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• RBI’s Annual Report 2020

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• Turkey discovers a large natural gas reserve in Black Sea

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• World Photography Day is observed on 19 August

• Ravi Shankar Prasad launched Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge to boost Start-up

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• No Audit of PM-CARES Funds by CAG: SC

• National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020

• Digital Quality of Life Index 2020: SurfShark

• RBI unveils framework for retail payments entity

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• BRO constructed Bailey bridge in Uttarakhand

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• Scientists found that the Dwarf planet Ceres is now an Ocean world

• ISA to organize the First World Solar Technology Summit

• Satya Pal Malik appointed as Governor of Meghalaya

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• Fourth Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group held

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• Navroz: Parsi New Year

• Naga Independence Day celebrated in Nagaland and Manipur

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• Government may relook the age of marriage for women

• Enact law to bar criminals from polls: HC

• India celebrated its 74th Independence Day on 15 August

• Government think tank flags chemical industry’s infra shortcomings

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• National Digital Health Mission

• Odisha topped in implementing AMRUT scheme

• Independence Day: 16 Policemen From AP, 14 From Telangana Win Best Performing Medals From Centre

• SRIJAN: Online Portal for indigenization of Defence Production

• UN defeats US demand to extend arms embargo on Iran

• National Digital Health Mission Launched

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• Assam Arunodoi Scheme from October 2; to provide financial assistance

• PM Modi launches Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest platform

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• India-China discuss on Depsang Plains

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• World Elephant Day is observed on 12th August

• Restoration of 4G Internet in J&K

• SC Verdict on Hindu Women’s Inheritance Rights

• Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0: AIM

• Chhattisgarh CM launched Indira Van Mitan Yojana

• International Youth Day is observed on 12th August

• Initiatives to Support Local Entrepreneurs

• UGC on University Exams

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• Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Krishi Megh

• Strong Balance of Payments

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• World Biofuel day is observed on 10 August

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands to be Maritime and Startup Hub

• Negative Imports List for Defence

• Electric Vehicles Policy 2020: Delhi

• Telemedicine Service Platform: eSanjeevani

• GoI launched National portal “SURAKHSYA” on Human Elephant conflict

• Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

• IRS Patanjali assumed charge as Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai

• Loya Jirga: Grand Assembly of Afghanistan

• International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August

• Right to Food Campaign

• Quit India Day is observed on 9 August

• Report on Future of News in India: Vidhi

• Food System Vision 2050 Prize: Rockefeller Foundation

• TRIFED’s Digitisation Drive

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• RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank

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• High Level Group on Agricultural Exports: Finance Commission

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• Contraction in Core Sector Industries

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• Bipartisan support in US grows for India against Chinese aggression in Ladakh

• Lokmanya Tilak’s 100th death anniversary

• US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over human rights abuse in Xinjiang

• US urges Pak to reform blasphemy laws

• ISA amends framework agreement to enable UN member states to join grouping

• ADB signs Dollar 200 million financing deal with Reliance for power plant in Bangladesh

• National Education Policy, 2020

• Induction of French Rafale Aircrafts in IAF

• India Report on Digital Education, 2020

• Natesa: Pratihara Style of Rajasthan

• Antibiotic Use in Dairy Sector

• Study on Higher Food Prices and Nutrition Security

• Jin Liqun has been re-elected as the President AIIB

• Protesting Peacefully is a Fundamental Human Right: UN

• High Level of Ammonia in Yamuna

• Aerial Seeding in Haryana

• No-touch and Painless device for screening of bilirubin levels in new-borns

• Global Tiger Day is observed on 29th July

• Indian Railways, SBI Card launch Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform

• Merger Under Tenth Schedule

• Centre’s Inability to Pay GST Dues

• 100% FDI in Air India for NRIs

• Hong Kong’s Extradition Treaties Suspended

• Signs of Economic Recovery: CII

• New Supreme Court Building of Mauritius

• UN report reported Nitrogen Dioxide levels fell over 70 percent during lockdown in Delhi

• New Research on Smallpox About its Origins

• UK Suspends Extradition Treaty with Hong Kong

• World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July

• HRD Minister launched 2020 India Report on Digital Education

• Governor’s Power to Summon the House

• Dare to Dream 2.0 from DRDO

• INDIA-UK Free Trade Agreement

• India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue

• Segregation of Covid-19 Waste

• Bureau of Indian Standard Mobile app - BIS-Care

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• Regulation of Government Advertising: CCRGA

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• Contempt of Courtagainst lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan

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• Asteroid 2020 ND

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• Khelo India Youth Games 2021

• Electronics Manufacturing in India

• RBI Signs Currency Swap for Sri Lanka

• Pied Cuckoo to be Tracked

• KURMA App

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• The confluence of four powers and two seas: Quad

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• GoI launched online system to issue transit permits for timber, forest produce

• Union Minister inaugurated World Class State of the Art Honey Testing Lab

• Cabinet decision binding on Governor

• Financial Stability Report: RBI

• Rajya Sabha Members Facing Criminal Charges

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak birth anniversary on 23rd July

• National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23 July

• Government Order for PC of Women in Army

• Chandra Shekhar Azadbirth anniversary on 23rd July

• Indian Railways to RFID Tag all wagons by 2022 December

• Karnataka Cabinet approves Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

• Increase in Gold Prices

• Restrictions on Public Procurement

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• Indian Bullfrog

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• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

• Delhi Sero-Survey for Covid

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• MANODARPAN: Mental Health Initiative

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• Indian Military Equipment of Russian Origin

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• Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into effect

• PASSEX with the U.S.A

• World Chess Day was observed on 20 July

• Non-personal Data generated in India

• Zoram Mega Food Park in Mizoram

• No Postal Ballots for Above 65 in Bihar

• Ravana’s Aviation Route: Sri Lanka

• NFRA constitutes technical advisory committee

• Union Minister inaugurated India’s first of its kind public EV Charging Plaza

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• PSU banks to be reduced to just five

• Govt announces norms for contributions by individuals, institutions to NDRF

• RADT Vs RT-PCR

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• Brahmapuram Dumping Site: Kerala

• Assam’s Flood and Kaziranga’s Ecosystem

• New way of Predicting Earthquakes

• ASPIRE Portal for Automotive Industry: ICAT

• Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on 18 July

• MP’s Claims for Basmati GI Tag

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• Challenge to Anti Defection Law

• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020

• UN ECOSOC Meet

• US-India Strategic Energy Partnership

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• Agreement on Scientific Cooperation Between India and EU

• India is no longer involved in the Farzad-B gas field project of Iran

• Clinical Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine: ZyCoV-D

• World Day for International Justice is observed on 17 July

• India Lifted 271 Million People Out of Poverty

• Grant in Aid for Rural Local Bodies

• Dichotomy in Animal Sacrifice: SC

• Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio

• Delimitation in North-east Illegal: Former EC Expert

• NTPC Enters Pact with NIIF To Explore Business Opportunities in India

• ICAR celebrated 92nd foundation day on 16th July 2020

• DHI launched five platform e-portals to promote innovations and product development

• USA Ends Hong Kong’s Special Status

• Azad Pattan: PoK Hydel Project

• First on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons of Andhra Pradesh

• Vallarpadam Terminal

• Report on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: TIFAC

• India-EU Virtual Summit

• Melghat Tiger Reserve: Alternative alignment for the Akola-Khandwa rail line requested

• Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltdto develop Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

• World Youth Skills Day

• Hope: UAE Mars Mission

• Low-cost Supercapacitor Device

• Spike-LR Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

• Covid-19 Specific Memory T Cells

• Decrease in Dolphin Number: Chambal River

• China Iran partnership to next level

• U.S. rejects Beijing’s claims in South China Sea

• Britain bans Huawei from future role in 5G network

• PRAGYATA: Guidelines on Digital Education

• Data on Covid-19 After-effects

• 8.9% of the world’s population, went hungry in 2019: UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

• Pangolin Scale Seizure Jumped 10 times Between 2014 & 2018: UNODC’s World Wildlife Crime Report

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• IRDAI mandated insurance companies to launch ‘Corona Kavach’ & ‘Corona Rakshak’

• UNICEF India joined hands with FICCI’s SEDF to Initiate “#Reimagine Campaign”

• IIT Kanpur Develops ‘SHUDH’, UV Sanitizing Device to make Surroundings COVID free

• Israeli Assault Rifles, ARAD and CARMEL will be manufactured under the Make in India initiative

• Hockey Player Ashok Kumar, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award of Mohun Bagan Football Club

• Hemang Amin appointed as the Interim CEO of BCCI

• Dutch Football Player Wim Suurbier Passed Away at 75

• Rare Orchids in India

• Sundarban’s Bon Bibi

• The Tiger Census of India sets a New Guinness Record

• IAF Gets Apache Helicopters

• Disabled are Entitled to Same Benefits of SC/ST quota: SC

• MoU between NATGRID and NCRB

• Flood Resistant Paddy: Assam

• FASTag Details for New Vehicle Registration

• RCF’s cleansing gel RCF SAFEROLA

• Indian Army to acquire Raven and Spike Firefly

• Indian Railways to become Green Railway by achieving net-zero carbon emission

• Itolizumab: Emergency Covid-19 Drug

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• Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise tomake its closest approach to the Earth

• CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2019

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• Powers of Election Commission to Delay Polls

• World Population Dayis observed on July 11t

• India Cycles4Change Challenge

• MSDE launched ASEEM Portal

• Snakebite Deaths in India

• India’s Independence in Swabhiman Anchal region

• India’s Independence in Swabhiman Anchal region

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• Ophiocordyceps Nutans Fungi

• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to become a National Park

• Ophiocordyceps Nutans Fungi

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• HRD Ministry formulates SOP for conducting University examinations in country

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• Union Bank of India reduces MCLR by 20 basis points across tenors

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• Andhra Pradesh Poll Panel Chief Case

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six major bridges near to LoC, IB

• Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Urban Migrants

• Union Cabinet approves Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

• Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018

• USA’s Position on CAATSA

• Hurdles for F-1 and M-1 Visa Holders in USA

• Centre released Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input, food products in India

• Shri Prahlad Singh Patel plants trees to commemorate Sankalp Parva

• Equalisation Levy for Non-Resident E-Commerce Firms

• Lithium Production in Stars

• Virtual Climate Action Ministerial

• National Gene Bank for conservation of medicinal plants

• Global Response to China's Security Law on Hong Kong

• Expat Quota Bill Approved in Kuwait

• World Zoonoses Day is annually observed on 6th July

• World Bank to provide USD 400 million to enhance support to rejuvenate Ganga

• Completion of Annual MGNREGA Work Limit

• Mahajobs Portal: Maharashtra

• Performance Assessment of Highways by NHAI

• G4 Virus and Disease Surveillance

• New National Logistics Law

• Himalayan butterfly is India’s largest Butterfly

• Injeti Srinivas was appointed as the first chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority

• World Bank's Support to India for MSMEs

• Indian Railways to Use More Renewable Energy

• 244th Independence Day of USA

• New Bhutanese Territory Claimed by China

• Non-State Actors in Nagaland

• Demand for Greater Nagalim

• Friends of Police in Tamil Nadu

• Demand for Compulsory Licencing of Remdesivir

• Rise in Food Grain Offtake by States

• PM briefs the President: Article 78 of Constitution of India

• More Metallic Moon: NASA

• Use of Winter Diesel in Ladakh

• Meity-NITI launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App

• Fall in Service Purchasing Managers’ Index

• Economic Measures by India Against China

• MOM captured image of Phobos, the biggest moon of Mars

• Increasing E-waste by 38%

• Kaziranga National Park inundated

• Traffic monitoring mechanism adjacent to Nagarahole National Park

• Hagia Sophia Museum: Turkey

• Natanz: Underground Nuclear Facility of Iran

• International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4 July

• Strength of CoM in Madhya Pradesh

• Vice President of India to launch Elyments, First Indian Social Media Super App

• Himachal Pradesh is to implement of Jal Jeevan Mission to improve the living standard in the State

• Union HRD minister launched Fit Hai to Hit Hai India for school children

• Prerak Dauur Samman: Swachh Survekshan 2021

• AMC launched Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad

• Dharma Chakra Day

• Constitutional Amendments in Russia

• Italian Marines Case

• Privatisation of Indian Railways

• New Defence Weapons Approved

• Under-Reporting of Diseases due to Pandemic

• Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020

• India-China Conflict

• Elephant Deaths in Botswana

• Urban forest created at polluted ITO in Delhi

• Globba andersonii: Rediscovered Plant Species

• Tillari Conservation Reserve Notified

• Reconstitution of Central Zoo Authority

• Diana Award 2020

• Introduction of Locally Produced Millets in ICDS, PDS

• Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs

• Accelerate Vigyan Scheme: SERB

• Two New Species of Butterfly

• Assam Keelback Rediscovered

• Delhi government launches Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao

• MoD approves purchase of 33 fighter aircraft for IAF, 248 indigenous missiles

• IGNCA to highlight the work of artists

• State of the World Population 2020: UNFPA

• National Doctors Day is observed on 1 July

• Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act come into effect from 1 July

• RRI introduces qkdSim toolkit

• Central Government extended Attorney General (AG) for one year

• Committee on Criminal Law Reform

• Online Education

• Core Sector Shrinks by 23.4%

• Index of Industrial Production

• National Mission for Clean Ganga

• Rajaji National Park

• G4 Flu Virus

• CogX 2020: Festival of AI & Emerging Technology

• AP Health Reforms: YS Jagan Flags Off 1,088 Ambulances

• Maharashtra launches Project Platina, World's Largest Plasma Therapy Trial

• Uttarakhand Approves Land Transfer

• Custodial Violence

• STARS Programme: World Bank

• PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme

• Covaxin approved for Human Clinical Trials

• RBI to conduct OMO to boost liquidity

• Uganda Submitted REDD+ Results

• Scientists synthesize inorganic-organic hybrid compound that can inhibit breast, lung, liver cancer cells

• Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap: PMJVK

• Kholongchhu Hydropower Project

• Extension of Food Grain Scheme

• International Day of Parliamentarism is observed on 30 June

• Liquidity Measures Extended for Banks

• Differences between Repo Rate and MSF

• Gynandromorphism

• Sankalp Parva: Plantation of Trees

• PV Narasimha Rao 100th birth anniversary

• Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma birth anniversary

• BharatNet Project

• National Statistics Day is observed on 29 June

• HAM (amateur) Radio

• World Bank approved USD 500 million loan to improve quality of school education

• Arjun Munda launched Tribes India products on GEM and new website of TRIFED

• Arunachal Pradesh to provide 100 percent tap connections in the State by 2023 March

• When the Indian Ocean’s ancient climate patterns return

• Advanced Torpedo Decoy System: Maareech

• Raw Material Uncertainties for Rechargeable Batteries: UNCTAD

• Russia announces to take first tourist on space walk in 2023 year

• South China Sea rights should be rooted in UN treaty: ASEAN

• Colombo plea for postponing debt repayment hangs fire

• NASA headquarters to be renamed as Mary W. Jackson

• Anti-Drug Action Plan for 2020-21

• Amendments in Postal Ballot System

• President promulgates Banking Regulation Amendment Ordinance 2020 to ensure safety

• Panel to push farm reforms in States

• 36th ASEAN Summit

• The World Drug Report 2020: UN

• UN 75 Declaration delayed

• 26.9 crore people used drugs in 2018: UN report

• Tripura launched Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme

• DST launches Logo for the celebration of Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year

• 70 Years of Korean War

• Navigating the New Normal: NITI Aayog

• Increased Funding for Panchayats

• Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020

• Indian Navy inducted indigenously developed Torpedo Decoy System

• Gravel geometry of the Indus river unravel its paleoclimatic history

• Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Increased Ozone Pollution

• Pollinator Week (22nd June to 28th June)

• NCPOR study of Coccolithophores

• NCPOR warns about the decline in the Arctic sea ice

• Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: UNESCO

• India TB Report 2020

• Interest Subvention Scheme for Shishu Loan Accounts

• Extension to OBC Sub-Categorisation Commission

• Union Minister inaugurated Product Application and Development Centre at Paradip, Odisha

• Fishing Cats in Bhitarkanika National Park

• Private Sector Participation in Space

• Ocean Mapping: Seabed 2030 Project

• Researchers finds new biomolecules to fight drug resistance in Kala-azar

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched eBloodServices Mobile App

• Cabinet approves declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport

• Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two important Bridges in Jammu and Kashmir

• Mali awarded Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC to develop 500 MW Solar Park

• Cabinet approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

• Co-operative Banks Under RBI Supervision

• SC gives nod to woman to abort foetus

• CBIC launches flagship programme “Turant Customs”

• M3 Money Supplyincreased by 6.7%: RBI

• New Purchasing Power Parities: ICP 2017

• India imposed Anti-dumping Duty on Steel Imports from China, Vietnam and South Korea

• China launched last BeiDou Satellite System

• Country of Origin Made Mandatory on GeM

• U.S. seeks to widen nuclear deal with Russia

• Speaker Powers and Anti-Defection Law

• YUKTI 2.0Platform for Higher Education Institutes

• Make in India initiative in locust control

• United Nations Public Service Day is observed on 23 June

• China to Join UN Arms Trade Treaty

• Tonoshiro name changed to Tonoshiro Senkaku

• International Widows Day is observed on 23 June

• International Olympic Day is observed on 23 June

• NITI Aayog, ITF to launch Decarbonising Transport

• Employment Scheme for Urban Poor: Jharkhand

• 100th anniversary of the Malabar/Moplah uprising of 1921

• Initial Public Offer of LIC

• India became 12th largest holder of US govt securities at April

• Smuggling of Exotic Macaws

• Mt. Merapi volcano erupted in Indonesia

• The Paper Microscope: Foldscope

• Donald Trump suspends new H-1B, H-4 visas till December 31

• Assessment of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

• Punjab Civil Services Board set up

• National People’s Party withdraws support

• Founder of Ahom Kingdom: Chaolung Sukapha

• KVIC starts reviving ancient glory of Pokhran potteries

• For minor tactical gains on the ground, China has strategically lost India

• Presena Glacier Covered with Tarps

• Threat to Gee’s Golden Langur

• Stellar evolution in the Milky Way Galaxy

• Extreme Helium Stars

• UNICEF Kid Power

• Secrecy of Ballotis the cornerstone of free and fair elections: The SC

• World Sickle Cell Day 2020

• Urjit Patel appointed as chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

• R&D Portal for Mining: SATYABHAMA

• Tariff Exemption on Bangladesh Exports: China

• Financial Action Task Force

• International Horseshoe Crab Day

• International Day of Yoga 2020 is celebrated on 21 June

• India to lead Summit 2020 on 21st, 22nd July

• Annular Solar Eclipse

• Global Trends Report: UNHCR

• Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan

• Kodumanal Excavation

• 4% Contraction in Growth: ADB

• Russia-India-China Grouping: RIC

• Antiviral Drug Umifenovir

• I-Lab: Mobile Testing Facility

• Micius: A Quantum-Enabled Satellite

• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed on 19 June

• India ranked 43rd on the IMDs World Competitiveness Index

• Sports Ministry to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence

• AIFF recommends IM Vijayan for Padma Shri

• Largest Decline in Arctic Sea Ice

• Axone: Ethnic Cuisine of Northeast India

• KVIC taps with Indian Palm Industry to boost employment opportunities

• World Investment Report: UNCTAD

• Victory Day Parade

• India-Russia Defence Cooperation

• AIIB Loan for India

• Olms in Postojna Cave of Slovenia

• World Crocodile Day

• Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June

• India’s Assistance for Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

• Elections for Non-permanent Members of the UNSC

• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17 June

• Thaawarchand Gehlot to inaugurate CRC for persons with disabilities in Ranchi

• Sanitary Napkins available for Rs.1 per pad at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras

• Jal Jeevan Mission

• Kerala Government started a virtual class initiative called ‘First Bell’

• Dexamethasone Drug

• Researchers discovered new fish species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

• Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region: MoES

• Land Use Changes

• Forest Fires

• USA Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court

• Iran Blocking Sites Access: IAEA

• Iran Nuclear Program and JCPOA

• India-China border tensions: 20soldiers killed

• World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14 June

• World wind day is observed on 15 June

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on 15th June

• International Day of Family Remittances is observed on 16 June

• Talamaddalegone virtual

• Centre launched Feedback Call Centres on COVID-19 Public Grievances

• HIL India Ltd. supplies 25 MT Malathion 95 percent ULV Insecticides to Iran for Locust Control Programme

• Centre distributed assistive aids and devices to divyangjan under ADIP Scheme

• Centre launched online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange

• India joined GPAI to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of AI

• Indian Gas Exchange: IGX

• Rise in Net Financial Assets

• Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

• AP Budget 2020-21 highlights

• Increasing Nuclear Stockpiles

• Recent Initiatives by India in the Field of AI

• Gateway Lunar Orbiting Outpost

• Jet Zero Plan

• Indian Naval LOs at Madagascar and Abu Dhabi

• Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)

• Behaviour Change Model for Living with Covid-19

• SC to extend virtual court system amid COVID-19 fears

• Indian Digital Payment System Outside India

• New Drug for Amoebiasis

• Malabar Gliding Frog

• Nepal passes amendment on new map

• International Albinism Awareness Day on 13 June

• Inclusion of Reservation Laws in Ninth Schedule

• Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium

• Centre launched Aarogyapath for healthcare supply chain

• Centre directs all 8 North Eastern States to set-up e-office

• GST Council Meeting

• India-Tanzania Relations

• India- Laos Relations

• NGT gives Kerala 1 month to report on forest fire prevention steps

• Persistent global transmission of chikungunya from India

• India remains 108th in the FIFA Rankings

• NHAI becomes first construction sector organisation to go Fully Digital

• Vice Admiral BiswajitDasgupta assumes charge as Chief of Staff of ENC

• Centre approved Rs.1,829crore for the implementation of JalJeevan Mission in Maharashtra in 2020-21

• IFLOWS-Mumbai: Flood Warning System

• Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Complex inaugurated in Vizag

• KeralaStartup partners with SCTIMST to launch IoT based used mask disposal smart bin and UV light-based disinfection device

• RT-nPCR Test

• Rights Issue

• Lonar CraterLake turns RED

• Estimation Exercise of Indian Gaur in Nilgiris

• Nature Index 2020: Index of Scientific Research

• Reservation Not a Fundamental Right: Supreme Court

• Indian-American soil scientist wins 2020 World Food Prize

• International Religious Freedom Report 2019

• World Day Against Child Labour is observed on 12 June

• Genetically Modified Seeds

• Athirapally Hydel Electric Project

• Rise in the Population of Asiatic Lions

• New guidelines for import of exotic species

• IIT-BHU researchers develops face mask to annihilate pathogenic microorganisms

• Titan drifts away from Saturn 100 times faster than expected

• DIAT develops nano-technology based disinfectant spray to combat COVID-19

• QS World University Rankings 2021

• Production of Saffron and Heeng in India

• GRSE delivered ICGS Kanaklata Barua to Indian Coast Guard

• Gross Value Added

• Fitch ratings stated that Indian economy to grow at 9.5 percent in next fiscal

• Microplastics in Deep Oceans

• MHRD, Sports Ministry launch special films to promote indigenous sports of India

• Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary elections on 5 August

• World Accreditation Day was observed on 9th June

• Water Dispute between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

• Vamsadhara River Water Dispute

• 36th Anniversary of Operation Blue Star

• MoRTH mandates distinct colour band for BS-IV vehicles

• Karnataka to provide tap connections to all rural households under Jal Jeevan Mission by 2022-23

• Centre constitutes task force headed by Jaya Jaitly

• JNCASR signed MoU with Breathe to scale up technology to reduce CO2 to methanol and other useful chemicals

• e-Diplomacy: India-Australia Virtual Leaders’ Summit

• IIT Mandi researchers develop make high efficiency masks from waste plastic bottles

• Environmental Performance Index: India secured 168th rank

• Sixth Mass Extinction

• Assam Gas Leak

• microRNA identified

• CSIR-IIIM received IND approval for anti-cancer drug clinical trial

• ARCI, Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet to contain surface contamination of Coronavirus

• Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road

• Persian Gulf Region

• World Oceans Day is observed on 8 June

• IAF inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation

• Odisha plans mega educational complexes for tribal students

• Shapes of Economic Recovery

• Fall in Money Remitted Abroad

• India, Denmark sign MOU to develop cooperation in the power sector

• Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in India

• Draft Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2020

• President promulgates 2 Ordinances to boost rural India and agriculture

• Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings’ Initiative

• Power Ministry launched iCommit initiative

• Gadkari launched Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways Campaign

• India, China held high-level military talks amid stand-off in Ladakh

• India’s Campaign Brochure for UNSC Seat

• Increase in Foreign Portfolio Investment

• Aerosols Radiative Forcing in Western Trans-Himalayas

• Sunderbans Damaged in Cyclone Amphan

• Advisory on Importing Live Exotic Animals

• CeNS develops low-cost catalyst for hydrogen generation from water

• 163348 (2002 NN4): A Near-Earth Asteroid

• Magnetocaloric Material for Cancer Treatment

• Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• BFI nominates Amit Panghal, Vikas Krishan nominated for Khel Ratna

• Global Vaccine Summit

• World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June

• EESL, USAID launched Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings

• Boosting Infrastructure along China Border

• Internal Displacement Caused by Disasters

• Urban Forest scheme to develop 200 Nagar Van across the country in next 5 years

• TULIP: The Urban Learning Internship Program

• Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19

• Oil Spill in Siberia

• NCVTC to develop host-directed antivirals for COVID-19 disease

• Kiran Mazumdar Shaw awarded EY World Entrepreneur of the year

• India to host AFC 2022 Asian Women’s Cup

• Puducherry plans to provide tap connections to all rural households by 2020-21 year

• Cabinet approved establishment of PCIMH as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH

• Pan-India Real Time Market for Electricity

• Inner Line Permit and Citizenship Amendment Act

• Re-establishment of PCIM&H

• International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on 4 June

• MoD places order on OFB for supply of 156 upgraded ICVs worth Rs.1,094crore

• Agricultural Sector Reforms

• Amendments to Essential Commodities Act (1955)

• USTR’s Probe into Digital Services Taxes

• Poaching Increased During Lockdown

• MoU between India and Bhutan

• Australia to be Included in Malabar Exercise

• Expansion of the Amery Ice Shelf

• World Bicycle Day is observed on 3 June

• India ranked 23rd in the 2020 Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report

• Mookerjee Cabinet approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad ee Port

• Science Technology and Innovation Policy

• J&K Media Policy-2020

• Import Cut to Become Self-Reliant

• Global Economic Prospects: World Bank

• A3i: Unique Trait in Covid-19 in India

• Ebola Epidemic declared by Congo

• China gets set to build power project in PoK

• World Bicycle Day is observed on 3 June

• India ranked 23rd in the 2020 Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report

• Mookerjee Cabinet approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad ee Port

• Science Technology and Innovation Policy

• J&K Media Policy-2020

• Import Cut to Become Self-Reliant

• Global Economic Prospects: World Bank

• A3i: Unique Trait in Covid-19 in India

• Ebola Epidemic declared by Congo

• China gets set to build power project in PoK

• Antifa in USA

• Violation of Korean Armistice Agreement 1953

• International Sex Workers Day is observed on 2 June

• SPIC MACAY(Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth)

• Cyclone Nisarga

• PM SVANidhi: Micro Credit Scheme for Street Vendors

• PM-CARES Not Under RTI

• Telangana State Formation Day celebrated on 2 June

• India`s Rating Downgraded

• Social Stock Exchange

• DRDO develops disinfection unit named `Ultra Swachh`

• COVID-19 TECHNOLOGY ACCESS POOL (C-TAP)

• Proposed Expansion of G7

• China`s Opposition to THAAD

• World Milk Day is observed on 1 June

• National AI Portal of India

• Assam to provide functional tap connections to 13 lakh rural households in 2020-21 year

• Statehood Day of Goa Celebrated

• Nepal: the Oli problem

• ScorpionFish: Scorpaenopsis Neglecta

• SpaceX Crew Dragon

• Draft e-com policy for comments soon: DPIIT

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth in India

• “WHO Foundation” to be set up by WHO

• Anti-tobacco Day is observed on 31st May every year

• Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC launched

• Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme

• “AGNEEPRASTHA” Missile Park

• National Career Service Project

• Centre approves Annual action plan for Bihar under JalJeevan mission

• Kerala to launch free internet project K-FON in December

• Kerala issues data security guidelines

• Tree transplantation policy may get Cabinet nod soon

• Most Heat Resistant Material ever created

• International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May

• Delimitation Commission of India

• Hindi as official language in Haryana courts challenged

• Asian Development Bank’s $177 million Loan to India

• CIPET is renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology

• Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

• Saharan Cheetah filmed for the First time in Decades

• Very Large Telescope | Formation of Planet recorded

• New Trojan Asteroid discovered near Jupiter

• Indian Army Officer Major SumanGawani received UN Award

• ‘Hong Kong body will play an advisory role’

• U.S. strips Hong Kong of special trading status

• Van Dhan Webinar: Learning for post COVID-19

• Shiv Linga unearthed by Archaeological Survey of India

• Criminal Defamation Law | Recent Madras HC Order

• Loans to MSMEs may get ‘risk-free’ tag

• India should pull out forces from Kalapani

• Charru Mussels – Invasive Species in Kerala Waters

• Governor modifies law on forest rights

• Locust threat is bigger this year, warns monitor

• Cosmic Ring of Fire found 10.8 billion light-years away

• WFIRST Telescope of NASA renamed

• JK Rowling to release “The Ickabog

• Scientists identify 2 bacterial secreted proteins effective in inactivating coronavirus

• Researchers discovered a new possibility to improve rice productivity

• VAMS SafeGuard, World’s 1st Contactless Visitor Management Software

• “FAITH” Trials by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

• NASA released an image of a spiral galaxy, NGC 3895

• China’s First Mars Mission – TIANWEN-1

• Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA)

• SAI announced Rs.30,000 each for 2,749 Khelo India athletes

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Chamba Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana

• REC Ltd partners with TajSATS to provide nutritious meals to frontline healthcare workers

• Modified PM Vaya Vandana Yojana

• PFC signs MoU with NBPCL to fund 225 MW hydro-electric projects, Multipurpose projects in MP

• Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana aims to enhance fish production in the country

• CoAST India Platform | A GIS-Based Dashboard

• New Freshwater fish called ‘SILVER FISH’ Discovered in Tamil Nadu

• Cicadas, Species that lives Underground

• CSIR-IIIM, RIL to develop RT-LAMP based test for Coronavirus

• WHO announced Human Challenge Trials for Vaccine Development

• China successfully tests its first unmanned helicopter drone

• UMANG Application | 7 services of IMD on UMANG

• Centre directs Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog to study the feasibility of drinking water project for Udayagiri in AP

• “ShahiLichi”and “Zardalu Mango“

• NSO data says ESIC Social Security Scheme witnessed 8.21 lakh enrolments in 2020 March

• HIL INDIA to provide locust control Pesticide to Iran

• IAF to operationalize its No.18 Squadron at Coimbatore, TN

• MoRTH notified Emission norms for L7 category for BS-VI Vehicles

• Earth`s Magnetic Field Weakening | Explained

• Sports Authority Gujarat sign an MoU TCLL to train 2000 athletes

• UN lists khudol of Manipur as one of top 10 global initiatives to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Tigers and Tourism | 22nd Webinar Series

• International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is observed on 23 May

• Sweet Revolution and Atmanirbhar Bharat

• Placebo effect in Mumbai

• GoI launched five key initiatives to conserve biodiversity

• World`s Fastest Internet Data Speed achieved by Australia

• ICMR to use Kangra Tea to lower coronavirus activity better than HCQ

• CeNS develops cup-shaped design mask to tackle COVID-19 spread

• IIT-M developed Parabolic Trough Collector to help manufacturers in solar energy devices

• IASST develops electrochemical sensing platform for detecting carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds in food

• AbhasJha appointed by World Bank to Key position on Climate Change, Disaster Management in South Asia

• ReStart Programme for MSMEs by Andhra Pradesh

• Platform for detecting Carcinogenic compounds in food

• IIT-Guwahati scientists discover new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer

• 46th G-7 SUMMIT via Videoconferencing

• International Day for Biological Diversityis observed on 22 May

• International Tea Day is observed on 21 May

• World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on 21 May

• J&K Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act 2010

• Coir Geotextiles in Road Constructions under PMGSY

• RBI cuts repo rate to a record low by 40 bps

• Ecologically Sensitive Areas of Western Ghats

• Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel or “Gadgil Committee”

• GoI launches scheme to solarise entire Konark Temple

• 21st Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series

• Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

• MoD approves 26 Defence items from local suppliers to boost Make in India

• National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May

• Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme | Govt eases norms

• Cabinet approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs, HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress

• COVID-19 RNA Extraction Kit | Agappe Chitra Magna

• Historic Travel Bubble amid COVID-19

• World Bee day is observed on 20th May

• Cabinet approves extension for the welfare of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

• Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

• Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries touch 1 crore

• New Workplace Guidelines amid COVID-19

• Provisions for EPF Contributions amid COVID-19

• MHRD launched National Test Abhyas App

• ICMR Clinical Trials begins on BCG Vaccine to treat Coronavirus infected patients

• Health Minister Harsh Vardhan named as chairman of WHO Executive Board

• MoHUA announced results of Star rating of garbage-free cities

• Madhya Pradesh launched Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers

• Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces

• International Museum Day is observed on 18th May

• India participated in 73rd WHA

• GoI to implementShekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border infrastructure

• NABARD released Rs.20,500 crore to co-operative banks, RRBs

• PinangaAndamanensis: A Rare Palm from Andamans

• Ashwagandha against Covid-19

• International Museum Day is observed on 18th May

• MoHUA announced results of Star rating of garbage-free cities

• Madhya Pradesh launched Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers

• Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces

• India participated in 73rd WHA

• GoI to implementShekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border infrastructure

• NABARD released Rs.20,500 crore to co-operative banks, RRBs

• PinangaAndamanensis: A Rare Palm from Andamans

• Ashwagandha against Covid-19

• PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in for the 5th time

• World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was observed on 17th May

• World Hypertension Day is observed on 17th May

• MHA issues guidelines to specify National Directives for COVID-19 management

• Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)

• Cyclone Amphan to hit West Bengal and Odisha

• Centre introduces several initiatives to boost Education Sector

• ISRO directs startups to build local tech for Gaganyaan mission

• Antimicrobial composite materials and Testing Protocols for PPEs developed by IISC

• ESDS launched AA plus COVID-19 testing solution to detect coronavirus

• e-NAM reaches milestone of 1000 Mandis across 18 States, 3 UTs

• HRDMinister launched set of 7 titles on “Psycho-Social impact of pandemic and lockdown and how to Cope With”

• International Day of Light is observed on 16 May

• GoI, AIIB signed a loan agreement for a USD 145 million project to improve irrigation services

• Chhattisgarh to launch Rajiv Gandhi KisanNyay Yojana

• New Political Map of Nepal

• GoI, World Bank signs USD 750 million to Protect India’s Poorest from COVID-19 pandemic

• Defence Minister approves Rs.400 crore Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme

• Subsidiary General Ledger (SGL) | RBI fines UCO Bank

• Defence and Mining Sectors | COVID-19 Stimulus Package

• A new species discovered on Twitter, named after Twitter

• Mood ofIndia Portal Developed by IIT-Tirupati

• ARCI, SCTIMST scientists develop next-generation biodegradable metal implants

• NIPER-Guwahati developed innovative 3D products to contain COVID-19 spread

• CSIR develops mobile indoor disinfection sprayer to combat COVID-19 spread

• Sikkim celebrated 45th State Day on 16 May

• Finance Minister announced third Tranche of Rs.20 lakh Economic Package

• Sohrai Khovar painting, Telia Rumal gets GI Tag

• Foodgrains production in India to touch record 295.67 MT in 2019-20 crop year

• Harsh Vardhan dedicated COBAS 6800 testing machine

• Tribal Affairs Ministry, FB launched Goal programme for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth across India

• Health Ministry issued guidelines for RT-PCR pool sampling for migrants

• WTO Chief Roberto Azevedo to resign a year before his term expires

• International Day of Families is observed on 15 May

• Gujarat to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system under Jal Jeevan Mission

• MHRD launched e-Governance platform, SAMARTH

• DST INSPIRE develops lightweight carbon foam that can replace lead batteries

• Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard ships

• JNCASR develop injectable Silk Fibroin-based hydrogel for sustained Insulin delivery in diabetic patients

• DST supports assistive tools to combat challenges faced by Divyangjan, Elderly during COVID-19 pandemic

• India ranked 74th on the global Energy Transition Index

• Low cost PPE developed by Indian Navy for rapid mass production to be patented

• ARI develops novel process for synthesis of Quantum Dots used in photographing cellular organelles

• Men are more vulnerable to coronavirus than women

• ICMR issues guidance on COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits

• CAPF canteens to sell Indigenous Products from 1 June

• KVIC issues revised guidelines to implement Vocal for Local initiative

• PM CARES Fund allocates Rs.3,100crore for migrant workers, ventilators and vaccine development

• Ministry of AYUSH, CSIR partners to conduct trial for 4 AYUSH formulations to fight coronavirus

• Narendra Singh Tomar held meeting Pesticide Manufacturing Industry representatives to prevent locust attacks

• Finance Minister announced measures for relief and credit support related to businesses

• ICMR to participate in Solidarity trial by WHO for COVID-19 treatment

• IIT-Guwahati organized Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Campaign

• Nafed procures Pulses and Oilseeds amid lockdown

• Bhagalpur Smart City uses innovative technological initiatives to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India to begin in 2021 February

• Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan ranks among biggest in world

• Delhi Police launched Thermal Corona Combat Headgear to enhance social distancing

• Haryana to provide tap water connection to all rural households by 2022 December

• IIT-G, Duke-NUS carry out data-driven assessment of COVID-19 situation in India

• Jammu and Kashmir to provide tap water to every household by 2022 December

• NDB provides USD 1 billion loan to India to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Anunta won VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award

• Study states that India’s under-5 mortality rate since 2000 dropped by 49 percent

• EAM S Jaishankar participated in the virtual meeting of Foreign Ministers of SCO

• International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May

• Bengaluru launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness about examining respiratory health

• ICMR, NCDC to begin serosurvey to monitor COVID-19 prevalence at district level

• SAI forms committee to prepare SOP to resume training post COVID-19 lockdown

• NAL develops BiPAP Non-Invasive Ventilator SwasthVayu in 36 days for coronavirus

• Ministry of MSME launches CHAMPIONS Portal

• Department of Consumer Affairs partners with Safejob, Seekify for Suraksha Store initiative

• US CDC announces USD 3.6 million to assist Indias fight against coronavirus pandemic

• New 177 mandis integrated with e-NAM platform

• Madhya Pradesh launched first-ever FIR AapkeDwarYojana

• Technology Centres to manufacture critical parts of Real-Time Quantitative Micro PCR System

• PM Modi announces Rs.20-lakh-crore package for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’

• DBT-BIRAC approves funding for 70 Proposals for funding in Vaccines, Diagnostics

• DSCL uses several measures to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• MHA issues Standard Operating Protocol to facilitate movement of persons by train

• Registration Committee recommends the ban use of TB drug on crops

• Finding Freedom Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family to be released in 2020 August

• National Technology Day is observed on 11 May

• IMPS transfers in April dive to 2-year low due to lockdown

• Registrar General of India released Birth rate, death rate, IMR data

• Centre launched Mission Sagar for assistance to Indian Ocean nations amid COVID-19 crisis

• National Fertilizers Ltd. sale rose to 71 percent in April 2020 despited COVID-19 lockdown

• Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Tourism Ministry organised 17th session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar series on Exploring River Nila

• Ministry of Defence approves abolition of 9,304 posts in Military Engineering Service

• Indian Railways operates Shramik Special trains across the country amid lockdown

• RCI develops DRUVS, automated UV system to sanitise electronic gadgets

• ICMR-NIV develops COVID KAVACH ELISA for antibody detection for COVID-19 infection

• World Migratory Bird Day is observed on 9 May

• Massive exercise to supply free food grains, pulses to 80 crore people under PM-GKAY

• CSIR approves project to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

• Mustafa al-Kadhimi as Prime Minister of Iraq

• WHO, UN postal agency release commemorative postage stamp on 40th anniversary of eradication of smallpox

• Global Energy Review of IEA states 15 percent decline in electricity demand

• UP passed an ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 years

• Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for victims of WWII is observed on 8-9 May

• World Thalassaemia Day is observed on 8 May

• World Red Cross day is observed on 8 May

• UNEP extends Actress DiaMirzas term as Goodwill Ambassador

• NCSTC-GUJCOST to host Webinar series to overcome COVID-19 by awareness and preparedness

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari sets road construction target for next two years at Rs.15 lakh crore

• Coir Board signed MoU with IIT-Madras for setting up Centre of Excellence for coir applications

• Smart City Nashik uses several creative initiatives to fight coronavirus

• Indian Navy’s PPE clears certification by INMAS

• Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched AYUSH Sanjivani App

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Dharchula-Lipulekh road link

• Finance Minister launched INR-USD Futures and Options contracts in the International Exchanges at GIFT-IFSC

• JNCASR scientists fabricate energy-efficient photodetector for security application

• GoI begins evacuation exercise Vande Bharat Mission to bring Indians stranded abroad

• Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Incident; Previous incidents

• Ministry of Tourism launched DekhoApnaDesh logo design contest

• IMD subtly includes PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan in its weather forecasts

• ICAR Institutes released advisories to Fisheries sector in 12 languages

• Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System implemented

• Centre to set up farmers movement on integrated soil nutrient management based on Soil Health Card

• Ministry of AYUSH to formally launch studies on AYUSH interventions for COVID-19 situation

• Study of flowering plant endemism of Northern Western Ghats highlights the importance of conserving plateaus

• DST INSPIRE develops nanomaterials with energy storage application and optical sensors for water pollution control

• World Athletics Day is celebrated on 7 May

• Irans parliament introduces new currency, Toman, to tackle inflation

• Lost At Home report of UNICEF says largest number of children displaced in 2019 yr

• EU hosted online Coronavirus Global Response International pledging conference

• Vesak day is observed on 7 May

• Scientists to culture novel coronavirus in human lung epithelial cell

• dead, 2,000 affected in LG Polymers gas leak in Vishakhapatnam, Vizag trains diverted

• CSIR-IGIB, TATA Sons sign MoU for licensing KNOWHOW for FELUDA for rapid and COVID-19 diagnosis

• Professor SaurabhLodha received 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology

• Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury took charge as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

• Centre nominates Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj as Director RBI Central Board

• UP launched AyushKavach app to boost immunity through Ayurveda

• Karnataka announced Rs.1,610crore package for farmers, construction workers, weavers, auto and taxi drivers

• Rajasthan begins Plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients

• Progress of PradhanMantriGaribKalyan Package so far

• CMIE data reports India’s unemployment rate climbed to 27.1 percent

• Himachal Pradesh to launch Nigah Scheme

• Indian Navy launched Operation SamudraSetu

• Russia awarded Kim Jong Un on its 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany

• GRFC 2020 says around 135 million people are living under food crisis

• US President Trump nominates Indian-American lawyer as US representative for IBRD

• World Asthma Day is celebrated on 5 May

• International Firefighters’ Day is observed on 4 May

• BDL partners with IIT-Kanpur to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment

• Civil Aviation Ministry launches GARUD portal to fast-track approval to COVID-19 related drone operations

• Delhi imposes 70 percent Special Corona Fee on Liquor

• Centre to introduce Agro MSME Policy to focus on entrepreneurship development

• Centre completed integration of Cold Chain Projects

• PMJAK plays a vital role in COVID-19 Situation

• Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumed command of ARTRAC

• PM NarendraModi participated at the online Summit of NAM Contact Group

• Russia to launch the first Arktika-M satellite in 2020 December

• Narendra Singh Tomar launched The Saras Collection on GeM portal

• Manufacturing sector activity in India hits record low in April amid lockdown

• Kashmiri saffron received GI tag

• UP makes Arogya Setu app must for those in hotspot areas

• Jal Shakti Ministry launched IDEAthon

• Centre constitutes 20 Central Public Health Teams for districts with highest number of COVID-19 cases

• DRDO developed UV Disinfection Tower

• NIAB develops eCovSens, a tool to detect coronavirus infection

• International Astronomy Day is celebrated on 2 May

• India ranks 3rd in scientific publication

• PM attended virtual summit of Non-Aligned Movement

• PM paid tributes to the Army personnel who lost their lives in Handwara encounter

• World Tuna Day is observed on 2 May

• Visakhapatnam Smart COC functions round the clock for COVID-19 management

• CAIT to launch Bharatmarket, national e-commerce marketplace for retail traders

• PM holds meeting to boost agriculture sector and increase farmer’s income

• GoI transfers 2nd installment of Rs.500 into accounts of women beneficiaries under PMGKY

• Environment Ministry approves the construction of new Parliament

• Ministry of Culture released Prof B.B. Lal -India Rediscovered on the 100th birth anniversary of Prof Lal

• Ministry of Shipping launched new website

• Ministry of Tourism organized 12th webinar of DekhoApnaDesh series

• Two hundred new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States

• PM NarendraModi held talk with PM of Thailand

• USAID announced USD 3 million to support India to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• NASA partners with private companies for Moon-to-Mars campaign

• Jadavpur University students develop device that analyzes if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier

• CRRI developed KisanSabha App to connect farmers

• India lost top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia

• Prof Shobhana Narasimhan elected as International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

• Yes Bank appointed Neeraj Dhawan as its Chief Risk Officer

• World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May

• Five more States, UTs added under One Nation One Ration Card platform

• US FDA allows use of remdesivir drug for severely ill COVID-19 patients

• AYURAKSHA programme was organized for Delhi Police

• NLC India Limited commences Coal production for the first time

• Agra Smart City launched GIS dashboard to monitor COVID-19 hot-spots

• IIG develops new simulation code to study electric field structure in Earth’s Magnetosphere

• Ministry of Coal launched a Project Monitoring Unit to facilitate early operationalisation of coal mines

• International Labour Day is observed on 1 May

• Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrates state formation day on 1 May

• NGMA celebrated painter and artist Raja Ravi Varma’s 172nd birth anniversary

• DIAT develop sterilizer ATULYA to disintegrate coronavirus

• SNBNCBS develops Nanomedicine to alter oxidative stress to treat viral infections including coronavirus

• WIHG scientists reveal 35,000-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himalayas

• Ajay Tirkey assumes charge as Secretary of Ministry of Women and Child Development

• Manipur Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur terracotta gets GI tag

• DST launches programme YASH focus on COVID-19 pandemic

• CSIR identifies top 25 drug candidates for repurposing

• International Jazz Day is celebrated on 30th April

• International Guide Dog Day was celebrated on 29 April

• JNCASR scientists develop Ber-D, a natural product based Alzheimer inhibitor

• CSIR transferred Electrostatic Disinfection Technology for Commercialization

• T.S. Tirumurti appointed as Permanent Representative of India to UN

• Centre sanctioned Rs.33,300crore under MGNREGA

• Task Force on NIP submits final report to Finance Minister

• The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2020

• Smart city Kalyan-Dombivli COVID-19 dashboard now opens for public

• Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2020 is celebrated on 30 April

• RBI extends regulatory benefits announced under SLF-MF

• CMERI develops HCARD to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors

• IMD releases list of 169 new names of Tropical Cyclones

• India will produce indigenous RT-PCR kits by end of May

• CPWD issues guidelines on using AC amid lockdown

• Jal Shakti Abhiyan began for monsoon

• NTRO reports increased cyber attacks due to work from home

• Economic decline of 2.7 percent expected in APEC region post-COVID-19 pandemic

• COVIDActionCollab - Experts to develop method to test sewage for COVID-19 traces

• International Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April

• PrakashJavadekar stresses on climate finance in first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue

• Agartala Smart City uses Mobile Kiosk for COVID-19 sample testing

• Government notifies International Financial Services Centres Authority

• Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner

• Justice DipankarDatta sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay HC

• Rajiv Kumar appointed as chairperson of Public Enterprises Selection Board

• States sought GST compensation beyond 2022 to tide over COVID-19 crisis

• US President Trump nominated Indian-American Manisha Singh as US Envoy to OECD

• EAM Jaishankar to participate in BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on response to COVID-19 pandemic

• CSIR begins anti-leprosy drug trial

• Largest hole in ozone layer is closed now

• UIDAI allows Aadhaar updation facility through CSCs

• Assam govt announced Rs.50 lakh insurance cover to journalists

• WHO launched COVID-19 Tools Act Accelerator

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on 28 April

• Andhra Pradesh CM launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme

• GoI, ADB signs USD 1.5 billion to fight against COVID-19 pandemic

• IIT-Bhubaneswar develop multi-surface sanitizer to disinfect devices

• Railway Emergency Cell for COVID-19 responds to about 13,000 queries, requests, and suggestions

• Narendra Singh Tomar issued guidelines for SVAMITVA scheme and SOP for e-Gram Swaraj

• Varanasi Smart City uses drones to sanitize sensitive areas to contain COVID-19 spread

• World Veterinary Day was observed on 25 April

• King George Medical University became first hospital to successfully launch Plasma Therapy to treat COVID-19 patient

• India provided Bangladesh one lakh anti-malarial HCQ tablets and 50,000 surgical gloves

• Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired anti-ship missiles

• Basava Jayanthi was celebrated on 26 April

• India became third largest military spender in the world

• Herbal products produced by CIMAP may boost immunity to avoid infection

• IIT-Jodhpur scientist said COVID-19 may affect CNS causing loss of smell and taste

• NAFED distributed about 6 lakh MT pulses to nearly 20 crore households for 3 months under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• Team led by IIT-Bombay student develops Ruhdaar, a low-cost mechanical ventilator

• RBI announced Rs.50,000 crore liquidity for Mutual Funds

• NTPC launched Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh, New Delhi

• Researchers develop organic-Inorganic hybrid nanocoatings for disposable masks

• UNCTAD cancels USD 1 trillion debts owed by developing countries

• Iran launched Noor, its first military satellite

• World Immunization Week is celebrated from 24 to 30 April

• International Delegates Day is observed on 25 April

• World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April

• The 15th Finance Commission held meeting with its Advisory Council

• Over 1.5 lakh farmers, traders register in Kisan Rath mobile app

• CCMB, IGIB develops digital surveillance to monitor and control COVID-19 spread

• Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 30th anniversary

• SCTIMST develops Chitra Magna, an innovative RNA extraction kit

• Astronomers found 19 asteroids orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune

• World Intellectual Property Day is observed on 26 April

• International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on 26 April

• SCTIMST develops Chitra Magna, an innovative RNA extraction kit

• NASA develops VITAL, a new ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients

• Sanjay Kothari took oath as Chief Vigilance Commissioner

• PM launched E-Gram Swaraj portal

• CSIR-NBRI scientist develops herbal decongestant spray on mask to protect from suffocation

• INST scientists develops nanomaterial to disinfect garments under visible light exposure

• Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming in the country

• Scientist to develop virucidal coating to prevent COVID transmission

• ARIES Scientists say Superluminous supernovae exploded rapidly and decayed slowly

• DST develops antiviral nano-coatings for making triple layer medical masks and N-95 respirator

• International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is observed on 24 April

• Manipur commemorated ‘Khongjom Day’ at Khongjom War Memorial Complex

• Shilpa Medicare launched the anti-cancer drug Dasashil

• IIFPT manufactures nutrient-rich foods to COVID-19 patients

• SC ruled Quantity will determine punishment not the purity of narcotic drugs

• Union HRD Minister launched Alternative Academic Calendar for the upper primary stage

• Minister of HRD launched the #MyBookMyFriendcampaign

• National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April

• Tianwen-1 - Chinas Mars exploration mission

• UNODC launched a series of online dialogues with students

• World Book Day is observed on 23rd April

• International Girls in ICT day is observed on 23rd April

• English Language Day is celebrated on 23rd April

• Ministry of Tourism presented its 7th webinar of Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series

• Union Govt refutes claims of procuring wristbands embedded with ArogyaSetu app

• India gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal

• LifelineUdan flights support Covid-19 fight by delivering over 541 tons of medical cargo

• India Drops 2 Places to Rank 142nd on Global Press Freedom Index

• ShriNarendra Singh Tomar participates in the G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting through Video Conferencing

• Uttar Pradesh govt orders complete sealing of Delhi-Noida border

• Road Ministry Launches Dashboard withDhabas List

• US Senate approves 484 billion dollar in fresh relief for economy and hospitals

• Global Report on Food Crises Released by World Food Programme

• TIFAC explores best methods to revive Indian economy post COVID-19

• Indian Railways providing 10000 water bottles per day to Delhi Police

• Indian herpetologists discover new viper species in Arunachal Pradesh

• Rare turtle nests spotted in Thailand

• Iran successfully launched a military satellite into Orbit

• Adam Higginbotham won William E. Colby Award

• Indian researchers to go for clinical trial of sepsis drug against coronavirus

• Chandigarh city uses Vehicle tracking applications for waste collecting in COVID-19 pandemic

• Ramesh Pokhriyal chaired the review meeting on SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha in New Delhi

• World Earth Day is observed on April 22

• Saiyam app to track home-quarantines citizens

• Administrative Professionals day is observed on 21 April

• Harsh Vardhan launched the COVID India Seva

• Daporijo Bridge was inaugurated in Arunachal pradesh for traffic movement

• Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission to meet on 23-24 April

• GoI released Rs.17,793 crore Under PM-KISAN Scheme farmer families during lockdown

• Finance Minister attended 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB

• Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as Secretary to President of India

• World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed on 21 April

• IIA researchers connect Li abundance in interstellar space to new Li-rich red giants

• Chinese Language Day is observed on 20 April

• States, UTs to ensure Smooth Movement of the entire Supply Chain of essential goods

• IIT-Mandi develops magnetic RAM to enable higher data storage, faster computation

• ARI researchers develop bug sniffer to rapidly detect bacteria

• Ministry of Road launched website to aid drivers and cargos during lockdown

• India sets up high-level task force to develop vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic

• Study says renewable energy subsidies in India dropped by 35 percent in 2016-19 period

• UP became the first state in India to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens

• Centre launched online data pool of critical human resource to combat COVID-19 pandemic

• G20 Health Ministers Meeting deliberated on steps to control COVID-19 pandemic

• Thailand beaches lure leatherback sea turtles to build most nests in 20 years

• Scientists develop electrocatalysts for rechargeable metal-air battery from Fish gills

• IIG develops model to predict ionospheric electron density can help communication

• US President Donald Trump unveils three phase plan to ease lockdown

• CSIR and CFTRIs protein-enriched biscuits for COVID-19 patients

• ShriSantoshGangwar designate Nodal Officers for resolving Grievances of Workers

• Ten lakh rupees compensation to all Postal employees

• TVS acquires Britain iconic sporting motorcycle brand Norton

• KisanRath Mobile App launched to facilitate transportation of food grains

• Government extends regular and e-visas of all foreigners stranded till May 3

• Union Health Minister instructs New Delhi hospitals to take of non-COVID patients

• IMF Chief confirms World economy to suffer severe recession in 2020

• CBDT refunds over five thousand 204 crore rupees to help MSME

• CSIR and NAL develop personal protective coverall suit for health workers

• Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus lockdown by a week

• World Heritage Day is observed on April 18

• Procurement operations of Pulses and Oilseeds directly from Farmers

• Power Ministry floats draft Electricity Act Bill 2020

• IASST develops plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials to remove toxic materials from water

• SCTIMST develops GeneLAMP-N makes confirmatory tests results of COVID-19 possible in 2 hours

• CeNS develops portable sensor to detect heavy metal ions in water

• Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand named ambassador of WWF India

• ICAR developed Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel

• DRDOs PPE testing facility shifted from DRDE Gwalior to INMAS Delhi

• Delhi to begin clinical trial of plasma enrichment technique

• DRDO develops Automatic Sanitiser Dispensing Unit UV Sanitisation Box

• Chhattisgarh launched Cghaat website for online essential delivery

• AIIB to lend USD 500 million to India to help fight COVID-19 pandemic

• RBI released 49th round of OBICUS

• CCMB to develop Inactivated virus vaccine for novel coronavirus

• RBI announced 2nd set of measures to preserve financial stability

• World Haemophilia Day is observed on 17 April

• AarogyaSetu app became world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads

• IMF to double its emergency financial assistance to countries combating COVID-19 pandemic

• IMF reports that COVID-19 pandemic will bring Asia's 2020 growth to halt for 1st time in 60 years

• North Korea test-fired multiple short-range anti-ship missiles

• Measures taken at panchayat level against COVID-19 pandemic

• Centre launches SAHYO app to help area-specific strategies, decisions in COVID-19 outbreak

• Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 2020 National Conference on Kharif crops

• CIL to hold a meeting on mine development on 18 April

• MHA makes Spitting offence under Section 51 b of the Disaster Management Act

• GoI assures SC that the WHO norms on Health workers safety is followed
  

• Health Ministry Colour code districts to help manage COVID-19 pandemic

• CBDT refunded Rs.4,250crore to help taxpayers in COVID-19 pandemic situation

• NirmalaSitharaman attended the 2nd virtual session of G20 FMCBG

• MEA launched COVID-19 training program for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries

• ICMR researchers found Bat coronavirus in 2 Indian bat species

• GoI procures pulses, oilseeds from states during lockdown

• MeitY recommended MHA to permit more digital kiosks during the lockdown

• Government likely to exempt IGST for PPE, ventilators

• IIT Guwahati developed an antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPE

• Ministry of Tourism launched DekhoApnaDesh webinar series

• GoI launched All India Agri Transport Call Centre

• MHA issued Consolidated Revised Guidelines to contain COVID-19 epidemic

• Smart cities use latest technology for COVID-19 awareness

• Fit India launched Fit India Active Day program for school students

• Government initiates dialogue to revive Agri sector exports in the aftermath COVID-19 crisis

• UP became the first state to start Pool Testing of coronavirus

• NIOS of MHRD introduced effective schooling to reach the unreached directly at doorstep

• US approved sale of missiles worth USD 155 million to strengthen India

• India to host 2020 Asian Boxing Championship

• Centre sets up 20 control rooms to address wage-related grievances of workers

• Science-based website CovidGyan on COVID-19 was launched

• e-NAM completes four years of implementation

• First remote health monitoring system has been set up in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

• ICMR approves Remdesivir drug against Coronavirus

• Birupaksha Mishra assumes charge as ED of Union Bank of India

• World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April

• Centre to pass ordinance to give states flexibility to raise work hours of employees

• AmbedkarJayanti is celebrated on 14 April

• Centre to inject Rs.1 lakh crore into rural hands

• DRDO develops COVSACK to combat COVID-19 spread

• Baisakhi, RongaliBihu, NabaBarsha, Vaisakhadi, Puthandu is celebrated on 14 April

• World Bank forecasts FY21 India growth at 1.5-2.8 percent

• Odia New Year is celebrated on 13th April

• April 13, 2020 marked the 101st anniversary of JallianwalaBagh Massacre

• AIM, NITI Aayog, NIC launched CollabCAD in ATL schools

• Amid lockdown 85 lakh PMUY beneficiaries received LPG cylinder in April

• MHRD launched YUKTI web-portal in New Delhi

• KVIC developed Double Layered Khadi Masks

• PMNarendra Modi's 7-point message to fight COVID-19

• IUSSTF invites proposals to boost Indo-US virtual networks to address COVID 19 challenges

• Efforts by CSIR to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• Anti-COVID team underway to produce therapeutic antibodies against coronavirus

• ICMR stated that over 40 vaccines are under development

• BRO opened Srinagar-Leh highway to allow essential commodities

• NRLM SHG women to face the challenge of COVID-19 situation in India

• Karnataka Bank re-appointed Mahabaleshwara MS as MD and CEO

• Easter festival is celebrated on 12 April

• World homeopathy day is celebrated on 10 April

• Around 32 crore people receive benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

• TRIFED to supply masks made by tribal artisans

• DST to fund Seagull BioSolutions for vaccine production

• OFB develops cost-effective solution for isolation wards

• NITI Aayog recommended relaxing mandi norms for farmers for 6 months

• JK government released Rs.183 crore to MGNREGA beneficiaries

• BSF to tighten vigil along Pakistan, Bangladesh borders

• Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers' virtual Meeting

• National Safe Motherhood Day observed on 11 April

• National Pet Day is celebrated on 11 April

• NIPER-G designs innovative 3D products to fight coronavirus spread

• NIF develops wormivet, a chemical method to treat worms

• Indonesian Anak Krakatau volcano witnessed longest eruption

• IIT-Ropar develops UV germicidal irradiation technology-based device to sanitize grocery items, currency notes

• International day of Human Space Flight is observed on 12 April

• China launched new trial protocol for retesting the recovered coronavirus patients

• Amazon to set up coronavirus testing lab for its employees

• ADB announced USD 2.2 billion to support India to combat coronavirus pandemic

• CSIR-CMERI develops Disinfection Walkways and Road Sanitizer Unit to counter coronavirus

• ICMR validates Truenat beta CoV test for COVID-19 screening tests

• MHRD launched Bharat Padhe Online campaign

• CRPF Valour Day or ShowryaDiwas celebrated on 9 April

• Delhi government launched Operation SHIELD to contain COVID-19 pandemic

• ICMR unveiled new strategy for COVID-19 testing in India

• Fiscal deficit may increase in March despite nationwide lockdown

• India exported 5 tonnes of drug including hydroxychloroquine to Israel

• GoI approved ex-gratia compensation for FCI officials in case of death

• G-20 finance ministers, central bank Governors to meet on 15 April

• India to export wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon under G2G agreement

• DST funds computer-based nanomaterials by INST Mohali

• SC directs private labs to make COVID-19 test free of cost

• SCTIMST design super absorbent material for safe management of infected respiratory secretions

• Centre to deposit Rs 1,000 in women PMJDY accounts in two installments

• US military strengthens its defense in Indo Pacific Region amid COVID-19 pandemic

• DST funds Genrich Membranes to develop membrane oxygenator equipment

• I-T department to release all pending income tax refunds to benefit 14 lakh taxpayers

• Centre to announce second coronavirus stimulus worth Rs.1 lakh crore to help small firms

• Government to sanction Rs.15,000 crore to strengthen India’s fight against COVID-19 outbreak

• New sectors to be added in the second phase of CPEC

• MoHUA launches revised version of Swachhata App to handle queries specific to COVID-19 pandemic

• Fuel demand may decline to 40 percent in April amid lockdown

• NCL partners with BEL to speed up the manufacturing of Digital IR Thermometer

• CSIR-CECRI partners with 3D Lycan for Face Shield

• TRIFED collaborates with UNICEF to launch a digital campaign for Tribal Gatherers safety

• Indian Railways uses Timetabled Parcel Trains to boost supply chain

• DoPT launches digital learning platform to train COVID-WARRIORS

• Centre to deploy drones to monitor the ban on religion gatherings during the lockdown

• Centre extended 7th Economic Census data collection period by 6 months

• ILO reported 400 million workers in India may face poverty due to COVID-19 crisis

• FATF to review Pakistan’s performance to fight money laundering

• Andhra Pradesh state to procure 3 lakh rapid testing kits

• IIL partners with Griffith University of Australia to develop vaccine for coronavirus

• India relaxed ban on exports of paracetamol, hydroxychloroquine drugs

• CSIR-CFTRI to provide testing equipment for COVID-19 detection

• MHRD launched Samadhan, a challenge to find quick solution to COVID-19 pandemic

• Indian researchers begin novel coronavirus genome sequencing

• Essential services, medicines delivered at doorstep of patients by SwasthkeSipahi under PMBJP

• FastSense Diagnostics develops rapid diagnostic kit for COVID-19 screening

• Centre frames norms to avoid cohorting of COVID-19 patients

• SCTIMST developed disinfected barrier-examination booth to examine COVID-19 patients

• DST to fund IIT-Bombay to develop a gel for nasal passage to prevent coronavirus entry

• IAF provides medical supplies during COVID-19 lockdown

• IAF provides medical supplies during COVID-19 lockdown

• Cabinet approved ordinance to take 30 percent pay cut for one year

• CCI approved acquisition of GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited by JSW Energy Limited

• Biofortified carrot variety developed by farmer scientist benefits local farmers

• International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is observed on 7 April

• World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April

• Jobless rate in India rose to 23 percent due to Lockdown said CIME

• Commerce Ministry launched online platform to issue of certificate of origin for exporters

• DelhiCM Arvind Kejriwal announced a 5T plan to stop the spread of Coronavirus

• ICCC of Smart city missions is used to monitor and track COVID-19 patients

• Railway Control Office to assist to resolve issues in freight operations

• NHAI achieved highest ever Construction of National Highways in 2019-20 Financial year

• Indian Railways has converted 2500 coaches into Isolation Units

• Module Innovation to develop rapid test for detection of COVID-19 infection

• NCC to provide services under Exercise NCC Yogdan in fight against COVID-19 pandemic

• Cabinet approved Non-operation of MPLADS for two years

• DST sets up CAWACH to combat COVID-19 pandemic

• Edible oil imports in India declined to 32.44 percent in March

• DST supports Anti-Microbial coating developed by JNCASR

• NASA to set up Artemis, the first human base camp on south pole of Moon

• International Day of Conscience is observed on 5thApril

• CSIF to provide COVID-19 protective gear and healthcare paraphernalia to its personnel

• MSME Technology Centres contributed to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• FCI sets record in transportation of food grains amid lockdown

• Amitabh Kant chairs Empowered Committee to review coordination for COVID-19-related response activities

• US announced USD 2.9 million to India to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• IIT-Roorkee launched Prana-Vayu, a low-cost portable ventilator

• IOC sets new deadline for the qualification period of Tokyo Olympics

• UEFA postpones all the international matches

• Indian-origin MP Lisa Nandy appointed as shadow foreign minister

• PravinRao is appointed as the new chairman of Nasscom

• Lupin launched drug used for prevention of organ rejection in kidney transplant in the US

• National Maritime Day is celebrated on 5th April in India

• MahavirJayanti is celebrated on 6th April

• C-MET develops a low-cost indigenous prototype of polymer swab

• NGA adopts resolution on COVID-19 calls for global cooperation to fight pandemic

• Central government taking measures to ensure smooth harvesting of Rabi Crop

• Indian Railways issues restoration plan to prepare for resumption of services

• India seeks $6 billion of loans from ADB, AIIB to fight coronavirus pandemic

• Odisha government launches online cultural competition to engage children during lockdown

• Official mascots of 19th Asian Games unveiled in Hangzhou China

• Hockey India donates additional 75 lakh rupees towards PM-CARES Fund

• FIFA Under-17 Women World Cup scheduled in November postponed

• International Mine Awareness Day observed on 4 April

• World Food Programme COVID-19 has little impact on global food supply chain

• Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched Hack the Crisis India overcome COVID 19 pandemic

• Union HRD Minister launches MHRD AICTE COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal

• IAS IPS officers associations form Caruna an initiative to fight Coronavirus

• Union Government orders about 10 crorehydroxychloroquine tablets for healthcare workers

• ArogyaSanjeevani Policy Cigna launched with IRDAI guidelines

• NHA signs pact with Uber for transportation service for public healthcare workers

• SCTIMST, WIPRO partners to make automated ventilators to meet COVID-19 related crisis

• Action COVID-19 Team launched in India to combat COVID-19 crisis

• DST-SERB announces first set of approved projects to combat COVID-19 crisis

• MCA extends tenure of Prakash Kumar as acting President of NCLT for 3 years

• DRDO develops bio-suit for medical practitioners who treat COVID-19 patients

• ICMR approves antibody tests for COVID-19 patients

• MoD received USD 8.82 million FDI during 2000-2019 periods

• Moong dal price raised by 20 percent

• Centre permits farmers to use eNAM to avoid market place

• Centre released SOPs for transit of COVID-19 negative foreign nationals

• ICRA says Banks, NBFCs to see bad loans pile up post moratorium period

• RBI increased short-term borrowing limit for states, UTs by 30 percent

• NTPC appointed Dilip Kumar Patel as Director of Human resources

• World Bank lends USD 1billion to India to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• Chief executives of OBC, UBI designated as OSD in PNB

• IISc scientists develop indigenous ventilator prototype using local parts

• China to host the 3rd edition of the Asian Youth Games

• Centre to treat Medical devices as Drugs from 1 April

• MHA issued 2020 JK Reorganisation Adaptation of State Laws Order

• Telangana announced 75 percent pay cut to government employees to fund COVID-19 crisis

• RBI introduced relief measures to deal with coronavirus pandemic

• CPSEs under the Ministry of Steel Pay Tax Dues under Vivad Se Vishwas scheme

• JNCASR develops a coating that may prevent transmission of infection

• World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April

• SpaceX released a User’s guide for its Starship rocket

• Wimbledon championship cancelled for the first time since World War II

• UNSC to hold virtual meeting on coronavirus outbreak

• AP provides doorstep pension payment to 58 lakh beneficiaries

• Andhra Pradesh to give away house sites on 14 April under Navaratnalu-PedalandarikiIllu program

• Centre mobilizes Ex-Servicemen to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Naval Dockyard develops low-cost device to screen people

• Freightwalla launched app to offer all remote services

• Indigram awarded the winners of the Adhunik Gram program

• World Bank offered USD 1 billion for proposed India project

• UN report stated COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II

• World Athletics Championships rescheduled to 2022 due to Tokyo Olympics

• GoI passed Ordinance to make PM CARES donations tax free

• Maharashtra announced pay cut of government employees for March

• NPPA sets up Price Monitoring and Resource Unit in JK

• Centre launched DARPGs National Monitoring Dashboard

• Utkal Diwas is observed on 1 April

• Lifeline Udan flights supplied medical supplies to treat COVID-19 across India

• Finance Minister participated in G20 meeting of Finance Ministers

• IIT-Kanpur to develop portable ventilator to support medical infrastructure

• NASA to launch SunRISE mission to study Solar Particle Storms

• NBT launched Corona Studies Series books

• Centre increased wages under rural employment guarantee scheme

• Government extends crop loan repayments due to COVID-19 lockdown

• GoI extends validity of expired Driving Licences and Vehicle Registration till 30 June

• ICAR directs farmers to handle safety measures during Rabi harvesting

• Indian Army prepares amid the lockdown

• Andhra Pradesh appointed Dr.Srinath Reddy as an advisor to the state Government

• SudhirRajkumar resigns from UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

• Assam State Disaster Management Authority launched COVID-19 Control Room in Guwahati

• Haryana designated 3 private labs in Gurugram for COVID-19 testing

• Himachal Pradesh launched mobile app to monitor quarantined people

• India expands its capacity for PPE kits, 12 domestic firms meet the norms

• Tata Power commissioned Shuakhevi HPP in Georgia

• ADB to invest $100 million in NIIF FOF

• DheeYantra launched Virtual assistance to curb fake messages on Coronavirus

• UN report India, China will stay away from world recession

• China recommended bear bile to treat COVID-19 patients

• Centre launched Stranded in India to help foreign tourists

• NGMA launched Virtual Tour of its permanent collection

• BPKaunungo was reappointed as the deputy governor of RBI

• RBI to implement Mega Bank Consolidation Plan on 1 April

• Saudi Arabia to provide uninterrupted LPG supply to India

• Convalescent plasma transmission to treat people from Coronavirus

• Tokyo Olympics might be held in 2021 July

• UP government transferred Rs.611 crore to the beneficiaries under MNREGA

• IIT Madras collaborated with two Industry Partners for research projects

• Jharkhand launched PRAGYAAM to provide essential services

• Rajasthan celebrated Statehood day on 30 March

• TRIFED launched TrifedVanDhan GIS-based website

• PMO sets up high-level panels to deal with situation post lockdown

• GoI launched CoNTeC, National Teleconsultation Centre

• Apple launched app for COVID-19 information

• US invoked the rarely used Defense Production Act

• IMF reported that the Global economy might enter a recession
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• GOI sets up PM-CARES fund to deal with COVID-19 pandemic

• Indian Railways prepares train coaches for isolation units for COVID-19 patients

• NMC launched a health app to provide guidance for people under isolation due to coronavirus infection

• Odisha announced 2 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals

• India to begin antibody tests on coronavirus

• Sikkim government announced an economic package to provide immediate relief to EWS

• DRDO prepared four different items ready to be deployed in War against Corona

• GoI declared Hydroxychloroquine as Schedule H1 Drug

• Indian Army launched Operation Namaste

• Centre approved more than Rs.5 crore to 8 states

• JK exclusively dedicated 2 hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients

• GoI approves insurance scheme for health workers

• Nagaland CM launches Self Declaration COVID-19 App

• Study shows good results with plasma treatment for coronavirus

• China to launch Long March-5B carrier rocket in April

• G20 to inject USD5 trillion into World economy

• RBI announced 3 month moratorium on repayment of term loans means for borrowers

• CRISIL cuts GDP growth forecast to 3.5 percent

• Warm, humid climate might reduce the transmission of Coronavirus

• CCMB to begin trial on genome sequencing of Coronavirus

• DST sets up task force to map technologies by start-ups through AI, IoT

• Renowned architect Satish Gujral passed away

• The US reported more Coronavirus cases than China, Italy

• Andhra Pradesh to set up a drone ecosystem in the State

• Hospital in Jaipur to use humanoid robot to serve COVID-19 patients

• Online delivery services resumes services coming back on stream

• Maharashtra to use indelible ink to mark people suspected of coronavirus

• Centre to provide Rs.1.70 lakh crore relief package under PMGKY

• DGFT sets up Helpdesk for COVID-19 related Export or Import issue

• India proposed to set up common e-platform for SAARC nations to combat coronavirus

• Rajyogini Dadi Janki passed away

• World theatre day is observed on 27th March

• WHO conducts Mega trial of 4 drugs to combat coronavirus

• Odisha to set up Covid-19 testing lab at VIMSAR

• Government to supply 7Kg per person on subsidized food grains for 3 months

• UP bans sale of pan masala

• DPIIT sets up control room to monitor the supply of EC goods

• Indian Railways extend cancellation of passenger train services till 14 April

• GoI to launch CoWin-20 to curb the community spread of coronavirus

• First phase of Census 2021 and updation of NPR has been postponed

• Cabinet approved construction of Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover

• Aviation sector might face losses up to USD 3.6billion in June quarter

• Cabinet approved the continuation of recapitalization of RRB scheme

• ARI develops wheat variety with high protein

• IIT-Madras to organize Global Hyperloop Pod Competition

• FAO reports peatlands can help attain climate goals

• Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri has been named for FIFAs campaign to combat COVID-19 crisis

• Sameer Aggarwal is appointed as CEO of Walmart India

• Man dies of Hantavirus in China

• National Book Trust launched #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks

• Tokyo Olympic torch relay has been cancelled

• International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on 25th March

• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on 25 March

• Hindu New Year began on 25 March

• Cabinet approved the continuation of RoSCTL scheme from 1 April

• Invest India launched The Invest India Business Immunity Platform

• Centre banned export of hydroxychloroquine drug

• RIL sets up first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai

• Deadline for GST returns extended to 30 June

• Cabinet approved MoU signed between India and Germany to enhance Railway sector

• Scientists say Sikkim glaciers are losing mass faster than other parts of the Himalaya

• MoD submits reports of the land acquired for UP and TN Defence Industrial Corridors from UP and TN

• EPFO issued directions for timely credit of monthly Pension to EPS pensioners

• Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd developed first COVID-19 test kit

• ARCI developed technology to improve fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines

• Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Finance Bill without discussion

• National Supercomputing Mission to boost supercomputing infrastructure

• Saudi Arabia proposed to convene virtual G20 Leaders Summit on 26th March

• IMF says COVID-19 might cause a global recession

• Budget Session of Parliament adjourned sine die

• RajyaSabha passed 2020 JK Appropriation Bills

• TN government announced Rs.3,280 crore special relief package against Coronavirus

• Centre asks employers not to cut the wages of employees amid the layoffs due to Coronavirus

• US cuts USD 1 billion aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo trip to Kabul

• Afghan government, Taliban held first discussion to arrange possible prisoner exchanges

• International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed on 24 March

• World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24 March

• Centre announces free ATM withdrawals for 3 months

• Centre directed states and UTs to ensure smooth operation of all print, electronic media

• Cabinet approves schemes to boost electronics manufacturing

• BiharDiwas was observed on 22nd March

• DGCA released guidelines on Social distancing to prevent Coronavirus

• SAARC Disaster Management Centre launches website for information related to Coronavirus

• Cabinet approved scheme to promote medical device parks

• Cabinet approved inclusion of AYUSH health and wellness centre

• UK Confirmed as 1st co-chair in India-Led Climate Change Initiative CDRI

• Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to be postponed

• World Meteorological Day is observed on 23rd March

• UN to create global coronavirus fund

• World Water Day is observed on 22nd March

• World Down Syndrome Day was observed on 21st March

• World Poetry Day was observed on 21 March

• ICMR recommends use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Coronavirus

• ShaheediDiwas was observed in India on 23 Marchgk> days

• Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia birth anniversary was observed on 23 March

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on 21 March

• UN releases World Happiness Report 2020

• International Nowruz Day celebrated on March 21

• International Day of Forests observed on 21 March

• Peatland protection will help attain climate goals

• EMC 2.0 Scheme will help India become mobile manufacturing hub

• ICMR received several complaints against misuse of stem cell therapy

• Indian umpires Janani Narayanan and VrindaRathi named in ICC panel

• DBS Bank, Bharti AXA join hands for insurance plan covering Covid-19

• UP government announces one month free food grains to poor

• Union government orders implementation of 37 Central Laws in Jammu and Kashmir

• Uttar Pradesh government seeks Central Grant of 100 crore for Lucknow University and Kashi Vidyapeeth

• RBI extends restrictions on PMC Bank for three more months

• RBI chalks out contingency plan for smooth functioning of services

• SIDBI to start Swavalamban Express on 5 June

• ARPIT trained more than 1.8 Lakh teachers in 2 years

• PM called for Janata Curfew on 22 March

• Defence Ministry signs with IWI to procure LMGs

• India is third-largest producer of Electricity in the World

• Ministry of Textiles plans to host pilot shopping festival

• MHRD develops School Health Programme to promote well being of students

• GoI bans export of masks and coveralls due to coronavirus

• GoI fixed cap for the prices of Alcohols used in manufacturing hand sanitizers under EC Act

• French Language Day is observed on 20th March

• Four convicts of Nirbhaya Case hanged to death in Tihar Jail

• SpaceX to launch its first manned flight to ISS in 2020 May

• ISRO to launch 36 missions in the current fiscal year

• World Sparrow Day is observed on 20 March

• International Day of Happiness is celebrated on 20 March

• LLTS, IIT-Kanpur signed MoU to promote research in cybersecurity programs

• GoI encourages NCC Certificate holders to join Paramilitary forces

• Centre issued notification for adaptation of 37 central laws in JK

• Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha

• Lok Sabha to discuss 2020 Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill

• Microsoft India, NASSCOM Foundation launch Innovate for an Accessible India campaign to empower PwDs

• Resolution seeking removal of the phrase Socialism to be placed in Rajya Sabha
  

• CSIR-IHBT develops a new hand-sanitizer as preventive measures against Coronavirus

• Indian Navy sets up Quarantine Camp at INS Vishwakarma

• NBRI develops pest-resistant variety of cotton against whiteflies

• Google appointed Karan Bajwa as MD of Google Cloud in India

• DAC approves procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas fighter jets for IAF

• Ordnance Factory Day was observed on 18 March

• NHA ties up with Private hospitals to fight against Coronavirus

• Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems was held in Delhi

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Aircraft Amendment Bill

• GoI stated National e-commerce policy is still under consideration

• APEDA, SFAC signed MoU to improve productivity and quality of the varieties of crops

• JK Epidemic Disease Regulations, 2020 extended to both Jammu and Kashmir

• Health Ministry issued guidelines for notifying coronavirus

• GoI saves more than Rs. 12 crore pa after implementing 2013 DPCO

• Around 1.5 lakh SSAs covered with at least one bank branch under PMJDY

• Health Ministry placed Draft National Policy for Rare Diseases in its website

• More the Rs.20 crore has been sanctioned under the Stand Up India Scheme

• Ministry of Culture established institute to promote Buddhist studies, art and culture

• Virtual G20 leaders’ summit to be held in March

• SBI reduced FD rates, MCLRs rates for a second time in a month

• RBI to use swap transactions, LTRO to infuse liquidity

• INST Scientists develops calcium-modified carboxymethyl-starch to stop rapid blood loss during accidents

• Indian scientists develop friction-reducing nanocomposite coatings to increase system life

• Prachi Salve, Pradeep Dwivedi won 2019 Road Safety Media Fellowship award

• GoI announced blanket travel ban in response to Coronavirus

• Centre urges people to share solutions for COVID-19 on MyGovIndia

• PM Narendra Modi to participate 100th birth Anniversary celebrations of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

• India to provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for three new school buildings in Nepal

• Paramananda Majumder was conferred the Moghai Ojah award

• President nominated former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha

• First human trial of a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 began in the US

• UGC to set up 10 Chairs in different universities for research activities

• Mission Solar Charkha of Ministry of MSME

• MoCA flagged off first-ever Indore-Kishangarh flight under UDAN

• Indian Culture Portal to showcase rich cultural heritage of India

• UNCTAD reports Coronavirus outbreak cost global economy up to USD 2 trillion

• Centre to introduce Industrial Policy to boost economic development of JK

• R K Singh launched the new website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Wings India 2020 concluded in Hyderabad

• Union Government implements POSHAN Abhiyaan

• Manipur government announced schemes for sportspersons, artistes

• OIL signed agreement with Numaligarh Refinery for crude oil sale

• Ministry of Culture to revisit 1958 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act

• Parliamentary panel reported annual post-harvest loss in fisheries

• UP promulgates 2020 UP Recovery of Damage to Public and Private Property Ordinance

• CJI ruled out complete shutdown of SC and other courts

• The 39th GST Council meeting was held in New Delhi

• India pledged USD 10 million toward a Covid-19 emergency fund

• Tai Tzu Ying won 2020 All England Badminton Championships

• International Pi Day is observed on 14th March

• World countries asked publishers to make all coronavirus-related data available to the public

• Bill Gates stepped down from the Microsofts board

• International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on 14 March

• World Sleep Day is observed on 13 March

• World Consumer Rights day is observed on 15 March

• GoI brought masks, hand sanitizers under Essential Commodities Act

• Census India 2021 has been decided to be conducted in two phases

• Cabinet approved Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2020 season

• HIL India Limited launched Customer Payment Portal

• ARCI developed a cost-effective solar receiver tube technology for heat applications

• Parliament passed the Vivad Se Vishwas Bill for settlement of Direct Tax disputes

• RBI revised exposure limits for UCBs

• GoI hiked Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs.3 per litre

• Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate the Ro-Pax Ferry Vessel in Mandwa Port

• UP launched schemes for skill development, employment generation for youths

• Centre approves 4 percent hike in DA to 21 percent

• GoI might approve license for persons with Colour blindness

• Eric Horvitz appointed as CSO of Microsoft

• India offered 600 tonnes of rice to flood victims of Madagascar

• Newly discovered treehopper species named after Lady Gaga

• Google launched a tool to help developers make websites more color blind friendly

• Maharashtra approved renaming Mumbai Central Terminus station as Nana Shankarseth Terminus Station

• Centre to distribute fortified rice through PDS to curb malnutrition

• Anganwadi Workers were given Smart Phone for ICDS-CAS

• NCRB launched Crime Multi-Agency Centre and National Cybercrime Training Centre

• Government passed the 2020 Mineral Laws Amendment Bill

• NAIs exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh was inaugurated by Shri P.L. Sahu

• CSIR-NPL develops ink to curb fake printing of Passports and counterfeiting of currency notes

• Assam to construct 33 stadiums under Uttran scheme

• ARI studies methane-oxidizing bacteria for methane mitigation

• India Post launched free digital parcel locker service

• Astronomers found Iron raining exo-planet

• Tiger Woods to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame

• ADB allocates USD 200 million to support supply chains in the fight against Coronavirus

• WHO declared COVID-19 pandemic

• World Kidney Day is observed on 12 March

• India invokes 123-year-old Epidemic Disease Act

• India ranked second in the Animal Protection Index (API) 2020 list

• WGSHA enters Limca Book of Records for Indias first Living Culinary Arts Museum

• Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Maharashtra approves a bill on caste validity certificate

• Wings India 2020 began in Hyderabad

• Maharashtra implements happy hour for auto rickshaws

• Leh to host the national event for the 6th International Day of Yoga

• GoI constituted a high-level GOM to review prevention and management of Coronovirus

• Tamil Nadu hosts Divya Kala Shakti for the first time

• India ranks second as the most promising source of disruptive technology

• GOKADDAL-worlds first Digital Solutions Exchange cloud launched in India

• IISc researchers develop a method to rapidly detect disease-causing bacteria

• GoI, World Bank signs loan agreement on Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient

• Rajesh Chaplot honoured with Ugandas Highest Civilian Award

• Parliament passed amendments to IBC Amendment Bill

• Hola Mohalla festival was celebrated at Anandpur Sahib Punjab

• Scindia resigns from Congress party, looks at BJP

• Indian filmmaker Bauddhayan Mukherji chosen for L’Atelier programme

• Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act: Consent of the wife mandatory for proving adoption - Supreme Court

• Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices after OPEC plus meeting fails to make a deal

• TIFAC launched Vigyan Jyoti scheme

• JK sets up Delimitation Commission

• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 2019 Nari Shakti Puraskar

• Centre imposes withdrawal limit for depositors of Yes Bank

• UAHS develops Sahyadri Megha, a new red variety of paddy

• Women Transforming India Awards (WTI): Winners list

• Centre to set up at least one PMBJP Kendra in every block of the country

• Monitoring cell inaugurated under Mission Bhagiratha

• Poshan Abhiyaan celebrated its second anniversary

• Centre to add more than 14 lakh Self Help Groups

• Government to make sanitary napkin disposal bags mandatory from January 2021

• Government plans to create 75 lakh SHGs by 2022: Narendra Singh Tomar

• MSDE launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme in Bengaluru

• SIT on Black money to submit its 7th interim report in next two months

• 195 Fast Track Special Courts for expeditious disposal of Rape & POCSO Act Cases: Ravi Shankar Prasad

• North Korea fires three projectiles, says Seoul's military

• Maldives introduce motion to launch inquiry into gender discrimination on International Women’s day

• Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan

• Attukal Pongala festival celebrated in Thiruvananthapuram

• Gulf stocks nosedive after oil prices crash

• RBI assures safety of bank deposits in wake of Yes Bank crisis

• UN economists forecast drop of up to 15 % in FDI worldwide due to Novel Corona virus outbreak

• DAY-NULM signs MoU with Amazon for e-marketing of products made by SHGs

• Indira Gandhi and Amrit Kaur named by TIME among ‘100 women of the year’

• Two new land ports to be added as entry points for Bangladeshi people

• MHA approves Automated Facial Recognition System to identify bodies, missing children, criminals

• ChapcharKut festival celebrated in Mizoram

• GAF-2020 festival to be held in Kochi

• Kobita Utsav began in Kolkata

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Direct Tax Vivad Se Viswas Bill

• International Conference on NanoScience and Technology is being held in Kolkata

• Minister Smriti Irani released a book titled “Chronicles of Change Champions”

• EPFO lowered the interest rate on PF deposits to 8.5 percent

• India-EU to work together on Integrated Local Energy Systems

• India signs deal with the US for Air Force One

• Minister Rajnath Singh to confer WTI Awards on 8th March

• SAI announced first edition of Khelo India Womens Hockey League

• Janez Jansa elected as PM of Slovenia

• Amita Pandove was sworn in as Information Commissioner of CIC

• Bimal Julka was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner

• Google to open its cloud region in Delhi

• Centre approves ten projects worth Rs.301.54 crores for the food processing sector

• Gairsain was made the new summer capital of Uttarakhand

• JK government launched Student Health Card scheme for school children

• MoTA forms committee to examine CFR Guidelines

• Workshop on Increasing Water Use Efficiency in Industries held in New Delhi

• Cabinet approved amalgamation of PSBs with effect from 1 April

• APEDA signed MoUs with various organizations to implement Agri Export Policy

• Pragyan Conclave 2020 held in New Delhi

• Cabinet approves amendment on the FDI policy on civil aviation

• Cabinet approves 2019 Companies Second Amendment Bill

• Sri Lanka will lead science, technology and innovation sector in BIMSTEC

• NABARD infused Rs 1.46 lakh crore in the rural banking system during current fiscal

• Luxembourg became the world’s first country to offer public transport, entirely free

• Chandrayaan-III mission to be launched in first half of 2021

• Mumbai to host 2023 IOC session

• KPIT Sparkle 2020 winners awarded

• India Pharma 2020 and India Medical Device 2020 Conference to be held in Gujarat

• First direct discussion between the US President and Taliban ended well

• Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

• SCTIMST develops flow diverter stent to treat aneurysms

• Scientists say Black carbon might influence melting of Gangotri Glacier

• The 68th All India Police Athletic Championship began in Haryana

• Scientists from IIT Delhi, DRDO received National Award

• Dholavira, Forts of Deccan Sultanate nominated for World Heritage Sites List

• Rangotsav begins at Barsana in Mathura

• Government laid export restrictions on 26 pharma ingredients and medicines

• National Security Day is observed on 4 March

• NASA reveals hole on Mars that could hold clue to life on Red Planet

• LPAI celebrated 8th Foundation Day on 2nd March

• Scientists found bacteria that can replace fertilizers, fungicides in tea plants

• President to confer National Lalit Kala Akademi Awards

• Indian-American appointed as a key member to the US coronavirus task force

• Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the 8th PM of Malaysia

• Andhra Pradesh appoints ex-finance secretary as adviser to CM Jagan

• Suposhit Maa Abhiyan was launched in Kota, Rajasthan

• Thirty Three crores allocated for Kaziranga under Project Tiger scheme

• Genetic study shows that there are two separates species of red panda

• First KIU Games concludes in Bhubaneswar Chandigarh tops medals tally

• PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in Israel's general election 2020

• Mexican Open 2020 Highlights

• North Korea launched two short-range missiles

• ICGS Varad was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard

• UGC develops Jeevan Kaushal scheme to upgrade life skills for UG students

• Zonal Cultural Centres implemented schemes to promote folk, art, and culture

• Railways launched first Restaurant on Wheels at the Asansol Railway station

• Tourism Ministry launched multilingual Incredible India website

• Minister Amit Shah inaugurated NSG Regional Hub at Kolkata

• Prime Minister lays foundation stone for the Bundelkhand Expressway

• ADB provides USD 4 million to the Asia-Pacific countries to fight coronavirus outbreak

• Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated 2020 Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela

• IAF, Savitribai Phule Pune University signs MoU to establish Chair of Excellence

• ICAR, PBRI signs MoU to undertake research work and education

• India bagged USD 40 million defence deals with Armenia

• World Hearing Day is observed on 3rd March

• World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March

• RaIDer-X, new explosive detection device, was launched at 2020 NWED

• Cabinet approved occupancy rights to Scheduled Tribes of Lakshadweep

• Astronomers detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

• Maharashtra to become single-use plastic-free by 1 May

• President presented awards to 21 winners on National Science day

• GoI paid tribute to the 124th birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai

• NITI Aayog to begin a pilot project in JK on SDG

• PM to launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations

• Defence Minister inaugurated new LCH Production Hangar at HAL Complex, Bengaluru

• Central Consumer Protection Authority to be established in 2020 April

• Shri R. K. Singh dedicated 11 Renewable Energy Management Centers

• Sri Lanka to withdraw from UNHRC resolution on war crimes

• World rare disease day is observed on 29th February

• Centre approved 32 projects under PM Kisan Sampada Yojana

• U.S. strikes a deal with Taliban to end 18-year-long Afghan war

• World Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 1 March

• Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1 March

• Punjab to reduce government employees retirement age to 58 years

• World economy faces worst performance since the past decade

• ‘India among most dollarized countries in terms of invoicing’

• Astronomers discovered 17 new planets

• Assam CM awarded 2020 Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award

• Bihar passed a resolution demanded caste-based 2021 census

• PM to distribute Daily Living Aids and Devices to senior citizens and Divyangjan

• CAPS-HQ MC Joint Seminar on Challenges of the Evolving Threats Facing India held in New Delhi

• Centre approves establishment of 80,000 Micro Enterprises under PMEGP

• Maharashtra to undertake the genetic study to conserve the native species of cattle

• Cabinet approved to accord National Importance status to NIFTS at Kundli, Thanjavur

• Losar festival is celebrated in Himachal Pradesh

• National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February

• National Protein Day was observed on 27th February

• India’s Ambassador to Qatar to attend the signing of the peace deal between the US and Taliban

• Bengaluru accounted highest number of digital transactions

• NITI Aayog, NASSCOM launched AI-based Module for students in Indian schools

• Jadav Payeng to be conferred the 2020 Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award

• Sumant Kathpalia appointed as MD and CEO of Induslnd Bank Ltd

• RBI lifted its ban on Bandhan Bank

• RBI directed banks to link all new floating rate loan

• Scientist discover first-ever animal that does not need oxygen to breathe

• NTPC, CPCB to set up 25 CAAQMS in States and UTs

• World NGO Day is observed on 27 February

• Khanderao, Vasudev Kamath was conferred the Raja Ravi Varma Award

• Xiaomi to use ISRO's NavIC technology

• Mansukh Mandaviya launched OPV-6 VAJRA in Chennai

• India to conduct Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020 summit

• Cabinet approved the 2020 Surrogacy Regulation Bill

• Ratan Tata appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University

• IGI Airport ranked highest in duty-free revenue per passenger

• Marathi to be made compulsory in schools

• Centre lifts the ban on onion

• The US became India’s top trading partner

• Sanjay Agarwal chaired a high-level meeting on Desert Locust Control

• Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 concluded

• Jawed Ashraf appointed as India’s next ambassador to France

• Pranab Mukherjee to address Bangladesh Parliament on Mujib Centenary

• Suella Braverman appointed as the UKs new Attorney General

• Annual census reported reduced number of dolphins at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary

• INCOIS launched 3 technological support and alert systems

• ISRO to launch GISAT-1

• Cabinet approves issuance of an order for adaptation of Central laws in JK

• High-level committee on Assam Accord submitted report to CM Sarbananda Sonowal

• GoI successfully installed 10 lakh smart meters under SMNP

• Government formally approved the 22nd Law Commission for 3 years

• Kuchipudi to host national classical dance festival from March 5

• NITI Aayog reported 28 percent payments for maternity benefit scheme credited to wrong account

• MHRD reviewed the progress of Institutions of Eminence Scheme

• Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission completed 4 years

• NABARD approves Rs.400 crore to boost infrastructure in JK

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Secretary Injeti Srinivas launched Spice plus form

• World’s first in vitro cheetah cubs born at Ohio zoo

• Adline Castelino was crowned 2020 LIVA Miss Diva Universe

• Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank conferred the 2019 Vishwakarma Awards

• Hrithik Roshan was conferred Best Actor award at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival

• Ms. Jiya felicitated for creating world record in open water swimming

• Kamal, Sathiyan won silver at World Tour Hungarian Open

• Conservatives claim victory in Iranian Parliamentary elections

• Bangladesh records sharp decline in Child malnutrition: UNICEF Survey

• Government amends provisions of Arms Act, 1959 and Arms Rules, 2016

• Government approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission

• National Integration Camp themed Ek Bharat-Shreshth Bharat inaugurated in Sikkim

• First anniversary of National War Memorial being observed today (25th Feb)

• ICC bans Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years

• Ladakh all set to host first-ever Khelo India Winter Games

• Supreme Court collegium approves appointment of 3 judicial officers as Judges of J&K High Court

• India to host Commonwealth shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022

• IMF warns coronavirus epidemic could put at risk the recovery of global economy

• Extensive talks between PM Modi& US Prez Trump underway at Hyderabad house in New Delhi

• US surpasses China to become India's top trading partner

• Mumbai’s twin-sisters bag four medals in swimming at KIUG

• Khelo India University Games: Guru Nanak Dev University bags two gold medals in fencing

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi completes one year today (24 Feb)

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asks governments to link employment with languages

• Indian Army is set to get New Headquarters – the ThalSenaBhawan

• India’s GDP growth to be 4.9% in 2019-20: NCAER

• RBI unveils 5 year National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI): 2019-2024

• Pakistan continues at grey list of FATF for another 4 months

• NITI Aayog organizing Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020

• Securities market regulator SEBI redefines ‘pledge’ to protect client securities

• Sweden’s Riksbank begun testing world’s 1st digital version of currency, e-krona

• India & Sri Lanka signed MoU for up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools

• GSI denies discovery of 3000-tonne gold deposits in UP's Sonbhadra

• India’s First Floating Jetty inaugurated in Goa

• Ministry of MSME launched National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020

• India, Maldives discuss issues of mutual interest in the area of security and law enforcement cooperation

• FATF decides to retain Pakistan in 'Grey List’

• India, Sri Lanka sign MoU for up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools

• Thai court dissolves Future Forward party over illegal loan

• Sri Lanka: Parliamentary oversight committee recommends ban on face-covering attire

• South Sudan President, rebel leader agrees to form unity government

• Around 300 rural clusters developed under Shyama Prasad Mukherji National Rurban Mission

• Department of Telecommunications launches '5G Hackathon'

• GSI discovers gold deposits of over 3,000 tonnes in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh

• Centre reiterates convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be released without its approval

• US, Taliban truce begins, raising hopes for a peace deal next week

• France to shut down its oldest nuclear complex by June

• Sakshi Malik wins silver, VineshPhogat gets bronze at Asian Wrestling Championship

• PM Modi to inaugurate first-ever Khelo India University Games in Odisha

• Ross Taylor becomes first player in the world to play 100 matches in all three formats

• Pragyan Ojha announces retirement from international, 1st-class cricket

• Bangladesh to enhance Mongla Port Capacity

• Sri Lanka to withdraw from co-sponsorship of UNHRC resolution 30/1

• UK launches new points-based Visa system

• Libya’s government suspends participation in Geneva talks

• Union Cabinet approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission of India

• Asian Wrestling Championships: Indian wrestlers win three bronze medals in Greco-Roman events

• Sunil Kumar wins gold in 87-kg Greco Roman category in Asian Wrestling Championships

• Greatest woman golfer, Mickey Wright dies at 85

• India to host AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2022

• AIFF receives 'Grassroots Charter Bronze Level' membership of AFC

• Cabinet approves constitution of empowered Technology Group

• Cabinet approves phase two of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

• Cabinet approves the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020

• Cabinet approves Revamping of "PMFBY" and "RWBCIS"

• Cabinet approves Elevation of BISAG as BISAG (N) under MEITY, Government of India

• Government to set up Central Consumer Protection Authority by first week of April

• Animal Culture Linked to Conservation for the first time at UN Wildlife Conference in India

• Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust to hold first meeting in New Delhi

• Election Commission holds discussions on various issues of electoral reform with Law and Justice Ministry

• IDSA to be renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

• Special Economic Zones continue to take lead in expanding exports

• Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan 2019 presidential poll

• Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal

• Sub-group of terror financing watchdog FATF recommends continuation of Pak in ‘Grey List’

• Custody battle: Supreme Court says child is always the loser

• India’s sugar export may cross 5 million tonne this year

• Government to facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity by 2025

• Gujarat: Women’s role in GIBs’ conservation highlighted

• Australia appoints former New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell as next high commissioner to India

• WHO says Covid-19 is not as deadly as other coronaviruses

• UK warns... won't accept EU-ruled 'level playing field'

• Soil Health Card Scheme to complete five years tomorrow (19 Feb)

• SEBI decides to permit the use of regulatory sandbox

• NADA bans javelin thrower Amit Dahiya for four years

• India claims five silver, six bronze medals at 2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

• India to host 2020 junior men's Hockey World Cup

• Bengali film actor, former TMC MP Tapas Pal passes away in Mumbai

• 22nd Ethnologue: Hindi ranks 3rd, Bangla 7th most spoken language in the World

• AP government to set up 30 Skill Development Centres

• AP CM Jagan to launch hospital Nadu-Nedu in Kurnool today (18 Feb)

• Asian Wrestling Championship begins in New Delhi

• Locust-hit Pak may consider importing insecticides from India: Report

• Sri Lanka objects to US restriction on Lt Gen Shavendra Silva

• DoT asks telcos to clear Rs 1.4 lakh crore dues by midnight

• Indian athletes clinch 3 medals in World SnowShoe Championship

• India rejects all references on J&K by Turkish President

• Supreme Court says women officers can be given permanent commission in the Army

• CDS Gen Bipin Rawat announces plan to create Peninsula Command

• Koneru Humpy wins Cairns cup chess tournament

• India and Norway to work jointly towards mitigating marine plastic litter and microplastics

• External Affairs Minister Jaishankar stresses on more cooperation between India and EU

• India settles for bronze at Badminton Asia Team Championships

• Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi for third time

• Joshna Chinappa clinches 77th Senior National squash Championship

• SAMPRITI-IX: Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise concludes in Meghalaya

• Japan’s economy suffers worst drop in over five years

• FATF meet in Paris to take stock of Pakistan's role in terror financing

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate UN Conference on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals at Gandhinagar

• Will move back towards 2015 nuclear deal if EU provides meaningful economic benefits, says Iran

• EC to implement SC's directions about publishing candidate’s criminal record

• New Delhi calls for concerted efforts by BIMSTEC countries to fight drug trafficking

• NHRC notice to Delhi government over children struggling to reach school by crossing Yamuna

• Indian Railways to launch third corporate passenger train Kashi Mahakal Express on Varanasi-Indore Route

• India and Portugal sign 14 agreements in areas including defence, culture and yoga

• Government clears Rs 540 crore investments in stuck residential properties

• 15th Finance Commission forms panel on defence, internal security funding

• Vidit Santosh Gujrathi posts win in Prague Chess opener

• US Senate votes to restrain Donald Trump on Iran

• Supreme Court directs political parties to publish details of pending criminal cases against candidates

• Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi renamed as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan

• Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking for BIMSTEC partner nations in New Delhi

• IMF wants India to focus on medium-term fiscal consolidation

• Earth had hottest January since records began, data shows

• 1988 batch IAS officer Rajiv Bansal becomes Air India's new CMD

• IRCTC starts booking of ticket for third corporate train Kashi Mahakal Express

• Ek Bharath Shrestha Bharath programme

• USTR takes India off developing country list

• Amit Panghal ranked No 1 by IOC's Boxing Task Force rankings for Olympic Qualifiers

• Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh named Player of the Year 2019 by IHF

• Former TERI Chief and Environmentalist RK Pachauri Died At 79

• Rishi Sunak appointed as UK's new Finance Minister

• U.N. council endorses 55-point road map to end war in Libya

• WHO to decide on emergency status of Ebola in DR Congo

• Cabinet approves changes in 'Vivad se Vishwas Bill'; gives nod to capital infusion in 3 Insurance cos

• Cabinet approves Pesticide management bill 2020

• Cabinet approves Major Ports Authority bill 2020

• Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 amended to make arbitration process user friendly

• State government likely to set up IT concept city at Bhogapuram

• Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to arrive in New Delhi

• India-Sri Lanka double taxation avoidance pact strengthened

• Indian scholar Gita Sen wins prestigious Dan David Prize

• Barun Mitra appointed as law Secretary, Department of Justice

• India’s Lalremsiami named as 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of Year

• Sudan to hand over Ex-President Omar al-Bashir to International Criminal Court

• Covid-2019 is official name for disease caused by new coronavirus says WHO

• UNICEF’s “State of the World's Children Report 2019”

• India’s 1st novel coronavirus patient tested negative in fresh test

• World Population Prospects 2019 Report; India to surpass China by 2027

• Steps Taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Police Modernization

• Lending from CRR buffer to get 5-year exemption: RBI

• China’s CPI rose at their highest rate in more than 8 years

• Vietnam Vice President arrives in India, to hold bilateral delegation level talks

• India strongly condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan

• Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red wins 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament

• Advance team of WHO arrive in China to probe Novel Corona virus

• African Union Summit (Addis Ababa)

• Supreme Court Upholds Changes to Sc/St Atrocities Law

• Directorate General of Training (DGT) proposed to issue digital 'E-Credentials/E-Certificates'

• Electric Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations in India

• Oscars 2020: Complete winners list

• NASA sends a Solar Orbiter probe to map poles of the sun

• India Moves to Include Elephant and Bustard in Global Conservation

• PM Narendra Modi visit to Hubli, Karnataka

• Group of Ministers (GoM) has recommended for GST

• ICAI signs pact with ‘Invest India’ to promote foreign investment

• Supreme Court frames 7 questions on Religious Rights

• Switzerland votes in a referendum on new law against homophobia

• Renowned thinker, writer P Parameswaran passed away in Kerala

• Padma Shri awardee Giriraj Kishore passes away

• Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red wins 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament

• Haryana thrashes SAI to win 10th Hockey Senior Women National C'ship

• National Deworming Day: Children, adolescents to receive single dose of Albendazole on 10th Feb 2020

• National Conference on e-Governance 2020 concluded

• Tamil Nadu govt decides to declare Cauvery Delta Region as protected special agricultural zone

• Iran launches satellite; fails to put it into orbit

• Storm Ciara hit UK, brings heavy rain, wind

• Bangladesh to Disinvest in 4 govt owned Banks

• India offers assistance to China to deal with Coronavirus outbreak

• Nagaland State Transport wins Road Safety Award 2018-2019

• India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ in telangana

• Global Hunger Index 2019; India at 102 out of 117

• Telangana CM inaugurates JBS-MGBS corridor-II of Hyderabad Metro Rail

• HAL to make advanced armed UAVs with Israeli Co

• Vinod Shukla bags first Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das bags ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020, Asia-Pacific’ award

• Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu betters her own national record; wins gold with 203 kg lift

• Sourav Ganguly to accept India’s goodwill ambassador offer for Tokyo Olympics

• Britain appoints Karen Pierce as next ambassador to U.S.

• Kenya’s former President Daniel arapMoi dies aged 95

• IMF says Sri Lanka's economy gradually recovering from last year's Easter Sunday terrorist attacks

• EAM S Jaishankar calls upon Indian businesses to take initiatives vis-a-vis Central Asian markets

• Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in India for 5-day visit

• Women's T20 Tri-Series: India beat Australia by seven wickets in Melbourne

• Weightlifting: Chandrakant Mali creates 3-records in his men’s 109kg title victory

• Shooting: Ayushi Podder wins women's 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions

• US President Donald Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

• China starts clinical trial for remdesivir medicine in coronavirus treatment

• Romania’s pro-European government collapses after no-confidence vote

• 'Lucknow Declaration' adopted at India-Africa Defence Conclave

• PM attends celebrations on signing of Bodo Accord at Kokrajhar in Assam

• RBI keeps repo rate, reverse repo rate unchanged

• Mizoram win Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy

• Rohit Rajpal to continue as India's Davis Cup captain

• Mo O’Brien becomes the 1st deaf person to row Atlantic Ocean

• Gopal Baglay becomes India’s next Ambassador to Sri Lanka

• TTCSP releases 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report

• Cabinet approves to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to five IIITs

• Cabinet gives in principle approval to set up a new major port in Maharashtra

• Cabinet approves amendment to bring cooperative banks under regulatory control of RBI

• National e-commerce policy to create facilitative regulatory environment

• Government unveils new vaccine to control classical swine fever

• Australia Open 2020: Complete List of Winners

• Deepa Malik becomes president of Paralympic Committee of India

• WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom calls for greater solidarity among countries to contain spread of Coronavirus

• European Union rejects President Trump's proposal for securing peace in Middle East

• Union Cabinet decides to set up trust for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

• One country, One tax, One ration card to be a reality soon: PM Narendra Modi

• Insurance cover on bank deposits increases from Rs one lakh to five lakh

• Government takes several steps to boost investment in renewable energy sector

• Rajasthan CM to dedicate UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur at historical Albert Hall today (5th Feb)

• Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu betters her own national record; wins gold with 203 kg lift

• Vivad Se Vishwas Bill to ease compliance by taxpayers tabled in Lok Sabha

• India’s Ambassador to UAE assumes responsibility of India’s Co-Chair of Expo-2020 Dubai Committee

• Women’s hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-0 in final match of tour

• ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: India thrashes Pakistan by 10 wickets

• Women’s hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-0 in final match of tour

• ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: India thrashes Pakistan by 10 wickets

• Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Donald Trump’s peace plan

• World Bank calls for global effort against coronavirus

• World Cancer Day being observed on 4th February

• New natural gas field containing 80 trillion cubic feet of gas discovered in UAE

• Sri Lankan government says National anthem will be sung only in Sinhala, not in Tamil

• Supreme Court asks states to issue notification for 'Gram Nyayalayas'

• Union government sets target of 30km of highways a day in current fiscal

• More than one crore 40 lakh FASTags issued so far

• Ninth edition of India-Bangladesh joint military exercise begins in Meghalaya

• Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

• Indian boxers bag six gold at Golden Girl Championship in Sweden

• Somalia declares massive locust infestation a national emergency

• Australian Minister resigns over funding scandal

• Mike Pompeo calls on countries to offer asylum to ethnic minorities fleeing China

• Defence Budget 2020-21

• Rs 69,000 crore provided for Health Care in Union Budget 2020-21

• CBDT issues clarification on the new provision in Finance Bill 2020

• India, Maldives sign five MoUs for establishing Addu Tourism zone

• Budget 2020 announces the largest ever science mission

• Madhya Pradesh bags first position for implementation of PMMVY

• Budget 2020 aims for welfare of all citizens

• Budget 2020-21: Instant allotment of PAN on basis of Aadhaar

• Key Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

• Budget 2020-21 : Nominal growth pegged at 10% for FY21

• Budget 2020-21 : FDI in India rises to $284 billion during 2014-19

• Budget 2020-21 : New infra road map to lend a cutting edge to flagship NIP scheme

• Budget 2020-21 : Government to launch campaign to eliminate TB by 2025

• Budget 2020-21 : Single investment clearance window to be set up for promoting entrepreneurship

• Britain officially leaves European Union

• ISRO announces it is preparing low-cost satellite launch vehicles

• Economic Survey 2019-20 projects growth at 6 to 6.5 per cent for next fiscal

• Budget 2020-21 : India to get 100 more airports, more Tejas-type trains

• Budget 2020-21 : Deposit insurance raised five times, to Rs 5 lakh

• India bans exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment

• Flame-Throated Bulbul 'Rubigula' official mascot for Goa 2020 National Games

• India beat New Zealand in 4th T20 International at Wellington

• Budget 2020-21 : NIRVIK scheme to provide high insurance cover for exporters

• Budget 2020-21: NBFCs can now be a part of TReDS, subordinate debt available for MSMEs

• Budget 2020-21: FM Nirmala Sitharaman lays out Rs 99,300-crore blueprint to take education to next level

• Budget 2020-21: DDT is gone! Big Budget move for stock markets

• Budget 2020-21 : Aspirational India: Agriculture-- 16 actions points to aid farmers

• Budget 2020-21 : FY 20 fiscal deficit seen at 3.8 per cent, a significant loosening

• Budget 2020-21 : Government mulls changes in PFRDA Act; to separate it from NPS Trust for government staff

• Budget 2020-21: New power generation companies to be taxed at 15%

• South Korea reports first local human-to-human transmission of deadly Wuhan virus

• WHO convenes emergency meeting over coronavirus outbreak in China

• Donald Trump signs new USMCA North American trade deal

• EU Parliament approves Brexit deal with Britain

• Martyrs Day: Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd death anniversary

• Nine Judge Constitution Bench of SC to frame issues about discrimination against women in various religions

• Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under PMAY-G

• European Parliament defers vote on anti-CAA resolution

• National Shooting trials: Ayonika Paul and Vijayveer Sidhu emerge winners

• Rani Rampal named 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year

• RBI appoints Executive Director Janak Raj as member of MPC

• Government appoints M Ajit Kumar as chairman of CBIC

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu formally indicted on corruption charges

• US House passes bill on sanctions against Chinese officials for meddling in Dalai Lama's succession

• US developing vaccine against deadly Novel Coronavirus; urges Beijing’s cooperation

• Cabinet approves Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill

• Cabinet approves 30 per cent of North-Eastern Council's allocation for new projects

• Government gives nod to amendments in National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019

• Indian Navy launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar

• Indian Navy launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar

• Government focusing to drive industrialization through power of seas

• India reaffirms its call for two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

• India’s Esow Alben bags gold in men's Keirin individual event of Six Day Berlin Tournament

• Five-day Ganga Yatra begins to promote bio-diversity

• PM Modi to address 3rd Global Potato Conclave in Gujarat

• France will be guest of honour at New Delhi World Book Fair 2022

• India’s first war memorial dedicated to service animals is coming up in Meerut

• Speaker Om Birla writes to EU Parliament; calls anti-CAA resolution 'inappropriate'

• 2280 crore rupees projects financed under JKIDFC in this financial year in J&K

• Bangladesh to allow formal education for Rohingya Children

• Qatar names Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM

• Vyom - India's first robot 'astronaut'

• Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal to enhance network application of gram panchayats

• Govt targets to install 175 Giga Watt renewable energy by 2022

• Govt. to sell 100 percent stake in debt-laden Air India

• SC seeks centre's response on plea challenging constitutional validity of CAA, NPR

• Centre & Assam govt to provide 1,500 crore rupees assistance for economic development of community under agreement

• Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigns

• Nepal’s newly elected Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota assumes office

• Numerous measures have been proposed in budget 2020 to promote digital payments further

• ATF unanimously nominates Anil Khanna as life President

• Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 killed in helicopter crash in California

• Andhra Pradesh assembly adopts resolution to abolish Legislative Council

• JPC on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 invites suggestions

• Padma Awards 2020: Full List

• Nation celebrates 71st Republic Day with patriotic fervour

• India and Brazil exchange 15 agreements

• Tribal Affairs Ministry proposes 6th Schedule Area status to Ladakh

• Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2019 for 54 persons

• Agreement with Bru-Reang community in North East, symbolises spirit of cooperative federalism: PM

• Coronavirus: Government launches 24X7 call centre

• Growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary: IMF chief

• Two Bangladeshis get Padma awards

• Israel officially allows its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia

• Cabinet committee approves the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons plant in Telangana

• Government to recruit 1500 coaches to fill up existing vacancies: Kiren Rijiju

• EU chiefs sign Brexit deal

• Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece's first woman president

• International Day of Education

• India’s first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal

• ECI to host 10th Annual Meeting of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia

• National Girl Child Day being celebrated across country

• Gujarat replaces West Bengal to top ‘Star States’ ranking

• Madhya Pradesh government made the reading of Preamble of Constitution mandatory in schools

• Dappu artists buoyed over receiving ID cards

• New snake eel species discovered in Odisha

• Indian Railways’ first waste to energy plant commissioned

• Scientists set up India’s first solar-powered Biorock to conserve endangered corals

• Gibraltar chess festival

• At least 26 killed in torrential rains in Madagascar

• 6.8 Magnitude quake hits Eastern Turkey

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs Brexit withdrawal deal

• National Voters' Day being celebrated (25th January)

• No Coronavirus case detected in country so far; Travel advisory extended to 12 more airports, says Health Ministry

• Cabinet committee approves the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons plant in Telangana

• New broadcast sector tariffs empower consumers: TRAI to HC

• India, Bangladesh sign agreement to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into 4-lane highway

• India wins 1st T20 of 5-match series against New Zealand

• MoD approves procurement of military equipment worth over Rs.5,100 crore

• ISRO to send half humanoid Vyommitra as a trial to space ahead of Gaganyaan mission

• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the ICCW National Bravery Award

• Priya Prakash won the 2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award

• Challa Sreenivasulu Setty appointed as the MD of SBI

• Guyana took over the G77 chairmanship from Palestine

• AP passed bills for three capital system in the State

• India ranked 51st in the 2019 Democracy Index

• Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti is celebrated on 23 January

• National Conclave on Emerging Opportunities in Natural Gas sector held in New Delhi

• GAIL to invest over Rs.45,000 crore to expand the National Gas Pipeline Grid

• India joins Reskilling Revolution scheme at the WEF annual meet

• Punjab bans Autos older than 15 years in the state

• Australia’s Platypus under threat from Climate Change

• India achieved complete phase out of ozone depleting chemicals

• Wildlife census began in Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve

• Sri Lanka topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list

• UK Parliament ratifies Brexit divorce law

• Sheikh Hasina launches e-passport facility in Bangladesh

• Srinagar entered the list of Open Defecation Free cities

• Maharashtra to make Marathi mandate in all schools in the state

• Agriculture Ministry organized National consultative workshop

• UP government to provide financial assistance under Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana

• Government has set target of providing house to all poor households, before 75th Independence Day

• Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of over Rs.5100 crore worth indigenous equipment

• National Girl Child Day to be celebrated on January 24

• Cabinet approves over Rs 4300 crore to establish permanent campuses for new NITs

• IRCTC to pay compensation of Rs 100 each to 630 passengers of Tejas Express

• Commerce Ministry sets up National Startup Advisory Council to foster start-ups in India

• India, Brazil MoU gets approved for cooperation in the oil and natural gas sector

• India’s richest 1% holds over 40% of national wealth: Oxfam Report

• Brazil President Bolsonaro to be chief guest at 71st Republic Day

• Mansukh Mandaviya participated in UNAIDS roundtable at WEF, Davos

• Cabinet approves agreement between India and Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

• India, Brazil to sign Bilateral Investment Treaty and Strategic Action Plan

• France is to train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission

• Indian Navy signed MoU for offshore Data with GSI

• IAF inducts its first squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft equipped with BrahMos missiles

• Deepika Padukone feted with Crystal Award at WEF

• Tunisia: Former FM Elyes Fakhfakh named PM-designate

• SC refuses to stay operation of CAA; asks centre to file reply within 4 weeks

• Host Assam bags 7 gold medals in newly introduced lawn bowls in Khelo India Youth Games

• India beat Japan in ICC Under-19 World Cup

• President Kovind confers Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awards to children

• Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Pawar, Apurvi Chandela Clinch Gold in Meyton Cup

• Celebrated wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and Paralympian Deepa Malik inducted in AlCS

• US Senate rejects Democratic bid for documents in Trump impeachment trial

• China reports 9 deaths due to Noval Coronavirus infection

• 36 civilians killed in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

• Dhaka Airport start screening passengers over coronavirus

• India opens its First Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger

• Thermal Screening of passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong at 7 airports across India

• Srikanth, Sameer Verma knocked out of Thailand Masters Badminton

• India 'A' beat New Zealand 'A' by 5 wickets

• Gujarat ranked top for water efficiency, Delhi among worst performing states

• Ravi Shankar Prasad to inaugurate second edition of NIC Tech Conclave-2020

• 5th Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) 2020 Begins in Panaji, Goa

• Indian Army conducts biggest airborne exercise `Winged Raider` with over 500 Special Forces troops

• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw fourth Indian to receive highest Australian civilian honour

• Andhra Pradesh Assembly clears proposal for three state capitals

• India ranks 76th on WEF`s global Social Mobility Index, Denmark tops the list

• NPCI Launches Blockchain-Based Vajra Platform to Secure Payments

• 3rd ODI: India defeat Australia by 7 wickets; clinch series 2-1

• 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme inaugurated in Puducherry

• Arjun Munda elected president of Archery Association of India

• Iranian Film ‘Castle of Dreams’ gets Best Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival

• Ratchanok Intanon lifts Indonesia Masters 2020 title

• Wrestling: India bags 7 medals in Rome Ranking Series

• Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Rome Ranking Series

• World leaders agree new push for Libya peace

• China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases

• Nationwide programme to administer polio drops to children organized on National Immunization Day

• Cold wave conditions persist in most parts of north India

• Face recognition app to be used in Telangana Municipal polls on pilot basis

• India successfully test-fires K-4 ballistic missile

• Russian government resigns as President Putin proposes constitutional changes

• Sikhs to be counted as separate ethnic group in US census for first time

• Putin names tax service Chief Mikhail Mishustin as new Russian prime minister

• Ladakh hosts first ever Food Processing Summit to attract investors

• 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region to start

• Statue of Unity finds place in '8 Wonders of SCO'

• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch ‘Saksham’, annual one-month long, people centric fuel conservation mega campaign of PCRA

• MP government to set up Gandhi chairs, pillars in universities & colleges

• Amazon will invest $1 billion to digitise small Indian businesses

• Government sets up board to examine bank frauds of at least Rs 50 crore before agencies step in

• 1st Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment Held in New Delhi

• Indo-Japanese joint exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ begins off Chennai Coast

• 17-year-old high school student discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship

• 7 billion years: Scientists say Earth’s oldest solid material found

• India’s first satellite of 2020 Gsat-30 successfully launched

• ICC names Kohli, captain of ICC's both ODI & Test teams of the year

• Khelo India Games: UttamYadav makes a new meet record in 1500 metre race

• ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa

• Japan topped the 2020 Henley Passport Index

• Government mandates hallmarking of gold jewellery

• Ladakh Food Processing Summit

• Indian Army conducted the Exercise Winged Raider

• A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

• Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen and Turbo Armoured System Complex in Gujarat

• Centre to help states to set up vehicle tracking system

• CSIR partners with DRDO to produce the Saras engine

• Anshu Malik won silver in 2020 Rome Ranking Series

• Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi to received the 29th Saraswati Samman

• Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Myanmar

• 5.3 Magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico

• US senators sworn in to serve as jurors at President Trump impeachment trial

• State of Art Tejas express train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad flagged off

• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu addresses gathering at Dr B R Ambedkar Auditorium at Port Blair

• RBI asks issuers to provide facility to switch on, off cards to prevent frauds

• Khelo India: Arunachal Pradesh's Golom Tinku wins gold in U-17 weightlifting

• Sania Mirza cruises into women's doubles finals of Hobart International

• Harish Salve appointed Queen's Counsel for courts of England & Wales

• India-China bilateral trade continues to make steady growth in 2019

• US Senate to begin impeachment trial against President Trump on January 21

• World Bank predicts Sri Lanka’s economic growth at 3.3 percent for 2020

• Raisina Dialogue to begin today (14th January, 2020)

• Register all drones by January 31 or face action: Civil Aviation Ministry

• Centre identifies 26 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism

• Road and highways Ministry proposes Rs 14 thousand crore plan for enhancing road safety

• CCI orders probe against Amazon, Flipkart over discount practices

• PM Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin resolves to further develop India-Russia privileged strategic relationship

• Iranian Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announces her defection

• New virus identified as likely cause of mystery illness in China Coronavirus

• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) inaugurated

• 23rd National Youth Festival-2020

• Purvodaya: Accelerated development of Eastern India through an Integrated Steel Hub

• Asia’s largest Civil Aviation platform- ‘Wings India 2020' to be held at Hyderabad from 12-15 March 2020

• Bihar Assembly ratifies bill to extend SC/ST quota by 10 Years

• Assam assembly ratifies Constitution (126th amendment) Bill

• Djokovic beats Nadal at ATP Cup in Sydney

• Jasprit Bumrah to receive Polly Umrigar Award

• Second largest Muslim Congregation in the world BishwaIjtema begins in Bangladesh

• J&K`s diverse Tourism attractions showcased at SATTE- Expo 2020

• Union Power Minister releases State Energy Efficiency Index 2019

• In-depth Review of India`s Energy Policies report launched by International Energy Agency (IEA)

• Shri Amit Shah inaugurates Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in New Delhi

• AP CM launches Rs 6,318 crore `AmmaVodi` scheme for indigent

• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch `Purvodaya`: Accelerated development of Eastern India through an Integrated Steel Hub

• Prof. MS Swaminathan & Dr. G Muniratnam chosen for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Awards

• India beat Sri Lanka by 78 runs in final T20 International to clinch three match series

• Maharashtra lead tally with 18 medals in Khelo India Youth Games

• Srilankan President appoints high-powered commission to probe alleged political victimization of previous government

• Ukrainian airliner was mistakenly downed by Iranian missile: US

• 2nd phase US-China trade deal may come after US elections: President Donald Trump

• US House of Representatives votes to curb President Trump war power on Iran

• Nepal is following recent developments in West Asian region with serious concern

• British Parliament to finally approve terms of Brexit

• World Hindi Day being celebrated today (10 January)

• CBFC announces implementation of new certificate design in regional offices

• Census India-2021 to begin on 1st April; To be conducted through mobile app

• Over 1000 Fast Track Special Courts to be set up for speedy disposal of rape, POCSO cases

• Visakhapatnam to host naval event MILAN 2020

• RBI amends KYC norms, allows banks to use V-CIP

• ISRO to Launch IDRSS Satellites

• Malaysia Masters Badminton: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal to play their quarterfinals

• ITTF executive committee meeting to be held

• Delhi Police arrests three ISIS terrorists from Wazirabad area

• Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after 2 decades

• US urges complete cooperation with probe into Ukrainian flight's crash in Iran

• US must leave the region: Seyyed Ali Khamenei

• Bangladesh-Myanmar to cooperate against terrorism and human trafficking

• Iraq summons Iranian Ambassador over missile attack

• Government approves over Rs 5000 crore project for natural gas supplies in Northeast

• Army Chief General MM Narawane to visit Siachen today (9 January)

• PM Narendra Modi invites people's ideas, suggestions about their demands and aspirations from upcoming Union Budget

• Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University to get status of Institution of National Importance

• Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020 in Aurangabad

• 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas being celebrated today (9 January)

• Sri Lankan foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardena arrives in Delhi on two day visit to India

• SBI announces 'residential builder finance with buyer guarantee' scheme

• CCEA approves strategic disinvestment of 49.78 per cent equity shareholding of MMTC

• 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati

• PM’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020’ programme to be held on Jan 20

• 2nd T20I: India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Indore

• Centre and states agree to streamline GST to plug revenue leakage

• MSME sector has better adaptability to cater to export market: Piyush Goyal

• RBI allows 24x7 forex market options

• Art Exhibition inaugurated to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Bangladesh

• ISRO’s astronaut training hub in karnataka

• Oil surges after Iran attacks US forces in Iraq

• More than dozen rockets hit two airbases of US and Coalition forces in Iraq

• Sri Lanka- TNA backs President's call for a new Constitution

• Ukraine International Airlines plane with 180 passengers on board crashes in Iran

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for suggestions ahead of Union Budget 2020-2021

• President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone to Lakshadweep's first Super Specialty Hospital at Kavaratti

• Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court issues death warrants for hanging of four convicts on January 22

• CISF to observe 2020 as ‘year of mobility’

• Kochi to host ASCEND 2020, the Global Investors Meet

• Innovation Awards Presentation Ceremony

• Leh-Ladakh: Both Boys, Girls teams win 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship 2020

• Smallest galaxies with black holes found

• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warns not to threaten Iranian nation

• NATO tells Iran to avoid further violence & provocations as tension mounts in West Asia

• UAE Cabinet approves issuance of 5-Year multi-entry tourist visa

• PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting of experts at Niti Aayog on Jan 9

• Nitin Gadkari asserts to create Rs 50,000-crore ethanol economy

• Prakash Javadekar to confer first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to 30 media houses

• 2nd round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush- 2 begins

• Nine-judge SC bench to hear Sabrimala case from January 13

• Army to sign MoU for AK-203 assault rifles

• Third edition of 'Sukanya' project began

• RBI buys three long-term securities worth Rs10,000 crore in 3rd special OMO

• Piyush Goyal inaugurates NSE Knowledge Hub

• ISRO proposes to set up Human Space Flight Centre in Challakere

• Golden Globes Awards 2020

• Bhubaneswar to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games from Feb 22 to March 1

• Arab League Chief concerned over developments in Iraq; calls for calm

• Iran decides not to abide by any of restrictions imposed by 2015 nuclear deal

• Dhaka Court issues arrest warrant against former Chief Justice S.K.Sinha

• EU invites Iranian Foreign Minister to Brussels for de-escalation of tensions

• Yoga Science meet organised at Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru

• DRDO participates in Pride of India-Science Expo-2020

• Govt's UJALA, SLNP complete five years of illuminating nation

• YSR Aarogyasri scheme launched

• CBIC uses data analytics to identify 'risky' exporters'

• Exim Bank grants $75 million line of credit to Cuba

• India asks Pakistan to take action against perpetrators of violence against minorities

• DMRC awards first civil contract for Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor

• Khelo India Youth Games-2020 to advocate for elimination of single-use plastics

• UPI hits 1.3 billion transactions in December Month

• ISRO sets its fourth RAC-S in Karnataka

• Sucheta Satish won Global child prodigy award 2020

• Cristiano Ronaldo bagged best men’s player title

• Israel holds emergency security talks

• World Braille Day being celebrated on 4 Janaury

• Ring of Hydrogen Gas Discovered in Galaxy

• Manav Thakkar becomes world no.1 in latest International Table Tennis Federation rankings

• US sends 3,000 more army troops to Middle East

• Iran names Esmail Qaani as new Commander

• NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt over reported deaths of over 100 children

• BSF will apprehend if anyone tries to trespass IB without proper documents: BSF IG in Meghalaya

• Delhi Chief Electoral Officer, Voter Helpline number 1950, Delhi Assembly Elections

• WHO designated 2020 as Year of Nurse and Midwife

• Gold cards to be issued under Ayushman Bharat

• 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme

• Gujarat CM unveils world’s second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• India's Forex reserves touch all time high of 457.468 billion

• BRICS an important player in international affairs against unilateralism and power politics: China

• India calls for restraint as tension between US, Iran increase

• Indian Railways launches integrated helpline number 139 for passengers

• General Bipin Rawat proposes creation of Air Defence Command by June 30

• HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to inaugurate 28th New Delhi World Book Fair

• Maharashtra Government launches ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative

• National Green Corps scheme revived in J&K

• Australian navy begins evacuation in fire-ravaged town of Mallacoota

• 24 people killed in an attack on Sudan camp for internally displaced people

• Nepal’s President launches ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign to promote tourism

• Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new campus of NFSC in Nagpur

• PM Narendra Modi disburses 12,000 crore rupees to six crore farmers

• UIDAI opened 28 new Aadhaar Seva Kendras

• Swarna Jayanti Fellowships awarded

• Krishi Karman Awards

• Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga prepares for berth at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Inaugural edition of revamped ATP Tennis Cup team event kicks off in Australia

• 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 begins in Leh

• Hillary Clinton appointed as new chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Ireland

• Government of India signed MoU with Flipkart

• RBI launches mobile app for visually challenged to identify denomination of currency notes

• ISRO to set up second launch port in Thoothukodi district

• EC launches Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System

• Atal Kisan- Mazdoor Canteen launched in Karnal

• TRAI amends new regulatory framework for cable & broadcasting services

• PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ programme rescheduled on Jan 20

• Over one crore FASTags issued for vehicles

• Guinea-Bissau opposition leader wins presidential election

• Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen defends anti-infiltration law aimed at China

• North Korea threatens to unveil a new strategic weapon soon

• India first time ranked among top ten in Climate Change Performance Index

• Bengaluru’s University of Agricultural Sciences to host Indian Science Congress from 3rd Jan

• Venus Williams out of Brisbane Tennis International

• Pacific Island nation Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen

• ISRO launched many successful missions in 2019

• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declares end to moratoriums on nuclear and ballistic missile tests

• First phase of US-China trade deal to be signed on 15th January- President Trump

• Government unveils Rs. 102 lakh crore 5 year plan for mega infrastructure push

• India to launch Chandrayaan-3 this year – Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Government to give 5G spectrum for trails to all telecom players- Ravi Shankar Prasad

• Third Khelo India youth games to be held in Guwahati in Jan 2020

• Railways announces passenger fare hike in non-suburban sections

• NIA files charge-sheet against six people for ambush in Manipur on Assam Rifles personnel in 2017

• SMS services to be restored in Kashmir; Broadband Internet facility also to be restored in all govt hospitals across J&K

• N. Thirumala Naik: New labour commissioner

• Indian Navy plans to build 24 submarines

• AAI to Set Up 3 Water Aerodromes

• Indian Science Congress to be held

• India improved score in SDG Index 2019-20

• Railway Protection Force renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service

• Iraqi PM calls for end to US Embassy siege after strikes on Shiite militia

• Donald Trump warns Iran over `big price` to pay for attacks on US

• 15 Indian-origin politicians elected to House of Commons in UK

• Mike Pompeo warns Iran of 'decisive response' if US interests are harmed in Iraq

• Puducherry government unveiled start-up policy

• Andhra Pradesh governement decides to bring new laws to protect women & children

• Defence Minister chairs Parliament's meeting of Consultative Committee

• US and China reach trade agreement calling for structural reforms & tariff concessions

• World Energy Conservation Day is observed on 14 December

• Six coal mines marked for end-use under allotment process: Government

• IBC (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Delhi Dialogue-XI gets underway in New Delhi

• Inner Line Permit regime extended to Manipur

• US House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Trump

• FIH unveils new world ranking system for 2020

• PM Modi reiterates India’s commitment for strong, democratic and peaceful Maldives

• National Tribal Dance Festival to be held

• Peter Handke received the Nobel Prize

• Gurgaon-based startup won Space Oscar award

• ICAR signed MoU with NABARD for sustainable agriculture

• Economic census launched in national capital

• TCS introduced new insurance benefits

• ISRO to set up space technology cells

• India maintains top spot with 252 medals in South Asian Games

• Punjab government partnered with World Economic Forum (WEF)

• YSR Law Nestham scheme launched

• Vice President advocates for including gender studies in educational institutions

• PM Narendra Modi urges SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat scourge of terrorism

• Saudi Arabia Minister condemns shooting incident by Saudi man in Florida

• Citizenship Amendment Bill scheduled to be introduced in Lok Sabha

• Bangladesh National Film Awards 2017 & 2018 presented in Dhaka

• All India Sports competition of ERMS to start at Bhopal

• Incredible India Road Show to be held in Singapore today (9 December)

• Finland elects Sanna Marin, the youngest-ever Prime Minister

• Government working on more steps including rationalisation of income tax rates to revive economy

• Total 799 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra opened in 24 states

• PM Narendra Modi lays stress on role of effective policing for safety of women

• Education is the best tool of social empowerment: President Ram Nath Kovind

• Worldwide arms sales rise by nearly 5% in 2018

• JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research launched

• Government to introduce POSHAN atlas

• Delhi's second airport begins operations

• Forbes India Rich List Mukesh Ambani retains top most position for 12th Straight year

• Mumbai is the 12th wealthiest city in the world

• Moody’s cuts India’s GDP growth forecast

• India, Japan to hold joint military exercise in Mizoram

• 2nd edition of India-Bangladesh CORPAT begins

• DNA barcoding of spiders in India

• NASA –Launches long- delayed icon space weather satelite to study earth’s lonosphere

• Japan hit by biggest typhoon in 60 years

• MC Mary Kom wins bronze in World Women's Boxing Championships

• Nobel prize 2019 in medicine awarded to hypoxia researchers

• Nobel prize 2019 in medicine awarded to hypoxia researchers

• Air India to commence Mumbai-Dehradun-Varanasi service

• UN chief: World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ from terrorism

• AIC to Provide Rs.3.32 crore grant to promote stronger ties with India

• NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh govt to build hydel plants

• 9th India-China Financial Dialogue held to strengthen cooperation

• NASA to pay USD 4.6 bn to buy 6 space craftfor Artemis moon missions

• Amit Shah launched a new portal

• Ayodhya case: Can’t contest ASI report now, Muslim parties told

• Koneru Humpy won Grand Prix

• India committed to eradicate TB before 2025: Health Minister

• Mehul Choksi a crook, will be extradited after he exhausts appeals

• Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva appointed new IMF chief

• Greta Thunberg,16year old won alternative Noble prize

• PM Narendra Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA in New York

• Bangladesh, Myanmar & China to form tripartite mechanism for Rohingya Repatriation

• Government reconstitutes Economic Advisory Council to PM

• PM NarendraModi delivers keynote address at Bloomberg Global Business Forum

• Israel's President asks Netanyahu to try to form new government

• Donald Trump asked Ukraine President to investigate Joe Biden, call transcript confirms

• Ministry of WCD organised Poshan Maah Event

• Saudi Arabia enhancing cooperation with India to combat terrorism, says Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati

• Exercise Tiger Triumph to be held In November

• 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished in 2020

• UEFA to palnt 6,00,000 trees to offset carbon emissions

• Sri Lanka: 80,000 persons affected due to inclement weather in southern part of island

• 5.8-magnitude earthquake claims 37 lives in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

• Centre institutes national unity award named after Sardar Patel

• Payal Jangid received the Changemaker Award

• Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title

• Malvika claimed her maiden title

• Union Government launches steel import monitoring system

• RBI Allows Payment Of All Recurring Bills Through BBPS

• BEML and Wipro to work together in aerospace AI and 3D printing

• Bharat Electronics Limited to deliver more Akash missiles to Indian Air Force

• Manipur to host UN conference on drugs on HIV AIDS

• Indian Government inks allotment pact with West Bengal Power Development Corp for a coal block

• India to generate 175 GW of clean energy by 2022

• Anjali Singh becomes India's first female military diplomat

• Microsoft Bill Gates to Honour PM Modi with Annual Goalkeepers Global Goals Award

• Ozone hole could be smallest in three decades

• Union Government Launches Web Portal to Find Your Lost or Stolen Mobile Phone

• Allahabad Bank board approves merger with Indian Bank

• British PM issues backstop ultimatum to EU over Brexit

• Britain 'extremely concerned' by reports, Hong Kong Consulate employee detained in China

• Focus on Trade, Commerce & economic partnership as EAM S Jaishankar chairs India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting in Kathmandu

• Indian Army rebutted Pakistan's claim of 6 Indian casualties in cross-border firing along LoC in J&K

• State Bank of India aims to eliminate debit cards

• Centre released Rs.4432.10 crore to 3 States

• PM Narendra Modi to hold delegation level talks with Zambian President

• ISRO Chairman says they targeting at launching Small Satellite Launch vehicle by December

• Huge explosion hits ammunition depot in Iraq

• Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for women

• Indian railways planned for 3000th stations to get 1000 Wi-FI Spots

• High-level meeting held between Indian, Sri Lankan Coast Guards over security concerns

• Zambian President arrives in New Delhi on 20th August

• Russia, China slam new US missile test

• President Ram Nath Kovind launches plantation drive as part of Van Mahotsav celebrations

• Shavendra Silva appointed as comander of Sri Lankan Army

• President Donald Trump announces US Intelligence Chief Dan Coats will leave office on Aug 15

• Vishaka guidelines must be applicable to judiciary, says Justice A.P. Shah

• IPS officer VK Johri appointed as next Director General of Border Security Force

• Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations

• Rajnath Singh arrives in Maputo on three-day visit to Mozambique

• Global Tiger Day being observed today (29 July); PM to release report on conservation of national animal

• Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur win gold in President's Cup Boxing Tournament

• Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inaugurates India-Nepal Logistics Summit

• US military kills ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia

• ISRO will launch Aditya L-1 solar mission

• Vande Bharat completes trial run

• National Medical Commission Bill to be taken up for consideration & passage in Lok Sabha

• World powers try to save nuclear deal amid mounting tensions between U.S. and Iran

• Iran terms European naval mission in Gulf as provocative

• Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghan government

• GIIS to launch India's first smart school

• UP becomes No. 1 in implementation of PSBY

• India condemns terror attack on office of Vice Presidential candidate in Kabul

• Union Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill

• ADB sanctions about Rs 2000 Crore for power projects in Tripura

• Lok Sabha passes bill to ban unregulated deposit schemes

• Goa government seeks new dates for holding National Games

• IAS Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as OSD in MHA

• PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to play second round matches in Japan Open

• Facebook slapped with 5 billion US Dollar fine for users' privacy violation

• North Korea fires two projectiles toward East Sea

• Boxing: Six Indian pugilists storm into semi-finals of Thailand International Tournament

• CCEA gives nod to creation of 40 LMT sugar buffer stock

• First earth bound orbit-raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed

• Defence Minister rejects third-party mediation on Kashmir issue

• Boris Johnson takes charge as British PM

• Rajya Sabha passes POCSO Amendment Bill with provision of death penalty

• Brexit: Bid to make no deal more difficult scrapes through Commons

• US Treasury placed two Hezbollah members of Lebanon's parliament on its sanctions blacklist

• US, Taliban talks end after rival Afghans agree on ‘roadmap for peace’

• U.S. State Department approves possible $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan

• Budj Bim Cultural Landscape received UNESCO's World heritage list

• Centre asks States, UTs to provide their comments on Education Policy by July 31

• ISRO signs contract with Glavkosmos for the selection support, medical examination and space training

• RBI board finalises Utkarsh 2022

• IOC removed Kuwait suspension and allows participating in 2020 Olympics

• Delhi-Lucknow Tejas-first privately run train

• Over 1 crore 64 lakh farmers register on e-NAM: Government

• Sri Lanka inaugurates first model village

• India hands over pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar for displaced returnees

• Earth Alliance launched

• India's 1st elephant rehabilitation centre

• Mexico won 8th CONCACAF Gold Cup

• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal holds bilateral meeting with Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita

• India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue to be held in New Delhi

• Jallianwala Bagh Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• Operation Milap: Delhi Police Crime Branch rescued 333 children in 7 months

• European powers urge Iran to reverse its move to increase uranium enrichment

• Brazil won the Copa America2019 title

• Maharashtra to get floating solar plants

• TS Secretariat complex likely to be vacated by July 1

• Government set up 713 Krishi Vigyan Kendras

• Air Traffic Flow Management command inagurated

• 1,103 railways stations developed

• Yerry Mina: Brand Ambassador of Hero MotoCorp

• RBI panel on MSMEs suggested Rs 20 lakh collateral-free loan under Mudra Scheme

• Government develops National Strategic Plan to eradicate TB by 2025

• Nitesh Kumar wins Innovation Award in UK

• Sri Lanka launches first satellite ‘Ravana-1’

• Scheme for smokeless kitchens in Maharashtra

• Ready to consider US plan to resolve country's conflict with Palestinians: Israeli PM Netanyahu

• India rejects US international religious freedom report

• Indias first solar cruise vessel will debut in Kerala

• CHP candidate Imamoglu declared victory in rerun of Istanbul's mayoral election

• Operation Bandar: Code name of Balakot strike

• Etihad Airways suspends operations through Iranian airspace

• Sri Lanka: India-assisted emergency ambulance service reaches its countrywide coverage

• Have finalised agreement to telecast Bangladesh TV in India: Hasan Mahmud

• 1st iron mine discovered in Bangladesh

• Czech Republic: Protesters take to streets demanding resignation of PM Andrej Babis

• Erdogan’s party loses Istanbul re-poll

• India will make America’s private moon lander

• Supreme Court refuses to direct UP police to further probe Hapur lynching case

• Donald Trump government begins process to ban work permits for spouses of H1-B holders

• India elected to Executive Board of first UN-Habitat Assembly

• BIMSTEC leaders invited to PM designate Modi’s oath-taking ceremony

• Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz removed in no-confidence vote

• ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary wins 10m Air Pistol gold

• Men’s compound team wins bronze in Archery World Cup

• India, Sweden inked pact

• Election Commission appointed Special Observers Team to visit Jammu & Kashmir

• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation

• Kabaddi Player Anup Kumar announces his retirement

• Macedonian, Greek PMs get nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

• Union government has proposed an amendment to the RTI Act

• Asia-Pacific trade ministers agree to revive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

• E.U. fines Facebook $122 million over disclosures in WhatsApp deal

• EC urges government to amend laws on donations

• US-India new initiative to fund clean energy projects

• India decided to review Indus water treaty with Pakistan

• 86 MoUs signed during Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit

• China commissions world's largest radio telescope

• Centre announces financial package for Andhra Pradesh

• India ranks second in retail potential in the 2016 Global Retail Development Index

• India ratifies WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement

• Panel suggests 15-point action plan to link renewable energy to electricity grid

• Three new primate species found in Madagascar

• Majority of world’s migrant workers are engaged in the services sector: ILO

• No interviews for Class-III, IV govt jobs: PM

• India, Pakistan sign new visa deal

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