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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 18.01.2019
VisionIAS
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Daily Current Affairs, 17th January 2019
VisionIAS
17:35
1) MP CM Launches Rs 50,000 cr Farm Loan Waiver Scheme ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana
•The eligibility cut-off date has been extended to December 12, 2018, from March 31, 2018. Only those farmers who have not registered themselves to pay GST and income tax can avail benefits under this scheme.
2) Maharashtra FM-led GoM To Look At Issues Related To Lottery Under GST
•Under GST, state-organized lottery falls under the 12% tax slab while state-authorized lottery attracts 28% tax. The GoM for the lottery will submit its report to GST Council in the next meeting for approval.
3) India’s Satyarup Becomes World’s Youngest Mountaineer To Climb 7 Peaks, 7 Volcano Summits
•He achieved the feat at the age of 35 years and 262 days. Satyarup hails from South Kolkata and is a software engineer by profession.
4) Palestine Takes Reins At UN’s Group G77
•The G77 group was originally founded by 77 members in 1964 but has expanded to 134 mainly developing nations. The decision to elect Palestine as the 2019 Chair of the G77 was taken in September 2018 by the foreign ministers of the Groups’ member states.
5) Cabinet Approves Recapitalization of Export-Import Bank of India
1.Issuance of Recapitalization Bonds by the Government of India to the tune of Rs.6,000 crore for capital infusion in Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank).
2.The equity will be infused in two tranches of Rs. 4,500 crore in FY 2018-19 and Rs.1,500 crore in FY 2019-20 respectively.
3.The Cabinet also approved an increase in the authorized capital of Exim Bank from Rs. 10,000 crore to Rs. 20,000 crore.
6) Gandhi Peace Prize Conferred for Last 4 Years
1. For 2015: Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari for their contribution in Rural Development, Education , Development of natural resources.
2. For 2016: Jointly to Akshaya Patra Foundation for its contribution in providing mid-day meals to millions of children across India and Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and emancipation of manual scavengers.
3. For 2017: Ekal Abhiyan Trust for their contribution in providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social Equality.
4. For 2018: Shri Yohei Sasakawa for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world.
•The jury under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising the Chief Justice of India, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt. Sumitra Mahajan etc.
7) India-Myanmar Joint Training Exercise Begins In Chandimandir
•The aim of this joint training programme, spread over six days, is to train the Myanmar delegation for participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations under the UN flag. The exercise includes the participation of 15 officers from Myanmar Army and 15 officers from the Indian Army.
State Symbol Of Animal, Bird, Tree And Flower Names
VisionIAS
07:34
Name
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Animal
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Bird
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Tree
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Flower
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Andhra Pradesh
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Blackbuck
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Indian roller
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Neem
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Lotus
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
Mithun
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Great hornbill
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Hollong
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Lady slipper orchid
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Assam
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One-horned rhinoceros
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White-winged wood duck
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Hullung tree
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Kopou Phul
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Bihar
|
Gaur
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Indian Roller
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Peepal
|
Kachnar
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Wild buffalo
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Hill myna
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Sal or Sarai
| |
Delhi
|
Nilgai
|
House sparrow
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Goa
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Gaur
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Black-crested bulbul
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Matti
| |
Gujarat
|
Asiatic lion
|
Greater flamingo
| ||
Haryana
|
Blackbuck
|
Black francolin
|
Peepal
|
Lotus
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Musk deer
|
Monal
|
Deodar
|
Rhododendron
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
Hangul
|
Black-necked crane
|
Aesculus indica
|
Rhododendron ponticum
|
Jharkhand
|
Elephant
|
koel
|
Sal
|
Palash
|
Karnataka
|
Elephant
|
Indian roller
|
Sandal
|
Lotus
|
Kerala
|
Elephant
|
Great hornbill
|
Coconut
|
Kanikonna
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Swamp deer
|
Paradise flycatcher
| ||
Maharashtra
|
Giant squirrel
|
Yellow-footed green
|
Mango
|
Jarul
|
Manipur
|
Sangai
|
Mrs. Hume’s pheasant
|
Toon
|
Shiroy lily
|
Meghalaya
|
Clouded leopard
|
Hill myna
|
Gamari
|
Lady Slipper Orchid
|
Mizoram
|
Hillock gibbon
|
Mrs. Hume’s pheasant
|
Iron Wood
|
Red Vanada
|
Nagaland
|
Mithun
|
Blyth’s tragopan
|
Alder
|
Rhododendron
|
Orissa
|
Sambar deer
|
Indian roller
|
Ficus religiosa
|
Ashoka
|
Punjab
|
Blackbuck
|
Northern goshawk
|
Sheesham
| |
Rajasthan
|
Chinkara
|
Indian bustard
|
Khejri
|
Rohira
|
Sikkim
|
Red panda
|
Blood pheasant
|
Rhododendron
|
Nobile Orchid
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Nilgiri tahr
|
Emerald dove
|
Palm tree
|
Glory lily
|
Telangana
|
Deer
|
Indian Roller
|
Jammi Chettu
|
Tangedu Puvvu
|
Tripura
|
Phayre’s langur
|
Green imperial pigeon
|
Agar
|
Nageshwar
|
Uttranchal
|
Musk deer
|
Himalayan monal
|
Burans
|
Brahm Kamal
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Swamp deer
|
Sarus crane
|
Ashok
|
Palash
|
West Bengal
|
Fishing cat
|
White-throated kingfisher
|
Alstonia
|
Shephali
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