Page-9 of Current Affairs - January, 2020
11th Edition of DefExpo Begins Next Wednesday at Lucknow
The 11th edition of the biennial mega defence exhibition, DefExpo 2020 is to be held in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow from 5th February to 9th February 2020 for which preparations are on its full swing with an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
12th National Conference on Safety in Mines held in New Delhi
On 28th January 2020, the 12th National Conference on Safety in Mines was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment, Santosh Kumar Gangwar and the Labour Ministry has introduced `Occupational Safety, Health ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
155th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
The 155th birth anniversary of the great Indian freedom fighter LalaLajpatRai, popularly known as Punjab Kesari, who fought for India’s freedom from British rule, was observed on 28th January across the country. He earned the titles of `Punjab Kesari’ and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
India’s first Underwater Metro to be launched by March 2022
The country’s first underwater metro project, the East-West project of the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, passing through Kolkata’s iconic Hooghly river is set to be launched by March 2022. Connecting the twin cities Kolkata and Howrah, the 16.6 km route ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Billie Eilish matches 1981 record by winning 4 Grammy Awards
The 18-year-old singer cum songwriter, Billie Eilish from Los Angeles who gave voice to the people of a younger generation dealing with depression, made history by becoming the youngest artist to win the top four prizes in the history of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
UK to offer Fast-track Visa for Scientist and Researchers following BREXIT
The Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has recently announced the new scheme of fast- track visa to attract world’s best scientists, mathematicians and researchers which will be open from 20th February 2020 for those who work in a ..