Rs 28,000 cr interim surplus to be transferred to Centre by RBI....All Banking Affairs ,Current Affairs of the day 19th February 2019

1.Rs 28,000 cr interim surplus to be transferred to Centre by RBI

*RBI has decided to transfer an interim surplus of Rs 28,000 crore to the central government for the half-year ended 31st Dec 2018. The decision has been based on a limited audit review and after applying the extant economic capital framework

2.Emergency Response Support System for women safety

*Home minister Rajnath Singh would launch Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) in 16 states and Union territories for women safety from New Delhi. It gives access for a pan-India distressed call at 112 for a person in need in all 16 states & UTs

3.Mary Kom signed as Brand ambassador for Puma

*Sportswear brand Puma recently appointed World Boxing Champion Mary Kom as its new brand ambassador for a period of 2 years for their women's training category. She would be a part of advertising campaign #DoYou that aims to motivate women across nation

4.Ministry of Shipping to Launch PCS1X Maritime-Commerce Portal

*Union Minister Gadkari to launch PCS1x at Regional Maritime Safety Conference in Mum-e-commerce portal developed in record time by Indian Ports Association to facilitate electronic submission of trade document, resulting in faster turnaround time & dwe

5.India - Saudi Arabia to jointly launch Strategic Partnership Council

*In order to put a mechanism for coordinated decisions regarding strategically important issues, India & Saudi Arabia would jointly launch a Strategic Partnership Council that will cover critical areas of mutual interest

6.Climate scientist WS Broecker passed away

*Wallace Smith Broecker, who popularised the term "global warming" into common use with a 1975 paper that correctly predicted that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere would lead to a pronounced global warming passed away at the age of 87

7.Unemployment among educated citizens rose sharply in 2017-18: NSSO

*National rate of unemployment stood at 6.1% while youth who received formal trainingincreased from 2.4% in 2011-12 to 2.5% in 2017-18, for all age groups. Unemployment among trained persons was at 12.4% in 2017-18, compared to 5.9% in 2011-12

8.Sunil Chhetri awarded the 1st-ever 'Football Ratna'

*State Association of Football Delhi awarded the 1st-ever 'Football Ratna' to lndian footballer Sunil Chhetri for his professionalism, dedication, discipline and passion, on and off the fiel and inspire Indian football fraternity

9.India- Iran to cooperate on combating terrorism

*External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Iran's Dy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi agreed on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region in the wake of heinous terrorist attacks which took place in the past few days

10.Nation pays tribute to Guru Ravidas on his Jayanti

*On the eve of Ravidas Jayanti on 19 Feb,President and Prime Minister greeted the nation. Sant Ravidas was a 14th-century saint and reformer of the Bhakti movement in North India born, who gave the message of peace, harmony and fraternity

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