Daily Current Affairs 25th January, 2020

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NATIONAL NEWS

India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in Meerut, UP
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.

Indian Railway’s first Waste to Energy Plant uses “Poly Crack” Technology
Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental waste to energy plant at Bhubaneswar.

  • The national transporter has put in place the governmental Waste to Energy plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop which falls under East Coast Railway.

Election Commission of India receives cabinets approval to ink agreement with EC of Tunisia and Papua New Guinea
The Cabinet gave approval to Election Commission of India to enter into MoU with the Independent High Authority for Elections of Tunisia and the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission for elections for cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration.

  • The Cabinet also gave its nod for the four agreements between India and Brazil in the field of oil and natural gas, Geology and Mineral Resources, mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and cooperation in the field of early childhood care.

International Summit “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines” held in India
The International Summit on Women in STEM “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines” was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The summit was organized by the Department of Biotechnology.

  • The summit aimed to boost the women participation in STEM field for the development of scientific career. The summit included various sessions aiming to empower women through networking, career opportunities and interactive exercises with scientists

Gujarat secures top spot the SKOCH State of Governance 2019 ranking
According to the SKOCH State of Governance 2019’ report, Gujarat gained the top spot on the back of better performance in Health, Education, Power and e-Governance segments followed by Maharashtra and West Bengal.

  • Gujarat is also ranked top in terms of governance category (leaving Tamil Nadu to the 2nd ) &other sectors including tourism and culture , e-Governance, Health, Education, Power Infrastructure. It ranked 3rd on municipal governance..

Srinagar declared Open Defecation Free
Mayor of Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu informed 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.

‘Vigyan Samagam’, India’s 1st global Mega Science Exhibition inaugurated at National Science Centre in New Delhi by Dr. Jitendra Singh
The final edition of India’s first-ever, global mega – Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’ was inaugurated at National Science Centre, New Delhi by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Space.

  • It aims to connect with school children, students and aspirants who want to pursue fundamental science and research as a strong career option.


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India, Bangladesh signed agreement to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into 4-lane highway
India and Bangladesh signed an agreement to upgrade the 50.58-kilometre long road between Ashuganj river port and the Akhaura land port in Bangladesh into a 4-lane highway.

  • The project is part of the dollar 2 billion second line of credit extended by India to Bangladesh in 2016


BANKING & FINANCE

Government of India and the World Bank sign USD 210 million loan agreement for State of Maharashtra
The Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra and the World Bank signed a loan agreement of USD 210 million to support small holder farmers participate in competitive agriculture value chains, facilitate agri-business investments, increase market access and productivity in focus commodities, and build resilience of crops to recurrent floods or droughts in the Indian state of Maharashtra.



BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Airtel joins hands with Google cloud to bring G Suite to Indian SMBs
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud announced a partnership offer G Suite to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in India as part of its integrated information and communication technology portfolio.

  • G Suite is a set of intelligent apps-Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar and more-designed with real-time collaboration and machine intelligence to bring people together and help them work smarter and safer.

Department of Telecommunication approves 100% FDI in Bharti Airtel

The telecom department has approved raising the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in Bharti Airtel to 100% from an earlier 49%, a provision that can help the telco draw more overseas funds.

  • Recently, RBI (Reserve Bank of India) approval, granted to the company allows the FPls/Flls to invest up to 74% of the paid-up capital


SPORTS

Ban over Dattu Bhokanal lifted by Rowing Federation of India 
Dattu Bhokanal’s two-year suspension on charges of tanking a race during the 2018 Asian Games was lifted by the Rowing Federation of India (RFI), after the intervention of Indian Olympic Association.

World Archery lifts suspension on India
The World Archery conditionally lifted the suspension on India, less than a week after the embattled national federation held its elections.The Indian archers, who had to compete as neutral athletes at the Asian Championships because of the suspension, can now represent the country under the Tricolour.

Australia to host 11th Indoor Cricket World Cup in October, 2020
Australia is set to host the 11th edition of the Indoor Cricket World Cup from October 10 to 17, 2020.The tournament will be held at the state-of-the-art indoor cricket venues in Melbourne — Casey Stadium and CitiPower Centre.

6 cities across New Zealand to host the ICC Women’s cricket world cup 2021; Hagley oval in Christchurch to host final
The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the summit clash of next year’s Women’s Cricket ODI World Cup.

  • The 50-over tournament, which will run from February 6 to March 7, will be played across six cities.Auckland will host a bumper opening weekend at Eden Park, before the focus shifts to matches in Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin and Christchurch.


APPOINTMENTS

Sunil Arora assumes Chairmanship of FEMBoSA for 2020
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora has assumed Chairmanship of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020.

  • The Outgoing Chair of FEMBoSA,  KM Nurul Huda who is also CEC of Bangladesh, handed over the Logo of FEMBoSA to Mr Arora at the 10th Annual Meeting of  FEMBoSA held in New Delhi.

SoftBank appoints Manoj Kohli as India head
SoftBank India has appointed Manoj Kohli as its country head. Kohli’s, was previously the executive chairman of Softbank’s renewable energy arm SB Energy for about five years, before being the managing director and CEO of Bharti Airtel for 13 years



SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated in Kerala
The country’s first Super Fab Lab, which will give a major push to the hardware industry in the country and the only such facility outside the U.S., was launched at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) by Kerala CM Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

  • The Fab Labs concept, the only one outside the U.S., is the brainchild of Dr Neil Gershenfeld, presently the Director of MIT Centre for Bits and Atoms, who set up the first Fab Lab in the U.S. about 17 years ago.


ENVIRONMENT

World’s oldest ever mushroom fossil discovered in Congo, Africa
The world’s oldest mushroom has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo and dates back to around 810 million years ago.

  • Preserved in rock, the fossil fungi were found near the city of Mbuji-Mayi in a ‘major’ discovery that smashes the previous age record by some 350 million years.


IMPORTANT DAYS

National Voters Day –January 25
The  10th National Voters’ Day has been  celebrated on 25th January . It was celebrated at over ten lakh locations across the country including Polling Stations, District and State headquarters. The theme this year is ‘Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy’.

  • It sets the tone for year-long activities focusing on voter education and renewal of citizens’ faith in the electoral process


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