Current Affairs 06 February 2020

1. Karnataka CM launches Janasevaka scheme for home delivery of govt services.

• Under Sakala scheme.

• To ensure home delivery of various services like ration cards & senior citizen identity cards.

• CM of Karnataka : B S Yediyurappa.

2. PM Modi to inaugurate five-day Defence Expo 2020 in Lucknow

• 11th edition of the DefExpo-2020.

• Ministers from over 40 countries will take part in DefExpo.

3. Cancer Cases to increase by 81% in poorer countries by 2040: WHO report.

• WHO & IARC have released 2 reports.

• one aimed at setting the global agenda on the disease.

• other focused on research & prevention.

4. India, Norway ink 4 MoUs in field of research, higher education

• MoU was signed between the IIT Delhi & UiT-the Arctic University of Norway.

• Norway Capita : Oslo.

• Currency : Krone.

5. Saima Yunus Khan becomes first Indian to receive IADR Fellowship

• Dr. Saima Yunus Khan, Chairperson, Dept of Paediatrics & Preventive Dentistry of Dr Z A Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University.

• The famous International Association of Dental Research(IADR) John Clarkson Fellowship.

• 1st Indian.

• IADR headquartered : Alexandria, USA.

6. India develops new Vaccine to control Swine Fever.

• Developed by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute.

• Swine fever is a highly contagious fatal pig disease.

• It will cost Rs 2/dose compared to existing rate of Rs 15-20.

7. GDP growth of 5.5% in FY 2021 & 4.9% in FY 2020: Moody’s

• Budget expects GDP growth of 12.6% & 12.8% in FY 2022 & 2023.

8. 7 projects worth Rs. 594 Crores sanctioned for J&K and Ladakh under Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes.

• Swadesh Darshan & PRASHAD, provides financial assistance to State/ UTs.

• PRASHAD fund is for the development of Hazratbal in Srinagar.

• For tourism.

9. President Kovind inaugurates annual Udyanotsav at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

• The Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for the general public.

• Sir Edwin Lutyens had finalized the designs of the Mughal Gardens as early as 1917.

• During the year 1928-29 that plantings were done.

10. 38 Cr. bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana till January 2020

• Minister of State for Finance- Anurag Thakur announced.

• PMJDY was launched on 28th August 2014.

11. Insurance cover on bank deposits increases from Rs 1 lakh to 5 lakhs.

• The decision came into effect from 4 February.

• The cover is provided by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBI.

12. Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu betters her own national record; wins gold with 203 kg lift.

• She bettered her own national record by two kilogram.

• She lifted a total of 203 Kg to win the 49 Kg gold in the National Championships in Kolkata.

• This has put her in fourth place in world rankings.

• Jiang Huihua : First.

• Hou Zhihui : Second.

• Ri Song Gum : Third.

13. RBI Introduces ‘Low KYC’ To Help Fintech Companies Retain Customers.

• RBI has agreed to allow non-compliant KYC accounts to continue making payments through mobile wallets.

• Know-your- customer (KYC).

• Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI).