www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co Current Affairs PDF for CMAT 2020 1st June 2019 – 10th January 2020 Dear Aspirants, This Current Affairs PDF is a compendium of important Current Affairs news and events that occurred in last 7 months (1st June 2019 – 10th January 2020). This file is important and relevant for CMAT 2020 Exam. Ranking/Indexes level recommended by ICMR which is 30 gram per 1. UIDAI’s 10-year success-The State of Aadhaar day. Report: • Though the levels of all the cities were within the • According to the State of Aadhaar report, 2019, threshold, they were so close to the upper limit in Aadhaar has been the first identity document for certain cities. around 65-70 million individuals. This benefitted • According to the study, sugar intake was the highest them in opening bank accounts, accessing food in Mumbai. Mumbai reported 26.3 g/day followed rations, mobile phone services, etc. by Ahmedabad at 25.9 g/day. • The report also stated that 80% of participants felt 4. Violence against Children surpassed to 1,70,000: that Aadhaar improved the reach of government UNICEF Report schemes and services faster. Only 34% of Indians • The annual report published by the United Nations are yet to link their Aadhaar in the fear of losing Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on December 31, 2019, the services. stated that since 1989, the number of countries 2. State of Aadhaar report surveyed 1,70,000 individuals. experiencing conflicts has increased and the attacks The initiative was started 3 years ago by IDinsight and on children has increased as well. Omidyar Network of India. • The UNICEF has named the last decade as “Deadly Effect of Automation on FDI flows: World Bank Decade” because as per the report, the number of • World Bank released its study on how FDI flows are attacks on children since 2010 has increased to affected in the world due to automation. The study three-fold. concluded that automation will certainly disrupt the • The world agency responsible for providing flow of capital from rich countries to poor countries. humanitarian and developmental aid to children On the other hand, the poor countries can gain from around the world says that in 2018, around 24,000 automation if adopted at the right time. grave violations were recorded against children and • The study has used data of FDI (Foreign Direct the number has gone up highly to 1,70,000 in 2019. Investment) and industrial robot usages between • This includes abductions, killing, sexual violence, 2004 and 2015. It reports that during this period, maiming, child recruitment, denial to humanitarian High Income Countries (HIC) saw the highest FDI access and attacks in schools and hospitals. outflows. 5. 'World Economic League Table 2020': India 3. ICMR releases report on Sugar Intake of India: become fourth-largest economy by 2026 • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) • The report titled 'World Economic League Table released first of its kind report on sugar intake of 2020' was released by the UK-based Centre for India. The intake was measured in grams per day. Economics and Business Research (CEBR). • The report was released based on a joint survey • According to the report, India is expected to become conducted by ICMR, NIN (National Institute of the fourth largest economy by 2026 and the third Nutrition), Hyderabad and ILSI (International Life largest by 2034. Science Institute of India). The study is the first of • The CEBR report states that India would surpass its kind in the country. • The study says that intake of added sugar in metro Germany to become fourth largest economy by cities was 19.5 grams per day. This is lower than the 2 www.gradeup.co 2026 and further topple Japan in 2034 to become Nadu. The biggest improvement was seen in states the third largest economy. such as Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim. • Today, India is the fifth largest economy in the 9. Government launched Good Governance Index: World after US (20.49 trillion USD), China (13.41 • Government of India launched Good Governance trillion USD), Japan (4.97 trillion USD) and Germany Index in which Tamil Nadu topped in the “Big (4 trillion USD). States” category. It was followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. • India has decisively overtaken both France and the • The report also said that among the big states the UK to become the world's fifth-largest economy in poor performers were Odisha, Bihar, Goa and Uttar 2019. Pradesh. Jharkhand was ranked the last in good 6. Swachh Survekshan League 2020: Indore tops governance index. again • The States and Union Territories were divided into • Swachh Survekshan League 2020 was released by 3 groups namely Big states, North East and hill Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, states and union territories. Around 4,372 cities participated in the league. 10. India is world’s third largest producer of scientific • Among 10 Lakh plus population category, Indore articles: US Report secured first place in both the quarters. Bhopal got • According to a latest report by US National Science the second and Surat in Gujarat third spot in first Foundation (NSF), India has emerged as the Quarter. In the second quarter, Rajkot in Gujarat world’s third largest publisher of science and was at the 2nd spot while Navi Mumbai at third. engineering articles. As per the statistics compiled • In one Lakh to 10 Lakh population category, in report, China has topped the list followed by US. 11. India slips to rank 112 in Gender Gap: WEF Jamshedpur in Jharkhand got the 1st spot in both • The World Economic Forum released its report quarters. according to which India ranked 112th in terms of • New Delhi Municipal Council and Khargone in gender gap. The report said that the India was Madhya Pradesh got the second and third spot in ranked in bottom-five in terms of survival and the first quarter in this category. Chandrapur in economic participation. India was in 108th position Maharashtra and Khargone got the second and third in 2018. spot in Quarter 2 in one to ten lakh population 12. India Skills Report 2019: categories. • India Skills Report was released jointly by the CII, 7. Report of Task Force on National Infrastructure AICTE, UNDP and AIU. The report provides Pipeline released employability of citizens in the country across the • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released a states and. The report also ranked the cities based report of task force on National Infrastructure on on the availability of employment. Pipeline (NIP) 2019-2025. The task force was set up • The report was prepared based on a survey that in order to draw up National Infrastructure Pipeline assessed 300,000 candidates from 35 educational from fiscal year 2019-20 to 2024-25. institutes across 28 states and 9 Union Territories. • According to the report, Maharashtra topped the • The report says that between 2020 and 2025 GoI list with the highest employable talent. Following has planned investment in infrastructure sectors Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh such as roads, railways, urban, energy. ranked second and third respectively. • These sectors account to 70% of infrastructure 13. UNDP Human Development Index Report 2019: investments planned. The plan is to invest 102 lakh • The United Nations Development Programme crores of rupees by 2025 and make India a 5 trillion- released the Human Development Index for 189 dollar economy. countries on December 9, 2019. 8. Sustainable Development Goal Index Released: • The rankings were listed by the report titled • NITI Aayog released Sustainable Development “Beyond Income, Beyond Averages, Beyond Today: Goals Index 2019-20. According to the report, the Inequalities in Human Development in 21st overall composite score of India improved from 60 century”. in 2018 to 57 in 2019. India succeeded in the areas • India ranked 129 among them, which is one rank of power and industry, water and sanitation, ahead of its previous positions. In 2018, India nutrition and gender equality. ranked 130. The rankings were listed based on the • Kerala ranked first in composite SDG index with assessment of poverty, education, life expectancy score of 70. Kerala was followed by Himachal and access to health care. Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil 14. Global prosperity index 2019: 3 www.gradeup.co • The first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal • India has been ranked at 78th in the Global and Awards (PICSA) Index, released in the Bribery Risk Index out of 178 countries. Basque Country capital of Bilbao in northern • In South Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the Spain. only countries where the bribery risk is “high”. • Bangalore emerged as India’s highest-ranked city • Except for Bhutan, which has a “low” risk of at No. 83 in a new index of the world’s 113 cities bribery demands, the risk level of other in terms of economic and social inclusivity. countries in the region is “medium”. Bhutan, • Delhi at 101 and Mumbai at 107 are the other which has the lowest risk score of 41, was placed Indian cities to make at the index, ranked 52nd. • with the top 20 awarded a PICSA Seal as the • The five countries with the lowest bribery risk in world’s highest-ranked cities building inclusive the world are New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, prosperity. Sweden and Finland. • Zurich in Switzerland topped the list while • The countries with the highest risk are Austrian capital, Vienna in second place. Venezuela, Yemen, North Korea, South Sudan and Copenhagen, Luxembourg and Helsinki complete Somalia. the top five. 15. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tops Fortune's 18. India Justice Report 2019: Maharashtra holds top, UP Businessperson of the Year 2019 list ranks bottom • India-born Satya Nadella (Chief Executive Officer • According to ‘India Justice Report 2019’, of Microsoft) has occupied the top spot in Maharashtra is the top state in delivering justice Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list.