Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 3rd week of January 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming NIACL AO 2018-2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
| January 15 | Army Day | – |
| January 21 | Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura statehood day | – |
Current Affairs: National
- The Union Government launched the ‘Womaniya on Government e Marketplace (GeM)’, an initiative to enable women entrepreneurs and Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs) to sell handicrafts, handloom, accessories, and other products directly to Government departments and institutions.
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| Government e Marketplace (GeM) CEO | Radha Chauhan |
- The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with Doordarshan (DD), Prasar Bharati launched two science communication initiatives, DD Science and India Science
- The Madras High Court has set up an expert committee to find a solution to root out invasive species of plants from the Western Ghats. Committee will be headed by CherukuriRaghavendraBabu, chairman of Expert Committee on Invasive Species,National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
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| Madras High Court Chief justice | VijayaTahilramani |
4. World Orange Festival held in Nagpur
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
- Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo 2019 in Mumbai
| Chairman of India Rubber Expo 2019 | VikramMakar |
- Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved induction of women as jawans in the Army’s Corps of Military Police
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| Union Minister of Defence | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | Karnataka |
| Chief of Indian Army | BipinRawat |
| Vice Chief of Indian Army | DevrajAnbu |
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) launched a full fledged bachelor’s programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology from the new academic session, a first for the country and only the third globally
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| Telangana Chief Minister | K. ChandrashekarRao |
| Telangana Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
- The 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 on the Regulation of Homeopathic Medical Products will be held in Goa
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| Goa Capital | Panaji |
| Goa Chief Minister | Manohar Parrikar |
| Goa Governor | Mridula Sinha |
- Indians over 65 and under 15 can now visit Nepal and Bhutan with Aadhaar
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| Nepal Capital | Kathmandu |
| Nepal Currency | Nepalese Rupee |
| Nepal President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Current Affairs: International
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has launched Tokyo-based startup Star-ALE’s mini-satellite aimed to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower
- Government signs agreements for Development Assistance Loans of Rs 3420 crore withJapan-India cooperative actions(JICA)
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| Japan Capital | Tokyo |
| Japan Currency | Yen |
| Japan President | Shinzō Abe |
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that the Brazilian
city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020
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| Brazil Capital | Brasília |
| Brazil Currency | Real |
| Brazil President | JairBolsonaro |
Current Affairs: State
1. India’s largest startup ecosystem inaugurated in Kerala
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Kerala Governor | P. Sadasivam |
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched his government’s Rs 50,000 crore farm debt waiver scheme named ‘Jai KisanRinMuktiYojana’ in Bhopal
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister | Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor | Anandibenpatel |
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 13-km Kollam bypass of National Highway 66 to the nation, Kollam Bypass will reduce ravel time between Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Kerala Governor | P. Sadasivam |
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat global investors’ summit- 2019 at Mahatma Mandir Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
| Theme | Shaping a new India |
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| Gujarat Capital | Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat Chief Minister | Vijay Rupani |
| Gujarat Governor | Om Prakash Kohli |
- Uttar Pradesh becomes 3rd state to approve 10% general category quota
- Uttar Pradesh cabinet renames Mughalsarai tehsil as DeendayalUpadhyay
- Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,
| Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Theme 2019 | Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India |
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow, Allahabad (Judiciary) |
| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Uttar Pradesh Governor | Ram Naik |
- Bhopal to become India’s first city to have crematorium for cows
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal, Jabalpur (Judiciary) |
| Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister | Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor | Anandiben Patel |
- Gujarat government signs around 130 MoUs with investment commitments worth over Rs 56,000 crore in various sectors
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| Gujarat Capital | Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat Chief Minister | Vijay Rupani |
| Gujarat Governor | Om Prakash Kohli |
- Jammu and Kashmir government to provide cattle to BPL families
- The Jammu and Kashmir’s administration has set up a panel for implementation of saturation of toilets, drinking water and electricity in government schools in the state
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| Jammu and Kashmir Capital | Jammu (Winter), Kashmir (Summer) |
| Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister | President Rule |
| Jammu and Kashmir Governor | Satya Pal Malik |
- Himachal Pradesh has approved 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for economically weaker sections in the general category, becoming the fourth state to do so
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| Himachal Pradesh Capital | Shimla |
| Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Himachal Pradesh Governor | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
1. ICICI Bank appointed, B Sriram, Rama Bijapurkar as independent directors
| ICICI Bank Headquarters | Mumbai |
| ICICI Bank Tagline | Hum Hain Na! |
| ICICI Bank MD & CEO | Sandeep Bakhshi |
- The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the recapitalization of EXIM Bank, The Cabinet also approved an increase in the authorized capital of Exim Bank from Rs. 10,000 crore to Rs. 20,000 crore. The recapitalisation bonds will be on the lines issued to Public Sector Banks.
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| EXIM Bank Managing Director | David Rasquinha |
| EXIM Bank Headquarters | Mumbai |
- The Reserve Bank of India imposed a Rs. 1 crore penalty on state owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) for non-compliance of Know Your Customer guidelines and fraud classification norms.
| Bank of Maharashtra Headquarters | Pune |
| Bank of Maharashtra Tagline | One family one bank |
| Bank of Maharashtra MD & CEO | AS Rajeev |
- SoftBank to acquire 40% stake in FirstCry for $400mn
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| SoftBank Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| SoftBank CEO | Masayoshi Son |
| FirstCry CEO | SupamMaheshwari |
- India is likely to surpass the United Kingdom in the world’s largest economy rankings in 2019, to become world’s fifth largest economy, according to a report by global consultancy firm PwC
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| PWC Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| PWC Chairman | Robert Moritz |
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Manu Sawhney | ICC CEO |
| Mohammed Ali Qamar | Women’s Boxing Team Coach |
| AndryRajoelina | President of Madagascar |
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Stephen Constantine | Indian football team’s head coach |
Current Affairs: Committee
- Government has constituted a seven member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate sector under the GST regime, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel will be the convener of the GoM
- A ministerial panel headed by Maharashtra Finance Minister SudhirMungantiwar will examine uniformity of taxation on lottery under GST or other issues arising out of it.
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| PM Narendra Modi | Philip Kotler Presidential award |
| Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng | Franco German human rights award |
| Wrestler VineshPhogat | Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award |
| India born, Dr. Rattan Lal | 2019 Japan Prize |
Government conferred Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015-2018
- 2015 – Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari won the award for rural development and education
- 2016 – The award has been jointly given to AkshayaPatra Foundation for providing mid-day meals to children across the country and Sulabh International for its work towards emancipation of manual scavengers
- 2017 – The award will be given to EkaiAbhiyan Trust for its contribution to education for rural and tribal children
- 2018 – The award will be given to Nippon Foundation chairman YoheiSasakawa for his role in leprosy eradication.
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
1. 9th International Micro irrigation conference inaugurated in Aurangabad, the theme of the conference is “Micro Irrigation and Modern Agriculture”
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| International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)Headquarters | New Delhi |
- The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Global Aviation Summit 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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| Minister of Civil Aviation | Suresh Prabhu |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh, Rajya Sabha |
- Information and Broadcasting Secretary AmitKhare and TRAI Chairman RS Sharma inaugurated the 25th International conference and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 in New Delhi
| Theme | Gen Broadcasting in the IT World |
- Minister of State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru
Current Affairs: Schemes and Program
- Minister of State in Department of Space Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated UNNATI programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru
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| ISRO Chairman | Kailasavadivoo Sivan |
| ISRO Headquarters | Bengaluru |
Current Affairs: Ranking
| | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| India Ratings | 7.2 | 7.5 |
Current Affairs: Defence
- The second edition of the India-Myanmar bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19, commenced at Chandimandir Military Station, headquarters of the Western Command
Current Affairs: Sports
- Gurgaon’s 8-year-old Kartik Singh has won the under 8 category at the Kids’ Golf World Championship organised by US kids Golf in Malaysia, which makes him the youngest Indian to win the title
- Asian Cup Gold medallist ShakilAmed set up a world record in indoor rowing by completing 1,00,000 (one lakh) metres in above 40 years category
- The 1st National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) was inaugurated by Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs at G.M.C Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad
- Bengal’s SatyarupSidhhanta Becomes World’s Youngest Mountaineer to Climb 7 Peaks, 7 Volcano Summits
- Former captain Sardar Singh has been included in a 13-member Hockey India selection committee.
- India’s AnkitaRaina has won the International Tennis Federation’s 25,000-dollar Women’s tournament in Singapore.
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Sir Michael Atiyah | British mathematician |
| Lenin Rajendran | Malayalam filmmaker |