DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 APRIL 2016

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1. 4TH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT BEGINS IN WASHINGTON

i.  The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit started  in Washington,USA.

ii. The summit is conducted to discuss issues related to nuclear security.

iii. The summit is attended by the heads of about 53 countries and representatives of five international organisations including the UNO, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Union and Interpol are taking part.

iv. India is being represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

v. The summit will highlight achievements and commitments of several countries towards safeguarding nuclear devices and technologies and reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism.

2. INDIA AND SRI LANKA SIGNED MOU TO PROVIDE 150 BOATS & FISHING EQUIPMENT TO MULLAITHIVU FISHERMEN

i. India and Sri Lanka inked a Memorandum of Understanding to provide 150 fishing boats and fishing equipment to 300 Tamil fishermen from Mullaithivu in North Sri Lanka.

ii. The boats and equipment will be provided as a part of India’s development assistance programme in Sri Lanka.

iii. Earlier India had provided 175 boats and fishing equipment to Tamil fishermen of Mannar region.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES STARTUP INDIA PORTAL AND MOBILE APP

i. The Union Government has launched the Startup India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application.

ii. It was launched by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi.

iii. It was started to promote Action Plan of the Startup India started by PM.

iv. The portal and mobile app provide up-to- date information issued by various Government ministries/ departments.

4. BIHAR GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY BANS SALE OF COUNTRY-MADE AND SPICED LIQUOR

i. Bihar Government has banned the sale of country-made liquor and spiced liquor throughout the state in the first phase.

ii. Person found indulging in manufacturing trade, transportation, sale and consumption of country-made and spiced liquor across the state will be punished.

5. VIJAYA BANK TO GET RS 220 CRORE CAPITAL INFUSION FROM GOVERNMENT

i. Vijaya Bank  a capital infusion of Rs 220 crore in lieu of preferential allotment of shares.

ii. Last year, the government had announced a revamp plan 'Indradhanush' to infuse Rs 70,000 crore in state-owned banks over four years.

iii. In the first tranche, as many as 13 public sectors banks were given fund support of Rs 19,950 crore.

iv. SBI got the highest amount of Rs 5,393 crore.

6. KACHHABALI BECOMES 1ST LIQUOR-FREE VILLAGE IN RAJASTHAN

i. Kachhabali village in Rajasthan has become the 1st in the state to vote to close down its lone liquor shop.

ii. 67.11% of voters saying they wanted no alcohol sale in the village.

iii. Polling was conducted by the excise department for taking reviews of public about opening/closing of liquor shops in Rajasthan’s rural areas.

7. VIRAT KOHLI RISES TO TOP IN ICC T20I RANKINGS

i. Indian Test Captain Virat Kohli has replaced Aaron Finch as the number one batsman in the latest ICC T20 rankings.

ii. In the bowlers rankings, India's Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja feature in the Top-10. Ashwin has slipped to be at 3rd place while Jadeja moved up 3 spots to be at 7th.

iii. The bowling list is topped by S. Badree in T20 rankings.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 MARCH 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 MARCH 2016

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1. RELIANCE DEFENCE AND ISRAEL’S RAFAEL TO SET UP MISSILE, AIR DEFENCE JV

i. Reliance Defence has inked a pact with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence System.

ii. The pact will help India for specialised areas including air- to-air missiles that will oversee projects worth USD 10 billion in ten years.

iii. Joint venture company will be located at Pithampur, Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

iv. The project will have an initial capital outlay of more than Rs 1,300 crore.

2. P SUSHEELA MOHAN ENTERS INTO GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

i. Renowned playback singer P Susheela Mohan has been recognized by the Guinness World Records and Asia Book of Records.

ii. She is known for singing the most number of songs in Indian languages.

iii. She singed 17,695 songs in 12 Indian languages.

3. PM NARENDRA MODI UNVEILS ASIA’S LARGEST OPTICAL TELESCOPE ARIES AT NAINITAL

i. Asia’s largest and first of its kind optical telescope Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences was unveiled at Devasthal in Nainital District, Uttrakahnd.

ii. It was remotely activated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian Pm Charles Michel

iii. Aries telescope was joint collaborative technological effort between Indian and Belgian scientists.

iv. It will help in the study and exploration of planets, starts, magnetic field and astronomical debris.

4. 13TH INDIA-EU SUMMIT HELD IN BRUSSELS

i. The 13th India and European Union Summit was held on 30 March 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.

ii. In the summit India was represented by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

iii. The European Union was represented by Donald Tusk at the 13th India-EU Summit

iv. The main issues discussed are:

a.    The leaders endorsed the EU-India Agenda for Action 2020 a concrete road-map for the EU-India Strategic Partnership for the next five years.

b.   The European Investment Bank agreed to extend 450 million Euros in loan for the construction of the first metro line in Lucknow.

c.    The EIB gave its nod to set up the Bank’s regional representation for South Asia in New Delhi.

d.   India-EU Water Partnership  to enhance cooperation on environment issues, including on the ‘Clean India' and ‘Clean Ganga’ flagship programmes.

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5. EIB ANNOUNCED LOAN OF 33 BILLION RUPEES FOR LUCKNOW METRO

i. European Investment Bank  announced that it will invest 33 billion rupees  for the first metro line in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

ii. This investment will be EIB’s largest ever financing in India.

iii. European Investment Bank is the European Union's bank owned by and representing the interests of the European Union Member States.

6. ADB LOWERS INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST TO 7.4 % FOR 2016-17

i. The Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s growth forecast to 7.4% from an earlier estimate of 7.6% for the current financial year.

ii. This is mainly due to the failure of the government to push through the Goods and Services Tax and the Land and Labour Reforms.

iii. It also forecasted India is one of the fastest growing large economies in the world

iv. It also Forecasted India’s gross domestic product will grow to 7.8% for the fiscal year to March 2018.

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Daily Current Affairs 30th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 MARCH 2016

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1. PM REACHES BRUSSELS FOR INDIA-EU SUMMIT

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels  under  his three-nation tour  to Belgium, the US and Saudi Arabia.

ii. During the visit Modi will attend the India-EU summit and the global nuclear security summit in the US.

2. INDIA RANKS THIRD GLOBALLY IN FINANCIAL TROJAN INFECTIONS

i. India ranks third among countries with high number of financial Trojan infections.

ii. Earlier India was at 5^th position in 2014 and now the rank is improved after global detections have reduced.

iii. Financial Trojans is used to defraud customers of online banking services.

3. ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHES 'MAKE IN INDIA' CONFERENCE IN SYDNEY

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched Make in India conference in Sydney.

ii. The main purpose of the launch is to promote make in India.

iii. He said for two consecutive years Indai will be the fastest growing economy in the world.

4. 112 WOULD BE THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER IN INDIA

i. 112 would be the default emergency response number for any situation in India.

ii. Already   100 is the emergency number to contact police, then 101 is for fire emergency, 102 is for health emergency and 108 is for emergency situation related to disasters.

iv. All these services are regulated by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for providing immediate help to public.

CHAIRMAN OF TRAI - R.S SHARMA.

5. MANOHAR PARRIKAR FLAGED OFF INDIA’S FIRST INDIGENOUS SONAR DOME

i. India’s first indigenous sonar dome a ship was today flagged off by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

ii. It is manufactured by a Defence and Research Development Organisation.

iii. It is a huge contribution by Indian Industry to the ‘Make in India’ movement

iv. Anti-submarine warfare ships have a sonar array fitted to the ship structure below the waterline.

v. It functions as the ship’s underwater eyes and ears.

vi. The sonar dome is a structure fitted over the sonar array so that its electronics and sensors are not exposed to surrounding hostile environment.

6. GOVERNMENT PERMITS 100% FDI IN ONLINE MARKETPLACES

i. The government permitted 100% FDI in the marketplace format of e-commerce retailing with a view to attract more foreign investors.

ii. Presently, global online retailer giants like Amazon and ebay are operating online marketplaces in India.

iii. The government is promoting FDI for attracting maximum money from foreign investors.

7. REGISTRATION OF 22 NBFCS HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY RBI

i. The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled registration of 22 non-banking financial companies including Amazan Capital and Mascot Commerce.

ii. The registration of these NBFCs is canceled under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

iii. Earlier RBI had canceled registration of six other NBFCs for not following RBI’s policies under the RBI act 1934 for not following RBI’s policies.

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IBPS Clerk-V, SO-V and CWE PO/MT-V Examination Result Out 2016

Today IBPS Department launched result of all the Examination held in 2015. So those who appeared in one of the following examination can check their Result from the given link below. We share these three examination result Link below.

IMPORTANT LINKS

IBPS CLERK-V Result 

IBPS PO/MT-V Result

IBPS Speciliest Officers Result

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 MARCH 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 MARCH 2016

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1. INDIA’S BIGGEST DEFENCE EXPO 2016 BEGINS IN GOA

i. India’s biggest ever land, naval and homeland security exhibition Defence Expo 2016 began in Goa.

ii. It was inaugurated by the Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

iii. This for the first time, the Expo is being held outside the national capital New Delhi.

iv. The 2016 theme is “Rise of Futurism” and its vision is to make India prosperous by establishing world class science and technology base in defence sector.

2. SERGEY KARJAKIN WON 2016 WORLD CHESS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT

i. Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin won the FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament held in Moscow.

ii. He  defeated American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana  to won the award.

iii. He holds the record for the world's youngest Grandmaster ever.

3. USAID AND ADB SIGNED MOU TO DEVELOP SOLAR PARKS IN INDIA

i. The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Asian Development Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate 848 million US dollars in funding to develop solar parks across India. 

ii. This agreement will help to finance the development of solar parks in support of the Government of India’s renewable energy targets.

4. ZAHEER KHAN APPOINTED CAPTAIN OF DELHI DAREDEVILS FOR 2016 IPL SEASON

i. Zaheer Khan was  appointed as captain of the Delhi Daredevils team for 2016 Indian Premier League season.

ii. He would replace South African all-rounder JP Duminy who was captain in the last season.

5. WORLD BANK APPROVED $250 MILLION LOAN TO SUPPORT ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR REFORMS IN RAJASTHAN

i. The World Bank Board approved a 250 million US dollar Development Policy Loan for Rajasthan.

ii. The loan was granted to support the government of Rajasthan in improving the performance of its electricity distribution sector under the State’s 24x7 Power for All program.

iii. It will support in:

a.    Strengthening governance in the distribution sector in the state by giving more operational autonomy to the utilities

b.   Establishing targets for reducing the gap between the cost of supply and revenue recovery

c.    Providing incentives to employees for improving performance

d.   Improving the operational performance of the DISCOMs

6. ISRO SET TO LAUNCH RECORD 22 SATELLITES IN SINGLE MISSION

i. The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to made a record by launching a record number of 22 satellites in a single mission in May 2016.

ii. These satellites will be launched using ISRO’s workhorse Polar rocket PSLV C34 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

iii. The world record for sending highest number of satellites in single launch is hosted by USA of sending 29 satellites to the orbit in a single launch in 2013.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 MARCH 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 MARCH 2016

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1. PADMA AWARD ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE

i.  President Pranab Mukherjee has presented five Padma Vibhushan awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

ii. Padma Vibhushan awards are given to:

A.   Founder of Reliance Industries late Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani (posthumous),

B.   Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Jagmohan,

C.   Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

D.  Indian-American economist Avinash Kamalakar Dixit and 5.Renowned dancer Yamini Krishnamurti.

2. PRESIDENT RULE IMPOSED IN UTTARAKHAND

i. President’s Rule has been imposed in Uttarakhand before the crucial trust vote in the state assembly for the Harish Rawat government.

ii. President rule is imposed in  Uttarakhand after the constitutional breakdown.

iii. President Pranab Mukherjee imposed emergency under Article 356 of the Constitution.

3. NATIONAL FILM AWARDS GIVEN TO AMITABH BACHCHAN AND KANGANA RANAUT

i. Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut have been honoured  with the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns at 63rd National Awards.

ii. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali emerged as the Best Film

iii. Sanjay Leela Bhansali won in the best director category for his movie Bajirao Mastani.

4. ROTAVIRUS VACCINE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY THE UNION HEALTH MINISTER

i. The government launched the vaccine for Rotavirus vaccine as part of Universal Immunization Programme to prevent child mortaility due to Rotavirus diarrhoea.

ii. The vaccine, developed indigenously to promote "Make in India" initiative.

iii. The introduction of Rotavirus vaccine will enable the government to directly address the problem of diarrheal deaths.

Union Health Minister: J P Nadda

5. MADHYA PRADESH TO GET ITS FIRST ITBP MODERN WEAPON TRAINING CENTRE

i. Madhya Pradesh is going to have its first Indo Tibetan Border Police weapon training centre at Batiagarh, Damoh.

ii. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has issued orders to set up ITBP's Weapon and Support Weapon Training Centre in the state.

6. HARYANA LAUNCHES SCHEME FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED

i. Haryana Government has launched a new scheme ‘Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled’.

ii. under this scheme pension of 6 months would be given in advance to differently abled persons for adapting their homes as per their requirement.

ii. The grant for diet money to hearing impaired has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per month.

7. MAHARASHTRA GETS ITS FIRST SET OF WOMEN COMMANDERS TO PROTECT FOREST

i. A batch of 20 women are going to become the first women commandos of the state to protect forestry area of Maharashtra.

 ii. The government is putting efforts towards women empowerment.

iii. Recently Indian Navy announced to recruit 3 female fighter pilots.

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