English Current Affairs 1st February 2018

1. Indian Railways To Set Up Coach Factory In Maharashtra
2. Punjab govt bans sale of Endosulfan, other insecticides
3. Centre sanctions Rs 1500 cr for organic farming in Uttarakhand
4. Vice President Naidu lays foundation for Universal Peace Retreat Center in Amaravati
5. Home Ministry allots ₹370 crore to strengthen border infrastructure
6. Rwanda becomes first poor country to provide eye care for all
7. India’s GDP growth fell to 7.1% in 2016-17 from 8.2% in 2015-16: CSO
8. 7th India Energy Congress begins in New Delhi
9. Indian Railways set to get 1st high-speed electric locomotive in March 2018
10. UPA government's spokesperson Neelam Kapoor appointed as SAI DG
11. Dinesh Srivastava appointed as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex
12. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen appointed as Vice Chairman of USISPF Board
13. IOA Joint Secretary Vikram Singh Sisodia named Chef-de-Mission for CWG
14. Magahi writer Anand Madhukar awarded Sahitya Akademi's Bhasha Samman
15. Google seals $1.1bn deal to acquire HTC’s talent
16. Health-tech startup mCURA launches India's first integrated mobility platform 'Smart OPD'
17. Google Forays Into Hyperlocal News Through ‘Bulletin’ App
18. Ottanthulal artist Kalamandalam Geethanandan passes away
19. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrates 41st foundation day