Fortnightly PIB COMPILATION –1^st – 15^thJanuary 2020

PIB Fortnightly Compilation 1^st -15^thJanuary 2020: UPSC Exam PIB Summary & Analysis

What is PIB?

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is a nodal agency of the Government of India. PIB disseminates information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements.

Is PIB important for UPSC exam?

The articles published by the Press Information Bureau or PIB have authentic information relating to the government policies, plans, achievements etc. A serious UPSC aspirant should read PIB selectively to gather relevant information to enrich his/her content both for prelims and mains. GS SCORE will give you the most important articles to be read from PIB.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) is a nodal agency of the Government of India. PIB disseminates information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. A serious UPSC aspirant should read PIB selectively to gather relevant information to enrich his/her content both for prelims and mains. GS SCORE will give you the most important articles to be read from PIB. Here you will get fortnightly compilations of PIB releases and features.

Benefits of taking information from GS SCORE PIB fortnightly Updates:

• Authentic and verified information, directly from government sources and websites
• Relevant for current affairs section of the UPSC civil services.
• All the important schemes of the government covered.
• Additional information on PIB articles in boxes which are very important for Prelims and Mains exams, thus covering static parts of the syllabus.

The PIB Fortnightly Compilation 1^st – 15^thJanuary 2020

Our PIB compilation of issues from 1^st- 15^thJanuary 2020covers all essential articles relevant from the UPSC CSE examination point of view.

It covers issues such as:

Culture

• Refurbished Heritage Buildings in Kolkata

Polity

• Registration of Political Parties
• Fast Track Special Courts to be set up for Speedydisposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases

Governance

• First Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

Social Issues

• World Braille Day

• International Relations
• India & Sweden agreed to cooperate in Polar Science
• India and Bangladesh to cooperate in Information &Broadcasting Sector
• Environment and Ecology
• New Energy Performance Standards for AirConditioners
• India’s Energy Policy Report

Economy

• The first Silk Processing Plant in Gujarat
• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub

Disaster Management

• National Fire Service College

Science

• PM dedicates 5 DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories tothe Nation
• 2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned in FAME-IIScheme
• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Defence

• The First Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India
• Operation Sankalp
• MILAN 2020