Current Affairs 10th January 2019: Daily GK Update

i. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, islands in Andaman will soon be connected by seaplanes that can land on or take-off from the water. To facilitate the same, the government has approved flight operations on 13 water aerodrome routes under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme.
ii. The government had opened bidding under the third phase of its regional connectivity scheme, UDAN-3, in November, and had received a total of 111 proposals by 15 airlines.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam:

• Minister of Civil Aviation: Suresh Prabhu.

i. The Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh entered the Guinness Book of World by pouring 32,100 cubic meters of concrete in a matter of 24 hours. While the staff of Navayuga Engineering company performed the task, project, and state government officials remained at the site until the goal was completed.
ii. The entire event was witnessed by the representatives of Guinness Book of World Record with the help of drone cameras. 

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018:

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu,  Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan, Capital: Amaravati.

i. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a list of journals, in that the UGC has decided to establish a Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE).
ii. The good quality Research Journals in disciplines under Social Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Arts, Culture, Indian Knowledge Systems etc., will be maintained by CARE and referred to as ‘CARE Reference List of Quality Journals’. This will be used for all academic purposes.
iii. UGC has constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. P. Balram, to review its quality mandate relating to promotion of Research and to review the existing M.Phil/ Ph.D Regulations.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam:

• Prakash Javadekar is the present Union Minister of HRD. 

i. Market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a “Research Advisory” committee which will assist in formulating policy to undertake research relevant for development and regulation of capital markets.
ii. According to SEBI, the committee would comprise prominent financial economists and market practitioners. It will be headed by Sankar De.
iii. Another key task of the committee will be to maintain databases relevant for capital market regulation research.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam:

• SEBI Chairman- Ajay Tyagi, Headquarters- Mumbai.

i. The First ‘National Consultation on Child Protection’ for 2019 was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
ii. The meeting was organized to follow up on the exercise of monitoring of the CCIs by States/UTs, to deliberate upon various aspects of child protection and to take stock of the efforts made by States/UTs regarding improvements in the Child Care Institutions. 

i. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) signed an MoU, kick-starting cooperation in building energy efficiency.
ii. According to the MoU, BEE and CPWD will cooperate on promoting designs and construction of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) compliant new buildings, star rating of CPWD managed buildings across the country with no registration or renewal fee, awareness of energy efficiency in the building sector and support for capacity building of CPWD officials in ECBC. 

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