Daily Current Affairs – February 22 2019

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Daily Current Affairs – February 22 2019

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IMPORTANT DAYS

February 22 – World Thinking Day

  • World Thinking Day 2019 is dedicated to the group of girls who took the lead in 1909 and demanded Lord Baden-Powell creates ‘something for the girls’.
  • Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 146 countries celebrate World Thinking Day. (That’s one big celebration!)

NATIONAL

Andhra Pradesh

18th anniversary Celebrations of SBT

  • President Ramnath Kovind will attend the 18th anniversary Celebrations of the Swarna Bharat Trust (SBT) at Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Swarna Bharat Trust is focussing on rural development and training unemployed youth to make them self reliant.

Maharashtra

State Election Commission to provide pick-up, drop facility to disabled voters

  • In Maharashtra, the state Election Commission has said that it will provide pick-up and drop facility to disabled voters in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections facilitating persons with disability (PwD).

Telangana

Telangana govt announces exgratia of Rs 25 lakh each to families of Pulwama CRPF martyrs

  • Telangana Government announced an exgratia of 25 lakh rupees each to the families of the Pulwama CRPF martyrs.

Uttar Pradesh

Increase in wages of Anganwadi workers

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced phenomenal increase in the wages of Anganwadi workers (1500 rupees/monthly), Mini Anganwadi workers (1250 rupees/monthly), Sahayikas (750 rupees/monthly) and Prantiya Raksha Dal (125 rupees/daily) members. The salary increase will benefit around 4 lakh Anganwadi and helper workers.

INTERNATIONAL

Russia warns US against deploying new missiles in Europe

  • Russia has warned the US against deploying new missiles in Europe, threatening to retaliate in kind by targeting Western capitals with his own new weaponry.

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido

  • An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.

UNSC urges international community to actively co-operate with India in dealing with terrorism

  • The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has urged the international community to co-operate actively with India in bringing the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of terrorism to justice.

Sri Lanka launches economic development framework for war-affected Northern Province

  • Sri Lankan government launched an economic development framework for war-affected Northern Province to ensure its long-term growth and development. The framework accepts that the outcomes of post-war development programmes have been inadequate, particularly lack of viable employment and incomes for local population.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit

  • ASEAN has emerged as the second largest trade partner of India in 2017-18 with a share of 10.57 per cent in India’s overall trade.

APPOINTMENTS

  • Justice DK Jain – Ombudsman for BCCI
  • Justice Uma Nath Singh – To take oath as First Lokayukta of Nagaland

SCHEMES

Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming

  • Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched the Integrated Large Scale Eri Silk Farming in Arunachal Pradesh under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme  (NERTPS) in Itanagar.

MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS

Government approves air travel entitlement to CAPF personnel

  • The Home Ministry has approved entitlement of air travel to all personnel of Central Armed Police Forces, CAPFs. The Ministry approved the entitlement of air travel on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all the personnel of CAPFs.

India decides to stop its share of river waters which flow into Pakistan

  • The Government has decided to stop the share of river waters which flow into Pakistan. Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said, Government of India will divert water from Eastern Rivers and supply it to the people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
  • The construction of dam has started at Shahpur-Kandi on the Ravi river and the Ujh project will store India’s share of water for use in Jammu and Kashmir and the balance water will flow from second Ravi-Beas Link to provide water to other basin states.

AWARDS

PM Modi receives Seoul Peace Prize

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize – 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth. The award was presented to him by the Seoul Peace Prize Foundation at a grand ceremony in Seoul.
  • The award committee recognised his contribution to the growth of Indian and global economies, crediting ‘Modinomics’ for reducing social and economic disparity between the rich and the poor.

SPORTS

India women thrash England by 66 runs in 1st ODI

  • In Women’s Cricket, India defeated England by 66 runs in the opening game of the three-match ODI series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

SC appoints former judge Justice DK Jain as ombudsman for BCCI

  • The role of the ombudsman would be to resolve the disputes relating to the players within the state cricket associations as also financial issues.

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