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Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I
January 2019
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Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I
January 2019
Table of Contents
Awards & Honours ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Days & Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
International Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 8
National Affairs ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Personalities in News ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Books & Authors ................................................................................................................................................... 21
Government Policies & Schemes ......................................................................................................................... 21
Science & Technology ........................................................................................................................................... 27
Committees & Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 28
Business & Economy............................................................................................................................................. 30
Sport ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
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Defence................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Polity .................................................................................................................................................................... 39
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Awards &Honours On 25 January 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred
the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards of
Piyush Goyal Presented with Carnot Prize the category, to 112 people from various disciplines.
Union Minister of Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal was The awards were conferred in three categories, namely,
formally presented with fourth annual Carnot Prize at Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 30th January, 2019. The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan
The prize was presented by Kleinman Center for Energy and 94 Padma Shri awardees.
Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. Twenty-one of the awardees are women.
The Carnot Prize is intended to honour distinguished NRL receives 'Best Miniratna PSU' award
contributions to energy policy through scholarship or
practice. Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) was awarded the best
Strategic Performance (Financial Category) at the sixth
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018 presented edition of 'Governance Now PSU' Awards on 25 January
On January 29, 2019 Sahitya Akademi presented the 2019.
Sahitya Akademi Award 2018 at a function in New Delhi The awards are given out in recognition of the efforts of
during the Festival of Letters. Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) who have played a key
The awards were presented for writings in 24 different role in the country's growth.
Indian languages. NRL is a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum, Oil India
Renowned Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal, Dogri writer and Govt of Assam.
Inderjeet Kesar, Kannada writer KG Nagarajappa and D N Chakraborty gets journalism award
Kashmiri story writer Mushtaq Ahmad Mushtaq were
among the 24 winners. Assam government has conferred the 'Republic Day
Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former
India wins Award of Excellence at Travel Show editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty on 26 January 2019.
India bagged the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at He has been honoured for his lifelong contribution to
New York Times Travel Show 2019. journalism in the state.
The show was held from 25th to 27th January in New York, He is the former Editor of Dainik Asom, Dainik
USA. Janambhumi and Ajir Batori group of newspaper.
Many India centric activities were held at the show Tomy Abhilash awarded with Nao Sena Medal
including Indian cultural performances, Indian Culinary
Demonstrations, Food tasting, etc. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nao Sena Medal
Indian was delegation led by Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, to Commander Tomy Abhilash on 25 January 2019.
Ministry of Tourism, GoI. Tomy Abhilash had participated in the Golden Globe
navigation race in 2018.
'Kisan Gandhi' tableau wins first prize.
Abhilash was stranded 3,200 km off the coast of Western
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research tableau in the Australia after his sailing vessel, INSV Thuriya's mast
Republic Day Parade has won the first prize for its Kisan broken during a severe storm in the Indian Ocean.
Gandhi theme. Army Chief awarded 'Param Vishisht Seva Medal'
The ICAR tableau with the theme "Mishrit Kheti, Khushiyon
Ki Kheti" portrayed Gandhi with goats and a cow and On 25 January 2019, Indian Army chief General Bipin
Kasturba engaged with charkha and caring animals. Rawat was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
The tableau showcased a view from Bapu Kuti at Wardha (PVSM).
Ashram. Fifteen lieutenant generals and three major generals have
also been awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM).
SAG awards 2019
Param Vishisht Seva Medal is the highest military medal
Black Panther has won the top film award in at the 25th awarded in recognition of peace-time services not relating
Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. to gallantry.
The best actor awards for film went to Glenn Close for The Jayant Kaikini wins DSC prize
Wife and Rami Malek for his performance as Queen
frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. On 25 January 2019, Kannada author Jayant Kaikini, along
Emily Blunt won the award for best female actor in a with translator Tejaswini Niranjana, won the prestigious
supporting role in the horror film, A Quiet Place. 'DSC Prize for South Asian Literature' for the book 'No
Presents Please: Mumbai Stories' for 2018.
Govt announces Padma Awards 2019 The award was presented at the Kolkata Literary Meet.
The award carries a prize of $25,000.
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This is the first time that a Kannada work and a work in An Indian short film titled 'Period. End of Sentence' has
translation has won the award. earned a nomination in the Documentary Short Subject
category for the 91st Academy Awards.
Tamil translation of French book wins award
The short film was directed by Rayka Zehtabchi.
The Tamil translation of Andrei Makine's 'La vie d'un Other documentary short films that were nominated are
homme inconnu' (The Life of an Unknown Man) was 'Black Sheep', 'End Game', 'Lifeboat', and 'A Night at the
awarded the 'Romain Rolland' Prize for literary translation Garden'.
on 25 January 2019.
Sitanshu awarded Saraswati Samman 2017
The book was translated by SR Kichenamourty.
The award consists of an invitation to the Paris Book Fair Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashashchandra was awarded
2019 in March for the publisher of the work and one- 'Saraswati Samman 2017' on 22 January 2019.
month residency in France for the translator. He was awarded for his poetry collection in Gujarati
named 'Vakhar'.
Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Deshmukh, Hazarika
The award was instituted by K.K.Birla foundation.
On 25 January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind conferred The award is given every year to an outstanding work of an
the Bharat Ratna on former President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian citizen published during the last 10 years in any of
Social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and Assamese musician the languages mentioned in Schedule 8 of the constitution.
Bhupen Hazarika were awarded Bharat Ratna
Anurag Thakur gets Sansad Ratna Award
posthumously.
Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award. Anurag Thakur, MP, Hamirpur, has been bestowed with
the 'Sansad Ratna Award' for distinguished performance as
Govt institutes 'Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar'
a parliamentarian on 19 January 2019.
The government of India instituted an annual award titled The Sansad Ratna Award was started in 2010 on the
'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar'. suggestion of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
The award recognises all Indian Citizens and The award is given to 12 top performing parliamentarians,
organisations who have excelled in areas of Disaster including a standing committee.
Management.
Rao chosen for Sheikh Saud International Prize
The award will be announced every year on 23rd January
on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Scientist and recipient of Bharat Ratna C N R Rao has been
For 2019, 8th Battalion of NDRF was selected for the chosen for the first 'Sheikh Saud International Prize for
award. Materials Research' by the Centre for Advanced Materials
of the United Arab Emirates.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards conferred
The award involves a plaque, a medal and a cash prize of 1
On 23 January 2019, three Indian expats from the UAE lakh US Dollar.
were conferred with the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman The award will be presented at the International
Award'. Workshop on Advanced Materials in UAE on 25 February
The award was conferred on Girish Pant, Surender Singh 2019.
Kandhari and Dr Zulekha Daud.
Ranjani Murali wins 'Woman's Voice Award'
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour
conferred by the President on a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), US-based Indian poet Ranjani Murali received the
Person of Indian Origin (PIOs) or organisation or institution 'Woman's Voice Award' at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary
run by NRIs or PIOs. Festival (AKLF) on 20 January 2019.
The aim of the award is to recognise and encourage
VP presents Chhatra Vishwakarma & SAGY Awards
creative writing by women in India and to support the
The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu presented publication of their writing.
the 2nd Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards to students & their Ranjani Murali's first book of poems 'Blind Screens' was
mentors & Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) Awards to published in July 2017.
institutions on 21 January 2019.
Dr. Rattan Lal honoured with 2019 Japan Prize
The Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards aims to recognise the
innovations and achievements of individuals as well as Dr Rattan Lal was honoured with '2019 Japan Prize' on 16
institutions. January 2019.
SAGY Award was given under the theme 'Developed He was awarded for his research on the processes and
Village-Developed Nation'. factors of soil degradation caused by inappropriate
biological production.
Short film from India gets Oscars nomination
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He is Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The literary event was attended by over 70 writers and
The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. artists.
He has been listed among the World's Most Influential
Adi Godrej conferred ICSI lifetime award
Scientific Minds (2012)
Industrialist and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej was
WCD shortlists 26 children for National Award
conferred with the ICSIs Lifetime Achievement Award for
The National Selection Committee under the Women and 'Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into
Child Development Ministry, have finalised the names of Reality' on 10 January 2019.
awardees for 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar The awards were instituted by The Institute of Company
2019'. Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Maneka Gandhi is the Chairperson of the National The ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate
Selection Committee. Governance were bagged jointly by Cipla Ltd and Dabur
The award is conferred upon children for their bravery, India Ltd
social service, and exceptional achievement in the fields of
Golden Globe Awards announced-II
innovation, sports, and arts.
'Roma' won the award for Best Foreign Language Picture.
Gandhi Peace Prize announced
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won the award for the
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015,2016,2017 and Best animated picture.
2018 were announced on 16 January 2019. Mahershala Ali won the award for the Best Supporting
Vivekananda Kendra got the prize for 2015. Actor.
Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International got Regina King won the award for the Best Supporting
the prize for 2016. Actress.
EkalAbhiyan Trust got the prize for 2017. Christian Bale won the award for the Best Actor – Musical
Yohei Sasakawa got the prize for 2018. or Comedy
The annual prize was instituted by the Government of Olivia Colman won the award for the Best Actress –
India in 1995. Musical or Comedy
Glenn Close to receive Oscar Wilde Award Golden Globe Awards announced-I
The US-Ireland Alliance has announced that the veteran On 6 January 2019, The Golden Globe Awards for 2018
actor Glenn Close will receive the 'Oscar Wilde Award' on were announced in the USA.
21 February 2019. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' won the award for Best Motion
She will receive the award at the 14th Annual Oscar Wilde Picture – Drama
Awards. Rami Malek won the award for Best Actor – Drama
She also won the 2018 Golden Globe award for Best Glenn Close won the award for Best Actress – Drama
Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for the film, 'The Wife'. Alfonso Cuaron won the award for the Best Director
PM Narendra Modi receives Philip Kotler award 'Green Book' won the award for the Best Motion Picture –
Musical or Comedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first-ever
'Exhibitor of the Year Award' for DRDO
Philip Kotler Presidential award on 14 January 2019.
The Award focuses on the triple-bottom-line of People, The Defence Research and Development Organisation
Profit, and Planet. (DRDO) pavilion received 'Exhibitor of the Year Award' at
He has been selected for his outstanding leadership for the 106th Indian Science Congress (ISC) held at Lovely
nation. Professional University (LPU) in Punjab.
Prof. Philip Kotler is a world-renowned Professor of The DRDO Pavillion at ISC was inaugurated on 3 January
Marketing at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of 2019.
Management. The pavilion exhibited surface-to-air missile system -
Akash, a model of BrahMos missile, remotely operated
Namita wins Sushila Devi Literature Award
vehicle etc.
Writer Namita Gokhale won the 'Sushila Devi Literature
Anganwadi workers to be honoured with awards
Award' for her novel 'Things to Leave Behind' on 12
January 2019. Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka
She was awarded in the 'Best Book of Fiction Written by a Gandhi conferred National Awards to 97 Anganwadi
Woman Author' category at the inaugural edition of Workers (AWWs) on 7 January 2019.
Bhopal Literature and Art Festival (BLF). The awards were given for their Exceptional Achievements
for the year 2017-18
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The award is given to motivate the AWWs and recognise He will be receiving the award from the Prime Minister
their exemplary service in the field of child development Narendra Modi on January 23, 2019.
and related areas under the Integrated Child Development He saved his cousin brother from drowning in a pond on
Scheme. 16 May 2018.
The National Bravery Awards are given on every Republic
Day.
AP govt bags CBIP award for Polavaram project
The Andhra Pradesh government bagged the Central
Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) award for speedy
execution of Polavaram multipurpose project.
It received the award in the category of 'Best
Implementation of Water Resources Project' for better
planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Polavaram project multipurpose project on the Godavari
river.
Vijay Kumar won the Ramnath Goenka Award
S. Vijay Kumar was presented the 'Ramnath Goenka
Excellence in Journalism' Award for Investigative Reporting
(Print category) on 4 January 2019.
He is Senior Deputy Editor with 'The Hindu'.
The award has been instituted by the Ramnath Goenka
Memorial Foundation.
Awards were presented to 29 journalists across India in
various categories.
National Entrepreneurship Awards held in Delhi
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Dinu conferred with lifetime achievement award hosted the third edition of the 'National Entrepreneurship'
Veteran journalist Dinu Randive was conferred with the Awards in New Delhi on 4 January 2019.
lifetime achievement award by the Mantralaya and The awards aim to recognize and honor outstanding young
Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh. first-generation entrepreneurs and those who have
The Sangh is an association of journalists covering contributed immensely to building the entrepreneurship
Maharashtra legislature and secretariat. ecosystem.
Mr. Randive started his journalistic career in 1956. A total of 43 awards were presented for 2019.
He also participated in the freedom struggle, the Sanyukta Jayanta Kumar won 'National Geospatial Award'
Maharashtra movement, and the Goa liberation
movement. The Indian Society for Remote Sensing (ISRS) conferred the
National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (Life Time
Farooq to be honoured by Bimal Roy Society Achievement Award) to IIT professor Jayanta Kumar
Farooq Sheikh and Asha Parekh will be honoured by the Ghosh
Bimal Roy Memorial and Film Society to commemorate the The award was given to him for his contribution to the
52nd death anniversary of the renowned filmmaker. development of geospatial science and applications.
The society was instituted in memory of the late filmmaker ISRS is an organisation known in the area of space science,
Bimal Roy. remote sensing and geospatial technology.
Its aim is to reward unsung heroes of the film industry.
Awards will also be given to directors Ananth Mahadevan Days & Events
and Amit Rai for making socially relevant films.
'Artisan Speak' organised by Textile Ministry
Wahengbam Singh to get National Bravery Award
Ministry of Textiles presented an event named 'Artisan
Wahengbam Lamnganba Singh from Manipur was selected
Speak' at Elephanta Caves near Mumbai on January 28,
by the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) for
2019.
receiving National Bravery Award.
The event showcased the rich handloom and textile
tradition of India.
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The event will display the potential of GI (Geographical Army Day observed on 15 January
Indication) textiles so as to promote and build awareness
Army day is observed every year in India on 15 January.
of such products and to strengthen skills and supply chain
On this day in 1949, Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa
capacity of grassroots stakeholders.
took over as the first Indian commander-in-chief of the
8th Annual Pulicat Day to be observed on 2 Feb Indian Army.
On this day, Indian Army also remembers and pays
The eighth annual 'Pulicat Day' will be observed on 2
tributes to soldiers, who sacrificed their lives in the line of
February at Pulicat in Tamil Nadu.
duty.
The aim of the day is to create awareness among people
about the importance of protecting the Pulicat lagoon. Armed Forces Veteran Day observed on 14 Jan
Pulicat lake was once a prominent port of south-east coast
The Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day is observed every
for cotton export which attracted the Arabs in 700AD,
year on 14 January.
Europeans in 1502 and Japanese in 1619 in AD.
The day is celebrated as a mark of respect and recognition
International day for Holocaust Remembrance of the services rendered by Field Marshal, who retired
from service on 14 January 1953.
The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of
K.M. Cariappa was the first Commander of the Indian
the Victims of the Holocaust is observed every year on 27
Armed Forces.
January 2019.
The theme for 2019 is The theme of the Holocaust National Youth Day: 12 January
remembrance and education activities this year is
National Youth Day is observed every year on 12 January.
'Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and Defend Your
The day is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of
Human Rights'.
Swami Vivekananda.
The theme highlights the 70th anniversary of the Universal
The aim of the day is to propagate the philosophy and the
Declaration of Human Rights.
ideals of Swami Vivekananda.
National Voters’ Day: 25 January He was a social reformer, philosopher and thinker.
National Voters' Day (NVD) is observed in India every year In 1984, the government of India first declared to
on 25 January 2019. celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National
NVD is celebrated to mark the Foundation day of Election Youth Day.
Commission of India, which was established on 25th PM to inaugurate 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 1950.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 15th
The aim of the day is to encourage, facilitate and maximize
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 21 January 2019 at Varanasi in
the enrollment, especially for the new voters.
Uttar Pradesh.
'My Vote Matters', a Quarterly Magazine will also be
On 21 January 2019, the inauguration of the 'Youth Pravasi
launched on the occasion.
Bharatiya Divas' will be held in partnership with the
International Day of Education: 24 January Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
International Day of Education is observed on 24 January. On 23 January 2019, 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards'
will be conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The aim of the day is to celebrate the role of education for
peace & development. World Hindi Day observed on 10 January
The United Nations General Assembly on December 3
World Hindi Day is observed every year on January 10 to
adopted a resolution declaring January 24 as International
promote the greatness of the Hindi language.
Day of Education.
The first World Hindi Conference was held on January 10
In India, National Education Day is observed on 11
in 1975 and to commemorate this day, World Hindi Day is
November to commemorate the birth anniversary
celebrated every year.
of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
The first World Hindi Conference was inaugurated by
National Girl Child Day observed on 24 Jan Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Nagpur.
National Girl Child Day is observed every year on 24 World Braille Day observed on 4 January
January.
The United Nations observed the first official World Braille
The theme for 2019 is 'Empowering Girls for a Brighter
Day on 4 January.
Tomorrow'.
The aim of the day is to raise awareness of the importance
The aim of the day is to raise awareness on the issue of
of Braille.
declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and create a positive
It also aims to raise awareness about the human rights of
environment around valuing the girl child.
visually-impaired and partially-sighted people,
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The day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in Tornado hits Cuba
November 2018.
A huge tornado hit the Cuban capital, Havana, had left four
DRDO day is observed on 1 January people dead and 195 injured.
It is the strongest tornado to hit Cuba in nearly 80 years.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Miguel Angel Hernandez of the Cuban Center for
day is observed on 1 January.
Meteorology said the tornado was a Category F3, with
The DRDO was established in 1958 with just 10
winds between 155 and 199 miles per hour, produced
laboratories to enhance the research work in defence
when a cold front hit Cuba's northern coast.
sector.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
Dr. G Satheesh Reddy is the Chairman of DRDO.
DRDO works under the Department of Defence Research US imposes sanctions on Venezuela
and Development of Ministry of Defence.
In USA, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on
Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA.
International Affairs PDVSA is OPEC nation Venezuela's largest source of
revenue and owns US refining arm Citgo Petroleum,
Malaysia crowns Sultan Abdullah as King Venezuela's most important foreign asset.
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of central Pahang Nicolas madurothe is the 46th President of Venezuela
state was crowned as Malaysia’s 16th king on 31 January, since 2013.
2019. Suman Kumari Pak 1st Hindu woman judge
The move came nearly a month after the sudden
abdication of Sultan Muhammad V. Suman Kumari has become the first Hindu woman in
Sultan Abdullah is a council member of the world football Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge.
governing body FIFA, president of the Asian Hockey She hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her
Federation, and an executive board member of the native district.
International Hockey Federation. The first judge from the Hindu community was Justice
Rana Bhagwandas, who served as the acting chief justice
UAE, Saudi Arab launch digital currency for brief periods between 2005 and 2007.
The central banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pak declares Sugarcane juice as national drink
Saudi Arabia have launched a common digital currency
called ‘Aber’. On 25 January 2019, the Pakistan government declared
The central bank-based digital currency will make cross- sugarcane juice as the 'National Drink' of the country after
border financial transactions more secure and financially a poll on Twitter.
efficient. The government conducted a poll on Twitter at which
Dirham is the currency of UAE while Saudi Riyal is the people were asked to decide the national drink of
currency of Saudi Arabia. Pakistan.
Options including orange juice, sugarcane juice and carrot
Strategic MoUs between Syria and Iran juice were given in the poll.
Syria and Iran signed 11 agreements and MoUs including a Greece ratify Macedonia name change deal
"long-term strategic economic cooperation" deal on
January 29, 2019. On 25 January 2019, Greek MPs have ratified a landmark
The agreements cover various fields including economy, accord allowing Macedonia to change its name.
culture, education, infrastructure, investment and Under the deal, Macedonia changes its name to North
housing. Macedonia.
They were signed during a visit to Damascus by Iran's First Greece will also allow North Macedonia to join the NATO
Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri. and eventually the European Union.
Greece's capital is Athens and its currency is Euro.
NASA solar probe begins second orbit of Sun
61.7 mn affected due to extreme weather
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has begun its second orbit of
the Sun and is on track for its closest approach to our star. As per the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR),
Just 161 days after its launch, the Parker probe completed earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for most of the
its first orbit of the Sun on January 19. 10,373 lives lost in disasters in 2018.
The spacecraft has now begun the second of 24 planned It also said that weather events accounted for most of 61.7
orbits, on track for its second perihelion, or closest million people affected by natural hazards.
approach to the Sun, on April 4.
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The country most affected by disasters was India, where Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians
there were 23.9 million people hit, followed by the under 15 and over 65 years travelling to Nepal and Bhutan.
Philippines and then China. Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not
be able to use Aadhaar to travel to Nepal and Bhutan.
Sultan Abdullah named as King of Malaysia
Indian citizens going to Nepal and Bhutan don't need a visa
Sultan Abdullah was elected as Malaysia's new King on 24 if they have a valid passport, a photo identity card issued
January 2019, following the abdication of Sultan by the government of India.
Muhammad V in January 2019.
Nepal bans Indian notes above Rs 100
He is the ruler of the Malaysia state of Pahang.
He will have a five-year term. Nepal's central bank has banned the use of Indian currency
He is the current President of the Asian Hockey Federation notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations.
and a council member of FIFA, the world football body. Under the new regulation, Nepali citizens cannot carry
these denominations to countries other than India.
Nigeria's new outbreak of Lassa fever kills 16
Indian notes of 100 or below, however, are allowed for
On 22 January 2019, Nigerian health authorities declared a trading and conversion.
new outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 16 people since This move could affect Indian tourists visiting the
early January 2019. Himalayan nation.
Lassa fever belongs to the same family as Marburg and
US spy satellite launched into orbit
Ebola, two deadly viruses that lead to infections with
fever, vomiting and in worst-case scenarios, haemorrhagic A US spy satellite named 'National Reconnaissance Office
bleeding. satellite' was launched into orbit from California on 19
The Lassa was first identified in northern Nigeria in 1969. January 2019.
The satellite was launched on powerful Delta 4 Heavy
Israel, US successfully test 'Arrow 3' system
rocket.
The Israeli and US defence ministries have successfully The Delta 4 Heavy stands 233 feet (71 metres) tall.
tested ballistic missile interceptors named 'Arrow 3' The National Reconnaissance Office is responsible for US
deployed at Israeli airbases on 22 January 2019. intelligence satellites.
The Arrow 3 interceptor system is designed to shoot down
UNESCO: World Capital of Architecture for 2020
missiles above the atmosphere.
The interceptor system is intended to serve as Israel's The UNESCO has announced that the Brazilian city of Rio
highest-altitude missile interception system. de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for
2020.
Christophe appointed as PM of Burkina Faso
Rio will be the first city to receive the title under a
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore program launched together by UNESCO and the
appointed Christophe Dabire as new Prime Minister on 21 International Union of Architects (UIA) in November last
January 2019. year.
Dabire was previously Burkina's representative at the The city will host the World Congress of UIA, in July 2020,
eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union an event that occurs every three years.
(UEMOA).
Andry sworn in as President of Madagascar
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in Africa.
Burkina Faso's capital is Ouagadougou and its currency Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as President of Madagascar
is West African CFA Franc. on 19 January 2019.
The High Constitutional Court of Madagascar had declared
WEF's annual meeting begins in Davos
him as the winner of the Presidential election on 8th
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) 49th annual meeting January with 55.66%of the votes.
began on 22 January 2019 in Davos, Switzerland. He was the President of Madagascar from 2009 to 2014.
The main theme of the meeting is 'Globalisation 4.0: Madagascar's capital is Antananarivo and its currency is
Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Malagasy Ariary
Industrial Revolution'.
Sweden's PM Stefan Lofven wins second term
Several topics will be discussed such as the future of the
economy, environmental issues, the digital economy, On 18 January 2019, Sweden's parliament elected Prime
media freedom, and data governance. Minister Stefan Lofven to a second four-year term.
Aadhaar cards now a valid travel document The Prime Minister is expected to formally present his new
government and its full programme on 21 January 2019.
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It will be one of the weakest administrations in Sweden in Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has appointed Su Tseng-
70 years. chang as Prime Minister of Taiwan on 10 January 2019.
Sweden's capital is Stockholm and its currency is Swedish Su is a former Prime Minister appointed in 2006 by then-
Krona. President Chen Shui-bian and was a Chairman of
Democratic Progressive Party for two terms.
Satellite launched for meteor shower
The capital of Taiwan is Taipei and its currency is New
On 18 January 2019, Japan launched a satellite which aims Taiwan Dollar.
to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower.
Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
The satellite was launched on Epsilon-4 rocket.
ALE Co., a start-up based in Tokyo developed the satellite The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has
for the celestial show over Hiroshima. announced that Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of
The satellite will release tiny balls that glow brightly as Nations.
they hurtle through the atmosphere, simulating a meteor Egypt will be hosting the tournament for the fifth time.
shower. Egypt will use eight stadiums during the tournament,
hosting in five different cities: Alexandria, Ismailia, Port
Raja appointed as member of a key committee
Said, Suez and the capital Cairo.
US's Democratic lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi was
appointed as a member of a Congressional committee on
Intelligence on 17 January 2019.
He became the first South Asian to serve in the powerful
body tasked to strengthen U.S.’s national security.
He represents Illinois’s 8th Congressional District in the
House.
First human rights TV channel launched
The world’s first television channel dedicated to human
rights was launched in London on 16 January 2019.
The channel was launched by the International
Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR).
The web-based channel would bring human rights issues
to audiences in over 20 countries across Europe, Latin
America and the Middle East.
Macedonia parliament agrees to change its name
Macedonia's parliament passed an amendment to the
constitution 11 January 2019 to rename the country as
Republic of North Macedonia.
This in line with an agreement with Greece to put an end
to a 27-year-old dispute.
The agreement was signed in June 2018.
Macedonia will start using it only after the parliament in
Athens also ratifies the agreement.
Charles Kupperman appointed as Deputy NSA USA Cricket becomes ICC's 105th member
US President Donald Trump appointed Charles Kupperman On 9 January 2019, International Cricket Council (ICC)
as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) on 11 January announced that USA Cricket became its 105th member.
2019. As a Member of the ICC, USA Cricket is now eligible to
Charles Kupperman is a former Boeing and Lockheed receive funding in accordance with the ICC Funding Policy.
Martin executive. USA Cricket has become the 93rd Associate Member in
He also worked as a defence and foreign policy advisor to accordance with the ICC Constitution.
the Ronald Reagan presidential campaign. It can now sanction domestic and international matches in
He also held a position in the President's General Advisory the United States.
Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament.
Malaysia's king Muhammad V resigns
Su Tseng-chang appointed as Taiwan PM
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Malaysia's King Muhammad V has abdicated after two Panj Tirath got its name from the five pools of water
years on the throne on 6 January 2019. present there, also contains a temple and a lawn with date
It is for the first time a king has resigned before completing palm trees.
their five-year tenure. The five pools of the heritage site now come under
Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy and the king the Chacha Yunus Park and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber
assumes a largely ceremonial role. of Commerce and Industry.
However, the king's assent is needed before the China’s probe lands on far side of moon
appointment of a Prime minister or senior public officials.
A China's Chang’e-4 lunar probe touched down on the far
WB President Jim Yong Kim to step down
side of the moon on 3 January 2019.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will step down from The probe touched down at a targeted area near the
his position on 1 February 2019. moon’s south pole in the Von Karman Crater, after
He was appointed as President of World bank in July 2012. entering its orbit in mid-December 2018.
Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank CEO, will assume the role The tasks of the Chang’e-4 include astronomical
of interim President from 1 February 2019. observation, surveying the moon’s terrain, landform,
The United States is the largest shareholder of the World mineral makeup, and measuring the neutron radiation.
Bank. Justice Asif appointed as new CJ of Pakistan
The World Bank's headquarter is in Washington D.C.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa was appointed as the new Chief
Sheikh Hasina took oath as Bangladesh's PM Justice of Pakistan.
Sheikh Hasina took oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh He is the senior most judge of Pakistan's Supreme Court.
on 7 January 2019. Justice Khosa will assume the charge of his office on 18
President Mohammad Abdul Hamid administered the oath January 2019.
of office to her. The incumbent Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar will be
Sheikh Hasina became Bangladesh's Prime Minister for the retiring from service on 17 January 2019.
fourth time. Brazil's Bolsonaro takes oath as President
She is the President of Awami League.
Awami League and its allies secured 288 seats out of Former Army captain, Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as
elections held for 299-member Parliament on 30 Brazil's President on 1 January 2019.
December 2018. He won the Presidential election of Brazil on 28 October
2018.
China tests its ‘Mother of All Bombs’ He defeated leftist opponent Fernando Haddad.
China tested its most powerful non-nuclear weapon, He was declared the winner by the Supreme Electoral
dubbed as the 'Mother of All Bombs' on 4 January 2019. Tribunal after 94% of the votes were counted.
The bomb's strength is only second to that of a nuclear Justice Rana takes over as Nepal's new CJ
weapon.
It was dropped by a Chinese H-6K bomber. Justice Cholendra Shamsher J B Rana took over as the new
The bomb is five to six meters long but weighs less than Chief Justice of Nepal's Supreme Court on 2 January 2019.
America's 'Mother of All Bombs' which was dropped in President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath to
Afghanistan. Justice Rana.
He will have a tenure of four years.
Trump signed 'ARIA' into law
He succeeded Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra, who
The US President Donald Trump signed the 'Asia retired on 1 January 2018.
Reassurance Initiative Act' (ARIA) into law. He was appointed as the permanent judge of the Supreme
ARIA was earlier passed in the US Senate in December Court on May 27, 2014.
2018. Qatar will cease to be a member of OPEC
The act establishes a multifaceted U.S. strategy to increase
US security, economic interests, and values in the Indo- Qatar ceased to be a member of the Organisation of the
Pacific region. Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from 1 January
The ARIA will authorise $1.5 billion in spending for a range 2019.
of U.S. programs in East and Southeast Asia. Qatar is the first Gulf country to leave the bloc of oil-
producing countries.
Panj Tirath site declared as National Heritage
Qatar is the world's biggest supplier of Liquefied Natural
Pakistan has declared the ancient Hindu religious site of Gas (LNG).
'Panj Tirath' in Peshawar as National heritage.
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The OPEC is an intergovernmental organisation of 15 The new Campus of the National Museum Institute was
nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad and headquartered in inaugurated by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in
Vienna, Austria. Noida on 30th January 2019.
The foundation stone for this 3 acre campus was laid on
US, Israel quit UNESCO citing bias
31st January, 2015.
The US and Israel had quit the United Nations Educational, Four new courses namely, Archaeology; Palaeography,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with the Epigraphy and Numismatics; Structural Conservation and
close of 2018. Cultural & Heritage Management are expected to be
The countries had announced their decisions in 2017 of commenced at the campus.
withdrawing from the agency, accusing it of bias against
Madras HC Allows Online Sale of Medicine
Israel.
Israel joined the agency in 1949. The Madras High Court has extended the permission given
UNESCO is best known for its work to preserve heritage, for the online sale of pharmaceuticals till 20th March,
including maintaining a list of World Heritage sites. 2019.
The HC had earlier banned sale of drugs online, pending
Tropical storm 'Usman' strucks Philippines
the framing of regulations by the Centre for such sale.
A tropical storm named 'Usman' struck the Philippines on The Center had sought more time for framing regulations
25 December 2018. for the online sale of medicines.
Storm Usman resulted in heavy rain and triggered deadly
CPRI Regional Testing Lab at Nashik
landslides in the Bicol region in Manila, Philippines.
The tropical storm Usman emerged as the deadliest Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New &
weather disaster for the Philippines after typhoon Renewable Energy, R K Singh laid the foundation of
'Mangkhut' in September 2018. Regional testing laboratory of Central Power Research
Institute (CPRI) at Nashik, Maharashtra on Jan 30, 2019.
The lab will test and certify electrical equipment
National Affairs manufactured in the western region as per national and
IndiGo to build its 2nd MRO at Bengaluru international standards.
CPRI is an autonomous body under Ministry of Power.
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., which owns and operates air
carrier IndiGo, has entered into a 20-year agreement with LKA Exhibition Commemorating Gandhi
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL). Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) has organised an exhibition titled
The agreement is to sub-lease five acres of land at 'Mahatma Gandhi and World Peace' at the Lalit Kala
Bengaluru Airport to build a Maintenance, Repair & Akademi Art Galleries of in New Delhi.
Overhaul (MRO) facility. This was done to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary
This will be IndiGo’s second MRO, after the one in of Gandhi and highlight his principles of non-violence and
Delhi. The facility will become operational by 2020. peace.
Automatic listing of fresh cases in SC The show has been organised in association with Sir J.J.
School of Art, Mumbai.
The Supreme Court launched its new system of automatic
listing of fresh cases within three to seven days on January Mahatma Gandhi's 71st death anniversary
30, 2019. India is paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma
The step was taken in a bid to do away with the system of Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary on 30th January,
mentioning of matters for urgent listing every day. 2019.
The new mechanism will come into effect from February 4. He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on this day in
World’s biggest cyclothon ends in Delhi 1948.
The day is also observed as Martyrs' Day.
World’s biggest cyclothon 'The Swasth Bharat Yatra'
concluded in New Delhi on January 29, 2019. PM Modi to visit Surat and Dandi in Gujarat
The aim of this Yatra was to spread the message of ‘Eat PM Narendra Modi will lay the Foundation Stone for
Safe, Eat Healthy and Eat Fortified.' extension of Terminal building at Surat Airport on 30
The Yatra began from six different locations - Leh, Panaji, January, 2019.
Thiruvananthapuram, Puducherry, Kolkota and Agartala. The terminal is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 354
This Yatra was led by Food Safety Standards Authority of Crore.
India (FSSAI). PM will also interact with the youth at the New India
New Campus of NMI Inaugurated at Noida Youth conclave in Surat.
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In Dandi, he will dedicate the National Salt Satyagraha Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurates
Memorial to the nation on Mahatma Gandhi's death India's 1st Geographical Indication (GI) Store at Goa
anniversary. International Airport in Dabolim.
It is located on the 1st floor on Departure Terminal and set
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0: New Delhi
up by Airports Authority of India and The Cashew Export
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked students to stay Promotional Council of India.
focused, manage time well and not to succumb to stress. The products from the self-help groups, artisans and
He was interacting with 2000 students, parents and farmers' produce will be also displayed.
teachers in the 2nd edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha in New
Nari Shakti is the Hindi Word of the year
Delhi.
The PM said students should focus on acquiring knowledge On January 26, the Oxford Dictionaries announced ‘Nari
to enrich their lives, without worrying about examination Shakti’ as the 'Hindi Word of the Year 2018'.
results. The word, Nari Shakti, has been derived from Sanskrit and
when broken down, the word ‘nari’ means women and
Beating the Retreat ceremony: 29th January
‘shakti’ means power.
Beating the Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination of The announcement was made during a session at the
four day long Republic Day celebrations, will be held at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).
historic Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on 29th January. Oxford had named 'Aadhaar' as its Hindi Word of the year
As many as 27 performances at Vijay Chowk will enthrall 2017.
the spectators with captivating and foot-tapping music of
PM Modi inaugurates IREP in Kochi
the bands from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the
State Police and Central Armed Police Force. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat
Tripura CM inaugurates exhibition centre Petroleum Corporation Limited's Integrated Refinery
Expansion Project Complex (IREP) in Kochi on 27 January
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday 29th 2019.
Jan inaugurated an international indoor exhibition center IREP will be a modern expansion complex and will be
here, the largest facility of its kind in the Northeastern equipped for production of cleaner fuels for India.
region. It will double the production of LPG & diesel and
Built at a cost of Rs 66.52 crore at Hapania with an area of commence production of feedstock for petrochemical
10,800 sq metre projects
The indoor centre has the capacity to house 170 stalls and
Ministry of Defence Launches ‘RDP INDIA 2019’
accommodate 10,000 visitors.
First Astro Turf Football Pitch inaugurated Ministry of Defence launched a mobile app 'RDP India
2019' on 26 January 2019.
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio inaugurates state’s first Astro The aim of the app is to show the highlights of the
Turf Football Pitch at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima on Republic Day event, not only to the spectators at Rajpath,
the occasion of 100th Birth Anniversary of the legendary New Delhi but also to the general public all over the world.
footballer, Dr. T. Ao This app contains information about the Parade on
The project was conceived in the year 2013-14 with total Rajpath, New Delhi, including Order of the March, details
cost of 498 lakh rupees. of the tableaux presented etc.
The Astro turf has been installed following specifications
'Atal Setu' inaugurated in Goa
of FIFA.
The size of the play field is 105x66 meters. A 5.1-km long cable-stayed bridge named 'Atal Setu' on
the Mandovi river was inaugurated in Goa on 27 January
Four highway projects launched in Rajasthan.
2019.
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari The bridge was constructed by the Goa Infrastructure
inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of four National Development Corporation and Larsen and Toubro.
Highway projects in Rajasthan. The bridge has 88 high tensile strength cables in the state-
The project worth over 3 thousand 237 Cr. rupees. of-art single place harp type cable stay system and a real-
The Project include three projects in Bikaner and one in time force monitoring mechanism.
Nagaur District.
BIS releases New Standard for Bio-Jet Fuel
1st Geographical Indication Store in Goa
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in collaboration with
Indian Air Force, research organisations and the industry
brought out a new standard for Aviation Turbine Fuels.
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These specifications will align Indian standards with Creation of National Bench of GSTAT approved
current international standards.
On 23 January 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the
An Indian Standard 'IS 17081:2019' Aviation Turbine Fuel
creation of National Bench of the Goods and Services Tax
(Kerosene Type, Jet A-1) containing Synthesised
Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).
Hydrocarbons has been formulated.
The National Bench of the Appellate Tribunal shall be
Dev authority for Anandpur Sahib to be set up situated at New Delhi.
GSTAT shall be presided over by its President and shall
Punjab government announced that a development
consist of one Technical Member (Centre) and one
authority for Anandpur Sahib will be set up in the wake of
Technical Member (State).
the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in
November 2019.
The development authority would be formed to plan and
execute the development plans in a systematic and
planned manner.
The authority would be established on the pattern of Dera
Baba Nanak Development Authority.
e-Courts services through CSCs launched
The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice,
decided to deliver e-Courts services to the litigant public 'Save Tiger Protection Force' in Telangana
through the 2 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs).
No fee will be charged from the customers for e-Courts On 22 January 2019, the Telangana government has
related services delivered through CSCs. decided to form a 'State Tiger Protection Force' (STPF) to
The aim of the e-Courts is to provide efficient and time- save the tiger population in the State.
bound access to the Courts services to the litigant public. The 112-member-armed STPF will be headed by an
Assistant Conservator of Forests to protect tiger
National Declamation Contest inaugurated population in Amarabad and Kawal Tiger Reserves.
Union Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurated the The State and Central government will share the cost of
National Declamation Contest on Patriotism and Nation the force on 40:60 basis.
Building on 24 January 2019. IIT-H to launch BTech Program in AI
The contest is organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
(NYKS). Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is launching a
The aim of the Contest is to further strengthen the spirit of full-fledged BTech Program in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Nationalism and Patriotic feeling amongst youth and from the coming Academic Year (2019-2020).
masses for wholehearted participation in nation-building. It has become the first Indian Educational Institution to
offer such a program in AI.
Trade through the e-NAM portal started It is also the third institute globally after Carnegie Mellon
The first inter-State trade on e-Nam portal was carried University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on 19 January (MIT) to offer such course.
2019. Jallikattu event enters world record
The trade happened between a farmer from Gadwal
mandi in Telangana State, who sold 8.46 quintal of A grand 'Jallikattu' (bull-taming) event held in Tamil Nadu
groundnut to a trader in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. on 20 January 2019 entered the world record for the
The e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal to maximum number of bulls released into the sporting
connect with the existing wholesale market. arena.
The bull taming sporting event saw the participation of
ECI will host an International conference 1,354 bulls and 424 tamers.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host an Jallikattu is typically practised in Tamil Nadu as a part of
International Conference on ‘Making Our Elections Pongal celebrations.
Inclusive and Accessible’ in Delhi on 24th January 2019. Microsoft launches online portal for weavers
During the Conference, the January 2019 issue of ECI’s
quarterly magazine 'Voice International' will be released. In a bid to empower handloom weavers in Telangana,
ECI will also renew the MoU for cooperation in the field of Microsoft India launched a new e-commerce portal, 're-
election management with the Election Commission of weave.in' on 19 January 2019.
Bhutan. The portal will help the weavers optimise operations and
engage better with customers.
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It will host signature collections created by the weaver On 18 January 2019, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet gave
communities, and showcase traditional designs and approval to a proposal on renaming Mughalsarai tehsil in
products created from natural dyes. Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh after Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyay.
Inter-state bridge in J-K to be inaugurated
In August 2018, the Mughalsarai railway station was
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 1.2 km- renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
long 'Keediyan-Gandiyal' bridge on the Ravi river in Kathua In October 2018, the government also renamed Allahabad
district of Jammu and Kashmir on 22 January 2019. as Prayagraj and Faizabad division and district as Ayodhya.
The inter-state bridge will connect the secluded areas of
BHEL & LIBCOIN will build Lithium Ion Factory
Kathua district with Punjab.
The bridge would strengthen the inter-state connectivity Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and LIBCOIN will
besides giving a boost to the social as well as economic build India's first 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant.
development of the region. The plant's capacity will be scaled up to 30GWh in due
course.
Irrawaddy dolphin census concludes
This project will bring energy independence by replacing
The annual headcount exercise of Irrawaddy dolphins oil imports with abundant renewable energy.
inhabiting in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and It will also create an integrated manufacturing ecosystem
Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary concluded on 19 January resulting in self-reliance and lower cost.
2019.
Streaming services sign self-regulatory code
The enumerators covered the Gahirmatha marine
sanctuary, Dhamara coast, estuaries in Bhitarkanika, Eight video streaming services have signed the 'Self-
Hukitola, Paradip and Kujang coast. Regulatory Code of Best Practices' that establishes guiding
In 2018, the census teams had sighted 250 dolphins in the principles for these platforms.
sea and deltaic zones. The eight video streaming services are Hotstar, Voot, Zee5,
15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas: 21-23 January Arre, SonyLIV, ALT Balaji, Netflix, and Eros Now.
The code broadly prohibits content that deliberately and
The 15th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was inaugurated maliciously disrespects the national emblem or national
at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on 21 January 2019. flag.
The theme for the 15th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is,
PM Modi will inaugurate the NMIC in Mumbai
'Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India'.
Several world leaders of Indian origin, including Prime Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, will take 'National Museum of Indian Cinema' (NMIC) in Mumbai on
part in the event. 19 January 2019.
Uttarakhand CM flags off the air services The visitors will be able to enjoy the century-long journey
of Indian cinema via visuals, interactive exhibits and
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged multimedia.
off the air services from Dehradun to Amritsar from Jolly The creation of the Museum has been guided by the
Grant Airport in Dehradun on Jan 21, 2019 Museum Advisory Committee headed by Shri Shyam
Jolly Grant Airport/Dehradun Airport is a domestic Benegal.
airport located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Health Ministry bans 80 more FDC drugs
The main objective of this air services is to connect several
cities of the country with Dehradun. The Union Health Ministry has banned 80 more fixed-dose
combinations (FDC) drugs.
UP approves quota for poor among upper castes
It includes antibiotics, painkillers, medicines used for
Uttar Pradesh became the third state to implement 10% treating fungal and bacterial infections, hypertension and
reservation for economically poor among the general anxiety.
category in government jobs and educational institutions. An FDC contains two or more drugs combined in a fixed
It comes into effect from 14 January 2019. ratio of doses, available as a single dose.
The decision in this regard was taken by the UP cabinet on Drugs like Cefglobe OZ, Taxim -OZ etc have been banned
18 January 2019. by the health ministry.
Gujarat and Jharkhand were the first and second states to
Finance min starts 'Know your Budget' series
implement 10% quota for the economically weak.
The Ministry of Finance has started the 'Know Your
UP government renames Mughalsarai tehsil
Budget' series on Twitter on 15 January 2019.
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