Tag Archive | GK & Current Affairs

January 11, 2020

News for January 11, 2020

Important News for Today:

RBI chalks out financial inclusion strategy for 2024
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
Strong winds merge two enormous fires in Australia
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Section 144 not a tool to suppress opinion: SC
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
‘Survival of modern societies can’t be at the cost of natural environment’
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
New facility to tackle cybercrimes
[Important for: Science & tech]
Lunar Eclipse: India witnesses 2020’s first celestial spectacle
[Important for: Science & tech]

January 10, 2020

News for January 10, 2020

Important News for Today:

Iran plane crash: Ukraine to probe possible missile strike
[Important for: IP, IR]
FSSAI issues directive on online usage of its identity
[Important for: Polity]
Food in space: From ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission to NASA, what astronauts eat
[Important for: Science & tech]
NCRB crime report numbers: In riot cases, signature of economy
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
Oceans play role in Australian bushfires, say experts
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]

January 9, 2020

News for January 9, 2020

Important News for Today:

Active volcanoes on Venus? Fresh lava on the planet confirms this
[Important for: Science & tech]
Australia braces for more danger as deadly wildfires keep burning
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits near Iran nuclear power plant
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Mutual funds’ asset base slips 2% in Dec.
[Important for: Economy, Business]
US Speaker announces vote to limit Trump’s war-making power against Iran
[Important for: IP, IR]

January 8, 2020

News for January 8, 2020

Important News for Today:

Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander spun out of control midway to landing site, ISRO could only watch
[Important for: Science & tech]
SpaceX launches third batch of 60 Starlink mini satellites
[Important for: Science & tech]
Army gets working on GOCO model to improve efficiency
[Important for: Polity, Defence]
India must create 70 mn jobs to achieve $5 tn economy by 2024
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Reserve Bank to tap market supply for specialised supervision, regulation cadre
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Iran threatens to ‘set ablaze’ the places ‘U.S. likes’
[Important for: IP, IR]
TNA cautions Gotabaya against ‘majoritarianism’
[Important for: IP, IR]

January 7, 2020

News for January 7, 2020

Important News for Today:

China’s PLA begins major military drill in Tibet
[Important for: IP, IR]
1917 wins big at Golden Globes
[Important for: Miscellaneous]
‘Oil price spike may hurt economy more’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Lunar Eclipse 2020: Check date, timing of first lunar eclipse of 2020 coming up this week
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Indian scientist’s work on nano material paves way for clean energy vehicle
[Important for: Science & Tech]

January 6, 2020

News for January 6, 2020

Important News for Today:

Iran dumps nuclear pact, says it won’t respect limits
[Important for: IP, IR]
Beware these home loan myths
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Indian community shares grief of Iranians
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Investors wary of uncertain tax administration in India’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Army to sign MoU for 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles
[Important for: Polity, Defence]
Indian scientist’s work on nano material paves way for clean energy vehicle
[Important for: Science & Tech]
SpaceX’s next-gen Starship spacecraft will take off in 2-3 months: Elon Musk
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Potentially hazardous asteroid to pass by Earth this week, should you worry?
[Important for: Science & Tech]

January 5, 2020

News for January 5, 2020

Important News for Today:

U.S. sought ‘proportionate response’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Punjab: Horticulture emerges as viable Plan B for marginal farmers
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
Contrasting water-wetting behaviour used for anti-counterfeiting measure
[Important for: Science & tech]
WHO prequalifies Serum’s low-cost pneumococcal vaccine
[Important for: Medicine & Health]
Global warming will lead to river ice cover decline: Study
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]

January 4, 2020

News for January 4, 2020

Important News for Today:

‘Instead of corporate tax cuts, give money to the poor’
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
This is how Elon Musk’s SpaceX will send astronauts to space
[Important for: Science & tech]
Team of Indian astronomers discovers gigantic hydrogen ring around a galaxy far far away
[Important for: Science & tech]
Innovate, patent, produce, prosper: Modi at Indian Science Congress
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
‘Action on J&K to CAA increasingly isolating India’: Former foreign secy Shivshankar Menon
[Important for: Polity, Politics]

January 3, 2020

News for January 3, 2020

Important News for Today:

India records highest number of babies born globally on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
[Important for: Essay]
India records less than 100 tiger deaths for the first time in three years
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
We briefed nations on CAA, says govt.
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
Nifty closes at a record high amid global rally
[Important for: Business, Economy]
India to launch GSAT-30 communication satellite on January 17
[Important for: Science & tech]

January 2, 2020

News for January 2, 2020

Important News for Today:

Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan-3 in mission mode, says ISRO
[Important for: Science & tech]
No documents need to be produced for NPR: Ministry
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
‘Legitimacy of India’s democracy in question’
[Important for: Polity, Politics]
Google’s AI system could improve breast cancer detection, finds study
[Important for: Science & tech]