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Current Affairs Jan 19 – Feb 18 For SBI PO Exclusively prepared for RACE students Issue : 29 | Page : 24 | Topic : Current Affairs | Price : Not for Sale Current Affairs: Indian Railways Unveils ‗Mission 41K‘ to 30%, in addition to a penalty of 10% and a Birender Singh Yadav concurrently PM Modi Inaugurates Second Raisina Save Energy Worth Rs 41,000 crore: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan cess of 33% accredited as the High Commissioner of Dialogue in New Delhi: The Union Railway Minister Suresh on the tax. India to the Republic of Sierra Leone: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Prabhu launched ‗Mission 41K‘ to revamp Former IFS officer Shri Birender Singh inaugurated the second edition of Raisina the existing railway system. Lloyd‘s Gets Final Approval from IRDAI to Yadav was appointed as the High Dialogue in New Delhi. The conference has The mission aims to save the Indian Open First Branch in India: Commissioner of India to the Republic of Sierra been organized by the Ministry of External Railways‘ expenditure of Rs 41,000 crore on London‘s insurance giant Lloyd has Leone, with residence in Accra (Ghana). Affairs and Delhi based prestigious think tank energy consumption over the next 10 received the final approval from the Insurance Currently Yadav is working as the High Observer Research Foundation. years. Regulatory and Development Authority Commissioner of India to Republic of The theme of the three day conference (IRDA) to set up its first branch in India. Ghana. is ―The New Normal: Multilateralism in a Govt inks MoU to set up 1,000 The specialist insurance and reinsurance Sierra Leone: Multipolar world‖. ‗Janaushadhi Kendras‘: company would open its first branch office in Capital: Freetown The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India India before April 2017 and will be located at Currency: Sierra Leonean leone 58th India International Garment Fair (BPPI) has signed Memorandum of Mumbai. President: Ernest Bai Koroma Begins in New Delhi: Understanding (MoU) with the National Yuva Insurance Regulatory and Development The 58th edition of India Cooperative Society to set up 1,000 Authority (IRDA): Government Launches Web-Portal International Garment Fair (IIGF) was ‗Janaushadhi Kendras‘ under the Pradhan Headquarter: Hyderabad, Telangana ‗ShaGun‘ for Monitoring Sarva Shiksha inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Chairman: T.S. Vijayan Abhiyan: Smriti Zubin Irani in New Delhi. The three (PMBJP) scheme. This was announced by The Union Human Resource day long fair has been organized by Apparel Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth PNB and IPPB team up for technology Development Minister Prakash Javadekar Export Promotion Council India. Kumar. support: launched a dedicated web portal ‗ShaGun‘ for The Fair will witness a total of 312 AIM: To provide medicines at an affordable New Delhi based Punjab National continuous monitoring of the elementary participants from 14 states including price. Bank signed a MoU with India Post Payments education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, The central government has targeted to Bank (IPPB) to provide technology platform (SSA) and promote the development of West Bengal, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, open 3,000 such centers across India by the for pilot launch of IPPB on receipt of regulatory education sector of India. Gujarat and Karnataka. end of this fiscal year. Nearly 750 Janaushadhi nod from the Reserve Bank of India. ShaGun has been coined from the Kendras are opened still now. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB): words ‗Shala‘ meaning schools and 10th Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) Begins Janaushadhi Kendras will be opened in each The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) ‗Gunvatta‘ meaning quality. in Jaipur: block and Gram Panchayat. has been recently incorporated as a Public Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a The 10th edition of the Jaipur Limited Company under the Department of centrally sponsored scheme providing universal Literature Festival (JLF) was inaugurated at Govt gets 45 initial bids for more than 200 Posts with 100% GOI equity. access to education to children in the age group the historic Diggi Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan. regional routes: The total corpus of the payments bank of six to fourteen years of age. The theme of the 10th edition of JLF is The Airports Authority of India is of Rs 800 crore. The Freedom to Dream: India at 70. JLF is (AAI) has received 45 initial proposals ISRO Successfully Realignes Orbit of Mars considered as the ‗Greatest Literary Show on coming in from 11 bidders covering more than World Bank Sanctions Rs 1,376 Cr for Mission ―Mangalyaan‖: Earth‘. 200 regional routes under Regional Tripura Power Upgradation: The Indian Space Research Connectivity Scheme (RCS) said by Civil Washington based World Bank has Organisation (ISRO) successfully realigned Karnataka allows sale of white kerosene in Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju. sanctioned Rs 1,376 crore for upgradations the orbit of its Mars Orbiter Mission open market: These proposals will cover 65 airports and improvement of the Tripura power system ‗Mangalyaan‘. since it could not withstand Karnataka government lead by out of which 52 are unserved and 13 are network. The Power Upgradation project is long duration eclipse. Siddaramaiah , has decided to allow the sale underserved airports. divided into 5 phases. SPML Infra Ltd has got It would help to keep the power supply of white kerosene in open market. An official Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS): the contract of the first phase with the budget strong during the eclipse caused by shadow of order was issued by State Food and Civil The Regional Connectivity Scheme, of Rs 461 crore. Mars falling on it for 7-8 hours so that Supplies Minister UT Khader. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) was World Bank: Mangalyaan could continue to function longer. The dealers who have interest in selling launched on October, 2016 to enhance air CEO: Dr. Jim Yong Kim The spacecraft has 30kg fuel left as per the white kerosene in open market can approach passenger traffic in the country by stimulating Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United scientists and with realignment it is expected to the office of the Food and Civil Supplies in their demand on regional routes. It will be in States work for a very long time to come. districts. operation for a period of 10 years. Motto: Working for a World Free of Poverty Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Entrepreneurship Development Scheme CBDT Clarifies No TDS or Advance Tax Priyanka Chopra wins her 2nd People‘s Headquarters: Bengaluru inaugurated in Mizoram: Credit for Income under PMGKY: Choice Award for TV Series Quantico: Director: A. S. Kiran Kumar The Entrepreneurship Development The Central Board of Direct Taxes The Bollywood Actress Priyanka Scheme (EDS) was launched under the New (CBDT) cleared that income declared under Chopra won her second People‘s Choice Mers, Lassa, Nipah Virus May Cause Next Economic Development Policy (NEDP) by Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna Award for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress at Global Health Emergency: Lalmalsawma in Mizoram. (PMGKY) would not be entitled to get any the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Scientists have discovered three new The State government has allocated credit by way of advance tax paid or the tax Priyanka won for her role as CIA agent lesser known diseases namely Mers, Lassa Rs.2 Crore for New Economic Development deducted at source (TDS) or tax collected Alex Parrish in the ABC thriller TV series fever and Nipah virus that could cause the Policy (NEDP) at source (TCS) Quantico. next global health emergency. Under the scheme, a person declaring To overcome this to happen, Coalition undisclosed income would need to pay a tax of for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations 7601808080 / 9043303030 |Is Now In CHENNAI | MADURAI | TRICHY | SALEM | COIMBATORE| www.RACEInstitute.in |CURRENT AFFAIRS | Jan 19 – Feb 18 (2017) | 2 (CEPI) has contributed a sum of $460 million Union Minister of Micro Small and The mela display the rural handicraft for the development of the vaccine against Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Kalraj skills of the people of the region and the Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar these would-be deadly disease. Besides, CEPI Mishra inaugurated a Workshop on MSME different goods ranging from textile to Verma Appointed the Director of CBI: has also asked help of $500 million from Cooperation amongst Indian Ocean Rim terracotta. Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar World Economic Forum Davos. Association (IORA) Member countries in New Verma was appointed as the new Director of Delhi. WEF, UCSB partner to protect world‘s $2.5 the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). New Species of Moth Named after Donald India has already signed Memorandum trn ocean economy Alok Kumar Verma will replace the interim Trump: of Understandings (MoUs) with 18 countries for Switzerland based World Economic director Rakesh Asthana. A Canadian Biologist named Dr. cooperation in MSME sector. Forum announced a partnership with the Vazrick Nazari, has discovered a new species UCSB‘s Marine Science Institute to improve Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambia‘s of moth in a densely populated part of Over 3.81 lakh Winners of Rs 61 cr in NITI health of world‘s oceans and maritime president: southern California and named it after US Aayog‘s Lucky Draw Scheme: resources. Adama Barrow was sworn is as third President-elect Donald Trump. According to a statement by NITI Aim: To protect world‘s USD 2.5 trillion ocean official President of Gambian at the Gambian The researcher believes that naming the Aayog, till date over 3.81 lakh consumers economy. Embassy in Dakar, capital of Senegal. He species after the 45th US President would and 21,000 merchants have been declared as replaced Yahya Jammeh. create public awareness about its conservation. the winner of the NITI Aayog‘s lucky draw RBI Set to Increase Focus on IT and Cyber Gambia: It is an endangered species and some of still schemes namely Lucky Grahak Yojana (LGY) Security Issues: Capital: Banjul contains some undiscovered species.