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Most Important Current Affairs for IBPS PO MAINS 2018 IBPS PO | Indian Bank PO | Mains | GA Power Capsule 2018 Most Important Current Affairs for IBPS PO MAINS 2018 DANISA Denmark Open 2018: List of Winners Asian Para Games 2018 Concludes: Medal Winners It was held at Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark. 3rd Asian Para Games took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. Event Winner Runner-up Around 3000 athletes from 43 countries took part in 15 Men’s Singles Kento Momota Chou Tien Chen Paralympic & three non-Paralympic sports. (Japan) (Chinese Taipei) It took place in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in central Women’s Tai Tzu-ying Saina Nehwal Jakarta. Total 18 sports were played during the Singles (Chinese Taipei) (India) Games. Men’s Marcus Fernaldi Takeshi The official mascot wasa Bondol eagle named MOMO. Doubles Gideon, Kevin Kamura, Keigo India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Sanjaya Sukamuljo Sonoda (Japan) Para Games with 72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver, & 33 (Indonesia) bronze medals). China were at the top of the pecking Women’s Yuki Fukushima, Shiho Tanaka, order with 172 gold. Doubles Sayaka Hirota Koharu Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total (Japan) Yonemoto 1. China 172 88 59 319 (Japan) 2. South Korea 53 45 46 144 3. Iran 51 42 43 136 CBDT releases Direct Tax Statistics: Key Highlights 9. India 15 24 33 72 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) released time- series data & key statistics relating to direct tax Complete List | Nobel Prize Winners 2018 collections & administration in public domain, as 2018 Nobel Prize were announced in 5 different fields updated up to FY 2017-18 & income-distribution data viz. Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, for AY 2016-17 & AY 2017-18. Peace, & Economic Sciences. This is for the first time Constant growth in direct tax-GDP ratio over last that no Literature Prize was given in 70 years because three years & the ratio of 5.98% in FY 2017-18 is the of a #MeToo scandal. best DT-GDP ratio in last 10 years. Field Winner Description Growth of more than 80% in the number of returns Physiology or James P Allison “for their filed in the last four financial years from 3.79 crore in Medicine (USA) & Tasaku discovery of FY 2013-14 (base year) to 6.85 crore in FY 2017-18. Honjo (Japan) cancer therapy by Number of persons filing return of income increased inhibition of by about 65% during this period from 3.31 crore in FY negative immune 2013-14 to 5.44 crore in FY 2017-18. regulation” Average tax paid by corporate taxpayers increased Physics Arthur Ashkin "for from Rs.32.28 lakh in AY 2014-15 to Rs.49.95 lakh in (USA), Gerard groundbreaking AY 2017-18 (growth of 55%). Mourou (France) inventions in the Increase of 26% in the average tax paid by individual and Donna field of laser taxpayers from Rs.46,377/- in AY 2014-15 to Strickland physics" Rs.58,576/- in AY 2017-18. (Canada) Chemistry (a) one half to (a) "for the Vice President Naidu visit to Belgium: Key Points Frances H. Arnold directed evolution VP Naidu commenced his visit to Belgium by (USA) of enzymes" attending the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in (b) Other half (b) "for the phage Brussels, Belgium. The theme was “Global Partners for jointly to George display of Global Challenges”. It was hosted by the European P. Smith (USA) & peptides & Union & was chaired by the President of the European Sir Gregory P. antibodies" Council Donald Tusk. He also held bilateral meeting Winter (UK) with Mr. Alexis Tsipras, PM of Greece, Mr. Antonio Peace Denis Mukwege “for their efforts to Costa, PM of Portugal & Pedro Sanchez, PM of Spain (Congo) & Nadia end the use of in Brussels. Murad (Iraq) sexual violence as a weapon of war & armed conflict” Economic (a) William D. (a) “for integrating 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected] IBPS PO | Indian Bank PO | Mains | GA Power Capsule 2018 Sciences Nordhaus (USA) climate change National Sports Awards 2018 Announced: Important List (b) Paul M. Romer into long-run of Winners (USA) macroeconomic Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the analysis” spectacular & most outstanding performance in the (b) “for integrating field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four technological year, Arjuna Award is given for consistency innovations into outstanding performance for four years, Dronacharya long-run Award for coaches for producing medal winners at macroeconomic prestigious International sports events, Dhyan Chand analysis.” Award for life time contribution to sports development & Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is List of Agreements/MoUs Exchanged Between India & given to the corporate entities (both in private & Russia public sector) & individuals who have played a visible Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. role in the area of sports promotion & development. Following are the set of agreements signed. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 Protocol for Consultations between the Ministry of Name of the Discipline Foreign Affairs & MEA for the period 2019-2023. Sportsperson MoU between the Ministry of Economic Development 1. Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting of the Russian Federation & the National Institution 2. Shri Virat Kohli Cricket for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). Dronacharya Awards 2018 MoU between ISRO & the Federal Space Agency of Name of the Coach Discipline Russia ‘ROSCOSMOS’ on Joint Activities in the field of 1. Subedar Chenanda Boxing Human Spaceflight Programme. Achaiah Kuttappa MoU between the Russian Ministry of Transport & 2. Shri Vijay Sharma Weightlifting Indian Railways in the Development Cooperation in 3. Shri A. Srinivasa Rao Table Tennis Transport Education 4. Shri Sukhdev Singh Athletics MoU between the National Small Industries Pannu Corporation (NSIC), of India & the Russian Small & 5. Shri Clarence Lobo Hockey (Life Time) Medium Business Corporation (RSMB), on 6. Shri Tarak Sinha Cricket (Life Time) Cooperation in the field of Micro, Small & Medium 7. Shri Jiwan Kumar Judo (Life Time) Enterprises Sharma Cooperation Agreement in the Fertilizers Sector 8. Shri V.R. Beedu Athletics (Life Time) between the Russian Direct Investment Fund" Dhyan Chand Award 2018 ("RDIF”); PJSC Phosagro (PhosAgro) & Indian Potash Name of the Discipline Limited (IPL). Sportsperson 1. Shri Satyadev Prasad Archery PM Modi Inaugurated various projects in Gujarat: Key 2. Shri Bharat Kumar Hockey Points Chetri PM Modi inaugurated various projects in Gujarat. 3. Ms. Bobby Aloysius Athletics Various Projects launched/Inaugurated are as follows: 4. Shri Chougale Dadu Wrestling PM was in Anand to inaugurate a state-of-the-art Dattatray Amul chocolate plant set up with an investment of about Rs. 190 crore. Government Appoints New MD & CEOs at 10 PSBs PM launched Mujkuva Solar Energy Cooperative Government of India cleared the appointment of CEOs & Group created with the assistance of the National MDs at 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs). The list of people Dairy development Board. appointed as MD & CEO at various PSBs: PM inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Museum in 1. Padmaja Chundru - Indian Bank. Rajkot. 2. Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank. PM inaugurated the Mundra LNG terminal, the Anjar- 3. Pallav Mohapatra - Central Bank of India. Mundra Pipeline Project & the Palanpur-Pali-Barmer 4. Packirisamy - Andhra Bank. pipeline project, at Anjar. 5. Karnam Sekar - Dena Bank. Note: *All of the above people are currently deputy MDs at SBI. 6. SS Mallikarajuna Rao - Allahabad Bank - He is currently the ED of Syndicate Bank. 2 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected] IBPS PO | Indian Bank PO | Mains | GA Power Capsule 2018 7. AS Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra - He is currently the Directing for a Drama Stephen Daldry, “The ED of Indian Bank. Series Crown” (“Paterfamilias”) 8. Atul Kumar Goel - UCO Bank - He is currently the ED Directing for a Limited Ryan Murphy, “The at Union Bank of India. Series Assassination Of Gianni 9. S Harisankar - Punjab & Sind Bank. He is currently the Versace: American Crime Executive Director of Allahabad Bank. Story” 10. Ashok Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India - He is currently the ED of United Bank of India. IPPB, India's Largest Payments Bank Launched: All You Need To Know Internal Ombudsman Scheme 2018 introduced for SCBs PM Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank Reserve Bank of India had, in May 2015, advised all (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. IPPB is public-sector & selected private & foreign banks to the largest payments bank in the country by network appoint Internal Ombudsman (IO) as an independent size. IPPB has 650 Branches & 3250 Access Points spread authority to review complaints that were partially or across the country. All the 1.55 lakh post offices in the wholly rejected by the respective banks. Now, RBI has country have been linked to the IPPB system by December reviewed the arrangement & issued revised 31, 2018. directions under Section 35 A of the Banking Ten Things You Must Know About India Post Payments Regulation Act, 1949 in the form of ‘Internal Bank: Ombudsman Scheme, 2018’. The Scheme covers, 1. IPPB has been set up under the Department of Posts, inter-alia, appointment/tenure, roles & Ministry of Communication, with 100% equity owned responsibilities, procedural guidelines & oversight by Government of India. mechanism for the IO. All Scheduled Commercial 2. It started operations on 30 January 2017, by opening Banks in India having more than ten banking two pilot branches, one at Raipur & the other at outlets (excluding Regional Rural Banks), are required Ranchi. to appoint IO in their banks. 3. IPPB will offer 4% interest rate on savings accounts. 4. Payments banks can accept deposits of up to Rs 1 And the 2018 Emmy Awards goes to lakh per account from individuals & small businesses, 70th annual primetime Emmy honors handed out at but do not have the mandate to extend loans.
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