DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 APRIL & 1 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 APR & 1 MAY 2015

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1. ONE BELT, ONE ROAD INITAITIVE BY CHINA’S NDRC:

i. China’s NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) has released a new action plan One Belt, One Road Initiative.

ii. One Belt, One Road Initiative is taken to establish new routes linking Asia, Europe and Africa.

iii. One Belt, One Road Initiative has two parts:

(i)  Silk Raod Economic Belt (SREB): Linking China to Europe

(ii)  Maritime Silk Road (MSR): Linking China’s port facilities with the African Coast.

2.        1000 RUPEES PENSION SCHEME UNDER EPS TO CONTINUE:

i. Union Government of India has approved the continuation of 1000 Rs monthly pension scheme under Employees pension scheme (EPS).

ii. This move will benefit over 20 lakh pensioners under social security scheme run by EPFO.

iii. This move will cost additionally 850 crore Rs. to the exchequer of the Government.

Note: EPFO: Employees Provident Fund Organization

3. WHITLEY AWARDS FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION:

i. Two Indians Dr. Ananda Kumar and Dr. Pramod Patil have won the prestigious whitely awards for their contribution to wildlife conservation.

ii. The awards were presented in a ceremony held in London.

iii. A total of 7 Conservationists were awarded the Whitley Awards for their efforts to protect wildlife in Developing countries.

Note: Whitley Awards are also known as Green Oscar.

4. WTO GETS A NEW MEMBER:

i. World Trade Organization has added Seychelles as its 161^st member.

ii. With just 90,000 in habitants, Seychelles has become the smallest member of WTO.

iii. Seychelles has applied for WTO membership on 31^st May 1995 but had to wait for 20 years as the country was negotiating its accession terms.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. How Many countries are members of WTO?

a.       158

b.      161

c.       162

d.      160

5. RBI IMPOSED 1.5 CRORE RUPEES FINE EACH ON 3 PSB’S:

i. RBI has imposed 1.5 crore fine each on 3 Public Sector Banks.

ii. The Ban is imposed for violating KYC norms and AML norms

iii. The penalties have been imposed under the provisions of section 47(A) (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

iv. 3 Banks on which fine is imposed are;

      (i) Dena Bank

      (ii) Oriental Bank of Commerce

      (iii) Bank of Maharashtra

Note: KYC – Know Your Customer

      AML- Anti Money Laundering

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 29 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 29 APRIL 2015

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1. MAGNUS CARLSEN WON SHANKIR CHESS TOURNAMENT:

i.  Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has won Shamkir Chess Tournament.

ii. World  Champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in the Final.

iii.  India’s Vishwanath Anand, five time world Chess champion drew his final mactch with Fabiano Caruana of Italy to secure second spot.

About Azerbaijan –

·         Capital – Baku

·         Currency – Manat

·         President – Iiham Aliyev

·         Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade

About Italy-

·         Capital – Rome

·         Currency – Euro

·         President – Sergio Mattarella

·         Prime Minister – Matteo Ranzi

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. What is the currency of Azerbaijan?

a.       Peso

b.      Euro

c.       Manat

d.      Dinar

Q2. Who Won Shakmir Chess Tournament?

a.       Vishwanath Anand

b.      Rauf Mamedov

c.       Fabiano Caruana

d.      Magnus Carlsen

2.   CALBUCO VOLCANO ERUPTED AFTER 42 YEARS:

A.   Calbuco Volcano of Chile erupted twice ater 42 years.

B. Capital of Chile – Santiago

C.  Currency of Chile – Peso

D.  President of Chile – Michelle Bachelet

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. Calbuco Volcano erupted after 42 years in which nation?

a.       Spain

b.      Brazil

c.       Chile

d.      Uruguay

3. NAVY DEPARTED INS TARANGINI FOR LOKAYAN-2015:

A. Indian Navy has departed INS Tarangini, the Sail Training ship of Indian Navy for Lokayan, 2015.

B. Theme for Lokayan-2015 is, ‘ Taking for a Broader Reach’.

C. INS Tarangini was flagged off by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba.

Note: About 300 Sail ships of various sizes from all over the world are expected to participate this year. INS Tarangini left from Kochi.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. Indian Navy departed which ship for Lokayan – 2015?

a.       INS VIRAAT

b.      INS TARAGINI

c.       INS KOLKATA

d.      INS SATPURA

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 APRIL 2015

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1. ANIL KAPOOR HONOURED WITH PANDIT DINANATH MANGESHKAR AWARD:

i.  Anil Kapoor is honoured with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, 2015.

ii.  The award was presented by noted historian and writer Babasaheb Purandare.

iii.  Along with Anil Kapoor Marathi Actor Dilip Prabhavalkar is also conferred with the award.

2.   INDIA CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT PRESIDENT’S CUP BOXING TOURNAMENT:

i. India is crowned champions for the first time at 22^nd President’s cup Boxing tournament.

ii. India topped the list with 33 points which includes 4 Gold and 1 Bronze followed by Mongolia.

iii. More than 130 boxers from 30 countries participated in the tournament.

iv. President’s Cup Boxing tournament held at Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

v.  Boxer’s Who won Gold for India are:

NAME	CATEGORY	DEFEATED
Shamjet Sabam Sarjubala	48 kg Women’s	Iseva Joya (Russia)
Pinki Jagra	51 kg Women’s	Namdomtsetseg (Mongolia)
Rakesh Kumar	69 kg Men’s	Hiroaki Kinjo (Japan)
Harpal Singh	75 kg Men’s	Jee Deok Seong (Korea)

3. BANK OF BARODA TIES UP WITH UAE EXCHANGE:

i.  India’s foreign Bank, Bank of Baroda has tied up with UAE Exchange for Instant Money transfer.

ii. Instant Money Transfer facility will be provided to Bank’s NRI customers.

iii. NRI – Non-Resident Indians.

4. BMB WON ASIAN BANKER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:

i.  Bhartiya Mahila Bank has won the Asian Banker Achievement Award, 2015.

ii. BMB is awarded for Technology Implementation in the Category of Best Outsourcing Project.

Note: Usha Ananthasubramanian is CMD of Bhartiya Mahila Bank

CMD – Chairman and Managing Director

5. GOPINATH PILLAI AWARDED WITH OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD:

i.  Indian-Origin Diplomat, Gopinath Pillai is awarded with the Outstanding Service Award for his services in Singapore.

ii.  The Award were organized by National University of Singapore (NUS).

iii. Gopinath Pillai is the special envoy to Andhra Pradesh.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 26,27 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 26-27 APRIL 2015

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1. WORLD MALARIA DAY OBSERVED ON 25^TH APRIL:

i. World Malaria Day was observed globally on 25^th April, 2015.

ii. World Malaria Day 2015 was observed with the theme, “Invest in the future, defeat Malaria”.

iii. World Malaria Day was instituted by World Health Organization (WHO) and is among the eight official global public Health Campaigns marked by WHO.

Note: 8 Global Public Health Campaigns marked by WHO are:

a.      World Health Day

b.     World Blood Donor Day

c.      World Immunization Week

d.     World Tuberculosis Day

e.      World No Tobacco Day

f.        World Aids Day

g.      World Hepatitis Day

h.     World Malaria Day

2.   INDIA’S HEALTH CARE PORTAL INAUGURATED:

i.  PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s Health Care Portal.

ii. India’s Healthcare portal was inaugurated at the SAARC trade mart in the global exhibition on services.

iii. The Healthcare portal can be seen at www.indiahealthcaretourism.com

3. RUSSIA AND ARGENTINA SIGNED CO-OPERTION AGREEMENTS:

i. Russia and Argentina have singed co-operation agreements on economic and energy co-operation.

ii. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner signed the agreement with his counterpart Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia	Argentina
Capital – Moscow Currency – Ruble	Capital – Buenos Aires Currency - Peso

4. INDIA DELIEVERS 3 HELICOPTERS TO AFGHANISTAN:

i. India has delivered 3 Cheetal Helicopters to Afghanistan.

ii. The news that India has delivered 3 unarmed helicopters to Afghanistan was confirmed by the Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh.

iii. India will also provide training to Afghan  pilots to use these helicopters.

5.   EARTHQUAKE STRUCKED IN INDIA AND NEPAL:

i. An Earthquake of Magnitude 7.9 was strucked in Nepal and North India.

ii. The Epicenter of the Earthquake was in Nepal which experienced the major destruction claiming almost 2000 lives.

iii. The tremors of the Quake were felt in Bihar, Jharkhand, U.P. Rajasthan, M.P., West Bengal, Haryana, Assam and Punjab.

Note: (a)This earthquake was the worst in Himalayan Nation in over 80 years.

      (b) Bihar Government has announced Rs. 4 lakh compensation amount for any life lost due to this earthquake.

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