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GA/Economy/Financial Awareness Power Capsule | SBI PO and Clerk Main Exam 2019 Contents Must Do Current Affairs for the SBI PO/Clerk Main 2019 .......................................................................................... 2 Banking Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Economy | Financial | Business Current Affairs .......................................................................................................... 16 AGREEMENTS/MOU SIGNED .......................................................................................................................................... 20 NEW APPOINTMENTS: NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................ 24 NEW APPOINTMENTS : INTERNATIONAL .................................................................................................................... 27 AWARDS & RECOGNITION ............................................................................................................................................. 28 SUMMITS|EVENTS|FESTIVALS Held (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL) ...................................................................... 31 COMMITTEES IN NEWS .................................................................................................................................................... 33 NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Current Affairs Related to States in India ..................................................................................................................... 37 International Current Affairs ........................................................................................................................................... 39 OBITUARIES (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL) ................................................................................................................ 43 LIST/INDEXES ANNOUNCED RECENTLY ...................................................................................................................... 45 IMPORTANT DAYS OBSERVED RECENTLY .................................................................................................................... 48 BOOKS & AUTHORS ......................................................................................................................................................... 50 DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS .......................................................................................................................................... 51 SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................. 53 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (NASA, ISRO & OTHERS) ................................................................................................ 57 SCHEMES ............................................................................................................................................................................. 58 MISCELLANEOUS CURRENT AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................... 60 STATIC TAKEWAYS FROM THE CURRENT AFFAIRS .................................................................................................... 64 Topic 1: CM/Governors/Wildlife Santuaries/National Parks / Power Plants in India ......................................... 73 Topic 2: Upcoming Important Sport Events .................................................................................................................. 78 Topic 3: The Headquarters of the UN Organizations ................................................................................................ 78 Topic 4: A Brief on the Census 2011 ............................................................................................................................. 79 Topic 5: Current Office Holders List .............................................................................................................................. 79 Topic 6: Important Ports in India .................................................................................................................................... 80 Topic 7: The Most Famous Temples in India ................................................................................................................ 80 Topic 8: List of the Important Airports in India ............................................................................................................ 81 Topic 9: What are the names of the Borders/Boundary Lines? ............................................................................... 81 Topic 10: Stock Exchanges around the World ............................................................................................................. 82 Topic 11: Dams in India ................................................................................................................................................... 82 Topic 12: CLASSICAL DANCES & FOLK DANCES IN INDIA ..................................................................................... 82 Topic 13: The Headquarters of the important Public-Sector Undertakings ........................................................... 83 Topic 14: Nick Names of Important Indian Places ..................................................................................................... 84 Topic 15: Important Defence Exercise Conducted in the World .............................................................................. 84 Topic 16: Stadiums Around the World .......................................................................................................................... 85 Topic 17: List of Indian Cities on Rivers Banks ............................................................................................................ 86 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App GA/Economy/Financial Awareness Power Capsule | SBI PO and Clerk Main Exam 2019 Must Do Current Affairs for the SBI PO/Clerk Main 2019 are unwilling to take the connection, will have Union Budget 2019-20: In a Nutshell electricity and clean cooking gas. India‘s first full-time woman Finance Minister The completion of houses has come down from 314 Nirmala Sitharaman presented the maiden budget. days per house in 2015-16 to 114 days now. The Department of Fisheries will establish a fisheries Important highlights of Union Budget 2019-20: management network. FM says the government‘s rural road scheme has brought about socio- On the Urban Sector- economic improvements. ―All-weather connectivity Over 81 lakh houses at the investment of Rs 4.83 has now been provided to over 97% of such lakh crore have been sanctioned and construction habitations.‖ 30,000 km of roads in this scheme of about 41 lakh houses started, under PMAY- have been built using green technology. Urban. Under phase three of PM Gram Sadak Yojana, More than 95% of all cities have declared 1.25 lakh kms of the road to be built in the next 5 themselves open defecation free. years. Project cost estimated at over Rs 80,000 Rashtriya Swachchta Kendra to be inaugurated at crore. Gandhi Darshan on 02nd October 2019. Metro Rail initiatives to be enhanced by encouraging For Investments and Markets- PPPs and faster completion. Dedicated freight FIIs and FPIs could be allowed to invest in corridor is almost complete. infrastructure debt funds.Minimum public shareholding in listed companies can be increased On Agriculture Sector- from 25% to 35% Govt. to support private entrepreneurs in A social stock exchange is proposed, for social and agriculture. voluntary organisations, to raise capital, equity and ―Ease of doing business and ease of living should debt. apply to farmers.‖ Zero-budget farming proposed as Global FDIs fell to $1.3 billion from $1.5 trillion, a model for farmers. ―Steps such as this can help but inflows in India remained strong at $54.37 doubling farmer‘s income.‖ billion, a growth of 6%. Zero-Budget farming is natural farming which is ―100% FDI for insurance intermediaries. Local neither chemical-loaded nor organic with its reliance sourcing norms to be eased for FDI in single-brand on manure. It‘s a form of gardening as a self- retail.‖ sustainable practice with minimum external Global Investors Meet to happen in India. Limit on intervention. This concept of zero budget natural FPI in a company increased to 24%. NRI investment farming (ZBNF) was first propagated 25 years in Indian capital markets is comparatively less. NRI ago by Subhash Palekar as a movement for investment to merged with FPIs. farmers who were in debt due to the Green Revolution and is now being used by a large number For Transport Sector- of farmers across the country. Govt‘s transport infrastructure schemes such as Jal Shakti Ministry created by merging many water Sagar Mala, UDAN are are bridging rural-urban management ministries. Water will be supplied to all divide. rural households by 2024 under Jal Jeevan Government will do a restructuring of the national Mission.. Govt. will explore additional funds for Jal highway programme. In the second phase of Shakti by accessing the Compensatory Afforestation