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January 2019 Current Affairs
1) New Chief Information commissioner and members took oath on Jan 1, 2019
Chief Information Commissioner- Sudhir Bhargava
Other four Information Commissioners are
a) Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
b) Vanaja N Sarna
c) Neeraj Kumar Gupta
d) Suresh Chandra
2) Veteran actor kader khan passed away at the age of 81 yrs on 31 Dec 2018
3) ISRO launched “Samwad with Students” (SwS) in Bengaluru to engage youngsters across India to capture their scientific temperament
4) The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) proposed Free Trade Agreement between 10 ASEAN member states and their 6 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners- India, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and Republic of Korea,
5) About AEZ: Agri Export Zone (AEZ) was introduced in 2001, through EXIM Policy 1997-2001. There are 60 Agri Export Zones (AEZ) were notified by the Government till 2004 – 05
6) Total gross GST revenue collected in the month of December, 2018 is Rs 94,726 crore of which CGST is Rs 16,442 crore, SGST is Rs 22,459 crore, IGST is Rs 47,936 crore and Cess is Rs 7,888 crore
7) 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC) 2019 held in Jalandhar, Punjab on Jan 3
8) Cabinet approved MoU between India and Morocco on Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security
9) Cabinet approved first-ever 3 way merger in Indian Banking with amalgamation of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda
10) Cabinet approved Amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding Recognition of Trade Unions
11) Cabinet given ex-post facto approval to India’s Approach for COP 24, Katowice, Poland (2-15 December 2018)
12) Cabinet approved continuation of Rastriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme for the Period 2017-18 to 2019-2020
13) Cabinet approved the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for revision in list of Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh
14) Cabinet approved Continuation of Umbrella scheme for “Family Welfare and Other Health Interventions” during 2017-18 to 2019-20
15) National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has been launched in April, 2018 with an outlay of Rs 1290 crore for two year i.e. till the end of 14thFinance Commission
16) Contract was signed for delivery of S-400 system from Russia. The deliveries will commence from Oct 2020 and will be completed by April 2023. The system will provide a very capable air defence coverage to Vulnerable Areas/ Vulnerable Points (VAs/VPs).
17) Cabinet approved restructuring of National Health Agency as “National Health Authority” for better implementation of Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana
18) Skill Development for Minorities Under National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)
19) Vinod Kumar Yadav takes charge as new Chairman of Railway Board
20) Change in UPSC Exam pattern, Civil Services Examination (CSE) on the recommendations of Prof. S.K. Khanna Committee
21) The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways launched the Bhoomi Rashi portal
22) Indian Panorama Film Festival inaugurated in New Delhi
23)The 6th Women of India Organic Festival’ started at Chandigarh.
24) Union Minister for HRD Prakash Javadekar inaugurated 27th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair
25) Two new Skill Development Schemes as approved by Government
a) Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP)
b) Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE).
26) 124thAmendment: The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawar Chand Gehlot. This Bill seeks to provide for the advancement of “economically weaker sections” of citizens. 10% Reservation quota for economically Weaker sections
27) MoU was signed between the Indian Army and PNB on the Defence Salary Package
28) Lok Sabha passed “The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill – 2019”. This Bill is to expand the application of DNA-based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country
29) Government constituted a Commission under article 340, on 2ndOctober, 2017, to examine the issues of the sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes under Chairman of Justice (Retd.) G. Rohini. This commission tenure is extended upto 31/05/2019
30) Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari released the inaugural issue of the monthly magazine of the Ministry – Jal Charcha
31) Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma, inaugurated the project “Development of North East Circuit: Umiam (Lake View) – U Lum Sohpetbneng- Mawdiangdiang – Orchid Lake Resort” implemented under Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism
32) Bill to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 was introduced to modify the list of the Scheduled Tribes in the State of Karnataka
33) Ministry of Women and Child Development launched an online campaign, ‘#www : Web- WonderWomen’.
34) Cabinet approved MoU on Maritime issues between India and Denmark
35) Cabinet approved MoU between India and Japan on Development of Advanced Model Single Window
36) Cabinet approved MoU between India and France on technical bilateral cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy
37) Cabinet approved Signing of the TOR provide tax assistance to Swaziland
38) Cabinet approved Bilateral Swap Arrangement between India and Japan
39) INDUS FOOD-II with the theme of ‘World Food Supermarket’ held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida
40) Army Air Defence Corps celebrated the Silver Jubilee of its raising on 10 Jan 2019
41) Cabinet approved Signing of the TOR provide tax assistance to Swaziland
42) Cabinet approved setting up of 3 new AIIMS.
a) Vijaynagar, Samba in Jammu,
b) Awantipur, Pulwama, Kashmir
c) Rajkot, Gujarat
43) Army Technology Seminar-2019 (ARTECH 2019) on the theme “Disruptive Impact of Emerging Technologies on Land Warfare” held at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi
44) The Armed Force celebrated the Veterans Day on 14 Jan to honour the veterans of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
45) PM released Commemorative Coin of Rs 350 to mark birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh jee
46) Kumbh Mela 2019, the world’s largest congregation of humanity at one place is all set to take place at Prayagraj from 15th January 2019
47) First-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award presented to PM Modi
48) 103th Amendment: Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 came into force on 14thJanuary, 2019
49) 9th International Conference on Micro Irrigation held at Aurangabad
50) Indian Army celebrated its 71stArmy Day on 15 jan 2019
51) 1st National EMRS(Eklavya Model Residential Schools) National Sports Meet, 2019 held at Hyderabad
52) Cabinet approved MoU between India and Australia on the safety in Mines, Testing and Research Station
53) Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 announced.
a) 2015- Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari for contribution in Rural Development, Education, Development of natural resources.
b) 2016- jointly to AkshayaPatra Foundation and Sulabh International
c) 2017- EkalAbhiyan Trust
d) 2018- YoheiSasakawa for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world
54) Cabinet approved recapitalisation of Export-Import Bank of India
55) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2019 which was passed by the Parliament on 3 Jan 2019 received the assent of the President of India on 10 Jan 2019
56) Delhi judokas won 12 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals at Khelo India Youth Games, 2019 being played at Pune.
57) Prime Minister inaugurated 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention in Varanasi on 22 Jan, 2019
58) PM to inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at Red Fort
59) PM inaugurated Centers of Excellence at Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi
60) Cabinet approved MoC between India and Japan in the field of Food Processing Industry
61) Cabinet approved extension of Delhi Metro corridor from Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda Ghaziabad
62) Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understanding between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers
63) Cabinet approved creation of the National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT)
64) The first coastal defence Exercise Sea Vigil was conducted by the Navy and Coast Guard in coordination with State Governments and Union Territories concluded on 23 Jan 2019
65) Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 conducted at Pune from 23-24 January 2019.
66) 9th National Voters’ Day celebrated on 25th January 2019
67) The Mauritius Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth took holy dip at Sangam at Prayagraj Kumbh
68) Bureau of Indian Standards in Collaboration with Indian Air Force Released New Standard for Bio-Jet Fuel(Indian Standard IS 17081:2019 Aviation Turbine Fuel (Kerosene Type, Jet A-1) containing Synthesised Hydrocarbons)
69) PSLV-C44 successfully launched Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2
70) Padma Awards 2019 announced Padma Vibhushan – 4, Padma Bhushan – 14 and Padma Shri – 94 | Link: Download Padma Awards 2019
71) Bharat Ratna 2019 announced- Link: Download Bharat Ratna list from 1954-2019
a) Pranab Mukherjee(1935) – Ex President of India (2012-2017),
b) Bhupen Hazarika(1926-2011) – Singer, lyricist and musician
c) Nanaji Deshmukh(1916-2010) – Social activist
72) Ashoka Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani | Link: Download list of all Ashoka Chakra Awardees 1952-2019
73) Indian Railways showcased its tableau on Republic with theme of “Mohan se Mahatma”
74) Ministry of Defence Launched mobile app- ‘RDP INDIA 2019’ on the Republic Day
75) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was awarded First Prize for its Tableau, ‘Kisan Gandhi’ in the Republic Day Parade 2019
76) India and OECD signed agreement to enable India’s participation in Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) to be held in 2021
77) India received the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at New York Times Travel Show 2019
78) K J Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism inaugurated the First Swadesh Darshan project in Sikkim
79) A new travelogue series programs ‘Rag Rag Mein Ganga’ and Quiz show ‘Meri Ganga was launched on Doordarshan
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