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1. IndiGo gets its first longer range A321neo plane
India's largest airline IndiGo has become the first
domestic airline to have longer range Airbus A321neo (new engine option) plane
in its fleet with the first aircraft arriving from the European aviation major
Airbus' Hamburg facility in Germany. This is part of its 150-aircraft order.
The new aircraft will help the Rahul Bhatia-led airline to fly to Europe, and
add destinations in Asia. IndiGo now has 204 planes in its fleet, including one
A321neo, 65 A320neos, 126 A320ceos (current engine option), and 12 ATRs. IndiGo
at present operates over 1,300 daily flights to 52 domestic and 15 international
destinations.
2. Bangladesh ODI captain Mortaza becomes MP, wins election by 2,66,412 votes
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has become a
member of parliament after winning from the Narail 2 constituency in the
country's 11th general elections. The 35-year-old, who contested on a ticket
from Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League party, received 2,74,418 votes, while his
nearest competitor got 8,006 votes. With this, he became the first active
cricketer to become a Member of Parliament and the second national cricket team
captain, after Naimur Rahman Durjoy, to enter the Parliament.
3. Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passes away at age of 81
Born in Kabul, Khan made his acting debut in 1973
with Rajesh Khanna's "Daag" and has featured in over 300 films. He
wrote dialogues for over 250 movies. As a screenwriter, Khan frequently
collaborated with Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra.
4. India cuts tax on palm oil imports from ASEAN countries
The duty on crude palm oil from Malaysia, Indonesia
and other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was
cut to 40% from 44%, while the tax on refined palm oil was cut to 45% from 54%
if imported from Malaysia and to 50%, if purchased from Indonesia or other
member-nations of Asean. In March 2018, India had raised import tax on crude
palm oil to 44 percent from 30 percent and lifted the tax on refined palm oil
to 54 percent from 40 percent.
5. TB Radhakrishnan sworn-in as 1st Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan had
been serving as the Chief Justice of the combined high court of the two Telugu
states since July last year. Telangana High Court came into existence on
January 1, 2019 after the bifurcation of the High Court at Hyderabad. Justice
Praveen Kumar was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC,
which also came into existence the same day.
6. Axis Bank MD & CEO Shikha Sharma retires; Amitabh Chaudhry takes charge
Amitabh Chaudhry, the former MD and CEO of HDFC
Standard Life Insurance Company, was in September named the MD and CEO of Axis
Bank for a period of three years. In July 2017, the board of Axis Bank had
approved the reappointment of Sharma, who was to start her fourth term as MD
and CEO from June 2018. However, in April this year, Sharma wanted her new term
to be reduced to seven months from a three-year tenure without citing any
reasons.
7. Vinod Kumar Yadav appointed as Railway Board Chairman
General Manager of South Central Railway, Vinod
Kumar Yadav, has been appointed as Chairman of Railway Board and ex-officio
Principal Secretary to Government of India. His appointment came after Ashwani
Lohani’s superannuation on Monday (31 December). Vinod Kumar Yadav belongs to
the 1980 batch of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE).
8. Smriti Mandhana wins ICC women's cricketer of the year award
India’s opening batter Smriti Mandhana won the
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for best cricketer of the year and the ICC ODI
player of the year award. Mandhana has helped India win an ODI series against
England and T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka and South Africa this year.
She finished as the highest scorer in ODIs in 2018 with 669 runs in 12 matches
at an average of 66.90. New Zealand’s Sophie Devine was the runner-up for the
ODI Player of the Year, while Pakistan bowler Sana Mir was third in the race.
India's T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur was named the captain of the ICC women's
T20I team of the year. Meanwhile, New Zealand's Suzie Bates was named the
captain of the ICC women's ODI team of the year.
9. Virat Kohli equals Gangulys record with 11th away test win as captain
Indian Cricket team captain Virat Kohli equaled
Former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly’s record with 11th away test win as a
captain after defeating Australia in the 3rd Test Match held in Melbourne,
Australia. Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to retain the
Border-Gavaskar trophy on Australian soil. India is leading the series with
2-1.
10. Sudhir Bhargava appointed New Information Chief Commissioner; Government appoints 4 New Information Commissioners
Sudhir Bhargava, an information commissioner in the
Central Information Commission as the new chief information commissioner. The
government has also appointed four new information commissioners. President Ram
Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of former bureaucrats Yashwardhan
Kumar Sinha, Vanaja N Sarna, Neeraj Kumar Gupta and Suresh Chandra as the new
information commissioners. The appointments came weeks after the Supreme Court
asked the Centre to disclose the process of appointment of the members of the
Central Information Commission, including details on applicants and search
committees.
11. National Nritya Shiromani Award 2019 for Anindita
Anindita Neogy Anaam will be honored with the
National Nritya Shiromani award for promoting the dance from across the world.
This award of national repute has been given in the past to the
outstanding Indian classical dance performers and musicians of India and
abroad. The award would be conferred on her in Cuttack on the opening day of
the 10th Cuttack Mahotsav: International Dance and Music festival in Cuttack on
2nd January 2019.
12. Three Indian-origin women scientists awarded by Australian government under Superstar of STEM initiative
Three Indian-origin women scientists were among the 60
Superstars of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) list
awarded by the Australian government. The 3 scientists are Onisha Patel, Devika
Kamath, and Asha Rao. Under the initiative, due to the gender gap in STEM
courses, the government there is planning to train these scientists for one
year to become influencers for female students. The 32-year-old, Devika Kamath
is an astrophysicist, Onisha Patel is doing her research to generate a cure for
many cancers including breasts.
13. India to grow by 7.5% in 2019; Settled GST, credit flows had a positive effect : CII
Growth Outlook for 2019’, Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) stated that India will remain the fastest growing major economy
with GDP growth estimated to be 7.5% in FY19. The reasons cited for the growth
are: Better demand conditions, settled GST implementation, capacity expansion
resulting from growing investments in infrastructure and better credit inflow
especially in the service sector (that is of 24%). Additionally, CII had
suggested the following: only three slabs for GST – a standard rate, a higher
rate for demerit goods and a lower rate for some mass consumption items – and
the inclusion of fuels, real estate, electricity and alcohol in the ambit of
the levy. RBI to have lending restrictions on banks under the PCA (prompt and
corrective action) and create a limited special liquidity window to meet
emergencies of financial institutions. the digitization of land records, The
online single window systems in states and enforcing contracts among measures
to enhance ease of doing business.
14. Allahabad Bank, SBI Life Insurance join hand for bancassurance partnership
State-owned Allahabad Bank and SBI Life Insurance to
sell the policies of the insurer from over 3,238 branches of the Allahabad
Bank. The agreement is considered as one of the largest Bancassurance
partnerships in the country. About Allahabad Bank: ♦ Headquarters: Kolkata ♦ MD
& CEO: Mallikarjuna Rao ♦ Tagline: A tradition of trust
15. UP university, Deen Dayal Veterinary University, to set up first goat fertility lab in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Deen Dayal Veterinary University in Uttar Pradesh
proposed to set up the first goat fertility lab in the state under Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana at the cost of Rs 22 crore. The University entered into a
contract with Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation for marketing. Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana or National Agriculture Development Programme is a State
Plan Scheme of Additional Central Assistance launched in August 2007 as a part
of the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India. It aims to achieve 4%
annual growth in agriculture through the development of Agriculture and its
allied sectors. The funds are released to the State Governments/UTs on the
basis of projects approved in the State Level Sanctioning Committee Meeting
(SLSC) headed by the Chief Secretary of the concerned State. The Cabinet has
approved (as on 1st November 2017) for continuation of the ongoing Centrally
Sponsored Scheme (State Plans) – Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) as
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and
Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for three years i.e. 2017-18 to
2019-20 with a financial allocation of Rs. 15,722 crores.
16. Madhya Pradesh government to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag(spiritual department)
Congress-led Madhya Pradesh Government announced
that it is going to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by
merging several existing department. The Congress had promised to form such a
department before the last month’s Assembly elections. The proposed Adhyatmik
Vibhag (Spiritual Department) going to be formed by merging Dharmik Nyas Evam
Dharmasv Department (Religious Trust and Endowment Department), Anand Vibhag
(Happiness Department) in addition to the Directorate of Religious Trust and
Endowment, Madhya Pradesh Teerth Evam Mela Pradhikaran and Rajya Anand
Sansthan.
17. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in Odisha
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched
the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin initiative in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The main aim is
to provide access to hygiene products and employment to opportunities in every
district of the state. The cost of setting up each manufacturing unit is
expected to be Rs 2.94 crores. Around 100 local manufacturing units will be set
up by oil marketing companies at Common Service Centres (CSCs) across 93 blocks
in all 30 districts of Odisha in the first phase. The sanitary napkins will be
priced at Rs 42 per pack of eight pads. Each manufacturing unit will employ
five or six Ujjwala beneficiaries and will thus employ nearly 600 women across
all districts.
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