Daily Current Affairs Updates – 1st 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
· Features of EPS
a. Employers contribute 8.33% of the monthly wages of the employees
b. Union Government contributes 1.16% of the monthly wages of the members of the scheme
c. Government had assured a guaranteed minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month through this scheme
· Previously government had contributed Rs. 250 crores as a grant-in-aid for minimum pension in addition to the Rs. 2000 crore contribution for the year 2015-16
2). Haryana Government launched Sakhi, a center to help the women in distress
· Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain launched state’s 1st One Stop Centre Sakhi in Karnal
· The Center would provide help to sexually, mentally and emotionally harassed women
· Previously the Haryana government had opened women police stations in 21 districts to provide security to women
· Sakhi – 2nd Women protection center in the country, 1st being in Chhattisgarh
· Haryana is the 2nd state in the country to have women police stations
3). Punjab New and Renewable Energy Department (PNRED) won award for highest capacity in rooftop solar power output
· PNRED bagged the 1st position in the category of highest capacity addition in Grid-connected solar rooftop power in India for the year 2015-16
· PNRED also won 4 more awards in the following categories namely
a. Highest capacity addition of off-grid waste to energy plants
b. Deployment of highest cumulative numbers of Solar Water Pumps
c. Achieving highest cumulative grid connected solar rooftop power capacity
d. Achieving highest capacity addition in grid connected solar power
· These awards were presented by the Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal in Bangalore
· Chandigarh won the 2nd position in the highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power
4). Islamic State destroyed the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
· Islamic State(IS) militant group destroyed a part of Temple of Bel of Palmyra in Syria
· In August 2015, they had destroyed the ancient Temple of Baalshamin in the same region
· Temple of Bel – one of the best preserved temple of Palmyra dedicated to the Palmyrene gods
· Palmyra – UNESCO World Heritage site and a major tourist attraction of Syria
a. One of the most important cultural centers
b. It consists of more than 1000 columns and 500 tombs
c. It is blend of Greco-Roman architectures dating back to 1st and 2nd centuries
5). United States President Barack Obama renamed the mountain McKinley as Denali
· The highest mountain of North America, McKinley was renamed as Denali to recognize the sacred status of Denali to generations of Alaska Natives
· The mountain located in the 6 million-acre Denali national park, has been known as Denali in Alaska since 1975
· This name change was done to fulfill the US President’s 2008 campaign promise to improve relations between the federal government and the nation’s Native American tribes
· In January 2015, Republican Senate Lisa Murkowski of Alaska introduced legislation that sought to officially call the mountain what Alaskans and indigenous people called it Denali or The High One
6). Manipur Legislative Assembly passed 3 bills to protect indigenous people of the state
· The three bills that were passed in interest of the people of Manipur are as follows
a. Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015
b. Manipur Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment) Bill 2015
c. Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment) Bill 2015
· The Assembly also passed a resolution welcoming the Peace Accord signed by the Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN)-IM
7). Yes Bank redesigned its organizational structure
· Yes Bank the 5th largest private sector of India redesigned its organizational structure to accelerate its Retail and SME sectors
· This organizational redesign was done in the following categories
a. Expanding sales distribution network
b. Enhanced product offerings – credit cards, debit cards, home loans, etc.
c. Customer service and operations
· Pralay Mondal will now head the Commercial Business Banking & Rural Banking in addition to his existing role as the head of Branch Banking, Business Banking and Retail Banking
· The bank has planned expansion of its network to 1,500 branches by 2018 and 2,500branches by 2020
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