DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 02,03 MAY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 02, 03 MAY 2015

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INTENATIONAL NEWS

1. MICRROSOFT ACKNOWLEDGED ITS NEXT WEB BROWSER:

i. Microsoft has named its next web browser as edge.

ii. Microsoft has created edge to replace its earlier product. “internet explorer”.

C. It will llow users to save pages for online reading as one of its key features.

Note: about Microsoft: American multinational technology company.

      Headquater: Redmond, Washington

      Chairman: john w. Thompson

      Ceo: satya nadella

      Founder: bill gates

2.   OPERATIONS OF MESSENGER MISSION ENDS:

i. Nasa has ended the operations of messenger mission to mercury.

ii.   Nasa’s spacecraft messenger was launched on 3^rd august 2004 to study  mercury’s atmosphere.

iii. ABOUT nasa: national aeronautics and space administration (NASA) is united states government agency.

       Headquater: Washington D.C.

       President: Dwight d eisenhower

3.   BUENOS AIRES BECOMES WORLD BOOKSTORE CAPITAL:

i. Argentina’s capital Buenos aires is world’s bookstore capital.

ii. There are 25 bookstores for every 100,000 people followed by hong kong which has 22 bookstores for every 100,000 people.

iii. About argentina: president: cristina Fernandez de kirchner

Capital: Buenos air

Currency: peso

NATIONAL NEWS

4. ISRO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED CRYOGENIC ENGINE:

i. Indian space research organization has successfully tested indigenous cryogenic engine ce-20 at mahendragarh, tamil nadu.

ii. Ce-20 has the capacity to pput satellites of upto 4 tonnes in geostationary orbit.

iii.  Prior to the success of ce-20, india could launch satellites of upto 2 tonnes only.

5. SURRENDER SINGH BECOMES DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CISF:

i. Senior ips officer surrender singh has took over as director general (DG) of CISF.

ii. Surrender singh is 1980- batch ips officer of west Bengal cadre.

iii. Surrender singh succeeded arvind ranjan.

CISF: Central Industrial Security Force

6.   TWO MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTSIN THE NORTH EAST:

i. Union road transport and highways minister nitin gadkari has dedicated two major highway projects in the north east to the nation.

ii. The two projects are intended to improve connectivity between guwahati and shillong and other parts of north east.

iii. The two major ports are:

       (i) shilling bypass highway project.

       (ii) four-lane jorabat barapani section of nh-40.

7. ICG HELD THEERA VETA DEFENCE EXERCISE:

i.  Indian coast guard(icg) held theera veta defence exercise in Arabian sea.

ii. Two day long defence exercise was conducted at kochi and kavaratti and was monitored from joint operation centre(JOC) located at the kochi naval base.

                                  

SPORTS NEWS

8.   RAILWAYS WON 5^TH SENIOR MENS NATIONAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP:

i. RSPB has won 5^th senior men’s national hockey championship 2015 .

ii. Railways defeated uttar pradesh in the final match held in pune, maharashtra.

iii. some mmajor awards:

(i) promising player of the championship: vikramjit singh (Punjab)

(ii) best forward: lali upadhay (uttar Pradesh)

(iii) best defender: amit rohidas (railways)

(iv) best goalkeeper: arpit choudhary (Jharkhand)

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 APRIL & 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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