7 February 2019 ::- Current Affairs

                Thursday Feb 07,2019


1.2019 ASIA LPG SUMMIT
ORGANIZED BY WORLD LPG
ASSOCIATION

*Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister
for petroleum and natural gas, inaugurated the 2019 Asia LPG summit in New Delhi.

This two-day event will focus on 'LPG
Energy for Life'India is the second largest consumer of
liquified natural gas in the world under the
flagship 'Ujwala' scheme, and in take of LPG in households is providing access to cleaner cooking fuel

2. DARWAZA BAND - PART 2' CAM1-
PAIGN WAS LAUNCHED BY SWATCH
BHARAT MISSION GRAMEEN

*The "Darwaza Band- Part 2" campaign was launched by Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen focuses on sustaining the open defecation free status of villages across the country.

*The "Darwaza Band -Part 2" has been
supported by World Bank.

Darwaza Band Part 2" films were launched
by Amitabh Bachchan and dedicated
re-adaptation of a poem of his father late
Harivansh Rai Bachchan to the Swachh Bharat Mission "Swachh Tann, Swachh Mann, Swachh Bharat,Mera Parichay"

3.INDIA'S EXPORT GROWTH MAY
DIMINISH TO 7.3% IN FY19


*India's export may slow down to 7.3% in
2018-19 from earlier growth rate of 9.8% of
2017-18 due to poor growth of traditional
exports like gems and jewellary, marine, farm
and engineering.

*India's overall export were $498.61 billion in 2017-18 but in 2018-19, it is expected to come down to$325 billion.


4. SBI UK CHIEF CONFERRED
WITH "FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF
LONDON"

Thursday Feb 07, 2019

*The State Bank of India's Uk chief Shri Sanjiv
Chadha has been honoured with the 'Freedom
of the City Of London' by city of London
Corporation.

*The award recognized his contribution in
promoting the bilateral relations.

*Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru was the previous Indian
recipiet of this award and other recipient
includes author JK Rowling and actor Dame
Judi Dench.


5. AIR INDIA CMD PRADEEP
SINGH KHAROLA NAMED AS CIVIL
AVIATION SECRETARY

*Pradeep Singh Kharola has been designated
as the new civil aviation secretary.

*He will succeed Rajiv Nayan Choubey.


6. INDIA'S 40TH COMMUNICATION
SATELLITE, GSAT-31 HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED FROM
FRENCH GUIANA


*Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched its 40th communication satellite
"GSAT-31" from French Guiana by Arianespace launch vehicle.It will replace the InSAT satellite.

*GSAT-31 will be beneficial for Television
related up-links, connectivity, services, cellular
backhaul connectivity, etc.

**INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

VChairman: K. Sivan

Headquarter: Bengaluru, Karnataka