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Index

Chapter 1- Appointment (National/International)

Chapter 2- Award (National/International)

Chapter 3-Summit/ Conference

Chapter 4- Government Scheme

Chapter 5- Ranking Index

Chapter 6- Partnership/ Agreement

Chapter 7- Merger and Acquire Company

Chapter 8- App/ Website

Chapter 9- Committee list

Chapter 10- GDP Forecasting

Chapter 11- Loan Sectioned

Chapter 12- Important MoU

Chapter 13- Current Affairs (National/International)

Chapter 14- Banking and Financial

Chapter 15- Defence News

Chapter 16- Sports News

Chapter 17- Books/ Author

Chapter 18- Important Day

Chapter 19- Obituary

Chapter 20- Budget 2020

Chapter 21- Economic Survey 2020

Chapter 1- Appointment (January)

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(National)

Organization Persons

Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) new interim MD and CEO

S Sundar (Updated 1st January)

Railway Board Chairman Chairman Re-employment of V K Yadav for 1 yr

(Updated 1st January)

New chairman of National Medical

Commission

Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma

(Updated 2nd January)

New RBI Deputy Governor

Michael Debaprata Patra (4th) (Updated 12th January)

Four deputy governors

(i)NS Vishwanathan

(ii) BP Kanungo

(iii) MK Jain

(iv) Michael Debaprata Patra

Shaktikanta Das is the governor of RBI.

New Director General Of Central Reserve Police Force

AP Maheshwari (Updated 13th January)

Headquarters: New Delhi

Formed: 27 July, 1939

New Director of National Book Trust Lt Col Yuvraj Malik (Updated 14th January)

India's New Vice Chief Of Army Staff Lt Gen SK Saini(Updated 16th January)

Chief of Army Staff Manoj Mukund Narwane

Chief of the Naval Karambir Singh

Chief of the Air staff Rakesh Bhadauria

New President of Archery Association of

India

Arjun Munda (Updated 18th January)

New Managing director of SBI Challa Sreenivasulu Setty (Updated 20th

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January)

Chairperson: Rajnish Kumar

Headquarters: Mumbai

Founded: 1 July 1955

New MD/CEO of Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha(Updated 20th January)

Headquarters: Alkapuri, Vadodara

Tagline: "India's International Bank".

New MD/CEO of Canara Bank Lingam Venkat Prabhakar (Updated 20th

January)

Headquarters: Bengaluru

Tagline: "Together we Can

New MD/CEO of Bank of India Atanu Kumar Das (Updated 20th January)

Headquarters: Mumbai

Tagline: Relationships beyond Banking

SoftBank appoints as India head

Manoj Kohli(Updated 22th January)

New Chairman of the Forum of the

Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA).

Sunil Arora (Updated 24th January)

New Secretary of National Commission

for Minorities

B. Anand (Updated 27th January)

Minorities Minister: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

CEO of the Indian Banks Association Sunil Mehta (Updated 27th January)

(International)

Organization Persons

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Guinea-Bissau new President Umaro Cissoko Embalo (Updated 2nd

January)

Capital: Bissau

Currency: West African CFA franc

Croatia new President Zoran Milanovic (Updated 8th January)

Capital: Zagreb

Currency: Croatian kuna

Taiwan new President Tsai Ing-wen second term (Updated 8th

January)

Capital: Taipei

Currency: New Taiwan dollar

New Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al (Updated 12th January)

Capital: Muscat

Currency: Omani rial

New Prime minister of Malta

Robert Abela (Updated 12th January)

Capital: Valletta

Currency: Euro

New Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei (Updated 14th

January)

Capital: Guatemala City

Currency: Guatemalan quetzal

New Prime Minister of Russia

Mikhali Mishustin (Updated 14th January)

Capital: Moscow

Currency: Russian ruble

President: Vladimir Putin

Queen's Counsel for courts of England

and Wales appointment

Senior Advocate Harish Salve

Greece’s 1st woman president Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Updated 22nd January)

Capital: Athens

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Currency: Euro

Qatar new PM Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani (Updated 25th January)

Capital: Doha

Currency: Qatari riyal

First post-Brexit UK ambassador Portuguese diplomat Joao Vale de Almeida (Updated 24th January)

Chapter 2- Award (January)

National

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Polly Umrigar award for

best Indian international

cricketer

Jasprit Bumrah Cricket

Merck Young Scientist

Award 2019 Sakya Singha Sen A senior scientist Sakya

Singha Sen from National

Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-

NCL) Pune, has been

awarded “Merck Young

Scientist Award 2019” for

doing remarkable research

in chemical science.

29th Saraswati Samman “Vasdev Mohi” Eminent Sindhi writer

Vasdev Mohi will be

conferred with 29th

Saraswati Samman. He has

been selected for this

prestigious literary award

for his short stories

collection- Chequebook.

This short stories collection

talks about the agonies and

sufferings of marginalized

sections of the society.

MP’s Mangeshkar Award Indian singer Suman They have been chosen for

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for 2017 Kalyanpur this award for their

contribution in the field of

music and will be awarded

in February 2020 at an event in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

MP’s Mangeshkar Award for 2018

Indian Music composer Kuldeep Singh

Same

Election Commission

award

The Hindu Tamil The Hindu Tamil has won

the Election Commission of

India’s award for its voter

awareness and education

campaign in 2019

‘Harit Ratna Award 2019’ N Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of

Tamil Nadu Agricultural

University

All India Agricultural

Students Association for

dissemination of ₹30-crore

entrepreneurship project in

agri-business and for

motivating students to the

agriculture sector in the

State.

Best Tableaux Awards

(States and Union

territories)

Assam’s Theme-‘Land of Unique Craftsmanship and Culture

Best Tableaux

Awards(Ministry)

National Disaster Response

Force

Best Tableaux Awards

(Departments)

Jal Shakti Mission (Theme- Jal Jeveen Mission)

Aims at providing functional

tap connection to every rural

household by 2024.

Padma Vibhushan Award 2020 (Total-7)

Name Field State/Country

1. George Fernandes Public Affairs Bihar

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(Posthumous)

2. Arun Jaitley

(Posthumous)

Public Affairs Delhi

3. Sir Anerood Jugnauth Public Affairs Mauritius 4. M. C. Mary Kom Sports Manipur 5. Chhannulal Mishra Art Uttar Pradesh 6. Sushma Swaraj

(Posthumous)

Public Affairs Delhi

7. Sri Vishveshateertha Swamiji Sri Pejavara Adhokhaja Matha Udupi (Posthumous)

Others-Spiritualism Karnataka

Padma Bhushan Award 2020 (Total-16)

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India,

preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.

Established: 1954

SN Name Field State/Country

1 M. Mumtaz Ali (Sri M) Others-Spiritualism Kerala

2 Syed Muazzem Ali

(Posthumous)

Public Affairs Bangladesh

3 Muzaffar Hussain Baig Public Affairs Jammu and

Kashmir

4 Ajoy Chakravorty Art West Bengal

5 Manoj Das Literature and Puducherry

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6 Balkrishna Doshi Others-Architecture Gujarat 7 Krishnammal Jagannathan Social Work Tamil Nadu 8 S. C. Jamir Public Affairs Nagaland 9 Anil Prakash Joshi Social Work Uttarakhand 10 Dr. Tsering Landol Medicine Ladakh 11 Anand Mahindra Trade and Industry Maharashtra 12 Neelakanta Ramakrishna

Madhava Menon (Posthumous)

Public Affairs Kerala

13 Manohar Gopalkrishna

Prabhu Parrikar (Posthumous)

Public Affairs Goa

14 Prof. Jagdish Sheth Literature and

Education

USA

15 P. V. Sindhu Sports Telangana 16 Venu Srinivasan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

International Award

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field

Best men’s player title at

Dubai Globe Soccer

Awards

Cristiano Ronald

(Footballer)

Ronaldo, who finished third

behind Virgil van Dijk and

winner Lionel Messi in the

2019 Ballon d’Or rankings,

has now earned the title for

the sixth time of its nine

years of existence.

Global Child Prodigy

Award

Dubai-based Indian Teen

Sucheta Satish

A 13-year-old Indian girl in

Dubai has won the 100

Global Child Prodigy Award

for singing in most

languages (120) during

one concert and the longest

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live singing concert by a

child, according to a media report on 3rd January.

Global Child Prodigy Award

British Indian yoga champion Ishwar

A 10-year-old schoolboy and

under-11 yoga champion

from the UK has been

honored with the Global

Child Prodigy Award 2020

for achievements in spiritual

discipline yoga.

Highest Australian civilian

honour

Order of Australia honour

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Contribution towards

advancing the country's relationship with India.

Champion of Change

Award

Jharkhand Chief Minister

Hemant Soren

For his work in the Barhait

and Dumka assembly constituencies in the state.

Global Citizen Prize: Cisco

Youth Leadership Award for 2019

Priya Prakash For her school health

programme that aims at

providing 360 degree

healthcare support to

children.

French honour, Knight of

the Order of Arts and

Letter

Sanjna Kapoor For her outstanding contribution to theatre.

2020 Tyler Prize for

Environmental Achievement

Green economy’ pioneer

Pavan Sukhdev

Award alongside

conservation biologist

Gretchen C. Daily, was the

Special Adviser and Head

of UNEP’s Green Economy

Initiative, a major project

launched by then-UN

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020

Dr. Partap Chauhan Dr. Partap Chauhan, the

pioneer of Ayurvedic

Telemedicine, has Conferred

with Prestigious Ayurveda

Ratan Award 2020 in

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Brussels, Belgium during

Ayurveda Day Celebratio

at the European

Parliament

'World Games Athlete of

the Year'

Indian women's team

captain Rani Rampal

The first-ever hockey

player worldwide to win

the prestigious 'World

Games Athlete of the Year' award.

Grammy Awards 2020

62nd edition of the Annual Grammy Awards was held at the Staples Center in Los

Angeles city of California in the United States(US). The awards were given in recognition

for the best recordings, compositions and artist covering the period from October 1, 2018

till August 31, 2019.

Category Winner

Best Spoken Word Album “Becoming” by Michelle Obama

Album of the Year “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” by Billie

Eilish

Record of the Year “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish

Best Rap Song “A Lot” 21 Savage Featuring J. Cole

Best Country Album “While I’m Livin” by Tanya Tucker

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Song of the Year “Bad Guy” Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell,

songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best Rock Album “Social Cues” by rock band Cage The Elephant

Best Rock Song “This Land,” Gary Clark Jr., songwriter

Dance/Electronic Album No Geography by The Chemical Brothers

Best Music Video “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus

Best Folk Song Patty Griffin by Patty Griffin

Best Comedy Album Sticks & Stones by Dave Chappelle

Best Rap/Sung

Performance

“Higher”, DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John

Legend

Best World Music Album “Celia” by Angelique Kidjo.

Best Alternative Music Album

“Father of the Bride” by Vampire Weekend.

Best Music Film “Homecoming” by Beyonce.

Best pop solo Performance

“Truth Hurts” by Lizzo.

Chapter 3-Summit/ Conference (January)

Summit/ Conference Location About

Indian Science Congress Bengaluru The 107th edition of the Indian

Science Congress (ISC) will focus

on ‘science and technology: rural

development’.

23rd National Youth

Festival-2020

Lucknow Ministry of Youth Affairs and

Sports and State Government of

Uttar Pradesh are jointly

organizing 23rd National Youth

Festival (NYF) 2020 at Indira

Pratishthan, Lucknow from 12th to 16th January, 2020.

World Future Energy Summit

Abu Dhabi

The World Future Energy Summit

will begin on 13th January in Abu

Dhabi, 33,500 participants from

170 countries and 800 specialist

exhibitors are expected to attend the four-day annual event.

The theme for this year's summit is

"Rethinking Global Consumption,

Production, and Investment."

Raisina Dialogue New Delhi India's flagship global conference

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on geopolitics and geo-economics

Raisina Dialogue began in New

Delhi on 15th January. Prime

Minister Narendra Modi attended the inaugural session.

7th Conference of CPA India Region

Lucknow Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates.

The main theme of the conference

is 'ROLE OF LEGISLATORS' and

during the Plenary Sessions spread

over two days, delegates will discuss

the Capacity Building of Legislators

for Scrutinizing Budgetary

Proposals and Enhancing Focus of

Legislators on Legislative Business.

Food Processing Summit Ladakh Union Territory Ladakh is hosting

the first ever Food Processing

Summit to attract investors to the

region. With the help of Ministry of

Commerce and Industry and the

Ministry of Food Processing

Industries, the UT Administration of

Ladakh is organizing the Summit.

Fifth Science Film festival Goa Aims: Instilling the knowledge of

science among the youth with the

help of exhibitions, masterclasses,

workshops, and other activities.

19th Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation

India The 19th council of heads of

government of the Shanghai

Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

will be hosted by India later this

year. This would be the first high-

level meeting of the SCO that would

be organised here since India’s

admission to the eight-member grouping.

50th World Economic Forum

Davos The 50th Annual Meeting of the

World Economic Forum opens in

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Davos, Switzerland on 21st January.

This year's programme focuses on

achieving maximum impact on the

Forum's platform for public-private

cooperation across six core areas

of activity: ecology, economy,

society, industry, technology, and geopolitics.

International Children’s Film Festival

Bangladesh The 13th edition of the

International Children’s Film

Festival of Bangladesh was inaugurated in Dhaka.

The festival is one of the biggest film

events in Bangladesh. It is the only

international film festival for

children and young adults of the

country.

World Sustainable

Development Summit

(WSDS) 2020

New Delhi The World Sustainable

Development Summit (WSDS), the

annual flagship event of TERI will

be held from 29-31 January, 2020 in New Delhi.

Theme: 'Towards 2030 Goals:

Making the Decade Count', laying

focus on the global efforts being

made to meet our 2030 targets.

Summit will be addressing the broad

themes of- circular economy,

water, energy, industry

transitions, and e-mobility.

Chapter 4- Government Scheme (January)

SCHEME PURPOSE

YSR Aarogyasri scheme Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan

Mohan Reddy will inaugurate YSR Aarogyasri

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(Updated 3rd January)

Andhra Pradesh

scheme at Eluru in West Godavari district on

3rd January . The scheme will be inaugurated in

each district by respective mandal and district

officials. Over one crore individuals will be benefited under this new health scheme.

The chief minister has also announced to

compensate for wage loss incurred during the

post-operative period. With monthly cap of Rs

5,000 Dr YSR Aarogyasri Health Care Trust will

pay Rs 225 per day for the prescribed recovery

period.

‘Amma Vodi’

(Updated 9th January)

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan

Mohan Reddy on 9th January launched his

government’s launch programme ‘Amma

Vodi’ scheme meant to support lakhs of poor and needy mothers to educate their children.

Marking the launch, Reddy pressed a button on a

laptop to credit an annual financial assistance to

the tune of Rs 15,000 each into the accounts of

around 43 lakh mothers for the benefit of 82 lakh

children in the state.

VISHWAS and CYBER AASHVAST


Home Ministry

Union Home Minister Amit shah today digitally

launched project VISHWAS and CYBER AASHVAST at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

About Vishwas Aims: The project aims at

improving Law and Order Management,

Proactive traffic management and control, Crime

detection through video analytics and Post incident Investigation and video forensics.

About Cyber AASHVAST: To make cyber-space

safe, Gujarat Police has brought the cyber-

security solution to common man through Cyber

AASHVAST Project, which is a helpline for cyber

crime victims.

Yashaswini Scheme


Union Minister for Women and Child

About Yashaswini scheme : Under Yashaswini

scheme, women self-help groups will be given

interest free loans of upto Rs Five lakh for business.

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Development and Textiles

‘Saksham’


Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Ga

‘Saksham’, an annual one-month long, people-

centric fuel conservation mega campaign of

Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)

Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana


Uttar Pradesh Government has launched

Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan

Yojana which will provide financial assistance to

family of farmers who die or become

handicapped while working in fields.

About Scheme: The scheme will cover farmers

and their family members in the age group of 18-

70 years and will be implemented from 14th September last year.

'Shiv Bhojan'


Maharashtra government

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government

on 26th Janaury launched 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme,

which is aimed at providing a meal to the poor

for just 10 rupees, on the occasion of the 71st

Republic Day.

Chapter 5-Ranking Index (January)

Index Index released by India’s

Rank

1st Rank

Travel and Tourism

Competitiveness index

34th Spain

Henley Passport Index 2020

International Air Transport

Association (IATA), Henley &

Partners

84th Japan

Central banks in

buying gold abroad

World Gold Council 6th (RBI) China

Global Social Mobility

Index World Economic Forum 76th Denmark

Water efficiency Rank State and Central

government water

Top-Gujarat

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departments by the ministry

of Jal Shakti

Worst -Delhi

Receiving FDI in 2019 UNCTAD 8th Top- US

2nd - China

EIU's Democracy Index The Economist Intelligence Unit

51st Norway

Global corruption

perception index 2019

Transparency International 80th New Zealand and

Denmark

Bottom- Somalia

Global Talent

Competitiveness Index

72nd Switzerland

SKOCH State of

Governance 2019 SKOCH Gujarat

The most polluted city

in the country in 2018

Greenpeace Top- Jharia

Lunglei in Mizoram

was the least polluted city

FT MBA ranking Indian

Institute of

Management

(IIM)

Bangalore at 27

Indian School

of Business-

28th

IIM Calcutta-

42nd

IIM

Ahmadabad-

47TH

Harvard Business School, US

Chapter 6-Partnership/ Agreement (January)

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Partnership/ Agreement Aims

Bank of Baroda ties up with JM Financial State-owned Bank of Baroda has entered

into a strategic co-lending agreement

with JM Financial Home Loans Limited

(JMFHL), the housing finance arm of JM

Financial Group, for offering retail loans to home buyers.

RevFin and PNB MetLife tie up To provide protection to the customers

through life insurance on their loans.

Aims: This partnership will support financial

inclusion by helping to secure the families of

the borrowers against loan repayment

burden in the event of the unfortunate demise of the borrower during the loan term.

CSC (Common Service Centres) inks pact with Paytm Payments Bank

In a move aimed at realising the

government's vision of cashless and

smooth transit at all toll plazas across

country, the Common Service Centre has

signed a MoU with Paytm for sale of

FASTAgs through the last mile network of

3.6 lakh CSCs.

Indian Railways signs MoU with RailTel After the successful completion of the

Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for

50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways

has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna

PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the

phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel

will register 39000 users over 34 Railway

divisions on NIC e office platform by 30th June 2020.

The phase 1 of NIC e-office execution started

with a mandate to complete the work by March 2020.

MoU between SCR of Indian Railways and SBI for Doorstep Banking

A Memorandum of Understanding was

signed between South Central Zone of

Indian Railways and State Bank of India

for Doorstep Banking for direct pickup of

earnings covering all 585 Railway

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stations over SCR Zone.

The direct pick up of cash from all the

railway stations on SCR as per the MoU

dispenses with the tedious and complex

activity of movement of cash earnings through “Cash Safes” by trains.

Bajaj Finserv Partners With Apollo Hospitals

Bajaj Finserv Exclusive partnership with

Apollo Hospitals Group where the health

EMI card, like a wallet, will be available for

both our existing two crore clients and new

clients; i.e., patients in Apollo Hospitals Group.

Benefit: Bajaj Finserv has launched

digitized health EMI cards covering an

entire family with a credit limit ranging

between Rs 40,000 and Rs 4 lakh. The 0%

EMI cards, which will be accepted across all

centres of Apollo Hospitals in the country,

has a personal accident insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh.

Airtel Joins Hands with Western Union Bharti Airtel giant recently associated

with the major money transfer brand

Western Union to launch real-time

payments into bank accounts in India and

mobile wallets across Africa.

Tongo join hands to NTPC as PMC for

about 300 MW solar power projects in

Togo

The Letter of Engagement of NTPC as PMC

for development about 300 MW Solar

Power Projects by Togo was handed over

here on 28th January by Mr. Kondi Mani,

Charge d’ Affaire, Embassy of Togo, New

Delhi.

Togo is a Country in West Africa and

Member of International Solar Alliance (ISA).

The country has set an ambitious plan to

achieve universal electricity access by 2030

with focus on capacity addition in Solar Power generation.

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Chapter 7- Merger and Acquire Company (January)

Merger Company About

HDFC Completes Acquisition Of Apollo Munich Health Insurance

Mortgage lending major HDFC on 9th

January announce that it has completed the

acquisition of 50.80 per cent share of

Apollo Hospitals Group in Apollo Munich

Health Insurance Company worth Rs 1,485.14 crore.

Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company

Limited has been renamed as HDFC ERGO

Health Insurance Limited (HDFC ERGO

Health) and will operate as a subsidiary of

HDFC Limited."

Zomato acquired the Indian operations of Uber Eats

Online food delivery and restaurant

discovery platform Zomato has acquired

the Indian operations of Uber Eats, the

food delivery business run by Uber, for

around $350 million (Rs 2,485 crore).

The all-stock transaction will give the US-

based ride-hailing company about 10% shareholding in Gurgaon-based Zomato.

PayU buys PaySense In India’s largest fintech acquisition deal,

digital payments gateway provider PayU

has acquired a controlling stake in Nexus

Venture Partners-backed fintech start-up

PaySense at a valuation of $185 million.

Flipkart former CEO Sachin Bansal

acquires DHFL General Insurance

Flipkart co-founder and former CEO

Sachin Bansal has reportedly acquired

DHFL General Insurance from Wadhawan

Group Capital (WGC) for around Rs 100

crore. The deal is seen as a distress sale for

Kapil Wadhawan-led financial services

group, which used to run the debt-laden

DHFL.

ICL board approves its merger proposal

with Oriental Insurance Company &

United India Insurance Company Ltd.

State-owned non-life insurer National

Insurance Company Ltd has approved its

merger with Oriental Insurance Company

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Ltd and United India Insurance Company

Ltd.

The boards of Oriental Insurance Company

and United India Insurance Company have

already given their nod to the merger.

Chapter 8- App/ Website (January)

Website/App Organization About

‘MANI’ (Mobile Aided

Note Identifier)mobile app

RBI The Reserve Bank of India has

launched ‘MANI’ (Mobile Aided Note

Identifier)mobile app to help the

visually challenged identify the denomination of currency notes.

Feature:

The currency notes will be scanned

using a mobile phone’s camera.

The most interesting feature of the

app is that it can also be used offline after installation.

The audio output is available in both

Hindi and English languages

“MyApps” HDFC Bank HDFC Bank launched myApps

application to boost digital

payments in India. myApps is a

unique customised suite of banking

products.

Benefit: Urban local bodies, housing

societies, local clubs and gymkhanas

and religious institutions.

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Chapter 9- Committee list (January)

Committee Headed by Purpose

Committee to draft the National Water Policy

Dr Mihir Shah The committee established

by the Ministry of Water

Resources, River

Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation, Government

of India will outline the new

National Water Policy (NWP) for the country.

The committee, comprising

of 11 members including Dr

Shah, will draft the National Water Policy (NWP) and will

Road safety committee Retired judges, Justice

Abhay Manohar Sapre

The Supreme Court on 16th

January said it would

appoint one of its retired

judges, Justice Abhay

Manohar Sapre, as the

chairman of its committee

on road safety after the

panel's current head --

former apex court judge

Justice K S P Radhakrishnan

-- expressed difficulty in continuing in that position.

The bench has posted the

matter for further hearing in July.

Draft mediation law Niranjan Bhat The Supreme Court has,

through a unique step, set up

a panel to firm up a draft

legislation to give legal

sanctity to disputes settled

through mediation, which

would then be sent to the

government as a suggestion

from the apex court.

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The panel, to be headed by

mediator Niranjan Bhat,

will recommend a code of

conduct for mediators, who

are legal experts. On January

12, the committee met in

Hyderabad to consider

suggestions for a legislation

put forth by mediators from

all over India.

The mediators emphasised

on confidentiality, the

voluntary nature of the

process, neutrality,

avoiding conflicts of

interest, enforceability of settlement etc.

Chapter 10- GDP Forecasting

Organization

Last Update 4 Feb 2020

2019-20 2020-21

Fitch 4.6% (20th Dec Updated)

5.6% FY- 2020-21)

UNCTAD report (Updated-26 September)

6%

RBI forecasted 5% (Updated 4 dec)

Moody (Updated- 16 December)

4.9% 6.6%

ADB 5.1% (Updated-11 December 2019)

7.2%

World Bank (Updated- 13th Oct)

5% (Updated on 9th Jan 2020)

6.9%

World Economic Outlook released by International Monetary Fund (IMF)

4.8% (Updated-20 Jan 2020)

6.5% (Updated-20 Jan 2020)

FICCI (Updated -30 May) 5% (Updated – 29 Jan 2020)

5.5%

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

5.9% (Updated 20 September )

6.3% (Updated 20 September )

DBS Bank

6.2% (Updated-2 Sep 2019)

Goldman Sachs

7.2% (Updated-7th June 2019)

Central Statistics Office (CSO) 7.1% (Updated-30 May 2019)

7.2% (Updated-30 May 2019)

CRISIL 5.1% (Updated 3 December)

UN (United Nation) 5.7% (Updated 16 Jan 2020)

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)

6.2% – FY 2019 (Updated- 16 August)

6.5% (Also FY2021-6.5%)

India Ratings & Research 5% fY 2020. (Updated- 22nd January)

5.5%

Economy Survey 7%

National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

4.9% (Updated- 21 November)

S & P (2nd Oct) 6.3% 7% State Bank of India (SBI) 4.6% (update 8Jan 2020)

Chapter 11- Loan Sectioned (January)

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

World Bank $88 Million The Government of India, the

Government of Assam and the World

Bank signed a loan agreement of $88

million.

Purpose: Help modernize Assam’s

passenger ferry sector that runs on its

rivers including the mighty

Brahmaputra.

World Bank USD 210 Million State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project

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Chapter 12-Important MoU (January)

MoU Between Two Countries Agreements in Information &

Broadcasting sector

India and Bangladesh

MoU on Defence cooperation India and Finland The 15 agreements will provide for

cooperation in a wide range of areas

including oil and gas, mineral resources,

traditional medicine, animal husbandry,

bioenergy and trade and investment,

defence and security, trade and commerce,

agriculture, civil aviation, energy,

environment, health and innovation and

vowed to work together to conclude an

agreement to deal with international terrorism.

India and Brazil

Chapter 13- Current Affairs (January)

National

Delhi metro's Pragati Maidan station will be renamed as Supreme Court station

The Delhi government's naming committee on 1st January decided to rename Pragati

Maidan metro station as Supreme Court metro station.

Indore ranked cleanest city for 4th time in a row in govt survey

Indore city in Madhya Pradesh was ranked the cleanest city in India for the fourth time

in a row. The rankings for the cleanest cities were announced on 1st January in the Central government's cleanliness survey.

Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh was ranked second in the first-quarter results (April to June),

while Rajkot in Gujarat grabbed the second spot in second-quarter results (July-

September).

Jamshedpur in Jharkhand has bagged the first position in the category of city having a population less than 10 lakh.

Over 10 lakh population in 1st quarter (April to June):

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Rank 1- Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

Rank 2- Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

Rank 3- Surat (Gujarat)

Over 10 lakh population in 2nd quarter (July to September):

Rank 1- Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

Rank 2- Rajkot (Gujarat)

Rank 3- Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)

With 1 lakh to 10 lakh population in 1st quarter (April to June):

Rank 1- Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

Rank 2- New Delhi

With 1 lakh to 10 lakh population in 2nd quarter (July to September):

Rank 1- Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

Rank 2- Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

Telangana Teen Malavath Poorna Scales Antarctica's Highest Peak

Malavath Poorna, who has won laurels for scaling Mount Everest thereby becoming

the youngest girl in the world to achieve the feat, has added another feather to her cap

by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, the Antarctica continent's highest mountain peak (4,987m).

Railway Protection Force (RPF) renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service

The Ministry of Railway has accorded Organised Group 'A' status to Railway

Protection Force (RPF) and renamed it Indian Railway Protection Force Service. The

notice in this regard was issued by the Joint Director of Railway Board Amitabh Joshi on December 30.

Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ begins in Tripura

In Tripura, Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities

since ancient times, began in Agartala.

Lai Haraoba is celebrated through oral literature, music, dance and rituals.

Maharashtra Govt launches ‘Cyber Safe Women’ campaign

Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative under which

awareness camps will be held across all the districts of the state regarding cyber

safety.

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Initiative will help in educating women about how the web is used by anti-social elements

and child predators to commit various types of crimes.

ISRO to set up second launch port in Thoothukodi district of Tamil Nadu for small satellite launch vehicles

Indian Space Research Organisation will establish a second launch port in

Thoothukodi district in Tamilnadu exclusively to launch small satellite launch vehicles.

KVIC opens first silk processing plant in Gujarat to boost Patola saree production

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on 3rd January inaugurated the first

silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of

production of silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and availability of raw material for

Gujarati 'Patola' sarees locally.

8 states finalise action plan for agriculture export policy: Government

The government on 5th January said eight states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,

Punjab and Karnataka, have finalised action plan for agriculture export policy which

aims to double such exports.

"The Agri Export Policy was announced last year with an objective of doubling the export

and ensuring doubling of farmers' income...Many states have nominated nodal

agency and nodal officer. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu,

Assam, Punjab and Karnataka have finalization of the action plan," the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

IRDAI gives big boost to affordable health cover with mandatory 'Arogya Sanjeevani'

Policy

On January 2, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

asked health and general insurers to offer product to cover the basic health needs of

clients by offering them the minimum of Rs 1 lakh and the maximum sum-insured of Rs 5 lakh.

The 31st International Kite Festival launched in Ahmedabad

The 31st International Kite Festival was launched at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

3 of world’s 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking

Three cities in Kerala feature among the fastest-growing urban areas across the

world, according to a ranking released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey.

The three cities — Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kollam — are the only places from India to feature in the top 10 rankings.

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Other than India, the top 10 ranking includes three cities from China and one from

Nigeria, Oman, UAE and Vietnam each.

Chenab bridge: World’s highest rail bridge by Indian Railways to connect Kashmir to rest of India by 2021

Kashmir to be connected by Indian Railways to the rest of India! By December 2021,

Kashmir will be connected to the rest of the country through the Indian Railways network

as the government has set a new deadline for completion of the world’s highest railway

bridge – Chenab bridge. The Chenab railway bridge will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France! According to Konkan Railways.

The bridge has been designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 260 kmph. The 1.315 km

long “engineering marvel” will link Bakkal in Katra and Kauri in Srinagar.

150th celebration of Kolkata Port Trust

On the 150th celebration of Kolkata Port Trust, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Port Anthem at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.

Later the Prime Minister handed over a Cheque of Rs 501 Crore towards final instalment to

meet the deficit of pension fund of retired and existing employees of the Kolkata Port Trust.

PM Modi Kolkata Port Trust renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port

PM Narendra Modi on 12th January celebrated the 150th anniversary of the historic

Kolkata Port Trust and renamed the port after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.

Gujarat's 'Statue of Unity' included in '8 Wonders of SCO' list

The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat has been included in the Shanghai

Cooperation Organisation’s '8 Wonders of SCO' list. It was inaugurated by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi in October 2018 on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 143rd birth anniversary.

Among the eight wonders

(i)Daming Palace in China

(ii) Navruz Palace in Tajikistan

(iii) Mughals Heritage in Pakistan

(iv) Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan

(v) Po-i-Kalan Complex in Uzbekistan

(vi)The Golden Ring of Russia and

(vii) Kyrgyzstan's Issyk Kul.

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Republic Day: Captain Tania Shergill To Become First Woman Parade Adjutant

Captain Tania Shergill, an officer with Army's Corps of Signals, will be the first woman

parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) to celebrate 145th Foundation Day

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) observed its 145th foundation day on

January 15, 2020. The day is celebrated by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates ‘Digital Exhibition on history of Constitution of India’

The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s

Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra

Singh inaugurated the ‘Digital Exhibition on History of Constitution of India.

Odisha’s Puri District receives Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019

Puri District receives Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019. The Department of Drinking

Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability

workshop here today, with a special session by Shri Aamir Khan (Actor and Founder,

Paani Foundation).

As part of the workshop, the Swachhata Darpan Awards were presented by Shri Khan to

the best performing districts on key swachhata parameters. The awardees include East

Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh), Bemtara (Chhattisgarh),

Diu (Daman and Diu), Panipat (Haryana), Vadodara (Gujarat), Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Moga (Punjab), East Sikkim (Sikkim) and Pedappali (Telangana).

Four districts – Dibrugarh (Assam), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

and Puri (Odisha) – were also awarded for innovations and initiatives for Plastic Waste Management.

Arunachal Pradesh signs MoU with IUCN to red List Orchids

Arunachal Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN on 13 January in Arunachal Pradesh.

According to the MoU, the Arunachal Pradesh state government will collaborate with the

IUCN and carry out a red-list assessment of the orchids in the state.

The state has become the first state to initiate the International Union for

Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red listing at the state level.

Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition on Indian Heritage in Digital Space

Union minister Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel

inaugurated the exhibition on Indian Heritage in Digital Space and First International

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Heritage Symposium at National Museum, New Delhi The exhibition will be open till 15

February 2020.

ISRO's GSAT-30 satellite successfully launched aboard Ariane rocket

India's high power communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched on-board Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on 17th January.

Aims: Providing high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services.

NITI Aayog and UT of Ladakh sign MoU to promote development in Ladakh

NITI Aayog and Union Territory of Ladakh sign MoU for Development of Infrastructure Projects in Ladakh.

Aims: NITI Aayog will be supporting the UT's administration through its key initiative

'Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i)' . In an

important initiative to promote the development of key infrastructure sectors in the newly constituted Union Territory of Ladakh.

9th International Children's Film Festival begins in Kolkata

The 9th International Children's Film Festival begins in Kolkata on 19th January with the screening of Aizaz Khan directed Hamid.

About 250 films from 45 countries will be screened in the week-long festival. National

Award winner Children actor, Talha Arsad Rishi will inaugurate the festival.

Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam

Magh Bihu, an auspicious harvest festival, is being celebrated in Assam.

People began the day by gathering at a temple and offered prayers, recited mantras and

beat up the drums.

First edition of Krishi Manthan begins in Ahmedabad

In Gujarat, the first edition of Krishi Manthan- the largest Food, Agri-business and

Rural Development Summit of Asia organized by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad began.

Aims: The students along with working professionals from Food, Agriculture and allied

sectors are getting benefited from the workshops during this summit.

'One nation, one ration card' scheme to be implemented by June 1 across India

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on 20th January announced that the 'One Nation, One

Ration Card' scheme will be implemented by June 1 across the country.

Earlier on January 1, Paswan had said that this facility has been started in 12 states in the

country on the first day of the New Year.

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Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the Proposal for three capitals: Visakhapatnam,

Amaravati, Kurnool

The Jaganmohan Reddy government on 21st January introduced the bill in Andhra

Pradesh Assembly to have three capitals in the state. The cabinet, eariler in the

morning, had approved the three-capital proposal during its meeting at the state secretariat, chaired by CM Reddy.

PM Modi to chair 32nd interaction through PRAGATI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the 32nd interaction through PRAGATI- the

ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely

Implementation in New Delhi on 22nd January.

About PRAGATI: PRAGATI is an integrating and interactive platform aimed at addressing

the common man’s grievances. PRAGATI also helps in simultaneously monitoring and

reviewing important programmes and projects of the Centre as well as projects flagged by various State governments.

Hyderabad Metro Rail, redBus tie up for carpool services in city

In an effort to strengthen its last mile connectivity project, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited launched a car and bike pooling service in collaboration with redBus.

Gaganyaan mission: Meet Vyommitra, the talking human robot that Isro will send to

space

Before orbiting astronauts on India's first manned mission to space in December 2021,

the Indian Space Research Organisation will send 'Vyommitra', a 'lady robot' in the unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft.

IndianOil signs MoU with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority

IndianOil has signed an MoU with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to

offer assistance and technical expertise to the country in implementing its National LPG

Promotion Policy.

France to train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission

France will train Indian flight surgeons to enable them to monitor the health of astronauts selected for the ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan.

Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first global Mega Science Exhibition “Vigyan Samagam” in Delhi

The Union Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS

PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra

Singh said that three-tier teams should be set up for scientific research involving older and

younger generations, so that continuity can be maintained in research work.

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India's First War Memorial for Animals in Meerut

Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh will be host to India’s first war memorial for service

animals including dogs, horses and mules. This place will dedicate itself to the

contributions and heroics of animals who have helped the army in counter-insurgency

operations in Kashmir and in the battlefield during the Kargil War.

Srinagar declared Open Defecation Free

Mayor of Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu on 22nd January said that Srinagar has joined the

list of 'Open Defecation Free' cities.

"Srinagar receives its Swachhata Certificate from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,

Central Government and joins the list of cities that are now "OPEN DEFECATION FREE".

Another achievement after Srinagar gets 45th Rank in Cleanest Cities in the country.

Prime Minister to address 3rd Global Potato Conclave

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall be addressing the 3rd Global Potato Conclave at

Gandhinagar. Prime Minister is expected to take an overall view of the achievements and

opportunities in the area of potato research, trade and industry, and value chain

management and set a roadmap for the decade. The present conclave is the third in the series.

last two decades two Global Potato Conferences were organized during 1999, and

2008.

India celebrates 71st Republic Day

India marked its 71st Republic Day on 26th January 2020 with a parade showcasing

some of its newly acquired capabilities and military hardware, both homegrown and like

the anti-satellite missile as well as bought from abroad like US made heavy lift Chinook and

the anti-tank attack Apache helicopters.

The ceremony that lasted one and a half hours, was witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and the chief guest of this year’s parade, Brazilian president Jair Messias Bolsonaro as President of India, Ram Nath Kovind took the salute.

'Bharat Parv 2020' begins at Red Fort to celebrate spirit of India

Bharat Parv 2020, a festival to celebrate the spirit of India has begun at Red Fort

ground in New Delhi. It will continue till 31st of this month (26th to 31st January).

Ganga Yatra under Namami Gange mission begins from Bijnor

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union

Minister Sanjeev Baliyan will launch the yatra from Bijnor, a place where Ganga enters Uttar Pradesh.

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Eight Union ministers and many UP ministers, incharge of the districts the yatra will pass

through, will also participate.

Piyush Goyal target Railways to run 100% on electricity by 2024

Commerce and industry, and railways minister Piyush Goyal on 27th January said the

entire network of the Indian Railways will run on electricity by 2024 and become a net-

zero emission network by 2030.

Indian Railways commissions first Waste to Energy Plant in Bhubaneswar

Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental Waste to Energy

Plant, having capacity of 500 Kg waste per day, in Mancheswar Carriage Repair

Workshop at Bhubaneswar in East Coast Railway.

This Waste to Energy Plant, a patented technology called POLYCRACK, is first-of-its-kind in Indian Railways and fourth in India.

Mumbai gets India's first 'walk-through' aviary at Byculla Zoo

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the country's first and

biggest 'walk-through' aviary at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo, as part of the Republic Day festivities, here on 26th January.

World’s biggest meditation centre in Hyderabad

75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCMIN) and

Heartfulness Institute, a magnificent meditation centre slated to be the world's largest has

been inaugurated in Nandigama mandal, Rangareddy district on 28th January.

Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2019 is Samvidhaan

The Oxford Hindi Word of the Year is a word or expression that has attracted a great

deal of attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past year. Samvidhaan is the Hindi translation for the word ‘Constitution’.

Bengaluru has the worst traffic in the world

Bengaluru is the world's most traffic congested city. According to a report by

TomTom, the Netherlands-based global provider of navigation, traffic and map

products, India’s startup hub beat 415 other cities across 57 countries to earn the title in 2019.

Telangana tops country in sustainable growth goals: UN Development Programme

Telangana has emerged as the best performing state in promoting inclusive and

sustainable economic growth and decent work for all on Sustainable Development

Goals (SDG) India Index 2019, according to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India.

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Nagoba Jatara festival celebrated in Telangana

Nagoba Jatara is a tribal festival held in Keslapur village, Inderavelly Mandal Adilabad

district, Telangana, India. It is the second biggest tribal carnival and celebrated by Mesaram clan of Gond tribes for 10 days.

International

Russia's prime minister resigns after Putin suggest constitutional amendments to

boost power

President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister on 15th

January after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to

carve out a position that would let him stay at Russia's helm after his presidency

ends.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who served as a placeholder president in 2008-

2012 to allow Putin to observe term limits, said in televised comments that he needed to

resign in light of his mentor's proposed changes in government.

Putin thanked Medvedev for his work and appointed him as the deputy head of the presidential Security Council.

PM Modi, Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli to jointly inaugurate Jogbani-Biratnagar check post

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart KP Sharma Oli will on 21st

January jointly inaugurate the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people's movement.

WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency

World Health Organization has declared an international emergency over the novel coronavirus from China.

• Swine flu in 2009

• Polio in 2014

• Ebola in 2014

• Zika in 2016

• Ebola in 2019

Cyclone Tino hits Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Tino strengthened to a Category Three storm on 19th January as it

closed in on Tonga after battering Fiji where two people were missing and more than 3,000 fled to emergency shelters.

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UAE has been declared ‘reciprocating territory’ by India

Ministry of Law and Justice issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, declaring the

United Arab Emirates to be a “reciprocating territory” under Section 44A of the Civil

Procedure Code, 1908. The notification also declared a list of courts in the UAE to be

“superior Courts” under the same section.

What is a ‘reciprocating territory’?-Essentially, orders passed by certain designated

courts from a ‘reciprocating territory’ can be implemented in India, by filing a copy of the

decree concerned in a District Court here.

India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou

on 22nd January jointly inaugurated the first convention centre established in Africa by

India to honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.

Chapter 14- Banking and Financial (January)

India extends USD 75 mn line of credit for solar parks in Cuba

India has extended a line of credit of USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for

financing solar parks. An agreement signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim

Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came into effect from December 12.

Shivalik Mercantile receives approval to become Small Finance Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) coming up with its draft guidelines on urban cooperative

bank (UCB) asking them to lent 75 per cent of their portfolio towards priority sector,

Uttar Pradesh based multi-state Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd received

an in principle approval for becoming a small finance banks.

Two Indian banks to cease operations in Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has permitted Indian private sector lenders Axis Bank

and ICICI Bank to close their operations in the island nation.

This follows requests by their parent banks. The licenses issued to them will be cancelled once the winding-up operations are complete.

Zero-Budget Natural Farming: Andhra Pradesh govt inks Rs 711 cr loan pact with German bank

KfW, a German development bank, will assist the Andhra Pradesh government with a

Rs 711 crore loan for expanding the climate-resilient Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in the state over the next five years.

The state government will spend another Rs 304 crore on the project under which 2.39 lakh farmers in 591 village panchayats will be encouraged to take up ZBNF

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Purpose: The ZBNF project is being undertaken by the state government, dovetailing the

Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) of the Centre, with the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives extending technical support.

Indian economy likely to grow to $7 trillion by 2030: Deutsche Bank

India’s economy is likely to grow two and half times to $7 trillion by 2030, from

about $3 trillion now, making India the world’s third largest economy. This implies that

nominal GDP growth is likely to average just over 10% through the next decade, Deutsche

Bank said in a research report, Imagine 2030.

RBI releases national strategy for financial inclusion for 5-year period (2019-2024)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the aegis of Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee

(FIAC) has set up a 5-year plan of formulation of National Strategy for Financial Inclusion

(NSFI) for the period 2019-2024. This has been done keeping in view the global trend of

financial inclusion which acts as a key driver of economic growth.

The NSFI sets forth the vision and key objectives of the Financial Inclusion policies in India

to expand the reach and sustain the efforts through a broad convergence of action involving all the stakeholders in the financial sector.

NSFI enlists 6 visions:

*Universal Access to Financial Services

*Providing Basic Bouquet of Financial Services

*Access to Livelihood and Skill Development

*Financial Literacy and Education

*Customer Protection and Grievance Redressal

*Effective Co-ordination

The document highlights the major issues that act as impediments to financial inclusion

and comes up with a set of recommendations and action plans to support sustainable

financial inclusion over the next 5 years.

ICICI Bank Introduces Cardless Cash Withdrawal Facility Through ATMs, Per Day Limit at Rs 20K

ICICI Bank on 21st January launched cardless cash withdrawal facility from its ATMs

with a per day transaction limit of Rs 20,000.

This service enables customers to withdraw cash from over 15,000 ATMs of the bank by

simply raising a request on iMobile, its mobile banking application.

Exim Bank extends USD 35.80 mn line of credit to Suriname for rural electrification

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The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on 22nd Janaury it has extended USD

35.80 million (about Rs 250 crore) line of credit to Suriname government to fund the country's rural electrification programme.

The line of credit (LOC) is meant for financing rural electrification through solar DG hybrid

PV systems in 50 remote villages of Suriname.

With the latest round of funding, the Indian government has till date extended nine LOCs to Suriname, totalling USD 124.98 million (about Rs 890 crore).

The projects covered under LOCs extended to Suriname include power, water supply, purchase of helicopters and upgradation of milk processing plant.

Vodafone m-pesa's certificate of authorisation cancelled by RBI

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday cancelled the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA) of Vodafone m-pesa after its voluntary surrender of authorisation.

The company henceforth cannot transact business of issuance and operation of Prepaid

payment Instruments.

Customers or merchants having a valid claim on the company as a PSO, can approach

the company till September 30, 2022, for settlement of their claims within three years

from the date of cancellation.

"The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred on it under the Payment

and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, has cancelled the Certificate of Authorisation

(CoA) of the below mentioned Payment System Operator (PSO) on account of voluntary

surrender of authorization.

New India Co-operative Bank shareholders approve conversion to small finance bank

The New India Co-operative Bank (NICB) on 22nd January said its shareholders have decided to convert it into a small finance bank.

Reason: The move comes after a slew of regulatory changes by the RBI following the Rs

4,500-crore PMC Bank fraud and to ensure better regulation of such lenders which are

heavily influenced by regional political heavyweights.

RBI raises short-term FPI debt investment limit to 30% from 20% to boost inflows

In a move that could lead to higher foreign inflows, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

hiked the short-term investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from 20 per cent

to 30 per cent of the total FPI investment in Central government securities (including Treasury Bills) or state development loans.

India-Brazil set target of USD 15 billion trade by 2022

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The visit of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is a sign

of the growing importance of the India – Brazil bilateral partnership said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal.

RBI fines HDFC Bank ₹1 crore for non-compliance of KYC norms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 29th January it has imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore

on HDFC Bank for non-compliance with its know your customer (KYC) norms.

Google Announces $1 Million Grant for Promoting News Literacy in India

Google on 29th January announced a $1 million grant for global non-profit

organisation Internews that will launch a new initiative to promote news literacy

among the Indian public.

Chapter 15-Defence News (January)

India successfully test-fires K-4 ballistic missile

India has successfully test-fired a 3,500 kilometer range nuclear capable missile that can be launched from a submarine.

The test of the K-4 ballistic missile was conducted off the Vizag coast in Andhra

Pradesh on 19th January. With this test, India has moved one more step towards the

induction of this ballistic missile on the INS Arihant class of nuclear submarines. The missile was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Indian Navy Signs MoU for offshore Data with Geological Survey of India

Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Geological

Survey of India (GSI) for ‘Sharing of seabed sediments data, products and expertise for

Naval Application in Meteorology and Oceanography’.

Indian Navy Launches 'Operation Vanilla' to Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief at Madagascar

Indian Navy Ship Airavat, whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has

been diverted to Antsiranana based on request recieved from Madagascar.

The ship will undertake Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission as part of

'Operation Vanilla' which has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.

Assam Rifles builds war memorial in Nagaland for 357 martyrs

The Assam Rifles has constructed a combined war memorial in Nagaland for the 357

Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting insurgency in the northeastern

state.

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The memorial has been built at Mokokchung, which is also the cultural and intellectual

centre of Nagaland.

Military Exercise Countries Purpose

‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ India and Oman Two ships of the Royal

Navy of Oman (RNO)

arrived in Goa on 5th

January to participate in the

12th edition of the Indo-

Oman bilateral naval

exercise 'Naseem-Al-Bahr'.

‘Milan 2020’ Indian Navel "The Naval Exercise

‘MILAN 2020’ is scheduled

to be held at

Visakhapatnam in March

2020 in which 41 countries

have been invited.

Purpose: India aims to

conduct a unique naval

exercise for which an

invitation has been extended

to 41 countries who are otherwise unlikely partners.

‘Sahyog Kaijin’ Indo-Japan Japan Coast Guard’s ship

‘Echigo’ arrived in Chennai

on 13th January as part of the

annual joint exercises with

the Indian Coast Guard. The

five-day event ‘Sahyog

Kaijin’ will begin on January

16. Apart from Echigo, four

ICG ships, a JCG aircraft and

a vessel from the National

Institute of Ocean

Technology participate in

the exercise.

'SAMPRITI-IX' India-Bangladesh The ninth edition of joint

military training exercise

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between India-Bangladesh

-- SAMPRITI-IX will be

conducted at Umroi,

Meghalaya from February 3 to February 16.

Aims: The training will

culminate with a final

validation exercise in which

troops of both armies will

jointly practice a Counter-

Terrorist Operation in a

controlled and simulated environment.

Chapter 16- Sports News (January)

U-19 World Cup hero Kalra suspended for 1 year from Ranji Trophy for “age-fraud”

Young left-handed opener Manjot Kalra, who scored a hundred in the final of the last

edition of U-19 World Cup, has been suspended by outgoing DDCA Ombudsman for

one year from playing Ranji Trophy, for an alleged age-fraud during his U-16 and U-19

days.

Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold in men's 10 m air pistol at 63rd National Shooting C'ship

Ace shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men's 10 metres air pistol gold at the

63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal. The 17-year-old from Uttar Pradesh

shot a classy 246.4 to finish on top.

India’s Magesh Chandran lifts Hastings International chess title

India’s P. Magesh Chandran remained unbeaten in nine rounds to win the title in the

95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress in Hastings,

England.

Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned for four years for doping violation

Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been slapped with a four-year ban for doping by the

National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).

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The sample of Sarbjeet, who won the 71kg event at the women's national weightlifting

championships in February 2018, was collected during 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship held at Vishakhapatnam.

Ladakh won 7th National Ice Hockey Championship Women trophy

Ladakh on 5th January lifted the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship Women trophy.

The match was held at the Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink here.

The tournament was organised by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) in association

with the Ladakh winter sports club. Four women teams representing Chandigarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Ladakh participated in the tournament.

Playing in the final match, Ladakh won the tournament by scoring 2 goals against the

lone goalscored by Delhi.

India finishes 2019 as No. 1 shooting nation in world

India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic

heavyweights China and the USA.

India leads the standings with 30 medals with 21 gold, six silver and three bronze

overall, China is second with 11 gold, 15 silver and 18 bronze for a total of 44 podium

finishes. The USA is placed third with 15 medals (six gold six silver and three bronze).

Djokovic beats Nadal in ATP Cup final

Novak Djokovic helped seal victory for Serbia in the inaugural ATP Cup team event

after defeating his long-term Spanish rival Rafael Nadal in singles on 12th January before going on to play a pivotal role in the deciding doubles match.

Kento Momoto (Japan) beats Axelsen to lift Malaysia Masters 2020 Badminton title

World number one Kento Momota won the Malaysia Masters after easily defeating Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 24-22, 21-11 on 12th January .

ICC Awards 2019: On Overview

Award Name

ODI Player of the Year Rohit Sharma

Spirit of Cricket Award Virat Kohli

T20I Performance of the Year Deepak Chahar

ICC Player of the Year England all-rounder Ben Stokes

Test Player of the Year Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins

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Emerging Cricketer of the Year Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne

Associate Cricketer of the Year Scotland’s Kyle Coetzer

2019 Umpire of the Year Richard Illingworth

ICC ODI Team of the Year 2019 Jonny Bairstow, Rohit Sharma, ,

Virat Kohli (c), Joe Root, Jos Buttler,

Ross Taylor, Ben Stokes, Mustafizur

Rahman, Rashid Khan, Kuldeep

Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

ICC Test Team of the Year 2019 Mayank Agarwal, Tom Latham,

Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli

(c), Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, BJ

Watling, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Neil Wagner, Nathan Lyon.

ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa

The ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa on 17th January. Indian

team, under the captaincy of Priyam Garg, will look to defend the title when it begins its

campaign against Sri Lanka at the Oval, Bloemfontein, on 19th January.

Sania Mirza wins WTA doubles title in Hobart

In a stunning comeback after a 2-year-long maternity break from tennis, Sania Mirza won

the WTA Hobart International doubles title along with her partner Nadiia Kichenok on

18th January.

Bahadurpur and Kheri Viran to become India's first model sports villages

Bahadurpur and Kheri Viran are set to become India's first 'Model Sports Villages' as

part of Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad's plan to evolve a sports

culture in the country.

Under the 'Adarsh Khel Gram' program, IMT in association with NGO 'Sports: A Way of Life', will evolve sports culture and increase sports literacy in the twin villages.

India beat Pakistan to won Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship

The team of the Indian Consulate in Dubai on 18th January defeated the team of the

Pakistan Consulate to lift the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020.

Apurvi Chandela, Divyansh Panwar win gold medals in 10 m air rifle events

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Olympic quota winners Apurvi Chandela and Divyansh Singh Panwar started the year

with a bang by bagging gold medals in the women and men’s 10m air rifle events respectively at the Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria.

World Archery lifts suspension on India

The World Archery on 23rd January conditionally lifted the suspension on India, less

than a week after the embattled national federation held its elections.

Khelo india youth games 2020 held in Guwahati, Assam

The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2020 was held at Karmabir Nabin Chandra

Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.

Rank State Gold

Medal

Silver

Medal

Bronze

Medal

Medal

Tally

1 Maharashtra 78 77 101 256

2 Haryana 68 60 72 200

3 Delhi 39 36 47 122

India won 7 medals in UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 held in Rome,

Italy

The Indian wrestling team has clinched 7 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and a bronze) in

the 1st UWW (United World Wrestling) Matteo Pellicone Rome Ranking Series 2020 held from January 15 – 18, 2020 in the Italian Capital, Rome.

Winner Category Medal

Bajrang Punia 65kg freestyle Gold

Ravi Kumar Dahiya 61kg freestyle Gold

Vinesh Phogat 53kg Gold

Gurpreet Singh 82kg -Greco-roman Gold

Anshu Malik 57kg Silver

Sunil Kumar 97kg Silver

Sajan Bhanwal 77 kg Bronze

Rowing Federation of India lifts Dattu Bhokanal ban

Dattu Bhokanal’s two-year suspension on charges of tanking a race during the 2018

Asian Games was on 23rd January lifted by the Rowing Federation of India (RFI), after the intervention of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra.

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Nethra Kumanan becomes first Indian woman sailor to win World Cup medal

Chennai’s Nethra Kumanan clinched a bronze medal in the Sailing World Cup to

become the first woman from the country to achieve the feat. Participating in the

Hempel World Series in Miami, Unites States of America, Nethra won bronze in round two

of the tournament to create history.

Esow Alben bags gold at Six Day Berlin cycling tournament

Indian cyclist Esow Alben has bagged a gold in the men’s Keirin individual event of the

Six Day Berlin Tournament here.

Chapter 17-Books/ Author (January)

Books Author

“Human Dignity– A purpose in perpetuity”

Former Union minister Ashwini Kumar's

book Human Dignity—A purpose in

perpetuity in New Delhi.

launched by Manmohan Singh

‘The Winning Sixer’ ‘The Winning Sixer’, released formally by

Anil Kumble, WV Raman has drawn on his

own experiences, and those of other

athletes, to derive leadership lessons from sport.

‘Karmayoddha Granth’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah released

the book 'Karmyodha Granth', written on

the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chapter 18- Important Day (January)

Dates Day Theme/Important

1st January Global Family day

4th January World Braille Day

9th January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) Celebration of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas because on this

day in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi.

10th January World Hindi Day

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12th January National Youth Day Birthday of Swami

Vivekananda

Theme: “Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building”.

14 January Fourth Armed Forces Veterans Day

Respect and recognition of the

services rendered by Filed

Marshal KM Cariappa OBE.

15th January 72nd Army Day

19th January National Immunization Day Aim: NO POLIO

24th January National Girl Child Day

24th January International Day of Education “Learning for people, planet,

prosperity and peace”.

25th January National Voters' Day ”Electoral Literacy for Stronger

Democracy”.

26th January International Customs Day

30th January World Leprosy Day 2020

30th January Martyrs’ Day Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom day

Chapter 19- Obituary (January)

Persons About

T N Chaturvedi Former Karnataka Governor and Padma Vibhushan awardee

Kamal Bahadur Singh A member of the country's first Lok Sabha constituted in 1952

Akbar Padamsee One of India's best known artists

Sultan Qaboos Arab world's longest-serving ruler

Manmohan Mohapatra 'Father of New Wave Odia Cinema'

Bapu Nadkarni Former India all-rounder

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Man Mohan Sood Former Test Batsman

Kobe Bryant National Basketball Association (NBA)

legend died on 26th January in a helicopter crash in suburban Los Angeles.

Jameela Malik Actor of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu

Vinay Sinha Filmmaker Vinay Sinha, best known for

producing cult comedy "Andaz Apna Apna".

Sunita Chandra Former Indian women’s hockey captain,

Tushar Kanjilal Eminent social worker, environmentalist,

educationist and writer

Chapter 20- Budget 2020

Most Important Point

• 16-point guide to make India an aspirational economy

• भारत को एक आकाांक्षात्मक अर्थव्यवस्र्ा बनाने के लिए 16 सूत्री मार्गदर्शगका

• Central govt’s debt has come down to 48.7% in March 2019 from 52.2% in

March 2014

• मार्ग 2019 में कें द्रीय सरकार का ऋण मार्थ 2014 में 52.7% से घटकर 48.7% हो गया है

• FM announces Rs 99,300 crore outlay for education sector in 2020-21 and Rs

3,000 crore for skill development

• एफएम ने 2020-21

में र्शक्षा के्षत्र के र्िए 99,300 करोड़ रुपये और कौशि र्िकास के र्िए 3,000 करोड़ रुपये

की घोषणा की

• Govt proposes Rs 27,300 crore for development of industry and commence for

year 2020-21

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• सरकार ने उद्योर् के लवकास के लिए 27,300 करोड़ रुपये का प्रस्ताव रखा और िर्ग 2020-

21 के र्िए शुरू र्कया

• FM announces Rs 20,000 crore for the renewable energy sector(Most

Important)

• एफएम ने अक्षय ऊर्ाग के्षत्र के लिए 20,000 करोड़ रुपये की घोषणा की

• An allocation of Rs 8,000 crore for National Mission on Quantum Computing

and Technology(Most Important)

• क्ाांटम कम्प्यूर्टांर् और प्रौद्योर्र्की पर राष्ट्र ीय र्मशन के लिए 8,000 करोड़ रुपये का आिांटन

• Bharat Net: Rs 6000 crore boost for internet connectivity(Most Important)

• Fibre to Home connections under Bharat Net will be provided to 1 lakh gram

panchayats this year itself, 6000 crore rupees provided for Bharat Net.

• भारत नेट: इांटरनेट कनेक्टिर्िटी के लिए 6000 करोड़ रुपये का प्रोत्साहन

• भारत नेट के तहत फाइबर टू होम कनेक्शन इस साि 1 िाख ग्राम पांर्ायतो ां को प्रदान लकया

जाएगा, भारत नेट के लिए 6000 करोड़ रुपये प्रदान र्कए र्ए हैं।

• Government allocates Rs 1.7 trillion for transport sector overall(Most

Important)

• सरकार कुि लमिाकर पररिहन के्षत्र के लिए 1.7 र्टर र्ियन रुपये का आवांटन करती है

• Enhance allocation of Rs 9500 crores for senior citizens and ‘Divyang’(Most

Important)

• िररष्ठ नार्ररको ां और ‘र्दव्ाांर्‘ के लिए 9500 करोड़ रुपये का आवांटन

• 5 archaeological sites to be developed with on-site museums(Most Important)

o Rakhigarhi, Haryana.

o Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh.

o Sivasagar, Assam.

o Dholavira, Gujarat.

o Adichanallur, Tamil Nadu

5 पुराताक्टिक स्थिो ां को साइट पर सांग्रहाियो ां के सार् लवकलसत लकया जाना है

o राखीगढी, हररयाणा।

o हस्तस्तनापुर, उत्तर प्रदेश।

o लशवसागर, असम।

o धोिावीरा, गुजरात।

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o आलदर्नलू्लर, तलमिनाडु

• FM proposes budget provision of Rs 85,000 crore in 2020-21 for welfare of

SC and other backward classes (Most Important)

• एफएम ने अनुसूर्र्त र्ार्त और अन्य र्पछडे़ िर्ों के कल्याण के लिए 2020-

21 में 85,000 करोड़ रुपये के बर्ट प्रावधान का प्रस्ताव लकया

• Govt proposes Rs 53,700 crore for development and welfare of Scheduled

Tribes (Most Important)

• अनुसूर्र्त र्नर्ार्तयो ां के र्िकास और कल्याण के लिए सरकार 53,700 करोड़ रुपये का

प्रस्ताव करती है

• 23,150 crore for cultural ministry (Most Important)

• साांसृ्कर्तक मांत्रािय के लिए 23,150 करोड़

• Tourism promotion, Rs. 2,500 crore allocated (Most Important)

• पयगटन प्रोत्साहन, रु 2,500 करोड़ आिांर्टत

• Allocation of Rs 30,757 crores for 2020-21 for Jammu and Kashmir and Rs

5,958 crores for Ladakh(Most Important)

• र्मू्म–कश्मीर के लिए 2020-21 के

लिए 30,757 करोड़ रुपये और िद्दाख के र्िए 5,958 करोड़ रुपये का आिांटन

• Your money becomes safer: Insurance cover increased to Rs 5 lakh per

depositor (Most Important)

• आपका पैसा सुरर्क्षत हो जाता है: बीमा किर बढ़कर 5 िाख रुपये प्रर्त र्माकताग हो गया

• Rs 100 crore allotted to prepare for hosting G20 presidency in 2022 (Most

Important)

• 2022 में र्ी 20 पे्रर्सडेंसी की मेर्बानी के लिए तैयार करने के लिए 100 करोड़ रुपये आिांर्टत

• FY21 divestment target pegged at Rs 2.1 lakh crore(Most Important)

• र्ित्त िर्ग 2021 का िक्ष्य 2.1 िाख करोड़ रुपये है

• FY 20 fiscal deficit revised to 3.8%, from the much touted 3.3%. (Most

Important)

• र्ित्त िर्ग 20 रार्कोर्ीय घाटा बढ़कर 3.8% हो गया, जो लक 3.3% था।

• Those earning up to Rs 5 lakhs are exempt from paying taxes(Most Important)

• 5 िाख रुपये तक की आय वािोां को कर रु्काने की छूट है

• 10% tax for everyone earning Rs 5-7.5 lakh against the current 20%(Most

Important)

• मौरू्दा 20% के मुकाबिे 5-7.5 िाख रुपये कमाने वािे सभी के लिए 10% कर

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• 15% tax for everyone earning Rs 7.5- 10 lakhs against current 20%(Most

Important)

• मौरू्दा 20% के मुकाबिे 7.5- 10 िाख रुपये कमाने वािे सभी के लिए 15% कर

• 20% tax for everyone earning Rs 10-12.5 lakhs against current 30%(Most

Important)

• मौरू्दा 30% के मुकाबिे 10-12.5 िाख रुपये कमाने िािे सभी के र्िए 20% कर

• 25% tax for everyone earning Rs 12.5-15 lakhs against the current 30%(Most

Important)

• मौरू्दा 30% के मुकाबिे 12.5-15 िाख रुपये कमाने वािे सभी के लिए 25% कर

• Those earning more than Rs 15 lakhs get no exemptions(Most Important)

• 15 िाख रुपये से अर्िक कमाने िािो ां को कोई छूट नही ां र्मिI

• Additional Rs 1.5 lakh tax benefit on affordable housing loans (Important)

• र्कफायती आिास ऋण पर अर्तररक्त 1.5 िाख कर िाभ

• Rs 40,000 cr per annum will be revenue foregone from new income tax

rates for individuals(Most Important)

• व्क्टक्तयोां के लिए 40,000 करोड़ रुपये प्रर्त िर्ग नई आयकर दरोां से रार्स्व का िाभ होर्ा

• Plan to hike FPI limit in corporate bonds to 15% from 9%: FM Nirmala

Sitharaman(Most Important)

• कॉपोरेट बॉन्ड में FPI की सीमा को 9% से बढ़ाकर 15% करने की योर्ना:

FM र्नमगिा सीतारमण

• Govt proposes 100 per cent tax concession to sovereign wealth funds on

investment in infra projects (Most Important)

• सरकार ने इन्फ्रा पररयोर्नाओां में लनवेश पर सांप्रभु िन र्नर्ि के

लिए 100 प्रर्तशत कर ररयायत का प्रस्ताव लकया है

• Rs 69,000 crores for allocated for the healthcare sector (Most

Important)

• हेल्थकेयर सेिर के लिए आवांलटत करने के लिए 69,000 करोड़ रुपये

• Agri credit target for the year 2020-21 has been set at 15 lakh crore

rupees(Most Important)

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Important Point

• िर्ग 2020-21 के लिए कृर्र् ऋण िक्ष्य 15 िाख करोड़ रुपये लनधाथररत लकया गया है

• Indian Railways to set up a ‘Kisan Rail’ through Public-Private

Partnership(Important)

• FDI in India rises to $284 billion during 2014-19(Important)

• 2014-19 के दौरान भारत में FDI बढ़कर 284 र्बर्ियन डॉिर हो गया

• What the doctor ordered: Govt to expand Mission Indradhanush, add

hospitals to Ayushman Bharat(Important)

• डॉक्टर ने क्या आदेश लदया: र्मशन इन्द्रिनुर् का लवस्तार करने के लिए, आयुष्मान भारत में

अस्पतािोां को जोड़ना

• Allocation for Swachh Bharat for 2020-21 stands at Rs 12,300

crore(Important)

• 2020-21 के र्िए स्वच्छ भारत के लिए आवांटन 12,300 करोड़ रुपये है

• Govt proposes Rs 3.6 lakh crore towards piped water supply to

households(Important)

• सरकार ने घरो ां में पाइप र्िापूर्तग के लिए 3.6 िाख करोड़ रुपये का प्रस्ताव रखा है

• सरकार ने राष्ट्र ीय पुर्िस र्िश्वर्िद्यािय और राष्ट्र ीय फोरें र्सक र्िश्वर्िद्यािय का प्रस्ताव रखा

• Rs 1,480 cr for National Textile Mission(Important)

• राष्ट्र ीय िस्त्र र्मशन के लिए 1,480 करोड़ रु

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• National Infra Pipeline envisions ease of living for each and every citizen.

National logistics policy to be out soon, accelerated highway developement. 12

lots of highway bundles to be monetised by 2024.(Important)

• राष्ट्र ीय इन्फ्रा पाइपिाइन के प्रते्यक और हर नागररक के लिए जीवनयापन में आसानी होती है।

राष्ट्र ीय रसद नीलत जल्द ही समाप्त होगी, राजमागथ के लवकास में तेजी

आएगी। 2024 तक 12 रार्मार्ग रार्मार्ों का मुद्रीकरण र्कया र्ाएर्ा।

• 100 more airports to be developed by 2025(Important)

• 2025 तक 100 और हिाई अडे्ड र्िकर्सत लकए जाने हैं

• Nirmala Sitharaman has a Rs 4,400 cr solution to fix Delhi’s pollution

(Important)

• लनमथिा सीतारमण के पास र्दल्ली के प्रदूर्ण को ठीक करने के

लिए 4,400 करोड़ रुपए का हि है

• National gas grid to be expanded from 16,200 km to 27,000 km (Important)

• राष्ट्र ीय रै्स र्ग्रड का लवस्तार 16,200 र्कमी से 27,000 र्कमी तक लकया जाना है

• We’ll soon implement a policy to enable private sector to build data centric

pub

• FY21 fiscal deficit target pegged at 3.5% of GDP (Important)

• FY21 रार्कोर्ीय घाटे का िक्ष्य सकि घरेिू उत्पाद का 3.5% है

• Nominal GDP growth for FY21 revised to 10% (Important)

• र्ित्त िर्ग 2021 के लिए मामूिी र्ीडीपी िृक्टि 10% तक सांशोलधत

• Lowest in the world: Corporate tax for existing companies slashed to

22% (Important)

• दुर्नया में सबसे कम: मौरू्दा कां पर्नयो ां के लिए कॉपोरेट टैक्स 22% तक घटा

One time Read Point

• Budget proposes ‘comprehensive measures’ for 100 water-stressed

districts across India

• बजट में भारत भर में 100 र्ि–तनािग्रस्त र्र्िो ां के लिए ‘व्यापक उपायोां’ का प्रस्ताव है

• We have insured 6.11 crore farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna:

FM

• हमने प्रधानमांत्री कृलष बीमा योजना: एफएम के तहत 6.11 करोड़ र्कसानो ां का बीमा लकया है

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• Fish production to be raised to 20 mn tonnes: FM

377 sagar mitras and 500 fish farmer organisations to help youth work in fish farming

sector, says FM in Budget speech

• मछिी उत्पादन 20 टन तक बढाया जाएगा: एफएम

बजट भाषण में एफएम का कहना है लक 377 सार्र र्मत्रा और 500 मछिी र्कसान सांर्ठन युिाओां को

मछिी पािन के्षत्र में काम करने में मदद करें गे

• Govt propose National Police University and National Forensic University

• Five new smart cities to be developed

• पाांर् नए स्माटग शहर र्िकर्सत लकए जाने हैं

• “Nirvik scheme” for digital refunds of duties to exporters to

be launched this year itself

• र्नयागतको ां को र्डर्र्टि ररफां ड की “र्नर्िगकारी योर्ना” इस साि ही शुरू की जाएगी

• Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to be ready in 3 years

• 3 साि में बनकर तैयार होगा र्दल्ली–मुांबई एक्सपे्रसिे

• More Tejas types train to connect tourist places: FM Sitharaman

• अर्िक तेर्स प्रकार पयगटक स्थानो ां को जोड़ने के लिए टर ेन करते हैं: एफएम सीतारमण

• हम र्ल्द ही डेटा कें र्द्रत पब के र्नमागण के र्िए र्नर्ी के्षत्र को सक्षम करने के लिए

एक नीर्त िारू् करें रे्

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says gross enrollment of girls under

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is higher than boys. Here, she says that gross

enrollment of girls is 94.32 percent in elementary levels, 81.32 per cent in

secondary level and 59.7 per cent in higher secondary level.

• र्ित्त मांत्री र्नमगिा सीतारमण का कहना है र्क बेटी बर्ाओ बेटी पढाओ के तहत िड़र्कयो ां

का सकि नामाांकन िड़कोां की तुिना में अर्िक है। यहााँ, िह कहती है र्क िड़र्कयो ां का

सकि नामाांकन प्राथर्मक स्तर में 94.32 प्रर्तशत, माध्यर्मक स्तर में 81.32 प्रर्तशत और

उच्चतर माध्यर्मक स्तर में 59.7 प्रर्तशत है।

• Govt to sell govt stake in IDBI Bank to private investors

• र्नर्ी र्निेशको ां को IDBI बैंक में सरकार की र्हसे्सदारी बेर्ने के लिए सरकार

• Government to sell part holding in LIC

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• LIC में पाटथ होक्टडांर् बेर्ने वािी सरकार

• New power generation companies to be taxed at 15%

• नई र्बर्िी उत्पादन कां पर्नयो ां पर 15% टैक्स िरे्र्ा

• ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme for direct taxpayers whose appeals are pending at

various forum

• प्रत्यक्ष करदाताओां के लिए र्ििाद् से र्िश्वास ’योर्ना लजसकी अपीि लवलभन्न फोरम में िांलबत

हैं

• Technology like machine learning, robotics, AI along-with number of productive

age group (15-65 years) are cross-cutting streams in India, This is special to

India.

• Budget 2020 theme: Aspirational

• Aspirational theme covers agricuture, irrigation rural develepment,

Committed to doubling farmers income by 2022. Financial inclusion has

raised farmers’ income.

• बजट 2020 का लवषय: आकाांक्षात्मक

आकाांक्षात्मक र्िर्य कृर्र्, र्सांर्ाई ग्रामीण र्िकास, 2022 तक र्कसानो ां की आय को दोरु्ना करने के

लिए प्रलतबद्ध है। लवत्तीय समावेशन ने लकसानोां की आय बढा दी है

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Chapter 21- Economic Survey 2020

• India's economic growth is expected to "strongly rebound" to 6-6.5 per cent in 2020-21 from 5 per cent estimated in the current fiscal. The Survey said there are tentative signs of bottoming out of slowdown in manufacturing activity and global trade, which will have a positive impact on growth in the next fiscal.

• The country needed to spend $1.4 trillion on infrastructure to remove the constraints in growth, as power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affects overall growth performance, and to achieve a GDP of $5 trillion by 2024-25.

• India's balance of payments position improved to USD 433.7 billion by September 2019 from USD 412.9 billion of forex reserves in March 2019, says Economic survey 2019-20. India's foreign reserves are comfortably placed at USD 461.2 billion as on 10th January 2020. Further, the external debt levels remained low at 20.1 per cent of GDP by the end of September 2019.

• The Economic Survey on Friday pinned its hope on uptick in growth of cumulative GST collections in October 2019 and November-December to contain fiscal deficit at the budgeted 3.3 per cent for FY2020.

• The Survey suggested providing ESOPs to public sector bank employees to enable them to become owners in the banks. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) will incentivise the bank employees to embrace risk-taking and innovation continually, it said.

• Considering the urgent priority of the government to revive growth in the economy, the fiscal deficit target may have to be relaxed for the current year, the survey said.

• The Economic Survey 2019-20 has proposed India can create well-paid four crore jobs by 2025 and eight crore by 2030 by integrating “assemble in India for the world” into government’s Make in India initiative and exporting network products that can give substantial push to India’s target of becoming a $5 trillion economy.

• India's GDP growth is neither overestimated nor underestimated and the concerns on data are unfounded. It said that cross-country comparisons are fraught with risk of incorrect inference due to various confounding factors that stem from such inherent differences.

• Government interventions like debt waiver or food subsidies end up creating distortions in the functioning of the free market. The Survey says that debt waiver schems disrupt credit culture and disrupt formal credit flow to the very farmers it aims to benefit.

• It takes more documents to open a restaurant in Delhi as compared to documents needed for a license to procure new arms and major fireworks, says the Economic Survey for 2019-20.

• Funding of the Rs 102 lakh crore National infrastructure pipeline recently unveiled by the Indian government “would be a challenge”, the Economic Survey for 2019-20 said.

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• The survey cited a new selloff mode. In the model, the government can transfer its stake in the listed CPSEs to a separate corporate entity which would be managed by an independent board and would be mandated to divest the government stake in these CPSEs over a period of time.

• As per the pre-Budget survey, services exports have outperformed goods exports in the recent years, due to which India's share in the world's commercial services exports has risen steadily over the past decade to reach 3.5 per cent in 2018, twice the share in world's merchandise exports at 1.7 per cent.

• Indian companies garnered nearly Rs 74,000 crore through public issuance of equity and debt during April-December this fiscal, a 66 per cent jump from the preceding financial year, with rights issue emerging as the most preferred route for financing business needs. Companies had raised Rs 44,355 crore in the April-December period of 2018-19.

• In India, affordability of vegetarian 'thalis' improved more compared to non-vegetarian 'thalis' in last 13 years. Affordability of vegetarian 'thalis' improved by 29 per cent while that for non-vegetarian 'thalis' by 18 per cent from 2006-07 to 2019-20. As a result, an average household of five individuals that eats two vegetarian 'thalis' a day, gained around Rs 10,887, on average per year, while a non-vegetarian household gained Rs 11,787, on average per year.

• The Survey pointed out high drop out rates at various levels of schooling and lack of affordability in higher education as areas of concern. The Survey emphasised that Samagra Shiksha 2018-19, was launched to envisage school education as a continuation from pre-school to senior secondary level to provide access to education to all.

• The Survey pointed out high drop out rates at various levels of schooling and lack of affordability in higher education as areas of concern. The Survey emphasised that Samagra Shiksha 2018-19, was launched to envisage school education as a continuation from pre-school to senior secondary level to provide access to education to all.

• According to the Survey, foreign tourist arrivals to India on e-visas, which are available for 169 countries, have increased from 4.45 lakh in 2015 to 23.69 lakh in 2018 and stood at 21.75 lakh in January-October 2019, recording nearly 21 per cent year-on-year growth in the tourism sector.

• India's mineral output has witnessed a notable turnaround on account of reform measures initiated by the government.

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