West bengal daily current affairs

INTERNATIONAL Microsoft vows to be carbon negative by 2030     Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond Washington.Microsoft announced that it would become carbon negative by the year 2030. The announcement made in the form of its increased efforts to combat climate change. The company announced that it vows to eliminate all the carbon … Read more 21.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL EU triggered dispute mechanism on Iran Nuclear deal   European Countries namely Britain, France, and Germany pressured Iran to stop its violations of the nuclear deal. The EU countries stressed to resolve differences through talks on the United Nations sanctions. The three countries rejected Iran’s justification for violating the deal because the U.S. … Read more 19-20.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Brazil to open new Antarctic research base   Brazil has announced that it is to open a new research base in Antarctica. Brazil’s original scientific outpost was destroyed by fire 8 years ago. It is expected that Vice President Hamilton Mourao and Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes will attend the official opening ceremony.   The Brazilian government … Read more 18.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   Scientists found the oldest material on Earth from an ancient meteorite Scientists found a meteorite that was crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth. The stardust predated the formation of the solar system by billions of years.   The oldest of 40 tiny dust grains trapped … Read more 17.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi   The World Future Energy Summit begins in Abu Dhabi. 33,500 participants from 170 countries and 800 specialist exhibitors are expected to attend the four-day annual event. The theme for this year’s summit is “Rethinking Global Consumption, Production, and Investment.” The World Future … Read more 16.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL Australian Koalas become endangered in bushfires   The Australian government is to declare koalas as an endangered species after the bushfire crisis. It destroyed 30% of the habitat of koalas across the country.   Since September 2019 the Australian bushfires have been raging. It is one of the worst in its history. The bushfire has killed 26 people, burned over 10 … Read more 15.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL China reported the first case from new Coronavirus   Chinese health authorities reported that a new virus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak was identified in the city of Wuhan, China. The researchers discovered that the new strain of the virus is that of the coronavirus.   Coronaviruses infects the respiratory tract.   In 2002-03, Coronavirus killed more … Read more 14.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL IEA released a first in-depth review of Indias energy policies   The International Energy Agency (IEA) along with the country’s policy think tank NITI Aayog released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies. The review aims to set out a range of recommendations in each energy policy area. The IEA regularly releases energy policy reviews for its member … Read more 12-13.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL India ranked fifth-biggest geopolitical risk of 2020 by Eurasia Group   Eurasia Group reported that India is one of the world’s top geopolitical risks for 2020. The political risk consultancy India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed as the fifth biggest geopolitical risk of 2020.   Eurasia Group is one of the United States’ most influential risk assessment companies. … Read more 11.01.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs