Current Affairs February 2020

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), organized “National Conference on Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Pathways for Inclusion and Action for Resilience”. The event was focused to bring together the stakeholders from Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and disability inclusion to deliberate on actions and strategies for mainstreaming disability-inclusion in DRR process. Daily Current Affairs Quiz […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Lt Gen Rokotonirina Richard, Defence Minister of Madagascar on the second day of DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow. The ties aim to enhance Maritime security cooperation in the region. The leaders agreed to ensure a secure maritime environment to flourish trade and commerce. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had organised a conference to explore the training requirements of Government officers at various levels of hierarchy. DoPT is the nodal department for the training of Government functionaries and is primarily responsible for formulating policies with regard to capacity building and strengthening the Human resources within the government.

The government has abolished anti-dumping duty on a chemical called Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). PTA is an important raw material which is used in making various products, including polyester fabrics. PTA makes up for around 70-80% of a polyester product and is, therefore, important to those involved in the manufacture of man-made fabrics or their

As per World Steel Association data, India became the second largest steel producer of crude steel after China in 2018 and 2019, by replacing Japan. India’s crude steel production in 2019 was 111.2MT where in 2018 was at 109.3 MT, an increase of 7.7 per cent from 101.5 MT in 2017. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

The Supreme Court of India has appointed Justice Amitava Roy (retd.) Committee has given recommendations to reform prisons. The Court appointed the Committee in 2018 to examine the various problems plaguing prisons, from overcrowding to lack of legal advice to convicts to issues of remission and parole. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 A total of