Most probable 800 Current Affairs for OPSC OAS Prelim Exam 2020

 

What this PDF Contains:

•  800 Important Current Affairs in form of one-liners

• Date of Release: 01-03-2021

• Months Covered: July- December 2020 

•  800 Current Affairs One Liners for Upcoming OAS Prelim & other Exams

1. PM Modi launches India’s first seaplane service in Gujarat. The Kevadia-Sabarmati water aerodromes and

the seaplane service will connect the Statue of Unity in Kevadia at Narmada district in Gujarat with

the Sabarmati RiverFront in Ahmedabad.

2. The Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been included in the world Network of Biosphere

Reserves’ list of the UNESCO.

3. Microsoft has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills

to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.

4. Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz passes away at 72

jointly inaugurated India’s first-ever E-resource center and the virtual court called “Nyay Kaushal” at Judicial

Officers Training Institute in Nagpur.

6. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has handed over six major airports of the country to the Adani group

on lease for a period of 50 years. They are Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram,

and Guwahati.

7. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation

Limited (IOCL) has signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen

generation technology with headquarter at IndianOils R&D Centre at Faridabad.

8. Axis Bank has announced that it will acquire a 19.002% stake in Max Life as against the 17.002% stake decided

Earlier.

9. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of the General Insurance Business of

Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Limited (Bharti AXA) by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company

Limited (ICICI Lombard) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The merger would result in an

entity with a combined annual premium of Rs 16,447 crore and a market share of nearly 8.7%.

10. Tamal Bandyopadhyay has authored a book titled “Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy”.

11. Noted Malayalam Writer Paul Zacharia selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2020 (Kerala government’s

highest literary honor)

12. Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Sanjeet, and Ashish Kumar have claimed gold medals at the 2020 Alexis

Valentine International Boxing Tournament held in Nantes, France.

13. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation stone of Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables

Protected Cultivation at Khetri near Guwahati.

14. Rajiv Jalota Appointed As Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust, under the Ministry of Shipping, for a period up

to September 30, 2024.

15. Duarte Pacheco of Portugal has been elected as the new President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for

the term 2020-2023. (30th President)

16. Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson announces retirement from all forms of Cricket

17. Padma Bhushan winning legendary violinist TN Krishnan passes away at 92

18. James Bond Fame Scottish Actor Sir Sean Connery passes away at 90

19. ‘Argyle Mine’ World’s Biggest Pink Diamond Mine in Australia, Shuts Down After Exhausting ‘Economic

Reserves’

20. ADB approves USD 132.8 mn loan to improve power distribution network in Meghalaya

21. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara Wins Third Five-Year-Term in Landslide Victory

22. West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels retires from all forms of cricket

23. Bihar’s shortest-serving CM Satish Prasad Singh passes away of Covid-19 at 87

24. Bangladesh & the US launch joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’

25. The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris climate accord on 04 November 2020, becoming

the only country to formally pull out of the deal since it was adopted in 2015.

26. Shaktikanta Das Chairs 40th SAARC Central Bank Governors Meet

27. ICICI Bank has launched a comprehensive banking program for its millennial customers, (in the age

The bracket of 18 years to 35 years ), called ‘ICICI Bank Mine’.

28. John Pombe Magufuli was sworn in as President of Tanzania for a second 5-year term

29. 15 MoUs/Agreements Signed during India-Italy Virtual Summit 2020, addressed jointly by Prime Minister

Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Prof. Giuseppe Conte.

30. Andaman and Nicobar Command carries out joint tri-services exercise code ‘Bull Strike’ at Teressa Island

31. AAI Signs MoU With NTPC Subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), To Set Up Solar Power Plants At

Airports

32. Filmmaker Hariharan wins JC Daniel award for 2019 for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema

33. Chacha Chaudhary roped in as Brand Ambassador for NamamiGange Project

34. National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Dilip Rath elected to the Board of International Dairy

Federation

35. Joe Biden defeats Trump to become 46th President of the USA

36. India’s first solar-based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project launched in Arunachal Pradesh

37. Kerala launches ‘Parivarthanam’ scheme for better livelihood of Fishing Community 

38. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as new Chief Information Commissioner for a tenure of three years.

Three new Information Commissioners also appointed, namely Shri Heeralal Samariya, Ms. Saroj Punhani

and Shri Uday Mahurkar.

39. Manipur’s Gyanendro Ningombam appointed as the Hockey India President

40. Centre Renames Ministry of Shipping as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Mansukh L.

Mandaviya currently holds the portfolio as Minister of State (Independent Charge).

41. India’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge, the Dobra-Chanti Jhula (suspension) bridge, has

been inaugurated in the Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. (725-meter long)

42. Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh to provide insurance cover against COVID-19 for its ‘Green

Soldiers’

43. Daniil Medvedev defeats Alexander Zverev to win his maiden Paris Masters 2020

44. PM Modi Leads Indian delegation at 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State, held virtually under the

chairmanship of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

45. Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

i. The list is compiled by the EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Research Institute.

ii. It is the seventh edition of the annual list.

46. Anupam Kher unveils the cover of his new book “Your Best Day Is Today!”

47. Malayalam author S Hareesh wins the JCB Prize for Literature 2020

48. Centre Forms 21-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to strengthen capital goods sector; Head – Secretary

of Department of Heavy Industries(Shri Arun Goel)

49. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presents 2nd National Water Awards for 2019.

i. Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

50. Noted Writer Ruskin Bond conferred with 11th Tata Literature Lifetime Achievement Award 2020

i. Renowned poet, lyricist, and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has been named as the Poet

Laureate of the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020.

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