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Chapter-2……. Awards

Chapter-3…….. India’s Ranking Index

Chapter-4…….. Important MoU

Chapter-4……. Web Portal/ App

Chapter-5……. Scheme

Chapter-6…….. Important Loan

Chapter-7…….. Company Merger List

Chapter-8……. Important Summit

Chapter-9…….. Partnership and Agreement

Chapter-10……. Defence News

Chapter-11…… Important Current Affairs in short

Chapter-12…… Important Banking and finance in short

Chapter-13……. Obituary

Chapter-14……. Most Important some Financial Term

Chapter-15……. Sports

Chapter-16…….. Important Date and Theme

Chapter-17…….. Static (Dam, Lake, Temple, National Park, Sea Port, Stadium, Country-Capital- Currency, City-River, Web portal Founder, Folk Dance, Wild life Sanctuary)

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ORGANIZATION PERSON New Member of 15th Finance Commission Ajay Narayan Jha New Non-executive chairman of of Baroda Ex-Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia

Senegal’s President Macky Sall (Second term) Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes Bhagwan Lal Sahni President of Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah New Chairman of Coordination Committee for 2022 Asian Randhir Singh Games

New Prime minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas (First Female) New Secretary-General of the Medical Council of India Rakesh Kumar Vats Chief Scientist at WHO Soumya Swaminathan New Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Ajit Kumar Mohanty

Head committee on Comprehensive Insurance Scheme for Dr Alok Srivastava Advocates (5 members Committee) New head Ashu Khullar

Goodwill Ambassador of UNDP Padma Lakshmi New Finance Secretary Subhas Chandra Garg New Prime Minister of Palestine Mohammad Shtayyeh Special directors in the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Anup Kumar Dubey and Sushil Kumar

OIC body’s deputy chairman Pakistan

New Agricultural Scientific Recruitment Board (ASRB) Chief Aditya Kumar Misra First Lokayukta Chairman of Mizoram C Lalsawta sworn Non-executive Chairman of Rakesh Makhija New chairman of LIC M.R. Kumar

Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant India’s first Lokpal Ex-Supreme Court judge Justice PC Ghose PhonePe Brand Ambassador Aamir Khan Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President Govindaraj re-elected

President of Comoros Azali Assoumani re-elected

New President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputova (First Female) Chief Justice of Telangana HC Justice T B N Radhakrishnan Chairman of Railway Board VK Yadav Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry New Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro New LIC’s Acting Chairman Hemant Bhargava Competition Commission of India secretary (CCI) P K Singh RBL Bank chief operations officer Pankaj Sharma Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority Justice AK Sikri (NALSA) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Khosa Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy V Subramanian New JIPMER director (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Dr Rakesh Aggarwal

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Medical Education & Research ) GST panel headed Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi RBI set up 5-member panel for boost digital payments head Nandan Nilekani

IMF as 1st woman and 11th Chief Economist India-born Gita Gopinath New Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Rajesh Chandra Facebook India as VP and MD Ajit Mohan

New Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro (2nd Term) New Taiwan PM Su Tseng-chang

New chief credit officer (CCO) of Axis Bank Deepak Maheshwari New independent directors of ICICI bank B Sriram, Bijapurkar New ICC’s chief executive Manu Sawhney New Women Team’s Coach Mohammed Ali Qamar Supreme Court Justice Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari Ambassador of 16th Tata Marathon Mary Kom New Director General (Investigation) in the National Prabhat Singh Human Rights Commission. New Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Khosa MD, CEO of IDFC First Bank V Vaidyanathan New Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven New President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina Interim Finance & Corporate Affairs minister Piyush Goyal ’s MD and CEO Ranveet Gill new Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah New IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta MD of Parthasarathi Mukherjeet reappointed for another two years Brand Ambassdor for Flamingo Hrithik Regional Director WHO SOUTH EAST Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh (reappointed) Part time Chairman of Dilip Sadarangani BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council )India Punit Goenka chairman

New director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Rishi Kumar Shukla

CEO of P V Bharathi

New President of El Salvador Former mayor Nayib Bukele

New civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola

Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Sailesh

New Union Sports Secretary Radheyshyam Julaniya

New chairman of African Union Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi

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New Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra

Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Ashwani Lohani new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Pramod Chandra Mody

German sports and lifestyle brand PUMA has appointed as 6 times world champion woman M C Mary Kom women’s training Ambassador CEO of PayU India Anirban Mukherjee

President of the Foundation Board for Better Boxing of AIBA Ajay Singh (International Boxing Association) First ombudsman for the Board of Control for Cricket in India D.K. Jain (BCCI).

Brand ambassador of Swasth Immunised India Kareena Kapoor Khan

President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan

Sudan’s Prime Minister Mohamed Tahir Ayala

Amazon’s Board of Directors PepsiCo’s former CEO Indra Nooyi

Non-Executive Chairman of IDBI Bank Hemand Bhargava

New Chairman of National Book Trust (NBT) Govind Prasad Sharma

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari

New Managing Director of LIC Vipin Anand

Industry Head of Google India Former Bollywood Actress, Mayoori kango

Indian Overseas Bank’s new MD & CEO Karnam Sekar

52nd Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajendra Kumar Nayak

Twitter New India Head Manish Maheshwari

New Chairman of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft Ravinder Kumar Passi (EPCH) head for India Kaushik Shaparia

New Executive Director of Rajesh Yaduvanshi

New brand ambassador of redBus Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Goodwill Ambassador of Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019 Mithali Raj

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New Secretary, Defence Finance Gargi Kaul,

Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of National Buildings Shiv Das Meena Construction Corporation (NBCC) First Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC Justice Vikram Nath

Algeria’s first new president Abdelkader Bensalah

Haiti’s New Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ( 5th Term)

New President of ICC India Vikramjit Sing Sahney

First woman CMD of Pawan Hans Ltd Usha Padhee

president of Asian Football Confederation Sheikh Salman

New Nasscom Chairman Keshav Murugesh

New president of Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) Vikram Kirloskar

World bank’s new President David Malpass

New RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

New Chief Election Commissioner of India [23rd Chief Election Shri Sunil Arora Commissioner (CEC)] Finance Secretary Shri A. N. Jha New Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghe Member of UPSC Shri Bharat Bhushan Vyas Director, National Crime Records Bureau [NCRB] Shri Ramphal Pawar

New Indian Ambassador to US Harsh Vardhan Shringla Assumes charge of secretary, National Commission for Shri Ashok Kumar Singh Scheduled Tribes (NCST) New president of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Brijendra Pal Singh Society and Chairman of Governing Council.

Technical Member in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity. Shri Ravindra Kumar Verma

Archery association president B.V.P Rao India’s chief boxing coach CA Kuttappa

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Mexico president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Asia Pacific seat on the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social Preeti Saran and Cultural Rights (CESCR).

Awards Award PERSON / PURPOSE/ FIELD ORGANIZATION Legion of Honour French World Cup champions Sport

World Memory Championships Dhruv Manoj “names and faces” , “random words (Gold) African Football Player of the Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah Sport Year(2018) ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ Defence Research and Development Defence Organisation (DRDO) Sushila Devi Literature Award Namita Gokhale Literature (“Things to Leave Behind)

First-ever Philip Kotler PM Narendra Modi Politics Presidential award Peace Prize for 2018 WHO Goodwill ambassador Yohei Sasakawa for 2017 EkalAbhiyan Trust Its work in the field of education for rural and tribal children, rural empowerment and gender and social equality. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2016 AkshayaPatra Foundation Its work towards providing midday meals to children across India, and Sulabh International for its contribution towards the improvement of sanitation facilities in India and the emancipation of manual scavengers. Sheikh Saud International Prize Bharat Ratna CNR Rao Eminent Scientist for Materials Research Sansad Ratna Award BJP MP Anurag Politician ICC Cricketer of the Year Cricketer ICC Men’s Test Player of the Virat Kohli Cricketer Year ICC Men’s ODI Player of the year Virat Kohli Cricketer “International Cricket Council’s Rishabh Pant Cricketer (ICC) Emerging Player of the year” IRCTC’s Trains Cleanliness Southern Railway Survey Award Best Tableau in Republic Day ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Parade Research (ICAR) for its representation of Tableau on ‘Kisan Gandhi’ with the theme :“Mishrit Kheti, Khushiyon Ki Kheti” Tripura- best state tableau with the theme:‘Empowering Rural Economy the Gandhian Way’whereas The second position was bagged

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by Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab was placed in the third spot. Best marching contingent Gorkha Brigade trophy of the Republic Day parade Australian literary prize Manus Island ’s refugee Behrouz Debut book “No Friends But the Boochani Mountains” K.Veeramani Award for Social P.S.Krishnan Justice “Freedom of the City of London” The State ’s UK head Contribution in promoting the bilateral Shri Sanjiv Chadha relations France’s highest civilian honour Francois Laborde Old Bengal Priest

Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 Yes Bank ‘Innovation in Data Science’ Israel’s prestigious Dan David Sanjay Subrahmanyam ‘Past time dimension’ for his work in Prize macro history. EY Entrepreneur of the Year Siddhartha Lal MD & CEO of Eicher Motors 2018

Swachhata Excellence Awards AMRUT cities and Municipal 2019 Corporations of Raigarh(1st), Ambikapurand (2nd) Kumbakonam(3rd) International Hockey Eva de Hockey Player Federation’s Players of the Year Goede from Netherlands and Arthur for 2018 van Doren of Belgium International human rights Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a Manus Sudanese refugee prize Island refugee, Laureus Sports for Good Honour Jharkhand’s NGO Yuwa Working for girl empowerment

“Football Ratna” Sunil Chhetri Indian Football Team Captain Top Employers Institute Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) TCS the only firm among the top 10 IT services brands which has received this certification. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 Vivekanand Kendra, Kanyakumari, gets the award for 2015 for their contribution to rural development, education, development of natural resources. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2016 Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh For 2016, it has been jointly given International (jointly) to Akshaya Patra foundation for its contribution in providing mid-day meals to children and Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation and emancipation of manual scavengers. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2017 Ekal Abhiyan Trust Ekal Abhiyan Trust has won the award for 2017 for their contribution in providing education for rural and tribal children in remote areas, rural empowerment, gender, and social equality. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 Yohei Sasakawa Yohei Sasakawa for 2018, who is Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organisation for Leprosy Elimination, for his role in leprosy eradication. Russia’s highest State Honour PM Narendra Modi Russia for exceptional services in “Order of Saint Andrew the promoting bilateral ties.

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Apostle” “Global Slag Company of the Tata Steel For its innovative practices in the Year” development of new applications for Steel by-products (Slag). Presidential Award of Maharshi Dr. Gyanaditya Shakya Prize money of INR 1,00,000 and a Badrayan Vyas Samman 2019 certificate. He accepted award from Vice- President of India M Venkaiah Naidu. “Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019” Dost Education ‘Dost Education’, which is India’s education technology startup won a $25,000 (Rs 17 lakhs)tech prize for its ability to empower parents to take charge of their child’s early education. UAE’s highest civilian award, PM Modi For boosting the bilateral ties between Zayed Medal both of the nations. World Summit on the “Utkarsh Bangla” and “Sabooj The schemes under the West Bengal Information Society (WSIS) Sathi” government, namely, “Utkarsh Bangla” awards of the United (Skill training of the youth) and“Sabooj Nations (UN). Sathi” (cycles for students)

“Best Digital Agency Award” Sudhanshu Kumar, the founder of Digital Sukoon Saraswati Samman 2018 Telugu poet K Siva Reddy Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018with a cash prize of 15 lakh rupees for his collection of poetry titled ‘Pakkaki Ottigilite’. World Press Photo award 2019 “Crying Girl on the Border” An image of a little girl crying, titled “Crying Girl on the Border”, as she and her mother have been taken into custody by US border officials in Texas, won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year. Veteran Getty photographer John Moore took the picture in the Rio Grande Valley on 12th June 2018.

Celent Model Bank 2019 Award Fincare Financial Inclusion category, for ‘Redesigning Lending to Reach Small Businesses’. UN Medal for their service in UN 150 Indian peacekeepers For serving the mission with extreme Mission in South Sudan dedication and sacrifice. (UNMISS)

National Intellectual Property The Intellectual Property Rights Contributions in best facilitation for Award 2019 cell (IPR cell) of Kerala Agricultural registration of Geographical Indications University (KAU) and promotion of registered GI in the country. Best cinematography award at film “Bhayanakam” Malayalam Beijing International Film film Bhayanakam (Fear) which was Festival directed by Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at the Beijing International Film Festival and had also won the best cinematography award at the 65th National Film Awards. World Press Freedom Hero in Dawn Journalist Cyril Almeida Dawn editor and Columnist Cyril Almeida 2019 from Pakistan has won the IPI’s (International Press Institute) World Press

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Freedom Hero award in 2019 for his “critical” and “tenacious coverage” of the civil-military relations in Pakistan. Deenanath Mangeshkar Award Madhur Bhandarkar, Salim Khan, diva Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti 2019 Helen Pratishthan charitable trust, Pune, aims to encourage legends from the fields of music, drama, art and social work. Rabindranath Tagore Literary Rana Dasgupta For his 2010 novel “Solo”, deals with a tale Prize 2019 of estrangement and the ultimate failure of material existence. The Award included a Tagore statue, a certificate for contribution to literature and a cash prize of $10,000. ‘Public Water Agency of the National Mission for Clean Ganga Namami Gange which is India’s flagship Year’ (NMCG) or Namami Gange programme, was presented, with the ‘Public Water Agency of the Year’ award by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit held in London on 9th April, 2019.

National Water Awards 2018 Madurai district Rejuvenations and creating new water bodies National Water Awards 2018 Maharashtra (State) Resource management in India ‘Non-Life Insurer of the Year Bharti AXA General Insurance Award 2019’ Best Bank Award from the state Successfully meeting the needs of women’s government of self-help groups (SHGs).

International Sustainability TVS Motor Awarded the ‘Green Era Award for Award Sustainability’ at Lisbon, Portugal. Swachh Survekhshan 2019 Indore bagged award for cleanest city Awards New Delhi Municipal Council area gets cleanest small city award ASQ (Airport Service Quality ) Bhubaneswar’s Biju Patnaik Award for being the best award 2018 International Airport airport in size and region (2-5 million passengers in Asia-Pacific) for the year 2018.

Golden Peacock Award 2019 ACKO General Insurance For their contextual micro insurance product -“Ola Ride Insurance“.

Chameli Devi Jain Award BBC Journalist Priyanka Dubey Outstanding women journalist.

Yaswantrao Chavan National Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Contribution towards economic Award development Commonwealth Youth Award Padmanaban Gopalan Social entrepreneur from Tamil for the Asian region Nadu, Padmanaban Gopalan, founder of No Food Waste SKOCH Award 2018 Odisha State Disaster Management For its remarkable achievements in the Authority (OSDMA) field of disaster management.

Nari Shakti Puraskar Kathak dancer Seema Mehta Contribution towards women empowerment over the last 15 years Vyas Samman 2018 Leeladhar Jagudi Collection of poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem” published in 2013. He also authored several poetry anthologies. Abel Prize American professor Karen Uhlenbeck first woman to win the prestigious math

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award Global Teacher Prize for 2019 Peter Tabichi Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan math and physics teacher and a member of the Franciscan religious order has been conferred with the prestigious $1 million Varkey Foundation Oxford University’s Bodley Amartya Sen The highest honour bestowed by the award University of Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian Libraries for his contribution in literature, culture, science, and communication.

Martha Farrell Award 2019 Delhi government school teacher Promoting gender quality and women’s Manu Gulati empowerment.

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi Award Amitav Ghosh Jnanpith Award, 2018 Jnanpith Selection Board Shree Saini Miss India Worldwide 2018 New York-based India Festival Committee (IFC) Uttar Pradesh based startup Nations Climate Action Award United Nation HelpUsGreen Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar Award NGO Spandan Arts Usha Timothy Mohammed Rafi Award NGO Spandan Arts Manju Mehta Tansen Samman, 2018 Madhya Pradesh Government Luka Modrić FIFA Ballon d'Or Award FIFA and France Football Association Eliud Kipchoge IAAF Male Athlete of the year International Association of Athletics Federations Caterine Ibarguen IAAF Female Athlete of the year International Association of Athletics Federations Rattan Lal Glinka World Soil Prize 2018 UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Vanessa Ponce de Leon Miss World 2018 Miss World Organization Prathamesh Maulingkar Mister Supranational 2018 World Beauty Association, S.A. Salman Khan Asian Academy Creative Award 2018 Asian Academy Creative Award(AAA) Anurag Kashyap Asian Academy Creative Award 2018 Asian Academy Creative Award(AAA) Kanimozhi Best woman Parliamentarian Award Indian Parliamentary Group 2018

64th Filmfare Awards 2019 was held at Jio Garden, BKC, Mumbai. Category Winner Best Film Raazi Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju) Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt (Raazi) Best Director Meghna Gulzar (Raazi) Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) Gajarj Rao (Badhaai Ho), Vicky Kaushal (Sanju) Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) Surekha Sikhri (Badhaai Ho) Best Music Album Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Padmaavat)

Pulitzer prize Category Winner Public service Staff of the South Florida Sun Sentinel

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Criticism Carlos Lozada of The Washington Post Editorial writing Brent Staples of the New York Times Breaking News Reporting Staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Investigative Reporting Matt Hamilton, Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle of the Los Angeles Times Explanatory Reporting David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times Local Reporting Staff of The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. National Reporting Staff of The Wall Street Journal International Reporting Maggie Michael, Maad al-Zikry and Nariman El-Mofty of Associated Press Staff of Reuters, with notable contributions from Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo

Feature Writing Hannah Dreier of ProPublica Commentary Tony Messenger of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Cartooning Darrin Bell, freelancer Breaking News Photography Photography Staff of Reuters Feature Photography Lorenzo Tugnoli of The Washington Post

BOOKS, DRAMA, AND MUSIC Category Winner Fiction “The Overstory” by Richard Powers Drama “Fairview” by Jackie Sibblies Drury History “Frederick Douglass” by David W. Blight Biography or autobiography “The New Negro” by Jeffrey C. Stewart Poetry “Be With” by Forrest Gander General nonfiction “Amity and Prosperity” by Eliza Griswold Music “p r i s m” by Ellen Reid Special Citation Aretha Franklin

Bharat Ratna Name Filed Pranab Mukherjee former President Dr. Bhupen Hazarika musician (posthumously) Shri Nanaji Deshmukh social activist (posthumously)

Padma Vibhushan Name Field State/Country Intro

Ms. Teejan Bai (Art-Vocals-Folk) Chhattisgarh 1st female Pandvani folk singer - promoting Chhatisgarh's 3,000 year old traditional art form Shri Ismail Omar (Public Affairs) Djibouti President of Djibouti- extended support Guelleh during Operation Rahat, for rescuing Indians

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and foreigners from war-hit Yemen

Shri Anilkumar (Trade & Industry- Maharashtra Group Chairman of engineering conglomerate Manibhai Naik Infrastructure) Larsen & Toubro Shri Balwant (Art-Acting-Theatre) Maharashtra Marathi Theatre legend and historian - Moreshwar Purandare especially known for his play 'Jaanta Raja' on Chhatrapati Shivaji

Padma Bhushan No. Name Field State/Country Intro

1. Shri John Chambers (Trade & Industry- USA American Technology Technology) Business Leader – Formal CEO of CISCO System 2. Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (Public Affairs) Punjab Formal Minister in Central and Punjab Govt 3. Shri Pravin Gordhan (Public Affairs) South Africa South African anti-Apartheid Leader and current Minister 4. Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal (Trade & Industry-Food Delhi Founder CEO and Iconic Gulati Processing) Face of MDH Masala 5. Shri Darshan Lal Jain (Social Work) Haryana Social Worker Providing Free Education to poor student- Founder president of Saraswati Nadi shodha Santhan 6. Shri Ashok Laxmanrao (Medicine-Affordable Maharashtra Doctor and Founder of Kukade Healthcare) Vivekananda Hospital - serving the needy in the backward, drought-prone Latur region 7. Shri Kariya Munda (Public Affairs) Jharkhand Veteran Tribal Leader and 8 times MP 8. Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee (Art-Music-Sitar) West Bengal Veteran Sitar and Surbahar Artist 9. Shri S Nambi Narayan (Science & Engineering- Kerala Space) 10 Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan (Art-Acting-Film) Kerala Malayalam Film Superstar- Nair acted in 350+ films 11. Shri Kuldip Nayar Literature & Education Delhi Veteran Journalist & Author (Posthumous) (Journalism) 12. Ms. Bachendri Pal (Sports-Mountaineering) Uttarakhand Woman mountaineer who has lead multiple mountaineering and rafting expeditions - first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest 13. Shri V K Shunglu (Civil Service) Delhi

14. Shri Hukumdev Narayan (Public Affairs) Bihar Yadav

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Grammy award Category Winner Album of the Year Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves Record of the Year “This is America”, Childish Gambino Best New Artist Dua Lipa Best Rap Album Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B Best R&B Album Winner H.E.R. Best Rap Song “God’s Plan” by Drake Best Country Album Golden Hour by Kacey Musgarves Song of the Year “This is America”, Childish Gambino Best Rock Album From the Fires by Greta Van Fleet Best Rock Song “Masseducation” by St. Vincent Dance/Electronic Album Woman Worldwide, Justice Producer of the Year Blanton Alspaugh Best Music Video “This is America”, Childish Gambino Best Country Song “Space Cowboy” by Kacey Musgraves Best Folk Song All Ashore by Punch Brothers Best Comedy Album Equanimity & the Bird Revelation by Dave Chappelle

BAFTA 2019 Winners list Category Winner Best Film Roma Best Director Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) Best Actress Olivia Colman (The Favourite) Best Actor Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) Best Supporting Actress Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali (Green Book) Outstanding British Film The Favourite Best Animated Film Spiderman : into the Spider-verse Best British Short Animation Roughhouse Best British Short Film 73 Cows Best Documentary Free Solo Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer Beast-Michael Pearce (Writer/Director Category), Lauren Dark (Producer) Best Film Not in the English Language Roma Best Costume Design The Favourite

Ranking Index Index Index released by India’s 1st Rank

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Rank Global Corruption Transparency International 78 Denmark Perception Index Most Powerful Passports Henley Passport Index 79th Japan

EIU Democracy Index 2018 Economist Intelligent Unit 41st Narway

global talent INSEAD business school in partnership 80th Switzerland competitiveness with Tata Communications and Adecco Group General Data Protection CISCO 6th Italy Regulation (GDPR) readiness index.

Bloomberg 2019 Innovative 54th South Korea Index

Online Companies Stripe, a San Francisco-based online 11th Singapore/Hongkong positioned payment processing firm International IP Index US Chambers of Commerce 36th US

FIFA ranking FIFA 103rd Belgium

‘Inclusive Internet Index ‘Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for 47th Sweden 2019’ Facebook 2018 Global Go To Think Think Tank 1ST India Tank Index Report” Most live able location for ECA international survey Singapore (14th consecutive Asian year) World’s most polluted city Swiss based company IQ Air AirVisual and Gurugram in 2018 non profit organization Greenpeace Forbes World’s Billionaires Forbes Mukesh Ambani Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and ranks 13th family with USD 131 billion richest person with $50 bn Gold holding World Gold Council (WGC) 11th US

Highest number of impacted PLOS Biology 16TH Malaysia species in hotspots

Quality of Living Survey Mercer’s Austria’s capital 2019 city Vienna

World’s Most Expensive Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey Singapore, Paris and Hong Cities Survey Kong shared top spot World Happiness Report Sustainable Development Solutions 140th Finland Network World’s busiest airports Airports Council International (ACI) 12th Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (US) Global Energy Transition World Economic Forum (WEF) 76th Sweden index

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World’s best aviation hub 59th (Indira Singapore airport Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi) World Press Freedom Index International NGO, Reporters without 140th Norway 2019 Borders Startup Ecosystem Ranking StartupBlink. 17th United States for 2019 2019 Index of Cancer Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 19th Australia Preparedness (ICP) FIFA Rankings FIFA (The Federation Internationale de 101st Belgium Football Association) Targeted nation by hackers Akamai Technologies 2nd US in 2018

❖ Telangana secured top spot in eLearning Training for Field Staff Telangana has secured the first rank for the second year in a row in the e-Learning training programme of Department of Personal and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The training is being imparted to achieve the goal of “training for all”. 1) Over 20, 000 field staff in different districts of Telangana was imparted training on 12 soft skills modules and 3 domain-specific modules on RTI, Office Procedures, and Finance & Accounts, by Dr MCR HRD Institute. 2) The institute is also mentoring other states to spread the Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) Programme as a national mission. ❖ President Ramnath Kovind Released NIRF, ARIIA 2019 Rankings : IIT Madras ranked No.1 On 8th April 2019,President Ramnath Kovind Published National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019and Atal Ranking of Institutions for Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2019 ranking for higher educational institutes in India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The rankings are as follows: Category Winner Overall Indian Institute of Technology Madras University Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras College Miranda House, Delhi Management Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Pharmacy Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Law National Law School of India University, Bengaluru Architecture Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Important MoU

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel MoU Between Two Countries MoU on Tax info exchange India and Brunei MoU on field of food and agriculture Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) MoU on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy India and Tajikistan

MoU on Cooperation in Weather and Climate Sciences India and the UK

MoU on Undertaking non-intrusive Geological Surveys India and Norway and Investigations

MoU on Cooperation in the field of Medical Products India and Argentina Regulation

MoU on reports on Missing and Exploited Children India and USA

MoU on Cancer Research Initiative India and UK

MoU on Cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety India and Germany and Health

MoU on Technology Cooperation in the Road India and Austria Infrastructure Sector

MoU on Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) in Civil and India and Belarus Commercial Matters.

MoU on Collaborate On Digital Education Initiatives India and Afghanistan MoU on Cooperation on youth affairs India and Morocco

MoU on Exchange of information and technical India and Morocco cooperation cooperation in the field of Housing and Human Settlement. MoU on Antarctic Cooperation India and Argentine MoU on Cooperation in the field of Housing India and Saudi Arabia MoU on Startup Cooperation India and Republic of Korea MoU on Combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, India and Indonesia psychotropic substances and its precursors MoU on strengthen cooperation in the healthcare India and African sector MoU in the field of coal mining and clean coal signed between India and Poland technologies Mutual Cooperation in the field of company MoU between India and Malaysia secretaryship MoU for cooperation in the field of electoral India and the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) & management and administration Electoral Tribunal of Panama (ETP) Ocean Dialogue to promote cooperation in the areas of between India and Norway mutual interest pertaining to the development of blue economy. MoU on cooperation in the field of medicine and between India and Brazil homeopathy Establishing mutual cooperation to improve the between India and Maldives ecosystems for agriculture MoU on development cooperation in Africa between India and United Arab Emirates. Cooperation in agriculture and food industry between India and Ukraine

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MoU on field of biotechnology between India and Finland MoU on promoting bilateral cooperation in the area of between India and Uzbekistan e-Governance MoU on establishing ISRO’s TTC station Between India and Indonesia MoU on agreement for digital learning Between Sikkim and Microsoft MoU on Marine Pollution Initiative between India and Norway MoU on Security Protection Agreement between India and Sweden MoU on strategic partnership Edelweiss and Bank of Singapore

MoU on Reciprocal Facilitation of procedures for issue Between India and Morocco of Business Visa Facilitate Mutual Recognition of Academic between India and Morocco Qualifications MoU on Cooperation in the field of Communications between India and Vietnam MoU on simplification of visa requirements between India and South Africa MoU on combating Transnational Crime and between South Korea and India developing Police Cooperation MoU on establish business centre for ICT incubators in Between India and Sri Lanka Jaffna

MoU on Renewable Energy India and Denmark MoU on area of Biotechnology between India and Brazil MoU on field of Communications India and Cambodia MoU on Traditional Systems of Medicine and India and Bolivia Homoeopathy MoU on issue jointly Postage Stamp India and Republic of Korea MoU on Geology and Mineral Resources India and Bolivia MoU on smart cities, clean tech India and Sweden MoU on bilateral cooperation in various fields, India and Netherlands including political, economic scientific and cultural MoU on joint research and development of advanced Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial technologies for the Indian Navy. Research (CSIR) MoU to conserve smaller wetlands to combat effects of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has partnered climate change with the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) MoU on research and education Ministry of Ayush and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) MoU on Cyber Security Services Network Intelligence and (BSE) MoU on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) and IIT Delhi

Web Portal/ App Web portal/App ORGANIZATION PURPOSE ‘Banglar Shiksha’ West Bengal Government West Bengal Education Minister, Partha Chatterjee unveiled a web portal, “Banglar Shiksha“ (banglarshiksha.gov.in), to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools.

“Bolo App” Google Help children in India with reading, comprehension skills

‘One Delhi’ App Delhi government Obtaining the estimated time of arrival for buses and metros. Providing information about their fares.

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Providing the best route and mode of travel between two places. List of tourist spots in Delhi.

e-Dharti App Hardeep S Puri, Minister of Allow the lessee of the property to see the basic Housing and Urban Affairs details of property along with its location on map.

“YONO Cash” SBI For its customers using which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using debit cards.YONO – You Only Need One.

“Observer App” Election Commission Electoral Observers can submit the relevant document and material to Election Commission directly. ‘Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior’ Indian Institute of Public Health Reduce the exam pressure App ‘Mi Pay’ Xiaomi i Xiaomi launched Mi Pay, a UPI (Unified Payments Interface) Based mobile payment service in India to send money from one bank account to another or between UPI (Unified Payments Interface) accounts. The service provider of this application is ICICI Bank “My Circle” Airtel collaboration with FICCI women’s safety Ladies Organisation (FLO) ETMONEY ETMONEY ETMONEY India’s largest app for has integrated with UPI as a payment method. ET Money has clocked Rs 2,000 crore of mutual fund sales on its app Voter Turnout App Election commission of India People of India to watch realtime voter turnout.After collecting all the information from officers, it will be compiled and displayed in the app e-AUSHADHI portal Minister of State (IC) for e-AUSHADHI portal for online licensing of AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters.

Scheme SCHEME PURPOSE Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan – Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana. It will provide financial support integrated Bioethanol projects using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock. The total financial outlay is of Rs.1969.50cr for the period from 2018- 19 to 2023-24.

Arun-3 Hydro Arun-3 Hydro Electric Project (Nepal portion) by Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam (SJVN) Limited. The project is on Arun River in Sankhuwasabha district of

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Eastern Nepal.

Gram Samridhi Yojana (Ministry of Food Processing The scheme is aimed at helping the cottage Industries ) industry, farmer producers’ organisation and individual food processors to increase capacity, upgrade technology besides skill improvement, entrepreneurship development and strengthening the farm-to market supply chain.

Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi Yojana 2019 (Haryana) It is primarily meant for farmers of the state who cultivate on land with areas upto five acres and the families with an income of less than Rs. 15,000 per month. The scheme would provide a sum of Rs. 6,000 yearly and each family has to nominate a member who will be provided with this amount.

‘Jal Amrutha’ (Karnataka Government For the purpose of inauguration of the scheme, a function was organized by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department at Dr B R Ambedkar Bhavan in Bengaluru. The scheme plans to make people aware about the importance of conserving water and to prompt them to come up with ways to avoid wastage of water. STARS scheme (HRD Ministry) i)Funds worth Rs 250 crore have been approved by the HRD ministry which will be utilised to sponsor about 500 science projects, selected on the basis of competitions. ii) The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the coordinator of the project, to whom the interested candidates would submit their applications.

Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme Government of India with a view to boost to export of farm commodities to certain countries in Europe and North America introduced a scheme for providing financial assistance for transport and marketing of agriculture products.

‘Mukhya Mantri Karigar Sahayata’ (Odisha) The nodal department of the scheme is the Directorate of handicrafts. i)Craftsmen with 10 years of experience and having annual income below Rs.1 lakh are eligible to get an assistance of Rs.800 per month. ii) For craftsmen above 80 years of age would get Rs.1000 per month allowance for those has the same experience and annual income as above.

Yuvashree Arpan scheme (West Bengal) Yuvashree Arpan under which 50,000 youths will receive financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for setting up an their own business initiatives. Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana (Uttarakhand) The scheme aims to provide 100 ml milk twice a week, free of cost, to 2.5 lakh children at 20,000 Anganwadi kendras of Uttarakhand.

‘Atal Aahar Yojna’ (Maharashtra) The target is set to cover 20000 workers and provide them with good quality food at a nominal cost of Rs.5 in the first phase of the scheme.

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The government is already providing a Subsidy of Rs.4.5 lakh to labourers for house construction and is planning to provide help in education, income and health as well.

Doorstep Banking (SBI) The has initiated a new ‘doorstep banking’ service for senior citizens, differently-abled and infirm account holders as well as visually impaired customers.

‘Wings’ (Aviva Life Insurance) It will helps women dream about what they will become, giving them a clearer picture of their future and their growth prospects. The programme will give them an avenue to freely communicate in a safe environment, allowing them to focus on growth and improvement.

‘The Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Chief Minister of Odisha,Naveen Patnaik, launched Augmentation (KALIA)’ a Rs 10,180-crore scheme,for overall development of small, marginal and landless farmers. ‘Krishi Krishak Bondhu’ (West Bengal) (i)If a farmer aged between 18 to 60 years dies naturally or unnaturally,the state government will pay his family Rs 2 lakh. (ii) Under the second initiative, farmers would get Rs 2,500 twice a year for growing a single crop on one acre of land. Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana(Maharashtra ) Encouraging farmers to enrol farmers The things included: two LED bulbs, a DC fan and a mobile charging socket. Mission Shakti scheme (Odisha) Interest-free loans of up to Rs.3 lakh for six lakh women self-help groups (WSHGs) benefitting about 70 lakh women in Odisha. ‘Ama Ghare LED’ (Odisha) Under which about 95 lakh families in the State will each get four LED bulbs free of cost.

‘One Family, One Job’ (Sikkim) Under which for every family one government job has been allotted ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana (MP) “Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana” scheme was launched by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri. Kamal Nath.It is Rs 50,000 crore farm loan waiver scheme for farmers. The loan waiver forms could be submitted till February 5 and farmers would start getting the benefits from February 22.

UNNATI programme (ISRO) Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training programme. It has been launched by ISRO as part of initiative by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE-50).

Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (Odisha) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced extension of free health services to all medical colleges and hospitals of Odisha from 1st February 2019. “Yuva Swabhiman Yojana” (Madhya Pradesh) For youths of the weak section in urban areas of Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme, 100 days of

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employment will be provided. Jiban Sampark (Odisha) “Jiban Sampark” Project in partnership with UNICEF India (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) while inaugurating Tribal Fair also known as “Adivasi Mela” on Republic day. The Adivasi Mela’ is an annual event to showcase the lifestyle, artefacts, culture, tradition and music of the tribal people community of Odisha.

Kalia scholarship scheme (Odisha) Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA). The beneficiaries will be provided scholarships to pursue higher education in professional courses at free of cost. Children of farmers who have taken admission at Government Professional colleges on merit basis are eligible for this scheme. Shehri Samridhi Utsav (Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs) Aim to extend the reach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM).

Mukhya Mantri Vriddha Pension Yojana (MMVPY), (Bihar) The scheme facilitates the amount of Rs. 400 monthly pension for all in the state above the age of 60 years who are not getting pension from the government. ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan’ (Finance Minister) Under this scheme, workers of unorganized sectors whose monthly income is less than Rs. 15,000 may avail the benefits by contributing Rs. 100 per month to further get Rs. 3000 per month after 60 year of age. KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ (Odisha) It aims at providing financial assistance for technical and professional education to farmers’ children by incurring all expenses involved in various levels of education, such as course fee, hostel fee, mess fee by state govt.

Khusi scheme (Odisha) Aimed at improving menstrual hygiene among adolescent girl students in the state, with an outlay of Rs 466.08 crore over a period of 5 years.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (i)The scheme will provide Rs 6,000 per year to small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ownership of upto 2 hectares. (ii). The amount will be given in three installments of Rs 2,000 each and will be transferred directly to the bank account of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer, ensuring transparency in the entire process and saving time for the farmers. ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ (MP) Guarantees 100 days of employment every year to urban youth from Economically Weaker Sections(EWS).

Loan ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE Asian Infrastructure USD 455 Million Andhra Pradesh Rural Roads Project Investment Bank (AIIB)

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Asian Development Bank USD 926 Million Mumbai Metro Rail Project (ADB) ADB USD 26 million For improving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam Asian Development Bank USD50 million Invest in India’s renewable energy (ADB) producer company Avaada Energy Private Limited (AEPL).

World Bank USD 25.2 Million Chhattisgarh Public Financial Management and Accountability Program World Bank USD 96 Million Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project

World Bank 250 Million For National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) World Bank Rs. 2200 crores For Andhra Pradesh Health Systems ($328-million) Strengthening Project (APHSSP) World Bank $137 Million For the Additional Financing of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.

Company Merger List Merge Company About Telecom Department sanctions merger The Telecom Department has sanctioned of TTSL and Bharti Airtel the merger of TTSL (Tata Teleservices Limited) consumer mobility business with Bharti Airtel, subject to the condition that Sunil Mittal led firm provides bank guarantees of about Rs. 7,200 crore. Lakshmi Vilas Bank got merge with The board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB), Indiabulls Housing Finance has approved the merger of private sector lender with Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd, mortgage financier in an all-stock deal. IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Inclusion approved merger of private sector lender IndusInd Bank with Bharat Financial Inclusion (BFIL), a microfinance company.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Now, BFIL become the subsidiary of IndusInd Bank. Last year, IndusInd Bank had received ‘No Objection’ from , National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange. Chatbot Making Startup Haptik and Reliance Jio Digital, a subsidiary Reliance Jio Digital of Reliance Industries has acquired a chatbot making startup firm Haptik forRs.700 Crore. and ,with Bank of The government has decided to infuse a Baroda capital of 5,042 crore rupees into state- owned ahead of its merger with two other public sector lenders Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank,with Bank of Baroda which would be effective from 1st April 2019. and Pandyan Under the sponsorship of Indian Bank, two Grama Bank merged – Pallavan Grama Bank and Pandyan Grama Bank will be amalgamated to form a single RRB i.e. Tamil Nadu Grama Bank in Tamil Nadu. The consolidation will be effective from April 1, 2019.

Important Summit Summit Location About 17thedition of World Dead Sea,Jordan Over 1000 representatives from more than 50 countries Economic Forum on the participated in the meeting.It is the 10th meeting in Middle East and North Jordan . Africa (MENA) Global Water Summit London National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or Namami Gange which is India’s flagship programme, was presented, with the ‘Public Water Agency of the Year’ award by Global Water Intelligence 21st ASEAN-India Senior New Delhi Improve the connectivity and strengthen the cooperation Officials in the maritime sector between Indian and the ASEAN countries. G20 summit Saudi Arabia First edition of Naval New Delhi The Hon’ble Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Commanders’ Conference of addressed Naval Commanders Conference on the opening 2019 day. It is the apex forum within the Service for interaction between the Naval Commanders, Chief of the Naval Staff, with the Commanders-in-Chief. They will review operational, material, logistics, HR, training and administrative activities which were undertaken during the previous six months.

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The themes of ‘Functional Reorganization of Indian Navy towards enhancing Operational Efficiency’ and ‘Optimal Manning’ were the core of discussions in this conference.

5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Kathmandu, Nepal The aim of this two day summit was to address the key Union (ABU) Media Summit issue of utilizing media’s full potential of accelerating on Climate Action and climate action and disaster preparedness and connect Disaster Preparedness different stakeholders to media professionals for collaboration and joint practical projects.

4th Session of India-Ukraine New Delhi India and Ukraine have discussed bilateral trade featuring working group on Trade and the importance of exports and imports between the 2 Economic Cooperation countries. ‘Indian Ocean Rim New Delhi Collaboration of Ministry of Home Affairs with the Association’ Ministry of External Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) solely based on Disaster Risk Management. IORA has set Disaster Risk Management its priority to enhance resilience in IORA countries according to its ‘2017-2021’ Action plan.

2nd ASEAN – India Youth Guwahati Which was conducted to strengthen the mutual Summit cooperation among ASEAN countries. It was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons. World Government Summit’s Dubai The seventh session of the World Government seventh session Summit began on Sunday, 10th February 2019, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 4,000 people from 140 countries participated in the event.

5th International Dam Safety Bhubaneshwar, Odisha State Water Resources minister Niranjan Pujari and Conference 2019 Union Water Resources & Ganga Rejuvenation Secretary U.P. Singh inaugurated the 5th International Dam Safety Conference 2019 in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. 55th Munich Security Munich, Germany 55th Munich Security Conference (MSC), an annual Conference (MSC) meeting that brings together leaders and security experts from across the world, was held from 15th to 17th February 2019. Deputy National Security Adviser Pankaj Saran attended the conference and participated in various events besides holding bilateral meetings with several countries. 4th Agri leadership Summit Sonipat district, Haryan Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, 2019 a Radha MohanSingh, inaugurated the 4th Agri Leadership Summit 2019 at the India International Horticulture Market (IIHM) in Ganaur, Sonipat district, Haryana. It was a 3- day summit which took place from 15th February 2019 to 17th February 2019. Global Business Summit New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Global Business Summit in New Delhi. i)He announced that India would be a 10 trillion- dollar economy- the third largest in the world. ii)He highlighted the role of his government’s policies in

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establishing a high growth rate and controlling inflation. iii) The government would provide conducive environment for start-ups and promote renewable sources of energy.

4th India-ASEAN Expo and New Delhi Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Summit Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, inaugurated the 4th India- ASEAN Expo and Summit, held from 21st to 23rd February, 2019, in New Delhi. It flagship event of Department of Commerce, being organised with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to carry forward the momentum and to further strengthen India-ASEAN relationsunder the Act-East Policy.

4th Global Digital Health New Delhi, India Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Partnership Summit Nadda, inaugurated the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit ’, the global intergovernmental meeting on digital health, hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP).The summit held in New Delhi. International Spice Hyderabad International Spice Conference is considered as platform Conference 2019 for all business houses, the spice associations, the policy makers, the farmers and the users, to connect and interact. The fourth edition of this conference was held in the City of Pearls and the capital city of Telangana-Hyderabad. The theme for the conference 2019 is ‘Challenges of Change, Redefining the Value Chain’.

North Korea – United States Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi Summit has abruptly concluded Inaugural Space Dialogue of New Delhi, India India and Japan Indo-Pacific Regional Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi Dialogue – 2019 organised Countries of the Indo-Pacific, namely Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America participated in the event.

Indo-Japan workshop on New Delhi, India Disaster Risk Reduction FinTech Conclave commenced New Delhi Langkawi International Langkawi, Malaysia Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA- 2019) US-India Counter-terrorism Washington, DC, US Joint Working Group Meeting

Partnership and Agreement Partnership/ Agreement About

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NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission partners Statement of Intent (SOI) to collectively drive the charter of with Adobe developing creative skills and spreading digital literacy across all Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in India. ATLs are being established in more than 5,000 schools in India where students of class 6th to class 12th acquire problem solving and innovation skills, developing innovative solutions leveraging Tinkering technologies like 3D printers, robotics, miniaturised electronics, IOT and programming, do it yourself kits with support from teachers.

ICICI Lombard partnered with ATL Provide insurance cover to its lenders and borrowers (AnyTimeLoan.in) Bancassurance Agreement signed by IDBI Bank As part of the agreement, IDBI Bank will become the preferred and LIC bank for LIC premium payments and also function as premium point to boost sale of LIC products, thereby gaining from fees and float income.

Ayushman Bharat and Uber ink partnership A ride-hailing app to provide free healthcare services to Uber drivers. Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Offer home buyers enhanced loan eligibility and easy loans and it Ltd (LICHFL) partnered with India Mortgage will now be in a position to offer extended loan tenure for Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) borrowers till the age of 75 years, increasing the loan quantum and reducing the burden of monthly EMIs for borrowers.

SBI and Hitachi Payment Services launched For establishing a digital payments platform for India and other SBIPSPL (SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd) countries in the region, in Mumbai. Bancassurance deal signed between United aims to provide the facilities of life insurance Bank of India and HDFC Life products to its customers through HDFC Life. India & Russia Deals India entered into a deal with Russia for leasing of a nuclear – powered attack submarine for Indian Navy worth USD 3 billion for a period of 10 years.

AU Small Finance Bank partnered with Acko AU Small Finance Bank is working on offering customers access to General Insurance financial services and products directly through their digital channels and building a robust digital banking platform to offer best in class products in Digital Loans, Deposits, and Investment segments.

IBBI inks cooperation deal with International The cooperation agreement provides a technical assistance by IFC Finance Corporation (IFC) to IBBI (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ) until 30th June, 2021.It will provide training of insolvency professionals and trainers by the IFC to IBBI. IBBI provides a platform for re-organization and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, individuals and partnership firmsin a time bound manner for maximization of the value of assets.

Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) partnered launch a centre of excellence in Bengaluru for training differently- with NASSCOM Foundation abled persons (PwDs) which will train a minimum of 100 PwDs making them industry-ready over the next 12 months with a goal to place at least 50% of them in companies already sensitised for hiring them.

US – India U.S.-India Strategic Security Dialogue held in Washington DC, United States. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale led the Indian delegation and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson led the US delegation.

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Article 3 of the Agreement The Union Cabinet approved Amendment to the Article 3 of the Agreement between India and Bhutan regarding Mandechhu Hydro Electric Project (MHEP) in order to extend the loan repayment tenure by two years extended by India to Bhutan, for implementation of the said Project in Bhutan from 15 to 17 years. ISRO and IIT Roorkee Aim to strengthen institutional interactions and thereby enhance the scope of the activities pursued under STC commensurate with the programmatic goals of ISRO.

ICICI Lombard partnered with MobiKwik ICICI Lombard and digital financial services company MobiKwik entered into a partnership to provide cyber insurance cover of Rs. 50000.

IBBI(Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed a India) and SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and of India) Exchange Board of India (SEBI) seeking effective implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and its allied rules and regulations, which have redefined the debt-equity relationship and aims to promote entrepreneurship and debt market,at Mumbai.

eBay joined hands with google US-based e-commerce platform eBay has partnered with Google to offer as a form of payment option in its new “managed payments” plan. The collaboration will enhance customer experience tailored to their personal preferences.

Ola and Telangana Govt. Ola and the Government of Telangana to support the government’s initiative to implement smart solutions to enhance mobility experience further strengthening traffic infrastructure in Hyderabad. 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Three day 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Project Partnerships Partnerships concluded in New Delhi. The Conclave will enhance the partnership between India and Africa in economic as well as business terms.

SBI signed MoU with Bank of China for business State Bank of India (SBI) signed a pact with the third largest Bank opportunities in the world by capital size,Bank of China (BoC) to boost business opportunities. It will enhance the business cooperation between both the . Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs and The Tech Giant Apple has partnered with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard Mastercard to launch a new credit card called Apple Card. GAIL and BHEL Sign an agreement GAIL India Ltd joined hand with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to cooperate in the development of solar power projects. and its life insurance partner Canara Bank and its life insurance partner Canara HSBC Oriental Canara HSBC OBC Life Bank of Commerce Life Insurance launched ’Webassurance’ to enable its customers to purchase life insurance in a convenient and hassle-free way.

NITI Aayog , UNICEF signed a LOI United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) India and NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to provide an open platform to promote participation, skill and empowerment among young children across different communities. Aegon Life Insurance collaborated with Mobikwik, digital financial services company collaborated with pioneer

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MobiKwik of digital insurance in India, Aegon Life Insurance to launch a Rs 20 smart digital insurance product in order to protect its wallet users from death and accident related disability cover for up to Rs 2 lakh.

Airtel joined hands with joined hands with Bharti AXA General Bharti AXA General Insurance Insurance for a two-wheeler insurance product offering which is available on MyAirtel App and at over 40,000 Airtel Payments Bank points across India.

Bank of Maharashtra and M1Xchange join State-owned (BoM) has partnered with hands M1Xchange TReDSplatform for Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) bill discounting.Trade Receivables Discounting System (TreDS) is a digital platform to assist MSMEs to get their bills financed at a competitive rate through a vendue where multiple registered financiers can participate.

India join hands with Japan and UAE India joined hands with Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to implement two projectsin Africa as it seeks to extend its footprint on the continent as a counter to China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). i. India will build a cancer hospital in Kenya in collaboration with Japan and will to set up an information and communications technology (ICT) center in Ethiopia in partnership with the UAE. ii. Through this partnership, India has undertaken many projects like the ambitious Pan African e-network project on tele-education and tele-medicine which provides “integrated” satellite, fiber optics and wireless network between educational and medical institutes in Africa and India. Tata Trusts and Microsoft India for jointly A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Tata collaborating Trusts and Microsoft India forjointly rejuvenating the handloom clusters in the eastern and north-eastern parts of India in order to build a digitally-inclusive society. Google Pay partners with MMTC-PAMP Google Pay has partnered with Bullion refiner MMTC-PAMP India to initiate buying and selling of gold through the app to make Google Pay more useful for Indian customers. MMTC-PAMP is India’s only London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)-accredited gold refinery. RBL Bank partners with CreditVidya RBL Bank has partnered with CreditVidya to enhance the lender’s customer experience (by offering them relevant credit products) and construct customised offerings for over 15 lakh customers.

PFS in a joint venture with USICEF finances PTC India Financial Services (PFS) an Infrastructure finance company has partnered with the US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) to leverage funds for solar projects in India. PFS Managing Director and CEO Pawan Singh stated that this innovative venture can contribute to achieve India’s distributed energy target of 40 GW (gigawatt) by 2022.

BSE signed an agreement with HDFC Bank Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia’s oldest exchange has signed an agreement with HDFC Bank to spread more awareness about the benefits of listing startups as well as to strengthen BSE startup platform. NIIF and ROADIS on a joint venture The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and global private infrastructure operator ROADIS (owned by Public Sector Pension Investment board abbreviated as PSP investment) have jointly set up a platform for investing up to $2 billion in road projects in India.

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Karnataka Bank Signs agreement With has signed a pact with Bharti Axa Life Insurance Bharti AXA Company Ltd to distribute the latter’s life insurance products to provide insurance solutions to the customers of Karnataka Bank. Tata Power joined hands with Indraprastha Tata Power has signed an agreement with Indraprastha Gas Gas ink Limited (IGL) for green energy solutions including rooftop solar projects, setting up of commercial-scale EV charging/battery swapping stations. India-Africa Institute of Agriculture India has signed an agreement with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) for setting in Malawi, India signed an agreement up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi to enhance capacity in the areas of agro-financing and entrepreneurship development for African countries Reliance Mutual Fund partnering with Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) has joined hands Google with Google to enable the customers of Reliance Mutual Fund to carry out voice-based financial transactions. and SBI Life Insurance Syndicate Bank and SBI Life Insurance signed a bancassurance pact aiming to offer a comprehensive financial planning solution to its customers. Through the pact, Syndicate Bank will provide penetration in the market with its 3,000 branches and SBI Life’s diverse range of protection, wealth creation and savings insurance products will be brought to the table to the customers. ICICI Bank and Small Business FinCredit ICICI Bank, in a first-of-its-kind programme, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Business FinCredit India Pvt. Ltd. (SBFC), a systemically important Non-Banking Finance Company for entrepreneurs, to jointly provide credit worth up to Rs 1 crore to MSMEs for a tenure of 15 years.

SBI Card & Etihad Guest SBI Card, the country’s second largest credit card issuer and Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways have weld their hand together for a specific visa credit card to come into play for members and Indian travellers. Etihad Guest SBI Card, Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card It has been launched in order to confront the constraints of international travel.

Defence News

Military Exercise Countries Purpose ‘Sampriti-2019’ India and Bangladesh Which aimed to increase mutual cooperation and camaraderie with an impressive ceremony in Tangail, Bangladesh. “Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019” Border Security Force The main objective of this exercise (BSF) and Border Guards was to plan and conduct anti- Bangladesh (BGB) smuggling and anti-criminal activity related operations with an aim to achieve better joint operational efficiency and border management in the area. Held in Tripura

“Foal Eagle 2019” and “Key U.S. and South Korea This is being done to ease tensions

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Resolve” with North Korea

Al Nagah III India and Oman Where both the armies will be exchanging expertise in tactics, weapon handling and firing, in order to enhance inter operability in counter-terrorist operations in semi urban mountainous terrain. Held in Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in Oman

US-India security partnership US army and NSG in Hyderabad The aim of these exercises is to enhance preparedness and tackle any crisis that affects the public health and safety.

AFINDEX-19 India–Africa Between the Indian Army and 16 African nations was commenced in Pune, Maharashtra on March 18, 2019 for training the participating contingents in Humanitarian Mine Assistance (HMA) and Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) under the United Nations Charter.

MITRASHAKTI – VI Indian and Sri Lanka Between Indian and Sri Lanka Army is being held at Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka to strengthen interoperability, mutual understanding and built a better relationship between both the armies. ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’ India and Singapore Started in Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh to strengthen cooperation against terrorism, develop defence technology and boost maritime security. ‘IN – VPN BILAT EX’ Indo-Vietnam The Indian Navy held the 2nd edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ Navy, (IN – VPN BILAT EX) at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam during 13th to 16th April, 2019. AFRICAN LION 2019 Morocco –US It was conducted from March 16 to April 7,2019. The annual Military exercise materialized in the region of Agadir,Tifnit,Tan-Tan, Tata and Ben Guerir with the participation of thousands of military personnel.

❖ India’s defence satellite EMISAT successfully launched by ISRO ISRO’s workhorse launch vehicle Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-45), in its 47th mission, has successfully launched the 436 kg Electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT and 28 co- passenger satellites into their designated orbits from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This was the 71st launch vehicle mission for Sriharikota.

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❖ COMCASA: First secure link between India, US navies set up India and the US have structured the first reliable communication link between the Indian Navy & US Central as well as Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA pact at New Delhi,India. i. The Indo-US military-information sharing pact, COMCASA was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on 6th September, 2018. ii. By implementing the path-breaking agreement, COMCASA the US has initiated the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS System in some of C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft. iii. US has given assurance of not disclosing India’s data with another country and without prior permission US couldn’t access it. ❖ US has consented the sale of 24 “MH-60R Seahawk” helicopters to India for $2.6 bn At an estimated cost of $2.6 billion, the United States has approved the sale of 24 multi-mission Lockheed Martin-built MH-60 “Romeo'”Seahawk helicopters to India. These choppers designed for targeting ships, hunting submarines and conducting search-and-rescue operations at sea, would replenish the age-old fleet of British-made Sea King helicopters, used by India. ❖ Indian Navy inked a pact with CSIR On 5th April, 2019, Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed Memorandum of understanding to tackle joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy. ❖ India, Sri Lanka agree to Strengthen Bond in Security and Defence Spheres India and Sri Lanka have agreed to enhance collaboration in security and defence spheres in several fields, including regional security, controlling drug smuggling and human trafficking. Defence Secretary of India Sanjay Mitra and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena‘s meeting in Colomboresulted in this agreement. ❖ Debrief of Indian Navy coastal defence exercise “Sea Vigil” was chaired by Vice Admiral MS Pawar in New Delhi The debrief of the Indian Navy exercise termed as ‘Sea Vigil’ (held from January 22 to 23) was conducted. The meeting was chaired by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, AVSM, VSM, the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS). It was conducted at the Naval headquarters, New Delhi. ❖ Indian Navy’s warships- INS Kolkata and INS Shakti at Busan, South Korea to participate in ADMM- INS Kolkata and INS Shakti arrived at Busan, South Korea to participate in ADMM-PLUS (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting). ❖ By SIPRI report, India’s military expenditure rises by 3.1% to reach $66.5 billion and Pakistan’s by 11% to reach $11.4 billion in 2018 According to the report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think- tank, the world’s military expenditure has risen by 2.6% to reach 1.82 $ trillion in 2018. This shows that military expenditure has increased for the 2nd consecutive year to the highest level since 1988 and is 76% higher than it was in 1998. In this total share, India, United States, China, Saudi Arabia and France altogether contributed to 60% per cent of the amount, with US and China being the 2 biggest spenders. ❖ Indian, US navies conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare drill in Indian Ocean Recently, Indian and the US navies conducted joint submarine hunting exercise near Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in which India’s P8I Neptune Aircraft and US P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft along with the USS Spruance have participated. The objective of this exercise is to lay the groundwork for coordinating maritime patrol and reconnaissance.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ❖ Indian Army inks MoU with NHPC to build tunnels on China, Pakistan borders Recently, Indian Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited, to build four underground tunnels along China and Pakistan borders for storage of ammunition and other war-related equipment. 1)Three tunnels will be built along Chinese border and one tunnel will be build along the Pakistan border. 2) The tunnel can store 175-200 metric tonnes of ammunition and the cost of this pilot project is around Rs 15 ❖ Macedonia inked agreement to join NATO Military Alliance On February 6,2019, Macedonia signed an accord, to become the 30th member of the NATO military alliance. The historic agreement was signed between Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. ❖ Multinational Maritime Exercise ‘Aman 19’ commenced in Karachi The 5-day multinational maritime exercise ‘AMAN-19’ in which 46 nations participated from all over the world was formally commenced at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, with a colorful flag hosting ceremony.Pakistan’s Naval Chief, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi welcomed the participations of Exercise AMAN-19, the 6th episode of the AMAN initiative,with motto “Together for Peace”. Principal aim to conduct this exercise is to facilitate a forum of understanding of each other’s maritime concepts and operation cultures and to produce ways and means to confront common threat at sea. ❖ Indian Army carried out the annual exercise named ‘Exercise Topchi’ Indian army demonstrated its artillery firepower, aviation and surveillance capacity at the annual ‘Exercise Topchi’ at Deolali Camp near Nashik. i. The latest ultra-light Howitzer M-777, self-propelled gun K-9 Vajra and indigenous Swathi weapon-locating radar was demonstrated. ii. The aviation assets showcased were the indigenous advanced light helicopter, light combat helicopter, Cheetah & Chetak helicopters ❖ IAF carried out ‘Vayu Shakti’ exercise at Pokhran On 16th February 2019, Indian Air Force conducted mega exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’ in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The exercise was conducted two days after 40 CRPF personnel killed in a suicide attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama. Important Current Affairs in short ✓ AP gets separate HC from January 1 Andhra Pradesh got a separate high court which will temporarily function from the Chief Minister’s camp office in Amravati, the new capital of the state till a permanent building for the High Court is being set up at the ‘Justice City’in Amaravati. ✓ U.S., Israel quit UNESCO citing bias The United states of America (USA) and Israel officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel UNESCO was established in 1945 after the end of world war II to foster peace and it is best known for its World Heritage programs which designates cultural sites and aims to preserve traditions.Both the countries filed the notice to withdraw from the organization in 2017. The United states, one of the founding member of UNESCO has demanded “Fundamental Reform” in the organization. ✓ Govt Releases 6-Crore LPG Connections under PMUY Government gave out the 6-crore free cooking gas (LPG) connection as the scheme to make available cleaner fuel in every household kitchens under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu handed over papers for an LPG connection to Jasmina Khatoon from Shivpark, Khanpur in New Delhi to mark the 6 crore LPG connections under PMUY Under the scheme, the government provides a subsidy of Rs 1,600 to state-owned fuel retailers for every free LPG gas connection that they give to poor households. ✓ ISRO launches ‘Samwad’ with students to engage them on space science Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a new platform named “Samwad with Students” (SwS) as part of the enhanced outreach programme and to engage youngsters across India to capture their scientific temperament in Bengaluru. The first SwS event saw interaction of 40 students and 10 teachers from select schools with ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan during which the students were briefed about Indian space programme and their benefits to the common man at the Anthariksh Bhavan, Bengaluru. The Q&A session that followed saw Dr Sivan engaging students on a series of topics ranging from rockets, satellites, Chandrayaan, Gaganyaan and various space applications. ✓ Hundred percent household electrification achieved in 25 states under SAUBHAGYA scheme: Ministry of Power On December 31, 2018, the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri RKSingh announced that 25 states have achieved 100 percent household electrification unde Centre’s ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ (Saubhagya). The Government with the support of State Power Departments and DISCOMs have already connected about 2.39 Crore households since launch of scheme Only about 10.48 Lakh households are left to be electrified in 4 States viz., Assam, Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh. The highest volume of electrification was done in the State of Uttar Pradesh with 74.4 Lakh willing households being electrified in all of its 75 districts. ✓ Andhra tops ACI’s Ease of Doing Business index In the latest ranking of Singapore’s Asia Competitiveness Institute’s (ACI), Ease of Doing Business (EDB) index 2018, Andhra Pradesh emerged on top of the 21 states of India that were considered for the ranking,While Maharashtra and Delhi came in second and third place, respectively. ✓ Cyclonic Storm ‘PABUK’ over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood On 5th January 2019, a warning was issued by The India Meteorological Department (IMD) that a Cyclonic storm “PABUK” over Andaman Sea and neighbourhood is moving towards west-northwestwards with a speed of 21 kmph.Cyclone warning for Andaman Islands is “ORANGE MESSAGE”.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ✓ Cabinet approved 10 pc quota for economically weaker sections in general category On January 7, 2019, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved 10 % quota in jobs and educational institutions for economically weaker sections in general category. For the implementation of the quota, Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution will have to be amended. This would be availed by those whose annual income is below Rs 8 lakh and have up to five acres of land. The quota will be over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation. ✓ Union Cabinet cleared the redrafted Citizenship Amendment Bill On January 7, 2019, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the redrafted Citizenship Amendment Bill thus providing Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Focus: • First introduced in Parliament in 2016,the bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act 1955. • It enables grant of Indian nationality to people from minority communities — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians— from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India instead of 12 even if they don’t possess any proper document. • This would, however, nullify the 1985 Assam Accord under which any foreign national, irrespective of religion, who had entered the state after 1971 should be deported. ✓ Andaman to be First Island to operate seaplanes under UDAN-3 The Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved operations of seaplanes in the Andaman Islands under UDAN-3 (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) making Andaman the first island of India to operate seaplanes. The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu has approved operations on 13 water aerodrome routes out of five are from Andaman islands which others are from dams in Gujarat and coastal areas in Kerala. The Islands of Andaman that would be connected through seaplanes are Campbell Bay, Car Nicobar, Havelock, Hutbay, Neil, Long island and Diglipur. ✓ Indian Army and Punjab National Bank (PNB) singed MOU for updated salary packages On January 8, 2019, Indian Army and Punjab National Bank (PNB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Defence Salary Package. ✓ IRCTC tied up with Bharti AXA General insurance company to offer free travel insurance for air travelers On 9th January 2019,IRCTC tied up with Bharti AXA General insurance company to provide free travel insurance to the air travellers. This insurance is applicable to only those who book ticket in the official website of air ticketing irctc,IRCTC Air – air.irctc.co.in. ✓ India’s GDP expected to grow at 7.3% in 2018-19: World Bank

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel On 9th January 2019, World Bank projected India’ GDP, expected to grow at 7.3% in the fiscal year 2018-19, and 7.5% in the following two years. The Bank said India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world. In India, the growth has accelerated, driven by an upswing in consumption, and investment growth has firmed as the effects of temporary factors wane, the World Bank said in its latest report. ✓ 352nd Prakash Utsav of Guru Gobind Singh celebrated on January 13 On January 13, 2019, the 352nd birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Govind Singh ji, was celebrated as Prakash utsav at Patna Sahib, in Bihar, the birth place of Guruji. PM released commemorative coin on Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in New Delhi On January 13, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of 350 rupees on Guru Govind Singh ji in New Delhi on the eve of 352nd birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru. ✓ DD Science and India Science: 2 National Level initiatives launched by DST and Prasar Bharti in field of Science Communication On January 15, 2019, Union Science & Technology Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated 2 national level initiatives in the field of Science and Communications.These initiatives are the first step in creating a national science channel for the country. ✓ India-Myanmar bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19 held in Chandimandir On January 14, 2019, India-Myanmar bilateral army exercise, IMBEX begun at Chandimandir , headquarters of the Western Command in Chandigarh. It is the second edition of the IMBEX EXERCISE. The motive of IMBEX 2018-19 are: .To train the Myanmar delegation for participation in United Nations peace keeping operations under the UN flag. ✓ Indian universities move up in global ranking with 49 institutions On 15th January 2019, the London-based, Times Higher Education (THE) released the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2019 report which shows that India has improved its ranking and secured a higher position with 49 institutions making it to the list. According to this year’s report 25 Indian institutions figure in the top 200 institutes, a rise from 17 last year. The report stated that the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangaluru retains the highest spot for India (14th), followed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (27th). Last year India had 42 institutions in the overall list. ✓ Mukesh Ambani in Top Global Thinkers List of Foreign Policy Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani who is also the Richest Indian, has been featured in the Top “Global Thinkers 2019”ranking released by the prestigious Foreign Policy publishing. ✓ Arunachal govt declares Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival as ‘state festival’ On 20th January 2019, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Pema Khandu declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) as the “State Festival” during a valedictory ceremony of the fourth edition of the festival at Seijosa in East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.

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✓ 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh On 21st January 2019, the celebration of 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was commenced in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr. Pravind Jugnauth was the chief Guest of Convention. The theme of this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) convention was “Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India”. ✓ Prime Minister launches Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana On 22nd January 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pravasi Teerth Darshan Yojana in New Delhi. Under this scheme a group of Indian origin currently in different nations will be taken to all religious places in India twice a year. Focus i. Eligibility criteria for the scheme is the person should be Indian origin and aged between 45 to 65. The group will be selected out of them with first preference given to people from ‘Girmitiya Countries’ such as Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. ii. First batch with 40 members are at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and will begin their tour from there. iii. Religious places of all major religious in India are included in the scheme and Government will bear all the expenses including the airfare from their country of residence. ✓ Nari-Shakti’ is the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the year for 2018 On 26th January 2019, the Oxford Dictionaries announced that the word ‘Nari Shakti’ which is derived from has been chosen as the Hindi Word of the year for 2018. ✓ Train 18 named Vande Bharat Express: Piyush Goyal On 27th January 2019, Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal announced that Train 18 which is India’s first indigenously developed engineless semi high speed train has been named as Vande Bharat Express. ✓ Civil aviation ministry launched Country’s first GI store in Goa On January 29, 2019,Civil Aviation minister Suresh Pabhu launched the country’s first Geographical Indication (GI) store at Dabolim International Airport in Goa. The GI stores will promote local products made by the artisans and handicrafts at the airport . ii. The store is set up by Airports Authority of India in partnership with The Cashew Export Promotional Council of India.The Plan of implementing 101 more stores are in cards,which may extend to 201 stores in near future. ✓ World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos From 22nd January 2019, the flagship event of World Economic Forum, The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting-2019 was held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The theme of the event was “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. The event concluded on 25th January 2019. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook Update in Davos, Switzerland. The report stated that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is poised to grow by 7.5% in the 2019-20 fiscal and 7.7% in 2020-2021.

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✓ Dubai Airport retains top position as world’s Busiest Airport On 28th January 2019,Dubai International (DXB) airport became the world’s busiest airport for international passengers for the fifth consecutive year in 2018. ✓ K J Alphons Inaugurated first Swadesh Darshan Project in Sikkim On 28th January 2019, Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons Inaugurated first Swadesh Darshan Project in Sikkim. It was inaugurated in the presence of Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation for Sikkim Ugen T Gyatso in Zero Point, Gangtok, Sikkim. ✓ Pakistan Appoints Its First Ever Female Hindu Civil Judge On January 29, 2019,Suman Kumari became the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan after passing an examination for induction of judicial officers. . The first judge from the Hindu community was Justice Rana Bhagwandas,who served in pakistan from 2005-2007. ✓ ISRO launched Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru On 30th January 2019, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) which will act as the hub of ISRO’s future manned missions at the headquarters of ISRO in Bengaluru, Karnataka. India’s first manned mission was announced on 15th August 2018 and it is set to happen by 2022 which is going to be the 75th year of Independence. Former ISRO chairman K. Kasturirangan unveiled the full scale model of Gaganyaan’s crew module in the presence of ISRO’s chairman K. Sivan. ✓ Kala ghoda festival 2019 was held in Mumbai On 2nd February 2019, the Kala ghoda festival-KAGF, India’s largest multi-cultural street festival begins in Mumbai to celebrate it’s 20 years of art and culture through cinema, theatre, dance, literature and sculpture. ✓ World heritage centre to be set up at Mayapur in West Bengal International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has decided to set up a “World Heritage Centre” housing “spiritual camps” of 45 countries, at its headquarter, Mayapur in Nadia district of West Bengal. The camp of each country would reflect its culture, dress, lifestyle, food and ambiance. ✓ Words Count Festival 2019 was held in Pune On February 4, 2019, second edition of World Count festival 2019 was held in Pune, Maharashtra, with an aim to bring together speakers from several socio-political spheres and share their insights on various issues. ✓ India’s 40th Communication Satellite, GSAT-31 has been successfully launched from French Guiana On 6th February 2019, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its 40th communication satellite “GSAT-31” from French Guiana by Arianespace launch vehicle. It will replace the InSAT satellite. ✓ Boori Boot Yollo festival celebrated Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh Nyishi tribe celebrated ’52nd Boori Boot Yollo festival’ with great enthusiasm to welcome spring and a successful harvest.It is celebrated in the month of feb. Nyishi is the largest community in Arunachal Pradesh,found in Daporijo, Upper Subansiri

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Locale and Raga and Dollungmukh ranges of Lower Subansiri Region of Arunachal Pradesh. ✓ Hindi becomes the third high court language in Abu Dhabi Hindi is included as the third official language in the Abu Dhabi court system with a motive to improve access to justice for foreign workers . Authorities have created bilingual language guides to explain complex legal terms in an effort to help people understand court process. The other two official languages are Arabic and English. ✓ Facebook acquires GrokStyle virtual search start-up to boost AI capabilities In an attempt to enable users shop better using Artificial Intelligence(AI) capabilities, Facebook has acquired US-based virtual search start- up, GrokStyle, at an undisclosed amount. GrokStyle was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, USA. ✓ Meghalaya government to rename Dikki Bandi stadium after P A Sangma On February 9,2019,The Meghalaya Cabinet decided to rename the Dikki Bandi stadium in Tura town after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma. Purno Agitok Sangma served as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990.Conrad K Sangma and James K Sangma are sons of Purno A Sangma. ✓ `Exercise Rahat´ concluded in Jaipur on 12th February On 12th February 2019, Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise `Exercise Rahat´ concluded in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It was demonstrated in Jaipur, Kota and Alwar in Rajasthan. Indian Army was represented by Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command. Representatives from Armed Forces, National Disaster Management Response Mechanism (NDMRM), SDMA Rajasthan and DLMAs participated in the exercise. With a view to cooperate efforts for humanitarian assistance and Disaster Relief operations NDMA coordinated the exercise. ✓ Nation’s first Aqua Mega Food Park commissioned in AP by Harsimrat Kaur Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park, first aqua mega food park was commissioned by Secretary of Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Pushpa Subrahmanyam on behalf of Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal via video conferencing in Bhimavaram of West Godavari District ,Andhra Pradesh. The park is set up on 57.81 acre of land and the facilities at its Central Processing Centre (CPC) includes pre-processing line, freezing and cold storage of fish and shrimp, an ice plant and food testing laboratory.. ✓ 13th edition of International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition ‘PETROTECH- 2019’ held in New Delhi The 13th edition of PETROTECH-2019 was held at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida,National Capital Region,New Delhi from 10th to 12th February 2019. It was organised by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) in association with the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industries under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel and Natural Gas. The theme of PROTECH-2019 was “Shaping the New Energy World through Innovation & Collaboration”. ✓ $40 million loan agreement signed between Centre, Himachal Pradesh and World Bank for Shimla water supply A loan agreement of $40 million (4 crore INR) was signed between the Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh and World Bank, for bringing clean and reliable drinking water to the citizens of Greater Shimla area, who have been facing severe shortages of water and water-borne epidemics in the last few years. Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Service Delivery Reform Programmatic Development Policy Loan 1 is expected to improve Water Supply & Sanitation (WSS) services in and around Shimla. ✓ Thiruvananthapuram to host Attukal Pongala festival, world’s largest religious congregation of women Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala shall host the AttaukalPonkala festival-one of the largest religious gathering of women on a single day. The festival involves preparation of ‘Pongala’- a mixture of rice, jaggery and scraped coconut cooked in fresh earthen or metal pots,by lakhs of women, in order to worship the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathy temple. ✓ Tele-law mobile app, Nyaya Bandhu launched by Department of Justice On 19th February 2019, a tele-law mobile application ‘Nyaya Bandhu’ was launched by the Union Minister for Law and Justice and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad. ✓ Union Minister of State Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurated first Mega Food Park of Tripura Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries,Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti,inaugurated Tripura’s first mega food park named Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd at Village Tulakona in Agartala. ✓ National War Memorial to the nation dedicated to the nation by PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the National War Memorial(NWM) near India Gate in New Delhi which commemorates the soldiers who participated and made the supreme sacrifice in Peacekeeping Missions and Counter Insurgency Operations. The complex includes a central obelisk, an eternal flame and six bronze murals depicting famous battles fought by Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Busts of the 21 awardees of Param Veer Chakra have been installed at Param Yoddha Sthal. ✓ Piyush Goyal initiated Rail Drishti Dashboard for passengers to promote transparency Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched Rail Drishti Dashboard, an online portal containing information related to passenger and freight trains and links to live feeds of IRCTC kitchens.It has been developed by the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS).

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel The URL of the dashboard is raildrishti.cris.org.in and it is very well optimized and user friendly so that those in remote villages can also access and know everything about railways. It can be accessed using desktop/laptop or a mobile device such as phone or tablet. ✓ Southern Coast Railway: Piyush Goyal Announces New Railway Zone For Andhra Pradesh Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered in Visakhapatnam. it will be the 18th zone in the country. The new zone will comprise the existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions that currently fall under the South Central Railway. The cost of creating infrastructure for a new zone is around Rs. 205 crore. ✓ Commemorative notes to be released to mark Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary On 27th February 2019, a UAE based company will release 12 bank notes of zero value which is the first ever limited edition commemorative series to mark the 150th birth anniversary of . ✓ Mukesh Ambani becomes first Indian to join top 10 richest list of Hurun Research Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani became the first Indian and the only Asian to enter the Global top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by Hurun Research, China after a USD 9 billion or 20% surge in his wealth to USD 54 billion. India is at 5th spot with 104 billionaires. Last year, the country had added 32 billionaires, but this year it lost 28. Mumbai and New Delhi are the billionaire capitals of the country. ✓ Prayagraj Kumbha Mela 2019 makes it to the Guinness World Records Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 organised from 15th January 2019- 4th March 2019 in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh has made it to the Guinness World Records in three sectors. These sectors are: • The largest traffic and crowd management plan. • The biggest painting exercise of public sites under “Paint My City” scheme. • The biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism. ✓ Piyush Goyal dedicated NTPL’s 1,000-MW thermal power project to the country Coal Minister Piyush Goyal dedicated to the nation a 1,000-megawatt (MW) thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL) at Thoothukudi and a 150-MW solar power projects of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited (NLCIL) at Ramanathapuram and districts in Tamil Nadu. ✓ Malaysia joined the International Criminal Court Malaysia became a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s only permanent war crimes court which aims to prosecute the worst abuses when national courts are unable or unwilling. Malaysia is the 124th member of the court since its establishment in 2002. ✓ A series of visually impaired friendly Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 20 coins unveiled by PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new series of visually impaired friendly coins of in the denominations of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 at an event held in New Delhi where visually impaired children were specially invited. All the new series coins will be issued for

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circulation only through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in terms of the RBI Act. The exact date of issuance of new series coins is yet to be announced. ✓ Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest importer of weapons, the position held by India for a decade: SIPRI India lost its position as the world’s largest importer of weapons, which it held for over a decade, with Saudi Arabia topping the global share of arms imports between 2014 and 2018, as per the data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), the leading Stockholm-based think tank that measures weapons imports over five-year periods. ✓ India provides financial support of USD 250 million to Nepal for reconstruction of infrastructures after earthquake India has provided a financial support worth USD 250 million to Nepal, to reconstruct infrastructure in fields of housing, education, health and cultural heritage, which had been ruined by the earthquake that took place on April 2015. ✓ Brazil hosted first BRICS Sherpa Meeting On 15th March 2019, the first BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Sherpa meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil under the Presidency of Brazil. Indian delegation was led by Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs T S Tirumurti. ✓ Kazakhstan renames its capital Astana as Nursultan after ex-president On 20th March 2019,Kazakhstan has renamed its capital as Nursultan from its previous name Astana in order to recognize its outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev(78), who has served nearly 30 years as president of Kazakhstan. The name was changed after Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan.The new president will serve till April 2020. ✓ India becomes the 4th country to conduct A-SAT missile test “Mission Shakti” successfully On 27 March 2019, India has proved its capability of defending its outer space assets after Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a successful Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test “Mission Shakti” from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (earlier, Wheeler island) in Odisha. It took just 3 minute.This is India’s first successful Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test. The target was hit by the DRDO developed Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor Missile, in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a “Hit to Kill” mode at a height of 300 km from the earth’s surface. The satellite used as target in the mission was one of India’s existing satellites. Mission Shakti is a joint programme of DRDO and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). There are many countries which have A-SAT capability but it has been demonstrated by only 4 countries: United States, Russia, China and India. ✓ South Korea unveils 5G networks early to secure world first South Korea has unveiled the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks. This has made South Korea to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology. ✓ NITI Aayog & Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) ensures success of the FAME II Scheme Under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) scheme, the NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) have released a report titled ‘India’s Electric Mobility Transformation: Progress to Date and Future Opportunities’. The report is based on opportunities for the automobile sector and government.

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✓ Around 5000 Konyak women dance to set a Guinness World Record at Mon, Nagaland On 8th April 2019, in the programme organized at Mon (Nagaland) during the Aoleang Monyu festival (usually held between 1st April to 3rd April every year) around 5000 Konyak Naga women in their traditional attire attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Traditional Konyak Dance’. ✓ Guwahati Railway station becomes the first to get ISO certification in India The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT). ✓ London becomes first city to implement 24×7 pollution charge zone On 8th April, 2019, London became the first city in the world to implement a Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) for 24×7 hours a week, inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards. This zone aims to reduce toxic air pollution and protect public health. ✓ Between 2010-’19, India’s population grew at 1.2% average annual rate: UN report According to the United Nations Population Fund, India’s population grew to 1.36 billion at an average annual rate of 1.2% between 2010 and 2019 which stands more than double the annual growth rate of China. ✓ India to be Guest of Honour Country at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) 2019 On 12th April 2019, UAE selected India as the Guest of Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ADIBF 2019, to attract a significant increase in the number of visitors with various events and activities. ✓ Union Territories and Twenty states join pan-India Single Emergency helpline Number ‘112’ On 19th April 2019, To get immediate assistance to the people who are in trouble, Union territories and Twenty states have joined in a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number ‘112’, which is implemented by central government’s Nirbhaya Fund( 2012 Delhi gangrape case). Police (100), women(1090) and fire(101) helpline numbers are amalgamated in this and is similar to ‘911’ in the US. Kerala, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Gujarat, Telangana, Lakshadweep, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands, and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir are the joined states and UTs. ✓ Indonesia releases Ramayana stamp On 23 April 2019, Indonesia released a special stamp on the theme of Ramayana at the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Indonesia event in the presence of India’ Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat and Indonesia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir. ✓ First Global Conference on Synergies between the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark The first global multi-stakeholder conference on synergies is summoned by (UN DESA) the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the (UN FCCC) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changebetween the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the

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Paris Agreement on climate change, was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate. ✓ India retains top spot with largest remittances globally, amounting to $79 in 2018: World Bank According to World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief; with the Indian diaspora sending 79$ billion back to their home country, India retained its position as the world’s top recipient of remittances in 2018.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel Important Banking and finance in short ➢ Bharti AXA Life uses WhatsApp to deliver policy, renewal premium On 02nd January 2019, private sector insurer Bharti AXA Life Insurance started delivering policies and renewal premium receipt to customers via instant messaging platform WhatsApp as a part of its alternative service option to the policy holders. Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and French Insurance major AXA is one of the first few insurers to provide the option of policy contract, renewal premium receipts and claim intimation through whatsapp. The Policy contract will be available for download shortly after its issuance. ➢ Bancassurance pact was signed between Syndicate Bank and SBI Life Insurance On January 2, 2019, Syndicate Bank and SBI Life Insurance signed a bancassurance pact aiming to offer a comprehensive financial planning solution to its customers. Through the pact, Syndicate Bank will provide penetration in the market with its 3,000 branches and SBI Life’s diverse range of protection, wealth creation and savings insurance products will be brought to the table to the customers. ➢ HDFC MF surpassed ICICI Prudential MF to become largest AMC in India: AMFI On January 3, 2019, as per the latest data of Association of Mutual funds in India (AMFI), HDFC Mutual Fund has surpassed ICICI Prudential MF to become the country’s largest asset management company (AMC) after a gap of over two years. ➢ Government amalgamated three Regional Rural Banks-Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank into a single Bank With the effect from 1st January 2019, the three Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) – Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank has been amalgamated into a single RRB by the Government. After consulting the sponsor banks of the three RRBs, the central government felt that in the interest of the banks and the areas served by them, they should be amalgamated into a single RRB. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Government of Punjab, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India and Punjab and Sind Bank are the sponsor banks of the said RRBs. ➢ IRDAI slapped a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on United India Insurance Co for violating motor settlement norms On January 4, 2019, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) slapped a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on United India Insurance Co for violating norms regarding settlement of motor claims. The insurer also violated file and use guidelines issued by the Authority. ➢ Launches Current Account with Unique Auto-Sweep Facility On 8th January 2019, the private sector Jana Small Finance Bank has launched a new Current Account with Auto-Sweep facility that will enable bank’s existing and potential

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel new customers to auto sweep-in and sweep-out the idle funds in the current account to Sweep Fixed Deposit and earn high interest. ➢ Sri Lanka’s Gets USD 400 Million Swap From RBI On January 9, 2019,the Reserve bank of India has agreed to disburse Sri lanka’s loan amount of USD 400 million to boost the nation’s reserve.RBI has agreed to issue the fund under the SAARC(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) SWAP facility system.It is also said that another request of currency SWAP USD 1 billion is under process . ➢ Iran’s Pasargad Bank received RBI’s nod to open its branch in Mumbai On January 8, 2019, the Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari, on successful meeting with Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Iran’s Pasargad Bank to open branches in Mumbai for easing trade related transactions. ➢ Rs 3 crore penalty slapped on Citibank India for non-compliance of criteria for directors: RBI On January 11, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), under the relevant provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on Citibank India for non-compliance in criteria for directors of the bank. ➢ IDFC Bank re-named IDFC First Bank: Registrar of Companies, Chennai On January 13, 2019, private sector lender IDFC Bank changed its name to IDFC First Bank Ltd owing to the merge of the bank with Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Capital First on December 2018. The change was effective from January 12, 2019 by virtue of ‘Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to change of name‘ issued by the Registrar of Companies, Chennai. The board of IDFC Bank also approved the appointment of V Vaidyanathan, founder and chairman of Capital First Ltd, as managing director and chief executive officer of the merged entity. . ➢ RBI fined Bank of Maharashtra with 1 Crore On January 16, 2019,Reserve Bank of India (RBI),imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty on state- owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) for non-compliance of Know Your Customer (KYC)guidelines and fraud-classification norms. The penalty has been imposed on failure of the bank to follow the rules and regulation issued by the RBI. In the year 2018, the RBI had imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on BoM on account of delay on the part of the bank to detect and report fraud in accounts. ➢ GDP growth likely to be tad higher at 7.5% in FY20: India Ratings and Research On 17th January 2019, a Fitch group company India ratings and research estimated that India’s GDP growth to be a “tad higher” at 7.5% in financial year 2019-20. Earlier it was 7.2% during fiscal year 2018-19. The economy seen a growth rate of 7.2% in the current financial year against 6.7% in the previous year estimated by Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ii. According to India Ratings investments are slow but steady gaining traction with gross fixed capital formation growing 12.2% in FY19 and projected to grow at 10.3% in FY20. ➢ HDFC Standard Life Insurance renamed to HDFC Life Insurance On January 16, 2019, HDFC Standard Life Insurance renamed itself to HDFC Life Insurance. ➢ Nepal ‘s Central bank announces to ban the use of notes above 100 Nepal’s central bank has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, a move that could affect Indian tourists visiting the Himalayan nation where Indian currency is widely used. The decision to ban notes has come up with Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s decision that Indian denominations of Rs.200, 500 and 2,000 cannot be carried and used for trading.The notes with a denomination of Rs.100 and below are freely exchangeable in Nepal and there is no ban lifted on it. With the implementation of this new rule, Nepali citizens cannot carry these denominations to other countries except India and Nepali people are also not allowed to bring in such notes from other countries. ➢ Bihar State GDP Growth outshines nation’s growth: CRISIL As per a report published by CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited), Bihar has been ranked the Top State in terms of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) by clocking a growth rate of 11.3 per cent in financial year 2017-2018. Focus i. Andhra Pradesh has been ranked at second spot with GSDP growth rate 11.2 per cent whereas Gujarat has been ranked at third spot with GSDP growth rate of 11.1 per cent. ii. Bihar was ranked at 8th spot with GSDP growth rate of 9.9 per cent in 2017. iii. Madhya Pradesh which was the top state in 2017 with GSDP growth rate of 14 per cent has lost its top spot with a growth rate of 7.3 per cent in 2018. ➢ Indian economy may grow 7.4% in FY19, 7.6% in FY20: UN report On 23rd January 2019, the United Nations released the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report which projected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 7.4 per cent during 2018-19 and improve to 7.6 per cent in the next fiscal. Besides the report projected that the gross domestic product (GDP) of India in 2020- 21 will grow at 7.4 per cent. The robust private consumption, a more expansionary fiscal stance and benefits from previous reforms are the major pulling forces for India’s Economic growth. ➢ FDI grew 18% in FY18 to Rs. 28.25 lakh crore: RBI data On 28th January 2019, Reserve Bank of India released a data on “Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Companies, 2017-18”which shows that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been increased by 18 per cent to Rs. 28.25 lakh crore.

➢ Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches Kisan Suvidha loan product for small and marginal farmers

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On 30th January 2019, ‘Kisan Suvidha loan’ for small and marginal farmers launched by Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. The scheme will attempt to reach the bottom of the pyramid with products and services. Kisan Suvidha loan can be used by farmers for both agriculture and allied activities. The product is specially designed to cater to the needs of customers for various allied and agricultural activities. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched the product in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka and Odisha with an eye to expand the product offerings. It provides loans to individuals with an amount ranging from Rs. 60000 to Rs. 2 Lakh to fulfill the customized needs of the mass market segment. ➢ Asian Development Bank acquires 14% stake in Annapurna Finance On February 3,2019,The Asian Development Bank (ADB) bought 14% stake in micro-financier Annapurna Finance. ADB Bank bought this stake with a motive of attracting long -term funds from global lenders and investors. ADB’s investment increased Annapurna Finance’s net worth by 580 crores. ADB’s investment is considered to be the second equity investment following Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF) Rs 155-crore investment. ➢ RBI Penalised a total of Rs.5.2 Crore on Axis Bank, UCO Bank and Syndicate Bank for violation of norms On 5th February 2019,Axis Bank, UCO Bank and Syndicate Bank are Penalised with a total of Rs.5.2 Crore by RBI for violating the guidelines in regulatory compliance.The Segregation of the Penalised amount are as follows: Axis Bank and UCO Bank has been imposed with a Penalty of Rs.2 Crore each for their not commiting with the norms related to payment through cheques. Further Axis Bank has also imposed a Penalty of 20 Lakhs for the detection and impounding of counterfeit notes. Syndicate Bank is imposed with a Penalty of Rs.1 Crore for contradicting the norms in Checking norms and Risk Management. ➢ Government forecasted 7.5 per cent GDP growth in FY20 On 5th February 2019, the Economic Affairs Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg said that the finance ministry is expecting the GDP growth to reach 7.5 per cent in 2019-20 from 7.2 per cent projected for the current fiscal. ➢ Fino Payments Bank and Suryoday Small Finance Bank come together to offer sweep account facility Fino Payments Bank (FPB) has joined hands with Suryoday Small Finance Bank in order to initiate sweep account facility. As per Reserve Bank of India, Payments banks can only take deposits upto ₹ 1 lakhs but this partnership will allow customer to seamlessly transfer the excess amount from their Fino payment bank (FPB) account to Suryoday Small Finance bank (SSFB) account. The Customer who wants to use Sweep Account Facility needs to activate the facility by FPB’s Mobile App or by visiting FPB’s branch. ➢ 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Released By Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) On 7th February 2019,Reserve Bank of India(RBI)’s six-member monetary policy committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das released its 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy.This is the First Bi-Monthly Policy for Shaktikanta Das after he took charge as the RBI Governor. RBI had reduced 0.25 basis points in the Policy Rates with immediate effect.The Change in Policy rates are as follows:

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Policy Rates 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary 5th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(Feb 2019) Policy(Dec 2018) Repo Rate 6.25% 6.50% Reverse Repo Rate 6.00% 6.25% Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6.50% 6.75% Bank Rate 6.50% 6.75% Reserve Ratios 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(Feb 5th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(Dec 2019) 2018) Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) 4% 4% Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) 19.25% 19.5%

➢ RBI penalized Rs 1 crore on State Bank of India Reserve Bank of India has slapped Rs 1 crore penalty on SBI for not monitoring the end use of funds in respect of one of its borrowers. RBI levied fine on State Bank of India,by exercising its powers under Section 47 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 . ➢ Asian Development Bank raised $100 million in international market On 8th February 2019, The Asian Development Bank raised $100 million from peso-linked bonds in the international market. It was their maiden issue of Philippine peso. The move will help to reduce foreign exchange risk for ADB’s borrowers and support its growing local currency lending operations in Philippines. J P Morgan was the sole lead manager and bonds were fully placed with institutional investors in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Earlier in 2005 and 2007 ADB issued bond in the Philippine domestic capital market but it was the first time to mobilize Philippine peso funding from international investors through a currency linked structure. ➢ RBI slaps Rs 1.5 crore fine on for fraud reporting delay On Feb. 8 2019, Allahabad Bank said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.5 crore on them for not monitoring end use of funds, delay in classification and reporting of fraud and non-adherence with RBI guidelines during restructuring of accounts in respect of one of its borrowers. ➢ IRDAI imposes Rs 9 lakh fine on United India Insurance Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has imposed a fine of Rs nine lakh on state-owned United India Insurance. Insurance regulator IRDAI,imposed a sum of 5 lakh imposed for violation of regulations such as assigning of surveyors and submitting reports,insurer offering a settlement to the insured as well as paying the claim to the insured. The balance 4 lakh – 1 lakh each was for violations of circular and guidelines on rates and discounts an insurer can offer . ➢ RBI imposes penalties on Various Banks for violating various norms The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has penalised various banks for not complying with various norms of RBI. HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Band and IDBI Bank were fined Rs 2 million each for non- compliance with respect to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards. Allahabad Bank, , and Bank of Maharashtra were

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penalised for not following directions set by RBI on monitoring end use of funds, exchange of information with other banks, classification and reporting of frauds and restructuring of accounts. The penalty was Rs 10 million for Andhra Bank and Rs 15 million each for others.Bank of Baroda and has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore each for violating various banking norms. ➢ Amazon launched ‘ UPI’ in collaboration with Axis Bank for Indian android users On 14th February 2019, Amazon in partnership with Axis Bank launched ‘Amazon Pay Unified Payment Interface (UPI)’ to facilitate secure payments and financial transactions on its platform. Amazon Pay UPI will be exclusively for Android users, where every customer will be able to use their Amazon Pay UPI ID to shop on Amazon.in, make payments including recharges and bill payments without entering bank credentials. Transactions held on Amazon is secured through mobile verification as well as with UPI pin. Customers can link their bank account with UPI pin. ➢ J P Morgan became First US Bank with Cryptocurrency On 14th February 2019, JP Morgan rolled out as the first US bank with cryptocurrency. The change in opinion of JP Morgan is the first step in the program of making it more competitive. The currency is designed to be decentralized so that no one has control over transactions being sent over the network. ➢ A Penalty of Rs 3.5 crore imposed on PNB, OBC and Bank of India by RBI On 14th February 2019, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalty on three Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks due to deficiencies in regulatory compliance with the directions issued by RBI on monitoring end use of funds, information exchange with other banks and on restructuring of accounts. Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) - Rs 1.5 crore, Punjab National Bank (PNB)- Rs 1 crore, Bank of India- Rs 1 crore. ➢ RBI approved transfer of Rs 28,000 crore as interim dividend to the Government of India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to transfer Rs. 28,000 crore as interim dividend to the Government of India in the current Financial Year (FY) 2018-19, in order to enable the Centre to meet its revised fiscal deficit target of 3.4% of the GDP for FY19.Now, GoI have Rs 68,000 crore as dividend for the 2018-19 fiscal, as Rs 40,000 crore dividend was transferred to govt in August 2018. ➢ A deal of USD 1.5 billion signed by IOC to buy US crude oil Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has signed its very first annual deal to buy U.S. crude oil, paying USD 1.5 billion for 60,000 barrels a day beginning April 2019 to March 2020 to diversify its crude sources. ➢ Capital Infusion of Rs. 48,239 Crore into 12 State-Run Banks On 19th February 2019, the Finance Ministry announced a capital infusion of Rs 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks (PSBs). This has been done to enable them to meet their regulatory capital requirements and to increase the availability of credit for stronger lenders. The largest beneficiaries of this infusion are: i) Corporation Bank- Rs. 9086 crores ii) Allahabad Bank- Rs. 6896 crores iii) Bank of India- Rs. 4,638 crores iv) Bank of Maharashtra- Rs. 205 crores

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v) Punjab National Bank- Rs. 5,908 crores vi) Union Bank of India- Rs. 4,112 crores vii) Andhra Bank- Rs. 3,256 crores viii) Syndicate Bank- Rs. 1,603 crores ix) , United Bank, UCO Bank and Indian Overseas Bank- Rs. 12,535 crores This infusion takes the total government infusion to Rs 1,00,958 crore out of the total of Rs 1.06- lakh crore capitalisation programme of PSBs for this financial year. The remaining Rs. 5,000 crore capital infusion would be used as buffer for any financial uncertainty or as a growth capital for the merger of BoB (Bank of Baroda), Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank. ➢ Zimbabwe Starts Trading New Currency RTGS dollar On 20th February 2019, Zimbabwe’s central bank announced the discontinuation of its official currency, quasi-currency bond note officially pegged at parity with the U.S. dollar and launched a new currency called RTGS dollars, to resolve a long-term monetary crisis. ➢ RBI formalised USD 75-billion swap pact with Bank of Japan The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)and the Bank of Japan formalised the USD 75- billion swap agreement, which would act as a cushion against any sharp swings in the local currency whenever the international financial markets turn volatile. i. It will enable the availability of USD 75-billion in foreign capital for use as and when the need arises, bringing greater stability to the foreign exchange and capital markets in India and serve as a second line of defence as India has about USD 398 billion foreign exchange reserves to cushion sudden dollar outflows. ➢ Corporation bank, Allahabad Bank and are out of PCA framework On 26th February 2019, the Board for Financial Supervision (BFS) of the Reserve Bank of India has removed 2 public sector banks- Corporation Bank and Allahabad Bank and 1 private sector bank – Dhanlaxmi Bank from PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) framework. According to BFS, Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank had received Rs 6,896 crore and Rs 9,086 crore respectively which led to increase in their capital funds and also increased their loan loss provision. According to RBI, Dhanlaxmi bank was found to be not breaching any of the risk threshold of the PCA Framework, hence was removed out of the PCA Framework. ➢ RBI will infuse Rs. 37,500 Crore into the system through OMO On 26th February 2019, The Reserve Bank of India announced that in order to increase liquidity, it will infuse Rs. 37,500 crore into the system through purchase of government securities under Open Market Operations (OMOs) in February. The infusion will be made through three auctions of Rs 125 billion each during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. The aggregate amount will be Rs 375 billion.

➢ Cabinet approvedRs.1450 crore for share capital of RBI in NHB Cabinet approved Rs.1450crfor the share capital of RBI in (NHB), which operate as the principal agency to promote housing finance institutions in India. The decision is the resultant of the amendments made to the NHB Act, 1987 in 2018. ➢ Moody has projected Indian economy growth at 7.3% for 2019-20 According to the US-based rating agency – Moody’s quarterly Global Macro Outlook which was released on 1st March, 2019, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 2020.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ India Growth rate falls to 6.6% in Q3 On 28th February, 2019, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has estimated the India’s economy to have slowed to 6.6% in the December quarter (Q3) from 7% in the previous (July-September) quarter which is slowest in five quarters. ➢ RBI constituted a panel under Usha Thorat on Offshore Rupee markets On 28th February, 2019, Reserve Bank of India has constituted a task force which will be headed by its former deputy governor, Usha Thorat to examine issues related to offshore rupee markets and recommend policy measures. The 8-member task force will aim to ensure stability of the external value of the domestic currency. The motive behind this is to develop deep and liquid on-shore financial markets that will act as a price setter of the Rupee globally. ➢ RBI slaps penalty of Rs. 11 crores on five banks for non-strengthening of ‘SWIFT’ related controls A penalty of the following amount has been imposed by the Reserve Bank of India on 4 PSU banks and 1 private sector bank: • Union Bank– Rs. 3 crores • Dena Bank– Rs. 2 crores • IDBI Bank– Rs. 1crore • Karnataka Bank– Rs. 4 crores The penalty has been imposed for the delay caused in following the guidelines mentioned in ‘Time bound implementation and strengthening of SWIFT related controls’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India on 20th February 2018. State Bank of India- Rs. 1 crore for delaying the implementation of the daily reconciliation of Swift transaction logs with effect from February 20, 2018 at 226 “low intensity branches” of the bank. ➢ India’s Unemployment Rate shot up to 7.2% in Feb’19: CMIE The unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2% in February 2019, the highest since September 2016, and up from 5.9% in February 2018, according to data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The number of employed persons in India was estimated at 400 million in February 2019 compared with 406 million last year. ➢ Bank of Baroda becomes the first PSBs to launch creche/day-care facility for employees’ children Bank of Baroda has become one of the first public sector banks to launch a crèche/child day-care facility for children of its employees. i.The day-care facility has been launched at its Mumbai corporate office in Bandra Kurla Complex and is being mulled further on being implemented at the head office in Vadodara, Gujarat. ii. The bank will bear 60% of the cost incurred every month and rest 40% will be borne by the parents. iii. The bank has tied up with Klay Prep Schools and Daycare for launching this facility. ➢ HDFC becomes the third Indian company to achieve a market value of more than Rs.6 trillion On 13th March, HDFC Bank became the third Indian company after Reliance Industries (Rs. 8.52 trillion) and TCS (Rs. 7.49 trillion) to achieve a market value of Rs. 6 trillion, owing to a sudden upsurge in its share prices.

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➢ IDBI Bank categorized as Private Sector Lender by RBI On 14th March 2019, The Reserve Bank of India categorized IDBI Bank as a Private Sector Bank with effect from January 21, 2019 following Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is acquiring 51 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the bank. Following the appointment of MR Kumar as the Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Hemant Bhargava ceases to be the Non-Executive chairman of IDBI Bank as he no longer heads the parent company LIC. I IDBI Bank has been under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework of RBI which bans it from corporate lending, branch expansions, salary hikes and other regular activities. II. IDBI has charted out a revival strategy to bring banking and insurance under one roof along with LIC. The bank also informed about appointment of LIC as a corporate agent under bancassurance channel. ➢ SBI, ICICI and HDFC named as Systemically Important Banks by RBI On 15th March 2019, Reserve Bank of India named State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). The banks which are too big to fail are named by the RBI annually since 2015. ➢ RBI has given its approval to to acquire Gruh Finance On 14th March 2019, Reserve Bank of India provided a no objection to Kolkata headquartered Bandhan Bank for the proposed acquisition of Gruh Finance. Gruh Finance Limited,a Ahmedabad headquartered Subsidiary of HDFC Limited, is a Housing Finance Company (HFC) recognized by the National Housing Bank (NHB) and it was taken over in January by Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank in a share-swap deal. ➢ Exim Bank agreed to grant $83 million line of credit to Congo for financing 3 solar power projects On 19th March 2019, Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) signed a loan agreement on behalf of the government of USD 83.11 million (approx Rs.5,72,08,76,850) to Congo for financing three solar power projectsin the central African country. It aims to provide support for financing three solar photovoltaic power projects with a total capacity of 35 megawatts in the three provinces — Karawa, Mbandaka, and Lusambo. ➢ India’s GDP growth forecast trimmed to 6.8% for FY20 by Fitch Fitch rating in its Global Economic Outlook, has decreased the India’s economic growth forecast to 6.8% from 7% earlier for FY19-20 (1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020). Fitch also slashed GDP growth forecast for FY19 (ending March 2019) to 7.2% from 7.8% that was projected in the December edition. ➢ India extends Rs. 35.5 million financial grant to Nepal India extended a financial grant of 35.5 million Nepalese rupees to Nepal for the construction of an educational campus to boost the learning environment of the students. The educational campus was jointly inaugurated by District Coordination Committee and Campus management committee on 22nd March 2019. ➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed a five-member committee under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekhani to strengthen digital payments On 25th March 2019 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed 5-member committee under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital payments as well as to boost financial inclusion through Financial Technology.It will provide recommendations in 3 months. i. The decision regarding the formation of committee was taken during the first event of Financial Technology (Fintech) Conclave, which was organized by NITI Aayog in New Delhi.

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ii. The purpose of the event was to shape India’s predominance in FinTech, build the future strategy and policy to uplift the financial inclusion. iii. With the revolution in the FinTech sector India’s aim is to emerge as a 10 trillion dollar economy. ➢ RBI slaps Rs 2 crore penalty on PNB for violation of SWIFT norms On 25th March 2019, The Reserve Bank of India slapped Rs.2 crore as penalty for non- compliance of regulatory directions regarding SWIFT operations on Punjab National Bank. ➢ Bank of Baroda inked MoU with 6 firms to develop “Baroda Kisan” Bank of Baroda has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six firms namely Skymet Weather Services, Weather Risk Management Services, BigHaat, Agrostar India, EM3 Agri Services and Poorti Agri Services to develop “Baroda Kisan”. It will provide solutions for all major agricultural requirements through its holistic approach. The execution of the platform will be done by IT Centre of Excellence (ITCoE) of Bank of Baroda in partnership with IBM India. ➢ Govt decides to infuse Rs 5042 Cr into Bank Of Baroda ahead of the merger On 28th March 2019, The government has decided to infuse a capital of 5,042 crore rupees into state-owned Bank of Baroda ahead of its merger with two other public sector lenders Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank,with Bank of Baroda which would be effective from 1st April 2019. ➢ Bank of Baroda becomes the 3rd largest bank after its merger with Dena Bank & Vijaya Bank On April 1, 2019, the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank into Bank of Baroda has come into effect. With this amalgamation, Bank of Baroda becomes the India’s second largest public sector bank and third largest commercial bank after State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank. ➢ Consulting arm of Infosys will buy 75% stake in Dutch Bank Subsidiary Consulting arm of Global IT Services major, Infosys will buy 75% stake in Starter NV which is a subsidiary of Dutch based ABN AMRO Bank for $144 million (approx. Rs 999 crore) in an all- cash deal. This move is aimed at strategic partnership in Netherlands. ABN Amro which is the third largest bank of Netherland will hold the remaining 25 per cent stake in Starter NV. ➢ One97 Communications-owned Money Gets SEBI Approval for Stock Broking On 2nd April 2019, One97 Communications-owned Paytm Money, the wealth management arm of Paytm, has got approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start offering a stock broking service such as the ability to trade in equities and cash segments, derivatives, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among other exchange-traded products. ➢ Government infused Rs 205 crore into Bank of Maharashtra On 30th March 2019, Government infused a capital of Rs. 205 crore into the state owned Bank of Maharashtra in lieu of preferential allotment of shares. After the Capital infusion, the shareholding of government in Bank of Maharashtra has increased to 87.74 % from 87.01%. ➢ ADB cuts India’s growth rate from 7.6% 7.2% in 2019-20, as global risks to Brexit surge As global risks from trade tensions to Brexit surge, the ADB (Asia Development Bank) in its publication Asian Development Outlook 2019 has demoted growth forecasts for India and Southeast Asia for 2019. For India, it has been downgraded by 40 basis points to 7.2% for fiscal

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year 2019-20 while Southeast Asia’s growth estimate was lowered to 4.9% by 0.2 percentage point. ➢ First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2019-20-RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points On 6th April 2019, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s six-member monetary policy committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das released its 1st Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy for 2019-20 Policy Rates 1st Bi-Monthly Monetary 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy 2019-2020(Apr- Policy(Feb 2019) 2019) Repo Rate 6.00 % 6.25% Reverse Repo Rate 5.75 % 6.00% Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6.25 % 6.50% Bank Rate 6.25 % 6.50% Reserve Ratios 1st Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy 2019- 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy(Feb 2019) 2020(Apr 2019) Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) 4% 4% Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) 19.25% 19.25%

GDP Growth Organization 2018-19 2019-20

Fitch 7.2% 6.8%

UN report 7.4% 7.6%

Government of India forecasted 7.2% 7.5%

Moody 7.3%

ADB 7.2%

World Bank 7.5%

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 7.3% 7.5%

➢ World Bank estimates India’s GDP grow to 7.5% in Fiscal Year 2019-20 The World Bank notified that India’s consistent hold in investment sector, mainly private- improved export performance and resilient consumption, has led its GDP growth forecast to mount to 7.5 per cent for fiscal year 2019-20. ➢ India’s growth rate to increase from 7.3% in 2019 to 7.5% in 2020 According to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released by International Monetary Fund (IMF), India’s growth rate is estimated to rise from 7.3% in 2019 to 7.5% in 2020 provided it receives impetus from the fiscal policy and is backed by the ongoing recovery of investment and consumption within expanded approach of monetary policy. ➢ HDFC Bank ranked No. 1 in India by the survey of Forbes On 12th April 2019, as per the first edition of Forbes World’s Best Bank survey, HDFC Bank has been recognized as number 1 bank by customers in India. ➢ DBI Bank launches NRI-Insta Online, A paperless account opening facility for NRIs IDBI Bank has launched ‘NRI-Insta Online’ account opening process for NRIs residing in Financial

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Action Task Force (FATF) member countries to open an account in the Bank without visiting the branch or submitting paper documents such as physical documents as well as KYC proofs. This online facility is available in IDBI Bank’s website. ➢ Bandhan Bank got the approval from CCI to acquire Gruh Finance On 16th April 2019, Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank has received the approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the acquisition of Gruh Finance which is the affordable housing finance arm of HDFC Ltd in a share-swap deal. The approval has been given under the sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002. ➢ BSE, India INX- the first ever Indian exchanges to sign MoU with MOEX BSE (earlier called Bombay Stock Exchange) and INX (India International Exchange) are the first Indian exchanges to sign MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with MOEX (Moscow Exchange) in order to allow capital formation platform and connect investor community and companies in both India and Russia. ➢ State Bank of India (SBI) launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric Vehicle) to encourage customers to buy electric vehicles On World Earth Day- April 22, 2019 the State Bank of India (SBI) has launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric Vehicle) to encourage customers to buy electric vehicles. The new scheme ‘Green Car Loan’ will offer loan at 20 basis points lower than the interest rate on the existing car loan schemes. ➢ RBI is going to issue new Rs 20 denomination banknote with greenish-yellow colour The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue new Rs 20 denomination banknotes having a base colour of greenish -yellow with size of 63 X 129 mm. The first Rs 20 notes were issued in the Mahatma Gandhi Series in August 2001. ➢ becomes the first Destination Bank to launch debit card based e-mandates On NPCI’s E-Mandate API Platform Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) has launched the first debit card-based authentication solution on NPCI’s (National Payments Corporation of India) e-Mandate (electronic mandate) API (Application Program Interface) platform, thus being the first ever Destination Bank to go live with both Net Banking and Debit Card-based e-mandate authentication. ➢ SBI signs its first ever co-origination loan agreement with PAISALO Digital Limited With the profound vision of empowering the ‘Agri’, ‘MSME segment’ and small businesses, PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-origination loan agreement (designed at Rs.10,000 to 2 lakh) with State Bank of India (SBI). The company expects to pay out 200,000 loan applications in FY20. ➢ NTPC Inked Term-Loan Agreement of Rs.2,000 crore with Canara Bank On 5th April 2019, National Thermal Power Corporation(NPTC) has signed a term- loan Pact of Rs.2,000 crore with Canara Bank. The Loan facility prolonged at an interest rate linked to 3- Month MCLR of Bank. The lent amount would be utilized to part finance company’s capital expenditure. ➢ ADB agreed to grant highest-ever USD 3 billion in sovereign loans to India On 16th April 2019, Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to provide a total of USD 3.88 billion in sovereign loans to India in 2018, which is the highest ever loan amount since sovereign operations began in the country in 1986. 1) With this total USD 21.6 billion in loans, granted from ADB’s own resources, which exceeded the target of USD 19.71 billion and up 10 percent from 2017. 2) ADB committed several projects like a USD 100-million loan to Ostro Kutch Wind, which is a

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renewable energy company for constructing and operating a 250-megawatt wind power project in Gujarat, also provided USD 30 million in equity and USD 20 millionin debt security to Annapurna Finance, a microfinance company. 3) In 2018, ADB signed an arrangement with the International Solar Alliance for promoting solar energy deployment across Asia, the Pacific, and South Asia. 4). ADB continued to deliver climate financing to USD 3.6 billion in 2018 and has a target to double its annual climate financing to USD 6 billion in approvals by 2020. ➢ Exim Bank gives loans worth 267$ million for projects in Rwanda The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified that Exim Bank has proffered soft loans worth 266.6$ million to Rwanda for various projects. • for supporting agricultural projects • for the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) • for financing road projects in Rwanda.

Obituary PERSON FIELD Kader Khan Veteran actor-writer CH Loknath Veteran actor Dibyendu Palit Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Ramakant Achrekar Dronacharya awardee and cricketer Lenin Rajendran Malayalam Director Sir Michael Atiyah Fields Medal-Winning Mathematician Vishnu Hari Dalmia Vishwa Hindu Parishad Mary Oliver Pulitzer Prize-winning Sitanshu Yashaschandra Gujarati poet awarded Saraswati Samman (‘Vakhar) Krishna Sobti Jnanpith awardee , Hindi fiction writer George Fernandes Former defence minister Albert Finney Actor (five time oscar nominee) Mahesh Anand Bollywood actor Manfred Eigen German Nobel Prize winning Chemist Andrea Levy Best-selling British Author Namwar Singh Hindi author and literary Zhores Alferov Russian Nobel Prize winner for physics in 2000 Bill Playle Former New Zealand batsman V. Dhananjaya Kumar Former Union minister Jerry Merryman co-inventor of the World’s First Handheld Electronic Calculator Dies at 86 Kane Tanaka 116-year-old Japanese woman The world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records.

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Viharidas Gopaldas Patel Padma Shri awardee, Noted economist and ‘Father of Entrepreneurship Movement’ Sydney Brenner Biologist ,Nobel Prize in 2002 in Physiology Nadja Regin James Bond Actress SK Shivakumar Former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation

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Most Important some Financial Term ➢ Banking Ombudsman: Banking Ombudsman is a quasi-judicial authority, which functions under India's Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006. It was created by Government of India with a purpose to deal with the complaints of customers of the banks related to various services rendered by the banks. ➢ Deflation: It is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. ➢ Inflation: It can be defined as a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services. ➢ Liquidity: Liquidity describes the degree to which an asset or security can be quickly bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price. ➢ Merchant Banking: It is a combination of Banking and consultancy services. ➢ Monetary Policies: It refers to the use of instruments by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to regulate the availability, cost and use of money and credits. ➢ Plastic Money: It is a term used in reference to the hard plastic cards we use every day in place of actual bank notes. ➢ Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with the RBI. ➢ Refinance Facilities: RBI offers refinance facility to help out the exporters by replacing an existing debt obligation with another. ➢ Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR): SLR is the minimum proportion of their Net Demand and Time Liabilities, which every bank maintains in the form of cash, gold and securities, at the close of business every day. ➢ Bank rate: The rate of interest which the RBI charges on the loans and advances to a commercial bank. ➢ Liquidity adjustments facility (LAF): It’s a monetary policy tool which allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements and adjusting the day to day mismatches in liquidity. ➢ Marginal standing facility (MSF): It’s a window for banks to borrow from the RBI in an emergency situation when inter-bank liquidity finishes completely. ➢ Market Stabilization scheme (MSS): Securities that are issued with the objective of providing a stock of securities to the RBI to intervene in the market for managing liquidity. ➢ Open Market Operations (OMO): It’s an activity by a RBI to give or take liquidity in its currency to or from a bank or a group of banks. ➢ Repo rate: The rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. ➢ Reverse Repo Rate: The rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks within the country.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ Term Repo: A repurchase agreement with a term of more than one day. ➢ Authorized Capital: The authorized capital/ registered capital/nominal capital of a company is the maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorized by its constitutional documents to issue to shareholders. ➢ Bonds: It is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders. ➢ Call Money: Money loaned by a bank or other institution which is repayable on demand. ➢ Commercial Bills: A bill of exchange issued by a commercial organization to raise money for short-term needs. ➢ Commercial Papers: An unsecured, short-term debt instrument issued by a corporation for the financing of accounts receivable, inventories and meeting short- term liabilities. ➢ Certificates of deposits (CD): A savings certificate entitling the bearer to receive interest. ➢ Dated government securities: These are long-term securities and a fixed or floating coupon/interest rate which is paid on the face value, payable at fixed time periods. ➢ Debentures: A long-term security bearing a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets. ➢ Issued Capital: The share capital that has been issued to shareholders. ➢ Mutual Funds: It is a professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities. ➢ Net Asset Value (NAV): A mutual fund's price per share or exchange-traded fund's (ETF) per-share value. ➢ Paid up Capital: The amount of a company's capital that has been funded by shareholders. ➢ Treasury bills: A short-dated UK/US government security, bearing no interest but issued at a discount on its redemption price. ➢ Bill of Exchange: A bill of exchange is a binding agreement by one party to pay a fixed amount of cash to another party as of a predetermined date or on demand. ➢ Cheques: An order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form. ➢ Ante Dated Cheque: Cheques which have been written by the maker, and dated at some point in the past. ➢ Bounced Cheque: Check that cannot be processed because the writer has insufficient funds. ➢ Crossed Cheque: These cheques can only be deposited directly into a bank account and cannot be immediately cashed by a bank or any other credit institution. ➢ Post Dated Cheque: Cheque that is written by the drawer (payer) for a date in the future. ➢ Stale Cheque: A cheque which a bank will not accept and exchange for money or payment because it was written more than a certain number of months ago.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ Cheque Truncation: It is the conversion of a physical cheque into a substitute electronic form for transmission to the paying bank. ➢ Promissory Note: A financial instrument that contains a written promise by one party to pay another party a definite sum of money either on demand or at a specified future date. ➢ Current Account/Demand deposit Account: An active account catering for frequent deposits and withdrawals by cheque. ➢ DeMat Account: This account is opened by the investor while registering with an investment broker (or sub-broker). ➢ Fixed deposit account or time deposit account: It is a financial instrument provided by banks which provides investors with a higher rate of interest than a regular savings account, until the given maturity date. ➢ NOSTRO Account: A bank account held by a UK bank with a foreign bank, usually in the currency of that country. ➢ Recurring Deposit Account: It is opened by those who want to save regularly for a certain period of time and earn a higher interest rate. ➢ Saving Account: A deposit account held at a bank or other financial institution that provides principal security and a modest interest rate. ➢ Current Account Deficit: A current account deficit is when a country's government, businesses and individuals import more goods, services and capital than they export. ➢ Financial Inclusion: Financial inclusion is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to massive sections of disadvantaged and low income groups. ➢ Fiscal Deficit: When a government's total expenditures exceed the total revenue. ➢ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): It is a controlling ownership in a business enterprise in one country by an entity, based in another country. ➢ Foreign Institutional Investors (FII): FIIs are those institutional investors which invest in the assets belonging to a different country other than that where these organizations are based. ➢ General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR): A GAAR is a statutory rule that empowers a revenue authority to deny taxpayers the benefit of an arrangement that they have entered into for an impermissible tax-related purpose. ➢ Money Laundering: Any act to hide the identity of illegally obtained proceeds so that they appear to have originated from genuine sources. ➢ Participatory notes or P-Notes: These are instruments, issued by registered foreign institutional investors (FII) to overseas investors, who wish to invest in the Indian stock markets without registering themselves with the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). ➢ Quantitative easing and tapering: A monetary policy in which RBI purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply. ➢ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI): NPCI is an umbrella organization for all retail payments system in India.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL): It is a joint stock company with share capital contribution by major banks and financial institutions. ➢ Electronic Clearing Service (ECS): ECS is an electronic mode of funds transfer from one bank account to another and can be used for both ➢ Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): It is a system of transferring credit and debit purposes.money from one bank account directly to another without any paper money changing hands. ➢ National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) System: It is an Indian system of electronic transfer of money from one bank or bank branch to another. ➢ Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System: These are specialist funds transfer systems where the transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a "real time" and on "gross" basis. ➢ Acquiring Bank: A bank or financial institution that processes credit or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant. ➢ Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMS): The initial interest rate is normally fixed for a period of time after which it is reset periodically, often every month. ➢ Amortization: It is an accounting term that refers to the process of allocating the cost of an intangible asset over a period of time. ➢ Annuity: A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life. ➢ Arbitrage: It is basically buying in one market and simultaneously selling in another, profiting from a temporary difference. ➢ Automated Teller Machine (ATM): A machine that automatically provides cash and performs other banking services on insertion of a special card by the account holder. ➢ Authorization: A document giving official permission. ➢ Bancassurance: The selling of life assurance and other insurance products and services by banking institutions. ➢ Banker's Lien: Type of charge that gives a bank automatic claim over a borrower's property or assets that come in bank's possession in the normal course of its business. ➢ BASEL Committee: A committee established by the Central Bank governors of the Group of ten countries in 1974 that seeks to improve the supervisory guidelines that central banks or similar authorities impose on both wholesale and retail banks. ➢ Basis Point: One hundredth of one percentage point, basically used in expressing differences of interest rates. ➢ Blue Chips: They generally sell high-quality, widely accepted products and services. ➢ Bull Markets: A market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying. ➢ CAMELs rating system: An international bank-rating system where bank supervisory authorities rate institutions according to six factors. The six factors are represented by the acronym "CAMELS". C - Capital adequacy A - Asset quality

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel M - Management quality E - Earnings L - Liquidity S - Sensitivity to Market Risk ➢ Capital Adequacy Ratio: It is the ratio of a bank's capital to its risk. ➢ Capital Gain: A profit from the sale of property or an investment. ➢ Credit Rating Agencies of India: An independent company that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments. ➢ Collateral: Property that a borrower offers a lender to secure a loan. ➢ CORE Banking Solution (CBS): It is networking of branches, which enables Customers to operate their accounts, and avail banking services from any branch of the Bank on CBS network, regardless of where he maintains his account. ➢ Coupon Frequency: The yield paid by a fixed income security. ➢ Debtor: A person, country, or organization that owes money. ➢ Derivative Instrument: Financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of something else. ➢ Demand Deposits: A deposit of money that can be withdrawn without prior notice. ➢ Earnings per Share (EPS): The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. ➢ Earnings Yield: The quotient of earnings per share divided by the share price. ➢ Equity: The value of an asset less the value of all liabilities on that asset. ➢ Ex-dividend (XD): A security which no longer carries the right to the most recently declared dividend. ➢ Face Value: The nominal value of a security stated by the issuer. ➢ Forfeiting: The purchasing of an exporter's receivables at a discount by paying cash. ➢ Forgery: It is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive for the sake of altering the public perception. ➢ Garnishee Order: A legal procedure by which a creditor can collect what a debtor owes by reaching the debtor's property when it is in the hands of someone other than the debtor. ➢ General Lien: The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged. ➢ Hedge: An investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset. ➢ Hypothecation: Refers to securities in a margin account that an investor uses as collateral to borrow funds from a brokerage. ➢ Indemnity: Security against a loss or other financial burden. ➢ Initial Public Offering (IPO): It is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors [1] that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time. ➢ Insolvent: Insufficient to meet all debts, as an estate or fund. ➢ Intrinsic Value: A value which exists as part of something, such as the value of an option.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ JHF (Joint Hindu Family) Account: JHF is account of a firm whose business is carried out by Karta of the Joint family, acting for all the family members. ➢ Joint Account: Bank account in the name of two or more individuals who jointly share its concomitant rights and liabilities. Joint holders of an account are regarded in law as together making up the 'owner.' ➢ Junk Bond: The first sale of stock by a private company to the public. ➢ Karta: Karta means manager of joint family and joint family properties. ➢ Kiosk Banking: It is self-service solutions, allowing customers to service themselves with computer based touchscreen and making different sort of transactions. ➢ KYC Norms: The process of Banks verifying the identity of its clients. ➢ Lease Financing: A legal document outlining the terms under which one party agrees to rent property from another party. ➢ Leverage Ratio: Ratio that measures a company's leverage. ➢ Libor: The interest rate that the banks charge each other for loans. ➢ Listing: Reference of the Initial Public Offering Company’s shares on the stock exchange for public trading. ➢ Margin Call: A broker's demand on an investor using margin to deposit additional money or securities so that the margin account is brought up to the minimum maintenance margin. ➢ Mandate: Written authorization by a person, group, or organization (the 'mandator') to another (the 'mandatary') to take a certain course of action. ➢ Micro credit/micro finance: The lending of small amounts of money at low interest to new businesses. ➢ Moratorium: The suspension of repayment of DEBT, or INTEREST, for a specified period of time. ➢ Non-Performing Assets (NPA): It is defined as a credit facility in for which the interest and/or installment of Bond finance principal has remained “past due” for a specified period of time. ➢ Negotiation: An act of transferring or assigning a money instrument from one person to another person in the course of business. ➢ Non-Resident Accounts: These are accounts maintained by Indian nationals and Persons of Indian origin resident abroad, foreign nationals and foreign companies in India. ➢ Notary Public: It is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non- contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. ➢ Open Offer: It is an exit route, which is given to the existing shareholders by the acquirer of shares through a public announcement. ➢ Option: A financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party to another party. ➢ Par Value: The nominal value of a bond.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ Personal Identification Number (PIN): A number allocated to an individual and used to validate electronic transactions. ➢ Pledge: It's a kind of charge created when the lender (pledgee) takes actual possession of assets. ➢ Power of Attorney: It is a legal document that allows someone else to act on your behalf. ➢ Portfolio: Refers to any collection of financial assets such as cash. ➢ Preference Shares: It is a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends. ➢ Premium: The amount of money that an individual or business must pay for an insurance policy. ➢ Prime Lending Rate (PLR): The interest rate charged by banks to their largest, most secure, and most creditworthy customers on short-term loans. ➢ Privatization: The transfer of ownership, property or business from the government to the private sector is termed privatization. ➢ Provisioning: Can be defined as loss in the profit and loss account while finalizing accounts of banks. ➢ Relative Strength Index (RSI): It is a technical indicator used in the analysis of financial markets. ➢ Rights Issue: An issue of shares offered at a special price by a company to its existing shareholders in proportion to their holding of old shares. ➢ Rate of Return: The gain/loss on an investment, expressed as a percentage increase over the initial investment cost, over a specified period. ➢ Real Interest Rate: An interest rate that is adjusted for inflation. ➢ Self Help Groups (SHGs): It is a village-based financial intermediary committee usually composed of 10–20 local women or men. ➢ Speculation: The act of trading in an asset, or conducting a financial transaction, expecting a substantial gain, but with a risk of losing most or all of the initial outlay ➢ Stock Splits: A corporate action in which a company/Bank divides its existing shares into multiple shares. ➢ Substantial Shareholder: A person, who acquires an interest in relevant share capital equal to, or exceeding, 10% of the share capital. ➢ Teller: A person employed to deal with customers' transactions in a bank. ➢ Time Horizon: The length of time over which an investment is made or held before it is liquidated. ➢ Trust Deed: A formal document which outlines the terms of a trust agreement. ➢ Time Horizon: The length of time over which an investment is made or held before it is liquidated. ➢ Underwriting: The process by which investment banks raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments by issuing securities. ➢ Underlying Security: It is a financial instrument whose price is derived from a different asset.

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel ➢ Universal Banking: A banking system in which banks provide a wide variety of financial services, including both commercial and investment services. ➢ Valuation: The process of determining the current worth of an asset or property. ➢ Virtual Banking: Handling all transactions of banks via the Web, e-mail, mobile check deposit and ATM machines. ➢ Warrant: Official guarantee by a bank. ➢ Wholesale Banking: Banking services between merchant banks and other financial institutions. ➢ Window Dressing: It refers to actions taken prior to issuing financial statements in order to improve the appearance of the financial statements. ➢ Yield to Maturity: It is the internal rate of return of an investment in a bond if the investor holds the bond until maturity and if all payments are made as scheduled. ➢ Zero Coupon Bond: A debt security that doesn't pay interest but is traded at a deep discount, rendering profit at maturity when the bond is redeemed for its full face value.

Sports ➢ Hopman Cup: Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic retain title for Switzerland From 29 December 2018, the Hopman Cup which is an annual international eight-team indoor hard court tennis tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia. It is a mixed competition in which male and female players are on combined teams and represent their countries. The Event was concluded on 5th January 2019. ➢ Maharashtra to host Khelo India Youth Games 2019 From 9th January 2019, Maharashtra is going to host the second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games which includes completions in 18 different disciplines at Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. The event will conclude on 20th January 2019. ➢ Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations On 08th January 2019, Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Executive Committee announced that Egypt will host African Cup for the fifth time in 2019. South Africa was the other country who made a bid to host the event. ➢ Mary Kom attained number one position in AIBA rankings On 10th January 2019, 36 years old boxer, M C Mary Kom attained the first position in the latest women ranking released by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) in the Light Fly 45-48 kilograms category with 1700 points. ➢ 80th National Table Tennis Championship begins in Cuttack On 4th January 2019, 80th National Table Tennis Championship organized by Odisha State Table Tennis Association (OSTTA) began at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha. The event concluded on 9th January 2019. ➢ Khelo India Youth Games: Hosts Maharashtra finish top with 228 medals On 20th January 2019, the Khelo India Youth Games concluded at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi in Pune with the host Maharashtra leading the medals table by

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel winning a mammoth 85 gold, 62 silver and 81 bronze for a total of 228 medals in the Games. ➢ India’s Saina Nehwal Won Indonesia Masters Title 2019 against Spain’s Carolina Marin 2019 Indonesia Masters,officially known as DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019, held in Istora Gelora Bung Karno,Indonesia From 22nd January 2019, the Indonesia Masters 2019 Title,a badminton tournament which is officially known as DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019,took place at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event concluded on 27th January 2019. ➢ (Men’s Single) Danish player Anders Antonsen won his first ever Indonesia Masters after defeating world number one Kento Momota of Japan On 27th January 2019,Anders Antonsen of Denmark won his maiden Indonesia Masters title by defeating Japanese top-seeded Kento Momota in men’s single final in Jakarta, Indonesia. ➢ ICC roped in Coca-Cola as official sponsor On January 31, 2019,The International Cricket Council (ICC) signed a five-year global partnership deal with beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola Company.ICC and Coco-cola’s partnership will be continue till 2023 ➢ Mithali becomes first female to play 200 ODIs On 1st February 2019, 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. ➢ Qatar won their First-ever Asian Cup Title In Football by defeating Japan On 2nd February 2019,Qatar won its first major soccer title by beating four-time champion Japan 3-1 in the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup held in United Arab Emirates(UAE). ➢ Smriti Mandhana topped in Women’s ODI cricket batswomen ranking On February 3,2019,India’s Smriti Mandhana topped in the ICC ODI batswomen rankings ,she grabbed the first position after the match against New Zealand,whereas Ellyse Perry followed her in the second position and Indian ODI skipper Mithali Raj in fifth position. ➢ Vidarbha clinched second successive Ranji Title defeating Saurashtra On 7th February 2019,Defending champions Vidarbha won the Ranji Trophy 2018-19,which is 85th season of the Ranji Trophy by defeating Saurashtra.This victory is their Successive victory since they won the Trophy last year.The Ranji Trophy is played from the month of November,2018 to 7th February 2019, in which 37 Teams Participated.Vidarbha won Rs.5 Crore Rupees. ➢ Railways win Senior National Men’s Hockey Title by defeating Punjab The Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)won the 9th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2019 (A Div),defeating Punjab by 3-2 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. ➢ Vidarbha clinches the Irani Cup title On 16th February, 2019, Vidarbha became the only 3rd team Bombay and Karnataka in Indian Domestic Cricket history to defend their Irani cup titles at Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur by defeating Rest of India(RoI). ➢ 83rd edition of the Senior National Badminton Championship begins in Guwahati The 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals was held at Guwahati, Assam.

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Saina Nehwal retained her women’s singles crown after defeating PV Sindhu. Sorabh Verma defeated Lakshya Sen to win the men’s singles crown for the third time (after 2011 and 2017). ➢ India Win Team Event At Mallakhamb World Championship in Mumbai First Mallakhamb World Championship was held in in central Mumbai in which India became the winner. This sport involves athletes performing various yogic and gymnastic poses while hanging from a rope or on a pole. 15 countries participated in the event- Spain, Germany, Czech Republic,Italy, USA, Iran, Norway, England, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Bahrain, and India.

➢ Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Category Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker claimed gold medal in 10m Air Pistol Mixed team event on ISSF World Cup in New Delhi. i. The duo finished top in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Final with 483.4 points on the final day of the World Cup. ii. Both of them had earlier equaled Qualification World Record and also set a new qualification world record junior by shooting 778 points. ➢ Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in 10m Air Pistol Saurabh Chaudhary finished top of the 10m Air Pistol category and brought an Olympic quota for Tokyo 2020 in the category. i.He secured Olympic Quota with a world record score of 245.0 after some phenomenal shooting. ii.He is the 1st Indian shooter to win gold at the youth Olympic, Asian Games, Junior ISSF World Championship and Asian Air gun championship ➢ Apurvi Chandela bags gold in women’s 10m Air Rifle Indian shooter won women’s 10m Air Rifle and bagged India’s first gold medal by breaking the world record in the Shooting World Cup 2019. She was the only Indian shooter to qualify for the final round. i. Apurvi secured a total score of 252.9 to finish on the top of podium in the women’s 10m Air Rifle event. She was at the fourth spot in the qualification round. ii. Apurvi Chandela had won a bronze medal along shooter Ravi Kumar in the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in the 10m Mixed Rifle event. ➢ Oceania Nations will participate in 2022 Asian Games Olympic Council of Asia decided to invite Oceania Nations to compete in 2022 Asian Games for the first time after a meeting held in Bangkok. ➢ 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament at Helsinki in Finland 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament was organized by European Boxing Confederation from March 7, 2019 to March 10, 2019 in Helsinki, Finland.The tournament title has been clinched by England after claiming 6 gold medals. ➢ Argentina and Colombia will co-host Copa America 2020 On 14th March 2019, After South America’s ruling body CONMEBOL once again ruled out a US proposal to host the tournament, Argentina and Colombia are poised to co-host the 2020 Copa America. ➢ Special Olympics World Games 2019 kick off at Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games 2019 began at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 14th Match 2019 and made history by welcoming a record-breaking 200 nations at the Games comprising 195 participating and 5 observing.

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➢ Karnataka defeated Maharashtra to clinch their first Trophy Karnataka cricket team defeated Maharashtra to win their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. ➢ K T Irfan named as first Indian athlete to be chosen for Tokyo Olympics 2020 29-year-old Indian athlete from Kerala, K.T. Irfan has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as he finished fourth in the men’s 20 kilometer category at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan. ➢ Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas wins Australian F1 Grand Prix 2019 Mercedes Formula One (F1) driver Valtteri Bottas has clinched his first championship in the Australian Grand Prix held in Melbourne. He was followed by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. ➢ Asian Youth Athletes Championship: India finishes second in medal tally India finishes second in Asian Youth Athletes Championship held in Hong Kong with a gold added to the medal tally on the final day of the championship. India secured second position in the overall medals tally with 26 medals including 8 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze medals. China topped the championship with 31 medals including 12 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze. Japan ranked third in the Championship with 20 medals. Japan got 6 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals. ➢ India defeated Nepal, won SAFF Women’s championship On 22nd March 2019, India clinched South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2019 by defeating Nepal for 3-1 in Biratnagar, Nepal. It was for the fifth time in a row that India won the championship. ➢ Saina Nehwal named as TSJA sports person of the year On 20th March 2019,Telangana Sports Journalist Association (TSJA) named London Olympics Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal as sportsperson of the year, Pullella Gopichand as Coach of the Year and PV Sindhu as Outstanding Performer in women’s section. Badminton Association of Telangana received Association of the Year award at the Annual Telangana Sports Journalist Association Awards 2018 held at Hyderabad. ➢ South Korea won Azlan Shah Hockey Cup by defeating India On 30th March, India was defeated by the South Korea in the penalty shootout of the final 28th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019. 17th Ranked South Korea defeated World number 5, India to won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup which was held at Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia. ➢ Lewis Hamilton grabs Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes captured Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 title by beating Mercedes Valtteri Bottas of Finland who secured second position. Charles Leclerc was finished with third position and became Ferrari’s youngest ever race winner at the age of 21. ➢ India Clinches 25 Medals In 12th Asian Airgun Championship 2019 Held In Chinese Taipei India topped the medal tally by winning 25 medals viz, 16 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals. Republic of Korea followed the India by winning 16 medals while Chinese Taipei won 11 medals and attained 3rd spot. ➢ India wins ICC Test Championship Mace for 3rd straight year India has retained ICC Test Championship mace for the third year in a row after

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Facebook Page Facebook Group Telegram Group Telegram Channel finishing at the top of ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1. It has also won the purse of USD 1 million. ➢ Australian Olympian,Graham Reid Appointed as Indian Men’s Hockey Team Chief Coach On 8th April 2019, former Australia Coach, Graham Reid was appointed as the Chief Coach of Indian men’s hockey team. Reid’s occupancy as the coach of Indian men’s hockey team is till the end of 2020.He, 54, is succeeding Harendra Singh,former Indian Hockey player. ➢ Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana named Wisden’sleading cricketers of the year 2019 On 10th April 2019, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2019 has named Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana as the Leading male and female cricketer of the year 2019 respectively. ➢ Lewis Hamilton clinched Formula One’s 1000th race title British racing driver, Lewis Hamilton has achieved his 75th career victory in Formula One’s 1000th race at the Chinese Grand Prix on 14th April, 2019. He has delivered a crushing performance to win this title. ➢ ICC partners with UNICEF to deliver ‘#OneDay4Children’ at Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 On 16th April 2019, International cricket council (ICC) cricket for good in partnership with UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), launched #OneDay4Children, a tournament-wide campaign to help construct a better world for all children, at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. ➢ Services bags the 6th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament title against Punjab at Guru Nanak Stadium With a second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Services won their 6th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament title with a 1-0 victory over Punjab. The Services football team represents the Indian defense services in the Santosh Trophy. ➢ USA secure ODI status for the first time On 24th April 2019, United States Cricket Team won their first one-day international status with a third straight victory at the World Cricket League Division Two event in Namibia. The Americans defeated Hong Kong by 84 runs. ➢ Pankaj Advani, India’s cueist defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran to clinch Asian Snooker Tour title India’s Pankaj Advani, the 21-time world snooker and billiards champion has defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran by 6-4 to clinch the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title, in Bengaluru. ➢ Australia’s Claire Polosak became first female umpire to stand in men’s ODI The 31-year-old, Australia’s Claire Polosak became the first womanumpire to stand in a men’s ODI in the final match of ICC World Cricket League 2 on April 27. Previously, she stood in 15 women’s ODI matches, the first one played between Australia and South Africa in November 2016.

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➢ Bajrang Punia became First Indian Wrestler to fight at New York’s Iconic Madison Square Garden On 27th April 2019, 25 years old Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia became the first Indian wrestler to fight at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. ➢ Valtteri Bottas grabs Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 On 28th April 2019, Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finland) of Mercedes captured Formula 1 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019 by beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Bottas finished the race 1.5 seconds ahead of Hamilton.

Australian Open 2019 Sl. Event Winner Runner-Up No. 1. Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Rafael Nadal (Spain) 2. Women’s Singles Naomi Osaka (Japan) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 3. Men’s Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Henri Kontinen (Finland) and John Peers Mahut (France) (Australia) 4. Women’s Doubles Samantha Stosur (Australia) and Zhang Shuai Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina (China) Mladenovic (France) 5. Mix Doubles Barbora Krejčíková (Czech Republic) and Astra Sharma (Australia) and John-Patrick Rajeev Ram (United States) Smith (Australia)

Dubai Tennis Championship 2019 Category Winner Runner–up Men’s Singles Roger Federer (Switzerland) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) Women’s Singles Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Salisbury (UK) Ben McLachlan (New Zealand) and Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) Women’s Doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) and Barbora Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) and Ekaterina Strycova (Czech Republic) Makarova (Russia)

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India claimed one Gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze in the tournament. The list of Indian medalist is given below. Name Medal Category Kavinder Singh Bisht Gold 56 kg Mohammed Hussamudding Silver 56 kg Shiva Thapa Silver 60 kg Govind Sahani Silver 49 kg Dinesh Dagar Silver 69 kg Sumit Sangwan Bronze 91 kg Saching Siwach Bronze 52 kg Naveen Kumar Bronze +91 kg

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The 39th edition of Badminton Asia Championship 2019 was held from 23 to 28 April 2019 at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in Wuhan, China. This tournament was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association, sanctioned from the Badminton Asia. The prize money for the event was USD 400,000.

Event Winner Runner Men’s Single Kento Momota (Japan) Shi Yuqi (China) Women’s Single Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) He Bingjiao (China) Men’s Doubles Hiroyuki Endo (Japan) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (Indonesia) Yuta Watanabe (Japan) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia) Women’s Doubles Chen Qingchen (China) Mayu Matsumoto (Japan) Jia Yifan (China) Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Mixed Doubles Wang Yilu (China) He Jiting (China) Huang Dongping (China) Du Yue (China)

Asian Athletics Championship 2019 The 23rd edition of Asian Athletics Championship was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. India won 17 medals which include 3 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze, finished fourth in the tournament. There are total 43 nations competing at Asian Athletics Championship 2019 and 43 events are conducted. This Asian Athletics Championship event is organized by the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). The previous Asian Athletics Championship took place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 6 to 9 July, 2017.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Bahrain (BHR) 11 7 4 22 2 China (CHN) 9 13 7 29 3 Japan (JPN) 5 4 9 18 4 India (IND) 3 7 7 17 5 Uzbekistan (UZB) 3 0 2 5

ISSF world Cup pistol/ Rifle The 2019 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. The World Cup series will be also as the qualification tournaments for the 2020 Olympic Games. Held - Beijing, China Dates- 21 April to 29 April Note- India Finishes Top of Medal tally with 4 Medals Event Name Medal Info 10m Air Rifle Mixed Anjum Moudgil Gold Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar won Divyansh Singh India’s first gold medal in 10m Air Rifle mixed event Panwar at ISSF World Cup in Beijing. They beat Chinese pair

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of Liu Ruxuan and Yang Haoran by 17-15.

10m Air Pistol Mixed Manu Bhaker Gold Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won India’s Saurabh Chaudhary second gold in 10m Air Pistol mixed event. They beat their Chinese opponent by 16-6. 10m Air Pistol Abhishek Verma Gold Abhishek Verma won India’s third gold medal in 10m Air Pistol. Abhishek Verma secured Olympic Quota in 10m Air Pistol. 10m Air Rifle Divyansh Singh Silver Teenager Divyansh Singh Panwar won a silver medal Panwar in 10m Air Rifle event.

Asian Boxing Championship 2019 The Asian Boxing Championship 2019 was held in Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time women and men boxing championship held together. This event was organized by International Boxing Association or AIBA. Medals won by Indian Athletes Category Name Medal 52-kg Amit Panghal Gold 81-kg Pooja Rani Gold 64-kg Simranjit Kaur Silver 56-kg Kavinder Singh Bisht Silver 49-kg Deepak Singh Silver 75-kg Ashish Chaudhary Silver 51-kg Nikhat Zareen Bronze 54-kg Manisha Moun Bronze 57-kg Sonia Chahal Bronze 60-kg Sarita Devi Bronze 60-kg Shiva Thapa Bronze 69-kg Ashish Bronze +91-kg Satish Kumar Bronze

Asian Wrestling Championship 2019 The Asian Wrestling Championship 2019 was held in Xi’an, China from April 23 to April 28, 2019. India won 16 medals which include 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze by men’s freestyle wrestlers, 3 silver and 1 bronze by men’s Greco-Roman wrestlers and 4 bronze won by women’s freestyle wrestlers. India ranked 8th place in the tournament and the first three countries ranked in the tournament were Iran followed by China and Japan. Countries in Medal Tally Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Iran 11 0 6 17 2 China 5 5 6 16 3 Japan 4 7 6 17 4 Uzbekistan 2 3 5 10 5 Kazakhstan 2 2 12 16

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Event Catogory Name Medal Men’s Freestyle 65-kg Bajrang Punia Gold Men’s Freestyle 74-kg Amit Kumar Dhankar Silver Men’s Freestyle 79-kg Parveen Rana Silver Men’s Freestyle 92-kg Vicky Chahar Silver Men’s Greco-Roman 77-kg Gurpreet Singh Silver Men’s Greco-Roman 82-kg Harpreet Singh Silver Men’s Greco-Roman 87-kg Sunil Kumar Silver Men’s Freestyle 61-kg Rahul Aware Bronze Men’s Freestyle 86-kg Deepak Punia Bronze Men’s Freestyle 97-kg Satyawart Kadian Bronze Men’s Freestyle 125-kg Sumit Malik Bronze Men’s Greco-Roman 60-kg Gyanender Dahiya Bronze Women’s Freestyle 53-kg Vinesh Phogat Bronze Women’s Freestyle 59-kg Manju Kumari Bronze Women’s Freestyle 62-kg Sakshi Malik Bronze Women’s Freestyle 68-kg Divya Kakran Bronze

Important Date and Theme Dates Day Theme 1st January Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) Day 4th January World Braille Day 9th January Bharatiya Pravasi Day or Non 'role of Indian diaspora in building Resident Day new India' 10th January World Hindi Day 10th January 26th Army Air Defence Day 12th January National Youth Day Be The Voice of New India” 14th January Armed Forces Veterans Day 15th January 71st Army Day 24th January National Girl Child Day “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”. 24th January International Day of Education 25th January National Voters Day ‘No voter to be left behind’ 26th January 70th Republic Day Chief Guest South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa 26th January International Customs Day “SMART borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport.” 30th January National Martyr’s Day or Day 2nd February World Wetlands Day Wetlands and Climate Change 4th February World Cancer Day “I Am and I Will.” 6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance #EndGFM. for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

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20TH February World Day of Social Justice ‘If you want Peace and Development, Work for Social Justice’

21st February International Mother Language day “Indigenous languages matter for development, peace building and reconciliation”.

28th February National Science day 1st March World civil defence day “Children’s safety, our responsibility”. 1st March Zero Discrimination day “Act to change laws that Discriminate”.

3rd March World Hearing Day “Check your Hearing” 3rd March World Wildlife Day ‘Life below water: for people and planet’,

4th March National Safety Day – “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building nation”.

8th March International Women’s Day Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.

14th March World Kidney Day Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere. 15th March World Consumer Rights Day “Trusted Smart Products”

18th March Global Recycling Day “Recycling into the Future”.

20th March World Sparrow day “I love sparrows”. 20th March International Day of Happiness International Day of Happiness 2019 is ‘Happier Together’.

21st March World Poetry Day 21st March International Day of Forests observed “Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests”.

22nd March World Water Day (WWD) “Leaving no one behind”. 23rd March World Meteorological Day “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”. 24th March World Tuberculosis Day ‘Its time’ 26th March World Purple day 27th March World Theatre Day 2nd April World Autism Awareness Day “Assistive Technologies, Active Participation”. 5th April National Maritime Day “Indian Ocean- An Ocean of Opportunity”. 7th April World Health Day “Universal health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” 10th April World Homoeopathy Day “Linking Education and Clinical Practice with Research: Advancing Scientific Collaborations”. 11th April “National Safe Motherhood Day” ‘Midwives for Mothers’ 12th April World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day

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Dam River State Idukki Dam Periyar Kerala Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Uttarakhand Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada Gujarat Nagarjun Sagar Dam Krishna Telangana Bhakra Dam Satluj Himachal Pradesh Lakhwar Dam Yamuna Uttarakhand Srisailam Dam Krishna Telangana Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar J&K

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Salal Dam Chenab J&K Madupetty Dam Palar Kerala Indira Sagar Dam Narmada Madhya Pradesh Rihand Dam Rihand Uttar Pradesh Pong Dam Beas Himachal Pradesh Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi Punjab Baglihar Dam Chenab J&K Supa Dam Kali Nadi Karnataka Koteshwar Dam Bhagi Rathi Nadi Uttra Khand Pillur Dam Bhavani Tamil Nadu Parbati Dam Parbati himachal Pradesh ukai Dam Tapi Nadi Gujarat Chakra Dam Chakra Karnataka

Major Sea Ports Major Sea Ports Location Kandla Port Gujarat Nhava Sheva Port Maharashtra Marmugao Port Goa Mangalore Port Karnataka Madras Port Tamil Nadu Cochin Port Kerala Visakhapatnam Port Andhra Pradesh Paradip Port Odisha Haldia Port West Bengal Mumbai Port West Mumbai Andaman Islands Tuticorin Port Tamil Nadu Mundra Port Gujarat Ennore Port Chennai

Lake Name of the State Name of the Lake Andhra Pradesh Kolleru Lake Pulicat Lake Assam Chandubi Lake Chapanala Lake Haflong Lake Son Beel Lake Bihar Kanwar Lake Gujarat Hamirsar Lake

Kankaria Lake Lakhota Lake Sursagar Lake Thol Lake

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Vastrapur Lake Himachal Pradesh Brighu Lake Dashair and Dhankar Lake Kareri and Kumarwah lake Khajjiar Lake Macchial Lake Manimahesh Lake Nako Lake Pandoh Lake Prashar Lake Renuka Lake Rewalsar Lake Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake Haryana Badkhal Lake Beauty lake Blue Bird Lake Brahma Sarovar Current lake Karna Lake Sannihit Sarovar Surajkund Tilyar Lake Jammu and Kashmir Dal Lake Manasbal Lake Mansar Lake Pangong Tso Sheshnag Lake Tso Moriri Wular Lake Karnataka Agara Lake Bellandur Lake Byrasandra Lake Hebbal Lake Kempambudhi Lake Lalbagh Lake Madiwala Lake Puttenahalli Lake Sankey Lake Ulsoor Lake Dalavai Lake Devanoor Lake Karanji lake Kukkarahalli lake Lingambudhi Lake Honnamana Kere Pampa Sarovar Kerala Ashtamudi Lake Kuttanad Lake Maanaanchira, Kozhikode Manakody Kayal Padinjarechira, Thrissur city Paravur Kayal Punnamada Lake Shasthamkotta lake Vadakkechira, Thrissur city

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Vanchikulam, Thrissur Vellayani Lake Vembanad Lake Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Wetland Lower Lake Moti lake Sarang pani lake Shahpura lake Tawa Reservoir Upper Lake Maharashtra Gorewada Lake Khindsi Lake Lonar Lake Mehrun Lake Pashan Lake Powai Lake Rankala Lake Salim Ali Lake Shivasagar lake Talao Pali Upvan Lake Venna Lake Meghalaya Umiam Lake Manipur Loktak Lake Mizoram Palak dïl Tam Dil Odisha Anshupa Lake Chilika Lake Kanjia lake Punjab Harike Lake Kanjli Lake Ropar Lake Rajasthan Ana Sagar Lake Balsamand lake Dhebar Lake Jaisamand Lake

Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake Kaylana Lake Nakki Lake Pushkar Lake Rajsamand Lake Ramgarh Lake Talwara Lake Sambhar Salt Lake Fateh Sagar Lake Rangsagar lake Uday sagar Lake Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Khecheopalri Lake Lake Tsongmo Lake Cholamu Telangana Alwal Cheruvu Lake Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) Himayat Sagar

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Hussain Sagar Osman Sagar Safilguda Lake Saroornagar Lake Shamirpet Lake Tamil Nadu Berijam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Kaliveli Lake Kaveripakkam Lake Kodaikanal Lake Ooty Lake Perumal Eri Red Hills Lake Sholavaram Lake Singanallur Lake Veeranam Lake Uttar Pradesh Amakhera Lake Barua Sagar Tal Belasagar Lake Bhadi Tal Chando Tal Lake Keetham Lake Nachan Tal Ramgarh Tal Lake Sheikha Jheel Uttarakhand Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake) Bhimtal Lake Dodital Nainital Lake Naukuchiatal Sat Tal West Bengal Debar Lake East Calcutta Wetlands Jore Pokhri Mirik Lake Rabindra Sarobar Rasikbil Santragachhi Lake Senchal Lake

National Park Name State 1. Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh 2. Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh 3. Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh 4. Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh 5. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary Kerala 6. Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 7. Eravikulam National Park Kerala 8. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Kerala 9. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 10. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan

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11. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan 12. Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 13. Nagarhole National Park Rajasthan 14. Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan 15. Sambhar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 16. Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand 17. Corbett National Park Uttarakhand 18. Manas National Park Assam 19. Kaziranga National Park Assam 20. Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra 21. Mahim Nature Park Maharashtra 22. Dachigam National Park J&K 23. Hemis High Altitude Park J&K 24. Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary Odisha 25. Nandankanan Zoo Odisha 26. Similipal National Park Odisha 27. Bandipur National Park Karnataka 28. Dandeli National Park Karnataka 29. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh 30. Gir National Park Gujarat 31. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamilnadu 32. Nagarjunasagar Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 33. Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh 34. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary Haryana (Gurgoan) 35. Sunderbans Tiger Reserve West Bengal

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States/UT Folk Dance Jharkhand Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai. Uttarakhand Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli. Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi, Madhuri, Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari. Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance. Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc. Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc. Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal, Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc. West Bengal Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc. Kerala Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali, Tappatikali, Kali Auttam. Meghalaya Laho, Baala etc. Manipur Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc.

Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc. Orissa Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc. Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc. Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai. Punjab Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc. Rajasthan Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Panihari, Ginad etc. Mizoram Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc. Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali. Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi, Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita. Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia, Jatra etc. Haryana Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor etc.

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Temple S. No. Temples States 1. Kamakhya Temple Guwahati, Assam 2. Sukresvara temple Assam 3. Mahabalipuram Temple Tamil nadu 4. Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu 5. Brihadeeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu 6. Kanchipuram Temple Tamil Nadu 7. Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh 8. Tirupathi Temple Andhra Pradesh 9. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala 10. Shabarimala ayyappa temple Kerala 11. Gomateshwra Temple Karnataka 12. Virupaksha Temple Bangalore (Karnataka) 13. Golden temple – Amritsar, Punjab 14. Somnath temple Gujarat 15. Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra 16. Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar 17. Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir

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Nanded➖Godavari➖Maharashtra Kolhapur➖Panchaganga➖Maharashtra Nellore➖Pennar➖Andhra Pradesh Nizamabad➖Godavari➖Telangana Saguli➖Krishna➖Maharashtra Karad➖Krishna, Koyna➖Maharashtra Hajipur➖Ganga➖Bihar Ujjain➖Shipra➖Madhya Pradesh.

List of Countries, Capitals, Currencies List of Countries having Rupee/Rupiah as their Currency

Country Capital Currency India New Delhi Rupee Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee

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Country Capital Currency Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar UAE Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham

List of Countries having Euro as their Currency Country Capital Country Capital Andorra Andorra la Vella Latvia Riga Austria Vienna Luxembourg Luxembourg Belgium Brussels Malta Valletta Cyprus Nicosia Monaco Monaco Estonia Tallinn Montenegro Podgorica Finland Helsinki Netherlands Amsterdam France Paris Portugal Lisbon Germany Berlin San Marino San Marino Greece Athens Slovakia Bratislava Ireland Reykjavik Slovenia Ljubljana Italy Rome Spain Madrid Lithuania Vilnius Vatican City Vatican City

List of Countries having Dollar as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar Australia Canberra Australian Dollar Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar

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Dominica Roseau Eastern Caribbean Dollar Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar Grenada Saint George's Eastern Caribbean Dollar Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar Nauru Yaren District Australian Dollar New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar Palau Ngerulmud United States Dollar Panama Panama City United States Dollar Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

Countries having Peso as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso Chile Santiago Chilean peso Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso Cuba Havana Cuban convertible peso Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Philippines Manila Philippine peso Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso Countries having Rial/Riyal as their Currency

Country Capital Currency Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Iran Tehran Rial Oman Muscat Rial Qatar Doha Riyal Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal

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Country Capital Currency United Kingdom Currency Pound sterling Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound Syria Damascus Syrian pound Countries having Currency same as their Country name

Country Capital Currency Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel Japan Tokyo Japanese yen Kazakhstan Astana Kazakhstani Tenge Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som Laos Vientiane Lao kip Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won South Korea Seoul South Korean won Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni Thailand Bangkok Thai baht Turkey Ankara Turkish lira Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan Manat Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba Bolivia Sucre La Paz Bolivian boliviano Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan Guarani Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolivar Albania Tirana Albanian Lek Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble

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Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian lev Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone Hungary Budapest Hungarian forint Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krona Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Poland Warsaw Polish zloty Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu Russia Moscow Russian Ruble Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean Leone Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza Countries having Different Currencies

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