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World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February.
It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International
Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.
The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2019 is 'Wetlands and climate
change'
World Wetlands Day was first celebrated in 1997.
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Who is appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Colombia?
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Under whom has the government of India constituted a panel to look into problems of
delayed payments from distribution companies to power generators on 1 February 2019?
The government of India has constituted a panel under the Central Electricity
Authority (CEA) on 1 February 2019.
The panel will look into problems of delayed payments from distribution companies
to power generators.
The committee constitutes Chairmen of distribution companies of Tamil Nadu and
Maharashtra, representatives from Union Power Ministry and power associations.
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Which bank senior group president Pralay Mondal resigns?
Tamil Nadu won the 'Swasth Bharat Yatra' award under ‘The Best Performing State’
category on 29 January 2019.
Madurai and Sivakasi were also recognised as the ‘Best Performing Cities’.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) organised the Swasth
Bharat Yatra to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi from
October 2018 to January 2019.
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Who is appointed as the Director-General of Police, Haryana?
K.P.Singh, Senior Indian Police Service officer, took charge as officiating Director-General of Police, Haryana. This is in addition to his present duty as D-G Human Rights Commission.
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From where will India launch its communication satellite, GSAT-31, on 6 February 2019?
India will launch its communication satellite, GSAT-31, on 6 February 2019 from
French Guiana.
The satellite will be launched by European launch services provider
Arianespace's launch vehicle named Ariane-5.
GSAT-31 will be used for supporting VSAT networks, Television uplinks, Digital
Satellite News Gathering, DTH-television services.
GSAT-31 is India’s 40th communication satellite.
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Who is appointed as the new Director General of Police of Bihar?
Gupteshwar Pandey, the Senior IPS officer, took over as the new Director General of Police of Bihar. He succeeds K.S.Dwivedi. Mr.Dwivedi has been holding the position since March 1, 2018.
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By whom was the report titled 'The Future of Rail' released on 30 January 2019?
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
International Energy Agency's (IEA) report titled 'The Future of Rail' was released on
30 January 2019.
The report analyses the current and future importance of rail around the world
through the perspective of its energy and environmental implications.
The IEA is an inter-governmental organisation that works to ensure reliable,
affordable and clean energy.
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Where was the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was inaugurated on 2 February 2019?
The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was inaugurated in Mumbai on 2 February 2019.
It is India’s largest multi-cultural street festival.
It will host an exhibition to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
It will end on 10 February 2019.
The festival is organised by the Kala Ghoda Association which was formed on 30
October 1998.
