RRB English Current Affairs 7th February 2019

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Government launched Pre-Departure Orientation Training programme for Migrant workers
2. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for petroleum and natural gas, inaugurated the 2019 Asia LPG summitin New Delhi.
3. AYUSH Minister inaugurated Conference of State AYUSH Ministers in New Delhi
4. “Darwaza Band- Part 2”campaign was launched by Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen focuses on sustaining the open defecation free status of villages across the country.
5. National Minority Development and Finance Corporation executed diverse schemes for the socio-economic development of the ‘backward sections’ amidst the notified minorities.
6. Maharashtra government has formed a 17-member committee, for the revision of various schemes, implemented, for the welfare of tribal’s in the state. The committee is headed by former MLA and Shramjeevi Sanghatna president Vivek Pandit.
7. Boeing 747-200-Air India’s first ever Flight Simulator was exhibited in Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

BANKING & FINANCE

8. IBA issued advisory to waive off various charges for Kisan Credit Card

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

9. India’s fiscal deficit has touched 112% of the FY19 Budget target of Rs. 6.24 lakh crore during the period of 9 months from April to December 2018.
10. India’s export growth may diminish to 7.3% in FY19

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

11. SBI UK chief conferred with “Freedom of the City of London”
12. Ernest and Young  announced the finalists for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2018’ awards
13. National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)has been named a winner under the ‘miniratna’ category by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

14. Air India CMD Pradeep Singh Kharola named as Civil Aviation secretary
15. Former Assistant General Manager at Western Railway,Rahul Jaintook charge as theGeneral Manager of Integral Coach Factory.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

16. Fino Payments Bank (FPB) has joined hands with Suryoday Small Finance Bank in order to initiate sweep account facility.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

17. World’s largest cashless health insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) aka Ayushman Bharat has been launched on Google play store to access scheme details inNew Delhi.
18. India’s 40^thCommunication Satellite, GSAT-31 has been successfully launched from French Guiana
19. SPORTS
20. Smriti Mandhana scores fastest T20I fifty

OBITUARY

21. Odisha’s BJD MP Ladu Kishore Swain passed away