India’s world-class
facility for training astronauts will come up in three years at Challakere, a shrubby, arid oilseeds town on
the Bengaluru-Pune NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
About 21.40% of
forest cover in India is prone to fires according to a 2019 report by the Forest Survey of India
(FSI). FSI carried out a study along forest fire points identified
across the country from 2004 to 2017. Forests in the north-eastern region and
central India was found to be the most vulnerable.
The Government has
initiated the process of formulating a New
Education Policy. The policy aims to meet the changing dynamics of the
requirements of the population with regard to quality education, innovation,
and research.
UJALA and Street Lighting National Programme
(SLNP) of the central government completed five successful years of
illuminating the country.
The Army is likely
to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5
lakh AK-203 assault rifles with Russia.
In Iran, the Cabinet
announced the country's decision to take the final step to reduce commitments
to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
popularly referred to as the 2015 nuclear deal.
India has extended a
line of credit of USD 75
million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An
agreement was signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco
Exterior De Cuba.
The Women Science
Congress was inaugurated at the ongoing Indian
Science Congress in Bengaluru.
Uttar Pradesh is all
set to become the first state
in the country to start the exercise of shortlisting migrants from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, eligible for citizenship under the new
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Kochi to host the
global meet on the marine ecosystem, MECOS-3.
The 3rd international symposium on marine ecosystems-challenges and
opportunities (MECOS-3) in Kochi from 7-10 January 2020.
Bihar's Bhagalpur
forest division is to inaugurate a first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for
freshwater turtles in January 2020.
The Madhya Pradesh
government has given its 12.55 lakh employees a new year bonanza by approving a
health insurance scheme, ‘Mukhyamantri
Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana’.
Dubai-based Indian
girl, Sucheta Satish,
who can sing in 120 languages, has won in the ‘Global Child Prodigy Awards 2020’ in New Delhi.
Shipping Corporation of India has
appointed Harjeet Kaur Joshi as
the new Chairperson & Managing Director of the company. She
will also hold the additional charge of the post of Director (Finance) of the
company for a period of 3 months.
Karur Vysya Bank’s
chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) P R Seshadri has resigned, citing personal
reasons. The bank has informed stock exchanges that Seshadri will continue to
function till the end of this financial year 2019-20.
Former Governor of
Karnataka T N Chaturvedi passed away.
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