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#1 Country’s 1st and biggest ‘walk-through’ aviary inaugurated at Byculla Zoo in Maharashtra

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the country’s first and biggest ‘walk-through’ aviary in Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo also known as Byculla Zoo in Mumbai, Maharashtra.The aviary is spread over in 18,234 sq ft, is 44 feet tall and consists of 100 species o

#2 Assam tops in budgetary practices followed by states: Transparency International

According to the survey conducted by Transparency International, Assam tops in terms of budget formulation followed by Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.The states that were ranked lower in terms of budget formulation are Goa, Maharashtra and Punjab.The survey is based on 4 parameters which include public d

#3 Esow Alben bags gold at Six Day Berlin cycling tournament

Indian cyclist Esow Alben has bagged a gold in the men’s Keirin individual event of the Six-Day Berlin Tournament. Czech Republic’s Tomas Babek, who won a silver in the 2017 World Championship, came in second while Maximilian Lev of Germany took home the bronze.Keirin event is a six-day track cy

#4 Gita Sabharwal of India appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand

India’s Gita Sabharwal has been appointed by the United Nations as its Resident Coordinator in Thailand. She was appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres with the host Government’s approval on January 29, 2020.The UN Resident Coordinators are the highest-ranking representatives of the

#5 Essar Oil UK appoints Mark Wilson as Chief Executive Officer

Essar Oil (UK) Ltd operates the Stanlow refinery announced the appointment of Mark Wilson as its new Chief Executive Officer.A Wilson was previously with BP plc of the UK, where he held several senior leadership positions. Stanlow produces 16 percent of UK road transport fuels, including 3 billion l

#6 CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurates Nagpur Metro's Aqua Line

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated 18.5 kilometre-long stretch of Nagpur Metro Aqua line of Maha Metro Rail Network. The newly inaugurated Nagpur Metro Aqua line passing over the Ambazari lake in the city will connect the east and west parts of the city. This Line will ha

#7 Assam Rifles builds war memorial in Nagaland for 357 martyrs

Assam Rifles constructed a combined war memorial in Nagaland for the 357 Army and Assam Rifles personnel killed. At the same time, fighting insurgency in the northeastern state. The monument was built at Mokokchung, which is also the cultural and intellectual center of Nagaland. Nagaland saw decades

#8 Former women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra passes away

Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Sunita Chandra died. Chandra, an Arjuna awardee, was 76 and is survived by her husband Yatish Chandra and two sons.She had played for the Indian women’s hockey team between 1956 to 1966 and served as skipper from 1963 to 1966A gold medal at the 1982 Asia

#9 34th edition of the “Surajkund International Crafts Mela (Fair)” held at Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana (India)

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Fair on February 1, 2020. The Mela is organized by the Surajkund Mela Authority & Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. The fair will help to promo

#10 First case of Coronavirus confirmed in India

The first case of Coronavirus has also been confirmed in Kerala, India. A student returned to Kerala from Wuhan found infected with the Coronavirus. According to the statement released by the health ministry on January 30, 2020, the first positive case of Novel Coronavirus has been confirmed in Kera

#11 SC allows centre to introduce African cheetah to suitable habitat in India

The Supreme Court allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to suitable habitat in India.The apex Court's decision followed a petition filed by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) seeking permission for the introduction of the African cheetah as rare Indian cheetah is almost extin

#12 Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to aid the cyclone-hit Madagascar

The Indian Navy(IN) launched ‘Operation Vanilla’. The purpose of this operation is to support and provide assistance to Tropical Cyclone Ava & flood-hit Madagascar. The Indian Navy Ship(INS) Airavat has been deployed to this mission. Indian Navy is the first responder for Humanitarian and

#13 10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag

The Ramsar Convention signed on February 2, 1971, is one of the oldest inter-governmental accord signed by members countries to preserve the ecological character of their wetlands of international importance.Wetlands declared as Ramsar sites are protected under strict guidelines of the convention. W

#14 World’s largest meditation centre opened in Hyderabad, Telangana

The World’s largest meditation centre was inaugurated at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) and Heartfulness Institute. The center is dedicated to the first guide of Heartfulness Lalaji Maharaji. It can acco

#15 Jitendra Singh launches Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal

Union Minister of State for PMO Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal that will enhance network application of gram panchayats. The Portal will function with the help of satellite technology developed by ISRO.The Web Geo portal is an easy to use Geo portal developed for datab

#16 Govt targets to install 175 GigaWatt renewable energy by 2022

The Government has targeted to install 175 GigaWatt renewable energy by 2022 to build a healthy planet with a less carbon intensive economy. Through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surkasha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan, PM-KUSUM scheme, the government empowers the farmers to be the producer of energy. The P

#17 Government to release the report of 100 Smarts Cities in June 2020

The Government of India (GoI) is to release the report card of 100 selected smart cities in June, 2020 as the Smart Cities Mission completes its five year. This report will be released in three categories, namely ease of living index, municipal performance index and climatic index.On June 2015, Prim

#18 India’s crude steel production rose by 1.8 % to 111.2 MT in 2019: WSA

According to World Steel Association (WSA),the international trade body for the iron and steel industry , India’s crude steel production increased to 111.2 million tonne (MT) in 2019, showing a 1.8 % hike over 2018 (109.3 MT).India ranked 2nd in top 10 steel-producing countries as Asian steel pr

#19 Nepal’s newly elected Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota assumes office

Nepal’s newly elected Speaker of House of Representatives, the Lower House of the Parliament, Agni Prasad Sapkota has assumed the office. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Saptoka at the President's House in Kathmandu.Earlier, ruling Nepal Communist P

#20 ATF unanimously nominates Anil Khanna as life President

Senior Sports Administrator Anil Khanna, who recently decided not to contest the President's post of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), was nominated Life President of the continental body. Mr Khanna had served as ATF President from 2005 to 2019 and also ITF Vice President from 2015-19. The ATF h

#21 Qatar names Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM

Qatar appointed Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani as the new Prime Minister. He will replace Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.The earlier Prime Minister has submitted his resignation. The new prime minister had been the head of the Amiri Diwan, the emir's office. The st

#22 Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed India's ambassador to US

Senior diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the US. Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently posted as High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka.He replaces Harsh Vardhan Shringla as India's envoy in Washington. Shringla has been named as

#23 NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. Bryant rocketed to fame as an 18-year-old rookie and played 20 years for the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships.The

#24 Abhijit Banerjee conferred D Litt by Alma mater Calcutta University

Nobel Prize winner in economics Abhijit Vinayak Bannerjee conferred with the honorary D Litt (Doctor of Literature) by his alma mater Calcutta University in Kolkata, West Bengal. Abhijit was awarded Nobel Prize in 2019 for an “Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”. He is one of th

#25 Assam tableau wins first prize at 71st Republic Day parade

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave away Best Tableaux awards for Republic Day Parade, 2020 in New Delhi. Assam's tableau which portrayed the unique craftsmanship and culture of the state has been chosen as the best tableau, followed by Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.The tableaux of National Disaster Reli

#26 CISF contingent adjudged Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day parade

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent has been adjudged the “Best Marching Contingent” amongst Para-Military Forces and other Auxiliary Marching Contingents in 2020 Republic Day parade. This is the sixth time that CISF Contingent has won the Best Marching Contingent award.Earli

#27 Environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev and Prof. Gretchen C. Daily won the Tyler Prize 2020 for Environmental Achievement

The Indian environmentalist and Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Pavan Sukhdev won Tyler Prize 2020 for Environmental Achievement for his groundbreaking “green economy” work along with conservation biologist Gretchen C. Daily from United States (US).The winn

#28 Noted Theatre artist Sanjna Kapoor gets French honour ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’ in New Delhi

Sanjna Kapoor (52), an Indian theatre personality and former British film actress of Indian and British descent, was awarded the prestigious French honour of ‘Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to the field of

#29 Vakrangee appoints Ex- RBI and Ex-SEBI ED Ramesh Joshi as Non-Executive Chairman with Kotak Committee Recommendations

Vakrangee Limited, a technology company, has appointed Mr. Ramesh Joshi (EX-RBI (Reserve Bank of India & EX-SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) ED- Executive Director) as its Non-Executive Chairman on the lines of Kotak’s board constituted Nomination & Remuneration Committee chaired by M

#30 England’s Alastair Cook and ex-West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt appointed as the members of MCC’s World Cricket Committee

Former England opener Alastair Nathan Cook and ex-West Indies team manager Richard ‘Ricky’ Skerritt were appointed as the new members of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), World Cricket Committee. The pair will replace former West Indies fast bowler Ian Raphael Bishop and Bangladesh all-rounder Shak

#31 New mission launched by NASA & ESA to take first pics of Sun’s poles

NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) will jointly launch a new spacecraft- “The Solar Orbiter Spacecraft” to take first pictures of Sun’s north and south poles. It’s outlay is $1.5 billion. The spacecraft will be launched from Cape Canaveral, Uni

#32 New Zealand spinner Todd Astle announces first-class retirement

Todd Duncan Astle, 33 years old from New Zealand, Wellington, leg-spinner had announced his retirement from first-class cricket to focus on the limited-over cricket (one day cricket). Astle scored more than 4000 runs in his 119 first-class matches. Known as ‘Canterbury stalwart’, Astle made his

#33 Nepal creates Guinness World Record for highest altitude fashion show event

Nepal has created a new Guinness World Record for organizing highest altitude Fashion Show on the earth. The Mount Everest Fashion Runway was held at 5340 meters (17515 feet) elevation at Kala Patthar, near Everest base camp. 18 supermodels from 10 different countries walked the ramp to create histo

#34 Saudi Arabia refuses to allow Israeli citizens to visit, despite approval from Israel

Saudi Arabia announced on January 27, 2020 that it will not allow Israeli citizens to visit the nation. The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan after Israel gave a go-ahead to its citizens from visiting the gulf nation.Israel does not have diplomatic r

#35 Union Cabinet approves amendments to Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill

The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of the parliament.The bill will be introduced in the upcoming budget session of the Parliament, which will begi

#36 Samvidhaan is Oxford Hindi Word Of The Year 2019

Oxford University Press (OUP) named Samvidhaan as the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019 received widespread attention in the year witness to the spirit of the Indian Constitution being embraced across segments of the society. The Samvidhan Oxford Hindi word of the year and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoc

#37 Union Cabinet approves official amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the official amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019 for amending the Homoeopathy Central Council (HCC) Act, 2973. Presently, the Bill is pending in Rajya Sabha.The amendments will

#38 Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Virtual Police Station

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a Virtual police station along with two other transformational projects of the Odisha Police.The three projects include Virtual Police Station, Road Accident Case Documents Module and Medico LegalLaunching these projects at a function at Lok Seva Bhawan,

#39 UK launches 4-mn pound Innovation Challenge Fund in India

UK government launched a 4 million pounds fund in India to support collaborative research into emerging technologies. Innovation Challenge Fund will encourage industry and academia to collaborate and develop tech solutions for social, economic, and environmental challenges in India. The initiative i

#40 Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev won 2020 Tyler Prize

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Pavan Sukhdev won the 2020 Tyler Prize. He won the Nobel Prize for the environment for his groundbreaking green economy work. Sukhdev, 59, who will receive the award alongside conservation biologist Gr

#41 Alok Kansal appointed as new general manager of Western Railway

Alok Kansal appointed as the General Manager of the Western Railway (WR). Kansal is a 1983-batch officer of the Indian Rai way Service of Engineers (IRSE). Kansal was working as the principal executive director, civil engineering (Planning) at Railway Board. Central Rai way (CR) General Manager Sa

#42 Centre & Assam govt signed tripartite agreement with the banned NDFB

Govt. of India has signed a tripartite agreement with the representatives of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) organisation and Government of Assam at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The pact was signed to boost peace in the Northeastern state of Assam. The agreement would

#43 India’s first underwater metro, ‘Kolkata metro’ to be opened by March 2022

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is set to complete its East-West Project, which runs partly under the Hooghly river, West Bengal, by March 2022. It will be India’s first underwater metro. The new metro rail is expected to carry about 900,000 people daily & will take less than a minute to cro

#44 Rajya Sabha panel submits report on child porn

An ad hoc committee of the Rajya Sabha (RS) headed by Congress parliamentarian Jairam Ramesh submitted its report on child pornography to Vice President (VP) and Rajya Sabha Chairman Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu.In it, 40 recommendations have been made to strictly prohibit the promotion and access of

#45 13th edition of International Children’s Film Festival inaugurated at Dhaka, Bangladesh

The 13th edition of International Children’s Film Festival was inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of International Children’s Film Festival 2020 is ‘Under The World’ and slogan is “Future in Frames”. The week-long festival will be concluded on January 31, 2020.It is organized by

#46 NABARD predicts Rs 90,395cr credit potential for Odisha in FY21

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), an Apex Development Financial Institution in India, in its State Focus Paper for Odisha, has estimated Odisha’s credit potential at Rs 90,395.69 crore for Financial year FY- 2020-21 with a hike of around 20% over credit projection of 20

#47 Government of India has decided to sell 100 percent stake of Air India

Indian Government has decided to sell its 100 percent stake of Air India (AI) under the reconstituted Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) for re-initiated strategic disinvestment of Air India. It includes its 100 percent stake in low-cost airline Air India Express and 50 percent shareho

#48 Coast Guard Ship 'Annie Besant' reaches base harbour at Chennai

The recently inducted Indian Coast Guard Ship Annie Besant has reached its base harbour at Chennai. It was received with pomp and splendour by the staff and their family members of the Coast Guard Chennai office.The ship Annie Besant is the third Fast Patrol Vessel of the ‘Priyadarshini’ class.

#49 Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigns

Prime Minister of Slovenian Marjan Sarec announced his resignation and called for new elections as the country’s coalition struggles with political deadlock. He is Slovenia’s youngest-ever Prime Minister. He began his career as a comedian and satirist before entering politics. He formed a liber

#50 Britain unveils 50 pence coin minted to celebrate Brexit

Britain has unveiled a new 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit (British exit). Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Britain will leave the EU at 2300 GMT on January 31st. The coin bears the inscription “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations�

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