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Daily Current Affairs of 8th February 2019
International Current Affairs
- The Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh Dr Abdul Momen arrived in New Delhi on a 4 day visit to India.
- It is the first high-level visit from Bangladesh since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's victory in the parliamentary elections in December last year.
- The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting was held in New Delhi today.
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh Dr Abdul Momen co-chaired the meeting.
- Mrs Swaraj and Mr Momen took stock of progress in security, defence, trade and connectivity, development partnership, water, power and energy sectors and consular and cultural cooperation.
- Note : The last Joint Consultative Committee Meeting between the two countries was held in October 2017 at Dhaka.
- The 69th Berlin International Film Festival was started in Berlin, Germany.
National Current Affairs
- The Andhra Pradesh Assembly has passed a bill to provide 5% reservation to the Kapu community and another 5% reservation to economically weaker sections.
- The bill will provide reservation in education and employment to Kapus, Ontari, Balija and Telaga sub-castes.
- The Cabinet has approved Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's proposal to introduce the Cinematograph Amendment Bill, 2019.
- This Bill aims to tackle film piracy by making unauthorised camcording and duplication of films a legal offence and punishing the offender with a three-year jail term and a fine of ₹10 lakh.
- To ensure timely health assistance in congested areas, te Delhi government today launched Bike Ambulance services.
- The bikes will have a portable oxygen cylinder, first aid kit and dressing materials, air-splints, GPS and communication device, among others.
- Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the National Workshop on Street Vendors in New Delhi today.
- The workshop has been organised as a part of the Shehri Samridhi Utsav.
- About Shehri Samridhi Utsav :
- The Shehri Samridhi Utsav, is an initiative which aims to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission - National Urban Livelihoods Mission, DAY-NULM to the most vulnerable.
- It will facilitate access of Self-Help Group members to government schemes.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The United States has agreed to sell 2 state-of-the-art missile defence systems to Air India One for an estimated cost of $190 million.
- This move will enhance the security of planes flying the prime minister and the president.
- Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced ₹10,000-crore investment in West Bengal, over and above current investments worth ₹28,000 crore RIL has in the state.
- Finance Minister of Odisha Sashi Bhusan Behera has presented the interim budget for 2019-20 financial year amounting to 1 lakh, 32 thousand, 660 crore rupees in Assembly today.
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel today presented his government's maiden budget for the financial year 2019-2020.
- With an outlay of about Rs. 91 thousand crore rupees, the budget focuses on farmers, agriculture and rural development.
- Uttar Pradesh finance minister Rajesh Agrawal presented a budget of Rs. 4.79 lakh crore rupees in the state assembly for the year 2019-20.
- The focus of the budget is on farmers, youth and women along with improving the infrastructure in the state.
Awards & Honors
- In Udhampur, 92 army men were awarded Sena medals at an investiture ceremony for their gallantary and distinguised services.
- Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, GOC-in-C of Northern Command presented 76 medals for gallatry services, 7 medals for distinguised services and 8 for Vishist Seva.
- Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed Wani, a recepient of Ashok Chakra was also awarded Bar to Sena Medal poshthumously which was received by his wife.
- Twenty units of the army were also awarded appreciation for their outstanding performance in the Command Theatre in 2018.
Deaths
- Asia's oldest elephant in captivity 'Gaja Muthassi' Dakshayani (88) passed awa.
- Also known as 'granny elephant', Dakshayani had been living in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for the last 70 years.
- John Dingell (92), a Michigan Democrat who entered the US House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father's term and became the longest-serving member of Congress, passed away.
New Appointments
- Bengaluru-based ride-hailing startup Ola has appointed Puneet Bhirani as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ola Fleet Technologies.
- Fortis Healthcare appointed Ashutosh Raghuvanshi as the hospital chain's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Sports Current Affairs
- Team India stand-in captain Rohit Sharma has become the highest run-getter in T20I cricket history, achieving the feat in the second T20I against New Zealand at Auckland today.
- With this Rohit overtook New Zealand's Martin Guptill, who has scored 2,272 runs in 74 T20I innings.
- Note : Rohit also became the first Indian batsman to slam 100 sixes in T20I cricket.
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