DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 MAY 2015

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1.      VA PRASANATH BECOMES CFO OF INDIAN BANK:

i. VA Prasanath is appointed as the CFO of Indian Bank.

ii. Prasanath succeeded K Srinivasa Raghavan to be Chief Financial Officer.

iii. Prior to this VA Prasanath was serving as the General Manager of Indian Bank.

2.   S CHRISTOPHER BECOMES DG OF DRDO:

i.    S Christopher is appointed as  Director General of DRDO.

ii.  Eminent Scientist Dr. S Christopher is appointed by Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for tenure of 2 years.

iii.  Prior to this appointment, DRDO was under the additional charge of Defense Secretary.

DRDO- Defense Research and Development Organization.

3. GURNIMRAT NIMMY SIDHU NAMED FOR OXFORD UNIVERSITY AWARD:

i. Indian origin teacher Gurnimrat Nimmy Sidhu is named for Oxford University Award.

ii.  She is among 12 teachers to win the University of Oxford Inspirational Teacher Award.

4.  SEVILLA FC WON EUROPA LEAQUE TITLE:

i.   Sevilla Football club won Europa Leaque title.

ii. Sevilla football club defeated Dnipro Dnipro Tetronk football club in the final clash.

iii. This is 2^nd consecutive Europa Cup for Sevilla Football club.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 29 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 29 May 2015

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1. RBI NOTIFIED FIIs:

i. RBI notified FIIs to invest up to 49% in Gammon Infrastructure projects limited.

ii. Investment can be made under Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).

iii. This change is notified under FEMA Act, 1999.

FII – Foreign Institutional Investors

RBI – Reserve Bank of India

2.   TRIPURA WITHDRAWS AFSPA:

i.    Tripura withdraw AFSPA from State.

ii.   Decision was taken by the State Government.

iii.   The act was enforced by the Union Government on 16 February 1997 in 40 police station areas.

AFSPA –  Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

3. NATO LAUNCHED ARCTIC CHALLENGE EXERCISE:

i. NATO launched Arctic Challenge Exercise in the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

ii.  Exercise involves 115 fighter planes and 3600 troops from 9 countries.

iii.  This the 2^nd Exercise prior to this 1^st exercise held in 2013.

NATO Members:

a. U.S

b. Britain

c. Germany

d. France

e. Netherlands

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 25,26 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 25, 26 May 2015

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1.   ICICI BANK LAUNCHES VOICE RECOGNITION SERVICE:

i.  Private Bank ICICI has launched Voice recognition service for biometric authentication.

ii.  The service will allow customers to execute banking transactions through banks call centre in a quick , secure and convenient manner.

iii. ICICI bank is India’s largest private sector bank with its headquarter in Mumbai.

iv.  Chanda Kochar is the CEO of ICICI Bank

2.   MANOJ MISHRA BECOMES CMD OF NATIONAL FERTILIZERS LIMITED:

i.    Manoj Mishra is appointed as New Chairman and Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited.

ii.  Manoj Mishra, a Cost Accountant is currently serving as the Director (finance) at State Trading Corporation (STC).

iii.  National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has 5 gas based plants:

a.       Nangal and Bathinda in Punjab

b.      Panipat in Haryana

c.       Two plants in Vijaipur , District –Guna ,Madhya Pradesh

3. JOHN FORBES NASH JR. DIED:

i. Nobel awardee Mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. died.

ii.  Oscar winning Movie, A Beautiful Mind was inspired by his life.

4. MUMBAI INDIANS WON IPL 2015 TITLE:

i. Mumbai Indians have won IPL 2015 title by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

ii.   Mumbai Indians won their 2^nd IPL title by grabbing 8^th edition of Indian Premier League

a. Man of the match in the Final – Rohit Sharma

b. Player of the tournament – Andre Russell

c. Orange cap holder – David Warner

d. Purple cap holder – Dwanye Bravo

e. Emerging Player – Shrayas Iyer

5. DOHA INTERNATIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT 2015:

      i.  Indian Boxers have won 4 Gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at Doha International Boxing Tournament.

PLAYER	CATEGORY	MEDAL	DEFEATED
Devendra Singh	49 kg	Gold	Aldren Moreno (Philippines)
Shiva Thapa	56 kg	Gold	HYM Abdellal (Egypt)
Manish Kaushik	60 kg	Gold	Rabi Hamza (Morocco)
Manoj Kumar	64 kg	Gold	Magliquian Nicole (Philippines)
Gaurav Bidhuri	52 kg	Silver
Mandeep Jangra	69 kg	Bronze
Vikas Krishan	75 kg	Bronze

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 21 MAY 2015

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1.   PETER M CHRISTIAN BECOMES PRESIDENT OF MICRONESIA:

i. Peter M Christian is elected to be the 8^th President of Micronsia

ii.   Supreme Court Associate Justice Beauleen and Carl Norwick administrated the oath of office

iii.  The Federal State of Micronesia is an independent Sovereign Island nation in the Western Pacific Ocean

Capital -  Palikir

Currency – Dollar (USD)

2.   HDFC BANK LAUNCHED HDFC BANK APOLLO MEDICAL BENEFITS CARD:

i.    Private Bank HDFC is partnership with Apollo Hospitals launched HDFC Bank Apollo Medical Benefits Card.

ii.  It is a prepaid Medical Card Launched first time ever in the country.

iii.  Apart from 3 lakh rupees free accidental death insurance card offers additional benefits such as discounts and facilities, including free ambulance services.

3. MARIA ELENA SOUTH : DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH:

i. Maria Elena South in Atacama Desert Discovered to be the driest place on earth.

ii.  Claimed by a paper , discovery and microbial content of the driest site of the hyperaidAtlacam desert, Chile.

4. HUMAN CAPITAL REPORT 2015 RELEASED:

i. The report elaborates the status of different countries across the world on the Human Capital Index.

ii. A survey was done in 124 countries to prepare the report.

iii. Finland topped the list followed by Norway and Switzerland.

Note: - India is placed at 100^th position.

- Yemon was ranked at the bottom of the list.

5. HARBHAJAN KAUR DHEER ELECTED AS MAYOR IN U.K:            

i. HarbhajanKaurDheer will assume charge as the Mayor of Ealing Council in London.

ii. HarbhajanKaurDheer is a 62 year old councilor of the Labour Party.

iii. HarbhajanKaurDheer will assume charge as the Mayor of Ealing council in London.

6. TAP AND PAY FOR TRANSACTIONS UPTO 2000 RUPEES:

i. RBI has allowed TAP and PAY without PIN for transactions upto 2000 rupees.

ii. For Payments beyond 2000 Rupees, PIN authentication will be necessary.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 15, 16 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 15, 16 MAY 2015

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1. KARAN MENON WON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE CHAMPIONSHIP:

i.  Indian-American Karan Menon won 2015 National Geographic Bee Championship

ii. 14 year old Menon competed against 10 finalists from across the US to win the championship.

2.   SBI LAUNCHED SBI INTOUCH:

i. State Bank of India has launched contact less credit and Debit cards, State Bank of India INTOUCH.

ii. These cards are based on latest near field technology (NFC)

iii. ICICI Bank and HDFC bank have already launched such NFC cards.

3. CCEA APPROVED 5% DISINVESTMENT IN NTPC & 10% IN INDIAN OIL CO:

i. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its approval for 5% disinvestment in NTPC & 10% in Indian Oil Corporation.

ii. This disinvestment will fetch government over 13000 crore rupees

iii. NTPC and Indian Oil Corporation are among the Maharatana companies in India.

4. HUMAN CAPITAL REPORT 2015 RELEASED:

i. The report elaborates the status of different countries across the world on the Human Capital Index

ii. A survey was done in 124 countries to prepare the report.

iii. finland topped the list followed by Norway and Switzerland.

Note: - India is placed at 100^th position.

- Yemon was ranked at the bottom of the list.

5. HARBHAJAN KAUR DHEER ELECTED AS MAYOR IN U.K:                        

i. Harbhajan Kaur Dheer will assume charge as the Mayor of Ealing Council in London.

ii. Harbhajan Kaur Dheer is a 62 year old councilor of the Labour Party.

iii. Harbhajan Kaur Dheer will assume charge as the Mayor of Ealing council in London.

6. TAP AND PAY FOR TRANSACTIONS UPTO 2000 RUPEES:

i. RBI has allowed TAP and PAY without PIN for transactions upto 2000 rupees.

ii. For Payments beyond 2000 Rupees, PIN authentication will be necessary.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 13,14 MAY 2015

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INTERNATIONAL

1. PRITI PATEL GETS BRITISH CABINET RANK:

i.  Indian origin Priti gets British Cabinet Rank.

ii. Tory MP Priti Patel is appointed as Minister of State for employment in British new Cabinet.

2.   EARTHQUAKE HITS AGAIN IN NEPAL:

i.    An Earthquake of Magnitude 7.3 hits again in Nepal near Everest.

ii. Earlier an Earthquake of 7.8 magnitude devastated Nepal on April 25, this year.

iii. Tremors were also felt in India and Bangladesh by the earthquake which was centered in east of Nepal’s Capital Kathmandu.

3. FIRST BRICS CUP TO BE HELD IN INDIA:

i. BRICS nations have decided that an under-17 football tournament will be played between the nations.

ii. The first season of the tournament will take place in India.

B – Brazil

R- Russia

I – India

C- China

S – South Africa

                                                           NATIONAL NEWS

4. NEW GOVERNORS IN 6 STATES:

i. President of India has appointed new Governors in 6 different states.

ii. following are the new Governors appointed:

States	Governor
Jharkhand	Droupadi Murmu
Manipur	Dr. Syed Ahmed
Arunachal Pradesh	J P Rajkhoda
Mizoram	Lt. General (retd.) Nirbhay Sharma
Tripura	Tathagata Roy
Meghalaya	V Shanmuganathan

5. DEEPAK IYER JOINS BHARTI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE:

i. Deepak Iyer is appointed as MD and CEO of Bharti AXA General Insurance

ii. DeepakIyer will replace Milind Chalisgaonkar

iii. Prior to this Deepak Iyer was MD at Wrigley India

MD – Managing Director

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

6. ATAL PENSION YOJANA LAUNCHED:

i. Prime Minister launched Atal Pension Yojana (APY) in Kolkata, West Bengal.

ii. Atal Pension Yojana is launched for unorganized sector.

iii. The scheme is intended to enhance old age income security of the working poor and is focused on encouraging and enabling them to join the NPS (National Pension System)

7. K SATISH REDDY BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF NSC:

i. K Satish Reddy is appointed as the chairman of National Safety Council (NSC)

ii. appointment was done by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment

iii. K Satish Reddy is the chairman of Dr. Reddy’s laboratories ltd.

                                  

SPORTS

8. ANDY MURRAY WON MEN’S SINGLE TITLE OF MADRID TENNIS OPEN:

i. Andy Murray of Britain has won Men’s Single title of Madrid Tennis open

ii. Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final.

9. VIKAS GOWDA WON GOLD AT HAMAICAN INTERNATIONAL INVITAION MEET:

i. Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won Gold at Jamaican International Invitation Meet.

ii. Vikas Gowda threw at a distance of 65.14 m to win the event

iii.  Chaid Wright of Jamaica came second with a throw of 61.84 m.

BUSSINESS

10. INDIAN ARMY SINGED MO WITH BANK OF INDIA:

i. Indian Army has signed an MoU with Bank of India on Defense salary Package

ii. First MoU between BOI and Indian Army was signed in 2011, for 3 years and it is revised now.

About Bank of India: Headquarter – Mumbai       

CMD – Vijayalakshmi R Iyer

11. RBI RELEASED THE REPORT TITLED STATE FINANCES:

i. RBI has released the report titled State Finances.

ii. Report is the study of Budgets of 2014-15.

iii. Theme of this year’s report is Fiscal Consolidation: Assessment and Medium Term Prospects

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