Daily Current Affairs 19th Feb 2020 Join Telegram Group Bhunesh Sir Current Affairs https://t.me/CurrentAffairsbyBhuneshSir Singapore-based infrastructure investment platform Cube Highways has won the bid to acquire India’s longest road tunnel - Chenani-Nashri project/Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel. This tunnel is in _______. /ग - चेनानी-नाशरी पररयोजनाﴂबी ड़क ुरﴂच क्यूब हाईवे ने भारत की ब े लﴂरचना सनवेश मﴂ गापुर स्थित अवﴂ स ग _______ में है।ﴂग खरीदने के सलए बोली लगाई है। यह ुरﴂडॉ। श्यामा प्र ाद मुखजी ुर A. Himachal Pradesh B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Sikkim D. Arunachal Pradesh Who among the following will head the municipal bonds development committee formed by SEBI? ?ड सवका समसत का प्रमुख होगाﴂसनम्नसलस्खत में े कौन ेबी द्वारा गसित नगरपासलका बा A. N S Vishwanathan B. B P Kanungo C. Sujit Prasad D. M K Jain Indian athletes won three medals in different categories in the World SnowShoe Championship. Which of the following country hosted the World SnowShoe Championship? में तीन पदक जीते। ﴂने सवश्व स्नोशो चैस्ियनसशप (World SnowShoe Championship) में सवसभन्न श्रेसययो ﴂभारतीय एिलीटो सनम्नसलस्खत में े सक देश ने सवश्व स्नोशू चैस्ियनसशप (World SnowShoe Championship) की मेजबानी की? A. Russia B. France C. Japan D. South Korea Which of the following is the partner country at Asia's largest biotechnology and life sciences forum ‘BioAsia 2020’? च 'बायोएसशया 2020' मेंﴂसनम्नसलस्खत में े कौन एसशया के ब े बड़े जैव प्रौद्योसगकी और जीवन सवज्ञान म भागीदार देश है? A. Japan B. Russia C. Switzerland D. China Which of the following Indian state has radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin for the first time? सनम्नसलस्खत में े सक भारतीय राज्य ने पहली बार सक ी भारतीय पℂगोसलन को रेसडयो-टैग सकया है? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Madhya Pradesh C. Jharkhand D. Assam Who won the men's title at the 77th Senior National Squash Championship? ?का स्खताब सक ने जीता ﴂीसनयर नेशनल स्क्वैश चैस्ियनसशप में पु셁षो ﴂवी 77 A. Ramit Tandon B. Mahesh Mangaonkar C. Saurav Ghosal D. Harinder Pal Sandhu According to I-T department, PAN not linked with Aadhaar will become inoperative after which date? ?सकया गया पैन सक तारीख के बाद सनस्िय हो जाएगा ﴂक नहीﴂI-T सवभाग के अनु ार, आधार े सल A. 1st March B. 31st March C. 1st April D. 30th April Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in women's 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships? की 20 सकलोमीटर दौड़ में टोक्यो ﴂहाल ही में नेशनल रे वॉक चℂसपयनसशप में जीतने के बाद मसहलाओ ?सपक के सलए सक ने क्वालीफाई सकयाﴂओल A. Lalita Babar B. Khushbir Kaur C. Bhawna Jat D. Deepmala Devi India's first inter-city electric bus service has been launched between which cities? ?के बीच शु셂 की गई है ﴂतर-शहर इलेस्रिक ब ेवा सकन शहरोﴂभारत की पहली अ A. New Delhi and Jaipur B. Kanpur and Lucknow C. New Delhi and Jammu D. Mumbai and Pune Which state has launched 'Yodhavu' mobile app? सक राज्य ने 'योद्वावु' मोबाइल ऐप लॉन्च सकया है? A. Tamil Nadu B. Karnataka C. Kerala D. Andhra Pradesh ● The FATF is an inter-governmental body that works to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. ● A country is put on the grey list when it fails to curb terrorism financing and money laundering. ● Putting a country on the blacklist means shutting all doors to international finance for that country. ● Its Secretariat is located at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris. ● Member Countries: As of 2019, it consists of thirty-seven member jurisdictions. India is one of the members. ● Once a country is blacklisted, FATF calls on other countries ● to apply enhanced due diligence and counter measures, ● increasing the cost of doing business with the country ● and in some cases severing it altogether. As of now ● there are only one countries in the blacklist — ● North Korea — and 12 on the grey list, including ● Pakistan, , Syria and Yemen. ● Inflation is defined as a situation where there is sustained, unchecked increase in the general price level and a fall in the purchasing power of money. Thus, inflation is a condition of price rise. The reason for price rise can be classified under two main heads : (1) Increase in demand (2) Reduced supply. ● Inflation can be measured at three levels – producer, wholesaler and retailer (consumer). Prices generally rise in each level till the commodity finally reach the hand of consumer. ● In India, the index which shows the inflation rate at retail level is known as Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI is based on 260 commodities, but includes certain services too. There were four Consumer Price Indices covering different socio-economic groups in the economy. ● These four indices were Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI- IW); Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL); Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers (CPI -RL) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI-UNME). ● CPI is now using a new series on the base 2010=100 for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined. ● The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI). CPI is based on retail prices and this index is used to calculate the Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees. ● Headline Inflation vs Core Inflation ● Causes of Inflation ● There can be two set of factors that can cause inflation in an economy. They are Demand Pull and Cost Push. ● Demand Pull Factors ● Rise in population. ● Black money. ● Rise in income. ● Excessive government expenditure. ● Cost Push Factors ● Infrastructure bottlenecks which lead rise in production and distribution costs. ● Rise in Minimum Support Price (MSP). ● Rise in international prices. ● Hoarding and black marketing. ● Rise in indirect taxes. Soil Health Card Scheme to complete five years च ाल पूरे सकएﴂमृदा स्वास्थ्य काडड योजना ने पा - AIR क्षी मृदा स्वास्थ्य काडड योजना 18 फरवरीﴂThe ambitious Soil Health Card Scheme is • महत्वाका • च ाल पूरे कर रही है।ﴂcompleting five years on 18 February 2020. 2020 को पा • The scheme was launched in 2015 to assess • देश में हर खेत की पोषक स्थिसत का आकलन करने the nutrient status of every farm holding in the के सलए 2015 में योजना शु셂 की गई िी। country. को हर दो ाल में मृदा ﴂयोजना के उद्देश्य सक ानो • • The objectives of the scheme are to issue Soil में ﴂस्वास्थ्य काडड जारी करना है तासक सनषेचन प्रिाओ Health Cards to farmers every two years so as को दूर करने के सलए एक ﴂधी कसमयोﴂबﴂ to provide a basis to address nutritional पोषय deficiencies in fertilization practices. आधार प्रदान सकया जा के। को उनकी समट्टी की ﴂSoil Health Card provides information to • मृदा स्वास्थ्य काडड सक ानो • farmers on the nutrient status of their soil along पोषक स्थिसत के बारे में जानकारी प्रदान करता है और with recommendations on the appropriate ाि ही मृदा स्वास्थ्य और इ की उवडरता में ुधार के की उसचत खुराक की स फाररशें ﴂdosage of nutrients to be applied for improving सलए पोषक तत्वो soil health and its fertility. करता है। को 10 ﴂFrom 2015 to 2017, over 10 crores Soil Health • 2015 े 2017 तक, पहले चरय में सक ानो • Cards were distributed to farmers in the first करोड़ े असधक मृदा स्वास्थ्य काडड सवतररत सकए phase. गए। े को 11 करोड़ ﴂIn the second phase, over 11 crore cards have • दू रे चरय में, देश भर के सक ानो • been distributed to farmers across the country. असधक काडड सवतररत सकए गए हℂ। Union Minister Raosaheb Danve visits country’s largest Silos in Moga district त्री राव ाहेब दानवे देश के ब े बड़े स लो मोगा सजले में गएﴂकेंद्रीय म - AIR • Union Minister of State for Consumer • केंद्रीय उपभोक्ता मामले, खाद्य और त्री राव ाहेबﴂAffairs, Food and Public Distribution ावडजसनक सवतरय राज्य म जाब में मोगा सजले केﴂRaosaheb Patil Danve visited the पासटल दानवे ने प व में देश के ब े बड़े स लोﴂcountry’s largest Silos (steel डग셂 गा storehouse) in Dagru village in Moga (स्टील स्टोरहाउ) का दौरा सकया। district in Punjab. • ाइलो की कुल क्षमता दो लाख मीसटिक टन • The Silo has a total capacity of two (MT) है। lakh metric tonnes (MTs). • अडानी एग्री-लॉसजस्स्टक्स सलसमटेड के • The Silos owned by the Adani Agri- डार कोﴂके भ ﴂLogistics Limited is with an agreement स्वासमत्व वाला स लो गेह with the Food Corporation of India खरीदने और सवतररत करने के सलए भारतीय (FCI) to store, purchase and distribute खाद्य सनगम (FCI) के ाि एक मझौता है। the wheat stock. Popular Bengali film actor, former TMC MP Tapas Pal passes away द ताप पाल का सनधन ﴂगाली सफल्म असभनेता, पूवड टीएम ी ाﴂलोकसप्रय ब - AIR गाली सफल्म असभनेता और पूवडﴂPopular Bengali film actor and former • लोकसप्रय ब ● द ताप पाल का सनधन हो ﴂग्रे ाﴂTrinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal तृयमूल का passed away.