DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 2 SEP 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 SEP 2015
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1.  INDIA WON UNESCO PRIZE ‘AWARD OF EXCELLENCE’ 2015
i.  India has won UNESCO Prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the conservation efforts of the Sree Vadakkunnatham Temple in Kerala.
ii.  Award of Excellence is given for conservation effort for take care of Heritage, Cultural and Sacred Sites.
iii.  Sree Vadakkunnatham Temple is an ancient Hindu Temple relating to Lord Shiva in Kerala.

2.  MUMBAI GRABBED BUCHI BABU MEMORIAL TROPHY
i.  Mumbai grabbed Buchi Babu Memorial trophy in All India Invitation Cricket Tournament
ii.  Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu cricket association
Buchi Babu was  a cricket pioneer, he is also known as Father of South Indian Cricket.

3.  MT MCKINLEY HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF NORTH AMERICA RENAMED AS DENALI
i. US President Barack Obama has renamed Highest Mountain of North America Mt. Mckinley as Denali
Highest Mountain of world: Mount Everest

4. SBI AND ICICI BANK DECLARED AS ‘DOMESTIC SYSTEMATIC IMPORTANT BANKS’ BY RBI
i.  RBI has declared State Bank of India and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs)
     Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs):Some banks assume systemic importance due to their size, cross-jurisdictional activities, complexity, lack of substitutability and interconnectedness. The failure of these banks can cause significant disruption to the essential services provided by the banking system. These banks are considered Systemically Important Banks (SIBs) as their continued functioning is critical for the uninterrupted availability of essential Sbanking services to the real economy.

5.  TEJINDER PAL SINGH NAMED AS ‘AUSTRALIAN OF THE DAY’
i.   Tejinder Pal Singh an Indian Origin driver named as Australian of the day by common wealth bank of Australia
ii.  He has been deeding Homeless in Darwin for the past 3 years on every last Sunday of month.

The Commonwealth Bank has been sponsoring the Australian of the Day campaign for over 35 years