Current Affairs 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The announcement was made by the Ministry of External Affairs. Its a reiteration: Prime Minister Modi is to reiterate his invite to President Xi to visit India for an informal summit in 2019. The first informal summit was held […]

Canada ban single-use plastics from the year 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to ban plastic bottles, straws and plastic bags clogging the world’s oceans. Canada to lead to fighting against plastic pollution as the country with the world’s longest coastline. Currently, 10 percent of plastics are recycled. A  million birds and more than 100,000 marine

Imports from Pakistan declined by 92 percent to $2.84 million in March this year after imposition of 200 percent customs duties on all products following Pulwama terror attack. On February 16 this year, taking strong economic action against Pakistan following the attack, India raised the customs duty to 200 percent on all goods imported from

State Bank of India introduced repo rate-linked home loans.  SBI, the country’s largest bank by assets home loans linked to the repo rate from July 1, 2019.  There are 10 key new facts, repo rate-linked SBI home loan: Key interest rate reduced to 5.75 Repo rate-linked home loan will make changes in the key interest rate

Chaukhandi Stupa, an ancient Buddhist site located in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, has been declared as a Monument and protected area of national importance by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Chaukhandi Stupa: Chaukhandi Stupa is a lofty mound of brick whose square edifice is surrounded by an octagonal tower. It was built to mark the place where Lord Buddha met his

Lewis Hamilton won Canadian Grand Prix, the world of Formula One championship title 2019. Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Daniel Ricciardo players who played various matches in championship and considered as star players.Hamilton won 78th career win in Formula One . He also fifth out of the seven races contested this season He secured seventh win at

Mount Sinabung volcanoerupted in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia. A huge column of ash was blasted and spread 7 km high to southeast and south of crater. Mount Sinabung blew for nine minutes. It caused panic among the island’s residents. The volcanic activity was accompanied by multiple earthquakes felt in nearby villages. No casualties have been reported due to the eruption. Indonesia has

National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) signed an MOU with Maldives Civil Services Commission building of 1000 Maldives civil servants for the next 5 years.  About the Agreement The agreement signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of India.It is the nodal institution for designing customized training modules and its implementation taking into account the

World number two Rafael Nadal clinched the 12th French Open title in 15 years in men’s single category held in Roland Garros Stadium, France. He defeated world number four Dominic Thiem in the men’s singles. The Spaniard won the match with a scoreline of 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. The 33-year-old has now won 18 Grand Slam titles, two fewer than world number three

Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking 2019 said Singapore has dethroned the US to become the most competitive economy in the world. Hong Kong stands second spot in the list. USA stands third followed by Switzerland and UAE and fourth and fifth respectively.Qatar entered the top 10. India ranked 43, one position higher compared to 2018. Parameters considered: The ranking process considers a wide range of