Page-647 of GKToday Archives: 2020
Bharat Parv 2020 begins at Red Fort
To celebrate the spirit of India, the annual event ‘Bharat Parv 2020’ is being celebrated from 26th to 31st January 2020 in New Delhi. The aim of the festival is to encourage Indians to visit different tourist destinations of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NIRDPR partnered with UNICEF to set up ‘Communication Resource Unit’
The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, has recently partnered with UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) to establish a ‘Communication Resource Unit’. Equipped with a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Jeevan Raksha Padak Series Awards 2019 to 54 Persons
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has approved to confer the Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards,2019 to 54 persons. The award series consists of three categories: Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (conferred to 7 persons), Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Shiv Bhojan Scheme launched by Maharashtra Government
The state government of Maharashtra has launched the ‘Shiv Bhojan’ scheme on a pilot basis, which aims to provide a meal to the poor for Rs 10. The scheme was launched on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day celebrations ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Country’s first ‘walk-through’ aviary at Mumbai
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, 26th January 2020 inaugurated the Indias first ‘walk- through’ aviary and also the biggest and tallest as part of the 71st Republic Day celebrations at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Odisha hosted National Tourism Conference
On 23rd and 24th January 2020, National Tourism Conference was held in an auditorium at the Marine Drive-Eco Retreat designed at Konark, a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha which was jointly organized by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Sher Singh Kukkal passes away at 86
The 86-year-old veteran artist and sculptor Sher Singh Kukkal passed away after an age-related illness in New Delhi on Saturday, 25th January 2020. He hailed from Buffa district (now in Pakistan) and used to paint with graphite pencils and ink. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
100% Electrification of Indian Railways
Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world, with a total track length of over 121,000 km. In order to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Railways has set an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The United Nations Department of Global Communications marked the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of Holocaust on January 27. This year, 2020 marks 75th anniversary of the day. The Day was officially announced in November 2005 at ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
GoI signs “Historic Accord”, Bodo Agreement
On January 27, 2020, the Government of India signed the historic agreement with the nine factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). According to the agreement, the Bodoland Territorial Area District will hold special rights for the locals. ..