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Current Affairs 27 January 2020
3rd Global Potato Conclave to Begin in Gandhinagar from 28 January
- The Third edition of the Global Potato Conclave will be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 28 to 31 January 2020.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the conference through remote video conferencing, which aims to highlight achievements and opportunities in the area of potato research, trade and industry, and value chain .
- Earlier, two Global Potato Conferences were organized in 1999 and 2008.
- The Global Potato Conclave will provide a common platform to all stakeholders to discuss issues and make future plans involving everyone related to the potato sector.
- The conclave is being organized by Indian Potato Association in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi and ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla and International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.
Kerala Partners MIT To Unveil India’s First ‘Super Fab Lab’ in Kochi
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated India’s first Super Fab Lab at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kochi on 25 January 2020, that will give India’s hardware industry a huge leap.
- The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) Super Fab Lab has been has been built in collaboration with the US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- It is the world’s first such facility to function outside the United States.
- The facility has state-of-the-art machines worth more than Rs 7 crore built in an area of 10,000 square feet.
- Kerala presently has two electronic fab labs already functioning at Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.
Fab Lab and Super Fab Lab
- Fab Labs are fabrication laboratories offering digital fabrication and computation.
- A Fab Lab lets you make almost anything; make the products you can consume.
- A Super Lab lets you make a Fab Lab. It is an amazing facility that has the tools not just to make anything, but make the tools that make things.
GeM Signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh to Set Up Project Management Unit
- The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government eMarketplace (GeM), under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,to set up a GeM Organizational Transformation Team (GOTT) Project Management Unit (PMU) in the state.
- Uttar Pradesh government is the second state after Punjab to establish a GOTT-PMU for inclusive, efficient and transparent procurement system.
- Among the CPSEs, SAIL is the only one till now to sign MoU for setting up a PMU.
Indian Railway’s First Waste-To-Energy Plant Commissioned In Bhubaneswar
- The first waste-to-energy plant of the Indian Railways, has been commissioned at Carriage Repair Workshop, Mancheswar, in Bhubaneswar by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) zone.
- The plant is the first Government of India initiative in waste to energy plant and fourth such plant in the country.
- It has been built at a cost of Rs 1.79 crore and has the capacity to dispose 500 kg waste, including plastic and e-waste.
- This waste-to-energy plant uses a patented technology called ‘Polycrack’, which is world’s first patented heterogeneous catalytic process to convert multiple feed stocks into hydrocarbon liquid fuels, gas, carbon and water.
- This process will produce energy in the form of light diesel oil which is used to light furnaces.
Sunil Mehta Sworn in as IBA Chief Executive
- Former MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank, Sunil Mehta, has taken charge as the chief executive of the Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) from 27 January 2020.
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He succeeds VG Kannan, who demitted office as chief executive of IBA on December 31, 2019.
International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust: 27 January
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on 27 January to commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War due to the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews and 11 million others, by the Nazi regime and its collaborators
- The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (the largest Nazi concentration and death camp), the ending of the Second World War, and the ending of the Holocaust.
- Theme 2020: “75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global Justice”
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash
- Veteran American professional basketball player Kobe Bean Bryant, has passed away in a helicopter crash on 26 January 2020. He was 41.
- The National Basketball Association (NBA) legend died when a helicopter he was riding in crashed and burst into flames in thick fog, killing all nine people on board including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
- Bryant was a five-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist
Former Karnataka Minister Amarnath Shetty Passes Away at 80
- Former Karnataka Minister and senior Janata Dal(S) leader Amarnath Shetty has passed away due to age-related ailments. Shetty was 80.
- Shetty, who began his political career in 1965, was minister for Tourism and Muzarai in the Janata Dal government.
- He was elected to the state Assembly from Moodbidri constituency in Dakshina Kannada district three times in 1983, 1987 and 1994.
Noted Artist & Sculptor Sher Singh Kukkal Passes away at 86
- Noted artist and sculptor Sher Singh Kukkal passed away after a brief illness. He was 86.
- He won various national and international awards for photography and painting.
- He was awarded Senior Fellowship in Visual Art Photography by Union Ministry Of Culture during 2008-09.