The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims The Hindu Review: DECEMBER 2017 Banking Current Affairs Agri service solutions provider Sohan Lal Commodity The government has engaged private lender ICICI Bank Management (SLCM) having operations across India and to enable online payments at 470 mandis integrated Myanmar has tied up with HDFC Bank and IndusInd with the national portal of electronic National Bank to provide collateral management services. Agriculture Market (e-NAM). As per SBI, its board has approved raising Rs 8,000 crore Axis Securities, a subsidiary of Axis Bank become the through various sources, including masala bonds, to meet first-ever broking arm of a bank to take membership of Basel III capital norms. a commodity exchange by registering itself with Bank of Baroda has entered into MoU with POORTI Agri NCDEX. Services Pvt. Ltd to enable the farmers to purchase BSE's India International Exchange (India INX) received agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, seeds etc. approval from SEBI for the listing of debt securities. provided by POORTI. This will enable Indian & foreign issuers to issue masala US buyout giant KKR & Co has become the first foreign bonds, Eurobonds, and foreign currency bonds from investor to fully own an asset reconstruction company India INX at International Financial Service Centre (ARC) in India as it received approval from the Reserve (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tech (GIFT) for Bank of India. the first time. Public sector IDBI Bank has received the capital infusion Govt. fixed Rs 2,890 per gram as the price of new series of Rs 2,729 crore from the government of India. of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs). Govt. decided to offer a State-run Bank of India has received capital infusion of Rs. discount of Rs 50 per gram to investors applying online 2,257 crore from the government. and making payments digitally. Minimum investment Allahabad Bank has entered into an agreement with state- in the bonds is one gram, with a maximum limit of 500 run National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) for grams per person, per financial year. utilizing the latter’s Information Utility Services envisaged RBI increased the limits for investment by foreign under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. portfolio investors (FPIs) for the January-March 2018 Reserve Bank of India has put Kolkata-based United Bank quarter by Rs 6,400 crore in Central Government of India under the prompt corrective action (PCA) Securities (G-Secs) and Rs 5,800 crore in State framework. development loans (SDLs). Revised investment limit for Capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of FPIs in G-Secs will be Rs 2,56,400 crore against the India (SEBI) has raised the investment limit for foreign existing limit of Rs 2,50,000 crore. portfolio investors (FPI) in central government securities to State Bank of India introduced a loyalty program for its over 1.91 lakh crore from January 2018. valued customers named as State Bank Rewardz, which Reserve Bank of India has placed Bank of India under the gives the customers several opportunities to earn Prompt Corrective Action Framework, consequent to the reward points and earn many times faster at Max Get onsite inspection under the Risk-Based Supervision Model More partner outlets. carried out for the year ended March 2017. RBI imposed Rs 3 crore penalty on IndusInd Bank for Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the breaching rules on income classification norms. scheme of amalgamation between IndusInd Bank and RBI has triggered prompt corrective action Bharat Financial Inclusion. (PCA) against Corporation Bank, in view of high non- AU Small Finance Bank has announced signing an MoU performing loans and requirement to raise capital. This with Sahaj e-Village for extending its banking service in makes Corporation Bank eighth bank to face restriction. remote areas through Business Correspondent Agent (BC) OBOPAY announced that the company has secured a model. license for Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) from YES Bank and the European Investment Bank will co- RBI to operate a semi-closed loop wallet in the country. finance $400-million funding for renewable power Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep generation in the country. policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 facility (LAF) unchanged at 6%. RRR under the LAF crore on Syndicate Bank for non-compliance with its remains at 5.75%, & MSF rate & Bank Rate at 6.25%. The directions on "Cheque Purchase or Discounting, Bill projection of real GVA growth for 2017-18 of 6.7% has Discounting, and Know Your Customer (KYC)" norms. been retained. As per the IT Ministry, the government will bear the Govt. has fixed 2,952 rupees per gram as price of new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up series of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs). Govt., in to Rs 2,000 made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or consultation with RBI decided to offer a discount of Rs. Aadhaar-enabled payment systems to promote digital transactions. 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims 50 per gram to investors applying online & making payments digitally. Paytm Payments Bank rolled out Paytm FASTag to enable electronic toll fee collection on highways across the country. Paytm Payments Bank is the only bank providing zero balance accounts & zero charges on digital transactions. It unveiled 'Paytm Ka ATM' outlets that allows customers to open Saving A/c & deposit/withdraw money from their A/c. Corporation Bank launched its RuPay Select & RuPay Platinum credit cards. Jai Kumar Garg, MD & CEO unveiled it. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of a new virtual currency named 'Petro' to ease the country's economic crisis. Schemes/Portals/Missions Launched The government had formally launched the ‘Ganga Gram’ Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha launched project at the Ganga Gram Swachata Sammelan in New DARPAN- “Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office Delhi. The Ganga Gram project is an integrated approach for A New India” Project to improve the quality of for the holistic development of villages situated on the service, add value to services and achieve 'financial banks of the holy river with the active participation of inclusion' of the unbanked rural population. villagers. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren With an aim to bring the foreign policy to the masses Rijiju, inaugurated the first national-level training of the External Affairs Ministry has come up with an trainers program to sensitize various Central Ministries initiative called SAMEEP - 'Students and MEA and Departments on the utilization of Sendai Monitor Engagement Programme'. Under this MEA official will for developing action plans for Disaster Risk Reduction talk to students to help them better understand foreign (DRR) in New Delhi. policy. The main objective of SAMEEP is to take Indian Jammu and Kashmir Bank launched a special financial foreign policy and its global engagements to students scheme for journalists of the state. The scheme "J&K across the country. Bank Sahafat Finance Scheme" was launched by the Union Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of bank's chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmad. Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has Jitendra Singh launched the electronic-Human Resource approved the Ministry of Railways' transformative Management System (e-HRMS) in New Delhi. initiative to set up India's first ever National Rail and Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Shri Transport University (NRTU) in Vadodara, Gujarat to Radha Mohan Singh has launched Livestock Disease skill its human resources and build capability. Forewarning –Mobile Application (LDF-Mobile CCEA given its approval for a new skill development App). The app is developed by ICAR-National Institute of scheme covering the entire value chain of the textile Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR- sector excluding Spinning & Weaving in organized NIVEDI), Bengaluru. Sector, titled "Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile To enhance standards of cleanliness on beaches, the Sector (SCBTS)" from 2017-18 to 2019-20 with an outlay environment ministry has launched a pilot project 'Blue of Rs. 1300 crore. The scheme will have National Skill Flag' for its clean-up and development. With the prime Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant training objective of enhancing standards of cleanliness, upkeep courses. and basic amenities at beaches, the ministry has launched a President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, laid the pilot project, also striving for the 'Blue Flag' certification foundation stone of the 'Nyaya Gram project' of the for such identified beaches. High Court of Allahabad in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh launched a free household power 'Nyaya Gram' is a residential and training complex of connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former Allahabad High Court. prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. A Public Procurement Portal named ‘MSME Sambandh’ The scheme is driven by government’s motto ‘Prakash hai was launched by Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of State to Vikas hai’ (the barometer of development is light). The (Independent Charge) for MSME in New Delhi. The government also introduced Kisan Uday Yojana, a novel objective is to monitor the implementation of Public scheme for farmers.
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Procurement from MSEs by Central Public-Sector Emergency Response Teams), a setup of National Enterprises. Informatics Centre to prevent and predict cyber-attacks Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi on government utilities. Shankar Prasad launched first NIC-CERT (Computer State in News Senior BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur took oath as the 6th Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated eastern Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He has India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for replaced Virbhadra Singh. scooters in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Vijay Rupani was sworn in at a grand ceremony in the Kacheguda Railway Station in Hyderabad under South State capital of Gandhinagar as the Chief Minister of Central Railway (SCR) earned the unique distinction of Gujarat state. Governor Om Prakash Kohli being the first Energy Efficient ‘A1 Category’ Railway administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to 21 Station on Indian Railways. It achieved 100% energy ministers including Mr Rupani and his deputy Nitin efficiency by replacing 1,312 conventional lights with Patel. light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, among other steps. Mumbai has got India's first ever AC suburban local Kerala govt. lead by Left Democratic Front (LDF) has train as Christmas gift. The first service of the 12-coach decided to raise the legal drinking age from 21 to 23 EMU will commence between Borivali and Churchgate. years. Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru has become the first Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to Indian city to have its own logo after the state government launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari launched it. script) for its residents, as per state IT department President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, dedicated to the Principal Secretary Akhil Arora. people of Andhra Pradesh four projects of the State Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was included in the Government. The Projects were Andhra Pradesh Fibregrid National Capital Region (NCR), taking the total Project, Andhra Pradesh Surveillance Project, Drone number of districts in the NCR to 23. Project; and Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) Uttar Pradesh becomes the first state to endorse the system. The President focused on the 24/7 hyper- Centre's draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a connected world and the online presence of the cognizable & non-bailable offense. As per the draft government. law, its three years' imprisonment & a fine to a Muslim Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a start-up incubation man trying to divorce his wife by uttering "talaq" three centre called the Centre for Entrepreneurship times. Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) in Mangaluru, Nagaland is all set to celebrate the 54th Statehood Day Karnataka. & the 18th Hornbill festival 2017 at Naga Heritage Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid foundation stones Village, Kisama. for more than 100 projects worth Rs 700 crore in Nalanda PM Modi inaugurated unique world-class hospital at district as part of his state-wide "Vikas Samiksha Yatra". Swaminarayan Gurukul Vidyapeeth Pratisthanam in Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 60- Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This world-class hospital aims at megawatt Tuirial hydroelectric power project from Aizawl, providing top of the line medical & health care on Mizoram. subsidized rates. Assam government has signed an MoU with Isha Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill Foundation to conserve and rejuvenate the rivers of awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls Assam. aged 12 & below. With this, Madhya Pradesh becomes The Telangana state government’s prestigious the first State where those convicted of such rapes will Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) has finally got face the gallows. the Green Nod from central government. Air Force & Coast Guard have launched a massive Goa has celebrated its 56th Liberation Day. The state was rescue operation off the Kerala coast to save hundreds liberated on 19th December in 1961 from Portuguese of fishermen stranded in the rough sea hit by Cyclone control after almost 450 years of colonial rule. Ockhi. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a scheme to provide a Andhra Pradesh assembly unanimously passed the pension of Rs 1500 to transgenders above 18 years of age in Kapu reservation bill which will provide the the state. Under this scheme, the transgenders will be community with a 5% quota in education & provided ration cards, plots, and scholarships, also skill employment in the state. development for financial stability. New Appointments (National & International)
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Bharatiya Janata Party has named Jairam Thakur as Shri Azar A.H. Khan, presently Consulate General of legislature party leader in Himachal Pradesh, effectively India, Istanbul has been appointed as the next making him the state’s next chief minister. Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan. Lieutenant General B S Sahrawat took over the reins Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan named noted Indian of National Cadet Corps as its Director General. businessman, Deepak Parekh, as 'International Former football star George Weah has been elected Ambassador' who will be tasked with championing the as Liberia's president. He succeeded Ellen Johnson UK capital across the globe. Sirleaf. Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari, was appointed as the President Shri M. Subbarayudu, presently Joint Secretary in the of Para-Sports Foundation (PSF), India. Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next iUma Shankar, chief general manager (CGM) in charge Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru. of RBI's financial inclusion and development department has taken over as executive director (ED). Senior IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India. He assumed charge from Rajiv Bansal. Indian National Congress announced that Rahul Gandhi has been elected as its new President, taking over from his mother Sonia Gandhi. He is the 16th president of the Congress since Independence and sixth from the Nehru-Gandhi clan to take over the party reins. Nakul Chopra, President of AAAI and Senior Advisor, Publicis Communications, has been elected as the next Chairman of BARC India. He succeeds Viacom18 Group CEO Sudhanshu Vats. Buddhist monk Dhammapiya from Tripura has been Actress Anushka Sharma named as the PETA's Person elected as the new secretary general of the International of the Year by animal rights organisation People for Buddhist Confederation (IBC). Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The new Director General of Ordnance Factories Senior IPS officer Abhay was appointed Director (DGOF) & Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). He is at is Shri Sunil Kumar Chourasia. present working in Central Reserve Police Force Infosys appointed Salil S. Parekh as it new CEO & MD. (CRPF). Veteran journalist A Surya Prakash was appointed as Vijay Rupani will continue as chief minister of Gujarat the new Chairman of Prasar Bharati Board. and Nitin Patel as his deputy chief minister, as per the The new appointed President of the National Bhartiya Janata Party. Restaurant Association of India is Rahul Singh. Government has appointed Justice U D Salvi as officiating Online food delivery start-up Swiggy appointed Vishal chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bhatia as it new CEO. following the superannuation of Justice Swatanter Kumar. Pakistan's law minister Zahid Hamid resigned from his National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice post. Swatanter Kumar retired from the post after completing Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed for his his five-year tenure. Second 5 year term. A conservative billionaire and former president, Sebastian The new Mayor of Yuba city in California is Preet Pinera, has won Chile's presidential election run-off. Didbal. She is the first Sikh woman to hold the position Sebastian Pinera has replaced Michelle Bachelet. in USA. R Hemalatha has been appointed as the new Director of The newly appointed UN Environment’s Goodwill the country’s premier National Institute of Nutrition Ambassador for India is the Former Miss Asia Pacific (NIN), Hyderabad. Dia Mirza.
Economy & Business Current Affairs Economy Current Affairs fineness (gold that is 99.99 per cent pure), will be beneficial India’s first home-grown high purity gold reference to the consumers and public at large to ensure purity of standard - the Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND-4201) - gold. launched at the India Government Mint, Mumbai. BND- Sectoral regulator IRDAI issued regulations for 4201, which is the reference material for gold of ‘9999’ insurance firms to carry out offshore business from 4 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Gujarat-based GIFT International Financial Services Business Current Affairs Centre (IFSC). Under the regulations, for the first time Amazon has bought an Andover, Massachusetts-based in the country, foreign insurers are permitted to open company 'Blink' that makes Internet-connected IFSC Insurance Office (IIO) at GIFT IFSC. doorbells and security cameras. SEBI stated that cross-holding in credit rating agencies Smartphone manufacturer Samsung launched its 'Bill (CRAs) will be capped at 10 percent and also decided to Payments' on its flagship payments service, Samsung raise the minimum net worth requirement to Rs 25 crore Pay in partnership with Axis Bank. from the current Rs 5 crore. India's largest mobile-first financial services platform, Cryptocurrency dealer 'Pluto Exchange' announced the Paytm announced that its app has crossed the 100 launch of India’s first mobile application for transacting million milestone on Google Play Store in the second in virtual currencies. week of December 2017. GST Council has decided to implement the e-way bill Airtel Payments Bank Chief Executive Shashi mechanism throughout the country by June 1st after Arora has quit the company after a recent controversy reviewing the readiness of the IT network. surrounding India’s largest telecom operator and its Indian economy is expected to witness cyclical growth payment bank’s alleged violation of rules on using recovery, with real GDP growth likely to accelerate from Aadhaar for its electronic know-your-customer (e- 6.4 % this year to 7.5% in 2018 and further 7.7% in 2019, as KYC) verification process. per report of Morgan Stanley. SBI Card, the credit card issuer and Bharat Indian economy is likely to grow by 7.2% in 2018 and 7.4% Petroleum, the leading petroleum company in India in 2019 as per the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects announced the launch of the BPCL SBI Card – the most 2018’ report was unveiled by United Nations Department rewarding fuel co-branded credit card in the country. of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). India's largest mortgage lender HDFC has sold its ADB lowered India’s GDP forecast for the current fiscal by realty brokerage business HDFC Realty and its digital 0.3% to 6.7 %. & 7.3% from March 2018. real estate business HDFC Developers which owns Provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to HDFC RED (Real Estate Destination) to online November, 2017 show that net collections are at Rs. 4.8 classifieds player Quikr. lakh crore which is 14.4% higher than the net collections for Bharti Airtel Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement the corresponding period of last year. with Millicom International Cellular S.A., under which Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley holds his 5th Pre- Airtel Rwanda Ltd will acquire 100% equity in Tigo Budget Consultation Meeting with the leading Economists Rwanda Ltd. in New Delhi. Ola, operated by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd has As per Finance Minister, India has recorded an average acquired food delivery start-up Foodpanda India Pvt. growth of 7.5% from 2014-15 to 2016-17. Ltd from its German parent Delivery Hero AG in an all- The fiscal deficit as a ratio of GDP stood at 3.9% in 2015-16 stock deal that will see the ride-hailing major infuse and 3.5% in 2016-17 and is budgeted to be 3.2% for the $200 million in Foodpanda’s India operations. Current Financial Year 2017-18. Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv), Asia Pacific’s largest CBDT entered into 2 Bilateral Advance Pricing direct-to-home (DTH) company and part of the Essel Agreements (APAs). These Agreements are the first ever Group has received the final approval for closing of the Bilateral APAs with the Netherlands. With this, the total merger of Videocon d2h with DishTV. number of APAs by the CBDT has gone up to 186. This Samsung India has entered into a partnership with includes 171 Unilateral APAs & 15 Bilateral APAs. UNESCO to launch virtual reality content and 360- GOI increased the budget of Agricultural Education by degree videos on Indian heritage sites. 47.4% this year as compared to the financial year 2013-14. India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki became India's Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that sixth most valued firm, crossing India's largest lender the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) State Bank of India (SBI). Reliance Industries is the incentive rate will be raised by 2% across the board for country's most valued company firm in India. labor-intensive/MSME sectors. Sports Indian boxers have claimed three gold, a silver, and a Tanwar was also adjudged the best boxer of the bronze medal at the Galym Zharylgapov Boxing tournament. Tournament in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. In the event, the India’s ace chess player Viswanathan Anand won country’s Gold Medal winners were K Shyam Kumar in the World Rapid Chess tournament title in Saudi 49kg, Naman Tanwar in 91kg and Satish Kumar in the Arabia by beating Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev. Saudi 91kg category claimed gold medals. 19-year-old Naman Arabia hosted the world chess tournament for the first time. The women’s title was won by China’s Ju Wenjun.
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has appointed as first long-distance runner to win the Sports Personality General Manager (Cricket Operations) of the BCCI. He will award since Paula Radcliffe in 2002. assume office from 01st January and he will report to CEO Real Madrid earned the honor of being able to wear the Rahul Johri. official FIFA World Champions Badge on their Vijender Singh defended his WBO Oriental and Asia competition jerseys for the duration of 2018 by Pacific super middleweight titles against Ghana’s Ernest defeating Gremio in the final of the FIFA Club World Amuzu at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Cup UAE 2017. Sushil Kumar was wanted by all the teams ahead of the Nagpur’s Kanchanmala Pande created history as she new season of Pro Wrestling League (PWL) and the became the first Indian to secure pole position at the bidding war created history in New Delhi. World Para-Swimming Championship in Mexico. She Haryana shooter Anisa Sayyed won the women’s 25m won gold in 200-meter medley event in the S-11 pistol gold with a new record at the ongoing 61st category and was also the only Indian to qualify for the National Shooting Championship Competitions (61st women’s category. NSCC), in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. FIFA, has lifted a two-year suspension against Kuwait’s The emblems of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic football association that has prevented the country from Winter Games have been named “Winter Dream” and participating in international tournaments. “Flight,” respectively. Indian Diving Team won 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze The central English city of Birmingham will host the Medals in Indonesia Open Aquatic Championship 2017. Commonwealth Games in 2022. Gold Coast, Australia, The Championship was concluded in Indonesia's will host the next Commonwealth Games in 2018. Jakarta. Lionel Messi, the star forward of Barcelona, has received India defeated Germany 2-1 in the Hockey World La Liga’s top scorer and best player awards for the 2016- League Final to grab the bronze medal at the event, in 2017 football season. Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Indian junior boxers had clinched total 11 Medals (six gold, Australia beat Argentina 2-1 in the final of the Hockey four silver and a bronze medal) at the fifth International World League Final (HWLF) to win gold at Kalinga Sven Lange Memorial Tournament, to finish as overall Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. champions in the German city of Schwerin. India is all set to host the 2023 World Cup, the global cricketing event’s 13th edition after the BCCI confirmed the host nation. India will also host the upcoming Champions Trophy in 2021. ICC World Cup 2019 will be held in England and Wales. India's Saurabh Chaudhary qualified for the Youth Olympics Games with a gold medal and a junior world record in 10m air pistol at the ongoing Asia Youth Olympics Games qualification tournament in Wako City, Japan. Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan. Jitu won an individual bronze in the men's India’s top-ranked junior shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap won 10m Air Pistol while Heena claimed an individual U-17 and U-19 singles titles at Badminton junior Nationals bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol. in Guwahati, Assam. India has become the first-ever team to register 300+ Double Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar clinched a gold totals 100 times in ODIs, after posting 392/4 against Sri medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships Lanka in Mohali. in South Africa. He defeated New Zealand's Akash 21-year-old Indian Golfer Shubhankar Sharma claimed Khullar. his maiden European Tour victory in the Joburg Open, Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the Silver medal in in South Africa. women’s singles summit clash of the Dubai World Super Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to lift the Series Final in Dubai. She was defeated by World No. 2 ban on the Rajasthan Cricket Association Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. (RCA) provided former IPL chief Lalit Modi stays away Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, who from its functioning, the Board decided in its Special lifted the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, announced his General Meeting (SGM). retirement from football. Virat Kohli surpasses Brian Lara for Most Double World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted Centuries as Captain by scoring his 6th Double Century BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017. He becomes the in Delhi.
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Mumbai's 18-year-old batsman Prithvi Shaw named India has won the first-ever South Asian Regional the captain of the Indian Under-19 team for the 2018 Badminton Team Championship. In the title clash U-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand. played in Guwahati, India defeated Nepal, 3-0. Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh will be promoting a Indian archers produced an impressive performance, UNICEF sports initiative for youngsters in South Asia. grabbed three gold, four silver & two bronze medals He launched the "Power of Sports to Shape the Future at the Asian Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh. of Adolescents" campaign in South Asia. India's Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan won gold Mujeeb Zadran From Afghanistan Becomes First medal at Asian Luge Championships at Altenberg, Cricketer to Born in 21st Century. 16-year-old off- Germany. spinner, became the youngest ever from Afghanistan to India’s Deepika Kumari won bronze medal at the play International cricket. Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 2 held in Bangkok, The final draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was held Thailand. in the Russian capital of Moscow. The ceremony was Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Games by held at the State Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia. the International Olympic Committee over its state- orchestrated doping programme. National & International Current Affairs National Current Affairs In a move aimed at combating black money stashed Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that Republic Day abroad, India signed an agreement with Switzerland celebration in 2018 would be "remembered through the that would allow automatic sharing of tax-related ages" because the government for the first time in India's information from January 1, 2018. history would host leaders of 10 ASEAN countries as chief India's first and only design university, 'World guests on 26th January 2018. University of Design' opened its campus at Sonipat, India is set to leapfrog Britain and France in 2018 to Haryana. become the world’s fifth-largest economy in dollar terms. In a significant development, elite export control regime Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) decided to admit India consultancy’s 2018 World Economic League Table painted as its new member. an upbeat view of the global economy, boosted by cheap India has been declared free from infectious Trachoma energy and technology prices. Top 3 Economies of the which is a contagious bacterial infection of the eye. It world according to the World Economic Forum are- USA causes inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the ($18 trillion), China ($11 trillion), & Japan ($4.4 trillion). lids. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first PM in Half a billion people have gained access to electricity in 20 years to attend the World Economic Forum’s India since 2000, almost doubling the country’s (WEF) annual celebration of the global elite. The meeting electrification rate, as per the World Energy Access will be held in Davos town of Switzerland. report released by the International Energy Agency India is all set to get its first runway on a ‘sea bridge’, as (IEA). This puts India on course to achieving access to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been given a nod electricity for all in the early 2020s. to extend Lakshadweep’s Agatti Airport. The winter session of Parliament begins with PM Modi Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu urging all political parties to extend co-operation for and the World Bank signed a $318 million loan agreement smooth conduct and pressing for a "national for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization consensus" on the issue of simultaneous elections in the Project to promote climate resilient agriculture country. It will end on 5th January 2018 has only 14 technologies, improve water management practices, and proposed sittings. increase market opportunities for small and marginal Union Cabinet cleared the Muslim Women (Protection farmers. of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, or the Triple Talaq The World Bank has committed $125 million (around bill, which makes the practice a non-bailable offense. It Rs800 crore) loan to India for the STRIVE project for skill proposes a three-year jail term for men who practice development. instant Triple Talaq. Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of India re-elected to the Council of the International Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017 making instant triple talaq Maritime Organisation under Category B. Indian High illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband. Commissioner to the UK Y K Sinha represented India at External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the assembly. her Jordanian counterpart Ayman Al Safadi held a The Government to Government Umbrella Agreement bilateral meeting in New Delhi and discussed deepening between India & Germany concerning Financial bilateral ties across multiple sectors. Cooperation in 2016 (II) signed to formalize an amount up to Euro 200 million for Financial Cooperation in form of loan for the project ‘Climate Friendly Urban 7 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Mobility III’ & Euro 11 million Accompanying Mount Hope, in the British Atlantic Territory, recently measures in form of grant for four projects. re-measured and found to be 377 metres taller & thus India & Cuba signed MoU for enhanced cooperation in Becomes UK's New Highest Mountain. the health sector. Saudi Arabia will have its first public cinemas in more Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri than 35 years after the government announced Radha Mohan Singh with H.E Maurizio Martina, Italian the lifting of the ban on movie theatres. Minister for Agriculture Food & Forestry Policies have Google announced that it will open a research lab signed a new MoU for cooperation in Agriculture & focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Beijing, Phytosanitary issues. China. It will be its first such center in Asia. PM Modi inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Norway became the world's first country to shut down Centre in New Delhi. He also unveiled two statues of national broadcasts of its FM network by completing its the Dalit icon at the center in Janpath. transition to digital radio. Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved IMF approved a new USD 88 billion credit line for setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) with Mexico which will boosts Mexico’s ability to a 3-year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from immediately deal with a potential need for liquidity. 2017-18. The program through the targets will strive to Raj Shah who holds a key position in the White House, reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anemia & gaggled with reporters on board US Presidential low birth weight babies. chopper Air Force One, becoming the first Indian- American to enjoy the privilege. International Current Affairs The first phase of Chabahar port inaugurated by Prince Harry has been named the president of African Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The port, located in Parks, a conservation group that manages a dozen Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province. wildlife areas across the continent. ADB Board of Directors has approved debt financing US President Donald Trump has signed into law a & partial risk guarantees totaling $583 million to sweeping overhaul of the US tax code. Congress passed develop the Reliance Bangladesh Liquefied Natural Gas the 1.5 trillion dollars overhaul, set to impact every (LNG) & Power Project. corner of the economy through dramatic tax cuts for US Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s corporations and temporary reductions for individuals. travel ban to take full effect pending appeal, for The world’s longest glass bridge has been opened in people coming from six Muslim-majority countries. As China for the public. Located in Shijiazhuang, the a result of the SC's ruling, Trump's travel ban, which magnificent bridge lies 218 meters above hanging restricts travel to the US by people from Iran, Libya, between the two cliffs in Hongyagu Scenic Area in Syria, Yemen, Somalia & Chad without bona fide Pingshan county. connections to the US, can take full effect while legal The world's largest human genome research project of challenges proceed. 100,000 people was launched by China to document their genetic makeup for a study that aims to help generate the precision medicines of the future. World Health Organisation has declared Gabon a "polio-free country", given the lack of new reported or suspected cases in the central African country. France's parliament has approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040 within the country and its overseas territories. Washington resident Shree Saini has been crowned Miss India USA 2017. Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia for the first time to become India's top crude oil supplier in the current Australia’s parliament legislated for marriage equality, fiscal, according to the Oil Minister Dharmendra passing a bill almost unanimously to allow two Pradhan. people, regardless of sex, to marry. Australia becomes President of USA Donald Trump announced that the US the 25th country to recognize same-sex marriage. now recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, International Solar Alliance (ISA) has now become a overturning decades of official US policy. treaty-based international intergovernmental China Three Gorges New Energy Co. is building a 1 organization. ISA is India's global initiative & was billion yuan ($151 million) floating solar power plant, jointly launched by PM Modi & president of France in the world’s biggest, in the nation’s eastern province of November 2015 in Paris. Anhui. 8 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Defence Current Affairs Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has evaluate the capability of the armed forces to strike allowed Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) deep into the enemy territory in an integrated air-land manufactured Dornier 228 to be used for civilian flights. battle. The 19-seater aircraft has, till now, been used by defence Indian Navy in collaboration with its Sri Lankan forces and is the first plane to be made in the country for counterpart successfully completed the second phase of commercial flights. the joint oceanographic survey conducted off the South- India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed Western Coast of Sri Lanka. Advanced Air Defence (AAD) supersonic interceptor Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio missile, capable of destroying any incoming ballistic frequency seeker against target Banshee has been missile at low altitude, from a test range in Odisha. successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at The two-week long eighth edition of the Indo-Maldives ITR Chandipur, Odisha. joint military exercise, ‘Ekuverin’, came to an end South Korea & USA launched their largest-ever joint at Belagavi, Karnataka. aerial drills called Vigilant Ace. Indian Naval Ships Trikand and Teg are deployed to UAE Armed Forces along with the UK, US & French Oman for bilateral exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ or ‘Sea armies are participating in joint exercises in Abu Dhabi. Breeze’. This exercise is the 11th edition. The drill code is named as “Flag4”. Indian Army's Southern Command had conducted exercise 'Hamesha Vijayee' in the deserts of Rajasthan to Ranks/ Indexes Released Vin Diesel has been named the top-grossing actor of 2017 “The Silence Breakers”, the vanguard of a global by Forbes, with $1.6 billion in global ticketing receipts movement by millions of women to share their stories from his film 'The Fate of the Furious'. of sexual harassment and abuse, was revealed to be India has the highest level of non-performing assets Time magazine’s Person of the Year. (NPA) among BRICS countries and is ranked fifth on a The Taj Mahal, India's iconic ivory-white marble list of countries with the highest levels of NPAs, as per mausoleum in Agra, is the second-best UNESCO world the report by CARE Ratings. The only countries ranked heritage site in the world, as per survey by TripAdvisor. higher than India on the list are Greece, Italy, Portugal, It is rated after Cambodia's Angkor Wat. and Ireland. The waste management system being implemented in United Kingdom topped Forbes' rankings of best countries Kerala's coastal town of Alappuzha has been recognized in the world for business in 2018 for the first time, up from by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as fifth last year. The list ranks 153 countries on 15 factors one of the five models across the world for fighting the including property rights, innovation, taxes and red tape. pollution menace. Alappuzha listed in the UNEP UK is followed by New Zealand and the Netherlands, environment report entitled, 'Solid approach to waste: while India was ranked 62nd on the list. how five cities are beating pollution' alongside cities Delhi has emerged as one of the most expensive premium like Osaka in Japan, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Penang in office locations in the world. Ranked 7th in the list, rent of Malaysia and Cajica in Colombia. Delhi’s premium office location is higher than San Musician Diddy was on the top of Forbes’ annual Francisco and Dubai, according to the latest report by JLL world’s highest-paid musician list shows. India, a real estate services firm. Mumbai is at 16th position Indian diaspora is the largest in the world, with over 15 in the list. The top spot is again taken by Hong Kong and million migrants from India living abroad, as per the there is the huge margin between the rent rates between World Migration Report 2018 published by Hong Kong and London (West), which is second in the list. International Organisation for Migration, UN migration New York was at the third position. agency. World's 3 largest diasporas- India Mexico and India currently ranks 60th out of 127 countries on the Russia. United States remained the top destination for Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 as compared to 66th migrants in the world in 2015. rank on GII 2016. The list was topped by Switzerland. In the latest list released by Forbes, Michael Jordan has With earnings of Rs232.83 crore, actor Salman Khan has been named as the highest-paid athletes of all time. topped the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list 2017 for the India has upgraded its ranks in ‘The Legatum second consecutive year. Prosperity Index 2017’ and is Since 1980, India led to substantial increase in inequality so now on 100th position. Norway tops the prosperity much that top 0.1% of earners has continued to capture index by regaining the first spot from New Zealand. more growth than all those in the bottom 50% combined, as In the Fortune’s ‘Businessperson of the Year’ 2017, per the World Inequality Lab in its World Inequality Aditya Puri, MD of HDFC Bank ranked at 18th. The list Report 2018. is Topped by Nvidia’s Mr. Jensen Huang. 9 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims As per the Foreign Policy magazine's 2017 list of '50 In the Time magazine readers’ Person of the Year, Saudi Leading Global Thinkers', Indian-American senator Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named as Kamala Harris ranked 1st. the Person of the Year. Important Days 1st December observed as the World AIDS day with the Vijay Diwas is celebrated across the Nation on 16th theme 'Right to health'. December. 1st December celebrated as the BSF Raising Day. International Migrants Day is organized across the International Day of Disabled Persons was observed on 3rd world on 18th December. The theme for IMD 2017 is December with the theme“Transformation towards 'Safe Migration in a World on the Move.' sustainable & resilient society for all”. The famed Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birth 4th December 2017 observed as the Indian Navy Day. anniversary on December 22 is celebrated as National World Soil Day was celebrated with the theme ‘Caring for Mathematics Day. the Planet starts from the Ground’ on 5th December 2017. Kisan Diwas (Farmer's Day) is observed every year 7th December was observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day on 23 December to celebrate the birth anniversary of to honor the martyrs & the men in uniform who valiantly the fifth prime minister of India Chaudhary Charan fought on our borders to safeguard the country's honor. Singh. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s December. The Campaign is named as birthday is being celebrated as Good Governance Day #standup4humanrights. across the country on 25th December. The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated annually on 14th December. Agreement Signed Uttar Pradesh government signed an MoU with South dependence on coal by over 600,000 tonnes annually by Korea to enhance cooperation in the field of tourism, skill building a natural gas distribution network for villages. development, culture and farming. USD 250-million-loan will fund a project to connect An agreement for IBRD Credit of USD 40 Million from 216,750 households in approximately 510 villages to the World Bank for “U.P. Pro-Poor Tourism Development natural gas distribution network. Project” was signed between India and the World Bank. Financing Agreement for IBRD loan of USD 250 million Loan agreement signed between India and Germany for (equivalent) for the “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge providing additional funding of EUR 20 million for the Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Pare Hydroelectric Plant project under Indo-German Project” was signed with the World Bank by India. Bilateral Development Cooperation. India and Morocco signed an MoU for The government of Andhra Pradesh has entered into an enhanced cooperation in the health sector in New agreement with the moonshot factory of Alphabet Delhi. Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health & (earlier Google) X to bring the breakthrough Free Space Family Welfare and Dr. Abdelkader Amara, Ministry of Optical Communication (FSOC) technology in order to Health, Kingdom of Morocco signed the MoU. provide internet through the government Fibergrid project. The Skill Development Ministry and Maruti Suzuki have signed an agreement to impart training to youth and enhance their employment potential. India and Myanmar signed MoU on Rakhine State Development Programme and on Government to Government agreement on long-term socio-economic development of the state. India & Singapore signed agreement on enhancing the naval cooperation between both the countries. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved its first loan to China, its largest shareholder, to reduce its Awards & Recognition Veteran singer K S Chitra has been selected for Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have prestigious 'Harivarasanam' award 2017, instituted by the won this year's Sahitya Akademi award for their work Kerala government. The Black Hill, a novel, and Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar, a literary criticism, in English and Hindi respectively. 10 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims Eminent Bengali poet Joy Goswami will be given the 31st Jitesh Singh Deo from Lucknow was declared Moortidevi Award for the year 2017. the winner of the 2017 Mr. India pageant which was G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri held in Mumbai. Indian footballer Prathamesh and Director General, Missiles and Strategic Systems, has Maulingkar won the title of Mr. India Supranational. been conferred with the prestigious National Design World youth champion Sachin Siwach was named Award. the Asian Boxing Confederation’s best youth boxer of Joda East Iron Mine (JEIM) of Tata Steel has been honored the year 2017. with the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovation The famous British singer & songwriter Ellie Goulding Management Award for the year 2017 for driving appointed as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN innovation in mines. Environment. Cristiano Ronaldo (from Portugal) won the Ballon d'Or for 24-year-old model & Miss Korea Jenny Kim bagged the a fifth time to move level with rival Lionel Messi. title of Miss Supranational 2017 held in Poland. Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 16-year-old Mohamad Al Jounde from Syria awarded has conferred 'Yeraringan' Award to Prof. M.S. the International Children's Peace Prize for his efforts to Swaminathan, in Chennai. ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. Visits Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin arrived Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is in in New Delhi. He will co-chair the meeting of India- Buenos Aires, Argentina to attend the 11th Ministerial Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Singapore Defence minister Ng Eng Hen was in India Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC). & signed the agreement with Defence Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ockhi affected Seetharaman. Lakshwadeep, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to take stock of the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the situation, meets affected people. He announced the relief Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit at Sochi package of Rs 325 crore for all 3 states and ex-gratia in Russia. assistance of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Summits/Events Held The seventh edition of the India International Coffee Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Dr. Festival (IICF) will be held in Bengaluru from January 16- Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the ‘Bodhi Parva: 19. As per the officials, IICF 2018 would be a precursor to BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage’ in New Delhi. the International Coffee Organization’s World Coffee As per the External Affairs Ministry, New Delhi will Conference being hosted by India in Bengaluru in 2020. host the two-day long Asean-India Connectivity President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the 100th Annual Summit (AICS) on the theme "Powering Digital and Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century". Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur of Andhra UN Women in collaboration with Facebook inaugurated Pradesh. event in Mumbai titled 'We The Women' to empower The three-day long 78th session of the Indian History and recognise the magnificent contribution of women in Congress begun in Kolkata, West Bengal. our society. India will host a meeting of WTO member countries in Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, and China (RIC) held February 2018 to muster support for food security and a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. Russian Foreign other issues. The announcement was made by Commerce Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. of China Wang Yi have arrived in New Delhi for the First International Conference on Sports Medicine and summit. Sports Sciences SAICON 2017 inaugurated in New Delhi The second UN World Tourism Organization/UNESCO by Minister of State (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports Col. World Conference on Tourism and Culture was held Rajyavardhan Rathore. in Muscat, Capital city of Oman. Minister of State for International conference on the Groundwater issues in the Culture (Independent Charge) and Environment, Forest country with a theme of “Groundwater Vision 2030- Water & Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma led the Indian Security, Challenges, and Climate Change Adaptation” delegation. was organized by National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), India will host the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, River (AIIB) at Mumbai in June 2018. The Theme of the Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Annual Meeting, 2018 will be “Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration”.
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims 14th Inclusive Finance India Summit began in New Delhi International Conference on Climate Change, 'Resilient to build consensus on strategies and a unified vision for Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a achieving universal financial inclusion in India. Sustainable Future for Asia' inaugurated by Nepal Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar hosted the 4th India- President Bidya Devi Bhandari held in Nepal. Australia-Japan Trilateral Dialogue with Secretary of 3rd Dialogue between the NITI Aayog & Development Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia Ms. Research Council of China, co-chaired by VC Dr. Rajiv Frances Adamson and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kumar, & Mr Li Wei, President (Minister), DRC held in Japan Mr. Shinsuke J. Sugiyama, in New Delhi. Beijing, China. The Shared Value Summit 2017 with the theme “Equity & Empowerment” held in New Delhi. Minister of Industry & Commerce, Suresh Prabhu was the chief guest of the summit. 15th Finance Commission first meeting under the Chairmanship of Shri N.K. Singh & other members held in New Delhi. 1st International exhibition & Conference on AYUSH & Wellness sector- AROGYA 2017 with the theme 'Enhancing the global potential of Ayush' held in New Delhi. The 6th International Tourism Mart-2017 held in Guwahati, Assam. VP M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated 12th Annual convention of central information commission in New Delhi. Miscellaneous Committees Formed The book, The Way I See It - a Gauri Lankesh The High-level committee set up by the Govt. to address Reader, has been edited by writer and sociologist the problem of stressed assets in India's power sector will Chandan Gowda. be Headed by NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan launched a book based on Indian cinema. It is titled 'Bollywood: Other Miscellaneous Current Affairs The Films! The Songs! The Stars!', is a coffee table book, co-authored by S.M.M. Ausaja, Karan Bali, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Rajesh Devraj & Tanul Thakur. Centenary celebrations of the Yoga Institute in Mumbai. Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record Acclaimed Bengali singer Jatileswar for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe, Mukhopadhyay passed away in Kolkata following a completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 prolonged illness. He was 82. minutes and 35 seconds. Famed Bengali film actor Partha Mukhopadhyay had UNESCO inscribed 'Kumbh Mela' on the passed away. He was 70. Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Legendary South African musician Robbie Humanity. Malinga passed away. The largest-ever floating solar power plant in India Bob Givens, one of the animators behind designing inaugurated by state power minister MM Man at the the iconic characters Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad, Kerala. The solar died at the age of 99. power plant that floats on the surface of the water has Lalji Singh, a pioneer of DNA fingerprinting a capacity of 500 kilowatts. technology in India and former Vice-Chancellor of The word 'populism' has been announced as Benares Hindu University, BHU (2011 to 2014), passed Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2017. away. The Nation on 3rd December 2017 remembered India's Veteran journalist Sukharanjan Sengupta died due to first President Rajendra Prasad on his 133rd birthday. old age-related health problems. India's first Madame Tussauds wax museum has been Bollywood actor, writer, and filmmaker Neeraj Vora, in opened in New Delhi. the coma since a year, died at a Mumbai hospital. Johnny Hallyday, France's biggest rock star passed away recently. State-Run Banks' NPAs Touched Rs 7.34 Lakh Crore- RBI The famous Actor, Director & Producer Shashi Kapoor Data
passed away recently. i. Bad loans of Public sector banks (PSBs) stood at Rs 7.34 lakh crore by the end of second quarter this fiscal, a bulk of 12 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims which came from corporate defaulters, private sector The annual film awards recognises the best of talent in banks' NPAs were considerably low. Hindi films. Vidya Balan bagged the award for Best ii. Moreover, for the recovery of the bad loans, the network of Actress (Critics) for Tumhari Sulu, Irrfan won the Best Debt Recovery Tribunals have been expanded to 39 at Actor Award for his performance in Hindi Medium. present, as compared to 33 in 2016-17, as per data by by Rajkummar Rao won the Best Actor Award (Critics) for the RBI and the government. Newton & Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award for iii. The gross non-performing assets of the public sector and Bareilly Ki Barfi as well. The complete list of winners are as private sector banks as on September 30, 2017, were Rs follows: 7,33,974 crore and Rs 1,02,808 crore, respectively. Best Film (Critics): Newton iv. Among the major government-owned banks, State Bank of Best Director: Nitesh Tiwari (Dangal) India had the highest level of NPAs at over Rs 1.86 lakh Best Actress (Critics): Vidya Balan (Tumhari Sulu) crore, followed by Punjab National Bank (Rs 57,630 crore) Best Actress: Konkona Sen Sharma (Lipstick Under My and Bank of India (Rs 49,307 crore). Burkha) v. Up to end-September, among private banks, ICICI Bank Best Actor (Critics): Rajkummar Rao (Newton) had the most amount of NPAs at Rs 44,237 crore, followed Best Actor: Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium) by Axis Bank (Rs 22,136 crore) and HDFC Bank (Rs 7,644 Best Supporting Actor: Rajkummar Rao (Bareilly Ki crore). Barfi) Best Supporting Actor (Female): Neha Dhupia (Tumhari Sulu) Best Dialogues: Nitesh Tiwari & Shreyas Jain (Bareilly Ki Barfi) Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Dangal) Best Music Director: Pritam (Dangal) Best Debut Director: Suresh Triveni (Tumhari Sulu) Best Playback Singer: Arijit Singh (Raees - Zaalima & Jagga Jasoos) Best Playback Singer: Shashaa Tirupati (Kanha - Shubh Mangal Savdhaan)
Center Enhances Monetary Allowances for Gallantry Award Winners Small Savings Schemes’ Interest Rates Cut by 20 bps Govt. enhanced the monetary allowances for the Government slashed interest rates on small savings Gallantry Award winners. schemes, including National Savings Certificate (NSC) & Jangi Inam (a Pre-Independence Gallantry Award) (100% Public Provident Fund (PPF), by 0.2 percentage point for Increase) the January-March period from the rates applicable in the Gallantry Award Revised rate of Monetary Allowance previous quarter. This will prompt banks to lower deposit (Rupees per month) rates. Jangi Inam 1000 As per the finance ministry notification, rates have been reduced across the board for schemes such as National Post-Independence Gallantry Awards (100% Increase) Savings Certificate (NSC), Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Gallantry Award Revised rate of Monetary Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and Public Provident Fund Allowance (PPF). However, interest on savings deposits has been (Rupees per month) retained at 4 percent annually. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) 20,000 Instrument Rate of Interest Ashoka Chakra 12,000 National Savings Certificate (NSC) 7.6% Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) 10,000 Sukanya Samriddhi Account 8.1% Kirti Chakra (KC),000 9,000 Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) 7.3% Vir Chakra (VrC) 7,000 Public Provident Fund (PPF) 7.6% Shaurya Chakra (SC) 6,000 Senior Citizens Savings Scheme 8.3% Sena/Nao Sena/Vayu 2,000 Savings Deposit 4% Sena Medal 5 Years Recurring Deposit 6.9% Pre-Independence Gallantry Awards All About the Star Screen Awards 2017 held in Mumbai Gallantry Award Revised rate of Monetary Allowance
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The Hindu Review: December 2017 for RBI Assistant Mains & IBPS SO Prelims (Rupees per month) developing countries and to help them play a more active role in trade negotiations. 3. The United Kingdom government announced at the Distinguished Service Order 8,000 (From 4000) WTO’s Ministerial Conference with a commitment of £16 (DSO) million (around US$ 21.3 million) to 51 of the world’s Indian Order of Merit (10M) 8,000 (From 4000) poorest countries. Indian Distinguished Service 8,000 (From 4000) 4. For the first time in the history of the WTO members Medal(IOSM) and observers have endorsed a collective initiative to Distinguished Service Cross 6,000 (From 2800) increase the participation of women in trade. (DSC)
Military Cross (MC) 6,000 (From 2800) Narendra Modi Inducts Scorpene-Class Submarine Distinguished Flying Cross 6,000 (From 2800) Kalvari into Indian Navy (DFC) for Officers Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India's first Distinguished Service Medal 6,000 (From 2800) modern conventional submarine, INS Kalvari, into (DSM) Navy's fleet in Mumbai, a first in almost two decades. Military Medal (MM) 6,000 (From 2800) Distinguished Flying Medal 6,000 (From 2800) (DFM) for Other Ranks Note: Chief of Army Staff- Bipin Rawat| Chief of Navy Staff- Sunil Lanba. | Chief of Air Staff- Birender Singh Dhanoa.
Kalvari is the first of the six Scorpene-class submarines handed over by shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
Key facts to know about Kalvari Submarine- 1. Dreaded Tiger shark- Kalvari is named after the dreaded tiger shark, a deadly deep-sea predator of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference Held in Argentina Indian Ocean. Eleventh World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial 2. French naval defense's design- The submarines, Conference (MC11) took place in Buenos Aires, designed by French naval defense and energy company Argentina. The Conference was chaired by Minister DCNS, are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Susana Malcorra of Argentina. Indian Delegation was led Mumbai as part of Project-75 of the Indian Navy. by Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu. 3. Scorpene class submarine- The Navy is inducting six Key Highlights of the conference- Scorpene-class submarines on a 3-billion dollar contract. 1. Three proponent groups announced new initiatives to Construction for the first submarine, designated as MDL advance talks at the WTO on the issues of electronic Yard 11875 commenced in December 2006. commerce, investment facilitation, and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). 2. The European Union contributed EUR 1 million (over CHF 1.2 million) to improve the trading capacity of Static Take Aways December 2017 Current Affairs K K Sharma is the Director Genereal of BSF. Nagaland CM- T R Zeliang, Governor- Padmanabha Headquarters- New Delhi. Balakrishna Acharya. SIMBEX is the Joint Military Exercise between India & CBDT Chairperson- Sushil Chandra, Headquarters- Singapore. New Delhi Halimah Yacob was recently (September 2017) named Pakistan PM- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Capital- Singapore's first female president. Islamabad. Mexico- a Country in North America, Capital- Mexico Miss Supranational 2016 was India's Srinidhi Shetty. City. Poland Capital- Warsaw, Currency- Polish zloty. 14 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
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IEA Executive Director- Fatih Birol, Established Credit Rating Agency of India Limited) was set up in in- 1974, Secretariat- Paris, France. 1991. A.K. Panda- Secretary, MSME. Rwanda Capital- Kigali, Currency- Rwandan franc. BIMSTEC- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- CEO of Ola- Bhavish Aggarwal, Headquarters- Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. It Bengaluru. came into being on 6 June 1997. BIMSTEC Iraq Capital- Baghdad, Currency- Iraqi dinar, member states are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, President- Fuad Masum. Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Germany Capital- Berlin, Currency- Euro, Chancellor- Kuwait Capital- Kuwait City, Currency- Kuwaiti Angela Merkel. Assam CM- Sarbananda Sonowal, Governor- Jagdish dinar. Mukhi. Lakshwadeep Administrator- Farooq Khan. Tamil Nadu CM- Edappadi K Palaniswami, Governor- Banwarilal Purohit. Kerala CM- Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor- Justice (Retd.) Palaniswamy Sathasivam. The two main rivers of Assam are Brahmaputra and Barak. Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship- Anantkumar Hegde. Myanmar PM- Aung San Suu Kyi, Capital- Naypyidaw.
IBRD- International Bank for Reconstruction and FIFA President- Gianna Infantino. Development. ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, World Bank President- Jim Yong Kim (12th), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Headquarters- Washington DC, USA. Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Capital of France- Paris, Currency- Euro| President- Indonesia Capital- Jakarta, Currency- Indonesian Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister- Edouard Philippe. Rupiah. Bank of India was founded on 7th September, 1906. Mizoram CM- Lal Thanhawla, Governor- Lt. General Managing Director & CEO- Dinabandhu Mohapatra. (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma Competition Commission of India (CCI) Chairperson- Telangana CM- K Chandrasekhar Rao, Governor- E.S Ashok Chawla. Lakshmi Narasimhan (Add. Charge). IndusInd Bank Chairman- R. Seshasayee, Headquarter- Chief of Army Staff- General Bipin Rawat. Mumbai, Owner- Hinduja Group. The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held from 9 AU Small Finance Bank headquarters- Jaipur, to 25 February 2018 in PyeongChang, the Republic of Rajasthan, Started in- 1996, Chairman- Mannil Korea. Venugopalan. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister- N Chandrababu YES Bank MD and Chief Executive- Rana Kapoor, Headquarters- Mumbai. 17 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected]
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