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.12.2018 NATIONAL Andhra Pradesh started India’s.2018 first ‘fruit train’ with bananas India‟s first of its kind fruit train was launched from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district & from Kadapa.11.2018 district of Andhra Pradesh. This is the first time an entire train carrying a load of 980 metric tonnes of locally grown bananas which has been sent to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNP) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Those bananas will be exported to Iran. The bananas will be exported under the brand name „Happy Bananas‟. Guntakal Railway division (is one of the four divisions of South Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways) has loaded bananas for export to West Asian countries from Tadipatri at very first time. Indian Navy conducted coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’ in Kolkata, West Bengal Indian Navy has carried coastal security exercise called, „Matla Abhiyaan‟ at Sunderban region in Kolkata, West Bengal with the aim to create awareness about the coastal security to the local community & understand the navigational complexities in the Sunderban delta waters. 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Surajkund, Haryana President of India Shri. Ram NathKovind inaugurated the 34th edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Haryana. The Mela is organized by the SurajkundMela Authority & Haryana Tourism in collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. Surajkund International Crafts Mela (Largest crafts fair in the world) will be held every year at Surajkund in Faridabad district, Haryana. India banned export of all kinds of personal protection equipment Export of all kinds of personal protection equipment, like clothing and masks for protecting people from airborne particles including coveralls and N95 masks were banned by India with immediate effect. World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020 in New Delhi Shri Prakash Javadekar, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) was inaugurated World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020 at New Delhi. The theme of the summit “Towards 2030 Goals: Making the Decade Count”. The summit was organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), a research institute specializes in the fields of energy. Centre Constituted Task Force to deal with Novel Coronavirus The task force will comprise of:Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Chairman)– Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare,Sh. Hardeep S. Puri – Minister of Civil Aviation,Dr. S Jaishankar – External Affairs Minister,Sh. G. Kishan Reddy – Minister of State for Home and Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey – Minister of State, Health & Family Welfare. Madhya Pradesh Top State in implementation of PMMVY Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first position for the implementation of Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY). The Madhya Pradesh Minister for Women and Child Development Imarti Devi and Principal Secretary AnupamRajan received the award from the Union Minister of Women and Child Development SmritiIrani in New Delhi. Indore district of Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first place for better performance of the scheme. Mumbai’s Iconic ‘Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’ started The 21st edition of the 9-day Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) 2020, one of the biggest open street arts and cultural festival of India, has begun in Mumbai. The Kala Ghoda Festival is one of the most-awaited art and cultural festivals which takes place in the Kala Ghoda area of South Mumbai since 1999 in early February and attracts a wide range of crowd from all across the world.
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Union Govt aims to achieve.12.2018 objective of Housing for All by 2022 under PMAY-G Union Government.2018 aims to achieve the objective of Housing for All by 2022 under Pradhan MantriAwas Yojana -Grameen. A total of over one .11.2018crore 50 lakh rural houses have been completed in the last five years. Eligible beneficiaries will get one crore 95 lakh houses in the second phase of the scheme. The government has set a target of 60 lakh houses for the current financial year. Pradhan MantriGraminAwaasYojana, Indira AwaasYojana, is a social welfare flagship program, created by the Indian Government. INTERNATIONAL Maldives readmitted and becomes 54th member of Commonwealth of Nations Maldives joined the Commonwealth in 1982 and withdrew its membership in 2016 by its former President Abdulla Yameen. Commonwealth of Nations: Thereare 54 countries in the Commonwealth, in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. The Commonwealth countries are diverse – they are amongst the world‟s biggest, smallest, richest and poorest countries. Theme 2020: The theme for the 2020 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), for Commonwealth Day is “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming”. India surpassed US to become 2nd largest smartphone market globally According to the recently released Counterpoint Research‟s Market Monitor service report, India surpassed the United States (US) for the first time to become the 2nd largest smartphone market in the world. India recorded 158 million shipments in 2019 with 7% year-on-year growth which was mainly due to Chinese smartphone brands that were introduced. The list was topped by China. Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi topped the smartphone market for the second consecutive year with 28% market share. Xiaomi was followed by South Korean brand Samsung in the 2nd place with 21% market share. 2019 Global Go to Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI) The 2019 Global Go to Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI), complete ranking report of the world‟s think tank was released by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, United States (US). The index ranked top think tanks from around the world. As per the report India‟s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) was ranked at 27th place among 176 global think tanks. BANKING AND ECONOMY NSO revised India’s GDP growth rate for 2018-19 to 6.1% from 6.8% National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its 1st revised estimates for Fiscal year-FY19, has revised the India‟s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate for the FY 2018-19 to 6.1 % as against the earlier forecast of 6.8 % due to a decrease in mining, manufacturing and agriculture. NABARD approved loan worth Rs 140 crore at low interest to Punjab Agri Development Bank The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has given its approval for loan worth Rs 140 crore at low interest rate to Punjab State Agricultural Development Bank (PSADB). NABARD supervises State Cooperative Banks (StCBs), District Cooperative Central Banks (DCCBs), and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and conducts statutory inspections of these banks. BoM & SBI were only PSBs rated ‘good’ in digital transactions in Dec 2019 According to data released by Government via Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) and State Bank of India (SBI) were the two only Public Sector Banks (PSBs) rated as “good” in digital transactions for December 2019. The score for an individual bank was given by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) based on various parameters.
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The score of Yes Bank,.12.2018 Fino Payments Bank and HDFC Bank was 76 in December.ICICI bank and IDFC first bank scored.2018 74 and 73 respectively whereas Axis Bank and IDBI Bank scored 71 each as per MeitY. Fitch Predicted India’s GDP.11.2018 Growth for FY20 at 4.6 pc and FY21 at 5.6 pc US-based rating agency Fitch Ratings Inc. has projected GDP growth of India for the next financial year 2020-21 at 5.6 percent. For the current fiscal 2019-20, GDP is projected at 4.6 percent. Indian Bank launched credit products ‘Corporate Loan’ & ‘Ind Surya Shakthi’ for textile sector Indian Bank has announced the launch of two tailor made credit productse., Corporate Loan and Ind Surya Shakthi/ Indian Bank Solar which will be available across the country for the benefit of the textile sector. The products were launched during a meeting with high officials of the textile industry under the Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Corporate Loan: Under it, the loans will be offered at affordable interest rates. Surya Shakthi: It is a term loan to set up roof-top solar power plants for captive consumption. This loan is expected to boost the renewable energy utilisation culture in the textile sector. Gross GST collection for January cross Rs 1 lakh cr A remarkable growth in GST collection over Rs 1 lakh crore for last month has been reported by Finance Ministry. GST revenues during the month of January from domestic transactions showed a growth of 12% over the revenue during the month last year. PERSON IN NEWS Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi appointed as new PM of Iraq. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the appointment of its 3-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). The committee comprises Madan Lal, RudraPratap Singh and SulakshanaNaik and the term of appointment is 1 year. Gopal Baglay appointed as Next High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Padma Shri awardee Deepa Malik elected as President of Paralympic Committee of India Pramod Agrawal became the Chairman of Coal India Limited Ajay Bisaria Appointed as Next High Commissioner of India to Canada Indian-origin techie Arvind Krishna elected as CEO for IBM The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of M.Ajit Kumar as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). SPORTS&GAMES Flame-Throated Bulbul ‘Rubigula’ Unveiled as Official mascot for National Games 2020 in Goa The 36th edition of the National Games of India will be held from 20 October to 4 November 2020 in Goa. The official mascot for the Goa 2020 National Games was unveiled by the Chief Minister of Goa PramodSawant in the presence of Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports KirenRijiju. The Flame-Throated Bulbul under the name „Rubigula‟ has been unveiled as the mascot for the event. The Flame-Throated Bulbul is the state bird of Goa. Australian Open 2020 Tennis Tournament The 2020 Australian Open was the 108th edition of the annual Australian Open tennis tournament and the first Grand Slam of the year. It was held from 20 January to 2 February 2020. The winners are as follows: Men‟s Single: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) Women‟s Single: Sofia Kenin (US) beat Garbine Muguruza (Spain)
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Men‟s Double: Rajeev.12.2018 Ram (US) / Joe Salisbury (UK) Women‟s Double: TímeaBabos.2018 (Hungary) / Kristina Mladenovic (France) Mixed Double: BarboraKrejčiková (Czech Republic) / Nikola Mektić (Croatia) NADA Suspended Weightlifter.11.2018 Ramshad AR for 2 Years and Wrestler Ravinder Kumar for 4 Years The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended weightlifter Ramshad AR for a period of 2 years after being found guilty of violating the anti-doping rule. Ramshad, winner of silver medal in the National Weightlifting Championship was found guilty of inhaling a prohibited substance by the NADA. DAY AND DATE February 2: World Wetlands Day World Wetlands Day (WWD) was observed to spread awareness and to conserve the wetlands all over the world. Theme: “Wetlands and Biodiversity”. The theme highlights the importance of biodiversity conservation, which conveys nearly 40% of the world‟s plant & animal species live or breed on wetlands. ONELINERS Online lottery scheme sales banned by Punjab govt to check illegal sales 60-year-old Mo O‟Brien becomes world 1st deaf person to row across Atlantic OceanAuthor Mary Higgins Clark, known as „Queen of Suspense‟, passed away National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has decommissioned its Spitzer Space Telescope. ISRO plans to unveil low-cost satellite launch vehicles Amulya Mica (Purbanchal Laminates Pvt Ltd), spear-headed by its Managing Director Rakesh Agarwal, was chosen as the Most Promising Brand of the Year Award 2019, Gold Category during the 7th edition of the MSME Excellence Award. Narmada Mahotsav 2020 celebrated at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh (MP) Indian Air Force‟s (IAF) successfully operated AN-32 aircraft powered with 10% blend of Indian bio-jet fuel. This is the 1st time both engines of the aircraft were powered by bio-jet indigenous fuel. Aircraft was took-off from KushokBakulaRimpochee Airport, Leh because it was considered to be one of world‟s highest and most difficult operational airfield. The govt. of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has launched a doorstep pension delivery scheme named „YSR Pension Kanuka‟. Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world‟s largest solar telescope with 13-foot mirror,has captured first highest-resolution image of the Sun‟s turbulent surface at Hawaiian island of Maui. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the annual Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka . India and Maldives signed 6 MoUs, which included 5 MoUs in the field of tourism and 1 MoU for setting up bottled water plant in Maldives. NagobaJatara tribal festival was celebrated in the state of Telangana. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh addressed the 12th edition of the South Asia Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) in New Delhi. Senior journalist Yusuf Jameel from Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) won the 2019-20 PEN Gauri Lankesh Award for Democratic Idealism for his outstanding contribution in journalism. The IRDAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore each on ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Tata AIG General Insurance Company. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore on HDFC Bank for non-compliance of master directions of KYC directions. The 44th edition of Kolkata Book Fair 2020 (IKBF) has commenced at Central Park Mela Ground in SaltLake, Kolkata, West Bengal with Russia as a “Focal Theme Country”.
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