February 2020 and Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana: Minister Narendra Modi in the Presence of Union Marks the 21St Year of the Festival
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LEGEND MAGAZINE (FEBRUARY - 2020) CURRENT AFFAIRS AND QUIZ, BANKING AWARENESS, ENGLISH VOCABULARY Exclusively prepared for RACE students Issue: 27 | Page : 32 | Topic : Legend of February | Price: Not for Sale NATIONAL NEWS economic growth and decent work for all on conducted to create awareness about the coastal Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India security to the local community. Four Indian cities to launch clean air project: Index 2019, according to United Nations Lucknow and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Pune Development Programme (UNDP) India. Bhubaneswar-Varanasi Direct Daily Flight and Nashik in Maharashtra will launch the operations commencement marks the 250th ‘Clean Air Project in India’ (CAP India) Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district tops route under RCS-UDAN: initiative to improve the air quality in the cities. NITI's Aspirational District ranking: Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh has topped the began the direct daily flight operations from First Banana Container Train sent to JNPT list of aspirational districts ranked by the Bhubaneswar to Varanasi under the RCS-UDAN for Exports: government think tank Niti Aayog in December. marking it as the 250th route under UDAN. Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Belangir (Odisha) and YSR (Andhra Pradesh) Varanasi is the religious & tourist hub of India & Development Authority (APEDA), along with have been placed at the second and third BHU is present there. Andhra Pradesh and one of the largest member positions, respectively. of exporter of bananas, dispatched the first Madhya Pradesh bags first position for shipment of 890 MTs of high-quality bananas APEDA signs MoU to set up a Liason Office in implementation of PMMVY: from Andhra Pradesh to JNPT in Mumbai. Banana Guwahati, Assam: Madhya Pradesh has bagged the 1st position for clusters were built in Anantpur & Kadapa APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru districts of AP. Export Development Authority) signed MoU with Vandana Yojana. Women & Child Development CSIR-CFTRI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Minister Smriti Irani will present the award. President Kovind to inaugurate 34th Research-Central Food Technological Research Indore district has bagged the 1st place for Surajkund Mela: Institute). better performance of the scheme.Incentive of President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Haryana to 5000 Rs is given to pregnant women under the inaugurate the 34th Surajkund International Minister of North East Development chairs PMMVY. Crafts Mela at Faridabad. The year partner Ujh (National) Multipurpose Project: country is Uzbekistan and Himachal Pradesh Minister of North Eastern Development Dr India International leather fair - ITPO (India is the theme-state. Jitendra Singh chaired the Ujh Multipurpose Trade Promotion Organisation) : (National) Project in Jammu and Kashmir. The The 35th edition of India International Leather Kala Ghoda Arts Festival to be celebrated in meeting was attended by the Ministry of Jal Fair (IILF) Chennai, will be held at Chennai Trade Mumbai: Shakti, Ministry of Power and other officers from Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai. Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is the country's largest state government of Punjab. multicultural festival is celebrated annually in Defence Expo 2020 Starts in Lucknow : Mumbai, Maharashtra. This year, the event will Over 73 lakh youth trained under Pradhan The five-day event will be inaugurated by Prime be held from 1 February to 9 February 2020 and Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana: Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Union marks the 21st year of the festival. Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister of Defence Minister and Local MP Rajnath Singh. State RK Singh said that over 73 lakh candidates The main theme of DefExpo India-2020 will be 3-day Narmada Mahotsav at Amarkantak: were trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas “India: the emerging defence Madhya Pradesh, three-day Narmada Mahotsav Yojana. Skill training was based on the National manufacturing hub”. is being started in the picturesque plains of Skill Qualification Framework and industry Amarkantak on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti. led standards. Ministry of Tourism to develop 15 thematic Local tribal art and culture will be duly circuits in the country: demonstrated during Amarkantak Narmada Ministry of Labour & Employment launched Under the scheme 15 thematic circuits have been Mahotsav-2020. Portal Santusht: identified for the development. Ministry also ‘Santusht’-Implementation Monitoring Cell identified 17 Iconic Sites in the country. Nagoba Jatra festival celebrated in (IMC) has been constituted in the Office of Swadesh Darshan & PRASHAD schemes help Telangana: Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment in tourism growth. Nagoba Jatara tribal festival was celebrated in the in January 2020. Its aim is to promote effective state of Telangana. The festival is prominently delivery of public services & implementation of 3rd Defence Attaches Conference held in celebrated in Keslapur village, Indervelly Mandal, policies of the ministry. New Delhi: Adilabad district of Telangana. Rajnath Singh announced the creation of 10 new Andhra Pradesh has launched a doorstep Defence Wings so that 10 more Defence Attaches Amazon India partners with Eastern pension delivery : could be appointed. Government has introduced Railways to set up kiosk in Sealdah Railway Govt of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has launched a a new scheme to promote defence exports station: doorstep pension delivery scheme named YSR through Defence Attaches. Amazon India has entered a partnership with Pension Kanuka. Under the scheme various Eastern Railways to set up a pick-up kiosk at the welfare pensions will be delivered to the India’s Biggest Rural Technical Festival buzzing Sealdah railway station in Kolkata, pensioners. The old age pensioner’s age has also ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ In Telangana: West Bengal. This follows after the successful been reduced from 65 to 60 years. India’s biggest rural technical festival pilot of pickup kiosks in 4 railway stations across ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ was held in Rajiv Gandhi Mumbai in 2019. Coastal Security Exercise “Matla Abhiyan" University of knowledge Technologies conducted by Indian Navy: (RGUKT) Telangana tops country in sustainable The Indian Navy recently launched a unique The festival was held for 3 days from 31st January growth goals: coastal security exercise Malta Abhiyan in the to February 1,2020. The theme for the year 2020 Telangana has emerged as the best performing Sunderbans region Kolkata. The exercise was was “Spot and encourage rural tech state in promoting inclusive and sustainable innovators”. ________________________________________________________ 7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 2 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY - 2020| stone for what is touted as Asia’s largest livestock East Asia Summit on Maritime Cooperation President Ram Nath Kovind presents farm at Thalaivasal village near Salem. to be held in Chennai: International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy: The Ministry of External Affairs is to organize East President Ram Nath Kovind Presenting the I-T dept launches e-calculator to compare Asia Summit in Chennai. This is the fifth time the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr due tax under new, old regime: conference is being held in India. N.S. Dharmashaktu and the Leprosy Mission I-T Department launched an e-calculator for Trust in New Delhi. individuals to estimate their tax liability if they opt 38 Cr bank accounts opened under Pradhan for the new tax slabs, without claiming deductions Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana till January 2020: Jammu and Kashmir admin renames & exemptions, for ITR filing as stated in the Around 38 Crore bank accounts have been PHE&IFC dept as 'Jal Shakti Dept': Budget. 5% tax is levied on an annual income of opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday 2.5-5 lakh. Yojana (PMJDY), till January 2020, Minister of accorded sanction to renaming of the Public State for Finance- Anurag Thakur announced. Health Engineering and Irrigation and Flood BBIN nations deliberate on MoU for PMJDY was launched on 28th August 2014. Control Department as the 'Jal Shakti implementation of motor vehicle Department'. agreement: Karnataka CM launches Janasevaka scheme BBIN nations Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and for home delivery of govt services: 22nd edition of India International Seafood Nepal are deliberate on a proposed MoU for Karnataka launched Janasevaka programme Show (IISS) 2020 commenced in Kochi, implementation of the Motor Vehicle under the Sakala scheme in a few municipal Kerala: Agreement for regulation of passenger, personal corporation wards to ensure home delivery of A 3-day long 22nd edition of India International and cargo vehicular traffic among the countries. various services like ration cards & senior Seafood Show (IISS), 2020 based on the theme citizen identity cards. “Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Maharashtra ranks first among 18 states in Value Addition” has commenced at Hotel Grand justice delivery system capacity: Atal Innovation Mission collaborates with Hyatt in Kochi, Kerala. India Justice Report-2019 prepared by Tata Ministries to stimulate Innovation in various MPEDA proposes Rs 2500 crore project to Trusts, among 18 large and mid-level states sectors: Modenise Fishing Harbours. surveyed,