2019 Theme: Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace; Aim is to celebrate radio as a forum for information and entertainment, as a bridge of communication for remote communities and its role in empowering people
UNESCO Headquarters: Paris, France
PM Narendra Modi to address the YouthCon 2019 hosted by CREDAI at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. Theme for the event: Next Generation aimed to enlighten the young minds of next generation of real estate builders and developers
CREDAI represents real-estate developers from over 200 cities
Aim of the conference is to give a unique platform to the officers of the Indian Information Service working in different Media Units to converge at an All-India level and strengthen synergy between the Media Units
MOS I&B Ministry: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Swachh Shakti 2019 (Kurukshetra, Haryana) was an event to recognise the leadership role played by rural women in Swachh Bharat Mission, participated by woman sarpanchs and women associated with the 'Swachhta' campaign from across the country
Haryana Capital: Chandigarh; CM: Manohar Lal Khattar
RBI imposed 2 mn penalty each on HDFC, IDBI & Kotak Mahindra Bank for non-compliance of KYC/AML norms and ₹ 1.5 Cr each on Allahabad Bank, BoM & IOB for non-compliance of monitoring end use of funds, exchange of info, classification & reporting of frauds
Andhra Bank was penalised Rs 1 cr for same reason
Australian legendary spinner Shane Warne named the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2019 edition. He was earlier captain of the team for first 4 editions of IPL, and led the team to its only IPL win in 2008
IPL Current champion: Chennai Super Kings
In the ICC T20 rankings Indian batswomen Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana moved four places up to be 2nd and 6th places respectively. Radha Yadav the bowling champ moved to 10th position.
Smriti Mandhana is ranked No.1 in ODI rankings
Output growth of Industrial production remained subdued at 2.4% in December on account of contraction in the mining segment & poor show by the manufacturing sector. Industrial output grew at 4.6% in April-Dec 2018 against 3.7% in April-Dec 2017
Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation: DV S Gowda
Siddhartha Lal, MD & CEO, Eicher Motors, named as the ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018’ while Azim Premji, chairman, Wipro, awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and MD of Titan Company Limited Bhaskar Bhat gets the Entrepreneurial CEO award
Royal Enfield bike is the most famous product of Eicher Motors
Of the 72,400 rifles to be procured, 66,400 are for the Army, 2,000 for the Navy & 4,000 for the Indian Air Force and delivered within 12 months as announced by Defence Ministry. Specifics of rifle: 500m range and 3 kg weight
Chief of Army Staff: General Bipin Rawat