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July 2020

Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum of Hagia Sophia into mosque.

PM Modi dedicates a 750 MW Solar project at MP's Rewa to nation.

Haryana Cabinet approves proposal to reserve 75% private-sector jobs via ordinance.

India ranks 34th in Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020 by JLL.

Indian Railways to transform itself as 'Net Zero' Carbon Emission Mass Transportation

Network by 2030.

Pakistan Army appoints Nigar Johar as first female lieutenant general.

Indra Mani Pandey appointed India's Permanent Representative to UN.

Ravindra Jadeja named India‟s 21st century Most Valuable Player by Wisden.

Urjit Patel‟s Book on Indian Banking‟s NPA Crisis - „Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver‟.

Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles & rubella ahead of 2023 target.

Skill India launches AI-based ASEEM digital platform for skilled workforce across sectors.

Chhattisgarh organises India's first e-Lok Adalat.

Indian Railways‟ 1st cable-stayed rail bridge, Anji Khad bridge.

Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker Kezang D Thongdok bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

ISRO Chief Sivan named as 2020 Von Karman Award recipient.

Turkmenistan gets observer status in World Trade Organization.

China launches 1st independent mission to Mars “Tianwen-1.

US orders closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston.

Nicaragua latest country to sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement.

Union HRD Minister launches “Manodarpan” for students.

Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into force.

India announces 400 million dollar currency swap for Sri Lanka.

NASA launches new Mars rover Perseverance to seek signs of past life.

India extends medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea.

India begins reconstruction of 300-year-old Sree Sree Joy Kali Matar Temple in Bangladesh.

Government Launches „Mausam‟ App for Weather Forecasts.

Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launches BIS-Care mobile app.

Govt notifies changes in FDI norms on civil aviation; permits NRIs to own 100% stake of Air

India.

Guwahati gets Northeast's first manhole cleaning robot 'BANDICOOT'.

National Education Policy 2020 - HRD Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Education.

Haryana to host 4th Khelo India Youth Games.

"The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World" authored by Dr. S Jaishankar.



June 2020

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft docks at ISS after historic launch.

World Economic Forum to host Unique Twin Summit in 2021.

Govt unveils PM SVANIDHI scheme to provide affordable loans to street vendors.

Govt launches SWADES to conduct skill mapping of citizens returning under VBM.

Chhattisgarh govt launches „Spandan Campaign‟ to check suicide and fratricide.

Power Minister launches the „#iCommit‟ initiative on World Environment Day.

Government sets up task force, headed by Jaya Jaitley, to examine maternal mortality rate,

women‟s health.

ISRO signs MoU with ARIES for space situational awareness.

Brajendra Navnit becomes India‟s new ambassador to WTO.

M Nethra declared as „Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor‟ by UNADAP.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020.

Andhra Pradesh launches online waste exchange website “APEMC”.

The Gujarat forest department said that the number of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest region has

increased by 29 per cent to 674.

Central Railway launches Robotic „CAPTAIN ARJUN‟ to intensify screening, surveillance.

Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) in association with Hyderabad City Police has

launched a programme 'STREE' that will support and empower women undergoing domestic

violence and abuse.

India ranked 43rd on IMD's World Competitiveness Index. Singapore has retained its top

position on the 63-nation list.

India's economy to contract by 3.2 per cent in fiscal year 2020-21: World Bank.

Moody's projects India GDP to shrink 3.1% in 2020.

IMF says Indian economy will contract by 4.5% in 2020-‟21.

Anmol Narang becomes first observant sikh to graduate from US Military Academy.

Attorney General K K Venugopal to get 1-year extension.

Renjith Kumar honoured by NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

Indian-American soil scientist Rattan Lal gets 2020 World Food Prize.

International Day of Yoga: 21 June. The theme of International Day of Yoga 2020 is “Yoga

for Health – Yoga at Home”.

India will be UN Security Council President for August, 2021.

Karnataka Government observes “Mask Day” on 18 June.

Govt Launches Portal 'SATYABHAMA' to Promote R&D in Mining, Mineral Sector.



IIT-Bombay develops Dhruva, Indian receiver chip for NAVIC, GPS satellites.

COVID-19 to dent India's FY21 per capita income by 5.4%: SBI report.

Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023.

Money in Swiss banks: India at 77th place, accounts for just 0.06% of all foreign funds.

Terror financing watchdog FATF decides to continue Pakistan in Grey List.

NASA names its headquarters after Mary.W.Jackson, agency‟s first African-American female

engineer

Trump makes vandalising national monuments punishable offence with up to 10 yrs jail

Marathon Vote on Extending Putin's Rule until 2036 Begins amid Coronavirus Epidemic.

Vietnam hosts online ASEAN Summit amid pandemic.

Ban on 59 Chinese apps for safety, security and integrity of India. The ban has been enforced

by The Ministry of Information Technology by invoking it‟s power under section 69A of the

Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Procedure and

Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009.

Himachal bags e-Panchayat Puraskar 2020.

Sanjita Chanu to receive Arjuna award after IWF drops doping charges.



May 2020

Russia to launch first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring Arctic climate this year.

Manipur black rice, Gorakhpur terracotta and Kashmir saffron get GI tag.

IFSC Authority headquarters will be in Gandhinagar.

Indian Navy launches Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas.

Uttar Pradesh brings ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 years.

Manipuri Doctor Thangjam Dhabali Singh Conferred 'Order of Rising Sun' by Japan.

Russian President Putin Honours Kim Jong Un With Commemorative WWII Medal.

On the 159th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Israel paid him a heartwarming tribute

by naming a street after him in Tel Aviv.

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2 percent.

India launches Mission Sagar to assist five island nations Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles,

Madagascar and Comoros in Eastern Indian Ocean. Indian Naval Ship Kesari has departed to

provide Food Items, COVID related Medicines including HCQ Tablets and Special Ayurvedic

Medicines with Medical Assistance Teams embarked.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra launched the country's first ever 'FIR

Aapke Dwar Yojana' in Bhopal.

PM Modi announces special economic package worth Rs 20 lakh crore to kick-start economy.

India up at 74th place on WEF‟s global energy transition index. Sweden has topped the Energy

Transition Index (ETI) for the third consecutive year.

The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda “GOAL (Going Online As Leaders)”

programme has been launched for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth. This is a joint initiative of

Facebook India with the Ministry of Tribal affairs.

Germany outlaws flag burning as a form of protest.

Nepal approves new map including Lipulekh, Kalapani, Limpiyadhura amid border row with

India.

President Ram Nath Kovind decides to forego 30% of his salary for a year.

FDI limit in defence sector raised to 74%.

At WHO, India joins 61 nations to seek source of coronavirus.

Government implements Shekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border

infrastructure.

Centre launches scheme for 100% solarization of Konark Sun Temple & Konark town in

Odisha.

Chhattisgarh launches Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme.



Book titled “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” authored by Fang Fang

India‟s KHUDOL declared one of Top 10 Global Initiatives to fight COVID-19.

Naxal-affected Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh secures 1st position in providing

employment under MNREGA.

Mizoram grants „industry‟ status to sports.

Chhattisgarh to give agriculture status to lac cultivation.

First of its Kind State Health Register to be launched by Karnataka Government.

Kerala to launch free internet project K-FON in December. Kerala is the first state to declare

the internet as a fundamental right of the citizen.

In a first, Indian Army Major Suman Gawani to be honoured with UN Military Gender

Advocate award.

JK Rowling to release her latest book “The Ickabog”.



April 2020

NASA unveils plan to setup 'Artemis', the first human base camp on Moon's south pole by

2024.

Kobe Bryant posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

England's Ben Stokes named as leading cricketer in the world by Wisden.

Indian Tricolour projected onto Switzerland's Matterhorn mountain to send a message of hope.

Facebook acquires 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 crore.

World Champion P V Sindhu was unveiled as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World

Federation (BWF)'s 'i am badminton' awareness campaign.

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has joined WWF (World Wide Fund)

India as its ambassador for the environment education programme.

Mohun Bagan declared I-League champions as season gets called off.

Bhaichung Bhutia among 50 footballers to take part in FIFA's initiative to applaud 'humanity's

heroes'.

Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging as punishment.

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors.

India third largest military spender in world, after US and China.

Montek Ahluwalia to head expert group for post-COVID-19 revival in Punjab.

Chhattisgarh tops among other states in providing employment to workers under MGNREGS.

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



March 2020

US, Taliban sign peace deal for phased withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

Luxembourg becomes first country to make public transport free.

Historic city square in Jammu renamed as „Bharat Mata Chowk‟.

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly goes paperless.

Setu Bharatam scheme: All level crossings on NH to be replaced by Over/under Bridges.

Gairsain named Uttarakhand's new summer capital.

Govt to make sanitary napkin disposal bags mandatory from January 2021.

India remains second-largest arms importer in 2019.

Gujarat tops in domestic solar rooftop installations.

The union government started the process of redrawing the Lok Sabha and assembly

constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern states of

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. Former Supreme Court judge Ranjana

Prakash Desai has been appointed as the chairperson of the Delimitation Commission.

Andhra Pradesh CM launches 'NIGHA' app to ensure „clean‟ poll.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh named greatest world leader in BBC Poll.

Cabinet gives nod for FDI policy on civil aviation. The Minister said, earlier only 49 per cent

were available for sale to NRIs but now they can purchase 100 percent.

Sebi launches „SCORES‟ mobile app for investors to lodge grievances.

Byju Raveendran, Zomato's Gaurav Gupta on WEF's Young Global Leaders list.

Australia beat India to win ICC Women's T20 World Cup for record fifth time.

The tiny island of Niue has been declared the World's First 'Dark Sky Nation'.

World Happiness Report 2020: India was at a dismal 144 rank of a total 156 nations

surveyed on the World Happiness Report 2020. Finland was once again crowned as the world's

happiest country, extending its lead over Denmark and Switzerland.

Singapore tops economic freedom index, India at 120th place.

Saudi Arabia proposes to convene “extraordinary virtual G20 Leaders‟ Summit” on March 26.

North Macedonia becomes NATO‟s 30th member.

RS approves minor changes in bill to include tribal communities of Karnataka in ST category.

Facebook launches „Pragati‟ to boost women entrepreneurship in India.

Govt declares face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities to boost supply.

The Maharashtra cabinet approved a proposal to rename Mumbai Central station in the city as

"Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station".

PM Mod proposed a COVID-19 emergency fund, which will be based on voluntary

contributions from all SAARC members.



President Kovind nominates former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha.

Supreme Court clears permanent commission for women in Indian Navy.

Centre issues gazette notification for adaptation of 37 central laws in J&K.

Konark Sun Temple and Statue of Unity to be included in „Iconic Sites‟ list.

Indian Railways to electrify all broad gauge routes by December 2023.

A bill seeking to establish a National Forensic Sciences University as an institution of national

importance by upgrading the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar was

introduced in Lok Sabha.

Gujarat Police first in India to introduce taser guns.

Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane launched an initiative christened 'Operation

Namaste' to extend all possible assistance to the government in containing the spread of

coronavirus.

PM Narendra Modi announces PM-CARES fund to fight coronavirus outbreak.

State Bank of India to buy shares worth 7,250 crore rupees of cash-strapped Yes Bank.

Tiger Woods to be inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 class.

Saurashtra clinch maiden Ranji Trophy title after taking first innings lead against Bengal.

Sunil Chhetri chosen for FIFA campaign against COVID-19.



February 2020

Maldives rejoins Commonwealth.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record-setting stay in space. Koch has

spent 328 days on International Space Station ISS, surpassing the previous record of 289 days

held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.

Union Budget 2020-2021.

India, Maldives sign five MoUs for establishing Addu Tourism zone.

Insurance cover on bank deposits increases from Rs one lakh to five lakh.

Waheeda Rehman to be conferred MP govt's Kishore Kumar Samman.

India includes elephant, bustard in global conservation list.

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

Susan Daniel wins Sahitya Akademi prize.

PM-led panel names Sanjay Kothari as next CVC and Bimal Julka to be CIC.



January2020

In the honour of 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, WHO designated the year

2020 as the “Year of Nurse and Midwife”.

Pacific Island nation Palau bans „reef-toxic‟ sunscreen.

Pragati Maidan metro station renamed as Supreme Court station.

Bengaluru‟s University of Agricultural Sciences to host Indian Science Congress.

Telangana Teen Malavath Poorna Scales Antarctica's Highest Peak.

A first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles will be inaugurated in Bihar‟s

Bhagalpur forest division.

Gujarat to set up Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center in state.

RBI launches „MANI‟ mobile app.

General Mukund Naravane becomes new Indian Army chief.

Israel unveils revolutionary laser-based air defense system.

Cabinet approves India-Mongolia agreement on space cooperation.

India Declared 5th Biggest Geopolitical Risk Of 2020.

The Supreme Court has declared access to the internet a fundamental right. Indian constitution

makes the right to freedom of speech and expression a fundamental right for all citizens. It has

been listed in Article 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act has come into effect from 10 January.

Home Minister Amit Shah launches country‟s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit AASHVAST

in Gandhinagar.

The Kolkata Port has been renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port.

Yogi Adityanath govt implements police commissionerate system in Lucknow, Noida.

50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum begins in Davos.

Social Mobility Index: India ranks low at 76th place; Denmark tops.

Brazil President Bolsonaro to be chief guest at 71st Republic Day.

India successfully launches high power communication satellite GSAT-30.

Bru refugees from Mizoram to settle down in Tripura.

State of Art Tejas express train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad flagged off.

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a bill proposing three capitals, Legislative,

Executive and Judicial for the state. Visakhapatnam is proposed to be the Executive capital,

Amaravati Legislative capital and Kurnool will be the Judicial capital.

Haryana Assembly ratifies 126th Constitutional Amendment Bill. The Bill amends provisions

related to reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).



Jharia most polluted place in India in 2018, Greenpeace report.

Cabinet gives approval to EC to enter into MoU with Election Commissions of Tunisia and

Papua New Guinea.

ISRO‟s Gaganyaan to carry lady robot „Vyomamitra‟ to space.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou jointly

inaugurated the first convention centre established in Africa by India to honour the memory of

Mahatma Gandhi.

Bipul Behari Saha, a noted chemist has been elected as a bureau member of the International

Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period 2020-23.

Harish Salve appointed Queen's Counsel for courts of England & Wales.

Maharashtra retains Khelo India Youth Games champions trophy

Switzerland mints smallest gold coin featuring image of Einstein.

Oxford declares 'Samvidhaan' the Hindi word of 2019.

Indian Navy launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar.

The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), the annual flagship event of TERI

started in New Delhi.

India's first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal.

India‟s first war memorial for animals to come up in Meerut.

Government signs 'Historic' peace accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Assam's decades-

old Bodo issue.

SC allows centre to introduce African cheetah to suitable habitat in India.

10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag.

Cabinet approves Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill to raise upper

limit for termination of pregnancy to 24 weeks.

Government to sell 100 pc stake in Air India.

Government announces 141 Padma Awards for this year on occasion of 71st Republic Day.

Former Union Ministers George Fernandes, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley will be awarded

Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Pejavara math seer late Vishveshateertha Swamiji will be

awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Former Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood

Jugnauth, Hindustani classical vocalist Chhannulal Mishra and Boxer MC Mary Kom will also

get Padma Vibhushan.

Assam tableau wins first prize at 71st Republic Day parade.

Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev wins 2020 Tyler Prize.

Rani Rampal wins 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash.



December 2019

20th Edition of Hornbill Festival begins in Nagaland.

Indo Sri Lanka joint exercise MITRA SHAKTI commences.

India successfully test-fires indigenously developed nuke-capable Prithvi-II missile.

India, Japan hold first 'two-plus-two' dialogue.

The 8th India-China joint training exercise 'HAND-IN-HAND 2019' with the theme counter-

terrorism under United Nations mandate is scheduled to be conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya

from 07 to 20 December 2019.

ISRO set up a research Lab at Tiruchirappalli.

Country's first aqua lab to be set up in Dehradun.

Exercise INDRA 2019, a joint tri-services exercise between India and Russia, will be

conducted from December 10-19, simultaneously at Babina (near Jhansi), Pune and Goa.

India 5th worst country for people's privacy, biometric data collection.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched 'YSR Law Nestham Scheme'

at his camp office at Tadepalli. Under this scheme, a stipend of Rs 5,000 has been credited in

the accounts of beneficiary junior lawyers with the click of a button.

'Joker' fame Joaquin Phoenix named PETA's Person of the Year.

UNICEF honours Priyanka Chopra with Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award.

Sub Lieutenant Shivangi becomes first woman pilot of Indian Navy.

Human Library held in Mysuru.

Rafale jet tail numbers to feature former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa‟s initials.

Prez Kovind lays foundation stone for Paika Rebellion memorial in Odisha.

President Kovind gives assent to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

ISRO launches earth observation satellite, RISAT-2BR1 from Sriharikota.

Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission gives clean chit to then Gujarat govt in 2002 riots.

Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act providing for harsher punishments for crimes against

women.

Eight-year-old Licypriya Kangujam, known as Indian 'Greta' for her passion towards the fight

against climate change has urged global leaders to take immediate action to save the planet and

the future of young children like her.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (ranked 34th

), HCL Corporation CEO and Executive

Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra (ranked 54th

) and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

(ranked 65th

) have been named among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes. The

Forbes 2019 list of 'The World's 100 Most Powerful Women' has been topped by German

Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by President of the European Central Bank Christine

Lagarde in the second spot and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi,

ranked third.

Saudi Aramco becomes most valuable listed company in history.

Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's person of the year.

Deepika Padukone wins Crystal award for spreading mental health awareness.

Jamaica's 'Tony-Ann Singh' crowned as 'Miss World 2019'.

Finland elects Sanna Marin, the youngest-ever Prime Minister.

WADA bans Russia from international sporting events for four years.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the names of the newly discovered

stars and planets, where the name "Sharjah" was chosen for a star with "Barjeel" being the

name of one of its planets.

Trump becomes third US president in history to be impeached.



India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in World Economic Forum‟s Gender Gap

Report.

'OCTOPUS' inducted into Andhra CM's security cover.

About 850 Indian peacekeepers serving in South Sudan have been awarded the prestigious UN

medal.

Ben Stokes wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 2019.

Sahitya Akademi announces its annual Award: In Hindi, Nand Kishore has been awarded for

his Poetry „Chheelate Hue Apne Ko‟ and in English Dr Shashi Tharoor has been awarded for

his Non-Fiction „An Era of Darkness‟.

Portugal announces Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize.

Eight West African countries have agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco

and severed their earlier currency CFA Franc's links to former colonial ruler France.

Russia „only country in world‟ with hypersonic weapons.

UN declares Malala decade‟s „most famous teenager‟.

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde constituted a panel of two Supreme Court judges to speed up

sexual assault cases that remain stalled in courts across the country. The judicial committee,

comprising Justices Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, will monitor rape cases being heard in trial

courts and expeditiously dispose of them in coordination with the state high courts concerned.

'Oxygen Parlour' at Nashik Railway Station to combat air pollution.

Cabinet approves Atal Bhujal Yojana with total outlay of Rs. 6000 crore.

Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh named as Atal tunnel.

For Telangana, 2020 will be year of artificial intelligence.

India's first university for transgender community to come up in UP's Kushinagar district.

Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award.

66th National Film Awards: Gujarati movie Hellaro was awarded for the best feature film,

Andhadhund was awarded for Best Hindi film, Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and

Vicky Kaushal were jointly awarded the best actor award for their roles in Andhadhun and Uri,

Keerthy Suresh got the best actress award for her portrayal of yesteryear's star Savitri in Telugu

film Mahanati, Akshay Kumar-starrer Padman was awarded for the best film on social issues.

Kris Srikkanth, Anjum Chopra to Get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards.

General Bipin Rawat named India's first Chief of Defence Staff.

Koneru Humpy becomes Women's World Rapid Chess Champion.



November 2019

35th ASEAN Summit begins in Bangkok.

Eritrea, Saint Kittis & Nevis sign ISA Framework Agreement.

'Dharma Guardian' military exercise between India, Japan concludes in Mizoram.

Tamil Nadu becomes the first State to enact a law on contract farming.

UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN)

in the field of Film and Hyderabad in the field of Gastronomy.

India has decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal

as negotiations failed to address New Delhi's outstanding issues and concerns.

PM Modi to visit Brazil for BRICS summit.

India ranks 133 on Women, Peace and Security Index.

Indian Navy - Indonesian Navy Bilateral Maritime Exercise „Samudra Shakti‟ took place in the

Bay of Bengal.

SC paves way for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Integrated Check Post of Kartarpur Corridor inaugurated by the Prime Minister at Dera Baba

Nanak in Punjab.

Supreme Court puts CJI office in RTI ambit.

Nita Ambani becomes 1st Indian trustee to be elected to Board of New York‟s Metropolitan

Museum of Art.

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India.

India-Bangladesh first pink ball test at Eden Garden.

US Prez signs bills into law in support of Hong Kong protesters.

First woman pilot of Indian Navy „Lieutenant Shivangi‟.

Lok Sabha passed The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019.



October 2019

Palestine issues a commemorative stamp to honour Mahatma Gandhi on 150th birth

anniversary.

The first-ever World Cotton Day (WCD) was hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO)

in Geneva on October 7, 2019.

Pandit Jasraj has been bestowed with a surreal, rare and a universal honour from International

Astronomical Union (IAU). Minor Planet 2006 VP32 discovered on November 11, 2006, has

been named as 'Panditjasraj'.

Smriti Irani inaugurates world's largest Charkha in Noida.

India‟s first e-waste clinic to be set up in Bhopal.

Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura were the top three ranking railway stations among 720 stations.

Greta Thunberg and Divina Maloum awarded children‟s international peace prize.

Singapore will become the first country in the world to ban advertisements for the most

unhealthy sugary drinks.

Govt launches GEMINI disaster warning device.

Innovation learning programme DHRUV starts.

„Garbage Cafe' in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur to provide a free meal in exchange for

plastic waste.

Mamallapuram 2nd informal summit: PM Modi welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Mobile App, „mHariyali‟ Launched for „Environment Protection in Government Colonies‟.

India, Japan to hold joint military exercise „Dharma-Guardian‟ 2019.

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists William G

Kaelin, Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza. The Nobel Committee announced that

they received the award jointly for their discoveries of "how cells sense and adapt to oxygen

availability”.

Nobel prize in physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology. Three scientists, James Peebles,

Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the Prize for their contribution to the

understanding of the evolution of the universe and earth's place in the cosmos.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and

Akira Yoshino for the development of Lithium-ion batteries.

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk for 2018 and to

Austrian author Peter Handke for 2019. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 Mr.

Handke “for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the

periphery and the specificity of human experience.” Ms. Tokarczuk (Nobel Prize in

Literature for 2018) won for works that explore the “crossing of boundaries as a form of

life.”

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his

peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics has been jointly won by Indian-American Abhijit

Banerjee, his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer of the United States “for their

experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. The

Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they could not separate

Atwood's - 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is the first black

woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.



UAE announced the establishment of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

(MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based AI university in the world.

18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is scheduled to take place at Baku, the capital

of Azerbaijan from 25-26 October 2019.

India has slipped from 95th rank in 2010 to 102nd in 2019 on the Global Hunger Index

(GHI).

India ranked 82 spots among the 128 countries surveyed in the World Giving Index (WGI).

The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed after

Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.

Tribal Affairs Minister, Arjun Munda announced the second phase of GOAL. GOAL is a

Facebook program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to

become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.

NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India

Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India.

India ranked third in 2019 „Hurun Global Unicorn List‟.

Kerala extends maternity leave benefits to teachers, other staff of privat

educational institutions.

M Venkaiah Naidu presents Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to K Parasaran.

Sourav Ganguly took over as the 39th president of BCCI in Mumbai.

World‟s first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange in Singapore.

India and Pakistan ink agreement on Kartarpur corridor.

Indo-French Joint Exercise „Shakti-2019‟.

Odisha govt inks LoU for 'drink from tap mission' with UNICEF.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union Territories of J&K and

Ladakh with effect from 31 October. According to the Act, the UT of Jammu and Kashmir will

have a legislature like Puducherry while Ladakh will be a UT without legislature like

Chandigarh and both the UTs will be headed by two separate Lieutenant Governors (LG).

India to adopt Brazil model of the human milk bank.

Air India depicts 'Ek Onkar' symbol on its aircraft to mark Guru Nanak's 550th

birth anniversary.

IIIT Hyderabad researchers create first-ever Indian Brain atlas.

India has jumped 14 places to take the 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of doing

business ranking.

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed as 47th CJI.

The 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on well known Hindi writer Leeladhar

Jagoori. Mr Jagoori has been chosen for the prestigious award for his poetry collection- Jitne

Log Utne Prem.



September 2019

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu dedicated the country's longest electrified rail tunnel

between Cherlopalli and Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh and the electrified railway line between

Venkatachalam and Obulavaripalli.

The 14th Conference of Parties, COP14 to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

began at Greater Noida.

As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training, Exercise Yudh

Abhyas - 2019 is being conducted at Washington from 05-18 September 2019.

Vaishno Devi Shrine tops the list of 'Swachh Iconic Places'.

According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, India has jumped six places to claim

34th spot on world Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019.

Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Masood Azhar declared terrorists

under UAPA.

Country's first 'Fun Zone' for children at Visakhapatnam railway station.

Rohit Sharma Launches Campaign to save Rhinos in India.

Indo-Lanka Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2019.

WHO and South-East Asia Region plans to banish measles, rubella by 2023.

Sitharaman led panel weighs ordinance to ban e-cigarette sales.

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship

mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been conferred the prestigious

SKOCH Governance Gold Award.

PM Modi to be honoured by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachch Bharat Abhiyan.

Nobel Laureate from Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus was conferred the 'Lamp of

Peace of Saint Francis ' award by the Vatican.

Trump nominates Indian-American Shireen Mathews as District Court judge.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora assumed Chairmanship of Association of World

Election Bodies, AWEB for the term 2019-21 as India takes over the Chair from Romania.

St. Vincent and Grenadines become 79th country to join India-led International Solar Alliance.

Poland‟s Foreign Minister unveils memorial dedicated to Polish World War 2 refugees

in Kolhapur.

India's second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi will be commissioned into the

Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai on September 28.

Free rail travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh each for passengers on board Delhi-Lucknow Tejas.

NCST recommends „tribal area‟ status for Ladakh under Sixth Schedule.

UN appoints veteran Indian Officer, Abhijit Guha to lead its mission in Yemen.

UAE President bestows First Class Order of Zayed II award to Navdeep Singh Suri.

A maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal

Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) started at Port Blair.

Indo-Thailand Joint Exercise 'Maitree' in Umroi.

Telangana to observe 2020 as the "Year of AI".

NTPC Ltd. plans to set up a 5-gigawatt solar park in Gujarat, which would be the biggest in the

country.

Corporate tax rates slashed to 22% for domestic companies.

IIFA Awards 2019- Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat, Best Actor (Female):

Alia Bhatt for Raazi, Best Film: Raazi.



Shondol dance, which is known as the royal dance of Ladakh, has created history by entering

into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Ladakhi dance.

The 23rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime Exercise MALABAR is scheduled between the

navies of India, Japan and the USA from 26 Sep to 04 Oct 19 off the coast of Japan.

India rises 4 places to 44th rank in world digital competitiveness rankings.

Yogi government announces Rs 6,000 annual aid for triple talaq victims.

Rajnath Singh commissions INS Khanderi into Indian Navy.

Rajnath Singh launches Navy's first new stealth frigate, INS „Nilgiri‟.

Nepal releases coins to mark Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary.

Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new head of the International

Monetary Fund (IMF).

Journalist Ravish Kumar awarded first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award.

Amitabh Bachchan named for Dada Sahab Phalke award.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government.

Payal Jangid became the First Indian to Win Changemaker Award.

Infosys wins UN Global Climate Action Award for 'carbon neutral now' category.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented 28th Saraswati Samman, Dr K Siva Reddy in

New Delhi. He has hon the prestigious award for his collection of poems titled Pakkaki

Ottigilite (Turning Aside While Lying Down).

Airport Council International (ACI) has recognised Cochin International Airport Limited

(CIAL) as the best airport in terms of services it offered to passengers.



August 2019

Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has announced to include Nepali and Santhali languages

in fellowships for Artistes.

In a major boost to national food security government launched the One Nation-One Ration

Card scheme on a pilot basis in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Article 370 and 35-A revoked from Jammu & Kashmir. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha. The

bill proposes an increase in the number of judges in Supreme Court from 30 to 33 excluding

the Chief Justice of India.

Mohali gets a first 3-D traffic signal.

Rajasthan Assembly passes bills to curb honour killings and Mob Lynching.

The US has formally withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with

Russia.

The United States designates China a "currency manipulator".

Journalist Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

President Kovind honoured with National Order of Merit, highest award of Republic

of Guinea.

India's first underwater train to be launched in Kolkata.

CBI should be given statutory status equal to CAG, says CJI.

Mumbai all set to get first Indian Institute of Skills.

Panchamritham of Palani temple in Tamil Nadu gets GI tag.

India‟s first space museum inaugurated in Hyderabad.

Odisha CM announces 'Mo Sarkar' initiative for transparency in governance.

Valentina Elangbam, a 9-year-old girl from Manipur, has been appointed as the brand

ambassador for the Chief Minister's Green Manipur Mission. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on

former President Pranab Mukherjee and posthumously on social activist Nanaji Deshmukh

and singer Bhupen Hazarika. Tamil Nadu Honours ISRO Chief K Sivan With APJ Abdul Kalam Award. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the underground 'Bunker Museum' at Raj Bhavan in

Mumbai.

Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik have been nominated for the country's highest sporting honour

- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Statue of Unity, Mumbai's Soho House among Time's 100 greatest places in the world.

CVC constitutes a panel to examine bank fraud. The ABBF is headed by former Vigilance

Commissioner T M Bhasin.

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Govt permits 100% FDI in coal mining, associated infrastructure.

Tamil Nadu's Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees get GI tag. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the G 7 leaders to kick off the G 7 summit in

French coastal town Biarritz.

NASA announced that it has named rock on Mars in honour of the iconic English band, The

Rolling Stones.

Russian humanoid robot Fedor arrives at International Space Station.

India‟s first garbage cafe to be opened in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. Indian Air Force's Wing Commander S Dhami has become the first female officer in the

country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.

Bahrain conferred PM Modi "The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance award". Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred with the highest civilian award of the United Arab

Emirates, the "Order of Zayed". P V Sindhu became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating

familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in Basel, Switzerland.



July 2019

„One nation one ration card‟ scheme from July 1, 2020

First UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendra operational in Delhi, Vijayawada.

SC Directs Meghalaya to Pay 100 Crore as Fine for Illegal Coal Mining.

India's first Design Development Centre 'Fashionova' launched in Surat, Gujarat.

South Central Railway has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel, measuring 6.6 Kms

between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations.

India gets its 38th UNESCO World Heritage Site as Pink City Jaipur.

Abu Dhabi, UAE is hosting first International Security Alliance from 1 July 2019.

The lower house of the French parliament approved 3 per cent tax on internet giants like

Google, Amazon and Facebook.

According to the latest Henley Passport Index 2019 Japan and Singapore have ranked on top

which means that these two countries have the most powerful passports in the world.

Italy's Prosecco hills added to UNESCO World Heritage list.

Parliament adopts resolution levying 200% duty on Pakistani goods.

New Delhi's Connaught Place (CP) is the ninth most expensive office location in the world

according to property consultant CBRE.

Meghalaya becomes 1st state to ensure water conservation.

England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup cricket trophy beating New Zealand in the final

that was decided via a dramatic Super Over in London.

Google India's 'Internet Saathi' programme to empower rural women.

Union Health Ministry has signed an MoU with Ministries of Ayush, Defence and Railways to

strengthen the efforts towards a TB-Free India by 2025.

The Lok Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill seeks to amend

the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety.

Andhra Pradesh becomes the first state to reserve 75% private jobs for local youths.

Palau becomes the 76th country to join International Solar Alliance.

Scientists in Bangladesh have developed a method to convert Jute fibre into low-cost bio-

degradable cellulose sheets named 'Sonali'.

After the expiry of the mandatory period of 5 years since his international retirement Indian

batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council‟s Hall

of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald.

India jumps 5 places to 52nd rank in global innovation index 2019.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by

Rajya Sabha. In order to curb child pornography, the Bill provides that those who use a child

for pornographic purposes should be punished with imprisonment up to five years and a fine.

Odisha gets Geographical Indication tag for its variety of Rasagola.

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