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Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I January 2019 Current 1 Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 9thto 15th January 2019 September 2018 testbook.com 1 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 9thto 15th January 2019 September 2018 Table of Contents Awards & Honours .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Days & Events ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 International Affairs .................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 National Affairs ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Personalities in News .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Books & Authors ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Government Policies & Schemes ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Science & Technology ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Committees & Recommendations .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Business & Economy ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Sports ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Defence ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Polity ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 testbook.com 2 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 16thto 22nd Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th January 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Awards &Honours Assam government has conferred the 'Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty Piyush Goyal Presented with Carnot Prize on 26 January 2019. He has been honoured for his lifelong contribution to journalism in the Union Minister of Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal was formally presented state. with fourth annual Carnot Prize at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 30th January, 2019. He is the former Editor of Dainik Asom, Dainik Janambhumi and Ajir Batori group of newspaper. The prize was presented by Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. Tomy Abhilash awarded with Nao Sena Medal The Carnot Prize is intended to honour distinguished contributions to energy policy through scholarship or practice. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nao Sena Medal to Commander Tomy Abhilash on 25 January 2019. Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018 presented Tomy Abhilash had participated in the Golden Globe navigation race in 2018. On January 29, 2019 Sahitya Akademi presented the Sahitya Akademi Award 2018 at a function in New Delhi during the Festival of Letters. Abhilash was stranded 3,200 km off the coast of Western Australia after his sailing vessel, INSV Thuriya's mast broken during a severe storm in the The awards were presented for writings in 24 different Indian languages. Indian Ocean. Renowned Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal, Dogri writer Inderjeet Kesar, Kannada writer KG Nagarajappa and Kashmiri story writer Mushtaq Army Chief awarded 'Param Vishisht Seva Medal' Ahmad Mushtaq were among the 24 winners. On 25 January 2019, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat was India wins Award of Excellence at Travel Show conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM). Fifteen lieutenant generals and three major generals have also been India bagged the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at New York awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM). Times Travel Show 2019. Param Vishisht Seva Medal is the highest military medal awarded in The show was held from 25th to 27th January in New York, USA. recognition of peace-time services not relating to gallantry. Many India centric activities were held at the show including Indian cultural performances, Indian Culinary Demonstrations, Food tasting, etc. Jayant Kaikini wins DSC prize Indian was delegation led by Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, GoI. On 25 January 2019, Kannada author Jayant Kaikini, along with translator Tejaswini Niranjana, won the prestigious 'DSC Prize for South Asian 'Kisan Gandhi' tableau wins first prize. Literature' for the book 'No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories' for 2018. The award was presented at the Kolkata Literary Meet. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research tableau in the Republic Day The award carries a prize of $25,000. Parade has won the first prize for its Kisan Gandhi theme. This is the first time that a Kannada work and a work in translation has The ICAR tableau with the theme "Mishrit Kheti, Khushiyon Ki Kheti" won the award. portrayed Gandhi with goats and a cow and Kasturba engaged with charkha and caring animals. Tamil translation of French book wins award The tableau showcased a view from Bapu Kuti at Wardha Ashram. The Tamil translation of Andrei Makine's 'La vie d'un homme inconnu' SAG awards 2019 (The Life of an Unknown Man) was awarded the 'Romain Rolland' Prize for literary translation on 25 January 2019. Black Panther has won the top film award in at the 25th Screen Actors The book was translated by SR Kichenamourty. Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The award consists of an invitation to the Paris Book Fair 2019 in March The best actor awards for film went to Glenn Close for The Wife and Rami for the publisher of the work and one-month residency in France for the Malek for his performance as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in translator. Bohemian Rhapsody. Emily Blunt won the award for best female actor in a supporting role in Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Deshmukh, Hazarika the horror film, A Quiet Place. On 25 January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind conferred the Bharat Govt announces Padma Awards 2019 Ratna on former President Pranab Mukherjee. Social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and Assamese musician Bhupen Hazarika On 25 January 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma were awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously. Awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the category, to 112 people from various disciplines. Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award. The awards were conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Govt institutes 'Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar' Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma The government of India instituted an annual award titled 'Subhash Shri awardees. Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar'. Twenty-one of the awardees are women. The award recognises all Indian Citizens and organisations who have excelled in areas of Disaster Management. NRL receives 'Best Miniratna PSU' award The award will be announced every year on 23rd January on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) was awarded the best Strategic Performance (Financial Category) at the sixth edition of 'Governance Now For 2019, 8th Battalion of NDRF was selected for the award. PSU' Awards on 25 January 2019. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards conferred The awards are given out in recognition of the efforts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) who have played a key role in the country's growth. On 23 January 2019, three Indian expats from the UAE were conferred NRL is a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum, Oil India and Govt of with the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award'. Assam. The award was conferred on Girish Pant, Surender Singh Kandhari and Dr Zulekha Daud. D N Chakraborty gets journalism award Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour conferred by the President on a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Person of Indian Origin (PIOs) or organisation or institution run by NRIs or PIOs. 3 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 16thto 22nd Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th January 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 VP presents Chhatra Vishwakarma & SAGY Awards Gandhi Peace Prize announced The Vice President of India
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