Weekly Current Affairs (15th to 21st January 2019)

Weekly Current Affairs Series (January Month) – Dear Candidates, Here is the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of January 2019 for GPSC, GSSSB, Talati, TET, TAT, HTAT, Bin Sachivalay Clerks, PSI, Police Constable etc and other competitive exams.

Important Days:

• January 15 – Army Day
• January 21 – Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura statehood day

Current Affairs: National

1. The Union Government launched the ‘Womaniya on Government e Marketplace (GeM)’, an initiative to enable women entrepreneurs and Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs) to sell handicrafts, handloom, accessories, and other products directly to Government departments and institutions.
2. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with Doordarshan (DD), Prasar Bharati launched two science communication initiatives, DD Science and India Science
3. The Madras High Court has set up an expert committee to find a solution to root out invasive species of plants from the Western Ghats. Committee will be headed by CherukuriRaghavendraBabu, chairman of Expert Committee on Invasive Species,National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai
4. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo 2019 in Mumbai
5. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved induction of women as jawans in the Army’s Corps of Military Police
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.
7. Indians over 65 and under 15 can now visit Nepal and Bhutan with Aadhaar

Current Affairs: International

1. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has launched Tokyo-based startup StarALE’s mini-satellite aimed to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower
2. Government signs agreements for Development Assistance Loans of Rs 3420 crore withJapan-India cooperative actions(JICA)
3. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020