7th January 2020 Current Affairs

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7th January 2020 Current Affairs
7th January 2020 Current Affairs

National Affairs

India to set its New World-Class Facility center in Karnataka’s Challakere to train astronauts

The new World- Class facility center for training astronauts will come up in India in the next three year at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed Rs 2700 crore, to set its young House Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which will be the single-top for all space related activities for space travelers.

1st tri-dimensional expedition ‘Maha-Navy Connect 2020’ launched by Indian Navy in Maharashtra

The first tri-dimensional expedition ‘Maha-Navy Connect 2020’ was launched by Indian Navy in Mumbai. It aims to promote the heritage of Indian Navy and to spread awareness about Coastal Security amongst the coastal communities in Maharashtra.

Important Points:

  • Chief Minister – Uddhav Thackeray
  • Governor – Bhagat Singh Koshyari
  • Capital – Mumbai
  • State Animal – Indian Giant Squirrel
  • State Bird – Yellow footed green pigeon

Interantional Affairs

United States officially launches “US Space Force”

United States President Donald Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, With the signing of the act, US has authorized the establishment of US Space Force.

The US Space Force will become the 6th branch of the armed forcesSpace Force would become the youngest US military branch and the first new service since the establishment of the US Air Force back in 1947.

State Affairs

12th naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ between India and Oman held in Goa

Ships of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) arrived at Mormugao Port in Goa to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo-Oman bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr‘. The meaning of the biennial exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr that has been conducted since 1993 between India and Oman is sea breeze.

Kolkata Police started 3rd edition of ‘Sukanya’ project

The kolkata police of West Bengal started the 3rd edition of the ‘Sukanya’ project in the state. The project provides self- defence training to girls studying in school and colleges of Kolkata city. In the 3rd batch of the project, 100 city based schools and colleges lying in the Kolkata police jurisdiction were given training.

Important Points:

  • Capital- Kolkata
  • Chief Minister – Mamata Banarjee
  • Governor – Jagdeep Dhankar

Banking

RBI allows banks to offer round-the-clock forex market operations

In order to reduce the rising influence of offshore trading in the currency markets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enabled banks to offer round-the-clock (24×7) trading in the Indian rupee to allow Indians to safeguard their foreign exchange (forex) at any time.

Still now, the select banks in India offered Indian customers foreign exchange rates only in inter-bank market hours from 9 am – 5 pm.

Shivalik Mercantile Co-op. Bank Ltd gets RBI’s approval to become SFB

The Reserve Bank of India has revised its supervisory framework for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs).The revised framework aims to expedite resolution of UCBs experiencing financial stress.

The revised framework stipulates the thresholds for various parameters that could trigger a corrective action by the UCBs or a supervisory action by the central bank.

Economics Affairs

NSE arm launches AI-powered ‘knowledge hub’ to serve financial sector

National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched ‘NSE Knowledge Hub’ an Artificial  Intelligence-powered learning platform for BFSI (Banking,Financial services and Insurance) sectors to enhance skills for their employees, during an event in New Delhi.

Important Points:

  • Founded- 1992.

  • Headquarters- Mumbai.

  • MD and CEO- Vikram Limaye.

Appointments

Ex-CRPF DG Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed as Advisor to J&K LG

Former Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.With this, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K Union Territory will have three Advisors.

Important Points:

Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir: Girish Chandra Murmu.

Summit & Conference

Kochi to host Global Investors Meet: ASCEND 2020

Kochi, Kerala will host the Global Investors Meet: ASCEND 2020. ASCEND 2020 will showcase 18 mega projects with over Rs 100 crore investment each and offering direct employment to over 9,000 people.

The projects include: Kochi-to-Palakkad integrated manufacturing cluster, an electronic hardware park in Ernakulam district, integrated solid-waste management systems in Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur and Malappuram, a medium density fibreboard plant in Perumbavoor and a defence park at Ottappalam, and many other projects.

Chief Minister of Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan; Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan.

Awards

77th Golden Globe Awards 2019 held in Beverly Hills,California, US

77th Golden Globe Awards honouring the best films and television of calendar year 2019 was held at Beverly Hills, California in the USA (United States of America). English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, and musician Ricky Gervais hosted the ceremony for the fifth time.

Important Points:

  • Cecil B. DeMille Award: American actor and filmmaker Thomas Jeffrey Hanks familiarly known as Tom Hanks won the Cecil B. DeMille Award for 2019.
  • Carol Burnett Award: American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer Ellen Lee DeGeneres won the Carol Burnett Award for 2019

Sports

Bhubaneswar to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games 2020

Bhubaneswar, Odisha has been selected to host the 1st edition of the 2020 Khelo India University Games (KIUG) which will be held from February 22nd to March 1, 2020 at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University).

Important Points:

  • Mascots: the mascots unveiled at the launch event were named as mascots ‘Jay and Bijay‘.
  • Over 4000 athletes from 100 universities will be participating in the game events having 17 disciplines.

P Magesh Chandran wins 95th Hastings International Chess title

India’s P Magesh Chandran wins the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings in England. France’s Romain Edouard, who was the only player to end the tournament a half-point behind Chandran, took the second spot.

Important Days

CISF observes 2020 as the ‘Year of Mobility’

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will observe 2020 as the ‘Year of Mobility’. It aims for the creation of more residential units and implementation of various welfare measures for the troops.

It will focus on sports and physical fitness leveraging modern gadgetry and constructing infrastructure to their families.

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