1.The RBI has appointed an eight-member expert committee to comprehensively review and propose long-term solutions for the revival of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.The committee will be headed by former SEBI chairman U.K. Sinha.The committee will examine the factors affecting the timely and adequate availability of finance to the MSME sector.
2.The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of ‘Rastriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme’ for the Period 2017-18 to 2019-2020.The total budget outlay for the scheme is Rs.1160 crore.The scheme is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.The Scheme aims to develop the personality and leadership qualities of the youth.
3.Saurabh Kumar took over as the Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) in Kolkata on 1 January 2019.
4.The Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair was declared as an authorised ‘Immigration Check post’ for entry into/exit from India.This will open up the Port Blair Airport for direct international flight and immigration facilities.The Superintendent of Police (CID), Andaman and Nicobar Police was appointed as the ‘Civil Authority’ for the purpose of the immigration check post.
5.The Union Cabinet approved the restructuring of existing National Health Agency (NHA) as ‘National Health Authority’ for better implementation of Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).National Health Authority will be chaired by Union Health Minister to enable the decision making at a faster pace.The authority will be working under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
6.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) appointed Pramod Kumar Singh as its secretary.Prior to this, PK Singh was adviser (law) to the CCI.The secretary would act as the nodal officer for the Commission for making or receiving all statutory information and entering into the any formal relationships.
7.The Indian Society for Remote Sensing (ISRS) conferred the National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (Life Time Achievement Award) to IIT professor Jayanta Kumar Ghosh The award was given to him for his contribution to the development of geospatial science and applications.ISRS is an organisation known in the area of space science, remote sensing and geospatial technology.
8.The Haryana government approved 11 projects for the rejuvenation of the Saraswati river on 2 January 2019.These include the construction of Somb Saraswati barrage, Saraswati reservoir and Adi Badri dam on Somb river, a tributary of the Yamuna that originates in the Shivalik Hills.The projects were approved by the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board chaired by the Chief Minister.
9.HDFC Mutual Fund surpassed the ICICI Prudential MF to become the country’s largest asset management company on 3 January 2019.HDFC manages assets of Rs 3.35 lakh crore, while those of ICICI Prudential MF stood at Rs 3.08 lakh crore.SBI MF is at the third place with Rs 2.64 lakh crore, followed by Aditya Birla Sun Life MF (Rs 2.42 lakh crore) and Reliance MF (Rs 2.36 lakh crore).
10.The web-based ‘Parivesh’ will be rolled-out at state levels by 15 January 2019.‘Parivesh’ (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Single-window Hub) is a single-window integrated environmental management system, developed under the ‘Digital India’ initiative.It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2018 on World Biofuel Day.
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