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Today Current Affairs For Competitive Exams - Current Affairs 2019-2020 Online
Today Current Affairs For Competitive Exams - Current Affairs 2019-2020 Online
Today Current Affairs For Competitive Exams - Current Affairs 2019-2020 Online
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DRDO day is observed on 1 January
o Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) day is observed
on 1 January.
o The DRDO was established in 1958 with just 10 laboratories to enhance
the research work in defence sector.
o Dr. G Satheesh Reddy is the Chairman of DRDO.
o DRDO works under the Department of Defence Research and
Development of Ministry of Defence.
Source
Link: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking
/provision-coverage-ratio-of-psu-banks-on-the-rise-crosses-
66/articleshow/67309291.cms
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o NCDs are loan-linked bonds that cannot be converted into stocks and
usually offer higher interest rates than the convertible.
Source
Link: https://www.livemint.com/Money/rAJqFCZJVerP5oxyBNhUqL/Fund-
raising-via-NCDs-surges-3fold-to-29300-crore-in-2018.html
Source
Link: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/12/31/51325
9.htm
Source
Link: https://www.livemint.com/Companies/55OINS9MTsI7xS7DERKmiJ/Four
fold-jump-in-quantum-of-money-defrauded-from-banks-in-l.html
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o The electricity sector grew 5.4% in November 2018 as compared with
10.9% in October 2018.
Source
Link: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/fWhlYSVJiZ0VQti49VmOxK/Lok-
Sabha-passes-Indian-Medical-Council-Amendment-Bill-20.html
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Source Link: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-forms-
committee-for-effective-implementation-of-real-estate-law-rera-
118123100740_1.html
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o He replaced Ashwani Lohani, who retired on 31 December 2018.
o He was the General Manager of South Central Railway (SCR).
o He belongs to the 1980 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical
Engineers (IRSEE).
Source
Link: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZJm6uMUcazjmDDWXDMJWlI/Vino
d-Yadav-appointed-Railway-Board-Chairman.html
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Radhakrishnan appointed as CJ of Telangana HC
o B Radhakrishnan took over as the first Chief Justice of the Telangana High
Court.
o He was administered the oath of office by Governor of Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana E S L Narasimhan.
o The separate High Court for Telangana came into existence on 1 January
2019, following the division of the High Court at Hyderabad.
o The AP High Court at Vijayawada also comes into existence from 1
January 2019.
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