Banking & SSC 8th Jan Imp Current Affairs 2020 - Prasad's Banking, SSC & CDS Coaching Institute, Bangalore

JMM MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato Unanimously Elected as the Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly
I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar Confers the first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas’ Awards to 30 media Organizations
Acclaimed Painter & Sculptor Akbar Padamsee Dies in the Coimbatore at the age of 91; won Padma Bhushan and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship
Former Commander of the Army’s Western Command Lt Gen P N Hoon Dies in Chandigarh at the age of 90

NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) discovers an Earth-sized world within the habitable Rnge of Its star
Pakistan’s National Assembly, the lower House of Parliament, Passes bills giving 3-year extension to Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
Iran designates US armed Forces and Pentagon as ‘terrorist entities’

India’s GDP growth rate for 2019-2020 estimated at 5%; was 6.8% in 2018-19: Government.
India’s per-Capita monthly Income up by 6.8% to Rs 11,254 during 2019-2020: Government.
IBBI notifies the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
2nd National GST Conference held in New Delhi for streamlining GST System
Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) Raises $1 billion through an overseas bond Sale to execute Regular activities
Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Home Minister Amit Shah Approves Expression of Interest (EoI) as well as the share purchase Agreement for Air India’s privatisation
Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC) Appoints A Sakthivel as its New Chairman

Bhubaneswar to host First edition of Khelo India University Games From Feb 22nd to March 1st.