Current Affairs Of January 2020 Help Line No:- +91-9999736252 +91-9999265274 CONTENT National…………………………………………….…………………….2 International……………………………………………………………..14 Defence………………………………………………………………….20 Appointments or Resign/Retired…………………………….…………..22 Honours/ Awards……………………………………………….……….27 Sports……………………………………………..……………..………35 Obituaries………………………………………………..…….….….….39 Important Days with theme………………………………….…….…...43 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs National international conventions. ii.Several other chief ministers of West Bengal, Punjab, Swach h Survekshan League 2020: Indore tops ranking Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi have also announced for not among cities having 10lac+ population implementing CAA in their states. On December 31, 2019 the union minister of State (MoS- Independent Charge) Government creates new Department of military affairs Housing and Urban headed by Bipin Rawat Affairs(MoHUA) Shri On December 30, 2019, the government has created a Hardeep Singh Puri,has new ‘Department of announced the results Military affairs of Swachh Survekshan (SS) League 2020 (Quarter 1 and (DMA)’ in Quarter 2) at an event in New Delhi. During the event, the Ministry of the 5th edition of the Swachh Survekshan (urban Defence (MoD) to be cleanliness survey), which is to commence from 4 January headed by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin 2020 by MoHUA was also rolled out. Rawat. The new department works for the unity of the three forces Army, Navy and Air Force and will also monitor the >10lakh population: Among the cities with more services except for capital acquisitions according to than 10 lakh population category, Indore ranked prevalent rules and procedures. The DMA is 1st in both quarter 1 and quarter 2. the 5th department in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and 1-10 lakh population: Among cities with 1-10 lakh population, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) ranked 1st was created after a change in Government of India in both quarter 1 and quarter 2. (Allocation of Business), Rules 1961. Quarter1: Among the cantonment board rankings Key Points: in quarter 1, Tamil Nadu (St.Thomas Mount i.The other existing 4 departments under MoD are the Cantt.) ranked 1st which was followed by Uttar Department of Defence, the Department of Defence Pradesh (Jhansi Cantt.)and New Delhi(Delhi Production, the Department of Defence Research and Cantt). Development and the Department of Ex-Servicemen Quarter2: in Quarter 2, Delhi ranked 1st, followed Welfare. by Uttar Pradesh (Jhansi Cantt.) and Punjab (Jalandhar Cantt.) Pragati Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court metro station in New Delhi Kerala became 1st State to pass resolution against On 31st December 2019, The Delhi Government’s renaming citizenship Amendment Act committee has renamed Pragati Maidan metro On December 31, 2019, the state govt. of Kerala became station as Supreme Court metro station. The demand was the 1st state in the country to pass made by the Supreme court in September 2019. a resolution scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act, Key Points: 2019 (CAA). The resolution was moved by Kerala’s Chief i.The committee has also decided to rename Mukarba Minister Shri Pinarayee Vijayan and was seconded by the Chowk and its flyover after Kargil war martyr Captain Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala. Vikram Batra, MB Road as Acharya Sri Mahapragya Marg Key Points: and The Lajpat Nagar flyover to Jhulelal Setu. i.It was also stated in the assembly that when the Citizenship Act was passed in 1955, it followed all international conventions. But the present act passed by the central govt was claimed to have not followed the Indian Railways launches integrated helpline number 139 for passengers www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs On 3rd January 2020, The Indian Railways launched an vehicles. This will come up in 2300 acres. integrated helpline number 139 for quick grievance and Key Points: enquiries by the passengers during journeys. i.Also, following the GPS navigation system developed by Key Points: America, the Indian navigation system called Navic with i.It is an integrated form of existing helpline numbers the indigenous atomic clock will be operational with mobile (except 182) particularly to avoid the inconvenience over phone manufacturers coming forward to install the regional multiple helpline numbers and will be easy to connect with navigation device. Railways for all their needs during travel. ii.Chandrayaan 3 mission to the moon, comprising of a ii.The helpline number will be available in 12 languages lander and a rover is approved by the Government. and it will be based on an interactive voice response system Gaganyaan Mission: and it can also be used for general complaints, accidents i.India’s first manned mission to outer and safety issues. space Ganganyaan is targeted to launch in 2022. Selection of Astronaut is over and four men selected from Indian Air st Odisha govt launches India’s 1 e-Gazette portal for all Force will leave to Russia for the training. gazette notifications The State Government of Odisha has launched an online Delhi gets First 20-feet-tall Smog Tower to Help Tackle platform called “e-Gazette portal”( Rising Levels of Air Pollution at Lajpat Nagar http://egazetteodisha.nic.in), a first-of-its-kind initiative in Delhi gets its first 20-ft tall smog tower, which is used to India designed and developed by the NIC(National purify the air, has been installed at south Delhi’s Lajpat Informatics Centre) for all departments. With this, the Nagar market. It can remove up to 80% of the particulate Gazette notifications are now available as error-free and matter (PM 2.5 and PM10). paperless under one platform. Key Points: India welcomes highest number of New born babies on i.The portal was launched by Odisha Chief Secretary Asit first day of 2020, Surpasses China: UNICEF Kumar Tripathy as a part of state’s 5T initiatives As per UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), India (Transparency, Teamwork, Technology, Time and has recorded the highest number of births of 67,385 Transformation). children on the first day of 2020 in the world. A Total of ii.Now, the departments will upload their notifications 3,92,078 babies were born around the world. which will be screened by the Government Press. The Uttar Pradesh became 1st state to shortlist migrants for number & date of the gazette will also be there on the portal citizenship & for a better and secure authentication, electronic On January 05, 2020 Uttar Pradesh (UP) became the 1st signature (e-sign) has been introduced. state in India to conduct an exercise to shortlist iii.Since e-publication is covered under Section- 8 of the migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan for eligibility under the new Citizenship Amendment Act Information Technology Act, 2000, it will save the (CAA) 2019. This exercise will also eventually identify the transportation of trucks of papers & reduce wastage. people living illegally in UP. Key Points: ISRO to set its 2nd launch port in Thoothukodi district i.All the 75 district magistrates of UP have been asked to of Tamil Nadu track down migrants from the above three countries who have settled without citizenship for decades. Migrants from On January 1, 2020, during the press conference in Pakistan and Bangladesh were reported to be found mainly Bengaluru, Karnataka with ISRO Chairman K. Sivan, it has in Lucknow, Hapur, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Noida and been announced that the second launch port of ISRO Ghaziabad cities of UP. (Indian Space Research Organisation) will be established in ii.The state government will also update the Ministry of Home Affairs(MoHA) on illegal Muslim migrants in the Thoothukodi district of Tamil Nadu to launch small satellite www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs state and they could also be deported back to their that the politics of appeasement, casteism, and dynasty, the countries. three curses of Indian Politics, were removed by the PM 2019 recorded 7th Warmest Year In India Since 1901: Modi after 2014. IMD Key Points: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), i.Considered as the epitome of selfless service to the nation, India has recorded 7th warmest year(2019) since 1901, Modi laid the foundation of New India based on ‘Sabka however it was lower than the highest warming, that was Saath, Sabka Vikas’, from Gujarat and brought the concept observed in 2016. of good governance. J&K registers highest Inpatient Department (IPD) care Visakhapatnam to host naval exercise ‘MILAN’ in in the country On January 7, 2020 Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),Union March 2020 territory of India has registered the highest Inpatient The Vishakapatnam city of Andhra Pradesh will host Department, IPD care in the country. The state-wise fact sheets was released by National Health Systems Resource International naval exercise ‘MILAN’ in March 2020. The Centre (NHSRC),New Delhi. Overall, all women in J&K theme of the exercise for the year 2020 is ‘Synergy Across are availing Antennal Care Services (ANC). Key Points: the Seas’. Milan exercise which will be hosted by Eastern i.The report says that about 96% of IPD care in rural areas Naval Command (ENC) aims to enhance professional of J&K is provided by Public Health Services(PHS) which is highest against the country’s average of 85%. interaction between foreign navies and also make use of the ii.J&K had surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest best practices in the maritime domain. life expectancy in India for all ages barring life expectancy at birth in the year 2016. Key Points: i.41 navies of different countries were invited so far, of BEE: New Energy Performance Standards for ACs set; which 30 navies have confirmed their participation in default AC temp at 24°C from Jan 1, 2020 MILAN 2020. On January 06, 2020 the central govt in consultation with ii.Visakhapatnam previously hosted International Fleet the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has notified new Review (IFR) in February 2016.