MICA-NOV-ENG-2020.Pdf

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

MICA-NOV-ENG-2020.Pdf CONTENTS VOL-16 ISSUE -11 Editor N.K. Jain Advisors Neeraj Chabra K.C.Gupta Farm Bill 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash Registered Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 TIN-09350038898 w.e.f. 12-06-2014 Branch Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. E-42,43,44, Sector-7, Noida (U.P.) Interview 5 For queries regarding promotion, distribution & Current Affairs - One Liner 6-9 advertisement, contact:- Spotlight 10 [email protected] Ph.: 09208037962 The People 11-20 News Bites 21-54 Owned, printed & published by N.K. Jain Designation : Who's Who 55 103, Pragatideep Building, Word of English - Etymology 56 Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 Farm Bill 2020 57-58 Please send your suggestions and Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash 59-60 grievances to:- Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. Quiz Time - General Awareness 61-73 CP-9, Vijayant Khand, Gomti Nagar Lucknow - 226010 IBPS Clerk Mains - Model Paper 2020 74-103 E-mail:[email protected] Railway NTPC - Model Paper 2020 104-113 © Copyright Reserved # No part of this issue can be printed in whole or in part without the written permission of the publishers. # All the disputes are subject to Delhi jurisdiction only. Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. Editorial "I have a vision of India, an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want." - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dear Aspirants, We feel delighted to present to you the "November 2020" edition of "Master in Current Affairs". MICA is a comprehensive magazine focused on both the intellectual and competitive nature of learning. Apart from the competitive edge, MICA is intended to provide you with a vision of self-enhancement. MICA includes highly acclaimed sections such as, Newsletters, News Diary, One Liner, World of English, which are directly related to your preparation for competitive examinations. Chalte - Chalte is one of the most steering elements of MICA on the go, which is mentioned below every page. This edition creates a forum where all candidates and guidance personnel can meet the important issues of this month which may play a vital role in the forthcoming examination. The important topics covered in this edition are: Farm Bill 2020 - India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per 2018, agriculture employed quite 50℅ of the Indian manpower and contributed 17–18% to country's GDP. According to latest report, agriculture is primary source of livelihood for 58% population in India. Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash- When Soviet Communist rule was nearing its end in the late 1980s, the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh's autonomous legislature voted to join Armenia. As the Soviet Union dissolved, Nagorno-Karabakh proclaimed its independence, which led to a war with tens of thousands of casualties. It has not been recognized by any other country as an independent state. Internationally still recognized as part of Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh is predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians. In this edition as a wish for your bright and prosperous future we are providing “CRP CLERK PRE MODEL PAPER” and “RAILWAY NTPC MODEL PAPER” for your self-assessment. You can also test your Current Affairs by visiting the Quiz Time section for self-assessment, which includes all possible multiple-choice questions from the current affairs of this month. To serve you better we will diligently serve you our level best with various new topics and news that is important from the examination point of view. Best of luck for your exams. Your suggestions will be highly valuable and welcomed. With Best Wishes Editor : N.K. Jain “Your Success is Our Success” JAFERSHA INTERVIEW Jafersha : Time Management is PERSONAL DETAILS everything, took every Jafersha M.K. single chances, don't make to regret about the Father’s Name : Kadarsha B.M. chances we never took. Mother’s Name : Suharban V.M. MICA : How did you prepare for Hobbies : Travelling, Reading & Watching Cricket the Interview? Prior Selection : IBPS Clerk (Canara Bank) Jafersha : I didn't attend any mock Name of the Exam : UCO Bank interviews and it is my life's first interview. Roll No. of Qualified Exam : 2081000740 MICA : Tell us about the Interview Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : CBT2121453553 Board and the questions Jafersha : asked? English Language Jafersha : As I am presently working as clerk at Canara Bank, Mahendra's class notes, MICA, The most question are based Hindu Newspaper, PIB analysis and on present working English sports commentary. situations only. Reasoning Ability The questions asked were: Mahendra's speed test and class notes. I. About Hierrachial order of persons Numerical Ability and their names in my banks' regional office? Mahendra's class notes, regular practice II. Why you opted for banking after test and Mahendra's Speed Test. MICA : Mahendra's family expresses completing post-graduation in its heartfelt congratulations General Awareness engineering. on your success. Mahendra's class notes materials, III. Working experience and Jafersha : Thank You! MICA Magazine, The Hindu customer handling situations at MICA : To whom do you want newspaper and PIB analysis. rural branch. to give the credit of your Computer & Marketing IV. Documents needed for mortgage selection? loans. Through Mobile Apps. Jafersha : To each and every staff of IV. What is negotiable instruments MICA : What would you say about Mahendra's, Dad, Mom and examples. and my sister. “Master in Current Affairs” Magazine (MICA) and MICA : From whom did you get MICA : After how many attempts Mahendra Guru Website? information about your did you succeed in this selection and what was Jafersha : Compiled nicely, examination? your reaction? accurately and way of Jafersha : IBPS Clerk is first attempt presentation is also nice. Jafersha : I checked myself and I and IBPS PO is second was extremely happy to MICA : What is the best thing about attempt. see the message. our coaching institute, MICA : What is the role of according to you? MICA : What message do you want Mahendra's institute in to convey to other aspirants? your selection? Jafersha : Syllabus oriented coaching, regular exams, Jafersha : Try, Try and Try until you Jafersha : Mahendra's forged me doubt clearing session reach your goals and until you to sharpen my area of moreover encouraging get your own satisfaction. strengths and also helped staffs. MICA : Congratulations! once to inspire my weaker again on your success. Your areas. MICA : What is the role of “Time Management” in one’s success is our success. MICA : How did you prepare for success? Jafersha : Thank You! the examination? A bedded makeshift hospital was inaugurated by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Minister at the National Disaster Response Force's (NDRF) 8th Battalion Centre in Ghaziabad. 5 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner ONE Liner PERSONS IN NEWS AWARDS # Recently Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been elected as the # Recently Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, President of which country? - Guyana has bagged first prize in Smart India Hackathon, who is # Recently Rajya Sabha MP and leader Amar Singh has the chancellor of DIAT? - Rajnath Singh passed away, he was related to which political party? # Which is the most valuable brand in the world as per - Samajwadi Party FutureBrand Index 2020? - Apple # Recently Kamal Rani Varun has passed away, she was # Recently researchers of which IIT bagged Gandhian the Cabinet Minister of which state? Young Technological Innovation Awards 2020 for - Uttar Pradesh Clean Energy Research? - IIT Kharagpur # Recently who has taken over the charge as Director # According to the data provided by the Ministry of General, News Services Division of All India Radio? Finance to Rajya Sabha, which state has topped the list - Jaideep Bhatnagar of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in availing loans to # Recently who has taken over as chief of Indian Air Force's women? - Tamil Nadu Western Air Command? - VR Chaudhari # Recently who has bagged the first-ever gold for India # The prominent Northern Ireland politician and former in Mental Calculation World Championship? Nobel Prize winner, John Hume has passed away, he - Neelakantha Bhanu was awarded by Nobel Prize in which field? Prakash - Peace # Recently who has been selected for National Award to # Recently Mark Anthony Phillips has been sworn in as Teachers 2020? - Sudha Painuli Prime Minister of which country? # Who has been honored with Tamil Nadu chief - Guyana minister’s special award on the 74th Independence # Recently Sashidhar Jagdishan was appointed of as the Day celebration? - Soumya Swaminathan next Chief Executive Officer of which bank? # Recently Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards have been - HDFC Bank announced, which city became India’s cleanest city? # Rajesh Kumar was appointed as Chief Secretary of - Indore which state recently? - Manipur SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES # Recently William English who has passed away, he was co-creator of which computer accessory? # Recently which state government has launched an - Mouse innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme named # Recently who was appointed by President Ram Nath as ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’? - Andhra Pradesh Kovind as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and # Recently the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel has Kashmir? - Manoj Sinha been launched by which Union Minister? # What is the name of former Governor of Arunachal - Narendra Singh Tomar Pradesh, who has passed away recently? # Recently which state government has launched a social - Ram Pradhan security scheme “Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta # Who has been appointed as the 14th Comptroller and Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana” for tendu leave Auditor General of India? - Girish Chandra Murmu collectors in the state? - Chhattisgarh # # Recently Manitombi Singh has passed away, he was Recently which State/UT has launched a new “Electric renowned ____. - Footballer Vehicle Policy”? - Delhi Head Teacher of Middle School Taknak Sakti in Kharu block of Leh - Ladakh, Sonam MICA NOVEMBER 2020 6 Gyaltsan, has been selected for the National Awards to Teachers, 2020.
Recommended publications
  • Exam Centric
    General/Financial/Economy Awareness Vaccine for SBI | RRB | IBPS PO/Clerk Mains Page 1 Exam Centric /// General/Financial/Economy Awareness Vaccine for SBI | RRB | IBPS PO/Clerk Mains General/Financial/Economy Awareness Vaccine for SBI | RRB | IBPS PO/Clerk Mains Current Affairs Covered from Sept'20 to 18 Jan’21 Principal/Key Current Affairs SBI PO | IBPS PO/Clerk | IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Joe Biden: 46th President of USA Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th president of USA. Biden will become the oldest president-elect in U.S. history and the first to oust a sitting commander-in-chief after one term since Bill Clinton defeated George HW Bush in 1992. Biden’s running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, becomes the first Black and Indian- American woman to serve as vice president. Mr Biden take oath on 20th January 2021. Mukesh Ambani dropped down to 12th spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) dropped down to 12th spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 (as on 2nd January 2021). The long-pending demand of experts to reduce the level of trans fats in food items The long-pending demand of experts to reduce the level of trans fats in food items met, with India’s top food regulator FSSAI reducing it to 3%. The current permissible limit is 5%. A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was found in Siberia, Russia A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was found in Siberia, Russia with many of its internal organs still intact.
    [Show full text]
  • The Apology | the B-Side | Night School | Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour | Betting on Zero Scene & Heard
    November-December 2017 VOL. 32 THE VIDEO REVIEW MAGAZINE FOR LIBRARIES N O . 6 IN THIS ISSUE One Week and a Day | Poverty, Inc. | The Apology | The B-Side | Night School | Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour | Betting on Zero scene & heard BAKER & TAYLOR’S SPECIALIZED A/V TEAM OFFERS ALL THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND EXPERTISE TO FULFILL YOUR LIBRARY PATRONS’ NEEDS. Learn more about Baker & Taylor’s Scene & Heard team: ELITE Helpful personnel focused exclusively on A/V products and customized services to meet continued patron demand PROFICIENT Qualified entertainment content buyers ensure frontlist and backlist titles are available and delivered on time SKILLED Supportive Sales Representatives with an average of 15 years industry experience DEVOTED Nationwide team of A/V processing staff ready to prepare your movie and music products to your shelf-ready specifications Experience KNOWLEDGEABLE Baker & Taylor is the Full-time staff of A/V catalogers, most experienced in the backed by their MLS degree and more than 43 years of media cataloging business; selling A/V expertise products to libraries since 1986. 800-775-2600 x2050 [email protected] www.baker-taylor.com Spotlight Review One Week and a Day and target houses that are likely to be empty while mourners are out. Eyal also goes to the HHH1/2 hospice where Ronnie died (and retrieves his Oscilloscope, 98 min., in Hebrew w/English son’s medical marijuana, prompting a later subtitles, not rated, DVD: scene in which he struggles to roll a joint for Publisher/Editor: Randy Pitman $34.99, Blu-ray: $39.99 the first time in his life), gets into a conflict Associate Editor: Jazza Williams-Wood Wr i t e r- d i r e c t o r with a taxi driver, and tries (unsuccessfully) to hide in the bushes when his neighbors show Editorial Assistant: Christopher Pitman Asaph Polonsky’s One Week and a Day is a up with a salad.
    [Show full text]
  • Novak Djokovic Wins Men's Singles Event in Italian Open NATIONAL
    Novak Djokovic wins Men's Singles event in Italian Open NATIONAL NEWS National Forensic Sciences University Bill 2020 passed in parliament Parliament has passed the National Forensic Sciences University Bill 2020 with the Rajya Sabha. The Bill is to establish the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar and the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, New Delhi, as a National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat. The university will work for the capacity building in the field of forensic science and promote research, which plays the key role in scientific investigation of crime incidents. Fact: Minister of State for Home Affairs - G. Kishan Reddy DRDO conducts successful flight test of ABHYAS The successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha. Abhyas is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO. The air vehicle is launched using twin underslung booster, it is powered by a small gas turbine engine and has MEMS based Inertial Navigation System for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer for guidance and control. During the test campaign, the user requirement of 5 kilometres flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance of 30 minutes and 2g turn capability of the test vehicle were achieved successfully. Fact: DRDO chairperson - Dr G. Satheesh Reddy Government has launched YuWaah – a multi-stakeholder platform to make young people career ready Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have signed a “Statement of Intent” to establish YuWaah, Generation Unlimited (GenU), a global multi- stakeholder platform in India.
    [Show full text]
  • On the Occasion of India's 72Nd Republic Day I Extend Warm Greetings and Best
    Shri Ram Nath Kovind Shri Narendra Modi President Prime Minister Message from the Ambassador of India n the occasion of India’s 72nd Republic Day I extend warm greetings and best The multi-faceted partnership between India and Qatar continues to strengthen in various wishes to all fellow Indians and friends of India in the State of Qatar. areas, including energy, trade, investment, security, defence, education, sports, culture, OI also avail of this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to His Highness the Amir people to people contact. of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, His Highness the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Bilateral trade and investment partnership between Khalifa Al Thani, the other members of the Royal Family and the Government of the State of India and Qatar continues to grow. India is the 3rd Qatar for their continued patronage and support for the Indian community in Qatar. largest export destination for Qatar. Qatar is the Republic Day is precious. Seventy-one years ago, on this historic day, the Constitution of largest supplier of LNG to India, accounting for 55% India, which enshrines the ideals and aspirations that guided India’s peaceful freedom of India’s global LNG imports and 15% of Qatar’s total movement, came into effect. This is an occasion to reaffirm our commitment to justice, export of LNG. Last month, the Energy Ministers of liberty, fraternity and equality across our society and among all fellow Indians. India and Qatar have decided to set up a Task Force to explore opportunities for investment by Qatar in the Supplement Team On this auspicious occasion, we also remember the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi entire energy value chain in India.
    [Show full text]
  • THE RECORD NEWS ======The Journal of the ‘Society of Indian Record Collectors’ ------ISSN 0971-7942 Volume: Annual - TRN 2011 ------S.I.R.C
    THE RECORD NEWS ============================================================= The journal of the ‘Society of Indian Record Collectors’ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISSN 0971-7942 Volume: Annual - TRN 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ S.I.R.C. Units: Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Nanded and Amravati ============================================================= Feature Articles Music of Mughal-e-Azam. Bai, Begum, Dasi, Devi and Jan’s on gramophone records, Spiritual message of Gandhiji, Lyricist Gandhiji, Parlophon records in Sri Lanka, The First playback singer in Malayalam Films 1 ‘The Record News’ Annual magazine of ‘Society of Indian Record Collectors’ [SIRC] {Established: 1990} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Narayan Mulani Hon. Secretary Suresh Chandvankar Hon. Treasurer Krishnaraj Merchant ==================================================== Patron Member: Mr. Michael S. Kinnear, Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honorary Members V. A. K. Ranga Rao, Chennai Harmandir Singh Hamraz, Kanpur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Membership Fee: [Inclusive of the journal subscription] Annual Membership Rs. 1,000 Overseas US $ 100 Life Membership Rs. 10,000 Overseas US $ 1,000 Annual term: July to June Members joining anytime during the year [July-June] pay the full
    [Show full text]
  • Download Plant Nanny from for Cleaning Sweat-Drenched Skin and Free and Glowing
    12 | Teaching in the Age of Social Distancing 50 | Halloween Artober Prompts 80 | Apps that Get you Moving 96 | Cycling to Cape Soya AJET Issue No. 97 October 2020 Business & Language, Arts & Culture, Lifestyle, Community Business & Language, Arts Culture, 08 Eikaiwa 101: An Introduction to Facilitating English Conversations by Andrea Cunningham 12 Teaching in the Age of Social Distancing by Rishma Hansil 16 Finding the Silver Lining: Covid, Student Loans CREDITS & and Savings by Derek Hurst 18 Making a House a Home: Real Estate Investment in Japan | Derek Hurst Interviewing Bruce McCullouge 24 Sticky Summers and Spotty Skin CONTENT by Shannon Stocker HEAD EDITOR Nicholle Applewhite HEAD WEB EDITOR Alice Ridley Eahab Masond Rhema Baquero 28 Being Sustainable. Period. by Monica Trautman Clare Braganza ASSITANT EDITOR Emma Harding SOCIAL MEDIA 32 October Releases by Rachel Fagundes Damien Levi Katie Ehrlich Shao Ting Elsie Tay 34 For Love or Vengance by Rebecca Paterson SECTION EDITORS Samantha Harris Madeline Yochum COPY EDITORS 40 Japanese Manhole Cover Designs: A Derek Hurst Michelle Amoroso Day Bulger Bureaucrat’s Surprise Gift by Sabrina Hassanali Clarissa Combe Kevin Feeley Dianne Yett Shannon Stocker Kirsty Broderick Natalie Andrews 44 Physical Digging in a Digital Music Era Cameron Peagler Dahlia Lemelin by Nathan Post Jessica Craven Alice French GENERAL SECTION 48 Journey Through the Center of Light Clare Braganza EDITORS by Linka Wade Lara Yi HEAD OF DESIGN & Ashley Delahaye Rachel Fagundes LAYOUT Sarah Baughn 52 Halloween Artober
    [Show full text]
  • BOLT-September-2020
    oliveboard September 2020 Monthly Current Affairs CLICK HERE TO PREPARE FOR IBPS, SSC, SBI, RAILWAYS & RBI EXAMS IN ONE PLACE Bolt is a series of GK Summary ebooks by Oliveboard for quick revision oliveboard.in www.oliveboard.in Table of Contents Banking & Finance ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Economy ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8 National ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10 International................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Sports ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Agreements & MoUs ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Schemes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Appointments & Resignations ...........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Drama Movies
    Libraries DRAMA MOVIES The Media and Reserve Library, located in the lower level of the west wing, has over 9,000 videotapes, DVDs and audiobooks covering a multitude of subjects. For more information on these titles, consult the Libraries' online catalog. 0.5mm DVD-8746 42 DVD-5254 12 DVD-1200 70's DVD-0418 12 Angry Men DVD-0850 8 1/2 DVD-3832 12 Years a Slave DVD-7691 8 1/2 c.2 DVD-3832 c.2 127 Hours DVD-8008 8 Mile DVD-1639 1776 DVD-0397 9th Company DVD-1383 1900 DVD-4443 About Schmidt DVD-9630 2 Autumns, 3 Summers DVD-7930 Abraham (Bible Collection) DVD-0602 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her DVD-6091 Absence of Malice DVD-8243 24 Hour Party People DVD-8359 Accused DVD-6182 24 Season 1 (Discs 1-3) DVD-2780 Discs 1 Ace in the Hole DVD-9473 24 Season 1 (Discs 1-3) c.2 DVD-2780 Discs 1 Across the Universe DVD-5997 24 Season 1 (Discs 4-6) DVD-2780 Discs 4 Adam Bede DVD-7149 24 Season 1 (Discs 4-6) c.2 DVD-2780 Discs 4 Adjustment Bureau DVD-9591 24 Season 2 (Discs 1-4) DVD-2282 Discs 1 Admiral DVD-7558 24 Season 2 (Discs 5-7) DVD-2282 Discs 5 Adventures of Don Juan DVD-2916 25th Hour DVD-2291 Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert DVD-4365 25th Hour c.2 DVD-2291 c.2 Advise and Consent DVD-1514 25th Hour c.3 DVD-2291 c.3 Affair to Remember DVD-1201 3 Women DVD-4850 After Hours DVD-3053 35 Shots of Rum c.2 DVD-4729 c.2 Against All Odds DVD-8241 400 Blows DVD-0336 Age of Consent (Michael Powell) DVD-4779 DVD-8362 Age of Innocence DVD-6179 8/30/2019 Age of Innocence c.2 DVD-6179 c.2 All the King's Men DVD-3291 Agony and the Ecstasy DVD-3308 DVD-9634 Aguirre: The Wrath of God DVD-4816 All the Mornings of the World DVD-1274 Aladin (Bollywood) DVD-6178 All the President's Men DVD-8371 Alexander Nevsky DVD-4983 Amadeus DVD-0099 Alfie DVD-9492 Amar Akbar Anthony DVD-5078 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul DVD-4725 Amarcord DVD-4426 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul c.2 DVD-4725 c.2 Amazing Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix: Films with Beach Endings
    APPENDIX: FILMS WITH BEACH ENDINGS Almost all of these are seashore beaches. Lakeside beaches are included only if they function like a seashore; the two riverside beach endings, Sweet Sixteen and Baciami ancora, are special cases. Penult means the beach scene is followed by a coda/epilogue elsewhere; ES that it falls within an ending sequence. Bookend means the ending repeats or ech- oes the beginning. C century; fb fashback; inc. includes; TVS TV = = = = series; TVMS TV miniseries; v-o voice-over; X-cut cross cut; = = = y-o year-old. Not all voice-overs are noted. = Countries of origin are all in capitals. If no country is mentioned, it is the USA; with co-productions, only the country where the flm is set is usually cited. AUS Australia; BRA Brazil; CAN Canada; = = = FR France; GEO Georgia; GER Germany; GRE Greece; = = = = HK Hong Kong; ICE Iceland; IND India; INDO = = = = Indonesia; IS Israel; IT Italy; JAP Japan; MEX Mexico; = = = = NE Netherlands; NZ New Zealand; POR Portugal; SP Spain; = = = = SWE Sweden; TUR Turkey; W GER West Germany. Some coun- = = = tries are named in full. *the ending is discussed further in the text. **the ending is illustrated in a frame grab. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive 273 license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 M. Walker, Endings in the Cinema, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31657-0 274 APPENDIX: FILMS WITH BEACH ENDINGS 1900s 10 Gardian de la Camargue, Le FR: rejected in romance, man rides horse on beach and suicides in sea. 12 Sands of Dee, The* Heroine suicides in sea body ashore → → beach coda empty beach.
    [Show full text]
  • GK Update 23Rd Sept 2020
    rd F DAILY GK UPDATE 23 Sept NATIONAL UPDATES: 1. Dr. Harsh Vardhan chairs ‘Aarogya Manthan’ 2.0: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare chaired ‘Aarogya Manthan’ 2.0 celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). During the event, he also presented awards to the winners of the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY Start-up Grand Challenge to support the implementation of PM-JAY. The Union Health Minister launched the AB PMJAY Joint Certification Programme. This programme will develop the skills and knowledge of relevant stakeholders in medical audit and health insurance for accurate and efficient processing of claims and prevention and detection of fraud and abuse. The “AB PMJAY Anti- Fraud Framework: Practitioners’ Guidebook” was also released and will serve as a useful tool for the States as it is a repository of the anti-fraud guidelines, techniques, advisories along with legal remedies/course of action presently available under applicable Indian laws. Note: CEO of National Health Authority (NHA): Dr. Indu Bhushan. 2. Gujarat Chief Minister announces subsidy schemes for e-scooters, rickshaws: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced an assistance scheme to encourage use of battery- operated two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the state. Gujarat Government will provide subsidy of 12,000 rupees to school students studying in Standard-9th to colleges for battery- operated two-wheelers. Government is targeting to provide such subsidies for 10,000 such vehicles. Similarly, a subsidy of 48,000 rupees will be given for three-wheeler e-rickshaw for individual and institutional beneficiaries.
    [Show full text]
  • SBI Clerk Main GK Capsule
    www.gradeup.co www.gradeup.co GK-Tornado SBI Clerk Mains 2020 Exam Dear Aspirants, This GK Tornado is a complete docket of important Banking Awareness & Current Affairs news and events that occurred in last 1.5 months (16th September 2020 – 21st October 2020). This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC and UPSC Exams. News related to RBI 1st -21st October 1. RBI raises banks’ aggregate exposure limit for India and three external members nominated by small businesses the Government of India. Note: RBI has raised the banks’ maximum 4. RBI fixes Centre’s WMA limit at Rs 1.25 lakh aggregate retail exposure limit to entities with crore for second half of FY 2020-21 turnover up to Rs 50 crore to Rs 7.5 crore from Rs 5 Note: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set the ways crore. The decision has been taken to increase and means advances (WMAs) limit at Rs 1.25 lakh credit flow to small businesses. The risk weight of crore for the central government for the second half 75 per cent will apply to all fresh exposures and of the fiscal year (October 2020 to March 2021). also to existing exposures where incremental Meanwhile, the finance ministry said the exposure may be taken by the banks up to the government will borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the revised limit of Rs 7.5 crore. second half of the current fiscal to meet its 2. RBI’s 3rd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement expenditure requirement amid the COVID-19 crisis 2020-21 Released afflicting the country’s economy.
    [Show full text]
  • The Journal of Japanese Studies, Volumes 1:1 – 44:2 (1974 – 2018) Page 2
    Symposium on Japanese Society. Introduction by Susan B. Hanley. 8,1 Symposium on Ie Society. THE JOURNAL OF JAPANESE Introduction by Kozo Yamamura. 11,1 STUDIES Symposium: Transition From Medieval to Early Modern Japan. Introduction by Michael P. Birt and Kozo Yamamura. 12,2 Special Issue: A Forum on the Trade Crisis. Introduction by Kenneth B. Pyle. 13,2 Index to Volume 1, Number 1 through Symposium: Social Control and Early Socialization. Volume 44, Number 2 Introduction by Thomas P. Rohlen. 15,1 (Autumn 1974 through Summer 2018) Symposium on Gender and Women in Japan. Introduction by Susan B. Hanley. 19,1 Symposium on Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture. Introduction by John Whittier Treat. 19,2 © 2000–2018 by the Society for Japanese Studies Symposium on Teaching and Learning in Japan. Introduction by Thomas P. Rohlen. 20,1 This index is divided into eight parts: Symposia, Articles, Book Reviews, Opinion and Comment, Communications, Publications Symposium on Continuity and Change in Heisei Japan. of Note, Miscellaneous, and a List of Contributors. Introduction by Susan B. Hanley and John Whittier Treat 23,2 ARTICLES SYMPOSIA Akita, George. An Examination of E.H. Norman's Scholarship. 3,2 - Allen, Laura W. Images of the Poet Saigyo as Recluse. 21,1 Workshop on the Economic and Institutional History of Medieval Japan. Allinson, Gary Dean. The Moderation of Organized Labor in Postwar Introduction by Kozo Yamamura. 1,2 Japan. 1,2 Symposium: The Ashio Copper Mine Pollution Incident. Allison, Anne. Memoirs of the Orient. 27,2 Introduction by Kenneth B. Pyle 1,2 Ambaras, David R.
    [Show full text]