NEWS 20-01-2020. NEWS FOR 24-JAN (FRIDAY) 1. Iran has discovered second largest oil field containing $53 billion barrel of crude oil. Discovery of oil field is expected to boost country’s economy. 2. Elon Musk’s Space-X has launched 60 “Starlink” satellites into low-earth orbit that will bring cheaper internet access to the world. 3. The first ever joint tri-service exercise between India and Russia “INDRA 2019” will be conducted from Dec 10-19. 4. The President’s rule was imposed in Maharashtra n 12th Nov amid a stalemate over govt formation after the assembly polls last month. 5. Indian Airforce has signed a contract to procure 83 Tejas (LCA). The Indian Air Force is looking at speeding up the production of the LCA by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HCL). It will be the mainstay of Indian Airforce in the next decade as other jets are phased out. 6. India will fund at least 250 defence start-ups over the next five years as it seeks new technology to give a cutting edge to armed forces. 7. The Assam State commission for protection of child rights is going to launch a mobile app ‘Sishu Suraksha’ on the occasion of Children’s day. The purpose of the app is to empower citizens to take moral responsibility of protecting future generation.8. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A Bobde to hear 144 petitions against and in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019. The judgment will fast-tracks citizenship-by-naturalization process for “illegal migrants” from six religious communities other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. 9. ‘India won the Group A ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket Match against Japan by 10 wickets in South Africa. 10. Iran said it will consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons if a dispute over its atomic programme goes before the UN Security Council. 11. United Nations has released its annual flagship report “World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2020”. The report states that the global growth dipped to a 10-year low of 2.3% in 2019 while it also projected the global growth rate at 2.5% in 2020 and 2.7% in 2021. 12. South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, after pressure from its ally the US in the face of tensions between Washington and Tehran. 13. Union Ministry announced that the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ will be implemented by June 1 across the country. Under this scheme a beneficiary will be able to avail benefits across the country using the same ration card. 14. The World Economic Forum released 1st edition of a report titled “The Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative”. As per the index, India has been ranked at 76th place out of 82 countries with a score of 42.7, while Denmark topped the list. 15. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Air Force Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria inducted South India’s first squadron of multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, modified to carry BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. 16. ISRO had successfully completed the three orbit-raising manoeuvres of communication satellite GSAT-30 and succeeded in placing it in an orbit close to its operational orbit, which was launched on Jan 17 onboard 5 rocket from French Guiana. < < Back