Page-3 of Current Affairs - December, 2019
RBI Financial Stability Report: NPAs will increase
On December 27, 2019, RBI released Financial Stability Report. The report is biennial and reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-committee of Financial Stability and Development Council. The report said that the non-performing asset ratio of banks is increasing. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
RBI directs large co-op banks to report all exposures above Rs.5 crore
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed large cooperative banks to report all aggregate exposures of Rs.5 crores and more to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC). The move is aimed at early recognition of financial distress. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
First Trial run of Double Stack Train
On December 28, 2019, a trial run of the first freight train was conducted in the western dedicated freight corridor. The train was flagged off by Dedicated Freight Corporation India Limited (DFCIL). Highlights The train will be operated in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
CSIR develop new technology of Geranium Production
CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) has developed a new low-cost technology to produce Geranium saplings. Geranium acts as an anti-inflammatory and anti-septic agent. It has several medicinal values. The development has been made under Aroma Mission. About the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
MiG 27 Retire: Last Squadron of fighter jet Decommissioned
The MiG-27, which is known to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) as the ‘Flogger’ and to Indian Air Force (IAF) as ‘Bahadur’, flew its last sortie in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. After this flight, IAF bid adieu to its squadron of seven ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Facts Box: Illegal farming of Bt Brinjal
Two laboratories confirmed illegal Bt brinjal cultivation in Haryana recently. The samples have also been sent by the Haryana Government to National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). Bt Brinjal In India, Brinjal is grown in around 550,000 hectares. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
BPCL’s LPG bottling plant inaugurated in Odisha
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has set up the new state-of-the-art LPG Bottling Plant at Village Barkani in Bolangir district of Odisha. The LPG bottling plant with an annual capacity of filling 42 lakh cylinders has been developed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
All new Railway recruits to be inducted through UPSC civil services exams
The Railway board has now decided that all new recruits in railways will be inducted through UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Civil Services Exams under five specialities. The decision comes days after the Union Cabinet approved big ticket reforms in ..