Current Affairs - 19 February 2016

Indian-origin Ashutosh Tiwari-led Utah Engineers discovered 2D Semiconducting Material made of Tin Monoxide

The discovery is expected to lead to the development of computers and smartphones that are more than 100 times faster than regular devices.

Scientists discovered five Jupiter-like Planets

Discovery of the five planets, designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b was published online on 4 February 2016 in the arXiv journal.

Union Government nod for building of 82000 houses for poor in urban areas of 163 cities

The construction will involve an investment of over four thousand crore rupees. Of the total cost, the Union Government will provide an assistance of 1226 crore rupees.

Nepal decided to constitute 11-member political committee over provincial demarcations

The 11-member will be chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa and will also include representatives from the agitating Madhesis.

US President Obama signed a new law imposing sanctions against North Korea

The sanction signed was passed by Congress in second week of February 2016 after North Korea refused to stop its nuclear programme.

World Bank announced $150 million to combat Zika Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean

The funding is aimed at supporting the countries in the region that are projected to incur losses up to 3.5 billion US dollars or 0.06 percent of GDP in 2016 due to the spread of Zika virus.

Eastern Command received Raksha Mantri’s Trophy for Best Service Hospital

The trophy for the Second Best Hospital was presented to INHS Asvini, Mumbai, which was received by its Commandant Surgeon Rear Admiral AA Pawar.

Former West Indies cricketer Andy Ganteaume died

Ganteaume was West Indies' oldest living Test cricketer, and the world's second oldest, after South Africa's Lindsay Tuckett.

Polish film director Andrzej Zulawski passed away

Zulawski was known for an idiosyncratic approach to storytelling and blending surrealism, horror and psychic excess in the emotionally savage films like That Most Important Thing: Love and Possession.

Uttar Pradesh State Budget 2016-17 presented

The size of the budget is 346935 crore rupees and the Annual Budget for 2016-17 is 14.60 percent more than the Annual Budget for 2015-16.

Standard Operating Procedure for India-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol signed

With this signing of SOP, Myanmar became the third country with which India has signed a formal agreement for maritime coordinated patrols.

BHEL commissioned 270 MW unit of GVK power plant in Punjab

All the operational sets of 210-270 MW class in Punjab have been supplied, erected and commissioned by BHEL.

Veteran singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan died

Born in Uttar Pradesh in 1908, Khan belonged to Gwalior Gharana, was a resident Guru at ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata.

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