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Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 S. No Topics Page No. 1. Important Days 2 2. Important Banking News 4 3. Important Financial & Economy Affairs 24 4. Important Business News 27 5. Important Cabinet Approvals 35 6. Important State Wise National News 36 7. Important International News 69 8. Important Appointments 78 9. Important Awards and Honours 83 10. Important Committees 89 11. Important MOU 90 12. Important Summit & Conference 100 13. Important Mobile App and Web Portal 107 14. Important Defence News 107 15. Important Science And Technology 114 16. Important Ranking and Indexes 120 17. Important Books And Authors 126 18. Important Sports News 127 19. Important Obituaries 147 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS PO 2019 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS Clerk 2019 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 1 Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 Important Days Date Important days Theme Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social May 1 International Labour Day Partners May 2 World Tuna Day - Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in May 3 World Press Freedom Day Times of Disinformation May 4 International Firefighters’ Day - May 4 Coal Miners Day - May 5 (first Sunday of May of World Laughter Day - every year) May 5 International Midwives Day Midwives: Defenders of Women's Rights May 6 International No Diet Day - May 7 World Athletic Day - May 6 - 12 UN Global Road Safety Week “Leadership for road safety” May 7 (first The World Asthma Day STOP for Asthma Tuesday of May) 59th Raising Day of Border Roads May 7 Organization May 8 World Red Cross Day “#love” or simply "love" 'Universal access to World Thalassaemia Day quality thalassaemia healthcare services: May 8 Building bridges with and for patients.' National Technology Day Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future May 11 May 11 (Second World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Saturday of May) (twice in a year) Pollution (Second Saturday of October) International Nurses Day Nurses: A voice to lead - Health for All May 12 May 12 (second Sunday International Mother's Day #BalanceforBetter in the month of May) May 15 International Family Day "Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13" The International Day of Living Together in May 16 Peace World Telecommunication and May 17 Information Society Day Bridging the standardization gap May 17 World Hypertension Day Know Your Numbers May 17 (third Endangered Species Day Friday in May) - Worlds AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine May 18 Awareness Day - May 18 International Museum Day Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition May 20 World Bee Day - The International System of Units – Fundamentally May 20 World Metrology Day better May 21 National Anti-Terrorism Day - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue May 21 - and Development May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS PO 2019 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS Clerk 2019 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 2 Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 May 23 The World Turtle Day Adopt, Don’t Shop May 24 International Commonwealth Day A Connected Commonwealth International Day of United Nations May 29 Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace. Peacekeepers May 30 Goa statehood day - May 31 World No Tobacco Day "tobacco and lung health" Date Important days Theme June 1 World Milk Day “Drink Milk: Today & Everyday” June 1 Global Day of Parents “Honor Your Parents!” June 3 World Bicycle Day - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of - June 4 Aggression June 5 World Environment Day Beat Air Pollution June 7 World Food Safety Day “Food Safety, everyone's business!” June 3 - 7 Financial Literacy Week “Farmers” June 8 World Oceans Day Gender and the Ocean June 8 World Brain Tumour Day - June 12 "Children should not work in fields, but The World Day Against Child Labour on dreams"! June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day June17 (every year on World Father’s Day - third Sunday of June) June 16 International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) - June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought “Let’s Grow the Future Together” June 18 International Picnic Day - June 18 Autistic Pride Day - June 19 World Sickle Cell Day - June 19 World Sauntering Day - International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence June 19 in Conflict - June 20 World Refugee Day #StepWithRefugees — Take A Step on June 21 International Yoga day Yoga for Climate Action World Music Day 0r International Music Day or Fete de June 21 la Musique - Hydrographic information driving marine World Hydrography Day June 21 knowledge June 23 International Olympic Day - June 23 Public Service day - June 23 International Widows Day - June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit June 26 ‘Health for Justice. Justice for Health’ Trafficking June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) June 27 - Day June 29 National Statistics Day “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” June 30 World Asteroid Day - June 30 United Nations International Day of Parliamentarism - Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS PO 2019 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS Clerk 2019 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 3 Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 Date Important days Theme July 1 Charted Accountants Day (CA Day) - “Zero tolerance to violence against National Doctors' Day July 1 doctors and clinical establishment” July 1 GST Day - July 2 World UFO Day - July 4 Independence Day USA - July 6 World Zoonoses Day - July (First International Co-operative Day Coops 4 Decent Work Saturday in July) July 7 World Chocolate Day - July 7 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) - July 11 World Population Day - July 12 International Malala Day - July 18 International Nelson Mandela Day - Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil July 26 - Victory Day July 28 World Nature Conservation Day - July 28 World Hepatitis Day - July 29 International Tiger Day - July 30 World Ranger Day - July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons - Important Banking News RBI May RBI imposes penalty on five PPI issuers • The Reserve Bank of India has imposed penalties on five prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuers, including Vodafone m-pesa and PhonePe, for violation of regulatory norms • Also, penalties have been imposed on Western Union Financial Services Inc and MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc, both US firms, for non-compliance of guidelines • A penalty of Rs. 3.05 crore has been imposed on Vodafone m-pesa and Rs. 1 crore each on Mobile Payments, PhonePe and G.I. Technology Private Ltd. • Also, a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh has been imposed on Y-Cash Software Solutions. • In a separate statement, the central bank said it had imposed a penalty of Rs. 29.67 lakh on Western Union Financial Services Inc., USA, and Rs. 10.12 lakh on MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc, USA, for non- compliance of regulatory guidelines. • RBI also imposed a penalty of Rs. 11.25 lakh on private sector lender Yes Bank for violation of norms pertaining to issuance and operations of PPIs • According to the section 30 of the Payment and Settlement System Act, 2007, the penalty has to be paid within 30 days of the order being passed RBI directs banks to enhance housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the eligibility cap on home loans extended by regional rural banks and small finance banks to Rs. 35 lakh in metropolitan areas and Rs. 25 lakh in other centres, provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the metropolitan centres and other centres does not exceed Rs. 45 lakh and Rs. 30 lakh. • All such loans will be now classified by these banks as priority sector loans. Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS PO 2019 Click Here for High Quality Mock Test Series for IBPS Clerk 2019 Follow us: Telegram , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram 4 Current Affairs Capsule for IBPS PO Mains Exam 2019 – Part 1 • The existing family income limit of Rs. 2 lakh per annum to be eligible for loans for housing projects exclusively for construction of houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low Income Groups (LIG), is revised to Rs. 3 lakh per annum for EWS and Rs. 6 lakh per annum for LIG, in alignment with the income criteria specified under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana RBI slaps Rs. 1-cr fine on Nainital Bank • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 1 crore on Nainital Bank for its failure to fully automate the non-performing asset (NPA) identification process, despite specific directions issued in this regard. • This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance, and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers. RBI releases 'Vision 2021' for payment systems for 'cash-lite' society • Aiming at a 'cash-lite' society, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a vision document for ensuring a safe, secure, convenient, quick and affordable e-payment system as it expects the number of digital transactions to increase more than four times to 8,707 crore in December 2021. • The 'Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 - 2021', with its core theme of 'Empowering Exceptional (E)payment Experience', envisages to achieve "a highly digital and cash-lite society" through the goal posts of competition, cost effectiveness, convenience and confidence (4Cs).
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