Dec 2019

  INTERNATIONAL Google searches for Operation Twist surge in India   Google searches for Operation Twist surge in India. The announcement came after the central bank announced its version of the U.S. Federal Reserve unconventional monetary policy. The searches for the term came from Delhi, Maharashtra.   The central bank buys long-term bonds while simultaneously selling short-term government securities to … Read more 25.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL India likely to surpass Germany to become the fourth-largest economy in 2026: Report   India will overtake Germany to become the fourth-largest economy in the world by the year 2026. According to a report by the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), India is all set to overtake Japan to become the … Read more 31.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Portugal to launch a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize   Portugal is to launch a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize with an aim to promote Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals. The announcement was made by the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa. at the second meeting of the National Committee for Commemoration of the 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at New … Read more 22-23.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL World’s 1st fully electric commercial aircraft takes inaugural test flight in Canada   Signifying the start of the electric aviation age, the world’s first fully-electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight, in Vancouver, Canada. The technology would mean significant cost savings for airlines, not to mention zero emissions. The range is enough to … Read more 12.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL UN declares Malala decade’s ‘most famous teenager’   The UN has declared Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as “the most famous teenager in the world” in its ‘Decade in Review’ report. In 2014, Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts for children’s rights … Read more 29-30.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL International Tea Day 2019 The United Nations (UN) has declared May 21 as International Tea Day on the recommendations of India, however, this day is celebrated on December 15 Every Year. The proposal was made by India at the International Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Intergovernmental Group meeting held in Milan 4 years ago. … Read more 15-16.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs