current affairs of January 19th 2017 for IBPS CLERK,PO/MT,SO,SBI,SSC CGL,CHSL,MTS

• Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Governor Urjit Patel told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that about 9.2 lakh crore INR had been put back in circulation since the demonetisation in November.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the listing of five public sector general insurance companies on the stock markets,with a plan to divest 25% of the central government's stake in each of them.The companies are The New India Assurance Company,United India Insurance Company,Oriental Insurance Company,National Insurance Company,and General Insurance Corporation of India.
• The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV-C37) likely to be launched in the first week of February from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) in Sriharikota,Nellore(Andhra Pradesh).
• President Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the Wanderer Car used by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during his 'Great Escape' from Kolkata to the Gomoh railway station between January 16 and 18,1941.
• The Tata Memorial Hospital(Mumbai) has commenced the first ever clinical trial in India to address the problem of hair loss in cancer patients during chemotherapy.
• Sri Lanka proposes to offer the port of Trincomalee(one of the best deep sea ports in the world) to India.Talks are at present going on between the two countries.
• 2016 was officially the hottest year on record,according to a joint report from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA).
• Russia extends U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden's residency permit(asylum) until 2020.
• The Union Cabinet has approved an enhancement in the Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises(CGTMSE) from 2,500 crore INR to 7,500 INR.
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) has aked for Attorney General's(AGs) views on Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio's free voice and data offering till March.