Current Affairs 2020 PDF Download

Current Affairs 2020 PDF Download

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As we know current affairs is the most important aspect of any Government exam preparation. Whether you like it or not, you cannot ignore Current Affairs part because it holds great weightage in any exam, whether it is banking, railway, ssc cgl, ssc chsl, upsc, CDSOn this page you will find PDF of Current Affairs of the Year 2020. 

How to Prepare  Current Affairs

The Best way to prepare Current Affairs is to read news papers regularly. Take any newspaper of your choice. Read it daily by making a time slot for reading the news paper. Glance at it from first to last page once, and then read those important news items (of your interest) meticulously.  Make notes of important points. Make it your habit. If you’re reading about controversies, gather information of social, economic and political background of the happening. Find out what are the critical issues. Who are those people expressing their views, what are their perspectives in relation to the issue. Think about the biases. Think about the news from different angles.

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Important Points to Remember regarding Current Affairs 2020

Cabinet Approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020

• The Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on Jan. 29, 2020. The bill will amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and extends the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks.

‘Samvidhaan’ Named as Oxford Hindi Word of 2019

• Samvidhaan or Constitution has been
  named as the Hindi Word of the Year for
  2019 by Oxford University Press on
  January 28, 2020.
  The word was picked as 2019 saw the
  values of democracy, secularism, justice,
  liberty, equality, and fraternity being
  tested on the touchstone of the
  samvidhaan.

ISRO Unveiled ‘Vyommitra’ for
Gaganyaan

• The Indian Space Research
  Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled a
  half-humanoid or human-robot named
  ‘Vyommitra’ which will be sent to space
  as part of the Gaganyaan mission on
  January 22, 2020.
  ‘Vyom Mitra’ or a friend in the sky; is
  capable of conversing with astronauts,
  recognising them, and responding to
  their queries.
  It is called half-humanoid since it does
  not have legs, though it can bend
  forward and sideways.

SC Allows Govt. to Bring African
Cheetah to India

• The Supreme Court has allowed the
  Centre to introduce the African cheetah
  to a suitable habitat in India (Palpur
  Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh) on
  an experimental basis on January 28,
  2020.
  The decision was taken after a petition
  was filed by National Tiger Conservation
  Authority (NTCA) to introduce the
  African Cheetah from Namibia as the
  rare Indian Cheetah that has become
  almost extinct in India.

POLNET 2.0 Facility Launched

• Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
  (MHA) Nityanand Rai has inaugurated
  revamped police communication
  services POLNET 2.0 on January 20,
  2020.
  It is a captive satellite-based network
  that provides video, audio and data
  connectivity across the country,
  especially in times of disasters when
  regular communication either gets
  jammed or crashes.

India Successfully Test-fired K-4
Ballistic Missile

• India successfully test-fired the 3,500 km
  strike range nuclear-capable K-4 submarinelaunched
  ballisticmissile off the coast of
  Andhra Pradesh on January 19, 2020.
  The missile system is being developed by
  the DRDO and is to be fitted into the
  indigenouslybuilt INS Arihant-class
  nuclear-powered submarines of the Indian
  Navy.

SU-30MKI Aircraft Squadron
Inducted

• Indian Air Force has inducted the first
  Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft squadron
  at the Thanjavurair base.
  The SU-30MKI fighters are being
  equipped with the air-launched
  version of the BrahMossupersonic
  cruisemissiles which can hit targets at
  around 300 kilometres with precision.
  This is the first SU-30MKI fighter aircraft
  squadron in South India which will
  look after amaritime role as well.

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’
Scheme will be Implemented by
June 2020

• Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has
  announced on January 20, 2020 that
  the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’
  scheme will be implemented by June
  1, 2020 across the country.
  Under this scheme, a beneficiary will
  be able to avail benefits across the
  country using the same ration card.
  The beneficiaries will be identified
  and verified through Aadhaar
  authentication at the Fair Price Shops
  on the electronic point of sale
  (e-POS) devices.

NEFT Facility to be Available 24×7
for Customers

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
  announced on December 6, 2019
  that the National Electronic Funds
  Transfer (NEFT) system will be made
  available 24×7 on all days from
  December 16, 2019.
  Under the current system, funds can
  be transferred through NEFT from 8
  am to 7 pm from Monday to Friday
  (except on Holidays).

India Conducted Night Trial of
Prithvi-2 Missile

• India has successfully conducted night
  trial of the indigenously developep
  nuclear-capable Prithvi-2
  surface-to-surfacemissile as part of a user
  trial for the armed forces fromITR at
  Chandipur in the coast of Odisha.
  The missile has a strike range of 350
  kilometres with warheads carrying
  capacity of 500-1000 kg.

Ayodhya Case Verdict

• After about 70 years of legal battle in
  independent India, the Babri Masjid-Ram
  Janmabhoomi land dispute of Ayodhya
  resolved.
  The Supreme Court has finally delivered its
  much-awaited verdict on November 9,
  2019 in the landmark Ayodhya Ram
  Mandir-Babri Masjid land title dispute and
  ruled in favour of the Hindu side with
  regards to the ownership of the disputed
  piece of land.
  The Apex Court has also ordered the
  government to allot a five-acre plot at a
  prominent place in Ayodhya to the
  Muslims to construct a newmosque.

FSSAI Released Food Safety
Guidelines for Schools

• The Food Safety and Standards Authority
  of India (FSSAI) has released draft
  regulations titled ‘Food Safety and
  Standards (Safe Food and Healthy Diets
  for School Children) Regulations, 2019’, on
  November 7, 2019.
  The draft is a 10 pointer chart that
  prohibits the sale and promotion of
  unhealthy food items in schools and
  nearby locations.

Global Talent Competitiveness
Index 2020

• Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI)
  2020 has been released at the annual
  meeting of the World Economic Forum
  (WEF) on January 22, 2020. 
  Switzerland emerged as the most
  talent-competitive nation of the world’
  followed by US and Singapore.
  India has moved up eight places to the
  72nd position out of 132 countries from
  80th position in GTCI 2019.

Palau Becomes First Country to
Ban ‘Reef-Toxic’ Sunscreen

• Palau has become the first country in
  the world to ban various types of
  sunscreen to protect coral reefs on
  January 1, 2020. The sun cream
  consists of oxyben zone and
  octinoxate absorbs UV (Ultra Violet)
  rays which causes water more acidic,
  makes corals susceptible to bleaching
  and agitating fish stocks

Robert Abela Elected New PM of Malta

• Malta’s governing party has elected a
  new leader Robert Abela as 14th prime
  minister of Malta on January 12, 2020.
  At the internal party elections, he
  obtained 9,342 votes against 6,798 for his
  rival Chris Fearne.
  He replaced Joseph Muscat, who
  resigned in December 2019

Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020

• President Ram Nath Kovind has
  conferred the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
  2020 to 49 children in the age group of
  5-18 years at a ceremony at Rashtrapati
  Bhawan on January 22, 2020.

29th Saraswati Samman

• Prominent Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi
  will be conferred with 29th Saraswati
  Samman for his short stories collection
  ‘Cheque book’ which talks about the
  miseries and sufferings of marginalized
  sections of the society.

BCCI Annual Awards 2018-19

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India
  (BCCI) has presented its Annual Awards
  in 25 different categories for the
  2018-19 seasons in Mumbai,
  Maharashtra to honor all the legendary
  cricketers on January 12, 2020.
• Jasprit Bumrah received the prestigious
  Polly Umrigar Award for being the best
  international cricketer for 2018-19
  season.
  Poonam Yadav has been adjudged the
  best international cricketer among the
  women.
  Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
  National Awards
• Agricultural Scientist MS Swaminathan
  and social worker Dr. Gutta Muniratnam
  were respectively chosen as the first
  recipients of ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah
  Naidu National Award for Excellence’
  and ‘Muppavarapu National Award for
  Social Service’ on January 9, 2020.

66th National Film Awards

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has
  conferred the 66th National Film
  Awards for the year 2018 in 31
  categories in New Delhi on
  December 23, 2019.

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