Day: February 1, 2019

One liners 1st February

• Finance minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget for 2019-20. Some highlight on the budget 2019 are: The defence

• We all knew that monsoon in both India and West Africa is intimately linked to the regions’ agriculture economies,

• The two remaining non-government members of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) on Monday quit the organisation citing a lack

• A major focus on boosting the agricultural sectors and promoting rural development in Africa is needed to ensure a

• Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the report “The Future of Rail” of International Energy Agency

• The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements was launched on January 29, 2019, at the headquarters

• The President’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session every year is

• A record-breaking cold wave has swept through the US Midwest, with 22 states hitting sub-zero temperatures. • Among cities,

• China has been opposing India’s entry into the 48-member NSG on the ground that India is not a signatory

Mains Paper 3: Agriculture Prelims level: agricultural income level Mains level: Economic growth and development Context • Though more than