Daily Current Affairs th Capsule 15 February 2019
1. India withdraws Most Favoured Nation status granted to Pakistan India has withdrawn the Most Favoured Nation status granted to Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. A decision in this regard was taken during the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, CCS in New Delhi. Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that Ministry of External Affairs will initiate all possible diplomatic steps which are to be taken to ensure the complete isolation Pakistan from the international community. 2. The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan scheme implemented from 15 February The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan scheme implemented from 15 February. Under the scheme, workers of the unorganised sector will receive a minimum assured pension of 3,000 rupees per month after attaining the age of 60 years. The workers whose monthly income is 15 thousand rupees per month or less and belong to the entry age group of 18 to 40 years are eligible for the scheme.
This scheme was announced in the interim Budget 2019. 3. US Senate confirms William Barr as Attorney General William Barr was sworn for second time as the Attorney General of US. He will take the helm of the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Mr. Barr also served as the Attorney General from 1991 to 1993 during President George H.W. Bush s administration. The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. 4. CBDT Chairman appointed new Election Commissioner Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Sushil Chandra, has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner. Mr Chandra is a 1980 batch Indian Revenue Service officer.
The Election Commission now has Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner and Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra as fellow commissioners. 5. Ashwani Lohani appointed as Air India CMD Former Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani has been appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India. He is a 1980-batch IRSME (Indian Railway Service Mechanical Engineering) officer hailing from Madhya Pradesh. Lohani succeeds the 1985-batch Karnataka cadre IAS Pradeep Singh Kharola, who earlier this month was appointed as the civil aviation secretary. Lohani was appointed as the Railway Board chairman in August 2017 and retired in December 2018. 6. B P Sharma re-employed as Pawan Hans CMD B P Sharma has been re-employed as the chief of the state-run helicopter manufacturer Pawan Hans. The Appointments Committee of has approved re-employment of Sharma for a period of five months. Sharma took over as the CMD of Pawan Hans in March 2015. About Pawan Hans Founded : 1985 Fleet size : 50(approximately) Slogan: We Fly For You Headquarters: Noida
7. Bradley Cooper wins best director from PETA for 'A Star Is Born Actor-director Bradley Cooper has won the Oscat award from animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for directing his dog in A Star Is Born. PETA s Film and Television Division awarded Cooper the Oscat award. 8. Siddhartha Lal won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Eicher Motors, was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 at the 20th edition of the EOY Awards in India. Lal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 6 8 June 2019. Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Kishore Biyani, popularly known as the king of retail was conferred the Business Transformation award. Byju Raveendran of Think & Learn (BYJU S) was conferred the Start-up category award.