DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ARUN
JAITLEY RELEASED ‘INDIA-2016’ AND ‘BHARAT-2016’ YEAR BOOKS
i. Union Minister for Information &
Broadcasting Arun Jaitley released two
year books named ‘Bharat 2016’ and ‘India 2016’ .
ii. These books will provide complete
information about the various States and Union Territories and the economy of
India.
iii. It also provides detailed
information on various schemes and projects of Government and its various
departments.
2.
LYRICIST SAMEER ANJAAN’S NAMES ENTERED
IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
i. Bollywood’s popular lyricist Sameer
Anjaan’s name has been entered into Guinness Book of World Records.
ii. He was rewarded for writing the most
number of songs for Bollywood films.
iii. He has provided lyricst to more than
3,524 songs for 650 Bollywood movies.
3. JAYANT
MISRA APPOINTED AS DG OF DRI
i. Jayant Misra has been appointed as
Director General of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
ii. A Special Investigation Team is
formed to verify the whether USD 505 billion was transacted out of the country
between 2004-2013 as part of money laundering.
4. UNION
GOVERNMENT NOD FOR BUILDING OF 82000 HOUSES FOR POOR IN URBAN AREAS OF 163
CITIES
i. The Union Ministry of Housing and
Urban Poverty Alleviation sanctioned construction of around eighty two thousand
houses for Economically Weaker Sections in urban areas of 163 cities.
ii. The cities approved are in West
Bengal, Telangana, Bihar, Mizoram, Rajashtan, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand.
iii. The Government has sanctioned construction of houses Under the Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana .
iv. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has
been launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Housing for All by the
year 2022.
v. The Scheme has been launched by the
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on 25th June 2015.
5. US
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED A NEW LAW IMPOSING SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
i. United States President Barack Obama signed a new law imposing new sanctions against North
Korea.
ii. The new law sanctions are aimed at
punishing North Korea for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket
launch.
iii. The law was passed by the US
Congress against North Korea after it refused to stop its nuclear
programme.
iv. The sanctions aims at stopping sources
of cash for the regime by sanctioning trade in coal, minerals and precious
metals.
6.
CABINET GIVES NOD TO BRICS MOU FOR COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION
i. The Union Cabinet has signed a BRICS
Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology
and innovation.
ii. It will promote cooperation in the
field of STI among BRICS countries.
Iii. BRICS nations will share the
experiences and complementarities in STI in order to co-generate new knowledge
and innovative products, services and processes.
7. BHEL
COMMISSIONED 270 MW UNIT OF GVK POWER PLANT IN PUNJAB
i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
commissioned a 270 MW generation unit at the Goindwal Sahib Thermal Power
Project in Punjab.
ii. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd is a
power plant equipment manufacturer owned
by the Government of India.
iii. It is India's largest engineering
and manufacturing company of its kind
