Daily Current Affairs 16 January 2020

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National News

1. Two New Coast Guard ships

Indian Coast Guard commissioned two ships — Annie Besant and Amrit Kaur at Kolkata.
The Indian Coast Guard is an armed force that protects India’s maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
Director General: Director General Krishnaswamy Natrajan || Headquarters: New Delhi

2. Republic Day contingent

Indian Army Officer Captain Tania Shergill will be the first woman to lead Republic Day contingent
Republic Day 2020 Chief Guest: President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil

3. ParshuramKundMela

ParshuramKundMela started in North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
ParshuramKund is a Hindu pilgrimage centre situated on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River and 21 km north of Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh.

4. Indian Army Day

Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India.
It is in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.

International News

1. India, Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers’ Meet 2020

India and Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers’ Meet 2020 was held in New Delhi.
Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Muhammad H Mahmud, Minister for Information and Broadcasting

2. Bangladesh Betar with All India Radio

Bangladesh’s state-owned radio public broadcaster Bangladesh Betar and All India Radio have collaborated for a content sharing programme.
All India Radio, officially known since 1956 as Akashvani, is the national public radio broadcaster of India and is a division of Prasar Bharati. It was established in 1936. It is the sister service of Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan, an Indian television broadcaster.

Business News

1. Amazon to invest in India

Amazon has announced the incremental investment of 1 USD billion in India.
Amazon will have the prime objective of digitising the small and medium businesses (SMB’s) in India.
Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Four tech companies, along with Google, Apple, and Facebook.
CEO: Jeff Bezos

2. Food Processing Summit 2020

Ladakh will host the first ever Food Processing Summit 2020.
It is jointly organized by Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the UT Administration of Ladakh.
Governor: Lt. Governor R. K. Mathur

3. Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019

Puri, Odisha has been awarded for its initiatives for plastic waste management with the Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019.
It was awarded at the Open Defecation Free Sustainability Workshop held in New Delhi.

Sports News

1. ICC Awards 2019