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Yak 1St February 2018 Events - Of Import Daily Electrical Flow Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 1st Feb 2018

International Current Affairs
  • The 1st share of the Oxford English linguistic communication Dictionary was published on this solar daytime (1st February) inwards the twelvemonth 1884.
    • Published originally every bit 'A New English linguistic communication Dictionary on Historical Principles', it was called the 'Oxford English linguistic communication Dictionary' for the starting fourth dimension time inwards 1895.
    • Under the editorship of James Murray, the terminal together with 126th share of the lexicon was published inwards 1928, 44 years subsequently publication began.
  • Rwanda has locomote the 1st low-income province to provide universal optic care to its entire 1.2 crore population. 
  • India has slipped to 42nd identify in lately released Global Democracy Index (GDI) 2017 amid “rise of conservative religious ideologies” together with growth inwards vigilantism together with violence against minorities every bit good every bit other dissenting voices. 
    • Last twelvemonth Republic of Republic of India ranked 32nd.
    • Top 10 countries inwards GDI 2017
      • Norway, 
      • Iceland, 
      • Sweden, 
      • New Zealand, 
      • Denmark, 
      • Ireland, 
      • Canada, 
      • Australia, 
      • Finland 
      • Switzerland
National Current Affairs
  • Today (1st February) is 41st Indian Coast Guard Day.
    • The interim Indian Coast Guard came into beingness on ane Feb 1977, equipped amongst 2 little corvettes together with v patrol boats transferred from the Navy.
    • The Indian Coast Guard's mission is to aid mariners together with safeguard life together with belongings at sea.
  • 15th Death anniversary of 1st Indian American adult woman inwards infinite Kalpana Chawla is beingness observed today.
    • She died when the infinite shuttle of NASA disintegrated on re-entering Earth's atmosphere on Feb 1, 2003.
  • The Maharashtra government has announced a scheme titled 'Asmita' nether which a parcel of sanitary pads volition endure made available to vii lakh girls from authorities schools inwards rural parts for ₹5. 
    • The scheme volition encompass girls aged betwixt xi together with nineteen together with most 1.75 crore rural women, who volition have 2 types of packets for ₹24 together with ₹29 each.
Awards & Honors
  • Legendary Bengali histrion Soumitra Chatterjee (83) was awarded France’s highest civilian award, Legion d’Honneur. 
    • He was honored amongst this prestigious honour inwards recognition of his remarkable career together with his outstanding contribution inwards promoting Indian film palace inwards French Republic together with his long-standing attraction for our country.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
  • The Union Budget 2018-19 was presented yesteryear Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inwards the Parliament today. 
    • In a interruption from tradition, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented the Union Budget 2018 inwards both Hindi together with English. 
    • It is the in conclusion sum budget of PM Narendra Modi's authorities before the 2019 elections together with the country's starting fourth dimension Union Budget subsequently the implementation of Goods together with Services Tax.
    • Download the Highlights of Union Budget 2018 (Pdf File) from HERE
  • In his budget speech, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that the Indian authorities does non see cryptocurrencies similar Bitcoin a legal tender and volition accept all possible measures to curb their locomote for illegal activities.
  • Hong Kong today voted to ban ivory sales by 2021. 
    • Important Note : Hong Kong is considered every bit the world's largest ivory retail market.
  • The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched the 3rd version of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM 3.0). 
    • What is GeM ? 
    • GeM is an Online Market platform to facilitate procurement of goods together with services yesteryear diverse Ministries together with agencies of the Government. 
    • It has been envisaged every bit National Procurement Portal of India.
    • The before version GeM 2.0 was launched every bit airplane pilot projection inwards August 2016.
Science & Technology
  • South Korean electronics giant Samsung has started manufacturing hardware specialized for Bitcoin mining. 
    • The motion volition run into Samsung provide the chips to a Chinese fellowship that makes Bitcoin mining equipment.
  • State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for starting fourth dimension time has successfully flown home-made 5.8-tonne Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) with its ain automatic flying command system.
New Appointments
  • Distinguished scientist Dinesh Srivastava took over every bit Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC). 
    • He has replaced G Kalyanakrishnan who retired on superannuation. 
  • 1982 batch officeholder of Indian Information Service (IIS) Neelam Kapoor has been appointed every bit the Director General (DG) of the Sports Authority of Republic of Republic of India (SAI). 
Sports Current Affairs
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the first 'Khelo India' schoolhouse games at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.
    • Talented players identified yesteryear a authorities commission at the games volition endure provided amongst an annual assistance of ₹5 lakh for viii years. 
    • 199 gold, 199 silver, together with 275 bronze medals volition endure awarded at the week-long games.
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