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• Bangladesh has sealed off the border with Myanmar amid the fresh influx of refugees fleeing reported violence in the Rakhine State.


• Ethnic and religious groups, including Buddhists and Hindus, have been trying to cross into Bangladesh, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said Over 7 lakh Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh following the military crackdown in Myanmar in August 2017.

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• Macedonia signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the NATO military alliance.


• The historic agreement was signed between Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

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• US Chambers of Commerce released the annual International IP Index of top 50 economies in the world, in the index, India climbed 8 position up to the 36th rank and USA, as the lead.


• In the index, Pakistan is at 47th spot and Venezuela is at the last place.


• In 2018, India’s rank was 44th of 50 countries,the increase in the rank is dedicated to the various reforms made to the better alignment of India’s IP environment ,and one of the reforms ,was the agreement with Japan to initiate a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).

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• Indonesian police have found 193 Bangladeshis locked up in a shophouse in Medan on the island of Sumatra in a case of human trafficking.


• The victims had entered Indonesia as tourists and were promised work in Malaysia by the traffickers. Some of the people had been held by the traffickers for three months.

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• The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to provide five per cent reservation to the Kapu community.


• The Bill to provide five per cent quota in education and employment to Kapus, Ontari, Balija and Telaga sub-castes was passed unanimously by the House.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jalpaiguri to lay the foundation stone for the four-laning of the Falakata-Salsalabari section of National Highway-31 D.


• According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, This 41.7 km-long section of National Highway falls in the Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal and will be constructed at a cost of about Rs 1938 crore.


• The project will reduce the distance from Salsalabari and Alipurduar to Siliguri by nearly 50 km. This is significant as better access to Siliguri means better access to railways and airways.

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• Sahapedia in partnership with UNESCO organised the second edition of India Heritage Walk Festival (IHWF) 2019. It is also supported by the National Mineral Development Corporation.


• The first edition of the festival, went on to receive the PATA Gold Awards 2018 in Heritage and Culture.


• This festival offers opportunity to discover the hidden gems linked to the history.
Heritage Walks of 2019 edition.

• In the list of heritage walks, Delhi has a new attraction.


• The heritage walk plans to introduce Sanjhi- a paper-cutting art by stencil of Vrindavan and the lanes of Bandra in Mumbai.


• And the authentic taste of food in the holy city of varanasi,get mesmerized by the textile design of jaipur.


• Then to the city of Gardens Bangalore to stroll through various green parks.

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• The Delhi government launched bike ambulance services to ensure timely health assistance in congested areas.


• The bikes will have a portable oxygen cylinder, first aid kit and dressing materials, air-splints, GPS and communication device, among others.


• Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said 16 bike ambulances have been launched and the number will go up in the future.

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• Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) organised Parmanu Tech 2019 in New Delhi to discuss the issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation Technologies.


• The main motive of this conference is to showcase India’s capabilities in Nuclear Energy with environmental responsibility.


• Food Preservation, Agricultural & Industrial Applications: From farms to factories – Serving the National Cause. Health care: Nuclear Medicine and Radiation therapy – Care to cure.

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• Indian Coast Guard(ICG) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) signed a MoU with an objective to coordinate the aeronautical and maritime Search And Rescue(SAR) operations in congruence with the International Aeronautical Maritime Search And Rescue(IAMSAR) standards.


• The MoU enhances Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC),Kolkata and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Port Blair and AAI’s mutual interactions, inter operability and validating procedures on the occasion of SAR operations.

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• Reserve Bank of India(RBI)’s six-member monetary policy committee chaired by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das released its 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy. This is the First Bi-Monthly Policy for Shaktikanta Das after he took charge as the RBI Governor.


• RBI had reduced 0.25 basis points in the Policy Rates with immediate effect. The Change in Policy rates are Repo Rate - 6.25%, Reverse Repo Rate - 6.00%, Marginal Standing Facility Rate - 6.50%, Bank Rate - 6.50%, Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) - 4%, Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) - 19.25%.


• RBI Projected the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth for the year 2019-20 at 7.4%,While the GDP growth is at 7.2-7.4 per cent in H1, and 7.5 per cent in Q3.


• Inflation was fallen 18 months low in December at 2.2% and it is expected to remain at 3.2-3.4% in H1-2019-20 and 3.9% in Q3-2019-20.

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• In a breakthrough in the massive Syndicate Bank fraud, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against several persons accused in the massive Syndicate Bank fraud.


• These persons are Shankar Lal Khandelwal of Guman Group, Jaipur, and his family members; Navrattan Cement Industries LLP; Navrattan Blue Crete Industries Pvt. Ltd of Himanshu Verma, Patiala; two bank officials Santosh Kumar Gupta, Deshraj Meena, their relatives — Bharat Bomb, Pooja Bomb, Vipul Kaushik and other persons before the Court of Special Judge, Jaipur, a designated Special Court under the PMLA.

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• Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced ₹10,000-crore investment in West Bengal, over and above current investments worth ₹28,000 crore RIL has in the state.


• Speaking at Bengal Global Business Summit 2019, he added that a part of the fresh investment would fund RIL's new e-commerce venture. He further said RIL currently provides about 1,00,000 jobs in Bengal.

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• Ex-India fast bowler Javagal Srinath deliberately bowled wide off the stumps to avoid taking a wicket when the Pakistan team had lost 9 wickets to former leg-spinner Anil Kumble in the Delhi Test on February 7, 1999.


• Kumble, who ended with figures of 26.3-9-74-10, became only the second bowler in Test cricket history to take 10 wickets in an innings.

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• Priyanka Chopra unveiled her wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in New York, US.


• Posting a series of pictures with the statue, Priyanka wrote, "Coming to other locations soon" The wax statue of the actress will also be launched in the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, and Singapore, later this year.

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• Father Francois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was conferred with the Legion d’Honneur, the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for specially-abled children in Howrah.He was entitled by the French Ambassador to India, Alexandre Ziegler.


• Father Francois Laborde,French-origin with indian citizenship,is considered to be the third person from the state to be entitled with the Legion of Honor after film maestro Satyajit Ray and actor Soumitra Chatterjee.

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• As per Oil Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, India has become the second largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) after China due to rising demands of cleaner alternatives to the traditional cooking fuels like firewood and cow dung.


• India surpassed Japan as the imports of LPG grew 12.5% over the last 5 years to 12 million metric tons.


• The demand of LPG is expected to rise 34% from 2014 to 2025.


• In India, LPG is mainly imported from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iran.

• The US has approved the sale of two missile defence systems to Air India One, the planes flying the President and the Prime Minister.


• India will purchase the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Self-Protection Suites, at an estimated cost of $190 million. The Indian government plans to buy two Boeing 777 from Air India for the purpose.

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• John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who entered the US House of Representatives in 1955 to finish his late father's term and became the longest-serving member of Congress, passed away on Thursday aged 92.


• He was reportedly diagnosed with prostate cancer, which he had decided not to treat. "He was a lion of the US Congress,".

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