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Monthly Current Affairs 2020

September 2020 Current Affairs:

• Indian Air Force formally inducts Rafale fighter jets
• First World Solar Technology Summit begins: All you need to know!
• First case of COVID-19 re-infection reported in Bengaluru, 27 year-old woman tests positive again
• Teachers’ Day 2020: Why Teachers’ Day is so special? All you need to know
• Defence Minister demands non-aggression, respect for international norms, each other’s interests at SCO meet
• India to host Quad meet and 2+2 dialogue
• J&K Government sets up Biodiversity Council
• Assam Assembly passes bill to protect state’s heritage sites, Get Details Here
• PM Narendra Modi’s official website twitter account hacked, hacker identifies as John Wick
• PUBG, 118 other Mobile Apps Banned by Indian Govt: Check the important details and Complete List here
• Sumit Nagpal becomes first Indian in 7 years to enter the second round of Grand Slam Singles event
• Coal India decides to invest over Rs. 1.22 lakh crores on 500 projects by 2023-24
• Cabinet approves Mission Karmayogi: What is Mission Karmayogi, how will it benefit common man?
• India’s Adani Green ranked as world’s No. 1 solar firm
• Parliament’s Monsoon Session to begin from September 14: Know Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha timings here
• Defence Minister embarks on 3-day visit to Russia: Know all about it
• One of the farthest star galaxies discovered by Indian astronomers
• US won’t join WHO-linked global effort to develop, distribute COVID-19 vaccine
• India plans to release forensic accounting and investigation standards
• Rajiv Kumar takes charge as new Election Commissioner
• India, France holds discussions for Mission Alpha-like equipment for Gaganyaan astronauts
• India’s GDP contracts 23.9% in Q1 of 2020-21, worst GDP growth contraction in decades
• Supreme Court grants 10 years to telecom companies to pay AGR dues
• Defence Ministry signs Rs 2,580 crore contract with Indian companies for Pinaka missiles
• Postal Department set to promote, transport local products across the country
• Sero Survey: Third round starts in New Delhi from September 1 to check prevalence of antibodies against COVID-19
• World’s largest solar tree set up at Durgapur
• Japan to provide development assistance loan worth Rs. 3,500 crores to India to fight COVID-19 pandemic
• China constructs missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar amid the stand-off with India.

August 2020 Current Affairs:

• Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s health declines: Army Hospital
• Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84, Tributes Pour In – A Brief Look at His Political Career
• Air India’s privatization process to be completed within 2020: Civil Aviation Minister HS Puri
• Regular International commercial flight operations to remain suspended till September 30
• Mustapha Adib set to be become Lebanon’s new Prime Minister
• PM Narendra Modi announces September to observed as ‘Nutrition Month’ in Mann in Baat
• India, Russia announced as joint winners at FIDE Chess Olympiad
• Unlock 4: Sports Authority to open shooting facility for the developmental shooters
• UAE launches Agriota platform to bridge gap between its food industry, Indian farmers
• Unlock 4 Guidelines: Delhi Metro to start from September 7, public gathering of 100 allowed from Sept 21
• India records world’s highest single-day spike with 80,000 Coronavirus cases in a day
• Asteroid with diameter of over 22 metres to pass by Earth on September 1
• Reliance Retail to acquire Future Group’s retail, wholesale businesses for Rs 24,713 crore
• Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black Panther’ star passes away due to colon cancer at 43
• National Sports Awards 2020: President Ram Nath Kovind virtually confer the awards, Check the winners and other important details
• India co-sponsors United Nations Security Council Resolution on women peacekeepers
• Chunauti- Next Generation start-up challenge contest launched by IT Minister
• Arunachal State Assembly passes resolution for the inclusion of state in the sixth schedule

July 2020 Current Affairs:

• Bharat Biotech starts first phase of human trials of Covaxin
• Delhi CM inaugurates India’s first Plasma Bank: Who can donate plasma and how?
• Russians approve new constitutional reforms, Vladimir Putin may stay as Russia’s President till 2036
• RBI conducts OMO, Operation Twist for Government Securities: What is OMO & Why RBI conducts Open Market Operations
• Madhya Pradesh govt launches ‘Kill Corona’ campaign
• RBI defines conditions for govt’s special liquidity schemes for NBFCs and HFCs
• Government declares entire Nagaland disturbed area till December-end
• SDMC, NTPC Ltd. and Indian Oil sign MoU for Waste to Energy Plant in Delhi
• World Bank approves $750 million fund to support India’s MSME Sector
• India plans to acquire lethal version of Spice-2000 bombs
• Kiren Rijiju launches NADA app to inform athletes about the banned substances
• G4 Swine Flu: New pandemic potential flu virus detected in China; another pandemic threat soon?
• National Doctor’s Day 2020: Theme, History, Significance and Other Details
• Centre releases the operational guidelines of PM Matsya Sampada Yojana
• Unlock 2.0 Guidelines by MHA: Complete List of What’s Allowed & What’s Not; Know What will remain closed
• Udyam Registration: New process for MSME registration launched

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June 2020 Current Affairs:

• President re-appoints KK Venugopal as Attorney General of India for a year
• PM Modi Speech Updates: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana extended till November end
• India’s first human space mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will not be affected by COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Jitendra Singh
• China passes controversial Hong Kong national security law
• GOI and World Bank signs loan agreements to provide affordable housing to low-income groups in Tamil Nadu
• Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani announces disassociation from Hurriyat Conference
• Iran issues arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over killing of Qasem Soleimani
• Project Platina: Maharashtra govt inaugurates world’s largest plasma therapy trial for COVID-19
• Unlock 2.0: Lockdown extended till July 31 in containment zones; what’s open, what is closed in other zones?
• India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps including TikTok, WeChat, Cam Scanner: See full list of banned apps here
• India and Bhutan sign concession agreement for joint venture hydroelectric project
• PM Modi Mann ki Baat on China-LAC: Those coveting India’s territories in Ladakh given befitting reply
• Health Ministry recommends the use of Dexamethasone drug for treating COVID-19 patients
• Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi attack updates: All four gunmen killed, confirms Pakistani police
• PM FME Scheme launched to generate total investment of Rs. 35,000 crore and 9 lakh employment
• Fourth Phase of ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ starts from July 3
• Maharashtra Government extends lockdown in the state till July 31
• Culture Ministry to celebrate Sankalp Parva from June 28-July 12
• Centre plans to bring Aadhar-based farmer database
• Delhi govt starts Sero Survey of 20,000 people
• Uttar Pradesh to form special security force for industrial security
• NASA names its headquarters after Mary.W.Jackson, agency’s first African-American female engineer
• US President Donald Trump signs executive order to protect monuments, statues from vandalism

May 2020 Current Affairs:

• Coronavirus Telangana Hotspots/Red Zones: Complete List of Red, Orange, Green Districts Containment Zone
• Delhi Coronavirus Hotspots List: Delhi’s 11 districts marked as Red Zones, Get full list of 81 Containment Zones
• Red/Orange/Green Zones in India: Get Full list of Districts & States COVID-19 Containment Zone
• Coronavirus Hotspots in India: Complete list of 130 COVID-19 hotspot districts, all metro cities red zones
• Coronavirus cases state-wise update: Maharashtra worst-affected with 22,171 coronavirus cases
• COVID-19 Impact: EU braces itself for ‘recession of historic proportions’ in 2020
• Aarogya Setu App Privacy Issue: Government says No Data or Security Breach; Know Everything Here
• Italian researchers claim to be first to neutralise coronavirus through vaccine
• Centre plans to implement new agro MSME policy
• Trade Unions seek Rs 7,500 cash support from centre
• Pulitzer Prize 2020: Three photojournalists from J&K win the prize
• National sports awards nominations invited through e-mail
• Commonwealth Youth Games rescheduled for 2023 amid COVID-19
• Some people are busy spreading deadly viruses like terrorism amid COVID-19: PM Modi at NAM Summit
• Aarogya Setu Mitr: New portal launched to offer free online COVID-19 consultation
• New paths suggested to catch signals of dark matter particles
• Israel successfully isolates coronavirus antibody in breakthrough development
• US treasury to borrow USD 3 trillion to support economy
• Saras Collection launched by govt on GeM Portal
• Government to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad in phases from May 7
• DRDO develops Ultraviolet disinfection tower “UV Blaster”
• Environment Ministry clears central vista’s new parliament building project; What is Central Vista Project?
• Bharat Market: CAIT to launch national e-commerce marketplace for retail traders
• USGS released first detailed geological map of the moon
• Arktika-M: Russia to launch first satellite to monitor Arctic Climate
• New simulation code developed to study Earth’s magnetosphere

April 2020 Current Affairs:

• How to get Curfew e-Pass / Online pass for lockdown? Get Complete List of websites Here
• PMJDY: Women Jan Dhan accounts to be credited with sum worth Rs 500 today
• First UNSC meeting to be held soon on COVID-19 pandemic
• OBC, UBI CEOs designated as ‘Officers on Special Duty’ post mega merger
• Centre expands domicile rule for J&K: Who is a domicile in Jammu and Kashmir?
• World Athletics Championship Shifts to 2022 after Tokyo Olympics dates changes
• World Bank proposes $1 billion for India’s Project on COVID-19
• RBI announces measures to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 Pandemic Worst Crisis after World War II: UN Chief
• Homemade masks 70 percent effective, says Government’s Scientific Advisor
• Government Slashes Interest Rates on Small Saving Schemes
• SunRISE mission: NASA announces new mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms
• Housing Ministry to issue advisory to save interest of homebuyers, real estate stakeholders
• APEC economy to be reduced by 2.7 per cent in 2020
• Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline submits final report to Finance Minister
• IMD releases new list of 169 tropical cyclones names
• US aid agency announces additional $3 million to support India’s battle against COVID-19
• Jal Shakti Abhiyan activities to be expanded during monsoon
• Nagaland levies Covid-19 cess on petrol and diesel

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March 2020 Current Affairs:

• US, Taliban sign peace deal for phased withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
• Rajya Sabha elections: Notification for elections for 55 Rajya Sabha seats to be issued today
• Muhyiddin Yassin takes oath as Malaysia’s new Prime Minister
• Suposhit Maa Abhiyan: Om Birla launches campaign to create malnutrition-free India
• RaIDer-X: DRDO unveils new explosive detection device
• Zero Discrimination Day 2020: UNAIDS calls for zero discrimination against women, girls
• Olympic bronze medalist Balbir Singh Kullar passes away
• PAN cardholders may be fined Rs 10000 for not linking PAN with Aadhaar by March 31
• US-Taliban Peace Deal: 4 Key Aspects You Must Know
• World Wildlife Day 2020: Theme, Significance and Impact of Biodiversity Loss
• GISAT-1 launch postponed due to technical reasons: ISRO
• Centre approves MGNREGA Labourers Wage Hike
• Nizamuddin Mosque Event: What Is Tablighi Jamaat and How it led to Coronavirus Hotspot in India?
• World Economy to go into recession, India and China likely to be exempted: UN report
• Stranded in India: Ministry of Tourism launches portal to help foreign tourists
• COVID-19 pandemic to Slowdown Asian Economic Growth: World Bank
• BHU department claims to have discovered new technology to test COVID-19

February 2020 Current Affairs:

• India withdraws from Shooting World Cup citing coronavirus threat
• India has become world’s 5th largest economy: IMF
• ICGS Varad commissioned into service: Know all its features!
• Government approves 32 projects under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
• SN Shrivastava to be next Delhi Police Commissioner, succeeds Amulya Patnaik
• VAJRA: Indian Coast Guard’s sixth offshore patrol vessel launched
• NavIC in Realme X50 Pro? Company claims to be first in the world to use ISRO’s technology
• India, Myanmar exchange 10 agreements in various fields including energy, infrastructure
• Market Intelligence and Early Warning System launched to monitor prices of TOP crops
• Hurun Global Rich List 2020: Mukesh Ambani richest in Asia, Jeff Bezos in world
• RBI directs banks to link new floating rate loans to medium enterprises with external benchmark
• Coronavirus update: Air India brings back 119 Indians stuck aboard Diamond Princess, IAF evacuates 112 people from Wuhan
• Sri Lanka withdraws from UNHRC resolution on war crimes
• Maria Sharapova, five-time Grand Slam winner, announces retirement

January 2020 Current Affairs:

• First indigenous bio-jet fuel powered IAF aircraft lands successfully in Leh
• Indian Railways: First Banana Container Train to boost exports; First High Capacity Parcel Van
• ISRO preparing 500 low cost satellite launch vehicles in 5 years
• Amazon partnering with Eastern Railways sets up pick-up kiosk in Kolkata after Mumbai
• Economic Survey 2020 tabled in the Parliament by the Finance Minister
• TERI: India’s Steel Demand to increase carbon emissions by 600 MT
• Google: Tangi Application; AI Model for Killer Whales; 1 million USD Grant
• CII celebrates 125 years; Tamil Nadu CM launches new scheme at the event
• World Games Athlete of the Year, 2019-Title won by Rani Rampal
• WHO: International Health Emergency declared over Corona Virus
• Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO held in New Delhi
• Indian Railways to roll out Automatic Identification and Data Collection
• SAMPRITI-IX: India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise to be held in Meghalaya
• Transparency International: Assam tops in budget formulation

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GK Online Quiz:

Question 1: Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world’s

1. largest railway station
2. highest railway station
3. longest railway station
4. None of the above

Answer: 1

Question 2: Entomology is the science that studies

1. Behavior of human beings
2. Insects
3. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
4. The formation of rocks

Answer: 2

Question 3: Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. Australia

Answer: 2

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Question 4: Garampani sanctuary is located at

1. Junagarh, Gujarat
2. Diphu, Assam
3. Kohima, Nagaland
4. Gangtok, Sikkim

Answer: 2

Question 5: For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

1. Physics and Chemistry
2. Physiology or Medicine
3. Literature, Peace and Economics
4. All of the above

Answer: 4

Question 6: Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

1. Labour Party
2. Nazi Party
3. Ku-Klux-Klan
4. Democratic Party

Answer: 2

Question 7: FFC stands for

1. Foreign Finance Corporation
2. Film Finance Corporation
3. Federation of Football Council
4. None of the above

Answer: 2

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Question 8: Fastest shorthand writer was

1. G. D. Bist
2. R.D. Tata
3. M. Tagore
4. Khudada Khan

Answer: 1

Question 9: Epsom (England) is the place associated with

1. Horse racing
2. Polo
3. Shooting
4. Snooker

Answer: 1

Question 10: First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in

1. 1967
2. 1968
3. 1958
4. 1922

Answer: 1

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