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Current Affairs January Current Affairs January 2020 Current Affairs January 2020 About the Tutorial This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of January 2020. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade and Officer Grade, etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade, etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll, which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in a precise and interesting way. Prerequisites The readers of this tutorial are expected to have a fundamental understanding of diverse aspects related to Current Affairs for the month of January’2020. Disclaimer & Copyright Copyright 2019 by What Is My Future? All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of What is my Future? The user of this e-book is prohibited to reuse, retain, copy, distribute or republish any contents or a part of contents of this e-book in any manner without written consent of the publisher. We strive to update the contents of our website and tutorials as timely and as precisely as possible, however, the contents may contain inaccuracies or errors. What is my future? provides no guarantee regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of our website or its contents including this tutorial. If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs January 2020 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ January 2020 ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Audience.............................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Copyright and Disclaimer ..................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 8 BILLS AND ACTS........................................................................................................................... 8 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 19 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 19 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 21 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 23 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 33 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 33 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 46 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 52 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 52 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 56 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 70 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................... 89 PLACES IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................... 91 REGIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 91 ii Current Affairs January 2020 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 95 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 112 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 118 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 125 iii Current Affairs January 2020 Current Affairs January 2020 - Appointments 1. Ravindra Nath Mahto elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Ravindra Nath Mahto from Nala constituency was unanimously elected as the new Assembly Speaker of Jharkhand. He was administered the oath of the office by pro- term Speaker Stephen Marandi. The JMM- Congress-RJD pre-poll alliance stormed to power in Jharkhand with a win over 47 seats in the 81-member state assembly. Mahato was elected for the first time from the same constituency in 2005 but he lost the seat in the subsequent elections. He won it back in 2014, following it up with his win in 2019. 2. Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM assumed charge as Air Officer-in- Charge Maintenance Air Marshal Vibhas Pande VSM took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance of Indian Air Force with effect from 01 Jan 2020. He started his career as Engineering Officer in IAF with fighter aircraft and later also gained experience in maintenance operations on transport aircraft and helicopters. Some of the key appointments held by him include command of a premier Base Repair Depot, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer at HQ EAC and ACAS Eng (T&H) at Air HQ. Prior to assuming his present appointment, he was holding the appointment of Director General (Aircraft). 3. Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM assumed charge as Air Officer-in- Charge Administration Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration of Indian Air Force with effect from 01 Jan 2020. The Air Marshal is a Cat ‘AYE’ Air Traffic Controller and has commanded an operational radar unit at a major flying station. He was a member of the first UN Mission to Sudan. Prior to taking over as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration, he was the Director General (Works & Ceremonials) at Air HQ. MSG 1 Current Affairs January 2020 Menon VSM has served as the Commandant of the prestigious Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore and Principal Director Ops (Air Traffic Services). 4. Prof Suresh Chandra Sharma appointed chairman of NMC Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma, Professor and Head, ENT Head-Neck Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi has been appointed chairman of the National Medical Commission (NMC). Dr Rakesh Kumar Vats, Secretary General, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India has been appointed as Secretary, National Medical Commission. The NMC will replace the Medical Council of India as the apex regulatory authority of medical education in the country. The NMC will have four boards as per the recommendations of the Group of Experts headed by Professor Ranjit Roy Chaudhury. 5. H.K. Joshi appointed as CMD of Shipping Corporation of India Harjeet Kaur Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairperson & Managing Director of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. She joined SCI as Director(Finance) in Feb 2015. Prior to assuming charge of the office of Director(Finance) in SCI, Mrs. Joshi was General Manager(F&A) in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Mumbai. Mrs. H K Joshi is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Management Accountants of India. She is also a life member of the Institute of Public Administration, Delhi. 6. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed Advisor to J&K Lt Governor IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu-Kashmir. Bhatnagar is a 1983-batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and recently retired as the CRPF DG. With this, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K Union Territory, Girish Chandra Murmu will have three Advisors. The other two Advisors are K K Sharma and Farooq Khan. The role of the Advisor is to assist the Lieutenant Governor in the effective discharge of his functions. 2 Current Affairs January 2020 7. A Sakthivel appointed as the new Chairman of AEPC India Dr. A Sakthivel was elected as the Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) by the Executive Committee for the year 2020 to 2021. A Sakthivel was first elected to the board of Directors of Apparel Export Promotion Council in the year 1982 thus serving the council for almost four decades. He is also the first person in the history of AEPC,
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