RRB English Current Affairs 1st February 2019

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modidiscussed ways to handle the exam pressure in the second edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0” at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.
2. According to a study titled “The Potential Benefits of India’s ‘War Against Pollution’ — Longer Lives”,by Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)says the life expectancy of people in Delhi can go up by nearly three years if the air pollution is reduced by 25%.
3. An eight member Lokpal search Panelheaded by former Supreme court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai to select the first anti-corruption ombudsman held its first meeting in New Delhi.
4. Maharashtra Government launched Special Scheme to Curb infant deaths
5. Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons Inaugurated first Swadesh Darshan Project in Sikkim. It was inaugurated in the presence of Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation for Sikkim Ugen T Gyatso in Zero Point, Gangtok, Sikkim.
6. UttarPradesh Government approves construction of World’s longest expressway-Ganga expressway to connect Prayagraj with Western UP
7. Centre reconstitutes tribunal to adjudicate ban imposed on 8 Manipur insurgent groups
8. First of its Kind:Western Railway provides ‘segway’ to RPF personnel

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

9. Capacity Augmentation to Successfully Deliver the G20 Presidency
10. India Ranked at 78th Position in Global Corruption Index,Denmark Topped  
11. Italy,United Nations launch Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development

BANKING & FINANCE

12. UAE, Saudi Central banks launch common digital currency called ‘Aber’

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

13. Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese chemical import
14. SEBI proposes relaxed norms for REITs,InvITs to increase access to investors

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

15. Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania awards 4th annual Carnot Prize to Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

16. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) appointed Rajiv Nayan Choubey as the member of UPSC.
17. Sunjay Sudhir appointed as Ambassador of India to the Maldives
18. Pakistan Appoints Suman Kumari,as Its First Ever Female Hindu Civil Judge
19. Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar took charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff

ENVIRONMENT

20. First Captive Elephant Survey:Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF)
21. Superbug gene’ – first detected in Arctic

SPORTS

22. Jason Holder became the first West Indian cricketer since Garfield Sobers to be named as the world’s leading all-rounder in ICC Ranking.
23. Tata steel masters:Magnus Carlsen won the title,Viswanathan Anand finishes Joint third
24. Nagaland CM inaugurated State’s first Astro Turf Football Pitch

OBITUARY

25. Former Punjab Ranji cricketer and coach Amrik Singh Nagradied

IMPORTANT DAYS

26. International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements 2019