A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk Mains 2017 www.aspirantszone.com υ www.aspirantszone.com|Doload AspiatsZoes Mobile App | Like us on Facebook A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com Contents Topic Page Number MOU/Agreement Countries 3 MOU Industry/States/Others 3-5 Appointments and Resignations 5-9 Awards and Recognitions 10-15 Conference and Summits 15-20 International News 20-25 National News 25-35 State News 35-44 Finance and Banking News 44-50 Business News 50-52 Economy News 52-56 Science & Technology 57-58 Defence News 58-60 Sports News 60-69 Committees 69-70 Rankings of Countries 70-72 Rankings (Persons and Organisations) 72-73 Loans from Banks 73-75 Deadlines 75 Books and Authors 76 Obituaries 77-80 Nobel Prize Winners 80 Important Days (Dec-Feb) 81-82 Union Budget 82-83 Important Government Schemes 84-85 Demonitisation in India 86 φ www.aspirantszone.com|Doload AspiatsZoes Mobile App | Like us on Facebook A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com MOU/Agreement Countries India Japan To start a postal service called cool box service, which will help Japanese people living in India to order food from Japan. India Belarus Both countries released a postage stamp to mark 25 years of diplomatic ties between the two sides. India Russia To build the Roppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, the first initiative under a Indo-Russia deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third countries. India Switzerland On technical cooperation in the rail sector, including development of tilting trains that tilt on approaching a bend. India Myanmar On upgradation of the Womens Police Training Centre at Yamethin, Myanmar. India Myanmar Agreement on restoration of normalcy and development of the Rakhine State, from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims recently fled following incidents of violence against the community. India Sweden A Sweden-India Startup Sambandh initiative has been launched by Invest India and Founders Alliance in Sweden for higher cooperation among start-ups. India Mozambique To expedite development of the giant Rovuma gas discovery, which is planned to be converted into LNG for exports. Myanmar Bangladesh For the return of over six lakh Rohingya Muslims who had fled to Bangladesh to escape a violent crackdown by the Myanmar military. MOU Industry/States/Others NITI Aayog International Road They have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to Federation, Geneva (IRF cooperate in the field of Intelligent Transportation Geneva) Systems (ITS). Punjab National Bank BSNL They have teamed up to roll out open mobile wallet Speedpay across 10 states in the country. PNBs Speedway wallet will operate like any other mobile wallet for paying bills, recharging phone besides its users will be able to deposit and withdraw money from authorised retail outlets. Yes Bank IIM-Lucknow They have signed a charter to help spread Climate Literacy, aiming to achieve sustainable development through shared learning. Paytm Payments Bank National Payments to launch a RuPay-powered digital debit card. Corporation of India (NPCI) HSBC Sa-Dhan To develop digital ecosystem for Indias unbanked segment. Sa-Dhan is microfinance industry association. Amazon Web Services Microsoft To launch an open-source and deep learning interface (AWS) Gluon that will help developers to deploy machine learning models across several platforms. Indian Railways German Railways To make countrys existing rail corridors semi high speed. The semi high speed trains will run at 200 km χ www.aspirantszone.com|Doload AspiatsZoes Mobile App | Like us on Facebook A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com per hour. Punjab National Bank Engineering Export To provide access to finance for the small and medium Promotion Council (EEPC) enterprises and merchant exporters of the council of India Andhra Pradesh Govt Visa For Digital Dhan Sankalp project. It is an initiative to develop Visakhapatnam into Indias first less cash city. Vijaya Bank Hindustan Petroleum For enabling all HPCL retail outlets with BHIM/UPI Corporation Ltd (HPCL) merchant solutions. IndusInd Bank MobiKwik To launch a co-branded wallet IndusInd Mobikwik Kotak Mahindra Bank Fintech firm Zeta Launch of Paymint, a multi-wallet digital prepaid solution for salaried employees. AU Small Finance Bank Small Industries To launch a Rs. 200-crore fund for providing loans to Development Bank of India MSMEs. (SIDBI) Yes Bank Abu Dhabi Global Market To further foster cross-border exchange between the (ADGM), the International fintech ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates and Financial Centre in Abu India. Dhabi, Punjab National Bank Action Construction For augmenting tractors/agricultural implements Equipment Ltd (ACE) financing to the farmers across the country through PNBs branch network Yes Bank Innovation Centre Denmark To bring fintech innovations and startups from India (ICDK India) Denmark to India, and facilitate entry of Indian startups to the region. Reliance General YES Bank A comprehensive bancassurance-corporate agency Insurance agreement has been signed between the two. Paytm ICICI Bank To jointly launch Paytm-ICICI Bank Postpaid, the most seamless way to access interest-free short-term digital credit. Karnataka Bank Boston Consulting Group MoU for transformation initiatives of banks. Project - (India) Pvt Ltd KBL Vikaas – was launched for same. Skill Development Maruti Suzuki They have signed an agreement to impart training to Ministry youth and enhance their employment potential. YES Bank European Investment Bank They will co-finance $400-million funding for renewable power generation in the country. Samsung India UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Partnership is to launch 360 video and virtual reality Gandhi Institute of (VR) content of two magnificent Indian heritage sites, Education for Peace and the Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha and Taj Mahal in Sustainable Development) Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Samsung Axis Bank Smartphone manufacturer Samsung launched its Bill Payments on its flagship payments service, Samsung Pay in partnership with Axis Bank. Allahabad Bank National e-Governance Agreement for utilizing the latters Information Utility Services Limited (NeSL) Services envisaged under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Federal Bank LuLu Exchange (Abu Dhabi- MoU is to leverage blockchain technology for cross- ψ www.aspirantszone.com|Doload AspiatsZoes Mobile App | Like us on Facebook A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com based) border remittances Sohan Lal Commodity HDFC Bank and IndusInd The tie-up is to improve the farmers access to post- Management (SLCM) Bank harvest credits at affordable interest rates AU Small Finance Bank Sahaj e-Village MoU for extending its banking service in remote areas through Business Correspondent Agent (BC) model. Sahaj e-Village Limited is a venture initiative of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) that has been bridging the digital divide between urban and rural India under the flagship of NeGP of the Government of India. HDFC Bank Rajasthan Govt. Under this partnership, HDFC Bank will team up with the state government to provide end-to-end solutions like current accounts, credit cards and other solutions to startups under its SmartUp programme. Indian Institute of India Post Payments Bank Under the agreement, IICA has been entrusted with the Corporate Affairs (IICA) key responsibility of capacity building of IPPB through training of its officials/employees The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) and State Bank of India (SBI) jointly signed an MoU with non-government organisations (NGOs) from West Bengal for financing of 2,500 Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), or informal credit group of farmers. Appointments and Resignations Name Post Institution and other Info Rahul Gandhi President Indian National Congress (With this, Sonia Gandhis 19-year tenure as party president has come to an end.) Rajiv Mehrishi Comptroller and He is Former Union Home Secretary AuditorGeneral of India Uma Shankar Executive Director Reserve Bank of India Dr. A. Surya Prakash Chairman Prasar Bharati Board BJPs Sanyukta Bhatia will be the first woman to hold the Lucknow Municipal Corporation Mayors post in 100 years after the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act came into being in 1916 The Union Agriculture Ministry has roped in actor Akshay Kumar for television advertisements to promote the governments flagship agriculture schemes like soil health card and crop insurance. Besides soil health card scheme, the actor will promote Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana and others. Salil S. Parekh Chief Executive Officer and Infosys Managing Director Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar Vice Chief Naval Staff, India Preeti Sudan Union Health Secretary Vijay Rupani Chief Minister Gujarat Nitin Patel Deputy Chief Minister Gujarat ω www.aspirantszone.com|Doload AspiatsZoes Mobile App | Like us on Facebook A2Z Current Affairs PDF for IBPS Clerk 2017 www.aspirantszone.com Jairam Thakur Chief Minister Himachal Pradesh Justice U.D. Salvi Acting Chairperson National Green Tribunal (NGT) Ajay Bhushan Pandey Chairman Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). He is Aadhaar authority UIDAI Chief Executive. Viveck Goenka Chairman Press Trust of India Rajnish Kumar Chairman State Bank of India Suresh Sethi MD and CEO India Post Payments Bank Ashish Srivastava MD and CEO PNB MetLife Jayant Rikhye