Daily Current Affairs – 4 February 2019

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Current Affairs 4 February 2019

ISRO Inaugurates Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in Bengaluru

  • Dr. K Sivan, Chairman of ISRO, inaugurated Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) on January 30, 2019 at ISRO Headquarter campus in Bengaluru.
  • HSFC will be responsible for implementation of GAGANYAAN Project. Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair is  the founder Director of HSFC and Shri R Hutton is the Project Director of GAGANYAAN project.
  • The HSFC will conduct end-to-end mission planning, development of Engineering systems for crew survival in space, crew selection & training and also pursue activities for sustained human space flight missions.
  • The ISRO aims to send humans to space by December 2021 through its Gaganyaan mission.

Fino Payments Bank partners with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to offer sweep account facility

  • Fino Payments Bank (FPB) has announced the launch of a sweep account facility in association with Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB).
  • As payments bank have a limit of maximum deposit per account of Rs 1 lakh, the excess amount of Rs 1 lakh in account maintained with Fino Payments Bank (FPB) will be transferred/parked in an account of Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB). By this method a person can in a way maintain more than Rs 1 lakh balance even in Fino Payments Bank.
  • The service can be activated using the mobile banking app BPay of Fino Payments Bank.

ADB buys 14% stake in Annapurna Finance

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) has bought a 14% stake in micro-financier Annapurna Finance for Rs 137 crore.
  • Annapurna Finance is based in Bhubaneshwar and is a Micro Finance Company. ADB’s investment in Annapurna is an equity expansion.
  • ADB has backed MFIs to help achieve its broader objective of reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. he investment by ADB will expand Annapurna’s net worth to Rs 580 crore immediately.

ICT Academy Bridge 2019 Organised in Tamil Nadu

  • The 37th edition of the ‘ICT Academy Bridge 2019’ conference was inaugurated in Tamil Nadu on 31st January 2019.
  • The conference, organised by ICT Academy, is the largest Industry-Institute Interaction Event of Asia.
  • The theme of the conference was “Fostering India for Industry 4.0”.
  • It witnessed more than 1,000 participants from government, industry and academia.

Haryana Hammers beat Punjab Royals to win Pro Wrestling League 2019

  • Haryana Hammers beat Punjab Royals 6-3 in the final to win the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) season 4 title held in Greater Noida on 31, January, 2019.
  • Haryana Hammers won the title for the first time.
  • In the last three editions of the league, Haryana Hammers ended runners-up.
  • Pro Wrestling League (PWL) 2019 was held between January 14-31, 2019.

Pakistani Player Sana Mir Becomes First Asian Woman to Play 100 T20Is

  • Pakistani cricketer and former Captain of the Pakistan national women’s cricket team in ODIs and T20Is, Sana Mir, became the first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred Women’s Twenty20 International (T20) international matches.
  • The 33 year old, Sana, achieved the feat on February 3, 2019, when she walked into the field for the ongoing third and final T20I against West Indies in Karachi.

Singapore Retains Most Liveable Location for Asian Expats for 14th Consecutive Year

  • Singapore has been once again ranked as the most liveable location for Asian expatriates for the 14th consecutive year, according to a survey by ECA International.
  • Australia’s Brisbane and Sydney shared joint second in the rankings. 
  • The ECA’s liveability rankings began in 2005. The survey is done annually based on evaluation of such factors as climate, health service availability, natural phenomena, personal safety and so on.
Top 20 most liveable locations for Asian expatriates
LOCATION
2019 RANKING
2018 RANKING
Singapore
1
1
Brisbane, Australia
2
2
Sydney, Australia
2
3
Adelaide, Australia
4
3
Osaka, Japan
5
3

Nayib Bukele Wins Presidential Election of El Salvador

  • A former mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has been declared as the winner of the Presidential election of El Salvador
  • Nayib, 37, got 53.7 percent of the vote with 89 percent of the ballots counted.
  • He will assume office on 1 June 2019.

National Road Safety Week 2019 Begins : February 4-10

  • The National Road Safety Week is a national event organised annually by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to raise public awareness about traffic rules and ultimately to reduce casualties due to road accidents. 
  • The celebrations of the 30th National Road Safety Week was inaugurated in New Delhi at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan, Rajghat on February 4, 2019.
  • 2019 Road Safety Week will be celebrated in India from 4 February to 10 February 2019.
  • The theme for this year campaign is Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha.
  • As a part of the occasion, the Ministry has also organised a motor car rally, to commemorate the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi in India.
  • The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhiji, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will conclude on February 24.

World Cancer Day : February 4

  • World Cancer Day is observed every year on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. 
  • The World Cancer Day has started a new three year campaign between 2019 – 2021 based on the theme ‘I Am and I Will 

Veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Bhatkar passed away

  • Veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Bhatkar passed away on February 04, 2019 due to cancer. He was 70.

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