Saturday, 20 May 2017

Daily current affairs updates is prepared by keeping the exam pattern and the previously asked questions in IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC Exams. This will be useful to update your GK on daily basis.

1. Village Financial Services gets award

‘Best NBFC-MFI for Promotional Schemes’.

Village Financial Services, a Kolkata-based NBFC – MFI has bagged MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2016. Village Financial Services won the award under the category ‘Best NBFC-MFI for Promotional Schemes’.

2. Cabinet approves for MoU between DSSC, Wellington and DSCSC, Dhaka

MoU between India and Bangladesh.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, Dhaka on cooperation concerning military education in the field of strategic and operational studies.
The MoU also enhances public accountability by way of exchange of information and technology between India and Bangladesh.

3. Centre to set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Rajghat

Ministry of Culture and Tourism

The government will set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra under Swachh Bharat Mission at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), Rajghat, to mark the centenary year of the Champaran Satyagraha.
It will be set up by the Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has also developed an ‘e-guide’ (audio-visual) app e3.eguide.net.in to create awareness for tourists visiting the National Museum in Delhi.

4. Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA for agro-marine processing

SAMPADA is allocated a total of Rs. 6,000 crore.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for re-structuring the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new central Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters (SAMPADA) for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle.
SAMPADA is allocated a total of Rs. 6,000 crore. The objective of SAMPADA is to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease agri-waste.

5. Centre advances target of providing electricity to all from 2022 to 2018

Power Minister Piyush Goyal

Power Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the government has decided to achieve the goal by December next year. The earlier target for providing electricity to all is advanced to year 2018 from 2022

6. Andhra to ink sister state agreements with California, Iowa, Illinois

“Transformative Chief Minister Award.”

Andhra Pradesh will sign ‘sister state’ agreements with states of California, Iowa and Illinois during Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s visit to US to receive 2017 US-India Business Council’s “Transformative Chief Minister Award.”

7. Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as international airport

provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the declaration of Vijayawada Airport as international airport, as per the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The declaration of Vijayawada Airport as an international airport has been taken up keeping in view the passenger traffic growth, demands from airlines and the Andhra Pradesh Government.

8. World’s first quantum computing machine made in China

24,000 times faster than its international counterparts

Chinese scientists have successfully built the world’s first quantum computing machine that is 24,000 times faster than its international counterparts and may dwarf the processing power of existing supercomputers.

9. UN marks first World Tuna Day with calls to conserve it

to conserve one of the globe’s most popular fish

The United Nations marked the first World Tuna Day on 2nd May 2017 with calls to conserve one of the globe’s most popular fish to be caught and eaten.

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Current affairs updates for May 03rd , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

Daily current affairs updates is prepared by keeping the exam pattern and the previously asked questions in IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC Exams. This will be useful to update your GK on daily basis.

1.Chandrababu Naidu bags USIBC award

‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’ in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
The award by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) would be presented to Mr. Naidu during the USIBC West Coast Summit in Bengaluru (the Silicon Valley) on May 8.
Last year’s recipient of this award was Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog.

2. Tejas Express to be launched: New Premier Train between Mumbai and Goa

Tejas Express, between Mumbai and Goa in June.

Indian Railways is expected to launch a new premier train, called the Tejas Express, between Mumbai and Goa in June.
Cuisine curated by celebrity chefs, tea and coffee vending machines and individual LCD screens.
This train is expected to begin operations from June this year.
The 20-coach Tejas Express will be the first Indian Railways’ train to have automatic doors and secured gangways for all coaches.

3. Paes-Lipsky win Tallahassee Challenger title

top-seeded Indo-American pair of Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky defeated Argentine third seeds

Indian tennis player Leander Paes won his second Challenger-level title of the season
The top-seeded Indo-American pair of Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky defeated Argentine third seeds Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Gonzalez to win the Tallahassee Challenger title

4. HRD Minister launches Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan

Nationwide Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan to encourage Universities

Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched a nationwide Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra decorated soldiers. The idea of this Abhiyan is to instill sense of patriotism and nationalism among students.

5. Shri BandaruDattatreya Launches two Schemes

“One IP- Two Dispensaries” and “Aadhaar Based Online Claim Submission”

Shri BandaruDattatreya launched two schemes “One IP- Two Dispensaries” and “Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission” on the occasion of International Labour Day. IT was launched by EPFO Organisation.
Under Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission scheme all EPF Members who have activated their UAN and seeded their KYC (Aadhaar) with EPFO will be able to apply for PF final settlement (form19), Pension withdrawal benefit (Form10-C) and PF part withdrawal (Form31) from the their UAN Interface directly.

6. Department of Telecom (DoT) Launches web portal Tarang Sanchar

Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha has launched

The Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha has launched here Tarang Sanchar, a web portal for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances.

7. India’s 2nd tallest national flag hoisted in Kolhapur

360 feet, is installed at the Attari-Wagah border .

Marking the formation day of Maharashtra, CM Devendra Fadnavis hoisted India’s second tallest national flag in Kolhapur at 303 feet.
Notably, India’s tallest flag pole, at 360 feet, is installed at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab.

8. Chhattisgarh auctions India’s most expensive limestone block

third limestone block, Kesla-II

Chhattisgarh successfully auctioned its third limestone block, Kesla-II
Kesla-II block is situated in the Tilda Tehsil of Raipur district and covers over 357 Ha in area with an average grade of 43 percent CaO.
Chhattisgarh had also earned the distinction of conducting the first ever successful non-coal mineral auction in India in February, 2016 with the auction of Karhi Chandi limestone block.
It is also the first and only state in India to successfully auction a Gold mine.

9. Madhya Pradesh switches to January-December fiscal pattern

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to part ways with the conventional April-March financial year pattern to adopt the January-December period as the new fiscal. With this it became the first state to break away from the age-old tradition.
The change will come into effect from the next year, as the state government intends to complete all budgetary proceedings for this year by the close of 2017.

10.Mr. Anthony Lianzuala takes over as the New Controller General of Accounts

Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017, in New Delhi.

Mr. Anthony Lianzuala took over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017, in New Delhi.
He is the First person from the North-Eastern Region to hold this position.

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Thursday, 4 May 2017

SBI SME Recruitment (Special Management Executive) 2017

State Bank of India (SBI) has invited online applications from Indian citizens for recruitment of special management executive (SME), banking. Candidates are requested to apply on-line through bank’s website. The online registration is scheduled to start on May 3, 2017. The process of registration, application and payment of the fees will get over on May 18, 2017.

A candidate can apply for only one post under this project. The process of registration of application is complete only when fee is deposited with the bank through online mode on or before the last date for fee payment. Before applying, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the post as on the date of eligibility.

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Important Dates

Given below are important dates for the SBI SME Recruitment 2017

Events	Dates
Start Date of Applications	3rd May 2017
End Date of Applications	18th May 2017
Download Call Letter	6th June 2017
Exam Date	18th June 2017

Vacancy details

Post	Grade	Post
		Current	Backlog	Total
SME (banking)	MMGS Grade III	200	73	273
SME (banking)	MMGS Grade II	250	31	281
Total				554

SBI SME Recruitment -Vacancies

Post	Grade	Vacancy
		Type	SC	ST	OBC	UR	Total		PwD
		Type	SC	ST	OBC	UR	Total	OH	VI	HI
SME (Banking)	MMGS II	Current	37	18	67	128	250	3	2	2
		Backlog	7	7	17	–	31	2	1	–
		Total	44	25	84	128	281	5	3	2
	MMGS III	Current	30	15	54	101	200	2	2	2
		Backlog	22	12	39	–	73	2	2	–
		Total	52	27	93	101	273	4	4	2

Salary details

The total annual salary for scale II post in a metropolitan city like Mumbai for SME (scale II) is Rs.13.07 lakh per annum and Scale III vacancies is Rs.15.86 lakh. The officers are also entitled for medical facilities, leased accommodation and other allowances.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates interested in both MMGS Grade III and Grade II posts have to posses CA / ICWA / ACS / MBA (Finance) or equivalent post graduation degree in finance. The course should be of 2 years full time duration. Courses completed through correspondence / part-time are not eligible. The institute should be recognized / approved by Government, Government bodies / AICTE.

The candidates interested in Grade III post should posses minimum five years post qualification experience as an executive in supervisory / management role in a schedule commercial bank / associate or subsidiary of a schedule commercial bank, or a public sector financial institution/ company or listed financial institution / company. Out of these five years, a minimum two years experience in corporate / SME credit is desirable. Candidates having experience in processing of credit proposals are preferred. Age limit for the post as on March 31, 2017, is between 25 years and 40 years.

Candidates interested in MMGS Grade II post should posses minimum two years post qualification experience as an executive in supervisory / management role in a schedule commercial bank / associate or subsidiary of a schedule commercial bank, or a public sector financial institution/ company or listed financial institution / company. Candidates having experience in processing of credit proposals will be preferred. Age limit for the post as on March 31, 2017, is between 25 years and 35 years.

Age relaxations for both the post is as per the government rule, ie three years for OBC, five years for SC/ST candidates.

Selection Process

Candidates will be shortlisted based on their performance in online written examination, group exercise and/ or Interview. The online objective test is scheduled for June 18, 2017 for a total of 200 and 150 marks, for grade III and II posts respectively. The interview will be conducted for 50 marks.

Candidates are required to qualify in each of the objective tests by securing minimum passing marks, which will be decided by the bank. Shortlisted individuals will then be called for group exercise (discussion) and personal interview.

Exam pattern for MMGS-III grade post

Topics	No of questions	Marks	Time
General / banking awareness	50	25	120 minutes
Reasoning, data interpretation and analysis	50	50
English	50	25
Financial data interpretation and analysis	50	100
Total	200	200

Exam pattern for MMGS-II grade post

Topics	No of questions	Marks	Time
General / banking awareness	50	25	120 minutes
Reasoning, data interpretation and analysis	50	50
English	50	25
Financial data interpretation and analysis	50	50
Total	200	150

The marks of objective test of the qualified candidates will be arranged in descending order of merit and candidates maximum three times of the number of vacancies in each category will be called for group exercise and/ or interview. The qualifying marks in group exercise and/ or Interview will be as decided by the bank.

For the final selection, candidates will have to qualify both in online test and GE and interview separately. Marks secured by the candidates in the online examination will be normalized to out of 75 and marks secured in group exercise and / or interview, out of 50 marks, will be normalized to out of 25. The final merit list will be arrived at after aggregating normalized marks of online examination and group exercise and interview.

The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Roll numbers of the candidates who qualify for group exercise and / or interview and those finally selected will be made available on the SBI bank’s website.

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IBPS Reserve List for CWE VI Clerk, PO, SO Notification Released

IBPS has released the Provisionally allotted & Reserve list for IBPS CWE VI. Also, you can check the IBPS List of provisional allotment candidates under IBPS CWE V for the posts of Clerk, Probationary Officer (PO) and Specialist Officer (SO). Those candidates whose name appears in reserve list will be informed for Pre-Recruitment formalities through registered phone number or email id. You can view the Provisionally Allotted list for IBPS PO & Clerk 2016 from the link below:

Click Here – IBPS CWE VI Provisionally Allotted list

Click Here– IBPS CWE VI Provisionally Allotted list

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Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Banking Awareness and Financial affairs updates for May 2nd, 2017 – for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

1. India to give Rs 35 cr to Bangladesh under ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme

Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 Freedom Fighters.

India will give Rs 35 crore to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme.
India initiated the Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme in 2006 for descendants of the 1971 Freedom Fighters. Until now, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk150 million have been disbursed.

2. Maharashtra CM inaugurated state’s 1st automatic weather station

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on 2 may inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday inaugurated the State’s first automatic weather station at Dongargaon in Vidarbha region.
“Around 2,065 such weather stations will come across Maharashtra on public private partnership (PPP) model this year, and 1,000 of these will be set up by June,” said Fadnavis, while addressing a farmers’ gathering after the inauguration.

3. China, Europe planning to build ‘moon village’

Launching pad for deep space missions

China and Europe are planning to build the first-ever “moon village” that could serve as a launching pad for deep space missions such as one to Mars, or even as a spot for space tourism and lunar mining.

4. Exhibition of Global Mobile Internet Conference held in Beijing

Conference held in Beijing.

The 2017 Global Mobile Internet Conference held in Beijing. It featured speakers from technology giants such as Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei and Tencent. The event is hosted annually in Beijing and Silicon Valley, California.

5. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas wins F1 Russian GP

This is his first Formula One victory

Finland’s Mercedes team driver Valtteri Bottas won his first Formula One victory after he finished first at the Russian Grand Prix, the fourth race of the 2017 F1 season.

6. Mumbai, Chennai among top 20 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific (APAC) region in a report.

Mumbai and Chennai have been named among the top 20 tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in a report.
Overall, Bangkok remains the most visited in the list of 171 destinations across 22 countries in the APAC region.
Chennai ranked 14 with 5.2 million international overnight arrivals, while Mumbai stood 15 with 4.9 million arrivals.

7. SBI reduces term deposit rates

50 basis points for various maturities.

Country’s largest lender State Bank of India has cut its term deposit rates by up to 50 basis points for various maturities. The rates have been revised for medium and long term deposits and for amount below Rs one crore.

8. Donald Trump says China stopped manipulating currency after he was elected

Donald Trump has claimed that China stopped manipulating its currency

US President Donald Trump has claimed that China stopped manipulating its currency as soon as he assumed office. “I did say I would call China, if they were, a currency manipulator, early in my tenure. And then I get there. Number one, as soon as I got elected, they stopped. They’re not –it’s not going down anymore, their currency,”

9. The Real Estate Act, 2017

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA)

The long-awaited Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) will be implemented from May 1.
The Act specifies that all existing projects must be registered with the state’s regulatory authority by July 2017, and that no new project can be launched without this registration.
This enables the buyers to enforce their rights and seek redressal of grievances after such registration.

10. Scientists create solar cells from jamun

Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Scientists at IIT Roorkee have used the juicy, delectable Indian summer fruit Jamun to create inexpensive and more efficient solar cells.
Jamun is found as an inexpensive photosensitiser for Dye Sensitised Solar Cells (DSSCs) or Gratzel cells.
Gratzel cells are thin film solar cells composed of a porous layer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) coated photoanode.

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Current affairs updates for May 2nd , 2017 – General Awareness GK for IBPS, SBI, SSC Exams

1. Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day to be observed on May 2

The National Mission for Clean Ganga

The National Mission for Clean Ganga will observe ‘Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day’ on May 2 at various places in the river’s basin states to spread awareness and ensure public participation in the programme.

2. Government launches new Test and Treat policy for HIV

HIV destroys the CD4 T cells in the body

The government on 28 Apr 17 launched a new policy for HIV under which anyone who is tested and found positive will get the necessary treatment.
HIV destroys the CD4 T cells in the body that strengthen immunity. People with HIV, who have a CD4 cell count below 200, are at significant risk of developing serious illnesses, and the government currently provides free treatment to people with a count of 400 and below.

3. Assam gets its first Shatabdi Express

It will run between Dibrugarh and Guwahati.

Assam got its first Shatabdi Express with Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain flagging off the train from Dibrugarh. The new Shatabdi Express train (No. 12085/12086) will run between Dibrugarh and Guwahati.
The Shatabdi Express trains are among the fastest and most prestigious trains of the Indian Railways along with Rajdhani and Duronto trains which connect metro cities with other important cities from the point of view of tourism, pilgrimage or business.

4. Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini becomes UNHCR ambassador

Mardini’s actions saved the lives of 20 refugees

Yusra Mardini, a Syrian woman who helped save a boat carrying fellow refugees, has been appointed by the UN agency for refugees as its new Goodwill Ambassador.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Mardini’s actions saved the lives of 20 refugees who were fleeing the Syrian capital, Damascus.

5. Hero MotoCorp conferred with ‘Indian MNC of the Year’ award by AIMA

India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer

Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Managing Director and CEO, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., was felicitated by the All India Management Association (AIMA) for the rapid global expansion of Brand Hero.
Hero MotoCorp, the India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, was adjudged the ‘Indian MNC of the year’ by AIMA at a glittering function in the national capital.
Brand Hero has expanded to 35 countries spread across Asia, Africa and Central and South America in a very short span of time since charting its solo journey in 2011.

6. Google Aims to empower developers from Tier II cities

“Solve for India”

Google has announced the new “Solve for India” initiative, especially for tier-2 cities such as Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik, Madurai, Kanpur, and Chennai. This program will aim to support entrepreneurs and developers of the country.
The program will provide a platform for developers, entrepreneurs in tier 2 cities to hear from experts and learn about the latest Google technologies and get access to direct mentoring and support from Google.

7. Gujarat celebrates 57th foundation day

“Gujarat Gaurav Divas”

Gujarat is celebrating its 57th foundation day May 01.
May 1 foundation day is being celebrated as “Gujarat Gaurav Divas” with series of programs during the day.
Gujarat was formed on May 1, 1960.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani- has laid foundation stone of 116 infrastructure projects worth of Rs.1600 cr- in Ahmedabad district during this celebrations.
Jivraj Narayan Mehta was the first CM.

8. SA retain top spot, India 3rd

India gained five points

India gained five points to move up to the third place with South Africa maintaining its pole position in the latest ICC ODI team rankings.
Australia remained in the second position.
England, which will host the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, has retained its fifth ranking but has moved up one point to 109.

9. Maharashtra Day being celebrated May 1

Maharashtra Aadhaar Act, 2016

Maharashtra Day is being celebrated today across the state with great joy and pride.
This year, Maharashtra Day will also be celebrated as Transforming Maharashtra Day.
Maharashtra is the first State in the country to have enacted the Maharashtra Aadhaar Act, 2016 making Aadhaar as the sole identifier of beneficiary for any subsidy or benefit or service.

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Uncovering the important events in Indian history in just 15 minutes | Indian Independence Timeline

People from all over the world were always crazy about India and its wealth, tradition and knowledge.

The Aryans came from Central Europe and settled down in India.

The Persians followed by the Iranians and Parsis immigrated to India.

Then came the Moghuls and they too settled down permanently in India.

But the French and British people came by 17^th Century colonized India by grabbing the full control of almost all territories across India. Britishers had ruled India for nearly 200 years.

In this video you will be seeing the timeline of Freedom Struggle after foundation of The Indian National Congress.

Timeline for Independence of India

The Indian National Congress:1885
Partition of Bengal:1905
Swadeshi Movement (1905)
Formation of Muslim League (1906)
Demand for Swaraj:1906
Indian Councils Act or Minto Morley Reforms (1909)
Ghadar Party (1913)
Home Rule Movement (1916)
Lucknow Pact (1916)
August Declaration (1917)
Rowlatt Act (March 18, 1919)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (April 13, 1919)
Dandi March (1930)
Ashram on March 12, 1930 for the small village Dandhi to break the salt law.
First Round Table conference (1930)
Gandhi Irwin Pact (1931)
Second Round Table Conference (1931)
The Communal Award (Aug 16,1932)
Third Round Table Conference (1932)
Demand For Pakistan (1940)
The Cripps Mission – 1942:
The Revolt of 1942 & The Quit India Movement:
The Indian National Army (1942) :
The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
Formation of Interim Government (Sept 2, 1946)
Jinnah’s Direct Action Resolution (Aug 16, 1946)
Formation of Constituent Assembly (Dec 9, 1946)
Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947)
Partition and Independence (Aug 1947)

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