Current Affairs 2019

India has notified a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the Marshall Islands, enabling bilateral sharing of banking information and allowing officials of one country to undertake tax examinations in the other, the finance ministry said on Thursday. The TIEA for exchange of information with respect to taxes was signed on March 18, 2016 at […]

Taiwan plans to propose a deal to buy tanks and portable missiles from the U.S.This proposal by Taiwan drew an angry rebuke from China. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry requested the US for 108 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, more than 1,500 Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles, and 250 shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles in the proposal formally. The U.S. government, on the other

Viswanathan Anand defeat against world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Armageddon game at the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament.  Finally some finely disguised manoeuvres in the Armageddon game where the Indian played another black. Armageddon rule invented for a super tournament for the first time. Carlsen, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Liren and Yangyi have 1.5 points

Delhi Metro became the first ever project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy plant set up in Ghazipur. It is being utilized at the Vinod Nagar Receiving Substation (RSS) for meeting the operational requirements of Pink Line

Ashok Leyland partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank for vehicle loans. The two partners have signed an initial agreement to enter a strategic financing partnership for three years Under the agreement, the bank will provide end-to-end financial solutions to Ashok Leyland’s customers for auto loans across India. Suryoday Small Finance Bank will benefit its customers with

Gujarat topped the country with annual fish production of 7.8 lakh tonnes, followed by Tamil Nadu (7.02 lakh tonnes) and Kerala (6.43 lakh tonnes) according to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). Tamil Nadu: Kanniyakumari topped in the Tamil Nadu state annual fish production. Ramanathapuram has emerged as the second topper in the Tamil Nadu state in annual fish production. It has recorded 1.46

The Bihar State government has announced to waive off 50% of the total taxes levied on the purchase and running of battery-propelled e-rickshawas. The announcement was made by the deputy chief minister of state Sushil Kumar Modi.  Aim: The move is to combat air pollution. 3 cities of Bihar namely Patna, Gaya and Muzaffarpur are placed among the most 20 polluted cities of the world in a report

Amid intense media gaze, the name of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been added to four more Cabinet Committees on Thursday after initial exclusion from all but two of these key ministerial panels. He was also given a space in two new panels formed Thursday to spur growth and job creation. The redrafting of the

An analysis of traffic congestion done in more 400 cities across six continents has found that commuters in Mumbai spent the most time on the road last year. Mumbai ranked first in the study, ‘Traffic Index-2018’, by location technology specialist TomTom, with a congestion level of 65 per cent New Delhi ranked fourth with a congestion of 58

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, elected as the next President of the 74th session UN General Assembly. He will succeed Maria Fernanda Espinosa. The next General Assembly session will commence in September 2019. Elected as per the rule: UNGA rule states that the President of the 74th session of the General Assembly should be elected from among the African States.