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IMPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13

IMPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits

• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa

G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.

• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia

G-20 Summits

• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia

SAARC Summits SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal

ASEAN Summits ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation

• 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
• 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
• 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia

TYPES OF CHEQUES

TYPES OF CHEQUES 

1. Order Cheque: A cheque which is payable to a particular person or his order is called an order cheque.

2. Bearer Cheque: A cheque which is payable to a person whosoever bears, is called bearer cheque.

3. Blank Cheque: A cheque on which the drawer puts his signature and leaves all other columns blank is called a blank cheque.

4. Stale Cheque: The cheque which is more than six months old is a stale cheque.

5. Multilated Cheque: If a cheque is torn into two or more pieces, it is termed as mutilated cheque.

Gk question for SSC exams

1. Who wrote the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who give music to the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer :Pandit Ravi Shankar

3. Which is the worldsoldest news agency?
Answer :AFP (Agence France Press)

4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?
Answer:Chloro acetophenone

5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations?
Answer:Ham Radio

6. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
Answer:Jasmine

BOOKS & AUTHORS

BOOKS & AUTHORS

1. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'
# Khushwant Singh
2. Who is the Author of the book 'One Day Wonders'
# Sunil Gavaskar
3. The author of 'The Discovery of India' is
# Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan wrote
# Indian Philosophy
5. Who wrote the book 'War and Peace'
# Leo Tolstoy
6. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
# Unhappy India

Multiple Choice for RBI Paper

1.    When more than one banks are allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as—

(A) Participation

(B) Consortium

(C) Syndication

(D) Multiple banking

(E) None of these

2.    Open market operations, one of the measures taken by RBI in order to control credit expansion in the economy means —

(A) Sale or purchase of Govt. securities

(B) Issuance of different types of bonds

(C) Auction of gold

(D) To make available direct finance to borrowers

(E) None of these

Current Gk 5 Aug

1. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday nominated hockey wizard Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, India`s highest civilian honour, for his outstanding achievements in the field of sports.

2. India's Silicon Valley, Bangalore has been ranked among the world’s eight largest technology innovation clusters by MIT Technology Review. Innovation clusters are places with dense webs of interconnected technology companies, customers, and suppliers, says the magazine.

3. The Alipore Zoological Garden of Kolkata on 5 August 2013 launched Adoption of Zoo Animals Scheme with an aim to create awareness and love for the wildlife among general public. The scheme was inaugurated by the West Bengal State Forest Minister, Hiten Barman.

4. Russia plans to restart launches of its Proton-M rocket in September, a top space official said on Monday, ending a freeze that was introduced when one of the carrier rockets crashed in July.

July 2013 Main Points

 CURRENT AFFAIRS : July 2013

• 1976 बैच की भारतीय विदेश सेवा की वह अधिकारी भारत का विदेश सचिव नियुक्त किया गया-सुजाता सिंह
• भारतीय सेवा का वह प्रशासनिक अधिकारी जिसे दिल्ली का उपराज्यपाल नियुक्त कियागया-जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के कुलपति नजीब जंग
• भारत का वह पहला क्षेत्रीय नेवीगेशनल उपग्रह जिसे पृथ्वी की परिभ्रमण कक्षा में स्थापित किया गया-आईआरएनएसएस-1ए
• न्यूजीलैंड का वह तेज गेंदबाज जिसने क्रिकेट सभी प्रारूपों से संन्यास लेने की घोषणा की-क्रिस मार्टिन
• वह पहली भारतीय महिला जिसे इमिरेट्स वूमेन्स अवार्ड-2013 से सम्मानित किया गया-वंदना गांधी
• पद्मश्री से सम्मानित मधुबनी पेंटिंग की वह नायिका जिसका जुलाई 2013 में निधन हो गया-महासुन्दरी देवी
• वह तिथि जब राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा अध्यादेश-2013 पर राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी ने हस्ताक्षर किया-5 जुलाई 2013
• वह भारतीय खिलाड़ी जिसने 20वीं एशियाई एथलेटिक्स चैंपियनशिप में डिस्कस थ्रो का स्वर्ण पदक जीता-विकास गौड़ा
• वह खिलाड़ी जिसने विंबलडन ओपन टेनिस प्रतियोगिता-2013 के पुरूष एकल वर्ग का खिताब जीता-एंडी मरे
• मिस्र का वह प्रथम निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति जिसे देश की सेना द्वारा अपदस्थ कर दिया गया-मोहम्मद मुर्सी
• वह कहानीकार और कवि जिसे भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ के नवलेखन पुरस्कार हेतु चयनितकिया गया-योगिता यादव तथा अरूणाभ सौरभ
• वह भारतीय महिला खिलाड़ी जिसने आईएसएसएफ विश्वकप टूर्नामेंट-2013 के 50 मीटर राइफल थ्री पोजीशन स्पर्द्धा का रजत पदक जीता-लज्जा गोस्वामी

Computer Awareness Questions in Banking Exam

Questions on Computer Awareness have recently been introduced in most Bank Recruitment exams. To help you prepare better for the Bank exams we present to you the revision notes on Computer Awareness.

The earlier computers, which were massive in size, were based on vacuum tubes.

Early computing machines, like the ENIAC, were actually m...eant to assist the armed forces.

The printers in pre-1950s were punch cards.

An improvement on the ENIAC, which pioneered ‘stored program’, was made possible with the help of the mathe-matician John von Neumann.

Before the 1950s, computers were mostly owned by universities and research labs.

The B-programming language was developed by Ken Thompson.

Famous people, associated with the ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC computers are Eckert & Mauchly.

The 1st commercially produced and sold computer (1951) was UNIVAC.

आफरीदी ने किया एक और कीर्तिमान अपने नाम

 शाहिद आफरीदी दोबारा पाक टीम में शामिल होने के मिले मौके को गंवाना नहीं चाहते इसीलिए वह ताबड़तोड़ एक के बाद एक रिकॉर्ड अपने नाम करते जा रहे हैं।

हरफनमौला क्रिकेटर आफरीदी को एक धाकड़ बल्‍लेबाज के रूप में जाना जाता है। वह गेंदबाजी में भी कमाल करने में माहिर हैं। इस साल दो बार उन्हें पाक टीम में शामिल नहीं किया गया तो उनकी टीम को करारी हार का सामना करना पड़ा।

दक्षिण अफ्रीका दौरा और इंग्लैंड में हुए चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी में टीम की असफलता को देखते हुए पा‌‌क टीम के चयनकर्ताओं ने आफरीदी को मौका देना का फैसला लिया तो उन्होंने इसका जमकर फायदा उठाया।

28 July Current Affair

1. UN Declared 19 November as World Toilet Day

i. In a bid to make sanitation for all a global development priority, the United Nations General Assembly designated 19 November as World Toilet Day, urging changes in both behaviour and policy on issues ranging from enhancing water management to ending open-air defecation.

ii. Adopting a new resolution, the Assembly urged UN Member States and relevant stakeholders to encourage behavioural change and the implementation of policies to increase access to sanitation among the poor, along with a call to end the practice of open-air defecation, which it deemed “extremely harmful” to public health.

iii. Of the world’s 7 billion people, six billion have mobile phones. However, only 4.5 billion have access to toilets or latrines – meaning that 2.5 billion people, mostly in rural areas, do not have proper sanitation. In addition, 1.1 billion people still defecate in the open.

iv. World Toilet Day has previously been marked by international and civil society organizations all over the world. However, it was not formally recognized as an official UN day until today.

2.    Rampur first in N-India to get ATM facility in co-op banks

i. Rampur today become the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people maintaining accounts in co-operative banks. 

ii. UP Minister and local MLA Mohammad Azam Khan inaugurated five co-operative bank ATMs in the city today. 

iii. The minister said lakhs of account-holders in co-operative banks will now be able to withdraw money round-the-clock. 

iv. Mohammad Anjum Khan, Secretary-cum-CEO of the District Co-operative Bank, said Rampur has now become the first city of North India where co-operative bank account holders can also avail ATM facility.

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शाही तख्त के नए वारिस का आगमन, जश्न का माहौल

31 वर्षीय डचेज आफ कैम्ब्रिज ने बीती शाम स्थानीय समयानुसार चार बजकर 24 मिनट पर मध्य लंदन के पेडिंग्टन के सेंट मैरी हास्पिटल के निजी लिंडो विंग में जन्म दिया। ब्रिटेन के तख्त के मौजूदा तीसरी पीढ़ी के राजा के आगमन के मौके पर ट्राफ्लगर स्क्वेयर पर फव्वारे को नीली रोशनी से रोशन किया गया और मध्य लंदन में बच्चों के जन्म के तुरंत बाद बीटी टावर पर लिखा दिखा 'इट्स ए ब्वाय'।

भारतीय वायुसेना के आधुनिकीकरण का हिस्सा है C-17: ब्राउन

अमेरिका की यात्रा पर आए वायुसेना प्रमुख एनएके ब्राउन ने कहा है कि बोइंग सी 17 ग्लोब मास्टर सैन्य परिवहन विमान भारतीय वायुसेना के आधुनिकीकरण अभियान का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।ब्राउन ने कल कैलिफोर्निया के लांग बीच में बोइंग कंपनी से दूसरा सी 17 विमान हासिल करने के बाद कहा कि हमारे पहले सी 17 ग्लोब मास्टर तृतीय ने न सिर्फ हमारी सामरिक परिवहन क्षमता को जबर्दस्त रूप से मजूबत किया है, बल्कि यह भारतीय वायुसेना के आधुनिकीकरण अभियान का एक बड़ा हिस्सा है।

अमेरिका की बोइंग कंपनी से खरीदे जा रहे दस सी 17 विमानों में से पहले विमान को एक महीने पहले भारतीय वायु सेना में शामिल किया गया था। बोइंग इस साल तीन और सी 17 विमान प्रदान करेगी तथा शेष पांच विमान 2014 में उपलब्ध कराए जाएंगे। बोइंग से सभी दस सी 17 विमान अनुमानित तौर पर 4.1 अरब अमेरिकी डॉलर में खरीदे जा रहे हैं।

सी 17 विमान प्रतिकूल मौसम में भी परिचालित हो सकते हैं। ये काफी दूर तक बड़ी मात्रा में भार लादकर ले जा सकते हैं और छोटे तथा सामान्य रनवे पर भी उतर सकते हैं। ये पुराने हो चुके रूस निर्मित मालवाहक विमानों के बेड़े की जगह लेंगे।

Who is who

1. Who is the Indian Ambassador to USA?
Ans) Ms Nirupama Rao

2. Who will be the next Foreign Secretary of India?
Ans) Ms Sujatha Singh

3. Who is the new Home Secretary?
Ans) Mr Anil Goswami

4. Who is the new CM of Karnataka?
Ans) Mr Siddaramiah

5. Who is Chairperson of National Women
Commission?
Ans) Ms Mamta Sharma

6. Who is the new chairman of DRDO ?
Ans) Mr Avinash Chander

Main Points of Food Security Bill 2013

Main Points of Food Security Bill 2013

1.    The food security bill approved is directed towards giving the right to food to around 67 per cent of India's 120-crore population (including 75% rural and 50% urban).

2.    While families in the poorest of the poor will continue to get 35 kg of grains per month.

3.    Rice will be made available at 3 Rupees per Kg.

4.    Wheat will cost 2 rupees a kg and cereal will be sold for 1 Rupees per kg.

5.    The Food Security programme will be the biggest in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs. 1,25,000 crore annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 per cent of the population.

6.    About 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme under PDS (Public Distribution System) would continue to get 35 kg of food grains per family per month but with legal entitlement.

23 July GK

1. The  government has  allowed Securities  and Exchange  Board  of India  (SEBI), to  pass orders  like
  search and  seizure, attachment  of properties,  arrest and  detention of  defaulters. The  agency now  can
  pass order to recover the wrongful gains made in contravention of laws. The government has also allowed  Sebi   to seek information from other regulators within India and abroad with retrospective effect. It will pave way for   collection of details pertaining to cases pending for over 15 years now.

  2.  Satish  Babu,  Director,  International  Centre  for  Free  and  Open  Source  Software  (ICFOSS),  has   been  elected to  the 2014  Nominating Committee  of the  Internet Corporation  for Assigned  Numbers
  and Names (ICANN). The NomCom of ICANN identifies  individuals for specific leadership positions within   the organisation.

  3. Indian athlete Devendra Jhajharia has created history today by becoming the first differently-abled
  Indian to win a gold medal at the IPC Athletics World Championships in France. He won the gold medal
  in javelin  throw at the  sixth edition of  the event. Jhajharia hurled  the javelin to  57.04 metres in  F-46 category,   meant for one-armed athletes.

  4. India has won a Gold medal in the Women’s Recurve Team event at the Archery World Cup Stage-
  3  in  Medellin,  Colombia.  India’s  Deepika  Kumari,  Laishram  Bombayla  Devi  and  Rimil  Biruly  defeated  the   top seeded Chinese Cheng Ming, Xu Jing and Cui Yuanyuan by 201-186 to win Gold after a gap of 2 years.

IMP. Points on Basel III Norms

IMP. Points on Basel III Norms

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision:

i. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is an institution of Governors of the Central Banks of “G-10” nations and was formed in 1974.

ii. The Committee is a forum for discussion on the handling of specific supervisory problems.

iii. It coordinates the sharing of supervisory responsibilities among national authorities in respect of banks' foreign establishments with the aim of ensuring effective supervision of banks' activities worldwide.

iv. The committee operates from Basel in Switzerland. 

Basel III Guidelines:are based upon 3 very important aspects which are called 3 pillars of the BASEL II.

These III pillars are:

1. Minimum Capital Requirement

2. Supervisory Review Process

3. Market Discipline

Important Points:

18 July GK

RBI hikes short term interest rates to support rupee

i.The Reserve Bank of India hiked short term rates in the first strong measure to support the Indian rupee.

ii. These measures, aimed to curb the rupee's decline by tightening liquidity, came after Governor D Subbarao met Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday.

Here's what the central bank has done

i. The RBI has increased banks' cost of borrowing short term money through the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and Bank Rate each by 200 basis points (2 per cent) to 10.25 per cent.

ii. The measure will make it unattractive for banks to borrow rupee (at cheap rates) and buy dollars (in the forward markets). This will reduce the pressure on the rupee.

iii. The RBI has capped the amount banks can borrow from overnight markets to Rs. 75,000 crore. This is aimed to suck liquidity from the system. This will prevent banks from taking speculative position in forward markets (will support the rupee).

iv. The RBI will conduct Open Market Sales of bonds of Rs. 12,000 crore on Thursday to further suck out liquidity from the system. Bond prices will fall and yields will rise. Higher yields will attract foreign investors in the debt market. 

v. The RBI does not set a target for the rupee, which hit a record low of 61.21 to the dollar last week, but it does take measures to manage volatility.

vi. However, the latest measures will weigh on long term interest rates.

vii. That's because banks may hike deposit rates to attract cheap funds, but the step will lead to higher interest rates driving up home and auto loan rates.

viii. Economist say liberalizing FDI rules will help attract foreign investment into the country, which is badly needed at a time when the rupee is the worst performing currency in Asia.

ix. A weak rupee also poses political challenges for the government, seeking to win a third straight mandate early next year.

RBI CURRENT RATES:

1. Repo  Rate: 7.25%

2. Reverse repo Rate: 6.25%

3. CRR – 4%

4. SLR – 23%

5. Bank Rate – 10.25%

6. MSF (Marginal Standing Rate)– 10.25%

NEW APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA

NEW APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA
1. Sujata Singh – New Foreign Sec. She succeeded Ranjan Mathai
2. Justice P Sathasivam - New CJI (Chief Justice of India). He Succeeded Altamas Kabir’s
3. Avinash Chander - New Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO Chief) replaced V. K. Saraswat
4. Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman
5. Sunil Soni – New Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards
6. Shashi Kant Sharma - New Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, replaced Vinod Rai.
7. Kushal Singh - New Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
8. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul takes oath as new CJ of Punjab&Haryana high court
9. Sudha Sharma: New CBDT chief (Central Board of Direct Taxes). She succeeded Poonam Kishore Saxena
10. K R Kamath Re-Elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks'Association (IBA)
11. SK Roy New Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation
12. Asian Athletics Association') President's - Dahlan Jumaan Al- Hamad
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MPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13

MPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits
• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa

G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.
• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia

G-20 Summits
• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia

SAARC Summits SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal

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यूपी में अगले महीने होगी 29 हजार शिक्षकों की भर्ती

उत्तर प्रदेश में बेसिक शिक्षा परिषद के उच्च प्राइमरी स्कूलों में विज्ञान व गणित के 29,333 पदों पर सहायक अध्यापक रखने की मंजूरी बेसिक शिक्षा मंत्री रामगोविंद चौधरी ने दे दी है।

इस संबंध में बृहस्पतिवार को शासनादेश जारी करने की तैयारी है। भर्ती प्रक्रिया 1 अगस्त से शुरू कर 31 अगस्त तक पूरी की जाएगी। यूपी में पहली बार उच्च प्राइमरी स्कूलों में शिक्षकों की सीधी भर्ती होगी।

Maveric Systems bags 'Best Banking Technology Partner Award'

IT service provider Maveric Systems has bagged the "Best Banking Technology Partner Award" at the 14th Annual Banker Middle East Industry Awards ceremony held in Dubai recently.

"We are delighted to win this award. The Middle East market will be very critical to our transformation and growth as a provider of IT Life-cycle Assurance. In FY14, we expect 50% of our revenue to come from the Middle East market", Ranga Reddy, CEO, Maveric Systems said.

The award was instituted by CPI Financial, a financial media company based in Middle East, a company release said.

3 July Gk

1. With an aim to protect information and build capabilities to prevent cyber attacks, the govt released the National Cyber Security Policy 2013 to safeguard both physical and business assets of the country.

2. The Reserve Bank has directed lenders not to discriminate against their customers and follow a uniform, fair and transparent pricing policy. RBI said in a directive yesterday that banks should not discriminate between their customers at the home branch and non-home branches under the Core Banking Solutions (CBS) platform.

3. Sujata Singh, currently envoy to Germany, will be India’s next Foreign Secretary following an approval of her appointment by PM Manmohan Singh, ending months of speculation on who will head the foreign services.

4. Former Delhi Police commissioner K K Paul was appointed Meghalaya governor replacing Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary. Paul takes over as Meghalaya Governor from R S Moosahary. A 1970 batch IPS officer, Paul was also Member of Union Public Service Commission from 26th July 2007.

5. Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najeeb Jung was on Monday appointed Delhi lieutenant-governor replacing Tejendra Khanna.

Daily GK for 8 June

1. Czech Republic pair Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won the French Open mixed doubles title by defeating Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 on Thursday.

2. Country’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) will be set up at Nyoma, Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir at a height of about 14 thousand feet. The Nyoma KVK is likely to bring about substantial change in the lives of people of nearby areas who are mostly nomads and rear pashmina goats.

DAILY GK UPDATE 30TH May

1.    India & Thailand sign extradition treaty 

i. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday arrived on a two-day visit to Thailand and signed seven MOU's in different areas as PM attaches great importance to its relation-ship with Thailand.

ii. During the visit, a slew of MoUs covering space, extradition, IT, education, and financial intelligence units to check money laundering are signed

iii. An MoU between Financial Intelligence Unit, India and Anti Money Laundering Organization, Thailand on cooperation in the exchange of intelligence related to money Laundering and terrorism financing was also signed.

iv. The MoU will facilitate cooperation in the investigation of persons suspected of money laundering and criminal activity related to money laundering and terrorism financing.

v. The MoU seeks to assemble, develop, analyse and exchange information on such issues.

vi. In total, seven pacts were signed between the two countries. They inlcuded one on the establishment of the India-Thailand exchange programme, Procès Verbal on exchange
of instrument of ratification of the treaty on transfer of sentenced persons, MoU in cooperation in the field of mapping and geospatial technology applications and one on cooperation in the field of mapping and geospatial technology applications.

Daily Gk 29 may

1. Reserve Bank of India on 27 May 2013 imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs for providing loans against gold coins as well as units of gold ETFs and mutual funds to curb demands for gold.

2. A short film based on the project- affected people of Tarapur Atomic Power Station has won the ‘Yellow Oscar’ award at the Uranium Film Festival at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil.

3. The West Bengal government announced here on Monday the appointment of the first woman graduate from the endangered Toto community in north Bengal as a social worker in the Backward Classes Welfare Department.

4. Rich tributes were paid to revolutionary leader Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on Tuesday at his birth place Bhagur in the district on his 130th birth anniversary.

आधार के लिए 3 ऑनलाइन सर्विसेज

 यूनिक आइडेंटिफिकेशन अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया (यूआईडीएआई) ने शुक्रवार को आधार से जुड़ी 3 सर्विसेज पेश कीं। इससे लोगों को एक डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म के जरिए कभी भी, कहीं भी अपनी पहचान (आईडेंटिटी) प्रमाणित कराने में मदद मिलेगी।

ये तीन सर्विसेज हैं- ई-केवाईसी, ओटीपी (वन टाइम पिन) और वेरीफिकेशन। इसके अलावा, यूआईडीएआई ने करीब 300 स्थाई आधार एनरोलमेंट सेंटर्स खोलने का भी ऐलान किया। इस साल सितंबर तक इन सेंटर्स की तादाद को बढ़ाकर 1,000 तक करने की योजना है।

New Appointments

1.    Siddaramaiah sworn-in as the C.M. of Karnataka

Siddaramaiah, the leader of the Indian National Congress on 11 May 2013 was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of Karnataka. 

2.    Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of W.T.O

Roberto Azevedo from Brazil on 8 May 2013 was named as the head of the World Trade Organisation. He will take charge of his office from Pascal Lamy of France in the Geneva-based Body in September 2013. 

3.    Giorgio Napolitano re-elected as Italy's president

Giorgio Napolitano, an 87-year-old political veteran who had been planning to embark on a well-earned retirement within weeks, has become the first Italian president to be re-elected to serve a second term.

4.    Staffan de Mistura appointed as Italian Special Envoy to India

Staffan de Mistura the Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy appointed as the Special Envoy to India on Marines Issue.

15 May GK

1.    France has slipped into Recession !

i. Preliminary data released from the INSEE (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) statistics agency on 14 May 2013 revealed the fact that the French economy has entered a shallow recession after shrinking by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year.

ii. The economy entered into recession because of weak exports, investment and household spending. 

iii. France is already suffering number of jobless people; the number of unemployed people in France went up to all time high in March 2013.

iv. The country's economy shrank by the same amount in the last quarter of 2012. France has record unemployment and low business and consumer confidence.

v. As per the INSEE statistics, investment in France contracted by 0.9 percent in the first quarter of the year.

vi. Similarly business investment went down by 0.8 percent and exports went down bu 0.5 percent in the second quarter.

vii. The household consumption also recorded a fall of 0.1 percent; this is the first downfall in household consumption since second quarter of 2012.