Top GKToday’s News Headlines-9 February 2020

February 9, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 9, 2020

PM Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa at Hyderabad House in New Delhi
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board’s Real Time Pollution Monitoring System (RTPMS) wins National e-Governance Award 2019-20 from the Centre
23rd National Conference on e-Governance organised in Mumbai
‘A Child of Destiny: An Autobiography’, book written by Prof. Ramakrishna Rao, released by Vice President
110-year old Kalitara Mandal, the oldest voter of Delhi, casts her vote in Assembly polls
AP: First ‘Disha Police Station’ inaugurated in Rajamahendravaram city to exclusively handle cases of crime against women and children
Police in Ghaziabad launch ‘Operation Nakail’ to verify identity of all auto-rickshaw drivers
Prasar Bharati Chairman A. Surya Prakash demits office after two terms

Maharashtra ranked first among 18 large and mid-sized states on the capacity of justice delivery system in India Justice Report-2019 prepared by Tata Trusts
Among states with a population of less than one crore, Goa ranked first
The report is based on publicly available data of entities like police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid
EoLI and MPI
Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019 launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to help assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives
MPI will assess the performance of municipalities based on five enablers namely Service, Finance, Planning, Technology and Governance
EoLI 2019 will facilitate the assessment of ease of living of citizens across three pillars: Quality of Life, Economic Ability and Sustainability

PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) doubles minimum net worth for pension fund managers to ₹50 cr
AAI (Airports Authority of India) awards contract for greenfield airport project at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat- based Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd.
Uttarakhand’s first-ever helicopter services started by Heritage Aviation from Dehradun’s Sahastradhara helipad to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur under centre’s RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme.
Centre and FICCI launch India-Central Asia Business Council to promote business in the region; countries involved: India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) to take up upgradation and modernisation 25 fishing harbours in the country at a proposed outlay of Rs 2500 crore

World Bank chief economist Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg resigns
French and Malian forces kill 20 Islamist extremists in the restive border zone in Africa’s Sahel region where Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso meet

New Zealand (273 for 8 in 50) beat India (251 in 48.3) by 22 runs in second ODI at Eden Park, Auckland to seal 3-match series 2-0
Indian boxers win 4 silvers and 1 bronze at 64th Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen in Hungary
India’s Ankita Raina and Bibiane Schoofs of Netherlands win USD 25000 ITF women’s doubles tennis event in Nonthaburi (Thailand)
Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand gets honourable mention in 2019 International Olympic Committee’s Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award