Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2019 released
poetry, four of the novel, six of short stories, three of essays and one each of non-fiction,
autobiography and biography have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2019. This time, the awards for
the Nepali language will be announced later.
The complete list of winners in a different language and genre categories is given in the table
below.
S.No Language Title and Genre Name of the Author
1 Assamese Chanakya (Novel) Joysree Goswami Mahanta
2 Bengali Ghumer Darja Thele (Essays) Chinmoy Guha
3 Bodo Akhai Athumniphrai (Poetry)Phukan Ch. Basumatary
4 Dogri Bandralta Darpan (Essays)Om Sharma Jandriari
5 English An Era of Darkness (Non-Fiction) Shashi Tharoor
6 Gujarati Mojma Revu Re (Essays)Ratilal Borisagar
7 Hindi Chheelate Hue Apne Ko (Poetry)Nand Kishore Acharya
8 Kannada KudiEsaru (Autobiography) Vijaya
9 Kashmiri AkhYaad Akh Qayamat (Short Stories)Abdul Ahad Hajini
10 Konkani The Words (Poetry)Nilba A Khandekar
11 Maithili JingikOriaon Kariat (Poetry)Kumar Manish Arvind
12 Malayalam Achan Piranna Veedu (Poetry)V Madhusoodanan Nair
13 Manipuri EiAmadi Adungeigi Eethat (Novel)LBirmangol Singh (Beryl Thanga)
14 Marathi Kadachit Ajoonahi(Poetry) Anuradha Patil
15 Odia Bhaswati Tarun2 (Short Stories) Kanti Mishra
16 Punjabi Antheen (Short Stories)Kirpal Kazak
17Rajasthani BareekBaat(Short Stories)Ramswaroop Kisan
18 Sanskri Prajnachakshusham(Poetry)Penna Madhusudan
19 Santali Sisirkali(Short Stories)Kali Charan Hembram
20 Sindhi Jeejal(Short Stories)Ishwar Moorjani
21 Tamil Sool(Novel)Cho Dharman
22 Telugu Septabhoomi(Novel)Bandi Narayana Swamy
23 Urdu Sawaneh-E-Sir Syed: Ek Bazadeed (Biography)
Shafey Kidwai
• The Award in the form of a casket containing
an engraved copper-plaque, a shawl and an
amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- towards cash
content will be presented to the authors of
these books at a special function to be held on
25 February 2020 at New Delhi during the
Festival of Letters organized by Sahitya
Akademi.
RBI to buy and sell govt bonds worth
Rs 10,000 crore
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will
simultaneously purchase and sell government
securities worth Rs 10,000 crore under a
special Open Market Operation (OMO).
• On a review of the current liquidity and
market situation and an assessment of the
evolving financial conditions, the Reserve
Bank has decided to conduct simultaneous
purchase and sale of government securities on
December 23, 2019.
• The purchase will be for government
securities worth Rs 10,000 crore for the
instrument ‘6.45 per cent GS 2029’.
• The Reserve Bank reserves the right to decide
on the quantum of purchase/sale of individual
securities and to accept bids/offers for less
than the aggregate amount.
India celebrates Vijay Diwas: 16 December
• The nation celebrates 16 December as Vijay
Diwas to commemorate India’s victory over
Pakistan in 1971 war.
• The Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 which began
on December 3 lasted for 13 days and
officially ended on December 16, after which
Pakistan surrendered to India.
• It was on this day in 1971, the chief of the
Pakistani forces, General AA Khan Niazi, along
with 93 thousand troops, had surrendered
unconditionally to the allied forces consisting
of Indian Army and Mukti Bahini.
• The end of the war also resulted in
subsequent secession of East Pakistan into
Bangladesh.
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Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane
to be next Army Chief
• Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the
next Chief of Army Staff of India.
• He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the
Army. Lt Gen Naravane will succeed Gen Bipin
Rawat, who will retire on the 31st December.
• He has served in numerous command and
staff appointments in peace, field and highly
active counter-insurgency environments in
Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
• In a distinguished military career spanning
almost four decades, Lt Gen Naravane has the
distinction of tenanting key appointments in
active Counter Insurgency environments, both
in the North East and in Jammu and Kashmir
and was a part of the Indian Peace Keeping
Force in Sri Lanka during Operation PAWAN.
• He has been awarded the Sena Medal
(Distinguished) for effectively commanding
his battalion in Jammu and Kashmir.
• He is also a recipient of the Vishisht Seva
Medal for his services as the Inspector General
Assam Rifles (North) in Nagaland and the Ati
Vishisht Seva Medal for commanding of a
prestigious strike corps.
• He was honoured with Param Vishisht Seva
Medal for his distinguished services as the
General Officer Commanding in Chief of the
Army Training Command.
India slips to 112th place on WEF’s Global
Gender Gap Report
• India has slipped four places to rank 112th
globally as per the Global Gender Gap
Report 2020. The report was released by
World Economic Forum (WEF) headquartered
at Geneva.
• Iceland has topped the report and remains
the world’s most gender-neutral country
while Yemen was ranked the worst (153rd) in
the report. As per report, the most improved
countries were Albania, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico
and Spain.
• Among regions, Western Europe has made the
most progress on gender parity (standing at
76.7%).
• As per WEF, the time it will take to close the
gender gap has narrowed to 99.5 years in
2019 while the number was 108 years in
2018. WEF stated that this year’s
improvement can largely be ascribed to a
significant increase in the number of women
in politics.
Insights of WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report:
• The Global Gender Gap Report 2020 has
assessed 153 countries on their progress
towards gender parity in 4 dimensions:
1. Economic Participation and Opportunity
2. Educational Attainment
3. Health and Survival
4. Political Empowerment
5. The report also examines gender gap
prospects in the professions of the future.
From World perspective:
• Political Representation: According to the
report, it will take 95 years to close the gender
gap in political representation, with women in
2019 holding 25.2% of parliamentary (lowerhouse) seats and 21.2% of ministerial
positions.
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• Labour Market: Only 55% of women (aged 15-64) are engaged in the labour market as
opposed to 78% of men.
• Economic participation and opportunity: In
this dimension, the progress has regressed
with a deteriorating situation forcing gender
parity to a lowly 57.8%, which in time
represents a massive 257 years before gender
parity can be achieved.
From India’s perspective:
• With a score of 0.668, India has been ranked
112th in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report
2020.
India’s ranking in different dimensions:
• In terms of Economic participation and
opportunity, India has been ranked 149th
with a score of 0.354 in the WEF’s Global
Gender Gap Report 2020.
• In terms of Educational attainment, India has
been ranked 112th with a score of 0.962 in the
WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020.
• In terms of Health and survival, India has been
ranked 150th with a score of 0.944 in the
WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020.
• In terms of Political empowerment, India has
been ranked 18th with a score of 0.411 in the
WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020.
• Overall around the world, this year’s index
highlights areas where policy makers need to
focus greater attention. At the federal level,
greater political representation and in some
nations, any representation at all for women is
a pressing need. Policy makers are also
required to take action to better equip
younger generations particularly in
developing nations with the skills to succeed
in the world of future jobs.
RBI waives NEFT, RTGS transfer charges for
savings account holders
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
waived NEFT, RTGS transfer charges for
savings account holders.
• In an order, RBI instructed banks to make all
online payments done through RTGS and
NEFT free of cost for savings account holders.
• The new rule will be effective from January 1,
2020.
GST Council fixes 28% uniform tax rate for
lottery
• The Goods and Services Tax or GST Council
has fixed a uniform tax rate of 28% on both
state-run and private lottery.
• It also decided to rationalise the GST rate on
woven and non-woven bags to 18%.
• It was for the first time that the GST Council
resorted to voting to decide on an issue as it
fixed a uniform tax rate on both state and
private lotteries.
• The GST Council also decided to exempt
upfront amount payable for long term lease of
industrial and financial infrastructure plots by
an entity having 20% or more ownership of
Central or State Government.
India and US sign defence tech transfer pact
during 2+2 dialogue
• India and the US have signed an agreement
to facilitate the transfer of defence
technology.
• During a 2+2 dialogue held at Washington
DC, the top foreign affairs and defence
leaders on growing strategic relations
between the world`s largest and most
powerful democracies.
• India and the US have a common vision of a
free, seamless and peaceful Indo-Pacific
region.
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• India has bought weapons worth more than
$15 billion from the United States over the
past decade as it seeks to replace its Russian origin military and is in talks for helicopters,
armed drones and a bigger Indian plan for
local production of combat planes together
worth billions of dollars.
HDFC Bank crosses $100 billion market
capitalisation
• HDFC Bank has become the 3rd Indian firm to
cross $100 billion mark in market
capitalisation.
• HDFC Bank has joined the league of Reliance
Industries Ltd, which has a market cap of
$140.74 billion, and Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) that has a market cap of
$114.60 billion.
• With this achievement, HDFC Bank is now
ranked 110th in the list of world’s most
valued companies.
• Among the world’s most valued banks and
financial companies which have a market cap
of over $100 billion, HDFC Bank is ranked at
26th position.
National Affairs
• FASTags or prepaid rechargeable tags for toll
collection have become mandatory for all
vehicles from 15th December 2019.
• Bureau of Energy Efficiency has organised
the “29th National Energy Conservation
Awards” under the guidance of Ministry of
Power, Government of India.
• The Union government has launched National
Broadband Mission to provide Broadband
access to all villages by 2022.
• Government e-commerce portal GeM has
launched a national outreach programme,
“GeM Samvaad”, to bring on-board more
local sellers.
• Indian Railways has decided to grant 50%
concession for the youth participating in the
“Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” programme.
• Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu launched
India’s first waste exchange platform namely
“Madras Waste Exchange”
(www.madraswasteexchange.com) to buy and
sell municipal solid waste online.
• Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa
announced the setting up of a Gandhi
Citizenship Education Prize.
• The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) has been
recognised formally by the National
Department of Regulation of Medicines and
Health Products of the Ministry of Public
Health of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
States in the News
• The Coal Ministry will establish ‘Sustainable
Development Cell’ (SDC) for promoting
sustainable coal mining in the country.
• The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal
Nath will inaugurate the International Film
Festival in Shilpkala village of Khajuraho.
• Haryana police have introduced a unique
barcoding software “Trakea” to enable
foolproof security of the samples collected in
Forensic reports. Haryana became the first
state in the country to introduce this unique
barcoding system.
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• In Madhya Pradesh, popular classical music
festival ‘Tansen Samaroh’ began with
traditional style in Gwalior with the
recitations of Harikatha and Milad.
• Chief Minister N. Biren Singh inaugurated the
State-level Orange festival at district
Tamenglong in Manipur.
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has
launched the ‘Jalsathi’ programme to ensure
supply of safe drinking water to all
households in the state. The Odisha CM also
launched the ‘JalSathi’ App on the occasion.
• The Meghalaya Assembly unanimously
adopted a resolution urging the Government
of India to implement Inner Line Permit in the
state under the Bengal Eastern Frontier
Regulation, 1873.
International Affairs
• Thailand’s famous 2000-year-old massage,
Nuad Thai was added to UNESCO’s (United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization) prestigious heritage list.
• Abdelmadjid Tebboune, former Prime
Minister (PM) of Algeria was elected as the
President of Algeria succeeding Abdelkader
Bensalah.
• Sri Lankan government has formally
released its new National policy Framework
titled ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’.
• Donald Trump has become the third US
President in history to be impeached by the
House of Representatives.
• Ethiopia launched its first satellite, a
landmark achievement for the country’s space
program that caps a banner year for the
African space industry.
• US President Donald Trump has picked
Indian-American computer scientist
Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the
prestigious National Science Foundation
(NSF) in USA.
Agreements/MoUs Signed
• The Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) and the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to promote sustainable
agriculture and climate-resilient farming
systems.
• State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan
agreement worth of $277 million (about Rs
1,958 crore) with Kreditanstalt für
Wiederaufbau (KfW) German development
bank for establishing an energy-efficient
housing programme in India.
• “Amazon.com Inc”, “Apple Inc” and
Alphabet Inc’s “Google” have announced a
partnership to lay the groundwork for better
compatibility among their smart home
products.
Books and Authors
• Viswanathan Anand has launched his
autobiography ‘Mind Master’. Anand’s
autobiography is co-authored by sports
journalist Susan Ninann.
• Social Justice and Empowerment Minister
launched the Braille version of the book
“Exam Warriors” written by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Banking/Economy/Business News
• Edelweiss Asset Management Company
(AMC), a subsidiary of Edelweiss Capital
Limited (ECL) has launched India’s 1st
Corporate Bond ETF (exchange trade fund)
called the Bharat Bond ETF.
• The Government of India and the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) have signed a
$250 million loan for Energy Efficiency
Services Limited (EESL).
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• Infosys has announced the launch of three
blockchain-powered distributed
applications. The applications will be
dedicated for government services, insurance,
and supply chain management domains.
• French carmaker “Peugeot SA” and USItalian “Fiat Chrysler” have signed an
agreement to create the world’s fourth largest
automaker.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the
Government of India has signed a $490
million loan. The loan is signed for publicprivate partnership (PPP) project through the
hybrid-annuity model (HAM) to upgrade
about 1,600 km of state highways and major
district roads in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
• Google searches for “Operation Twist”
surged in India after the central bank
announced its version of the U.S. Federal
Reserve’s unconventional monetary policy.
The Reserve Bank of India will buy longertenor bonds while selling shorter debt. The
concept is similar to Operation Twist used by
the Fed in 2011-2012 in an effort to cheapen
long-term borrowing and spur bank lending.
Appointments/Resignations
• IAS officer Ravi Mittal took charge as the new
Secretary, Information and Broadcasting
Ministry.
• Nagaland Governor R N Ravi has been given
additional charge of Meghalaya.
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has
won the historic UK General Election as his
Conservative Party crossed the magic number
of 326 required for a majority in the
Parliament.
• Sridhar Patra was appointed as the
chairman-cum-managing director of National
Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO). He is at
present Director (Finance) in NALCO.
• The Laura Alexandra Marsh, England
cricketer announced her retirement.
• The Union Government appointed a senior
Gujarat Cadre IPS officer Atul Karwal, as
Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
• Devesh Srivastava has been raised to the
position of Chairman and Managing Director
(MD) at the General Insurance Corporation
India (GIC Re).
• Former High Court Judge Justice CV Ramulu
has been appointed as the Lokayukta of
Telangana. Former Law Secretary V Niranjan
Rao has been appointed as Upa Lokayukta.
Defence News
• A joint military training exercise “SURYA
KIRAN-XIV” was held in Salijhandi,
Rupendehi district of Nepal. The exercise was
conducted between the armies of India and
Nepal.
• India successfully conducted a developmental
trial of the land-attack version of BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile from Chandipur
Integrated Test Range, off Odisha coast.
• The Indian Navy, in collaboration with Indian
Coast Guard, Cochin Port Trust and all other
concerned stakeholders, conducted a largescale anti-hijacking exercise off the Port of
Kochi.
• An upgraded version of the indigenously
developed Pinaka-guided rocket system with
enhanced strike range and guidance system
was successfully test-fired from the DRDO’s
Proof and Experimental Establishment firing
test range off Odisha coast.
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Science and Technology
• The International Astronomical Union
(IAU) announced the names of the newly
discovered stars and planets, where the name
“Sharjah” was chosen for a star with
“Barjeel” being the name of one of its planets.
Awards and Recognitions
• Tony-Ann Singh of Jamaica was announced
as the winner of the Miss World 2019 beauty
pageant held at the ExCeL London.
• Indian peacekeepers have been recognized
for their strong contribution to building peace
in conflict-affected South Sudan as well as for
going above and beyond their duties to
support local communities.
• Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has
been selected for the national award by Union
Rural Development Ministry for best
performance in the implementation of
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY).
• The state police of Gujarat were honoured
with ‘President’s colours’. The Gujarat police
were presented with the President’s colours
by Vice President of India Muppavarapu
Venkaiah Naidu in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• England cricketer Ben Stokes has been voted
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019.
Summit and Conference
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired
the first meeting of the National Ganga
Council. The meeting was held in Kanpur,
Uttar Pradesh.
• The World Design Organization is all set to
launch its new global programme World
Design Protopolis in Bengaluru. It is aimed at
implementing holistic progress in megacities
across the world and thus making them
sustainable.
• Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted a conference of
46 Heads of Central Universities and Institutes
of Higher Learning in several fields including
agriculture, pharmaceuticals, aviation, design,
petroleum and energy.
• The 5th meeting of the Economic Advisory
Council (EAC) of the 15th Finance
Commission was held in New Delhi.
• Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla inaugurated the
79th Conference of Presiding Officers of
Legislative Bodies. The conference was held
in Dehradun.
• Union Minister of State for Home affairs
inaugurate a National Conference on
‘Uniformed Women in Prisons
Administration’ begins in Central Academy
for Police Training in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh.
• Summit on “Environmental Sustainability
and Economic Development” was held in
Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses
Associated Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) annual
conference in Delhi. The theme of the event
was ‘New India Aspiring for a USD 5 trillion
economy’. The event was organised on the
completion of 100 years of ASSOCHAM.
Schemes and Committee
• The government announced Rs 436 crore
outlay for skilling 4 lakh professionals in
futuristic areas such as artificial intelligence,
blockchain, and cybersecurity over the
next 3 years.
Sports News
• India opener Smriti Mandhana was named in
both the International Cricket Council’s ODI
and T20 teams of the year. She has Jhulan
Goswami, Poonam Yadav and Shikha
Pandey for the company in the ODI team of
the year and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the
T20 side.
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• The Indian men’s football team remained
static at 108th spot in the year-ending FIFA
rankings.
• Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the
women’s 49kg category gold medal to open
India’s account at the 6th Qatar
International Cup in Doha.
• Belgium has been crowned FIFA ‘Team of
the Year’ for the second successive time after
a record-breaking year for the global ladder.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has
announced that it has extended its
partnership with UNICEF through to the
Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 with the
focus on empowering women and girls
through cricket.
Important Days
• The International Migrants Day is organized
across the world on 18th December to
protect the rights of migrant workers and
members of their families.
• International Human Solidarity Day is
organized across the world on 20th
December.
Obituaries
• New Zealand’s 3-times Olympic middle distance champion Peter Snell passed away.
• Veteran film actor Danny Aiello, known for
his roles in the movies Do The Right Thing and
The Godfather Part II passed away.
• Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passed away.
He played important role in the growth of
theatre movement in Maharashtra in the post Independence era.
• Bollywood actress Gita Siddharth Kak
passed away. Her most well-known movies
include Garm Hava (1973), Parichay (1972),
Gaman (1978) among others.
• Former Union Minister ID Swami passed
away. He served as the Union Minister of State
for Home Affairs in 1999 in former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government.
• Nationalist Congress Party’s Kerala State
President and former Minister Thomas
Chandy passed away.
• Kannada writer and critic L.S. Sheshagiri Rao
passed away. His first work was Idu Jeevana,
an anthology of short stories was released in
1948.
Miscellaneous News
• Search engine giant Google has revealed that
it’s powerful mapping service, Google Earth
now covers more than 98 per cent of the
world, and has captured 10 million miles of
Street View imagery, a distance that could
circle the globe more than 400 times.
• UNESCO (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization), has
removed the ‘Carnival of Aalst’ of Belgium
from its Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity List.
• In a unique approach, the Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP) has started a dedicated
matrimonial site for its staff. The website
started will be managed by ITBP and only the
staff will be able to access it.
• In Turkey, the main body of the 610-year-old
Er-Rizk mosque was removed from the town
of Hasankeyf ahead of its submergence as
part of a Ilisu dam project.
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Static Takeaways
• UNESCO formation: 4 November 1946;
UNESCO headquarters: Paris, France; UNESCO
Director-General: Audrey Azoulay.
• Algeria Capital: Algiers; Algeria Prime
Minister (PM): Noureddine Bedouia; Algeria
Currency: Dinar.
• Minister of Coal and Minister of Mines:
Pralhad Joshi.
• Edelweiss Capital Limited Headquarters:
Mumbai; Founder: Rashesh Shah; Edelweiss
Capital Limited founded: 1995.
• The International Council of Societies of
Industrial Design was founded in 1957 from a
group of international organizations focused
on industrial design. It was renamed the
World Design Organization in January 2017.
• Google CEO: Sundar Pichai; Founded: 4
September 1998.
• Sri Lanka Capitals: Sri Jayawardenepura
Kotte; Currency: Sri Lankan rupee; Prime
minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa.
• Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Lal Ji Tandon.
• Governor of Haryana: Satyadeo Narayan Arya.
• United Nations Headquarters: New York,
USA.It was founded on 24 October 1945.
• Secretary-General of the United Nations: Mr
Antonio Guterres.
• Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir: Girish
Chandra Murmu.
• The motto of Indian Army: “Service Before
Self”; Headquarters: New Delhi; Commander-in-Chief: President Ram Nath Kovind.
• NABARD founded: 12 July 1982; NABARD
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra;
NABARD Chairperson: Harsh Kumar
Bhanwala.
• Chairman 15th Finance Commission: NK
Singh.
• The ITBP was raised on October 24, 1962; DG
of ITBP: Surjeet Singh Deswal.
• Commerce Secretary of India: Anup
Wadhawan.
• Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Kamal
Nath.
• Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Lal Ji Tandon.
• Governor of Manipur: Najma Heptulla.
• Gujarat CM: Vijay Rupani; Governor: Acharya
Dev Vrat.
• United Kingdom Capital: London.
• United Kingdom Currency: Pound sterling.
• NALCO is a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise
under ministry of mines; NALCO Established:
7 January 1981; NALCO Headquarters:
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• England Capital: London; Currency: Pound
sterling.
• SBI Chairperson: Rajnish Kumar;
Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 July 1955.
• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das,
Headquarters: Mumbai, Founded: 1 April
1935, Kolkata.
• Capital of Turkey: Ankara; Currency of
Turkey: The Turkish lira.
• The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is being
implemented in the country since 1 July 2017.
• Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate
Affairs: Nirmala Sitharaman.
• Railway Minister: Piyush Goyal.
• Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs:
Hardeep Singh Puri.
• Minister of Defence: Raj Nath Singh; Minister
of External Affairs: Subrahmanyam
Jaishankar.
• Governor of Odisha: Ganeshi Lal.
• Indian Coast Guard founded: 18 August 1978;
Headquarters: New Delhi; Motto(s): Vayam
Raks amah (We protect).
• Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
of Infosys: Salil Parekh; Headquarters:
Bengaluru.
• Managing Director of HDFC Bank: Aditya Puri;
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Union Minister of State for Home affairs:
Nityanand Rai.
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• Union Minister of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change: Prakash Javadekar.
• ICC CEO: Manu Sahney; Headquarters: Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.
• Social Justice and Empowerment Minister:
Thawarchand Gehlot.
• Union Minister for Electronics and IT: Ravi
Shankar Prasad.
• Portugal Capital: Lisbon; Portugal Currency:
Euro.
• DRDO Chairman: G Satheesh Reddy,
Established: 1958, Headquarters: New Delhi.
• Meghalaya Capital: Shillong; Chief Minister:
Conrad Sangma; Governor: Tathagata Roy.
• President of FIFA: Gianni Infantino; Founded:
21 May 1904; Headquarters: Zürich,
Switzerland.
• Asian Development Bank Headquarters:
Manila, Philippines, President: Takehiko
Nakao.
• General Insurance Corporation India founded:
22 November 1972.
• General Insurance Corporation India
Headquarters: Mumbai, India.
• International Astronomical Union
Headquarters: Paris, France.
• International Astronomical Union Founded:
28 July 1919.
• CM of Telangana: K Chandrashekhar Rao;
Capital of Telangana: Hyderabad; Governor of
Telangana: Tamilisai Soundararajan.
• Qatar Capital: Doha; Currency: Qatari riyal.
• Ethiopia Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: Birr.
• President of FIFA: Gianni Infantino; Founded:
21 May 1904; Headquarters: Zürich,
Switzerland.
• Assocham President: B K Goenka;
Headquarters: New Delhi; Est: 1921.
• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das;
Headquarters: Mumbai; Founded: 1 April
1935, Kolkata.
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