Official emblem unveiled for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the year 2020 is going to be conduct in India.

• Starting Date – Monday 2nd November 2020
• Ending Date – Saturday 21st November 2020
• Total Teams to Play – 16
• Founded – 2008
• Winner of last year (2018) – Uruguay
• First Champion Team – New Zealand

Serbia’s Sara Damnjanovic wins “Miss Asia Global title 2019”

The 5th Edition of ‘Miss Asia Global Title 2019’ was organized at Gokulam Convention centre in Kochi, Kerala.

• ‘Miss Asia Global 2019’ – Sara Damnjanovic from Serbia
• Miss Asia title – Nguyen Thi Yen Trang from Vietnam
• ‘Miss Beautiful Face’ Title – Samiksha Singh from India
• Next ‘Miss Asia Global Title 2020’ venue – Malaysia.

Harsh Vardhan inaugurates global Mega Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’

Union Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Science has inaugurated India’s Mega science exhibition, ‘Vigyan Samagam 2019’, in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Vigyan Samagam 2019 :

• Mumbai – 8th May – 7th July 2019
• Bengaluru – 29th July – 28th September 2019
• Kolkata (Science City) – 4th November – 31st December 2019
• Union Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Science: Harsh Vardhan.

China launches Sudan’s first ever satellite “SRSS-1”

Sudan’s first-ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China.

• SRSS-1 : Sudan’s remote-sensing satellite – 1
• Launching Date – November 3, 2019
• President of Sudan: Omar al-Bashir.
• Sudan Capital: Khartoum;
• Currency: Sudanese pound.

Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy exercise starts in Chattogram, Bangladesh

The second phase of the biggest US- Bangladesh Navy exercise named ‘CARAT – 2019’ started in Chattogram, Bangladesh.

• CARAT – Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
• Capital of Bangladesh – Dhaka
• Currency of Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Taka
• Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina
• Independence Day of Bangladesh – 26th march 1971
• Capital of U S – Washington D.C
• Currency of U S – United States Dollar (USD)
• President of U S – Donald Trump

PM Modi inaugurates 5th India International Science Festival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 5th India International Science Festival (IISF)

• The theme of the festival – “RISEN: Research, Innovation and Science Empowering the Nation”
• The India International Science Festival (IISF) was launched -2015
• Purpose – Promoting Science and Technology
• Starting Date – 5th November 2019
• Ending Date – 8th November 2019
• Location – Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town, Kolkata
• 4th India International Science Festival – Lucknow
• 1st India International Science Festival – IIT Delhi

Agriculture Minister releases 5th edition of Wastelands Atlas 2019

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar released the 5th edition of Wastelands Atlas 2019.

• The Atlas published – Jointly by Department of Land Resources (DLR) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
• Previous Edition – 2000 , 2005 , 2010 , 2011

MSTC ties up with Allahabad Bank to develop e-auction platform

MSTC Ltd has signed an agreement with Allahabad Bank for the development of a dedicated e-Auction platform.

• MSTC Ltd – Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited
• Chairman & MD of MSTC: Bam Bahadur Singh.
• Founded: 9 September 1964;
• Headquarters: Kolkata.
• MD & CEO of Allahabad Bank: S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao.
• Tagline: A tradition of trust.

Union Home Minister inaugurates SCO joint exercise on urban earthquake search, rescue

Union Home Minister inaugurated the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) joint exercise on urban earthquake search and rescue 2019 at the Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi.

• Started – 4th November 2019 at 3 pm
• Duration – 4 days
• Hosted By – NDRF (National Disaster Response Force)
• Union Home Minister: Amit Shah.

Vice President releases monograph of ‘Musical Excellence of Mridangam’ in Chennai

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu released a monograph, ‘Musical Excellence of Mridangam’

• Venue – Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) campus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Authored by – mridangam maestro and Padma Vibhushan awardee Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and former scientists T. Ramasami (former Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology) and M.D. Naresh.
• C M of Tamil Nadu – Edappadi K Palaniswami
• Governor of Tamil Nadu – Banwarilal Purohit