Current affairs notes on 01/02/2019-05/01/2019

1.The 13th International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition 'PETROTECH-2019' is being organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Delhi from 10th to 12th February, 2019. India's flagship hydrocarbon international conference is expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister of India.

2.Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has recently launched the new ‘Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development’ in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and FAO to fight climate change and boost sustainable development in Africa.

3.World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd of February,The theme of World Wetlands Day 2019 is 'Wetlands and Climate Change'. 

4.36 years old India's Women Cricket team captain, Mithali Raj became the first female player to play 200 ODIs during the 3rd and Final ODI against New Zealand,

5.ISRO launched the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) at its headquarters in Bengaluru for the human spaceflight programme. The centre is the hub of ISRO's future manned missions.

6.Vani Kapoor has become the first Indian golfer to earn a card for the Australian Ladies PGA Tour (LPGA) after coming through its first-ever Qualifying Tournament at the Ballarat Golf Club.

7.The Qatar national football team has won their first major football title after defeating four-time champion Japan 3-1 in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup final on 1st of February in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

8.The International Energy Agency (IEA) has prepared the report titled ‘The Future of Rail’ in association with the International Union of Railways (UIC). This first-ever global report has a specific focus on India, where rail passenger traffic increased by nearly 200% since 2000.

9.As per latest survey conducted by Transparency International (TI), Assam has occupied the top slot in the ranking of best practices followed by statesin Budget formulation and is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

10.On February 2, 2019, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh declared one of the rarest mammal, Indus River Dolphin, which is only found in Beas River ,as Punjab State Aquatic Animal.

11.Rishi Kumar Shukla has been appointed the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

12.The World Heritage Centre (WHC) housing 'spiritual camps' of 45 countries would be set up at Mayapur in Nadia district, Kolkata. The camp of each country would reflect its culture, dress, lifestyle, food and ambiance. 

13.The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.It is To deal with matters related to start-ups, facilitating ease of doing business among others.

14.To provide an assured income support to the small and marginal farmers, the Government is launching the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN),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.

15.The Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced the allotment of ₹750 crore to the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM). The objective is to get native breeds to produce more milk, be more fecund, and to raise the quality of Indian cows and bulls to eventually outdo Jerseys and Holsteins.

16.20th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav is being held in New Delhi.
It is being organized by National School of Drama (NSD).It is the annual international theatre festival of India 
17.The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is implementing Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) within overall ambit of National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for providing financial assistance to elite athletes included in TOPS for their customized training in world class training institutes/academies within the country and abroad.
 18.The government has decided to set up a five-member working committee to look into the angel tax issue and come up with guidelines in one week,Angel Tax is a 30% tax that is levied on the funding received by startups from an external investor.
Thank you..


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Current Affairs Notes on 4/6/2018...

1.  The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting has started in the South African city of Johannesburg on June 4, 2018. The meeting is expected to lay the foundation for 2018 annual summit of the grouping which will also be held in Johannesburg. The BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is leading the Indian delegation. 2 . Dr. Dinesh Gupta  has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). 3. Maneka Gandhi, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD), has laid the foundation stone of India’s first advanced DNA forensic laboratory “Sakhi Suraksha” in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab of Chandigarh as part efforts to reduce the backlog of cases needing advanced forensic analysis.   4. India received the first-ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Russia as New Delhi diversifies import basket to meet its vast energy needs. State-owned gas util
Read more

Current affairs notes on December 2020- Part 1

 1.Chardham project, comprises improvement as well as the development of 889 km length of national highways. The project will connect Badrinath Dham, Kedarnath Dham, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and part of the route leading to Kailash Mansarovar yatra. 2.The virtual edition of the Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh launched. Aadi Mahotsav is a national tribal festival and a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India & Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). 3. SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage was launched at the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government (SCO CHG), held in New Delhi recently. It is the first ever of its kind.  4. WHO World Malaria Report 2020: India is the only high endemic country which has reported a decline of 17.6% in 2019 as compared to 2018. In India, Implementation has been started in four states i.e. West Bengal and Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and M
Read more

Current affairs notes on December 6 - 8

 1.The Hampi chariot is one among the three famous stone chariots in India, the other two being in Konark, Odisha, and Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. It was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar.It was a part of the Mauryan Empire back in the third century BC. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 2. NGT seeks action plan on elephant corridors: Necessary legal action against encroachers and those violating the Provisions of the Forest Conservation Act 1980 and the Indian Forest Act 1927 in the proposed corridors. ‘Gaj Yatra’, a nationwide campaign to protect elephants, was launched on the occasion of World Elephant Day in 2017. Project elephant was launched on 1992. Elephant is included in Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I,IUCN Red List: Endangered category. Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme in 2003. 3. Himachal Pradesh wants GI status for five products: These include- Karsog Kulth, Thangi of Pangi, Chamba Metal Crafts, Chamba
Read more