Current Affairs 20 March 2020,20 March: World Sparrow Day

Current Affairs  20 March 2020

20 March: World Sparrow Day

• Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March.
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• Sparrow is a state bird of Delhi.
• From 20 March, 2010, this day is celebrated.

Theme of Sparrow Day 2020: I Love Sparrow

100th birth anniversary of Shaikh Mujibur Rahemaan is celebrated by Bangladesh

• PM Modi participated in this function by video conferencing.
• Shaikh Mujibur Raheman is a bangladeshi politician who is also known as “Father of Bangladesh”.
• He was prime minister during 1971 to 1975.
• In 1975 he was assassinated.
• Current prime minister of  Bangladesh Shaikh Haseena is daughter of Shaikh Mujibur Rahemaan.

Bangladesh: Capital: Dhaka Chief Minister: Shaikh Haseena President: Abdul Hamid Currency: Bangladeshi TAKA Official Language: Bengali Independence: 1917 Time Zone: UTC+6

India’s biggestWheel of Law is established in Haryana

• Limca Book of Records published a certificate for this Wheel of Law.
• It has a total of 24 spokes.
• 2500 years ago Ashoka wheel was also named the Wheel of Law.
• It is the National Emblem of India.

Location: Topara Kala village, Yamunanagar, Haryana

Made from: Iron

Weight: 6 tons

Haryana: Capital: Chandigarh Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya Legislature Seats: 90 Seats Parliament Seats:         Rajya Sabha: 5 Seats                                 Lok Sabha: 10 Seats

Arfa Khanum Sherwani and Rohini Mohan are awarded by Chameli Devi Jain Awardfor Outstanding Women Mediaperson

• It is named after Chameli Devi Jain, a freedom fighter, it is perhaps the country's running media awarded for women.

Arfa Khanum Sherwani From: Bulandshahr, UP	Rohini Mohan From: Bengaluru

Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson Awarded for:Journalism award in India for women Sponsored by: The Media Foundation First awarded: 1981, Neerja Chowdhury

Defence Ministry places an order for Light Machine Guns

• The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs. 880 crore contract with the Israeli Weapon Indus (IWI) for 16,479 LMG.

Space X plans first manned flight to space.

• Space X will send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May.
• Elon Musk’s will launch a Falcon 9 rocket to transport NASA astronauts.

Space X: Industry: Space Agency Founded: 6 May, 2002 Founder: Elon Musk Headquarter: Hawthrone, California, U.S.

Government taking positive steps for listing Bhojpuri, Rajasthani & Bhoti into 8th Schedule of constitution

• The issue was raised during Zero hour in Lok Sabha by Jagdambik Pal of BJP.
• Mr. Pal said that almost 20 crore people in 16 countries speak them.
• The Ladakhi language is also called Bhoti as a Tibetian language spoken in the Ladakh union territory of India.
• There are a total 22 languages up to now in the 8th Schedule of the constitution.

Short Notes

• COVID-19: PM calls for social distancing, “People Curfew” on 22nd March.
• Italy Overtakes China’s virus death toll.
• Space X (US based space agency) plans first manned flight to space.
• According to a parliamentary panel’s report, Fisheries faced the annual post-harvest losses of Rs. 61,000 crore.
• French Open Grand Slams, which was about to take place from 24th May to 7th June, have been postponed to September 2020.
• The Ministry of Culture has established an institute named Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Microsoft has launched a tracker for COVID-19 world wide.
• DAC gives approval for procurement of 83 indeginious Tejas fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force.
• China will host FIFA World Cup 2020