20 February 2015

Current Affairs - 19 February 2015 - Latest

BJD Vice-President Kalindi Charan Behera dies at 71

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice-President Kalindi Charan Behera passes away on 18 february 2015 due to multi-organ failure in private hospital at Bhuvaneshwar.

Bharat FC Appointed Barry Knowles as Head of Youth Development Programme

55-year-old English coach Barry Knowles as the head of Youth Development Programme by the Pune-based football club Bharat FC in order to bulid its own training facility at Manjri and to bulid squads in the under 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 age groups.

Bihar granted 35% reservation for women in Non-Gazetted jobs

Bihar government has decided to grant 35 percent reservation to women in Non-Gazetted government jobs on 18 february 2015.

Producer Daggubati Ramanaidu Passes Away

Producer and Dada Saheb Phalke award winner Daggubati Ramanaidu died on 18 february 2015 due to prostate cancer at the age of 78 in a hospital of hyderabad.

Guidelines Issued by RBI on Import of Gold by Nominated Banks and Agencies

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines on Import of Gold by Nominated Banks and Agencies under the 20:80 gold import scheme on 18 February 2015. Nominated banks were now permitted to import gold on consignment basis.

India, Bangladesh to step up Joint Border Patrolling

India and Bangladesh have decided to step up joint patrolling along the boundary to act against criminals and smugglers and enhance cooperation through a coordinated border management plan.

India test-fires N-capable Prithvi-II missile successfully

India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile on 19 February 2015 from a military base at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile test was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at about 0920 hrs. 

Odisha film maker Nirad Mahapatra dies in Mumbai

Odisha film maker and director Nirad Mahapatra passes away at an age of 67 on 19 February 2015 at a private hospital in Mumbai. He was undergoing treatment and had undergone surgery twice.

Anil Kumble to be inducted in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

Anil Kumble has been choosen to be inducted as the 77th inductee into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He will be inducted during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa in Melbourne on 22 February 2015.

Bharti Airtel Ltd tied-up with UNICEF to provide education content in 17 African countries

Bharti Airtel Ltd and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) partnership is aimed at improving African population’s access to health and education-related information from various innovative projects supported by UNICEF.

India Launched its First Mobile App 'SAFAR-Air' to Check Air Quality

Ministry of earth sciences (MoES) launched mobile app 'SAFAR-Air' to provide data related to real-time air quality in certain parts of Delhi and Pune. This app will help people to forecast for the next two days and a health advisory along with a colour-coded grading.

EPFO launches Online Help Desk to Trace Inoperative Accounts

The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has launched a special online help desk to help over eight crore account holders withdraw funds lying in inoperative accounts, which are estimated to have a combined balance of at least Rs 27,000 crore.

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