02nd August 2019 One Liner Current Affairs

1. Culture Minister announces to include Nepali, Santhali in fellowships for Artistes
• Announced by – Prahlad Singh Patel

2. India-UK initiative to launch unique air quality measurement system
• Place – Bengaluru
• Launched by – Dominic McAllister

3. Sri Lankan government exempted visa fees for Indian tourists
• Effected from – 01st August 2019

4. RBI allows Bank of China to offer regular banking services in India
• Date 01st August 2019

5. Lok Sabha passes amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
• Aim – Ensure timely resolution

6. RBI slaps ₹1.5-cr penalty on Bank of India
• Target to pay – 14 Days

7. India slips to 7th spot in Global GDP Rankings of 2018, France, UK push ahead: World Bank
• In 2017 – 5th Position

8. Vinayak S Hiremath youngest doctor to be felicitated with ‘Pride of Nation Award’
• Field – Medicine

9. Ravish Kumar wins ‘Asia’s Nobel’ Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019, joins list of elite Indian winners
• Presented Place and date – Philippines, September 9

10. R N Ravi took charge as 20th governor of Nagaland
• Date – 01st August 2019, 20th Governor of state

11. Ravi Capoor took Charge as the Secretary in Ministry of Textiles
• Replaced – Raghvendra Singh

12. Guruprasad Mohapatra takes charge as secretary of DPIIT
• Replaced – Ramesh Abhishek

13. Girraj Prasad Gupta took over as CGA in New Delhi
• Effected Date – 01st August 2019

14. Former Glamorgan Pacer Malcolm Nash Dies Aged 74
• Country – England

15. Pilot basis of one Nation one ration card scheme launched in 4 States
• States – Telangana , Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

16. Nigeria, the fourth African Nation joins global collision to protect pollinators
• Date – 25th July 2019
• First Nation – Ethiopia