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January-December, 2020 : 3200 + One-liners HinduVocabApp
December-2020- One-liners :
 World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December every year.
 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
 Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has launched
Sahakar Pragya initiative with 45 new training module for cooperative sector.
 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has inaugurated the Suryadhar lake at
Doiwala, Dehradun.
 The Government of India has appointed Varsha Joshi as the new Chairperson of National
Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS as Secretary-General of
Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a new book titled ‘Future of Regional
Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’.
 World Computer Literacy Day is observed every year on 2nd December.
 The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is annually
observed on December 2 to raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery.
 Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar released a booklet
titled 'PM Modi and his Government's Special Relationship with Sikhs.
 Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman was announced as the ambassador

for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) ‘Breakthrough Initiative’.
 Sandeep Kataria has been appointed to the position of global CEO of Bata Shoe
Organization.
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 The Assam government has launched the biggest-ever Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
scheme called 'Orunodoi', aiming to cover 22 lakh families in the state.
 US Air Quality Index has released a data in which Pakistan’s cultural capital Lahore has once
again topped the list of world’s most polluted cities. New Delhi stood second with a
PM(particulate matter) of 229, while Nepal’s capital Kathmandu ranked the third with a PM
of 178.
 Nagaland is hosting the first virtual celebration of Hornbill Festival 2020 from 01
December till 5th December.
 The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually
inaugurated Honey Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Programme in five states, for
producing honey.
 The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on December 3.
 India and the US have signed an MoU to co-operate on intellectual property examination
and protection for the next 10 years and strengthen the IP systems in both countries.
 The Odisha Government approved the unified emergency helpline number 112 to provide
all forms of police assistance to people in distress.
 Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry assumed the charge as 27th Director General Border Roads
(DGBR).
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a 50 million
loan to boost West Bengal’s digital platforms for public finance reforms.
 'Mahashay' Dharampal Gulati, the owner of Mahashian Di Hatti (popularly known as

MDH), passed away at the age of 98.
 President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 03 Dec, 2020 paid
tributes to India's first President Dr Rajendra Prasad on his 136th birth anniversary.
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 In the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020, India has been ranked at 8th spot globally in the
list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019.Afghanistan has topped the index.
 ADB & India have signed $132.8 million loan agreement to strengthen power distribution
sector in Meghalaya.
 Indian Navy Day is observed on 4 December ever year.The Theme of 2020 Navy Day is
Indian Navy Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive.
 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has topped the 2020 Fortune 500 list of Indian companies.
 HCL Technologies chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra, with a net worth of ₹54,850 crore,
tops the Kotak Wealth Hurun list of India’s wealthiest women.
 Uday Shankar has been named as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21.
 Nongpok Sekmai police station in Manipur's Thoubal district has been chosen as best
performing Police Station in the country for the year 2020.
 New Zealand declared a climate emergency on December 2, 2020 and promised that the
government would become carbon neutral by 2025.
 The 9th edition of the International Sand Art Festival and the 31st edition of the Konark
Festival, has kicked-off in Odisha.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed HDFC Bank to stop issuing new credit cards
and halt the launch of any new digital businesses.
 World Soil Day is observed annually on 5 December.
 International Volunteer Day (IVD) is celebrated on 5 December every year.
 International Day of Banks is observed globally on the 4th of December.
 England’s Dawid Malan has attained the highest-ever rating (915 points) for batsmen in
the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings.
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 The Indian Navy undertook a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Russian Federation Navy in
the eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
 The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the right to marry person of choice is a
fundamental right.
 First Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep
Handoo has been appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador.
 World’s greatest athlete-turned actor Rafer Johnson passed away.
 Fifteen-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao has become the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’
by TIME for her contribution to using technology against issues such as contaminated
drinking water, opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
 Ranjitsinh Disale, a government teacher from Zilla Parishad Primary School, in Paritewadi
village, Solapur district of Maharashtra, has won the 2020 Global Teacher Prize.
 The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has released the book titled 40 Years with
Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories.
 Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to approach the Drugs Controller
General of India (DCGI) seeking an emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in
the country.
 Axis Bank Ltd in partnership with Rupifi and Visa launched ‘Axis Bank Rupifi Business
Credit Card’ for MSMEs(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
 Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a commemorative postage stamp to

honour former Prime Minister IK Gujral on his 101st birth anniversary.
 CM Mamata Banerjee named the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata as 'Jai Hind'
bridge to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.
 Dineshwar Sharma, Administrator of Lakshadweep and former director of the Intelligence

Bureau, passed away.
 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali passed away.
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 The International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated every year on December 7.
 Armed Forces Flag Day is observed on 7th December since the year 1949.
 Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $190 million (approx Rs 1,400 crore) to
upgrade power distribution in Bengaluru.
 Space start-up Pixxel has signed an agreement with State-run NewSpace India Limited
(NSIL) to launch the country’s first private remote-sensing satellite on an ISRO PSLV rocket
in early 2021.
 Bangladesh has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan. Under the
PTA, 100 Bangladeshi products will get duty free access to Bhutan, while 34 items from
Bhutan will get duty free access into Bangladesh.
 China has become the second country in the world to unfurl its national flag on the moon
surface after the United States.
 Veteran actor Ravi Patwardhan, known for his Marathi TV show Aggabai Sasubai passed
away.
 Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee passed away at 90.
 New Zealand all-rounder, Corey Anderson has announced his retirement from international
cricket.
 Narinder Singh Kapany, also known as the father of fibre optics, passed away.
 ICICI Bank has launched a new version of its mobile payment app called iMobile Pay, to
offer payment and banking services to customers of any bank.
 The government has launched the Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes
(QRMP) scheme for GST payers with turnover up to Rs 5 cr.
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 RBI has decided to increase the limits for contactless credit card payment and e-mandates
for recurring transactions through cards and UPI from Rs 2000 to Rs 5000 from January 1,
2021.
 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has won the prestigious International
King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award for 2020.
 Journalist-author Raj Kamal Jha has won the 3rd ‘Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize’ for
his novel The City and The Sea.
 Jehan Daruvala created history by becoming the first-ever Indian to win a Formula 2 race
during the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the construction work of the Agra
Metro project in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
 Sergio Perez (Mexico-Racing Point-BWT Mercedes), won the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix at the
Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.
 The International Anti Corruption Day is observed globally on December 9.
 India has been ranked at 10th place in the ‘Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2021,
which was released in Germany on December 7, 2020.
 The historical fort cities of Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been included in
the list of UNESCOs world heritage cities.
 China has successfully powered up its artificial sun nuclear fusion reactor for the first time.
 World Health Organisation has appointed Indian-origin Anil Soni as the Chief Executive
Officer for the WHO Foundation.
 The world’s highest mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’ has become taller by 0.86m, as per a
survey conducted jointly by Nepal and China.
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 2.5 million (about Rs 18 crore)
technical assistance to support advanced biofuel development in India.
 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’-fame actress Divya Bhatnagar has passed away following
complications due to Covid-19.
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 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has declared ‘Invest
India’ as winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award.
 Veteran Hindi writer Madhukar Gangadhar passed away.
 Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. Theme: Recover Better – Stand
Up For Human Rights.
 India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms
of cricket.
 The World Economic Forum will hold its 2021 annual meeting in Singapore instead of its
traditional home of Switzerland, which is battling a rising number of coronavirus infections.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and addressed the virtual edition of the
India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 on 8th December.
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has launched the second edition of Fit India Cyclothon through
a virtual platform.
 The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution proclaiming December 27
as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
 The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy observed the 53rd Submarine Day on 08
December.
 Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has reappointed Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled
Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as prime minister.
 Nomura (Japanese research and brokerage house) projected India to be the fastest growing
Asian economy in 2021, with an estimate of 9.9% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in
the coming calendar year.
 World record-breakers Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela have
been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year.
 International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year.
 UNICEF Day is observed on December 11 every year.
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 The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has virtually
inaugurated the 1.5 km long Koilwar bridge over Sone river in Bihar.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has upgraded its forecast for the Indian economy,
projecting 8 per cent contraction in 2020-21 as compared to 9 per cent degrowth
estimated earlier.
 Union Cabinet has approved Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Initiative (PM-WANI) -
a key scheme in the telecom sector to expand the internet coverage across the country.
 The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 22,810 crore outlay for the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar
Yojana (ABRY) that aims at encouraging businesses to do fresh hiring amid the pandemic.
 Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy has inaugurated Central Reserve Police
Force's (CRPF) National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) at Rangareddy district in
Telangana.
 England’s Zena Wooldridge has been elected as the new President of World Squash
Federation (WSF).
 The International Olympic Committee has registered ‘Breakdancing’ as the newest entry
into Olympics and an official Olympic sport. ‘Breakdancing’ will make its Olympic Games
debut at the 2024 Paris Games (2024 Summer Olympics).
 Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the Atmanirbhar Women Scheme as part of its Baroda
Gold Loan. Under the scheme, the bank is offering loans at 0.50 per cent concession for
women.
 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked 41st most powerful woman in
the world by Forbes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the list for the 10th
year in a row.
 Odisha has topped among all Indian states in urban governance Index 2020. Nagaland
ranked at the bottom.
 Italy's Football legend Paolo Rossi passed away at 64.
 RBI has canceled the licence of Karad Janata Sahakari Bank to conduct banking business
citing that the bank does not have adequate finance.
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 Madagascar has replaced the Maldives as the host of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The International Golf Federation (IGF) elected Annika Sorenstam as its new president.
 Nicolae Ciuca has become Romania’s interim prime minister after the resignation of
Ludovic Orban over.
 Indian actor Sonu Sood has topped the first-of-its-kind ’50 Asian Celebrities In The World’
2020 list, published by UK based Eastern Eye newspaper.
 International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December
 International Day of Neutrality: 12 December
 Ashraf Patel: Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Award – India 2020
 Joe Biden, Kamala Harris jointly named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2020
 BSE(Bombay Stock Exchange) has launched an electronic spot platform for agricultural
commodities - 'BSE E-Agricultural Markets Ltd. (BEAM)' - through its subsidiary BSE
Investments.
 Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), in partnership with Skylotech India (Skylo), on Thursday
announced a breakthrough in satellite-based narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT)
starting with fishermen, farmers, construction, mining and logistics enterprises.
 RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance have joined hands under a bancassurance
partnership to sell insurance policies to the bank's customers.
 The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14 December.
 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020.
 India and Uzbekistan have signed 9 agreements to strengthen strategic partnership.
 UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize in the field of ‘creative economy’ in
the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
 Chuck Yeager, the U.S. Air Force pilot, first man to fly faster than speed of sound, passed
away.
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 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released a book-‘The Shaurya Unbound’ (English Version) and
‘Samundar Samawe Boond Mein’ (Hindi Version), on occasion of 19th anniversary of the
Parliament attack.
 Renowned Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya has passed away.
 The ‘SwadhinataSarak’ between Bangladesh and India will be opened on 26 March next
year.
 International Tea Day is observed annually on 15 December.
 Ola has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to set up its first electric
scooter factory worth Rs 2,400 crore in the state.
 The India Post payments Bank (IPPB) and the Department of Posts (DOP) virtually launched
a new digital payment app ‘DakPay’.
 Indian tennis player Ankita Raina won her third doubles title by claiming the ITF Doubles
Title in Dubai along with Ekaterine Gorgodze.
 The 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the Chief Guest of India’s Republic Day
celebrations.
 The four-day-long, ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit was
held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
 NITI Aayog has released a white paper titled ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in
India’.
 A book titled ‘Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life’ authored by Amish
Tripathi.
 Eswatini’s Prime Minister, Ambrose Dlamini passed away.
 Vijay Diwas (also called Victory Day) is celebrated every year on December 16.
 Kazakhstan celebrated its 29th anniversary as a sovereign independent nation on 16

December.
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 The youth wing of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) celebrated 'Losar' festival in Leh on
December 15. 'Losar' is celebrated to mark the beginning of the new year of the Buddhist
community.
 The Maharashtra forest department is set to be the first state in India to have a dedicated
action plan for conservation of pangolins – the world’s most trafficked animal.
 Myanmar’s Paul Sein Twa won 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia region.
 Vice Admiral Srikant, the top Indian Navy official, has passed away due to Covid-19.
 Eminent aerospace scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Roddam Narasimha has
passed away.
 RBI has approved the re-appointment of Uday Kotak as Managing Director of Kotak
Mahindra Bank for a further period of three years, with effect from January 1, 2021.
 Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) has signed an agreement with

cGanga, a think-tank of the National Mission for Clean Ganga, for development of sludge
management framework in India.
 The Indian Coast Guard ship 'Sujeet', the second in the series of 105 metres off-shore
patrol vessels, was commissioned in Goa.
 Uttar Pradesh government will launch a special program named-'Kisan Kalyan Mission' to
double the income of farmers.
 India has been ranked at 131 among 189 countries in Human Development Index 2020.
Norway has topped the index in HDI.
 India and New Development Bank have signed a loan agreement for one thousand million
dollar to provide support to Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan through MGNREG Scheme.
 Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati elected as the Vice President of Asia Pacific
Broadcasting Union (ABU) for a period of three years.
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 India and the World Bank have signed a $400 million project to protect vulnerable groups
in urban and peri-urban areas across the country impacted by COVID-19.
 The national space agency ISRO launched India’s communication satellite CMS-01 using the
rocket PSLV-C50 from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
 ISRO has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre named
NETRA, at its ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bengaluru.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the 30,000 megawatt (MW)
capacity hybrid renewable energy park in Kutch district of Gujarat.
 The International Migrants Day is observed globally on 18 December every year.
 The Minorities Rights Day is observed in India every year on December 18.
 Canara Bank has launched 'FX 4 U' that enables its entire internet banking users to handle
forex transactions hasslefree.
 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited India to attend the UK-hosted G-7 summit
2021.
 The 35th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between

Indian Navy & Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 17 to 18 December 2020.
 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy has launched the ‘YSR Free Crop
Insurance’ scheme for the benefit of farmers in the state.
 Ewire Softtech, under Kerala Startup Mission, has launched a prepaid card in association
with YES Bank.
 SBI General Insurance has partnered with IntrCity RailYatri, a multi-modal intercity mobility
platform, to offer domestic travel insurance.
 Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named the FIFA Best Men’s Player at a virtual
ceremony, beating players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who were
shortlisted for the honour.
 American media personality and reality TV star Kylie Jenner has been crowned the highest-
paid celebrity of 2020 by Forbes.
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 Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year. It is celebrated to honour the
Indian armed forces who freed the state from the Portuguese in 1961.
 The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is set to establish India’s first mega
leather park in Kanpur.
 RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 50.00 lakh on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd
in Kerala.
 Pakistan’s star pacer, Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from international
cricket.
 Indian entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan recognised as one of the 'Young Champions of the
Earth' winners by UN environment agency.
 Ratan Tata will be awarded the 'Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace' award
by the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce.
 India has been ranked at the 111th spot out of 162 countries in the Human Freedom Index
2020. New Zealand topped in the list.
 Qatar Capital Doha will be hosting the 2030 edition of Asian Games and Saudi Arabia's
Capital Riyadh will host the 2034 edition of the games.
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a Rs 3,500 crore subsidy to
export sugar.
 Pakistan has approved the chemical castration of rapists as part of sweeping new
legislation sparked by outcry over the gang rape of a mother on a motorway.
 International Human Solidarity Day is observed on 20 December every year.
 The Mauritian badminton player Kate Jessica Foo Kune has been banned by the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for two years for an anti-doping violation.
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 Indian Navy's second Project 17A Frigate 'Himgiri' was launched at the Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata.
 Nasa and the European Space Organization (ESA) have chosen Indian-American Raja Chari
to be the Officer of the SpaceX Crew 3 mission to the Worldwide Space Station.
 PM Narendra Modi presented the 'Assocham Enterprise of the Century Award' to Ratan
Tata to mark the contribution of the business group in the India's progress.
 Veteran Journalist and first official RSS Spokesperson MG Vaidya passed away at 97.
 Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘Pareshram’ Portal along with 22 online services
of Labour and Employees State Insurance Department.
 Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, with its standard working procedures, has acquired ISO
9001:2015 Quality Management Standards Certification from ASCB, UK.
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched a special campaign ‘Varasat’ (natural succession)
to curb property & land-related disputes in rural areas.
 The 20th edition of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meeting
via video conferencing under the Chairmanship of the United Arab Emirates.
 Singapore's Hawker culture was added to the UN’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity' along with French cuisine, Thai massage, and Yoga.
 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) opened India’s eighth hydrocarbon producing
basin when it started oil flow from a well in the Bengal basin.
 Senior IPS officer S K Singhal has been appointed as the new Director General of Police DGP
of Bihar.
 The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous Games (Gatka,
Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba) to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021,
scheduled to take place in Haryana.
 The United States has banned China's top chipmaker SMIC from using American
technology.
 Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel test
facility in Hyderabad.
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 National Mathematics Day is observed on 22 December since 2012 to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
 Lewis Hamilton has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020.
 PM, Modi has addressed the sixth edition of the India-Japan SAMVAD conference 2020, via
virtual conferencing.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a ‘SEHAT’ – Health Insurance Scheme in Jammu
and Kashmir on December 26 to reach the one crore population that was not covered
previously under the Ayushman Bharat programme in the Union Territory.
 Central Bank of India in association with National Payments Corporation of India launched
a unique variant of contactless Debit Card – ‘RuPay Select’.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a Virtual Summit with H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime
Minister of Vietnam.
 Farmer's Day is celebrated every year on 23 December to mark the birth anniversary of
former Prime Minster Chaudhary Charan Singh.
 ICICI Bank has launched an online platform ‘Infinite India’ to support foreign companies to
establish or expand business in India.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is likely to provide a Rs 2,100 crore loan to the Tripura
government for the development of urban areas and tourism in the northeastern state that
borders Bangladesh.
 The Union Power Ministry, R. K. Singh has framed the new ‘Electricity (Rights of Consumers)
Rules, 2020.
 The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has projected the Indian
economy to contract 7.3 percent in FY21, compared to -12.6% forecast in September 2020.
 Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee, headed by Home Minister
Amit Shah, to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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 Donald Trump presented the prestigious Legion of Merit award to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
 Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora passed away.
 Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar released the Status of Leopard in India 2018
report. In this report, India's population of leopards has gone up 60 per cent and and the
country now has 12,852 leopards.
 Indian boxers have bagged 9 medals including three gold, two silver and four bronze at the
Cologne Boxing World Cup 2020, held in Cologne, Germany.
List of Medal Winners:-
Gold: The three gold medals for India were bagged by Amit Panghal (52kg), Manisha Moun
(57kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) in their respective categories.
Silver: Silver medals were claimed by Sakshi Choudhary (57kg) and Satish Kumar (91kg).
Bronze: Sonia Lather (57kg), Pooja Rani (75kg) Gaurav Solanki (57kg) and Mohamed
Hussamudin (57kg) claimed the bronze medal in their respective categories.
 National Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on December 24.
 ISRO will establish a Regional Academic Centre for Space at IIT-Varanasi to facilitate short
and long term projects at the institute.
 Former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis released the book 'Ayodhya'
written by BJP's State Vice President Madhav Bhandari.
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 Vineet Agarwal, managing director of logistics major Transport Corporation of India
Limited, has taken over as the new President of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of India (Assocham).
 Srinagar based Amar Singh College has been recognized with the ‘Award of Merit’ in the
2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
 The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually releasing the book ‘Oh, Mizoram’
written by the Governor of Mizoram, Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, in Hyderabad.
 The Tamil Nadu government has granted permission to hold jallikattu, the popular bull
taming sport, next year with certain restrictions.
 Health Ministry along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, MeitY has
launched a Grand Challenge for strengthening the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network,
CoWIN system.
 India successfully test fired a medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) from Odisha
coast.
 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has been awarded with the ATP Player of the Year 2020 award.
 Good Governance Day (Sushasan Divas) is observed annually on December 25 to

commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
 Christmas Day is celebrated on 25 December worldwide annually to commemorate the

birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
 HDFC Bank has emerged as the top player among the 100 Banking, financial services and
insurance (BFSI) companies in the country.
 PM Modi will be releasing Rs. 18,000 crore directly into the accounts of around 9 crore
farmers on December 25, 2020 through the DBT - Direct Benefit Transfer.
 RBI has cancelled the banking licence issued to Subhadra Local Area Bank Ltd., Kolhapur,
Maharashtra to carry on banking business in India.
 NITI Aayog has launched indigenously developed India’s first Digital Asset Management and
Storage platform, called ‘DigiBoxx’.
 The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $500 million project to build safe
and green national highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
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 Karnataka government has unveiled the 'Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary
Information System (FRUITS)' portal for farmers.
 The Union Cabinet has approved 100% FDI & 20-Year License in DTH broadcasting services
sector.
 India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised India’s GDP estimate for the current
financial year 2020-21 (FY21) to -7.8 percent from -11.8 percent estimated earlier.
 Veteran Malayalam poet and environmental activist Sugathakumari passed away at 86.
 Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced that the city of Rourkela will be the
venue for India's largest hockey stadium.
 Two-time Congress MP from Jammu and Kashmir, Madan Lal Sharma passed away.
 The United States International Development Finance Corporation has announced to invest
$54 million in India to support critical infrastructure projects.
 Online payments solutions provider PayU has collaborated with Google Pay to introduce
tokenised payments flow for merchants in India.
 The 51st Director General Level Talks between Border Security Force India and Border
Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has commenced in Guwahati, Assam.
 RBI decided to introduce the 'positive pay system' for cheque payments from January 1,
2021.Under the new rule, re-confirmation of key details will be needed for payments
beyond Rs 50,000.
 Rafael Nadal won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award for the 4th time in the 2020 ATP
Awards.
 Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri has launched E-Sampada, a new
web portal and mobile app on Good Governance Day.
 MS Dhoni named captain of ICC's ODI and T20I teams of the decade.
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 Anshu Malik, a freestyle wrestler from Nidani village in Jind, Haryana, became the first
Indian to finish on the podium at the Individual Wrestling World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia,
winning a silver medal in the women's 57kg division.
 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of late
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his 96th birth anniversary.
 FIFA has cancelled men’s U-20 and U-17 World Cup tournaments in 2021 for the novel
coronavirus.
 Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s new book titled ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat Aur
Samadhan’ (Covid-19: Crisis of Civilisation and Solutions) released.
 India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat.
 Former England batsman John Edrich passed away.
 Indian economy will again overtake the UK to become the fifth largest economy in 2025
and race to the third spot by 2030.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first-ever driverless train operations
on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line.
 Punjab CM, Captain Amarinder Singh launched a Mobile Application and web portal called
‘PR Insight’ to monitor the feedback and subsequently improve the delivery of citizen-
centric services to ensure responsive and transparent administration in the State.
 Union Minister of state (I/C) for AYUSH and Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik
released a Konkani book titled Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav, written by Dr Roopa Chari.
 The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced to
invest $54 million in India to support critical infrastructure projects.
 Country’s largest power producer, NTPC ltd has been conferred Excellence in the
prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2020 in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Domain.
 Indian and Vietnamese Navy concluded the two-day naval passage exercise PASSEX in the
South China Sea as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two
countries.
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 Indian Space startup, Skyroot Aerospace has successfully test fired a solid propulsion
rocket engine, named Kalam-5.
 PM, Modi flagged off the 100th ‘Kisan Rail’ on 28th December 2020, from Sangola in
Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal via video-conferencing.
 Kerala's Arya Rajendran has become the youngest mayor of the country after her election
to the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation at age 21.
 Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 'Player of the Century' award at the Globe Soccer Awards.
 The Centre has lifted the ban on the export of all varieties of Onions with effect from 1st
January 2021.
 Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of vehicular documents
such as driving licenses (DLs), registration certificates (RCs) and Permits till 31st of March
2021.
 Harsh Vardhan, Union health minister, launched Pneumosil, India's first Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), developed by Serum Institute of India in collaboration with the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
 Indian wrestler Anshu Malik won a silver medal in the women’s 57kg category at the
Wrestling individual World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.
 India will hold a dry run for the coronavirus vaccine in four states -Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,
Punjab, and Assam.
 Rajasthan has become the 6th state to successfully undertake ‘ease-of-doing-business’

reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF).
 Russian shuttler Nikita Khakimov has been handed a 5-year ban for 'betting, wagering and
irregular match results'.
 The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to include the history of Sikh gurus in the
school curriculum in the state.
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 Indian scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been awarded DRDO's 'Scientist of the Year
Award' for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines, including the popular
drug Lukoskin.
 PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rajkot
in Gujarat, via video conferencing.
 Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has been nominated by the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) as a member on the GAVI Board.
 The private sector lender Yes Bank has appointed Niranjan Banodkar as its new Group Chief
Financial Officer (CFO).
 India’s 1st hot air balloon wildlife safari launched in Madhya Pradesh.
 Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) recently signed an MoU with UNDP India
to co-create India’s first Social Impact Bond (SIB).
 Bihar won Digital India award for transferring money to beneficiaries' accounts during
COVID-19.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to
export indigenously-developed Akash Missile System.
 ICICI Bank has become the first bank to join hands with Google Pay for issuance of FASTag.
 Indian Railways successfully completed the 180 km per hour speed trial of its new design
Vistadome tourist coaches.
November 2020 One-liners:
 World Vegan Day is celebrated on 1st November.
 Late Indian actor, Om Puri was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the third
edition of the India International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB 2020).
 Telangana CM, K Chandrasekhar Rao has launched the web portal ‘Dharani’ for land and
property registrations.
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 Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh are celebrated their
formation days on 1 Nov.
 A six year old Bangladeshi boy Anzar Mustaeen Ali won a special prize of USD 1000 for his
artwork in the global art competition organised by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations
(ICCR).
 Corbett Tiger Reserve will have women nature guides for the first time in its history.
 Indian Movie Gully Boy has received the award for the Best Original Score at 14th Asian Film
Awards.
 The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is an UN-recognized
day observed annually on 2 November.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Arogya Van’ in the Narmada district of
Gujarat.
 Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh, which once saw its entire tiger population
disappear, has now been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
 PM, Narendra Modi has inaugurated Jungle Safari project at the Statue of Unity near
Kevadia in Narmada district of Gujarat.
 Noted Malayalam writer Paul Zacharia has been selected for this year's Ezhuthachan
Puraskaram, the Kerala government's highest literary honour.
 Union Territory of Puducherry celebrated its 66th Liberation Day on 01 November.
 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Reliance Jio as the title sponsor
of the Women's T20 Challenge 2020.
 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a special 10-day campaign to identify
people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) in the state.
 Veteran Politician and former prime minister of Turkey, Mesut Yilmaz has passed away.
 Indian Railways has launched 'Meri Saheli' initiative for focused action on security of women
across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers.
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 Rajasthan assembly has passed the Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases (Amendments bill 2020)
making it mandatory to wear masks.
 Rajiv Jalota has been appointed as the chairman of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT).
 Lewis Hamilton has won F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020.
 Mr. Duarte Pacheco of Portugal has been elected the new President of Inter Parliamentary
Union (IPU) for the period 2020-2023.
 Sean Connery, the Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of James Bond, has died aged
90.
 Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket.
 Electronics Skill Sector Council of India (ESSCI) has appointed PVG Menon as its CEO.
 Tamal Bandyopadhyay has authored a book titled 'Pandemonium: The Great Indian
Banking Tragedy' and will be released on November 09, 2020.
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test-fired an air-launched version of the BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter aircraft in the Bay of Bengal.
 Super Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year so far,
made landfall in Bicol, the southernmost region of the main island of Luzon.
 Maharashtra government has released Rs 57 crore for ASHA (Accredited Social Health
Activists) workers.
 A solar energy-driven miniature train was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village in
Thiruvananthapuram by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
 ICICI Lombard in partnership with Freepaycard, an online pre-paid card trading platform,
has launched Group Safeguard Insurance.
 Hariharan has been selected for the JC Daniel Award, the Kerala government’s highest
honour for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema.
 RBI imposed monetary penalty on DCB Bank and Jio Payments Bank for various rule
violations.
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 India's unemployment rate for October rose slightly to 6.98 per cent compared to 6.67 per
cent in the previous month.
 NASA is targeting to launch US-European ocean-monitoring satellite - Sentinel-6- on

November 21, 2020.
 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has handed over the Lucknow airport to the Adani
group on lease for a period of 50 years.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of MoU
between India and Israel on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.
 The United States recently approved 600 million USD armed drones sale to Taiwan.
 The World Tsunami Awareness Day 2020 is observed every year on 5 November.
 National Stress Awareness Day on the first Wednesday in November aims to identify and
reduce the stress factors in your life.This year it falls on 4th November.
 Bank of Baroda has introduced an 'Employee Assistance Program' to help its employees to
deal with their personal problems and professional issues through psychological counselling
and consulting.
 Indian Naval Ship, Airavat reached Port Sudan as part of ‘Mission Sagar-II’.As part of Mission
Sagar-II, INS Airavat will deliver food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea.
 Financial services platform Paytm has partnered with credit card company SBI Card to
launch Paytm-SBI Card co-branded credit cards.
 West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels, who top-scored in both of the team's T20 World Cup
final wins, has retired from all forms of cricket.
 Bihar's shortest-serving CM Satish Prasad Singh (87) passed away.
 Priyanca Radhakrishnan (41), who hails from Kerala, has become the first Indian-origin
person to become a Minister in New Zealand.
 Noted actor, filmmaker and voiceover artiste, Ashish Kakkad, has passed away.
 Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, along with Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court,
have inaugurated the first ever e-resource centre and the virtual court called 'Nyay Kaushal'
in Nagpur.
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 The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict is observed annually on November 6.
 The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the ‘International Satavadhanam’ program
virtually.
 India's coronavirus vaccine Covaxin could be launched as early as February 2021.
 The Asian Development Bank has approved USD 132.8 million loan to improve and upgrade
the power distribution network in Meghalaya.
 Industry veteran AK Gupta has taken over as Managing Director & CEO of ONGC Videsh.
 India successfully hosted the 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) on Coal between India and
Indonesia through Video conference.
 Bollywood actor Faraaz Khan passed away.
 An enhanced version of Pinaka rocket system was successfully test fired from the Integrated
Test Range in Odisha's Balasore distric.
 National Cancer Awareness Day is observed every year on 7th November.
 Whatspp has partnered with five Indian banks (ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, the State
Bank of India, and Jio Payments Bank) to process its payment services.
 The iconic and superhero of India Chacha Chaudhary is chosen as the brand ambassador for
the centrally-sponsored Namami Gange Programme.
 John Pombe Magufuli sworn in as President of Tanzania for second 5-year term.
 Dilip Rath, the Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been
unanimously elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF).
 Syska Group has appointed Rajkummar Rao as its new brand ambassador.
 India received the second batch of three Rafale Aircraft, bringing total Rafale Jets with IAF to
eight.
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 ICICI Bank has launched what it claims to be India’s first comprehensive banking
programme, named ICICI Bank Mine, for millennial customers aged between 18 years to 35
years.
 RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has inaugurated and chaired the 40th meeting of the
SAARCFINANCE Governors' Group virtually.
 Uttarakhand, Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has launched an initiative named

Plastic Lao MASK LE JAO.
 The Andaman and Nicobar Command conducted a joint tri-service exercise code-named
‘Bull Strike’ from 03 to 05 November 2020, at the remotely located Teressa Island.
 The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a four-member committee,

chaired by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi S Vempati, to assess the existing Television Rating
Points (TRP) of TV channels.
 The International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is observed annually on November 8 to promote

the role of medical imaging in modern healthcare.
 Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of
the United States.
 Kerala government has launched ‘Parivarthanam’ scheme for better livelihood of Fishing
Community.
 The Hockey India Executive Board has appointed Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam, as the
President of Hockey India.
 A MoU has been signed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) recently, with a subsidiary of
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to promote usage of electric vehicles as well
as set up solar power plants at its airports.
 A two-day joint coastal security exercise, ‘Sagar Kavach’ was launched at Paradip Coast,
Odisha. It was a joint effort by Odisha and West Bengal governments.
 India's PSLV-C49 carrying its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer
satellites lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota.
 India's first solar-based water supply project launched in Arunachal Pradesh.
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 Legal Services Day is observed on 9 November in India to raise awareness among the people
where Legal Literacy is lacking.
 The World Urbanism Day, also known as 'World Town Planning Day', is celebrated on 8
November globally.
 The Ministry of Shipping is being renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways.
 Vidya Balan's short film Natkhat, which marked her debut as a producer won the Best Of
India Short Film Festival 2020, which makes it eligible to be India's Oscar entry for the year.
 Indian-origin, Kamala Harris has become first woman in American history to be elected as
Vice President.
 Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the UN body - Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) with strong support of the member states.
 Daniil Medvedev became the fourth Russian to capture the Rolex Paris Masters title with a
5-7, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory against Alexander Zverev.
 Bollywood filmmaker Sudarshan Rattan has passed away due to COVID-19.
 Sports Ministry sanctioned Rs 67.32 crore to six Khelo India State Centres of Excellence for
period of 4 years.
 China successfully sent 13 satellites, including 10 from Argentina, into orbit from the
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.This is the biggest launch of
foreign satellites by the country.
 Karnataka government has signed an agreement with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150
Government ITIs at a cost of 4,636.50 crore rupees.
 The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has announced that starting 1st
January 2021, FASTag will be made mandatory for all four-wheelers across the country.
 The Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram is set to become the

largest care and cure centre for elephants in the world.
 World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed on November 10 every year.
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 Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh has become the first in the eight-State northeast
to provide insurance cover against COVID-19 for 'green soldiers'.
 PM, Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various projects worth Rs
614 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi via video conferencing.
 The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference was organized by the Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep S. Puri.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the virtual SCO summit chaired by Russian
President Vladimir Putin today.
 Uttarakhand now has the longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge in India, built
over the Tehri Lake. Known as the Dobra-Chanti suspension bridge, this is 725m long.
 Ex-SPG officer, Sasindran Kallinkeel’s has penned a novel named 'Rasaathi: The Other Side
of a Transgender'.
 Assam state government has announced that it will provide free Adhaar cards to school
students from classes 1 to 12.
 Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to supply Khadi face masks to students who
will be attending schools after it’s reopening on November 16.
 Uttar Pradesh government has decided to develop the Vindhyavasini Mandir Corridor at
Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district.
 The 15th Finance Commission led by its Chairman N.K. Singh submitted its report for the
period of 2021-26 to President Ram Nath Kovind.
 West Indies pace legend Michael Holding has been appointed patron of the Marylebone
Cricket Club (MCC) Foundation.
 National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November every year to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
 Uttarakhand celebrated its 20th foundation day on 09 November.
 The Delhi government to adopt the cost-effective model of rainwater harvesting currently
being implemented in the tribal-dominated Dungarpur district of Rajasthan.
 Indian Oil Corp (IOC) director-pipelines, Akshay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new
managing director and chief executive of the country's biggest gas importer, Petronet LNG
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 The Nagaland government has decided to celebrate the popular Hornbill festival virtually
this year, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
 Malayalam writer S Hareesh has won the JCB Prize for Literature for 2020 for his debut novel
'Moustache'.
 According to the 7th edition of EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020, Azim Premji,
the founder and chairman of Wipro, has topped the list of India's philanthropists 2020 with a
total donation of Rs 7,904 crore.
 Former Chief Secretary of Delhi M.M. Kutty was appointed chairperson of the Commission
for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM).
 Veteran actor Anupam Kher unveiled the cover of his latest book 'Your Best Day Is Today!'
recently.
 The Reserve Bank will evaluate the impact of multi-media public awareness campaign 'RBI
Kehta Hai', which was launched in 14 languages to educate the public about safe banking
and financial practices.
 World Pneumonia Day is observed on 12 November every year.
 Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12 November every year.
 The Finance Minister of India, Smt Nirmala Sitaraman has announced the ‘Aatmanirbhar’
Package 3.0. to support Indian economy in fighting against COVID-19.
 China has reportedly become the world's first country to have successfully sent the 6G
communications test satellite into the orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the
Shanxi Province.
 Ruskin Bond, one of India’s most cherished authors, has been conferred the Tata Literature
Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020.
 Indian-American Kash Patel has been named as the Chief of Staff to the Acting US Defence
Secretary Chris Miller.
 Skipper Rohit Sharma powered Mumbai Indians to their record-extending fifth IPL title with
a comfortable 5-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final.
 World’s longest serving Bahrain’s Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa, passed away at
84.
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 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘Secha Samadhan’ app, which would link the
farmers directly with the Water Resources department.
 The world number one Chen Meng beat Chinese compatriot Sun Yingsha to win her maiden
International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF) Women's World Cup table tennis title in held in
Weihai, China.
 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled a model of Anti Satellite (A-SAT) Missile
installed inside DRDO Bhawan.
 The Second World Health Expo is held in Hubei's capital city Wuhan from November 11 to
14.
 World Kindness Day is observed globally on 13th November every year.
 Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a new employment scheme

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana to incentivise the creation of new employment
opportunities during the COVID-19 recovery phase.
 India has provided 270 metric tonnes of food aid to Eritrea, Sudan, and Djibouti as part of its
help to the friendly nations to overcome COVID-19 pandemic and natural calamities.
 HDFC Bank has launched a 'SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0' for Small and mid-size
enterprises.
 Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has released the book 'Majhi Bhint' (My Wall)
authored by former Maharashtra Education Minister Rajendra Darda.
 The Indian Navy has launched the fifth Scorpene submarine 'Vagir' at Mazagon Dock of
south Mumbai.
 Bollywood actor Asif Basra, who was known for his role in the recent thriller series Paatal
Lok, has passed away.
 Financial services platform Paytm has launched Payout Links, for businesses to process
payout transactions easily.
 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually presented the Second National Water Awards.
Among the states category, Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award, followed by
Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi and her party National
League for Democracy (NLD) for Victory in election in Myanmar.
 Children’s day is celebrated every year on 14th November.
 ‘Ayurveda Day’ is observed every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti

(Dhanteras).This year it is celebrated on 13 November.The theme of the 2020 National
Ayurveda Day is — Ayurveda for COVID-19 pandemic.
 World Diabetes Day is observed on 14th November every year.The theme for World
Diabetes Day 2020 is 'The Nurse and Diabetes.'
 The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign for Diwali- 'Local4Diwali'.
 Actor Sonu Sood’s Autobiography Titled ‘I Am No Messiah’ To be out in December 2020.
 Haryana Chief Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar has virtually unveiled ‘Project Air Care’ to
combat rising Air Pollution in Gurgaon.
 India’s first Sandalwood Museum is being established in Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram,

Mysuru, Karnataka.
 Former Sikkim chief minister Sanchaman Limboo passed away.
 Bangladeshi teen, 17-year-old Sadat Rahman has won the International Children's Peace
Prize 2020 for his fight against cyberbullying.
 The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will organise 'Bharat
Darshan–Dakshin Bharat Yatra' from Hyderabad and Secunderabad from December 12 to 18.
 IIT Guwahati has launched Australia-India Water Centre along with the University of
Western Sydney with 21 other partners from India and Australia.
 The Indian Astronomers have collaborated with 2020 Physics Nobel Laureate Prof Andrea
Ghez on the 'Thirty Meter Telescope Project'.
 Noted journalist and writer Ravi Belagere passed away at the age of 62.
 Harsh Vardhan attended 8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meet in
a virtual platform.
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 India has extended financial contribution of USD 1 million to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response
Fund.
 India has successfully test-fired the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system
off the coast of Balasore in Odisha.
 Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book titled “Thavaasmi: Life and
Skills through the lens of Ramayana”.
 A pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi in the Nepali language was released by Nepalese
President Bidya Devi Bhandari to mark his 151st birth anniversary.
 International Day for Tolerance is annually observed on November 16.
 National Press Day is observed on November 16 every year.
 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Turkish Grand Prix 2020.
 The world’s first library for children on a tram would be launched in Kolkata on Children’s
Day.
 Maharashtra's Lonar lake and Sur Sarovar in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, also known as Keetham
lake, have been added to a list of recognised sites under the Ramsar Convention.
 The legendary Bengali actor and Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Soumitra Chatterjee has
passed away.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled ‘Statue of Peace’ to mark the 151st Birth
Anniversary celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj in Pali,
Rajasthan through video conferencing.
 International Students' Day is an international observance of the student community,

observed annually on 17 November.
 National Epilepsy Day is observed on 17th November every year.
 Actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as state icon of Punjab by the Election Commission of
India (ECI).
 External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit
(EAS) on 14 November 2020.
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 Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won the Linz Open, replaced Serena Williams In
WTA Top-10 Rankings. She secured a 7-5, 6-2 victory over doubles partner and second-
seeded Elise Mertens in the Linz final in Austria.
 Bharat Biotech has announced commencement of Phase III trials of COVAXIN.
 Japan and Australia have signed the “Reciprocal Access Agreement” to counter the growing
influence of China in the South China sea and in the Pacific Island Nations.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 12th BRICS Summit today hosted by Russia,
under the theme of Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth.
 The National Naturopathy Day is observed in India on 18 November every year.
 The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan began the second phase of the Malabar
naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea from 17 to 20 November 2020.
 Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic became only the second player in tennis history after
Pete Sampras to lift the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy for the sixth time.
 Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time.
 RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Punjab National Bank for violating the Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
 Former Lt Governor of Pondicherry, Chandrawati passed away.
 Equitas Small Finance Bank has announced cricketer Smriti Mandhana as their new brand
ambassador.
 The SBM Bank India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Bank of Mauritius, has announced
to launch a ‘neo banking platform’.
 The former England international football goalkeeper, Raymond Neal Clemence, has passed
away.
 Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal has passed away.
 The former President of the United States Barack Obama published a memoir called “A
Promised Land”.
 Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has signed an

agreement with World Bank to provide advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization.
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 International Men's Day is an annual international event celebrated on the 19th of
November.
 World Toilet Day is observed on 19 November every year.
 FIFA has approved India as the host of the U-17 Women's World Cup in 2022 after the
cancellation of the rescheduled 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 RBI has placed Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) under a moratorium for a period of one month and
restricted withdrawals at Rs 25,000 for depositors.
 The Jai Bhawani women’s cooperative textile mill will be the first in Asia is set to be set up
in Parbhani district, Maharashtra that will operate on solar power.
 The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to set up a ‘Gau Cabinet’ for the protection,
conservation and promotion of cows in the state.
 Former Governor of Goa and veteran BJP leader Mridula Sinha has passed away.
 Indian cricketer Sudeep Tyagi, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game.
 Four Indian cities including Bengaluru, Faridabad, Indore and Hyderabad have been
selected among 36 cities across the world that have agreed to pioneer a roadmap for safely
adopting new technology as part of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance.
 The Delhi government has declared November 20th as a public holiday on the account of
Chhath Puja.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three-day Bengaluru Tech Summit, is
scheduled from 19 to 21 November.The theme of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 is 'Next
is Now'.
 Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have discovered
that Chapare virus, which is a rare Ebola-like virus, that can spread from human to human.
 World Children's Day is observed on 20th November every year.
 Africa Industrialisation Day is celebrated on 20 November to raise worldwide about the

problems and challenges of industrialisation in Africa.
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 Former World Bank economist, Maia Sandu has won Moldova’s 2020 Presidential election
to become the first Moldovan female President.
 Indian supercomputer Param Siddhi has achieved 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful
supercomputers in the world.
 Karnataka Bank has launched CASA campaign of FY21, a nationwide savings and current
account mobilization campaign starting from November 17, 2020 to March 4, 2021.
 India is at 77th position with a score of 45 in a global list that measures business bribery risks
of 2020.
 The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan addressed the 33rd Stop TB Partnership Board
meet in New Delhi through Video Conference.
 The BCCI has formally announced MPL Sports as the official kit sponsor and merchandise
partner of the Indian cricket team.
 The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the decade-old demand of carving out Vijayanagara
district from the existing Ballari district. Vijayanagara will be the 31st district of the State.
 Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced 10 years jail term to Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD)
Chief Hafiz Saeed in two cases related to terror funding.
 World Fisheries Day is celebrated on 21 November every year.
 The World Television Day is observed on 21 November every year.
 The National Newborn Week 2020 is observed every year from 15 to 21 November.
 Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize for fiction with his debut
novel 'Shuggie Bain'.
 The Government of India, the Government of Meghalaya and the World Bank have signed a
$120-million project to improve and modernize the transport sector of Meghalaya.
 Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched ‘Safaimitra Suraksha
Challenge’ on the occasion of World Toilet Day.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, National Capital Region Transport Corporation
Limited and the New Development Bank have signed a loan agreement for lending 500
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million dollars for the ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project’.
 Former CM Of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in as pro-tem speaker of newly elected 17th
Bihar Legislative Assembly.
 PM Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering has launched RuPay card
Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese card holders to access the RuPay network in India.
 Mastercard has joined hands with development agency USAID for the Project Kirana that
will help increase revenue streams, expand financial inclusion and digital payments adoption
of kirana shops that are owned or operated by women in UP.
 Government of India sanctioned a loan of 3,971 crores of rupees for micro irrigation projects
in Tamil Nadu.
 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by
Saudi Arabia, on 21-22 November, 2020.
 The Green Climate Fund has approved dollar 256 million for Bangladesh in grants and loan
to meet its Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets under the Paris agreement.
 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, CBIC Chairman M. Ajit Kumar, along with
members of the Board inaugurated the GST Bhawan at Panchkula in Haryana.
 Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad released a 'My Stamp on Chhath Puja'.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched a digital application 'ANANDA' for agents
for onboarding to get a life insurance policy.
 US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Mala Adiga as the policy
director of his wife Jill Biden.
 The 2nd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20
was conducted from 21 to 22 November 20 in Andaman Sea.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply
projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh.
 The US space agency NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched
‘Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite’ to monitor the rising global sea level.
 India's first moss garden has been developed at Khurpatal in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
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 Sahitya Academy award winner Shaik Khaja Hussain passed away.
 Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has been honoured with the 2020 Aditya Vikram Birla
Kalashikhar Puraskar.
 The Indian Navy has received the first of the four Poseidon 8I maritime reconnaissance and
anti-submarine warfare aircraft from the US under a USD 1.1 billion deal.
 National Sardines Day is observed annually on November 24.
 The 59th National Pharmacy Week (NPW) was celebrated throughout the country from
November 16-22, 2020.
 Airports Authority of India (AAI) commenced Aviation Safety Awareness Week 2020 from
23rd November to 27th November 2020.
 Former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi passed away.
 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) to win the 2020 ATP Tour Finals.
 India has become the fourth country in the world to have its independent regional
navigation satellite system recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
 The 27th edition of India – Singapore Bilateral Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 has been
organised from 23 to 25 November 2020 in Andaman Sea.
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated a mobile RT-PCR (Reverse transcription-
polymerase chain reaction) lab at ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) headquarters in
Ansari Nagar in Delhi.
 National Cadet Corps (NCC), the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world,
celebrated its 72nd Raising Day on 22nd November.
 Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been conferred with the Vatayan Lifetime
Achievement Award for his contribution in the field of literature.
 India will host the G-20 Summit in 2023.
 5th India International Cherry Blossom Festival of Shillong (Meghalaya) Cancelled due to
COVID-19.
 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed annually on
25th November.
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 ISRO Chairman K Sivan received Doctor of Science Honorary Doctorate by Karnataka
Governor Vajubhai Vala.
 China successfully launched its first unmanned space mission ‘Chang’e-5‘ to collect samples
from the moon's surface and return to earth.
 Uttar Pradesh cabinet has passed the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion
ordinance that makes forced religious conversions punishable with a jail term up to 10
years.
 Netflix’s Delhi Crime has become the first Indian web-series to win at the International
Emmy Awards.
 RBI has banned the Manta Urban Cooperative Bank in Jalna district of Maharashtra for six
months for payment of money and loan transactions.
 The 2020 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held
under the Chairmanship of Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
 Northeast’s first cow hospital 'Surbhi Aarogyashala' inaugurated in Assam on the occasion
of Gopashtami.
 Constitution Day (or Samvidhan Divas), also known as National Law Day, is celebrated in
India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of
India.
 National Milk Day is observed on 26 November every year.
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has tied up with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company
Limited to offer Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY).
 Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated Phagwara Mega Food Park in
Punjab.
 The Defence Research and Development (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has flagged
off the first Production unit of Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT), Varunastra.
 Dr. Gaurav Sharma, Member of Parliament (MP) in New Zealand created history by
becoming the first Indian-origin parliamentarian to take oath in Sanskrit language on foreign
land.
 Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60.
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 The 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks was observed on November 26, 2020.
 New Zealand's Greg Barclay has been elected as the new Chairman of the International
Cricket Council (ICC).
 Union Minister, Thaawarchand Gehlot has e-launched a ‘National Portal for Transgender
Persons’ and e-inaugurated a ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’ in
Vadodara, Gujarat.
 The 10th edition of prestigious National science film festival kicked off on 24th November
2020 in a virtual mode.
 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur launched ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ to collect
real-time data on the health profile of entire state.
 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the proposal to rename the airport in Ayodhya
district to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram Airport, Ayodhya.
 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
amalgamation of crisis-ridden Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB) with DBS Bank India
Limited (DBIL).
 The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has signed the country’s largest ever
government-funded civil contract of Rs 24,985 crore for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet
train project with infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T).
 Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected as the new speaker of the Bihar Assembly.
 Cambridge Dictionary has named 'quarantine' as the Word of the Year 2020.
 Tata Chemicals, a Tata Group company announced the appointment of N. Chandrasekaran

as Additional Director and Chairman of the board of Directors of the company.
 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has restored the government recognition to Archery
Association of India as a National Sports Federation for promotion and regulation of
Archery Sport in the country.
 The Communications Ministry has said all Fixed to Mobile calls will be dialled with prefix ‘0’
from 15th January next year.
 Uttar Pradesh government has imposed Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA),
banning strikes in all state government departments, corporations and authorities for a
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period of six months.
 Senior Congress leader and party treasurer Ahmed Patel (71) passed away.
 The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has
virtually launched ‘India Climate Change Knowledge Portal’.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the first central bank in the world to achieve
more than 1 million followers on its official Twitter handle.
 Indian pharma company Hetero will be manufacturing over 100 million doses of Russian
COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V every year.
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has thanked the Supreme Court for
including Pongal festival days in its holidays list.
 Russia successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy
Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2020).
 India has emerged as fourth largest producer of renewable energy in world.
 Lt Gen Harpal Singh has been appointed as the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
 India and Finland signed an MoU for developing cooperation between two countries in the
field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation.
 The Union Territory of Ladakh has got the largest solar power project at Leh Indian Air Force
station.
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the second edition of 'Fit India School Week' program
in the presence of Fit India Mission.
 Founder of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Faqir Chand Kohli, better known as the Father
of the Indian IT industry, passed away.
 The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a UN-organized day held
every year on November 29.
 ‘National Organ Donation Day’ is observed in India every year on 27 November.
 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 16 National
Highway projects worth 7477 crore rupees in Uttar Pradesh.
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 Konark Corps of Indian Army has launched a 1971 kilometres biking expedition in Gujarat
and Rajasthan to commemorate the graduation of the Golden Jubilee Victory Celebrations of
Indian Armed Forces within the Indo-Pak War of 1971.
 Eminent Bangladeshi actor and cultural personality Aly Zaker passed away in Dhaka.
 Assam celebrated Lachit Divas annually on 24 November to mark the birth anniversary of
the legendary Ahom army general Lachit Borphukan.
 Markets regulator SEBI is observing World Investor Week (WIW) in the country from
November 23 – 29, 2020.
 Low-cost domestic airline major SpiceJet launched its dedicated freighter services to Leh in
Ladakh.
 Every year, November 30 is observed as Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical
Warfare worldwide.
 The Government of India has launched ‘Mission Covid Suraksha’ mission to boost the efforts
of the five to six potential COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the country.
 India will host the 19th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of
Heads of Government on 30th Nov virtually.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 33rd PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and
Timely Implementation) meeting to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes.
 The UBS has projected India’s real GDP to contract 10.5% in FY21, in its Global Economics &
Markets Outlook 2021-2022 report.
 Private lender YES Bank has launched an SMS Pay functionality on POS terminals, which
enables merchants to accept contactless payments from customers.
 Malayalam film ‘Jallikattu’, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India’s
official entry to the Oscars 2021.
 The IRDAI has given in-principle approval for the merger of Bharti AXA General with ICICI
Lombard.
 British actor David Prowse, best known for playing ‘Darth Vader’ in the original Star Wars
trilogy, has passed away.
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 United States President-elect Joe Biden will appoint Jake Sullivan of Portsmouth as his
national security advisor
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October : One-liners :Current affairs:
 International Day of the Older Persons is observed on 1 October.

 International Coffee Day is celebrated on 1 October every year.
 World Vegetarian Day is observed on 1 October annually.
 IDBI Bank has become the first lender to enable document embedding feature on a
structured financial messaging system managed by Indian Financial Technology and Allied
Services.
 NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands in New Delhi, has signed a Statement of Intent
to support the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner
and more energy.
 Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot e-launched
the 'Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)'.
 The government of Gujarat has signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Denmark in the water sector.
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 Public sector Indian Bank has unveiled its IB-eNote facility, aimed at providing a paperless
working environment and to improve the turnaround time considerably.
 Yes Bank has signed an MoU with BSE — India’s premier exchange and the world’s fastest
Stock Exchange to empower the SME segment through awareness and knowledge-sharing
programmes.
 Kolkata based Real Estate Developer, Bengal Peerless Housing Development Company
Limited appointed Sourav Ganguly as it's Brand Ambassador.
 The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma
Gandhi.
 Air Marshal RJ Duckworth took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters
Vayu Bhawan, Indian Air Force on 01 Oct 20
 The South Eastern Railway has launched Operation My Saheli to boost the security of
women passengers in trains.
 Ms S Aparna a 1988-batch IAS officer of Gujrat cadre, has assumed charge as Secretary in
the Department of Pharmaceuticals Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,Govt. of India.
 Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has broken MS Dhoni's record for the most number of
dismissals by a wicketkeeper in T20 internationals.(Ms Dhoni:91 dismissals:::: Alyssa:92
dismissals)
 Flipkart and Bajaj Allianz have come together to offer ’Digital Suraksha Group Insurance’
for customers who want to cover themselves against financial losses caused as a result of
cyber-attacks.
 World Day for Farmed Animals is celebrated on 2 October for Animals Coalition and World
Animal Protection.
 NASA has launched SS Kalpana Chawla Cargo Spacecraft.
 India signs USD 90 million defence deal with US to buy spares for C-130J Super Hercules
aircraft.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates VAIBHAV 2020 Summit.
 State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra as chief financial
officer.
 Test fire of new version and nuclear capable Shaurya Missile successful.
 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presents Swachh Bharat Awards 2020; Gujarat bagged the first
position at state level whereas Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu got the Award for cleanliness at
District Level.
 Supplied 9,000 tonnes of steel for all-weather Atal Tunnel, says SAIL(Steel Authority of
India).
 The India Post Payment Bank, even amid COVID-19 pandemic, has attained 6 crores of
customers. Till September 15, 2020, the bank had completed 38,500 crores of financial
transactions.
 World Animal Day: 04 October
 Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October from 2nd to 8th
October every year to protect animal life. It was first started in the year 1957.
 Assam CM launched ‘Kritagyata’ for online pension submission and tracking.
 West Bengal launched Pathashree Abhijan scheme for road repair.
 India donated 41 ambulances, 6 school buses to Nepal on Gandhi Jayanti.
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 Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda has launched the Tribal Entrepreneurship
Development Programme.
 Second edition of the bilateral naval exercise 'Bongosagar', between India and Bangladesh
was held on 3 October 2020 in Bay of Bengal.
 China has to launch world’s first mining robot into space.
 Atal Tunnel Rohtang: PM Modi inaugurated world’s longest highway tunnel(02 kilometres)
in Manali.
 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday digitally launched the construction of 750
rural stadiums and playgrounds.
 BFSL(Bank Of Baroda Financial Solutions), a subsidiary of Bank Of Baroda has partnered
with Mastercard to Launch four new variants of BOB Credit Cards.
 On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister of
Delhi Manish Sisodia launched a coffee-table book Bapu - The unforgettable.
 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar digitally launched ‘Gram Darshan’, which will allow
accessibility to data of development projects of 6,197 gram panchayats of the state.
 Indian Bank has introduced a Kisan credit card loan scheme for fishermen in Tamil Nadu.
Under this scheme, Kisan credit card loans of up to ₹2 lakh as working capital with low-
interest rate will be provided.
 Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh unveiled 23 road and bridge projects in Kathua,
Doda, Udhampur, and Reasi districts in the Jammu region.
 German-American Day is observed on 6 October every year.

 World Teachers’ Day is observed globally on 5th October with the theme of 'Teachers:
Leading in crisis, reimagining the future'.
 World Habitat Day is celebrated annually on the first Monday of October. This year, it is
celebrated on 5th October. The theme of World Habitat Day 2020 is Housing For All: A
better Urban Future.
 World Space Week (WSW) is observed from October 4 to 10 every year.
 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to Harvey J.
Alter(America), Charles M. Rice (America) and Michael Houghton (Britain) for the discovery
of the Hepatitis C virus.
 Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced the launch of the anti-pollution campaign 'Yudh
Pradushan Ke Virudh'.
 Paytm has announced the launch of its 'mini app' store to 'support Indian developers' in
taking their products to the masses.
 Ravi Santhanam, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), HDFC Bank has been recognized in the
Forbes list of ‘The World’s Most Influential CMOs’.
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 India's Visnu Shivaraj Pandian won the 10m air rifle event at the fifth edition of the
International Online Shooting Championship.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated RAISE 2020, a Mega Virtual Summit on
Artificial Intelligence (AI) on October
 The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the Ayush Standard Treatment
Protocol via video conference on October 6, 202
 India and South Africa want the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to waive intellectual
property rules to make it easier for developing countries to produce or import COVID-19
drugs.
 India handed over 3000 vials of Remdesivir to Myanmar to help fight the menace of COVID-
19 pandemic.
 Reliance Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, has developed a RT-PCR Kit
that has ability to give out the COVID-19 results in just 2 hours.
 World Cotton Day is observed globally on 7th October since 2019.

 The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Roger Penrose from Britain,
Reinhard Genzel from Germany and Andrea Ghez from the US for making discoveries that
have shaped our modern understanding of the universe and black holes.
 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 was awarded jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and
Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing.
 India and Myanmar are working towards the operationalization of the Sittwe port in the
Rakhine state of Myanmar in the first quarter of 2021
 The Indian Coast Guard have launched a 98-metre offshore patrol vessel ‘Vigraha’ at a
private shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai.
 ICICI Bank and Visa has partnered to launch a debit card facility for the customers who avail
Loans Against Securities (LAS) from the bank.
 Senior IPS officer, M A Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director-General of Bureau of
Civil Aviation Security.
 The government has appointed senior banker Dinesh Kumar Khara as chairman of the State
Bank Of India.
 The Indian Air Force celebrated its 88th anniversary on October 8, 2020
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 The Government of India has approved a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) in the field of
cyber-security between India and Japan.
 Government has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as the new deputy governor of the Reserve
Bank of India.
 Prasar Bharati and Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) have signed a
MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations.
 The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) signed an MoU with the
Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) to make textbooks and other
educational material accessible for deaf children in sign language.
 The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) will be commissioning India’s
largest HPC-AI supercomputer ‘PARAM Siddhi – AI’.
 Afghanistan right-handed batsman, Najeeb Tarakai passed away.
 Foodtech major Swiggy has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs or
MoHUA to bring India’s street food vendors on to its online platform.
 The government has appointed three economists — PMEAC member Ashima Goyal,
NCAER’s Shashanka Bhide and IIM-Ahmedabad professor Jayanth Varma — as new
members of the RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) to decide on interest rates.
 Quad countries the United States, Japan, India and Australia to hold bilateral discussions
over Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) initiative amid coronavirus pandemic.Quad
Countries’ Foreign Minister meet held in Tokyo, Japan.
 Veteran Bollywood actor, Vishal Anand has passed away.
 Assam CM, Sarbananda Sonowal has launched Kisan Rath (Fruits & vegetables) Mobile App
to facilitate the timely selling of agriculture products by promoting buyer-seller network.
 World Postal Day is celebrated on 9 October every year.
 The New Development Bank, also known as BRICS Bank has approved funds worth USD 741
million for infrastructure projects in India including Delhi-Meerut rapid rail and the Mumbai
metro.
 American poet Louise Gluck has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for 'her
unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal'.
 Russia successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic.
 Gujarat government has announced a 'Digital Seva Setu' programme to ensure optimum
utilisation of technology for public welfare in rural areas.
 J Venkatramu has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer of
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'MSME Prerana' which is an online business
mentoring programme for MSMEs launched by the public lender Indian Bank.
 Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party patron Ram Vilas Paswan passed away.
 Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated new cryogenic oxygen plant at
Ghaziabad in UP, that has been commissioned by INOX Air Products Pvt. Ltd.This is the
biggest plant in the Uttar Pradesh and will help to supply oxygens in hospitals.
 Union Minister of Textiles(Smriti Zubin Irani) launched the 1st ever Brand & Logo for Indian
Cotton on 2nd World Cotton Day on 7th October 2020. Now India’s premium Cotton would
be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton Trade.
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 Former Governor of Manipur and Nagaland, and ex-CBI Director, Ashwani Kumar passed
away.
 Noted Odia poet Nityananda Nayak has been selected for the prestigious Sarala Puraskar
for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’, published in 2017.
 World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year.
 The World Bank forcasted thet India’s economy is expected to contract by 6 percent in the
current fiscal year (2020-21) due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
 India has successfully test-fired its indigenous 'Rudram' Anti-Radiation Missile from a
Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft off the east coast at ITR, Balasore in Odisha.The missile has been
designed and developed by DRDO.
 The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Programme for its efforts
to combat hunger.
 Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has been given additional charge of the Union
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
 China has officially signed an agreement to join the World Health Organization-led COVAX
facility, a global COVID-19 vaccine project to ensure poorer countries have access to life-
saving vaccines.
 Jordan's King Abdullah II has appointed Bishr al-Khasawneh as new Prime Minister of the
country.
 The Govt of Meghalaya is partnering with Israel for establishing a Centre of Excellence (CoE)
on high value vegetables in Meghalaya which will improve and promote the livelihoods of
farmers.
 The Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru has developed a non-invasive bandage with
magnetic nanofibers that can potentially treat skin cancer.
 Delhi govt has approved tree transplantation policy and setting up a smog tower at
Connaught Place in battle against pollution.
 Amazon India has partnered with IRCTC, to provide its customers with the facility to book
reserved train tickets on Amazon.
 Nilesh Shah has been re-elected as the Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India.
 International Day of the Girl Child is observed on 11 October.
 World Migratory Bird Day is observed globally on 9 May or 10th October.
 National Postal Week is celebrated from 9-15 October 202
 Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the 'Mukhya Mantri Saur
Swarojgar Yojana'.
 A two day Coastal Security Exercise namely ‘Sagar Kavach’ conducted by Indian Navy along
with Indian Coast Guard and and all stakeholders involved in Coastal Security from the coast
of Kerala.
 Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice KK Usha, passed away.
 The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani, has topped the Forbes
India Rich list for 2020.
 PM Modi virtually launched the physical distribution of property cards under the Survey of
Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas- SVAMITA scheme on
October 11, 2020
 Argentina has become the first country to approve genetically modified wheat.
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 Goa has become the first 'Har Ghar Jal' state in the country by providing 100% tap water
connections in rural areas covering 30 lakh households.
 In Finland, 16-year-old Ava Murto became Finland's PM for 1 day, honored under the
campaign to eradicate gender segregation.
 The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been
awarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson for improvements to auction theory and
inventions of new auction formats.
 The Goa Government has tied up with India Post to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme.
 Chaitanya Venkateswaran, an 18-year-old girl from India, got a unique opportunity to spend
a day as the UK’s senior-most diplomat in India.
 Kani Kusruti bagged the BRICS best actress award for her sterling role in Sajin Babu’s
Biriyaani at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival.This is the first time that a
Malayalam film is getting an award at the festival.
 Rafael Nadal won his 13th French Open title, crushing Novak Djokovic in straight sets (6-0, 6-
2, 7-5) in the 2020 men's final.
 Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik, has made history by becoming the first Asian
cricketer to complete 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
 Polish teenager Iga Swiatek has defeated Sofia Kenin, of the United States, to become the
youngest women’s French Open champion in almost 30 years.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 100 commemorative coin in the honour of Vijaya
Raje Scindia on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary.
 Delhi govt has exempted road tax on battery-operated Vehicles.
 The United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed globally on 13th
October.
 World Arthritis Day is observed globally on 12th October every year.
 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.
 Commonwealth Games medallist in Badminton, Chetan Anand was named the brand
ambassador of India's first-ever badminton brand 'Transform'.
 Andhra CM has launched 'Jagananna Vidya Kanuka' scheme for government schools.
 The Airports Authority of India is set to inaugurate a Greenfield airport in Arunachal
Pradesh's Hollongi.
 Haryana government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van, fully equipped
with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant
for assessing water quality.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to move towards the Next Generation Treasury
Application (NGTA).
 India and Maldives concluded a $400 million Line of Credit (LoC) agreement for the
implementation of the Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP).
 Kerala has become the first state in the country to have high-tech classrooms in all its public
schools.
 India has been ranked 129 among 158 countries in the 2020 Commitment to Reducing
Inequality (CRI) Index.
 Nagaland’s environment minister, C M Chang passed away due to COVID-1
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 World Standards Day is observed on 14 October every year.
 A British World War II bomb 'Tallboy', also known as an 'earthquake bomb', weighing over
5000 kg has exploded while being remotely defused underwater in northwestern Poland.
 Britain’s Prince William and Naturalist David Attenborough have launched an 'Earthshot
Prize', with an aim to encourage change and support to repair the planet.
 The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win the National Basketball Association
Championship 2020.
 Exim Bank has provided USD 45 million (about Rs 300 crore) line of credit (LOC) to
Zimbabwe for upgradation of a thermal power plant and river project.
 'Tech For Tribals' initiative was e-launched by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs in
association with Chhattisgarh MFP Federation and IIT Kanpur.
 Shri Pradeep Kumar Rawat has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the
Kingdom of Netherlands.
 The Indian economy, severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is projected to contract by a
massive 10.3 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said.
 Axis Bank in collaboration with Google Pay launched a new entry-level credit card named
'Axis ACE Credit Card' that runs on Visa (Signature) platform.
 Bihar Minister for Backward and Extremely Backward Classes Welfare Vinod Singh passed
away.
 World Students' Day is celebrated every year on October 15 on former president APJ Abdul
Kalam's birthday.
 Global Handwashing Day is observed on 15 October every year.
 India has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and
France as the Co-President for a term of two years.
 Bangladesh Cabinet approved a draft law to include death penalty as the highest
punishment for rape.
 BharatPe, India's merchant payment network, announced the launch of its TV campaign
starring 'Team BharatPe' with 11 Cricket stars.
 Former India football captain and midfielder Carlton Chapman passed away.
 RBI has raised the banks’ maximum aggregate retail exposure limit to entities with turnover
up to Rs 50 crore to Rs 5 crore.
 Renowned Malayalam poet and Jnanpith laureate Mahakavi Akkitham Achuthan
Namboothiri passed away.
 PM Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination to mark the long-
standing relation of India with FAO on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO).
 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Asia Pacific Group has kept Pakistan in its ‘Enhanced
Follow Up’ list.
 Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog has started a nation-wide campaign to celebrate Kamdhenu
Deepawali Abhiyan this year on the occasion of Deepawali festival.
 Amazon Pay has announced its collaboration with ride-hailing app Uber for customers to
make contactless, safe and secure payments for their rides.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the autobiography of former Union Minister Dr
Balasaheb Vikhe Patil through video conferencing.
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 Indian Army and Maharashtra Police organised an anti-terror exercise 'Suraksha Kavach' at
Lullanagar, Pune, Maharashtra.
 The Indian government has contributed USD 1 million to United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for the Palestinian refugees in the Near East.
 The Union Cabinet has approved a special package worth Rs 520 crore for Jammu & Kashmir
and Ladakh Union Territories for a period of five years till fiscal year 2023-2024 under
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana.
 World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October.

 National Dictionary Day is celebrated on 16th October every year to honor the birthday of
American lexicographer, Noah Webster.
 The International Day of Rural Women is observed globally on 15 October each year.
 Odisha government has virtually launched ‘Sujal - Drink from Tap Mission’, to provide
quality drinking water, fit for direct consumption, in urban areas.
 Bhanu Athaiya, costume designer and India’s first Oscar winner passed away.
 Renowned Kuchipudi dancer, Shobha Naidu passed away.
 Amid increasing Chinese dominance in the region, India will be delivering a Kilo Class
submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar Navy.
 The Government of India’s All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) has partnered
with Microsoft to empower learners and educators with future-ready skills.
 Gujarat government has signed a pact with Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) to
set up a greenfield zinc smelter in Dosawada in Tapi district.
 Russia has given regulatory approval to a second Covid-19 vaccine, named ‘EpiVacCorona’,
after early-stage studies.
 HDFC Bank and Apollo Hospitals have collaborated to launch the 'HealthyLife Programme', a
holistic healthcare solution.
 The Bank of Ghana has been presented with the prestigious Central Bank of the Year Award
by the Central Banking Awards Committee.
 Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of England) has won the Governor of the year at the
Central bank of the year award 2020.
 Former New Zealand cricket allrounder, John Richard Reid passed away.
 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on 17 October every year.
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 Uttar Pradesh government has launched a 6-month long women empowerment
programme ‘Mission Shakti’ to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in the
state.
 Pakistan along with China, Russia and Cuba have been elected on the United Nations
Human Rights Council despite their abysmal human rights records.
 Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has virtually launched the campaign
'KAPILA (Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness)' campaign on the
occasion of 89th birth anniversary celebration of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved implementation of the World Bank
supported Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project with a
total project cost of over Rs5,700 crore to improve school education in 6 states.
 The Government has extended the tenure of Gurdeep Singh as the Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of state run NTPC Ltd. till 31 July 2025.
 Veteran sports journalist and Cricket commentator, Kishore Bhimani passed away.
 Romania’s 2008 Olympic champion, Constantina Dita has been named an ambassador for
the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020.
 Jana Small Finance Bank, a Bengaluru-based small finance bank (SFB), has partnered with
Ashoknagar Co-operative Bank Limited under the bank sponsorship programme.
 Shri Vishal V. Sharma has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to
the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris.
 The International Weightlifting Federation has announced the appointment of Michael Irani
as its interim president.
 The Global Hunger Index 2020 report released on Friday has ranked India at 94 among 107
countries.
 Union Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the India - International Food &
Agri Week being organised from 16th to 22nd October 2020.
 The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 5 crore on IndusInd Bank Ltd for non-
compliance with certain provisions of directions issued by it.
 A book titled 'The Battle of Belonging' authored by Shashi Tharoor.
 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha has announced the ‘My Town
My Pride’ programme, starting from October 19.
 Beauty accessories brand, Vega has announced the signing of Rohit Sharma as its brand
ambassador.
 The 36th Raising Day of National Security Guard (NSG) is observed on 16 October.
 Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Kapil Deo Kamat passed away.
 Israeli Parliament formally Approves Historic Peace Deal With UAE.
 The Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

(SCO) Member States was hosted by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
 Maithan Steel, one of the leading steel plants of the country, has announced the on-
boarding of Indian wrestler The Great Khali as its brand ambassador.
 BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from Indian Navy's
indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea.
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 The eighth edition of the annual Indian Navy (IN) - Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime
exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from October 19 to 21 .
 Indian government has extended the current concessional rate of 40 per cent discount on
cargo movement between India and Chabahar Port in Iran for a period of one year.
 Nozomi Okuhara (Japan) clinched the Denmark Open title beating three-time world
champion Carolina Marin in women's singles.
 Bangladesh has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebrations of the 50
years of the country’s independence on March 26 next year.
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in 102nd meeting of the World Bank
Development Committee Plenary through video conference.
 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern achieved a landslide victory and secured a second term in
office in New Zealand’s general election.
 The Supreme Court has appointed retired judge Justice Madan B Lokur as a one-man
committee to take steps for preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and UP which is
a source of pollution in Delhi-NCR.
 Union Bank of India's MD and CEO Rajkiran Rai elected as new Indian Banks' Association
(IBA) chairman.
 Rohan Jaitley, the 31-year-old son for of former finance minister late Arun Jaitley, has been
elected unopposed as the new president of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
 The third World Statistics Day is observed globally on 20 October 2020.
 The World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20.This year the theme is
'Serve Up Bone Strength'.
 Aishwarya Sridhar's photo titled 'Lights of Passion' has won the 'Highly Commended' award
at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020. The 23-year-old has become the first Indian
to win the coveted award.
 Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR scheme.
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the foundation
stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of the country in Assam to be constructed
at an estimated cost of Rs 694 crore.
 Digital technology solutions provider Stellapps announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind,
fully-automated direct payment platform — ‘mooPay’ — for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.
 Asian Development Bank and Government of India signed a 177-million dollar loan to
upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra.
 Australia will join the Malabar naval exercise involving India, US and Japan.
 Noted Bengali elocutionist, Pradip Ghosh passed away.
 Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 every year to remember and honour
the brave policemen who have laid down their lives in the line of duty.
 International Chef's day is celebrated on October 20 every year.
 Assam's third Bihu festival, known as Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu, was being celebrated across
the state.
 IDBI Bank announced the launch of banking services on WhatsApp.
 Mohun Bagan received its I-League trophy in a ceremony held at Hyatt Regency, a five-star
hotel in Kolkata.
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 India has become the fourth most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to
the Sydney-based Lowy Institute's Asia Power Index for 2020. The United States has
retained its position as the most powerful country.
 UP Governor has launched 'Safe City Project' for women’s safety.
 Union Minister of Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju attended the Youth-20 Summit being held
virtually in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 Railway Protection Force (RPF), Visakhapatnam, started implementing ‘Meri Saheli’
initiative in train No.02805 AP Express (Visakhapatnam to New Delhi), in order to provide
proactive security to women passengers.
 India has test-fired Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile successfully from a roof-top launcher
at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha Coast.
 National Nut Day is observed annually on October 22.
 International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed globally on 22nd October every year.
 India to observe 22 October as ‘Black Day’ to highlight Pakistan’s role in 1947 raid of J&K.
 Singapore has become the World’s First Country to attach Facial verification in the National
Identification Database.The function is called 'SingPass Face Verification'.
 NASA Selected Nokia Telecommunications company to build 4G LTE Mobile Network on
the Moon.
 World number one Indian Elavenil Valarivan won a gold medal and Shahu Tushar Mane
bagged a silver in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship.
 Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel took part in the commemoration event of
77th Anniversary of the Formation of Azad Hind Government at Red Fort in Delhi.
 Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched the electricity consumer service portal
'Mo Bidyut'.
 Veteran Economist and bureaucrat Nand Kishore Singh has released his autobiography titled
Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside.
 India has acquired the second rank in terms of the number of migrants going to the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and acquiring
the citizenship of those countries. China retained its top spot with 3 lakh migrants.
 Renowned TV actress, Zarina Roshan Khan passed away.
 Sushil Kumar Singhal, a 2000-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been concurrently
accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands.
 International Snow Leopard Day is observed on 23 October.
 National Mole Day is observed on 23 October every year.
 Andhra Pradesh government has launched ‘YSR Bima’ scheme to provide financial assistance
through insurance cover to the beneficiary in case of death or accident of their families
members.
 Indian diplomat Dr Neena Malhotra, 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, appointed as
next Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.
 IIT Kharagpur has developed a low-cost portable COVID-19 testing device ‘COVIRAP’ that
can deliver results within an hour and it has also received certification from the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
 Parle Agro has roped in Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jr. NTR as the national brand
ambassador to maximise reach and awareness of its fruits plus fizz portfolio ‘B-Fizz’.
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 LG Electronics has named Lewis Hamilton a global ambassador for its home solutions brand.
 Public sector lender Indian Bank, in collaboration with IIT Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC),
has unveiled ‘Ind Spring Board,’ an initiative for funding start-ups.
 Uttarakhand CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat has inaugurated Integrated Model Agricultural
Village scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana) in the state in partnership with NABARD.
 The renowned economist from Assam, Dr Jayanta Madhab passed away.
 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.
 World Polio Day is observed on 24th October every year.
 World Development Information Day is celebrated on 24 October every year.
 Tamil Nadu government has launched the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government
schools of the state?
 Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane commissioned anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
ship INS Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the ‘e-Dharti
Geo Portal’.
 India's DRDO has successfully carried out the final user trial of the third-generation anti-
tank guided missile Nag at Pokhran desert in Rajasthan.
 Andorra (officially the Principality of Andorra) has joined the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) , to become its 190th member.
 Haryana has been ranked at the top in the Anemia Mukt Bharat Index among the 29 states
in India.
 The Karnataka cabinet has granted approval to implement the Bhagyalakshmi scheme,
which provides financial security to girl child of BPL families, through Sukanya Samriddhi
Yojana of the postal department instead of LIC.
 The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a
research on prostate cancer.
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged at the top position for attracting the highest number of
domestic tourists in 2019.
 Bank of Baroda has announced a tie up with Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) to enable finance
options for the automaker's customers and dealers.
 Mastercard has entered into a partnership with Atlantis to expand the Digital First Program
in India.
 Saad al-Hariri reappointed as Lebanon Prime Minister.
 Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district has bagged top position among 30 districts of the country
in successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
 The US State Department has approved the sale of weapons systems worth around 8 billion
dollar to Taiwan.
 First woman officer of the Indian Air Force, Wing Commander Vijayalakshmi Ramanan
passed away.
 The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launched ‘Life
in Miniature’ project.
 The renowned Assamese economist, Dr. Jayanta Madhab, has passed away.
 PM Modi has launched the ‘Kisan Suryoday Yojana’ in Gujarat with the aim of providing 16
hours of power supply to farmers in the state every day.
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 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on
its grey list till February 2021.
 The Ministry of External Affairs informed that India will be hosting the third India-US 2+2
Ministerial Dialogue on October 27 in New Delhi.
 World Bank has sanctioned around Rs. 3 crore to develop India's first sand dune parks and
interpretation centres in Goa.
 Bangladesh's government has launched a ‘no mask, no service’ policy in order to fight the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
 Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalise relations in a US-brokered deal to end decades
of hostility.
 Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is being indigenously developed by the firm in collaboration with
the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
 Infantry Day is observed across India on 27 October to commemorate the first military
event of independent India.
 ICICI Bank has shut down his operations in Sri Lanka after getting approval from the Sri
Lankan monetary authority.
 Stock exchange BSE has signed an agreement with Inventivepreneur Chamber of Commerce
and Industries (ICCI) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups, and
promote their listing on the exchange.
 National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has featured on the top on the list of
Indian PSUs under the 'World's Best Employer 2020', published by Forbes.
 Lewis Hamilton has won the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix.
 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched the ‘micro ATM’ service in rural
areas of the state.
 The Centre set up a high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
 Department of Posts (DOP), Ministry of Communications released a commemorative
postage stamp on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Organisations.
 Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-Hee passed away At 78.
 The Uttar Pradesh Government has secured the first place by approving the highest number
of loans under PM-SVANidhi Scheme in the country.
 Indian Navy has operationalized the first batch of three Women Pilots- Lieutenant Divya
Sharma, Lieutenant Shubhangi Swaroop, and Lieutenant Shivangi on Dornier Aircraft by the
Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi.
 Veteran Gujarati Singer Mahesh Kanodia passed away.
 International Animation Day is observed globally on 28 October every year.
 The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed globally on 27 October every year.
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 The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has launched two Centers of Excellence
for Tribal Welfare in a collaboration between Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Art of Living.
 The Vigilance Awareness Week 2020, is being celebrated from 27 October to 2 November
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 IIT Jodhpur and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed an MoU to share
expertise for the betterment of highway infrastructure.
 Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to establish anti-human trafficking Police Stations in
each and every district of the state.
 Samsung Electronics has topped the list of ‘World’s Best Employer 2020' published by
Forbes’.
 Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will attend sixth BRICS
Parliamentary Forum to be held virtually under the chairmanship of Vyacheslav Volodin, the
Chairman of Russian Parliament.
 RBI has barred Payment System Operators (PSOs) from launching any new proprietary QR
code for payment transactions.
 Aditya Puri, who was HDFC Bank managing director and CEO for 26 years, retired from
India’s largest private bank. Sashidhar Jagdishan has taken over the charge.
 International Internet Day is celebrated worldwide on 29 October every year.
 Global Himalayan Expedition, an Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology
to help remote communities access solar energy has won the 2020 UN Global Climate Action
Award.
 Kerala became the first Indian state to fix Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture
items. It consists of vegetables, fruits and tubers.
 India would launch its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine international
customer spacecraft onboard its PSLV-C49 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota in
Andhra Pradesh on November
 India and the United States has signed the BECA Agreement (Basic Exchange and
Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation) during the third round of 2+2
Ministerial dialogue.
 India extended an additional Line of Credit of one billion dollars for the development
projects in Central Asian countries.
 Indian-origin Wavel Ramkalawan has been elected as the President of Seychelles.
 The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s first and only self-regulatory industry
body for fantasy sports has appointed Bimal Julka as its Chairman.
 Guinea's President Alpha Condé has won a controversial third term in office.
 Mumbai Batsman Tanmay Srivastava, who was part of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning
team in 2008, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu virtually launched the virtual festival of ‘Parampara Series
2020-National Festival of Music and Dance' organized by Natya Tarangini in partnership
with the United Nations.
 World Thrift Day is observed on 30 October every year in India and in worldwide it is
observed on 31st October.
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 The Young Advocates Welfare Fund has been launched in Tamil Nadu to provide monthly
financial assistance of three thousand rupees each for two years to the lawyers who just
come out of law colleges.
 SBI Card has launched a contactless multi-purpose card in partnership with Delhi Metro that
can function as a credit card as well as a metro smart card.
 The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal chaired the 19th Meeting of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and
Foreign Trade Activities.
 The National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) has chosen the Principal Scientist,
Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, (CSIR-CDRI)-Lucknow, Dr Satish Mishra
for 'Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award 2020'.
 State Bank of India has signed a loan agreement amounting to up to $1 billion with Japan
Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
 Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has given his assent to the Bill which will provide
5% reservation to students of state’s government schools in medical courses.
 Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched two web portals named ‘Odisha State
Scholarship Portal’ and ‘Sumangal Portal’.
 The Indian Army has launched a messaging app called SAI (Secure Application for Internet)
that will provide secure voice, text and video calling services to its soldiers.
 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the PM Modi has given its approval for signing Memorandum
of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan on bilateral cooperation in the field of
Information and Communication Technologies.
 A book titled Night of the Restless Spirits: Stories from 1984? authored by Sarbpreet Singh.
 The Department of Posts and United States Postal Service has signed an agreement for
electronic exchange of customs data related to postal shipments between the two countries.
 Kerala to set up post-Covid treatment clinics across state.
 Japan to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
 National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated on 31st October every year since
2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
 Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has released a 'sciencetoon' book, named 'Bye
Bye Corona', published by Vigyan Prasar of the Department of Science and Technology,
makes people aware of COVID-19 in an engaging way.
 A unique Plastic Premier League tournament is being played in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to
free the city from single-use plastic.
 Former Foreign Service officer, Yashvardhan K. Sinha has been appointed as new Chief
Information Commissioner.
 Microsoft has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to
impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10
months.
 Indian government has approved the MoU signed between India and Cambodia on
cooperation in the field of medicine and health.
 Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal has launched the 'Green Delhi' mobile application using which
citizens can bring pollution causing activities to the government's notice.
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 Third Rashtriya Poshan Maah is celebrated in September 2020 to promote nutrition among
Women and Children.
 Rajiv Kumar has taken the charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India.
 Indian Railways has developed a remote
remote-controlled medical trolley named ‘MEDBOT’ to
help deliver
er food and medicines to COVID
COVID-19 patients.
 The Central Mechanical Research Institute (CMERI), under the Centre for Science and
Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed and installed the world's largest solar tree at
Durgapur, West Bengal.
 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated three important bridges and two road
improvement projects in Maharashtra, worth Rs 777 crore.
 Vedanta Ltd has tied up a long
long-term
term syndicated loan facility for Rs 10,000 crore with State
Bank of India as facility agent and SBICAP Trustee Company Ltd as the security trustee with
door
or to door tenor of seven years.
 Reliance Industries has acquired Future Group for Rs.24,713 crore.
 Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020.
 Govt of Japan has committed Official Development Assistance loan of an amount of JPY50
billion (approx. Rs. 3,500 crore) to India for the COVID-19
19 Crisis Emergency Response
Support.
 Dr S. Padmavati Sivaramakrishna Iyer Iyer, India’s 1st Female & Oldest Cardiologist died at the
age of 103.
 Union Department of Fertilizers is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from 1st to 15th
September 2020.
 India has withdrawn its participation from the multilateral Military Exercise “Kavkaz 2020”
to be held in Russia between 15th to 26th September 2020.
 World Coconut Day is observed on 2nd September every year.
 National Nutrition Week is observed from 1st September to 7th September.
 IIT Bombay students,, Rohit Kumar and Kavin Agrawal from the Department of Civil
Engineering, B.Tech, have developed a free of cost mobile application called AIR Scanner.The
app saves the scanned document in PDF format and stores directly in the device.
 A book title 'The Big Thoughts of Little Luv' authored by Karan Johar.
 Commodore Hemant Khatri assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of
Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
 Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of
Publications, has been elected Chairman of Press Trust of India.
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 Coal India to invest over 1.22 lakh crore rupees on 500 projects by 2023-24.
 The government has extended the tenure of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman
Pramod Chandra Mody for a period of six months, effective from September 1.
 Indian renewable energy company, Adani Green has been ranked as the world's number 1
solar energy company in terms of capacity.
 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced an Artificial intelligence
(AI)-powered voice chatbot, 'LiGo', on Google Assistant.
 Mustapha Adib has been appointed as prime minister of Lebanon.
 The European Investment Bank (EIB) to invest 650 million euro in the construction of
Kanpur’s 1st city metro line.
 Skyscraper Day is observed on 3rd September every year.(Skyscraper:a very tall building of
many storeys:गगनचुंबी इमारतों)
 The Madhya Pradesh government had launched a special massive cleanliness campaign
titled 'Gandgi Bharat Chhodo'.
 Amul, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has been ranked 16th in
the Rabobank’s Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list.Switzerland’s Nestle topped the list.
 Union Power Minister R K Singh launched a pan-India Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM)
for electricity, a move that will lead to an increase in the participants in the renewable
energy sector.
 The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of a 'Mission Karmayogi' National Programme
for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB).
 The Ladakh and Lakshadweep are recently integrated into the One Nation One Ration card
scheme.l
 Usha Padhee has become the 1st woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of the current
chairman of the Railway Board VK Yadav as the CEO.
 The Union Government has approved the signing of MoU between India and Japan in order
to improve the quality and testing of Indian textiles and clothing for the Japanese market
 The National Wildlife Day is observed on September 4 every year

 ICICI Bank has launched ‘Home Utsav’, a virtual property exhibition
 Punjab & Sind Bank announced the appointment of S.Krishnan as Managing Director &
Chief Executive Officer of Punjab & Sind Bank.
 Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan has won the prestigious 48th Annual World Open online chess
tournament.
 The 11th edition of exercise ‘INDRA NAVY’, a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between
the Indian Navy and Russian Navy started in the Bay of Bengal.
 Saudi Arabia chaired the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting which was held in
the virtual mode.
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 India has been ranked 48th on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 among 131 economies,
breaking into the top 50 countries for the first time.
 The Union Cabinet has approved J&K official languages Bill 2020 which include Kashmiri,
Dogri and Hindi along with Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union
territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Tamil Nadu has appointed India's first-ever woman ambulance driver, M Veeralakshmi.
 A new book titled 'Let Us Dream' by Pope Francis.
 The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda virtually inaugurated the two day
National Tribal Research Conclave which is being held from 3-4 September 2020.
 Raj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic
of Croatia.
 Murali Ramakrishnan has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of the South
Indian Bank.
 Former England Cricketer, David Capel passed away.
 Pang Lhabsol is one of the most historically significant festivals celebrated in Sikkim.
 National Teachers Day is observed on 5 September every year to mark the birth anniversary
of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
 The International Day of Charity is observed on 5 September every year.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has entered into a MoU with the
Maharashtra Government to develop the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME)
ecosystem in the state.
 Dr Neena Malhotra has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Italy.
 The government has given K Padmakar additional charge of Chairman and Managing
Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
 Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to bring the flood
warning services to the country.l
 Private life insurer, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited has appointed bollywood
actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its brand ambassador.l
 Punjab government has launched 'I Rakhwali' App to ensure greenery and to protect the
environment in Punjab.
 Union Minister for Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal has launched a mobile application,
‘English Pro’, developed by the Hyderabad-based English and Foreign Languages University
(EFLU).
 Andhra Pradesh retained its top position in ease of doing business ranking 2019, followed by
Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
 West Indies cricket icon Dwayne Bravo has become the first cricket ambassador for
“SBOTOP” sportsbook brand.
 The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the Indian
automotive industry, has elected Kenichi Ayukawa as its new president.
 Union Minister of State (I//C) for Culture and Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel virtually
attended 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting through video conference under the
Chairpersonship of Russian Federation.
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 IT services major Infosys has acquired US-based product design and development firm,
Kaleidoscope Innovation, for $42 million.
 A new publication 'The Little Book of Green Nudges' has been launched by the United
Nations Environment Programme.
 Assam government has re-launched Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Yojana
(SVYEM) to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state.
 LazyPay has launched a digital credit card facility called 'LazyUPI' to offer easy access to
credit across online and offline platforms.
 Tata Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Motors to commission
6.2 megawatt solar carport capacity in Pune.
 Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha haslaunched Smart Performance Appraisal Report
Recording Online Window (SPARROW) system for Jammu and Kashmir Administrative
Service officers, at Raj Bhavan.
 The Australian government has appointed former cricketer Matthew Hayden and Indian-
origin politician Lisa Singh as trade envoys for advancing business ties with India.
 Aaron Finch became the second-fastest after Virat Kohli to score 2000 runs in T20
Internationals.
 The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is observed globally on September 7th,
2020.
 AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly secured victory at the Italian Grand Prix to claim his first ever
race win in Formula One.
 World Number 1, Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open.
 India has conducted a successful test flight of the indigenously developed Hypersonic
Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), joining an elite group of countries i.e. the US,
Russia and China, who possess the technology.
 WhatsApp has partnered with Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to create awareness on cyber
safety among students.
 Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with the Netherlands government and seven
companies in food processing, marketing and technologies, to benefit the horticulture and
aquaculture farmers across the State.
 The First World Solar Technology Summit is organized by International Solar Alliance, ISA
on a virtual platform on 8th of September.
 Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, has been selected by the Central Government as the
state's first Fully Digital Economy district.
 The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has announced the appointment
of Vinkesh Gulati as its 35th President for the year 2020-22.
 Rajiv Lall has stepped down as the part- time non-executive chairman of IDFC First Bank.
 Former England batsman Ian Bell has announced his retirement from professional cricket.
 International Literacy Day is observed on 8th September.
 The 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for
Asia and the Pacific (APRC 35) was virtually held under the Chair of the Host Country,
Bhutan.
 Vodafone Idea Ltd rebranded itself as ‘Vi’, creating a unified identity two years after the
merger of erstwhile Vodafone India Ltd and Idea Cellular Ltd.
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 US President Donald Trump announced Wilmington in southern US state North Carolina as
the first World War II Heritage City at a ceremony held to mark the 75th anniversary of the
end of World War II
 IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate
N95 masks.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the Indian government
to extend a $500 million loan for building the 82-km, high-speed Delhi-Meerut Regional
Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.
 World Bank and the government of Himachal Pradesh signed $82 million loan for the
implementation of Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project.
 World Physical Therapy Day is observed on 8 September every year.
 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending the meeting of Council of Foreign
Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Moscow on September
9-10.
 David Attenborough, a renowned author, and natural historian was conferred with Indira
Gandhi Peace Prize by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
 Bank of India, on the occasion of its 115th Foundation Day, has launched an international
contactless debit card , 'Signature Visa Debit Card'.
 Shri R. Masakui has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Jamaica.
 The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has named Manisha Kapoor as its new
Secretary-General.
 The Education Ministers Meeting will take place as part of the Sherpa Track for the G20
Leaders Summit 2020, which is to be hosted by Saudi Arabia at the end of 2020.
 Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu has released “The State of Young Child in India”
report.
 Oscar-winning Czech film director, Jiri Menzel passed away.
 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed on 10 September every year to raise
awareness to prevent the cases of suicide.
 International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September.
 Kerala, with 96.2% literacy, has once again emerged as the most literate state in India,
while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4%, showed a report based
on National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.
 The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has elected Anil Jain as its new president, while Anil
Dhupar was chosen as its secretary-general.
 Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in 9 states
(Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand &
Karnataka) by virtual mode.
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 Andhra Pradesh government has launched two nutrition schemes ‘YSR Sampoorna
Poshana’ and ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus’ to provide nutritious food to pregnant
women, lactating mothers and children in the state.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App on September 10, 2020 for farmers in Bihar.
 Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated Organic India Pvt Ltd's
plant at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh that has been set up at a cost of Rs 55 crore.
 Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has inaugurated a flyover named after Hindutva ideologue
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Karnataka Bengaluru.
 Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has launched Educational WhatsApp Chatbot
'Apka Mitra' & Online Admission Platform for UnderGraduate (UG) courses.
 Patriot Day (9/11 Day) is an annually observed on September 11 to remember those who
were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
 As per the EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0, Bank of Baroda has topped the EASE Banking
Reforms Index 2.0.
 President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed the actor & Padma Shri award recipient Paresh
Rawal as the new chairman of National School of Drama.
 Playerzpot, the fantasy sports gaming platforms, has appointed Smriti Mandhana and
Bhuvneshwar Kumar as its brand ambassadors.
 The Indian arm of Fitch Ratings, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has projected India’s
FY21 GDP growth forecast at -11.8% as against its earlier prediction of -5.3%.
 India and Japan have signed an agreement between the two countries concerning
Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Armed Forces of India and The
Self-Defense Forces of Japan.
 State Bank of India is planning to launch a loan product, Safe and Fast Agriculture Loan
(SAFAL), primarily focussed on organic cotton growers who don't have any credit history.
 The country’s second and South India’s first 'Kisan Train' was flagged off from Anantapur in
Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar Railway Station in Delhi.
 Karnataka Chief Minister B.S Yediyurappa inaugurated the Country’s First Integrated air
ambulance service in Bengaluru.
 Mahindra Insurance Brokers (MIBL) has launched a digital insurance portal called PayBima
that will help customers directly buy insurance policies online.
 India, Israel and the United States have begun collaboration in developmental area, and in
next generation of emerging technologies, including a transparent, open, reliable and secure
5G communication network.
 National Day of Encouragement is observed annually on 12th September.
 Indian Police Officer, Poonam Khatri has claimed World Championship status after her silver
medal at the Wushu World Championship last year has been upgraded to a Gold medal.
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 The World Health Organisation’s independent panel for pandemic preparedness and
response appointed former health secretary Preeti Sudan as one of its 11 panellists from
across the world.
 Government has constituted a three member expert committee, chaired by former CAG
Rajiv Mehrishi, to measure the impact on the national economy and financial stability of
waiving of interest and COVID-19 related moratorium.
 Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya virtually launched the Society for
Affordable Redressal of Disputes (SAROD)-Ports in New Delhi.
 The Department of Posts has launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure
universal coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country.
 PM Modi has participated in ‘Grih Pravesham’ and inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) in the state of Madhya Pradesh, on 12th
September, via video conferencing.
 Reliance Industries has become the first Indian company to surpass $200 billion in market
capitalisation.
 India has been ranked 105th on the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020, falling 26 spots
from 79th position in last year’s rankings.Hong Kong and Singapore once again topped the
index.
 Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka will now be known as 'Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji
Railway Station.
 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0' has been launched by ministry of
State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C), Shri Hardeep Singh Puri.
 Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL) has projected India’s GDP rate
at -9% for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21).
 ICICI Bank has launched a new product named 'iStartup 2.0' to aid Startups with its Current
Account facility.
 Mastercard has launched a digital currency testing platform aimed at helping central banks
test their digital currencies.
 Ali Khan has become the first American cricketer to sign up for an IPL team. He will play for
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
 The World First Aid Day 2020 is being observed (second Saturday of September every year)
on 12 September.
 International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed globally on 12th September
every year.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three projects, including Durgapur-Banka section
of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified
Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plants of the petroleum sector in Bihar to the nation.
 Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund won the US Open women's doubles title in their first
tournament together, beating the third-seeded duo of Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar 6-4, 6-4.
 An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has
been named after the late American-Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born
woman to enter space.
 Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has launched 'GARIMA', a new Scheme to ensure
Safety and Dignity of Core Sanitation Workers of the State.
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 The 13th edition of Aero India-21 is scheduled to be held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru, Karnataka from 3 to 07 February 2021.l
 UNICEF India has appointed Ayushmann Khurrana as celebrity advocate to support the
organisation's work to end violence against children in India.
 Meghalaya government has launched India’s Biggest 'Piggery Mission' with an outlay of Rs
209 Crores.
 Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away.
 Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September.

 Austria’s Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev to win the men’s singles title at the
2020 US Open tournament.
 Lewis Hamilton won a hectic Tuscan Grand Prix to clinch his 90th Formula One win and
move one behind Michael Schumacher's record.
 Subhash Kamath has been elected as the chairman of the board of governors of the
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
 India and the United States held a bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting at the official level
on 11 September 2020 in virtual mode.
 ADB & Suguna Foods Private Limited have signed $15 Million Deal to Sustain Rural
Livelihoods in India During Pandemic.
 Citigroup has named Jane Fraser as its next chief executive officer.
 Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won US Open Tennis Tournament 2020.
 Engineer's Day is celebrated in India on 15 September every year to mark the tribute to the
Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
 International Day of Democracy is observed on 15 September every year.
 CARE Ratings (Indian rating agency) has projected the GDP of India to contract in the range
8 to 8.2% for 2020-21 (FY21).
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated seven urban infrastructure
transformation projects in Bihar. Among the seven projects, six are under the Atal Mission
for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme, while one is under the
Namami Gange Mission.
 Senior bureaucrat Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank.
 The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-
elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
 BJP has launched a week-long campaign namely Seva Saptah to mark the 70th birthday of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi which falls on 17th this month.
 Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan participated in the 27th ASEAN
regional forum.
 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became the second Indian company after Reliance
Industries to attain a market valuation of over 9 lakh crore.
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 The Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilisers, has started its methanol plant at Trombay unit in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of
Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), beating China in a hotly-
contested election.
 Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to become the country’s next Prime
Minister.
 The United Nations’ International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated
on the 16th September every year.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved
establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.
 Sameer Kumar Khare has been elected as new Executive Director of Asian Development
Bank (ADB).
 Interior designer, Gauri Khan has authored her first book titled “My Life In Design”, which
will be published by Penguin Random House India in 2021.
 Aditya Puri MD of HDFC Bank has been conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by
Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020.
 TikTok’s Chinese owner has chosen Oracle as the technology partner of the app for its
operations in the US.
 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched 'My Family My

Responsibility' campaign in Mumbai for spreading more awareness about coronavirus.
 Bangladesh Commerce Ministry of has given special permission for traders to export Hilsa
fish to India on a limited scale in view of the forthcoming Durga Puja.
 Maharashtra government has accorded ambulance status to the vehicles carrying medical
oxygen for one year.
 Rajasthan government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to develop its micro, small and medium
enterprises (MSMEs) ecosystem.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Takeo Konishi as its new Country
Director for India.
 The World Patient Safety Day 2020 is being observed on 17 September this year under the
theme 'Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety.
 Yoshihide Suga has been sworn in as new Prime minister of Japan.l
 SBI General Insurance and YES Bank have signed a corporate agency agreement for the
distribution of the general insurer’s retail products to customers of the private sector lender.
 Amazon.com Inc has signed up Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for its Alexa voice
assistant.
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 The 10th Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group Meeting was held virtually
by the Indian and U.S. Defense Delegations.
 Titan and SBI have launched a range of new watches with contactless payment functionality.
 9stackspoker, one of India's leading online platform for poker, has roped in star cricketer
Suresh Raina as its brand ambassador.
 Former Maharashtra cricketer, Sadashiv Patil passed away.
 Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of digital financial service platform Paytm, has elected
the Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador.
 Social activist and Arya Samaj leader, Swami Agnivesh has passed away.l
 Mali’s former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22
years, has died at age 83.
 The Thomas and Uber Cup in Denmark was postponed to next year by the Badminton World
Federation following a wave of withdrawals by top teams due to the raging COVID-19
pandemic.
 India has been ranked at 116th position in World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index
 The Union Government has allocated more than Rs. 818 crores to promote online learning
in order to alleviate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on education.
 World Bamboo Day is observed globally on 18 September every year.

 International Equal Pay Day is being celebrated for the first time ever on 18 September,
2020.
 Rome's Fiumicino Airport has become the first airport in the world to earn 'the COVID-19 5-
Star Airport Rating' from Skytrax, an international airport industry ratings body.
 M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated 4th Global Ayurveda Summit virtually with the theme of
'Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic'.
 Indian Navy has developed Mumbai’s largest Miyawaki urban forest.
 The Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 countries was held through video
conferencing under the Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 Karnataka CM, B.S. Yediyurappa has launched the 'Arthika Spandana' programme of
disbursing loans to the tune of Rs 39,300 crores through various cooperative institutions.
 Volvo Car India has introduced Volvo Car Financial Services in collaboration with HDFC Bank
to enable buyers to receive easy finance for a Volvo car of their choice.
 Maharashtra government decided to launch a new scheme named as ‘Late Balasaheb
Thackeray Road Accident Insurance Scheme’ to provide financial and medical help, at the
government cost, to road accident victims.
 IDFC Mutual Fund has started a new campaign called SIFI or `SIP in Fixed Income' to make
investors more aware about the benefits of investing in fixed income products via
Systematic Investment Plans.
 Arundhati Roy's new book titled 'AZADI Freedom. Fascism. Fiction' and is published by
Penguin Books Limited.
 Canara Bank, a pioneer in technological advancement, has introduced a lead management
system (LMS) named as i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0).
 Amitabha Ghosh, who served as RBI governor for 21 days, passed away at the age of 90.
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 ICICI Home Finance has launched a new loan scheme ‘Apna Ghar Dreamz’, with credit
amount in the range of Rs 2 lakh to 50 lakh, for skilled workers employed in the informal
sector in Delhi.
 International Talk Like a Pirate Day is celebrated on 19 September annually.

 Chef Vikas Khanna has been chosen to be honoured with the prestigious Asia Game Changer
Award 2020.
 Gujarat government has launched a scheme named Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana
(MMUY) that will provide interest-free loans to women’s groups in the state.
 Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of Food
Processing Industries Ministry.
 Udit Singhal, an 18-year old Indian boy has been named by the United Nations in the list of
2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals.
 10th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives on National Security was held virtually.
 Margaret Atwood (Canada) is the winner of the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize's lifetime
achievement award.
 Veteran Tamil Director Babu Sivan passed away.
 International Coastal Cleanup Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of September.This

year it is celebrated on September 19, 2020.
 Bandhan Bank has set up a new vertical called Emerging Entrepreneurs Business (EEB) to
support the emerging needs of the unbanked and underbanked segment of customers.
 On the eve of International Coastal Clean-Up Day, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar
has said that eight beaches of the country have been recommended for the coveted ‘Blue
Flag’ international eco-label.
 PM Narendra Modi has dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu (mega bridge) to the
nation through video-conference. He also inaugurated 12 rail projects related to passenger
facilities to benefit the people of Bihar.
 Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated India's first General Aviation
Terminal at Delhi airport.
 The Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has launched a special gold loan scheme titled
‘Vikas Laghu Suvarna’ with a reduced interest rate of 7.25 percent.
 Government of India has formed a expert committe under NCSC (National Cyber Security
Coordinator) Rajesh Pant to probe reports of snooping by Chinese firm.
 International Day of Peace (UN) is observed on 21 September around the world.

 World Alzheimer's Day is observed on 21 September every year.
 Retd. Colonel Dr. Girija Shanker Mungali has been appointed a member of the Asian
Football Confederation's task force.
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 Rajasthan Royals have named Australian legendary cricketer Shane Warne as the brand
ambassador for the second year in a row.
 Government of India has launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in 272 most affected
districts.
 India's premier defence research institute DRDO has set up eight advanced technology
centres to carry out research on futuristic military applications.
 Niti Aayog and the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) have joined hands for training,
mentoring and capacity building of government officials as well as public policy scholars.
 Indian Railways is observing 'Swachhta Pakhwara' from 16th to 30th September 2020.
 Anil Dhasmana has been appointed as the chief of the National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO).
 Former PM, H D Deve Gowda took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka.
 Former US President, Barack Obama has announced his first presidential memoir titled 'A
Promised Land.
 World Rose Day is observed on September 22 every year. The day aims to spread a message
to all cancer patients that they can fight the disease with strong willpower and spirit.
 Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha launched the
National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS).
 Novak Djokovic has defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman, 7-6, 5-3, to win 2020 Men’s
Single Italian Open title.
 PM Modi has launched 'Ghar Tak Fibre' scheme in Bihar.
 Simona Halep defeated champion Karolina Pliskova, 6-0, 2-1, to win her first Italian Open
title.
 Renowned Assam music composer, Bibhuranjan Choudhury passed away.
 International Day of Sign Languages is observed annually on September 23, along with the
celebrations of International Week of the Deaf.
 World Rhino Day is observed on September 22 every year to raise awareness and build a
safe natural habitat for this incredible species.
 India and the Maldives have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21
September 2020 to boost trade between the two countries.
 Ministry of AYUSH has partnered with Ministry of Women and Child Development to control
Malnutrition, as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan.
 The Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh has unveiled the Logo and song for festival
'Destination North East-2020' (The Emerging Delightful Destinations) through a video
conference.
 Former Mali defence minister and retired colonel Bah Ndaw has been named as the interim
president of the Republic of Mali.
 SEBI has formed a technical committee on social stock exchange under the chairmanship of
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala.
 A new book titled 'Voices of Dissent' authored by Historian Romila Thapar will be jointly
published by Penguin Random House India and Seagull Books.
 Tamil Nadu became the first state in the country to come out with policies on Artificial
Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity policies.
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 The Indian Army has organized Shikara race in Srinagar’s world-famous Dal Lake to promote
tourism in the newly formed Union Territory. Around 15 Shikaras participated in the
competition.
 World Maritime Day is observed on September 24 every year.The theme for this year is
'Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet'.
 Government has appointed Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director,
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.
 Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in Eastern
Indian Ocean Region.
 Star chef Vikas Khanna has authored a book titled 'Kitchens of Gratitude'.
 Ashleigh Barty, who is the top-ranked WTA player in the world, and a former professional
cricket player, has won Brookwater Golf Club women’s championship.
 Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh will be the first woman pilot to fly Rafale aircraft.
 Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi passed away due to COVID-19.
 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan chaired ‘Aarogya
Manthan’ 2.0, celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan
Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
 Renowned Marathi, Hindi films and stage actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar passed away.l
 The successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target was conducted
by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO from the Interim Test Range,
Balasore in Odisha
 World Pharmacist Day is observed globally on 25th September every year.l

 Indian government has decided to observe September 25 as 'Antyodaya Diwas' every year
to mark the birth anniversary of erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh and BJP icon Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyaya.
 The Reserve Bank came out with a five-pillared strategic approach 'GUARD' to deal with
cybersecurity threats being faced by Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs).
 The legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away.
 Former Australia cricketer Dean Jones passed away in Mumbai at the age of 59 due to a
heart attack.
 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has predicted that the
GDP of India will contract by 5.9% in the year 2020.
 Teenager Khushi Chindaliya from Surat, Gujarat, was recently appointed as the Regional
Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Tunza Eco-
Generation (TEG).
 The Central Pollution Control Board celebrated its 46th Foundation Day.l
 RBI has appointed former Union Bank of India general manager AK Dixit as the new
administrator of crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank.
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 Railways has planned for 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023.
 Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India has accorded high priority for ending
tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.
 World Environmental Health Day is observed globally on 26th September every year.
 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed on 26th
September every year.
 According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India has been ranked at the 89th spot
among 181 Countries.
 Ceat Tyres, the tyre manufacturer, has signed Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its brand
ambassador for two years.
 Kerala has won a United Nations award for its 'outstanding contribution' towards the non-
communicable diseases-related sustainable development.
 The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has launched a unified portal called ‘U-
Rise’.
 Veteran Atomic Scientist and Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission(AEC), Sekhar
Basu passed away due to COVID-19.
 India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface
Prithvi-II missile.
 Indian Railways has signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur for setting up Center for Railway
Research and expediting research and development for Railways.
 Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) has announced the appointment of cricketer
Yuvraj Singh as its brand ambassador.
 World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September every year.

 Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya” has completed three years since
its inception.
 President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed Mohamed Hussein
Roble as the new Prime Minister of Somalia.
 The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal has launched the 'Mukhyamantrir
Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana' of the state transport department.
 Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has announced the appointment of Rajat Sud as its
managing director from immediate effect.
 The United Kingdom and the United Nations are going to co-organise a global climate
summit on December 12, 2020, to mark the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris
Climate Agreement in 2015.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the 75th United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) session on Saturday (September 26) at around 6:30 pm.
 IIT Madras researchers have successfully developed ‘MOUSHIK’, an indigenously-made
microprocessor for the Internet of things (IoT) devices.
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 World Rabies Day is observed on 28 September every year.
 International Day For Universal Access To Information (IDUAI) 2020 is observed on 28
September every year.
 Indian government has unveiled the first look of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
train that can attain a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut
corridor.
 The Asian Development Bank has approved a 300 million dollar (approx Rs 2,200 crore)
loan to finance inclusive water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services in secondary
towns of Rajasthan.
 India's Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed Sunil Sethi, a leading
personality in the fashion industry, as its advisor for 12 months.
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed former left-arm spinner
Neetu David as the head of the new All-India Women's Selection Committee.
 RBI has roped in Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the customer awareness
campaign to prevent gullible account holders from being duped by fraudsters.
 Amazon to host virtual 'Handicrafts Mela' from September 26-October 10, to support
weavers, artisans in India.
 Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh passed away at the age of 82.l
 UK telecom major Vodafone Group Plc has won an international arbitration against India
over retrospective tax demand of Rs 20,000 crore.
 World Heart Day is observed annually on 29 September

 The World Bank has approved a 200 million dollar loan for Bangladesh to improve access
to safe water and sanitation services in the rural areas of the country.
 Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has inaugurated the 'Destination North East-2020'
festival with the theme of 'The Emerging Delightful Destinations'.
 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has won the Russian Grand Prix.
 A rat called Magawa, who is an African Giant Pouched Rat and is just under eight years old,
was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for his “life-saving” work in Cambodia.
 RBI has announced that it will launch “Positive Pay System” for Cheque Truncation System
from 01st January, 2021.
 The fourth edition of biennial Japan-India Maritime bilateral Exercise (JIMEX) kicked off in
the northern Arabia Sea.
 Indian government held a webinar with officials of the Cambodian Army to boost defence
cooperation.The theme of the webinar was 'Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for
Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo'
 International Translation Day is observed on 30 September every year.

 World Rivers Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of September. In 2020, it falls on 27
September.
 ICMR scientists have flagged the presence of another Chinese virus called `Cat Que Virus`,
which has a 'potential' to cause disease in India, even as it grapples with the Covid
pandemic.
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 Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw has named former Malian Foreign Minister Moctar
Ouane as prime minister.
 Government has appointed PD Vaghela, currently the Secretary of the Department of
Pharmaceuticals, as the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
 Telangana CM, K Chandrasekhar Rao will launch a web portal named “Dharani” for
integrated land record management on the festive occasion of Dussehra.
 Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been appointed chairman of the governing council of the Film
and Television Institute of India (FTII).
 Assam’s first and only woman chief minister Syeda Anwara Taimur passed away.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a book named as 'A bouquet of flowers', written
by Dr Krishna Saksena- the first lady to get PhD, way back in 1955 from Lucknow in Uttar
Pradesh.
 Actor Sonu Sood, who is often dubbed as the 'messiah of migrants' for his philanthropic
work during the coronavirus induced lockdown, has been conferred with the prestigious
SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP).
August : One-liners: Current Affairs:
 National Mountain Climbing Day is observed on 1st August every year.
 The 6th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting was held under the presidency of Russia.
 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been awarded SKOCH Gold Award for its “Empowerment of
Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes” project.
 Hamed Bakayoko has been named as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast.
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 Reliance Power and Japanese energy major JERA have inked a pact with a group of banks for
full financing, totalling $642 million (approx Rs 4,798 crore), for their new gas-fired thermal
power generation project in Bangladesh.
 Digital wallet company, MobiKwik has launched 'mpay.me', a UPI link service that allows
users to send and receive money from any UPI payment app.
 Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Urjit Patel has been appointed as an
additional and independent director of the Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd for the
period of five years.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in association with TransUnion CIBIL
has launched 'MSMESaksham', a comprehensive financial education and knowledge
platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
 NASA has launched “Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission” with United Launch Alliance
(ULA) Atlas V rocket to the Red Planet “Mars”.
 Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh Passed Away.
 Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui passed away.
 National Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August and in 2020 it falls on 2
August.
 Muslim Women's Rights Day is observed in India on 1 August 2020, is observed to mark the
first anniversary of the law against instant triple talaq.
 Union Minister Piyush Goyal has inaugurated the National Digital Conference on ‘Easing
Doing Business for Atmanirbhar Bharat’ was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) in partnership with the Department for Promotion of Investment and Internal Trade
(DPIIT).
 Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a special two-month campaign with offers and
discounts across its suite of products, including for loans, savings accounts, current
accounts, corporate salary accounts as well as curated deals on Kotak debit cards, credit
cards and digital payments.
 Financial technology solution provider Craft Silicon has announced a strategic association
with online payment solutions provider PayU to innovate and accelerate digital loan
repayment solutions for Small Finance Banks, Micro-Lending institutions and NBFCs.
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 India’s largest digital marketplace Paisabazaar.com has launched Paisabazaar stack, that will
make loan disbursals and credit card issuance completely digital.
 Kerala government has planned to provide tap connections to every rural household by
2023.
 World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated annually in the first week of August (from 1st of
August to 7th of August) around 120 countries in the World.The theme for the year 2020 is,
“Support Breast feeding for a healthier planet”.
 India and Israel have collaborated to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30
seconds.
 India and the UK will be enhancing their science and research collaboration with five new
projects worth 8 million pounds to tackle anti-microbial resistance.
 Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises has approved a programme for the benefit
of artisans involved in manufacturing of agarbatti and to develop village industry under the
'Gramodyog Vikas Yojana'.
 Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the upstream
carriageway of Mahatma Gandhi bridge over river Ganga in Bihar.
 A booklet on ‘Best Practices in Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme

(DILRMP)’, released by Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra
Singh Tomar.
 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first country in the Arab world to produce
nuclear energy.
 German footballer Benedikt Howedes retired from football.
 The famous writer and documentary Filmmaker Sa. Kandasamy passed away at the age 81.
 Madhya Pradesh government launched a public awareness campaign “Ek Mask-Anek

Zindagi” from August 1-15.
 U.S. Coast Guard Day is celebrated on 4 August every year.
 World Sanskrit Day, (also known as Sanskrit Diwas), is celebrated every year on
Shraavanapoornima. In 2020, this day is being observed on 3 August 2020.
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 Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’, aimed at creating
awareness among the public on Cybercrimes across the State.
 The Government of Rajasthan approved the 5% reservations to the More Backward Classes
(MBC) in the state judicial service.
 Dr. Rajesh Kumar has been appointed as the next Chief Secretary of the state of Manipur.
 Former Guyanese housing minister, Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been named as the President
of Guyana.
 The Indian Premier League (IPL), the richest cricket tournament in the world, will be held in
the UAE from September 19 to November 10.
 Sanjay Dhotre, Union Minister for Electronics, Communication, and IT, on Sunday
inaugurated ‘Bharat Air Fibre Services’, a radio-based last mile telecom connectivity solution
for Akola and Washim districts in Maharashtra.
 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched ‘Vidyarthi
Vigyan Manthan, 2020-21’.
 India has withdrawn from the women's world team Squash championship scheduled in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15th to 20th December.
 Minister of Technical Education of Uttar Pradesh, Kamala Rani Varun had passed away due
to the infection of COVID-19.
 Former Andhra Pradesh(AP) Minister Pydikondala(P) Manikyala Rao passed away at the age
59 due to COVID-19.
 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released a book titled, “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata”
authored by Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary.
 Canara bank has tied up with three insurance companies namely, New India Assurance
Company Ltd, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd and HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Co
Ltd to offer individual short-term Corona Kavach policy to cover their COVID-19 related
health expenses.
 The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has approved SashidharJagdishan as the next Managing
Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of HDFC Bank for a period of 3 years.
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 A unique COVID prevention kiosk named “UV Baggage Bath” was inaugurated at Bengaluru
Railway Station with an aim to fight the pandemic.
 Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor and Veteran Bureaucrat Ramachandra Dattatraya

Pradhan passed away at the age of 92.
 Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNHDD) has launched E-
Gyan Mitra mobile app for online education.
 The Central Railway's Mumbai division has built a health assistant robot, known as
'Rakshak', that can measure a person's temperature, pulse and oxygen level and dispense
sanitiser automatically.
 IIT Madras’ Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) and Helyxon, a healthcare
startup in IIT Madras jointly developed a first of its kind remote patient monitoring device
for COVID-19.
 The founder of SS Motivation, Sunil ydv SS was honoured with “Karamveer Chakra Award”
by Global Fellowship Award instituted by United Nations and International Confederation of
NGO (iCONGO) at the ReX ConcLIVE hosted in IIT Delhi.
 Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of the National School of Drama (NSD), passed away.
 Ashwini Kumar Tewari has assumed as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of SBI Cards & Payment Services (SBI Card).
 Hiroshima Day is observed on 6 August every year.
 The Chief Minister of Haryana State Shri Manohar Lal Khattar has launched Parivar Pehchan
Patras (PPP).
 The book ‘Swachh Bharat Kranti’ was officially launched by the Union Minister of Textiles
and Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Irani and Union Minister of Jal Shakti,
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi.
 The book, titled 'Vishesh: Code To Win', has been written by sportswoman-turned-author
Nirupama Yadav and published by the publishing house Bluerose.
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 Private sector lender Axis Bank has launched an Automated Voice Assistant ‘AXAA’.
 Former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips has
been sworn in as Prime Minister of Guyana.
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a two-day international webinar on the theme
of 'Lokmanya Tilak - Swaraj to Self-reliant India' organized by the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations on the 100th death anniversary of the great freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal
Gangadhar Tilak.
 According to research published in the Nature Climate Change journal, Polar Bears in Arctic
will become extinct by 2100.
 The Supreme Court (SC) has made it mandatory for all municipal corporations and state
pollution control boards to use the ‘COVID19BWM App’ to track biomedical waste on a daily
basis.
 Bharti Airtel announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services
(AWS) to offer cloud solutions to small and medium enterprises (SME) as well as large
businesses in India.
 Spain’s World Cup-winning Captain and Goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement.
 Senior Congressman and former Maharashtra Chief Minister(CM) Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
passed away at the age of 88.
 The 6th National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7, 2020 across the country.
 Ajay Tyagi has been given an 18-month extension as SEBI(Securities and Exchange Board of
India) Chairman.
 The Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu has resigned from his
post.
 Manoj Sinha appointed as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
 The book, titled “RAW: A History of India”s Covert Operations” has authored by
investigative journalist and author Yatish Yadav.
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 Win Trade Fantasy (WTF) Sports, one of India’s biggest fantasy sports gaming platform has
appointed cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur and Suresh Raina as its brand ambassadors.
 Indian Railways has launched an Overhead Equipment (OHE) Inspection app which will help
in minimizing the train delays and long waits due to technical snags.
 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a social security scheme for tendu
leaves collectors in the state, which will benefit over 12 lakh families, mostly tribals and
forest dwellers engaged in its collection.
 Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor Ram Pradhan passed away.
 National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with

India Meteorological Department has organised a webinar series on “Hydro-Meteorological
Hazards Risk Reduction”.
 Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has laid the foundation stone of Indian
Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh.
 India has extended the Line of Credit (LoC) worth US $18 million to the Government of
Maldives for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company
(MIFCO).
 The Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has chaired the first General Council Meeting of the Khelo
India Scheme.
 Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated the state-of-the art Thenzawl
Golf Resort project in Mizoram implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
 Uttarakhand is going to develop India’s first Snow Leopard Conservation Centre in the
forests of Uttarkashi district.
 Indian Railways has run country's first Kisan Special Parcel Train between Maharashtra's
Devlali and Bihar's Danapur on 7 August.
 Quit India Movement Day is observed on 8 August every year.
 National Happiness Happens Day is celebrated on 8th August.
 Educationist Professor, Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the chairman of the Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC).
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 Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a USD 250-million (about Rs 1,870
crore) line of credit (LOC) to Mozambique for improving power supply quality in the country.
 Former J&K Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu took oath as the new Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) of India on August 8, 2020.He is the 14th CAG of India.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a dollar 200 million financing deal with the
Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718 megawatt
combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh.
 PNB Housing Finance Limited has appointed Hardayal Prasad as its new Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer.
 Airtel Payments Bank has entered into a partnership with Bharti AXA General Insurance to
offer shop insurance for its retailers and merchants.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has acquired 23% Stake (1098 crore shares) of YES
Bank by purchasing from the open market.
 Veteran CPM leader and former West Bengal Transport Minister Shyamal Chakraborty
passed away at 76.
 'Amazing Ayodhya' A book by Neena Rai promises to shed light on the history of Ayodhya.
 The famous fiction writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Shirley Ann Grau passed away.
 The writer and activist Sadia Dehlvi passed away at the age of 63.
 Maharashtra has become the first Indian state to collaborate with Google India in the state-
wide deployment of its Google for Education technology.
 Renowned TV actor, Sameer Sharma passed away.
 The Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a new version of the India Water Resources
Information System (India-WRIS) with new functionalities and features.
 The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples or World Tribal Day is observed
on 9 August every Year.
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 Nagasaki Day is observed on 9th August every year.The United States on 9 August, 1945
dropped a second bomb on Japan at Nagasaki and the bomb is also known as ‘Fat Man’.
 The ICC announced that India will host the T20 World Cup as planned in 2021, while
Australia will now host the tournament in 2022.
 Delhi government has launched the 'Electric Vehicle Policy' for the national capital under
which will waive registration fee, road tax, and provide an incentive of up to 5 lakh for new
cars.
 IPS officer of Odisha cadre, P.S. Ranipse has been appointed as Inspector General of the
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
 India is going to participate in the multilateral military ‘Russian Kavakaz 2020’ strategic
command exercise to be organized in Astrakhan, Russia.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an expert committee under veteran banker K V
Kamath to suggest financial parameters for resolution of coronavirus-related stressed
assets.
 In an effort to boost the ‘self-reliance’ (Aatm Nirbhar Bharat) initiative, India now puts a ban
on importing 101 items of military equipment.
 Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the country's prime
minister for the fourth time.
 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and IIT Delhi have signed an MoU to set up a
Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways in IIT Delhi.
 Flipkart has signed an MoU with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar
Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers and craftsmen into mainstream business.
 IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Imperial College London (UK), have developed a tailored
‘meta-grid’ of nanoparticles that could make light-emitting diodes (LEDs) brighter, energy-
efficient and durable.
 The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium, has
developed a first-of-its-kind web portal named ‘AIR SUVIDHA’, a portal where passengers
can fill the form and even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine.
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 IIT Kharagpur researchers have been awarded with the Gandhian Young Technological
Innovation (GYTI) Awards 2020 for their work in the area of energy efficiency.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra in New Delhi.
 The former Member of Parliament (MP) & Senior Congress Leader, Nandi Yellaiah had
passed away due to COVID – 19.
 World Biofuel Day celebrated on 10th August every year.
 The government of Bangladesh has decided to construct a monument for the Indian soldiers
who died in 1971 during the country's struggle for independence from Pakistan.
 Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar has launched National Portal 'SURAKHSYA' on

Human Elephant conflict.
 The former defence minister and retired army general, Walter Roger Martos Ruiz becomes
new Prime Minister of Peru.
 The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a loyalty platform named
‘nth Rewards’.Here nth represents 'infinite possibilities'.
 Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania.
 Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the Boston Group to set up an IT
company in Visakhapatnam.
 Financial services platform Capital India Finance Limited (CIFL) has announced the
appointment of an industry veteran and former chief of NABARD, Dr Harsh Kumar
Bhanwala, as its Executive Chairman.
 The Red Bull racer, Max Verstappen has won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
 A 'state of environmental emergency' has been declared by the island nation of Mauritius.
 Former Kerala leg-spinner KN Ananthapadmanabhan has been promoted to the

International Cricket Council's (ICC) international panel of umpires.
 The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has decided to open the first of its kind
training and production centre of silk in Arunachal Pradesh.
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 Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ participated in a webinar
titled ‘Atma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh – Health and Education’ in New Delhi.
 Former India defender and Mohun Bagan captain Manitombi Singh passed away.
 Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has released 'Corona Kavithakal', a collection of

poems, written by Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai during the lockdown.
 Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announced the launch of “Indira Van Mitan Yojana” to
Support Forest Dwellers on the eve of International Day of World Indigenous People.
 International Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August.
 World Lion Day is observed across the world on August 10 every year.
 Andhra Pradesh government has launched YSR Cheyutha Scheme to benefit rural economy.
 Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched ICAR's data recovery centre -
Krishi Megh.
 Mumbai has become the first city in India to have women symbols on traffic signals and
signage.
 Saudi Arabia has ended its loan and oil supply to Pakistan, ending the decades-long
friendship between the two countries.
 PK Muthusami, a noted Tamil Film lyricist passed away.
 Russia has prefered to conduct 1st Meeting of Russia-India-China (RIC) Defence Ministers in
Moscow, Russia.
 The Kerala-based South Indian Bank has obtained in-principle approval from the RBI to set
up a wholly owned non- financial subsidiary.
 Nitin Sethi and Shiv Sahay Singh have been declared winners of the Asian College of
Journalism’s award for investigative journalism and the K P Narayana Kumar Memorial
Award for social impact journalism respectively.
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 Paytm has launched India’s 1st Pocket Android POS (Point of Sale) Device, ‘Paytm All-in-
One Portable Android Smart POS’ for contactless ordering and payments in India.
 Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori, who tested positive for coronavirus, passed away
 Himachal Pradesh government has received Investment Clearance from the Union
government for six multipurpose and flood control projects involving expenditure of Rs
7,9269 crore.
 World Organ Donation Day is observed on 13 August to spread awareness about the
importance of organ donation.
 International Left handers Day is observed on 13 August.
 World Elephant Day is observed on 12 August.
 Indian government has extended an assistance of USD 1 million to Antigua and Barbuda to
combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
 Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has launched Swachh Bharat Mission, SBM
Academy in New Delhi, as part of the ongoing week-long behaviour change campaign
Gandagi Mukt Bharat.
 Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the e-version of the e book ‘Connecting,
Speaking, Altering’.The e book talks in regards to the Vice President of India Venkiah Naidu’s
three years in workplace.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest'

platform.The platform includes three major reforms- faceless assessment, faceless appeal
and taxpayers' charter.
 Reliance Foundation has partnered with US Agency for International Development (USAID)
to launch the W-GDP Women Connect Challenge across India.
 The Centre has set up an expert committee namely “National Expert Group on Vaccine
Administration”, headed by NITI Aayog member VK Paul, to consider the logistics and
ethical aspects of procuring and administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
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 Indian Railways has observed “Cleanliness Week” from 10th August in order to mark the
Independence Day.
 RBI has announced to introduce a mechanism of 'Positive Pay' feature for all cheques of
value Rs 50,000 and above.This feature helps to avert cheque frauds.
 Pramod Bhasin has been appointed as a new Chairman of Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
 LIC has announced a special scheme to revive lapsed policies named ‘Special Revival
Campaign’.
 Soma Mondal has been chosen by the Public Enterprises Selection Board as the next
chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been named the highest-paid male actor for a second year
in a row, according to wealth magazine Forbes.Indian actor Akshay Kumar was the only
Bollywood star in the top He came in sixth place with earnings of $45 million.
 Manipur observed Patriots' Day on August 13 to commemorate the 1891 Anglo-Manipuri

war during which many Manipuris sacrificed their lives to safeguard the independence of the
State.
 Assam State Government launched 'Orunodoi' scheme for womens financial

empowerment.scheme will provide Rs.830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families
 NITI Ayog has launched the online performance dashboard named as ‘Empowering Tribals,
Transforming India’, developed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
 On the occasion of International Youth Day, West Bengal Govt Launched ‘Karma Sathi
Prakalpa’ scheme to Provide Soft Loans, Subsidies to Youth.
 Punjab government has launched ‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’ to provide free
smartphones for more than 74 Lakh Students, On the occasion of International Youth Day
and Janmastami.
 Andhra Pradesh government has launched a 'sustainable livelihood model' scheme for
women of SC, ST, and backward communities.
 A Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) has been set up in Karnataka under the aegis
of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals,
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
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 Japan has signed its largest ever loan package worth dollar 1 billion for Bangladesh.
 Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a historic peace deal that will normalise
diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the Gulf nation.
 Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM has become the Director General Naval
Operations (DGNO).
 Israel has successfully tested its advanced missile defence system, “Arrow-2” ballistic
missile interceptor.
 Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Myndoli Banana (Moira
Banana) has obtained GI tag from the Geographical Indications Registry.
 India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day today.
 Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched its fourth in the series of five offshore patrol vessels
(OPV), re-christened as ICG Ship “Sarthak” in an impressive ceremony at Goa Shipyard
Limited.
 eBikeGO, Amritsar based e-mobility start-up appointed Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh as
its brand ambassador for a year.
 Former RBI deputy governor, Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as non-
executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBH).
 Odisha has retained its top position in implementation of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.
 The Sports Ministry is set to organise the largest country-wide run, the Fit India Freedom
Run from August 15 to October
 Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni announcement his retirement from international cricket
on August 15, 2020
 The Delhi government’s Transport Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) with Bloomberg Philanthropies to strengthen road safety in the national capital.
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Digital Health Mission on the 74th
Independence day.
 On August 14, 2020, the 74th Naga Independence Day was celebrated in the states of
Nagaland and Manipur.
 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has received proposals over 10 gigawatt (GW) of
fresh solar power Equipment.
 The Ministry of AYUSH launched a three-month campaign on 'Ayush for Immunity' through
webinar. More than 50 thousand people participated in the Webinar.
 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) have launched a Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) for Guwahati to alert local
authorities about flash floods and heavy rainfall.
 HDFC Bank has launched 'Shaurya KGC (Kisan Gold Credit) Card', a loan product for the
armed forces
 Suresh Raina also announced his retirement from International Cricket on August 15, 2020.
 Veteran malayalam poet, lyricist and drama writer Chunakkar Ramankutty passed away.
 SBI has introduced 'KCC (Kisan Credit Card) Review option' on its digital agricultural solution
platform, YONO Krishi, to enable farmers to access their KCC limit in four clicks.
 The European Union (EU) will provide humanitarian aid funding worth 65 million euros to
Bangladesh, India and Nepal to cope with the impact of severe floods in South Asia.
 Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir Airline.
 Punjab National Bank has launched a campaign named 'DIGITAL APNAYEN' to encourage
customers to use digital banking channels.
 Russia chaired the 4th Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group.
 Indian Idol Fame Shahzan Mujeeb signed as first ever National Brand Ambassador of Aligarh
Municipal Corporation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Campaign at National and International
level.
 Former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh minister, Chetan Chauhan passed away.
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 National Stock Exchange of India Investor Protection Fund Trust (NSE-IPFT) and Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have jointly developed and launched Platform
for Investor Education (PIE), an online investor education resource centre.
 The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest pier bridge across river Ijai in
Manipur
 The Union Territory of Puducherry has celebrated its 59th anniversary of the 'De-Jure' day
on 16th August.
 The National Sports Awards Committee has recommended the names of cricketer Rohit
Sharma, table tennis champion Manika Batra, Paralympian Mariappan Thangavelu and
wrestler Vinesh Phogat for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
 Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has formed a committee for economic revival of Jammu
and Kashmir.
 'Fit India Youth Club' initiative has been launched by the Union Minister of Youth and
Sports, Kiren Rijiju.
 Nagaland CM, Neiphiu Rio has launched “Yellow Chain”- a centralized e-commerce platform,
to promote local business and entrepreneurship in the State.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the 'One Sun, One World, One Grid'
(OSOWOG) initiative. its ambitious plan of trans-national electricity grid, for supplying solar
power across the globe.
 The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minsiter Jai Ram Thakur announced that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will inaugurate “Atal Tunnel” by the end of September 2020.
 The Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020.
 India is 1st in the number of organic farmers and 9th in terms of area under organic
farming with 640 Million Euros of organic exports in 2018-19.Sikkim became the first State
in the world to become fully organic and other States including Tripura and Uttarakhand
have set similar targets.
 World Photography Day is observed on 19th August.
 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed globally on 19th August every year.
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 UP government has announced Electronic Manufacturing Policy 2020 in order to invite
investment of Rs. 40,000 crores in the next five years as well as to generate four lakh direct
employment in the state.
 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched Health and Nutrition Portal named 'Swasthya' and an
e-newsletter on health and nutrition named as 'ALEKH'.
 Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a student centric scheme named as

'Padhai Tuhar Para'.
 The All India Football Federation and Sports Authority of India have joined hands to launch
E-Pathshala, a web platform to recognise the creativity and develop interest in football.
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has appointed GP Garg as executive
director (ED).
 Former special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Rakesh Asthana, has been
appointed as the Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the renaming of Manduadih Railway Station in
Uttar Pradesh (UP) as ‘Banaras’.
 The 13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Trade, Economic and
Technical Cooperation was held virtually.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Ashok Lavasa as Vice-President for
Private Sector Operations and Public–Private Partnerships.
 IIT Madras has retained its top rank in the list of top innovative educational institutes in
India for the second consecutive year.
 Satya Pal Malik, Governor of Goa, has been appointed as the Meghalaya Governor,
succeeding Tathagata Roy.
 Dream11, a gaming platform, has won the title sponsorship rights for IPL 2020 for 222 crore,
outbidding Tata Sons, Byju's and Unacademy.
 DBS Bank India Ltd has appointed Prashant Joshi as Managing Director(MD) and Head of
National Distribution.
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 Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Sports eyewear
brand, Oakley for a period of two years in India.
 England Spinner Laura Alexandra Marsh announced her retirement from all forms of
Cricket.
 Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore ranked cleanest city for the fourth consecutive year.
 Sadbhavana Diwas or Communal Harmony Day is observed on 20 August every year to

commemorate the memory of our late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
 World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August every year.
 Indian Akshay Urja Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the
development of renewable energy in India.
 US Senator Kamala Harris has become the first Indian American to accept nomination for
the US Vice Presidential candidate for Democratic Party.
 Fino Payments Bank has announced the introduction of Jan BachatKhata, an Aadhaar
Authentication-based digital savings account for its customers.
 A MoU was signed between the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and the Delhi Police
for extending ayurvedic mode of preventive and promotive health services in the residential
colonies of the force.
 IIT Patna has signed an MoU with Flipkart for joint research in artificial intelligence.
 Drone based surveillance system has been introduced by the Indian Railways for Railway
security.
 Reliance Retail has acquired a majority equity stake in 'Netmeds' for approximately Rs 620
crores.
 Luis Rodolfo Abinader has been sworn in as 54th President of the Dominican Republic.
 Bharti AXA Life Insurance has entered into a bancassurance partnership with SBM Bank
India to distribute its life insurance products through the latter’s network.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 billion loan to support construction
of the modern, high-speed Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, a first of its kind in
India.
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 Filmmaker-actor Nishikant Kamat passed away at the age of 50.
 Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers.
 Lakshmi Vilas Bank has launched LVB DigiGo, a digital initiative to enable the opening of
savings account instantly.
 Muthoot Finance has tied up with Kotak Mahindra General Insurance to offer COVID-19
insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against gold loan.
 The government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1,5157 crore for setting up the National
Recruitment Agency (NRA), which will be headquartered in Delhi.
 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT (DU) has launched two products namely
'Pavitrapati (Biodegradable Face Mask)' & 'Aushada tara (Anti-microbial body suit)' to
fight against COVID-19.
 Yes Bank has launched digital ‘Loan against Securities’ scheme, a unique solution enabling
customers to mark their mutual funds digitally and avail quick and hassle-free loans.
 IIT Roorkee and Bureau of India Standards (BIS) signed a MoU for collaboration in areas of
Standardisation and Conformity Assessment based on equality and reciprocity.
 Recently, the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 has been released by SurfShark, an
online privacy solutions provider, India Ranked 57th in Digital Quality of Life 2020, Denmark
tops.
 Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched 'Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge-
Innovate Solution for #Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.
 Short film ‘Am I?’ directed by Abhijit Paul has won the first prize in an Online Short Film
Contest organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting along with National
Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
 India, Japan and Australia have begun discussions on launching a trilateral Supply Chain
Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to reduce dependency on China.
 Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue was reappointed as the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
 Keith Christopher Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago for a 2nd consecutive term.
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 Former India Footballer Bhaskar Maity passed away at 67.
 Former Cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan passed away at 89.
 World Senior Citizen’s Day is observed annually on August 21.
 Google has launched an android app called 'Kormo Jobs' for job seekers in India.
 Uttar Pradesh government has signed an agreement with the Israel’s Water Resource
Minister for the water resource management in Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.
 A game on COVID-19 titled as 'The Corona Fighters' has been launched by Union Minister of
Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and INOX Group has signed a sponsorship agreement to
support Team India for Tokyo Olympics 2021
 Rajiv Kumar, former finance secretary, appointed as new election commissioner.
 Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launched the tertiary processing centres of the
'Trifood Project' in Raigad, Maharashtra and Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.
 Wing Commander Gajanand Yadava has won the ‘Tenzing Norgey National Adventure
Award 2019' in air adventure category.
 The Union ministries of Tribal Affairs has signed a joint communication with Ministry of
Rural Development to promote sustainable livelihood opportunities.
 A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ authored by Chetan Bhagat will be released
worldwide on September 28, 2020.
 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on
23 August.
 Madhya Pradesh government has launched a unique campaign ‘Ek Sankalp – Bujurgo ke
naam’ for senior citizens.
 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched 'Harit Path', a mobile app to
monitor plantation along national highways.
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 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural gas
reserve off the Black Sea coast that will help ease the country’s dependence on imports.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $250 million loan to help the
Government of Myanmar's Covid-19 response.
 Flipkart has partnered with Nepal’s leading e-commerce firm Sastodeal to sell products from
various verticals like baby care & kids, women’s ethnic wear and sports & fitness among
others in the neighbouring country.
 IBM has announced its collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
to offer a free digital education platform focused on emerging technologies and professional
development skills.
 Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to offer government jobs on the
basis of marks obtained in the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) test.
 Ashwani Bhatia was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India
(SBI).
 HSBC India has launched a Green Deposit program for corporate clients to finance green
initiatives.
 Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has signed MOU with SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd. for
selling general insurance products through its branches.
 Assam government has launched longest river ropeway(8 Km) over Brahmaputra river.The
ropeway will connect Guwahati city to North Guwahati.
 State Bank of India (SBI) unveiled an 'online home carnival' in partnership with real-time
group negotiation e-platform AddaCorner.
 Private lender RBL Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with IT giant Accenture in a
bid to accelerate its digital transformation journey.
 Tata Capital Ltd, the financial services arm of the Tata Group launched its new service called,
‘Swift Insta Personal Loans’ on WhatsApp.
 The US-based India-centric business advocacy group announced to honour Mahindra group
Chairman Anand Mahindra and Adobe Chairman and CEO Shantanu Narayen with its 2020
Leadership Awards.
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 ICICI Lombard to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance to merge their insurance business.
 Gurgaon headquartered, Religare Health Insurance Company, subsidiary health insurance of

Religare Enterprises, has changed its name to ‘Care Health Insurance’.
 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of America has authorized the use of blood
plasma from the COVID-19 survivors.
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced that the businesses with annual turnover of
up to Rs 40 lakhs (earlier the limit was Rs 20 lakhs.) are exempted from GST.
 Team India cricketer Ishant Sharma, shooter Manu Bhaker, Shutler Satwik Sairaj
Rankireddy are among the 27 athletes who has conferred with Arjuna Award on August 29
at the National Sports Awards ceremony.
 Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation and Asian Infrastructure Investment bank (AIIB) have
signed $500 million laon for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III.
 Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has e-inaugurated 'Tribes India Showroom' in
Mumbai.
 Axis Bank has launched an initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’.
 The Bangladesh government is planning to begin the relocation of Rohingyas to the newly
built facility at Bhashan Char island after the monsoon season.
 Nuakhai Juhar is the agricultural festival is also called Nuakhai Parab or Nuakahi Bhetghat,
was celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and areas of neighbouring states.
 Asian Infrastructure Investment bank (AIIB) has approved $100 million laon to Uzbekistan
to fight COVID-19.
 The Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune has been awarded Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
2020 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
 Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to provide 100 percent tap water connections
to all the households in the state by 2023 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
 India and Uzbekistan held their first National Coordination Committee meeting where they
discussed their bilateral interests such as trade and investment and Line of Credit projects.
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 The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved proposed acquisition of C&S
Electric Ltd by Siemens Ltd.
 Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson with a score of 18-8 to win the World Snooker
Championship 2020.
 Legendary South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas and
Pune-born former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar were inducted into the International
Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
 Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26 every year.
 Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary was observed across the world on August 26, 2020.
 World Gujarati Day 2020 is celebrated on 24th August 2020.
 Axis Bank will acquire 17 per cent stake in Max Life Insurance instead of the 29 per cent
proposed earlier as per a revised deal.
 India is planning to host BRICS Games 2021 during the same time and at the same venues
as of Khelo India Games 202
 China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
 DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy was given a two-year extension as the chairman of Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
 Indian Air Force (IAF) launched the 'My IAF' mobile app, that will provide career-related
information to those who want to join the Indian Air Force.
 Australian all-rounder Cameron White has announced his retirement from all forms of
professional cricket.
 A book titled “Who painted my lust red?” has been authored by Sree Iyer.
 International Dog Day is observed annualy on 26th August.
 ‘Shagun- Gift an insurance’, a unique gift of Personal Accident Policy has been recently
launched by SBI General Insurance.
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 ICICI Bank has announced the introduction of usage of satellite data—imagery from earth
observation satellites—to assess credit worthiness of its customers belonging to the farm
sector.
 The NABARD has rolled out a dedicated debt and credit guarantee programme for small
microfinance NBFCs (Non-Banking Finance Companies).
 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched an insurance product for pet dogs.
 Hyderabad’s, Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda has bagged the first-ever Gold
Medal for India in Mental Calculations World Cup (MCWC) by Mind Sports Olympiad
(MSO).
 Leg-spinner Pravin Tambe became the first Indian cricketer to play in the Caribbean Premier
League (CPL).
 England's James Anderson became the first seam bowler to reach 600 Test wickets.
 The Agriculture Department of Jammu and Kashmir has set up an e-auction portal to
enhance trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’.
 The government has said that interest on delayed payment of goods and services tax (GST)
will be charged on net tax liability with effect from September.
 According to the data provided by Ministry of Finance to Rajya Sabha, Women of Tamil
Nadu have topped the list of women borrowers under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
(PMMY).
 Former President of the Republic of Congo, Pascal Lissouba passed away.
 Baggage Sanitization & Wrapping machine has been launched by the Ahmedabad Railway
Division at Ahmedabad Railway Station, Gujarat.
 Gujarat has topped the Niti Aayog's Export Preparedness Index 2020 followed by
Maharashtra in second place and Tamil Nadu in the third place, as per a report released by
NITI Aayog.
 The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot has launched
‘Kiran’, a toll- free helpline number for mental health rehabilitation.
 HSBC India has launched Omni Collect, a one-stop solution in India.
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 Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank, has introduced ‘Liberty Savings Account’
for the Indian Youth.
 Indian Table Tennis star, Poulomi Ghatak has announced retirement.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched 'Directorate General National Cadet Corps
(DGNCC)' Mobile Training App for NCC Training.
 Vinay Tonse has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
SBI Mutual Fund.
 The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has passed a resolution to bring the state under the ambit
of Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
 A book named 'Cricket Drona' on one of India''s most respected cricket coaches, Vasoo
Paranjape, will be released on September 2.
 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stepped down from his position due to his
worsening health condition.
 The National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics & IT has partnered with CSC
(Common Service Center) e Governance Services India Limited.
 A 29-year-old Dutch writer has become the youngest author to win the International
Booker Prize for the Literary fiction book ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.
 Arnold Spielberg was a pioneering computer engineer who co-designed the GE-225
mainframe computer, passed away at the age of 103 in Los Angeles.
 Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal has virtually launched the
'National GIS-enabled Land Bank system'.
 Delhi Government has launched the Fitness Campaign 'Healthy Body, Healthy Mind' fitness
campaign, for the students.
 National Sports Day is celebrated on 29 August every year to mark the birthday of Dhyan
Chand.
 Union Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations
(ASEAN)-India Business Council Virtual Meet.
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 Indian Railways is set to meet all it's energy needs of more than 33 billion units by 2030.
 The government of Maldives launched India backed infrastructure projects viz. Hulhumale
Central Park and renovation of the Arrival Jetty in Maldives.
 Private equity firm PAG, (formerly known as Pacific Alliance Group (PAG)) to acquire 51%
stake in Edelweiss Wealth Management for about Rs 2,200 Crore.
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched the NRI unified portal.
 HDFC Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Adobe to help improve digital
experience journey of its customers.
 Sri Lankan Opening batsman Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana announced retirement from all
forms of International Cricket.
 Ms. Sudha Painuli has been selected for National Award to Teachers 2020.
 West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler to reach the mark of 500
wickets in T20 cricket.
 Bayern Munich , German football club won their 6th Championship in the Union of
European Football Associations(UEFA) Champions League 2019-20.
 The most successful men’s doubles pair in tennis history, Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan have
announced their retirement from the sport.
 Japanese badminton player, Ayaka Takahashi, who is a doubles specialist has announced
her retirement with effect from 31 August 2020.
 Veteran Assamese folk singer Archana Mahanta passed away.
 The Assam Cabinet has approved the Assam Skill Development University Bill which
provides for setting up of Skill University at Mangaldoi at the cost of 900 crore rupees.
 Small industry day is celebrated on 30 Aug every year.
 Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has acquired the retail, wholesale, logistics and
warehousing businesses of Kishore Biyani's Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore.
 The Hollywood star Chadwick Boseman, best known for his work in ‘Black Panther’ passed
away.
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 Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has
launched “Chunauti”- Next Generation Startup Challenge Contest to boost startups and
software products with special focus on Tier-II towns of India.
 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos became the world’s first person ever to hit a net worth of $200
billion.
 Kerala government commissioned the first-ever marine ambulance named ‘PRATHEEKSHA’

at Vizhinjam village of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.
 Former Supreme Court judge Justice, A.R. Lakshmanan passed away.
 ‘Iraada’ Campaign has been launched by Doda District Deputy Commissioner(DCC) Dr. Dr
Sagar D. Doifode in J&K to cover left-out beneficiaries under social welfare schemes.
 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa, from November 20th to
28th.
 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed globally on 30th of

August every year.
 India’s 1st International Women’s Trade Centre to be set up in Kerala.
 India has been ranked a lowly 72nd among 106 countries in terms of the average wage per
month, while Switzerland topped the chart, according to a global ranking of average wages
prepared by Picodi.com.
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched 'Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana' to build
roads to 19 International Player’s houses.
 Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju attended the meeting of Sports Ministers of the BRICS
nations.
 A mobile app ‘Pensioners Corner’ has been created & launched by CISF to reach to the
pensioners and to bring them on to the digital platform as a one stop solution.
 Russia was declared as the winners, but India filed an appeal and after investigation, both
India and Russia were announced as joint winners of FIDE online Chess Olympiad 2020.
 The first-ever “seaplane services in Gujarat” will be commenced from 31 October 2020.
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 China launched the first of the four advanced naval warships, Type-054 class frigates for
the Pakistan Navy.
 Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India and Bharat Ratna, passed away at 84 after
battling a long illness.
July One-liners Current Affairs-2020 :
 National Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 every year to honour eminent physician Dr
Bidhan Chandra Roy.
 Madhya Pradesh launched “Hamara Ghar-Hamara Vidyalaya” scheme.
 India's Nitin Menon became the youngest member of the International Cricket
Council’s(ICC) Elite Panel of Umpires.
 Gudni Johannesson Re-elected as President of Iceland.

 Former Reserve Bank of India Governor C. Rangarajan has been conferred the P.C.
Mahalanobis Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to official statistics.
Dr. Rangarajan was given the award on the Statistics Day on June 29, at a function held in virtual
mode.
 Bengaluru-based foodtech unicorn Swiggy has launched its own digital wallet 'Swiggy
Money' in partnership with ICICI Bank to enable a 'single-click checkout experience' on its
platform.
 The Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank has signed an
agreement to help low-income groups in the state of Tamil Nadu get access to affordable
housing.
 Union Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Asia’s first Continuous

Galvanized Rebar Production Facility at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.
 KK Venugopal tenure as Attorney general was extended by 12 months, while Tushar
Mehta's tenure as Solicitor general was extended by three years.
 The first mobile app of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), “NADA INDIA” was released by
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.
 Liverpool won its 19th top-flight title in the 28th edition of Premier League Championship
2020 football tournament by defeating Manchester City by 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
 Arvind Kejriwal launched India’s first Plasma Bank for COVID-19 treatment.
 World UFO Day is observed on 2nd July to create awareness about the existence of UFOs
and extra extraterrestrial beings from outer space.
 National Chartered Accountants Day is celebrated annually on July 1 to honor the Chartered
Accountant(CA).
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 Shrikant Madhav Vaidya assumed charge as the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation(IOC).
Union Bank of India CEO Rajkiran Rai gets 2-year extension.
 All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been named as India's most valuable Test player in the
21st century by the Wisden magazine.
 Ravinder Bhakar assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Central Board of
Films Certification(CBFC).
 HDFC Bank has launched ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ App for Farmers in India.
 The World Bank approved a USD 750 million MSMEs Emergency Response Program to
support severely impacted MSMEs in India due to COVID-19 crisis.
 Uganda has become the first African country to submit results for Reducing emissions from
deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
 Government announced the release of a commemorative stamp in the honour of former
PM PV Narasimha Rao after celebrating his 100th birth anniversary on June 28, 2020.
 India and Bangladesh signed an agreement for the formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture
Company (JVC) for LPG business in Bangladesh.
 Giriraj Singh launched the 1st edition of “Matsya Sampada” – Fisheries and Aquaculture
Newsletter.
 World Sports Journalists Day is observed annually on 2nd July .

 World Allergy Week 2020 is celebrated from 28 June – 4 July 2020.Theme-'Allergy care
does not stop with COVID-1'
 The Government of India has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” for 6
months.
 Indian Americans Pulitzer Prize-winning physician author, Siddhartha Mukherjee and
Harvard economist Raj Chetty honored as ‘Great Immigrants 2020’ for their contribution in
mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis.
 IIT Kanpur has developed a classroom-to-home teaching setup ‘Mobile Masterjee’.
 A book titled “The Future of Higher Education” released by M Venkaiah Naidu.This book is
authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram. Book by ICT Academy
 Veteran Bollywood choreographer, Saroj Khan passed away.
 Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company has announced the appointment of V
Suryanarayanan as its new managing director.
 IRDAI has set up a nine member working Group (WG) headed by G Srinivasan, to study the
suitability of insurers offering surety bonds for contractors.
 West Indies former cricketer, Everton Weekes passed away.
 Pakistan Army has appointed Major General Nigar Johar as 1st female lieutenant general.
 Sanjay Dwivedi has been appointed as Director General of Indian Institute of Mass
Communication (IIMC).
 IIT Gandhinagar has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tool to detect Covid-19.
 International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4 July.The day is observed on the first
Saturday of July every year.
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 President(Ram Nath Kovind) inaugurated Dhamma Chakra Day 2020 celebrations on 4th
July.The day is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the first sermon that
Gautama Buddha gave to his five ascetic disciples (five monks).
 Delhi Govt to launch ‘Podhe Lagao Prayavaran Bachao’, a 17 day campaign to reduce Air
Pollution.
 Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the Chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) gets a 6
months extension in his tenure as Chairman of NHAI.
 Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting
overwhelmingly.
 Indian author Kritika Pandey was declared the overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth
Short Story Prize, for her story 'The Great Indian Tee and Snakes'.
 HDFC Bank announced that it will offer ‘ZipDrive’, an online instant auto loan to its
customers in 1,000 cities.
 Care Ratings has forecasted Indian economy to contract by 4% for the financial year 2020-
21
 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA),
Hardeep Singh Puri, launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021, the sixth edition of
the annual cleanliness survey of urban India conducted by MoHUA.
 The German technology firm SAP India has launched Global Bharat program for Indian
MSMEs.
 Centre launched Drug Discovery Hackathon for supporting drug discovery process in the
presence of Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Union
Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
 Government of India has provided 19 lakh households tap connections under Jal Jeevan
Mission (JJM).
 The NHAI(National Highways Authority of India) is in the process of setting up India’s 1st
govt sponsored Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to facilitate investment in the
highways sector.
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined the Paris (France)-based Network for Greening
the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer.
 French President Emmanuel Macron has named Jean Castex as the country's new prime
minister after Edouard Philippe's resignation.
 The Odisha government has launched a Balaram Yojana to provide agricultural credit of Rs
1,040 crore to landless farmers who are facing hardships due to the coronavirus outbreak.
 Bihar government introduced Indravajra app, alert 45 minutes before thunderstorm.
 World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on 6 July to emphasise and bring problem
awareness amongst people and teach them to take the right action.
 Delhi Govt launched an e- portal, ‘Learning through E-Resources Made Accessible for
Delhi’(LEAD) for its students to strengthen the children’s online education.
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 NLC India has signed a pact with state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) to form 50:50, a joint
venture (JV) to develop 5,000 megawatts of solar and thermal power assets across the
country.
 The Indian Railways and RailTel signed a MoU for installation of an IP-based video
surveillance system at 6,049 railway stations across the country.
 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) in partnership with Atal
Innovation Mission – Niti Aayog launched a Digital India Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App
Innovation Challenge for Indian tech entrepreneurs and startups.
 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-
COVID healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people in the city.
 The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has captured
the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars.
 A campaign “Mission Vriksharopan-2020” has been launched by the Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath. Under this campaign, more than 25 crore saplings were planted
on 5th July in Uttar Pradesh.
 World Chocolate Day, is referred to, in some instances, as International Chocolate Day, is
an annual observance that occurs globally on '7th of July.
 SBM(State Bank of Mauritius) Bank partners with MasterCard to revolutionize domestic and
cross-border payments and remittances through Mastercard Send.
 Injeti Srinivas appointed as chairman of IFSCA(International Financial Services Centres
Authority ).
 Karur Vysya Bank(KVB) partners with Star Health Insurance.By the agreement, all the health
insurance products of Star Health & Allied Insurance will be made available through all 780
branches of KVB.
 PM Modi to inaugurate Asia’s largest solar plant in Madhya Pradesh on 10th July.
 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Facebook have partnered to launch
curriculum on digital safety and online well-being and Augmented Reality for students and
educators , Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced.
 Dr. Bishnu Prasad Nanda has taken over as Director General, Railway Health Services (DG
RHS) Railway Board.
 Former RBI governor Urjit Patel launched Book Titled ‘Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver'.
 Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 100% cent percent
households with LPG gas connections
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 Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa launched Weavers Sammaan Yojana . Under this
scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers in the state will get annual financial assistance of two
thousand rupees through Direct Benefit Transfer.
 Indian Coast Guard & Indonesia Coast Guard sign MoU to boost maritime relations.
 ‘Intzaar Aap Ka', a social media campaign to attract tourists, is started by the Madhya
Pradesh Tourism Board(MPTB).
 Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray launched the ‘Maha Jobs Portal’, an online platform
to provide employment opportunities to local residents of the state by connecting job
seekers with employers.
 Jayant Krishna is appointed as the first India based CEO of UK India Business Council
(UKIBC).
 The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) extended the term of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat as
acting chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) by three
months.
 Ride-hailing startup Ola has entered into a strategic partnership with payment platform
PhonePe to boost its digital payments experience for its customers.
 Deutsche Bank and Google Cloud have proposed to enter into a strategic, multi-year
partnership.
 The Indian Railways has set up a solar power plant (First of its kind project in the world) in
Bina, Madhya Pradesh, to directly power the Railway Overhead Line.
 Fino Payments Bank Limited launched ‘Bhavishya‘, a savings account scheme for minors
aged between 10-18 years.
 The Indian Agricultural research Institute(IARI),at Gouria Karma in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand is
named after Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on the event of his birth anniversary.
 In accordance with the Sustainable Development Report 2020, India has been ranked at
117th position in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index 2020.Sweden has topped
the 2020 SDG Index.
 Andhra Pradesh celebrated Rythu Dinotsavam (Farmer’s Day) to mark the 71st birth
anniversary of YS Rajasekhara Reddy, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
 Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won Formula One‘s season opening Austrian Grand Prix.
 Luxury Ride has signed singer Sukhbir Singh as its brand ambassador.
 National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Microsoft partner up to provide digital
skills to over 1 lakh youth in India over the next 12 months.
 Karur Vysya Bank has entered into a corporate agency partnership with Bajaj Allianz Life,
one of India’s leading life insurance companies, to offer life insurance solutions to the Bank’s
customers.
 Prakash Javadekar(Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) participated in 4th edition of the
Ministerial on Climate Action was co-chaired by European Union, China and Canada.
 Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed License Agreement and Transfer of Technology
with DRDO (DRDL-Defence Research and Development Laboratory ) for Akash Missile
Weapon System (Indian Army Variant).
 According to data from the RBI, Tamil Nadu has raised ₹30,500 crores in the fiscal 2020-21
and has topped market borrowings among States in the country.
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 The Competition Commission has approved the proposed deal involving Eros International
Plc, STX Filmworks Inc and Marco Alliance Ltd.
 Joshna Chinappa, 33 year old Indian Squash player, entered the top 10 of the PSA world
ranking following the shocking retirement of Egyptian world No.1 Raneem El Welily.
 India was ranked eighth as regards cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries,
according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has addressed the inaugural session of 3-day (July 9-July
11) virtual India Global week 2020 based on the theme ‘Be The Revival: India and a Better
New World’ organized in UK.
 IRDAI has formed a 9- member working group under the chairmanship of Suresh Mathur,
Executive Director of IRDAI to examine the feasibility of ‘Pandemic Risk Pool’.
 The Rajasthan state government has launched a week-long campaign ”Pure for Sure” to
ensure purity of milk and its products.
 Veteran Bollywood actor-comedian Jagdeep passed away at 81.
 IIT Hyderabad has entered into a collaboration with NVIDIA to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA
Artificial Intelligence(AI) Technology Centre'(NVAITC) to speed up the research work on AI
and its commercial purpose.
 The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, launched the Bhubaneswar Land Use
Intelligence System (BLUIS), first of its Kind in India to Use Space Technology & Artificial
Intelligence to monitor changes in all the government lands in Bhubaneshwar.
 The former health minister of Goa, Dr Suresh Amonkar passed away due to Covid-19
 Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Amadou Gon Coulibaly passed away.
 The term of Rajkiran Rai as managing director and CEO of Union Bank of India has received
an extension for a period of two-year.
 “Google+” a social networking platform of internet search giant “Google” has been rebranded as
“Google Currents”. Google Currents is a platform which enables its users to connect with their
colleagues, exchange documents and interact with like-minded people who have similar interests.
 World Population Day is observed on 11th July every year.The theme for this year is 'How
to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now' amid the coronavirus pandemic.
 Nadaun Police Station of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh has been ranked as one of
the best Police Stations of the country.
 Maharashtra Govt & SBI will set up a stress fund to revive Slum Rehabilitation
Authority(SRA) projects(about 370 projects) in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)
and other urban areas of the state.
 ISRO gets ready to launch Brazil’s Amazonia -1 satellite next month onboard PSLV.This
Brazilian Satellite has been locally designed, assembled and tested in Brazil and will be the
first satellite for Earth Observation.
 A book titled ‘His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography’ is authored
by Tenzin Geyche Tethong and will be published by Roli Books.
 Flipkart and Department of MSME and Mines, Government of Karnataka, have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to promote the state’s arts, crafts, and handloom sectors,
by bringing them on to ecommerce and providing market access.
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 Manipur’s, Gyanendro Ningombam named as the new Officiating President of Hockey India.
He will replace Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad.
 Indian Navy Completed “Operation Samudra Setu” by repatriating 3992 Indian from 3
countries of Maldives, Iran, and Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 SEBI has reconstituted the committee advising it on matters related to regulation and
development of the mutual fund industry by including five new members.The new 20
member committee, will be chaired by Usha Thorat, former deputy governor of RBI.
 An Indian battalion stationed with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
has won an environment award for a project that aims to decrease waste generation, reuse
plastic, build green houses and compost pits.
 Paper Bag Day is observed on 12th July.
 US aerospace major Boeing completes delivery of 37 military helicopters to India(Indian Air
Force)
 England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the second-fastest all-rounder to reach the Test
double of 4000 runs and 150 wickets.
 Online video streaming platform Netflix has signed a flexible workspace deal for an entire
floor at WeWork’s Nesco coworking centre in Goregaon, Mumbai.
 Baushuan Ger is Taiwan’s new ambassador to India.
 Nepal's cable TV operators ban all Indian news channels except Doordarshan
 Chhattisgarh organised India’s first E-Lok Adalat

 India becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK.US remains the number one source of
FDI for the UK followed by India, Germany, France and China and Hong Kong.
 Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker Kezang D Thongdok wins 2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Award for
‘Chi Lupo’ – documentary on Honey Hunting.
 IRDAI(Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) has allowed insurance
firms to launch 'Corona Kavach' health insurance polices. The Policy will cover medical
expenses incurred due to cornavirus disease.
 Loyal Textile Mills Launched world’s 1st Reusable PPE(Personal Protective Equipment) with
Triple Viral Shield Technology in Collaboration with Reliance Industries India(RIL) and HeiQ.
 The book titled ‘A Song of India’ authored by Ruskin Bond to be released on July 20, 2020.
 BCCI has accepted CEO Rahul Johri’s Resignation.
 Bastille Day is celebrated on 14 July every year.This day marks the anniversary of Storming
of the Bastille on 14 July, 1789 which is a turning point of the French Revolution.
 ISRO Chief Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan has been named as the winner of the 2020 Von Karman
Award by the Paris-based International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
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 Internet giant Google has launched the Google for India Digitization Fund with a
commitment to invest ₹75,000 crore (approximately $10 billion) over the next 5-7 years
towards digitizing the Indian economy.
 BSE, (forrmerly Bombay Stock Exchange) has signed a MoU with IIT Alumni Council to
encourage the listing of startups and develop a ‘High Investor Depth’ platform for those
startups.
 National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has signed a MoU with the National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) to access the centralised online database on FIRs and stolen vehicles.
 Visa has announced its partnership with Federal Bank to roll out Visa Secure to the bank’s
cardholders.
 The US remained India's top trading partner for the second consecutive fiscal in 2019-20,
which shows increasing economic ties between the two countries.
 National Thermal Power Corporation, NTPC Limited, a Central PSU under Ministry of Power
has won the prestigious CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019, under Outstanding
Accomplishment in Corporate Excellence Category.
 Qualcomm Ventures, the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated, will buy 0.15% equity
stake for Rs 730 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 91 lakh crore and an
enterprise value of Rs 16 lakh crore.
 Sachin Awasthi, the president of National Media Club and Founder of Shri Ram Seva
Mission was honoured with the “Top Publicist” award in the Global Humanitarian Awards
2020.The webinar took place in London.
 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Driver won the Styrian Grand Prix(GP) in Spielberg, Austria.
 Madhya Pradesh has announced to launch a campaign ‘Roko -Toko’.This is the campaign for
those who do not Wear Masks.
 Russia has become the first nation to complete clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine on humans.
 Actor-Singer Divya Chouksey passed away due to cancer.
 Lee Hsien Loong has become the Prime Minister of Singapore.
 World Youth Skills Day is observed on 15 July every year.

 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Hemang Amin as its interim
chief executive officer (CEO) after Rahul Johri was relieved from his services.
 Union Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has approved Rs. 107
Crore for augmentation of firefighting facilities on five jetties of Haldia Dock Complex,
Kolkata Port.
 NABARD organised its first ‘Digital Choupal’ to mark its 39th foundation day On July 13,
2020.During the ‘Digital Choupal’ session, NABARD also announced Rs 5,000 crore of
refinance scheme for banks and financial institutions.
 Legendary Hockey Player Ashok Kumar, a member of India's 1975 World Cup-winning
hockey team, will be given the Lifetime Achievement Award along with Pranab Ganguly
(football) and Monoranjan Porel (athletics).
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 Bloomberg Billionaires Index has ranked Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries
Ltd(RIL) as the World’s 6th richest man, after surpassing Elon Musk(co-founder & CEO of
Tesla) and Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
 Ved Parkash Dudeja, vice chairman of Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), was
awarded the coveted ‘Infra Business Leader of the Year’ award for 2020 by the Rail Infra and
Mobility Business Digital Awards (RIMBDA). Indian Railways on mission mode for becoming
'Green Railway' by 2030.
 World Snake Day 2020 is observed on 16th July.
 Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' released PRAGYATA Guidelines on
Digital Education through online medium in New Delhi to improve the quality of education.
 Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji
district would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.
 India partnered with Chile and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) to
co-host the High-Level Political Forum side-event 'On the road to the International Year of
Fruits and Vegetables 2021.
 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into an MoU with Navratna Defence PSU
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), providing a platform for both the companies to collaborate
and support each other to address the emerging global opportunities in the airport business,
including those in the Asia Pacific region.
 Tata group chairman, N Chandrasekaran and CEO and president of Lockheed Martin Jim
Taiclet to receive the US-India Business Council(USIBC) Global Leadership Award 2020.
 Former Australian fast bowler and cricket legend Brett Lee has become the brand
ambassador of SportsAdda.
 Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa named as the new vice-president of Asian
Development Bank.
 Alphabet Inc’s Google to buy 73% stake in Reliance Industries Limited(RIL)’s Jio Platforms
for Rs 33,737 crores.
 GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) in India has introduced fully contactless car
parking for passengers and visitors amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
 Former Goa health minister, Suresh Amonkar passed away at 68 due to COVID-19 infection.
 World Day for International Justice is observed on 17th July every year.
 World Emoji Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on 17 July. The day is deemed a 'global
celebration of emoji'.
 India and Bhutan opened up a new trade route between Pasakha in Bhutan and Jaigaon in
West Bengal to ease connectivity between two countries.
 UNICEF India has partnered with SAP India to provide career counselling to young people in the
country that will improve their employability skills in a Covid and post-Covid era.
 Indian-origin, Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi has been elected the president of South American
country “Suriname”..
 The Women Safety Wing, Telangana State Police has launched the 'CybHer', a month-long
virtual awareness campaign to make cyberspace safe for women and children.
 Renowned cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami, popularly known as 'Jami' passed away.
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 NABARD has launched development projects of Rs 44 lakhs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
to strengthen the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative through rural entrepreneurship.
 The Committee to Protect Journalists has announced that the recipients of the 2020
International Press Freedom Awards include Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh, Mohammad
Mosaed from Iran, Dapo Olorunyomi from Nigeria and Svetlana Prokopyeva from Russia.
 The Competition Commission of India(CCI) approved acquisition of upto 592% stake by
Aceso Company Pte. Ltd.(Aceso) in HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited(HCG).
 India's first fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia has got approval from
the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
 International Nelson Mandela Day is observed on 18 July every year.

 RBI approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD & CEO of Federal bank.
NABARD has sanctioned Rs 795 crore to West Bengal for reconstructing infrastructure
damaged by Cyclone Amphan.
 India’s CERT (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) and Israel’s INCD (Israel’s
National Cyber Directorate) signed MoU to expand cooperation in cyber security.
 CBSE has announced the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the high school
curriculum (class XI & XII) for the current academic year 2020 – 2021
 NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) has signed an MoU with National Investment
and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), to explore the opportunities for investments in renewable
energy, power distribution and other areas of mutual interest.
 India is the third top-most country among 48 nations in the 2020 Global Manufacturing
Risk Index (MRI).The annual Global Manufacturing Risk Index (MRI) report was released by
the US-based property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.China and the United States retain
the top two positions respectively in MRI 2020.
 The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has appointed the country's first female prime
minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda.
 Kate Winslet to be honoured with Tribute Actor Award at Toronto International Film
Festival 2020.
 Neela Satyanarayana (72), Maharashtra’s first woman commissioner of the state election
commission (SEC) and an acclaimed Marathi author, died of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
 Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Inaugurated ‘Smriti Van’ on the occasion of Harela
festival.
 The Uttarakhand government has decided to convert waste generated in the state to
electricity under an initiative titled 'Waste to Energy'.
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 Roshni Nadar Malhotra has become the new chairman of HCL Technologies.
 Madhya Pradesh has topped among the other states in the implementation of PM Street
Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi).
 Government of India has appointed Dr. Vidhu P. Nair as the next Ambassador of India to
Turkmenistan.
 Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Afghanistan.
Vikram Doraiswami has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bangladesh.
 A new book titled “If It Bleeds”, a collection of four stories, authored by Stephen King and
published by Hachette India.
 India's first cable-stayed Railways bridge 'Anji Khad Bridge' to connects Katra and Reasi in
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
 First on-line NISHTHA programme launched in Andhra Pradesh.This programme has been
launched by the Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Minister of State
for HRD Shri Sanjay Dhotre.
 Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the 700 MW Azad Pattan hydel power
project on the Jhelum river in Sudhoti district of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
 Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas appointed as ambassador for Toronto International
Film Festival (TIFF) 2020.
 National Moon Day on July 20th commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in
1969.
 The State Government of Andhra Pradesh recently announced the Renewable Energy Export
Policy 2020, which permits the sale of power to the other states of India.
 The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) informed that the 2022 World
cup (22nd edition) tournament is to be held in Qatar.
 The International Centre of Automotive Technology(ICAT) has launched its e-portal named
“ASPIRE”( Automobile Solutions Portal for Industry, Research & Education).
 India has established individual bilateral bubbles with France, Germany and the US that will
allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights.
 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, The President of United Nations General Assembly announced
that Marianna Vardinoyannis, of Greece, and Doctor Morissana Kouyaté, of Guinea will
receive the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize.
 Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav has announced the connectivity of all capitals
of North-Eastern (NE) states through rail network by 2023
 Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has launched Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan to tackle
menace of malnutrition and anaemia.
 HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri has emerged as the highest paid banker among
the top executives of leading lenders for FY2019-20, with his salary and prerequisites
jumping to Rs 192 crore.
 World Cup winner and ex-Chelsea attacker Andre Schurrle has confirmed his retirement
from professional football at the age of just 2
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 International Chess Day is observed on 20 July.
 SBI cards and Payment Services has named Ashwini Kumar Tewari as its new Managing
Director and chief executive officer.
 Sahitya Akademi Award winner, Baldev Singh Sadaknama has authored a book 'Suraj Kade
Marda Nahi' (sun never dies).
 A book titled “The Endgame” authored by Hussain Zaidi.
 India Business Council will host the 45th India Ideas Summit 2020 on July 22.
 P Praveen Siddharth has been appointed as the new personal secretary to the President of
India, Ram Nath Kovind.
 Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has virtually
inaugurated the 'Zoram Mega Food Park' in Mizoram.
 Lewis Hamilton won the Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2020 at Hungaroring, Mogyoród,
Hungary.
 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched 'Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana'
for an all round development of the Scheduled Castes.
 The United Arab Emirates launched its first-ever interplanetary 'Hope' Probe mission to
Mars from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre.
 The 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting was held
under the Saudi Arabian Presidency.
 Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh has inaugurated India's first public
EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi.
 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup postponed to 2022.
 Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon passed away.
 Former Australian test wicketkeeper and ex-International Cricket Council match referee,
Barry Jarman passed away.
 Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22 (22/7 in the day/month format), since the
fraction 22⁄7 is a common approxima on of π, which is accurate to two decimal places and
dates from Archimedes.
 National Mango Day is observed on 22 July every year.
 The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
launched MANODARPAN initiative to provide psychosocial support to students for their
Mental Health and Well-being.
 Board of Directors of the Karur Vysya Bank has appointed Ramesh Babu Boddu as a
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the bank.
 A “one-stop shop” scheme approved in Rajasthan is set to fast-track investments and help
revive industries in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Haryana government has introduced a one-time settlement scheme called ‘Samadhan se
Vikas’ for the recovery of long-pending dues on account of External Development Charges
(EDC) and Infrastructural Development Charges (IDC).
 SpaceX has successfully launched South Korea’s first military communications satellite,
Army/Navy/Air Force Satellite Information System 2 (ANASIS-II).
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 The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs (CBIC), signed a MoU for a smoother data exchange between the two
organisations.
 National Refreshment Day is observed annually on the fourth Thursday in July which falls on
23 July in 2020.
 India and Maldives have signed an agreement for the establishment of ‘Emergency Medical
Services’ in Male, Maldives.
 The ‘Legend of Animation’ award instituted by the Toonz Media Group (TMG) as part of the
Animation Masters Summit (AMS) 2020 - Digital Edition will be posthumously conferred to
the legendary animation director Arnab Chaudhuri.
 Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited) to help
Women Self Help Groups and Boost Milk Cooperatives.
 Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (SAP) has announced the appointment
of Kulmeet Bawa as President and Managing Director for SAP Indian Subcontinent.
 Indian Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the US Navy in the Indian
Ocean.
 Punjab National Bank has launched a nation-wide campaign to distribute face masks and
sanitizers to prevent the spread of COVID-1
 DRDO has provided its indigenously-developed ‘Bharat drones’ to Indian Army for accurate
surveillance at India-China border.
 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched e-Sachivalaya portal, a digital platform to
enable people to take online appointments for virtual meetings with the CM, deputy CM,
ministers and other heads of various departments.
 The Delhi government has approved ‘Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana’ to deliver
ration directly to the homes of beneficiaries.
 DRDO has conducted the flight trials of the HELINA (Helicopter-launched Nag Missile) anti-
tank guided missile named “Dhruvastra” without Helicopter at the Interim Test Range in
Balasore, Odisha. "
 National Thermal Engineer Day is observed every year on 24 July.

 National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23rd July.
 “Vriksharopan Abhiyan” will be launched by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in
New Delhi.
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 AIIMS Nagpur has designed and developed a 'smart wristband' for effective tracking and
monitoring of Covid-19 positive and suspect patients.
 Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has appointed Alok Misra as its new Chief
Executive Officer & Director.
 Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National
Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).
 The Central American country, Republic of Nicaragua became the 87th country to sign the
International Solar Alliance(ISA) Framework Agreement.
 E-commerce giant Amazon's payment arm Amazon Pay has tied up with general insurance
startup Acko to offer insurance for motor vehicles.
 Airtel Payments Bank Ltd has collaborated with National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) to train and skill young people in rural areas on financial services, enabling them to
find jobs and become entrepreneurs in the sector.
 Prakash Chandra Kandpal has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive
officer of the Non-life insurer SBI General Insurance.
 Greta Thunberg, a 17-year-old environment campaigner from Sweden, has been announced
the winner of the first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.
 India’s first Neobank for teenagers, FamPay has launched India’s first numberless card,
'FamCard'.
 China has successfully launched “Tianwen-1” its first independent mission to Mars.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Union Bank of India, after its amalgamation
with Corporation Bank and Andhra Bank, have announced a corporate agency agreement to
distribute LIC policies.
 ‘Insta Click Savings Account’ has been launched by Bank of Baroda (BoB).Insta Click Savings
Account is a 100% paperless digital self-assisted online savings account.
 The Punjab government has signed an agreement with IIT-Ropar for skill development.
 Eminent dancer and choreographer Amala Shankar passed away.
 India Post, Mumbai has launched distinctive waterproof Rakhee envelopes.

 Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels under KVIC’s
Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana
 Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has appointed Mr. Partha Pratim Sengupta as its new Managing
Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
 Mr. Sahil Seth, has been appointed as an honorary advisor for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) for the period 2020
to 2030.
 The Punjab Cabinet approved a $2871 million project for canal-based water supply for
Amritsar and Ludhiana cities under World Bank financing.
 ICICI Lombard, under its Group Safeguard Insurance policy, has launched Hospital Daily cash
benefit, a sachet-based group insurance product, in collaboration with PhonePe.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed to partner
toward the “Green Recovery”.
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 India and Maldives inked an agreement to set up Geydoshu Mas Plant (Neighborhood Fish
Processing Plants) at two islands in the Addu city of Maldives
 Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes.
 National Parents Day is observed on the fourth Sunday in July and in 2020 it falls on 26 July.
 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has partnered with UNICEF to strengthen
resolve to mobilise 1 crore youth volunteers to achieve goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a Rs 557-crore contract with Bharat Earth
Movers Limited (BEML) for procurement of 1,512 mine plough (MP) for the Indian army’s
main battle tank T-90.
 PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Manipur Water Supply Project, under
the Jal Jeevan Mission.
 Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port
Company Limited by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited.
 Indian Navy commissioned a 3 MW Solar Power Plant at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
in line with the Govt of India initiative of ‘National Solar Mission’ to achieve 100GW of solar
power by 2022
 Bollywood actor, Sonu Sood has launched ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app to help migrants to find job
opportunities across India.
 A COVID-19 testing facility has been established by the DRDO at the Leh based laboratory
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR).
 Rare yellow turtle discovered in Odisha’s Balasore district.According to the experts, it is the
product of albinism.
 The Indian government sent $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea
per a request from the World Health Organization (WHO).
 Indian Railways constructing world's first electrified tunnel to run double-stack containers.
It cuts through Aravali mountain on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) near
Sohna, Haryana.
 Hyderabad with over three lakh surveillance cameras has been ranked 16th among the top
20 most surveilled cities in the world, according to an annual report published by the UK-
based Comparitech. The List was topped by Taiyuan, China.
 India has been ranked third among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas in
the last decade (2010-2020) as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA)
released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
 RBI has signed an agreement for extending a $400-million currency swap facility to Sri
Lanka to boost the foreign reserves and ensure financial stability of the country, which is
badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) became the world’s second most valuable energy company,
overtaking American oil giant ExxonMobil after its market capitalisation(m-cap) reached
over Rs 14 lakh crore.Aramco tops the list.
 Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Girish Chandra Murmu launched the
‘Macadamisation program’ to improve the roads across Jammu and Kashmir.
 The Tamil Nadu(TN) government has signed 16 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)

worth Rs 5,137 crore to create employment opportunities for over 6,555 people.
 Singapore government honoured an Indian-origin nurse Kala Narayanasamy with the
President's Award for Nurses, the highest accolade in the nursing profession, for her
outstanding services during the coronavirus pandemic.
 World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on 28 July.

 World Nature Conservation Day is observed on 28 July every year.
 The 82nd Raising Day of Central Reserve Police Force was observed on 27 July 2020.
 Haryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games after the 2021 Tokyo
Olympics.
 The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World, a book authored by External Affairs
Minister Dr. S Jaishankar.The book was published under the HarperCollins India
publications.
 The book titled “Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India” authored by former
Reserve Bank of India(RBI) deputy governor Viral V.Acharya.
 Tunisia's President Kais Saied has appointed Hichem Mechichi, as the country's new Prime
Minister.
 Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has launched a free website portal named ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’ for job
seekers, employers.
 India has handed over 10 broad-gauge railway locomotives to Bangladesh.
 Defence Ministers' Dialogue between India and Indonesia was held in New Delhi.
 Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched the mobile
app “Mausam” for weather forecasts.
 Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, AVSM, NM has assumed charge as the Commandant, Indian
Naval Academy (INA).
 Two-Time Oscar Winner, Olivia de Havilland passed away at the age of 104
 American Actor John Saxon passed away.
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 The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K), has developed a wearable hand
band Known as the 'Veli Band' that helps in maintaining social distancing by sending out an
alarm in case of proximity with another person.
 International Tiger Day is observed every year on 29 July.

 India's first solar-powered ferry, Aditya has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for
Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating.
 England cricketer, Stuart Broad becomes 7th bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.
 A fleet of five French-manufactured Rafale multi-role combat jets landed at the Ambala Air
Force base after covering a distance of 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in French port
city of Bordeaux
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved USD 3 billion to South Africa in
emergency funding, the largest amount given to any country to fight the coronavirus
pandemic.
 Indian Railway Catering and Tourism and Corporation (IRCTC) in partnership with SBI Card
have launched ‘Co-branded Contactless Credit Card’.The ‘Co-branded Contactless Credit
Card’ is launched on the RuPay platform.
 “India Report on Digital Education, 2020” has been launched virtually by the Union Minister
for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
 Bangladesh pacer Kazi Anik Islam has been handed a two-year ban by the Bangladesh
Cricket Board for failing a dope test in 2018.
 Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched the “MoES-Knowledge Resource Centre Network
(KRCNet)” under the Digital India initiative of Government of India.
 Hardik Satishchandra Shah, a 2010 batch IAS officer has been appointed private secretary
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 Veteran Indian domestic allrounder, Rajat Bhatia has announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket.
 Praj Industries (Praj) and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has signed an
MoU to jointly develop application technology for advanced biofuels for usage in industry
and transportation.
 The Haryana government has appointed international wrestler Babita Phogat and Kabaddi
player Kavita Devi as deputy directors in its Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has developed ‘Aashray’, the
medical bed isolation system to combat Covid-19 by minimizing the spread of the disease.
 The Polycarbonate facility of SABIC in Spain to become world’s first large scale chemical
production plant to completely run on Renewable Energy.
 Malayalam actor, Anil Murali passed away.
 Folk musician and Padma Shri awardee, Sonam Tshering Lepcha passed away.
 Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh has topped the list of aspirational districts in Overall Delta
Ranking by government think-tank Niti Aayog for the February-June 2020 period.
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 June 1 is observed as World Milk Day with the aim to raise awareness about milk and its
importance as a global food.
 Global Day of Parents is observed on June 1 :to appreciate all parents in all parts of the
world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing
this relationship
 Yes Bank acquired 219% stake in Dish TV via pledged shares .
 Prime Minister Modi announced “My Life My Yoga” Video Blogging contest in Man Ki Baat
 The ministry of finance appointed PR Jaishankar as the managing director of the India
Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) for three years.
 Arun Singhal Appointed CEO of Food Regulator FSSAI(Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India)
 TCS iON will Conduct SBI ,IBPS wi
with Social Distancing Norms
 International Sex Workers Day is observed on 2 June .

 Telangana Day is celebrated on 2 June each year from 2014.
 SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft Successfully docked 2 NASA Astronauts(Bob
Astronauts Behnken and
Doug Hurley) at International Space Station (ISS) in a historic launch on 31 May 2020.
2020.SpaceX
became the first private company to fly astronauts into orbit
orbit.
 Kisan Credit Cards campaign
mpaign launched for 1.5 crore dairy farmers
 PM launched CHAMPIONS
CHAMPIONS,, a Technology Platform to empower Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs).
 Adesh Kumar Gupta appointed Delhi BJP chief,, takes over from Manoj Tiwari
 Anita Kotwani has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Carat India, a media
agency owned by Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN).
 Singer & music composer Wajid Khan passed away
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of PR Jaishankar as the
Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd.
 World Bicycle Day celebrated on 3rd June.

 Gaitri I. Kumar has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United
Kingdom.
 Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Finland.
 Sushil Kumar Singhal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Papua
New Guinea.
 Sibi George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait.
 ‘One Year of Modi 2.0 – Towards A Self-Reliant India’ e-book released by Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting (I&B).
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the extension of tenure for Lakshmi Vilas Bank
(LVB) Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Subramanian Sundar
 Tata Power Limited has acquired 51% stake in Odisha’s TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd
(TPCODL) for Rs 175 cr.
 Former International Archer turned coach Jayantilal Nanoma passed away.
 'PM SVANidhi' is a Special Micro-Credit Facility Scheme that has been launched by the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
 Uday Kotak has taken over as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the
year 2020-21.
 Twitter has appointed ex-Google chief financial officer (CFO), Patrick Pichette as new board
chairman.
 Virendra Nath Datt has taken additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of
National Fertilizers Limited.
 Indian writer Kritika Pandey wins regional award for Asia in 2020 Commonwealth short
story prize.
 WHO Launched ‘COVID-19 Technology Access Pool’ for equal access to Life-saving Tech.
 The government of India has launched a new initiative ‘SWADES’(Skilled Workers Arrival
Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of overseas citizens.
 Krishnendu Majumdar has become the new chairman of British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA).
 The tenure of Subramanian Sundar as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Lakshmi Vilas Bank has been extended by 6 months.
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 World Environment day is observed on 5th June.The theme for the 2020 World
Environment Day is 'Biodiversity'.
 International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is
observed every year on 5th June.
 IndusInd Bank rolls out India’s 1st mobile app based facility for opening current accounts.
 Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas of
Environment.
 GAIL (India) and Energy Efficiency Services have signed MoU for development of
Trigeneration projects in India.
 HRD Ministry, Urban Affairs Ministry & AICTE have jointly launched a 1st of its kind online
portal for `The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’.
 Kerala has become the 1st state to provide free internet to poor.
 Chhattisgarh Police have launched a special campaign “Spandan” to check mental stress and
depression among their police personnel.
 India has appointed Brajendra Navnit as India’s new ambassador to the World Trade
Organization (WTO).
 Virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has launched a salary
tracker mobile app MeraVetan (Version-1) for government employees.
 Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno has been appointed as the Senior Advisor to the Executive
Director (ED) of World Bank.
 UN Russian Language Day is observed on 6th June every year.

 HDFC Bank has launched a special campaign ‘Summer Treats’ with offers to meet the
changing needs of merchants as well as salaried and self-employed customers.
 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Executive Chairperson of India-based Biocon Limited was named as
EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020.
 India has been awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup by the Asian
Football Confederation.
 Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh has launched the
“#iCommit” initiative on the occasion of World Environment Day in order to build a new
energy future for India.
 8 Indian Institutes entered top 100 in THE Asia University Ranking.Among these institutes,
Indian Institute of Science(IISc) Bangalore ranked 36 on the list retains its top position in
India.
 According to the Forbes 100 world’s highest-paid celebrities 2020, Akshay Kumar ranked
52nd, the only Indian on the list, Kylie Jenner tops.
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 Mubadala (Abu Dhabi's Investment company) to buy 1.85% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs
9,096 crore.
 The 51st annual Davos meeting to be held in January 2021 by the World Economic Forum
(WEF).
 Kushal Pal Singh retired as the Chairman of property firm Delhi Land & Finance Limited
(DLF).
 The World Food Safety Day is celebrated every year on June 7 to draw global attention to
the health consequences of contaminated food and water.
 World Pest Day is observed every year on June 6 to raise awareness of how pest
management helps preserve the quality of life. It's estimated 900-million insects types can
be pests.
 Army Commanders Conference 2020 held in New Delhi.
 The Vice-Captain of Indian Cricket Team, Rohit Sharma signed and became the first brand
ambassador of the IIFL Finance.
 State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a separate Financial Inclusion and Micro Market
(FI&MM) vertical for agriculture and small businesses.
 Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam gets 3 month extension.
 The information booklet titled 'Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19' has been
launched.
 Bollywood producer Anil Suri passed away due to COVID-1
 British Producer and songwriter Rupert Hine passed away.
 Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Nitin Patel presented a Rs 2,17,287
crore budget for the financial year 2020-21.
 World Oceans day is observed on 8th June.The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is
'Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean'.
 World Brain Tumour Day observed annually on June
 Javed Akhtar received the Richard Dawkins Award for critical thinking, holding religious
dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress, and humanist values.
 Andhra Pradesh(AP) Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched India’s 1st 'online
waste management platform'.
 ISRO has entered into an agreement with Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational
Sciences (ARIES) for cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and
Astrophysics.
 A thirteen-year old Madurai(Tamil Nadu) girl Nethra has been appointed the Goodwill
Ambassador of the United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADAP).
 India loses 750 tigers in the last eight years.Madhya pradesh, Maharashtra report maximum
casualties.
 Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland.
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 G20 countries has pledged over $21 billion to fight Covid-19 pandemic.
 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Atal Innovation Mission sign a
Letter of Intent to Foster Innovation in the Country.
 Indian Air Force has designed, developed, and inducted an Air Borne Rescue Pod for
Isolated Transportation (ARPIT)for evacuation of critical patients.
 New Zealand has declared itself free from “Coronavirus”
 Rajasthan Goverment launched “Raj Kaushal Portal” which aims to improve availability of
opportunities for the migrated workers and hence acts as a bridge between industry and
labourers.
 Gairsain in Chamoli district has been formally declared as the summer capital of
Uttarakhand.
 'Bande Utkala Janani' gets state anthem status in Odisha
 Andhra Pradesh has launched online waste exchange website 'APEMC (Andhra Pradesh
Environment Management Corporation )' to protect environment by covering 100% safe
disposal of toxic waste, proper tracking, scrutiny as well as audit of waste.
 Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh has inaugurated “Plant Health Clinic”
 The World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated globally on 9th June every year to
highlight and promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy.Theme:-Accreditation:
Improving Food Safety
 India has signed MOU on “Energy Cooperation” with Denmark to develop a strong, deep
and long-term co-operation between two nations in the power sector.
 Anil Valluri has appointed as senior director for Google Cloud India
 Lawyer Javed Iqbal Wani has appointed as J&K High Court Judge
 Renjith Kumar honoured with “NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal”.He worked in
relationship with NASA for over 30 years
 Former Union Minister Arjun Charan Sethi passed away
 Union Government has hiked Customs duty on bamboo imports by agarbatti manufacturers
from 10 per cent to 25 per cent .
 the SBI foundation of State Bank of India donated 600 sets of PPE suits worth 11 lakh 94
thousand rupees to the state health department
 TCS iON partners with National Skill Development Corporation
 National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), Nangal, Punjab has tied up with Industrial Training
Institutes (ITI), Nangal, Punjab to train youth in various trades.
 West Bengal government has received a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore from the World Bank
to tackle COVID-19 situation and developmental work in the state.
 NCERT & Rotary India signs MoU to telecast e-content
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 IIT-Guwahati students develops “Flyzy” mobile app for consistent and contactless air travel
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed “ANANYA” water-based
disinfectant spray to fight against COVID-19
 World Day Against Child Labour is observed on 12th June every year.
 Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur launched ‘Panchvati Yojana’ for the senior citizens of
rural areas.
 The GoI has allocated Rs 4000 crore to the State Governments under ‘Per Drop More Crop’
component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC) for the year 2020-21.
 Doping charge against Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been cleared by the
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) due to 'non-conformities' in the handling of her
sample.
 Maharashtra cabinet approves to rename its Environment Ministry as Environment and
Climate Change Ministry.
 Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme to
provide financial assistance to tailors, barbers and dhobis(washermen).
 Indian Musician Shobha Sekhar received 'the Medal of the Order of Australia' for her service
to Indian music and dance.
 According to Mercer’s 26th Annual ‘Cost of Living Survey 2020, ‘Mumbai city has been
ranked 60th (only Indian city ranked in the top 100) most expensive city globally and also
19th in Asia.Hongkong tops the list globally.
 ‘Turant customs’ a flagship programme launched in Bangaluru and Chennai by the Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
 Indian government extended its health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) for migrant workers facing unemployment, across
states.
 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has delivered ICGS Kanaklata Barua, the fifth and last
boat in the series of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard.
 The President of the Republic of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza passed away.

 Former director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, Pritam Singh passed
away.
 Television Actor Jagesh Mukati passed away.
 Centre approved funds for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Madhya Pradesh ,
Jharkhand & West Bengal.
 International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is celebrated annually on June 13 to

celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide.Albinism is a congenital
disorder characterized in humans by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin,
hair and eyes.
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 Odisha became the first State in India to receive prestigious ISO (International Organization
for Standardization) certification for tribal hostels.
 India remains at 108 in FIFA rankings, Belgium tops.
 The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has become first construction sector
organisation to go Fully Digital.
 Hyderabad City Security Council(HCSC) along with Hyderabad City Police launched 'She
Triumphs through Respect, Equality, and Empowerment(STREE)', to support and empower
women victims of domestic violence and abuse.
 UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ for 8-18 years
old children, who are child labourers.
 Writer and Columnist Shobhaa De’s new collection of stories titled 'Lockdown Liaisons'
published by Simon & Schuster India.
 Indian-American Soil Scientist Dr. Rattan Lal Honoured as 2020 World Food Prize Laureate or
developing and mainstreaming a soil centric approach to increase food production that
conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.
 MP becomes India’s largest wheat procurer in the year 20-21 surpassing Punjab.
 Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister inaugurated a
'Sahakar Mitra' scheme to provide paid internship to the Youth
 Global Wind Day is observed on 15th June every year.

 World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14th June every year.
 Pankaj Tripathi,a Bollywood Actor, was appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar’s Khadi
by the Government of Bihar.
 Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) has provided a line of credit (LOC) of $2168 million
to the Malawi government for drinking water supply schemes.
 CM Uddhav Thackeray and Dr Harshvardhan jointly launched the state-of-the-art Integrated
Flood Warning System (I-FLOWS) in Mumbai.
 RBI as set up a 5-member internal working group (IWG) headed by its Central Board Director
Prasanna Kumar (PK) Mohanty to review ownership and control of Private banks.
 Board of United Trust India (UTI) Mutual Fund appointed Imtaiyazur Rahman as Chief
Executive Officer (CEO ) of the UTI Asset Management Company (AMC).
 Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput passed away at the age of 34.
 India’s oldest first-class cricketer Vasant Raiji, a right-handed batsman passed away at 100.
 Veteran Urdu poet Anand Mohan Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ Dehlvi passed away at 93.
 Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has launched surveillance app ‘Ghar ghar nigrani’ app to detect
COVID-19 pandemic.
 The 68-year-old Kathy Sullivan, Former NASA astronaut and Geologist became the first
woman to reach the Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the ocean.
 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a National Healthcare Supply Chain
Portal 'Aarogyapath' to provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies with the
involvement of manufacturers, suppliers and customers.
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 The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day(WEAAD) is observed on 15th June every year to
raise voice for the elderly who are abused and victimized.
 Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has luanched an AI enabled robot 'Captain Arjun
(Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice)' to intensify the screening and surveillance
of railway passengers and railway staff.
 Attorney General of India, KK Venugopal will get the 1-year extension of service.
 Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the virtual 40th GST
Council Meeting.
 India, along with 12 other countries, lead the 'Verified' initiative launched by the United
Nations to Counter Misinformation on COVID-1The theme of 'verified' is Science, Solidarity
and Solution.
 Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy launched a device,
‘GermiBAN’.This device can kill 99% of surface and air microbes and is useful for isolation
wards, quarantine centres, hospitals and all general places for killing viruses like coronavirus.
 Former New Zealand cricketer Matt Poore passed away at 90.
 Historian Dinyar Patel’s biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, “Naoroji Pioneer of Indian
Nationalism” was published by the Harvard University Press.
 ICICI Bank has launched an overdraft (OD) facility, Insta FlexiCash, for its salaried account
customers who are facing a cash crunch.
 Atul Srivastava, Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) passed away.
 The International Day of Family Remittances(IDFR) is celebrated on 16th June every year to
raise awareness about the contributions of migrants to their families’ lives & their countries.
 Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a 'Multi Location Claim
Settlement' facility.
 Airtel Payments Bank has launched ‘Suraksha Salary Account’ for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME).
 Anmol Narang becomes first observant Sikh to graduate from US Military Academy at West
Point.
 In accordance with the weekly statistical data released by the RBI , India’s foreign reserves
crossed the $500 billion for the first time.
 In accordance with the “SIPRI Yearbook 2020, India ranked 6th as nuclear weapons
increased since 2019; US tops.
 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Chairman M. Ajit Kumar launched the e-
Office application in over 500 CGST and customs officers across India.
 500 Year Old Temple Found Submerged in Mahanadi River of Odisha.
 Maharashtra signed 12 Memorandum of Understanding(MoUs) with 12 domestic and
foreign companies for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) worth over Rs 16,000 crores.
 West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee launched 'Karmo Bhumi', a job portal to help
Information Technology(IT) professionals who have lost their jobs after the outbreak of
COVID-19 and returned to the state.
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 Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June.
 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17th June.
 India ranked 43rd on the Institute for Management Development's (IMD) 2020 World
Competitiveness Index ranks.
 4th Asian Youth Para Games to be Held in Bahrain in December 2021.
 UP has become the top state in India to provide employment to the workers under the
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA).
 A new fish species named as 'Schizothorax sikusirumensis' has been discovered in
Arunachal Pradesh.
 India became the world's 9th largest recipient of the foreign direct investment in 2019
scoring deals worth $51 billion, according to a report by the United Nations' trade body, the
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
 The Ministry of Sports is to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) under
the Khelo India Scheme.
 Raja Parba festival celebrated in Odisha.
 Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) awardee, Lieutenant general Raj Mohan Vohra passed away at 88
due to COVID-1
 Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone has installed Automated Ticket Checking & Managing
Access(ATMA) machine, 1st of its kind at Nagpur station.
 Autistic Pride Day is observed on June 18.The main aim of marking this day is to create
awareness about autism among people.
 The Asian Development Bank has projected Indian economy to contract by 4% in Fiscal Year
2021.
 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has collaborated with Karur Vysya Bank to offer simpler and
flexible financing schemes for new customers.
 Kubatbek Boronov appointed as Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister.
 Turkish's diplomat Volkan Bozkir has been elected president of the 75th session of the UN
General Assembly.He is the 1st turkish to hold this post.
 India's 3rd largest lender, Bank of Baroda will completely digitize its lending operations
including home, agriculture, MSME, personal and auto loans.
 ICICI Home Finance Company Limited(ICICI HFC) launched SARAL, a special affordable housing
loan scheme to finance homes in urban and rural areas.
 India will send its 75-member Tri-Service contingent to take part in the 75th Victory Day
Parade of World War II in Moscow, Russia.
 India has been elected as the non-permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council. Former Supreme Court judge, D K Jain gets one-year extension as BCCI ombudsman.
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $750 million to help
India battle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on vulnerable households.
 Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of
Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) has been inaugurated by Union Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda
in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
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 Karnataka Bank has launched a health insurance policy for COVID-19 in a tie-up with
Universal Sompo General Insurance Company.
 Madhavrao Balwant Patil, Former Lok Sabha Member and the founder of Janalaxmi
Cooperative Bank passed away due to short illness at the age of 80 in Nashik, Maharashtra.
 ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' will be launched by the Government of India to empower
and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.
 World Refugee Day is observed on 20th June every year.The theme of World Refugee Day
2020 is 'Every Action Counts'.
 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed globally on
19th June every year.
 Karnataka government observed the 'Mask Day' on 18 June 2020 to create awareness on
wearing mask.
 Union Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan has launched India’s first mobile lab for COVID-19
testing.
 JSW Cement has signed Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri as its brand ambassadors.
 Malayalam Film director, scriptwriter, and producer K.R. Sachidanandan passed away.
 Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund(PIF) bought 32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367
crores.
 Former RBI governor Urjit Patel will take charge as chairman of the National Institute of
Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).
 Veteran journalist and freedom fighter Dinu Ranadive passed away at 9
 The 19th Great June Uprising Day was observed on 18th June at Kekrupat, Manipur to pay
tribute and respect to 18 persons who lost their lives in June, 2001 to protect the territorial
integrity of Manipur.
 Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank announced the appointment of Pralay Mondal as
President of its retail, SME and IT operations.
 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) became the first Indian company to reach a market
capitalisation of Rs 11 trillion as its shares doubled since mid-March.
 International Yoga day 21 June: the theme set by United Nations for this year is “Yoga for
Health – Yoga at Home”.
 World Music Day : 21 June

 World Hydrography Day is observed every year on June 21 every year.This year, the theme
of this day is 'Hydrography – enabling autonomous technologies'
 Glenmark's FabiFlu approved for coronavirus treatment in India, costs Rs 103 per tablet
 According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index :Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s Wealthiest Man,
Joins Club of World’s 10 Richest:
 Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed Ayurvedic face masks
named “Pavitrapati”
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 Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has launched SATYABHAMA (Science and Technology Yojana
for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement) Portal for Science and Technology
Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines.
 Exim Bank will provide a line of credit of USD 20.10 million (about Rs 1527 crore) for
reconstruction of hospital building in Nicaragua.
 France has signed a loan agreement of 200-million-euros with India to boost India’s COVID-
19 response.
 The World Bank has approved USD 1.05 billion for three projects in Bangladesh to create
quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery in the wake of the corona pandemic.
 Padma Shri awardee and a social worker Vidyaben Shah passed away.
 RBI doubled the withdrawal limit for Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank's
depositors to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 50,000 earlier.
 Former Left-arm spinner Rajinder Goel passed away.
 United Nations Public Service Day is observed on 23th June.

 International Olympic Day is observed on 23th June.
 International Widows Day is observed on 23th June.
 The Rajasthan government has signed a tripartite agreement with the Power Grid
Corporation of India and the Educational Consultants India Limited for the establishment of
smart classrooms in 100 schools.
 Amish Tripathi Released the Book 'Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India'.This
book is published by Westland Publications Pvt Ltd.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has re-nominated Natarajan Chandrasekaran as Part-Time
Non-Official Director on RBI Central board for 2 years.
 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) India and IIT-Delhi has come together to
give their support to state and national governments in order to achieve the food and
nutrition security.
 Union minister Jitendra Singh has sanctioned Rs 190 crore for augmentation of healthcare
facilities in the eight Northeastern states, especially for the management of infectious
diseases like COVID-1 9.
 The US Treasury Department data stated showed that after March India marginally hiked the
holding by 0.9 billion dollars to 154 billion dollars, became the 12th largest holder of the
United States government securities at the end of April.
 PM Modi launched an employment scheme with an outlay of Rs 50,000 crore for migrant
workers who returned to their home states during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.It will
cover India’s 116 districts across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Jharkhand and Odisha.
 Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to be awarded the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
for his work on issues around global justice.
 Vir Chakra Awardee, retired Major General Lachhman Singh Lehl, passed away at
the age of 97.
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 Yes Bank has partnered with fintech startup “Affordplan” to launch ‘Swasth Card’, a co-
branded healthcare card, under Swasth program.
 RBI has extended Rs 50,000-Crore Liquidity Window for Yes Bank by three Months.
 Karnataka Bank has launched a new product ‘KBL Micro Mitra’ where financial assistance up
to ₹10 lakh will be provided to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) either for
working capital or for investment purposes.
 The Central Government has announced allocating Rs 3,000 crore from the PM CARES Fund
for supply of ventilators and for the welfare of migrant labourers.
 Central Govt Approved Rs. 4119 Crore for Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in
Telangana.
 Union HRD Minister launched YUKTI 2. 0 platform for Higher Education Institutes in New
Delhi.
 IIT-Bombay has developed a homegrown receiver chip 'Dhruva' that can be used in
smartphones and navigation devices to find locations and routes within the country.
 China has successfully launched the last Satellite of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
(BDS).
 WWE legend 'The Undertaker' has announced his retirement from World Wrestling
Entertainment.
 ISRO has got an Indian patent for its liquid cooling and heating garment (LCHG) that is
suitable for space applications.
 Dr Nirakar Pradhan has appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Risk
Managers’ International Association (PRMIA).
 Coach & Former Indian Shooter Pournima Zanane passed away at 42.
 Tripura Government launched ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ for school students.
 To provide pure and nutritious food to the economically weaker sections of the society, the
CM of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot announced 'Indira Rasoi Yojna'.
 Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the declaration of
Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport.
 Haryana has entered into an agreement with Reliance Jio TV under the Chief Minister's
Distance Education Programme that will benefit 52 lakh school students largely residing in
villages amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
 Former Karnataka Basketball Player K Raghunath Passed Away at 7
 According to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), India’s GDP is likely to shrink by 3% in
FY20-21, the lowest GDP growth in the Indian history.
 India has retained its position as the third-largest economy (According to World Bank Data
under the International Comparison Program) in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) for
2017.China Tops.
 Dr.Jitendra Singh inaugurated two important Bridges namely Devika and Puneja in
Udhampur and Doda districts respectively in Jammu & Kashmir.
 World Karate Federation provisionally de-recognised the Karate Association of India.
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 Jharkhand is set to launch a 100-day employment scheme 'Mukhyamantri SHRAMIK (Shahri
Rozgar Manjuri For Kamgar) Yojna' to enhance the livelihood and security of urban poor."
 The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed annually on 26
June, since 198
 NTPC has been awarded the project management consultancy contract for the
development of 500 megawatt (MW) solar park in the Republic of Mali.
 Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and IBM partners to unveil free
Digital Learning Platform 'Skills Build Reignite'.
 The Himachal Pradesh panchayati raj department has won first prize under the e-Panchayat
Puraskars-2020.
 Govt of Maharashtra has appointed Sanjay Kumar as Chief Secretary & Ajoy Mehta as
Principal Advisor to CM.
 YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the Kapu Nestham scheme to provide financial support of
Rs 75000/- for a period of 5 year (Rs 15000/- per annum) to women of Kapu community.
 Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport becomes the 1st airport in India to get an
indigenously-developed Aviation Weather Monitoring System (AWMS) at both ends of the
runway.
 Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the 'eBlood Services' mobile app, in
partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this critical
time of coronavirus pandemic.
 Former England captain Clare Connor will become the first female president of the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in its 233-year history.
 Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap named among the 50
ambassadors at 45th edition Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020, which is to be
held virtually.
 Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is observed globally on 27th June every
year since 2017.
 Tripura State government announced the Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar
scheme.Under this scheme, the state govt. will provide nutrition kits to pregnant women
and lactating mothers absolutely free of cost.
 The 'Vivekananda Yoga University'(VaYU) World’s First Yoga University outside India was
launched in Los Angeles, United States of America.
 India ranks 77th (According to Swiss National Bank's Statistics) in terms of money deposited
in Swiss Banks, UK tops.
 According to a poll conducted by Wisden India, Rahul Dravid is the greatest Indian Test
batsman of all time.Dravid beats Sachin Tendulkar by a narrow margin of votes in the final
round of voting.
 Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023.
 Senior IAS officer Vini Mahajan assumed charge as Punjab’s first woman chief secretary.
 The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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 Yes Bank has joined hands with UDMA technologies to unveil digital wallet solution ‘Yuva
Pay’.Through this app, the bank enables contactless payments for its customers.
 Maharashtra State Government has introduced 'Maha Parwana' plan to attract fresh
investment in industries.
 Indian weightlifter K. Sanjita Chanu, who was recently exonerated from doping charges, will
get the Arjuna award for 2018.
 Vir Chakra awardee, Sqn Ldr (retd) Parvez Jamasji passed away.
 National Statistics Day is observed on 29th June.

 Minister of State (MoS) of Defence Shri Shripad Naik inaugurated the two days ‘Defence
Conclave 2020’ in Gujarat.
 Arunachal Pradesh has proposed to provide 100 percent tap connections to all households
by March 2023.
 Micheal Martin has been elected as new Prime Minister of Ireland.
 The web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan has been launched by the Union
Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
 Bangalore has become the only city in the country to be included in the world’s top-30
startup ecosystem ranking & placed 26th position by the 'Global Startup Ecosystem Report
(GSER) 2020'.
 Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts’ was e-
launched by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
 Kerala Health Minister K.K Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations for her efforts to
fight the coronavirus pandemic in her state.
 International Day of Parliamentarism is observed globally on 30 June every year.
 International Asteroid Day is observed globally on 30th June every year.

 UP Governor Anandiben Patel given additional charge of Madhya Pradesh.
 Lazarus Chakwera has become the new President of Malawi.
 The govt banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such
as TikTok, Helo and WeChat, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the
country's 'sovereignty and security'.
 Uttarakhand forest department has developed India’s first lichen park in Kumaon’s
Munsiyari, Pithoragarh district.
 ‘Kill Corona’ campaign will be launched by the Madhya Pradesh government to control the
spread of COVID-19 in the state.
 India and Bhutan signed a pact for the construction of the 600 MW Kholongchhu joint
venture hydroelectric project in Bhutan.
 Maharashtra CM has launched the world’s largest plasma therapy trials “Project Platina” for
COVID-19 patients.
 PM extended 'Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana' till November 2020
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 The headquarter building of 'NASA' located at Washington D.C., has been renamed after
Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), the first black female engineer at NASA.
 Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel has decided to
celebrate “Sankalp Parva” to plant trees from June 28 to July 12, 2020.
May-One-liners- 2020
 World No Tobacco Day 2020 is observed on 31 May.

 Google has launched a new app ‘Sodar’ that will help you maintain social distance.
 Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated to nation, 56 CNG
stations spread over 11 States and Union Territories.
 RBI has imposed monetary penalty of Rs 5 crore on Bank of India, Rs 1.20 crore on Karnataka
Bank and Rs 30 lakh on Saraswat Co-operative Bank..
 NABARD sanctioned Rs 1,050 crore credit support to West Bengal.
 State-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Friday announced the appointment of
Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman and Managing Director from June 1.
 Kohli only cricket in Forbes top 100 highest-paid athletes; Federer top.
 International Everest Day: 29th May.Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's Edmund
Hillary had climbed the Mt. Everest on this day in 1953, as the first humans to achieve the
feat. .
 Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has inaugurated the 'Mukhyamantri
Swarozgar Yojana' for returnee migrants..
 Venkataramani Sumantran has been appointed the independent director of airline company
IndiGo..
 The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has extended the tenure of Sandip Pradhan as
Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) by two years..
 A new species of small freshwater fish 'Puntius sanctus' discovered in Velankanni, Tamil
Nadu..
 Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh launches ‘Rozgar Setu Yojana’ for skilled workers..
 Uttar Pradesh Government announced the development of 800 km herbal roads along the
state and national highways through the state.
 The meeting of the Heads of Tax Authorities of the BRICS countries was hosted by the
Federal Tax Service of Russia..
 R Sreerekha will be the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala..
 Leo Puri has been announced to become the new Chairman of JP Morgan South Asia and
South East Asia..
 Chhattisgarh’s First CM Ajit Jogi passed away at 74.
 Rajya Sabha member M.P. Veerendra Kumar passed away at 83..
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 The foundation stone for a missile park “Agneeprastha” was laid at INS Kalinga, Naval base
in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh..
 India’s long-distance runner, Kiranjeet Kaur has been handed a four-year ban by World
Athletics’ anti-doping body (WADA).."
 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed globally on 29 May..

 World Digestive Health Day is observed globally on 29th May every year..
 International Day of Action for Women’s Health is observed globally on May 28 every year..
 World Hunger Day is observed globally on 28 May..
 The Asian Development Bank(ADB) and the Government of India signed a USD 177 million
loan for road improvements in Maharashtra..
 South African HIV researcher, Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been awarded Christophe
Merieux Prize for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Christophe
Merieux Prize is one of France’s top science prizes.
 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) appointed Narinder Batra as member of Olympic Channel
Commission..
 Wipro has appointed Thierry Delaporte as its new CEO & MD..
 Aiman Ezzat has become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capgemini Group..
 36th National Games postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19..
 The 22nd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was chaired by
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman..
 HIL, (India) Limited (Formerly- Hindustan Insecticides Limited) to supply 25 tonnes of
pesticides to Iran to control locust invasion.
 RIL(Reliance Industries Ltd) has launched WhatsApp chatbot(developed by Jio Haptik
Technologies) for rights issue queries of its 2.6 million shareholders on the offering..
 SN Rajeswari has become new Chairman and MD of Oriental Insurance Company..
 Marcos Troyjo has been elected as next President of New Development Bank (NDB)..
 Harry Potter author JK Rowling released a new online Children’s book named ‘The Ickabog’
to entertain children during Coronavirus lockdown..
 Flipkart Tie-up with Karnataka Mango Board to help farmers sell produce online.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed the penalty of Rs 7 lakh on the
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for delay in disclosing half yearly financial
results between FY16 and FY19..
 National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched AI-based chatbot, PAi, to
create awareness around its products like FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real-time basis..
 Sri Lankan fast bowler, Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all forms of cricket
with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin..
 Noted Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain passed away..
 Former Tamil Nadu footballer and coach R. Shanmugam passed away..
 The Indian Air Force inducted first Tejas Mk-1 FOC aircraft into the recently resurrected No
18 Sqn, the “Flying Bullets” at Air Force Station Sulur.
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 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has announced the launch of modified 'Pradhan
Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana' for senior citizens..
 The Government of Tamil Nadu started the preliminary works on implementing the Solar
Fence Farmland Protection Programme, under the Central Agriculture Improvement
Scheme..
 Major Suman Gawani to be honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate Award..
 Facebook has launched calling application 'CatchUp' to coordinate call timings with friends
and family members, and will enable users to check availability of time with a group of up to
eight people..
 NASA has renamed its next-generation space telescope 'Wide-Field Infrared Survey
Telescope (WFIRST)' in honour of Nancy Grace Roman (US space agency’s first chief
astronomer)..
 Government of India has announced the appointment of Prem K Nair as Indian Ambassador
to the Republic of Niger..
 Rajiv Joshi has won NYIPLA Inventor of the year Award 2020 for his contribution to
advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities..
 ‘Hunar Haat’ with the theme 'Local to Global'to restart from September 2020..
 Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the 440 metre-long tunnel
as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project in Chamba..
 Renowned vocalist Shyamala Bhave passed away at the age of 79.
 International Missing Children’s Day is observed globally on 25th May every year..
 World Thyroid Day is observed globally on 25 May every year.
 Uttarakhand became the 1st state to release a report highlighting its conservation efforts to
save over 1,100 rare plants from extinction..
 Indian Navy made breathable PPE(Personal protective equipment) kit 'NavRakshak'.
 UP govt to create migration commission to provide employment to over 23 lakh migrant
workers in the state..
 India has handover the war game centre named as 'INDIA' to Uganda Peoples Defence
Forces (UPDF)..
 Manipur’s 'Khudol' has been listed among the top 10 global initiatives for an inclusive fight
against the COVID-19 pandemic..
 Fintech startup Zaggle has partnered with payments technology major Visa for innovative
payment solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)..
 Former Supreme Court judge Justice, A K Sikri has inaugurated the Indian Dispute Resolution
Centre (IDRC) in New Delhi to provide Offline and e-ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
facility through e-Arbitration, e-Mediation and e-Conciliation software portal..
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 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has
signed an agreement to improve health through sport amidst COVID-19 Pandemic..
 American tennis star Jamie Hampton announced her retirement..
 Japanese professional wrestler, Hana Kimura passed away..
 ICICI bank has introduced a special fixed deposit (FD) scheme for senior citizens called ‘ICICI
Bank Golden Years FD’..
 Spanish football player Aritz Aduriz announced his retirement..
 Jahnabi Phookan appointed as National President of FICCI(Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry) Ladies Organization (FLO)..
 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has constituted 11 member high-level
committee under the chairmanship of Rajesh Bhushan formed to reform drug regulatory
system in India..
 Sports Authority Gujarat signed an MoU with the Times Centre for Learning Limited (TCLL)
to train 2000 athletes..
 The Mizoram Cabinet has granted 'industry' status to 'sports' to invest more in sports in
order to generate employment and increase value..
 The World Bank named former Bear Stearns executive Carmen Reinhart as its new Vice
President (VP) and chief economist..
 Andhra Pradesh(AP)’s Chief Minister(CM) Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched Rs 1,110
crores ‘ReStart’ to revive MSME( Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) sector, released the
first tranche of Rs 450 crore for clearing the pending industrial incentives that would benefit
nearly 98,000 units which employ more than 10 lakh people..
 Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Dosanjh passed away.
 India has become the second-largest manufacturer of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
kits after China..
 Actor Mohit Baghel, best known for playing Amar Chaudhary in superstar Salman Khan's -
Ready, has died of cancer. He was 26..
 Abhas Jha, an Indian economist, has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on
climate change and disaster management in South Asia..
 IRDAI(Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) has approved Union Bank
to continue with its 30% holding in IndiaFirst Life Insurance .
 Australian tennis player Ashley Cooper passed away at the age of 83.
 World Turtle day is observed on 23 May..
 World Bank announced $160 billion assistance to 100 countries..
 Bharti Airtel acquired 10% stakes in conversational AI startup Voicezen(Gurgaon-based
start-up)..
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 Ruskin Bond has authored a book titled ‘Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and
Planes released on his 86th birthday..
 Madhya Pradesh CM inaugurates 'Shram Siddhi Abhiyan' to provide jobs to labourers..
 State-owned Ircon International Limited (IRCON) has signed MoU with RZD International
L.L.C. (Limited Liability Company) for joint development of railways..
 The Competition Commission of India(CCI) has approved 100% acquisition of the total
issued and paid up share capital of Emami Cement Limited(ECL) by Nuvoco Vistas
Corporation Limited(NVCL) for an enterprise value of Rs 5,500 crore..
 Tennis star Naomi Osaka becomes world's highest paid athlete..
 IIT Guwahati discovers new methods to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer.."
 International Day for Biological Diversity observed on 22 May.Theme :“Our solutions are in
nature”.
 International Tea Day is observed on 21 May..
 Centre has launched scheme to solarise Konark sun temple & Konark town..
 'Rajiv Gandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana' launched by Chhattisgarh government to stimulate the
rural economy in the state, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4% from 4.4% and
also reverse repo rate to 3.35% from 3.75%..
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Rs.15,000 crore line of credit (LoC) to the Export-
Import Bank of India (EXIM) to raise its resources..
 UNICEF and Airtel Africa has partnered to support children & families affected by COVID-19.
 Madhya Pradesh to launch Everybody will get employment scheme.
 NTPC & ONGC partners to set up JVC(Joint Venture Company) for Renewable Energy
Business.
 IGNOU’s “Online Master’s Programme in Hindi” launched by HRD Minister(Ramesh Pokhriyal
‘Nishank).This programme is expected to strengthen “Padhe India Online” initiative.."
 National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May.

 World Metrology Day 2020: May 2020.
 Tatpar' scheme launched in Ranchi to transport migrant workers.
 Flipkart partnered with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company(BAGIC) to offer digital
motor insurance policy to customers of e-commerce major..
 Indian Steel Association appointed Dilip Oommen as new president.
 The government has appointed Govinda Rajulu Chintala as chairman of National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development.
 Moeketsi Majoro (58) has been sworn in as Lesotho’s new prime minister (PM) after
Thomas Motsoahae Thabane."
 World Bee Day observed globally on 20th May.

 Ladakh becomes COVID-19 free after recovery of all active cases.
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 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) released Rs.20,500 crore
to co-operative banks and regional rural banks (RRBs) for on-lending..
 South Central Railway (SCR) has developed robot “Rail-BOT (R-BOT)” to assist railway
doctors.
 Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane resigned.
 China has annouced USD 2 billion help at WHO assembly to fight the coronavirus.
 Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has been elected as the chairman of the World Health
Organisation’s (WHO) Executive Board
 World AIDS Vaccine Day celebrated on May 18, 2020..
 Lata Mangeskar has sang a song titled as JAYTU BHARATAM saluting the spirit of Atma
Nirbhar Bharat..
 Madhya Pradesh launched Charan Paduka campaign for migrant labourers.Under this
campaign, shoes and slippers will be offered to those labourers going barefoot..
 Kotak Mahindra Bank becomes 1st bank in India to allow video KYC (Know Your Customer)..
 Canara Bank has launched a special business vertical dedicated for gold loans to meet the
financial needs of its customers..
 Global Private Equity (PE) firm General Atlantic buys 1.34% stake in Jio platforms for Rs
6,598.38 crores..
 Denmark researcher has discovered new species of fungus was named ‘Troglomyces
Twitteri’ after Twitter..
 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) alerted Cyclone 'AMPHAN' has developed into a
super cyclone over the Bay of Bengal.."
 International Museum day is observed on 18 May every year..
 Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved the launch of Defence Testing
Infrastructure Scheme(DTIS) with a cost of Rs 400 crores to boost domestic defence and
aerospace manufacturing..
 Indian Navy commissioned 7th ship of MK IV class Landing Craft Utility ‘IN LCU L57’ at Port
Blair..
 The book titled as “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” authored by Chinese
literary writer Fang Fang..
 The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has formed a 5-member high-powered committee
headed by Neerabh Kumar Prasad to probe Vizag gas leak..
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally swore in his new government on 17 May for the
fifth time..
 'National Migrant Information System' dashboard developed by the National Disaster
Management Authority to secure information regarding the movement of migrants and to
facilitate the smooth movement of stranded persons across States..
 Godrej East Africa Holdings Ltd has acquired the balance 25% stake in Kenya-based Canon
Chemicals Ltd for an undisclosed sum.."
 The World Hypertension Day (WHD) is celebrated on 17 May worldwide.The expanded

theme for World Hypertension Day is Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer,
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with a goal of increasing high blood pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around the
world..
 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: 17 May:To raise global awareness
of the changes brought about by the Internet and new technologies..
 India observed Nation Dengue Day on May 16 as suggested by the Union Health Ministry to
create awareness about the disease..
 International Day of Living Together in Peace: 16 May(first ever International Day of Living
Together in Peace was observed in 2018.).
 Facebook acquired the animated graphics startup GIPHY(The web-based animated gif
search engine) and would integrate the company in its Instagram visual social network..
 Zubair Iqbal appointed as Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank..
 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sachet’ and two
interceptor boats C-450 and C-451 at Goa through video conferencing from Delhi.."
 Armed Forces Day is observed on the third Saturday in May.This year Armed Forces Day is
celebrated on 16th May..
 International Day of Light is celebrated on 16th May..
 Sikkim celebrated 45th State Day on 16 May 2020..
 National Endangered Species Day observed on May 15, 2020..
 Gujarat Govt launched ‘Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna’ to provide loans to small
businessmen..
 World Bank approves 1 billion USD to support India’s combat against COVID-19..
 China has won the 1st edition of FIDE Chess.com online Nations Cup 2020.The rank of India
was 5..
 A loan agreement for a US$145 million project has been signed by the Government of India,
the Government of West Bengal and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)..
 Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda launched 'GOAL (Going Online As
Leaders)' programme for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth..
 Delhi Police launched India’s first ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’ to ensure the safety
of frontline warriors and enforce social distancing..
 Government of India sets up 'Rice Export Promotion Forum' to provide stimulus to the rice
exports..
 Sahitya Akademi winning Bengali author Debesh Roy passed away.
 International Family Day observed globally on 15th May.
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 Ministry of Human Resource Development launched e-Governance platform:-
'SAMARTH'.Aim to provide quality education to students across all Universities & Higher
Education Institutions..
 ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme has been launched by the West Bengal Government to utilise 50,000
acres of barren land in 6 districts..
 The chief of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo announces he will step down
on August 31..
 Federal Bank tie-up with MoneyGram for direct-to-bank deposits service..
 Slovenia becomes 1st coronavirus-free country in Europe.
 India has been ranked at 74th position on the Global ‘Energy Transition Index’ by the World
Economic Forum (WEF).Sweden ranked first position..
 V. Vidyavathi is appointed as the new Director-General of Archaeological Survey of
India(ASI)..
 Uttarakhand CM(Tanveer Singh Rawat) launched‘HOPE' (Helping Out People Everywhere)
portal to help unemployed youth..
 Indian Railways has made Aarogya Setu app mandatory for passengers..
 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced 2nd tranche of measures for
'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan'..
 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) canteens to sell only indigenous products from June 1..
 Italy developed ‘iFeel-You’ bracelet for social distancing..
 Indian boxer Akhil Kumar re-inducted into National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA)
disciplinary panel..
 Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting (a traditional and ritualistic mural art) recieved
Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package to tackle the
impact of coronavirus and weeks of lockdown..
 The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup has been rescheduled between 17 February and 7 March
2021..
 India gets USD 1 billion loan from BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)' New
Development Bank to fight Covid19..
 Department of Consumer Affairs partners with Safejob and Seekify to power Suraksha Store
Initiative..
 Maharashtra government launched online OPD(out patient department) service ‘e-
Sanjeevani’ to resolve difficulties faced by citizens in getting health check-ups and
counseling as many private clinics are closed due to the lockdown..
 Senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja has been appointed as the CBSE chairman..
 IIT-Guwahati organized Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
Campaign.."
 International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May.The theme for 2020 International Nurses
Day is 'Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health.'.
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 Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra launched country's first ever 'FIR
Aapke Dwar Yojana' in Bhopal.Now people would not be required to visit police station to
lodge an FIR..
 Tourism Ministry organised 17th session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar series on Exploring
River Nila..
 Bengaluru launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness about examining
respiratory health..
 CHAMPIONS portal has been launched by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME)..
 The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has won this year’s SKYTRAX Award for
Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia..
 DRDO develops UV sanitisation system 'DRUVS' for electronic gadgets, currency and papers.
 Israel has named a street in Tel Aviv after celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as a
tribute on his 159th birthday on 08 May.The Israeli Embassy in India tweeted a photo of a
signboard where the street was named Rehov Tagore; 'rehov' means street..
 Para-athlete Deepa Malik announced retirement..
 Former Lok Sabha MP and senior Janta Dal(S) leader Raja Rangappa Naik passed away.
 National Technology Day is observed on 11 May..
 Second sunday of May observed as 'International Mother's day' every year.This year
'International Mother's day' is celebrated on 10th May..
 Indian Railways operates 283 'shramik special' trains till May 9 amid coronavirus COVID-19
lockdown.
 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) received approval for clinical trial of
two drugs, ‘phytopharmaceutical & favipiravir’ to treat COVID-19..
 IIT-Delhi startup has launched reusable antimicrobial mask NSafe..
 British firm GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) has sold its 5.7 % stake in Hindustan Unilever Limited
(HUL) for $3.35 billion..
 Edu-tech firm ELSA Corp (English Language Speech Assistant Corporation) India ,appointed
Indian cricketer 'Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane' as its brand ambassador for India, Middle East,
ANZ(Australia & New Zealand) & SAARC..
 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation (UN) postal agency released a
commemorative postage stamp on the 40th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox..
 Government of India launched 'Mission Sagar' for assistance to Indian Ocean nations amid
COVID-19 crisis..
 10.74% stake of SeQuent Scientific Limited(the largest animal healthcare company) bought
by the Carlyle Group(US based private equity firm) for Rs 1,587 crore..
 Wipro CEO and MD Abidali Z Neemuchwala steps down
 Nation celebrates 480th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap.He was Born on 9 May 1540..
 World Migratory Bird Day observed globally on 9 May.The theme of World Migratory Bird
Day 2020 is “Birds Connect Our World”..
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan worth of $500 million for
India’s ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response..
 Yes Bank appointed Neeraj Dhawan, as Chief Risk Officer(CRO)..
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 India’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth to zero for the current fiscal 2020-21 from its
earlier forecast of 2.6%..
 India signed MoUs with Russia for coking coal..
 The Ministry of Defence has signed a pact with the TATA POWER SED to modernize
infrastructure of 37 airfields of Indian Air Force..
 The Jharkhand government has banned 11 brands of Pan Masala for one year in the state..
 The US-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners to buy 2.32% stake in Reliance’s Jio
Platforms, for Rs 11,367 crore..
 Uttar Pradesh goverment has launched a “Pravasi Raahat Mitra” App to connect migrants
with schemes and jobs.."
 World Red Cross Day observed globally on 8 May.The World Red Cross is observed on the
birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of
the Red Cross. .
 World Thalassaemia Day is observed on 8 May.
 Madhya Pradesh has become the 1st state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration.
 The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) extends actress Dia Mirza term as
goodwill ambassador till 2022..
 Donald Trump Nominates senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as US envoy to
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)..
 Tripura Chief Minister(CM) Biplab Kumar Deb launches national scholarship online portal
under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’..
 China launched new rocket 'Long March 5B' successfully..
 Styrene gas leaked from LG Polymers Plant in Vishakhapatnam, (Andhra Pradesh) Gas Leak
Tragedy..
 GoI launched ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ exercise to bring Indians from abroad..
 Veteran director & story artist Rob Gibbs passed away..
 Vesak Day(the Day of the Full Moon:Also called:-Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day) 2020
observed globally on 7 May.The Day is commemorated by the United Nations every
year.(Significance: The birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha).
 The World Athletics Day-2020 is observed on 7 May(it was first observed in 1966) to
increase awareness about athletics and to encourage the youth to take up sports.
 Economic Affairs Secretary, Tarun Bajaj has become new director on Central Board of the
Reserve Bank of India(RBI)..
 Mustafa Al Kadhimi has become new Prime Minister of Iraq..
 The Iranian Parliament has announced the decision to replace its currency 'Rial' with another
basic unit of currency called the 'Toman.'.
 NITI Aayog Has launched ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan’ to ensure the well-
being of senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic..
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 The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Alumni Council has launched a “COVID-19 test bus” in
Mumbai, Maharashtra..
 Bharat Dynamics Limited(BDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) signs MoU with
IIT Kanpur to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment..
 PNB Housing Finance Limited signed MoU with IIT Delhi to develop reusable Protective
Equipment(PPE) kits.."
 “Exit App” launched by West Bengal Government for people from other states who are
stucked in West Bengal amid the nationwide lockdown and desires to return to their native
place..
 Krishnan Ramachandran has been appointed as the new managing director (MD) and chief
executive officer (CEO) of Max Bupa Health Insurance..
 IIT Bombay Professor Saurabh Lodha has been honoured with Young Career Award in Nano
Sci. & Tech. 2020..
 Indian Navy launches Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas..
 Lieutenant General Raj Shukla has assumed the command of the Army Training Command
(ARTRAC)..
 UP has launched Ayush Kavach app to boost immunity through Ayurveda.
 Vladimir Putin awards commemorative World War II medal to Kim Jong-un.
 International Day of the Midwife is observed globally on 5 May every year since 1992..
 World Hand Hygiene Day- 5th May..
 World Asthma Day is observed every year on the 1st Tuesday of May.This year, World
Asthma Day is observed on May 5, 2020.Theme(2020)-‘Enough Asthma Deaths’..
 Chandigarh launches mobile app for COVID-19 'CHDCOVID'..
 A multimedia guide on the Covid-19 ‘COVID Katha’ launched by Union Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan..
 Russia to launch its 1st satellite ‘Arktika-M’ to monitor Arctic climate & environment..
 Discus thrower Sandeep Kumari banned for 4 years by WADA after testing positive for
metenolone..
 The Delhi state government imposed 70 percent Special Corona Fee on Liquor..
 Three Indian journalists have been honoured with the 'Pulitzer Prize 2020' in the field of
feature photography.The names of the winners are 'Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi
Anand'..
 The US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American lawyer 'Ashok Michael
Pinto' as a representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD)..
 RBI cancels licence of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai..
 HP govt to starts 'Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna'..
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 International Firefighters Day observed on May 4 to remember those firefighter's who have
died while serving our community or dedicated their lives to protecting the safety of us all..
 HumHaarNahiMaanenge song released by HDFC Bank to keep hopes up amidst the ongoing
national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic..
 Maharashtra the first state government to announces free and cashless insurance to the
people..
 The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has added
200 new mandis added to the e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform from 7
States..
 US Scientists discover 1st known aquatic Dinosaur ‘Spinosaurus aegyptiacus’..
 Kashmir saffron receives GI tag from Geographical Indications Registry..
 Peter Ebdon has announced his retirement from professional snooker..
 Judicial Member, Lokpal of India, Justice A.K. Tripathi passed away(was infected with novel
coronavirus)..
 The Badminton World Federation(BWF) postponed World Championship 2020 to
November 2021.."
 World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May..

 Yes Bank appointed Neeraj Dhawan as its Chief Risk Officer.
 Professor Shobhana Narsimhan Elected To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences.
 IIT Madras Professor Thalappil Pradeep has been selected for the Nikkei Asia Prize 2020 in
the category of ‘Science and Technology’..
 Former India football captain Chuni Goswami passed away..
 Manipur black rice & Gorakhpur terracotta got GI tag recently..
 All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) recently organised “AYURAKSHA” programme with
Delhi Police.."
 World Tuna Day is observed on May 2 every year. The United Nations (UN) established the
World Tuna Day to raise awareness about the tuna fish and its importance to humans and
earth..
 The Kisan Sabha application was launched by the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) on May 1, 2020 to connect farmers to
supply chain and freight transportation management system..
 Giridhar Aramane assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways..
 The Government of India increases 'Minimum Support Price (MSP)' for Minor Forest Produce
ranging from 16% to 66%..
 Arvind Kumar Sharma has assumed the charge as Secretary to the Ministry of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
 Microwave steriliser “ATULYA” developed by the Defence Institute of Advanced
Technology, Pune to disintegrate COVID-19..
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 Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel releases e-book 'Prof. B.B. Lal: India
Rediscovered'..
 Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg passed away.."
 International Labour Day or Worker's day is celebrated on 1 May every year..
 Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrated state formation day on 1 May..
 The United States Agency of International Development (USAID) has announced 3 million
USD to support India’s efforts to combat COVID-19..
 Former Axis Bank CEO, Shikha Sharma named advisor to Google Pay India..
 A book titled “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir” authored by John
Bolton..
 FIFA launches #WeWillWin campaign for health workers..
 India ranks 53rd in budget transparency; New Zealand tops: International Budget
Partnership (IBP) Open Budget Survey 2019..
 ‘Vikas Abhaya’ loan scheme launched by Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)..
 Manipuri doctor Thangjam Dhabali Singh conferred ‘Order of Rising Sun’ by Japan..
 Freedom fighter Padma Shri Gandhian Hema Bharali passed away at 101..
 Chhattisgarh gives maximum jobs under MGNREGA amid lockdown..
 'Ramayana' becomes Highest Viewed Entertainment Programme Globally.."
April-2020-one-liners
 Odisha (Utkal Divas) Foundation Day: 01-April-2020, the Odisha state became a separate
province.
 Govt. has extended validity of driving licence, vehicle documents due for renewal up to June
30.
 World Athletics Championships is rescheduled to 2022 due to postponement of Tokyo
Olympics.(Postponed due to Covid-19) .
 Pravin Jadhav has resigned as MD and CEO of Paytm Money.
 Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass away
due to Covid-19 complications at the age of 86.
 BhartPe & ICICI Lombard has tied up to launch COVID-19 insurance.
 COVID-19 is the worst crisis since World War II report stated by UN(United Nations).
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BP Kanungo Gets One-Year Extension As RBI Deputy Governor:
Centre has extended the tenure by one year with effect from April 3, 2020. Kanungo,
whose term was to end on April 2,2020, had taken charge as RBI deputy governor in
April 2017.
 Tourism Ministry launched ‘Stranded in India’ to help foreign tourists
 The Tokyo Olympics (Rescheduled) will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, almost
exactly a year after the Games were to commence this year.
 World Autism Awareness Day observed globally on 2 April.Theme:-The Transition to

Adulthood’.
 World Bank offered $1 billion to India for its project against COVID-19
 Nobel laureate Phillip Anderson dies at 96 age.He received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977:
for their contribution on fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure
of magnetic and disordered systems.
 The Wimbledon 2020 has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to
coronavirus pandemic.
 Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy has become the new Managing Director of the Sundaram
Home Finance(Replaced Srinivas Acharya-serving since-2010).
 Star Wars actor Andrew Jack dies aged 76 – Coronavirus
 Padma Shri awardee and former ‘Hazuri Raagi’ at the Golden Temple, Bhai Nirmal Singh
passed away after testing positive for COVID-19
 Karnataka Government Launched ‘Corona Watch’ App to Track Movement History of Corona
Positive Patients
 Legendary NCERT Historian Arjun Dev Passed Away at 81
 PhonePe has partnered with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for a unique coronavirus
hospitalisation insurance policy called Corona Care.
 NASA Announced Mission SunRISE(Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) to Study
Causes of Giant Solar Particle Storms.
 International Children’s Book Day observed on 2 April

 Aarogya Setu is the official COVID-19 tracking app that has been launched by the
Government of India
 National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited appointed Dilip Kumar Patel as its
Director Human resources on 1 April.
 Domino’s Pizza has partnered with ITC Foods to launch Domino’s Essentials(everyday
grocery essentials).
 Andhra Pradesh government has started distributing pensions at the doorstep to 58,44,240
beneficiaries
 India’s Naval Dockyard has designed low-cost temperature sensor gun
 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has partnered
with Wipro 3D, Bengaluru to make Automated ventilators to meet COVID-19 related crisis.
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 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance is observed on April 4 each year.
 The 3rd Asian Youth Games will be held in Shantou, Guangdong, China in 2021
 Tony Lewis founder of 'Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method' cricket fame passed away at 78
 Arogya Sanjeevani Policy Cigna launched with IRDAI guidelines
 NHA(National Health Authority ) signs pact with Uber for transportation service for public
healthcare workers.
 The official mascots of the 19th Asian Games were unveiled at a digital launched ceremony
in Hangzhou, China on Friday. The three robots, which are going to be the mascots for the
2022 Hangzhou Asian Games are collectively known as the smart triplets.
 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup was scheduled to be played in India between November
2nd and 21st postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched MHRD AICTE COVID-19
Student Helpline Portal to address the issues faced by students due to closure of colleges
and hostels amid national lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak.
 World renowned virologist of South Africa, Gita Ramjee passed away after contracting the
novel coronavirus .
 Covid-19 Lockdown: Odisha launched online cultural competition to keep children engaged
and motivated
 Trump seeks Modi's help to release Hydroxychloroquine ordered by US to treat COVID-19
patients
 Promoter of Avenue Supermarts, Radhakishan Damani has contributed ₹100 crore to the
PM-CARES Fund for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
 Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated on 6 April every year.
 International Day of Conscience is observed on 5 April to promote a culture of peace with
love and conscience.
 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 29 June 2021 has been set as
the new deadline for the qualification period of the Tokyo Olympics
 Indian-origin Lisa Nandy(40 years) appointed UK shadow foreign minister
 The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April,
under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related
organizations.
 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace observed on 6 April.
 COVID19 effect: President, Vice President, Prime Minister, MPs and Governors of all states
will take 30% salary cut(starting from April 1, 2020), Prakash Javadekar said. He added that
MPLAD funds will remain suspended for two years.
 Low-cost ventilator Prana-Vayu(manufactured in just Rs 25,000) developed by IIT-Roorkee
in association with AIIMS-Rishikesh.
 To sanitize people, ‘V Safe Tunnel’ installed in Telangana. ‘V Safe Tunnel’ sanitizes people
from any possible bacteria and other microbes within 20 seconds.
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 An initiative ‘Caruna’ has been launched by the Civil services officers’ associations to support
and supplement the government’s efforts in fighting coronavirus.
 American songwriter & 3 time Grammy award winner Bill Withers passed away.
 Ola launches 'Ola Emergency' service for hospital visits in Bangalore in collaboration with
the Karnataka Health Ministry.
 Zomato began grocery delivery in 80 cities.Online grocery retailer Grofers working with
Zomato to get its delivery fleet onboard
 Indian Railways has successfully converted 2500 coaches-40000 isolation beds as Isolation
Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.
 Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a 5T plan to stop the spread of the new
coronavirus. The 5T plan includes testing, tracing, treatment, teamwork and tracking.
 UB Pravin Rao appointed as new chairman of NASSCOM(National Association of Software
and Services Companies).
 Malaysia & Thailand weightlifters banned from Tokyo Olympics 2020
 PNB Housing Finance signs agreement with JICA(Japan International Cooperation Agency) to
raise $75 million
 Veteran actor Forrest Compton,best known for playing the role of district attorney Mike
Karr in the long-running soap opera 'The Edge of Night', has passed away at 94 due to Covid-
19 complications.
 Former New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Jock Edwards passes away.
 Former Libya Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril passed away 12.Britannia Industries partners
with Dunzo to deliver essential items.
 Indian-American firm(Amneal Pharmaceutical , the New Jersey-based pharma firm) had to
donate 3.4 million Hydroxychloroquine tablets to the United States
 Chhattisgarh Police create app ‘Rakhsa Sarv’ for quarantined people. It enables them to
track the quarantined people through Google Map.
 On April 8, 2020, the Small Industries Development Bank of India announced that it will
provide emergency working capital of Rs 1 crore to small and medium enterprises.
 Twitter CEO(Jack Dorsey) pledged $1 billion to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
 MHRD(Ministry of Human Resource Development) launched Samadhan challenge to fight
against covid19
 Swasth ke Sipahi delivering essential services and medicines at doorstep under Pradhan
Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the nationwide lockdown.
 MHRD(Ministry of Human Resource Development) declares DigiLocker as National Academic
Depository.DigiLocker is primarily a cloud-based safe, which allows users to store electronic
versions of important documents(example-Aadhaar card, birth certificates, voters ID.).
 Kannada comic actor ‘Bullet’ Prakash passed away
 Ben Stokes named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World 2020
 Former Real Madrid, Atletico & Barcelona coach Radomir Antic passed away
 iGOT e-learning platform launched by GoI to combat COVID-19.
 Amazon to set up coronavirus testing lab for its employees.
 Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has
launched the 'Bharat Padhe Online' campaign on 10 April in New Delhi..
 COVIDCARE app launched by Arunachal Pradesh to combat COVID-19.
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 Veteran leader and Congressmen Ramkrishna Dwivedi passed away.
 Haryana doubled salary of Doctors, Nurses, medical professionals dealing with COVID-19
cases.
 James Bond film actress Honor Blackman passed away.
 Bharti AXA Life Insurance appoints Parag Raja as new MD & CEO.
 Forbes billionaires list The Richest in 2020 topped by Jeff Bezos.
 Membrane Oxygenator Equipment’ has been developed by Genrich Membranes for the
treatment of COVID-19 patients.(treats breathlessness which is one of the critical symptoms
of COVID-19.).
 The National Safe Motherhood day is observed on April 11 every year to raise awareness
about adequate access to care during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal services.
 National Pet Day is celebrated on 11 April every year.
 World Homoeopathy Day observed globally on 10 April.
 IFFCO Tokio appoints Anamika Roy Rashtrawar as MD & CEO(will suceed Warendra Sinha
who was leading the company from past three years. ).
 Hindustan Unilever has teamed up with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to
support India to combat COVID-19.
 Google announced the launch of a virtual Braille keyboard for Android users with low vision
or blindness and enable these people to type on their phones without additional hardware.
 Pulitzer prize winner Mary Jordan writes book on Melania Trump.
 American folk singer John Prine passed away.
 International day Day of Human Space Flight is observed each year on 12 April.The day
remembers the first human space flight on April 12, 1961.Yuri Gagarin, the world's first
cosmonaut to have travelled in outer space.
 Jana Small Finance Bank has launced ‘DIGIGEN’ digital banking for savings account and
Fixed Deposit.
 CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory & BEL(Bharat Electronics Ltd, Pune) ink partnership to
developed IR Thermometer and OEU(oxygen enrichment unit).
 Padma Shri classical singer Shanti Hiranand passed away at 87.
 Former Zimbabwean cricketer Jackie du Preez passed away at 77.
 RBI launched Twitter campaign to promote digital modes of payment:The face of the
campaign - Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.
 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:13 April 2020 marked the 101st anniversary.In the year 1919,
the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre had occurred in Punjab on the day of Vaishaki.
 DD Retro New channel launched by Prasar Bharti.It would be specifically dedicated to old
classics of Doordarshan.
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has developed Double Layered Khadi
Masks.
 Ministry of HRD(Human Resource Development) starts web portal ‘YUKTI’(Young India
Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation)in New Delhi.
 Manipur govt has started new initiative ‘Food Bank’ to help the poor.
 Peter Bonetti: Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper passed away at 78.
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 Karnataka Bank reappoint Mahabaleshwara M S as MD and CEO for a further period of
three years.
 Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated on 14 April.

 World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April(The first-ever World Chagas Disease Day
is here! From 2020 onwards, April 14 is marked as a day to spread awareness about this
'silent and silenced disease').
 Birupaksha Mishra took charge as director at Union Bank of India.
 CovidGyan, a Science-based website, launched:The website was launched by the Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Tata
Memorial Centre (TMC).
 Ahmedabad station becomes 1st station to get sanitizing tunnel.
 Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan appointed to a 12-member advisory group to
IMF(International Monetary Fund).
 Actress Tamannaah bhatia signed as brand ambassador for mpl(Mobile Premier League).
 Former Attorney General of India Ashok Desai Passed away at 77.
 Former Union Minister and veteran Cong. leader M.V. Rajashekaran passed away at 91.
 World Art Day: 15 April, 2020
 Google Pay launched 'Nearby Spot' to help users find local stores selling essentials.
 Ministry of Tourism launched 'DekhoApnaDesh' webinar series.The webinar series will
provide information on the many destinations and the 'depth' and 'expanse' of the culture
and heritage of India.
 IIT-Bombay develops digital stethoscope called AyuSynk.
 India to host 2020 Asian Boxing Championship(Expected to be held during November-
December:The announcement was made by the National Federation President Ajay Singh.).
 Aarogya Setu app became worlds fastest app to reach 50 million downloads
 MS Dhoni appointed as the brand ambassador of PokerStars India
 North Korea test fires multiple short-range anti-ship missiles as part of military exercises.
 Tata Power has won the Edison Award for its social innovation campaign ‘Club Enerji
#Switchoff2SwitchOn’.
 SBI customers! No service charges for all ATM transactions till June 30
 US approved sale of Anti-ship Missiles & Torpedoes to India
 Ajay Mahajan appointed as new MD & CEO of CARE Ratings
 Vineet Arora appointed as new MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance Ltd
 NIT Karnataka Surathkal’s Professor developed ‘ZERO-COV’, cost-effective disinfectant
chamber for common man.
 World Hemophilia Day observed globally on 17 April(to raise awareness for hemophilia and
other bleeding disorders).
 Viswanathan Anand appointed World Wildlife Fund ambassador for enviornment education
programme.
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 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamas Ajan resigned on Wednesday
in the wake of allegations of corruption and doping violations.
 Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel(Chhattisgarh govt) recently launched ‘Cghaat’’ website for
home delivery of fruits and vegetables during the lockdown.
 The licence of the Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank of Goa Ltd. has been cancelled by the
Reserve Bank of India
 BCCI suspends IPL 2020 indefinitely due to Covid-19
 World Heritage Day observed on 18 April.

 TVS Motor Company acquires Britain's 'Norton' sporting motorcycle.
 WhatsApp set to increase group calling and video calling limits.
 Kisan Rath app launched by Agriculture Ministry to help farmers, traders to connect with
transporters.
 CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories developed Personal Protective Coverall Suit to
Combat COVID-19.
 Fei Fei the bird has been unveiled as the mascot for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games.
 Former American football player Willie Davis passed away.
 Govt launched iGOT(integrated government online training) portal to train doctors, health
care workers to combat Covid-19.
 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR-CFTRI (Central Food Technological
Research Institute) has made protein rich biscuits for COVID-19 patients.
 The home ministry on Sunday(19-April, 2020) revoked permission given to e-commerce
players to sell non-essential commodities from 20 April.Only sell of essential items has
allowed till the end of the national lockdown on 3 May.
 Income tax department to issue new ITR forms after extension of deadlines( ITR filing utility
will be made available by May 31).
 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering rationalising the syllabus
for classes 9 to 12 for the next academic year to make up for lost time due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
 UN Chinese Language Day observed globally on 20 April.

 World Liver Day observed globally on 19 April.
 A book titled Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu, released. It is written by V.
Krishnaswamy, that narrates the journey of India’s first and only woman silver medal-
winning athlete at the Olympic Games.
 BCCI creates ‘Team Mask Force’ to spread awareness against COVID-19
 IIT Ropar(Punjab) develops ‘WardBot’ for COVID-19 patients to deliver medicines and food
in isolation wards without human intervention
 Oscar-winning animator and filmmaker Gene Deitch passed away at 95(he directed 13
episodes of Tom and Jerry and also some of the Popeye the Sailor series.)
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 HDFC Bank has started #HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign to encourage social distancing in
Public places
 World Creativity and Innovation Day: 21 April.
 April 21 marks the occasion of National Civil services day in India.
 N Kamakodi reappointed as MD and CEO of City Union Bank.
 The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched Covid India
Seva application for Covid-19 citizen engagement on 21 April.
 Voice banking services launched by ICICI Bank for its customers.
 High-speed magnetic RAM developed by IIT-Mandi.
 BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh passed away.He was 46.The company said in a statement
that the cause of his death is not known yet.
 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the Formula One Esports Chinese Virtual Grand Prix
championship.
 Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as new Secretary to President of India.
 Earth Day observed globally on 22 April every year.
 David Li becomes new CEO of Huawei India.
 The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has created an alcohol-based herbal
sanitizer.
 Paytm Payments Bank inks partnership with Mastercard.
 The first satellite of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been successfully launched into orbit by
the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC].
 India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 142nd out of
180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Tuesday(21-
April, 2020).
 Mobile App ,Saiyam, is developed by PuneMunicipal Corporation to effectively track the
home-quarantine citizens and to ensure they stay in the home.
 Rajasthan govt has partnered with healthcare startup MedCords to launch Aayu & Sehat
Sathi app to fight against Covid-19.
 English Language Day is observed globally on 23 April every year.
 World Book and Copyright Day observed on 23 April
 Education Ministry has launched 'VidyaDaan 2.0' initiative to curate content for the CBSE
curriculum from individuals and organizations across the country.
 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) named Indian shuttler PV Sindhu as one of the
ambassadors for its 'I am badminton' awareness campaign.
 Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio
 WashKaro app':-App that warns about COVID-19 containment zones, filters fake news
developed by IIIT(Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology)-Delhi.
 Rakesh Sharma(Bajaj Auto Executive Director ) Elected President Of IMMA(International
Motorcycle Manufacturers Association).
 Nation celebrates National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April every year.
 On World Book Day(23-April, 2020):HRD minister(Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank) has launched
'#MyBookMyFriend' campaign on Twitter.
 Alireza Firouzja(16-year-old Iranian refugee) beats World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup 2020 and to claim the $14,000 prize.
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 Eminent theatre actor Usha Ganguly passed away at 75.
 Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh has launched India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile
Lab(Named: Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab.) through video conference.
 NIIT’s(National Institute of Information Technology) US arm sign agreement with US based
EdTech company to provide virtual services to education providers.
 World Veterinary Day was observed on 25 April
 World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April.
 International Delegates Day is observed on 25 April.
 PM launched E-Gram Swaraj portal and Swamitva scheme on 24 April-2020, in an effort to
increase the pace of development in India’s villages.
 Sanjay Kothari took oath as Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
 Astronomers found 19 asteroids orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
 Iran launched Noor, its first military satellite.
 Vodafone Idea partners with Paytm to launch ‘Recharge Saathi’ programme.
 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank ranked 5th in ‘Best Large Workplaces in Asia 2020’.
 World Intellectual Property Day is observed on 26 April.
 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on 26 April.
 World Immunization Week is celebrated from 24 to 30 April.
 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has launched an e-office application named ‘e-
karyalay’.
 Singapore’s Caladium increases its stake in Bandhan Bank to 4.49%
 NASA creates VITAL high-pressure ventilator to fight COVID-19.
 Graeme Watson, who was an all-rounder during his playing days, died at the age of 75.
 UP becomes first state with in-house facility of virtual courts.
 Manipur Govt commemorates Khongjom Day at War Memorial Complex.
 The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh launched Jeevan-Shakti Yojana at Mantralaya today.
Under the scheme, women will prepare masks at homes in the urban areas and earn profit.
 The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala(IIITM-K) Has
Developed an AI-Based Search Engine For COVID-19 Research.
 Assam govt has started ‘Dhanwantari’ scheme for home delivery of medicines.
 Former Pakistan women’s skipper Sana Mir announced her retirement from international
cricket.
 A government hospital in Ernakulam in Kochi has deployed a robot(named ‘KARMI-Bot’) to
serve food and medicines to coronavirus (COVID-19) patients with an aim to reduce risk of
infections for doctors and health workers.
 The Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired a series of anti-ship missiles in the North Arabian
Sea on 25 April.
 King George Medical University becomes first govt. hospital to launch Plasma Therapy for
COVID-19
 World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed globally on 28 April.
 NTPC launched Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh and New Delhi.
 The Athletics Integrity Unit(AIU) bans Jhuma Khatun for 4 years for failing dope test.
 Umar Akmal: Pakistan batsman banned for three years over corruption charges.
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 IIT Bombay lead team develops ‘Ruhdaar’, a low-cost mechanical ventilator to fight against
COVID19.
 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has abolished the death penalty for crimes
committed by minors.
 RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds.
 Pitch Black 2020 exercise cancelled by Australia due to COVID-19 which was set to be hosted
by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for three weeks starting on 24 July.
 Airtel and Nokia sign multi-year deal to boost network capacity and customer experience.
 Bijay Mishra, noted lyricist and screenwriter of Odisha, passed away at age of 83.
 Former governor of Bihar & Tripura Devanand Konwar passed away at age of 86.
 International Dance Day observed globally on 29 April
 Padma Shri awardee actor and one of the finest talents in Bollywood Irrfan Khan passed
away on April 29.
 Automobile giant Maruti Suzuki has developed low cost ventilators to fight against COVID-
19 with the support of a start-up company Agva Healthcare.(production is going on in
Gautam Buddha Nagar of Uttar Pradesh).
 Andhra Pradesh govt starts Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme:-
Scheme is about:-Students belong to SC/ ST/ OBC/ Minority/ Kapus/ EWS/ PWD will provide
100% free reimbursement.Launched By:CM YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy on 28th April 2020.
 Axis Bank to acquired 29% stake in Max Life Insurance for around Rs 1600 crore
 Shiv Das Meena becomes new CMD of Housing and Urban Development
Corporation(HUDCO).
 International Jazz Day is celebrated on April 30.
 Renowned Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor died on April 30, 2020 at the age of 67
 Suresh N Patel sworn-in as Vigilance Commissioner.
 T. S. Tirumurti has been appointed as the next Ambassador or Permanent Representative of
India to the United Nations.
 India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently gave out a new list of 169 names of
tropical cyclones that are expected to emerge in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
 Justice Dipankar Datta, a senior judge of the Calcutta High Court,sworn-in as the new Chief
Justice of Bombay High Court.
 Blue Dart Express to deliver medicines to Indians living abroad.
 Michael Robinson, former Liverpool player and broadcaster, passed away at the age of 61.
 Chief Minister(Madhya pradesh) Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana, a
unique scheme to boost immunity system of citizens of the state.
 India has lost the hosting rights of the 2021 Men’s World Boxing Championship after the
Boxing Federation of India (BFI) failed to pay the host fee to International Boxing Association
(AIBA).
 The 11th session of Petersberg Climate Dialogue was hosted by Germany.
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March-2020- One-Liners
 World Defence Day is celebrated on 1 March, 2020

 Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1 March(The symbol for Zero Discrimination Day is the
butterfly. It is used by people to share their stories and photos as a way to end discrimination and
work towards positive transformation.)
 Astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world.
 Punjab to reduce govt employees’ retirement age to 58 years, free education for all students up to
Class 12 and a debt waiver for landless farmers were some of the major announcements made by
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal in the 2020-21 budget.
 GoI paid tribute to the 124th birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai on 29 February .
 The 11th National KVK (krishi vigyan kendra) Conference 2020 was held(28-Feb, 2020)in Delhi.
 World Wildlife Day observed globally on 3rd March.
 World Hearing Day observed globally on 3rd March.
 Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela-2020 held in New Delhi.
 Jammu historic city square renamed as ‘Bharat Mata Chowk’.
 The 'yog mahotsav' is held in Rishikesh every year from Mar 1 to Mar 7..The annual event known as
“Antar rashtriya yog mahotsav”.
 Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal receives Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Award 2020 for
Politics.
 Chennai: India will launch its first state of the art earth observation satellite Geo Imaging Satellite
(GISAT-1) to be placed in geostationary orbit on March 5, said the Indian Space Agency.
 1st Khelo India University Games concludes in Bhubaneswar.
 India sign 40 million USD defence deal with Armenia.
 Amit Shah inaugurates NSG(National Security Guard) Regional Hub campus at Kolkata.
 19th World Productivity Congress 2020 to be held in Bengaluru.
 Government Launches Humsafar Mobile App For Doorstep Diesel Delivery.
 Unemployment rate rises to 78 per cent in February, highest in four months.
 Tasnim Mir, Mansi Singh win bronze at Yonex Dutch Junior International 2020 in Haarlem,
Netherlands.
 National Security Day is observed on 4 March.
 Janaushadhi week is being celebrated across the country from 1stMarch to 7th March.
 The 68th All India Police Athletic Championship began in Haryana.
 The famous Rangotsav celebration began on 3 March at Barsana in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
 World Bank announces 12 bn aid package to help countries combat coronavirus outbreak.
 Indian-American Seema Verma named as key member of coronavirus task force in US.
 NABARD infuses Rs 1.46 lakh cr in rural banking system during current fiscal.
 Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as Union Finance Secretary.
 Pune will host the 108th Indian Science Congress in January 2021.
 Shafali Verma gains top spot in ICC women’s T20I rankings.
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 Assam environmental activist Jadav Payeng named for Commonwealth Award.
 NASA reveals hole on Mars that could hold clue to life on Red Planet.
 Cabinet approves merger of 10 public sector banks into 4 from 1st April 2020:- According to the
plan: Punjab National Bank will take over Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank.
Canara Bank will take over Syndicate Bank. Union Bank of India will take over Andhra Bank
and Corporation Bank. Indian Bank will be merged with Allahabad Bank.
 Zomato buys UberEats India for $206 million.

 Student Health Card scheme for school children launched in J&K.
 Sanjay Kumar Panda appointed India’s Ambassador to Turkey.
 Amrish Rau has been appointed as CEO of Pine Labs, a leading merchant commerce platform
company.
 Former India spinner Sunil Joshi named BCCI’s selection committee chairman.
 Kieron Pollard becomes first player to play 500 T20 matches.
 Luxembourg becomes 1st country to make public transport free.
 CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates projects worth Rs 2821 cr in Noida.
 61st annual Lalit Kala Akademi awards conferred by President Kovind.
 RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan resigns before retirement

 Philippines will host the Badminton Asia Championships
 Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has lowered the interest rate on PF deposits to 8.5%
for the current financial year 2019-20.For the financial year 2018-19, EPFO provided a 6.85% rate of
interest on EPF.
 Bimal Julka was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 March
 Janez Jansa becomes new Prime Minister of Slovenia

 Minister Rajnath Singh to confer Women Transforming India Awards on 8 March, 2020, the
International Women's Day.
 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT) is being held from 5-7 March
at Kolkata under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
 Minister Smriti Irani released a book titled Chronicles of Change Champions
 Sports Authority of India (SAI) announced first edition of Khelo India Womens Hockey League.
 Chapchar Kut festival began in Mizoram On 5 March, 2020.
 Smt Amita Pandove was sworn in as the Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission
(CIC).
 7th March celebrated as Jan Aushadhi Diwas
 Namaste Orchha festival commences in Madhya Pradesh
 Google Cloud Announces Delhi as Its Second India Region Will Open in 2021
 A unit of Indian Army has organized a Self Defence Training demonstration for Women with a theme
of “Stronger You Stronger Society” for the local womenfolk in Nalbari district of Assam.
 Kareena Kapoor becomes new brand ambassador of Puma
 US President Donald Trump signs USD 8.3B bill to fight coronavirus outbreak
 International Women Day 2020 observed on March 8th
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 First ever Khelo India Winter Games begin at Gulmarg in Kashmir
 Fourth International Diabetes Summit 2020 started in Pune by Chellaram Diabetes Institute
 Poshan Abhiyaan celebrated its second anniversary
 IIM-Bangalore launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship program
 Yanagundi Matha Manikeshwari passed away on 8 March
 President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 2019 Nari Shakti Puraskar
 Centre to make Sanitary pad disposal bags mandatory from 2021 January.
 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) celebrated the 51st raising day on 10 March.
 Jack Ma overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest man
 Chalasani Venkat Nageswar gets additional charge as CFO(Chief Financial Officer) of SBI.
 North Korea fired three projectiles on March 9, 2020, as per a statement by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
 Poonam Yadav is the only Indian player to feature in the Women’s T20 World Cup team of the
tournament: ICC
 Punjab Govt. launches “Cova Punjab” mobile app to spread awareness on coronavirus precautions
 Lt Gen KJS Dhillon is appointed as the Director-General Defence Intelligence Agency (DG DIA) and
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) (DCIDS) on 9 March.
 Chandrayaan-3’s tentative launch schedule is expected to be in the first half of 2021.
 PV Sindhu was awarded the 2019 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year
 Amit Panghal, Lovlina Borgohain won bronze medal in the Asian Boxing Olympic qualifiers
 Tahira Kashyap to launch her book ‘The 12 commandments of Being A Woman’
 India used Anti-HIV drugs to treat COVID-19 for the first time
 University of Ranchi launches “RADIO KHANCHI 90.4 FM Aap Sabka Radio”
 COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator” is a new fund($125 Million) which has been launched by the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome and Mastercard.
 World Kidney Day observed globally on 12th March 2020. .

 Taylor Swift named “Google’s most-searched women in music”.
 Maharaja Ranjit Singh named greatest world leader in BBC Poll.
 Leh is to host the main national event for the sixth International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 June 2020.
 PhonePe has tied up with ICICI Bank for UPI transactions.
 ‘Fagli’ festival celebrated in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
 The High Court of Bangladesh has declared ‘Joy Bangla’ as the national slogan of Bangladesh.
 Maharashtra implements happy hour for autorickshaws.
 Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya scales Mount Kosciuszko(2,228 meters), Australia’s highest
mountain peak.
 Karnataka Govt launched ‘Namaste over Handshake’ campaign to prevent from COVID-19.
 IDFC FIRST Bank appointed Amitabh Bachchan as its first-ever brand ambassador.
 Maharashtra approved renaming Mumbai Central Terminus station as Nana Shankarseth Terminus
Station.
 India post launches India’s 1st digital parcel locker service in Kolkata, West Bengal.
 Tiger Woods to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame.
 India offered 600 tonnes of rice to flood victims of Madagascar.
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 Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Haryana cadre Surjit Singh Deswal took over the additional
charge of Director General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF).
 SBI will buy Yes Bank shares worth Rs 7250 crore.
 India ranks second in Global Animal Protection Index 2020.
 Facebook launches ‘Pragati’ to boost women entrepreneurship in India.
 World Sleep Day is observed on 13 March.

 International Pi Day is observed on 14 March.
 International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on 14 March.
 The government has put masks and hand sanitisers under Essential Commodities Act (ECA) upto June
30, 2020.
 Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy.
 India Post launches free digital parcel locker service.
 Parliament passed the Vivad Se Vishwas Bill for settlement of Direct Tax disputes.
 World Consumer Rights day is observed on 15 March(The theme of this year’s World Consumer
Rights Day was ‘The Sustainable Consumer’.)
 Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government on March 16, 2020 ordered the closure of all the gyms, spas
and night clubs in Delhi till March 31.
 YES Bank to resume banking services from March 18
 Tai Tzu Ying defeated China's Chen Yu Fei to win the women's singles title at the 2020 All-England
Badminton Championships
 Union Government is implementing POSHAN Abhiyaan across the country to address the problem of
malnutrition. The programme was launched on 8th March in 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
in Jhunjhunu.
 Government hiked Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs.3 per litre
 HIL (India) Limited in association with Union Bank of India has launched a customer payment portal to
collect the payment from its customers through various online modes.
 Minister Mansukh Lal Mandaviya inaugurated Ro-Pax Terminal & Ro-Pax Ferry Vessel on March 15 at
Mandwa, Maharashtra.
 National Vaccination Day is observed every year on 16th March 2020.

 Indian E-commerce company Flipkart has tied up with Aegon Life Insurance to sell comprehensive
insurance solutions for customers.
 Hirdesh Kumar becomes new Chief Electoral Officer of J&K.
 Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya was launched ‘Ropax’ passenger ferry
service between Mumbai and Mandwa, Maharashtra.
 Philippines becomes 1st country to suspend all financial markets.
 Oil India signs Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) with Numaligarh Refinery.
 Arfa Khanum Sherwani of “The Wire” and Bengaluru-based freelancer Rohini Mohan have been
jointly awarded Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist.
 Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi was nominated to Rajya Sabha on 16 March 2020.
 CRPF & Aditya Mehta foundation sign MoU to enable the ‘Divyang Warriors’.
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 A book titled “An Extraordinary Life: A biography of Manohar Parrikar” to be released in April
2020.The book is co-authored by veteran journalists Sadguru Patil and Mayabhushan Nagvenkar.
 Bollywood actor Imtiaz Khan passes away.
 The Ordnance Factories’ Day is being observed on the 18th of March every year.
 The Kerala government has launched a mass hand washing campaign named ‘break the chain’ to
combat coronavirus
 The French Open tennis tournament has been postponed by the French Tennis Federation due to the
coronavirus pandemic.
 Ravinder Singh Dhillon appointed as CMD of Power Finance Corporation.
 Karan Bajwa becomes new MD of Google Cloud India.
 Swiss scientists discover rain of molten iron on distant exoplanet ‘WASP-76b’.
 Bajaj Auto reappoints Rajiv Bajaj as its MD & CEO.
 ATK FC (Football Club) defeated Chennaiyin FC by a score of 3-1 in the final match to win the ISL
(Indian Super League) trophy.
 Noted Marathi Actor Jairam Kulkarani passed away.
 Global Recycling Day is observed globally on 18th March every year.

 L&T Technology Services and IIT-Kanpur Sign MoU for Research in Cybersecurity Programs.
 Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems was held in Delhi.
 7th World Cities Summit to be held in Singapore.
 Iraqi President Barham Salih has appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the country’s new prime minister.
 The Supreme court of India cleared permanent commission for women officers in the Indian Navy.
 $100 Billion coronavirus relief package signed by Donald Trump.
 Ajay Kumar becomes India’s next High Commissioner to Republic of Uganda.
 Nitin Gadkari presents a copy of ‘Invincible – A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar’ to the President.
 My Encounters in Parliament' authored by Bhalchandra Mungekar released.
 Arundhati Bhattacharya resigns from Crisil board.
 World’s first commercial flying car named ‘PAL-V (Personal Air-Land Vehicle) Liberty’ will be
developed in Gujarat, India.
 International Day of Happiness observed globally on 20 March.Campaign Theme : ‘Happiness For

All, Together’.
 PM called for Janata Curfew on 22 March from 7 AM- 9 PM.
 India is world's third-largest producer of Electricity.(China>Us>India>Rusia>Japan..).
 Four convicts( Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar and Mukesh Kumar were hanged to death
at Tihar jail in Delhi) of Nirbhaya gang-rape hanged at Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
 Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Member of Rajya Sabha.
 Indian Railways has planned to electrify a total of 28,810 km of broad gauge route by December
2023.
 Defence Ministry signs contract with Israeli firm for LMG(Light Machine Gun).
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 Two Indians(Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan) named in International Panel of ICC Development
Umpires.
 WhatsApp launches “WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub” and has also announced the donation
of $1 million to the International Fact-Checking Network for coronavirus facts alliance.
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath steps down.

 Former world champion boxer Roger Mayweather passes away.
 International Day of Forests observed on 21 March.

 World Poetry day-21 March.
 International Nowruz Day celebrated globally on 21 March.
 World Sparrow Day 2020: March 20.The theme of the World Sparrow Day is I LOVE Sparrows.
 World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People 2020: March 20
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to launch a special train ‘Swavalamban express’ on
June 5, 2020, for new entrepreneurs.
 Fitch Ratings cuts India’s growth forecast to 5.1% for FY’21 from 5.6%.
 RBI appoints Rama Subramaniam Gandhi (former RBI Deputy Governor) & Ananth Narayan
Gopalakrishnan (Associate Professor of S P Jain Institute of Management & Research) as additional
directors of Yes Bank.
 A new book entitled ‘Messiah Modi: A Great tale of expectations’ penned by Tavleen singh released.
 Meghalaya CM presented Rs 17,375 crore budget for FY 2020-21.
 Indian football legend P.K. Banerjee passed away at 83.
 Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta enters ‘Limca Book of Records’ for his extraordinary
achievements, as the first Indian to climb the highest volcanoes of each of the 7.
 ICICI Lombard introduced ‘COVID-19 Protection cover’ for Coronavirus positive case.
 World Water Day-22 March.
 World Down Syndrome Day observed on 21 March.
 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March
 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority and Small Farmers
Agribusiness Consortium has signed an MoU for the development of agriculture sector.
 UN releases World Happiness Report 2020.Finland world's happier country,India ranked 144.
 RBI to infuse Rs 30,000 crore to boost liquidity into market.
 World Bank,ADB give USD 588 million to fight Pakistan to fight Corona virus pandemic.
 India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” on 23 March
 World Meteorological Day is observed on 23rd March; Theme:-Climate and Water.
 Bihar Diwas was observed on 22 March:(Bihar was carved from Bengal in the year 1912)
 Sukma district of Chhattisgarh: 17 soilders have been killed in the Naxalite attack on Saturday.
 India Ranks 144th:: UN’s World Happiness Report 2020:: Finland on Top:
 SIDBI to launch a special train ‘Swavalamban express’ for new entrepreneurs.
 American actor-singer Kenny Rogers passes away.He was 81.
 J&K to implement dairy cooperative scheme to boost milk production
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 Olympic officials concede Tokyo Games may be postponed; Canada won’t send athletes in 2020
 Tokyo Olympics 2020 postponed until 2021

 Indian Oil Corporation becomes 1st company to begin the supply of BS-VI fuel across country
 Gujarat Police becomes first in India to introduce taser guns
 Covid-19: SBI becomes the 1stbank to launch emergency credit facility
 Netflix establishes $100 mn fund for film and TV workers.
 Priyanka Chopra works jointly with WHO to spread awareness over COVID-19.
Covid-19 forces govt to move all financial deadlines to June 3

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said: No charge on ATM withdrawals, no minimum balance charge for thre
months.
Aadhaar-pan linking extended to June 30 from March 31
Last date to file IT returns extended to 30 June 2020 for FY 18-19
 No salary or leave deduction during domestic flights suspension period: IndiGo CEO tells staff
 Maharashtra: India's first dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Mumbai, set up by Reliance Industries.
 March 25 is the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
 March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
 The Hindu New Year 2077 began on 25 March
 First “Made in India” COVID-19 Test Kit developed by Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd gets
commercial approval from CDSCO(Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation)
 New Hanta Virus Emerges in China after COVID-19
 IMF(The International Monetary Fund ) says COVID-19 might cause a global recession
 Cabinet approved MoU signed between India and Germany to enhance Railway sector
 Flipkart suspends services, Amazon stops taking new orders due to coronavirus Lockdown.
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>Economic Relief Package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Lockdown:-
1.FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced Economic relief package during Lockdown 1.7 lakh crore
rupees.
2.An additional ex-gratia amount of Rs 1,000 for old age and widows for next three months available in
two instalments.
3.Women Ujjawala scheme beneficiaries will be given free cylinders for the next 3 months which
will benifited 8.3 crore BPL families.
4.The first instalment of PM Kisan scheme for farmers of Rs 2,000 will be given in the 1st week of April.
5.Women Jan Dhan account holders will receive Rs 500 in their accounts so that they can take care
of their households for the next 3 months.
6.Over and above 5kg of rice/wheat that’s already given, another 5 kg per person are going to be given
liberally to around 80 crore people through PDS.
7.Government of India will pay the EPF contribution both of the employer and the employee put
together 24% for the next three months.
8.government provide insurance cover worth Rs 50 lakh for sanitation workers, ASHA workers, doctors,
nurses, paramedics just in case they have it as they’re on the frontlines of the corona battle.
 Coronavirus: IIT Kanpur To Develop Low-Cost Portable Ventilators.

 Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has designated 285 beds for isolation wards in handling Coronavirus
cases.
 “Invest India Business Immunity Platform” launched by Invest India.
 IMF launches Tracker of Govt. Policies in Response to COVID-19.
 Sameer Aggarwal appointed as CEO of Walmart India.
 Veteran bollywood actress Nimmi passes away.
 Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri chosen for FIFA campaign against Covid-19.
 Former Indian footballer Abdul Latif passes away.
 Government of India has banned the export of anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine and the
formulations made up of it within the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
 Ruchika Tomar has won the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award for her Debut Novel, for “A Prayer for
Travelers”..
 Former Africa Footballer Abdul kadir Mohamed Farah Dies Due to Coronavirus at 59
 World theatre day is observed on 27 March.
 Satish Gujral The modernist, who passes away at 94.
 RBI announced 3 month moratorium on repayment of term loans means for borrowers.
 Prasar Bharati To Re-Telecast 'Ramayan' From March 28 On 'Public Demand' During Lockdown.
 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus.
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 The Maharashtra state government has decided to stamp the left hand of the people who have been
kept under quarantine amid coronavirus pandemic in the country.
 G20 nations vow to inject $5 tn to fight Covid-19, global slump.
 The US reported more Coronavirus cases than China, Italy.
 The National Book Trust, India has launched an initiative #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks to encourage
people to read books during their stay at home.
 Telugu actor Prabhas donates ₹4 crore for fight against coronavirus
 Tata Group commits ₹1,500 crore to fight Covid-19
 Oxford university begins enrolling over 500 volunteers for coronavirus vaccine trial.
 Four different items prepared by DRDO are:- Hand sanitizer, Ventilators, N99 masks, Body Suits..
 China to launch Long March-5B carrier rocket in April.
 Indian Army launched Operation Namaste to extend all possible assistance to the government in
containing the spread of coronavirus.
 Renowned chef Floyd Cardoz passes away due to coronavirus.
 Veteran photographer & Padma Shri awardee Nemai Ghosh passes away.
 Shilpa Shetty partners with “Fit India Movement”
 Brahmakumaris chief Rajyogini Dadi Janki , chief of world’s largest spiritual organisation run by
women, passes away.
 Jana Small Finance Bank has rolled out a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) QR-based loan installment
payment facility along with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
 Jharkhand govt launches PRAGYAAM app to issue e-passes to everyone associated with delivery of
essential services amid lockdown(covid-19)
 UP govt transferred Rs.611 crore to the beneficiaries under MNREGA
 The 49th edition of IHGF(The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts)-Delhi Fair Spring has been
postponed
ICICI Bank launches banking services on WhatsApp to enable its retail customers to undertake a
slew of banking requirements from their home in the time coronavirus lockdown:
Using the service on WhatsApp, retail customers can check their savings account balance, last three
transactions, credit card limit, get details of pre-approved instant loan offers and block/unblock credit
and debit card in a secure manner with end-to-end encryption for all messages.
 Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins NASA award for planned lunar space station
 The Punjab National Bank has launched a new logo ahead of its merger with the Oriental Bank of
Commerce and the United Bank of India.
 Indian shot putter Navin Chikara was suspended for four years by global athletics body's (IAAF)
Athletics Integrity Unit for failing an out-of-competition dope test in 2018.Suspension starts from July
27, 2018, AIU said.
 Veteran US civil rights leader Joseph Lowery passes away
 Nagaland CM launches Self Declaration COVID-19 Nagaland App
 “Corona Kavach” to track coronavirus: A risk-tracking app called ‘Corona Kavach’ has been launched
by the Government of India.
 24×7 National Teleconsultation Centre launched by Harsh Vardhan(Union Health and Family Welfare
Minister)to answer COVID-19 related queries.
 Northern Railways creates 1st prototype of hospital isolation coach(10 isolation wards in each
isolation coach) in order to fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.
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 The Andhra Pradesh Government has appointed Dr.Srinath Reddy as an advisor to the Government
on 31 March.
 Rajasthan Police launches a mobile app ““RajCop citizens app”” to enable individuals and company
employees in the state take permission for venturing oout
ut in necessary conditions.
 IIT Bombay develops mobile app ‘CORONTINE’.
 BP Kaunungo was reappointed as the deputy governor of RBI.
 Andhra Pradesh State government has set up “Mobile Hand-wash facilities”” for the benefit of Slum
Dwellers amidst lockdown in the state.
 ADB(Asian Development bank) to invest 100 million USD in India’s infrastructure sector.
 Tamil folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma passed away.
 Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passed away due to coronavirus.
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One-Liners 29- Feb ,2020
 World Rare disease day is observed on 28/29 (last day of) February.
 Defence Minister inaugurated new LCH(Light Combat Helicopter) Production
Hangar at HAL Complex, Bangalore
 Ratan Tata appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University
One-Liners 27-28
28 Feb ,2020
 National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February

 National Protein Day was observed on 27 February
 World
orld NGO Day observed globally on 27 February
 Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated BSNL FTTH and wifi service.
service in
Dehradun.
 Maharashtra to undertake the genetic study to conserve the native species of
cattle.
 Rajesh Kumar becomes new MD & CEO of CIBIL
 MP becomes 1st state to launch unified vehicle registration card.
 The recently launched 'Hurun Global Rich List 2020' report claims states Mukesh
Ambani is the richest person in India.
 Maria Sharapova announces retirement from tennis.
 Jawed Ashraf becomes India’s next Ambassador to France.
 India-UK
UK joint Air Force Exercise Indra Dhanush Exercise 2020 began.
 Abhay Kumar Singh becomes new CMD of NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power
Corporation).
 Microsoft & SBI join hands to train differently-abled
 Famous NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson passes away
 ISRO to launch Geo Imaging Satellite ““GISAT-1
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One-Liners [25-26] Feb,2020
 Kamal, Sathiyan won silver at World Tour Hungarian Open.
 Adline Castelino was crowned 2020 LIVA Miss Diva Universe
 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) recently
sanctioned over Rs 400.64 crore for infrastructural development of rural areas of
Jammu & Kashmir.
 Goa paired with Jharkhand state under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat’ initiative.
Under this, the exchange of activities will also take place.
 Ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91.
 Mumbai Airport Launches World’s Largest Temp-Controlled Facility to Store Agro,

Pharma Products.
 Hrithik Roshan was conferred Best Actor award at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.
 Ms. Jiya felicitated for creating world record in open water swimming.
 PM of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad resigns.
 Larry Tesler, brain behind ‘Copy-Paste’ command, dies at 74.
 Sadhguru’s book launched at Isha Yoga Centre
 As per the recently released Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2019, the
child malnutrition rate has declined sharply in Bangladesh in the last 6 years
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One-Liners [23-24]] Feb,2020
 Central Excise Day celebrated on 24 February.
 World Thinking Day Day- 22nd Feb.
 US surpass China to become India’s top trading partner.
 Rajalaxmi Deo re-elected
elected as Rowing Fe
Federation of India president.
 J&K Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan has flagged off a youth exchange
programme ‘Watan Ko Jano’.
 India’s first floating jetty inaugurated in Goa.
 Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of France to win the
34th Cannes Open in France.
 New Delhi hosts the Interna
International Judicial Conference.
 Manoj Kumar honoured by Wor World Book of Records, London.
 Dr. Niti Kumar to be honoured with SERB Women Excellence Award--2020.
 Sunil Gurbaxani appointed as new MD and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank.
 Former India footballer Ashok Chatterjee passes away.
One-Liners 22 Feb, 2020

 The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found gold reserves in Sonbhadra district of
Uttar Pradesh.
 Leo Varadkar resigns as Prime Minister of Ireland.
 Ross Taylor becomes world’s first cricketer to play 100 matches in all 3 formats.
formats
 Bhaskar Khulbe & Amarjeet Sinha have been appointed as Advisers to PM.
 Language movement martyrs’ day ““Shaheed Dibash”” observed in Bangladesh.
 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched the '5G Hackathon' on 21
February to
o promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm.
One-Liners 21 - Feb, 2020

 21st February globally observed as International Mother Language Day. Day
 1st edition of Bharat
Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav commenced in Agartala.
Agartala
 Atal Kisan – Majdoor canteens tto be openend
penend by Haryana Goverment.
 Ganga Kayak Festivalal organised in Uttarakhand.
 India ranks 77th on sustainability, 131st in child flourishing index rankings.
 Sanjay Kothari appointed as new CenCentral Vigilance Commissioner.
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 Pragyan Ojha announced retirement from all forms of cricket.
 Ahmedabad to host Chitra Bharati Film Festival.

 World Day of Social Justice is observed on 20 February to promote gender equality,
indigenous peoples and migrants’ rights.
 The 34th Statehood Day was celebrated by Arunachal Pradesh on 20th February 2020.
 Nepal celebrates 70th National Democracy Day.
 The Researchers of India’s Atomic Energy Commission have found lithium reserves of
14,100 tonnes in Mandya, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Biocon’s Chairman and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been declared EY
Entrepreneur of the Year 2019.
 The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has ranked 16th among the top 100 universities of
emerging economies.
 Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment held in Dhaka.
 SBI signs MoU with Govt of Gujarat to facilitate MSME loans.
 Hindi becomes 3rd most spoken language in the World.

 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is celebrated on 19 February
 February 19th observed as Soil Health Card Day
 India becomes 5th largest economy
 Pakistan successfully tested Ra'ad-II cruise missile
 Former Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) President Dr. V
L Dutt passed away on 18 February.
 Delhi’s “Indira Gandhi International Airport” has become the first single-use plastic-
free airport of India
 The Presidential elections of Afghanistan won by Ashraf Ghani.
 Kala Kumbh exhibition organised by the Ministry of Textiles (Smriti Zubin Irani.) in New
Delhi
 India to host FIFA U-17 Women’s Football World Cup 2020
 India to host the Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2021

 Vinay Dube becomes GoAir new CEO.
 ‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ campaign launched by Bihar govt.
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 Australia appoints Barry O'Farrell as the next high commissioner to India.
 India signs USD 450 million loan agreement with World Bank.
 ISRO to launch 10 Earth Observation Satellites in 2020-21.
 Radhakishan Damani becomes India’s 2nd richest person.
 Koneru Humpy wins Cairns Cup chess tournament.
One-Liners [16-17] Feb, 2020

 Donald Trump inaugurated world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad[24-Feb,
2020]
 The 9th World Pangolin day was observed on February 15, 2020.
 BioAsia Summit 2020 begins in Hyderabad
 Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed three concession agreements with Adani
Enterprises for operations, management, and development of Ahmedabad, Lucknow
and Mangaluru airports.
 The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 43rd Governing Council
meeting was held in Rome, Italy.
 Nitin Gadkari to represent India at the 3rd High-Level Global Conference on Road Safety
in Stockholm, Sweden.
 Uganda's world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei created history by setting a 5km
road world record in Monaco. He ran 12 minutes 51 seconds and smashed the previous
record, set by Kenya's Rhonex Kipruto by clocking 13:22.
 The annual All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was held
in New Delhi on 16 February 2020.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on
16 February.
 India and Portugal sign 14 agreements in areas including defence, culture and yoga.

 Nine medical colleges two AIIMS sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir.
 Rajiv Bansal becomes new CMD of Air India.
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 “Operation Nakail” for Auto-rickshaws in Ghaziabad.
 Veteran space scientist G Narayanan has been named the chairman of Indian Space
Research Organisation’s newly formed commercial entity New Space India Ltd (NSIL).
 India’s pioneering feminist Gita Sen wins Dan David Prize 2020.
 Bank of Russia gives license to General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) for
reinsurance business.

 India celebrates Sarojini Naidu’s birthday as National Women’s Day of India every year
on February 13.
 India bans e-cigarettes in both domestic and international flights.
 Atul Kumar Gupta will be the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
(ICAI) for the year 2020-21.
 Rishi Sunak appointed as UK’s new Finance Minister.
 Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi renamed as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan.
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami inaugurated the Salem Cricket
Foundation (SCF) cricket ground in Valapadi, Salem in Tamil Nadu.
 Former India all-rounder Robin Singh appointed UAE’s Director of Cricket.
 IndusInd Bank tops list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’.
 New Delhi to host “National Organic Food Festival” for women entrepreneurs.
 Haryana CM releases the book “A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981”.
 Scientists discovered the nearest known planet “2MASS 1155-7919 b”.
 Book titled “Messages from Messengers” by Priti K Shroff.

 World Radio Day is observed on 13 February
 President Ram Nath Kovind presented Colour to INS Shivaji
 President of Portugal arrives for a 4-day visit in India
 Maharashtra Cabinet approved Rs.2 crore annual fund for juvenile homes in the state
 New Zealand unveils first AI police officer called Ella
 The 43rd session of IFAD was held at Rome
 Bimstec disaster management exercise-2020 organized in Odisha
 Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi to be renamed as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has started developing a 200-
km strike range tactical ballistic missile ‘Pranash’.
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 Dharmendra Rai’s book “The Thin Mind Map Book” launched.

 National Productivity Day is observed on 12 February.
 World Unnani Day was observed on 11 February.
 International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on 11 February.
 Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar released a book titled 'A Commentary and
Digest on The Air, Act 1981,'at Chandigarh.
 India ranks 17th among countries at risk of coronavirus import.
 Aditya Mehta & Vidya Pillai has won the National Snooker Championship held in pune.
 The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new
coronavirus is Covid-19.
 National Water Conference was held in Madhya Pradesh
 The Jammu & Kashmir government has approved the two light metro rail projects
 The government has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management
(NIFM) as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM).
 First 'Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival' to be held in Mumbai on February 15.
 Centre initiated KCC Saturation drive for PM-KISAN beneficiaries
 The highest incidence of children and women being trafficked were observed from the
cities of Mumbai and Kolkata, according to the latest study by the National Crime
Records Bureau (NCRB).

 World Pulses Day is observed on 10 February.
 Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign began on 10 February across India. It was
organized by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
 The African Union (AU) summit was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
 Iran fails to launch satellite Zafar into orbit.
 CM Biplab Deb inaugurated the two-day Hornbill Festival at Agartala
 Department of Heavy Industry under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public
Enterprises has sanctioned 2,636 Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging stations in 62 cities
across 24 States/UTs.
Oscar 2020 Winners List:
 Best actor: Joaquin Phoenix- Joker

 Best actress: Renée Zellweger- Judy
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 Best director: Bong Joon-ho- Parasite
 Best picture: Parasite
 Best supporting actor: Brad Pitt in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'
 Best animated feature: Toy Story 4
 Best animated short: Hair Love
 Best live-action short: The Neighbours' Window
 Best animated short: Hair Love
 Best production design: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
 Best costume design: Little Women
 Best documentary: American Factory
 Best documentary short: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
 Best supporting actress: Laura Dern- Marriage Story
 Best original screenplay: Parasite
 Best adapted screenplay: Jojo Rabbit
 Best cinematography: 1917
 Best sound editing: Ford v Ferrari
 Best sound mixing: 1917
 Best film editing: Ford v Ferrari
 Best visual effects: 1917
 Best makeup and hair: Bombshell
 Best international feature film: Parasite
 Best original score: Joker
 Best original song: I'm Gonna Love Me Again by Rocketman
 Former Bengal power minister Sankar Sen passes away at 92

 Padma Shri awardees Giriraj Kishore passes away
 Jashpur is Chhattisgarh’s first tobacco-free town.
 Bangladesh cricket team clinched its maiden ICC Under-19 World Cup title after beating
favourites India cricket by three wickets.
One-Liners [08] Feb, 2020

 Indian Army develops world’s first bulletproof helmet. Major Anoop Mishra developed
a helmet that can stop an AK-47 bullet.
 Madhya Pradesh to employ “Drones” for mapping of the villages.
 NASA’s Astronaut Christina Koch comes back to Earth after record spending 328 days on
space.
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 Andhra Pradesh government has inaugurated Disha Police Station in
Rajamahendravaram
Rajamahendravaram.
 Philip Barton appointed Britain’s new High Commissioner to India.
 RBI to conduct first repo operation on February 17 for Rs 25,000 crore.
 More than 1.27 cr padsads of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins sold through Jan Aushadhi Kendras.
Kendras
 IIT Madras to join hands with AIIMS Mangalagiri for quality healthcare delivery.
 Britain appoints Karen Pierce as next ambassador to U.S.
 Telangana CM inaugurates Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) – Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
(MGBS) corridor -IIII of Hyderabad Met
Metro Rail (HMR) in Hyderabad.
One-Liners [07]] Feb, 2020

 India ranked 2nd in producer of Crude Steel.
 Rishabh Pant becomes brand ambassador of JSW Steel.
 Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Russian Rosneft signed 1st term contract for importing 2
Million Metric Tonnes of Urals grade crude oil to India for the year 2020.
2020
 Jaipur “The
The Pink City
City” has been certified by the United Nations
ations Educational Scientific
and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the World Heritage site.
 Janasevaka scheme launch
launched by Karnataka Government.
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 “Central Asia Business Council” launched in New Delhi.
 22nd International Seafood Show begins in Kochi.
 Lucknow hosts 5th India-Russia Military Industrial Conference.
 Britain’s Prince Charles has unveiled a new children’s protection fund for India as part of
British Asian Trust.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kokrajhar in Assam to participate in an event to
celebrate the signing of the Bodo agreement.

 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: 6 February.
 Sourav Ganguly to be Indian team’s Goodwill Ambassador for Tokyo Olympics.
 Prime Minister of India sets target at DefExpo of 5 billion dollar USD in upcoming 5
years.
 Bhutan to charge Rs 1200 entry fee for Indian tourists.
 India-Norway sign MoUs in field of research and higher education.
 India ranks 40 out of 53 countries on global intellectual property index.
 Reliance General launches health insurance plan “Infinity”.
 Weightlifter Sambo Lapung wins gold with national record of 188kg.
 To fight novel coronavirus World Health Organisation calls for USD 675 million.
 Karnataka launches Janasevaka scheme for home delivery of govt services.
 Big Bang Boom Solutions Wins Prestigious SKOCH Award.
 Rakhi Halder bags gold at Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships.
 Russian S-400 missile delivery to India to begin by end-2021.
 Virat Kohli retains top spot as the most valuable celebrity in 2019
 India's largest payments platform Paytm (owned by One97 Communications) has
announced the launch of an All-in-One Android PoS device for merchant partners
across the country. This device helps merchants to accept payments
through Paytm Wallet, UPI-based apps, debit and credit cards and, most importantly,
cash.
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 India hosted the Ministerial-level Defence dialogue between India and South Korea in
New Delhi.
 Gopal Baglay becomes India’s next Ambassador to Sri Lanka.
 Sri Lanka celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 4th February 2020.
 Sourav Ganguly to accept India’s goodwill ambassador offer for Tokyo Olympics.
 Wasim Jaffer becomes first player to score 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy.
 UK to ban new petrol car sales from 2035.
 India’s biggest rural technical festival titled ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ held in Rajiv Gandhi
University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar, Nirmal District, Telangana.
 Pramod Agrawal takes over as Coal India Chairman.

 World Cancer Day observed globally on 4 February.
 Shaktikanta Das named best central banker in Asia Pacific.
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the appointment of
Madan Lal, Rudra Pratap Singh and Sulakshana Naik as Cricket Advisory
Committee(CAC).
 Iraqi president appoints Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister.
 Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president.
 The ninth edition of Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise SAMPRITI-IX commenced
at Umroi, Meghalaya.
 Fitch predicts India’s FY21 GDP growth at 6 per cent.
 Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup triumph shortlisted for Laureus Sporting Moment award.
 Pakistan declares national emergency over locust swarms.
 NASA decommissions Spitzer Space Telescope after 16 years of service.
 Indian Coast Guard has celebrated its raising day on 1 Feb.
 World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year internationally on 2 February.
 Sri Lanka ranks first in Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs.
 Around 723 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras established till Jan 2020.
 Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his record 8th Men's singles title in the Australian Open at
Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
 Madhya Pradesh grabs first position for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru
Vandana Yojana(PMMVY) in the state of Madhya Pradesh
 Ekushey Book fair was recently inaugurated by the Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina at Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka.
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One-Liners [01-02]] Feb, 2020
 Union Budget 2020--21 is being presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.This
Sitharaman
time 3 themes of Union Budget 20202020-21:-aspirational India,economic
economic development for
all, and develop a caring society
society.
 The income of Farmers is expected to get doubled in 2022.
 PM Kusum Yojana is the government scheme removed the dependence of Kerosene &
Solar Pump.
 284 billion USD is the iinflow of FDI from 2015-2019.
 In 2020 budget 2.83 lakh crore allocated for agriculturere and rural development.
 112 Aspirational District will be cover
covered for AYUSHMAAN Treatment.
 35600 crore funds have been Allocated to nutrition
nutrition-related
d programmes for FY 2020-21.
2020
 The AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force powered with 10% blend of bio-jet
bio fuel took off
and landed successfully in Leh airport.
 Goa 2020 National Games unveils ‘Rubigula’ as official mascot.
 ISRO working on low
low-cost satellite launch vehicles.
 ICICI Bank Launches iBox, a 24X7 Self-Service Delivery
ery Facility for Customers.
 Telangana tops country in sustainable growth goals: UN Development Programme.
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January One-Liners :2020
 Coastal security received a fillip with the Indian Coast Guard commissioning a high speed interceptor boat in
Mangaluru on January 29.
 S Jaishankar lays foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in Gujarat.
 The World Sustainable Summit 2020 is an annual event organized by The Energy and Resources
Institute (TERI) at New Delhi.
 European Parliament approves Brexit deal with Britain.
 RBI appoints Executive Director Janak Raj as member of MPC(Monetary Policy Committee).
 Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was conferred the honorary D Litt by his alma mater
Calcutta University.
 Indian Navy Launches ‘Op Vanilla’ to Support Relief Operations in Cyclone-Hit Madagascar.
 Alastair Cook & Ricky Skerritt Appointed to MCC’s World Cricket Committee.
 Harsh Vardhan Shringla takes charge as new foreign secretary.
 Mumbai gets India’s first ‘walk-through’ aviary.
 “Samvidhaan” announced as the Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2019.
 India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata to be finally ready by March 2022.
 Assam tableau wins first prize at 71st Republic Day parade.
 Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Tokyo Olympics.
 Maharashtra CM inaugurates 18.5 km-long stretch of Nagpur Metro Aqua line.
 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Virtual Police Station.
 Jitendra Singh launches Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 Web portal.
 Qatar named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM.
 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust-27TH January.
 Indian Railways to run 100% on electricity by 2024: Piyush Goyal.
 Country’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated by Kerala CM.
 India appoints Taranjit Singh Sandhu as India’s next Ambassador to USA.
 Sunil Mehta took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).
 Government of India is a plan to set up a war memorial for animals in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
 National Handloom Expo 2020 kicks off at Bhubaneswar.
 Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary December 28.
 Nation celebrated 71st Republic Day.
 National Tourism Day is observed on 25 January to highlight the importance of tourism for the
economy of the country.
 The International Customs Day (ICD) is held on 26 January.
 India and Brazil exchange 15 agreements widening areas of cooperation.
 Chhattisgarh government launches ‘Malaria-free Bastar’ campaign.
 Bharat Parv 2020’ begins at Red Fort to celebrate spirit of India.
 Centre appointed L V Prabhakar as MD and CEO of Canara Bank.
 World’s largest meditation centre coming up in Hyderabad.
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 Padma Awards 2020: Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj get second-highest civilian honour Padma
Vibhushan.
 Eminent journalist N Ram honoured by Kerala Media Academy.
 ‘Innovation Festival’ begins at Science Centre in Itanagar.
 West Bengal emerges at the top in vegetable production.
 Chinthala Venkat Reddy from Telangana won Padma Shri in Agriculture field.
 Debashish Panda nominated to SBI Central Board.
 DRDO to showcase indigenously-developed military systems, technologies at DefExpo 2020.
 Airtel Joins Hands with Western Union to Accelerate Real-time Global Payments.
 Government announces sale of 100% stake in debt-laden Air India."
 The 10th National Voters’ Day (NVD) will be celebrated on 25th January every year since 2011.
 GoI, Government of Maharashtra and World Bank has signed USD 210 million loan agreement for
Maharashtra Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project.
 International Summit “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines” held in India.
 Prem Chand Verma appointed India’s Deputy Chef de Mission for Tokyo Olympics.
 Global unemployment to rise by around 2.5 million in 2020.
 Sunil Arora assumes Chairmanship of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia
(FEMBoSA) for 2020.
 India, Bangladesh signs to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road.
 Brazilian President Bolsonaro arrived at New Delhi as chief guest on Republic Day.
 Switzerland state-owned Swissmint has mintedWorld’s smallest gold coin of 2.96 millimeter (0.12
inches).
 India ranked 80th in Corruption Perception Index.
 Australia to host 11th Indoor Cricket WC in October.
 New India Co-op Bank to convert into Small Finance Bank (SFB).
 Election Commission of India receives cabinets approval to ink agreement with EC of Tunisia and
Papua New Guinea. "
 National Girl Child Day celebrated by India on 24th January.
 24th January celebrated globally as International Day of Education.
 Greece’s parliament elects Katerina Sakellaropoulou as its 1st woman president.
 Maharashtra has topped the medal tally of Khelo India Youth Games 2020.
 First e-waste clinic to be opened in Bhopal.
 The US has passed new visa rules aimed to restrict birth tourism.
 India ranked 80th in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index.
 Google partners with Airtel to offer G Suite to small, medium businesses.
 Apollo Hospitals Group in collaboration with Bajaj Finserv has launched a “Health EMI Card”.
 Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami lays foundation for DLF DownTown in Chennai."
 UN lowers India’s growth forecast for FY20 to 5.7%.
 Jharkhand’ Jharia is the most polluted Indian city & Lunglei, Mizoram least polluted: Greenpeace India
report 2018. Switzerland tops the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020, India ranks 72nd.
 India Opens 1st Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in Niger.
 Uttarakhand becomes 1st state to implement agricultural land leasing policy.
 Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya participated in the United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme at
the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
 ICICI Bank introduces cardless cash withdrawal facility through ATMs.
 Indian Oil Signs MoU with National Petroleum Authority of Ghana.
 Shooters Divyansh, Apruvi win gold at Meyton Cup in Austria.
 Challa Sreenivasulu Setty appointed managing director of SBI."
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 Meghalaya celebrates 48th anniversary of its statehood day on 21 January .
 France is to train Indian flight surgeons to enable them to monitor the health of astronauts selected
for the human space mission Gaganyaan.
 Global unemployment projected to rise by around 2.5 million in 2020: UN report.
 Srinagar entered the list of Open Defecation Free cities.
 Uttar Pradesh Government launches Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana.
 The Bharti Airtel Ltd has received the approval from the Telecom department to increase the Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) in the company to 100%.
 IIM Indore to provide ‘mob management & communication’ training to UP Police.
 Indian airports has started thermal screening of passengers arriving in India from China and Hong
Kong, to stop the Corona Virus spread in India.
 Sparsh Ganga initiative’ wins Champions of Change Award.
 Jharkhand’s Jharia most polluted city, Delhi reduces air pollution marginally: Greenpeace report.
 Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Pawar and Apurvi Chandela have clinched a gold medal each in
Meyton Cup in Innsbruck, Austria.
 Human Dignity – A purpose in perpetuity, Ashwani Kumar’s latest book, launched by Manmohan
Singh.
 Hyderabad Metro starts carpool services in partnership with redBus.
 Sri Lanka topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list.
 Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated Vigyan Samagam Exhibition in New Delhi."
 Champion of Change Award’ conferred on Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.
 50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum begins in Davos.
 Magh Bihu celebrated in Assam.
 Sanjiv Chadha appointed as CEO of Bank of Baroda.
 India beat Pakistan to lift Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship.
 Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju flag off ‘Fit India Cyclothon’ in Panaji, Goa.
 First edition of Krishi Manthan begins in Ahmedabad.
 IMF cuts India’s growth rate for 2019-20 to 8%, projects 5.8% growth in next fiscal.
 Lt Gen SK Saini Appointed As India’s Vice Chief Of Army Staff."
 National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) celebrated its 15th Raising Day on 19th January 2020.
 Government of India planned to hold a polio National Immunization Day (NID) January 19, 2020.
 Chapchar Kut, the biggest and most important festival of the Mizos, will be celebrated by the
Government of Mizoram on March 6, 2020.
 Arjun Munda becomes the president of Archery Association of India.
 9th International Children’s Film Festival begins in Kolkata.
 Ratchanok Intanon lifts Indonesia Masters 2020 title.
 Mumbai among cheapest cities in the world for luxury goods, says Global Wealth and Lifestyle report.
 RBI ranked sixth among central banks in buying gold abroad.
 Iranian Film ‘Castle of Dreams’ gets Best Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival.
 Wrestling: India bags 7 medals in Rome Ranking Series.
 India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index
compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts.
 Piyush Goyal to lead Indian delegation to 50th World Economic Forum at Davos.
 Oleksiy Honcharuk Resigns as Prime Minister of Ukraine.
 Visakhapatnam will be the executive capital of Andhra Pradesh.
 Delhi CM launches ‘Guarantee card’ ahead of Assembly Polls.
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 India successfully test-fired K-4(3,500 kilometre range) Ballistic Missile from Andhra Pradesh.
 Nripendra Misra appointed as the chairman of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML).
 NITI Aayog and Union Territory of Ladakh signed MoU for Development of Infrastructure Projects.
 Amazon to invest 1 billion USD in India.
 Conference on Census 2021 held in New Delhi.
 Russia to deliver all S-400 air defence systems to India by 2025.
 Sania Mirza (India) and Nadiia Kichenok (Ukraine) have won the women’s doubles title of the WTA
International trophy at Hobart, Australia.
 Vinesh Phogat won gold medal in Rome Ranking Series.
 Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 to be held at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.
 World’s shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar passes away.
 Former India legendary all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni passed away.
 National Information Centre sets up Centre of Block Chain Technology in Bengaluru."
 India to host the 19th Edition of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of
Government meeting 2020.
 IIM-Indore signs MoU with TikTok provides short video modules.
 A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.
 ‘Parshuram Kund Mela’ begins in Arunachal Pradesh.
 Dr Mihir Shah appointed as Chairman of 11 member Committee to draft the National Water Policy.
 Mizoram sets to celebrate ‘Chapchar Kut’ festival on March 6, 2020.
 The South Central Zone of the Indian Railways has signed an MoU with the State Bank of India.
 Arunachal Pradesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with International Union for
Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) to red-listing of orchids.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
Armoured System Complex at Hazira in Gujarat.
 Indian Army conducted the Exercise Winged Raider.
 Acclaimed Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman.
 Assam, World Bank sign $88 mn loan agreement to implement Inland Water Transport Project.
 Indian teenage wrestler Anshu Malik won silver in 2020 Rome Ranking Series.
 ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa.
 India and Bangladesh signs MoU in the field of Information and Broadcasting sector in New Delhi.
 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
 Mikhail Mishustin becomes the next prime minister of Russia."
 Indo-Japan joint-exercise Sahyog-Kaijin began on 16 January 2020 at the Chennai port.
 Russia to begin Gaganyaan space astronauts training by 2020 January.
 Mega campaign ‘Saksham’ launched by Petroleum Minister.
 Bipul Behari Saha has been elected as the bureau member of International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry (IUPAC) for the tenure of 2020-23.
 Rohit Sharma has won the award for ODI Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019.
 Pat Cummins has won the award for Test Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019.
 Ben Stokes has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Best Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards
2019.
 Postal Ballot facility made available for Super Senior Citizens and Person with Disabilities.
 Goa hosts the 5th Science Film festival.
 Sujit Pandey becomes the new Lucknow Police Commissioner.
 Maharashtra Police to organize International marathon.
 Ladakh hosts the 1st ever Food Processing Summit.
 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev steps down.
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 Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) celebrated its 5th Annual Day in New Delhi on 15
January 2020.
 Brazil to open new Antarctic research base."
 15 January celebrated as Indian Army Day.

 The India Meteorological Department or IMD is celebrating its 145th Foundation Day on 15 January
2020.
 India, Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers’ Meet 2020 held in New Delhi.
 India will get USD 1 billion investment from e-commerce company Amazon.
 Raisina Dialogue to begin in New delhi.
 Smriti Irani launches Yashaswini Scheme for Women entrepreneurship in Goa.
 World Bank predicts Sri Lanka’s economic growth at 3.3 pct for 2020.
 Govt appoints Michael Patra as RBI Deputy Governor.
 Telangana’s Peddapalli district gets fourth consecutive national award for sanitation.
 Robert Abela wins election to be prime minister of Malta.
 Senior IPS officer A.P. Maheshwari appointed Director General of CRPF.
 Captain Tania Shergill to become first woman parade adjutant for Republic Day parade.
 India finish 2019 as number one shooting nation in world.
 Lt Col Yuvraj Malik appointed director of National Book Trust.
 Wings India 2020 To Be Held In Hyderabad From March 12-15.
 Kaziranga records 96 species of wetland birds.
 Population of ‘mugger’ crocodile species increases in Odisha.
 Festival of harvest, Lohri being celebrated in North India.
 Puri recieves Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019.
 Ishwar Sharma wins ‘Global Child Prodigy Award’.
 The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat enters Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's '8 Wonders
of SCO' list.
 ISRO to launch GSAT-30 on 17 January from French Guiana."
 14th January celebrated as Armed Forces Veterans Day.
 Michael Patra appointed as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank.
 Sardar Patel’s Statue of Unity place in ‘8 Wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’.
 Indian Oil launches special class diesel for Navy. .
 Kento Momoto from Japan won Malaysia Masters 2020."
 National Youth Day is observed on 12 January.The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
 India’s 1st Cyber Crime Prevention Unit launched in Gujarat.
 Kolkata Port Trust renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port.
 National Youth Festival 2020 begins at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
 Samiya Naseem of Indian origin has been appointed as the judge of Chicago.
 Dharmendra Pradhan launch mission PURVODAYA in West Bengal.
 Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said has took as new Sultan of Oman.
 Tsai Ing-wen won the Taiwan Presidential Election.
 China reported the first case from new Coronavirus.
 Lt Col Yuvraj Malik has been appointed the Director of the National Book Trust (NBT).
 World Future Energy Summit held in UAE.
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 The 18th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival begins at Dhaka, Bangladesh.Theme-‘Better
Film, Better Audience and Better Society’.
 Jasprit Bumrah and Poonam Yadav to receive Polly Umrigar Award.
 Bangladesh has hosted Muslim congregation “Bishwa Ijtema” in Dhaka.
 Wings India 2020 To Be Held In Hyderabad From March 12-15.
 India deploys INS Vikramaditya in Arabian Sea amid China-Pak naval drill.
 ‘India aiming at $250 bn maritime economy by 2024’.
 BCCI likely to appoint Madan Lal, Gautam Gambhir as Cricket Advisory Committee members.
 Naval version of Tejas successfully takes off from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in major feat.
 Veteran Kannada scholar and researcher M Chidananda Murthy passed away at the age of 88."
 Narendra Modi has been listed as the fifth biggest geo-political risk of 2020, by the political risk
consultancy – the Eurasia Group.
 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave to be held in Maharashtra.
 Arunachal assembly adopts new logo.The new logo consists of the national emblem and foxtail orchid
(Rhynchostylis Retusa), the state flower,reflecting the distinct identity and culture of the state.
 UP to build Rs 234-crore zoo named after Ashfaqullah Khan.
 The “Paperless Licensing Process” has been launched by the Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade (DPIIT), for Petroleum Road Tankers.
 India has deployed its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in Arabian Sea.
 Sri Lanka to buy 500 buses from India for USD 15 million.
 Union Home Minister has inaugurated the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and Indian Cyber
Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) located in New Delhi.
 Second largest Muslim Congregation in the world Bishwa Ijtema begins in Bangladesh.
 Ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said passes away."
 “World Hindi Day” celebrated globally on 10th January.
 2.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas- 9th jan.
 Indian passport ranked 84th in Henley Passport Index 2020.The list was topped by Japan.
 SBI launches promotional campaign with Metro Cash & Carry in Bengaluru.
 HDFC Bank launched myApps application to boost digital payments in India.
 Author Jasbinder Bilan wins UK Costa Children’s award 2019.
 Ladakh wins 7th National Ice Hockey Championship women trophy.
 The 27th edition of South Asian Trade and Travel Exchange Expo (SATTE) 2020 was held in New Delhi.
 India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant to be commissioned by 2021.
 M Nagaraj has been appointed the company’s Chairman and Managing Director of State-owned
Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco).
 Census exercise India-2021 to begin on 1st April 2020 and will end on 30th of September 2020.
 Visakhapatnam to host MILAN 2020 naval exercise in March.The theme of the exercise for the year
2020 is ‘Synergy Across the Seas’.
 World Bank projects India’s growth rate at 5% for FY2020.
 The 27th edition of South Asian Trade and Travel Exchange Expo (SATTE) 2020 was held in New Delhi.
 Kerala government unveiled a wage subsidy scheme for ventures.
 Odisha approved Rs.8,000 crore for Hindalcos new alumina refinery unit.
 Art Exhibition inaugurated to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Bangladesh.
 Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University to get status of Institution of National Importance.
 Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy set to launch Amma Vodi scheme.
 Pedro Sánchez sworn in as PM of Spain.
 Kerala cities in Economist list of world’s fastest growing urban regions; Malappuram tops.
 Prashant Kishor and Kanhaiya Kumar feature in ‘list of 20 people to watch in 2020s’.
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 Paytm launches all-in-one QR for merchants.
 Govt approves over Rs 5000 cr project for natural gas supplies in Northeast.
 Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned for four years for doping violation.
 31st International Kite Festival launched in Ahmedabad.
 Virat Kohli retains top spot; Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara slip in ICC Test rankings.
 India to Launch GSAT-30 Communication Satellite."
 Indian Navy starts 1st Maha-Navy Connect 2020 Tri-Dimensional Expedition started from Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
 National Statistical Office (NSO) projects India’s GDP growth rate for 2019-20 at 5%.
 The 4th edition of ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has started in Buxa National Park in West Bengal’s, district
Alipurduar.
 31st International Kite Festival begins in Ahmedabad.
 Cabinet approved the agreement signed between India and Mongolia for outer space cooperation.
 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the year 2019 was recorded as the seventh
warmest year since 1901.
 First edition of Khelo India University Games to be held in Odisha.
 The UAE Cabinet has validated the Multi-entry Tourist Visa which would be valid for 5 years.
 India and Oman will conduct 12th edition of bilateral maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ in
Mormugao Port, Goa. 10.Union Home Minister released a book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 Jammu and Kashmir has registered the highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in the country.
 The Indian High Commission has organized the “Art Exhibition” in Dhaka, Bangladesh."
 Journalists’ Day celebrated on 6th January in Maharashtra.

 West Bengal Govt to provide insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to Ganga Sagar pilgrims.
 Dubai-based Indian girl Sucheta Satish, who can sing in 120 languages, has won in the ‘Global Child
Prodigy Awards 2020’.
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 Lucknow to host Defence Expo 2020, inauguration by PM Modi on Feb 5.
 Bhubaneswar to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games.
 The 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 rolled out at block level in 35 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
 The Indian Army is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5
lakh AK-203 assault rifles with Russia.
 Uber Technologies Inc and automaker Hyundai Motor have teamed up to develop electric air taxis.
 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will observe 2020 as the ‘year of mobility’.
 Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the National Stock Exchange
(NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi.
 IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu and
Kashmir.
 India has extended a line of credit (LOC) of $75 million to Cuba for financing solar parks.
 The Mizoram state government is organizing the Zo Festival from 9 January 2020.
 P Magesh Chandran lifts 95th Hastings International Chess title.
 Foreign tourist arrivals in India rose 3% in Jan-Nov 2019.
 Centre releases Rs 5,908 cr to seven states as disaster relief.
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 IRDAI gives big boost to affordable health cover with mandatory ‘Arogya Sanjeevani’ Policy.
 Leo Carter becomes 7th cricketer to hit six 6s in an over.
 Germany’s 1966 World Cup goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski dies at 84."
 India ranks 34th in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index.
 Rajnath Singh inaugurates 3-day National Traders Convention in Delhi.
 The chief of Delhi AIIMS’ ENT head-neck surgery department, Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma, was
appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission.
 A 13-year-old Dubai-based Indian girl Sucheta Satish has won the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award in
Delhi.
 Adani Ports to buy 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port.
 Women Science Congress begins in Bengaluru.
 Rohit Sharma lays foundation stone for international cricket stadium and training centre in
Hyderabad.
 Kolkata Police to start third edition of ‘Sukanya‘ project.The project aims to provide self-defence
training to girls studying in schools and colleges in the city.
 Shipping Corporation of India has appointed Harjeet Kaur Joshi as the new Chairperson & Managing
Director of the company.
 Aayushi Dholakia becomes Miss Teen International 2019.
 Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold medal at the 63rd
National Shooting Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
 Lai Haraoba festival begins in Tripura.
 RevFin, a digital lending startup has partnered up with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited
to provide protection to customers through life insurance on their loans.
 UN declares Malala Yousafzai ‘Most Famous Teenager of The Decade’.
 All-rounder Irfan Pathan retires from all forms of cricket."
 World Braille Day: 4 January.
 The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) opened its first “Patola Saree” silk processing
plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat.
 Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation
(ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.
 Gujarat CM unveils world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
 WHO designated 2020 as International Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
 Iran names Esmail Qaani as new Commander.
 ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative launched by Maharashtra Govt.
 Adani to buy 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port(Andhra Pradesh).
 South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based Dixon Technologies jointly manufacture LED
televisions in India.
 Qassem Soleimani, top Iranian military commander passes away."
 ‘Lai Haraoba’ ritualistic festival begins in Tripura.
 The 5th Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 has begun in
Leh .
 India to Host 36th International Geological Congress in March 2020.
 Visakhapatnam will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit from January 3,
2021.
 Piyuus Jaiswal was awarded the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019.
 Lakshmi Vilas Bank appoints S Sundar as interim MD and CEO.
 Pragati Maidan metro station(Delhi) renamed as Supreme Court metro station.
 Hillary Clinton appointed as new chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast in Ireland.
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 Indian Railways launches integrated helpline number 139 for passengers.
 HDFC gets requisite approval to hold a 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company.
 The annual New Delhi World Book Fair, in its 28th edition, will focus on how Mahatma Gandhi
influenced generations of writers through his writings."
 Bengaluru will host the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress.
 Indore tops national cleanliness rankings for first two quarters among cities with over 10 lakh
population.
 Nepal launches ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign.
 Mythical creature Yeti has been selected as mascot of the campaign.
 The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals
and sea life.
 At 67,385, India records highest number of babies born globally on New Year’s Day: UNICEF.
 RBI has launched a mobile app, MANI, Mobile Aided Note Identifier, to help visually challenged
people to identify denomination of currency notes.
 Kerala became the first state to pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act amid
widespread protests across the country.
 Umaro Cissoko Embalo wins Guinea-Bissau presidential election.
 Krish Srikkanth, Anjum Chopra to receive CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
 Third Khelo India youth games to be held in Guwahati in Jan 2020.
 Odisha government launches e-certificate project.
 Vinod Kumar Yadav re-appointed as Chairman Railway Board for one year.
 MS Dhoni picked captain of ESPN Cricinfo’s ODI and T20 teams of past decade.
 ICC plans to scrap five-day Tests from 2023.
 ISRO will set up launch port for small satellite launch vehicles in Thoothukodi district in Tamil Nadu."
 Railway Protection Force renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service.
 NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has released the 2nd edition of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019 in New Delhi; Kerala topped the index.
 Life insurance Company, HDFC Life, has announced its tie-up with Paytm.
 Sanjay Gupta, the editor-in-chief of ‘Jagran’ will be honored with “Lokmanya Tilak National
Journalism Award”.
 HM Amit Shah lays foundation stone of Directorate General building of CRPF in New Delhi.
 Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a web portal to tracing of stolen mobiles in Delhi.
 Government of India signed MoU with Flipkart under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme."
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 World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December every year.

 World Computer Literacy Day is observed every year on 2nd December.

 Academy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman was announced as the ambassador

 The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed annually on December 3.

 'Mahashay' Dharampal Gulati, the owner of Mahashian Di Hatti (popularly known as

 World Soil Day is observed annually on 5 December.

 International Volunteer Day (IVD) is celebrated on 5 December every year.

 International Day of Banks is observed globally on the 4th of December.

 World’s greatest athlete-turned actor Rafer Johnson passed away.

 Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a commemorative postage stamp to

 Dineshwar Sharma, Administrator of Lakshadweep and former director of the Intelligence

 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali passed away.

 Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee passed away at 90.

 The International Anti Corruption Day is observed globally on December 9.

 Veteran Hindi writer Madhukar Gangadhar passed away.

 International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year.

 UNICEF Day is observed on December 11 every year.

 Italy's Football legend Paolo Rossi passed away at 64.

 International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December

 International Day of Neutrality: 12 December

 India and Uzbekistan have signed 9 agreements to strengthen strategic partnership.

 Renowned Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya has passed away.

 International Tea Day is observed annually on 15 December.

 Eswatini’s Prime Minister, Ambrose Dlamini passed away.

 Kazakhstan celebrated its 29th anniversary as a sovereign independent nation on 16

 Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) has signed an agreement with

 The International Migrants Day is observed globally on 18 December every year.

 The 35th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between

 International Human Solidarity Day is observed on 20 December every year.

 Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora passed away.

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 National Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on December 24.

 Good Governance Day (Sushasan Divas) is observed annually on December 25 to

 Christmas Day is celebrated on 25 December worldwide annually to commemorate the

 India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat.

 Former England batsman John Edrich passed away.

 Rajasthan has become the 6th state to successfully undertake ‘ease-of-doing-business’

November 2020 One-liners:

 World Vegan Day is celebrated on 1st November.

 Union Territory of Puducherry celebrated its 66th Liberation Day on 01 November.

 Lewis Hamilton has won F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020.

 NASA is targeting to launch US-European ocean-monitoring satellite - Sentinel-6- on

 Bihar's shortest-serving CM Satish Prasad Singh (87) passed away.

 India's coronavirus vaccine Covaxin could be launched as early as February 2021.

 Bollywood actor Faraaz Khan passed away.

 National Cancer Awareness Day is observed every year on 7th November.

 Uttarakhand, Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has launched an initiative named

 The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a four-member committee,

 The International Day of Radiology (IDoR) is observed annually on November 8 to promote

 India's first solar-based water supply project launched in Arunachal Pradesh.

 Bollywood filmmaker Sudarshan Rattan has passed away due to COVID-19.

 The Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram is set to become the

 Uttarakhand celebrated its 20th foundation day on 09 November.

 Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated on 12 November every year.

 World Kindness Day is observed globally on 13th November every year.

 Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a new employment scheme

 Children’s day is celebrated every year on 14th November.

 ‘Ayurveda Day’ is observed every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti