Current Affairs 26th September 2020| Current Affairs News

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Antyodaya Diwas

• In 2014, Venkaiah Naidu former Union Urban Development Minister announced that the government has decided to observe September 25 as ‘Antyodaya Diwas’ every year to mark the birth anniversary of erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh and BJP icon Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
• The birthday of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, one of the great thinker and philosopher of the nationalist movement of the country.
• Antyodaya means uplifting the poorest of the poor. Reaching the person in the last mile, that is the message of this Antyodaya.

World Environmental Health Day

• World Environmental Health Day is annually observed in many countries around the world on September 26. The observance was inaugurated in 2011 in Indonesia.
• World Environmental Health Day was launched by the IFEH Council (International Federation of Environmental Health).
• This year the theme of World Environmental Health Day 2020 is – Environmental Health A Key Public Health Intervention in Disease Pandemic.

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‘Saubhagya’ scheme completes three years since its inception

• Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya” has completed three years since its inception.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched this scheme on the 25th of September, 2017 to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas.
• The scheme was launched with  an  aim to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural areas  and all poor households in urban areas across the country.
• The scheme was started with an outlay of 16,320 crore rupees. Out of the total amount, the outlay for the rural households is over 14 thousand  crore rupees while for the urban households the outlay is 2,295 crore rupees. As many as over 2 crore 62 lakh households have been provided electricity connection so far under the Saubhagya scheme.

Income Tax Department launches Faceless Income tax appeals

• The Income Tax Department launched Faceless Income tax Appeals. In a statement, CBDT stated, under it, all income tax appeals will be finalised in a faceless manner with the exception of appeals relating to serious frauds, major tax evasion, sensitive and search matters, International tax and Black Money Act. while launching the Faceless Assessment and Taxpayers’ Charter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to launch the faceless appeals on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay.
• CBDT stated, now there will be no physical interface between the taxpayers or their counsel and the Income Tax Department. The taxpayers can make submissions from the comfort of their home and save their time and resources. The Faceless Appeal system will include allocation of cases through Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence under the dynamic jurisdiction with central issuance of notices which would be having Document Identification Number.
• As part of dynamic jurisdiction, the draft appellate order will be prepared in one city and will be reviewed in some other city resulting in an objective, fair and just order. The faceless appeal will provide great convenience to the taxpayers. The new system will also be instrumental in imparting greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the functioning of the Income Tax Department.

About Income Tax Department:

• Headquarters:New Delhi
• Chairman: Pramod Chandra Modi,

First-ever annual ‘India Happiness Report’ released; Mizoram, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands top index

• The first-ever annual ‘India Happiness Report’, which is India specific and studies happiness in the thirty-six states and union territories of India, has been released.
• In the happiness rankings of states and union territories, Mizoram, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the top three. Among the big states, Punjab, Gujarat, and Telangana are among the top three states whereas, among smaller states, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top three states in happiness rankings. Among union territories, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep are the top three union territories in happiness rankings.
• “The spirit of India is quite resilient and the impact of COVID-19 varies across states and union territories. It varies from the worst possible to the best possible among individuals in the study. Maharashtra, Delhi, and Haryana have shown the worst possible impact of COVID-19 on happiness, whereas Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir are neutral and Manipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep have shown the best possible impact of COVID-19 on happiness,” says the report.

Railways extends pact with IIT Kanpur for infrastructure modernisation research

IBPS PO Descriptive Paper 2020: Essay & Letter writing Tips and Strategy

 IBPS PO Descriptive Paper 2020: IBPS (Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection) has released the much-awaited recruitment notification for IBPS PO tentatively scheduled in October 2020. After qualifying prelims exam candidates have to qualify a descriptive test, this page contains the tips for Essay and Letter Writing for IBPS PO Descriptive Test. 

In a Descriptive test, Letter and Essay writing would be conducted after objective Test of PO mains, which is scheduled to be held on 28th November 2020

IBPS PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER PATTERN 

Following table contains the Type, number of question, total marks, and time duration asked in IBPS PO Descriptive Paper.

TEST	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	MARKS	DURATION
LETTER WRITING	01	25 marks	30 minutes
ESSAY WRITING	01

PREPARATION TIPS FOR IBPS PO DESCRIPTIVE PAPER

IBPS PO ESSAY WRITING Tips:

• Follow a uniform flow through-out your essay, essay theme should not have any dramatic changes, the content must have a constant flow.
• Outline the Materials you are about to write, and then follow the outline to write your content.
• Always be neutral while writing, avoid taking any sides of an argument, provide both pros and cons according to the topic given.
• Unnecessary points should be avoided, try to be precise and to the point as possible.
• Stay on the Topic, always be relevant to the topic and provide as much information as possible.
• Be as informative as you can, make sure the information provided by you is accurate.
• Divide your content into paragraphs and subparagraphs, using this method you will be able to split up the topic into many subtopics.

Practice Logical Reasoning Ability Questions (Miscellaneous)

 Dear Readers, Reasoning Section play a vital role in Banking and all other competitive exams. To enrich your preparation here we have provided a new series of Practice Questions on Reasoning Ability – Miscellaneous. Candidates who are going to appear in Bank Exams 2020 can practice these questions daily and make your preparation effective.

In the Competitive Exams, Reasoning questions play a vital part, and moreover, we can say that the Reasoning part decides the Success, which means a person who is strong in Reasoning can easily crack the examination. 

The Reasoning Ability – Miscellaneous is one of the crucial and most scoring sections in any banking examination. Effective preparation with the right materials will help you to crack this section easily. You will procure a complete idea of the Reasoning Ability – Miscellaneous from the Reasoning questions.

Candidates those who are appearing for SBI PO 2020, SBI Clerk 2020, IBPS RRB 2020, IBPS PO 2020, IBPS Clerk 2020, SSC CGL 2020, RRB Railway Recruitment 2020 can also practice these questions daily and make your preparation effective.

Reasoning Ability Miscellaneous – Exams Covered

• Banking (SBI PO Prelims, SBI Clerk Mains, RRB PO Prelims, RRB Clerk Prelims, IBPS PO Prelims/Mains, NABARD, RBI Grade B)
• SSC (CGL, CHSL)
• Railway (RRB JE, NTPC)
• Insurance (LIC Clerk Prelims, LIC HFL/Assistant, NIACL)

Crack SBI Clerk / Syndicate PO / Canara Bank PO – Reasoning Ability (Miscellaneous)

Direction (1-5): In the following questions, only one conclusion is given and five statements are given a), b), c), d) and e). From this you have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statement logically follows.

1) Conclusion:

All cars are being Door is a Possibility.

Some bikes are not Houses.

All Doors are being car is a Possibility.

a) Statements:

All Doors are Window.

No Window is House.

Some House is Car.

Some Cars are Bike.

b) Statements:

No Door is Window.

Some Windows are House.

Some House is Car.

Some Cars are Bike.

C) Statements:

Some Doors are Window.

Some Windows are House.

All House is Car.

Some Cars are Bike.

d) Statements:

All Doors are Window.

Some Windows are House.

No House is Car.

Some Cars are Bike.

e) None of these

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2) Conclusion:

All Tablets are being Mobile is a Possibility.

Some Mobiles are not Computer.

All Computers are being Laptop is a Possibility.

a) Statements:

All Mouse are Mobile.

No Computer is Mouse.

Some Laptops are Mobile.

Some Computers are Tablet.

B) Statements:

No Computers is Tablet.

Some Mouse is Mobile.

Some Computers are Mouse.

C) Statements:

All Laptops are Mobile.

Some Computers are Tablet.

No Tablet is a Mouse.

Some Mouse is Mobile.

d) Statements:

Some Computers are Mouse.

Some Mouse is Mobile.

All Computers are tablets.

Some laptops are Mobile.

e) None of these

Current Affairs 25th September 2020| Current Affairs News

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World Maritime Day

• Every year on September 24, World Maritime Day is observed to understand the importance of the marine environment, the impact of industries on the oceans and marine life and the well-being of seafarers who spend months away from home.
• The theme for this year is“sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet” –  in line with the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs of the United Nations.

World Pharmacist Day

• World Pharmacist Day is celebrated on 25 September every year to promote awareness about the importance and role of a pharmacist. On this day, the main aim is to showcase pharmacists and their positive effects on health.
• The theme of World Pharmacist Day 2020 is “Transforming global health”.

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PM Narendra Modi launches ‘Fit India’ protocols on first anniversary of ‘Fit India Movement’

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on (September 24, 2020) interacted with fitness experts and influencers from across the country to mark the one-year anniversary of the ‘Fit India Movement.’
• The PM also launched the ‘Fit India Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols’ during the online Fit India Dialogue 2020.
• Cricketer Virat Kohli, model-actor and runner Milind Soman and nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar were among the fitness influencers who participated in the event.
• Paralympic javelin gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia and footballer from Jammu and Kashmir Afshan Ashiq were the first ones to speak at the event.
• Since its launch last year, various events had been organised under the aegis of the Fit India Movement like the Fit India Freedom Run, Plog Run, Cyclothon, Fit India Week, Fit India School Certificate and various other programmes.
• These events witnessed the enthusiastic participation of people from all walks of life and from across the country.

About MoYA&S

• Minister of State of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: Kiren Rijiju
• Constituency: Arunachal West

Govt raises limit for use of SDRF funds by states from 35 per cent to 50 per cent to tackle COVID situation

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the limit of using the State Disaster Response Fund for COVID specific infrastructure has been increased from 35 per cent to 50 per cent.
• He interacted with Chief Ministers of six states and one Union Territory through video conference.
• These States and UTs are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
• More than 63 per cent of the active cases of the country are concentrated in these six States and a Union Territory.
• Mr Modi stressed on the need to increase focus on effective testing, tracing, treatment, surveillance and clear messaging.

Country’s apex regulator of medical education ‘National Medical Commission’ comes into existence

• The National Medical Commission (NMC), in place of the Medical Council of India (MCI), as the country’s apex regulator of medical education and profession has come into existence. With the NMC coming into being, the Board of Governors (BoG) which superseded the MCI on September 26th, 2018, to perform its functions, has been dissolved and the nearly 64-year-old Indian Medical Council Act abolished.
• Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma, former head of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ENT department, Delhi, has been appointed as chairman for a period of three years.
• The NMC Act, which seeks to usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector, received the assent of the president on August 8th last year. The NMC comprises a chairman, 10 ex-officio members and 22 part-time members.

Govt forms five task forces to make Indian MSMEs future-ready

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International Day of Sign Languages

• International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.
• The International Day of Sign Languages is an unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all deaf people and other sign language users.
• Thetheme for International Day of Sign languages 2020 is “Sign Languages Are for Everyone!”

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Government has launched YuWaah – a multi-stakeholder platform to make young people career ready

• Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have signed a “Statement of Intent” to establish YuWaah, Generation Unlimited (GenU), a global multi-stakeholder platform in India.
• Support young people by providing entrepreneurship classes (online and offline) with successful entrepreneurs and experts, towards establishing entrepreneurial mindset among young people.
• Upskilling of young people on 21stcentury skills, life skills, digital skills through online and offline channels and support them through self-learning, for their productive lives and the future of work.
• Create linkages with aspirational economic opportunities to connect young people with employment opportunities, including building pathways to connect them with jobs or self-employment. For this, innovative solutions and technology platforms will be engages to take maximize the scale and reach.·
• Providing career guidance support to young people through career portal as well as through job-readiness and self-exploration sessions to make young people career-ready.·
• The role of Department of Youth Affairs in this project is to provide relevant experts to participate on the YuWaah Technical Working Groups/ Task Forces.

About MoYA&S

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs of India: Kiren Rijiju
• Constituency: Arunachal West

About UNICEF

• Headquarters: New York, United States
• Head: Henrietta H. Fore

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India aims to end tuberculosis by 2025: Health Minister at UN

• Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has stated that India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Dr Harsh Vardhan stated this while addressing Ministers of Member Nations of WHO, Heads and Representatives of UN Agencies through virtual interaction. He spoke on India’s role and contribution towards strengthening multisectoral action and progress towards ending TB, especially in context of the COVID-19 crisis.
• The Minister added that Tuberculosis has been in existence since time immemorial and continues to remain a major global public health problem. Despite the progress made over the last decade, TB remains the leading infectious killer disease worldwide. He stated, India has taken several critical steps towards ending TB

Railways target to complete 100% electrification of broad gauge routes by 2023

Current Affairs 23rd September 2020| Current Affairs News

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World Rhino Day

• World Wildlife Fund-South Africa in 2010, announced to celebrate World Rhino Day on 22 September every year.
• This special day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGOs, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.
• Apart from the Indian one-horned rhino, there are four other famous species. These include the Sumatran rhino, Black rhino, Javan rhino and the White rhino.
• Theme 2020 Five Rhino Species Together

World Car Free Day

• World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on September 22, encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day.
• WorldCarfree Day is an annual celebration of cities and public life, free from the noise, stress and pollution of cars.

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Government gives one-year extension to Company Law Committee

• The ministry of corporate affairs has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year to September 2021.
• The committee, constituted is now chaired by corporate affairs secretary Rajesh Verma.
• It was set up to suggest measures to de-clog and improve functioning of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and make recommendations on various issues pertaining to implementation of the Companies Act as well as the Limited Liability Partnership Act.
• The committee, which has a total of 11 members, has the mandate to submit recommendations in phases and subject-wise to the government from time to time as may be decided by the chairperson.

About MoCA

• Current Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India: Nirmala Sitharaman
• Constituency: Andhra Pradesh

PM Modi lays foundation stone of 9 highway projects, launches ‘Ghar tak fibre’ scheme in poll-bound Bihar

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects in Bihar through video conference.
• He also inaugurated the ‘Ghar Tak Fibre‘ project wherein all the 45,945 villages of Bihar will be connected through optical fibre internet Service.

Highway Projects worth Rs 14,000 crore

• These nine highway projects involve a road length of about 350 kilometers at a cost of Rs 14,258 crore.
• These roads will enhance better connectivity, convenience and economic growth in and around the State.
• Movement of people and goods will also improve substantially, especially with the neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
• The Prime Minister had declared a special package for significant infrastructure development of Bihar in the year 2015. This included 75 projects worth Rs 54,700 crore, of which 13 projects have been completed, work is undergoing at 38 and others are in DPR/Bidding/Sanction stage.

Ghar Tak Fibre

• The “Ghar Tak Fibre” is a prestigious project covering all 45,945 villages of Bihar which will enable a digital revolution to reach the farthest corner of the State.
• This project will be executed by combined efforts of Department of Telecom, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Common Service Centres (CSC).

About Bihar

• Governor: Phagu Chauhan
• Chief minister: Nitish Kumar
• Capital: Patna

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Centre approved Outlay for PM Svanidhi Scheme is Rs.600 Crore

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Amta Nirbhar Nidhi Scheme (PM SVANidhi).

Current Affairs 22nd September 2020| Current Affairs News

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World Alzheimer’s Day

• Every year, the month of September is observed as World Alzheimer’s Month and 21 September as World Alzheimer’s Day.
• In 2020, the theme for World Alzheimer’s day is “Let’s talk about dementia”
• Dementia is a neurodegenerative syndrome which is chronic or progressive in nature and causes cognitive impairments in thought, behaviour, speech, memory and the ability to perform ordinary everyday functions. It’s associated with a number of brain illnesses apart from Alzheimer’s disease, like vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Korsakoff’s syndrome and alcohol-related dementia.

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Govt forms expert panels for inspection of covid hospitals

• The Centre has formed expert committees for inspection of government and other COVID facilities following directions of the Supreme Court.
• The expert committees constituted by the Ministry of Health have been tasked to inspect, supervise and guide government and other hospitals dedicated to COVID-19.
• The Ministry of Health has written to all the states and union territories with regard to prescribing reasonable rates for testing and treatment of COVID-19.
• Hospital infrastructure in the country for managing COVID-19 cases is being continuously monitored by the central government.
• States have been supported in terms of logistic and financial requirements for setting up COVID treatment facilities.

About MoHFW

• Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Earth Sciences: Harsh Vardhan
• Constituency: Chandnichowk, New Delhi

Hyderabad International Airport gets ACI health accreditation for safe travel of passengers

• GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport has managed to get the Airport Council International’s (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation (AHA).
• Hyderabad is among the first airports in the Asia Pacific region to have received this accreditation.
• The ACI assessment covered the health and safety measures undertaken by GMR Hyderabad International Airport for passengers and staff in all the terminal areas including departures, arrivals and transfers, transportation services, food and beverage services, escalators and elevators, lounges, facilities and baggage claim area.
• The assessment also captured the initiatives that the airport took for the safety and well-being of employees and stakeholders.

About Telangana

• Capital: Hyderabad
• Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
• Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Govt has launched National Conservation Strategy for Indian One-Horned Rhino

• Union Minister Prakash Javadekar stated India is home to the largest number of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in the world with population in the range of 3000 animals in Assam, West Bengal and UP.
• Mr Javadekar stated Environment Ministry has launched a National Conservation Strategy for Indian One-Horned Rhino. He added that the conservation initiatives for rhino has also enriched the grassland management which help in reducing the negative impacts of climate change through carbon sequestration.

Parliament passes Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020

• Parliament has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with Rajya Sabha approving it. The Bill allows the central government to regulate the supply of certain food items only under extraordinary circumstances such as war and famine. It will replace the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated in June this year.
• Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao stated that this is important legislation which will promote local for vocal initiative. He stated, this legislation has been brought for the farmers due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation and subsequent lockdown, which created problems in the demand and supply chain.
• It will provide freedom to farmers to sell their produce as per their choice and create balance in demand and supply chain. He stated, this Bill will provide assistance in the food production and create a storage system.

Centre sanctions Rs. 108 crore under UDAN scheme for three Airports in Chhattisgarh

• The Central Government has sanctioned 108 crore under UDAN scheme  for upgradation of  three  Chhattisgarh Airports.
• Out of the total amount,  48 crore have been sanctioned for Jagdalpur, Rs. 27 crore for Ambikapur and Rs. 33 crore for Bilaspur under UDAN scheme for up-gradation and development of  these Airports.
• The inauguration of flight operations by Alliance Air from Jagdalpur to Raipur  and Hyderabad  under UDAN scheme, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stated that this air connectivity will fulfil the aspirations of people of the region and provide impetus to the local economy.
• Mr Puri also informed that the Airports Authority of India has planned for the investment of about 900 crore rupees to develop and expand Raipur airport which includes expansion of the terminal building.

About Chattisgarh:

• Capital: Raipur
• Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
• Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel (INC)

Niti Aayog, ISPP join hands for capacity building

• The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of the Aayog has signed a statement of intent with the ISPP to build a collaboration for faster intermediation of knowledge and use within the public system, the statement stated.
• While under communications and outreach, evidence building exercises, organising joint conferences and podcast series will be conducted wherein ISPP scholars will interact and interview the DMEO and Niti Aayog’s experts on current policy issues, evaluations and perspectives, the ISPP stated.
• Niti Aayog and the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) have joined hands for training, mentoring, and capacity building of government officials as well as public policy scholars, a statement stated.

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