Current Affairs in short : 2 January 2020

The birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh ji is being celebrated in the country.

The University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru is all set to host the 107th Indian Science Congress.

The  Indian Railway integrated railway helplines into single number 139 for the passengers for quick grievance redressal and inquiry during their journey. The new helpline number 139 will take over all the existing helpline numbers (except 182).

Pacific Island nation Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens takes effect from 01 January 2019.

Around 8,000-10,000 cameras will be used to carry out the 2020 lion census in Gujarat, the last abode of the Asiatic lion.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded the first civil contract for the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of its Phase 4 project. 

Indian Space Research Organisation identifies four Astronauts for Gaganyaan manned mission. ISRO chief K. Sivan says, their training will begin from the third week of January, 2020.

Odisha's 5T initiatives launched an online platform to digitalize the publication of Odisha Gazette and move forward as a paperless mode of publication.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolments & Update Centres across the country. 

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI has launched a mobile app, MANI, Mobile Aided Note Identifier, to help visually challenged people to identify denomination of currency notes.

Pariksha pe Charcha, the programme in which Prime Minister interacts with the cross section of Students and Teachers from India and abroad to beat exam stress has been rescheduled to 20th January this year.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority .The main aim is to boost the confidence of customers and bring in more transparency in the real estate sector.

Vinod Kumar Yadav has assumed the charge of Chairman, Railway Board after being reappointed.

G Babita Rayudu took charge as its executive director. Rayudu will handle the legal affairs department, enforcement department, and special enforcement cell.

In the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, Opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has won presidential elections, picking up 53.55 per cent of votes.

Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was picked as captain of ESPN Cricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was named the leader in Tests.