RRB English Current Affairs 29th January 2019

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Department of Justice (DoJ) has decided to deliver e-courts services to the litigant public through around two lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) so as to provide efficient and time bound access to the Courts services.
2. Supreme Court constituted a new five-judge committeeto hear upon the politically sensitive Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute in Ayodhya.
3. OxfordDictionaries announced that the word ‘Nari Shakti’ which is derived from Sanskrit has been chosen as the Hindi Word of the year for 2018.
4. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath launched  ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ for youths of the  weak section in urban areas of Madhya Pradesh
5. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malikgave his assent to Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2014.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Sugarcane juice national drink of Pakistan

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

7. Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister (EAC-PM)headed by NITI Aayog Member Bibek Debroy said in a report that India will continue to grow in the 7 to 7.5 percent range in the next few years despite global and structural challenges.
8. India 6th General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) readiness index : CISCO

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

9. Romain Rolland Book Prize for literary translationwon by Tamil translation of Andrei Makine’s “La vie d’un homme inconnu” (The Life of an Unknown Man) at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
10. Assam government entitled the Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty.

APPOINTMENT & RESIGNS

11. Medical products maker Ascent Meditechappointed Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador for its  brand ‘Flamingo’

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

12. India accounts more than half leprosy cases globally: WHO

ENVIRONMENT

13. Earth’s oldest rock found in Moon Sample brought 48 years ago

SPORTS

14. Australian T20 cricket team “Brisbane Heat”won their maiden Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) title by defeating Sydney Sixers in the final by three wickets at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney, Australia.
15. Wasim Jaffer first to score 1000 runs in Ranji season twice
16. New Zealand cricketer Ewen chatfield retired
17. Operation Olympics Commences in Kerala