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IBPS G.K. CAPSULE SBI PO & CLERK MAINS PO & Clerk MAINS Special Current Affairs Static G.K. India's trusted Educational Blog Banking Awareness www.ibtindia.com www.makemyexam.in CURRENT AFFAIRS Classical Dances of India 71 National News 1 Folk Dances in India 71 State News 7 United Nations Headquarters 72 International News 12 Important Airports in India 72 Central Government Schemes 16 Nick Names of Important Indian Places 73 State Government Schemes 19 Temples in India 74 Bilateral Relations 20 Important Revolutions in India 75 Banking News 22 Stadiums in India 75 Important Meetings, Summits and Conference Some Important Facts related to Census 76 24 Important Wildlife Sanctuaries 77 Science & technology and Health 30 12 Major Ports of India 80 Defence 32 Important Dams in India 81 Important Index 34 Important Boundaries 81 MoUS and Agreements 35 BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS Important Days 38 Banking and Finance News 82 Sports 42 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 85 Awards and Prizes 48 Schemes Related to Banking & Finance 86 Appointments 52 Masala Bond, Green Bond & Junk Bond 88 Person in News 57 Books and Authors 58 List of Three Big Credit Rating Agencies 90 Obituaries 59 List of Important Committees 91 STATIC G.K. Monetary Policy 92 Bank Accounts 94 Countries | Capital | Currency 62 Banking Abbreviations 95 State | Capital | Chief Minister | Governor 63 Financial Instruments 97 Awards 64 Indian Railways / Metro in India 66 Differentiated Banks in India 103 Important Days 66 Cheques 104 Index/Reports 67 Basel Norms 105 Important National Parks in India 68 Important Financial Institutions of India 106 Important Power Plants in India 70 Banks with Headquarters & Tag Lines 107 G.K. Capsule – SBI PO & Clerk Main Exam-2018 India to get its 1st police museum in Delhi Union Government has decided to start India‘s first national police museum in Lutyens' Delhi. The museum will depict history of central and state police forces and it will come up as an underground facility in premises of National Police Memorial in Chanakyapuri area of national capital. It will be inaugurated on Police Commemoration Day on October 21 by either Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Home Minister Rajnath Singh. NITI Aayog to release Composite Water Management Index Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister for Water Resources) will release Composite Water Management Index as a useful tool to assess and improve performance in efficient management of water resources in New Delhi. NITI Aayog has come up with this Index in view of limitations on availability of water resources and rising demand for water. This index can be utilized to formulate and implement suitable strategies for better management of water resources. This index is an attempt to inspire states and UTs towards efficient and optimal utilization of water. President to launch Solar Charkha Mission on 27th June President Ram Nath Kovind will launch Solar Charkha Mission on 27 June in New Delhi to give subsidy of Rs 550 crore to 400 to 2000 artisans in 50 groups covered under this Mission. Giriraj Singh (Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)) said that 15 new state-of-the-art technology centers are set up all over country, of which 10 centers will become operational by March 2019. These centers will provide technological support to small industries. The Minister also informed that work being done by Ministry has promoted Ease-of-Doing-Business with these four portals: ‗MSME Sambandh‘, MSME Samadhaan, Udyog Aadhaar and Udyam Sakhi. Cabinet approved NEC (North Eastern Council) Repositioning Union Cabinet (chaired by PM Narendra Modi) has approved repositioning of North Eastern Council (NEC) making Union Home Minister as ex-officio chairman of council and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) minister. The Cabinet has also approved that Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of DoNER would serve as Vice Chairman of the Council. North Eastern Council (NEC) is a statutory body with governors and chief ministers of all eight north eastern states as its member. It was set up under North Eastern Council Act, 1971 as an apex level body for securing balanced and coordinated development and facilitating coordination with states. Cabinet approved 3-year Action Plan of Agricultural Education Division & ICAR Institutes Union Cabinet (chaired by PM Narendra Modi) approved continuation of Three Year Action Plan (2017-2020) of scheme for Agricultural Education Division and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes with investment of Rs.2225.46 crore for strengthening and developing higher agricultural education in India. www.makemyexam.in www.ibtindia.com Page 1 G.K. Capsule – SBI PO & Clerk Main Exam-2018 This scheme has allotted Rs 2,050.00 crore for strengthening and development of higher agricultural education in India, Rs. 24.25 crore for ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) and Rs. 151.21 crore for ICAR - Central Institute of Women in Agriculture (CIWA) including All India Coordinated Research Project on Home Science. The main purpose of this scheme is to generate quality human resources from institutions. IIM-Ahmedabad launched Bharat Inclusive Initiative Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) of IIM-Ahmedabad has launched a Bharat Inclusion Initiative to build knowledge and promote innovation and entrepreneurial activity across areas such as financial inclusion, education and health. The major aim of this initiative is to channelize approximately $25 million over coming 3-4 years towards backing game-changing start-ups influencing ongoing digital transformation in India. CIIE at IIM Ahmedabad helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into viable businesses. Reliance investing in first carbon fibre unit of India Reliance Industries Ltd. is investing in setting up India‘s first carbon fibre manufacturing unit to fulfill aerospace and defence needs. It will make low-cost and high-volume composite products like modular toilets, homes and composites for windmill blades and rotor blades. Reliance has developed capabilities for 3D printing of wide-range of plastic and metals products. Carbon fibre is made by heating lengths of rayon to extremely high temperatures in oxygen-deprived oven. National Tribal Museum to be built at Delhi National Tribal Museum along with National Level Tribal Research Institute is proposed to be set up at Delhi by Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Museum will showcase rich tribal culture and heritage using state-of-the-art technologies. The proposal to set up this Museum has already been sent to Niti Ayog. The Centre is sanctioning Rs 16 crore for the purpose. New Incredible India website launched by Tourism Ministry Shri K.J. Alphons (Minister of State for Tourism) launched new Incredible India website to project India as a ―must- visit‖ destination. The website showcases India as a holistic destination revolving around major experiences such as spirituality, heritage, adventure, culture, yoga, wellness and more. The website is aesthetically designed to enable easy dissemination of a large amount of information. The website has many useful features to make it more interactive and to provide a deeper engagement to travelers visiting website. PM Narendra Modi to chair 4th meeting of NITI Aayog Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to chair 4th meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog in New Delhi to discuss various issues including measures taken to double farmers' income and progress of flagship schemes. The main purpose of this meerting is to double farmers‘ income and progress of flagship scheme such as Ayushman Bharat, National Nutrition Mission and Mission Indradhanush and celebration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It planned for a 3 year action plan to develop new agenda for ―New India 2022‖. www.makemyexam.in www.ibtindia.com Page 2 G.K. Capsule – SBI PO & Clerk Main Exam-2018 Union Human Resource Development Minister launched National Digital Library of India Shri Prakash Javadekar (Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister) launched ‗National Digital Library of India‘ on occasion of National Reading Day in New Delhi. National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a project of HRD Ministry under sponsorship of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). The digital library at present hosts 17 million-plus items (books, audio books, images, etc) in 200-plus languages from more than 170 institutions. It has been built by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. 7th India Minerals and Metals forum inaugurated 7th India Minerals and Metals forum has been inaugurated in New Delhi. The forum seeks to come up with solutions to leverage in sector with changing global scenario. The representatives took knowledge on the need to consolidate small players for strengthening of overall health of industry. The concerns on metal recycling were also looked upon. Initiatives for Online Professional Development launched by HRD Ministry Using SWAYAM Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD) launched a major initiative of online professional development using open online courses platform SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active- Learning for Young Aspiring Minds). In the first phase, 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centers have been identified which are tasked to prepare online training material with focus on Latest developments in the discipline, new & emerging trends and methodologies for transacting