1st February 2018 Current Affairs-Daily Update (General Awareness, Static Awareness)

1. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior bureaucrat Neelam Kapoor as Director General (DG) of the Sports Authority of India. At present, she is Principal Director General of the Directorate of Field Publicity. ACC was headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2. Fm Minister Arun Jaitley Presented the Union Budget for 2018-19 (FY19). Main Highlights are Agriculture, Health, Education & Infrastructure
3. Dinesh Srivastava took over as Chief Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC). He succeeded G Kalyanakrishnan. Srivastava will also be Chairman of NFC board.
4. India Slips to 42nd Place on EIU Democracy Index, Norway Tops. Global Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Norway Capital- Oslo currency-Krone,North Korea Ranked lowest
5. World Bank Commits $100 million (about Rs 6,40 crore) to Boost Tamil Nadu's Rural Economy. Covering 26 districts, benefiting over 4 lakh people. Jim Yong Kim-12th President of the World Bank. World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, USA. Tamil Nadu CM- Edappadi Palaniswami Capital- chennai
6. Indian Railways to set up Coach Factory in Latur district, Marathwada, Maharashtra. Maharashtra Cm=Davendra fadnavis, Capital- Mumbai
7. Lt. Gen Anil Chauhan Takes Charge as DGMO of Indian Army. He succeeds Lt General A K Bhatt. General Bipin Rawat -present Chief of Army Staff.
8. World’s Oldest Man Passes Away at 113. Francisco Nunez Olivera. He was from Spain, Died One month after his 113th Birthday.
9. Maharashtra Government approves Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary in Chandrapur district. Maharashtra Cm=Davendra fadnavis, Capital- Mumbai
10. PM Narendra Modi launches Khelo India School Games. Inaugural of first edition Khelo India School Games (KISG). Open at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Annual financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakh for 8 years. 
11. HAL successfully tests Light Combat Helicopter for first time. 5.8-tonne Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). 20 minute maiden flight. Two Power engines and has many features of indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv.  T Suvarna Raju has taken charge as Chairman, HAL. HAL Hq-Bengaluru.

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