As an aspirant to enter into the government sector of India, it is very important to get yourself updated with general knowledge. General awareness is one of most included topics in almost all the competitive exams. General awareness includes both static GK and current affairs GK. Static GK is all about the static facts that will never change. Static GK includes names of places, rivers, dam, important dates, people etc. Current affairs are events of political and social interest and importance happening in the world at the current time. Current affairs are dynamic in nature as it keeps changing. Current affairs definitely is one of the high scoring sections in the exams as the questions does not require logical reasoning and will be direct. Hence keeping yourself updated with current affairs regularly will give you an increased chance to score better marks .In this article Entri will provide you the significant details on last three months (November, December and January) current affairs.
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Last three Months Current Affairs
In this article let us check the following
- Current Affairs Headlines-November 2019, December 2019 and January 2020
- Important Dates- November 2019, December 2019 and January 2020
- Person in news- November 2019, December 2019 and January 2020
Current Affairs- November 2019
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Current Affairs-Headlines |
| Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine in New Delhi |
| Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi‟s invitation to be Chief Guest at India‟s Republic Day celebrations in 26 January 2020. |
| Switzerland topped the 2019 IMD World Talent Ranking. India ranked 59 on the global annual list of 63 countries. |
| The Lok Sabha passed the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 26 November. |
| Lok Sabha passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage andAdvertisement) Bill, 2019. |
| The Spanish government confirmed that it made its bid to host the COP25 climate summit on the scheduled dates of 2-13 December 2019. |
| Pakistan becomes the first country to introduce WHO approved typhoid vaccine. |
| Assam launches Sishu Suraksha App for child right violations |
| During the current fiscal year so far, the Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country under Centre‟s rural roads‟ programme of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a centrally-sponsored scheme under the Union Ministry of Rural Development. |
| The Assam state government imposed a complete ban on gutka and pan masala in the state for a year. |
| Manu Bhaker won gold in women’s 10m air pistol event Vivaan Kapoor, and Manisha Keer won the yellow metal in junior trap mixed event at the Asian Shooting Championships |
| Rohit Sharma became the first Indian man and second in world cricket to complete 100 T-20 Internationals |
| India is to host the 2019 World Kabaddi Cup from 1-9 December 2019. It will be organized by the Punjab State government. |
| Indian archer Deepika Kumari won gold at the Continental Qualification Tournament held on the sidelines of the 21st Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, China |
| The Indian Space Research Organization will launch 13 commercial nano satellites of the United States along with the imaging and mapping satellite Cartostat-3. The launch is scheduled on November 25, 2019. |
| Exercise Indra 2019, a joint tri-service exercise between India and Russia, has been scheduled to be held in December 2019 |
| Renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is to be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2019. |
| The Indian journalist Neha Dixit was awarded the 2019 International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). |
Current affairs- December 2019
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Current Affairs-Headlines |
| The Union Cabinet headed by PM Modi cleared the Citizenship (Amendment)Bill, 2019 on 4 December 2019. The bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955.The Bill will now be introduced in the 2019 winter session of the Parliament. |
| India ranked 73rd in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019. |
| The 4th India Water Impact Summit was held from 5-7 December 2019 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY), a scheme for sustainable management of groundwater resources, in New Delhi. |
| Portugal is to launch a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize with an aim to promote Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals.The announcement was made by the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa. |
| Bougainville gains independence from Papua New Guinea |
| The Kerala Bank, the biggest in the State, was launched by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on 6 December 2019. |
| The Gujarat police was presented with the „President‟s Colours‟ by Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu at a ceremony held in Karai Police Academy in Gandhi Nagar on 15 December 2019. |
| Jammu and Kashmir has been selected by the Union Ministry of Rural Development for the national award in the best performing category for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). |
| Odisha state government unveiled the “Jalsathi” programme. It was launched by the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. |
| Ellyse Perry was named as the Best women cricketer and ODI player of 2019. The announcement was made by the world governing body International Cricket Council(ICC). |
| ISRO launched the RISAT-2BR1 satellite on 11 December 2019. |
| Ethiopia launched its first satellite. It is a landmark achievement for the country’s space program that caps a banner year for the African space industry. |
| China successfully launched the largest carrier rocket of the country, Long March-5 from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China’s Hainan Province.The rocket known as CZ-5 blasted off with more than 1,000 tonnes of thrust at 8.45 pm, Xinhua reported. |
| Lionel Messi was named the best player and was awarded the 2019 Ballon d’Or award in Paris.He created a world record by receiving the award for the sixth time. He broke the record set by Cristiano Ronaldo by winning the trophy five times. |
| Kamareddy won Unicef-2019 Award for Swachh Bharat Implementation |
| Justice Gulzar Ahmed appointed as the 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan. |
Current affairs – January 2020
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Current Affairs-Headlines |
| Kerala became 1st State to pass resolution against citizenship Amendment Act |
| Pragati Maidan metro station is renamed as Supreme Court metro station |
| RBI governor launched MANI app for visually challenged to identify currency notes |
| Telangana’s mountaineer Malavath Poorna scaled Antarctica’s highest peak Mt. Vinson Massif |
| S Sundar appointed as interim MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank |
| India women’s hockey player Sunita Lakra announces her retirement due to knee injury breakdown |
| UPSRTC launched ‘Damini’ helpline service for women |
| Government creates new Department of military affairs headed by Bipin Rawat |
| World Health Organisation designated 2020 as International Year of the Nurse and Midwife |
| ISRO to set its 2nd launch port in Thoothukodi district of Tamil Nadu |
| Prof Suresh Chandra Sharma was appointed as the 1st Chairman of NMC |
| Dubai-based Indian singer, Sucheta satish wins Global child prodigy award 2020 |
| 1st of-its kind turtle rehab centre established in Bihar |
| India’s cricketer Irfan Pathan announces retirement |
| Malayali novelist A Sethumadhavan’s first English novel, ‘The Cuckoo’s Nest’ published |
| Uttar Pradesh became 1st state to shortlist migrants for citizenship |
| 12th naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ between India and Oman held in Goa |
| 1st tri-dimensional expedition ‘Maha-Navy Connect 2020’ launched by Indian Navy in Maharashtra |
| 2019 recorded as 7th Warmest Year In India Since 1901 |
| India ranks 34th on World Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2019 |
| China successfully launches new communication experiment satellite’ TJSW-5’ on a Long March-3B rocket |
| Visakhapatnam to host naval exercise ‘MILAN’ in March 2020 |
| TN’s Fishery and Music universities named after the late CM J Jayalalithaa |
| Chenab bridge: World’s highest rail bridge by Indian Railways to connect Kashmir to rest of India by 2021 |
| Robert Abela has been appointed new prime minister of Malta (Southern European island country). |
| Yashaswini scheme’ was launched by the Union Minister Smriti Irani in Goa |
| H9N2 virus: Indian scientists detect India’s 1st case of infection in Maharashtra |
| 10th World Future Energy Summit 2020 held in Abu dhabi, UAE |
| ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme will be implemented by June 1, 2020: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan |
Important Dates
| Month | Date | Event |
| November | November 1 | World Vegan Day |
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November 1 |
The Army Aviation Corps (AAC) celebrated the 34th Raising Day | |
| November 8 | International Day of Radiology 2019 | |
| November 9 | Uttarakhand celebrated its Foundation Day | |
| November 9 | National Legal Services Day 2019 | |
| November 15 | Jharkhand celebrated the State Formation day | |
| November 16 | National Press Day | |
| November 19, 2019 to November 25, 2019. | UNESCO’s World Heritage Week | |
| December | December 1 | World AIDS Day |
| December 2 | International Day for Abolition of Slavery | |
| December 2 | National Pollution Control Day | |
| December 4 | Indian Navy Day | |
| December 5 | World Soil Day | |
| December 6 | Civil Defence Day | |
| December 9 | International Anti-Corruption Day | |
| December 14 to December 20 | National Energy Conservation Week | |
| December 10 | International Human Rights Day | |
| December 11 | International Mountain Day | |
| December 16 | Vijay Diwas | |
| December 18 | International Migrants Day | |
| December 22 | National Mathematics Day 2019 | |
| December 23 | National Farmers Day | |
| January | January 4 | World Braille Day 2020 |
| January 6 | Maharashtra celebrates as State’s Journalists’ Day | |
| January 9 | NRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) | |
| January 10 | World Hindi day | |
| January 12 | National youth Day in india | |
| January 15 | Indian Army Day. |
Person in News
| Month | Name of the person | News |
| November 2019 | PS Krishnan | IAS officer behind social welfare policies in
Telugu states, passes away |
| Vashishtha Narayan Singh | Mathematician passes away in patna | |
| Kailash Joshi | Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister passes
away |
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| Yasuhiro Nakasone | Former Japanese PM passed away | |
| December 2019
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Mukesh Ambani | Ranked as the 9th richest person in the world |
| Ursula von der Leyen | Took charge as the President of European Commission | |
| Sanna Marin | Elected the youngest-ever as PM of Finland | |
| Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi | Wins Miss Universe 2019 title | |
| Greta Thunberg | Named TIME‟s 2019 Person of the Year | |
| Toni-Ann Singh | Was crowned Miss World on 14 December | |
| Hemant Soren | Took oath as Jharkhand CM on December 29 | |
| January 2020
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Alajangi Viswanath Swamy | Former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha passed away at 91 |
| Devi Prasad Tripathi | NCP leader passed away at 67 | |
| Ratna Ojha | Renowned Assamese dramatist passed away at 88 | |
| Kamal Bahadur Singh | Former MP passed away at the age of 94 in Bihar | |
| Akbar Padamsee | Padma Bhushan artist passes away at 91 | |
| R.P. Ulaganambi | Former Vellore Lok Sabha MP passed away at 82 |
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