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• World Health Organization says the number of Measles cases reported in 2018 is nearly double the infections contracted in the previous year.


• The number of Measles cases reported in 2018 is 2,29,068. It was 1,10,000 for 2017 who died from this highly infections diseases. In Europe itself there were 82,596 infections in 2018 as per WHO.


• WHO recommended to the Member States to close gaps in vaccination coverage. WHO won’t commit to a compulsory vaccination recommendation although it is working in affected areas.


• Measles is a viral infection caused by rubeola virus. It is a highly infectious disease but easily preventable by vaccination.


• Vaccination for measles was introduced in 1963 when there was an estimated 2.6 million deaths occurred every year due to the outbreak of the disease.

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• US President Donald Trump's choice for the country's Ambassador to the UN, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons.


• She said "The past two months have been gruelling for my family". Trump had said he would nominate Nauert for the UN position to replace Nikki Haley, who resigned at the end of 2018.

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• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of a planned second summit with US President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters report.


• Trump and Kim are due to meet in Hanoi on February 27 and 28. The US said it aims to get as far down the road as it can at the summit.

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• Second National Conference was organised on 15th February in New Delhi on “Sustainable and Environment-friendly Industrial Production (SEIP) Project”. It was organised by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) under Indo-German Development Cooperation.


• There were 70 participants including representatives from 18 State Pollution Control Boards and 8 State Industrial Departments-including representation from J&K, Tripura, Jharkhand, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc.

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• United Arab Emirates (UAE) based international cooling provider, National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) entered into a 30-year concession with Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) to build India’s first district cooling system in Amaravati, Hyderabad.


• The agreement is for a contracted cooling capacity of 20,000 Refrigeration Tons (RTs) and will cater to the State’s Assembly, High Court, Secretariat and other Government buildings currently being constructed, for which cooling services will start in early 2021.


• The district cooling system will help save 40% of the energy currently being used and reduce CO2 emissions, as it uses only 50% of the primary energy consumption for cooling urban buildings, thus, improving the air quality and reducing general noise levels when compared to other traditional air conditioning systems.

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• Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated the North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre (NKAFC), India’s first agromet forecast centre, at University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad, Karnataka.


• The main objective of the centre is to give accurate reports on the weather which would enable the farmers to protect the crops and get a good yield.

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• Punjab government presents ‘comprehensive action plan’ to check pollution in the Beas and Sutlej, besides steps to restore the water quality of rivers in the state.


• The state government will also take up the issue with the Centre. Said, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Amarinder already constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the chief secretary, with the administrative secretaries concerned as members for regular monitoring of the measures to control pollution, of the river waters.

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• Reserve Bank of India lifted the limit on Corporate bonds. They withdrew 20% limit on investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in corporate bonds of an entity.


• The move will encourage more foreign investors to invest in corporate bonds in the country. It aims at incentivizing FPIs to maintain a portfolio of assets.


• In April 2018, it was stipulated that no FPI should have an exposure of more than 20% of its corporate bond portfolio to a single corporate as per the review of the FPI investment in corporate debt.


• The directions in connection have been issued in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). It is an Act in India to consolidate and change the laws related to foreign exchange with an objective to facilitate external trade and payments.


• FEMA will also promote the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India.

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• Government of India gets Rs.10000 crore from Bharat-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) by additional offering. The government has absorbed approximately Rs.46000 crore by way of disinvestment with the successful offering of Bharat-22 ETF.


• The sale of ETF would help the government in achieving the disinvestment target of Rs.80000 crores for the current fiscal. In the current fiscal, it was the second ETF offering made by the government.


• The fund house will retain subscriptions worth Rs.13000 crore as it will buy stocks worth Rs.3000 cr from the market. The initial amount in the offer was Rs.3500 cr and additional amount was Rs.9500 cr.


• Bharat-22 is an Exchange Traded Fund ( ETF) which will closely track the performance of Bharat-22 index. It was launched by Government of India. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund AMC will manage the fund.

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• South African pacer Dale Steyn overtook former Indian captain Kapil Dev to become joint 7th highest wicket-taker along with England’s Stuart Broad in the all-time list of Test cricket after registering figures of 4/48 against Sri Lanka.


• He is now behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708), Anil Kumble (619), James Anderson (575), Glenn McGrath (563) and Courtney Walsh (519) in the coveted list.

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• Melbourne Renegades defeated Melbourne Stars by 13 runs in the final today to clinch their maiden Big Bash League title.


• Chasing a target of 146, Stars were cruising at 93-0 at one stage but lost seven wickets for 19 runs in less than five overs. This was the first time in eight BBL seasons that Renegades had reached the final.

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• Eva de Goede from Netherlands and Arthur van Doren of Belgium were titled the International Hockey Federation’s Players of the Year for 2018.


• Eva de Goede, 29, was named the Female Player of the Year and Arthur van Doren, 24, won the Male Player of the Year award for the second year in a row.

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• Sudanese refugee, Abdul Aziz Muhamat, who spent 5 years in Australian detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, was given the Martin Ennals Award 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland, for exposing “the very cruel asylum seeker policy of the Australian Government”.


• He said that his name was stripped off and he was referred to as number- QNK002 and prisoners were fed through a chain-link fence and treated worse than animals.


• It was the first time that the prize focused on the plight of refugees and awarded to someone who has suffered violations due to the policies of a Western nation.

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• Chandramouli Ramanathan of India was appointed as the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Finance and Budget in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.


• Mr. Ramanathan has led high level management initiatives, including implementation of IPSAS(International Public Sector Accounting Standards) and Umoja(the United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning solution).


• He has also served as Acting Controller since September 2018, along with his position as Assistant Secretary-General for Enterprise Resource Planning since 2016. He previously served as Deputy Controller, Director of Accounts Division, and Chief of Service, IT Services Division.


• He holds a master’s degree in economics and is a cost accountant.

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• Bollywood actress Tapsee Pannu is signed as the brand ambassador the snack brand ‘Kurkure’ owned by PepsiCo.


• A television campaign was also launched by Kurkure to introduce the new brand positioning ‘Khayal toh chatpata hai’ celebrating the progressive thinking the young Indian homemakers in traditional Indian families and the breaking conventional barriers.


• This is the first time that the brand has attempted to include a social message with its product’s marketing.

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• Former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee released the book, which is a compilation of 92 selected speeches of Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi.


• It contains the wide experience of the Vice President in Public Affairs.


• Mr. Mukherjee and Mr. Naidu also paid homage to the martyrs of Pulwama terror attack and said that the country must stand together to fight against terrorism.

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A. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan B. Ekalavya Model Residential School C. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti D. National Institute of Open Schooling Answer: B

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A. Minister Of Health and Family Welfare B. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) D. Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Answer: C

A. Mumbai,Maharashtra B. East Delhi,New Delhi C. Amaravati, Hyderabad D. Chennai,TamilNadu Answer: C

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A. JP Morgan Chase B. Bank of America C. Goldman Sachs D. Wells Fargo Answer: A

A. 10 Percent B. 20 Percent C. 30 Percent D. 25 Percent Answer: B

A. Asian Development Bank B. Bank of Singapore C. Bank of America D. World Bank Answer: B

A. Alappuzha of Kerala B. Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh C. Kumbakonam of Tamil Nadu D. Raigarh of Chhattisgarh Answer: D

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