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Upsc Current Affairs January- 2020 UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY No.5/45 NVN Layout, New Siddhapudur, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore - 44 UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY- 2020 S.NO INDEX PAGE NO GS PAPER – I 1 INDIAN HISTORY CONGRESS 1 2 PRAKASH PARV 1 3 LAI HARAOBA 1 4 BIBI KA MAQBARA 2 5 ZO KUTPUI 2 6 EPIPHANY FESTIVAL 2 7 NEPAL’S SEKE ‘NEAR-EXTINCT’ 2 8 STATUE OF UNITY 4 9 HARVEST FESTIVALS IN INDIA 4 10 NAGOBA JATARA FESTIVAL 5 11 GATKA MARTIAL ART 5 12 TWO MEDIEVAL MONASTERIES 6 13 NAGARDHAN EXCAVATIONS 6 14 BHARAT PARV 2020 7 15 LALA LAJPAT RAI 7 16 SAVITRIBAI PHULE JAYANTI 8 17 MANILAL DOCTOR 8 18 NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER 9 19 TRANSGENDER PERSONS ACT 10 20 BRU REFUGEES 11 21 MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 12 22 NORTHEAST MONSOON 13 23 TALL VOLCANO 14 24 AUSTRALIAN METEOR CRATER 14 GS PAPER – II 1 KHILONJIA 15 2 SANTUSHT 15 3 SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 15 4 MODEL VILLAGE SCHEME 16 5 INDIAN RAILWAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES 17 6 ‘PURVODAYA’ : ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN INDIA THROUGH AN 18 INTEGRATED STEEL HUB 7 PARIKSHA PE CHARCHA 2020 19 8 PRAGATI 19 9 PRADHAN MANTRI RASHTRIYA BAL PURASKAR 19 10 SUB-CATEGORIZATION OF OBC 20 11 TELE-LAW 20 12 FMD & BRUCELLOSIS IN 2019 21 13 CYBER SAFE WOMEN 21 14 WORLD BRAILLE DAY 22 15 BURDEN OF MALNUTRITION 22 16 ANTARRASHTRIYA YOGA DIWAS MEDIA SAMMAN 23 17 UNDER-5 GIRLS FACE HIGH MORALITY IN INDIA: UNICEF 23 18 INTEGRATED ROAD ACCIDENT DATABASE 24 19 GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR 2020 25 20 ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT 26 21 CENTRAL DRUG STANDARD CONTROLL ORGANISATION 27 22 THE PULSE POLIO PROGRAMME 27 23 NISHTHA 28 24 INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 28 25 CORONAVIRUS 29 26 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HOMOEOPATHY BILL, 2019 30 27 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE BILL,2019 30 28 ME TOO CAMPAIGN 31 29 MINORITY INSTITUTIONS 32 30 NATIONAL MISSION FOR SAFETY OF WOMEN 33 31 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SAFAI KARAMCHARIS 33 32 DRAFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES RULES, 2018 34 33 CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE AUTHORITY 35 34 ENEMY PROPERTY 36 35 FINANCIAL SCHEME FOR LABOURERS 37 36 ANNUAL CRIME IN INDIA REPORT 2018 37 37 NATIONAL STARTUP ADVISORY COUNCIL 38 38 POLITICAL PARTIES REGISTRATION TRACKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PPRTMS) 39 39 CITIZENSHIP LAW 39 40 NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY 39 41 6TH SCHEDULE AREA STATUS TO LADAKH 40 42 RIGHT TO ACCESS INTERNET - FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT 41 43 PRIVATE PROPERTY - A HUMAN RIGHT 42 44 TULU - THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE 43 45 MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY 44 46 WHAT IS A POLICE COMMISSIONER ATE SYSTEM? 44 47 ANTI-DEFECTION LAW: SUPREME COURT FOR TRIBUNAL ON LAWMAKERS' 45 DISQUALIFICATION 48 INDIAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR COOPERATION WITH UNESCO (INCCU) 45 49 DEMOCRACY INDEX 46 50 BHUVAN PANCHAYAT V 3.0 WEB PORTAL 47 51 NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY ACT 47 52 NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 48 53 SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AGREEMENT 49 54 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 50 55 ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICE 51 56 NEW MIDDLE EAST PLAN 52 57 US-KENYA MILITARY BASE 52 58 PROTECTING POWER 53 59 CURRENCY MANIPULATOR 53 60 IRAN WILL PULL OUT OF NPT 54 61 NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST 54 62 KALAPANI BORDER ISSUE 55 63 ASHUGANJ-AKHAURA ROAD 55 64 BENGALURU, FOUR OTHER INDIAN CITIES IN WORLD'S WORST TRAFFIC LIST 56 65 INS SUMEDHA 56 66 INDIA-PAK. TRADE FREEZE 57 67 INDIA AND MONGOLIA 58 68 INDIA AND SWEDEN 59 69 HORMUZ PEACE INITIATIVE 59 70 ROHINGYA GENOCIDE 60 71 INDIA, TUNISIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 61 72 MAHATMA GANDHI CONVENTION CENTRE IN NIGER 61 73 RECIPROCATING TERRITORY –UAE 62 74 OSLO PEACE ACCORD 63 75 GANGA-VOLGA DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS 63 76 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2020 63 77 UN COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW(UNCITRAL) 64 GS PAPER – III 1 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT 65 2 WORLD'S FASTEST-GROWING CITIES 65 3 WORLD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT(WSDS) 66 4 ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT 66 5 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 66 6 OIL DEMAND GROWTH 67 7 WINGS INDIA 2020 68 8 REVAMP OF SEZ POLICY 68 9 INDIA'S ENERGY POLICIES 69 10 STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX 2019 70 11 DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES TO STATES (DSSS) 70 12 DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA (DFCCIL) 71 13 RBI LAUNCHES MOBILE APP MANI 71 14 UJALA SCHEME 72 15 ACTION PLAN FOR AGRI EXPORT POLICY 72 16 PRADHAN MANTRI LAGHU VYAPARI MAAN-DHAN YOJANA 73 17 HALLMARKING OF GOLD JEWELLERY 74 18 PRODUCTS UNDER 'OTHERS' CATEGORY 75 19 ADVISORY BOARD FOR BANKING AND FINANCIAL FRAUDS 76 20 SERVICE SCHEME 76 21 LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT(LEED) 76 22 SUFAL BANGLA SCHEME 77 23 FISCAL DEFICIT 78 24 WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND PROSPECTS(WESP) 2020 78 25 GLOBAL SOCIAL MOBILITY INDEX 80 26 WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: IMF 80 27 GLOBAL INVESTMENT TREND MONITOR REPORT: UNCTAD 80 28 WORLD EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL OUTLOOK TRENDS 2020 (WESO) REPORT: ILO 81 29 SMART PROJECT 82 30 ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING 82 31 FINANCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGY FOR 2024 83 32 INDIA-NORWAY DIALOGUE 84 33 THE RESKILLING REVOLUTION INITIATIVE AT WEF 85 34 FOREST SURVEY OF INDIA 85 35 ALIEN PLANTS’ GROWTH 86 36 ‘REEF TOXIC’ SUN CREAM 87 37 HARGILA 88 38 TIGER DEATHS 88 39 MIYAWAKI FORESTS 89 40 GLOBAL MEET ON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS 90 41 THE RARE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD 90 42 CHILIKA LAKE 91 43 PADDLEFISH 91 44 TIGER RESERVE IN GOA 92 45 IRRAWADDY DOLPHINS 92 46 NEW WETLAND CONSERVATION RULES 93 47 'BAMBOO- A WONDER GRASS' 94 48 KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK 94 49 THE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 94 50 EASTERN GHATS 95 51 ENVIRONMENT-RELATED OFFENCES 96 52 DESMI WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT 97 53 ESPAÑOLA GIANT TORTOISES 97 54 GLOBAL RISKS REPORT,2020 98 55 NATURE RISK RISING REPORT 99 56 HCFC 100 57 GREENPEACE REPORT 101 58 IRRIGATION AND CLIMATE CHANG 101 59 INDIA CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE (ICC) 102 60 PLATYPUS 102 61 10 MORE RAMSAR SITES 103 62 AFRICAN CHEETAH 104 63 ILLEGAL SAND MINING 104 64 INDIAN GAUR 104 65 SHIPS IN THE ARCTIC REGION 105 66 YELLOW RUST IN WHEAT 105 67 107TH INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS 106 68 OPTICAL TELESCOPES 106 69 SARAS MK2 107 70 ISRO’S ASTRONAUT TRAINING HUB 107 71 NSE KNOWLEDGE HUB 108 72 INDIGENOUS MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL 108 73 ISRO’S COMMUNICATION SATELLITE GSAT-30 108 74 ISRO’S NAVIC 109 75 DRDO YOUNG SCIENTISTS LABORATORIES 110 76 IUPAC BUREAU MEMBER 110 77 PUNE-MUMBAI HYPERLOOP 111 78 INDIAN DATA RELAY SATELLITES 111 79 GERANIUM 112 80 ARTEMIS MISSIONS 112 81 CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY 113 82 XENOBOT 113 83 HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICAEMIA 114 84 INDIAN RAILWAYS’ FIRST WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT 114 85 NEW SOLAR ORBITER 114 86 HYPERSONIC 115 87 MAHARASHTRA-KARNATAKA BORDER 116 88 CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 116 89 OPERATION SANKALP 117 90 TEJAS LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT 117 91 COAST GUARD SHIPS 118 92 HFHSD – IN 512 118 93 SAHYOG-KAIJIN 119 94 K9 VAJRA-T GUN 119 95 BLUE CORNER NOTICE 119 96 DHANUSH 120 97 OPERATION VANILLA 120 98 GOVERNMENT OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED MODEL 121 99 NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE WEB PORTAL 121 100 MILAN 2020 122 101 SAMPRITI-IX 122 102 K-4 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE 122 103 CANNOT PREVENT EARTHQUAKES, BUT WE CAN MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE: MOES 123 104 PADMA AWARDS WINNERS 123 UNIQUE IAS ACADEMY UPSC Current Affairs January – 2020 LOGOHERE GS PAPER - 01 ART AND CULTURE - Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. INDIAN HISTORY CONGRESS Context : The 80th session of the Indian History Congress(IHC) was held at Kannur, Kerala between 28th and 30th December 2019. Indian History Congress(IHC): Indian History Congress(IHC) was founded in 1935.It is the largest association of professional historians in South Asia. The first session of Indian History Congress(IHC) took place in Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, Poona in 1935. The main objective of IHC is to regulate the standard of works of history produced in India promote impartial and substantive history and commit to a fair and scientific history, devoid of bias and politics. The IHC has passed significant resolutions regarding the protection of monuments of historical importance and the role the government and Archaeological Survey of India should play in their preservation. It has about 35000 members of which over 2000 delegates participate in its session every year. It has been holding its sessions very regularly from its inception and publishing its proceedings every year since 1935. Source :- The Hindu PRAKASH PARV Context : PM extends greetings on Guru Gobind Singh Ji‘s Prakash Parv. The occasion is celebrated widely by the Sikh community and the Takht Sri Patna Sahib Gurudwara in Patna, Bihar witnesses a lot of fanfare on this occasion. Prakash Parv : Prakash Parv (also Prakash Utsav) or birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singhji is the birth anniversary of the Sikh Gurus. 2019 was the 352nd Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Sikh Guru, who also institutionalized the Khalsa. Source :- PIB LAI HARAOBA Context : In Tripura, Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri Meitei communities since ancient times, began in Agartala Lai Haraoba: Lai Haraoba means merry making of the Gods. It is a ritual ceremonial festival observed by the Meitei community since ancient times. It is celebrated to please the Umang Lai, the traditional deities of Sanamahism. The festival is celebrated through oral literature, music, dance and rituals. Several Manipuri martial arts, folk music and dances are performed during the festival. The festival is especially known for its folk song named ‗Lai Haraoba Ishei‘ which is played mainly for the Lai Haraoba festival.
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