Current Affairs 22nd february 2019
NATIONAL
1. List of MoUs signed during visit of Prince of Saudi Arabia to India.
–Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was on a one-day state visit to India. He met PM and President of India.
2. Operation Digital Board launched by HRD Ministry.
–The Human Resource Development Ministry launched Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard to provide better digital education in school.
3. MoU between Environment Ministry and University of British Columbia on Forestry Science.
-An MoU was signed between Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change {MoEF&CC} and University of British Columbia {UBC}, Canada for next 10 years in New Delhi.
4. Tele-law Mobile App, Nyaya Bandhu launched by Department of Justice.
-A Tele-law mobile application ‘Nyaya Bandhu’ was launched by the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
5. ‘International Vision Zero Conference’ to promote occupational safety and health held in Mumbai.
–Heeralal Samariya, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment inaugurated the three days Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to occupational safety and health was held in Mumbai.
INTERNATIONAL
1. PM Modi on 2-Day visit to South Korea.
–Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seoul on a two-days visit to South Korea. Mr Modi will hold bilateral talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and receive the Seoul Peace Prize in recongnition of his dedication to international cooperation, global growth and human development.
2. ‘Festival of India’ begins in Kathmandu.
-A month-long ‘Festival of India’ began in Kathmandu, Nepal to familiarise the new generation of the country about the similarities between the two countries.
BANKING
1. Government to infuse Rs. 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks.
-The Government has approved recapitalization of Rs. 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks in this fiscal to help them maintain regulatory capital requirements and finance growth plans.
AWARDS
1. Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 announced: complete list of winners.
–The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honoring the achievement of individual men from the world of sports.
OBITUARIES
1. Veteran Film Producer Raj Kumar Barjatya passes away.
–Veteran Bollywood Producer and Father of Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya, Raj Kumar Barjatya passed away in Mumbai.
