KBC CA (National) Cabinet Min. from Bihar Minister Ravi Shankar Prasand Ramvilas Paswan From Patna Sahib Not contested in election. Giriraj Singh Min. from Bihar (Independent State) Minister From Raj Kr. Singh Ashwini Kr. Choubey Nityanand Rai Portfolio Law and Justice, Min of Communication MeiTY Min. of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Districbution. Animal Husbandary, Dairying & Fisheries. Portfolio Power, New & Renewable Energy, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Health & Family Welfare. Home Affairs Binny – India only Orangutan. 78 women MP’s in 17th LS…..1st time 24 in 1951. Naveen Patnaik CM for 5th time. Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal CM for 2nd time. Prem Singh Tamang I.e. PS Golay took Oath as the CM of Sikkim. o He is not the member of SLA. o He also tool oath in nepali lang. Orchha Town (MP) to tentatively have new UNESCO hertiage site. India all woman helicopter o Helicopter Mi – 17 V5. Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth has become first woman fighter pilot to qualify to undertake combat missions. 2019 LS highest turnout – 67.10% 35% of graphite in Aruna. Pr. Inida to Co-chair Consultative GFDRR (Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery) for 7th session of Gfdrr 2020. Hyderabad airport best (8th) – Qatar’s Hamad best. 4th Scorpene class submarine Vela. India relected as “observer” to Arctic Council. o India 1st became observer in 2013. o Himadri in Arctic. o Decision during 11th Arctic council ministerial meeting at Finland. o Also appointed International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a new observer. o Consists of 8 members Norway Sweden 1 Finaland Iceland Denmark Russia Usa Canada Cyclone Fani – Andhra P. India 1st Voter Park – Gurugram, haryana. Maximum No. of EVM’s o Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constitutency in Telangana. India population grew at 1.2% annual rate (2010-19) o 1.36 billon population now. Guwahati railway station o ISO 14001:2015 by NGT. Mitra shakti 6 o Sril lanka. Bold Kurukshetra o Exercise b/w India and singapore. Artillery gun – Dhanush Howitzer inducted in Army. o K-9 Vajra, o The M-777 Ultra-light howitzers. Maitri Birdge – longest suspension bridge over Indus. GI Tag – o Kandhamal Haldi, Odisha. o Arecanut - Sirsi Supari, KN. o Kerala’s Maryoor Jaggery Index o Climate Vuln Assam and Mizo most vulnerable. Sikkim is least vulnerable. o India rank 16th – highest no. of species impaced in PLOS Biology. Malaysia 1st. o India ranks 11 in terms of gold holding. US > Germany. o UN E – Govt. Index India = 96th. Vande Bharat Express o 9 hr 45 mins o Stoppage only at Kanpur and Prayagraj. The central govt. of India has introduced the new pension scheme i.e. Pradhan Mantra Shram Yogi Mandhan (PMSYM) for Labour/ Worker in Unorganised Sector. This pension scheme is announced by Union Finance Minster Piyush Goyal in this Interim Budget 2019-20. o Subscribers to the scheme are assured of a monthly pension of Rs. 3000 per month after they reach 60 years age. 2 o The subscribers have to pay a monthly amount of Rs. 100 if the subscriber joins at age 29 and Rs. 55 if the subscriber joins the scheme at 18. Largest Multi-Cultural Street festival @Mumbai – “Kala Ghoda”. 1st state – price monitoring and research unit – Kerala. 1st GI store@Dabolim International Airport Goa. Assam rifles – Nari shakti@ Parade o Capt. Shikha Surabhi 1st women to perform Bike stunts. App/Portal o Roshni – IIT Ropar o ENSURE o Recognise Currency notes for visually impaired. National Livestock Mission – EDGE developed by NABARD/Agri and farmer welfare. NIPUN Delhi Police training division. Nari shakti – Oxford hindi word of the year. IIT-H o Military – Diffo Bridge o Over Chipu river o Arun. P. Saksham 2019 o 1st in country and 3rd globally launched AI course. Petrol conservation campaign by Min of Petroleum and natural gas. UNNATI Progm o Nano satellite o @Bengaluru, KN. Gujarat 1st state to implement Gen 10% Quota. o CA Bill 124 EWS Quota. One family, one job by sikkim. India’s longest single lane steel cable bridge – Byorung Bridge. o Siang river. o 300 Meter. India Ports Global Ltd. = Chabhar port operation. Manipur – Anti Mob Lynching Bill. PM Matru Vandana Yojana o Andhra P. o Him P o MP. Gujarat – Start Up ranking index. 3 Documentary Short Subject Category in Oscar nomination: o “Period End of Sentence”. India largest Cancer Institute@Haryana. AI 4 All Global Hackathon = NITI. NW 1 = 1390 Km. India to char Kimberley Process o Russia and Botswana as Vice Chair. Hockey WC @Kalinga Stadium, Odisa. Greater Noida to participate in UN Global Sustainable Cities 2025 Initiative. Dehradun Jolly airport to be renamed as Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Andhra Pradesh – India’s 1st Justice city. European Union (EU) has established India’s first Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Department of European Studies (DES) at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in New Delhi. 1st Biofuel Plant@ Odisha by BPCL. BBC List of 100 Best foreign Lang. o Pather panchali. Statue of Unity – 182m or 600ft. o Design by Ram V Sutar. o Patel was 1st Deputy PM and Home Min. 75th anniversary of Azad Hind govt by SC Bose in 2018. o Formed in 21st October, 1943. India’s largest Dry Dock - @Cochin, Kerala. India’s 1st Domestic Cruise – “Angriya”. Chhattisgarh's new capital Naya Raipur will be renamed as Atal Nagar in memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. India and russia deal o Krivak Class frigates o Ka 226 Helicopters. Modi + Emmanuel Macron = UN Champions of the Earth Award. Airport o Renamed Jarsuguda Airport = Veer Surendra Sai (Freedom frighter). o Renamed Agartala Airport = Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala. o Sikkim’s 1st and only Airport = Pakyong Airport on Sept 24. ISRO’s Techn Incubation Centre@ NIT, Agartala. 1st smart fencing o @Jammu o 5.5 Km 15,106 KM – total international boundaries India share with 7 neighbour countries. SwayangSiddha = WB Scheme against Child Trafficking. Country’s 1st Tribal Tourism Circuit = Chattisgarh. o Swadesh Darshan Scheme. 4 HIV o MT > Andhra P> KN “Village Rockstar” in Oscar nomination. Dec 25 = Good governance Day = on Atal ji Bday. National Wildlife Genetic Resource Bank@Hyderabad. Santhali – 1st tribal to get Wikipedia o Raghunath Murmu created Ol Chiki Script. 11th Biosphere Reserve o Kangchendzonga BR o Remember 10 other BR. Global Innovation Index by CII o India rank – 57th (2018) o Theme “Energizing the world with Innovation”. o Top countries in GII Switzerland > Netherland > Sweden > UK > Singapore. NCBC Bill o 123rd CA Bill 1st National Skill Training Institute for Women o @Mohali, Punjab. Top States in Renewable energy o KN > Tn. o Pavagada Industrial Solar park, KN – 2nd largest solar development currently under construction in the world. Rajiv Guba = Mob violence committee. Pubilc Affairs Index o o o o o Kerala (3rd consecutive times) TN Telangana KN (No. 1 in env and transparency and accountability) Among smaller states Him P. > Goa o States ranked lowest MP, Jhar and Bihar. July 22, 2018 o 1st international Mizo festival Mizo Hnahthlak. Meghalayan Age: New phase in Earth’s History o By International Union of Geological Science o Holocene age spanned from 11,700 years. Micro Dot Technology o Preventing Vehicle Thefts. Udaipur best in Travel and Leisure World’s Best City Report o Top 2 cities both in Mexico Allende Oaxaca. Heritage Cabinet @Odisha. Breathe India by NITI. 5 One farmer one transformer by MT. SAI o 1984 o Renamed as Sports India. o 50th governing body in 2018. Ensemble of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings was added to the list of World Heritage Sites on 30 June 2018 during 42nd session of World Heritage Committee at Manama, Bahrain. o @37th World UNESCO World Heritage Site o Mumbai now 2nd city after ahmedabad on the world heritage list. o India has total 37 items 29 Cultural 7 Natural 1 Mixed Sites. List of all World Heritage site. Click Here Tripura declared Queen Pineapple as State Fruit. India’s 1st Advanced Foresnsic Lab o @Chandigarh. World’s 1st fully Solar energy Powered Airport @ Cohin o Cochin Intn Airport o It is also 1st airport under PPP. st 1 National Sports Univ o @Manipur. Nepal eliminated Trachoma. 1st Solar powered Railway station o @Guwahati. India’s first all electric superfast train engine o Built @Madhepura. o 12000 Hp. o French company Alstom. Adopt a heritage site o Charminar by NTPC o Gandikota fort, Andhra by Dalmia group. India’s longest serving CM o Pawan kr. Chamling – Sikkim CM. Country’s 1st Agri – Commodity Options o Guar Seed. 6