1. ____________________ - World Health Day. 2019 Theme is Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere. It is being observed since 1950.
2. ______________ and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) inked an MoU to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for ______________.
3. Power Producer National Thermal Power Corporation signed term-loan agreement with Canara Bank to raise Rs _________________ crores. Loan has a door to door tenure of 15 years.
4. Hockey India named Graham Reid (_________________) as the new chief coach of the India men's hockey team.
5. 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton -
- Men's Singles - Lin Dan (_____________). He Defeated Chen Long (China).
- Women's Singles - Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei).
- Men's Doubles - China's Li Junhui AND Liu Yuchen
- Women's Doubles - China's Chen Qingchen AND Jia Yifan
- Mixed Doubles - China'S Zheng Siwei AND Huang Yaqiong
6. Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) proposal to acquire up to _____________________stake in IT Services Firm Mindtree.
7. David Malpass (_______________) chosen as new President of World Bank. He will replace Jim Yong Kim who left the post in Feb 2019.
8. First Global Conference on Synergies between 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement held at Copenhagen (_____________________). It aims to encourage action around Sustainable Development Goals and provide strategies for boosting up the connection between the SDGs and climate action.
- Global Cooling Coalition was launched at the conference, a unified front that links action across Kigali Amendment, Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
- The Coalition aims to Inspire ambition, identify solutions and mobilise action to accelerate progress towards clean and efficient cooling.
- Global Cooling Coalition offers a three-in-one opportunity to cut global warming, improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people and make huge financial savings.
9. US House of Representatives voted to end US involvement in ____________’s civil war, rejecting US President's support for Saudi-led campaign in ___________________. Even though the resolution has been passed with an overwhelming majority at the House of Representatives, Mr Trump is expected to veto the legislation.
