CURRENT AFFAIRS for WBCS PRELIMS 2020 (FEB-NOV 2019) JITIN YADAV,IAS CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 FEB-NOV 2019 FEBRUARY 2nd edition of Indian Sign Language Dictionary 600 words for Hearing Impaired Persons contains Theme of National Science Day 2019(28th Feb) Science for the People & People for Science Asian HoCkey Federation Player of the year 2019 Harmanpreet Singh SIDBI + Indian Bank with UN bank and UN Women’s Livelihood women will launCh Banks(WLBs) Monkeys deClared as vermin for one year due to Himachal Pradesh monkey menaCe in PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana – Rs. 6000/year PM KISAN (land > 2 heCtares) India’s 1st humanoid robot to be used by poliCe KP-BOT forCe 14th reCipient of 2018 Seoul PeaCe Prize PM Modi New Railway Zone in Andhra Pradesh HQ at Southern Coast Vishakhapatnam Railway 1st ever Drone Olympics – UAV Competition(18- Bengaluru 21st Feb) Himachal Pradesh approved 2nd official language Sanskrit after Hindi India’s 1st self made fighter jet – Light Combat ‘Tejas’ AirCraft India withdraw MFN status to Pakistan Most Favoured Nation Sportstar Lifetime Achievement Award Prakash Padukone(Tennis) Cabinet approved implementation of PMAY G till 2022 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS To boost quality education, HRD minister Operation Digital launChed Board For immediate access to emergency services Dial 112 New Chairman of Central Board of DireCt Tax Sushil Chandra Chief EleCtion Commissioner of India Sunil Arora MasCot of National Games 2022 to be held Clouded Leopard in Meghalaya 1st ever Diesel to Electric Converted Varanasi Locomotive flagged off by PM in Anoop Satpathy Committee reCommended 375/day, raising of National Minimum Wage to 9750/month Universal old age pension yojana in Bihar Mujhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojana Personal Laws(Amendment) Bill 2019 Leprosy removed whiCh disease as ground for divorCe Highest run sCorer in T20 Internationals Rohit Sharma surpassing Martin Guptill Who won Ranji Trophy 2018-19 defeating Vidarbha Saurashtra Punjab’s State AquatiC Animal Indus Water Dolphin 1st women in world to play 200 ODIs Mithali Raj Author of ‘The Third Pillar’ Raghuram Rajan Author of ‘Undaunted, Saving the idea of P Chidambaram India’ Budget 2019-20 exempted income tax for 5 lakhs/ year inCome International law for humanitarian Geneva treatment in Case of war Convention CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS Sri Lankan CriCketer banned by ICC for 2 Sanath Jayasuriya yrs 91st Academy Awards(OsCars) – Best Green Book (by Movie Peter Farelly) best aCtor award for film Bohemian Rami Malek Rhapsody at OsCars best aCtress award for film The Favourite Olivia Colman at OsCars best direCtor award for film Roma at Alfonso Cuaron OsCars Theme of World Sustainable Development Attaining the 2030 Summit 2019 Agenda; Delivering on our Promise World Radio Day 13th feb 3rd offiCial language of Abu Dhabi after Hindi ArabiC & English MARCH New Strategic Force Command(SFC) Chief Navkaranjit Singh Dhillon Won ‘Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup’ 2019 South Korea by defeating india in finals Rajasthan Day 30th marCh India brought down live satellite on Low Mission Shakti CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS Earth Orbit with anti satellite missile (A- SAT), becoming 4th superpower to do so. Penalty imposed by RBI for non Rs 2Cr complaining with SWIFT operations Global messaging software whiCh informs SWIFT about inter bank transactions Developed hardware using Artificial IIT Delhi IntelligenCe (AI) to deteCt TB, CerviCal cancer UGC prohibits distance degree programmes AgriCulture in Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award ,2019 Dr Rajendra Joshi Croatia’s highest Civilian award, ‘Grand President Ram Order of the King of Tomislav’ Nath Kovind Merger of bank (Apr 1, 2019) Vijaya bank, BoB, Dena Bank World’s highest polling station with Hikkim village altitude of 15,256 feet (Tashiganj, HP) India and Argentina signed AntarCtiC cooperation India’s position in Global Energy Transition 76th Index of World EConomiC Forum Chief of Naval Staff Karambir Singh Recognized as defaulter with debt of Jet Airways $1billion First transgender eleCtion ambassador in Gauri Sawant Maharashtra First Indian port to reCord 200MT Cargo Adani Port movement First public seCtor bank to link savings SBI bank interest rate to repo rate Chairperson of newly Constituted National Bhagwan Lal Sahni Commission for Backward Classes Imposed penalty of Rs 500Cr on National Green CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS Volkswagen (German manufacturers) Tribunal (NGT) Signed MoU for better implementation of IBC Board & SEBI IBC, 2016 National Immunization Day 10th marCh Jan Ausadhi Diwas (Create awareness about 7th marCh generiC mediCines Connect Gurdaspur (Punjab) with Pakistan Kartarpur Corridor India’s Current aCCount defiCit in 3rd quarter 2.5% of GDP of 2019 Second Scorpene Class Submarine induCted INS Khanderi in Indian Navy Categorized by RBI as private seCtor bank IDBI Bank Limited for regulatory purposes Granted to 4 Categories of ArabiCa Coffee GI tag (Karnataka) DireCtor of Bhabha AtomiC ReseaCh AK Mohanty Centre(Mumbai) India’s Cleanest City for 3rd consecutive year Indore as per Swachh Survekshan LaunChed by Google to improve Hindi & ‘Bolo’ app English skill of primary grade Children Gurugram topped the list and 7 out of top World Air Quality 10 most polluted Cities are in India Report 2018 India Bangladesh border Smart fenCing LaunChed Young Scientist Programme ISRO (Yuva Vigyani Karyakaram) for Class 9th World Theatre Day 27th marCh Topped in Global Energy Transition Index Sweden> of World EConomiC Forum Switzerland> Norway 39th President of USA , longest living Jimmy Carter president of USA World TB day 24TH MarCh CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS LaunChed PRISMA (HyperspeCtral Italy PreCursor of the AppliCation Mission) Satellite First G7 country to sign for China’s Belt and Italy Road Initiative President of Kazakhsthan resigned after Nursultan being in power for 30 yrs Nazarbayev Host of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, India 2020 30th anniversary of www (invented by Tim 12th marCh, 2019 Berners Lee) World Wildlife Day 3rd marCh 40 Countries including India deCided to Boeing 737 MAX ground International World’s Women Day 8TH MarCh First West Indian to hit >500 sixes in Chris Gayle international cricket World’s Consumer Rights Day 15th marCh World Water day, Theme: leaving no one 22nd marCh behind Passed new resolution to Combat Terror UNSC FinanCing Became 2nd person after Jimmy Conners to Roger Federer win 100 ATP titles Won first test matCh after defeating Ireland Afghanistan BeCame first women to be awarded with Karen UhlenbeCk Abel Prize (nobel prize for mathematiCs) APRIL New Rs 20 banknote will have heritage Ellora Caves site CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS Provide for 6 month jail + Rs 1000 fine for ConduCt Rule falsely reporting funCtioning of EVMs & 49MA of eleCtions VVPATs ExpeCted to have impact in north west & Cyclone Fani north east India Merger of IndusInd Bank & Bharat National Company FinanCial InClusion approved by Law Tribunal Banned Chinese TikTok app Madras HC Appointed as India’s High Commissioner Dalbir Singh to SeyChelles Suhag MERA India Programme to eliminate Indian CounCil of malaria by 2030 launChed by MediCal ResearCh SpeCial stamp on theme of Ramayana is Indonesia released by India won 17 medals (3 gold, 7 silver, 7 Asian AthletiCs bronze) and stood at 4th position at 23rd Championship edition of Indian Army began women reCruitment Military poliCe for first time in RBI sold its entire stake in NHB & Union government NABARD to Civil ServiCe Day 21st April World no.1 in men’s 65kg freestyle Bajrang Punia category India ranks in World Press Freedom Index 140th 2019 WhiCh illness Can spare death ConviCts Mental illness from gallows Nirbhay Sub SoniC Cruise Missile was 15TH April successfully test fired by DRDO First CM to be barred for campaigning by Yogi Adityanath EleCtion Commission for violating model code of conduct EleCtion Commission stalled release of PM Narendra CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS biopiC of Modi Appointed as first Chief justiCe of new Vikram Nath Andhra Pradesh HC Worked in ‘Theatre’ Kartik Chandra Nath National Maritime Day 5th april UAE honoured PM Modi with Zayed Medal Sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawk maritime USA heliCopters to India approved by Guided-missile destroyer launChed by INS Imphal Indian Navy at Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai ‘Services’ won 73rd edition of Santosh Punjab in finals Trophy football tournament defeating Renowned Hindi poet passed away on Pradeep Choubey April 12, 2019 Programmes by West Bengal government Utkarsh Bangla and won World Summit on the and Sabuj Sathi Information SoCiety(WSIS) ,UN Awarded Saraswati Samman for poetry Siva Reddy ‘Pakkati Ottigilite’ Order of the St Andrew, the Apostle – PM Modi highest Civilian award of Russia, awarded to First station in North East to be awarded Guwahati railway ISO CertifiCate by NGT station President of All India Football Federation. Praful Patel He beCome first Indian to be a member of FIFA Executive CounCil for 4yrs. South Korea won Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Malaysia. hockey tournament defeating India in finals in Named as ‘Wisden’s Leading CriCketer in Virat Kohli the World’ for 2018 CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES FOR WBCS PRELIMS 2020 BY JITIN YADAV,IAS Named as ‘Wisden’s Leading Women’s
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