DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: FEBRUARY 9, 2018
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: FEBRUARY 9, 2018
NATIONAL
South Central Railway Becomes 1st Rail Zone with 100% LED Lighting at Stations
- The South Central Railway (SCR) has become the first railway zone in the country to complete 100 percent LED lighting at all the stations under its jurisdiction.
- It has become first zone to complete 100 percent LED lighting in all the 733 stations.
- It is is expected to save 32 lakh units of electrical energy worth Rs 2.7 crore per year.
CCEA approves enhancement of target under PMUY
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved to enhance of the target of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) from five crore to eight crore.
- The PMUY is to provide clean cooking fuel through LPG to all the uncovered households in the country.
- An additional allocation of Rs. 4,800 crore has been sanctioned for the project.The revised target of PMUY will be achieved by 2020.
NHAI to Start ‘pay as you use’ Pilot Project
- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will start a pilot project “pay as you use“ tolling in India.
- It will be implemented on the Delhi-Mumbai Highway. It is to study and implement the ability of the system in the country.
- The project to be run for one year involves implementing a satellite-based electronic toll collection system running on GPS/GSM technology.
NHAI
Headquarters: New Delhi
Chairman: Deepak Kumar
13-member advisory committee under Defence Ministry
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has constituted a 13-member advisory committee.
- It is to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernisation of the armed forces.
- The committee will be headed by Vinay Sheel Oberoi, former secretary in the government.
NITI Aayog unveils Health Index for states
- NITI Aayog released the list of Healthy State progressive report.
- There are three categories namely larger states, smaller states and Union territories in the list.
- Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have ranked top among the larger states in terms of overall performance.
- Among smaller states Mizoram ranked first followed by Manipur and Goa in terms of annual incremental performance.
- Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh are the the top three three states in the terms of annual incremental performance.
- Among Union territories Lakshadweep showed best overall performance as well as highest annual incremental performance.
National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog
Chairperson: Narendra Modi
CEO: Amitabh Kant
Headquarters: New Delhi
HAL Develops First Hawk-i Flight
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has developed the first flight of Hawk-i with indigenous Real Time Operating System (RTOS).
- It has been certified by Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC).
- The RTOS is the system software which provides a standard run-time environment for real-time applications execution in a safe and reliable manner.
HAL Chairman: T. Suvarna
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
India Ranks 44th in Global Intellectual Property Index
- The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated that India ranked 44th of 50 economies.
- In 2017, India has ranked as 45th position and now it has jumped one rank to 44th.
The top 3 countries are:
- The USA
- The United Kingdom
- Sweden
IndusInd Bank launches new Sonic Identity
- IndusInd Bank launched its new Sonic Identity, which is essentially a musical logo, as part of its branding initiatives.
- The Sonic Identity is derived from core values of innovation, courage and dynamism as well as its strong desire to place customers first.
IndusInd Bank
Chairman: R. Seshasayee
Headquarters: Mumbai
Owner: Hinduja Group
First Ever Job Search App ‘Empzilla’ Launched
- A chat based job search mobile app ‘Empzilla’, first ever of its kind in the country.
- It has been launched under “Digital India” initiative.
- The mobile app gets the conversation between employers and job seekers going in seconds.
APPOINTMENTS
Hardayal Prasad has been appointed as SBI Card MD & CEO
- Hardayal Prasad has been appointed as SBI Card MD & CEO,the country’s second-largest credit card issuer.
- Prior to this appointment, Prasad was with State Bank of India, holding multiple leadership positions in the bank.
- He replaces Vijay Jasuja who retired on January 31.
SPORTS
Haryana Tops in Khelo India School Games
- Haryana topped the overall medal tally after claiming 38 gold medals in the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games that concluded in New Delhi.
- Haryana won 102 medals, with 26 silver and 38 bronze.
- Maharashtra got second place while Delhi came third.
Haryana
Capital: Chandigarh
Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki
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