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General Awareness–Current Affairs Month of April–2019 GENERAL AWARENESS–CURRENT AFFAIRS MONTH OF APRIL–2019 List of Important Days April 1 - Utkala Dibasa (Odisha Day) April 1-7 - Prevention of Blindness Week 2019 April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day (Theme – “Assistive Technologies, Active Participation”) April 2 - International Children's Book Day April 5 - India’s National Maritime Day (Theme – “Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity”) April 6 - International Day of Sport for Development and Peace April 7 - World Health Day (Theme – “Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere”) April 10 - World Homoeopathy Day Apr10-16 - World Homeopathy Awareness Week April 12 - International Day of Human Space Flight / Cosmonautics Day / International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics April 17 - World Hemophilia Day (Theme - “Reaching Out: The First Step to Care”) April 18 - International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) (Theme – “Rural Landscapes”) April 19 - World Liver Day (WLD) (Theme – “Love Your Liver”) April 21 - Civil Service Day April 22 - 49th International Earth Day (Theme – “Protect Our Species”) April 23 - World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day April 23 - UN English Language Day April 24 - World Day For Animals In Laboratories (World Lab Animal Day) April 24 - Pinhole Photography day April 24 - National Panchayati Raj Day April 25 - World Malaria Day (Theme - “Zero malaria starts with me”) April 26 - World Intellectual Property Day (Theme – “Reach for Gold: IP and Sports.”) April 28 - Workers' Memorial Day / World Day for Safety and Health at Work (Theme - “Dangerous substances – get them out of the workplace”) April 29 - International Dance Day / World Dance Day April 29 - Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare April 30 - International Jazz Day Reserve Bank of India • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its Repo rate under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) (the rate at which it lends to banks) by 25 basis points to 6%, with immediate effect. • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it hasn't yet approved Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Indiabulls Housing Finance's merger proposal. CSB, Ch-17, Ph: 044-24333346 CA-April’19/Page-1 • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with guidelines for banks to set up new currency chests, which include minimum area of 1,500 square feet for strong room. − The RBI said that the new chests should have a processing capacity of 6.6 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. − It added that for those situated in the hilly/ inaccessible places, capacity should be 2.1 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. • The government has retained the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other related schemes at 8 per cent for the first quarter of current financial year. • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put into circulation 50 rupees denomination banknotes signed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. − The design of these notes is similar in all respects to 50 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi new series. • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it has not issued any direction on a 5-day working week for commercial banks. • The Bimal Jalan committee formed to study the RBI's capital structure is likely to identify excess reserves of up to ₹3 lakh crore, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) said. − Capping overall reserves at 20% from 25.5% will release ₹1.96 lakh crore, it added. • Based on the recommendation of 2nd Narasimham Committee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has divested its entire stake in National Housing Bank (NHB) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). • The Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose its inspection reports on banks to allow people to assess their health. • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced it is going to issue new ₹20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series. State Bank of India • India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) cut the lending rates by a marginal 5 basis points across all tenors with effective from April 10, a move which is likely to provide some respite to home loan borrower. − The revised one-year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) stands at 8.50% down from 8.55% earlier. Other Banks • Beating private sector lender ICICI Bank, state-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) has become India's 3rd largest bank after its merger with Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank came into effect on 1st April 2019. − With a total business of about ₹15 trillion, the merged entity is the 3-largest lender in India, after State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank. • The board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank approved a share swap acquisition by housing finance firm Indiabulls Housing Finance. The Chennai-headquartered bank has total assets of more than ₹40,400 crore while Indiabulls has an asset base of ₹1.32 lakh crore. • Public sector lender Canara Bank and its life insurance partner Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance have announced the launch of 'Webassurance'. Insurance • The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) set up a 13 member committee to review regulatory framework on micro insurance, and to recommend measures to increase demand for such products. Head of the committee: Suresh Mathur (IRDAI's Executive Director) CSB, Ch-17, Ph: 044-24333346 CA-April’19/Page-2 Supreme Court • Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to increase Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification from 1 EVM per constituency to 5 randomly selected EVMs. • The Supreme Court imposed a fine of 20 lakh rupees on the West Bengal government for imposing a 'virtual' ban on the public screening of the satirical film Bhobishyoter Bhoot in the state. • The Supreme Court has banned all mining activities along the Kaziranga National Park and catchment area of rivers originating in Karbi Anglong Hills in Assam. • BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to ascertain the feasibility of linking Aadhaar with social media accounts. High Courts and Sessions Courts • Madras High Court has issued an interim direction to the Centre to prohibit the download of Chinese mobile application TikTok, stating it hosts inappropriate content, including pornography, which is available for access to children. − Chinese video-sharing application TikTok has been removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India, after the government's direction. − The Madras High Court lifted its ban on the downloads of video-sharing app TikTok after the company said there's technology in place to ensure nude/obscene content is not uploaded. • The Madras High Court in a ruling stated the term 'Bride' as per the Hindu Marriage Act also refers to transwomen and not just someone born as a woman. Election Commission • Election Commission has barred the political parties, candidates and other organizations from publishing advertisement in print media on the poll day and one day prior to poll day in all the election phases unless approved by it. • The Election Commission has banned the release of PM Modi's biopic starring Vivek Oberoi till the Lok Sabha elections, a day before its release. Central Government • The government is planning to link Social Media accounts with Mobile Numbers or official identities like Aadhaar or Passport in a bid to control trolls and spread of fake news. • The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create one post of Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Coordination, Communication and Information System) in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. • The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the GSLV Phase - 4 programmes consisting of 5 GSLV flights during the period from 2021 to 2024. States • The Goa government has extended the retirement age for doctors working in its institutions from 60 to 62. • The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima was recently observed by the Nagaland government with representatives from the UK and Japan. − Theme - 'Remembrance, Reconciliation and Rebirth'. • Himachal Pradesh celebrated 72nd Himachal Day on 15th April 2019. CSB, Ch-17, Ph: 044-24333346 CA-April’19/Page-3 Place in the News • The Chennai Central Railway Station, officially called Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, lost world's longest railway station name title by a letter. − 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' in Wales, with 58 letters, remains the world's longest station name. • The world's tallest indoor waterfall (131-foot-tall), opened for the general public at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport. Personalities • The birth anniversary of nationalist politician Babu Jagjivan Ram was observed on April 5 as Samta Diwas. • The 1st vote of 2019 Lok Sabha elections was cast in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohitpur by service voters. Defence and National Security • In a major initiative to tackle terror, radicalization, and over ground terror activities in Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre constituted a high-level Multi-Disciplinary Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) comprising a host of Central agencies. • The United States has approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60 'Romeo' Seahawk helicopters to India at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion. • State-owned Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has become the “1st Indian shipyard” to build and deliver 100 warships. − The 100th warship ‘IN LCU L-56’ has been handed over to the Indian Navy. − GRSE had handed over its 99th warship, ‘ICGS Priyadarshini’, an advanced ‘Fast Patrol Vessel’ to the Indian Coast Guard. • The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was partially removed from 3 of 9 districts of Arunachal Pradesh but would remain in force in the areas bordering Myanmar. • The 2-day per week ban on movement of civilian vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla national highway for facilitating safe passage of security convoys came into effect from April 7.
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