Daily Current Affairs, 26th December 2018

1) Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana Launched In Uttarakhand

•‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ has been launched in Uttarakhand. Under the scheme, each household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up to 5 lakh rupees annually. The scheme will benefit 23 lakh households and cover 1,350 critical diseases.

•Launching the Yojna in Dehradun, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat distributed scheme-related golden cards to beneficiaries. Mr. Rawat stated that all the households have been included under the scheme as the government wants that everyone should be able to afford medical treatment.

2) 1st Meeting of Follow-up Committee Held In Iran

•The first meeting of the Follow-up Committee for implementation of the Trilateral Chabahar Agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran was held in the port city of Chabahar in Iran.

•India Ports Global Limited company opened its office and took over operations at Chabahar. They agreed on the routes for the trade and transit corridors between the three countries. It was agreed to finalize at the earliest Protocol to harmonize transit, roads, customs, and consular matters.

3) India Takes Over Operations Of Chabahar Port In Iran

•Indian firm India Ports Global Limited formally took over the operations of Chabahar’s Shaheed Behesti port in Iran, which opens a trade route between India and central Asia bypassing Pakistan.

•The company opened its office following the first meeting of the follow-up committee for implementation of the trilateral Chabahar Agreement between India, Iran, and Afghanistan.

4) DIPP Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge Awards Presented

•As part of the Swachhta Pakhwada held from, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) organized a Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge. Four areas of sanitation, waste management, water and wastewater management and air management were selected for the grand challenge.

•The 1st Prize money for the Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge was Rs. 2 lakh. The awards were given away by Secretary DIPP, Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi.

1. Sector – Air
1st Prize
Maclec technical project laboratory pvt. Ltd, Delhi.

2. Sector – Sanitation
1st Prize
Altersoft Innovations India Private Limited, Kerala (Cochin).

3. Sector – Waste
1st Prize
Sanshodhan An E-Waste Exchange Private Limited, Telangana.

4. Sector – Water
1st Prize
REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt Ltd, Gujarat.

5) P.V. Bharathi Appointed MD and CEO of Corporation Bank

•P V Bharathi has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of the Corporation Bank. Bharathi is at present Executive Director, Canara Bank. She will replace Jai Kumar Garg. 

•She will take over the charge on or after February 1, 2019. Birupaksha Mishra andBalakrishna Alse S have been appointed as executive director in the Corporation Bank and the Oriental Bank of Commerce, respectively.

6) RBI To Soon Release New Rs 20 Note

•The Reserve Bank of India will soon introduce Rs 20 notes with additional features.The reserve bank has already issued new-look currency notes in the denominations of Rs 10, Rs 50, Rs 100, and Rs 500, besides introducing Rs 200 and Rs 2000 notes after demonetisation.

•The new notes are being introduced under the Mahatma Gandhi series. The new currency notes are different in size and design compared to issued previously.