Daily news 3 February 2020

National News

1. Madhya Pradesh grabs first position for implementation of PMMVY

Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Women and Child Development Imarti Devi and Principal Secretary Anupam Rajan received the award from Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Indore has been ranked at first place among the districts for better performance of the scheme.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath.
• Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Lal Ji Tandon.

Schemes and Committees

2. Task force constituted by Government of India to restrict Novel Coronavirus

A task force has been constituted by the Government of India to restrict the Novel Coronavirus outspread in India. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri are the members of the task force.

Ranks and Reports

3. Sri Lanka ranks first in Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs

Sri Lanks has been ranked first in a new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) on Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs. Sri Lanka scored 91 points out of 100 and got the green color code and hence become the first country to achieve the “Green” nation status in supporting breastfeeding women.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Currency of Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee.
• Prime minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Sports News

4. Novak Djokovic Wins the men's singles title of Australian Open 2020

Serbian tennis star, Novak Djokovic has won the men's singles title of Australian Open 2020. He defeated Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem in five sets to successfully defend his Australian Open men's singles title in Melbourne, Australia. This was his 8th title win in the Australia Open.

Must Important Takeaways for Upcoming Competitive Exams:
The Grand Slam are the four most important annual tennis tournaments.
1. Australian Open
2. French Open
3. Wimbledon
4. US Open

Miscellaneous News

5.  "Ekushey Book Fair" inaugurated by Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina

Ekushey Book fair was recently inaugurated by the Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka. The fair is organised annually to commemorate the martyrs of the language movement which helped in establishing Banglaas the official language of the then East Pakistan.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina; Capital: Dhaka; Currency: Taka.