Current affairs notes on January Part-1
1. 80th session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) was held at Kannur, Kerala. 2.Results (July-September) of ‘Swachh Survekshan League 2020 ‘ have been released. Cleanest city: Indore for the fourth time in a row. 3.The Centre will transfer over Rs. 12,000 crore to the bank accounts of more than 6 crore farmers under the flagship PM-Kisan Scheme. Under this programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land upto 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year. This income support will be transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiary farmers, in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000 each. 4.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled a ₹102 lakh crore national infrastructure pipeline projrct. Availability of quality infrastructure is a pre-requisite to achieve broad-based and inclusive growth on a sustainable basis. 5.Merchant Discount Rate in news- It is a fee charged from a