Focus Merit

Date	Day	Theme 2020
04 January	World Braille Day
06 January	Journalist day (in Maharashtra)
09 January	Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
10 January	World Hindi Day
11-17 January	National Road Safety Week	Sadak Suraksha - Jeevan Suraksha.
12 January	National Youth Day
14 January	Armed Forces Veterans Day
15 January	Indian Army Day
18 January	15th Raising day of NDRF
19 January	National Immunization day
24 January	National Girl Child Day
24 January	International day of education	Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace.
25 January	National Voters' Day	Electoral Literacy for a Stronger Democracy
25 January	National Tourism Day
26 January	International Customs Day	Customs fostering Sustainability for people, prosperity and the planet.
26 January	World Leprosy Day	Leprosy isn't what you think
27 January	International day of the commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust	“75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice”
30 January	World Neglected Tropical diseases day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi to attend the National Cadet Corps rally

January 28, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally at the Cariappa Parade ground in New Delhi. Prime Minister will inspect the Guard of Honour and review the March Past by the various NCC contingents. The NCC cadets will present before the Prime Minister a cultural performance and their capabilities in fields of adventure sports, music and performance arts. PM will also distribute awards for the meritorious NCC cadets.

Indian Railways to run entirely on electricity by 2024

January 28, 2020

Indian Railways is expected to switch entirely to electricity by 2024, as stated Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. It will be the first railway network in the world to be run fully on electricity. India is also planning to make the entire railway network a ‘net-zero emission network‘ by 2030, it will run on clean energy and clean power.

Global risk degree of novel coronavirus increases from moderate to high

January 28, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has increased the global risk degree of the novel coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV from moderate to high. The total number of 2019-nCoV confirmed cases globally has reached 2,014 including 1,985 in China. Indian Embassy is considering all options which includes evacuation of Indians in Wuhan. Hubei has suspended the services for the application of ordinary passports and exit-entry permits for Chinese persons.

NABARD estimates credit potential of Rs 90,000 crore for Odisha for 2020-21

January 28, 2020

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday projected an overall credit potential for Odisha under priority sector at Rs 90,395 crore for 2020-21. The credit potential of the state was estimated in the State Focus Paper for Odisha, released in the credit seminar for 2020-21.

Ot of the total credit potential for priority sector, an amount of Rs 43,282.11 crore has been assessed under agriculture, Rs 40,227.79 crore is estimated under farm credit which comprises both crop and term loans for agriculture and allied activities. Other sectors consisting of export credit, education, housing, renewable energy and social infrastructure have 18.43 per cent share in the total credit potential under priority sector.

Urban Co-operative Banks report nearly 1000 frauds worth Rs. 220 cr

January 28, 2020

As per the Reserve Bank of India, Urban Co-operative Banks have reported nearly 1,000 cases of fraud worth more than Rs. 220 crore in the last five fiscals. A total of 181 fraud cases, involving Rs 7 crore were noticed during 2018-19. A total of 99 cases involving Rs 9 crore were reported in 2017-18, while 27 such cases involving Rs 9.3 crore during 2016-17. 187 cases of fraud, involving Rs 3 crore were reported in 2015-16 and 478 such cases involving fraud of Rs 19.8 crore during 2014-15.

Election Commission of India award for The Hindu Tamil

January 28, 2020

Election Commission of India (ECI) awarded National Media Award for print to “The Hindu Tamil” as part of the poll panel’s national awards for voter awareness and education campaign in 2019 on the occasion of the 10th National Voters Day held at New Delhi.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented National Media Award for print to K.Ashokan, Editor, The Hindu Tamil for encouraging people for ‘Right to vote based on the merit of candidates’ during Lok Sabha election 2019.

The Hindu Tamil received the award in the print media category for ‘extensive coverage and targeted campaign towards informed and ethical voting during Lok Sabha 2019‘ and encouraging ‘masses to exercise their franchise and vote on merit of candidates‘.

Sneha Pamneja awarded ‘Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize’ 2020

January 28, 2020

Graphic designer Sneha Pamneja was awarded ‘Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize‘ for designing the cover of “Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine“. The event was held at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. The book is written by Sonal Ved and published by Roli books.

Pamneja was felicitated with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh on Friday by the jury comprising writer-politician Shashi Tharoor, JLF director and author Namita Gokhale, and columnist and novelist Shobhaa De, for designing a ‘visually arresting and impactful’ cover.

Andy Serkis to be honoured at BAFTA for outstanding contribution to cinema

January 28, 2020

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that actor, producer, director and founder of The Imaginarium, Andy Serkis, will receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the 73rd EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday, 2nd February in London.

Serkis is best known for his pioneering performance capture work, portraying Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films as well as the lead role of Caesar in the Planet of the Apes. Recently he moved into directing with Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle and Breathe. He is currently directing Venom 2.

Asian Tennis Federation nominates Anil Khanna as Life President

January 28, 2020

The former President of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF), Anil Khanna, was nominated as the life president of the ATF and also as the Chairman of its Finance Committee during the meeting of the Board of Directors, held in Melbourne on Monday.

CS Sunder Raju was elected as the senior vice president of the ATF, while Anil Dhupar was elected as a member of the Seniors Committee and VK Batra, as member of the Constitution Committee. Khanna had served as ATF president from 2005 to 2019 and also ITF Vice President from 2015-19.

B Anand appointed as secretary of National Commission for Minorities

January 28, 2020

Senior bureaucrat B. Anand was on Monday appointed as the secretary of National Commission for Minorities. Mr. Anand, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, is at present additional secretary and financial advisor, the department of science and technology. He is also holding additional charge of financial advisor, department of biotechnology and ministry of earth sciences.

January 2020 Current Affairs

New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi to attend the National Cadet Corps rally

Indian Railways to run entirely on electricity by 2024

Global risk degree of novel coronavirus increases from moderate to high

NABARD estimates credit potential of Rs 90,000 crore for Odisha for 2020-21

Urban Co-operative Banks report nearly 1000 frauds worth Rs. 220 cr

Election Commission of India award for The Hindu Tamil

Sneha Pamneja awarded ‘Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize’ 2020

Andy Serkis to be honoured at BAFTA for outstanding contribution to cinema

Asian Tennis Federation nominates Anil Khanna as Life President

B Anand appointed as secretary of National Commission for Minorities

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