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GKCAPSULEFORSBICLERK2014EXAM–PartII
CurrentRBIPolicy&ReserveRates:
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CRR 4%(Unchanged)SLR 22%(Changed)MSF 9%(Unchanged)BankRate 9%(Unchanged)
Note:Ason5Aug2014,RBI(ReserveBankofIndia)initsThirdbimonthlymonetarypolicystatementkeptthekeypolicyrate(repo)unchanged.SLRwascutby50basispointfrom22.5%to22%.
NewsrelatedtoRBI:
1. TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)issueddraftguidelinesforimplementationofBharatBillPaymentSystem(BPPS),an'anytimeanywhere'billpaymentsystem:TheG.PadmanabhanCommitteewasformedbyRBItostudytheFeasibilityofImplementationofGIRO‐basedPaymentSystemsanticipatedthataround30800millionbillsamountingtomorethan600000crorerupeesarepaideachyearin20Indiancities.Note:i.BharatBillPaymentSystemisintendedfortheimplementationofaunifiedbillpaymentsystemacrossthecountry.Thisintegratedbillpaymentsystemwillcompriseoftwoentities:i.EntityoperatingatBharatBillPaymentSystem(BBPS)willbesettingupthestandardsrelatedtopayments,clearanceandsettlementprocessii.SecondentitywouldbeBharatBillPaymentOperatingUnits(BBPOUs).ItwillbecarryingouttheoperationsinadherencetothestandardsfixedbyBBPS.iii.Authorisedentitiessuchasagents,banks,serviceproviders,paymentgatewayswouldbetheparticipantsattheBharatBillPaymentSystem.
2. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)recentlyissueddraftguidelinesfortwonewcategoriesofbanks—smallandpaymentsandstatesthatthesecanimprovefinancialinclusion.Note:i.TheideaofpaymentsbankswasfirstproposedbytheNachiketMorcommitteeonfinancialinclusion.ii.Theminimumpaid‐upcapitalrequirementofbothpaymentsbanksandsmallbanksisRs.100crore.Thepaymentsbankwillhavetoinvestingovernmentsecuritieswithamaturityofuptooneyear.ImportantPoints:i.Smallbankswillofferbothdepositsaswellasloanproducts.
ThisGKCapsulehasbeenpreparedbyCareerPowerInstituteDelhi(FormerlyKnownasBankPower).ThisdocumentconsistsofallimportantnewsandeventsoflastfewmonthswhichcancomeinSBIClerkExam.
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ii.Paymentsbankswillbeusedonlyfortransactionpurposesandfordeposits.Unlikesmallbanks,paymentsbankscan’tlendmoneytopeople.iii.PaymentsBankscannotsetupsubsidiariestoundertakeNBFCbusiness.iv.Hence,paymentsbankswillofferonlyalimitedrangeofproductssuchasacceptanceofdemanddepositsandremittanceoffunds.v.Thoseeligibletosetupasmallbankincluderesidentindividualswith10yearsofexperienceinbankingandfinance,companiesandsocieties,NBFCs,microfinanceinstitutionsandlocalareabanks.v.Oftheminimumcapital,theguidelinessaid,thepromoters'initialminimumcontributionwillbeatleast40percent,tobelockedinforaperiodoffiveyears.
3. RBItightenedtheNormsforassetreconstructioncompanies(ARC)toimprovedisciplineandbringabouttransparencyinthesaleandpurchaseofbadloans.Note:Now,assetreconstructioncompanies(ARCs)willhavetopayupfront15percentofthebidvalueofnon‐performingloans,againstfivepercentearlier.ii.RBIsaidARCswouldgetuptosixmonthstoplanrecoveriesfromthenon‐performingassetsacquired.Currently,ARCsgetaboutayearforthis.
4. GDPgrowthexpectedtogoupto5.5%thisfiscal:RBI5. RBIcanceledtheLicenceofTheVasaviCo‐operativeUrban
BankLtd.,Hyderabad6. TheReserveBankhascancelledthelicensesofsixDelhi‐based
nonbankingfinancialcompaniesfollowingwhichtheywouldnotbeabletoconductbusiness.1.GEStrategicInvestmentsIndia, 2.ProfoundExports,3.TwoBrothersHolding, 4.SwankServicesPrivateLtd,5.PraxisConsultingand6.InformationServicesandCredibleMicrofinanceLtd,"RBIsaidinanotification.
7. TheReserveBankofIndiahasinkedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withtheMonetaryAuthorityofHongKongforexchangeofsupervisoryinformation.
8. RBIhasallowedNon‐BankingFinancialCompanies(NBFCs)toaccepte‐KYCserviceasavalidprocesstoverifyidentityandaddressproofofcustomerstoreduceriskoffraudandforgery.
9. RBIpermitsNBFCstoworkasBusinessCorrespondentsofbanks:Withaviewtoachievefinancialinclusion,theReserveBankofIndiahasallowedNon‐BankingFinanceCompaniestooperateasBusinessCorrespondents(BCs)ofbanks,permittingthemtoofferlimitedservices.Bankswillbeallowedtoworkwithnon‐deposittakingNBFCsasBCs.Note:TheRBItookintoaccountrecommendationsofNachiketMorCommitteewhilereviewingtheexistingguidelinesontheappointmentofBCs.
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NewsRelatedtoBanking&Finance
1. AccordingtoaUNreportIndianeconomyexpectedtogrowby5.5%incurrentfiscal.2. TheSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia,SEBIhasimposedapenaltyof13crorerupeesonRelianceIndustries
Limitedforallegedirregularitiesinissuanceofwarrantsbythecompanytoitspromoters.3. ICICIBanklaunchestravelcardforstudents:ICICIBank,hasannouncedthelaunchofthe‘ICICIBankStudent
TravelCard’,whichenablesstudentsgoingabroadforhigherstudiestotakecareoftheirexpenses.Note:ICICIBankStudentTravelCardisavailableinthedollar,pound,euro,AustraliandollarandCanadiandollar.Itisvalidforthreeyearsandcanbeappliedforfromanyforeignexchange‐enabledICICIBankbranch.Anyone,includingnon‐customers,canapplyforthiscard.
4. IndiaRatings&ResearchreviseditsFY15grossdomesticproduct(GDP)growthforecastto5.7percentfromitsApril2014forecastof5.6percent.
5. TheSupremeCourt(SC)ruledthatacomplaintaboutabouncedchequemustonlybefiledattheplacewherethebankdishonouredit,settlingdoubtsraisedbyitsownearlierconflictingjudgmentsonthejurisdictionofamagistrate.
6. AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasupgradedIndia'seconomicgrowthforecastto6.3percentin2015‐167. TheWorldBankhascommitted15to18billiondollarstoIndiaby2017tohelpthecountryreturntoahigher
growthpathwhichiscriticalforboostingjobsandreducingpoverty.8. HDFCBankLtdhasopeneditsbranchinDubai.AfterBahrainandHongKong,thisisHDFCBank’sthirdoverseas
branch.9. WorldBanktogive$153mnloanforOdishaproject:IndiahasinkedaloanagreementwithWorldBankfor
assistanceof$153million(aboutRs920crore)fortheOdishaDisasterRecoveryProject.10. ApanelheadedbyformerEconomicAdvisortoPrimeMinister,CRangarajansetspovertylineatRupees32perdayin
ruralareasandRupees47inUrbanareas.HealsosaidthatthenumberofpoorinIndiawasmuchhigherin2011‐12at29.5percentofthepopulation,whichmeansthatthreeoutof10personsarepoor.TheRangarajanCommitteewassetuplastyeartoreviewtheTendulkarCommitteemethodologyforestimatingpovertyandcleartheambiguityoverthenumberofpoorinthecountry.
ImportantNews(India&World):
1. WHOdeclaresEbolaepidemicaglobalemergency:TheWorldHealthOrganisationdeclaredthekillerEbolaepidemicravagingpartsofWestAfricaaninternationalhealthemergencyandappealedforglobalaidtohelpafflictedcountries.
2. UnionCabinetapprovedtheJuvenileJusticeBill,2014toamendtheJuvenileJusticeAct,2000Note:AgeofaJuvenileintheJJBill,2014:Thebillwilltreatminorsabovetheageof16asadults,whoareaccusedofheinouscrimeslikerapeandmurder.TheJJAct,2000treatsanypersonbelowtheageof18asjuvenile.Note:TheProvisionforChildreninconflictzonesandCorporalpunishmentintheJJBill,2014:TheBillproposesuptosevenyearrigorousimprisonment,5lakhrupeesfineorbothformilitantgroupswhorecruitchildsoldiersorusechildrenforanypurpose.Note:IftheBillispassedinParliament,Indiawilljoin40othercountrieswherecorporalpunishmentisapenaloffence.
3. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsignedadeclarationthatbansimportsofagriculturalproductsfromallcountriesthathaveimposedsanctionsonRussiaoverthecrisisinUkraine.MajorsanctionsweremadebytheUSandEU.
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4. LokSabhapassesSecuritiesLaws(Amendment)Bill:ABilltoenhancethepowersofmarketregulatorSEBItocurbthemenaceofPonzischemesandprotectinvestorsfromfraudulentdiversionofmoniesraisedfromthemwaspassedbyLokSabha
5. DoordarshansignspactwithGermanchannel:Inanefforttodistributeitscontenttointernationalmarkets,DDIndiahassignedanagreementwithGermanpublicservicebroadcasterDeutscheWelle(DW).ThisagreementwillhelpIndia’spublicbroadcastergetaglobalfootprintwithitsprogrammesbecomingpartoftheFree‐to‐AirbasicpackonaDTHplatform.
6. ApoemfromNobellaureateRabindranathTagore’smasterpieceTheGitanjaliwasrecitedbyIndianAmbassadortotheU.N.AsokeKumarMukerjiaspartofacommemorativeceremonyheldheremarking100yearsoftheoutbreakoftheWorldWarI.
7. AspertheprovisionalresultsoftheSixthEconomicCensusreleasedbytheUnionMinistryofStatisticsandProgrammeImplementation(MoSPI)onJuly30‐Manipurat83.29percenttopsthelistofpercentageofgrowthinemploymentfollowedbyAssam,Sikkim,UttarPradesh,AndamanandNicobarIslands,HimachalPradesh,JammuandKashmir,Uttarakhand,GujaratandRajasthan.
8. TheWorldBankhaspledgedUSD200millioninemergencyfundingtoGuinea,LiberiaandSierraLeonetohelptheWestAfricancountriescontainspreadofdeadlyEbolainfectionsandimprovepublichealthsystems.
9. PrimeMinisterNarendraModiwhoisonanofficialvisittoNepalofferedalineof$1billioncredittoNepal10. CBIarrestedsixpersonsincludingchairman‐cum‐managingdirectorofSyndicateBankSKJainforallegedlytaking
bribeofRs.50lakhforincreasingcreditlimitofsomecompaniesinviolationofbankingrules.11. Flipkartannouncedithasraised$1billion(Rs6,000crore),thelargesteverfund‐raisingbyanIndianinternet
company.12. India’slargesttelecomfirmBhartiAirtelsaidithascrossed300millioncustomersmarkacrossitsmobile,fixedline,
DSLandDTHservices.13. AustraliangovernmenthasapprovedbillionaireGautamAdani
promotedAdaniGoup'sproposed$16.5billion(US$15.5billion)CarmichaelCoalMineandRailproject.
14. AmitabhBachchannamedasMaharashtra'shorticultureambassador
15. ArecentstudyreportpreparedbyAssocham’sEconomicResearchBureauhasshowedthatGujarattoppedinnewinvestmentsattractedbythepowersectorduringtheperiod2004‐05and2012‐13.Threestateshaverecordedhighestgrowthrateintermsofpercapitaincomeduring2004‐13are:Gujarat,MaharashtraandHaryana
16. PrimeMinisterofIndia,NarendraModilaunchedawebplatform–MyGov.nic.in.TheplatformhasbeencreatedtofacilitateCitizenEngagementinGoodGovernance.
17. FootwearmakerWoodlandhastiedupwithUNICEFtopromoteawater,sanitationandhygienecampaign(WASH)inAssam.
18. BollywoodstarSalmanKhanhasbeenappointedbrandambassadorforplumbingpipemajorAstralPolyTechnikLtd.
19. IndianprojectsfigureamongthehighestforeigninvestmentinBritaininthelastfinancialyear.20. TataConsultancyServiceshasbecomethefirstIndiancompanywithamarketcapitalisationofRs5lakhcrore.21. FormerPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaBillClintonvisitedJabroulivillage,nearLucknow,onan
awarenessmissionondiarrhoea.22. Indiaisranked135inHumanDevelopmentIndex,23. GlobalInnovationIndex:SwitzerlandhasclaimedthetopspotontheGlobalInnovationIndexforthefourth‐
straightyearIndiaslipped10placescomparedtolastyear,placing76th.
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24. RioTinto,theworld’slargestmerchantminerwithmorethantwo‐thirdshareoftheglobe’sironorebusiness,andhavingasignificantpresenceinothermineralsandcommodities.RioTinto’splantomineironoreinOdisha,forwhichithasajointventureagreementwiththeOdishaMiningCorporation
25. Indiahasthethird‐highestnumberofpeoplelivingwithHIVintheworldwith2.1millionIndiansaccountingforaboutfouroutof10peopleinfectedwiththedeadlyvirusintheAsia—Pacificregion,accordingtoaUNreport.Thefirst—everUNAIDS‘GapReport’saidaftersub—SaharanAfrica,theregionwiththelargestnumberofpeoplelivingwithHIVisAsiaandthePacific.
26. Indiahasemergedastheworld'slargestconsumerofantibioticsfollowedbyChinaandtheUS,accordingtoanewstudywhichquantifiesthegrowingalarmsurroundingantibiotic‐resistance.
27. ThegovernmenthasslappedanadditionalpenaltyofUSD579milliononRelianceIndustriesforproducinglessthantargetednaturalgasfromitsKG‐D6block.
28. State‐ownedNationalAluminiumCoLtdhassignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithIndianRareEarthsLtd(IREL),anotherpublicsectororganisationundertheDepartmentofAtomicEnergy,forjointlyestablishinga1lakhtonnetitaniumslagplantatChatrapurinOdisha.
29. Indiahasenteredintolong‐termagreementswithforeignsupplierstoobtainuraniumtoensureuninterruptedpowersupplyforitsnuclearpowerplants.RussiaandKazhakhstanarethemainsuppliers.
30. IntermsofGDP,India'seconomyis10thbiggest:WorldBank‐Aftergrowingatanaverageannualrateofjustover6percentfrom1980to2010,India’seconomyisnowthe10thbiggestintheworldintermsofgrossdomesticproduct,accordingtotheWorldBank.
31. FIFAsuspendedNigeriafromallinternationalfootballcompetitionswithimmediateeffect.NigeriawassuspendedonaccountofgovernmentinterferenceinrunningNigeriaFootballFederation(NFF).
NewAppointmentinIndia
1. S.S.Mundra:NewRBIdeputyGovernor.HereplacesKCChakrabarty2. ArvindGuptaappointedDeputyNationalSecurityAdvisor3. AdityaVardhanAgarwal,newVice‐PresidentofIndianChamberofCommerce4. LtGenPhilipCamposetakesoverasArmyViceChief5. JusticeDr.ChellursworninasChiefJusticeofCalcuttaHighCourt6. FormerIndiacricketcaptainKapilDevwillheadtheArjunaAwardsselectioncommitteeforchoosingthis
year'soutstandingsportspersonsofthecountry7. FormerHockeyCaptainAjitpalSinghtoheadDronacharyaAwardSelectionCommittee8. RaviShankarjoinedinfrastructurefinancecompanyIDFCastheheadofBharatBanking.
Note:IDFC,whichrecentlybaggedacommercialbankinglicence,planstostartbankoperationsbyOctobernextyear.
9. SaniaMirza:BrandAmbassadorofTelangana
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10. IFSofficerSanjeevKumarSinglaappointedasPrivateSecretarytoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi.Note:PrimeMinisterhas2privatesecretariesoneshouldbefromIASandonefromIFS.
11. ShankarAggarwal:newUrbanDevelopmentSecretary12. YSudharshanRaoappointedasChairmanofIndianCouncilofHistoricalResearch(ICHR)13. SatishUpadhyay:takeschargeasDelhiBJPchief
Newgovernorsappointed1.RamNaik:newGovernorofUttarPradesh.HereplacesB.L.Joshi2.BalramjiDassTandon:newGovernorofChhattisgarh.3.KeshariNathTripathi:newGovernorofWestBengal.HereplacesMrNarayanan4.OmPrakashKohli:newGovernorofGujarat.HereplacesKamlaBeniwal5.PadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcharya:newGovernorofNagaland.6.KaptanSinghSolanki:newGovernorHaryana.HereplacesJagannathPahadia
14. AmitShah:NewBJPPresident.HereplacesRajnathSingh.15. KamlaBeniwal:appointedasnewGovernorofMizoram16. RamNareshYadav:NewGovernorofChhattisgarh.17. VakkomPurushothaman:appointedasGovernorofNagaland.
Note:VakkomwillcontinuetoholdtheadditionalchargeoftheofficeoftheGovernorofTripura.ii.MargaretAlva,theGovernorofRajasthanwasgiventheadditionalresponsibilityofGujarat.iii.BiharGovernorDYPatiltookadditionalchargeofWestBengal
18. ShaktikantaDas:appointedasNewRevenueSecretary.HereplaceRajivTakru.19. RajeevTopno:appointedasPrivateSecretarytoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi20. VishalSikka:appointedNewCEOofInfosys.
NewAppointmentinWorld
1. JokoWidodo:newIndonesiaPresident2. (CAG)Comptroller&AuditorGeneralofIndia,ShashiKantSharmatookchargeasmemberofUNBoardOfAuditors3. EmmaWatson,theBritishActressappointedastheGoodwillAmbassadorforUNWomen.4. MichelleHowardbecamethefirstfemalefour‐staradmiralinUSNavy.Sheisthefirstwomenadmiralin236yearold
historyofUSNavy.5. Jean‐ClaudeJuncker:namedasnextEuropeanCommissionpresident6. ChungHungWonretainedasPrimeMinisterofSouthKorea.7. MustafaKamal:appointedNewPresidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).
Note:MustafaKamalhasbecomethefirstfromBangladeshtobepresidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).8. NSrinivasan:appointedfirstchairmanofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).9. JuanManuelSantosre‐electedColombiapresident.10. Uganda’sForeignAffairsMinister,SamKahambaKutesaelectedPresidentforthe69thSessionofUnitedNations
GeneralAssembly(UNGA).HereplacedJohnWilliamAshe.Note:UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)comprises193membernations.
11. JanetYellen:NewchairmanoftheFederalReserve.ShesucceedsChairmanBenBernanke.JanetYellen,thefirstwomantochairtheFederalReserveinits100‐yearhistory.FederalReserveisthenameoftheCentralBankofUS.
12. AbdulBasit:NewPakistanienvoytoIndia:HereplacesSalmanBashir.13. AizazChaudhry:NewForeignSecretaryofPakistan14. JalilAbbasJilani:NewPakistaniAmbassadortoUS15. SumithNakandala:FirstSecretaryGeneralofBIMSTEC
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SUMMIT1. BRICSsummit
Country:Brazil,Russia,India,China,South‐Africa.‐6thBRICSSummit2014:Fortaleza,Brazil‐Next7thBRICSSummittobeheldinUfa,RussiaNote:UfaisthecapitalcityoftheRepublicofBashkortostan,Russia,andtheindustrial,economic,scientificandculturalcentreoftherepublic.‐Thethemechosenforourdiscussionswas"InclusiveGrowth:SustainableSolutions”.
NewBRICSBank:TheNewDevelopmentBank(NDB),formerlyreferredtoastheBRICSDevelopmentBank,isaproposedmultilateraldevelopmentbankoperatedbytheBRICSstates(Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica)asanalternativetotheexistingWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund. TheNewDevelopmentBankheadquarterwillbeinShanghai,China. TheBankwillhavearotatingchairanditsfirstPresidentwillcomefromIndiaforthefirstsixyears. ThefirstchairoftheBoardofGovernorsshallbefromRussia. ThefirstchairoftheBoardofDirectorsshallbefromBrazil. TheBankwillalsohavearegionalofficeinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.Participantleadersofthefivenationsare•Brazil‐DilmaRousseff•Russian‐VladimirPutin•Indian‐NarendraModi•China‐XiJinping•SouthAfrica‐JacobZuma
DevelopmentCapital:Themembercountrieswillalsosetupa$100billioncurrencyreservespooltohelpcountriesforestallshort‐termliquiditypressures.
Note: The bank will begin with a subscribed capital of $50 billion divided equally between its five founders.
2. IBSASummit:IndiawillhostthenextsummitofIBSA(India,Brazil,SouthAfrica)inNewDelhiin2015.
3. Nuclearsecuritysummit 2ndSummit2012–Seoul,SouthKorea. 3rdSummit2014:Hague,Netherland 4thSummit2016:UnitedStatesOTHERSSUMMIT
1. 18thBASICMinisterialMeetingheldinNewDelhi.BASIC‐(Brazil,SouthAfrica,IndiaandChina)Note:17thBASICMinisterialMeetingonClimateChangewasheldinHanzghou,China
2. ASEANforeign‐minister‐meetingheldinMyanmar3. FifthIndo‐USStrategicDialogueheldinNewDelhiduringwhichthetwosidesdiscussed“transformativeinitiatives”
inkeyareasofsecurityandenergy.4. 3rdIndia‐AfricaSummitwillbeheldinNewDelhi5. 6thInternationalNuclearEnergyForumATOMEXPO‐2014heldinMoscow6. WorldEconomicForum2014:heldinAbuja(Nigeria).BhartiEnterprisesfounderandChairmanSunilBhartiMittalco
–chairthisyear’seditionoftheWorldEconomicForumonAfrica.
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PointsToRemember:
MOUs‐DealbetweenIndia&OtherCountries1. Indiatogivegrantof$1millionforconstructionofcricketstadiuminAfghanistan.Thestadiumissettocomeup
inAinoMina,anorthernsuburbofKandaharcityonlanddonatedtotheAfghanistanCricketBoardin2012.2. IndiaandNepalhaveagreedtobuildapipelineforsupplyofpetroleumproductstotheHimalayannation.
Note:TheprojectforconstructionofthepipelinewillstartfromRaxualinBihartoAmlekhganjinNepalinthefirstphaseandextendittoKathmanduinthenextphase.
3. IndiaandNepalink3pactsincludingoneonthe5,600MWPancheshwardamontheMahakaliriver.Note:TheprojectfallsundertheintegratedtreatyonMahakaliRiver,borderingbothNepalandIndia,whichwassignedin1996.
4. India&Nepaltoboostcooperationindefence,security,trade&investment5. IndiaandBrazilsignedthreeagreementstostrengthenthebilateralrelation
Thethreeagreementssignedbetweenthetwocountriesare:(i)MoUonCooperationintheFieldofEnvironment(ii)AgreementonSpace(iii)MoUonCooperationintheEstablishmentofaconsultationmechanismonmobilityandconsularissues.
6. IndiasignedaMOUswithSriLankaforsettingupofaFacultyofAgricultureandaFacultyofEngineeringfortheUniversityofJaffnaatKilinochchi.
Scheme&PlanLaunchedbyUnion&StateGovernment:1. NationalruralschemeonPPPmodellaunched:RuralDevelopmentMinisterNitinGadkarilaunchedtheShyama
PrasadMukherjeeNationalRuralMissiononPPPmodelwithanallocationof100crorerupees.Note:Theschemewillbeinitiallyavailableinthreedistrictsofthecountryonpilotbasis.ThedistrictsareWarangalinAndhraPradeshandtwodistrictsinMaharashtra.ii.Theschemeisintendedtostopmigrationfromruralareastocities.Thegovernmentwantstocreateinfrastructureinvillagessothatpeoplecangetemploymentthereanddonotmigratetocities.
2. PadhoPardeshschemeforminoritycommunity:Governmenthaslaunchedaschemetitled,PadhoPardesh,forprovidinginterestsubsidyoneducationalloansforoverseasstudiesforstudentsbelongingtothenotifiedminoritycommunitieslikeMuslims,Christians,Sikhs,Buddhists,JainsandParsis.Note:Theobjectiveoftheschemeistoawardinterestsubsidytomeritoriousstudentsbelongingtoeconomicallyweakersectionsofthenotifiedminoritycommunitiessoastoprovideopportunitiesforhighereducationabroadandenhancetheiremployability.
3. GovernmenthaslaunchedtheRashtriyaGokulMissiontopromoteconservationanddevelopmentofindigenousbreedsinafocusedandscientificmanner.Themissionaimsatenhancingmilkproduction,upgradingnon‐descriptcattleusingeliteindigenousbreedsanddistributediseasefreehighgeneticbulls.
4. NationalMissionofFoodProcessing:schemetominimizewastageoffruits,vegetable5. ChiefMinister'sSocialAssistance(CMSA):launchedinMeghalayaforwidowsandpensioners
6. PradhanMantriGramSinchaiYojana:Toboostagriculturalyield,Govt.isgoingtolaunch'PradhanMantriGramSinchai
Yojana'inthecountry.
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Awards&Honours
1. RajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward:MuzaffarAli,anotedfilmmakerofIndiawasselectedforRajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward.HisnamewasselectedforhisoutstandingcontributiontowardsthepromotionofCommunalharmony,peaceandgoodwill.Note:i.Thiswillbethe22ndeditionoftheSadbhawnaaward.ii.SarodmaestroUstadAmjadAliKhanwasrecipientofthe21stRajivGandhiNationalSadhbhavnaAward.iii.RajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAwardgivenon20August,thebirthanniversaryofformerPrimeMinisterlateRajivGandhi,whichisalsocelebratedastheSadbhavnaDiwas(HarmonyDay)
2. RamonMagsaysayAward2014ThelistofawardeesincludedsixwinnersamongfiveindividualsandoneorganizationfromPakistan.i.HuShuli:SheisaChineseinvestigativejournalist.ii.SaurMarlinaManurung:SheisbeingrecognizedforherennoblingpassiontoprotectandimprovethelivesofIndonesia’sforestpeople,andherenergizingleadershipofvolunteersinSOKOLA’scustomizededucationprogram.iii.OmaraKhanMasoudifromAfghanistan:Heisbeingrecognizedforhiscourage,labor,andleadershipinprotectingAfghanculturalheritage.
3. BachendriPal,thefirstIndianwomanmountaineertoscaleMountEverestwasconferredwithBharatGaurav,thehighesthonourofmeritofEastBengalClub.
4. EnvironmentalistandsocialactivistChandiPrasadBhatthasbeenawardedtheprestigiousGandhiPeaceprizefor2013.
5. AIMA(AllIndiaManagementAssociation)Awards:ChandraShekharGhosh,CMDofBandhanwon‘EntrepreneuroftheYear’awardMGGeorgeMuthoot,Chairman,MuthootGroup(EmergingBusinessLeaderoftheYear),NChandrasekaren,CEO&ManagingDirector,TCS(IndianMNCoftheYear),RakeyshOmprakashMehra,FilmProducer,DirectorofBhaag,MilkhaBhaag(DirectoroftheYear)andS.S.Badrinath,FounderandChairman,EmeritusofSankaraNethralaya(OutstandingInstitutionBuilder).
6. JnanpithAward2013:NotedHindipoetKedarnathSinghhasbeenchosenfortheprestigiousJnanpithawardfor2013.Hewillbetherecipientofthe49thJnanpithaward.
7. PenPinterprize2014:SalmanRushdiewinsPenPinterprizeforhisoutstandingliteraryoutputandsupportforfreedomofexpression.
8. WorldFoodPrize2014:India‐bornplantscientistSanjayaRajaramhasbeennamedthewinneroftheWorldFoodPrizeforhisbreakthroughachievementinincreasingglobalwheatproductionbymorethan200milliontonnesfollowingtheGreenRevolution.
9. MoortideviAward2013:CRadhakrishnanselectedforMoortideviAward2013.HehasbeenselectedforhisnovelTheekkadalKatanhuThirumadhuram.Note:i.RadhakrishnanisthesecondMalayalamwritertobeawardedwiththeMoortideviaward.ThefirstMalayalamauthortowintheawardwasAkkithamAchuthanNamboothiriin2009forhisselectedpoems.ii.HaraprasadDaswasconferredtheMoortideviAwardfor2012for'Vamsha,apoeticrecreationoftheMahabharata
10. SudarsanPattnaikwonprizeatWorldCupofSandSculpting‐2014.HewonprizeforhisworkSaveTree,SavetheFuture.
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PersoninNews:
1. KamlaBeniwal:MizoramGovernorremoved2. SayeedaWarsi,theForeignOfficeministerofBritainresignedfromthegovernmentinprotestofBritain’spolicyon
Gaza.3. DipaKarmakarbecamefirstIndianwomangymnasttowinmedalinCommonwealthGames4. NehchalSandhu:DeputyNationalSecurityAdviserresigned5. Ukraine’sPrimeMinisterArseniyYatsenyukresigned6. DungatippedtoreturnasBrazilcoach7. LuizFelipeScolari:Brazilcoachresigns8. NikeshArora:Google’sChiefBusinessOfficerresignandjoinJapan’sSoftBankCorpasvicechairman.
Books&TheirAuthors
1. “OneLifeisNotEnough”:writtenbyKunwarNatwarSinghNote:ThebookisanautobiographyoftheformerExternalAffairsMinisterandseniorCongressPartyleaderNatwarSingh.
2. AbookentitledMungerthroughtheAgesauthoredbylateDevendraPrasadYadav3. TheLivesofOthers”anovelwrittenby:NeelMukherjee
Note:NovelisshortlistedfortheprestigiousManBookerPrize2014.4. TheSubstanceandtheShadow:writtenbyUdayTaraNayar,aformerjournalist.
Note:TheSubstanceandtheShadow,thebiographyof91‐year‐oldactorDilipKumar.5. WarriorStatewrittenbyTVPaul6. BloodFeudwrittenbyEdwardKlein7. ABadCharacter:authoredbyDeeptiKapoor.8. TheGood,theBadandtheRidiculous‐KhuswantSingh9. TrainToPakistan‐KhuswantSingh10. AnUncertainGlory:IndiaanditsContradictions‐JeanDrezeandAmartyaSen.11. ABrushwithLife‐SatishGujral12. ABendintheriver‐V.S.Naipaul13. GodofSmallthings‐ArundhatiRai14. InheritanceofLoss‐KiranDesai.15. JosephAnton‐SulmanRushdie(Autobiography)16. “Khushwantnama‐TheLessonsofMyLife“–Khushwantsingh17. Lajja‐TaslimaNasrim.18. MyUnforgettableMemories‐MamataBanerjee19. MyYearswithRajivandSoniawrittenbyR.D.Pradhan20. ModiNomics:InclusiveEconomics,InclusiveGovernance:authoredbySameerKochhar.21. CrusaderorConspirator?CoalgateandotherTruthsauthoredbyPCParakh22. TheAccidentalPrimeMinister:TheMakingandUnmakingofManmohanSinghauthoredbyDr.SanjayaBaru
LEADER”SVISITEDINIDIA
1. ChuckHagel:USDefenceSecretaryvisitedIndia2. JimYongKim:WorldBankPresidentvisitedIndia.3. BillClinton:FormerUSPresidentvisitedinLucknow4. WilliamHague:UKForeignMinistervisitedIndia5. LaurentFabius:FrenchForeignMinistertovisitedIndia.
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6. GLPeiris:ForeignMinisterofSriLankavisitedIndia7. WangYi:ChineseForeignMinistervisitedIndia 8. YousufbinAlawibinAbdullah:OmanForeignMinistervisitedIndia9. KingofBahrainHamadbinIsaAlKhalifavisitedIndiaonFebruary.10. GermanPresidentJoachimGuackvisitedIndia
OBITUARY
1. CartoonistPranKumarSharma,creatoroficonicChachaChowdhury,dead2. RobertDrew:PioneerofCinemadocumentariandiesat903. SundaramSankaran:Veteranjournalistdiedat874. SushilaraniPatel,therenownedclassicalsingerofIndiadied5. MadhukarSingh,aneminentHindilitterateurdied6. J.Sasikumar:Malayalamfilmmakerpassesaway.7. NadineGordimer:SouthAfrica’sNobel‐winningnovelistdies8. ZohraSehgal:VeteranBollywoodactressZohraSehgalknownfor
herjovialrolesinfilmslikeDilSe,KalHoNaaHo,Veer‐Zaara,CheeniKumandSaawariyapassedaway.Shewas102.9. GranvilleAustin,theeminentscholaroftheIndianConstitutiondiedinWashingtonDC.10. Ramanarayanan,Tamilfilmdirectorandproducer,diedat65.
SportsNews
2014CommonwealthGames:The2014CommonwealthGames(officiallytheXXCommonwealthGames)wereheldinGlasgow,Scotland,from23Julyto3August2014.Thisisthe20theditionoftheCommonwealthGames.Scotlandhaspreviouslyhostedtheeventtwice,in1970and1986,bothinEdinburgh.Note:ThefirstwashostedbyHamilton,Canada,in1930andknownastheBritishEmpireGames.Englandfinishedtopofthemedaltableforthefirsttimesincethe1986CommonwealthGames,alsoheldinScotland.KiribatialsowonitsfirstevermedalataCommonwealthGames,agoldinthe105kgmen'sweightliftingcompetition.Thereare71participatingnationsatthe2014CommonwealthGameswithapproximately4,950competingathletes,makingitoneofthelargestCommonwealthGamesstagedtodate.Mascot:Clyde,ananthropomorphicthistlenamedaftertheriverwhichflowsthroughthecentreofGlasgow,wastheofficialmascotofthe2014CommonwealthGames.ThemascotwasdesignedbyBethGilmour,whowonacompetitionrunbyGlasgow2014forchildrentodesigntheMascot.
MedalTally:Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total1 England 58 59 57 174
2 Australia 49 42 46 1373 Canada 32 16 34 824 Scotland 19 15 19 535 India 15 30 19 64
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Indiainthe2014CommonwealthGames,Glasgow,ScotlandIndiawhohadfinishedsecondinthe2010CommonwealthGameswithanoveralltallyof101medals(38gold,27silver&36bronzemedals),managedonly64medalsatthe2014CommonwealthGames–withthemedalstallycomprising15gold,30silverand19bronze.Indiakeptoccupyingfifthspotonthemedalstable.Onclosingceremony,theIndiancontingent’sflagbearerwasSeemaPunia,whowonSilverinwomen'sdiscusthrow.While,thetorchbearerintheopeningceremonywasaceshooterVijayKumar,the2012LondonOlympicsSilvermedalist.Hereisthelistmedalwinners
WEIGHTLIFTINGGoldMedalistWinners‐Weightlifting1.KSanjitaChanu:InWomen’sweightlifting48kgcategoryKSanjitaChanuwithatotalliftof173kgwontheprizedgoldmedal.Note:SanjitaChanuwinsIndia’sfirstGoldmedalat2014CommonwealthGames.2.SukhenDey:SukhenDeyinMen’sweightlifting56kgcategoryclaimedgoldmedalbyliftingatotalof248kg.3.SatishSivalingam:77kgSatishSivalingamcreatedagamesrecordwithatotalliftof328kgtoclaimgoldmedalwhileRaviKatululiftedtotalof317kgtowinsilvermedal.SilverMedalWinners‐Weightlifting1.SMirabaiChanu–wonSilvermedalinWomen'sweightlifting48kgcategory(Totallift‐170kg,75+95)2.SantoshiMatsa‐Women's53kgcategoryinweightlifting3.RaviKatulu‐Men'sweightlifting,77kg4.VikasThakur‐Men'sweightlifting,85kg5.RajinderRahelu‐Men'sheavypowerliftingBronzeMedalWinner‐Weightlifting1.GaneshMali‐Men'sweightlifting56kg(Totallift244kg,111+133)2.SwatiSingh‐Women's53kgcategoryinweightlifting3.OmkarOtari‐Men's69kgWeightlifting4.PunamYadav‐Women'sweightlifting,63kg5.ChandrakantMali‐Men'sweightlifting,94kg6.SakinaKhatun‐Women'slightweightpowerlifting
WRESTLINGGoldMedalwinnerWrestling1.SushilKumar:InMen’swrestling,75kgfreestyleSushilKumardefeatedQamarAbbasofPakistanwhatturnedouttobealopsidedevent.Injust107minutesSushiltrouncedhisopponenttotakehomegold.2.YogeshwarDutt:InMen’swrestling,65kgfreestyleYogeshwarDuttbroughtlaurelstothecountrybyclinchinggoldmedalafterdefeatingCanada’sJevonBalfourinthefinal.
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3.AmitKumar:NigerianEbikweminomoWelsonwasAmitKumar’sopponentinthefinalofMen’swrestling,57kgfreestyle.AmitdefeatedWelson3‐1toclaimthegoldmedal.4.BabitaKumari:InWomen’swrestling;55kgfreestyleBabitaKumaricompletelydominatedtheproceedingsoverCanada’sBrittaneeLaverdureanddefeatedher9‐2inthefinalsforthecovetedgoldmedal.5.VineshPhogat:InWomen’swrestling,48kgfreestyleyoungsterVineshPhogatwhoisjust19yearsolddefeatedYanaRattiganofEnglandby11‐8tobepartoftheglorious15.SilverMedalwinner‐Wrestling1.RajeevTomar‐Men'swrestling,125kg2.SatyawartKadian‐Men'swrestling,97kgfreestyle3.Bajrang‐Men'swrestling,61kg4.LalitaSehrawat‐Women'swrestling,53kg5.SakshiMalik‐Women'swrestling,58kg6.GeetikaJhakar‐Women'swrestling,63kgfreestyle
BronzeMedalwinner‐Wrestling1.NavjotKaur‐Women'swrestling,69kg2.PawanKumar‐Men'swrestling,86kgfreestyle
SHOOTINGGoldMedalWinnerInShooting1.AbhinavBindra:InMen’s10mAirRifleformerOlympicgoldmedallistAbhinavBindraclaimedhisfirstindividualgoldatthecommonwealthGameswhenhefinishedwithafinalgamesrecordscoreof205.3.2.JituRai:InMen’sshooting,50mPistolJituRaiwhosetfinalsgamesrecordgatheringatotalof194.1pointswongoldforhiscountry.GurpalSinghwith187.2pointssettledwithsilverinthiscategory.3.RahiSarnobat:Itwasanall‐IndianaffairinthefinalofWomen’sshooting25mPistoleventasRahiSarnobatdefeatedAnisaSayyedtoclinchthegoldmedal.4.ApurviChandela:InWomen’sshooting,10mAirRiflerisingstarApurviChandelaclaimedherfirstinternationalmedal.ApurvitriumphedoverhercompatriotAyonikaPaultowinthegoldmedal.
SilverMedalWinnerInShooting1.MalaikaGoel‐Women's10mAirPistolshooting2.PrakashNanjappa‐Men'sshooting,10mAirPistol3.AyonikaPaul‐Women'sshooting,10mAirRifle4.AnisaSayeed‐Women'sshooting,25mPistol5.ShreyasiSingh‐Women'sshooting,doubletrap6.GurpalSingh‐Men'sshooting,50mPistol7.GaganNarang‐Men'sshooting,50mRifleProne8.SanjeevRajput‐Men'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions9.HarpreetSingh‐Men'sshooting,25mRapidFirePistolBronzeMedalWinnerInShooting1.MohammedAsab‐Men'sshooting,doubletrap2.GaganNarang‐Men'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions3.ManavjitSinghSandhu‐Men'sshooting,Trap4.LajjaGauswami‐Women'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions
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AthleticsGoldMedalWinnerinAthletics1.VikasGowda:AfterwinningthegoldmedalInMen’sdiscusthrowVikasGowdabecamethefirstIndianmantowinafieldeventgoldmedalattheCommonwealthGames.Gowdathrewthediscusto63.64mtoclinchthegoldmedalNote:VikasGowdabecamethefirstIndianmantowinafieldeventgoldmedalattheCommonwealthGamesSilverMedalWinnerinAthletics1.SeemaPunia‐Women'sdiscusthrowBronzeMedalWinnerinAthletics2.DipaKarmakar‐Women'sartisticgymnastics
Squash1.DipikaPallikalandJoshanaChinappa:InWomen’sdoublesfinalsthepairofDipikaPallikalandJoshanaChinappadefeatedEngland’sJennyDuncalfandLauraMassaro11‐6,11‐8instraightsets.Note:ThepairgaveIndiatheirfirstsquashmedalintheCommonwealthGames.
BADMINTONGoldMedalinBadminton1.ParupalliKashyap:OnlastdayoftheCommonwealthGamesParupalliKashyapinMen’sBadmintonfinaldefeatedSingapore’sDerekWong21‐14,11‐21,21‐19toclinchthegold.Note:ParupalliKashyapbecamethefirstIndianmanin32yearstowinbadmintongoldattheGames.SilverMedalinBadminton1.JwalaGuttaandAshwiniPonnappa‐Women'sbadmintondoublesBronzeMedalinBadminton1.PVSindhu‐Women'sbadminton2.RMVGurusaidutt‐Men'sbadminton
BOXINGSilverMedalinBoxing1.LaishramSaritaDevi‐Women'sboxing,57‐60kg3.LaishramDevendroSingh‐Men'sboxing,46‐49kg3.VijenderSingh‐Men'sboxing,75kg4.MandeepJangra‐Men'sboxing,69kgBronzeMedalinBoxing1.PinkiJangra‐Women'sboxing,51kg
TABLETENNISSilverMedalinTableTennis1.AchantaSharathKamalandAntonyAmalraj‐Men'sTableTennis
JUDO
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SilverMedalinJudo1.NavjotChana‐Men'sjudo60kg(losttoAshleyMcKenzieofEnglandonpenaltypoints(shido)inthefinal)2.ShushilaLikmabam‐Women'sjudo48kg(losttoKimberlyRenicksofScotlandinthefinal)BronzeMedalinJudo1.KalpanaThoudam‐Women'sjudo52kg(beatChristianneLegentilofMauritius.BronzeforThoudamforconcedinglesserpenaltypoints)2.RajwinderKaur‐Women's+78kgjudo
ImportantPoints:1.VijayKumaristheflagbearerforIndiancontingentattheopeningceremonyoftheCommonwealthGames2.SanjitaChanuwinsIndia’sfirstGoldmedalat2014CommonwealthGames.3.VikasGowdabecameIndia'sonlysecondmaleathletetowinagoldattheCommonwealthGamesafterthelegendaryMilkhaSinghwonthe440yardgoldwaybackin1958atCardiff.4.ParupalliKashyapbecamethefirstIndianmanin32yearstowinbadmintongoldattheGames.5.DipaKarmakarscriptshistory,winsfirstgymnasticmedalforIndiaatCommonwealthGames.Shebaggedabronzeinthevaultevent.6.PinkiRanibagsfirstmedalinBoxing.Shewonbronzemedal.7.EnglandfinishedtopofthemedaltableatCommonwealthGamesforthefirsttimein28years.8.ThefirstCommonwealthGameswashostedbyHamilton,Canada,in1930andknownastheBritishEmpireGames.9.The21stCommonwealthGameswillbeheldinGoldCoastinAustraliain2018.10.AustraliahashostedtheCommonwealthGamesonarecordfouroccasions,andwillmakeitfivewhenGoldCoasthoststheeventin2018.11.Indiamen'shockeyteamwonsilvermedal.
2014FIFAWorldCup:
GermanydefeatArgentinaby1‐0tolift2014FIFAWorldCuptitle.1.GoldenBallAward:LionelMessiwasdeclaredasthePlayerofthetournamentandawardedGoldenBall.2.GoldenBootAward:JamesRodriguezofColombiawinstheGoldenBootawardforfinishingtopscoreratthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.Hescores6goalsinthetournament.3.GoldenGloveAward:ManuelNeuer(Germany)winsGoldenGloveat2014WorldCup. Hat‐RickGoal:ThomasMuller(Germany)scorefirsthattrickandXherdanShaqiri(Switzerland)claimsecond
hattrickofthetournament.
Note:i.MarioGötzekicksinsecondhalfofextratimetohelpGermanytowinthefinalby1‐0againstArgentina.ii.GermanywontheirfourthWorldCupaftera24‐year(1954,1974and1990)wait.iii.Netherlandstood3rdandBrazilstood4thinthetournament.iv.Brazucaisthenameofthenewballunveiledinthe2014FIFAWorldCupFIFArankings:1.Germany 2.Argentina 3.Netherland 4.Colombia 5.Belgium6.Uruguay 7.Brazil 8.Spain
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OTHERSSPORTSNEWS:
1. Jo‐WilfriedTsongawontheRogersCup,beatingsecond‐seededRogerFedererinthefinal.The13th‐seededFrenchmanwonhisfirstATPTourtitleoftheseasonand11thoverall.
2. SouthAfricanall‐roundercricketerJacquesKallis,announcedhisretirementfromallformatsofinternationalcricket.
3. GermanSabineLisickicreatedarecordoffastestserveat131milesperinthewomen’stennis.
4. MiihierSingh,whowontheMrIndiatitlethisyear,willrepresentthecountryinthe48thAsianBodybuildingandPhysiqueSportsChampionship.
5. LeonardoMayerdefeatDavidFederertowinmaidenATPtitle6. HeroMotoCorpnamedtitlesponsorofISL.IndianSuper
League‐‐thefirst‐of‐its‐kindfranchise‐basedfootballleagueinthecountry.
7. PhilippLahm,thecaptainofGermany’sfootballteamannouncedhisretirementfrominternationalgame.
8. Italy’sVincenzoNibaliwins101steditionofTourdeFrance
9. Englishall‐rounderMoeenAlihasbeenbannedfromwearing“SaveGaza”and“FreePalestine”wristbandstilltheremainderofthethirdTestmatchagainstIndiainSouthampton
10. SouthAfricanTimClarkclinchedhissecondPGATourtitle.11. Ex‐IndiancricketerRahulDravidelectedasmemberof
LaureusWorldSportsAcademy12. IrishmanRoryMcIlroywontheBritishGolfOpenChampionship201413. FormerSriLankaSkipperMahelaJayawardenehasannouncedhisretirementfromTestCricket14. DurandCupfootballtournament2014:Thethirdoldestfootballtournamentintheworld,DurandCup,willbe
heldinGoabetweenOctober28andNovember9thisyear.
NewsRelatedToDefence&Technology
1. TheIndianAirForcereceiveditssixthC‐17GlobemasterheavylifttransportaircraftwhichalsocarriedaWorld
WarIIvintage'Harvard'aircraftinitsbelly.2. Indo‐Russiapactplannedtodevelopasleekerandfaster'mini'versionofBrahMosmissile3. MalabarNavalexercise2014heldinthePacificOcean.TheExerciseMalabarisajointnavalexercisefirst
conductedasabilateralonebetweentheUSandIndiannaviesin1992.JapanparticipatesintheMalabarexercisesforthethirdtimesinceitfirstparticipatedin2007.
4. INSKamorta:TheIndianNavyreceivedthefirstfullyingeniouslybuiltanti‐submarinewarfare(ASW),INSKamorta,atVisakhapatnam.
5. Indo‐RussianjointventurefirmBrahMosAerospaceisdevelopingasmallerversionofthe290‐kmsupersoniccruisemissileforenablingitsdeploymentonsubmarinesandsmallerfighteraircraftsuchasMiG29K.
6. IndiasuccessfullylaunchedPSLVC‐23with5satellites:ISROsuccessfullylaunched5foreignsatellitesfromfourcountriesonboardPSLV‐C23rocketwhichplacedtheminorbit.TherocketwaslaunchedfromSatishDhawanSpaceCentreinSriharikota.ISRO’sPolarSatelliteLaunchVehiclePSLV‐C23placedallfivesatellitesintotheirrespectiveorbits.Note:
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i.SPOT7:Frenchsatellite,itwillbepartoftheexistingEarthobservationsatellite.IthasbeenbuiltbyEuropeanspacetechnologycompanyAirbusDefenceandSpace.ii.AISAT:Germannano‐satellite,tofocusontheglobalsea‐trafficmonitoringsystemwithspecialemphasisonhightrafficzonesusingAISsignals.iii.NLS7.1andNLS7.2:Canadiansatellite,theywillperformTwo‐spacecraftprecisionformationflyingusingdifferentialGPSwithcentimetre‐levelrelativepositionandsub‐metrelevelaccuratepositioncontrolsystem.iv.VELOX‐1:Singaporeansatellite,itisatechnologydemonstratorforin‐housedesignofimagesensor,MEMS‐basedattitudedeterminationandcontrolsystemandinter‐satelliteRFlink.
ImportantDays
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1. 12thJanuary NationalYouthday(BirthdayofVivekananda).2. 15thJanuary Armyday.3. 24thJan NationalGirlChildDay.4. 25thJanuary Nationaltourismday/Votersday5. 30thJanuary NationalMartyrsday&WorldantiLeprosyDay6. 4thFeb WorldCancerDay.7. 28thFeb Nationalscienceday8. 8thMarch Internationalwomenday9. 9thMarch WorldKidneyday10. 15thMarch WorldConsumerrightsday,11. 20thMarch WorldSparrowDay&InternationalHappinessDay.12. 21stMarch WorldForestryday13. 22ndMarch Worldwaterday14. 23rdMarch WorldMeteorologicalday15. 24thMarch WorldT.B.day16. 2April WorldAutismAwarenessDay17. 7thApril WorldHealthday18. 21stApril Civilserviceday19. 22ndApril WorldEarthday20. 24thApril PanchayatDivas21. 1stMay InternationalLabourday22. 3rdMay WorldPressFreedomDay23. 11thMay NationalTechnologyday24. 21stMay AntiTerrorismday(DeathdayofRajivGandhi)25. 31stMay AntiTobaccoday(Nosmokingday)26. 5thJune WorldEnvironmentday27. 1stJuly Doctorsday28. 11thJuly Worldpopulationday30 6thAugust Hiroshimaday31. 9thAugust Nagasakiday32. 12thAugust Internationalyouthday33. 29thAugust NationalSportsday(BirthdayofDhyanChand)34. 5thSept Teachersday35. 8thSept WorldLiteracyday36. 14thSept HindiDivas37. 15thSept Engineersday38. 16thSept Ozoneday39. 2ndOct InternationalNon‐violenceday40. 8thOct Airforceday41. 9thOct Worldpostday42. 24thOct Unitednationday43. 17thNov Studentsday44. 18thNov Adultsday45. 19thNov Citizensday
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46. 27thNov Nationallawday47. 1stDec AIDSday48. 4thDec Navyday49. 10thDec HumanRightsday50. 14thDec NationalEnergyConservationDay.51 24Dec NationalConsumersRightsDay
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