Ga Booster Capsule – 2019
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GA BOOSTER CAPSULE – 2019 GA BOOSTER CAPSULE – 2019 Table of Contents 1. Banks in NEWS ............................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Digital Initiatives by Banks .......................................................................................................................... 11 3. Mergers in Indian Banking Industry ............................................................................................................. 12 4. Indian Currency Notes ................................................................................................................................ 14 5. Currency Printing & Coin Minting in India.................................................................................................... 15 6. Types of Banking......................................................................................................................................... 16 7. Digital Banking ............................................................................................................................................ 18 9. Monetary Policies ....................................................................................................................................... 20 10. Important Acts ......................................................................................................................................... 21 11. Important Financial Institutions ............................................................................................................... 21 12. NBFCs ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 13. Electoral Bonds ......................................................................................................................................... 27 14. Electronic Fund Transfer at Point of Sale ................................................................................................... 27 15. Priority Sector Lending .............................................................................................................................. 27 16. KYC ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 17. NPA and Recovery .................................................................................................................................... 28 18. Financial Inclusion .................................................................................................................................... 30 19. Banking Ombudsman Scheme ................................................................................................................... 31 20. Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................... 31 21. Capital Market .......................................................................................................................................... 32 22. Money Market .......................................................................................................................................... 34 23. Basel Norms ............................................................................................................................................. 35 24. Maharatna, Navratna & Miniratna Category of PSEs ................................................................................. 35 25. List of International Airports in India ......................................................................................................... 37 26. List of Revolutions in India ........................................................................................................................ 38 27. Indian & International Bank Taglines ......................................................................................................... 39 28. Union Cabinet Ministers & their Constituency ........................................................................................... 40 29. Census 2011 ............................................................................................................................................. 41 30. Rivers, Dams & States ............................................................................................................................... 42 31. List of Major Ports in India ........................................................................................................................ 43 32. Major Atomic/Thermal/Hydro Power Plants.............................................................................................. 44 GA BOOSTER CAPSULE – 2019 33. List of Upcoming Sports Venues ................................................................................................................ 46 34. List of New Appointments ......................................................................................................................... 48 35. National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries ........................................................................................................ 50 36. Important Days ......................................................................................................................................... 52 37. Joint Military Exercises .............................................................................................................................. 53 38. Reports & Indices...................................................................................................................................... 54 39. Classical Folk Dances ................................................................................................................................. 55 40. Stock Exchanges Around the World ........................................................................................................... 56 41. Nick Names of Cities ................................................................................................................................ 56 42. International Organisations & Headquarters ............................................................................................. 56 43. Famous Temples ...................................................................................................................................... 57 44. Stadiums in India ...................................................................................................................................... 58 45. Boundary Lines ........................................................................................................................................ 58 46. Books & Authors ...................................................................................................................................... 59 47. Nobel Prize Winners 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 60 48. UNESCO World Heritage Site .................................................................................................................... 61 GA BOOSTER CAPSULE – 2019 1. Banks in NEWS ICICI Bank RBI slaps a fine of Rs.1 Crore on ICICI Bank for delay in compliance with directions Updated Schemes/New Launches related to global messaging software Swift. ICICI Prudential AMC launched Bharat Consumption Scheme which aims at taking ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd advantage from the India’s fastest growing consumption market. About ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd The Open Ended Equity Scheme was open for Chairman - R Prabha, Headquarters - the period from March 26 to April 9, 2019. Thrissur, Kerala ICICI Securities and Bombay Stock Exchange Bank In News (BSE) has launched 'eATM' facility to enable ESAF is now ‘scheduled bank’ ESAF Small users to receive the pay-out within 30 Finance Bank Ltd has received the RBI’s minutes of selling the shares. The new approval for inclusion in the second schedule service has a cap of ₹50,000 per client a day of the RBI Act, 1934. and is applicable on about 600 stocks listed on the BSE. Partnerships/Tie-Ups Punjab National Bank (PNB) ICICI Lombard General Insurance has entered into a partnership with MobiKwik to provide Updated Schemes/New Launches cyber insurance cover for its mobile wallet Punjab National Bank has sanctioned loans users. The insurance can be bought through worth ₹689 crore to over 1,600 Micro, Small the app at only ₹99 per month for a sum of and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through ₹50,000. the psbloansin59minutes.com portal. Xiaomi and ICICI Bank have entered into an In November 2018, PM Modi announced the agreement for providing the role of the launch of the 59 minute loan portal to payment service provider to Xiaomi enable easy access to credit for MSMEs. customers. Under the Mudra Yojana, the bank has ICICI Lombard has entered into a tie-up with offered loan to over 2.69 lakh small AnyTimeLoan.in (ATL), a peer-to-peer entrepreneurs. lending platform. Main aim is to de-risk Partnerships/Tie-Ups exposure of lenders and borrowers arising PNB has partnered with the Uttar Pradesh from uncertainties such as accidents, critical government to create a model for digitization illness, death, disability, etc. The ATL will be at Kumbh Mela 2019. For convenient and facilitating