DAILY Current Affairs 1 – 2 JAN 2020
1. 5th
Swachh Survekshan League 2020
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Hardeep Singh Puri,has announced the results
of Swachh Survekshan League 2020 (Quarter 1 and Quarter 2).
>10lakh population: Among the cities with more than 10 lakh
population category, Indore ranked 1st in both quarter 1 and quarter 2.
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1-10 lakh population: Among
cities with 1-10 lakh population, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) ranked 1st in both
quarter 1 and quarter 2.
2. 2019-2025
National Infrastructure Pipeline report
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Nirmala Sitharaman released a report of the
task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline for 2019-2025 (NIP
2019-25) inorder to achieve the $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 . Based on the
information compiled by the task force headed by Economic Affairs
Secretary Atanu Chakraborty, Rs 102 lakh crores has
been projected on the capital expenditure in infrastructure sectors in India
during the fiscals 2020 to 2025. The capital expenditure will be shared
by the Centre, States and the private sector in the ratio 39:39:22 respectively.
3. Review
crop insurance scheme-PMFBY
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The central Government has formed a 7-member
group of ministers (GoM) headed by Defense Minister Rajnath
Singh to review the crop insurance scheme ,“Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)” & make suggestions to improve it
according to the needs of the farmers.
4. Pragati
Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court metro station
5. 14th Global
healthcare summit in 2021
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The American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), a professional association for
Indian American physicians, is set to organize a 3-days long 14th Global
Healthcare Summit (GHS) in Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh(AP) from
January 3, 2021 for the 1st time.
6. Department
of military affairs
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Government has created a new ‘Department
of Military affairs (DMA)’ in the Ministry of Defence (MoD)
to be headed by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat. The new
department works for the unity of the three forces Army, Navy and Air Force and
will also monitor the services .The DMA is the 5th department
in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and was created after a change in Government
of India (Allocation of Business), Rules 1961.
7. RBI
governor launched MANI app
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Shri Shaktikanta Das launched a mobile
app named “MANI” (Mobile Aided Note Identifier) that would help visually
impaired people to identify denomination of currency notes correctly.
8. Small
savings schemes interest rates unchanged
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Union Finance Ministry,
has not made any changes in the interest rates on its small savings schemes
(SSS) of the post office for the fourth quarter of the financial year(FY)
2019-20 starting from January 1, 2020- March 31, 2020 due to softening in the
bank deposit rate.
Current Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes:
Current Interest Rates of Small Savings Schemes:
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Small Savings Scheme
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Annual Interest Rate
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Public Provident Fund (PPF)
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7.9%
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National Savings Certificate (NSC)
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7.9%
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Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)
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7.6% (113 months maturity)
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Sukanya Samriddhi Account
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8.4%
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9. Piyuus
jaiswal wins Global Bihar excellence award 2019
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Piyuus Jaiswal has
been awarded the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019 by Rajya
Sabha MP and Padma Shri Awardee Dr CP Thakur & Bihar Women Commission
president Dilmani Devi in Patna, Bihar for his invaluable and outstanding
contribution towards social welfare, women empowerment and introducing new
talent in the field of arts and culture.
10. TS
Sundar appointed as interim MD&CEO and additional director of Lakshmi Vilas
Bank
11. HDFC
gets requisite approval to hold a 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Company
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HDFC has received its requisite approvals
from Competition Commission of India (CCI), IRDAI to acquire 51.2% stake in
Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company from Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
(AHEL) and other shareholders. After the acquisition, Apollo Munich
will be merged with and into HDFC Ergo, subject to approval from the Mumbai
bench of National Company Law Tribunal. IRDAI granted approval under Section
6A of the Insurance Act, 1938.
12. IAF
chief formally inducted Dornier 228 aircraft
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Indian Air Force Chief Rakesh Kumar
Singh Bhadauria formally inducted the light utility aircraft Flight
Inspection System (FIS) Dornier 228 into the No. 41 ‘Otters’ Squadron
at a ceremony at the Palam Air Force Station in New
Delhi.
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About Dornier-228 aircraft:
The Do-228 is a twin-engine, multirole light transport aircraft, capable of transporting up to 19 passengers or various cargoes, jointly designed and developed by Indian aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and RUAG Aerospace, Germany.
The Do-228 is a twin-engine, multirole light transport aircraft, capable of transporting up to 19 passengers or various cargoes, jointly designed and developed by Indian aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and RUAG Aerospace, Germany.
13. UPSRTC
launched ‘Damini’ helpline service
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UPSRTC (Uttar
Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) has launched ‘Damini’ helpline
service considering the safety of the women passengers in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
As the extension of ‘Nirbhaya Yojana’ the unique number
“81142-77777”.
14. Kerala
became 1st State to pass resolution against citizenship Amendment Act
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Kerala became
the 1st state in the country to pass a resolution scrapping the
Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA). The resolution was moved by
Kerala’s Chief Minister Shri Pinarayee Vijayan and was seconded by the Leader
of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala.
