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INTERNATIONAL UK introduced new points-based visa system to boost the economy The New visa system will attract the brightest and the best workers from the world, including from India. It will reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country. The system aims to boost the economy of the country. The end of the transition period … Read more 22.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL International Mother Language Day: 21 February International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February. The day is observed every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and … Read more 21.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL World Day on Social Justice: 20 February World Day of Social Justice is an international day observed every year on 20 February. The day recognises the need to promote social justice, which includes efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, gender equality, unemployment, human rights, and social protections. On this day, many organisations, … Read more 20.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Budget Highlights Expenditure: The government proposes to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20. Receipts: The receipts (other than net borrowings) are expected to increase by 16.3% to Rs 22,45,893 crore, owing to higher estimated revenue from disinvestments. GDP growth: The government has … Read more 31.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
NASA’s Spitzer space telescope The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), was an infrared space telescope launched in 2003 and retired on 30 January 2020. Spitzer carries three instruments on board: Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) Arvind Krishna elected IBM CEO … Read more 30.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Indian Navy launches ‘Operation Vanilla’ Indian Navy launches ‘Operation Vanilla’ to help cyclone-hit Madagascar INS Airavat has been deployed for ‘Operation Vanilla’ The ship is carrying five pallets each of victualing, clothing and naval stores along with three pallets of medicines India successfully test-fires K-4 missile On January 19, 2020, India successfully test-fired 3,500 … Read more 29.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, currently spread over four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. villages dominated by Bodos that were presently outside the BTAD would be included and those with non-Bodo population would be excluded The … Read more 28.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL IMF reduces India’s economic growth forecast to 4.8 percent The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 4.8% for the current fiscal year. The decline is due to the crisis in the non-banking financial sector (NBFC) and weak rural demand. It has also cut the world’s growth estimate. The IMF projection, … Read more 24.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Social Mobility Index: India ranks low at 76th place; Denmark tops India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum. Denmark has topped the charts. The report, released ahead of the 50th Annual Meeting of the … Read more 23.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs
INTERNATIONAL Russia S-400 missiles air defence systems to be delivered to India by 2025 Russia started production of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for India. The five units will be delivered to India by 2025. The S-400 air defence missile systems are among the best in the world. This will significantly bolster India’s air defence mechanism. In … Read more 22.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs