Current Affairs for General Knowledge

‘Economic Capital Framework’ committee formed – ·        The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India, has set up a six member committee to review the ‘Economic Capital Framework’ of the central bank. ·        Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan will be the committee’s chairman. ·        The other members are Economic Affair’s Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan and two board members of the RBI. Centre tightens rules for selling online – ·        The Government of India said that e-commerce companies would be barred from selling products sourced from firms in which they have the stake in or control over. ·        It also said that an e-commerce marketplace will not force any seller to sell any product exclusively on its platform. ·   ...

‘Rafi Award’ conferred to Laxmikant & Usha – ·        The ‘Mohammed Rafi Award 2018’ was given to late music composer Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and playback singer Usha Timothy. ·        Laxmikant was given the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award Consisting of 1 lakh rupees and a trophy. ·        Usha Timothy was honoured with the award and 51,000 rupees. ·        The award were instituted by the NGO Spandan Arts. ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ launched – ·        Atal Ayshman Uttarakhand Yojana’ was launched in Uttarakhand on 25 December 2018. ·        Under the scheme, each household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up to Rs.5 lakh annually. ·        The scheme will benefit 23 lakh households and cover 1,350...

Longest rail-cum-road bridge inaugurated – ·        India ’s longest rail-cum-road bridge – Bogibeel Bridge was inaugurated in Assam on 25 December 2018. ·        The Bridge is situated 17 Km downstream of Dibrugarh city in Assam . ·        It crosses the Brahmaputra river and will connect Assam ’s Dibrugarh town with Dhemaji. ·        The Bridge will also facilitate faster movement of army troops and supplies to Arunachal Pradesh. Good Governance Day: 25 December – ·        Good Governance Day is observed annually on 25th December, the birth anniversary of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. ·        Good Governance Day was established by the government of India in 2014. ·        The aim of the Day is to make people aware of the govern...