Current Affairs - January 6, 2020 Current Affairs

According to the recent census at the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha, the population of salt water (or estuarine) crocodiles have increased to 1,757 as compared to 1,742 in 2018.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' inaugurates the 28th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair 2020. Theme: Gandhi: The Writers' Writer.

India's largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) at an enterprise value of 13,500 crores.Krishnapatnam Port is located in southern Andhra Pradesh and is a multi-cargo facility.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) raised 1.3 billion transactions in December at National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI). These transactions were 7% higher than in October and 111% higher on a year-on-year basis.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on January 5 established a National Bushfire Recovery Agency to co-ordinate recovery efforts ranging from rebuilding infrastructure to providing mental health support even as authorities struggled to tackle the raging bushfire crisis which has so far claimed the lives of 24 people.On January 4, he called up 3,000 military reserve troops to combat the bushfires, the first time that reservists were called up in such a large number "in the living memory".

All-rounder Irfan Pathan on January 4 announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending an injury-ridden career that prevented him from realising his true potential.The 35-year-old's retirement was on expected lines, considering he last played a competitive game in February 2019 during the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy for Jammu and Kashmir.

Canterbury batsman Leo Carter hit six sixes in an over on January 5, becoming only the fourth batsman to achieve the feat in T20 cricket, both domestic and international. The unfortunate bowler on this occasion was left-arm spinner Anton Devcich, bowling for Northern Districts, during the T20 Super Smash tournament at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

A Dubai-based Indian girl, Sucheta Satish (14), who sings in 120 languages,has won the '100 Global Child Prodigy Award 2020' in the category of singing.The award ceremony was held in Ashok Hotel, Delhi.

In the men's final, Tamil Nadu dashed the hopes of Railways, winning 3-1 (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23). Kerala men, who lost to Railways in the semifinal, finished third by defeating Karnataka in the losers' final (25-21, 26-24, 25-19).

South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based Dixon Technologies jointly manufacture LED televisions in India. The electronics maker will manufacture television sets for the consumer goods giant at its facility in Tirupati.

In January 2020, a turtle rehabilitation Centre is to be set up in Bihar's Bhagalpur forest. The centre will shelter more than 500 turtles and is to be spread over half a hectare.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) set up a regional academic center for space at the National Institute of Technology (NITK) at Surathkal in Karnataka's southwest Dakshina Kannada district. ISRO will provide two crore grants annually to NIT for the R&D projects and promotional activities throughout the year.

Centenarian freedom fighter Bhim Chandra Jana has died of old age-related ailments in West Bengal's Howrah district. He died at his residence in Marotala under Shyampur police station limits. Jana was 107 and is survived by six sons and six daughters and their children.

Hameed Khan, a noted sitar exponent and descendant of renowned sitarist UstadRahimat Khan, passed away at his residence in Dharwad on January 4. He was 69. He is survived by wife Fareeda, son Mohsin Khan (a musician) and daughter Arma Khan (an artist).

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 5 launched a door-to-door awareness campaign on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Jaipur. She launched the campaign at Kagzimohalla, Khudabaksh chowk in Sanganer and accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation about the new citizenship law.

Malavath Poorna, who has won laurels for scaling Mount Everest thereby becoming the youngest girl in the world to achieve the feat, has added another feather to her cap by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, the Antarctica continents highest mountain peak (4,987 metres).

On January 3, 2020 North Macedonia Prime Minister (PM) Zoran Zaev submitted his resignation. His resignation paves a way to form a new caretaker government under the country's former interior minister Oliver Spasovski until April 12, 2020 election.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lays foundation stone for the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in New Delhi that will have replicas of monuments built from scrap material.

The 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 3, 2019 at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru.107th Indian Science Congress theme: "Science and Technology: Rural Development".

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released India State of Forest Report, 2019. The report predominantly talks about forest cover in the country. The report also mentions about forest fires in the country. According to the report, 21.4% of Indian forests are prone to forest fires.