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“Be Thankful for What You Are Now, and Keep Fighting for What You Want to Be Tomorrow.” Index “Be thankful for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow.” Index • National Affairs • Obituaries • Business & Economy • Appointments • Environment & Ecology • Science & Technology • Days & Events • Person on Visit • Books & Authors • Extra Highlights National Affairs Guwahati fuel stations go cashless गुवाहाटी ℂधन टेशन कैशलेस हुए National Affairs • In a major step towards Digital India, the petrol pump owners of Guwahati, have decided to go cashless completely from 18 April 2019. • डिजिटल इंडिया की ओर एक बड़े कदम मᴂ, गुवाहाटी क़े प़ेट्रोल पंप माललकⴂ ऩे 18 अप्रैल 2019 स़े पूरी तरह स़े कैशल़ेस होऩे का फैसला ककया है। National Affairs • The petrol pump owners have been facing trouble over cash transaction after the enforcement of Model Code of conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha Elections. • लोकसभा चुनाव क़े ललए आदशश आचार संहहता (MCC) क़े लागू होऩे क़े बाद प़ेट्रोल पंप माललकⴂ को नकद ल़ेनद़ेन मᴂ पऱेशानी का सामना करना पड रहा है। • The owners expressed that they had to face numerous hassles during cash deposits into the banks. • माललकⴂ ऩे व्यक्त ककया कक उन्हᴂ बकℂ ⴂ मᴂ नकदी िमा करऩे क़े दौरान कई पऱेशाननयⴂ का सामना करना पडा। National Affairs Extra Information: Static GK facts about Assam: National Affairs National Affairs Governor: Jagdish Mukhi Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal (BJP) Legislature: Unicameral (126 seats) Federal representation: Rajya Sabha 7, Lok Sabha 14 Surrounding States: The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometres (14 mi) strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. National Affairs National Affairs Obituaries Obituaries श्रदधा車जली Obituaries • Two Telugu television actresses were killed in a car crash in Telangana's Vikarabad district on 17 April 2019. • त़ेलंगाना क़े ववकाराबाद जिल़े मᴂ 17 अप्रैल 2019 को एक कार द셍ु टश ना मᴂ दो त़ेलुगु ट़ेलीवविन अलभऩेत्रियⴂ की मौत हो गई थी। • The actresses identified as Bhargavi (20) and Anusha Reddy (21) were returning to Hyderabad after completing shooting of a serial. • अलभऩेत्रियां भागशवी (20) और अनुषा ऱे蕍िी (21) एक धारावाहहक की शहू टगं पूरी करक़े हैदराबाद लौट रही थीं। Obituaries • Car driver Chakri and another person Vinay Kumar travelling in the same vehicle were injured. • कार चालक चकरी और उसी वाहन मᴂ यािा कर रह़े एक अन्य व्यजक्त ववनय कु मार 셍ायल हो गए। Obituaries Extra Information: Recent Obituaries January 2019 Name of the Field Personality CH Loknath Veteran Kannada Actor Dibyendu Palit Veteran Bengali Writer Sir Michael Atiyah 1966 Fields Medalist (Nobel for Mathematics) Lenin Rajendran Malayalam director and screenwriter Mary Oliver Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Masazo Nonaka World’s Oldest Man Atin Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Bandyopadhyay Bengali Writer Russell Baker Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Michel Legrand Oscar-Winning French Composer Obituaries Name of the Field Personality George Fernandes Former Union Minister Krishna Sobti Jnanpith Winning Hindi Writer Jaswinder Sandhu Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)’s senior leader and MLA Ramakant Achrekar Cricket coach and Padma Shri Kader Khan Veteran actor-writer Raghbir Bhola 1956 Olympics Gold Medallist Shivakumara Swami Supercentenarian, humanitarian, spiritual leader and educator. Mathew Boodle Teacher George Fernandes Former Union Minister Business and Economy Govt bonds issuance jumped to Rs. 64,192 cr. सरकार दवारा बा車ड जारी करने की लागत ₹64,192 करो蔼 Business and Economy • The issuance of government-fully serviced bonds (GoI-FSBs) rose to ₹64,192 crore in the year ended March 2019 as compared to ₹15,095 crore during the last fiscal. • सरकार 饍वारा िारी पूरी तरह स़े स़ेववत बॉन्ि (GoI-FSB) माचश 2019 मᴂ समाप्त वष श मᴂ ₹64,192 करोड हो गए, िबकक वपछल़े ववत्तवषश क़े दौरान₹ यह 15,095 करोड था। • These borrowings are estimated to have accounted for 0.34% of GDP for FY19 as compared to 0.09% of GDP for FY18. • य़े उधारFY 19 क़े ललए सकल 셍ऱेलू उत्पाद क़े 0.34% होऩे का अनुमान है, िबकक FY18 क़े ललए सकल 셍ऱेलू उत्पाद का 0.09% था। Business and Economy Extra Information: What is a Bond? Business and Economy → A bond is a debt instrument in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate. → Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states and sovereign governments to raise money and finance a variety of projects and activities. → Owners of bonds are debt holders, or creditors, of the issuer. Business and Economy Types of Bonds Treasury Bills → These are short-term government securities with maturities of up to one year. → They are currently issued in three different types, that is, the ninety-one day, one hundred and eighty-two day, and the three hundred and sixty-four day bills. → Since they do not pay interest, the investor's profit is the difference between the discounted issue price and the face value. → The RBI performs weekly auctions to issue treasury bills. Business and Economy Cash Management Bills → These are short-term securities that are highly flexible since they can be issued when needed. → Their tenure and date of issue are based on the temporary cash needs of the government; however, the chosen tenure must still be less than 91 days. → Like Treasury Bills, they are given at discounts on the face value via RBI auctions. Business and Economy Govt targetes IRCTC, IRFC IPOs सरकार ने IRCTC, IRFC के IPO पर ध्यान कᴂ द्रित ककया Business and Economy • The government is targeting to raise about ₹1,500 crore from initial public offerings (IPOs) of two railway companies, IRCTC and IRFC, by September 2019. • सरकार लसतंबर 2019 तक दो ऱेलव़े कंपननयⴂ, IRCTC और IRFC क़े प्रारंलभक सावशिननक प्रस्ताव( IPO) स़े लगभग ₹1,500 करोड िुटाऩे का लक्ष्य रख रही है। • Earlier in April 2019, the government raised about ₹480 crore by selling 12.12% stake in Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL). • इसस़े पहल़े अप्रैल2019 मᴂ, सरकार ऩे ऱेल ववकास ननगम लललमट़ेि( RVNL) मᴂ 12.12% हहस्स़ेदारी ब़ेचकर लगभग ₹480 करोड िुटाए थ़े। Business and Economy • The government has budgeted to raise ₹90,000 crore by way of CPSE disinvestment in the current financial year. • सरकार ऩे चालू ववत्त वष श मᴂ CPSE ववननव़ेश क़े माध्यम स़े ₹90,000 करोड िुटाऩे का बिट रखा है। Business and Economy Extra Information: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Business and Economy → Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian railways, with around 5,50,000 to 6,00,000 bookings every day is the world's second busiest. → Its tagline is "Lifeline of the nation" Business and Economy Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) → It is a finance arm of the Indian Railway. → It raises financial resources for expansion and running through capital markets and other borrowings. Business and Economy Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) → Rail Vikas Nigam Limited is an organisation associated with Indian Railways whose task is to build engineering works required by Indian Railways. Business and Economy Indian Railways Business and Economy Formed: 16 April 1853 Headquarters: New Delhi Minister responsible: o Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways Deputy Ministers responsible: o Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways o Rajen Gohain, Minister of State for Railways Agency executive: o Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board Business and Economy Important Facts related to Indian Railways: • Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world after USA , China , Russia. USA > China > Russia > India • India’s first passenger train ran for 34 kilometres between Bori Bunder, Mumbai and Thane on 16 April 1853. It was dedicated by Lord Dalhousie (Governor-General) • The Red Hill Railway, the country’s first train, ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837. • On 3 February 1925, the first electric passenger train in India ran between Victoria Terminus (VT) and Kurla in Mumbai. Business and Economy • India’s first metro train ran from Esplanade to Bhawanipur in Kolkata on 24 October 1984. • The Shatabdi Express, India’s fastest train, was introduced between New Delhi and Jhansi in 1988. • The Shatabdi Express: to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. • Gatimaan Express, India’s fastest train with a maximum speed of 160 km/h, made its maiden journey from Delhi to Agra on 5 April 2016. It runs between New Delhi to Jhansi. • On 31 March 2017, IR announced that India’s entire rail network would be electrified by 2022. Business and Economy • Indian Railways is headed by a seven-member Railway Board whose chairman reports to the Ministry of Railways. • 1st railway minister of Independent India: Sh. John Mathai • Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri served as Railway Minister and Prime Minister of India. • Indian Railways divides its operations into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone.
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