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Current Affairs English 31.1.20

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NATIONAL

1.     India’s 1st Underwater Metro in Hooghly River Kolkata will begin operation by March 2022.
2.     Indian Railways will completely run with Electricity by 2024.
STATE
3.     Andhra Pradesh cabinet gave approval to Abolish Legislative Council.
APPOINTMENTS
4.     Agni Prasad Sapkota – Speaker of Parliament, Nepal.
5.     Anil Khanna – Life President, Asian Tennis Association.
SCHEMES & APPS
6.     Passport Seva Kendras started Passport Renewal Reminder by sms.
7.     Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web portal to enhance network application of Gram Panchayats.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCE
8.     PM Modi inaugurated 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
9.     16th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction & Animation films begins from 29 January.
BANKING
10. ICICI Bank launched iBox, self-service Delivery Facilty to collect Card, Cheques of customers.
11. RBI fined 1 crore on HDFC Bank for non-compliance of KYC norms.
RANKS & REPORTS
12. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Research China ranked as 2nd largest Weapon Manufacturer after US.
13. In TomTom Traffic Index 2019 Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi ranked at 1st, 4th, 5th & 8th rank in worst traffic.
DAYS
14. Martyrs Day – January 30 on Remembrance on Mahatma Gandhi’s 72nd Death Anniversary.
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