General Awareness 1st February 2017 | Current Affairs 1st February 2017.

1. ‘Mother, child bearing brunt of weak health services’

• The Economic Survey stated that despite growing rapidly on average, there is a sign of growing regional inequality among the Indian states.
• On health and fertility, the Economic Survey has noted signs of a “sign of growing regional inequality among the Indian states.
• ” It stated that despite growing rapidly on average, there is a sign of growing regional inequality among the Indian states.

2. From diamond shape to oval, Mumbai railway station signages’ get a makeover

THE ROUNDEL, or the diamond-shaped signs at railway stations mentioning its name, may seem like a humble identity marker for railway stations, but it has over the years seen changes, from its design, the number of languages in which it identifies stations to the recent changes to its shape.

3. US President Donald Trump’s draft exec order worries Indian IT

The executive order drafted by the Trump Administration not only strangulates H-1B and L1 visas, but also increases inspector raj and ends employment authorisation cards to spouses on such work visas, which was recently introduced by the previous Obama Administration.

4. I-T Department begins Operation Clean Money

The Income Tax Department (ITD) on 31 Jan 2017 announced the initiation of its Operation Clean Money, the e-platform the Department will be using to analyze deposits made during the demonetisation window.

5. NASA develops new test to detect signs of life on exoplanets

NASA scientists have developed a new chemical assay that could aid the search for life on exoplanets by identifying the presence of amino acids, the compounds that make up proteins and are the building blocks of life.

6. Ireland became the world’s first country to stop investing in fossil fuels

The Irish Parliament passed the historic legislation in a 90 to 53 vote in favour of dropping coal, oil and gas investments from the 8bn ( 6.8bn) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, part of the Republic’s National Treasury Management Agency.

 

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