Page-20 of Current Affairs - January, 2019
Vision 2040 document: Aviation
The Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu released the Vision 2040 document in the Global Aviation Summit 2019. The Global Aviation Summit 2019 is organized in Mumbai with the theme ‘Flying for All’. Forecasts of the Vision Document The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Recommendations of Committee to revisit the Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act
The Committee headed Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha has submitted the report on revisiting the section 126 of the Representation of the People Act. The committee had nine officers from the Election Commission and one nominated member each from I&B ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
ASER Report 2018
The Annual Status of Education, ASER report by the NGO Pratham which measures the learning outcomes has been released. The report was based on an annual household survey which covered 5.46 lakh children in 596 rural districts across the country. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
PM Inaugurates developmental Works in Kerala
PM Modi inaugurated the various developmental works in Kerala, which include: Kollam Bypass Unveiled a plaque launching the completion of several developmental projects under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. Kollam Bypass Kollam Bypass lies on the National Highway-66. The opening of the Kollam ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
PSU banks to bring down govt equity to 52%
The Finance Ministry has asked the public sector banks to gradually reduce the government’s equity to 52 per cent. Currently, some of the public sector banks have government’s holding beyond 75 per cent. Why the disinvestment? The decision to bring ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
SpaceX-CRS-16 Dragon craft departed from the International Space Station
The SpaceX cargo craft departed from the International Space Station after its successful mission to deliver scientific equipment and other supplies. The SpaceX-CRS-16 Dragon successfully delivered more than 2,500 kilograms (5,600 pounds) of cargo to the space station and orbited Earth ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Relaxation of Norms under PCA Framework
It is said that the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India are working on providing some relaxation on the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for stressed banks. Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework has been issued ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL against notification under IT Act
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government on PIL which questioned the notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system. What was the notification? Under the notification, the central government had ..