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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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 2nd IPL title by grabbing 8th 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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Friday, May 22, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 MAY 2015
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1.   BARACK OBAMA ENTERED GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD:
i. United States President Barack Obama entered Guinness Book of World Record.
ii.   Obama entered Guinness Book of World Record for Reaching a million followers on twitter in a spam of mere 5 hours after going live.
iii.  Previous the record was hold by Iron Man Star Robert Downey Jr.
2.   INDIA –SOUTH AFRICA JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMISSION:
i.    9th session of India-South Africa Joint Ministerial commission held in Durban
ii.  Session was chaired by minister for external affairs and overseas Indian affairs SushmaSwaraj and her counterpart MaiteNkoanaMashabane
iii.  Next session will held in 2017 in India
3. ASTRA MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED:
i. Indigenously developed Astra Missile successfully test fired from ITR Chandipur in Odisha
ii.  Astra is a Bengal Visual Range (BVR) air – to- air missile
4. ANTI TERRORIST DAY OBSERVED:
i. Anti Terrorist Day was observed across the country on 21stMay, 2015
ii.  This day is annually observed on the death anniversary of seventh Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
iii.  Its motive is to promote unity, peace and harmony across the nation.
5.TWO STATES GETS NEW GOVERNOR:
States
Governors appointed
Replaced
a.      Tripura
Tathagata Roy
PadmanabhBalkarishna (also governor of Nagaland)
b.      Meghalaya
Sharmuganathan
KeshriNathTripathi (He was handling West Bengal & Meghalaya)


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Thursday, May 21, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 21 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 21May 2015
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1.   PETER M CHRISTIAN BECOMES PRESIDENT OF MICRONESIA:
i. Peter M Christian is elected to be the 8th 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 100th 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 19,20 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS19, 20 MAY 2015
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1.   PM NARENDRA MODI CONCLUDED 3 NATION TOUR:       
i. PM NarendraModi has concluded his three nation tour to China, Mongolia and South Korea.
ii.  PM six days visit was a part of Act East Policy.
iii.  India and China
a.       24 Inter-Governmental Agreements
b.      21 Business Agreements worth 22 billion US dollars
c.       PM Modi Inaugurated ICICI's first branch in China at Shanghai
iv. India and Korea:
a.       South Korea will invest 10 billion dollar for Indian Infrastrure development
b.      Seven Agreements are signed including revised avoidance of double taxation
v.  India and Mongolia :
      a.   India announced 1 billion US Dollar line of Credit
      b.  3 Agreements are signed
      c.  NarendraModi is the first ever Prime Minister of India to visit the country.
Country
Currency
Capital
President
China
Yuan
Beijing
Xi Jinping
South Korea
Won
Seoul
Park GeunHye
Mangolia
Tograog
Ulan Bator
Trakhiagiin Sa Rwnbeley

2.   INFOSYS JOINS RE 100 COMPAIGN:
i.    Infosys became the first Indian company to Join RE100 Renewable Energy Campaign
ii   RE100 is a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power
iii.  Infosys has joined some of the world’s most influential companies such as IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H & M, KPN, Mars, Nestle, Philipsetc.

3. RELIANCE JIO SIGNED PACT WITH HUAWEI:
i. Reliance Jio has signed pact with Huawai for sourcing 4G devices
ii.  Reliance JioInfocomm is a telecom subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RTC)
iii.  Huawei is  a Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer

4. MARIA SHARAPOVA WON ITALIAN TENNIS OPEN:
i. Maria Sharapova of Russia won the Women’s Single title of Italian Tennis Open
ii.  Maria Sharapova defeated Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in the final match
iii.  Italian Open title held in Rome, Italy

Note: Novak Djokovic of Serbia won Men’s Single Title of Italian Open (also called Rome Masters)
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 17,18 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17, 18 MAY 2015
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NOVAK DJOKOVIC WONROME MASTERS TENNIS
i. Novak Djokovic of Serbia won Rome Masters Tennis title.
ii. He Defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland.
iii. This is fifth title of the season for him, the other titles are the Australian Open, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells the Miami Open and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

DAVID GRANGER IS NEW PRESIDENT OF GUYANA
i. David Granger is sworn in as the eighth President of Guyana. 
ii. His "A Partnership for National Unity" (APNU) party-led coalition won the national elections.

ICICI’S BANK OPENED FIRST BRANCH IN CHINA AT SHANGHAI
i. P.M. of India NarendraModi inaugurated the first branch of ICICI Bank in China at Shanghai.
ii. The branch is inaugurated in presence of Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank.
iii. The Shanghai branch will engage in banking activities permitted under the guidelines of the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

M. ARUNA SHANBAUG DIED AFTER 42-YEARS IN COMA
i. ArunaShanbaug the nurse of Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital died after battling with coma for past 42-years following a sexual assault by a hospital ward boy. 


ii. Shanbaug was sexually assaulted on 27 November 1973 by a ward boy-cum-sweeper of the hospital, SohanlalBhartaValmiki, after throttling her with a dog chain.
iii. While hearing the ArunaShanbaug case in March 2011, the Supreme Court of India rejected the mercy killing (euthanasia) petition for her.
iv. The petition was filed by former journalist and author PinkiVirani.

However, SC laid down guidelines for passive euthanasia instead of active euthanasia.
v. Passive euthanasia entails the withholding of common treatments, such as antibiotics, necessary for the continuance of life.
vi. In 1998, a biography was written on Aruna by PinkiVirani which was titled Aruna’s Story.

INDIA ASSUMED PRESIDENCY OF THE 68TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
i. India assumed Presidency of the 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) after 19 years.
ii. The session was presided by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare JagatPrakashNadda at Geneva.
iii. The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states.
iv. It is the world's highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states.

MARIA SHARAPOVA WON ITALIAN TENNIS OPEN
i. Russian Maria Sharapova won the women’s singles of Italian Open for the third time. 
ii. She defeated Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.
iii. The Italian Open title was held in Rome, Italy.

POLICE AWARD  OF US WON BY INDIAN-AMERICAN HARKEERT SINGH SAINI
i. Harkeert Singh Saini, an Indian-American policeman won the prestigious Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year.

ii. He was awarded for his efficient services to the Houston Police department in the state of Texas of United States.
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