Daily Current Affairs Updates– 3rd September 2015

Daily Current Affairs Updates– 3^rd September 2015:

Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

1). Union Government approved the reimbursement of Rs. 113 crores to incur losses on pulseimport

·         The 4 governmental agencies which suffered losses by importing pulses are as follows

a.    National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)

b.    Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC)

c.    State Trading Corporation of India (STC)

d.    PEC

·         This decision of the government was taken as recommended by Union Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs

·         This reimbursement amount will help the government agencies to become

Daily Current Affairs Updates – 2nd September 2015

Daily Current Affairs Updates – 2^nd September 2015:

Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

1). Maharashtra government approved ordinance to amend Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981

·         This decision was taken in a meeting headed by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

·         Illegal sand mining has been made non-bail able offence and the culprits arrested in such cases will not get bail for one year after their arrest

·         Sand smuggling and smugglers added in section II of the Act

·         Tampering of the Public Distribution System (PDS) mechanism and food grain mafia will be brought under this Act

Daily Current Affairs Updates – 1st September 2015

Daily Current Affairs Updates – 1^st September 2015:

Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

NATIONAL:

1). Union Government contributed Rs. 2000 crores to Employees Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995for the year 2015-16

June 9th 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

KV Chowdary appointed as new Central Vigilance Commissioner

• President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed KV Chowdary new Central Vigilance Commissioner.
• He was appointed by President on the recommendation of Select committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as well as Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge.
•  He is 1978-batch IRS officer of the Income Tax cadre. He also had served as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), an apex authority of the Indian Income Tax department.
• Prior to this appointment Mr. Chowdary was working as the adviser to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team which is probing black money cases.

June 8th 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

Legendary Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya passes away

• Legendary Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana after a brief illness. He was 87.

June 7th 2015 -Daily current affairs

Barcelona FC wins 2015 UEFA Champions League troph

• Barcelona FC has won 2015 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League trophy for the fifth time.
• In the summit clash played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany they defeated Juventus FC by 3-1 goals.
• Ivan Rakitic had first scored goal for Barcelona in the fourth minute and later Luis Suárez restores at 68 minute and Neymar scored the goal in extra time. Earlier, Barcelona FC had won UEFA Champions League trophy in 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2011,

June 6th 2015- Daily Current Affairs

Kotak Mahindra, ING Bank ink MoU for cross-border business

• Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Bank have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for exploring opportunities arising from cross-border business, investment and trade flows across various regions, including Europe.
• It was signed between the two parties and covers an array of co-operation in various areas such as trade remittances, finance.

June 5th 2015 - Current Affairs

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates first Oil Spill Response Centre for Mumbai & JNPT Harbour

• India’s first of its kind Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre (OSRC) for Mumbai Port Trust (MBT), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and ONGC’s facilities at Nhava and Uran was inaugurated on 5 June 2015.
• It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari to tackle pollution and oil spills in and around Mumbai.

June 4th -Current Affairs

India joins the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Information

• India has joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI).
•  The new global standards has wide in scope and oblige the treaty partners to exchange wide range of financial information from institutions from their country.

June 3rd 2015 - Current Affairs

MERS claims two lives in South Korea

• Two people have died of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea making it country’s first fatalities from the disease.
• The first victim was a 58-year-old woman who had contact with the original case, a South Korean who visited the Middle East and second one is of a 71-year-old man.
• So far, 25 confirmed cases of MERS virus have detected in South Korea and around 680 people who might have come into contact with the infected patients, have been placed in isolation.

List of Important Awards and Honors- May 2015

The List of Awards and Honors that received in the month of May 2015 was given here. Candidates those who are preparing for all competitive exams can use these GK materials.

Recent Launches In India-Current Affairs

• Gujarat government launches industrial tourism to showcase development 
• Rs 20,000 cr MUDRA Bank launched by PM Narendra Modi
• Bharti AXA General Insurance launched Smart Traveller
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Give it Up campaign. The campaign was launched at the annual energy-focussed summit Urja Sangam 2015

June 2nd 2015 - Current Affairs

International Affairs

o    Sweden, a key member of the MTCR, has expressed support for India’s claim to permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and membership of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

o    This support was conveyed to President Pranab Mukherjee, who is in Stockholm on a state visit, the first-ever by any Indian head of state, bySwedish Prime Minister Stefen Lofven who called on him along with his cabinet colleagues.

June 1st 2015 - current affairs

International Affairs

o    Today is World Milk Day

o    This day was initiated on 1st June 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to celebrate all aspects of milk as a global food.

o    Important Note : National Milk Day is different. We observe National Milk Day on 26th November to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr.Verghese Kurien.

o    India and Sweden today signed six agreements to enhance bilateral co-operation between the two countries . 

o    These include MoUs on Sustainable Urban Development , Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises , health and visa waiver programme for diplomatic passport holders . 

May 31st 2015 - current affairs

Pinaka Mark-II rockets successfully tested at Pokhran

Advanced version of indigenous Pinaka mark-II rockets were successfully tested on 30 May 2015 in Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan.

They were test-fired using a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL). In the test six rounds were successfully tested which had hit the target situated 53 kms from the firing point.

The MBRL version of Pinaka has high operational mobility, flexibility and accuracy which is capable of acting as a force multiplier and has been developed to supplement artillery guns.

List of Latest Appointments- May 2015

List of Latest Appointments- May 2015

The List of Latest Appointments of both National and International in the month of May 2015 was given here.

A case was lodged in Barabanki court in Uttar Pradesh against Nestle India

A case was lodged in Barabanki court in Uttar Pradesh against Nestle India over inadequate safety standards of its product Maggi.

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (UP FDA) had asked Nestle India to withdraw a batch of Maggi noodles from the market after they had found that it contained high level of lead and Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a taste enhancer.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the New Bank Note Paper Line unit

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the New Bank Note Paper Line unit of 6000 metric ton capacity at Security Paper Mill in Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh.

He also flagged off the first consignment of one thousand rupee bank notes made indigenously from this paper mill to the Currency Note Press Nasik.

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Indian-origin teacher Gurnimrat Nimmy Sidhu receives Oxford University teacher award

Gurnimrat ‘Nimmy’ Sidhu, an Indian-origin teacher has been honoured with ‘University of Oxford Inspirational Teacher Award’.

She received her trophy in Oxford along with 11 other teachers for helping their students get into the world-famous varsity.

Veena Jain appointed as Director General (news) of Doordarshan

Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has appointed Veena Jain as director general (news) in Doordarshan (DD).

She succeeds senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Along with this appointment Jain will also hold the charge as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and will oversee the ministry’s new media wing and social media cell and report to the ministry for all purposes.

Maharashtra government launches Swachhata Saptapadi scheme

Maharashtra Government has launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme on the lines of Union Government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with actor Aamir Khan who is brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Mumbai.

Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA President for a fifth term

 Sepp Blatter has been re-elected as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President for a fifth term.

He was declared victorious after rival candidate Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan conceded defeat before final voting went into a second round.In the first round, out of the 206 valid votes of member nations, Blatter got 133 while Ali obtained 73 votes.
In the first round as neither candidate was able to obtain the two-thirds majority for an outright win second round was called.