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Current Affairs 05 January 2020
PM Modi Launches I-STEM Portal to Link Researchers with Resources
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map (I-STEM) portal (https://www.istem.gov.in/) at the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress on 3rd January 2020 at Bangalore.
- The I-STEM Web Portal is the gateway for users to locate the specific facilities they need for their R&D work and identify the one that is either located closest to them or available the soonest.
- It is a unique One Nation One Research Web Portal for national collaboration among all institutions and private laboratories.
- The five-day Indian Science Congress will bring together science and technology enthusiasts, from around the world, to talk about the development, innovation and research in scientific fields.
India’s Biggest Defence Expo to be held in UP’s Lucknow in February 2020
- The Defence Expo- 2020 will be held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from February 5 to 8, 2020.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the biennial Defence Expo-2020 on February 5.
- The theme of the 11th edition of expo is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’.
- The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that Lucknow Defence Expo-2020 will be the biggest, held in India, in terms of participation of exhibitors, the area of the exhibition and the revenue to be earned.
- Around 925 exhibitors have so far registered for the expo, which will be held in an approximately over 200-acre area.
- The event will make the state an important destination for defence equipment as well as aerospace manufacturing.
- Also, 65 MoUs are expected to be signed.
- Before this, the Defence Expo in Chennai in 2018 was the biggest which was held over a 80-acre area, with 702 exhibitors.
- This will be the only second time that the event will be held outside Bengaluru. In 2018, Chennai hosted the show for the first time ever.
International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities 2020 to be held in Kochi from January 7
- The third edition of the International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS-3) will be held in Kochi, Kerala from 7 to 10 January 2020.
- MECOS3 is being organized by the Marine Biological Association of India (MBAI) at Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi.
- Eminent marine scientists, oceanographers, fishery researchers and marine biotechnologists from across the globe will take part in the event to discuss on a wide range of topics, including impact of climate crisis in marine ecosystems and unusual warming of the Arabian sea.
MP Government Launches Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana for its Employees
- The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has approved a health insurance scheme named Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana on 04 January 2020 as a new year bonanza for its 12.55 lakh employees.
- The scheme will be effective from 01 April 2020.
- Under the scheme every government employee and their families will be eligible for medical treatment worth Rs 5 lakh annually.
- For some critical diseases, the eligibility will be enhanced to Rs 10 lakh.
Kolkata Police to begin third edition of ‘Sukanya’ project from January 6th
- The third edition of the ‘Sukanya’ project of Kolkata Police will begin from 06 January 2020.
- Sukanya is an initiative of the Kolkata Police’s Community Policing Wing to provide self-defence training to girl students of city-based schools, colleges and universities in martial art forms such as taekwondo, judo, kick-boxing and aikido.
- Girl students of VIII, IX, XI and girls studying in the first year at educational institutions in the city will be part of it.
- The Kolkata Police had introduced the project in February 2014 in collaboration with state Women and Child Development and Social Welfare department.
- The Sukanya project covers those schools that come under Kanyashree scheme.
First International Yoga Day Media Award to be Conferred on 30 Media Houses
- The first edition of the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ will take place in New Delhi on 7th January, 2020.
- The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar will confer the award on 30 Media Houses for their contribution in popularizing of Yoga at national and international level.
- The Ministry of I&B had instituted the first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) in June, 2019 to acknowledge the positive role & responsibility of media in spreading the message of Yoga.
- The Samman would be given under the following 3 categories:
- Eleven Sammans under the category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers.
- Eight Sammans under the category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television.
- Eleven Sammans under the category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio.
PM Modi Launches Braille Version of his Book ‘Exam Warriors’ On World Braille Day
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Braille version of his book Exam Warriors on World Braille Day on 04 January 2020.
- The book is a guide to bust examination related stress, and has illustrations, activities and yoga exercises
- The braille version is in both Hindi as well as English.
Neutral Pronoun ‘They’ Voted Word of the Decade by US Linguists
- The US language experts have voted neutral pronoun ‘They’ as the Word of the Decade.
- The third-person plural pronoun “They” is increasingly being used in English as singular form to refer to people who identify their gender as neither entirely male nor entirely female.
- The selection of “they” is an indication that how a personal expression of gender identity has become an increasing part of our shared discourse.
- Other contenders in the decade category included #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, climate, emoji, meme, opioid crisis and woke.
- US dictionary Merriam-Webster in December 2019 named “they” as word of the year.
Irfan Pathan Announces Retirement from all forms of Cricket
- Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket on January 5, 2020.
- Irfan made his Team India debut at the age of 19 in 2003.
- He has played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs and 24 T20Is for the Team India.
Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary wins men’s 10 metres air pistol gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship
- Ace Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal on January 05, 2020.
- The 17-year-old from Uttar Pradesh scored 246.4 to finish on top.
- Sarabjot Singh of Haryana stood second, while world number two Abhishek Verma settled for bronze.
- Also, Abhishek and Sarabjot together won the team gold for Haryana.
- Sarabjot also won the junior men’s gold.