Current Affairs

National: On November 24, 2020, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the Sukhjit Mega Food Park at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab. This Mega Food Park is spread over 55 acres of land. It is built at project cost […]

National: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami launched a mobile app called Thee (Fire) on November 24, 2020. It has been developed by the State Fire and Rescue Services Department. This will be used to help the public approach the department during fire accidents, floods, & other mishaps in Tamil Nadu. National Pharmacy

National: LIC of India has launched a digital application “ANANDA”- Atmanirbhar Agents New Business Digital App. ANANDA will enable an agent to complete a policy even without physically meeting the customer. National Newborn Week 2020: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched National Newborn Week 2020. It was observed from November

National: In Bihar Legislative Assembly, NDA candidate Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha has been elected as the Speaker on 25 November 2020. Shri Sinha got 126 votes out of 240 MLAs voting. 121 votes were required for the post of speaker. The new speaker Mr. Sinha is the BJP MLA for the third consecutive time from

National: RE-INVEST 2020: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-INVEST 2020), on November 26, 2020. It will be organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, from 26 – 28 November 2020.Theme of the RE-INVEST 2020 is ‘Innovations for Sustainable

National: On November 19, 2020, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law and Justice released a “My Stamp on Chhath Puja”. He also released a special cover on theme “Chhath- A symbol of Simplicity and Cleanliness”. Source: PIB Book: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh released the third volume

National: IISF-2020: On 17 November, 2020, Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the curtain raiser of IISF-2020 for kick-starting different events of the 6th edition of IISF, in New Delhi.This year, India International Science Festival 2020 will begin on the birthday of Srinivas Ramanujan

National: Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi has been appointed as the “Pro-Tem Speaker” of the Bihar legislative assembly, on November 19, 2020. Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan administered him the oath of office. He has been made pro-tem Speaker for two days i.e. for 23-24 November, till the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative

National: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on November 18, 2020 tweeted about “gau (cow) cabinet”.The Madhya Pradesh government has been decided to constitute a “Gau Cabinet” for the protection and promotion of cattle in the state. Animal Husbandry, Forest, Panchayat and Rural Development, Revenue, Home and Farmers Welfare Department will be included in the Gau

National: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Inaugurated the Child Rights Week in Rajasthan from November 14 to 20 November, 2020. This initiative has been taken under Nehru Child Protection Fund, announced in Rajasthan state budget 2020-2021. Chief Minister said, state government making an effective intervention to protect children’s rights. During this week, two new schemes Vaatsalya