Current Affair - 27/February/2019

India-Bangladesh Joint Exercise to be held –

·       A Joint Military Exercise, Sampriti-2019 will be held conducted between India and Bangladesh at Tangail, Bangladesh from 2 March to 15 March 2019.

·       This will be the eight edition of the exercise which is hosted alternately by both countries.

·       The exercise is aimed to strengthen and broaden the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between both the Armies.

20^th session of JCEC began –

·       The meeting of 20^th India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) began in New Delhi on 26 February 2019.

·       The JCEC is an institutional mechanism for bilateral trade engagement held at the level of Minister of Commerce and Industry of the two countries.

·       The 19^th session of India-Italy JCEC was held in Rome in 11^th – 12^th May 2017.

First Indian Player to score 8000 runs –Raina –

·       Suresh Raina became the first Indian player to score 8000 runs in T20.

·       He achieved this feat when he scored 12 runs for UP against Puducherry in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy match in Delhi.

·       He also became the 2^nd Indian player to have played 300 T20s after MS Dhoni.

·       Rohit Sharma is 3^rd in the list with 299 matches.

Aviation Conclave 2019 organised –

·       The Ministry of Civil Aviation organized the Aviation Conclave 2019 with an overarching theme of “Flying for All” in New Delhi on 27 February 2019.

·       Over 30 Industry leader discussed across 5-key sessions covering various topics such as the drones-ecosystem policy roadmap.

·       Shri Jayant Sinha is the Minister of State of Civil Aviation.

India to achieve 100% electrification –

·       The Conferences of Power and Renewable Energy Ministers of States and UTs was inaugurated at Gurugram on 26 February 2019.

·       The two day conference will review the implementation of ongoing Schemes/Programme on issues pertaining to Power and Renewable Energy Sectors.

·       India is on a path to achieve 100% household electrification by 31^st March 2019.

QRSAM Missile successfully test fired –

·       DRDO successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Research Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAMs) from OTR Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on 26 February 2019.

·       The two missiles were tested for different altitudes and conditions.

·       The missile has a strike range of 25-30 km.

·       QRSAM will significantly boost the defence capabilities of the armed forces.

Odisha signed MoU with Nabkisan –

·       Odisha government siged an MoU with Nabkisan Ltd for access to collateral free loan facilities on 26 January 2019.

·       The MoU encompasses the creation of a Rs. 10 crore Credit Gurantee Fund by Odisha government.

·       Loan given by Public Sector Banks and Nabkisan to the Farmer Producer Organization’s (FPOs)  will be guaranteed under the Credit Guarantee Fund, as per the MoU.

Appointments –

·       Justice (Retd) P S Teji was appointed as the chairman of the Police Complaints Authority on 26 February 2019.

·       The National Books Trust (NBT) has appointed educationist and author Govind Prasad Sharma as its new chairman.

3 banks out of RBIs weak-bank watch –

·       The RBI lifted lending curbs from Allahabad Bank and Cooperation Bank and removed theme from its weak-bank watch list after the government infused capital in them.

·       Private sector Dhanlaxmi Bank too has been taken out of the Prompt Corrective Action Framework.

·       Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce were also taken out of the PCA Framework, earlier on31 January 2019.

Delhi declaration on digital health adopted –

·       The Delhi declaration on digital health was adopted at the concluding session of the ‘4^th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit.

·       The summit was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO.

·       The declaration will engage citizens in partnerships with the government for planning and management for digital health interventions in health services delivery and improving governances.

IWAI and Indian Oil signed MoU –

·       Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) signed a MoU on 26 February 2019.

·       It was signed for jointly developing infrastructure for fuels, lubricating oil, LPG, Natural Gas and any other related fuel and gas for meeting the requirements of National Waterways.

·       IWAI and IOCL have also agreed to conduct techno-economic feasibility studies.

Web Portal launched in Kolkata –

·       West Bengal Education Minister, Partha Chatterjee inaugurated a web portal, ‘Banglar Shiksha’.

·       The portal will provide real time data on state-run aided schools.

·       It will be up and running in two months and is probably the first-of-its kind online initiative in the state as well as in the country.

Assam launched PRANAM commission –

·       Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal launched the ‘Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring’ (PRANAM) Commission in Guwahati on February 26, 2019.

·       It is a panel set up to look after the issues concerning a bill, for protection of parents of state government employees.

·       It is an effort to protect elderly parents of government employees in their times of need.

10% quota of weaker section in Bihar –

·       Bihar government issued a notification to provide a 10% quota for weaker section in general category in jobs and educational institutions.

·       The reservation is meant for individuals whose annual earnings is below 8 lakhs rupees and whose possess less than 5 acres of agricultural land.

·       Quota allocation for weaker section in general category would help in providing more employment.

Indore and Bhopal won Saubhagya award –

·       The Central Zone Power Distribution Company, Bhopal and West Zone Power Distribution Company, Indore were awarded the Saubhagya award on 26 January 2019.

·       It was presented under Pradhanmantri Sahaj Har Ghar Yojana at the National Conference of Energy Ministers.

·       The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 100 crore rupees each.

Sanath Jayasuriya banned for 2 years –

·       Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain, Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for 2 years.

·       He admitted breaching two counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

·       Sri Lankan Cricket has been under investigation by ICC for last few years.

15,000 acres forest under fire in Bandipur –

·       A fire has ravaged Bandipur, Karnataka, which burnt over 15,000 acres of forests.

·       Bandipur National park is a 874-sq-km forested reserves in the Karnataka.

·       It is known for its small population of Tigers.

·       The 14^th century Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple offers views from the parks highest peak.

Andhra Coast: A new energy source discovered –

·       Methane Hydrate, a potential fuel of the future was discovered in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in Bay of Bengal.

·       The discovery was reported by scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa and National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad.

·       Methane hydrate is a solid crystal structure of water which traps a large amount of methane gas.

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