DAILY GK 23 JUNE 2019
1. BALAKOT
AIRSTRIKES CODE NAMED AS ‘OPERATION BANDAR’ BY IAF
✔The
Indian Air Force mission to bomb a terrorist hideout in Pakistan’s Balakot was
codenamed ‘Operation Bandar’.
✔The
codename was also chosen by the IAF to maintain top secrecy for the operation
which involved 12 Mirage 2000 jets crossing over into Pakistani territory to
completely destroy a large Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot.
2. COUNTRY’S
FIRST IRON ORE MINE DISCOVERED IN BANGLADESH
✔Country’s
first iron ore mine was discovered at Isabpur village in Dinajpur of
Bangladesh. The discovery was done by the Geological Survey of Bangladesh.
✔Percentage
of iron is 60 in the mine, which is higher in quality in comparison to other
iron ore mines in the world.
✔Other
countries are Canada, China, Brazil Sweden and Australia which comprises less
than 50 percent of iron.
✔With
this discovery in Bangladesh, economic and employment opportunities will
enhanced in the country.
3. SAUDI
ARABIA BECAME THE FIRST ARAB COUNTRY TO GET FATF MEMBERSHIP
✔Saudi
Arabia became the first Arab country to get full membership of the Financial
Action Task Force. With this, the number of permanent members in the group
accounted to 39.
✔The
membership was admitted into the global money laundering watchdog after the
group’s Annual General Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
✔Saudi
Arabia had received an invitation from FATF in 2015 to join as an “observer member”.
4. CANARA
BANK UPDATED THE RULES FOR CASH DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS
✔Canara
Bank has issued new rules for its customers regarding cash deposits and
withdrawals effective from July 1, 2019.
✔The
customers of the bank can deposit cash in Savings bank account up to Rs 50,000
for free only thrice a month and the fourth transaction will be charged.
✔This
is done to encourage digital transactions and it coincides with transaction
charges on National Electronic Funds Transfer and Real Time Gross Settlement
being waived off complying with Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines from July 1,
2019.
✔Service
charges will not be applicable to pensioners, senior citizens, Pradhan Mantri
Jan Dhan Yojana beneficiaries and zero balance account holders.
5. SHEFALI
JUNEJA APPOINTED TO THE POST OF REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA IN THE COUNCIL OF ICAO
✔Shefali
Juneja, a 1992 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre) was
appointed as India’s representative in the Council of International Civil
Aviation Organisation for a period of three years.
✔She
is currently serving as the Joint Secretary in Ministry of Civil Aviation.
✔She
will replace Alok Shekhar.
6. CCI
PERMITTED FOR THE MERGER OF INDIABULLS HOUSING FINANCE AND LAKSHMI VILAS BANK
✔The
Competition Commission of India approved the proposed merger of the Indiabulls
Housing Finance with Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
✔The
bank will get 14 shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance for every 100 shares they
hold.
✔The
combined entity will be one among the top eight private banks in India by size
and profitability, with a net worth of Rs 19,472 crore.
