIC had 0.75 per cent stake in Yes Bank though 19 crore shares held. LIC holding in the bank increased to 4.98 per cent through 125 crore shares held.

July 2020

Merger Company About

RELIANCE JIO STAKE SALE RELIANCE JIO STAKE SALE Face Book Stake : 9.99%, Investment : $5.7 Billion ( 43,574 Crore) SILVER LAKE • Stake : 1.15%, Investment : $747 Million ( 5,655.75 Crore) + Stake: 0.93%, Investment: $600 million (4546.80cr. ) VISTA •Stake : 2.32%, Investment : $7.95 Billion ( 11,367 Crore) GENERAL ATLANTIC Stake : 1.34%, Investment : $869 Million (6,598.38 Crore) KKR Stake : 2.32%, Investment : $7.95 Billion (11,367 Crore) Mubadala Stake: 1.85%, Investment: 9,093.60cr. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Stake: 1.16%, Investment: 5683.50cr. TPG Stake: 0.93%, Investment: 4546.80cr. L Catterton Stake: 0.39%, Investment: 1894.50cr.

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PIF Stake: 2.32%, Investment: 11,367cr. Intel Stake: 0.39%, Investment: 1894.50cr. Qualcomm Ventures 0.15% stake at Rs 730cr Google 7.7% stake at 33,737cr. Total: Rs. 1,52,056 crores , Stake: 32.94%

KKR to buy 54% Stake in JB Chemicals and Global investment firm KKR will buy a 54% equity Pharmaceuticals stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai based pharmaceutical major for Rs 3,109 crore.

UltraTech's Subsidiary To Sell Entire Stake In Krishna Holdings, a subsidiary of UltraTech Chinese Cement Firm Nathdwara Cement, will sell its entire 92.5 per cent stake in China's Shandong Binani Rongan Cement for around $129 million. UltraTech Nathdwara Cement is a subsidiary of the UltraTech Cement.

June 2020

Yes Bank acquires 24.19% stake in Dish TV Yes Bank Ltd acquired a 24.19% stake in direct-to- home service provider, Dish TV India Ltd, by

invoking pledges against 44.53 equity shares kept as collateral with the private lender for a loan.

Adani Power to acquire US-based AES' 49% stake in Adani Power will purchase a 49 percent equity Odisha Power stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) for $135 million (around Rs 1,019 crore) from US-based The AES Corporation's, the company announced on June 23. The Odisha government holds the balance 51 percent stake in OPGC.

May 2020

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Merger Company About

ITC to acquire 100% equity share capital of Sunrise ITC Limited has entered into a Share Purchase Foods Agreement (SPA) on May 23, 2020 to acquire 100% of the equity share capital of Sunrise Foods Private Limited (SFPL), a company primarily engaged in the business of spices under the trademark ‘Sunrise’, subject to fulfilment of various terms and conditions as specified in the SPA.

Ola Electric acquires Etergo, to launch electric two- Ola Electric on 27th May acquired the Netherlands- wheeler based Etergo BV, an innovative electric scooter company known for its award-winning AppScooter for an undisclosed sum, and announced its foray into the premium electric two-wheeler market, both globally and nationally.

RITES signs pact to acquire 24% stake in Indian State-owned RITES Ltd on 22nd May has signed an Railway Station Development agreement to buy 24% stake in Indian Railway Station Development Corp. Ltd, (IRSDC), the company tasked with redeveloping railway stations across the country.

100% acquisition of Emami Cement by NVCL The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of 100% of the total issued and paid up share capital of Emami Cement Limited (ECL), on a fully diluted basis, by Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Limited (NVCL).

Carlyle to buy 74% stake in SeQuent The US based private equity firm The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire 74% stake in SeQuent Scientific Limited, the largest pure-play animal healthcare company in India, for $210 million (Rs.1587 crore).

Polycab India buys 50% stake in Ryker from Polycab India (PIL) on 2 May 2020 announced that it Trafigura has signed an agreement with Trafigura, Singapore, to acquire 50% stake in Ryker Base thereby terminating the existing joint venture.

Manulife picks 49% stake in Mahindra AMC Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (Mahindra Finance) on 29th April announce global financial services group Manulife has acquired 49 per cent stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Mahindra Asset Management Company. invested $35 million or Rs 265 crore

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BP Global’s 49% acquisition of Reliance BP Mobility The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has Limited approved the proposed combination between BP Global Investments Ltd and Reliance BP Mobility Ltd (RBPML) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act 2002.

Acquisition of 100% shares and control of Tech The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Data Corporation by Tiger Midco LLC approves the proposed acquisition of 100% shares and control of Tech Data Corporation by Tiger

Midco LLC.

Chapter 9: APP/Website/Card

September

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Department Purpose

App “e-Gopala” PM launches Provide solutions to farmers on livestock related issues and inaugurated Semen Station with state-of-the-art facilities in Purnea with an investment of ₹84.27 crore on 75 acres of land made available by the Bihar government Mobile app “EnglishPro” Union Minister of This app will be “a useful digital tool” Education and will act as an educational resource for

the teachers, students and for people from varied backgrounds. 'I Rakhwali' application Punjab State Forest To help netizens to become 'Greenery Department Saviours'. To further strengthen its drive to preserve and maintain the environment in Punjab.

August 2020

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Department Purpose

“SURAKHSYA” Union Environment Minister National Portal on Human Elephant conflict called “SURAKHSYA”. The portal aims to collect real time information and will also manage conflicts on real time

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basis.

AIR SUVIDHA Delhi International Airport AIR SUVIDHA Portal will help in making Limited (DIAL) passengers’ journey more convenient and comfortable in a contactless way as they won’t have to fill the physical copies of the forms on arrival.

Portal 'SRIJAN' Defence Ministry Online portal that provides information about defence equipment and items that can be taken up for indigenisation by private sector companies.

‘Shaurya KGC Card HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Ltd announced the launch of a 1st-of–its-kind product for the armed forces. Called ‘Shaurya KGC Card’, this product comes with never-seen-before features and eligibility criteria specially crafted for over 45 lakh Indian armed forces personnel. Benefit: Life cover of Rs 10 lakh as against Rs 2 lakh for an average card.

“YellowChain” Nagaland Govt. “Yellow Chain”- a centralized e-commerce platform, to promote local business and

entrepreneurship in the State.

"Harit Path app" NHAI and Road& Transport The road transport minister also launched a Minister mobile app 'Harit Path' to monitor the plantation along the national highways. The app has been developed by NHAI

Super App Tata Digital Tata Digital, India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Group’s foray into the tech sector, is set to launch an integrated ‘Super App’ which will combine the company’s consumer offerings on a single platform.

'MY IAF' Indian Air Force Mobile application 'MY IAF' at IAF Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) to provide career-related information to aspirants as a part of Digital India initiative.

App “DGNCC” Defence Ministry Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC) Mobile Training App. The mobile app, called "DGNCC", aims at providing NCC cadets all training materials,

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including syllabus, training videos and frequently asked questions, on one platform,.

July 2020

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Purpose Department

Web portal 'Rozgar Bazar' Delhi government Make job opportunities available to those who lost employment due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

“Pravasi Rojgar App” Actor Sonu Sood Which will provide all the necessary information and right linkages to find jobs.

PM SVANidhi app Central Govt. Mobile App aims to provide user-friendly digital interface for lending institutions and their field functionaries for sourcing and processing loan applications of street vendors under the scheme

'MahaJob' portal Maharashtra govt. This portal will bring unemployed youth (sons of the soil) and companies looking for skilled labours on one platform.

'e-Kisaan Dhan' HDFC Bank Through this app the farmers will be able to access a bouquet of services, both banking and agriculture, through their mobile phones.

June 2020

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Department Purpose

MeraVetan (Version-1)” Lieutenant Governor of The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the first version of the Salary Tracker Mobile app “MeraVetan” developed by the National Informatics Centre(NIC).

“TULIP" Union human resource Portal to provide internships to graduates, development (HRD) engineers

‘Indus Corporate’ IndusInd Bank Open current accounts for self-employed individuals and businesses digitally, in just a few hours.

Raj Kaushal Portal and Rajasthan Under this portal, employment is ensured to Online Shramik Employment those migrant workers who are

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Exchange unemployed. So, Jobless candidates and workers must have to register the Raj Kaushal Yojana Portal online mode through official web portal www. rajkaushal. rajasthan. gov. in and also check the Online Shramik Employment Exchange.

Aarogya Path portal Central Govt. It will provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies for manufacturers, customers, and suppliers.

eBloodServices’ Health minister Union health minister Harsh Vardhan launched the 'eBloodServices’ App in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic. The app is developed by the ERaktkosh team and will bring 'transparency' in the blood donation program.

May 2020

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Department Purpose

‘Collab’ Facebook Facebook has quietly launched an experimental app to take on Chinese grown TikTok The app named ‘Collab’ has been launched with a promise to bring a new approach to collaborative music production.

UMANG App India Meteorological The India Meteorological Department Department (IMD) has onboarded its seven services to

the “UMANG” application. Current temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction for 150 cities are updated 8 times a day.

‘National Abhyas App’ National Testing Agency (NTA) The objective of the mobile app is to enable candidates to take mock tests for upcoming exams such as JEE (Main), NEET 2020 under the NTA’s purview. The app has been launched to facilitate candidates’ access to high quality mock tests.

App ‘OrderMe’ Patanjali Swami Ramdev’s Patanjali foray into e- commerce through its app ‘OrderMe’ has

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started with average 10,000 daily transaction. The app went live last week. “During first four days, we have got tremendous response with over 10,000 transactions on a daily basis.

Kisan Sabha App Council of Scientific and The Kisan Sabha application was launched Industrial Research-Central by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Road Research Institute Research-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) (CSIR-CRRI) on May 1, 2020. The application will connect farmers to freight transportation management and supply chain amid COVID-19 lockdown.

List of App/ Website related to Covid-19

“APP” State Govt./Govt. Purpose of India

“Arogya Setu App” Govt. of India The Aarogya Setu is a tracking app that has been recently launched by the Centre to find out about coronavirus infection cases using a GPS system and Bluetooth – features present in all smartphones. The government will use these smartphone features to determine if a person is living close to a patient of COVID-19. The application supports 11 languages.

‘GoK Direct’ App Kerala The Kerala government launched the ‘GoK Direct’ app to increase awareness on the coronavirus pandemic. It is essentially a news providing application. ‘Test Yourself Goa App” GOA The Goa Health Ministry collaborated with Innovaccer to develop the ‘Test Yourself Goa’ application. It was launched to help users self-diagnose and find out if they have any telling symptom associated with the novel coronavirus disease. “MahaKavach’ App Maharashtra Govt. The ‘Mahakavach’ app was developed to trace the contact history of COVID-19 patients, by finding out the places

they visited and people they interacted with before the virus infection was detected. “Apurti Suvidha App” Noida Authority The ‘Noida Authority Apurti Suvidha’ application was launched this week to start home delivery of essential

items to residents.

COVID-19 Quarantine Tamil Nadu To ensure that people under home quarantine do not monitoring app violate any rule, the COVID-19 Quarantine Monitor

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application was launched. The Tamil Nadu government collaborated with Pixxon Ai Solutions to develop this app. Users can also use the application to check if they have any COVID-19 symptom. “TOP Parent” MP Department of school education, Madhya Pradesh government has launched Top Parent Mobile App and is available to download from google play store. MP govt. also starts Digi Lap – Aapki Padhai Aapke Ghar Scheme 2020 for students learning at home. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sent the first whatsapp message to students through digi lap appki padhai aapke ghar scheme. These initiatives will enable students to continue their studies in an interesting manner at home. “Corona Watch App” Karnataka ‘Corona Watch’ that reportedly shows the location of COVID-19-infected persons and their movement history of 14 days. The app developed by Karnataka Geographic Information System Agency features a map of Karnataka that highlights all spots visited by COVID-19 patients before they were diagnosed. ‘Quarantine Watch’ Karnataka It has a GPS-based feature that helps track people under home quarantine to make sure they do not venture out. It App also has a provision to send selfies to the government to prove they are strictly following isolation rules. “COVA App” Punjab The COVA Punjab was launched by the Punjab government. It is essentially a coronavirus tracker that can also be used to obtain curfew passes and report large gatherings of people. “Sandhan App” West Bengal The West Bengal government is launch the “Sandhan” app for health workers moving from one locality to another to find out in which areas people are affected and then the precautionary measures will be taken for those areas. This app will help locate COVID-19 hotspots in the state. “Vera’s App”: Telangana Public Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt of Telangana, swiftly deployed India’s first automated

“COVID – 19 Monitoring System App” developed by Vera Smart Healthcare to identify, undertake live surveillance, track, monitor, and provide real-time analytics to Chief Minister and the Health Department. “Covidcare App” Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh government has launched a newly developed app called COVIDCARE, in an effort to fight COVID-19. This app has been developed for those people who are quarantined, asymptomatic or COVID-19 patients to self- report their health status, including body temperature and vital symptoms and in case of emergency, the patient will

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be able to call for help through the app itself

“Naadi” App Puducherry NAADI platform offers Comprehensive Multi-Level, Multi- modal and Multi-lingual Tracing, Tracking and Containment of COVID-19 Quarantined/Under Observation/Infected Individuals. “Rakhsa Serva App”: Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh police and a Noida based startup ‘Mobcoder’ developed an app called ‘Raksha Sarva’ which will help

them to track the quarantined people amidst of COVID-19 through Google map. ‘MCovid-19” App Mizoram government has launched a comprehensive mobile app containing various information and updates on COVID-19. “Pragyaam App” Jharkhand Jharkhand Govt has launched the Pragyaam app to issue e- passes to those working in essential services. “Self Declaration” App Nagaland Update the health status daily in the App by using the home quarantine tab, answer phone calls from control room/surveillance team, cooperate with the surveillance team during home visits and strictly follow the guidelines on home quarantine Corona Kavach Union Ministry of App created by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Electronics and Information Technology in collaboration with the Ministry Information Technology of Health and Family Welfare. This application provides users with real-time location of infected users who have activated the ‘Kavach’ feature.

“Corontine” App IIT Bombay A team at IIT Bombay along with some professional and experienced alumni claimed to have built a mobile app named ‘CORONTINE’ that will help in tracking the potential or suspected asymptomatic carriers (AC) of coronavirus if they leave their quarantine zone. COVID-19 Feedback Govt. of India This application was developed by the Centre to get direct feedback from people who have undergone coronavirus treatment in the country. Chatbot Govt. of India The Prime Minister had announced the launch of a WhatsApp chatbot so that the citizens can get instant and authentic answers to all their queries related to the coronavirus pandemic. All they have to do is drop a ‘Hi’ on the number 919013151515. One can also call on the MyGov Corona Helpdesk to get answers to pertinent queries such as the symptoms of the deadly disease, nearest COVID-19 testing facility. 'Mo Prativa' Odisha Odisha government in collaboration with the UNICEF has launched an online competition programme ‘Mo Prativa’ to engage the children and youth who are staying at home during the lockdown.

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Those in the age group of 5 to 18 years can participate in art, slogan writing, short story writing (within 500 words), poem writing and poster making, that winning entries will get certificates and may be used in IEC materials.

‘CHARAK’ Indian Railways Indian Railways develops mobile doctor booth! With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting a large number of people, the doctors who are continuously fighting with this situation, require a “zero contact check-up facility”. Thus, in order to mitigate this challenge, Indian Railways’ Coach Rehabilitation Workshop, , which falls under the West Central Railway zone, has designed a “mobile doctor booth” named “CHARAK”.

YUKTI Union HRD Minister Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” has launched a web-portal YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) today in New Delhi. It is a unique portal with a dashboard to monitor and record the efforts and initiatives of MHRD. The portal will cover various initiatives and efforts of the institutions in academics, research especially related to COVID-19, social initiatives by institutions and the measures taken for the betterment of the well-being of the students.

Aayu & Sehat Sathi Rajasthan Govt. The Rajasthan government has partnered with healthcare startup MedCords to launch an 24*7 online consultation and medicine delivery to people of Rajasthan as the state battles the COVID-19 outbreak. The app, which will be called 'Aayu & Sehat Sathi app', will help over 68 million people of Rajasthan, the government has claimed.

Assess Koro Na’ Delhi Govt. Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev has asked all district magistrates to use the new ''Assess Koro Na'' app for door-to-door survey in COVID-19 containment zones to speed up decision-making by analysing real-time data. Officials say the delay in collecting and analysing the data of a person in physical form is a major challenge.

"Apthamitra" Karnataka government Karnataka government on 22nd April launched

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"Apthamitra" helpline with an exclusive toll free number and a mobile app. Aims: Providing required medical advice and guidance for those in need.

'e-office' CISF Aims: "This is an application, which mimics each and every function of traditional file movement in CISF.

"Unique" Central University of The Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) has Punjab, Bathinda launched a "unique" COVID-19 information portal at CUPB City Campus, on which most of the "authentic information and sources are available for the references, research, and common understanding of the phenomenon."

"Access to COVID-19 WHO World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with Tools Accelerator or Global Fund, UNTAID, Coalition for Epidemic the ACT Accelerator." Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), etc. and launched the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator or the ACT

Accelerator." Benefit: The process will help "speed up and harmonize" the development, production, and equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for COVID-19.

“Covid Pharma’ Andhra Pradesh The Medical and Health Department of Andhra Pradesh on 25th April launched 'Covid Pharma', a mobile application to keep a track of people purchasing medicines over-the-counter (OTC) for cough, cold and fever from medical stores across the state.

"Ayush Kavach" UP Govt Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 5th May launched the “Ayush Kavach” app that will provide health-related tips and information about ayurvedic medicines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Exit app West Bengal The government on 4th May launched an app for people from other states who are stranded in West Bengal due to the lockdown and want to return to their native place, state Home secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said.

‘AYUSH Sanjivani’ App Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union About App: The ‘AYUSH Sanjivani ’ mobile app, which has Health & Family Welfare been launched will help to generate data on acceptance Minister and usage of AYUSH advocacies and measures among the population and its impact in prevention of COVID 19.

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'Pravasi Raahat Mitra' Uttar Pradesh Aims: Aiding migrant citizens coming to Uttar Pradesh from other states so that they can take advantage of government schemes. The app will also help to monitor their health besides providing jobs and livelihood, related to their skills.

‘Sodar’ Google Google is trying to do its bit in helping people maintain their social distance. The tech giant has launched a new app that will help people maintain distance in real life using augmented reality.

“SwissCovid Switzerland The first app to take advantage of the Apple and Google Exposure Notification API has been released in Switzerland. The app is called “SwissCovid” and is currently available to select essential workers.

"Delhi Corona" Delhi government Residents track the availability of hospital beds and ventilators for Covid-19 patients.

‘COVID BEEP’ First indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system facilitated for COVID-19 affected patients. developed by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical college, Hyderabad and (IIT) Hyderabad

“Ghar Ghar Nigrani” Punjab Undertaking house to house surveillance to contain the spread of COVID-19. The application is to be used as a tool for early detection and testing of COVID-19 and prevent community spread.

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Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY20 &21 (Last Update 28 September)

Organization 2019-20 2020-21

Fitch 4.9% (-)10.5% (Update-8 Sep)

HDFC Bank 6% (-)7.5% (Update 24 JULY)

RBI forecasted 5% (Updated 4 dec) (-)1.5%

Moody 4.9% (-)11.5%(Update-14 Sept)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) 5.1% (-)9%(Update-15 Sept)

World Bank 4.8% (-)3.2%

World Economic Outlook released 4.2% (-)4.5% by International Monetary Fund (IMF)

FICCI 5% (-)4.5%

Organisation for Economic Co- 4.9% (Updated 3 march 2020 ) (-)10.2% (Update-17 Sept) operation and Development (OECD)

DBS Bank (-)6% (Update 22 July)

Goldman Sachs 5.3% (-)5%

CRISIL 5.1% (-)9%(Update 11 Sep)

UN (United Nation) 5% 1.2%

Confederation of Indian Industry between (-)0.9 per cent and (CII) 1.5 per cent

India Ratings & Research 5% fY 2020. (-)11.8% (Update-8 Sep)

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Economy Survey 6-6.5% 2-3% National Council of Applied 4.9% (Updated- 21 Feb 2020) (-)12.6%(Update-26 Sept) Economic Research (NCAER) Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 6.3% (-)5% ICRA (-)11%(Update-28 sept) State Bank of India (SBI) 4.2% (-)10% (Update-20 August)

UBC (Updated 23 March 2020) 4% CARE Ratings (-)8% (Update-14 sept) Normura -6.1% (Update-20 July) UBS -8.6% (Update-17 sept)

Chapter 11: Budget 2020 & Atma nirbhar Package

Budget 2020

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 Industry & 28600+ 27300 cr. Commerce

Power & Renewable energy 22000cr.

Swachh bharat Mision 12,300cr.

Sr. Citizens and Divyang 9500cr.

Bharat Net Program 6000cr.

Development Of Ladakh 5958 cr.

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Clean Air 4400

Minstry of Culture 3150cr.

National Mission on Quantum Computing and Technology Rs 8,000 crore

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 , 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

“Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” Package Details: In Shortcut

PM announced a special economic package on 12 May. This will play an important role in the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. The announcements made by the govt over COVID, decisions of RBI & today’s package totals to Rs 20 Lakh Crores. These reforms will focus on strengthening the infrastructure, economy and buisness in

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India. Aatma Nirbharta will help India to excell in the competition of global supply change and the new economic package is made keeping in mind to increase the efficiency and improve quality of all sectors.

Pillars of “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” 1. Economy- quantum jump not incremental change 2. Infrastructure- for modern India 3. System- technology driven for 21st century 4. Demography- vibrant demography as world’s largest democracy 5. Demand- optimism demand and supply chain in the economy

Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference daily basis (13th May to 17th May) and Provide Details about “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” Package

♦Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference Important Highlight

• Tranche 1: Rs 5,94,550 crore • Tranche 2: Rs 3,10,000 crore • Tranche 3: Rs 1,50,000 crore • Tranche 4+5: Rs 48,100 crore Sub-total- 11,02, 650

• Earlier measures including PMGKP: Rs 1,92,000 crore • RBI measures: Rs 8,01,603 crore Sub-total- 9,94,403Cr.

⇒Total: 20,97,053 crore

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Chapter 12: List of Important Committee 2020

Committee (September 2020)

Committee Headed by Purpose

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Government gives one-year Rajesh Verma Functioning of the National extension to Company Law Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Committee and make recommendations on various issues pertaining to implementation of the Companies Act as well as the Limited Liability Partnership Act.

National Cyber Security Rajesh Pant The expert committee, led by Lt Coordinator to study the Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant, India’s revelations in China Watching chief coordinator on cyber security, will evaluate the “implications” of the digital surveillance by Data Information Technology Co. Limited and “assess any violations of law and submit its recommendations within thirty days.”

Assessment of relief to bank Former CAG Rajiv Mehrishi Will measure the impact on the borrower national economy and financial stability of waiving of interest and COVID-19 related moratorium. It will also give suggestions to mitigate financial constraints of various sections of society in this respect and measures to be adopted in this regard.

NITI Aayog preparing Ms Sanyukta Samaddar “Global Indices to Drive Reforms Multidimensional Poverty index and Growth (GIRG)” exercise is to

fulfil the need to measure and monitor India’s performance on various important social and economic parameters and enable the utilisation of these Indices as tools for self-improvement, bring about reforms in policies, while improving last-mile implementation of government schemes.

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August 2020

Committee Headed by Purpose

Setting Parameters for Loan KV Kamath RBI on the required financial Restructuring parameters, along with the sector specific benchmark ranges for such

parameters, to be factored into resolution plans. The expert committee will also undertake a process validation of resolution plans for borrowal accounts above a specified threshold."

Plan to develop international Pradip Shah Centres Authority (IFSCA) set up a retail business panel of industry experts to formulate a plan to develop international retail business at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The committee will be chaired by Pradip Shah, chairman at Indasia Fund Advisors.

Fix ceiling rates under duty Chaired by Secretary (retd) G K The reimbursement of taxes under reimbursement scheme for Pillai. the Remission of Duties and Taxes exporters on Export Products (RoDTEP) such as duty on power charges, VAT on fuel in transportation, farm sector, captive power generation, mandi tax, stamp duty and central excise duty on fuel used in transportation would make Indian products competitive in global markets.

Kozhikode plane crash Captain S S Chahar The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) said it has formed a five-member panel to inquire into the circumstances of a plane crash in Kerala's Kozhikode airport.

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Sugarcane Prices to Sugar Rate Ramesh Chand Niti Aayog Member(Agriculture), “Sugarcane and Sugar Industry” recommended linking of Sugarcane prices to sugar rate to maintain the financial state and stability of the industry and to clear the arrears of the sugarcane farmers.

Dividend of ₹57,128 crore to Shaktikanta Das on 13th government. August approved dividend of ₹57,128 crore to government.

The decision was taken when the Central Board of the RBI met on 13th August under the chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das through video conference

Business Responsibility Rajesh Verma The Corporate Affairs Ministry Reporting (BRR) (MCA) will work closely with capital markets regulator SEBI for

implementation of the ‘Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)’ framework in the country.

July 2020

Committee Headed by Purpose

Violation of environment rules. Anil Kumar Jha The panel appraises projects that are commissioned without obtaining prior environmental clearance and have been termed as cases of violation. The panel was earlier constituted in June 2017 for three years. Its tenure has now been extended till June 2021.

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Analysis of QR (Quick Response) Prof. Deepak.B. Phatak The report has recommended making QR Code’ codes more interoperable. QR code is used to pay utility bills, fuel, grocery, food, travel, and several other categories.

National Financial Reporting Professor R. The members of the committee will support Authority Narayanaswamy and provide insights to the Executive body of the NFRA on the issues related to the drafts of the accounting and auditing standards. The committee will also provide the inputs from the perspectives of the users, preparers and auditors of the financial statements.

Sebi rejigs advisory Usha Thorat The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has revamped its committee that advises the capital markets regulator on matters related to regulation and development of mutual fund industry.

Note: Earlier in 2013, the panel had 15 members and was headed by Janki Ballabh, former Chairman of SBI.

‘Pandemic Risk Pool’ Suresh Mathur “The Covid-19 pandemic, which started as a public health crisis, has led to a significant disruption in the economic activity mainly due to measures taken to stop the spread of the disease,” TL Alamelu, Member, Non- Life, Irdai, said in an order.

Human rights and future response K S Reddy The expert committee would assess the of the government. impact of Covid-19 on human rights of people, especially marginalised and vulnerable sections of the society, including migrant labourers. Find space for selling Surety Bonds G. Srinivasan. The IRDAI has set up the committee after the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways requested it to examine the possibility of offering Surety Bond for contractors.

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National level Ranbir Singh The committee, which has several leading committee for reform in criminal legal academicians on board, would be law gathering opinions online, consulting with experts and collating material for their report to the government.

June 2020

Committee Headed by Purpose

IBBI advisory committee on T V Mohandas Pai The 12-member panel would advise service providers and provide professional support on regulation and development of the service providers dealt with by the IBBI , according to an order. The service providers include insolvency professionals, insolvency professionals agencies, insolvency professional entities and information utilities.

MSME loan scheme Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To resolve any problem in the implementation implementation of the Rs 3 lakh crore collateral-free loan scheme for MSMEs. Welfare of freedom fighters G Kishan Reddy The ministry has a separate division to serve freedom fighters who are alive and their families. It disburses pension to about 30,000 freedom fighters and their families.

Review private bank shareholding RBI executive director PK Mohanty The group will examine the existing norms licensing guidelines and regulations on ownership and control of private sector banks. Trustees of PM CARES Sunil Kumar Gupta Trustees of the PM CARES Fund have appointed SARC & Associates as auditor of the fund.

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IBBI reconstitutes advisory panel Uday Kotak This Advisory Committee will on corporate insolvency resolution advise and provide professional process support— on a request from the IBBI or on its own volition—on any matter relating to the Corporate Insolvency resolution and liquidation dealt with by the Board under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

Sebi panel suggests measures to headed by former Supreme Court Purpose: The committee has strengthen enforcement, recovery Judge Anil Dave examined the insolvency, recovery mechanism and securities laws jurisprudence of India and abroad and suggested suitable changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to ensure that insolvency law is not used as a refuge by defaulters, thereby protecting the interest of investors.

Assam Gas Leak Justice BP Katakey The National Green Tribunal has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 25 crore on PSU major over its failure to stop fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well resulting in damage to the environment.

May 2020

Committee Headed by Purpose

Reforms in India’s drug regulatory Rajesh Bhushan A high-level committee of experts system has been formed by the government to recommend reforms in India’s drug regulatory system so that approval processes can be fast-tracked.

Banning on the use of saliva to The International Cricket Council’s shine the ball (ICC) Cricket Committee has recommended banning on the use of saliva to shine the ball. The practice meant for swing bowling is now primarily held as health risk due to the threats of COVID-19 and protect the safety of players and match officials.

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Border Infrastructure Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd) These were related to speeding up road construction, leading to socio economic development in the border areas.

Vizag gas leak Neerabh Kumar Prasad The Andhra Pradesh government on 16th may constituted a five-member High-Power Committee to probe into the causes behind the leakage of styrene gas from the LG Polymer plant at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam.

4G internet services in J&K Ministry of Home Affairs SC A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Justices R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai said the committee would also include the Chief Secretary of the UT and the Secretary of Ministry of Communications to look into the demands by petitioners seeking restoration of 4G internet speed there.

Parliament’s Public Accounts Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Members of the public accounts Committee committee are elected every year. The 22-member panel includes 15 members from the Lok Sabha and seven from the Rajya Sabha. Works: The PAC examines accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for the expenditure of the Government of India, the annual financial accounts of the Government, and others.

Examine the comments received The Ministry of Corporate Affairs Purpose: The committee will on the consultation paper floated (MCA) has constituted a seven- examine the comments and make member committee to examine the recommendations requiring any comments received on the amendments in law, rules and consultation paper floated by it for standards to achieve the objective of enhancing audit independence and enhancement of audit independence accountability in the country. and accountability. The panel has been asked to submit its report by 30 June 2020.

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Reconstitutes National Shipping headed by ex-DG Shipping Malini The government has approved Board Shankar reconstitution of the National Shipping Board to be headed by former Director General of Shipping Malini Shankar, an official said. The National Shipping Board (NSB) is the highest advisory body on matters related to Indian shipping including the development there of and on such other matters arising out of the Merchant Shipping Act.

Chapter 13: Banking & Financial

September

RBI revises priority sector lending Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank ceased to guidelines be banking company: RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 4th Reserve Bank of India has ceased the September said it has revised priority Banking operations by the Aditya Birla sector lending (PSL) guidelines to include Idea Payments (ABIP) Bank under Banking entrepreneurship and renewable resources, Regulations Act 1949 with effect from July in line with emerging national priorities. 28, 2020. Bank finance to start-ups (up to Rs 50 The decision to shut operations by the Aditya crore), loans to farmers for installation of Birla Idea Payments Bank was taken due to solar power plants for solarisation of grid- unanticipated developments in the business connected agriculture pumps and loans for landscape which have made the economic setting up Compressed BioGas plants have model unviable, a regulatory filing by the been included as fresh categories eligible for Vodafone Idea Limited had said in July last finance under priority sector. year. Now the bank company could not able Vodafone Idea rebrands itself, to go by to work successfully and applied for brand name "Vi" voluntary winding up by the Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea Ltd said on 7th September Limited which holds 51% in ABIP bank announced that it will go by the brand name and the remaining 49% by Grasim "Vi". Industries Limited. Bank of India launches ‘Signature Visa Reliance Industries becomes first Indian Debit Card’ for HNIs firm to top $200 bn market cap Bank of India, on the occasion of its 115th Reliance Industries (RIL) on 10th Foundation Day on September 7, 2020 September became the first Indian decided launched “Signature Visa Debit company to surpass $200 billion in market Card” for the affluent/high net worth capitalisation (m-cap). On 10th September individuals maintaining an average closing price, RIL had an m-cap of Rs 15.3 quarterly balance of ₹10 lakhs and above. trillion ($208 billion). Tata Consultancy This card will have a spending limit of up to Services (TCS) is a distant second, with an Rs. 5 lakhs on POS & E-commerce and Rs.1 m-cap of Rs 8.75 trillion, ($119 billion). lakh on ATM.

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FDI inflow from China declines to USD evolving IT and cyber threat environment. 163.77 million in FY20 RBI will achieve this objective using its five- There has been decline in foreign direct pillared strategic approach ‘GUARD’. inflow from China in the last three years August with FDI coming down to USD 163.77 Reliance Power, JERA ink loan agreement million in 2019-20, Minister of State for with banks for new power plant in Finance Anurag Singh Thakur informed Lok Bangladesh Sabha on 14th September. Reliance Power announced on 31stJuly that Giving details of the total foreign direct it has signed a loan agreement, along with investment (FDI) inflow from Chinese Japanese utility JERA, for $642 million companies in India, he said, it was USD with a group of lenders for their 745 350.22 million in 2017-18, while it megawatt gas-based project in declined to USD 229 million in the Bangladesh. following year. During 2019-20, FDI Reliance Power hold 51% stake while further came down to USD 163.77 million, JERA will hold 49% stake in the joint he said in a written reply on the first day of venture company. the monsoon session. National Bank of Bahrain selects Infosys SBI and Titan launch India’s first Finacle for transformation of transaction contactless payment watch banking business The State Bank of India (SBI), India’s National Bank of Bahrain and Infosys largest public sector lender, and Titan Finacle announced the bank's decision to Company have partnered to launch adopt the Finacle Cash Management Suite contactless payment services through to digitally transform its transaction watches, called “Titan Pay”. banking business. India extends $250 million support to India extended US$18 mn Line of Credit to Maldives to overcome economic impact of Maldives for expansion of fishing facilities Covid-19 India has extended the Line of Credit (LoC) India has provided financial assistance of worth US$18 million to the Government of USD 250 million to the Maldives to help it Maldives for the expansion of fishing mitigate the economic impact of the facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian embassy Company (MIFCO) based in Felivaru, here said on 20 September. Lhaviyani Atoll, through the development of The grant, provided under the most fish collection and storage facilities, and the favourable terms possible, India has setting up of a tuna cooked plant and fishmeal provided a sovereign guarantee to SBI for plant. this financial assistance. The soft loan of $ The credit line agreement was signed by 250 million has a comfortable tenor of 10 India’s Export-Import Bank (EXIM). years and a very low interest rate. Exim Bank extends $250 million line of RBI publishes “’Technology Vision for credit to Mozambique Cyber Security’ for UCBs Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will on 7th August said it has extended a USD implement the “Technology Vision for 250-million (about Rs 1,870 crore) line of Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative credit (LOC) to Mozambique for improving Banks (2020-2023) to enhance the IT power supply quality in the country. security system of Urban Co-operative With the signing of this LOC agreement, Exim banking to prevent, detect, respond to and Bank till date has extended 14 LOCs to recover from cyber-attacks. Mozambique, taking their total value to USD The Technology Vision Document aims at 772.44 million. enhancing the cybersecurity posture of the Urban Co-operative banking sector against

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Home-grown social media app ShareChat India announces USD 500 million help in to get $100 million funding from Microsoft Maldives Connectivity project Microsoft run enterprise is all set to invest Maldives has thanked India for its about $100 million in the home-grown developmental assistance as budget regional language social media app support and greater Male connectivity ShareChat. ShareChat which has a user base project. of over 140 million monthly active users in India support the implementation of GMCP in the country did not respond to an email Maldives, through a financial package query. consisting of a grant of USD 100 million NPCI launches omni-channel loyalty and a new Line of Credit of USD 400 platform ‘nth Rewards’ million. The National Payment Corporation of RBI mandates system-based asset India (NPCI) has launched a loyalty platform classification for UCBs named ‘nth Rewards’. Here nth represents The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 12th “infinite possibilities”. August asked urban co-operative banks Benefit: It is an analytics-enabled (UCBs) with assets of ₹2,000 crore or more omnichannel multi-branded loyalty platform. to implement system-based asset It allows users to earn “nth” (infinite) classification from 30 June 2021. loyalty points through various bank System-based asset classification refers to transactions. These rewards point can be asset classification (downgrading as well as redeemed for various purposes including upgrading) carried out by computerized online shopping. systems of a bank in an automated South Indian Bank gets RBI's nod to set up manner. non-financial subsidiary SBI General Insurance Launches ‘Shagun – Private sector lender South Indian Bank Gift an insurance’ policy (SIB) on 12th August announced the RBI has SBI General Insurance, one of the leading given an in-principle approval for setting general insurance companies in India, up a wholly owned non-financial announced the launch of first-of-its-kind subsidiary. offering, ‘Shagun – Gift an Insurance”, a India extends assistance of USD 1 million unique gift of Personal Accident policy. to Antigua and Barbuda to combat COVID- Data & AI have potential to add $500 19 pandemic billion to economy by 2025: Nasscom The Indian government has extended an Driving utilisation of data and artificial assistance of USD 1 million to Antigua and intelligence (AI) could play a crucial role Barbuda to combat the ongoing COVID-19 in realising India’s 2025 vision of inclusive pandemic. development and deliver over $500 billion The provided assistance is aimed at in value to the economy, says a Nasscom improving health capacities and report. infrastructure in the Caribbean country. This segment could account for 10 per cent RBI governor announces 'positive pay' of the country’s GDP by 2025, according to feature to help avert cheque frauds the industry body. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 13th HSBC India launched green deposit August said that the banking system will programme for corporate clients move to a positive pay practice in cheque HSBC India on 21st August launched a transactions to curb frauds. “green deposit programme”, exclusively for "To enhance safety of cheque payments, it has corporate clients, under which deposits will been decided to introduce a mechanism of be used by the bank to finance green 'Positive Pay' for all cheques of value Rs initiatives and environment friendly projects. 50,000 and above. HSBC India Launched Omni Collect, a One Stop Solution to Businesses

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HSBC India has launched Omni Collect, a The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) one-stop solution in India. It supports Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on businesses to offer multiple payment August 6 kept the repo rate and reverse options on a single platform. repo rate unchanged. It is designed for businesses to easily collect The MPC maintained the policy stance at payments through various digital accommodative, RBI Governor Shaktikanta methods, thereby allowing them to easily Das said. adapt to the changes in consumer spending. Repo Rate-4.% Axis Bank introduced ‘Liberty Savings Reverse Repo Rate -3.35% Account’ for the Indian Youth Marginal Standing Facility(MSF) Rate- Axis Bank has introduced ‘Liberty Savings 4.25% Account’ for the Indian Youth, to address the Bank Rate-4.25% ever-changing lifestyle needs of young and Cash reserve Ratio(CRR)-3% digitally interested Indians. Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR)-18% It offers a complimentary hospital cash RBI Annual Report 2019-20 insurance cover of up to Rs 20,000 per year, Reserve Bank of India released its annual which covers hospital expenses incurred report 2019-20. The report has made it very under COVID -19, which makes this a 1st of clear to the world that the apex bank stands its kind savings account to cover the as a bank with the highest levels of financial pandemic. This account targets to meet the resilience globally. lifestyle requirements of the working class According to the report, the total income in that falls under 35 years of age. 2019-20 has increased by 28.97%. READ TN women top the list of MUDRA loan MORE.... click Link scheme beneficiaries July 2020 According to the data Tamil Nadu topped HDFC Bank to Offer ‘ZipDrive’, an Online the list in availing loans to women. It was Instant Auto Loans to its Customers followed by West Bengal and Karnataka. HDFC Bank annouced it will offer ZipDrive • The loans provided by other instant auto loans to customers in 1,000 states are as follows cities across India. ZipDrive is HDFC Bank's • Tamil Nadu: Rs 58,227 crores. instant auto loan disbursal product for • West Bengal: Rs 55,232 crores customers with pre-approved offer. The • Karnataka: Rs 47,714 crores product will now be available in tier 2 and Nabard launches credit guarantee 3 cities across India. programme for NBFC-MFIs Yes Bank launches ‘Loan in Seconds’ for The National Bank for Agriculture and instant loan disbursements Rural Development (Nabard) on 24th YES BANK announced the launch of ‘Loan August said it has introduced a dedicated in Seconds’, a unique solution enabling debt and credit guarantee product to ensure instant disbursement of retail loans for the unhindered flow of credit in rural areas hit by Bank’s pre-approved liability account the COVID-19 pandemic, loans extended to holders, in line with the Bank’s strategy of small and mid-sized micro finance building a transformed ‘Digital Bank’. institutions (MFIs). Fino Payments Bank launches 'Bhavishya' It will help in facilitating Rs 2,500 crore savings account for minors funding in the initial phase which is Fino Payments Bank Limited on 7th July expected to be scaled up in the future. The announced the launch of a savings account program is targeting to cover over 1 million scheme for minors aged between 10-18 households across 28 States and 650 districts. years. 2nd RBI Monetary Policy 2020-21: Bank keeps repo rate unchanged

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Cabinet approves capital infusion of Rs Aims: Under the scheme, the Primary 12,450 crore in 3 state-run insurance Agricultural Credit Societies are to be turned companies into multi-service centres. The fund allocated The Union Cabinet on 8th July approved under the scheme is to be made available to capital infusion of Rs 12,450 crore for financial institutions and banks to lend to the three public sector general insurance beneficiaries in 2,150 water shed companies namely Oriental Insurance development projects. Company Ltd, National Insurance NABARD has also launched the scheme to Company Ltd & United India Insurance computerise PACS (Primary Agricultural Company Ltd (including Rs 25,00 crore Credit Societies). Under the scheme, 5,000 infused in FY 2019-20). PACS are to be upgraded in the initial Tamil Nadu tops market borrowings phases, 15,000 by 2022 and another among States so far, in 2020-21 15,000 by 2023. Tamil Nadu has so far raised ₹30,500 Tamil Nadu signs MoUs with 8 companies crore in the fiscal 2020-21 and has topped worth Rs 10,399 crore market borrowings among States in the Tamil Nadu on signed Memorandum of country. Tamil Nadu has accounted for Understanding (MoUs) with eight 17% of the borrowings done through the companies to set up their manufacturing issue of bonds, known as state development units in the state bringing an investment of loans, according to data from the Reserve Rs 10,399 crore. Bank of India (RBI). The cumulative investment envisaged in the With borrowings of ₹25,500 crore, projects will create 13,507 jobs across the Maharashtra accounted for 14%, followed state in solar cells, data centres and industrial by Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh at 9% parks. each (₹17,000 crore), as per the data. FamPay launches India’s first numberless Google announces India Digitization Fund, card for teenagers will invest Rs 75,000 crore: Sundar Pichai FamPay is India’s first neo bank for Google for India 2020 has thrown up a few teenagers that allows them to make UPI surprises, with the company announcing a and P2P transactions through their own major Rs 75,000 crore (approximately $10 unique UPI ID without the need to set up a billion) fund for the upscaling of its digital bank account has recently launched India’s India mission. At the online-only event, first numberless card – FamCard. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, made the Bank of Maharashtra joins hands with announcement of India Digitization Fund, Uniken for Omni-channel security which will see the company invest Rs 75,000 In a bid to secure its Internet banking crore in India in 5-7 years. channels as also mobile, card, call centres India moves up a rank, becomes second- and ATMs, among others, against cyber largest foreign investor in UK fraud, the state-owned Bank of India invested in 120 projects and created Maharashtra has joined hands with 5,429 new jobs in the UK to become the Uniken, a pioneer in the field of digital second-largest source of foreign direct security in India. The bank will use Uniken’s investment (FDI) after the US in 2019, REL-ID technology for Omni-channel security. according to new UK government figures. SBI providing USD 16 million liquidity NABARD launches Scheme: Rs 5,000 support for local businesses in Maldives crores allocated to computerise PACS Amid the COVID-19 pandemic which has The National Bank for Agriculture and affected economies across the world, while Rural Development (NABARD) has the smaller nations facing the brunt of the launched a refinance scheme for financial pandemic even more, the State Bank of India institutions and banks. It has allocated Rs (SBI) in order to assist one such friendly 5,000 crores for the scheme. nation, the Maldives, is providing liquidity

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series support of USD 16.20 million for local “Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard” in businesses and deferred loan repayment for India based on the standards of EMV over 200 retail accounts, the Indian High (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa). With this, Commission in the Maldives said on 28th July. India will be the first country outside the United States (US) where this product will June 2020 be launched. PSBs Sanction Loans Worth Rs 10,361 India to Launch First-Ever Coal Trading Crore To MSMEs Under ECLGS Exchange Public sector banks have sanctioned loans India is reportedly planning to open its worth Rs 10,361.75 crore under the 100 first coal trading exchange on the basis of percent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee commodity or energy exchanges. Coal Scheme, said Finance Minister Nirmala consumers and traders throughout the Sitharaman's office on 3rd June. Public country welcomed the move but said the sector banks have disbursed Rs 3,892.78 exchange should be started only when there crore in the first two days of the month are more buyers and sellers. under the Rs 3-lakh crore Emergency Exim Bank extends $216 million credit Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for line to Malawi govt the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) (MSME) sector hit hard by the on 12th June announced it has extended a coronavirus-induced lockdown. line of credit (LOC) worth $215.68 million RBI sets up Payment Infrastructure to the Malawi government for drinking Development Fund (PIDF) of Rs 500 crore water supply schemes and other to promote digital payments development projects. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 5th With the signing of this agreement, Exim June said it was setting up a Payment Bank, so far, has extended five LOCs to Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Malawi, on behalf of the Indian government, with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, with an aim taking the total value of LOCs extended to to give a push to digital payments nationwide. $395.68 million. The RBI has made an initial contribution of Rs Focus Africa: Exim Bank has now in place 250 crore covering half the fund. The 260 LOCs, covering 62 countries in Africa, remaining will come from the card-issuing Asia, Latin America and the CIS, with credit banks and card networks operating in the commitments of around $25.68 billion, country. available for financing exports from India. Adani Green Energy wins world's largest India 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019: solar bid worth $6 billion UN Adani Green Energy Ltd has bagged the India received USD 51 billion in foreign world's largest solar bid entailing building investment in 2019 and was the world's a photovoltaic (PV) power plant of 8,000 9th largest recipient of foreign direct MW and setting up a domestic solar panel investments (FDI) in 2019, according to a manufacturing capacity of 2,000 MW, report by the UN's trade body. envisaging a total investment of roughly Airtel Payments Bank launches 'Suraksha $6 billion. Salary' account for MSMEs India becomes 2nd nation to have contact- Airtel Payments Bank announced a salary free ATM cash withdrawals account for micro, small and medium In order to eliminate the use of physical enterprises (MSME). card or touch an ATM PIN pad, amid the Maharashtra signs MoUs with domestic spread of coronavirus from contaminated and foreign companies for FDI worth over surfaces, Empays Payment Systems has Rs 16,000 crores: Magnetic Maharashtra joined hands with Mastercard to launch 2.0

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Maharashtra signed 12 Memorandum of the aim to enable families plan and manage Understanding(MoUs) with 12 domestic their finances for their healthcare needs. and foreign companies for Foreign Direct The co-branded card will have flexible Investment(FDI) worth over Rs 16,000 recharges from Rs 100 up to a maximum crores. balance of Rs 1 lakh. It is a part of the Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 Cooperative banks to be brought under initiative. The MoU was signed by the global RBI supervision companies in the field of engineering, car and The Union Cabinet approved inclusion of spare parts manufacturing, information co-operative banks under supervisory technology, logistics, chemicals, and food powers of the Reserve Bank of India, while processing. announcing a Rs 1,542 crore year-long RIL becomes first Indian company to hit interest subvention scheme for micro loan $150-billion market cap borrowers. The market valuation of Reliance Among a number of decisions taken by the Industries Ltd crossed Rs 11 lakh crore on Cabinet on Wednesday, the government after chairman Mukesh Ambani announced decided to put government banks, including that his oil-to-telecom conglomerate had 1,482 urban cooperative banks and 58 become net debt-free. Reliance Industries is multi-state cooperative banks, under the also the first Indian company to cross the supervisory powers of RBI, through an Rs 11 lakh crore market valuation mark. ordinance. Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing RBI's powers on scheduled banks will be director of India's most-valued company hence applicable on co-operative banks as Reliance Industries (RIL). well. Mukesh Ambani Joins Club Of World’s 10 Karnataka Bank launches KBL Micro Mitra Richest As Net Worth Jumps To $64.6 BN for micro enterprises Mukesh Ambani has entered the list of top Karnataka Bank has launched a new ten richest persons in the world, according product KBL Micro Mitra, wherein to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire list. financial assistance up to Rs.10 lakhs can Mukesh Ambani's net worth increased by be provided to the Micro manufacturing over 12 times from USD 5.3 billion to USD and service enterprises either for working 64.6 billion (Rs 4.9 lakh crore). capital or for investment purposes. Exim Bank extends USD 20.1 mn credit The facility comes with a simplified line to Nicaragua govt procedure and competitive rate of interest. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) Govt to provide 2% interest subsidy to on 20th June said it has extended a line of 'Shishu' borrowers under Mudra Yojna credit (LOC) of USD 20.10 million to the The government on 24th June decided to government of Nicaragua for provide 2% interest subvention to reconstruction of Aldo Chavarria Hospital. borrowers under the 'Shishu' category of With signing of this agreement, Exim Bank, so the flagship Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana far, has extended four LOCs to Nicaragua, on (PMMY). behalf of the Indian government, taking the Under the Shishu category, collateral free total value to USD 87.63 million. loans of up to ₹50,000 are given to Yes Bank partners Affordplan to launch beneficiaries. co-branded cashless healthcare card About: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana called ‘Swasth Card’ Shishu loan: Shishu loans under the Mudra Yes Bank Limited, an Indian public bank, scheme allow entrepreneurs on the has joined hands with Delhi-based fintech threshold of starting a business to borrow startup Affordplan, to launch a first of its kind co-branded healthcare card called up to Rs. 50,000. ‘Swasth Card’ under Swasth program with

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Kishore loan: Kishore loans range from Rs. state cooperative banks and Rs 50 50,001 to Rs. 5,00,000. crore for RRBs. Tarun loan: Tarun loans under the PMMY • Extended Rs 20,500 crores SLF to co-operative banks(Rs 15,200 scheme range from Rs. 5,00,001 to Rs crores) and Regional Rural 10,00,000. Banks(Rs 5,300 crores) in various India retains position of 3rd-largest States. economy on PPP basis for 2017 India has retained and consolidated its May 2020 position as the third-largest economy after Govt. task force projects Rs 111 lakh cr China and the US in terms of purchasing infrastructure investment over five years power parity (PPP) for 2017, said the to FY2025: Finance ministry government quoting the World Bank data. Government task force has projected total NABARD provides Rs 270 crore to Assam investment of Rs 111 lakh crore in infra Gramin Vikash Bank projects over five years, the Finance National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Ministry said on 29th April. Development (NABARD) has made The final report of the task force on National available a Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2019- of Rs 270 crore to Assam Gramin Vikash 2025 presented to Finance Minister Nirmala Bank for supporting the agricultural Sitharaman suggested steps like deepening activities of the farmers. bond markets, setting up of development The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has financial institutions and land monetisation announced a Rs 50,000 crore refinance to meet the funding needs, the ministry said facility for 3 All-India Financial in a statement. Institutions(AIFI) namely: NABARD, the The task force was set up following Prime Small Industries Development Bank of Minister Narendra Modi Independence India (SIDBI), and the National Housing Day speech of 2019 where he alluded to an Bank (NHB). investment of Rs 100 lakh crore in From the total of Rs 50,000 crore NABARD infrastructure. received Rs 25,000 crore to refinance RBI cancels licence of Mumbai-based CKP Regional Rural Banks(RRBs), co- Cooperative Bank operative(co-op) banks and Microfinance The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 2nd Institutions(MFIs) to ensure credit flow to May cancelled the licence of Mumbai- farmers for agricultural operations during based CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd. The COVID-19 pandemic. bank has about 97 percent NPAs. The licence Note of CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd has been • NABARD disbursed Rs 12,767 cancelled with effect from the close of crores to State(Co-op) Banks & business on April 30, 2020, as the bank's Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) across financial position had worsened. the country. Nabard disburses ₹12,767 cr to State Co- • Sanctioned Rs 1,500 crores for op Banks, RRBs Punjab, out of which Rs 1,000 crores The National Bank for Agriculture and th is sanctioned to Punjab State Rural Development (Nabard), on 6 May, Cooperative Bank and Rs 500 said it has disbursed ₹12,767 crore to crores to Punjab Gramin Bank. State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the • Extended Rs 1,050 crores SLF to country to augment their resources for West Bengal so far in the current extending credit to farmers during the fiscal year (FY 21), of the total ongoing lockdown. amount, Rs 300 crore disbursed for MFIs, Rs 700 crore sanctioned for

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There are 33 StCBs and 45 RRBs in the The National Bank for Agriculture and country, and they are important Rural Development (Nabard), on 19th May, intermediaries in the rural credit structure. said it has extended ₹20,500-crore special India Raises FY21 Gross Borrowing Target liquidity facility to co-operative banks To Rs 12 Lakh Crore (₹15,200 crore) and Regional Rural Banks The Indian government has raised its (₹5,300 crore) in various States. gross borrowing programme for the This is against the ₹5,000 crore lent current financial year sharply as it seeks during the first quarter of the last year. more funds to deal with the economic fallout Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes first of Covid-19. Indian lender to allow video KYC In a circular issued on 8th May, the Kotak Mahindra Bank on 18th May has government said that the gross borrowing introduced video-KYC facility for target for the year has been raised to Rs customers opening savings account on 12 lakh crore from the budgeted Rs 7.8 Kotak 811 - the banks digital banking lakh crore. platform. The private lender is the first Indian Nabard sanctions Rs 1,500 cr for Punjab to bank to offer video based "zero-contact" ensure credit flow to farmers onboarding service. The National Bank for Agriculture and Finance ministry exempts B2B firms from Rural Development (NABARD) has using only BHIM, RuPay for accepting sanctioned Rs 1,500 crore for Punjab to payments ensure continuous credit flow to farmers, The finance ministry on 20th May through state cooperative banks, amid the exempted companies with a turnover of COVID-19 pandemic. over ₹50 crore and involved in only B2B "Nabard has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1,500 transactions from the requirement of crore, out of which an amount of Rs 1,000 accepting payments only by electronic crore has been sanctioned to Punjab State modes like RuPay or BHIM-UPI. Cooperative Bank and Rs 500 crore to IRDAI allows Union Bank of India to Punjab Gramin Bank. continue 30% holding in IndiaFirst Life Nine NBFCs surrender certificate of Insurance registration Insurance Regulatory and Development Nine NBFCs, including Reliance Net and Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed Nischaya Finvest Private Limited, have Union Bank of India’s proposal to continue surrendered their certificate of with its 30 prcent holding in IndiaFirst registration, the Reserve Bank of India. Life Insurance with the condition that the Penrose Mercantiles Ltd, Manohar Finance lender will hold no control in the India Ltd, Chandelier Tracon Pvt Ltd, and management of the insurer. Sanghi Hire Purchase Ltd are among the Earlier, the bank was expected to divest NBFCs which have surrendered their either the entire stake in IndiaFirst Life certificates. Insurance, or a considerable part of it, as The certificate of registration is granted by IRDAI guidelines restrict a lender to own the RBI. With surrendering the certificates, more than 10 percent stake in two the companies cannot transact the business of insurance companies. a non-banking financial institution. PFC signs MoU with NBPCL to fund In another statement, the central bank projects worth ₹ 22,000 crore for 225 MW said it has cancelled the certificate of hydro-electric projects in MP registration of 14 non-banking financial Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the companies (NBFCs). central PSU under Ministry of Power and Nabard extends ₹20,500-cr special India's leading NBFC on 26th May entered liquidity facility to co-op banks, RRBs into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd. (NBPCL), a wholly-

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series owned company of Govt. of Madhya benefit of farmers and poor people in Pradesh, to fund projects worth Rs.22,000 rural areas. crore for 225 MW hydro-electric projects The credit support under special liquidity & multipurpose projects in the State of facility (SLF) will be extended to state Madhya Pradesh. cooperative banks, regional rural banks and The funds will be deployed by NBPCL for micro-finance institutions (MFIs). setting up hydroelectric projects of 225 MW The NABARD has already disbursed an and power components of 12 major amount of Rs 720 crore to state coperative multipurpose projects in Madhya Pradesh. and regional rural banks. The MoU will help PFC to actively partner April 2020 with NBPCL and provide finance for hydro- SBI lists $100 million green bonds on India electric plants totaling 225 MW along with INX power components of multipurpose projects BSE’s India International Exchange (India as part of state government’s endeavor to INX) on 2nd April said state-owned SBI has implement twelve major multipurpose listed green bonds of USD 100 million projects. (about Rs 750 crore) on its debt listing FDI in India jumps 13% to record USD platform. The bank has listed green bonds 49.98 bn in 2019-20 of USD 100 million under its USD 10 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India billion global medium term note rose by 13 per cent - the sharpest pace in programme on India INX’s Global the last four fiscals - to a record of USD Securities Market Green Platform (GSM). 49.97 billion in 2019-20, according to PNB Housing Finance signs pact with JICA official data. to raise $75 million The country had received FDI of USD 44.36 PNB Housing Finance has signed an billion during April-March 2018-19. agreement with Japan International Foreign investments in the last fiscal grew Cooperation Agency (JICA) to raise 75 at the sharpest pace since 2015-16 when million dollars (about ₹568 crore) with co- the inflows had jumped by 35 per cent. financing of 25 million dollars (about ₹190 Also, the country logged its all-time high FDI crore) by Citibank to finance mortgage loans in a fiscal year since 2000-01 when the first in the affordable housing segment. such data was released. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Singapore top source of FDI in FY20 appointed to a 12-member advisory group (2019-20) with investments worth USD to IMF 14.67 bn Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has Fiscal deficit widens to 4.6% of GDP in been appointed to a 12-member advisory 2019-20 group to International Monetary Fund India's fiscal deficit widened to 4.6 per (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina cent of the Gross Domestic Product in Georgieva. 2019-20 mainly on account of poor The External Advisory Group will provide its revenue realisation. The deficit, which perspectives from around the world on signifies the gap between government developments and policy issues, including revenue and expenditure, is higher than the policy responses to the exceptional revised estimate of 3.8 per cent for the challenges surrounding the global fiscal. coronavirus pandemic and its economic NABARD sanctions Rs 1,050 crore credit impact, the world organisation said in a support to West Bengal release on 11th April. The National Bank for Agriculture and Key Point (Highlights) from RBI Governor Rural Development (NABARD) has Shaktikanta Das’ media address: 17th sanctioned credit of Rs 1,050 crore in the April 2020 current fiscal so far to West Bengal for

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Period of resolution plan for NPAs to be The government has now narrowed the scope extended by 90 days of eligible investors. Now, entities from RBI undertook three long-term repo countries which share a land border with operations (TLTRO) to ease liquidity India will now be permitted to invest only constraints. The TLTRO option of Rs 25000 under approval route. Companies in the crore is to be conducted today (April country that shares a border with India will 17): Governor Shaktikanta Das now have to approach the govt. for investing The measures though significant were not in India and not go via the automatic route. substantial enough as a mere Rs 50,000 This restriction will also apply if the crore in the form of TLTRO is rather beneficial owner of the investment is an conservative. However, for the moment entity situated in or a citizen of such major concerns have been addressed as real countries. estate and NBFC sectors have received India shares a border with China, Pakistan, massive relief, NBFCs (small and large) have Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and liquidity coming in from TLTRO 2.0, financial Afghanistan. institutions like SIDBI, NABARD and RBI announces ₹50,000 crore special NHB have received liquidity directly from the liquidity facility for mutual funds RBI and there is relief on the NPA recognition The Reserve Bank of India on 27th April and stressed asset reclassification for Banks. announced a special liquidity facility of • 25000 cr. to NABARAD. ₹50,000 crore for mutual funds in the wake • 10000 cr. to NHB of the winding up of six debt funds by • 15000 cr to SIDBI Franklin Templeton. RBI increases WMA limit of state govts by Transcorp becomes the 1st non-bank 60% for 30% company to receive RBI nod to enter into RBI cancels banking license of Mapusa co-branding arrangements Urban Co-op Bank Transcorp International Ltd has received The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, vide RBI nod for entering into co-branding order dated April 16, 2020 cancelled the arrangements for Prepaid Instruments licence of The Mapusa Urban Co-operative that can be used in over 35 lakh stores and Bank of Goa Ltd, Goa, to carry on banking online gateways. With this, Transcorp has business, with effect from the close of become one of the first non-bank business on April 16, 2020. The Central companies to obtain this authorization Registrar of Co-operative Societies, from RBI, the company said in a statement. Government of India has also been requested India facilitates $ 150 million foreign to issue an order for winding up the bank and currency swap facility to Maldives due to appoint a liquidator for the bank. Covid-19 Government revised FDI Rules to limit the India has extended $ 150 million foreign takeover of Indian firms currency swap support to Maldives to help The central government has reduce the impact of the virus. On behalf of revised the Foreign Direct Investment India, this facility has been extended under (FDI) policy in an attempt to the $ 400 million currency swap agreement limit opportunistic between the two countries signed in July takeovers or acquisitions of Indian 2019. Maldives is the only country other than companies who are in bad place and whose Bhutan to have been given this facility. stock prices are falling due to the COVID- 19 pandemic.

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Chapter 14: Current Affairs (National) In Short

Important India’s First Woman in News 2019-20

First Name

First woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale Shivangi Singh

First women Navy officers to be posted on Indian Sub Lt Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lt Riti Singh warship

First time lead woman army officer Parade at Tania Shergill Republic day

World’s first female spacewalking- Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

First Female Flight Commander Shalija Dhami

First Woman Flight Engineer of Indian Air Force Hina Jaiswal

First Woman To Qualify To Go To Day Missions Bhawana Kanth

First Indian Woman Who Flew a Fighter aircraft Avani Chaturvedi Solo

First Woman Fighter Pilot to Undertake Missions by Mohana Singh 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

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List of Cyclone/ Typhoon (2019-20)

Cyclone/ Typhoon Country/ State

Cyclone storm Amphan Bengal and Odisha

Cyclonic storm Nisarga Maharashtra and Gujarat

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

Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ Bangladesh and West Bengal

Typhoon hagibis Japan

Tropical Storm Fay New Jersey

Tropical storm Amanda El Salvador and Guatemala.

Tropical Storm Cristobal Louisiana, Mississippi Coasts

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

Sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Goa Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)

Kodaikanal Malai Pandu, Garlic Tamil Nadu

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

DindiGul Lock & Kandangi Saree Tamil Nadu

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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

Chak-Hao Manipur

terracotta Gorakhpur (UP)

Kashmiri Saffron Kashmiri

Sohrai Khovar painting Jharkhand

Telia Rumal Telangana

Arumbavur wood carvings Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur netti Tamil Nadu

List of Changing Name 2019-20

Old Name New Name

Hubli Railway Station: Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station

Manduadih Station 'Banaras' Station

Gwalior-Chambal Expressway Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway

Mumbai-Nagpur expressway Bal Thackeray

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

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

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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 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 Studies and Analyses'

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

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Indian Govt, target important project list

Aims Target Time

▪ PM vision of $ 5 trillion Economy 2025

▪ self-reliant in fertilisers production 2023

▪ To Eliminate TB 2025

▪ 100 MT coal gasification target 2030

▪ Housing for All 2022

▪ Doubling Farmers income 2022

▪ One Nation One Ration Card 2021

▪ 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 be 2022 completed by

▪ Bharatmala project 35000km highway by 2018-22

▪ India to surpass china’s population 2027

▪ Net zero carbon emitting in indian railways 2030

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

▪ Fulfil Jal Jeevan Mission 2024

▪ Railways to run 100% on electricity 2024

▪ zero road accident fatalities 2030

▪ Green Railway’ 2030

Jal Jeevan Mission Funds allocated to State (2020-21)

State Allocated Amount

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Karnataka Rs 1,189.40 Crore Tripura Rs 156.61 Crore Maharashtra Rs 1,829 MP 1280 cr. Telangana: 412.19 cr. Jharkhand 572 cr. Arunachal Pradesh 255 crores J & K 680 crores Chattisgarh 445 crores Meghalaya 175 crores Odisha 812 crores Assam 1407 crores Bihar 1,832 crores Gao 12.40 crs. Himachal Pradesh Rs. 326.20 crs.

Festival 2019-20

State/UT City Festival

Andhra Pradesh • Flamingo Festival • Magh Bihu • Rongali or Bohag Bihu Assam • Dwizling Festival • Parag Festival • Ambubachi Mela Chhattisgarh Raipur • National Tribal Dance Festival Goa • International Film Festival of India (IFFI) (51st edition in 2020) Gujarat Ahmedabad • International Kite Festival (31st edition in 2020) Himachal Pradesh • Losar Festival

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J&K • Mela Kheer Bhavani • Jhiri Mela Karnataka Mangalore • Karavali Utsav • Onam • Dragonfly Festival or Thumbi Kerala Mahotsavam (1st-ever of state in 2020) • Pooram Festival Ladakh • Naropa Festival • Addi Mahotsav

Khajuraho • International Film Festival

• Tansen Music Festival or the Tansen Gwalior Sangeet Sammelan or the Tansen Madhya Pradesh Utsav

Mandu • Mandu festival

• Namaste Orchha festival (1st-ever in 2020) • Lokrang Festival • Owl Festival Maharashtra Nagpur • Khasdar Mahostav • Orange Festival Imphal • Sangai Festival

Manipur Ukhrul • Shirui Lily Festival

• Sangai Festival

Meghalaya • Behdinkhelam Festival • Cherry Blossom Festival Nagaland • Hornbill Festival

Delhi New Delhi • National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav

• Nuakhai Festival Odisha • Raja Parba festival • Konark Festival • International Sand Art Festival

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Cuttack • 'Bali Yatra' festival

Rajasthan Bikaner • Camel Festival

Telangana • Nagoba Jatara festival • Bathukhamma Floral • Hornbill Festival (1st-ever of state in Tripura 2020) • Khrachi Puja Sikkim • Pang Lhabsol

Uttar Pradesh Agra • Bear Festival • Ganga Kayak Festival (8th edition in Uttarakhand 2020) • Harela Festival

September 2020

CSIR-CMERI develops World’s Largest Delhi recorded the highest number of Solar Tree deaths due to dangerous driving and overall road accidents in 2019 among all The CSIR's Central Mechanical Engineering cities, the data shared by National Crime Research Institute (CMERI) has claimed to Records Bureau showed. have developed the world's largest 'solar tree' which is installed at its residential According to the data, a total of 1,400 complex in Durgapur in West Bengal and persons died in road accidents. created a model which can be customized for use in agricultural activities. “The installed Rank City capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 1 Delhi (529 Persons Died) kWp. It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green 2 Jaipur (320 Persons Died) Power”. 3 Asansol (WB), (301 Persons Died) GoI bans printing of calendars, diaries and Ladakh, Lakshadweep join 'One Nation, festival greeting cards One Ration Card' scheme; 26 states, UTs The Government of India banned printing now linked materials such as diaries, calendars and Ladakh and Lakshadweep have the joined festival greeting cards. The order was the Centre's ration card portability scheme passed by the Ministry of Finance. The 'One Nation-One Ration Card', taking the ministry has asked the government organs to total number of states and Union adopt digital means to publish such materials. territories linked with the scheme to 26. Delhi tops deaths due to road accidents in Under the scheme, eligible beneficiaries 2019: National Crime Records Bureau under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) Data will be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS), also called

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series ration shops, in the country using the same Govt launches 24X7 toll free mental ration card. Remaining states are targeted to rehabilitation helpline KIRAN in 13 be integrated in the scheme by March languages 2021. The Centre on 7th September launched a Cabinet approves Bill to include Kashmiri, 24X7 toll free mental rehabilitation Dogri, Hindi as official languages in J&K helpline for providing psychological support to people. The helpline ‘KIRAN’ The Union Cabinet on 2nd September (1800-599-0019) was launched by Union approved a bill under which Kashmiri, minister for social justice and empowerment Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Thaawarchand Gehlot. Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu NSO Survey: Kerala tops literacy rate at and Kashmir. Announcing the decision at a 96.2%, Andhra Pradesh Worst news briefing, Union Minister Prakash Performance at 66.4% Javadekar said the Jammu and Kashmir National Statistical Office released its report Official Languages Bill, 2020. on “Household Social Consumption: India now got world’s 2nd largest road Education in India as part of 75th round of network: Nitin Gadkari National Sample Survey”. The survey provides state wise details of literacy India has now the second largest road between the period July 2017 and June network in the world being fuelled by the 2018. tremendous growth in construction of expressways and highways. Road, Rank Top Literacy Worst Literacy Transport and Highways Minister Nitin State/UT State Gadkari said this while addressing the 60th annual convention of SIAM through video 1 Kerala (96.2%) Andhra Pradesh conference on 4th September. (66.4%.) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu released 2 Delhi (88.7%) Rajasthan ‘The State of Young Child in India’ report (69.7%) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu released 3 Uttarakhand Bihar (70.9%) the “State of Young Child in India” report. (87.6%) The report was prepared by the Mobile 4 Himachal Telangana at Creches, a policy advocacy organization. Pradesh (86.6%) 72.8% The report measured Health and Nutrition in the country. 5 Assam at 85.9%. Uttar Pradesh at 73% The top five high performing states according to Environment Index are Kerala, Madhya Pradesh Goa, Punjab, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh. at 73.7%. There are eight states in the country that have scores less than the country’s average in PM Modi inaugurates Patrika Gate in child development. They are Assam, Jaipur Rajasthan, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM Modi addresses the ‘Grih Pravesham’ inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur event in MP through video conference. The Iconic Gate is Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers addressed the ‘Grih Pravesham’ event in on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in the Pink Madhya Pradesh through video City. Prime Minister Modi also released two conferencing. Under this, 1.75 Lakh books written by the Group Chairman on the Families in Madhya Pradesh were delivered occasion. pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Karnataka CM launches first integrated air Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G). This ambulance service social welfare program was initiated to meet the objectives of the “Housing for All” Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa scheme by the year 2022. on 8th September launched the country's first integrated air ambulance service Centre approves setting up AIIMS in jointly launched by the International Bihar’s at cost of Rs 1,264 Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) and the crore Kyathi in the city. The Union Cabinet has approved SAROD ports launched by Shipping establishment of a new All India Institute Ministry of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bihar’s Darbhanga. The institute will come up under Union Minister of Shipping Manusukh the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Mandaviya launched a dispute redressal Yojana (PMSSY) at a total cost of Rs 1,264 mechanism called SAROD Ports. SAROD is crore. The new AIIMS is likely to be Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes. completed within a period of 48 months Golden Temple gets FCRA Registration from the date of the approval by the Centre. The Union Home Ministry recently granted Foreign Contribution Regulation “Swachhta Pakhwara” is being observed Act (FCRA) registration to Gurdwara by over Indian Railways Harmandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, in “Swachhta Pakhwara” is being observed Amritsar. It will now enable the Golden by over Indian Railways. Swachhta Temple to receive foreign donations. Pakhwara’ is being observed all over Indian J&K govt. announced Free health Railways from 16th to 30th September insurance for J&K residents 2020. Jammu & Kashmir government announced 8 Indian beaches recommended for ‘Blue the health scheme in which the Flag’ eco-label government will provide universal health In a first-of-its-kind initiative, eight insurance. The scheme which is beaches of India have been recommended implemented by Lt Governor in convergence for the Blue flag certification. The selection with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan of the beaches was made by an independent Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) will provide national jury composed of eminent universal health insurance coverage to all the environmentalists and scientists. residents of Jammu & Kashmir. List of eight beaches selected for Blue flag certification are

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• Shivrajpur in Gujarat approximately five million man-days of employment over the three-year plant • Ghoghla in Daman & Diu construction period. • Kasarkod in Karnataka I&B Minister Launches 'DD Assam' • Padubidri beach in Karnataka Channel Virtually

• Kappad in Kerala Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, on • Rushikonda in Andhra Pradesh August 4, digitally launched “DD Assam,” a 24X7 Assamese satellite channel. • The golden beach of Odisha Central Railway designs robot ‘Rakshak’ • Radhanagar beach in Andaman and for health assistant Nicobar In the fight against the spread of Covid-19 Airbus to launch World’s first Commercial pandemic, the Mumbai Division of Central Hydrogen aircraft by 2035 Railway (CR) has designed a health assistant Aviation company airbus launched three robot ‘Rakshak’ who can remotely concepts for the first zero emission communicate between doctor and patient. commercial aircraft on 22nd September. First anniversary of creation of UTs of J&K, Their aircraftcraft is to enter into service by Ladakh 2035. The first anniversary of the creation of Atal tunnel: The world's longest highway UTs – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is tunnel above 10,000 ft being celebrated on August 05. This Atal tunnel is the world’s longest highway completes one year from the date of such tunnel above 10,000 ft. This 9.02 km long bifurcation by the Union Government in tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul & Spiti which J&K and Ladakh have been made as Valley throughout the year. It has been separate territories. named after former Indian Prime Minister Odisha becomes first state to get 'tsunami Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This all-weather ready' tag tunnel will reduce the distance between Manali & Leh by 46 kms. Odisha has become the first state in the Indian Ocean region to get two coastal villages 'tsunami ready', on 6th August. This August also makes the country to become the first in the Indian Ocean region to achieve the IOCL To Invest Rs 13,805 Cr To Set Up New honour. Plant In Odisha Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Ltd (IOCL) will Rangeilunda block under Ganjam district invest Rs 13,805 crore to set up a plant in and Noliasahi village of Ersama block Odisha's Paradip to manufacture raw under Jagatsinghpur district have been materials for the textile sector. acknowledged by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of The project is expected to be completed by UNESCO for greater preparedness to face the 2024.The project will generate tsunami disaster.

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PM Modi to inaugurate submarine cable Scheme (AMRUT) by making significant connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar strides in providing piped water supply to Islands households in urban areas of the State.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will • Rank 2: Chandigarh inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine • Rank 3: Telangana Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting India celebrates 74th Independence day Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day on 15th August. Prime Minister The submarine cable will also connect Port Narendra Modi visited the Rajghat and paid Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as the Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great celebrations started. Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. One India One Market for Farmers Delhi Govt. launches Electric Vehicle Policy Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 7th 2020, which will pave the way for creating August launched its Electric Vehicle (EV) 'One India, One Agriculture Market'. Policy and said it stands as the most progressive in the entire country and that it Briefing the decisions taken in the Cabinet will strive to bring down pollution levels here meeting headed by Prime Minister while generating employment. Narendra Modi. He said that the objective is that by 2024, PM Modi announced India will soon 25% of all new vehicle registrations introduce a new cyber security policy. should be for EVs. The National Cyber Security Strategy 2020 PM Modi launches Transparent Taxation (NCSS 2020), overseen by the National platform to benefit honest taxpayers Security Council Secretariat, collected public comments till January this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13th These frameworks will have a bearing on August launched the platform for incidents similar to the hacking of 121 'Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Indians’ WhatsApps in 2019 by the Isreali Honest' aimed at easing compliance and cyber firm NSO Group. expediting refunds, benefiting honest taxpayers. PM Modi launches National Digital Health Mission Three main features of the platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and The genesis of the new digital health tax payers' charter, PM Modi announced. infrastructure in India came about in the 2017 National Health Policy, which Odisha bags 1st position in AMRUT proposed a new National Digital Health scheme Authority. Then, a committee headed by Odisha continued to be the top performer former UIDAI chairman Satyanarayana in implementation of Atal Mission for released the National Digital Health Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Blueprint in July 2019.

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Optical-fibre connectivity Indian Railways in its effort to provide connectivity to various parts of the Modi said in the upcoming 1000 days specially in the remote ares is taking multiple nearly 6 lakh Indian villages will be steps where transportation is still a major connected with optical fibre. problem for the people living in those areas. Supreme Court judgment on daughters’ Manduadih becomes 'Banaras': MHA gives right to property nod for name change of major railway The Supreme Court held that daughters station in UP have coparcenary rights on the property of The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has their parents even if the latter died before the approved the Uttar Pradesh government's Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 request to change the name of Manduadih came into force. Railway Station to “Banaras”, according to a Jal Shakti Minister launches Swachh senior government official. Bharat Mission Academy UP Govt. launched the Electronics Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Manufacturing Policy Shekhawat launched Swachh Bharat Uttar Pradesh Government launched the Mission, SBM Academy in New Delhi. It is a Electronics Manufacturing Policy. It aims part of the ongoing week-long behaviour to bring in Rs 40,000 crores of investment change campaign ‘GandagiMukt Bharat. in five years. The policy aims to develop EU launches 1-mn-euro project in Bundelkhand and Purvanchal regions. Maharashtra, Odisha for skilling women in Dhanwantari Rath: Ayurveda at doorsteps housing sector of Delhi Police Families European Union has launched a 1-million- A MoU was signed between the All India euro project in four districts of Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Delhi Maharashtra and Odisha Police on 18th August for extending The project aims at targeting 3,000 ayurvedic mode of preventive and women-led households in these four promotive health services in the districts and is being implemented with the residential colonies of the force. housing-focussed not-for-profit Habitat for India ranks first in number of organic Humanity India. farmers UK launches 3 million pounds Innovation India ranks first in the number of organic Challenge Fund in India farmers and ninth in terms of area under The UK government has launched a Pound organic farming. Sikkim became the first 3 million innovation challenge fund in state to become fully organic and other states India to support scientists in academia including Tripura and Uttarakhand have set and industry to tackle the COVID-19 similar targets. pandemic and climate change. National Commission on Population: Indian Railways constructing world's India’s Population to be more feminine in tallest pier bridge in Manipur 2036

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National Commission on Population 51st IFFI to be held in Goa from Nov 20 submitted its report on population Fifty first International Film Festival of projections for the period of 2011-36. The India IFFI will be held in Goa, from commission was set up by Ministry of Health November 20th to 28th. and Family Welfare. The report says that the sex ratio of the country is to increase from This film festival being a hybrid film festival 943 (2011) to 957 (2036). Sex Ratio is due to Covid 19, would screen films on official number of females per 1000 males. digital platform along with the theatrical screenings. Israel’s MoU with UP to resolve Bundelkhand water crisis

The Uttar Pradesh and Israel governments July 2020 on 21st August signed a ‘plan of cooperation’ to resolve water crisis in Bundelkhand IIT Madras launches world’s first online region. BSc degree in Programming and Data Science Karnataka Government to build “Transit Homes” for Migrant Workers The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on 30th June announced it has The Karnataka Government is to build launched the “world’s first” online BSc transit homes for igrant workers. The degree course in Programming and Data project is being launched with an inspiration Science. from “Apna Ghar” project of Kerala. Stamp to honour former Prime Minister Aims: The homes aim to provide better living conditions for the migrant workers. The Centre on 30th June announced the This is being launched because of the reverse release of a commemorative stamp in the migration in Karnataka amid lock down. honour of former PM PV Narasimha Rao. The decision comes a day after the national India’s first International Women Trade celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Centre to be set up in Kerala Rao. Kerala will set up India's first Rao served as the ninth Prime Minister of international women's trade centre (WTC), India from 1991 to 1996. in consonance with the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs), at Government Declares Entire Nagaland Angamaly. ‘Disturbed Area’ for 6 more Months Under AFSPA Act 1958 Indian Railways to meet energy needs of 33 bn units by 2030 The Central government has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” for a Indian Railways organised a discussion period of six more months till December over a wide range of topics with the 2020. stakeholders, chaired by Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, Union Minister of Railways, to Govt makes first move to privatise become 100% self-sustainable for all its Railways, invites private players to run energy needs and to contribute to the 151 trains National Solar Mission of India.

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In a significant push to privatisation in the Assam government to upgrade Dehing Indian Railways, Railways Board chairman Patkai wildlife sanctuary to national park VK Yadav said that by 2023, about 5 per The Assam government on 6th July decided to cent of passenger train operations will be upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary conducted by the private players, so as to into a national park. The announcement initiate a jump towards technological comes just months after the National Board of improvements and increased speeds in the Wildlife’s (NBWL) conditional clearance to a Railway operations. coal mining project by Coal India Limited Delhi L-G Anil Baijal inaugurates world’s (CIL) in the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve ‘largest’ COVID care centre sparked a spate of virtual protests in the state. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal inaugurated the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel Andhra Pradesh celebrates Farmers’ Day COVID care centre, the “largest” of its kind in as tribute to YSR Reddy on his birth the world, at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas anniversary here on 5th July. The state of Andhra Pradesh is celebrating AMC launched Dhanvantri Rath to take July 8 as Rythu Dinotsavam (Farmers’ Non-COVID healthcare services to Day) as it marks the birth anniversary of YS doorsteps in Ahmedabad Rajasekhara Reddy, the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh who served Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from 2004 to 2009. has launched Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to peoples’ New Building of IARI, Jharkhand named doorsteps amid the ongoing COVID-19 after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee pandemic. The new administrative and academic Himachal Pradesh becomes First State in building of the Indian Agricultural India to have LPG Gas Connection in Every research Institute (IARI),at Gouria Karma in Household Hazaribagh, Jharkhand is named after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee the founder Himachal Pradesh has become the first of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, on the event of his state in the country to have 100% cent birth anniversary. percent households with LPG gas connections, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur AIR to broadcast its first-ever 'News said on 6th July. Magazine' programme in Sanskrit PM Modi to inaugurate Asia’s largest solar The All India Radio (AIR) will broadcast its plant in Madhya Pradesh on 10th July first- ever 'News Magazine' programme in Sanskrit on 4th July which will have news PM Modi To Inaugurate Asia's Largest 750 from the world of Sanskrit and prominent MW Ultra Mega Solar Power Plant Situated developments of the week. In Rewa On 10 July. Prime Minister (PM)) Narendra Modi is set to dedicate to the nation Odisha becomes First State in India to Use Asia's largest solar power plant situated in Space Technology & Artificial Intelligence Madhya Pradesh (MP)'s Rewa district on 10 for Safeguarding Government Lands July. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on July 8 launched Bhubaneshwar Land Use

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Intelligence System (BLUIS) to monitor the government aims at gradually increasing changes in all the government lands in the public health expenditure to 2.5 per Bhubaneshwar. cent of the nation's GDP by the year 2025. India's 2018 tiger census sets new 117th birthday Anniversary of Ex CM of Guinness Record as largest camera-trap Tamil Nadu state K Kamaraj, celebrated wildlife survey as Educational Development Day India's tiger estimation for the year 2018 The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has entered the record books as it was Shri K.Kamaraj ji’s 117th birth awarded the Guiness World Record on anniversary has been observed as Tamil 11th July for being the largest camera-trap Nadu’s Educational Development Day. wildlife survey. In 2018, India had as many Indian Railways’ 1st cable-stayed rail as 2,967 tigers in the wild, with more than bridge, Anji Khad bridge half of them in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, according to that year's tiger A big milestone for a better and more estimation report. connected India! The country’s “first cable- stayed” Indian Railways bridge – the NATGRID to have access to database that magnificent Anji Khad Bridge will soon links around 14,000 police stations connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and The National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Kashmir. has signed a memorandum of Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji to be understanding with the National Crime Upgraded to Wildlife Sanctuary Records Bureau (NCRB) to access the centralised online database on FIRs and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stolen vehicles. announced that the Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji district would be upgraded to a Nabard to organise 'Digital Choupal' on its wildlife sanctuary. Poba Reserve Forest, 39th foundation day declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 The National Bank for Agriculture and hectares, is home to large number of flora Rural Development (Nabard) announced it and fauna. conduct its first 'Digital Choupal' via video India’s first trans-shipment hub in Cochin conferencing with participants of various port, Kerala projects initiated by it, to share their experiences about the projects they are Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri involved in. Mansukh Mandaviya has reviewed the development activities of Vallarpadam Nabard is organising Digital Choupal on Terminal of Cochin Port. It is envisaged as July 13 to mark its 39th foundation day. first trans-shipment port of India. Govt aims to increase public health Hyderabad Airport Gets India's 1st and expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025 Only Completely Contactless Car Parking The Union Health Ministry has pushed for GMR Hyderabad International Airport an increased expenditure on public health. Limited (GHIAL) that operates the city In a meeting with the 15th Finance airport announced it is offering fully Commission, the Union Health Minister Dr. contact-less airport car parking service. Harsh Vardhan, on 15th July highlighted that

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Apart from offering an end-to-end contact- In a view to strengthening grass roots less boarding experience for safe travel, democracy by providing a sense of security to GHIAL has also scaled up its NETC (National the elected members of local bodies, Jammu Electronic Toll Collection) FASTag Car and Kashmir has approved an insurance Parking in collaboration with NPCI (National cover of Rs 25 lakh to all the elected Payments Corporation of India). panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) members in case of militancy-related Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat death. Inaugurates ‘Smriti Van’ in Dehradun on Harela Festival Employees' Welfare Scheme Launched In Arun Jaitley's Name In Rajya Sabha On the occasion of Harela festival in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has launched Singh Rawat on 16th July inaugurated an employees' welfare scheme in the name 'Smriti Van' at Asthal village of Dehradun of late Arun Jaitley ("Shri Arun Jaitley district in the memory of famous folk singer Financial Assistance for Group C of the state late Jeet Singh Negi. Employees" Scheme), which will be funded by the pension his family receives as he has Jal Jeevan Mission: Arunachal plans 100% been a member of the upper house. tap connections by 2023 India to have 60% renewable energy by Arunachal Pradesh Government has decided 2030: Power minister RK Singh to provide 100% tap water connections to all the households in the State by 2023 under Jal India will have around 60 per cent of its Jeevan Mission, the flagship programme of installed electricity generation capacity Government, which aims to provide safe from clean sources by 2030, Power and drinking water to all. New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said on 22nd July. Govt has approved Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone The minister also exuded confidence that the renewable energy capacity would touch 510 Environment, Forest and Climate Change GW by 2030, including 60 GW of hydro Minister Prakash Javadekar informed that power. the Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco- Sensitive Zone has been approved by the World's first electrified double-stack government. This will pave way for faster container tunnel underway in India execution of the Chaardhaam Project and The Indian Railways is constructing the give a boost to conservation of the ecology world's first electrified double-stack and developmental activities. container tunnel near Haryana's . A Capitals of NE states to be connected to double-stack container goods train will be rail network by 2023: Railway Board able to run at a speed of more than 100 km from within this tunnel. Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav on 18th July announced that all the capitals of Centre to convert ravines of Chambal North-Eastern states will be connected to region into arable land with World Bank the rail network by 2023. support J&K panchayat members to get Rs 25 lakh The Centre, in collaboration with the insurance for death due to militancy World Bank, has decided to convert large

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series area of ravines in Gwalior-Chambal belt of policy aims to universalise the pre-primary Madhya Pradesh into arable land, and a education by 2025 and provide preliminary report for the same will be foundational literacy and numeracy for all. prepared in a month, Agriculture Minister READ MORE……… Narendra Singh Tomar said on 27th June. After preparation of the initial report, June 2020 subsequent meetings will be held with the Prime Minister announces "My Life My chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for further Yoga" Video Blogging contest course of action. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of At 2,967, India has 70% of global tiger India on 31st May called upon one and all population to participate in the “My Life – My India’s tiger population now stands at Yoga”(also called “Jeevan Yoga”) Video 2,967 which is 70 percent of the global Blogging Contest, a joint effort by the tiger population, according to a detailed Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council report of Tiger Census on the eve of Global for Cultural Relations (ICCR), during the Tiger Day, released by the Ministry of course of his monthly Mann Ki Baat address Environment, Forest and Climate Change here to the nation. on 29th July. Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International India has doubled its tiger population Airport becomes 1st in India with this new ahead of the target year of 2022. tech at both ends of runway Green-Ag project launched in Mizoram Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport gets Aviation Weather Monitoring A project which aims to catalyse System! For the first time in India, an sustainable transformation of agriculture Aviation Weather Monitoring System has without compromising the countrys food been installed at the Bangalore airport at security and farmers income was launched in both ends of the runway. Mizoram. Govt. Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign The project will be implemented in Dampa launched for 1.5 crore dairy farmers Tiger Reserve in west Mizorams Mamit district and Thorangtlang Wildlife The Government will provide Kisan Credit Sanctuary in Lunglei district in the Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore dairy farmers southern part of the state covering more than belonging to Milk Unions and Milk 30 villages. Mizoram is among the five states producing Companies within the next two where the Green-Ag project, funded by Global months (1st June-31st July 2020) under a Environment Facility (GEF), is being special drive. implemented. The other states are Madhya Karnataka’s Hubballi to get world’s Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and longest railway platform Uttarakhand. Karnataka’s Hubballi railway station is set National education policy 2020 Highlights to get the world’s longest railway platform The Union Cabinet has approved the new with dimensions of 1,400 metres length education policy. The New Education Policy and 10 metres width. Confirming the same, (NEP 2020) aims at revamping all aspects South Western Railway (SWR) officials told of the Indian education structure. The new

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series that the extension work in Platform number 1 Gairsain declared summer capital of of the Hubballi Junction is underway. Uttarakhand While the existing platform is 550-metres Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared long, it will be extended to 1,400 metres in as the summer capital of Uttarakhand on a year. 8th June. Power Minister launches the ‘#iCommit’ ''Bande Utkala Janani'' gets state anthem initiative on World Environment Day status in Odisha Shri R. K. Singh, the Minister of State (IC) The Odisha Cabinet on 7th June approved for Power and New & Renewable Energy, a proposal to give state anthem status to initiated the ‘#iCommit’ campaign, on the ''Bande Utkala Janani''. occasion of World Environment Day. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram initiative is a clarion call to all stakeholders Keshari Arukh said that the Cabinet headed and individuals to continue moving towards by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accorded energy efficiency, renewable energy, and state anthem status to ''Bande Utkala sustainability to create a robust and resilient Janani''. energy system in the future. This patriotic poem was written by Hyderabad airport receives ACI Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra in 1912. recognition for green practices Highest ever allocation of fund worth Rs GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport 1,01,500 crore in MGNREGS for FY 2020- (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) 21 received the highest Platinum Recognition in the Airports Council International (ACI) A provision of Rs 1,01,500 crore has been Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition made under Mahatma Gandhi National 2020 in the 15-35 million passengers per Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme annum (MPPA) category. (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2020-2021. India loses 750 tigers in last eight years; MP report maximum casualties: Govt For the financial year 2020-21, a sum of Rs 31,493 crore has already been released which As many as 750 tigers have died in the is more than 50 per cent of the budget country in the last eight years due to estimate of the current Financial Year. poaching and other causes, with Madhya Pradesh reporting the highest casualties at NHAI becomes first construction sector 173, according to an official data. organisation to go ‘Fully Digital’ Andhra Pradesh to launch online waste As one of the biggest reform, the National management platform Highway Authority of India (NHAI) under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways On World Environment Day, Andhra has gone ‘Fully Digital’, with the launch of Pradesh will launch an online waste unique cloud based and Artificial Intelligence management platform to handle liquid powered Big Data Analytics platform – Data waste, hazardous, and non-hazardous Lake and Project Management Software. solid waste and air pollutants. Up 151, Gujarat now has 674 Asiatic lions as two new dists get in the king’s camp

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GUJARAT is now home to 674 Asiatic lions, Madhya Pradesh is set to pump in around the state forest department announced on Rs 25,000 crore into its rural economy by 10th June while declaring results of Poonam the time its all-time high wheat Avlokan, a lion population “observation” procurement draws to a close. This has exercise undertaken the last full moon in made the state the country’s largest wheat place of the 15th lion census. The figure is purchaser in 2020-21. 151 more than the 523 Asiatic lions MP procured around 12.77 million tonnes estimated in Gir forest and other areas of of wheat, Punjab has closed its procurement Saurashtra in 2015. for this year at 12.76 million tonnes. Karnataka bans online classes from LKG to Indian Railways creates new world record V; warns against increasing fees by successfully running first Double-Stack Minister for primary and secondary Container Train in OHE electrified education S Suresh Kumar on 10th June territory said that online classes cannot be held for Indian Railways has created a new world the kids from LKG to class V. benchmark by successfully running first He also said that the strict action will be taken Double-Stack Container Train in high-rise against the schools charging extra fees in the in Over Head Equipment electrified name of online classes. territory on Western Railway. GMR signs pact with Andhra govt to Central Railways launches robotic 'Captain develop at Bhogapuram Arjun' for screening of passengers for COVID-19 The Andhra Pradesh government on 12th June signed a concession agreement with Central Railways has launched a robot GMR Airports Ltd for construction of a named 'Captain Arjun'' for the screening of greenfield international airport at passengers for COVID-19 infection and Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district. surveillance on railway premises in Pune. GMR Group would develop a state-of-the-art Indian Gas Exchange (IGX): First international airport at Bhogapuram which Nationwide Online ‘Gas Trading Platform’ would be ready by 2023. Launched Odisha Becomes First State to Get ISO Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Certification for Tribal Hostels Steel Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Odisha has become the first state in the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), first nationwide country to receive ISO certification for online delivery-based gas trading hostels meant for tribal students. The platform. IGX will be a delivery-based ST&SC Welfare Department had earlier trading platform for delivery of natural Gas. launched the 'Mission Suvidya' project to The trade on the platform commenced in his provide all the tribal hostels of the state auspicious presence. uniform standards of infrastructure, 500-yr-old temple rises from Mahanadi amenities and human resources. water MP becomes country's top wheat An ancient temple, submerged in river procurer; farmers get Rs 25,000 crore Mahanadi (has re-appeared after 11 years boost in Nayagarh district (Odisha). Project

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series assistant Deepak Kumar Nayak, who had Reason: The magazine highlighted Ambani documented the site with help of a local for leading Reliance Foundation's efforts in heritage enthusiast Rabindra Kumar Rana, feeding frontline workers and the said the temple was dedicated to Gopinath underprivileged, a contribution of $72 Deba, a form of Lord Krishna. million to an emergency fund for relief work, and for setting up India's first Covid-19 The finding is the part of INTACH’s hospital. Mahanadi Valley Heritage Sites Documentation project. Rs 3,100 crore from PM CARES allocated to buy ventilators, help migrants and Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18th develop a vaccine June 2020 Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the Karnataka observe on 18th June as 'Mask Trust has decided to allocate Rs 3,100 core Day' to create awareness in the masses for the fight against Covid-19. Out of the Rs about the importance of wearing one amid 3100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs 2,000 the Covid pandemic. crore will be earmarked for the purchase Infosys joins Amazon's The Climate Pledge of ventilators, Rs 1,000 crores will be used to be net zero carbon for care of migrant labourers and Rs 100 crores will be given to support vaccine Bengaluru-based IT major Infosys Ltd has development. joined The Climate Pledge, an initiative co- founded by e-commerce firm Amazon and Haryana govt and Reliance Jio TV environment firm Global Optimism, to agreement to educate 52 lakh students make a commitment to meet the Paris Haryana government and Reliance Jio TV Agreement 10 years early. have entered an agreement that is The Climate Pledge calls on new signatories expected to benefit around 52 lakh school to be net zero carbon across their children in rural areas. This new agreement businesses by 2040, a decade ahead of the is done under the Chief Minister's Distance Paris Accord’s goal of 2050. Amazon plans Education Programme in order to expand to announce many more signatories education in rural areas without jeopardizing throughout 2020. social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nita Ambani only Indian among top global philanthropists of 2020 Mumbai civic body on Mission Zero for 6 wards in city’s suburbs to curb Covid-19 Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita cases Ambani became the only Indian to feature in Town & Country magazine's top global Civic chief IS Chahal on 23rd June philanthropists of 2020 list. launched ‘Mission Zero’, as part of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Ambani features alongside prominent global (BMC) rapid action plan to curb rising Covid- individuals including as Tim Cook, Oprah 19 cases in the suburbs. He also inaugurated Winfrey, Laurene Powell Jobs, the Lauder 50 ambulances given to BMC as part of a Family, Donatella Versace, Michael public-private partnership. Bloomberg and Leonardo Di Caprio among others. Devika and Puneja bridges inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir

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Union Minister of State (Independent Ministry of Culture released Prof B.B. Lal - Charge) Development of North Eastern India Rediscovered on the 100th birth Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public anniversary of Prof Lal Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Union Culture Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Space, Jitendra Singh inaugurated Devika Patel released an e-book "Prof B.B. Lal - and Puneja bridges in Udhampur and India Rediscovered" on 2 May on the Doda districts, Jammu and Kashmir. occasion of the centenary year of great ‘Sankalp Parva’ on the call of Prime archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal. The book Minister by Ministry of Culture from 28th is a tribute from the Ministry of Culture for June to 12th July 2020 his immense contribution to the field of archaeology. The Union Ministry of Culture has announced on 27th June 2020 that on the Maharashtra the first state government to call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi the announces free and cashless insurance to Ministry has decided to celebrate a 2-week the all citizens long tree plantation campaign called Maharashtra government announced free ‘Sankalp Parva’ from 28th June to 12th July health insurance scheme to all its citizens, 2020. This was informed by the Union state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Minister of State for Culture (Independent 2nd May. It is the first state in India to take Charge) Prahlad Joshi. Under the Sankalp such initiative.Under the Mahatma Jyotiba Parva, the Ministry of Culture has Phule Jan Arogya Yojana. recommended planting 5 tress: Bargad, Awla, Pepal, Ashok and Bel. Rajnath Singh inaugurates Kailash mansarovar road link via video Delhi Government to set up ‘Plasma Bank’ conference at ILBS, the First Plasma Bank in India Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Delhi government on 29th June announced 8th May inaugurated 75-km long Kailash setting up of a plasma bank for the Mansarovar road link in Uttarakhand’s treatment of covid-19 patients. Delhi was Pithoragarh through video-conferencing. one of the first states to have given a go- 75.54 km long road from Ghatibagar in ahead for plasma therapy in April. Dharchula to Lipulekh near the border Maharashtra CM launches world’s largest with China. convalescent plasma project Nitin Gadkari sets road construction Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav target for next two years at Rs 15 lakh Thackeray on 29th June launched crore convalescent plasma therapy-cum- trial The government is planning to build project for treatment of critical COVID-19 highways worth Rs 15 lakh crore in the patients with a state medical education next two years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari department official calling it the largest said on 7th May. The road transport, initiative of its kind in the world. “The project, highways and MSME minister also said that titled ‘Platina’, is the largest convalescent the auto scrapping policy is likely to be plasma therapy-cum-trial project in the finalised soon. world. In a video conference with the members of May 2020 SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile

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Manufacturers) Institute over impact of Government launches scheme for 100 % Covid-19 on the automobile sector, the solarisation of Konark sun temple & minister suggested to focus on enhancing Konark town liquidity in business, as ups and downs are The Ministry of New and Renewable common. Energy (MNRE) has taken up the Complete Number of Tigers in the Rises Solarisation of Konark sun temple and From 88 to 96 Konark town in Odisha. The number of tigers in the Sunderbans Govt extends ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya reserve forest in West Bengal has Vandana Yojana’ by 3 yrs till Mar 2023 increased to 96 from the previous The Union Cabinet on Wednesday estimate of 88, an official said on 7th May. extended the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Delhi Police gets India's first 'Thermal Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a social security Corona Combat Headgear' to enhance scheme for senior citizens, for three years social distancing till March, 2023. Delhi Police has inducted in service India's PMVVY scheme, implemented through the first thermal detection headgear that will Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), is intended enhance the social distancing while still to give an assured minimum pension to enabling the policemen to perform their senior citizens (60 years and above) based duties. Indian Robo Store group in on an assured return on the purchase partnership with the Delhi Police has price/subscription amount. The assured rate invented this headgear that has been given of return for fiscal 2020-21 has been pegged the name -- Thermal Corona Combat Gear at 7.4 per cent per annum and thereafter to (TCCH). be reset every year, an official release said after the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister India Post releases special postal cover for Narendra Modi, decided to extend the scheme migrant workers for a further period of three years up to India Post on May 13 paid a tribute to March 31, 2023. migrant workers by releasing a special 'Hunar Haat' to make comeback in postal cover dedicated to them in Mumbai, September with theme 'Local to Global' a press release by the Press Information Bureau has said. ‘Hunar Haat’ a platform for artisans/craftsmen which helps them to MOHUA announces results of Star rating of generate employment, will return in garbage free cities September with a 'Local to Global' theme Shri Hardeep S, Puri, Minister of State after an over five-month gap due to the (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs, hs coronavirus pandemic. It is an initiative by informed that for the assessment year the Minority Affairs Ministry. 2019-2020, a total of six cities have been Chhattisgarh to observe May 25 as Jhiram certified as 5-Star (Ambikapur, Rajkot, tribute day Surat, Mysuru, Indore and Navi Mumbai), 65 cities as 3-Star and 70 cities as 1-Star. The Chhattisgarh government will observe While announcing the results of the Star May 25 as 'Jhiram Shraddhanjali Diwas' to Rating of Garbage Free Cities on 19th May. pay tribute to Congress leaders who were killed in a Maoist attack in Bastar district

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PMMSY aims to enhance fish production to Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 27th 220 LMT with an investment of over May said, Aarogya Setu has become world's Rs.20,000 crores in next five years largest contact tracing app reaching over 11 crore 40 lakh people in 40 days. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) aims to enhance fish Petroleum Minister dedicates to nation, 56 production to 220 lakh metric tons by CNG stations 2024-25 from 137.58 lakh metric tons in Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister 2018-19 at an average annual growth rate of Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated to nation, about 9%. 56 CNG stations spread over 11 States and Gadkari inaugurates Chamba Tunnel Union Territories. These stations are in under Chardham Pariyojana Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Union Minister for Road Transport & Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari Pradesh. on 26th May inaugurated the breakthrough event of Chamba Tunnel under Chardham ‘One Sun One World One Grid’: India Pariyojana through video conference mode. initiates talks on West to SE Asia solar grid Border Roads Organisation (BRO) achieved India has come up with a ‘One Sun One this major milestone by digging up a 440 m World One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative to long Tunnel below the busy Chamba town set up a framework for facilitating global on Rishikesh-Dharasu road Highway (NH cooperation in this regard aiming at building 94). a global ecosystem of interconnected Salman Khan Launches His New Grooming renewable energy resources that can be Brand FRSH seamlessly shared.

Taking to his social media handle on May 25, 2020, Salman Khan launched his new grooming and personal care brand FRSH. April 2020

LIC launches modified PM Vaya Vandana Cabinet reduces salaries of MPs by 30% Yojana for a year, no MPLAD funds for 2 years Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) In This emerging situation arising due to on 25th May announced the launch of the the rapid spread of coronavirus, the cabinet Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana promulgated an ordinance to reduce the (Modified- 2020) Scheme. salaries, allowances and pensions of “This plan will be available for sale Members of Parliament (MPs) by 30 per commencing from May 26 for three cent for one year. The minister also financial years – up to March 31, 2023. announced that The President, Vice This scheme can be purchased offline as well President, Governors of States have as online from LIC of India. voluntarily decided to take a pay cut as a social responsibility. The money will go to Consolidated Fund of India.

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Tamil Nadu finishes on top in micro- Management during Emergency irrigation coverage situations” Tamil Nadu financial year 2019-20, the World Bank (WB) has joined hands with State finished on top it coverage of AIMA (All India Management Association), 2,06,853.25 ha at the all-India level for micro- one of the most renowned business schools in irrigation coverage. This has been achieved as India, to organize a virtual workshop called part of implementation of the Pradhan “The Contract Management during Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), a Emergency situations”. programme aimed at promoting the “more Aims: To create awareness about the likely crop per drop” concept by focussing on impact of the coronavirus (COVID -19) water-saving technologies. pandemic on the implementation of the bank- The state is followed by Karnataka and funded projects. Gujarat with 1,41,103.56 Ha and 1,08,322.00 NTPC launched Hydrogen Fuel bus and car Ha of coverage respectively. project for Leh, New Delhi Prasar Bharati launches new channel DD India's largest power producer, NTPC Ltd, Retro has invited Global Expression of Interest Buoyed by the strong viewer interest in (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Mahabharat’, public (FC) based electric buses and an equal broadcaster Prasar Bharati has launched a number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based electric new channel DD Retro that will air classic cars in Leh and Delhi. shows. “To relive the nostalgia of your Karnataka tops in total installed favourite memorable serials of , renewable capacity: CRISIL Research watch DD Retro,” the pubcaster announced report on 13th April. Karnataka’s total renewable energy Jim Corbett becomes India's first installed capacity stood at 15,232 quarantine facility for animals MegaWatt(MW) as on March 31, 2020 India's oldest National Park Jim Corbett, against 13,845 MW as on March 31, 2019. situated in Uttarakhand's Paurhi Garhwal According to a CRISIL Research report, region, has built isolation wards for Karnataka retained its 1st position in animals. terms of total installed renewable capacity in FY20 followed by Tamil Nadu(2nd) & UP becomes first state with in-house Gujarat(3rd). facility of virtual courts

Amid the country-wide corona-triggered lockdown , Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to have the requisite infrastructure in all its courts for hearing cases through video conferencing, the Allahabad High Court said in a statement on 23rd April. World Bank ties-up with AIMA to organize virtual workshop on “Contract

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Tamil 2 14, 347 Nadu Total installed Position State renewable capacity Secured in Mega Watt (MW) 3 Gujarat 10,586

1 Karnataka 15,232

Chapter 15: Current Affairs (International) In Short

September 2020 on 21st September opening a new chapter in India, US and Israel collaborate to develop connectivity initiatives in the Indian Ocean 5G tech Region. The Cargo Ferry Vessel MCP Linz India, Israel and the United States have operated by the Shipping Corporation of begun collaboration in developmental India (SCI) will connect Tuticorin and area, and in next generation of emerging Cochin ports in India with Kulhudhuhfushi technologies, including a transparent, open, and Male ports in the Maldives. reliable and secure 5G communication August 2020 network. UAE starts up Arab world's first nuclear Women empowerment: India beats China, plant becomes member of United Nations's The has launched ECOSOC operations at the Arab world's first nuclear In a significant development, India has power plant, on the Gulf coast just east of been elected as the member of the Qatar. Nuclear fission has begun in one of Commission on Status of Women (CSW), a four reactors at the Barakah plant, which body of the Economic and Social Council uses South Korean technology. (ECOSOC). India will be a member of the UK considers Gandhi coin to prestigious body for four years, 2021 to commemorate Indian independence icon 2025. The United Kingdom is considering Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign Abraham minting a coin to commemorate India's Accord independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, amid US President Donald Trump on 15th growing interest in recognising the September hosted Israeli Prime Minister contributions of people from Black, Asian and Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign other minority ethnic (BAME) communities. ministers of the United Arab Emirates and "Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) is Bahrain for the signing of the historic currently considering a coin to commemorate Abraham Accord, which is the first Arab- Gandhi. Israeli peace deal in 26 years. Egypt was Mauritius declares emergency as stranded the first Arab State to sign a peace deal with ship spills fuel Israel in 1979. Jordon signed a peace pact in The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius 1994. declared a “state of environmental India launches first ever cargo ferry with emergency” on 7th August after a Maldives to boost trade Japanese-owned ship that ran aground The first ever Cargo Ferry Service between offshore days ago began spilling tons of India and the Maldives was jointly launched fuel.

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UAE-Israel agreed for peace agreement July 2020 namely “Abraham Accord” India joins ‘Alliance for Poverty Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Eradication’ at UN as founding member Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, India has become a founding member of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the Supreme Commander of the United Arab UN, launched by the President of the General Emirates, have agreed for the Israel–United Assembly, aimed at focussing on efforts to Arab Emirates peace agreement, or the boost global economy in the aftermath of the Abraham Accord to establish full diplomatic Covid-19 pandemic. ties. President of the 74th Session of the UN India, Japan and Australia to launch General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad- “Supply Chain Resilience Initiative” to Bande will formally launch the ‘Alliance for counter China Poverty Eradication’ on June 30. The Supply Chain Resilience Initiative first Madeline Swegle becomes US Navy's first proposed by Japan. The initiative purpose Black female fighter pilot in its 110-year to reduce the dependency in China. history Japan is to be joined by India and Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle made history by Australia. It is a direct response to becoming the U.S. Navy's first Black female companies that are concerned about Chinese tactical fighter pilot. political behaviour and disruption to supply Uganda becomes first African country to chain. submit REDD+ results, paves way for Google Launches 'The Anywhere School' payments With 50 New Features To Boost Online Uganda has become the first African Learning country to submit results for Reducing To help millions of students tide over the emissions from deforestation and forest pandemic-induced learning from home tech degradation (REDD+) to the United giant Google has announced a new Nations Framework Convention on initiative called 'The Anywhere School'. Climate Change (UNFCCC). REDD+ is a With this initiative, Google will also roll out mechanism developed by the parties to the over 50 new features across Meet, UNFCCC to reduce emissions from Classroom, G Suite and other products to deforestation and forest degradation. hundreds of thousands of viewers in more Russian voters overwhelmingly back a than 250 countries around the world. ploy by President Vladimir Putin to rule Russia releases declassified video of until 2036 largest-ever hydrogen bomb blast President Vladimir Putin has won a Russia released a 40-minute video of resounding victory in his bid to stay in detonation of the world’s most powerful power until the middle of the next decade, hydrogen bomb. The bomb was called the as Russians voted overwhelmingly to “Tsar Bomb”. endorse the country's political status quo, It is believed to be 3,333 times more according to preliminary results. destructive than that of the Hiroshima ADB Becomes Observer Of Network For Nagasaki Atom bombs Little Boy and Fat Greening The Financial System Man. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has WHO declares Africa free of Wild Polio joined the central banks and supervisors World Health Organisation declared Africa Network for Greening the Financial polio-free. The disease is now found only in System (NGFS) as an observer. Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nigeria is the NGFS, launched at the Paris One Planet last African country to be declared free from Summit on December 12, 2017, ADB joins wild polio. the ranks of the World Bank, the

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International Finance Corporation, the U.S. remains India's top trading partner in International Monetary Fund, and the 2019-20 Organisation for Economic Cooperation The US remained India's top trading and Development as NGFS observers. partner for the second consecutive fiscal United Nations Announces US to Withdraw in 2019-20, which shows increasing From WHO in July 2021 economic ties between the two countries. The United States will leave the World According to the data of the commerce Health Organisation (WHO) on July 6, ministry, in 2019-20, the bilateral trade 2021, the United Nations said on 8th July, between the US and India stood at USD after receiving notification of the decision by 88.75 billion as against USD 87.96 billion President Donald Trump, who has accused in 2018-19. the agency of becoming a puppet for China India 'Air bubbles' formed with US, France during the coronavirus pandemic. & Germany Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep rubella, ahead of 2023 target: WHO Singh Puri announced that India is to Sri Lanka and Maldives have become the resume operation of international first two countries in the World Health commercial flights with France and US. Organisation's South-East Asia region to The Government of India has signed eliminate both measles and rubella ahead agreements with US, UK, France and of a 2023 target, the UN health agency countries in UAE. The Ministry of Civil announced 8th July. Aviation has planned to bring down the air WHO sets up panel to review handling of travel charges by 25%. COVID-19 pandemic Turkmenistan gets observer status in The World Health Organization (WHO) has World Trade Organization announced it is setting up an independent Turkmenistan has been granted Observer panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 status (25th country) by the World Trade pandemic and the response by governments Organization (WTO ) General Council. worldwide. Former New Zealand Prime Turkmenistan has become the last former Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian Soviet republic to establish formal ties with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have agreed the trade body. to head the panel. Nicaragua becomes 87th country to sign ADB & Education Above All joint Projects International Solar Alliance Framework worth $100 million for quality Primary Agreement Education for Out-of-School Children Nicaragua has become the 87th country to The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) the Qatar-based Education Above All Framework Agreement, an initiative led by (EAA) Foundation have signed an agreement India to promote sustainable energy. to carry out $100 million in joint projects The agreement on behalf of the Central to put out-of-school and at-risk children American country Nicaragua was signed by into quality primary education. the Permanent Representative to the United India will not run the World’s Emptiest Nations Jaime Hermida Castillo at the Airport- Mattala Rajapaksa International Permanent Mission of India to the United Airport Nations in New York on 22, July 2020. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda India hands over 10 broad gauge Rajapaksa has informed that on the request locomotives to Bangladesh of his Government the Indian Government India provided 10 railway locomotives to has agreed to not form a joint venture Bangladesh on 27th July as grant assistance, company with Sri Lanka for running the with the leadership of the two sides Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. committing themselves to more connectivity

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series and infrastructure initiatives to boost trade graduate from the prestigious United and create new supply chains. States Military Academy at West Point, and The move was part of a sharpened focus on the Second Lieutenant is hopeful that her India’s “neighbourhood first” policy. efforts to represent her religion and India to set up solar power park in Sri community will encourage Americans to Lanka learn more about Sikhism. India plans to build a solar power park in India becomes founding member of global Sri Lanka as part of a strategy to project its alliance on Artificial Intelligence presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) India joined international and multi- amid Chinese attempts to lure nations into stakeholder initiative Global Partnership its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. Leveraging its for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) as its solar expertize, India’s largest power founding member on June 15, 2020. By generation utility NTPC Ltd plans to set up becoming the founding member of the this project in the island nation under the initiative, India has joined the leading nations aegis of International Solar Alliance (ISA). of the world including the UK, EU, US, PM Modi to virtually inaugurate new Australia among others. Supreme Court building in Mauritius India wins 184 out 192 votes to enter UN Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Security Council Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth India scored a major diplomatic victory to will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme enter the non-permanent category of the Court building of Mauritius on July 30. UN Security Council when elections were June 2020 held for the five non-permanent members Myanmar’s Military Returns to Facebook on 17th June. India won 184 votes out of to Provide ‘Accurate’ News 192 valid votes cast. Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” has Previously, India has been elected as a non- decided to use Facebook again to provide permanent member of the Council for the ‘accurate’ news to people. Myanmar years 1950—1951, 1967—1968, 1972— Military using Facebook again because it is 1973, 1977—1978, 1984—1985, 1991— the most widely used social media platform in 1992 and 2011—2012. the country and is the best way to reach Ireland, Mexico and Norway were also people. elected as non-permanent members of the UN Facebook had removed several accounts Security Council. India’s term will begin linked to the Myanmar military in 2018. from January 2021. Facebook, Google and Microsoft join hands India To Send 75-Member Tri-Service for "Project Protect" to fight online child Contingent To World War II Victory sexual abuse Parade In Moscow Facebook joined Google, Microsoft and 15 India will send a contingent of 75 other tech companies to announce the personnel from its three armed forces to formation of "Project Protect": A plan to Moscow to participate in Russia's 75th combat online child sexual abuse – a renewed World War II Victory Day parade on June commitment and investment from the 24. Technology Coalition expanding its scope and "On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of impact to protect kids online and guide its the victory in the Second World War, there work for the next 15 years. will be a military parade in Moscow to Anmol Narang becomes first observant honour the heroism and sacrifices made by Sikh to graduate from US Military the Russian and other friendly people. Academy India will be United Nations Security Anmol Narang has made history by Council President for August, 2021 becoming the first observant Sikh to India, which has been elected as a non- permanent member of the Security

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Council, will serve as the president of the Indian power producer NTPC Ltd has won powerful 15-nation UN body for the month a project management consultancy (PMC) of August, 2021. contract for the development of a 500-MW Nepalese FM radio stations start giving solar park in the Republic of Mali. weather bulletins of Lipulekh, Kalapani The award was made at an event held on June and Limpiyadhura 24, NTPC said in a statement, without giving After Nepal’s parliament endorsed the more details about the project. At present, political map that shows the disputed NTPC has 62,110 MW of installed capacity areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and and has an objective to become a 130 GW Limpiyadhura as part of its territory company by 2032. earlier this month, some Nepalese FM radio May 2020 stations close to India-Nepal border in Irans parliament introduces new Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh have started currency, Toman, to tackle inflation giving weather bulletins of these three The Iranian Parliament has announced the areas. decision to replace its currency "Rial" with China To Join UN Arms Trade Treaty To another basic unit of currency called the Enhance ‘peace And Stability’ "Toman." Each toman will be worth 10,000 China has decided to join a global pact on rials under the new system. regulations of arms sales showing its WHO, UN''s postal agency release willingness to address the poorly commemorative stamp on 40th regulated international arms trade after anniversary of smallpox eradication the United States pulled out last year. The WHO and the UN''s postal agency have National People’s Congress, China’s top released a commemorative postage stamp legislative body, voted to join the global on the 40th anniversary of the eradication treaty to regulate conventional arms sales at of smallpox, with the head of the global a time when the country has been cornered health body expressing gratitude to top over its handling of pandemic and curbing of Indian-origin UN official Atul Khare. Hong Kong’s autonomy. Israel Names Street After Rabindranath Bill to Rename ‘Tonoshiro’ to ‘Tonoshiro Tagore On The Poet's 159th Birthday Senkaku’ triggered tensions between Israel has named a street in Tel Aviv after Japan and China celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath A group of Islands without inhabitants Tagore as a tribute on his 159th birthday. located at the South China Sea has been a On May 7, the Israeli Embassy in India point of disagreement between Japan and tweeted a photo of a signboard where the China since 1972. The island is known by street was named Rehov Tagore; 'rehov' the name Senkakus in Japan, while in the means street. People’s Republic of China the Islands are India Provides US$ 2 Million to UNRWA for known by the name Diaoyu. the Welfare of Palestine Refugees World's First Yoga University, Named The Government of India has contributed After Vivekananda, Launched Outside US$ 2 million to the United Nations Relief India and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees 6th International Yoga Day in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the commemorations, the world's first yoga Agency’s core programmes and services, university outside India has been including education, health care, relief and launched in Los Angeles, offering social services. programmes that combine scientific The contribution was presented to UNRWA principles and modern research approaches by the Representative of India to State of to the ancient Indian practice of yoga. Palestine, H.E. Mr. Sunil Kumar. India's NTPC wins PMC job for 500-MW solar project in Mali

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Nepal approves new map including Amid the financial hardship across the globe, Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amidst child poverty especially in low and middle- border row with India income countries could witness a surge of Nepal’s Cabinet has endorsed a new 15 per cent. This is likely to deprive about political map showing Lipulekh, Kalapani 86 million children of essential services and Limpiyadhura under its territory, leaving a total of 672 million people below amidst a border dispute with India. poverty line, a study conducted by the World Bank to rescue with $160-billion UNICEF and humanitarian organisation Save aid to 100 nations the Children suggested. The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to put U.S. joins G7 artificial intelligence group to over 60 million people into extreme counter China poverty globally, the World Bank has said as The US has joined an international panel it announced emergency operations worth for setting ethical guidelines for the use of $160 billion in 100 developing countries artificial intelligence. The Trump to fight the deadly virus. administration had earlier dismissed the idea. Of the 100 countries, home to 70 per cent of China announces USD 2 billion in the world's population, 39 are in Sub-Saharan coronavirus help at WHO assembly Africa. China will provide USD 2 billion over two Corona Impacts Economies: Poverty To years to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Engulf 672 Million Children By 2020-End, President Xi Jinping said on 18th May, rallying Says UNICEF around the World Health Organization and its The coronavirus pandemic has halted the efforts even as the Trump administration has world economy pushing many households slashed funding for the UN health agency. into distressing circumstances.

Chapter 16- Defence News

September 2020 of the SCO meet held talks with his Russian Defence Ministry signs Rs 2,580 Cr deal to counter part Shoigu. During the meet, the procure Pinaka rocket launchers leaders signed the AK-203 rifles deal. In a big boost to the 'Make in India' According to the deal, the rifles are to be initiative, the Defence Ministry has signed produced in India under the Make in India contracts worth Rs 2580 crores with initiative with Russia support. Indian companies to supply six Army India successfully test scramjet technology regiments with Pinaka missiles. The for hypersonic missiles Acquisition Wing, Ministry of Defence signed India joined the elite group Russia, China, contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Ltd US, after successfully conducting first test (BEML), Tata Power Company Ltd (TPCL), flight of the indigenously developed HSTDV and Larsen & Toubro (L & T) on August 31. (Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator These will be operationalised along the Vehicle) from Odisha coast. This giant leap northern and eastern borders, and their will lead to the development of hypersonic induction is planned to be completed by cruise missiles in future. HSTDV abbreviated 2024. form of Hypersonic Technology India-Russia sign agreement on Demonstrator Vehicle is an unmanned manufacturing AK-203 rifles scramjet demonstration aircraft. The Defence Minister is at Russia’s capital India conducts successful flight test of Moscow attending SCO meet. He arrived on ABHYAS from Odisha test range September 2, 2020 and is on a three-day India on 22nd September successfully visit. The Defence Minister on the side lines conducted the flight test of ABHYAS - High-

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) - The other two other boats namely from a test range in Odisha. ABHYAS has ‘Prathyasha’ and ‘Karunya’ were also been designed and developed by the launched on the same day. Aeronautical Development Establishment 14th India-Singapore Defence Policy (ADE) of the DRDO. The vehicle has been Dialogue programmed for fully autonomous flight. On August 28, 2020, the India-Singapore Indian Defence Policy Dialogue was held in video India successfully Fire tested Prithvi II conference. The countries agreed to discuss Missile number of issues of bilateral defence India successfully test fired the Prithvi II engagements. They agreed to enhance the missile which was developed indigenously. security partnership. The test was conducted at the Chandipur The HADR agreement was signed between Integrated Test Range, Odisha. The missile the countries during the dialogue. HADR is attained the range of 350 km. The test fire Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster was a routine exercises. Electro optical Relief. tracking systems, radars and telemetry India withdraws from Russia’s KavKaz stations of Defense Research and 2020 Military development Organizations (DRDO) traced India recently announced its withdrawal the trajectory of the missile. from the KavKaz Military Exercise to be August 2020 held in Russia. The exercise is to be held Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi assumes between September 15, 2020 and charge as Director General Naval September 26, 2020. Operations Reason: China, Pakistan and member nations Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi assumed of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation charge as Director General Naval (SCO) are set to take part in the strategic Operations (DGNO) on 13th August, said the command-post exercise KavKaz 2020. Indian Navy. The Flag Officer commanded July 2020 the eastern fleet from January 15, 2018, to MoD approves 33 new fighter jets for IAF March 30, 2019. in deals worth ₹38,900 crore India Pavilion At Army-2020 Forum Amid the continued tensions on the border Inaugurated In Russia with China, the Defence Acquisition Council The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath International Military and Technical Singh, on 2nd July accepted deals worth Forum was inaugurated by Secretary ₹38,900 crore. This contains procurement of (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and Indian 21 MiG-29 fighter jets for the Indian Air Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma outside Force (IAF), improve of 59 of them and Moscow. acquirement of 12 Su-30 MKI plane. First marine ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’ Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast launched in Kerala Guard sign MoU to boost maritime The Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi relations Vijayan inaugurated the first ever marine Comprehensive strategic partnership ambulance named ‘PRATHEEKSHA’ on 27 between India and Indonesia, a MoU has August 2020. been signed between the Indian Coast Guard Pratheeksha is first in the series of 3 fully and Indonesia Coast Guard. equipped marine ambulance boat built by Aims: This will enhance collaborative and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), for the cooperative engagements in the domains of Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Kerala. maritime law enforcement, maritime search and rescue and marine pollution response. Two new Israeli assault rifles Arad and

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Carmel now set to be manufactured in The Central Government has granted special India financial powers of Rs 500 crore as In a boost to the fledgling domestic small emergency funds to armed forces for war arms industry, two latest Israeli assault preparedness amid ongoing border tensions rifles — the Arad and the Carmel — are set with China. to be manufactured in India. May 2020 Dhruvastra, India's anti-tank guided Indian Navy launches 'Operation Samudra missile, test-fired successfully in Odisha Setu' to repatriate Indians from overseas The flight trials of India’s anti-tank guided The Indian Navy on 5TH May launched missile ‘Dhruvastra’ were successfully Operation 'Samudra Setu' (meaning 'Sea conducted at the Interim Test Range (ITR) in Bridge'), as a part of national effort to Odisha. repatriate Indian citizens from overseas amid ANASIS II: First-ever military satellite of coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown. Indian South Korea Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar are South Korea recently launched its first currently en route to the port of Male in ever military satellite to defend itself the Maldives to commence evacuation against nuclear armed North Korea. The operations from May 8 as part of Phase-1. satellite has been named “ANASIS II”. Defence Ministry signs contract with Tata The launch of ANASIS II has made South Power SED for infra modernisation at 37 Korea the 10 country in the world to have airfields its own military communication satellite. The Defence Ministry signed a contract 5 Rafale jets, first batch from France, land with Tata Power SED on Friday for at Ambala air base modernisation of infrastructure at 37 The first five of the 36 Rafale fighter jets airfields of the Indian Air Force, Coast India procured from the Dassault Aviation Guard and the Navy at a cost of around Rs company of France arrived in Haryana's 1,200 crore. Ambala Indian Air Force (IAF) station on India launches Mission Sagar to assist 29th July. island nations in Eastern Indian Ocean India launched Mission Sagar on 10th may as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 June 2020 pandemic. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) DRDO Develops 'Ultra Swachh' For PPE in a statement said, "Indian Naval Ship Disinfection Kesari has departed for Maldives, The Defence Research and Development Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and nd Organisation (DRDO) on 2 June said that it Comoros, to provide Food Items, COVID has developed a disinfection unit named related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and ''Ultra Swachh'' to disinfect a wide range of Special Ayurvedic Medicines with Medical materials, including Personal Protective Assistance Teams embarked." Equipment (PPEs), electronics items and Govt Approves 26 Defence Items From fabrics. Local Suppliers to Boost ‘Make in India’ System uses an advanced oxidative The Central Government has issued Public process comprising of multiple barrier Procurement to encourage ‘Make in India’ disruption approach using Ozonated Space and to promote manufacturing and Technology for disinfection. production of goods and services in India. Union Government Granted Rs 500 cr Under this order, Department of Defence Emergency Funds to Armed Forces for Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has War Preparedness so far notified 127 items where purchase

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series preference is given to local suppliers as warfare realistically, as opposed to abstract per PPP-MII 2017. strategy games such as chess. FDI in defence increased from 49% to Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’ to be set up at 74% INS Kalinga "The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in The foundation stone for a Missile Park defence manufacturing under automatic “Agneeprastha’ was laid at INS Kalinga by route is also being raised from 49 per cent Commodore Rajesh Debnath, to 74 per cent," the Finance Minister said. Commanding Officer, in the presence of Vice Defence Minsitry Approves Rs 400 Crore- Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Scheme For Testing Domestic Defence Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Products Command here on 28th May. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 15th April 2020 may approved a Rs 400 crore-scheme to Operation Sanjeevani: IAF airlifts medical develop infrastructure to help domestic and hospital consumables for the Maldives military firms carry out testing of Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifts around 6.2 indigenously developed military tonnes of essential medicines and hospital hardware. consumables onboard C-130 aircraft from Army's "Game-Changing" Proposal To India to Male. Since there has been lockdown Allow 3-Year Tenure For Civilians in India due to COVID-19. IAF launched The Army is considering a proposal to `Operation Sanjeevani’ and with the help of allow civilians, including young working the Indian Army medicines were lifted professionals, to join the force for three from different airports across the country years as officers and in other ranks in areas including — New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai like logistics and front-line formations. and Madurai and then were flown to the Indian Navy's made ''breathable'' PPE kit Maldives. ''NavRakshak'' US approves sale of anti-ship missiles, The Indian Navy''s indigenously-made PPE torpedoes worth USD 155 million to India kit, ''NavRakshak'', made for enhancing The Trump administration has notified the comforts of the health workers under Congress of its determination to sell Indian conditions, is helping fight the war Harpoon air-launched anti-ship missiles against Covid-19 in a better and effective and Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes worth manner. USD 155 million to India to enhance its India helps to set up a military war game deterrent capabilities against "regional centre in Jinja district (Uganda) threats" and to bolster its homeland defence. Indian Association in Uganda, with help of India third largest military spender in the Indian Military training team, set up a world, after US and China military war game centre in Jinja district. India has become the third largest military On 25th May, Ugandan President Yoweri spender in the world, after the US and Museveni inaugurated the war game centre China, according to a Stockholm conceptualised by Indian military team for International Peace Research Institute Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). (SIPRI) report. This is the first time that The war game centre is named 'INDIA' and India and China are among the top three is a type of strategy game that simulates military spenders.

♦Bilateral exercise These exercises are conducted between two countries.

List of few bilateral exercises conducted by the military are given below:

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Bilateral exercise Participating countries

Surya Kiran India and Nepal

Sampriti India and Bangladesh

Harimau Shakti India and Malaysia

Ekuverin India and Maldives

Varuna India and France

Red Flag India and US

Al Nagah India and Oman

‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ India and Oman (Navy)

Bold India and Singapore

Hand in Hand India and China

Ekuverin India and Maldives

Garuda Shakti India and Indonesia

Indra India and Russia

Khanjar India and Kyrgyzstan

Lamitye India and Seychelles

Maitree India and Thailand

Mitra Shakti India and Sri Lanka

Multi-national FTX ASEAN plus

Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia

Prabal Dostyk India and Kazakhstan

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Sampriti India and Bangladesh

Surya Kiran India and Nepal

Ajeya Warrior India and UK

Indradhanush India and UK (Airforce)

‘Sahyog Kaijin’ India and Japan

“Mainamati Maitree Exercise Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)

‘IN – VPN BILAT EX’ Indo-Vietnam (Navy)

IMDEX India- Singapore

“Tiger Triumph” India and US

SLINEX India and Srilanka(SL)

KAZIND India and Kazakhstan

Dharma Guardian India and Japan

Shinyuu Maitri’ India and Japan (Airforce) Exercise JIMEX Indian and Japanese (navies)

Dustlik India-Uzbekistan Samudra Shakti Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy bilateral Yudh Abhyas India and United States Passex India, Australian and United States (Navy)

Chapter 17- Sports News

Australian Open 2020 Event Winner Runner-Up Men’s Singles N. Djokovic (Serbia) Dominic Thiem (Austria)

Women’s Singles Sofia Kenin (US) G. Muguruza (Spain)

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Men’s Doubles J. Salisbury (UK) M. Purcell (Aus) L. Saville (Aus) R. Ram (US) Women’s Doubles K. Mladenovic (Franch) S. Hsieh (Taiwan) T. Babos (Hungary) B. Strýcová (Czech Republic) Mix Doubles N. Mektić (Croatia) J. Murray (UK) B. Krejčíková (Czech Republic) B. Mattek-Sands (US)

US Open 2020

Title Winner Runner up

Men’s Singles Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev

Women’s Singles Naomi Osaka Victoria Azarenka

Men’s doubles Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić

Women’s doubles Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva Nicole Melichar and Xu Yifan

Mixed doubles The mixed doubles event has been canceled

F1 Race 2020

F1 Grand Prix Winning Driver Constructor

Steiermark Grand prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Battas (Mercedes-fin land)

Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Emilian Verstappen (Red Bull-Netherland)

Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Belgian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Italian Grand Prix Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda-France)

Tuscan Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Russian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-finland)

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List of Banned Players (Recently)

Name Sport Ban Time

Kiranjeet Kaur Long-Distance Runner 4 years

Sandeep Kumari Discus thrower 4 years

Youssef Hossam Egypt’s tennis player life time ban

Rémy di Grégorio French rider 4 years

Savita Kumari and Ankit Shishodia Powerlifters Provisionally suspended

Ramshad AR Weightlifter 2 years

Ravinder Kumar Wrestler 4 years

Amit Dahiya Javelin throwe 4 years

Umar Akmal Pak Cricketer 3yrs

Jhuma Khatun Middle distance runner 4 years

Gomathi Marimuthu 800 m Runner 4 Years

Alexander Shustov Russian high jumper 4 Years

Kalra Cricket (U 19) 1 year

Sarbjeet Kaur Weightlifter 4years

Seema Weightlifter 4years

Shakib Al Hasan Cricket 2 years

September 2020 her silver medal at the Wushu World Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan Wins World Championship last year has been upgraded Open Online Chess Tournament to a Gold medal. Poonam had lost the final Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the to Iranian opponent Mariyam in the prestigious Annual World Open online Women’s 75 kg category but after Mariyam chess tournament held recently, having recently failed the dope test, the gold medal practiced at night to get used to the has been awarded to Poonam Khatri. American time zone. The Tamil Nadu player Professional tennis player, former scored seven and half points out of a possible cricketer Ashleigh Barty wins Golf nine with six victories and three draws to Championship finish on top, ahead of many higher rated Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has Grandmasters conquered tennis, been a professional Police Officer Poonam Khatri crowned cricketer and has now added another string Wushu World Champion 2019 to her sporting bow by winning Brookwater Indian Wushu stalwart Poonam Khatri has Golf Club women’s championship. The 24- claimed World Championship status after year-old Australian, who famously played

@ambitiousbaba Ambitious Baba Join Group daily_current_affairss ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series professional cricket during a year out from victory over Kyren Wilson at Sheffield's tennis, decided not to leave home for the U.S. Crucible Theatre. Open or her title defence at Roland Garros Jacques Kallis, Sthalekar and Zaheer because of the pandemic. Abbas inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Italian Open 2020 Fame Category Name of the Sportsperson The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted three retired greats of the game Men’s Single Novak Djokovic into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during an Women’s Simona Halep absorbing show broadcast around the world Single via ICC digital channels. Men’s Double Marcel Granollers and South Africa’s gritty all-rounder Jacques Horacio Zeballos Kallis and talented Australian World Cup- Women’s Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora winning all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar were Double Strýcová joined by Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan, a August 2020 stylish batsman of the 1970s and 80s who National Sports Awards: Full List was also known as the Asian Bradman. "The National Sports Awards Selection Bayern Munich won UEFA Champions Committee members, headed by Retired League 2019-20 Supreme Court Justice Mukundakam German professional sports club, Bayern Sharma, handed over the recommendations Munich won the UEFA Champions League for National Sports Award of 2020. Click 2019-20 title by defeating Paris Saint- Here READ FULL LIST …………… Germain 1-0. The final was played in Lisbon, India withdraws from Women’s World Portugal. Team Squash Championship 2020 AIFC signs MoU with FCA for the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) development of Football in India & has withdrawn from the Women’s World Australia Team Squash Championship 2020 ,due to Association of Indian Football Coaches lack of preparation, time and match-readiness (AIFC) and Football Coaches of athletes, which is scheduled in Kuala Australia(FCA) signed a Memorandum of Lumpur, Malaysia from December 15 to Understanding(MoU) to support the 20,2020. development of football in both India and MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina retire from Australia. Under this MoU AIFC and FCA international cricket on the same day will support each other to educate and equip Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni announced the coaches and work together for the retirement from international cricket on betterment of the coaches. the same day on August 15. Both Dwayne Bravo becomes first bowler to announced their decisions on Instagram. scalp 500 wickets in T20 Cricket Dream11 wins IPL 2020 title sponsorship West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on rights for ₹222 crore 27th August became the first bowler to Fantasy sports platform Dream11 on 18th reach the mark of 500 wickets in T20 August signed a ₹222-crore deal with BCCI cricket. for title sponsorship rights for the India, Russia announced joint winners of upcoming season of IPL. Chess Olympiad after controversial finish Ronnie O’Sullivan Wins Sixth World India were named joint gold medal Snooker Championship 2020 winners of the Chess Olympiad after a Ronnie O'Sullivan wins sixth world title. dramatic and controversial finish to the Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed his sixth World final against Russia on 30th August. Championship title with a dominant 18-8 India to host BRICS Games 2021 during Khelo India Games

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Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju The International Boxing Association announced that India is planning to host (AIBA) has released the world rankings BRICS Games 2021 aligned with Khelo 2020 for women’s and men’s boxing. India Games. Amit Phangal has been ranked no.1 in the England’s James Anderson becomes first men’s 52kg weight category as per the fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets latest rankings released by the Amateur England’s James Anderson has become the Indian Boxing Association (AIBA). first fast bowler to reach 600 Test wickets. Manju Rani secured the second spot in the Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003 women’s 48kg category. Mary Kom was against Zimbabwe. placed at the third spot in her 51kg July 2020 category. Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu creates history by Gyanendro Ningombam named officiating securing a podium place at the first president of Hockey India edition of Virtual Race Across America Former chief executive officer (CEO) of Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu, a serving Indian Manipur Hockey, Gyanendro Ningombam, Army Officer created history on 28th June has been named as the new officiating 2020 by successfully securing a podium president of Hockey India by its Executive place at the first edition of the Virtual Race Board on 10th July. Following the Across America (VRAAM) 2020 and became resignation of Mohd Mushtaaque Ahmad the first Indian ever to win a podium place as the president of the Hockey India in July at an international ultracycling race. citing personal and family commitments. Bayern Munich won 20th German Cup IOC postpones 2022 Youth Olympic Games Robert Lewandowski passed the 50-goal to 2026 mark this season as Bayern Munich The reason for postponing the YOG in 2022 completed the double with a 4-2 victory is because of the numerous operational over Bayer Leverkusen behind closed doors challenges, which the IOC, NOC and IFs are to win a 20th German Cup on 4th July. facing due to the postponement of the Tokyo Tamil Nadu's G Akash becomes India's Olympics, 2020 to 2021. 66th chess Grandmaster Real Madrid’s 1st La Liga title without Tamil Nadu's G Akash became the Cristiano Ronaldo country's 66th chess Grandmaster while Real Madrid sealed its record 34th league his statemate M Pranesh and Goa's Ameya title with a 2-1 win over Villarreal at the Audi earned International Master titles. Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium on 16th July. Akash's GM title was confirmed at the second The victory left Madrid seven points in front council meet of International Chess of second-place Barcelona with one round to Federation (FIDE) for the year 2020 held go. Barcelona lost 2-1 to Osasuna at the Camp recently. Nou Stadium. IOA adopts new identity on its 100-year Haryana To Host 4th Edition Of Khelo milestone at Olympic Games India Youth Games In 2021 The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Haryana will host the fourth edition of the 6th June adopted a new branding and visual Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 identity, including an institutional and a Tokyo Olympics, the state's chief minister commercial logo, to celebrate a century of Manohar Lal Khattar and union sports participation of the country’s athletes at the minister Kiren Rijiju announced on 25th July. Summer Olympics. The Games will be held in . The Amit Phangal ranked world no.1, Manju announcement was made via video Rani secure second spot as per latest AIBA conference. release India’s 2018 Asian Games mixed relay medal upgraded to gold after Bahrain’s disqualification

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The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team’s Azerbaijan’s Mamedyarov Shakhriyar silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games has wins Sharjah World Stars online chess been upgraded to gold following the tournament; India’s P. Harikrishna 2nd disqualification of original winners Harikrishna was placed joint second at the Bahrain on account of a doping ban handed end of the opening day of the Sharjah to one of its runners. World Stars online chess tournament. He The Indian quartet of Mohammed Anas, scored four points from five rounds to share MR Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv the second spot along with Rustam had clocked 3:15:71 behind Bahrain Kasmidzhanov of Uzbekistan. (3:11:89). Top seed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Jamie Vardy wins Premier League’s Azerbaijan was leading the tournament Golden Boot award with four points. Harikrishna's only defeat Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy bagged came against him. the Premier Leagues Golden Boot award Fourth edition of Asian Youth Para Games after netting 23 goals across the 2019/20 to be held in Bahrain in December 2021 season. The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) on Bangladeshi pacer Kazi Anik Islam gets 2- 17th June announced that Bahrain will year ban for doping host the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Bangladeshi pacer, Kazi Anik Islam has Para Games from December 1 to 10 next been handed a 2-year ban by the national year. cricket board for failing a dope test in Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win 2018. sixth Italian Cup Stuart Broad becomes only the seventh Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to bowler EVER to take 500 Test wickets lift the Italian Cup for the sixth time after England fast bowler Stuart Broad took his the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an 500th Test wicket on 28th July when he empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome. trapped West Indies batsman Kraigg Napoli are sixth in the league table as they Brathwaite leg before wicket on the last day target a return to the Champions League. of the third and final Test at Old Trafford. Dope-cleared Sanjita Chanu to finally get June 2020 Arjuna award for 2018 SAI to launch Khelo India e-Pathshala, an Cleared of the dope taint, two-time online coaching programme for grassroot Commonwealth Games gold-winning level weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will finally get The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is all the coveted Arjuna award which has been set to launch Khelo India e-Pathshala in on hold since 2018. association with National Sports Liverpool First time wins 2019-20 English Federations (NSF) from June 1 with an aim Premier League title to provide first-ever national-level open Following Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to online coaching and education Chelsea on 25th June 2020, Liverpool programme for grassroot-level athletes. clinched the 2019-20 English Premier Russia's Daniil Dubov wins chess Rapid League season with 7 games still left in the Challenge in Armageddon season. This is the first time that Liverpool In chess, the final of the Lindores Abbey has won the English Premier League title. Rapid Challenge went all the way to a tie- India's Nitin Menon becomes youngest breaking Armageddon match from which umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel Russian Daniil Dubov emerged as India’s Nitin Menon on 29th June became champion after beating Hikaru Nakamura the youngest ever to be included in the of the United States. International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the upcoming 2020-21 season, replacing England’s Nigel Llong.

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Muttiah Muralitharan named Most $1.4 million more than Williams, setting an Valuable Test player of 21st century all-time earnings record for a female athlete Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah in a single year. Muralitharan has been named as the Most Mizoram Govt becomes first in India to Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century Grant Industry Status to Sports by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine. The northeastern state of Mizoram has Data concerning the performance of players accorded ‘industry’ status to sports. On had been collected from 2000 to 2020. 23th May, the Cabinet cleared the Sports and Ravindra Jadeja has been named the Indian Youth Service department’s proposal to Cricket Team’s Most Valuable Test Player recognise sports as an ‘industry’ in the state. (MVP) of the 21st century. Jadeja, who has a April 2020 MVP rating of 97.3, was rated the second most valuable player of 21st century World Games in Birmingham, Alabama behind Muralitharan. postponed until 2022 Kiren Rijiju launches NADA app to help The 2021 World Games have been pushed athletes stay updated on banned back by a year to avoid clashing with the substances Tokyo Olympics which were rescheduled due Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on 30th June to the coronavirus pandemic, World Games unveiled National Anti-Doping Agency’s organisers said on 3rd April. first mobile app to provide information The World Games, which are held every about prohibited substances and their four years and feature 32 sports that are inadvertent use, calling the initiative an not part of the Olympic program, were important step towards dope-free sports. scheduled to take place in Birmingham, May 2020 Alabama, from 15–25 July next year but China wins Online Nations Cup, India have now been postponed to 7-17 July, finish dismal fifth 2022. Top-seed and favourite China were Tokyo 2020 weightlifting bans for crowned champions at the FIDE Chess.com Thailand and Malaysia Online Nations Cup on 10th May by virtue of The Thai Amateur Weightlifting superior points tally despite their final Association (TAWA) and the Malaysian match against the USA ending in 2-2 draw. Weightlifting Federation (MFW) have also India which had Viswanathan Anand, Vidit S been suspended as members of the Gujrathi, P Harikrishna, B Adhiban, Koneru International Weightlifting Federation Humpy and D Harika in its ranks, finished a (IWF) for three years and one year, poor fifth in the six-team event. respectively. Sania Mirza Becomes 1st Indian to Win Ben Stokes named leading cricketer in the Fed Cup Heart Award world Tennis star Sania Mirza on 11thh May Ben Stokes has ended Virat Kohli’s three- became the first Indian to win the Fed Cup year reign as Wisden’s leading cricketer in Heart Award for her successful return to the the world after playing a starring role in court post motherhood. England’s World Cup win last year. Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest- Australia’s Ellyse Perry reclaimed the paid female athlete leading women’s cricketer in the world Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has title from Smriti Mandhana. become the highest paid female athlete in BWF names PV Sindhu as an ambassador the world, topping American great Serena for ‘I am badminton’ campaign Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 on 22nd April named Indian shuttler PV months from prize money and endorsements,

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Sindhu as one of the ambassadors for its 'I am badminton' awareness campaign.

Chapter 18: Upcoming Sports Events & Venues

Summer Olympic • 2021- Tokyo, Japan

• 2024 - Paris, France

• 2028 - Los Angeles, USA

Winter Olympic • 2022 - Beijing, China

• 2026 - Milan & Cortina , Italy

Asian Games • 2022 - Hangzhou, China

• 2026 - Nagoya, Japan

National Games of India • 2020 - Goa ( 36 )

• 2021 - Chhattisgarh ( 37 )

• 2022- Uttrakhand ( 38 )

• 2023 - Meghalaya ( 39 )

FIFA World Cup • 2022 - Qatar

• 2026 - Canada, Mexico, US

FIFA U-20 Men's World Cup • 2021 - Indonesia

FIFA U-17 World Cup • 2021 - Women's : India

• 2021- Men's : Peru

ICC Men's T20 World Cup • 2021 – India

• 2022 - Australia

ICC Women's T20 World Cup • 2020 – Australia

• 2022 - South Africa

ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup • 2020 - South Africa

ICC Women's U-19 World Cup • 2021- Bangladesh

ICC Cricket World Cup • 2021 - Women's : New Zealand

• 2023 - Men's : India

AIBA World Boxing Men's C'Ship • 2021 - Serbia

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AIBA (International Boxing Association) Team • 2020 - Russia World Cup

World Games • 2022 - Birmingham, US

Commonwealth Games • 2022 - Birmingham ,UK

Commonwealth Youth Games • 2023 - Trinidad & Tobago

World Athletics Championships • 2022 - Eugene, Oregon, US

• 2023 - Budapest, Hungary

South Asian Games • 2021 - Pakistan

Commonwealth Archery & Shooting • 2022 - India Championships

Asian Youth Games • 2021 - China

Asian Para Games • 2022 - China

Badminton World Championship • 2021 - Spain

FINA Aquatics World Championships • 2022 - Fukuoka, Japan

Hockey World Cup • 2022 - Women : Spain and Netherland

• 2023 - Men's : Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha

National Hockey Championship • 2021 - Men's : Maharashtra

• 2021- Women's : Uttar Pradesh

AFC Women’s Asian Cup • 2022 - India

Asian youth Para Game • 2021- Bahrain

FIFA Women's World Cup • 2023 - Australia and New Zealand

Cycling Summit • 2021- India

Chapter 19: List of Important Book and Author 2020

Books/ Author (September)

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'A Promised Land’ A Promised Land is a forthcoming memoir by Barack Obama. It is due to be published on November 17, 2020. It is the first of a planned two volumes that Obama has written following his incumbency as President of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

“Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”. Arundhati Roy

“My Life In Design” Gauri Khan

Books/ Author (August)

Books Author

“National Security Challenges: Young Scholars’ Indian Army Chief Perspective”

“Delhi Riots 2020: the Untold Story” Authored by Monika Arora, advocate, Sonali Chitalkar(political Science) and Prerna Malhotra(English)

‘One Arranged Murder’ Author Chetan Bhagat

“Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Michael Cohens Attorney to President Donald J. Trump”

'Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World' The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, will release a new book titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” on climate change with German environmental journalist, Franz Alt in November.

“Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” Authored by Vijay Kumar Choudhary

“The Swachh Bharat Revolution edited by Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Books/ Author (July) 2020

Books Author

“The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

The illustrated book - "A Song of India", Ruskin Bond

‘His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Tenzin Geyche Tethong

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Illustrated Biography’

‘Mahaveer:The Soldier Who Never Died’ A.K. Srikumar and his wife, Rupa Srikumar

Titled 'Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver', Former RBI governor Urjit Patel

“The Future of Higher Education” CA V Pattabhi Ram.

Books/ Author (June) 2020

Books Author

“The Future of Higher Education” CA V Pattabhi Ram

Legend of Suheldev: “The King who saved India” Amish Tripathi

Books/ Author (May) 2020

Books Author

“Shivaji in South Block: The Unwritten History of a Written by journalist Girish Kuber Proud People”

'COVID Katha' Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launches multimedia guide

Vijyant at Kargil: The Life of a Kargil War Hero Authored by Vijyant’s father Colonel VN Thapar and writer Neha Dwivedi, a martyr’s daughter.

'Finding Freedom' The first biopic on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's life written by royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.

“Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” authored by Fang Fang

“The Ickabog" "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling

Books/ Author (April) 2020

Books Author

The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania The Pulitzer Prize-winning American reporter for The

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Trump’ Washington Post, Mary Jordan

Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu Written by V. Krishnaswamy

“How the Onion Got Its Layers” Authored by Sudha Murty

Books/ Author (March) 2020

Books Author

“My Encounters in Parliament” Authored by Bhalchandra Mungekar

'An Extraordinary Life' A biography of Manohar Parrikar' (formal Goa CM) is written by veteran journalists Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan Nagvenkar.

Chronicles of Change Champions Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani released a book titled Chronicles of Change Champions at an event held in New Delhi. The book is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken at the state and district levels under the Prime Minister’s flagship scheme of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.

Chapter 20: Important Day and Theme 2020

September 2020

Date Day Theme/Importance

to provide knowledge among people September 1-7 National Nutrition Week about the importance of nutrition for better health.

September 2 World Coconut Day

It is celebrated in the memory of William Can Aien on his birthday. September 3 Skyscraper Day William Can Aien is a genius behind the construction of the Chrysler Building which is one of the iconic landmarks in

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International Day of Charity September Teachers’ Day falls on the birth 5 anniversary of India’s second president Teachers' Day (India) and first Vice President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

The very first International Day of Clean September 7 International Day of Clean Air for blue skies Air for blue skies will be held on September 7th, 2020.

September International Literacy Day 8

September International Day to Protect Education from

9 Attack

September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day

September 12 World First Aid Day Theme 2020: First aid saves lives

September 14 National Hindi Diwas

The birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, on Engineers Day September 15, is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India every year. September 15

International Day of Democracy

Theme 2020: "Ozone for life: 35 years September 16 World Ozone Day of ozone layer protection".

Theme 2020: Health Worker Safety: A September 17 World Patient Safety Day Priority for Patient Safety.

World Bamboo Day Theme 2020: ‘BAMBOO NOW.’ September 18 World Water Monitoring Day Theme 2020: ‘Solve Water.’

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International Equal Pay Day

Theme 2020: "Shaping Peace International Day of Peace / World Peace Day September 21 Together." World Alzheimer's Day

World Rose Day September 22 World Rhino Day

September 23 International Day of Sign Languages

Theme 2020: Transforming global World Pharmacist Day health September 25 To mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Antyodaya Diwas Deendayal Upadhyaya.

Last week of Theme 2020: "Sustainable shipping for September on World Maritime Day a sustainable planet" Thursday

World Environmental Health Day Theme 2020: Environmental health, a 26th September key public health intervention in disease pandemic prevention.

This day is celebrated to mark the birth 25th September Nation observes Antyodaya Divas anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.

Fourth Sunday of International Daughters’ Day September

International Day for the Total Elimination of 26th September Nuclear Weapon

29th September World Heart Day

30th September International Translation Day

August 2020

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1st August Muslim Women Rights Day Organised at National Commission for Minorities

1st August National Mountain Climbing Day

1st August Yorkshire Day

4th August Coast Guard Day

6th August Hiroshima Day 2020 On 6 August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium bomb above the city bomb, named “Little Boy”

7th August 6th National Handloom Day 9th August International day of the world’s COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ indigenous peoples 2020 resilience. 10th August World Biofuel Day 10th August World Lion Day 12th August World Elephant Day 7th to 14th August ‘Atmanirbharta Saptah’ Defence Ministry introduced an import embargo on 101 items, in order to boost indigenisation of defence production. 12th August International Youth Day Theme: “Youth Engagement for Global Action” 13th August World Organ Donation Day 16th August Atal Bihari Vajpayee Second death anniversary 19th August World Photography Day 19th August World Humanitarian Day 17th to 21st August Healthcare Week CII is organising a public health conference 20th August World Mosquito Day 20th August Sadbhavana Diwas Birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. 20th August Indian Akshay Urja Day 21St August World Senior Citizen’s Day 26th August Women’s Equality Day 24to 28th August World Water Week The theme 2020: ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’.

29th August National Sports Day Birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand Singh

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29th August International Day against Nuclear Tests

30th August National Small Industry Day

July 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

1st July National Doctor’s Day Theme 2020: ‘Lessen the mortality of COVID-19’

1st July National Postal Worker Day

July 2 World Sports Journalists Day 2020

First Saturday of July International Day of Cooperatives Theme: ‘Cooperatives for Climate (4th July 2020) Action’

6th July World zoonoses day 2020

7th July World Chocolate Day

11th July World Population Day Theme 2020: Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls.

12th July Malala Day 2020 July 14 Bastille Day 15th July World Youth Skills Day Theme 2020: Skills for a resilient youth

17th July World Day for International Justice

18th July Nelson Mandela Day 20 July World Chess Day 20th July Space Exploration Day Anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Americans astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to step foot on the surface of the Moon. 23rd July National Broadcasting Day 2020 26th July 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas

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July 27 CRPF Raising Day 27th July APJ Abdul Kalam Death Anniversary 28th July World hepatitis day Theme 2020: “Hepatitis-free future:”

28th July World Nature Conservation Day 29th July International Tiger Day 2020 30th July World day against trafficking in persons The 2020 theme for the World Day Against Trafficking: “Committed to the Cause – Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking”.

1st August Muslim Women Rights Day organised at National Commission for Minorities

June 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

1st June World Milk Day 2020 Theme 2020: “20th Anniversary of World Milk Day”

1st June Global Day of Parents 2020 Theme 2020: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world”

2nd June International Sex Workers’ Day 2020

2nd June Telangana Formation Day

3rd June World Bicycle Day 2020

4th June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

5th June World Environment Day The theme of World Environment 2020 is ‘celebrating biodiversity’

5th June International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

7th June World Food Safety Day Theme 2020: “Food safety, everyone’s business”.

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6th June Russian Language Day

8th June World Oceans Day Theme 2020: ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean’.

12th June World Day Against Child Labour 2020 Theme 2020: “COVID-19 – Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”.

13th June International Albinism Awareness Day Theme 2002: Made to Shine

14th June World Blood Donor Day 2020 Theme 2020: ‘Safe Blood Saves Lives’ 15th June World Wind Day 2020 15th June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 Theme 2020: “Lifting Up Voices”

15th June National Nature Photography Day 16th June International Day Of Family Remittances 2020 17th June World day to combat desertification and 2020 Theme: Food. Feed.Fibre. – drought the links between consumption and land 18th June International Picnic Day 2020 20th June World Refugee Day 2020 Theme 2020: Step with Refugee 21st June World Hydrography Day Theme 2020” Hydrography- Enabling Autonomous Technologies 21st June International Yoga Day 2020 Theme 2020: “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”. Third Sunday of June Father’s Day

21st June World Music Day Theme 2020: “Music at the intersections”. 23rd June United Nations Public Service Day 2020

rd 23 June International Widows Day 23rd June International Olympic Day 2020 25th June Day of the Seafarer 2020 26th June International Day Against Drug Abuse Theme 2020: “better knowledge for and Illicit Trafficking 2020 better care.”

26th June International Day In Support Of Victims Of Torture 27th June Micro-Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 28th June National Insurance Awareness Day 2020

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29th June Statistics Day” Theme 2020: SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) & SDG- 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) 30th June International Asteroid Day 2020

May, 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

1st May Labour Day 2020

1st May Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrates state formation day

2nd May International Astronomy Day

First Sunday of May World Laughter Day (3rd May)

3rd May World Press Freedom Day The theme -“Journalism Without Fear or Favour.”

4th May International Firefighters Day 2020

5th May (First World Asthma Day The theme for 2020 is ‘Enough Tuesday in the month Asthma Deaths’ of May)

5th May International Day of Midwives Theme 2020: ‘Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilise. Unite’

5th May World Hand Hygiene Day Theme 2020: “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands”.

6th May International No Diet Day First Thursday in May World Password Day (7th May) 7th May World Athletics Day 7th May Vesak day Lord Gautham Buddha attained enlightenment.

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8th May World Red Cross Day This date is the anniversary of the birth of Jean Henry Dunant

8th May World Thalassemia Day Theme 2020: ‘The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients’.

9th May World Migratory Bird Day Theme 2020: “Birds Connect Our World” Second Sunday of May Mother’s Day

11th May National Technology Day 12th May International Nurses Day Theme 2020: ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health’.

15th May International Day of Families Theme 2020: “Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25”. Third Friday of May National Endangered Species Day 16th May International Day of Living Together in Peace Third Saturday in May Armed Forces Day

16th May International Day of Light 16th May National Dengue Day 17th May World Telecommunication and Theme 2020: “Connect 2030: ICTs Information Society Day for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.

17th May World Hypertension Day Theme 2020: “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer.”

18th May International Museum Day Theme 2020: Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion. 18th May World’s AIDS Vaccine Day 20th May World Bee Day Theme: Engage BEE 20th May World Metrology Day Theme 2020: Measurements for global trade 21st May National Anti Terrorism Day Marks the death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.

21st May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

21st May International Tea Day

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22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity Theme 2020: ‘Our solutions are in nature’ 23rd May International Day to End Obstetric Theme 2020:”End gender inequality! Fistula End health inequities! End Fistula now!”.

23rd May World Turtle Day 25th May International Missing Children’s Day 25th May World Thyroid Day 25th May Africa Day Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) 28th May World Hunger Day 29th May World Digestive Health Day Theme 2020: “Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective 29th may International Everest Day Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt. Everest on this day (29th May) in 1953, as the first humans to achieve the feat.

31st May World No Tobacco Day Theme: “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use.”

April 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

1st April Utkal Diwas or Odisha day Odisha formation of the state in the year 1936

2nd April World Autism Awareness Day Theme 2020- ‘The Transition to Adulthood’.

4th April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

5th April (first time) International Day of Conscience UN General Assembly, the United Nations adopted a draft resolution submitted by the Kingdom of Bahrain

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5th April National Maritime Day Awareness in supporting intercontinental commerce and the global economy

6th April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

7th April World Health Day Theme 2020:” Support nurses and midwives’

10th April World Homeopathy Day

11th April National Safe Motherhood day

11th April National Pet Day

12th April International Day of Human Space Flight

15th April World Art day

14th March (First The International Day of Mathematics time)

16th April World Voice Day Theme 2020: FOCUS ON YOUR VOICE.

17th April World Haemophilia Day Theme 2020: “Get+involved”.

18th April World Heritage Day Theme 2020: Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility

19th April World Liver Day 2020

21st April National Civil services day

21st April World Creativity and Innovation Day nd 22 April Earth Day 2020 Theme 2020: ‘Climate Action’. 23rd April World Book and Copyright Day 23rd April English Language Day The day coincides with both birthday and death day of William Shakespeare and World Book Day.

rd 23 April International Girls in ICT day 24th April National panchayati raj day

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25th April World Malaria Day Theme 2020:”Zero malaria starts with me.”

25th April International Delegates Day 26th April World Intellectual Property Day Theme 2020: ‘Innovate for a Green Future.’ 26th April International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 24th to 30th April World Immunization Week 28th April World Day for Safety and Health at Work Theme 2020: Stop The Pandemic

th 29 April International Dance Day 29th April International Guide Dog Day 30th April Ayushman Bharat Diwas Provide and promote affordable medical facilities in the remote parts of the country. Launch -2018

30th April International Jazz Day

March 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

3rd March National Defence Day “IT’S MY TURN”

3rd March World Hearing Day “Hearing for Life.” 3rd March World Wildlife Day “Sustaining all life on Earth” 4th March National Safety Day 8th March International Women’s Day According to the UN, the theme of International Women’s Day 2020 is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. And the campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2020 is #EachforEqual.

Second Thursday of March World Kidney Day 2020 ‘Kidney health for everyone everywhere – from prevention to detection and equitable access to care’ 14th March International Pi Day 15th March World Consumer Rights Day “The Sustainable Consumer” 16th March National Vaccination Day 18th March Ordnance Factories’ Day 18th March Global Recycling Day 2020 #Recycling Heroes 20th March International Day of Happiness ‘Happiness for all’.

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20th March World sparrow day “I LOVE Sparrows” and is pictured like “I Sparrows”. 21st March World Poetry Day 21st March International Day of Forests Forests and Biodiversity.

21st March World Down Syndrome Day We Decide” 21st March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22nd March World Water Day Water and Climate Change’ 23rd March Shaheed Diwas 23rd March World Meteorological Day Climate and Water 24th March World Tuberculosis Day “It’s Time” 27th March World Theatre Day 2020

♦February 2020

Dates Day Theme/Important

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

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

10th February World Pulses Day

11th February International Day of Women and Girls in Theme 2020: “Investment 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 Day Theme 2020: ‘Languages without borders’. 22nd February World Thinking Day Living Threads 24th February Central Excise Day 27th February World NGO Day 27th February National Science Day Theme 2020: “Women in Science”

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29th February Rare Disease Day

♦January 2020

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”.

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

October

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List of Important Days (October)

1-Oct International day of the Older person

2-Oct Mahatma Gandhi birthday, International day of non-violence

3-Oct World Habitat Day, World nature day

4-Oct World Animal Welfare Day

5-Oct World Teacher’s day

8-Oct Indian Air Force Day

9-Oct World Post Office day

10-Oct National Post Day

11-Oct International girl child day

12-Oct World Arthritis day

13-Oct UN International Day for National disaster reduction

14-Oct World Standards Day

16-Oct World Food Day

17-Oct International day for the eradication of poverty

20-Oct World statistics day

24-Oct UN Day, World development information Day

30-Oct World Thrift Day

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November

List of Important Days (November)

1-Nov World vegan day

5-Nov World Radiography day

9-Nov World services day

14-Nov Children’s Day in India,Jawaharlal Nehru birthday

16-Nov International day for Endurance

17-Nov World Student day, National Journalism day

18-Nov World Adult day

19-Nov World Citizen day

20-Nov Africa Industrialization Day, Universal children day

21-Nov World Television day, World Fisheries day

25-Nov World Non-veg day

26-Nov Law day

29-Nov International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

30-Nov Flag day

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December

List of Important Days (December)

1-Dec World Aids Day

2-Dec World Computer literacy day, International day of abolition of slavery

3-Dec International Day of People with disabilities, World conservation day

4-Dec Navy Day

5-Dec International volunteer day for economic and social development

7-Dec Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day

9-Dec The International day against corruption

10-Dec Human Right Day

11-Dec International Mountain day

14-Dec International Energy day

18-Dec International Migrants day

19-Dec Goa’s liberation day

20-Dec International Human solidarity

23-Dec Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day)

Chapter 21: Obituary

Obituary –September

Persons About Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam Former Australia cricketer and renowned Dean Jones commentator Nepal-based Ang Rita Sherpa, the first man to climb Ang Rita Sherpa

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Mount Everest 10 times

Veteran actor Ashalata Wabgaonkar Kesavananda Bharti, the head seer of Edneer Mutt in Kesavananda Bharati Kerala since 1961

Tamil director Babu Sivan Former RBI governor & Writer Amitabha Ghosh Renowned scholar of Indian classical dance Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan Arya Samaj Leader Swami Agnivesh Former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Veteran playback singer Anuradha Paudwal’s son, Aditya Paudwal music composer

Game of Thrones' & Bond star British Actor Diana Rigg Telugu Popular actor Jaya Prakash Reddy Jaswant Singh passes away Former BJP leader & Union Minister

Renowned scientist and radio astronomer Prof Govind Swarup

Obituary –August

Persons About Former President Pranab Mukherjee India's first woman cardiologist (''God Mother of Dr S Padmavati Cardiology'') Veteran Assamese Folk Singer Archana Mahanta Hollywood Actor Chadwick Boseman Former Cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan Legendary classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj Bollywood Director-actor Nishikant Kamat Former India opener Cricketer Chetan Chauhan Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor R.D. Pradhan Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume

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Sahitya Akademi Awardee Famous Tamil writer and Sa Kandasamy documentary filmmaker

Politician (Rajya Sabha member) Amar Singh Malayalam Actor Anil Murali Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori

Obituary –July

Persons About Bollywood action director Parvez Khan

Veteran Bollywood Actor Kumkum

Two time Oscar winner and actress Olivia de Havilland

Odia actor Bijay Mohanty

Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon

After decades of fighting for the freedom of Black Cordy Tindell Vivian Americans, civil rights leader Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian died at 95 years old.

Indian mathematician C.S. Seshadri

Bollywood director Rajat Mukherjee

Arjuna awardee and ace para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram

Veteran Gujarati journalist, columnist, writer and Nagindas Sanghvi political analyst

Veteran Actor-comedian Jagdeep

Actor and fitness trainer Susheel Gowda

Choreographer Of Iconic Bollywood Numbers Saroj Khan

West Indies cricket legend Everton Weekes

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Obituary –June

Persons About The Kerala film industry plunged into sadness when KR Sachidanandan the news came of ailing popular film director and script writer

Awarded the Vir Chakra, 1971 war hero Sqn Ldr Parvez Jamasji Hollywood Director Joel Schumacher Social worker and National Award winner Vidyaben Shah Former cricketer Rajinder Goel 1971 War Hero passed away Of COVID-19 Lt General Raj Mohan Vohra Dronacharya of Kerala hockey' Sreedhar Shenoy World's oldest first class cricketer Vasant Raiji Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput Veteran poet Gulzar Dehlvi Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja Chirranjeevi Sarja Former Planning Commission member Dr Vaidyanathan Former India footballer Ilayidath Hamsakkoya Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee Veteran lyricist Anwar Sagar Veteran lyricist Yogesh Gaur Music director Wajid Khan

Obituary –May

Persons About Kannada poet KS Nissar Ahmed Historian Hari Vasudevan, best known for his Hari Vasudevan expertise on European and Russian politics and history

Bengali author Sahitya Akademi winner Debesh Roy

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Marathi Writer, Director Ratnakar Matkari three-time Olympic-medal winning hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr.

Mohit Baghel, who is popularly known as Chhote Mohit Baghel Amar Chaudhary from Salman Khan’s Ready, passed away on May 23. He was 27 and battling cancer.

Actress Preksha Mehta committed suicide In Indore Preksha Mehta

Noted Urdu writer and Padma Shri awardee Mujtaba Hussain first chief minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi

Obituary –April

Persons About Former India football captain of the 1962 Asian Games Chuni Goswami gold-medal winning team

Actor Rishi Kapoor Actor Irrfan Khan Former Governor, Veteran Congress Leader Devanand Konwar

Former Australian cricket all-rounder Graeme Watson Oscar-winning illustrator and animator, Tom and Jerry Gene Deitch director

BMW India Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh Actor Ranjit Chowdhry, best known for his roles in Ranjit Chowdhry Baton Baton Mein, Mississippi Masala and Bollywood/Hollywood among more

Former Pakistani first-class cricketer died due to Covid- Zafar Sarfraz 19

Renowned Hindustani classical singer and Padma Shri Shanti Hiranand Chawla awardee

Veteran Malayalam actor Sasi Kalinga

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Former Libya Prime Minister died due to Covid-19 Mahmoud Jibril Capital: Tripoli Currency: Libyan dinar

Veteran Malayalam music composer MK Arjunan American singer & 3 time Grammy awardee due to Bill Withers Covid-19

Emmy award-winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies Adam Schlesinger at 52 of COVID-19

World-renowned virologist dies of COVID-19 Gita Ramjee

Men behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method Tony Lewis used

Former Hazoori Raagi of the Golden Temple and Padma Nirmal Singh Khalsa Shri awardee, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, died of COVID- 19

Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has Princess Maria Teresa become the first royal to pass away due to Covid-19. Capital: Madrid Currency: Euro

legendary educationist and historian Professor Arjun Dev

Chapter 22: Science (Covered April to September)

Indian-origin girl Vaneeza names NASA’s India's space agency Indian Space 1st Mars helicopter as ‘Ingenuity’ Research Organisation (ISRO) has directed NASA has developed a new Mars the startups to develop tools and machines helicopter and Vaneeza Rupani, a high for its maiden human space flight schooler from Northport, Alabama, was Gaganyaan-1 mission. bestowed the honour to name it. In a historic ISRO focuses to potentially help them build event, the 17-year-old girl of Indian origin products and solutions that they can Vaneeza has officially named NASA’s first exploit commercially. The move is Mars helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ and everyone expected to open up opportunities for new loves it. It will be the first aircraft to attempt types of companies to come up in India. powered flight on another planet. Amid lockdown, ISRO has identified a set of ISRO directs startups to build local tech 17 technologies that to develop locally at for Gaganyaan mission lower costs for use in its Gaganyaan missions.

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Researchers found a new species fungi contact promises to take two space named "Troglomyces twitteri" tourists to the International Space Station Researchers from the University of (ISS) in 2023. Copenhagen's Natural History Museum of NASA’s headquarter building named after Denmark discover new species of parasitic ‘Mary W.Jackson’ fungus via Twitter. The newly discovered NASA announced that its headquarters fungus was named "Troglomyces twitteri", will be named after one of its history- after Twitter. The discovery was made by the making engineers. In a news release, NASA biologist and associate professor Ana Sofia Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Reboleira of the National Natural History the agency's Washington, D.C., Museum. headquarters building will be named after NASA Renamed Its WFIRST Telescope Mary W. Jackson, its first African American after 'Mother of Hubble' Nancy Grace female engineer. Roman ISRO to launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 NASA has renamed its Wide Field Infrared satellite onboard PSLV in August 2020 Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a next- The Indian Space Research Organization generation space telescope set to launch in (ISRO) is all set to launch Brazil’s 2025, in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, the Amazonia-1 satellite in August 2020 US space agency's first chief astronomer, who onboard The Polar Satellite Launch paved the way for space telescopes focused vehicle (PSLV). However, there is no on the broader universe. The newly named confirmed date yet and the launch will be Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope -- or dependent on ISRO’s schedule. Roman Space Telescope, for short -- will Benefit: The Amazonia-1 satellite which investigate long-standing astronomical PSLV will launch will help in monitoring and mysteries, such as the force behind the observing the deforestation of the Amazon universe's expansion, and search for distant region. planets beyond our solar system. United Arab Emirates launches 'Hope' Kathy Sullivan walk in space and reach mission to Mars on Japanese rocket ocean's deepest point A mission called Hope, the Arab region's Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan first attempt to go interplanetary, is on its became the first woman to reach way to Mars. Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the Hope blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima ocean. Sullivan was also the first American Space Center atop a Mitsubishi Heavy woman to complete a spacewalk over 36 Industries H-IIA rocket on July 19. The years ago. Now, she's the first human to spacecraft separated from the rocket about have done both. an hour after liftoff and was expected to Sullivan was a part of a roughly 5-hour deploy its solar panels to power the seven- expedition this week that went 10,925 meters month cruise to Mars. below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. She NASA Astronauts returns safely after was joined by pilot Victor Vescovo of Caladan successful Demo-2 mission Oceanic, a private company dedicated to the Two US astronauts, Bob Behnken and advancement of marine technology. Doug Hurley, returned from the Russia’s Energia Space Corporation plans International Space Station (ISS) on 2 August to take first tourist on spacewalk in 2023 2020. The Crew Dragon was designed and Energia Space Corporation in Russia operated by Space-X. It is being used for this announced on June 25 that it is planning on flight test can stay in orbit about 110 days. taking the first tourist on a spacewalk in Skyroot India’s first private company to 2023, under the terms of a new contract test upper-stage rocket engine with a United States partner. Energia has Aerospace startup Skyroot Aerospace has signed a contract with Space Adventures. The successfully test fired an upper-stage

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rocket engine, becoming the first Indian ISRO signs MoU with VSSUT to set up private company to demonstrate the Incubation Centre capability to build a homegrown rocket Indian Space Research Organisation engine. (ISRO) and Veer Surendra Sai University of The 3-D printed rocket engine – “Raman”, Technology (VSSUT) has signed a named after Nobel laureate CV Raman – has Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to fewer moving parts and weighs less than half set up the first of its kind innovation cum of conventional rocket engines with a similar incubation centre, VSSUT Space capacity. Innovation Centre (VSSSIC) to promote space research.

Chapter 23- Bank Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline

• Total PSBs: 12 • Total Pvt. Bank: 22 • Total RRBs: 43 • Foreign Banks: 44 • Payment & Small Financial Banks: 16

Public Sector Bank

Bank Name CEO of Bank Headquarter Tagline

Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha Vadodara India’s International Bank Bank of India Atanu Kumar Das Mumbai Relationships beyond Banking Bank of A. S. Rajeev Pune One Family One Maharashtra Bank Canara Bank Lingan Venkat Prabhakr Bangalore Together we can

Central Bank of Pallav Mahapatra Mumbai Central To you Since India 1911, Build A Better Life Around Us Indian Bank Padmaja Chunduru Chennai Your Tech-friendly bank Indian Overseas Partha Pratim Sengupta Chennai Good people to grow Bank with

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Punjab & Sind S Krishnan New Delhi Where Service Is A Bank Way Of Life Punjab National Mallikarjuna Rao New Delhi The Name you can Bank Bank Upon State Bank of Rajnish Kumar (Chairman) Mumbai With you all the way, India Ashwani Bhatia (MD) Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us UCO Bank Atul Kumar Goel Honors Your Trust

Union Bank of Rajkiran Rai G. Mumbai Good people to bank India with

Private & foreign Bank Bank name Headquarter Head/ CEO/ MD Tagline Axis Bank Mr Amitabh Choudhary Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi Mumbai Bandhan Bank Kolkata Mr Chandra Shekhar Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai Ghosh Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Shri C.VR. Rajendran Support All the Way Central Bank of India Mumbai Pallav Mohapatra Build a better life around us City Union Bank Tamil Nadu Dr.N Kamakodi Trust and Excellence Corporation Bank Mangalore P.V. Bharathi Prosperity for All Dena Bank Mumbai Shri. Karnam Shekhar Trusted Family Bank Dena Hai Toh Bharosa Hai Development Credit Tamil Nadu Shri Murali N. Natrajan We value you Bank Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala Sunil Gurbaxani Tann.Mann.Dhan ECGC Bank Mumbai Geetha Muralidhar You Focus On Exports We Cover The Risks Federal Bank Kerala Shri Shyam Srinivasan Your Perfect Banking Partner HDFC bank Mumbai Mr Sashidhar Jagdishan We Understand Your World HSBC London Noel Quinn The World’s Local Bank ICICI Bank Mumbai Mr Sandeep Bakshi Hum Hai Na, Khayal Apka IDBI Bank Mumbai Rakesh Sharma Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Bada”, Bank Aisa Dost Jaisa IDFC First Bank Mumbai Mr.V.Vaidyanathan Banking Hatke IndusInd Bank Maharashtra Shri Sumant Kathpalia We Care Dil Se, We Make You Feel Richer ING Vysya Bank Bart Hellemans Jiyo Easy Banglore Jammu & Kashmir Bank Sri Nagar R K Chhibber (Chairman), Serving To Empower Zubair Iqbal (MD)

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Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Shri Mahabaleshwara M.S Your Family Bank Across India Karnataka Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Shri Ramesh Boddu Smart Way to Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai, Shri Uday Kotak Let's Make Money Simple, Ab Maharashtra Kona Kona Kotak Lakshmi Vilas Bank Chennai, Tamil Nadu Shri Subramanian Sundar The Changing Phase of Prosperity Nanital Bank Nanital, Uttrakhand Shri Mukesh Sharma Banking With Personal Touch

Ratnakar Bank Mumbai, Shri Vishwavir Ahuja Apno ka Bank Maharashtra South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Murali Ramakrishnan Experience Next Generation Banking Syndicate Bank Manipal Mr Mrutyunajay Faithful and Friendly Mahapatra Tamilnadu Mercantile Thoothukudi, Tamil Shri Thiru K.V. Rama ---- Bank Nadu Moorthy Vijaya Bank Bangalore Shri R.A. Sankara A Friend You Can Bank upon Narayanan Yes Bank Ltd Mumbai, Ravneet Gill Experience Our Expertise Maharashtra

Chapter-24: State Chief Ministers and Governors

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

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 Haveli U.T Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS (UT)

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

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10 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal

11 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been given additional charge of Goa.

12 Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Acharya Dev Vrat

13 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal

14 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Bandaru Dattarya

15 Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha (Lt. governor)

16 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Smt. Draupadi Murmu

17 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Aarif Muhammad

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

19 Madhya pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Anandiben Patel

20 Maharashtra Shri uddhav thackeray Bhagat Singh Koshyari

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

22. Jharkhad Shri Raghubar Das Smt. Draupadi Murmu

23 Meghalya Conrad Sangma Satya Pal Malik

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

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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. Laddkh Laddak—–RK Mathur (Lt. Governor)

Chapter-25-Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency

SL Name of the Cabinet Ministry Constituency No Minister

1 Narendra Modi Personnel, Public Grievances and Varanasi (UP) Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space

2 Rajnath Singh Minister of Defence Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

3 Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat)

4 Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Nagpur (Maharashtra) Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

DV Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Bangalore North, Karnatka 5

6 Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of RajyaSabha (Karnataka) Corporate Affairs.

7 Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food --- and Public Distribution.

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8 Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Morena (M.P) Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.

9 Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice; Minister Patna Sahib, Bihar of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

10 Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Food Processing Morena (M.P) Industries. (Additional)

11 Thaawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Rajya Sabha (M.P) Empowerment.

12 Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs. ---

13 Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Minister of Human Resource Hardwar, Uttarakhand Development.

14 Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs. Khunti, Jharkhand

15 Smriti Irani Minister of Women and Child Amethi, U.P Development; and Minister of Textiles.

16 Dr Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Chandni Chowk, New Delhi Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences.

17 Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Rajya Sabha (M.P) Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

18 Piyush Goyal Minister of Railways; and Minister of Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) Commerce and Industry.

19 Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Petroleum and Natural Rajya Sabha (M.P) Gas; and Minister of Steel.

20 Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs. Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand)

21 Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Dharwad, Karnatka Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.

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22 Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Skill Development and Chandauli, U.P Entrepreneurship.

23 Arvind Ganpat Sawant Minister of Heavy Industries and Mumbai South, Maharashtra Public Enterprise

24 Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Begusarai, Bihar Dairying and Fisheries

25 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Chapter 26: List of Union Ministry Secretary

▪ New Cabinet Secretary ▪ Rajeev Gauba

▪ New Defence Secretary ▪ Ajay Kumar

▪ New home secretary ▪ Ajay Kumar Bhalla

▪ New Information and Broadcasting ▪ Amit Khare Secretary

▪ New foreign secretary ▪ Harsh Vardhan Shringla

▪ New Expenditure Secretary ▪ T.V. Somanathan

▪ New Power Secretary ▪ "Sanjeev Nandan Sahai

▪ New Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj ▪ Sunil Kumar

▪ New Union Law Secretary ▪ Anoop Kumar Mendiratta

▪ New principal secretary to PM ▪ Pramod Kumar Mishra

New Secretary of National Commission for B. Anand Minorities

▪ Secretary of Economic Affairs ▪ Tarun Bajaj

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New Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport Shri Giridhar Aramane and Highways (Update 2nd May)

Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi (Update 11 May)

New Secretary to President Tripathi (Update 19th April)

Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi Petrochemicals (Updated 1st June)

New Private Secretary to Prime Minister Hardik Satishchandra Shah (Updated 30 July)

Part 2: Static GK

Chapter 1: Dams in India

State DAM and Location

Rajasthan • RanapratapSagar Dam(Chambal River), at Rawatbhata • Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam (Mahi River) at Banswara district

• Bisalpur Dam (Banas River), At Tonk district

• Srisailam Dam(Krishna River), at Kurnool district

Andhra Pradesh • Somasila Dam (Penna River), at Nellore district • Prakasam Barrage (Krishna River), at Krishna and Guntur

• Tatipudi Reservoir(River Gosthani ), at Tatipudi, Vizianagaram

• Gandipalem Reservoir (River Penner)

• Ramagundam dam (Godavari), in Karimnagar

• Dummaguden Dam (river Godavari)

Telangana • Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Krishna river), at Nagarjuna Sagar Nalgonda

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• Sri Ram Sagar (River Godavari)

• Nizam Sagar Dam (Manjira River)

• Dindi Reservoir (River Krishna), at Dindi, Mahabubnagar town

• Lower Manair Dam (Manair River)

• Singur Dam (river Manjira)

Bihar • Kohira Dam (Kohira River), at Kaimur district • Nagi Dam (Nagi River), in Jamui District

Chhattisgarh • HasdeoBango Dam (Hasdeo River), at Korba district

Gujarat • SardarSarovar Dam(Narmada river), at Navagam • Ukai Dam(Tapti River), at Ukai in Tapi district

• Kadana Dam( Mahi River), at Panchmahal district

• Karjan Reservoir (Karjan river), at Jitgadh village of Nanded Taluka, Dist. Narmada

Himachal Pradesh • Bhakra Dam ( River) in Bilaspur • The Pong Dam (Beas River )

• The Chamera Dam (River Ravi) at Chamba district

J & K • Salal Dam (Chenab River) at Reasi district • Baglihar Dam (Chenab River) at Doda district

Jharkhand • The Maithon Dam (Barakar River) at Dhanbad • Panchet Dam (Damodar River) at Panchet in Dhanbad

• Tenughat Dam (Damodar River) at Bokaro district

Karnataka • Krishna Raja Sagara Dam at Mandya • Tungabhadra Dam (Tungabhadra River) near the town of Hospet

• Bhadra Dam (Bhadra River) at border of Bhadravathi and Tarikere

• Linganamakki dam (Sharavathi river) at Kargal village of Sagara taluk

• Malaprabha dam (Malaprabha river) at Belgaum

• Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Ghataprabha River) at Belagavi

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• Hemavathy Dam (river Hemavathy) at Gorur, near the city of Hassan

• Supa Dam (Kali river) at Uttara Kannada district

• Lakya Dam (river Lakhya)

• Almatti Dam (Krishna River) at Bijapur district

Kerala • Kakki Reservoir (Pamba River) at Pathanamthitta district • The Idukki Dam (Periyar River) at Kuravan and Kuravathi

• Cheruthoni Dam (Periyar River) at Idukki District

• Kulamavu Dam (Periyar river) Kulamavu, Idukki District

• Idamalayar Dam (Idamalayar River) At Ernakulam District

Madhya Pradesh • Gandhi Sagar Dam(Chambal River) at Mandsaur District • Tawa Reservoir(Tawa Reservoir) at Hoshangabad District

• Indira Sagar Dam(Narmada River) at Narmada Nagar

Maharashtra • Koyna Dam(Koyna River) at Koyna Nagar • Jayakwadi Dam (Godavari River) at Aurangabad district

• Isapur Dam (Penganga river) at Pusad

• Totladoh dam (Pench river) at Nagpur

• Warna Dam (Warna River) at Kolhapur District

• Bhatsa Dam (Bhatsa river) at Shahapur, Thane district

Odisha • Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi River) at Sambalpur District • Rengali Dam(Brahmani River) at Angul district

• Indravati Dam(Indravati River) at Nabarangpur

• The Jalaput Dam(Machkund River) at boundary between the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

• Mandira dam(Sankh river) at Kansbahal in Sundergarh district

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Punjab • The Ranjit Sagar Dam (Ravi River) at Border of two states of India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

Tamil Nadu • Mettur Dam (river Cauvery) at Mettur, Salem District • Solaiyar Dam at Coimbatore district

• Bhavanisagar Dam (Bhavani river) at Erode district

Uttarakhand • Ramganga Dam (Ramganga River) at Pauri Garhwal district • Jamrani Dam(Gola River) at Nainital District

• The Tehri Dam(Bhagirathi River) at Tehri

Uttar Pradesh • Rihand Dam or GovindBallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand River) at Pipri in Sonbhadra District

• Matatila Dam (River Betwa) at Lalitpur District

• The Rajghat Dam (Betwa River) at Lalitpur

West Bengal • The Mukutmanipur Dam (Kansabati River ) at Bankura district

Chapter 2: FOLK DANCE

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.

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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. 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.

Chapter 3: List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise

State Airport

New Delhi • Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport

Maharashtra • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja International Airport (Mumbai) • (Pune)

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur)

• Akola Airport (Akola)

• (Aurangabad)

• (Nashik)

• Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport (Kolhapur)

• Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik)

• Solapur Airport (Solapur)

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Karnataka • Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) • Mangalore Airport (Mangaluru)

• (Belgaum)

• (Hubli and Dharwad)

• / Mandakalli airport (Mysore)

• Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (Toranagallu)

Tamil Nadu • Chennai International Airport (Chennai) • Tiruchirappalli International Airport (Tiruchirappalli)

• Coimbatore International Airport (Coimbatore)

Gujarat • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad, Hansol)

• (Vadodara)

• (Kandla and Anjar)

• (Rajkot)

• (Surat)

Kerala • Cochin International Airport () • Calicut International Airport (Karipur)

• Trivandrum International Airport (Trivandrum, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari and Kollam)

Odisha • Biju Patnaik International Airport (Bhubaneswar Airport) • Also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport (Durlaga)

Jammu and Kashmir • Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (Srinagar) • The , officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave (Jammu)

Madhya Pradesh • Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal (Maharajpur Air Force Station Gwalior)

• Dumna Airport (Jabalpur)

• The (Chhattarpur district)

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• Khandwa Airport (Khandwa)

• (Bhopal)

Jharkhand • (Ranchi) • Dhanbad Airport (Dhanbad)

• Sonari Airport (in Jamshedpur)

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Deoghar)

Himachal Pradesh • Kangra Airport (Gaggal near Kangra) • (Shimla)

• Kullu–Manali Airport (Bhuntar)

Daman and Diu • (Union Territory of Daman and Diu.)

Chhattisgarh • Jagdalpur Airport (Jagdalpur) • Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur)

Arunachal Pradesh • (Tezu) • Daporijo Airport (Daporijo)

Andhra Pradesh • (Visakhapatnam) •

• Kadapa (Cuddapah) Airport (Kadapa)

Assam • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati) • (Dibrugarh)

• (Dhubri town)

Punjab • Chandigarh International Airport (Mohali) • Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar)

Bihar • Jay Prakash Narayana International Airport (At PATNA)\ • (at Gaya)

Andaman and Nicobar • Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair) Islands

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Uttar Pradesh • Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi) • Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow)

Goa • Goa International Airport also known as the (at Vasco da Gama)

Telangana • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)

West Bengal • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)

Uttrakhand • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Dehradun)

Chapter 4: International borders / Boundary lines

Borders/Boundary Lines Between two Countries

Durand Line Afghanistan & Pakistan

Hindenburg Line Germany & Poland.

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.

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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

Chapter 5: International Organizations & Headquarter

Headquarter International Organizations (Establishment)

New York, US • United Nations Organization (UN), 24 October 1945 • United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 11 December 1946 • United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), 1969 Geneva, Switzerland • United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), 30 December 1964

• World Health Organization (WHO), 7 April 1948

• World Economic Forum, January 1971

• International Labour Organisation (ILO), 29 October 1919

• World Trade Organisation, 1 January 1995

• World Meteorological Organisation, 23 March 1950

• World Intellectual Property Organisation, 14 July 1967

• International Committee of the Red Cross, 17 February 1863

Paris, France • United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), 16 November 1945

• Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), 30 September 1961

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Vienna, Austria • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), 17 November 1966

• International Atomic Agency, 29 July 1957

• Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),September 1960

London, UK • Amnesty International, July 1961 • International Maritime Organisation, 17 March 1948

• Commonwealth of Nations, 11 December 1931

Washington DC, US • International Monetary Fund (IMF),27 December 1945 • World Bank, July 1944

Shanghai, China • New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank), 15 July 2014

Beijing, China • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), 16 January 2016

Manila, Philippines • Asian Development Bank (ADB), 19 December 1966

Kathmandu, Nepal • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), 8 December 1985

Jakarta, Indonesia • Association of South East Nations (ASEAN), 8 August 1967

Singapore • Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),November 1989

Brussels, Belgium • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), 4 April 1949

Dubai, UAE • International Cricket Council (ICC), 15 June 1909

Rome, Italy • Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO), 16 October 1945

The Hague, The Netherland • International Court of Justice, 26 June 1945

Lausanne, Switzerland • International Olympic Committee, 23 June 1894

Zurich, Switzerland • The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 21 May 1904

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The Hague, The Netherlands • The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 29 April 1997

Gland, Switzerland • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 29 April 1961

Chapter 6: List of Lake

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 ▪ ▪ Beauty lake ▪ ▪ ▪ Current lake ▪ Lake ▪ ▪ ▪

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▪ Jammu and Kashmir ▪ Dal Lake ▪ Manasbal Lake ▪ Mansar Lake ▪ Pangong Tso ▪ Sheshnag Lake ▪ Tso Moriri ▪ 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 ▪ ▪ ▪ Moti lake ▪ Sarang pani lake ▪ Shahpura lake ▪ Tawa Reservoir ▪ Upper Lake ▪ Maharashtra ▪ Gorewada Lake ▪ Khindsi Lake ▪ Lonar Lake ▪ Mehrun Lake ▪ Pashan Lake

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▪ Powai Lake ▪ Rankala Lake ▪ Salim Ali Lake ▪ Shivasagar lake ▪ Talao Pali ▪ Upvan Lake ▪ Venna Lake ▪ Meghalaya ▪ Umiam Lake ▪ Manipur ▪ Loktak Lake ▪ Mizoram ▪ Palak dïl ▪ 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

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▪ 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 ▪ 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

Chapter 7: List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks: River wise

Ganges Baranagar (West Bengal), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Kanpur (UP), Patna (Bihar), Varanasi (UP), Mirzapur (UP), Farrukhabad (UP), Fatehgarh (UP),Kannauj (UP), Shuklaganj (UP), Chakeri (UP), Munger (Bihar), Allahabad (UP)

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Yamuna Agra (UP), New Delhi, Auraiya (UP), Etawah (UP), Allahabad (UP)

Saraswati Patan (Gujarat), Allahabad (UP)

Godavari Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra), Golegaon (Maharashtra), nashik (Maharashtra) , Nanded (Maharashtra),Ramagundam (Telangana), Nizamabad (Telangana)

Krishna Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Sangli (Maharashtra), Karad (Maharashtra), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)

Kaveri Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Erode (Tamil Nadu)

Mahanadi Banki (Odisha), Cuttack (Odisha), Sambalpur (Odisha)

Rushikulya Brahmapur (Odisha), Chhatrapur (Odisha)

Brahmaputra Dibrugarh (Assam), Guwahati (Assam)

Hooghly Kolkata (West Bengal), Murshidabad (West Bengal)

Narmada Jabalpur (MP), Bharuch (Gujarat)

Chambal Kota (Rajasthan), Gwalior (MP)

Gomti Jaunpur (UP), Lucknow (UP)

Sabarmati Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Sarayu Ayodhya (UP)

Alaknanda Badrinath (Uttarakhand)

Banas Deesa (Gujarat)

Sutlej Ferozpur (Punjab)

Musi Hyderabad (Telangana)

Tawi Jammu Tapi Surat (Gujarat)

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Jhelum Srinagar Vishwamitri Vadodara (Gujarat) Vrishabhavathi Bangalore (Karnataka) Teesta Rangpo (Sikkim) Aji Rajkot (Gujarat) Netravati, Gurupura Mangalore (Karnataka)

Rapti Gorakhpur (UP) Girna River Malegaon (Maharashtra) Brahmani Rourkela (Odisha) Tungabhadra Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) Shipra Ujjain (MP) Koshi Purnia (Bihar) Tunga River Shimoga (Karnataka) Bhadra Bhadravathi (Karnataka) Mula, Mutha Pune, (Maharashtra) Vaigai Madurai (Tamil Nadu) Kolhapur Panchaganga (Maharashtra) Tungabhadra Hospet (Karnataka) Kali Karwar (Karnataka) Ghataprabha Bagalkot (Karnataka) Sharavathi Honnavar (Karnataka) Hathmati Himmatnagar (Gujarat) Purna Navsari (Gujarat)

Chapter 8: List of National Parks of India

State National Parks

Andhra Pradesh • at East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district of Telangana.

• Sri Venkateswara National Park at Chittoor and Cuddapah districts

Telanagana • Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, Telangana

• Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park at Vanasthalipuram

• at Hyderabad district

Arunachal Pradesh • at Changlang district • at Jengging, East Siang

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Assam • Dibru-Saikhowa National Park at Tinsukia district • at Golaghat and Nagaon districts

• or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary at Dist Baksa

• at Sonitpur district

• The at Darrang and Sonitpur districts

Bihar • at West Champaran

Chhattisgarh • Indravati National Prak at Bijapur district • Kanger valley at Bastar district

• Guru Ghasi das (sanjay) at Koriya district

Goa • Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) at Panaji district

Gujarat • (Velavadar) National Park at Bhavnagar district • Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary at Talala Gir

• Marine National Park at Jamnagar district

• at Navsari district

Haryana • at nagar district • at district

Himachal Pradesh • at Lahaul and Spiti district • The Great Himalayan National Park at Kullu District

• Inderkilla National Park at Kullu District

• Khirganga National Park at Kullu District

• Simbalbara National Park at Sirmour District

Jammu And Kashmir/ • at Srinagar District Ladakh • at Ladakh region

• at Kishtwar district

• at Srinagar district

Jharkhand • at Latehar District

Karnataka • at Mysore & Chamarajanagar districts • Bannerghatta National Park at Bangalore district

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• National Park at Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts

• Nagarahole National Park at Kodagu and Mysore districts

• Anshi National Park at Uttara Kannada district

Kerala • at Idukki district • Mathikettan Shola National Park at Idukki district

• at Idukki & Quilon districts

• Silent Valley National Park at Palakkad district

• Anamudi Shola National Park at Idukki district

• Pambadum Shola National Park at Idukki district

Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh National Park at Bandhavgarh, Tala • at Mandla

• at Shivpuri district

• Mandla Plant Fossils National Park at Mandla district

• at Panna & Chattarpur district

• at Seoni and Chhindwara districts

• at Koriya, Sidhi and Singrauli districts

• Satpura National Park at Hoshangabad district

• Van Vihar National Park at

Maharashtra • at Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Ratnagiri districts

• at Amravati district

• Navegaon National Park at Bhandara (Gondia) district

• Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park at Thane & Mumbai districts

• Tadoba National Park at Chandrapur district

• Pench National Park across two states - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Manipur • Keibul Lamjao National Park at Bishnupur district

Meghalaya • Balpakram National Park near at Garo Hills

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• at East Garo Hills district

Mizoram • at Champhai district • Blue Mountain National Park at Lawngtlai district

Nagaland • Intanki National Park at Peren district

Odisha • Bhitarkanika National Park at Kendrapara district • at Mayurbhanj district

Rajasthan • at Alwar district • Ranthambore National Park at Sawai Madhopur district

• Mukundra Hills National Park at Kota

• at Jaisalmer district

• Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur district

Sikkim • Khangchendzonga National Park at North Sikkim district

Tamil Nadu • at Nilgiris district • at Nilgiris district

• Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park at Coimbatore district

• at Chennai district

• Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park at Ramanathpuram & Tuticorin districts

Tripura • Rajbari National Park • Clouded Leopard National Park at the West Tripura district

UttarPradesh • at Lakhimpur-Kheri district

Uttarakhand • at Uttarkashi district • GovindPashuVihar National Park at Uttarkashi district

• Jim Corbett National Park at Nainital district

• The at peak of Nanda Devi

• at Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal

• Valley of Flowers National Park at the Chamoli district

West Bengal • at Jalpaiguri district

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• Buxa National Park at Jalpaiguri district

• Neora Valley National Park at Kalimpong district

• at Darjeeling district

• at Alipurduar District

• at North & South 24-Paraganas district

Andaman And Nicobar • Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park at South Andaman administrative district

• Middle Button Island National Park at Andaman district

• Mount Harriet National Park at Andaman district

• North Button Island National Park at Andaman district

• Rani Jhansi Marine National Park at Andaman district

• Saddle Peak National Park at Andaman district

• South Button Island National Park at Andaman district

• Campbell Bay National Park at Nicobar district of Andaman

• at Nicobar district of Andaman

Chapter 9: Nuclear Power Plants in India

Uttar Pradesh • Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS Narora, Bulandshahar District

Gujarat • Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (city of Vyara)

Karnataka • Kaiga Generating Station (Uttar Kannada district)

Tamil Nadu • Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (Tirunelveli district) • Madras Atomic Power Station ( Chennai)

Maharashtra • Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) Tarapur, Palghar • Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (Ratnagiri district)

Haryana • The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant ()

Andhra Pradesh • Kovvada Atomic Power Project

Gujarat • NPP at Mithivirdi (Talaja Taluka, Bhavnagar district)

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Rajasthan • Banswara Thermal Power Station

MP • The Chutka Nuclear Power Plant (Chutka Village of Mandla district)

Chapter 10: Thermal Power Plants in India

Uttar Pradesh • Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant (Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra district), The power plant is the first power plant of NTPC

• National Capital Power Station (NCPS) Or NTPC Dadri (Dadri, G.Noida)

• Rihand Super Thermal Power Project (at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district)

• Anpara Thermal Power Station (Anpara in Sonbhadra district)

• Obra Thermal Power Project (Kanpur district)

• Rosa Power Plant (at Rosa village in Shahjahanpur)

• Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant (Unchahar in Raebareli district)

Telangana • NTPC Ramagundam (at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district)

Odisha • Talcher Thermal Power station (Angul district) • Vedanta Jharsuguda Power Station (Jharsuguda town in Jharsuguda district)

• Hirakud Power Plant (Sambalpur district)

Chhattisgarh • Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (at Jamnipali in Korba district) • Sipat Super Thermal Power Station or Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal Power Station (at Sipat in Bilaspur district)

• The NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant (at Bhilai in Durg district)

Madhya Pradesh • The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station (Singrauli district) • Satpura Thermal Power Plant (Betul district)

• Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant (Umaria district)

• Shree Singaji Super Thermal Power Project (Khandwa District)

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• Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant (Anuppur district)

West Bengal • Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant (at Nabarun in Murshidabad district)

• Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station (Bardhaman district)

Gujarat • Mundra Thermal Power Station or Mundra Thermal Power Project (at Mundra in Kutch district)

• Sikka Thermal Power Station (Jamnagar)

• Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (in Kheda district)

• Ukai Thermal Power Station (located on the bank of the Tapi river.

• Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station (bank of Sabarmati river near Gandhinagar)

• Hirakud Power Plant (Hirakud in Sambalpur district)

Maharashtra • Tiroda Thermal Power Station (at Tirora in Gondia district) • Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (in Chandrapur district)

• Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station (Nagpur district)

• RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project (Amravati district)

Bihar • Barauni Thermal Power Station (at Begusarai district)

Karnataka • Bellary Thermal Power station (Kudatini Village, Bellary District) • Udupi Power Plant (north of Mangalore)

Andhra Pradesh • Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (Visakhapatnam district)

Rajasthan • Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (Baran district) • Kota Thermal Power Plant (west bank of the Chambal River near Kota.)

• Kalisindh Thermal Power Station (Jhalawar district)

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Jharkhand • Bokaro Thermal Power Station B (BTPS - B) , at Bokaro district • Patrata Thermal Power Station (Ramgarh district)

Tamil Nadu • The Mettur Thermal Power Station (Salem district) • The Ennore Thermal Power Station (Chennai Ennore)

Chapter 11: Solar Power Plant in India

Gujarat • Charanka Solar Park (Patan district)

Madhya Pradesh • The Welspun Solar (Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district)

Maharashtra • Mahagenco plans 125 MW solar power project (Malkhed village in Yavatmal district)

• Tata Power Solar (in Rajgarh)

• Sakri Photovoltaic solar energy project (Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of Dhule district)

Odisha • Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (GEDCOL)

Rajashtan • Welspun Energy 50MW Rajasthan Solar Project (Phalodhi, distt. Jodhpur)

• The Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park (Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district)

• Bhadla Solar Park (Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district)

Gujarat • Bitta Solar Power Plant (Bitta village) •

Andhra Pradesh • Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park (Kurnool district)

Tamil Nadu • Kamuthi Solar Power Project

Kerala • Banasura Sagar Dam Floating Solar Power Plant (Wayanad)

Karnataka. • Pavagada Solar Park (Pavagada taluk, Tumkur district)

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Chapter 12: List of Ports in India: State Wise

State Ports

Gujarat • Kandla Port Trust or Deendayal Port (Kutch District)

Odisha • Paradip Port (Jagatsinghpur District)

Maharashtra • Jawaharlal Nehru Port/ Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) • Mumbai Port Trust (Mumbai)

Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam Port (Visakhapatnam) • Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore District)

Tamil Nadu • Chennai Port (Chennai) • V.O.Chidambaranar Port (Thoothukudi)

• Ennore Port (Chennai)

West Bengal • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata)

Karnataka • New Mangalore Port (Mangalore)

Kerala • Cochin Port (Kochi)

Goa • Mormugao port

Chapter 13: List of River a Cross State

Name of Rivers A cross States Length Begin From Ends in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, 2,525 Ganga Jharkhand, West Bengal K.M. Gangothri Bay of Bengal Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar 1,376 Yamuna Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi K.M. Garhwall in Yamunotri Bay of Bengal 2,900 Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal,Tibet K.M. Lake Manasarovar Bay of Bengal Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M. Amarkantak Plateau Bay of Bengal Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, 1,465 Godavari Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry K.M. Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal Krishna Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, 1,400 Near Mahabaleshwar Bay of Bengal

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Andhra Pradesh K.M. in Maharashtra 1,315 Amarkantak hill in Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat K.M. Madhya Pradesh Arabian sea Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 724 K.M. Bettul Arabian sea Gomti Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, 900 K.M. Gomat Taal Saidpur,Ghazipur Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur, Koshi Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar 720 K.M. Ganga Ganga Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gandaki Jharkhand, Bihar 630 K.M. Nepal Ganga Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M. Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Son Jharkhand,Bihar 784 K.M. Ganga Yamuna 1,500 Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab K.M. Mount Kailash Ropar Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 720 K.M. Himachal Pradesh Chenab Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 470 K.M. Sutlej Mandi Plain Jammu and Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 960 K.M. Panjnad Kashmir Jehlam Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, 725 K.M. Pir Panjal Range Chenab Hills of Coorg, Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu, 765 K.M. Karnataka Bay of Bengal Shivalik Hills, Himachal Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan 1080 K.M Pradesh Indus Hugli (Hooghly) West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga Bay of Bengal; Chota Nagpur Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Hoogly River, Howrah plateau. Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh In Tibet Kalish Range Indus Tibet 3180 K.M 5080 mts. Arabian sea Tungabhadra Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna Gulf of Khambhat , Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Arabian Sea Sevalia Bhagirathi Uttarakhand, 205 K.M Ganga Ganga Sabarmati , Udaipur 371 K.M Dhebar Lake Gujarat Alaknanda Uttarakhand 190 K.M Ganga Nanda Devi Sikkim, India, West Bengal, Teesta India,Rangpur, Bangladesh 309 K.M Brahmaputra Rangeet River. Indravati Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra 535 K.M Kalahandi Godavari

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Bhima Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana 861 K.M Krishna River Pandharpur Subarnarek Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal 395 K.M Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal Konya Maharashtra 130 K.M Krishna Rive Maharashtra Ramganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh 596 K.M Ganga Ramganga Dam Peena Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 597 K.M Nandi Hills Bay of Bengal Brahmani Odisha 480 Bay of Bengal Ganga Periyar Kerala, Tamil Nadu 244 K.M Cardaman Hills Bay of Bengal Lakshadweep Sea, Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M Vembanad Lake Bay of Bengal Benas Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 512 K.M Rohtang Pass Chambal Vaigai Tamil Nadu, 258 K.M Periyar Plateau Bay of Bengal Sharda Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 350 K.M Ganga Ghaghra River

Longest River (Length Wise) of the World Nile (Egypt) Africa Biggest River (Flow of Water Wise) of the world Amazon (South Africa) Longest River of Europe Volga (Russia) Longest River of Asia Yangtze (China) Longest River of India Ganga Longest River of South India Godavari (Also Called Dakshina Ganga) River which makes estuary in India Narmada and Tapti Sorrow of Bengal Damodar River

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Chapter 14: Stadiums in India

Maharashtra • The Wankhede Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai) • The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium or Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium (Cricket stadium, Pune)

• The DY Patil Sports Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Mumbai)

• The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Cricket stadium, Nagpur)

• Nehru Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium in Pune)

• The Brabourne Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai)

• Mahindra Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium at Mumbai)

• The Dadaji Kondadev Stadium called SR Bhosle Krida Sankul Stadium (Thane)

Himachal Pradesh • Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (cricket stadium, Dharamshala)

Delhi • The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Cricket stadium) • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (National stadium of India)

• The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Hockey stadium)

Tamil Nadu • M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium (cricket stadium in Chennai)

West Bengal • Eden Gardens (cricket ground, Kolkata)

Jharkhand • Jharkhand States Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium, (Also known as JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi)

• Keenan Stadium (Cricket and football, Jamshedpur)

• Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium (football, Ranchi)

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Gujarat • Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium( Cricket stadium in Rajkot)

• Reliance Stadium or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd Sports Complex Ground (Cricket stadium, Vadodara)

• Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground (Municipal Ground or Racecourse Ground Corporation Ground, Rajkot)

• Motera stadium, also known as Sardar Patel stadium is now the world's largest cricket stadiumand the second largest sports stadium (Ahmedabad)

MP • Holkar Cricket Stadium (Cricket stadium, Indore) • Captain Roop Singh Stadium (Cricket stadium, Gwalior)

Telangana • The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad) • The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Cricket, Hyderabad)

Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)

• Indira Gandhi Stadium (Cricket ,Vijayawada)

• Indira Priyadarsini Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)

Rajasthan • Barkatullah Khan Stadium (Cricket ,Jodhpur) • The Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Cricket ,Jaipur)

• Fort Maidan (a multi-purpose stadium, Kota)

Kerala • Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Kochi)

• Kerala University Stadium (Football and also for athletics, Thiruvananthapuram)

Goa • The Fatorda, officially known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium.

Jammu & Kashmir • The Maulana Azad Stadium (Cricket ,Jammu)

Haryana • The Nahar Singh Stadium (Cricket ,Faridabad)

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Punjab • The Gandhi Stadium (Cricket, Amritsar) • Guru Nanak Stadium (Football stadium in Ludhiana)

Odisha • The iconic Barabati Stadium (Indian sports stadium, Cuttack) • Stadium (Hockey stadium, Rourkela)

• The Kalinga Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, Bhubaneswar)

Karnataka • The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Cricket, Bengaluru)

UP • The K D Singh Babu Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, in Lucknow) • Green Park Stadium (Cricket, Kanpur)

Chapter 15: Famous Temple in India: State wise

State Temple and Location

Tamil Nadu • Meenakshi Temple at Madurai • Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameshwaram

• Ranganathaswamy Temple at Tiruchirapalli

• Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur

• Suchindram Temple at Kanyakumari

• Airavateswara Temple at Darasuram

• Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram

• Kanchipuram Temples at Kanchipuram

Karnataka • Virupaksha Temple at Hampi • Vitthala Temple at Hampi

• Gomateshwara Temple at Shravanbela Gola (Rural)

Andhra Pradesh • Lord Venkateswara Temple at Thirumala

Gujarat • Somnath Temple at Saurashtra • Dwarakadhish Temple at Dwarka

Uttar Pradesh • KashiVishwanath at Varanasi

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Maharashtra • ShirdiSai Baba Temple at Shirdi • Siddivinayak Temple at Mumbai

Jammu and Kashmir • Vaishno Devi Temple at Katra • Amarnath Cave Temple

Uttarakhand • Badrinath Temple • Yamunotri Temple at Uttarkashi

• Gangotri Temple at Uttarkashi

• Kedarnath Temple at Garhwal area

Odisha • Jagannath Temple at Puri • Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar

• Konark Sun Temple at Konark

Punjab • Golden Temple at Amritsar

Rajasthan • Ranakpur Jain Temple at Pali

Madhya Pradesh • SanchiStupa at Raisen • Khajuraho Temple at Khajuraho

Kerala • Padmanabaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram

Bihar • Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya

Assam • Kamakhya Temple at Guwahati

Chapter 16: List of Tiger Reserve in India: State-Wise

State Reserve

Uttarakhand • Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve • Rajaji National Park

Uttar Pradesh • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve • Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Telangana • Kawal Tiger Reserve • Nagarjunsagar

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• Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve •

• Kanha Tiger Reserve

• Panna Tiger Reserve

• Pench Tiger Reserve

• Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve

Tamil Nadu • • Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

• Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

• Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

West Bengal • • Sunderbans Tiger Reserve

Rajasthan • Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve • Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

• Sariska Tiger Reserve

Odisha • Satkosia Tiger Reserve • Simlipal Tiger Reserve

Mizoram •

Kerala • Periyar Tiger Reserve • Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Karnataka • Bandipur Tiger Reserve • Nagarhole Tiger Reserve

• Bhadra Tiger Reserve

• Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve

Jharkhand • Palamau Tiger Reserve

Chhattisgarh • Indravati Tiger Reserves • Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve

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• Achanakmar Tiger Reserve

Bihar • Valmiki National Park

Maharashtra • Melghat Tiger Reserve • Pench Tiger Reserve

• Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project

• Sahyadri Tiger reserve

• Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve

• Bor Tiger Reserve

Assam • Kaziranga Tiger Reserve • Manas Tiger Reserve

• Nameri Tiger Reserve

• Orang Tiger Reserve

Andhra Pradesh • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Arunachal Pradesh • Namdapha Tiger Reserve • Pakhui Tiger Reserve

Chapter 17: List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated with sports

Sports Trophies

Hockey • Aga Khan Cup • All India Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup • Beighton Cup • Mumbai Gold Cup • Chakola Gold Trophy • Dhyan Chand Trophy • Gurmit Trophy • Jawaharlal Nehru Cup

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• Kuppuswamy Naiduu Trophy • Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (Women) • Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup • MCC Trophy • Murugappa Gold Cup • Nehru Trophy • Obaidullah Gold Cup • Rangaswami Cup • Rene Frank Trophy • Scindia Gold Cup • Settu Cup • Shani Trophy • Surjeet Singh Cup • Tommy Emar Gold Cup (Women) Cricket • Coach Bihar Trophy • Deodhar Trophy • Duleep Trophy • Irani Cup • Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup • Rani Jhansi Trophy • Ranii Trophy • Viiay Merchant Trophy • Vizzy Trophy • Wills Cup Football • Ashutosh Trophy • Begum Hazrat Mahal Trophy • Chakola Gold Trophy • DCM Trophy • Dr B.C. Roy Trophy • Durand Cup • F.A. Cup • G.V. Raja Memorial Trophy • I.F.A. Shield

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• Mis lqbal Hussain Trophy • Nagjee Trophy • Nizam Gold Cup • Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup • Rovers Cup • Saniay Gold Cup • Santosh Trophy • Sir Krishna Gold Cup • Stafford Cup • Subroto Mukerji Cup • Todd Memorial Trophy • Vittal Trophy Badminton • Amrit Diwan Cup • Hiralal Cup • Vikas Topiwala Challenge Cup • Yonex Cup Basketball • Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup Polo • EZAR Cup • Prithi Singh Cup • Radha Mohan Cup • Winchester Cup Rowing • Wellington Trophy Weightlifting • Burdwan Trophy Tennis • Dr. Rajindra Prasad Cup Table Tennis • Ramanujan Trophy • Rajkumari Challenge Cup • Jayalakshmi Cup

Chapter 18: Capital & Currency

List of Countries having Rupee/Rupiah as their Currency

Country Capital Currency

India New Delhi Rupee

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Indonesia (Old), Island of Borneo Rupiah

(New)

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

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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

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 Barbuda Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Australia Canberra Australian Dollar

Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar

Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar

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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 Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar

United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

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Countries having Peso as their Currency

Country Capital Currency

Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso

Chile Santiago Chilean peso

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 (New currency – Toman)

Oman Muscat Rial

Qatar Doha Riyal

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal

Countries having Pound as their Currency

Country Capital Currency

United Kingdom Currency Pound sterling

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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 Nursultan (New) Kazakhstani Tenge

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som

Laos Vientiane Lao kip

Malaysia Malaysian ringgit

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog

Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat

North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won

South Korea Seoul South Korean won

Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni

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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

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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

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