Expected GA Questions - IBPS PO IV (II Week)

1. Committee appointed to study the feasibility of implementation of Bharath Bill Payment System(BBPS) - G Padmanabhan Committee

2. FDI limit adopted in public sector banks - 20 % (while it is 74% in private sec banks)

3. State with lowest density of population as per census 2011 - Arunachal Pradesh (17)

4. "Mera Khata-Bhagya vidhata" is the slogan for - PM Jan Dhan Yojana

5.Insurance firm that provides Rs 1 Lakh accident insurance in Jan Dhan Yojana - HDFC Ergo General insurance

6.Bank that launched 'video branch' that enables customers to do video conference with bank staff at convenience - IndusInd Bank

7.Maximum limit of pension under Employees Provident Fund organisation - Rs 15,000 ( minimum will be Rs 1,000)

8.Committee appointed by Govt of India to review and recommend amendment in obsolete laws - Ramanujam committee

9. CEO of E-Commerce giant Amazon who visited India recently - Jeff Bezos

10.Country that rejected the independence referendum and decided to stay with UK - Scotland ( 55 N,45 Y)

11. Chairman of Parliament Public accounts Committee : Prof KV Thomas

12. The non-member nation that decided to join the BRICS bank - Bangladesh

13.What is RIET - Real Estate Investment Trust

14. First wildlife corridor to be set up in which state - MadhyaPradesh

15. Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and development Authority (PFRDA) -  Hemanth Contractor

16. New Governor of Goa - Mridula sinha

17. 'Make in India,' is associated with - Indian manufacturing sector

18. Director of the film "Liar's dice" - Geethu Mohandas

19. "And then one day" is the autobiography of  - Naseerudin Shah.

20. Gold medals India secured in 17th Asian Games, Incheon - 11 (India is 8th in medal tally with 57 medals)

21. Winners of the Pro kabaddi league - Pune pink panthers defeated U Mumba

22. currency of Argentina - Peso

23. Mario Gotze is associated with - Football ( kicked the winning goal for germany against Argentina)


24. Indian boxer who refused to accept medal at the Asian games : Sarita Devi

25.Chairman of Arjuna Award selection Committee - Kapil Dev ( Ajith pal Sing will
head Dronacharya selection committee)

 

Daily Update-- 9,10 July

1. Emma Watson appointed as UN Good Will Ambassador.
 
    British actress Emma Watson appointed as Un Good Will Ambassador for empowerment of Young women and will work for advocating UN Women's campaign.
This is the first appointment under Phumzle Mlambo Ngucka, the under secretary general and Executive Director of UN Women.

2. F- Cube technology Launched.

  F Cube technology to promote football at ground level was launched in association with Sports Authority of India(SAI) and thefootballlink.F Cube is an interactive software that has various entertaining and educational games and can create standardized tests.

3.FIFA suspended Nigeria from International Competitions.

4. Union Ministry of Health constituted a core group to eradicate the disease Kala Azar by 2015.

5. Union Budget for 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister.

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       http://newupdatesexpress.blogspot.in/2014/07/union-budget-2014-15-highlights.html

Union Budget 2014-15 Highlights

Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley presented the annual Budget 2014-15 in Parliament on 10th July.

1. Fiscal deficit target retained at 4.1 pc of GDP for current fiscal.

2. Aims to achieve 7-8 pc growth rate in next 3 to 4 years.

3.FDI in defense raised to 49pc from 26pc.

4.Exemption limit of income tax set to 2.5 lakh from 2 lakh earlier.(limit for senior citizen will be now 3 lakh)

5.Annual PPF limit raised to 1.5 lakh from 1 lakh.

6.3600 cr for rural drinking water project.

7.500 crore for setting up 5 more IIM and IITs.

8.Rupees 50,548 crore for scheduled caste development.

9. Rupees 200 cr for Statue of Unity ,the dream project of PM Narendra Modi.

10. Rupees 2.29 lakh crore for defense ministry, marking an increase of around 12.5 pc.

11. Beti Bachao Beti Padao yojana to create awareness on Women's issues, rupees 100 cr allotted for the same.

12. Rupees 2037 cr for Ganga conservation mission 'Namami Ganga'.

13.Rupees 500 cr for 'Digital India' project to set up broadband connectivity in villages and promote local manufacturing of hardware and software.

14. Time bound program as "financial inclusion mission" to be launched on 15 august 2014.

15. Kisan Vikas Patra to be re introduced.

Daily Update-- 7, 8 July 2014

1. Union Rail budget 2014-15 presented.

     Railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda presented the union railway budget for the year 2014-15 on Tuesday.He highlighted the implementation of PPP models in projects and operation of this mammoth public sector enterprise throughout the budget speech.

Highlights of the budget.

   a. FOB, escalators, toilets on all stations
   b. Food court at major stations
   c. Separate house keeping wing at major stations
   d.17000 RPF personnel and 4000 women personnel for ensuring         safety of passengers.
   e. Setting up Railway university for technical and non-technical      studies.
   f.Ultrasonic broken rail detection system for identifying cracks in tracks.
   g. Bullet train service between Ahmadabad and Mumbai

   h. Special milk tanker for transport of milk.
   i.Office on Wheels,internet and workstations in selected stations.
   j.5 Jansadharan, 5 Premium, 6 AC, 27 Express, 8 Passenger trains are newly allotted.

2. Champions Tennis League launched.

   Veteran Tennis player Vijay Amritraj announced the launch of Champions Tennis League(CTL) . The league will have teams from six major cities playing thirteen matches each.The matches will be conducted over a 10 day period from November 17 to 26.

3. Supreme Court appointed three new Judges.

   Supreme court appointed Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Rohington F Nariman as Supreme court Judges.
Justice Mishra and Justice Goel were the Chief Justice of Calcutta and Orissa  High courts respectively. Rohington F Nariman was a senior advocate of Supreme Court.


 

Daily Update -- 4,5,6 July 2013

1. Union Govt issued 4 new vaccines as apart of UIP.

    Government of India introduced four new vaccines as a part of Universal immunization program .Vaccines for  rota virus ,rubella, polio,vaccine against Japanese encephalitis will be now available at free of cost from government hospitals.The last one will be available only in 179 districts of 9 states which are endemic to the disease.

2. President joined twitter.

   President of India Shri. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee joined twitter with his official twitter account @RashtrapatiBhvn. The account is run and managed by the President's secretariat,the tweets from the president are all signed.
People can follow the account for updates and news from Rashtrapathi Bhavan.

3.RBI restored limit of Overseas direct investment taken under automatic route.

    RBI restored limit of ODI by an Indian company ,under automatic routes of Foreign exchange management act.With this decision an Indian company can undertake financial commitment/investment upto 400 pc net worth in all its joint ventures or wholly owned subsidiaries.

4. Satya Nadella among 4  Indian-American felicitated on US.

    Satya Nadella and three other Indians were honored in US on it's Independence Day for their contributions to US in the great migrants tribute in New York.
   1. Satya Nadella (CEO Microsoft corporation)
   2.Aasif Mandari (Comedian & Actor)
   3.Subra Suresh
   4 Behniz Sethana

5.NABARD and SFAC ink deal to promote small Farmers.

    NABARD , and Small Farmers Agri Business Corporation have signed a MoU to jointly implement schemes for promotion of farm producer organisation.

6.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Uri II hydroelectric project and Udhampur-Katra rail Line in Jammu & Kasmir.


      PM on a short visit to J&K ,inaugurated 240 MW Uri II hydroelectric project on Jhelum river in Uri area close to line of control(LoC) in Baramullah District.The new project will generate 240 MW from its four units of 60 MW each.
In an another event he inaugurated 25 km long Udhampur-Katra line.Train from Katra named 'Shrisakhthi' express will facilitate pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

   

Daily Update -- July 3 2013

1. Sardar Singh to lead Indian Squad for Commonwealth Games.

    Sardar Singh will lead the Indian Hockey team for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow,from July 23 to August 3.The 16 member squad will have Sreejesh as its vice Captain.


2.Ram Naresh Yadav sworn in as Governor of Chattisgarh.

   He will now have the additional charge of Chattisgarh along with MadhyaPradesh.


3. Tamil Nadu Government appointed Raghupathy Commission to probe Chennai building collapse.

     11 storied building under construction collapsed claiming lives of 56 workers


4. CCEA approved inclusion of onion and potato under essential commodities act 1955.

Daily Update-- July 2, 2014

1.Bank of Maharashtra bags best bank award.
 
     Bank of Maharashtra bags a total of five  awards in BFSI awards initiated by world HRD congress in recognition to it's performance in the last financial year.
    a. Best bank -public sector
    b. Bank with most admired service
    c. Best customer orientation
    d. Best technology Award
    e. Corporate communication Award

2.Sharp rise in cyber crimes in India.

    India recorded a sharp rise in cyber crimes registered under IT act in 2013.Total crimes rose up to 52 pc compared to the last  year.Maharashtra (681), Andhra Pradesh(635), Karnataka (535),Kerala(349) are the states which tops the list.



3. Nodal Officer appointed for the FIFA under 17 World Cup 2017.

    State government of kerala appointed senior IAS officer APM Mohammed Hanish as nodal Officer for matches likely  to be held in Kochi as a part of FiFA World Cup scheduled to be held during 2017.

4. Sandeep Jajodia All Set to become the President of Boxing India federation.


5. Jitu Rai Ranked No; 1 in Air Pistol shooting.

    Indian shooter Jitu Rai became world no: 1 in air pistol shooting after bagging three medals in the ISSF World cup in Munich.



6. IBA suggested RBI to charge customers on ATM usage.

   Indian Banks Association suggested RBI to rationalize ATM charges in Villages and Urban Areas,if accepted customers have to pay a fee from  the very first transaction after the first five free transaction.




7. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Charged with corruption and influence peddling.

    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was charged with corruption and influence peddling,the decision came after questioning Sarkozy for 15 hours with a suspected attempt to illegally influence judicial proceedings-in one of the corruption charges against him.

Baroda Manipal School Of banking -- Bank of Baroda PO recruitment 2014-15

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Date of Examination (Tentative) 14.08.2014 (Thursday)

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Daily Update -- July 1 2014

1. SBI launches touch banking branches 'sbiINTOUCH'

    SBI launches six digital banking branches as a part to offer next generation banking services to it's customers.The new branches are located at Delhi,Bangalore,Mumbai,Chennai and Ahmadabad. One of such branches in Delhi was inaugurated by Finance minister Arun Jaitley.
The bank has engaged Accenture to develop digital business strategy for its program.


2.IDBI bank launches mobile banking service.

  IDBI introduced mobile banking service to it's customers, that enables customers to meet all banking needs such as fund transfer, bill payment,DTH/mobile recharge and much more.

3. India announced new liberal visa policy for Afghanistan nationals. 

    India announced a new liberal visa policy that allows Afghanistan nationals to stay in India on stay visas for a period up to 2 years of time.Besides Afghanistan nationals below 12 years and above 65 years of age are exempted from police reporting.

4.Google to shut down 'Orkut'.

   Google decided to shut down it's first social networking site 'orkut' from September 30, as it has lost space to its rivals. Orkut was launched in 2004 as a result of '20 percent project' which Google workers got to spend a fifth of their time on ideas not necessarily related to their job responsibilities.

Nadal & Sharapova wins French open title 2014 !

Rafael Nadal once again proved his tight grip on
Grand slam defeating Novak Djokovic to win his ninth French Open Title.
This final was a condensed, 3-hour-31-minute version of his clay-court season. He struggled early with his groundstrokes and his nerve but gradually gathered strength and belief, striking his trademark whipping forehand with familiar force down the stretch and then dropping to his knees, his taped fingers covering his face.
Nadal has now won 14 Grand Slam singles titles: just three behind the career leader, his former archrival Roger Federer. 




In women's final Maria Sharapova beat Simona Halep in the dramatic final to clinch her second French Open.She  came through 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 in three hours and two minutes at Roland Garros.

Sharapova is the first Russian  to win the same Grand slam title twice,with five Grand slam title she joins 11th in the all time list with Martina Hingis.

Daily Update 10th May 2014

1. ASEAN leaders condemns the act of China.

     South east Asian leaders raised concern over the aggression of China in the south China sea,at a pre-summit meet of foreign ministers.The meetings, held twice a year, end with declarations on regional issues such as economic integration and common security concerns.This year the pre summit was hosted by Naypyitaw,Myanmar.

2.India's own payment gateway released.

     RuPay ,India's own payment gate way was released by the President of India at a ceremony held in Rashtrapathi Bhavan,NewDelhi.The service equalent to VISA,mastercard can be operated at ATMs , online payments,point of sales across the world.RuPay platform was devoloped by the National Payment Corporation of India(NPCI).

3. Jacob Zuma will return to power in SA.

    Ruling African National Congress got a commanding victory securing 62pc of the total votes polled,giving President Jacob Zuma a second term in office.This was the 5th post apartheid election and the first since the death of Nelson Mandela.

4.Silver For Vikas Gowda.

    Vikas Gowda ,ace discuss thrower won silver medal in IAAF diamond league series in Doha,Qatar.He covered a distance of 63.23 m just behind Poland's Piotr Malachowiski. Gowda hails from Mysore.

Daily Update - 5,6th April.

1.First Phase of Lok Sabha elections will begin on 7th April.

   The first phase of the nine phase lok sabha elections will begin from 7th April,elections will be conducted in five constituencies of Assam and Tripura(west) constituency in Tripura. Final phase will conclude on 12th May and counting of votes is scheduled on May 16.


2. Marie Louis Colerio Preca sworn in as president of Malta .

      Marie Louis Colerio Preca sworn in as president of Malta after Prime minister Joseph Muscat nominated her name and finally got approval from the parliament.



3. SBI opens Twitter Account.

     Country's leading Bank opens their twitter account after showing their presence in social platforms, Facebook and YouTube. People can connect  via  https://twitter.com/TheOfficialSBI. The twitter handle of SBI is 'TheOfficialSBI".Followers will receive round the clock tweets on bank products and services. The new move is expected to attract more tech savvy youngsters.

4.Transfer Ban on Barcelona.

     FIFA imposed transfer ban on Spanish Club FC Barcelona,the ban prohibits Barcelona from buying or selling players for next two transfer windows on June 2014 and January 2015.Ban will last for 1 year.
Apart from this Barcelona and Rael Madrid was imposed a penalty for violation of Article 19 of the FIFA rules regarding protection of minor football players.

5.MS Dhoni won the UK's 2014 Asian Award.

     MS Dhoni won United Kingdom's 2014 Asian Award for outstanding performance in sports,the award was announced at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.


6. Hat-Trick Title For Australian Women.

      Australia completed Hat-trick of ICC Women World T20 title defeating England in the Final Held at Mirpur.
Scores : England 105/8 in 20 overs
              Australia 106/4 in 15.1 overs.

7. Pulitzer prize winning Journalist Shot Dead.

     Anja Niedringhas,the Pulitzer prize winning journalist was shot dead by a policeman in Afghanistan while covering the Presidential election 2014 . She won the Prestigious Pulitzer prize in 2005 for covering the Iraq war.
 
      

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Daily Update- 3,4th April

1.New Banking license for IDFC and Bandhan.

    RBI granted Banking license for infrastructure finance company IDFC and microfinance company Bandhan from the 25 applicants,RBI will consider the application of India post after consulting with Government of India,others are advised to submit afresh application.
committee for new banking license is headed by former Governor Bimal Jalan.

2.ISRO launched IRNSS 1B.

    Indian Space Research Organisation,launched the second satellite of India's regional navigation satellite system IRNSS 1B from Satish Dhawan Space center Sriharikota on 4th April.To start functioning the system will require four of seven satellites to be launched.The first of the series was launched on 1st july 2013.
These are the countries with own navigation system.

   1. United States : Global positioning system(GPS)
   2.Russia : Glonass
   3.Europe : Galelio
   4.China : Beidou
   5.Japan : Quasi Zenith Satellite System

3. R Gandhi Promoted as Deputy Governor of RBI

    After KC Chakraborthy quits the post of Deputy Governor,R Gandhi presently the executive Director is promoted as Deputy Governor of the central bank of India.RBI will have 3 Deputy Governor,Urjit Patel,HR Khan and R Gandhi.

4.DOHA Bank will open their Branch in Mumbai.

    Qatar based Doha bank will open their first branch at Nariman point in Mumbai by may 2014.

5.World's most accurate clock launched.

   National Institute of Standards & Technology,under US department of Commerce launched new atomic clock NIST F2 .which is claimed to be the accurate clock of the world.This will neither gain or lose a second for about 300 million years.

6.INSAT 3E decommissioned.

    ISRO decommissioned its communication satellite INSAT 3E after 10.5 years ,it had stopped working in march 2014

Daily update - 1,2nd April

1. RBI monetary policy review highlights.

   a. Repo rate unchanged at 8 pc
   b. Cash Reserve Ratio to be unchanged at 4 pc.
   c. No rate hike if inflation continues to trend lower.
   d. Economic growth for 2014-15 expected at 5.5 pc.
   e. CAD expected to come down to 2pc of Gdp in 2014-15
   f. Retail inflation expected to be under 6 pc in 2014.

2.Manuel Valls named Prime Minister of France.

    Manuel Valls ,51 year socialist leader nominated as the Prime Minister of France.

3. US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell resigns.

4. New CPI as the new measure of inflation : RBI 

     Reserve Bank of India adopted new consumer price index as the measure of inflation.earlier Weightage was given to Wholesale price index than consumer price index.

5. 15000 crore loans for Indian project from Japan.

      Japan announced 1500 crore loan for five Indian projects
     a. New & Renewable energy Project
     b. MSME enterprises energy saving project
     c. Haryana distribution system upgradation project.
    d. Delhi Mass rapid transportation system.

6.World Bank Doubles Lending to  India,China,Brazil,Mexico and Indonesia.

Daily Update - 30,31st march 2014

1.18th SAARC summit to be held in Nepal.
    
      Kathmandu,the Capital of Nepal will hold the 18th SAARC(South Asian Assosciation for regional co operation) summit from 14th November,date is subjected to approval from member nations.
SAARC is now having 8 member nations viz India,Maldives,Nepal,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Sri lanka and Afghanisthan.


2. Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal.

     

     Novak Djokovic won the Miami open title defeating top seed Rafael Nadal.


3.World Telecommunication Conference starts in Dubai.

   World Telecommunication conference,organised by International Telecommunication Organisation(ITO) with a theme of Broadband for sustainable development begins in Dubai.Delegates from India led by telecom secretary will be attending the conference.

4. Malaysian Grand Prix For Hamilton.

   Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won Malaysian Grand Prix in Se pang, Malaysia by defeating his team mate Nico Roseberg(Mercedes)
  1.Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
  2.Nico Roseberg( Mercedes)
  3.Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)

5.'Polling at your finger tips'

  Polling at your finger tips service launched in Shillong,Meghalaya.Under this service voters will recieve details of their polling station,timings and date by sending and SMS to 9856066666.The move by the state election commission hopes to bring more voters to polling station.

6.BHEL to set up 120 MW hydel project in Uttarakhand.

    Bharat heavy electrical limited(BHEL) will set up a  120 MW hydro electric power project in Uttarakhand.They signed a contract of 125 crore with Uttarakhand Jalvidyut Nigam Ltd for their Vyasi Hydro electric project .The contract include design,manufacture,supply,installation and commission of hydro generator sets and associated works.

Daily Update -28,29 March 2014

1.West Zone Won Deodar Trophy 2014.

      West Zone, won the Deodar cricket trophy 2014 defeating North Zone at YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam,this 50 over interzone knockout tournament is named after Prof: DB Deodhar,popularly known as grand old man of Indian cricket.Five zonal teams,North,South,East,West and Central zone will participate in the tournament.


2.Super Hercules Aircraft C-130J crashed in Rajasthan.

   Super Hercules Aircraft C-130J of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan,5 crew including four officers were killed.six  C 130J including the ill fated one were bought from the US for 6000  crore rupees,they can carry up to 20 tonnes of load and even land and take off from short run ways,Defence
ministry has ordered a high level inquiry in to  the incident.

3.Tata Teleservices launched Wi Fi Business.

    Tata Teleservices Limited (TTL) launched new Wi Fi business in Chennai.Wi Fi scratch cards will be sold through retail outlets to monetize the service,it can be used at Tata Docomo hotspots across India.


4. Earth Hour Observed.

     To raise awareness about environmental issues Earth Hour was observed across 7000 cities and towns the world by switching off non -essential lights from 8.30 to 9.30 pm on 29th march.The event organized by WWF marked its beginning at Sydney in 2007.



5. Silver Medal for Heena Sidhu.

    Indian Air Pistol Shooter ,World no: 2 Heena Sidhu clinched a silver medal at ISSF world cup in Fort Benning ,USA.She now holds the record of maximum medal in a world cup by an Indian pistol shooter.





6.First ever miniature planet with two rings discovered.

    Astronomers of the Neils Bohr institute discovered first ever miniature planet Charkilo with two rings,of ice and pebbles between Saturn and Uranus is the first ever discovery of celestial body with rings like Saturn.


7.NATO gets new secretary General.



    Jens Stolenberg appointed as secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).He will replace Anders Fogh ,former PM of Denmark and will take charge from 1 October 2014.
Nato is an intergovernmental military alliance of North Atlantic countries with 28 members,it encourages consultation and co operation on defence and security issue. 

Daily Update - 27th March 2014.

1.Supreme court suggests Sunil Gavaskar as BCCI Chief.

    Supreme court proposed replacement of N Srinivasan and suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from IPL 7.The proposal  released by a bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik proposed name of Sunil Gavaskar to head the highest Authority of Cricket in India.



2. Jude Felix Appointed as Coach.

    Former Captain and Olympian Jude Felix was appointed as coach of National Men's Hockey Team.He will be on a probation for three months.



3. WHO Certifies India as polio free.

     The formal certificates of being polio free was received by Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health,Government of India).A Country has to be free from reporting polio cases for three consecutive years for claiming polio free,as per International guidelines.


4. Abdel Fattah Al-sisi resigned as Army Chief of Egypt to compete for presidential elections.

Daily Update - 26th March 2014

1. Google signed deal with Luxotticca Spa for google glass.

      Google Inc partners with Luxotticca Spa the makers of RayBan and Oakley sunglasses for their high-tech wearable computers Google glass.Customers have to apply for the purchase of Google glass at selected locations.

2.Tehseen Akhtar arrested.

      Indian Mujahideen Chief Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police.He was heading IM since the arrest of Co-Founder Yaseen Bhatkal.He suspected to be the brain behind all recent  attacks.

3. Polling Booths at J&K declared as No Smoking zones.

    Jammu and Kashmir became the first state to declare its polling booths as no smoking zones,the polling stations will display a No Smoking Banner in the coming lok sabha polls.Decision was announced by Umang Narula, chief election commissioner of J&K.

4.Arjun Kapoor selected as Ambassador of Earth hour 2014.

    Young Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor named as the ambassador for the Earth hour 2014 ,observed on 29th march 2014.


5.Amitabh Bachan named Global Icon of the year.

    Big B, of Bollywood Amitabh Bachan selected for Global Icon of the year award at the NRI of the year awards in Mumbai.He dedicated the award to all young generation actors in the industry.The award was  presented jointly by ICICI and Times Of India.

6.Pritzker Architecture prize for Shigeru Ban.

     Japanese Architect Shigeru Ben won the prestigious  Pritzker Architecture prize 2014 for his low cost designs for relief shelters.The international prize  awarded to living Architects carry a cash prize of 100000 dollar ,a citation and bronze medallion.

7.3rd Nuclear security summit 2014 held in 'The Hague'.

    Third nuclear security summit 2014 was held in Hague,Switzerland attended by 58 world leaders reached an agreement to prevent the reach of terrorists out to nuclear materials.NSS Countries also agreed to keep quantities of nuclear materials as low as possible.

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Daily Update - 25th March 2014

1.Govind Misra selected for Saraswathi Samman.

   Renowned Hindi author Govind Misra ,selected for Saraswathi samman 2013 for his book Dhool Paudha Par published in 2008. He is the second Hindi author after Harivansh Rai Bachan to receive this award.Award that was established in 1991 by KK Birla Foundation,carries a cash prize of 10 lakhs and a certificate.


2.529 supporters of Mohd Morsi sentenced to death.

   529 supporters of ousted islamist president Mohd Morsi were sentenced to death by Egyptian court.They were convicted of charges like attacks on people, damaging public property and murdering a police personnel.

3. Veteran Actress Nanda (75) died in Mumbai.

4. AQUATM launched in Mumbai.

    Vandana Foundation,a non profit organisation launched automatic drinking water vending machine AQUATM in Mumbai.Water can be purchase at rs 1,per liter through a prepaid card . The machine has a capacity to deliver 1000 liters per day.

Daily Update -24 March 2014

1.RBI orders banks to give copy of credit profile to customers.

    Reserve Bank of India order banks to give free copy of credit information report to it cs customers,this will give awareness about the need to have credit discipline.The suggestion was made by the panel headed by Aditya Puri chairman of HDFC bank.

2.Book on Lal Bahadur Sasthri Released.

   Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama released a book on former PrimeMinister Lal Bahadur Sasthri titled "Lal Bahadur Sasthri : lessons in leadership".This biography on sasthri is a rewind of his life narrated by his son,Anil Sasthri.

3. Jeev Milkha Singh,nominated for asian Tour's player of the decade award.

4. Fourth Hockey India National Championship.

   Men's Title : Air India retained men's title after beating comptroller & Auditor General of India Team for
4-1 in final held at Lucknow .
   Women's Title : Railway Sports promotion board defeated defending champions Haryana,4-0 to clinch Hockey India women's championship in Bhopal.


5.Supreme court Directs Centre to withdraw all orders making Aadhar Mandatory.

    Supreme court of India directs Government of India to withdraw all orders making Aadhar mandatory.It also suggested UIDAI not to share any information regarding the card holder without his/her consent.


6. Ebola virus detected in Guinea.

   Ebola virus which causes hemorrhagic fever is detected in Guinea.80 people were detected and out of this 59 is already dead,raising concerns to the authorities.

7. Stuart Oliver won first ever Indian truck racing Championship.

     Experienced British racer Stuart Oliver won the first ever TATA T1 Prima truck racing Championship on 23rd march 2014.

   

Daily Update - 22, 23rd March 2014

1.World Water Day Observed.

     World Water Day observed on 22nd march to preserve and control the consumption of water.United Nations conference on Environment and development (UNCED) initiates the observation of this day for promoting sustainable management of water resources.


2. Officers honored with keerthi Chakra.


   Three officers of the Armed forces were honored with the second highest gallantry award.
       1. Wg: Cdr Darryl Castelino : Received award posthumously for his role in operation rahat,where his chopper crashed with 20 members after he saved more than 80 lives.
      2. Maj. Mahesh Kumar :  For his acts in countering insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir.       3. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy : For his completing world voyage on his sail ship non-stop in 151 days.

3. RBI notifies guidelines for early detection and recovery of bad loans.

    RBI notifies NBFCs and other financial institutions to categorize loans into special mention accounts  before a loan turns into NPA
   (A) . SMA 0 :A/C overdue not more than 30 days but facing stress.
   (B) SMA 1:  principal/interest overdue between 31-60 days.
   (c)  SMA 2 : Principal/interest overdue for 61-180 days
However NPA should be held by concerned banks for a period of 12 months before selling it to other financial institution or NBFC.

4. Aamir Khan to become national icon for LS polls.

       Bollywood star Aamir khan agreed election commission to become the national icon for the coming lok sabha polls.He will co-operate with ECs voter awareness initiatives and leads the media campaign.He will join existing icons DR APJ Abdul Kalam,MS Dhoni ,Saina Nehwal ,and Boxer Mary Kom.


5. Government of India divested 9 percent stakes in Axis Bank.  
 
    Government of India divested 9 percent stake which amounts to 5500 crore rupees  in Axis Bank. GoI,earlier had 20.72 percentage stakes through specified undertaking of unit trust of India(SUUTI)
It will remain the largest shareholder with 11.72% followed by LIC.

6. World's largest TV Unveiled.

   Panasonic unveiled world's largest television Big Hoss at Texas motor speed highway ,US.The screen is 218 feet wide and 94.6 feet tall,which makes it taller than a seven storied building and longer than Boeing 767 flight.

   

Daily Update - 21st March 2014

1. World Forestry Day Observed.

       World forestry day was observed on 21st march to increase public awareness about values of forests. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) on 1971 declared 21st march as world forestry day.


2. RBI Deputy governor KC Chakraborthy resigns.

        KC Chakraborthy ,deputy governor of the RBI resigns from office,3 months ahead of completion of his term.He was appointed in 2009 and extended his tenure in 2012,earlier he served as the CMD of Punjab National Bank(PNB)

3. Indian Journalist won Google digital activism Award.

       Indian Journalist Subranshu Choudhary won the digital activism award 2014 for regional news service defeating US whistle blower Edward Snowden.The award was given for his work using mobile phones to bring local news to tribals region in their native language.He is also the founder of CGnet swara that enbles tribals in Chattisgarh to connect to outside world.

4. Chinese insurance firm offered smog insurance.

       State owned insurance company ping An insurance  offere smog insurance for tourists and natives of six highly polluted cities Beijing,Shangai,Guangzhou,Xian,Chengdu and Harbin.Smog insurance will pay compensation for those who are plagued by smog,compensation will be based on air quality index(AQI)

5. RBI issued notice to banks concerning discontinuation of Windows XP.

 

  Reserve Bank of India raised concern over the threat expected to face from discontinuation of windows XP by Microsoft corporation from 8th April,Withdrawal will stop release of updates and patches for the OS, which will make it more vulnerable to virus attacks.In India most of the banking system are running on windows XP.