Jan 2020

INTERNATIONAL India ranked fifth-biggest geopolitical risk of 2020 by Eurasia Group   Eurasia Group reported that India is one of the world’s top geopolitical risks for 2020. The political risk consultancy India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed as the fifth biggest geopolitical risk of 2020.   Eurasia Group is one of the United States’ most influential risk assessment companies. … Read more 11.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, currently spread over four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. villages dominated by Bodos that were presently outside the BTAD would be included and those with non-Bodo population would be excluded The … Read more 28.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

International Coronavirus- Emergency in China Coronavirus is an umbrella term for viruses that cause illness ranging from common cold to diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Spread from consumption of seafood, is now starting to spread from human to human as well. This can happen when … Read more 25.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Australian Koalas become endangered in bushfires   The Australian government is to declare koalas as an endangered species after the bushfire crisis. It destroyed 30% of the habitat of koalas across the country.   Since September 2019 the Australian bushfires have been raging. It is one of the worst in its history. The bushfire has killed 26 people, burned over 10 … Read more 15.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL Russia S-400 missiles air defence systems to be delivered to India by 2025   Russia started production of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for India. The five units will be delivered to India by 2025.   The S-400 air defence missile systems are among the best in the world. This will significantly bolster India’s air defence mechanism. In … Read more 22 .01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Year 2020 Designated as Year of Nurse and Midwife   World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honor the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the collaborating partner in the three-year Nursing Now Campaign (2018–2020).   The main objective is to improve health … Read more 01.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL China reported the first case from new Coronavirus   Chinese health authorities reported that a new virus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak was identified in the city of Wuhan, China. The researchers discovered that the new strain of the virus is that of the coronavirus.   Coronaviruses infects the respiratory tract.   In 2002-03, Coronavirus killed more … Read more 14.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL India Forex reserves touch all time high of 457.468 billion   India’s foreign exchange reserves got by 2.520 billion USD to touch a record high of 457.468 billion USD in the week on 27th December 2019. The foreign currency assets, a significant part of the overall reserves, rose by 2.203 billion USD to 424.936 billion USD. The … Read more 03.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Brazil to open new Antarctic research base   Brazil has announced that it is to open a new research base in Antarctica. Brazil’s original scientific outpost was destroyed by fire 8 years ago. It is expected that Vice President Hamilton Mourao and Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes will attend the official opening ceremony.   The Brazilian government … Read more 18.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL IMF reduces India’s economic growth forecast to 4.8 percent   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 4.8% for the current fiscal year. The decline is due to the crisis in the non-banking financial sector (NBFC) and weak rural demand. It has also cut the world’s growth estimate.   The IMF projection, … Read more 24.01.20 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs