Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4thweek of February 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming Bank Exams and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date |
Important days |
Theme |
| February 24 |
Central Excise Day |
– |
| February 28 |
National Science Day |
Science for people and people for science |
Current Affairs: National
- Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry launched Operation Digital Board provide better digital education in schools
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) |
Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha |
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the National War Memorial near India Gate in New Delhi
| USEFUL INFO |
| Chief of Indian Army |
Bipin Rawat |
| Vice Chief of Indian Army |
Devraj Anbu |
- Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey launches national programme to eliminate viral hepatitis
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare |
Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
| Constituency |
Buxar, Bihar |
- Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched Rail Drishti Dashboard to keep people informed about ongoing Railway works in New Delhi
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minister of Railways |
Piyush Goyal |
| Constituency |
Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra |
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiledworld’s largest Bhagwad Gita prepared by ISKCON Temple devotees in New Delhi
Current Affairs: International
- A small brown rat of northern Australia is the world’s first mammal to become extinct due to climate change
| USEFUL INFO |
| Australia Capital |
Canberra |
| Australia Currency |
Australian dollar |
| Australia Prime Minister |
Scott Morrison |
- Zimbabwe banks start trading new currency RTGS dollar
| USEFUL INFO |
| Zimbabwe Capital |
Harare |
| Zimbabwe Currency |
Dollar |
| Zimbabwe Prime Minister |
Emmerson Mnangagwa |
Current Affairs: State
- Telangana to give Rs. 25 lakh each to families of Pulwama martyrs
| USEFUL INFO |
| Telangana Capital |
Hyderabad |
| Telangana Chief Minister |
K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Telangana Governor |
E. S. L. Narasimhan |
- Odisha to provide free sanitary napkins to 17 lakh girl students
- Union Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurated a “Skill Saathi Youth Conclave in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Odisha cabinet approved State Film Policy 2019
| USEFUL INFO |
| Odisha Capital |
Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha Chief Minister |
Naveen Patnaik |
| Odisha Governor |
Ganeshi Lal |
- Punjab to build Jallianwala memorial with soil from its 13,000 villages
| USEFUL INFO |
| Punjab Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Punjab Chief Minister |
Amarinder Singh |
| Punjab Governor |
V P Singh Badnore |
- Maharashtra government sets up transgender welfare board
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis increased the bonus for paddy cultivation from 200 to Rs. 500 per quintal
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maharashtra Capital |
Mumbai |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister |
Devendra Fadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor |
Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
- Bihar 1st state to deploy dog squad to check liquor smuggling
- Bihar government approved 10 % quota for weaker sections in general category
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bihar Capital |
Patna |
| Bihar Chief Minister |
Nitish Kumar |
| Bihar Governor |
Lalji Tandon |
- Madhya Pradesh government launched‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’
| USEFUL INFO |
| Madhya Pradesh Capital |
Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister |
Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor |
Anandiben patel |
- Tamil Nadu became the first state in the country to get a second Coast Guard district headquarters at Thoothukudi
| USEFUL INFO |
| Tamil Nadu Capital |
Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu Chief Minister |
E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor |
Banwarilal Purohit |
12. Delhi government presents Rs. 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20.
| USEFUL INFO |
| New Delhi Chief Minister |
Arvind Kejiriwal |
| New Delhi Governor |
Anil Baijal |
- Assam launched PRANAM Commission to protect parents of government employees
| USEFUL INFO |
| Assam Capital |
Dishpur |
| Assam Chief Minister |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Assam Governor |
Jagdish Mukhi |
- Andhra Pradesh gets new railway zone called ‘South Coast Railway’ in Vishakhapatnam
| USEFUL INFO |
| Andhra Pradesh Capital |
Amaravati |
| Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister |
N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Andhra Pradesh Governor |
E. S. L. Narasimhan |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hiked the interest rate on employees’ provident fund by0.1% to 8.65%
| USEFUL INFO |
| Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| Union Labour Minister |
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar |
- The government approved the infusion of Rs. 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks to help them meet regulatory capital requirements
- Foreign direct investment during April-December 2018-19 falls 7% to USD 33.49 billion
- ICICI Lombard, a private general insurer, ties up with AnyTimeLoan.in (ATL), a peer-to-peer lending platform, to provide insurance cover for the latter’s lenders and borrowers.
| USEFUL INFO |
| ICICI Lombard Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| ICICI Lombard CEO |
Bhargav Dasgupta |
- Syndicate Bank to bring down NPA in the current year
| USEFUL INFO |
| Syndicate Bank Headquarter |
Manipal |
| Syndicate Bank Tagline |
Faithful Friendly Bank |
| Syndicate Bank CEO |
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra |
- RBI to soon put into circulation Rs. 100 bank notes in new series
7. RBI removed Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank from PCA framework
| USEFUL INFO |
| RBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| RBI Governor |
Shaktikant Das |
| RBI Deputy Governor |
BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, Viral Acharya and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
- Kotak Mahindra Bank has raised the limit on total shareholding of foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors in the company to 45 percent from 43 percent.
| USEFUL INFO |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Tagline |
Let’s make money simple |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO |
Uday Kotak |
- India’s fiscal deficit during April-January stood at Rs. 7.7 lakh crore or 121.5% of the budgeted estimate of Rs 6.24 lakh crore for 2018-19
- Bank of Baroda has tied up with Germany’s KfW Development Bank for funding of USD 113 million to refinance solar projects
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bank of Baroda Headquarters |
Vadodara |
| Bank of Baroda CEO |
P. S. Jayakumar |
| Bank of Baroda Tagline |
India’s International Bank |
- ICICI Bank introduced super-premium credit card Emeralde
| USEFUL INFO |
| ICICI Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| ICICI Bank MD and CEO |
Sandeep Bakhshi |
| ICICI Bank Tagline |
Hum Hain Na! |
- IDBI Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India have signed a bancassurance agreement
| USEFUL INFO |
| IDBI Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| IDBI Bank MD and CEO |
B Sriram |
| IDBI Bank Tagline |
Banking For All, Aao Sochein Bada. |
- DCB Bank launched Open Banking for gen-next banking solutions
| USEFUL INFO |
| DCB Bank Headquarters |
Maharashtra |
| DCB Bank CEO |
Murali M. Natrajan |
| DCB Bank Tagline |
We Value You |
Current Affairs: Business
- Adani Group wins bids to operate five Airports for 50 years. The Airports are Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow, Mangaluru and Jaipur airports
Current Affairs: Appointments
| India’s Boxing Chief Ajay Singh |
President of the Foundation Board for Better Boxing of AIBA |
| Justice DK Jain |
First Ombudsman for BCCI |
| Tarun Sridhar ( Secretary of Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ) |
Secretary, Department of Fisheries |
| Reema bint Bandar |
First female Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States. |
| Indra Nooyi |
Amazon board of directors |
| Muhammadu Buhari |
Re-elected as Nigerian President |
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Mohammad Javad Zarif |
Iranian Foreign Minister |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
- PV Sindhu becomes first woman to co-pilot Made-In-India Tejas at Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru
2. Playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar to be honoured with META lifetime achievement award
Oscar Awards 2019
- 91st Academy Awards (Oscars) has been announced at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood& Highland Center, the USA.
- Rami Malek won the Best Actor for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Olivia Colman won Best Actress for ‘The Favourite’ and Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director award for ‘Roma’ at the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
| Category |
Winner |
| Best Picture |
Green Book |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role |
Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Olivia Colman for The Favourite |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Mahershala Ali for Green Book |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. |
| Best Animated Feature |
Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse |
| Best Cinematography |
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma |
| Best Costume Design |
Ruth Carter for Black Panther |
| Best Directing |
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma |
| Best Documentary Feature |
Free solo |
| Best Documentary Short |
Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton for Period. End of Sentence |
| Best Film Editing |
John Ottman for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Foreign Language |
Roma (Mexico) |
| Makeup & Hairstyling |
Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney for Vice |
| Best Music Original Score |
Ludwig Goransson for Black Panther |
| Best Music Original Song |
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt for SHALLOW from A Star Is Born |
| Best Production Design |
Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Jay Hart (Set Decoration) for Black Panther |
| Best Short Film Animated |
Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb for Bao |
| Best Short Film Live Action |
Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman for Skin |
| Best Sound Editing |
John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Sound Mixing |
Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Visual Effects |
Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm for First Man |
| Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) |
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee for Blackkklansman |
| Best Writing (Original Screenplay) |
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly for Green Book |
President Conferred ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’
| YEAR |
AWARDEES |
LOCATED AT |
FIELD |
| 2015 |
Vivekananda Kendra |
KANYAKUMARI, TN |
Rural Development, Education and Development of natural resources. |
| 2016 |
Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International |
BENGALURU, KARNATAKA |
1.For Providing mid-day meals to millions of children across India
2. Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and emancipation of manual scavengers |
| 2017 |
Ekal Abhiyan Trust |
KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL |
For Providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social Equality |
| 2018 |
Yohei Sasakawa
(Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organisation for Leprosy Elimination)
|
Japan |
His contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world. |
Lifetime Achievement Award for G.R. Karthikeyan
- R. Karthikeyan, father of India’s first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan,was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award and Raghul Rangasamy was named the Upcoming Motorsports Person of the Year and received the Raymond Gautam Singhania Trophy at the FMSCI Annual Awards in Mumbai
- FIA president Jean Todt was the chief guest and handed over the awards.
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- NITI Aayog organized the conference on Future of Indian Banking
| USEFUL INFO |
| NITI Aayog CEO |
Amitabh Kant |
| NITI Aayog Vice Chairman |
Rajiv Kumar |
- Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurated the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit in New Delhi
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
1. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated India’s first humanoid police robot KP-BOT
| USEFUL INFO |
| Kerala Capital |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala Chief Minister |
Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Kerala Governor |
P. Sadasivam |
- SpaceX launches world’s first private Moon lander for Israel
| USEFUL INFO |
| Israel Capital |
Jerusalem |
| Israel Currency |
Israeli new shekel |
| Israel Prime Minister |
Benjamin Netanyahu |
- NASA launched website to check daily weather on Mars
| USEFUL INFO |
| NASA Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
| NASA Head |
Jim Bridenstine |
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch an electronic intelligence satellite ‘Emisat’ for the DRDO in March.
| USEFUL INFO |
| ISRO Headquarters |
Bangalore |
| ISRO Chairman |
Kailasavadivoo Sivan |
Current Affairs: MOU
- BEL signs Teaming Agreement with Hughes India for Helicopter SATCOM solutions
| USEFUL INFO |
| BEL headquarters |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Chairman and Managing Director |
M V Gowtama |
2. India, Sri Lanka signed MoU to establish business centre for ICT incubators in Jaffna
| USEFUL INFO |
| Sri Lanka Capital |
Colombo, Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Sri Lanka Currency |
Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sri Lanka President |
Maithripala Sirisena |
3. MoUs signed between India and South Korea
- MoU on release of commemorative postal stamp on Queen Hur (Suriratna)
- MoU on Start-up Cooperation
- MoU between Korean National Police Agency and MHA on Combating Transnational Crime And Developing Police Cooperation
- MoU between Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Prasar Bharti on Cooperation in Broadcasting
- MoU between National Highways Authority of India and Korea Expressway Corporation
- IIT-Madras has entered into an agreement with Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) to address public health issues
- FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL) signed MoU with Himachal Pradesh Government to establish a white cement plant project
Current Affairs: Defence
1. DAC approved acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs. 2700 crore
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USEFUL INFO
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| Defence Minister |
Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Constituency |
Rajya Sabha, Karnataka
|
- India-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise ‘Sampriti 2019’ to be held in Bangladesh
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bangladesh Capital |
Dhaka |
| Bangladesh Currency |
Thaka |
| Bangladesh Prime Minster |
Sheikh Hassina |
| Bangladesh President |
Abdul Hamid |
Current Affairs: Book
- Venkaiah Naidu Released Dr H.Chaturvedi’s Book on ‘Quality, Accreditation & Ranking in New Delhi
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released Dr H Chaturvedi’s edited book titled “Quality, Accreditation & Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education” in New Delhi.
- The Book has been published by the Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd.
Current Affairs: Sports
- Sri Lanka first ever Asian team to win Test series in South Africa
- Manpreet Pawar named Player of the Year 2018 by Asia Hockey
| USEFUL INFO |
| Asian Hockey Federation Headquarters |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Asian Hockey Federation President |
Abdullah of Pahang |
- 21-year-old Mayank Markande becomes India’s 79th T20I cricketer
- Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta finished with 7.5 points to win the Cannes International Open
- India’s Tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran achieved his career-best ranking, rising three places to 94th in the latest list.
- Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya was handed a two-year ban from all forms of cricket by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code
- Chris Gayle has become the first ever batsman to smash 500 sixes in international cricket and the second batsman to slam 300 ODI sixes
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Raj Kumar Barjatya |
Bollywood film producer |
| Pratik Choudhury |
Bengali singer and music composer |
| Rajendran |
Tamil Nadu, sitting Lok Sabha member from AIADMK |
| Kodi Ramakrishna |
Veteran Telugu film director |
