GK OF THE DAY (16 & 17 JAN)
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 comes into force The Juvenile Justice Act, which allows children aged 16 to 18 years and in conflict with law to be tried as adults in cases of heinous offences, comes into force. The Ministry of Woman and Child Development has passed orders stating that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 will be enforceable from January 15, 2016. Iran nuclear deal: Int sanctions lifted […]
61st Britannia Filmfare Awards
61st Britannia Filmfare Awards: The winners’ list The grand Annual 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards event was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Bajirao Mastani with 8 awards was the film wining highest number of awards. Awards in various categories are: […]
GK OF THE DAY (11 & 12 JAN)
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi wins 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for the fifth time. The Barcelona and Argentina forward took 41.33 percent of the votes followed by the Portuguese and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (27.76 percent), with Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar third (7.86 per cent). […]
GK OF THE DAY ( 09 to 10 Jan 2015)
Raghuram Rajan Conferred Central Banker of the Year Award RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been felicitated with the Central Banker of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016 by the Financial Times Group’s monthly publication ‘The Banker’. This award celebrates the officials and bankers who have best managed to stimulate growth and stabilise their country’s economy. India to grow at 7.8% this year: World Bank […]
GK OF THE DAY
Filippo Grandi takes charge as UN High Commissioner for Refugees Senior United Nations (UN) official Filippo Grandi from Italy has taken the charge as new UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He succeeds Antonio Guterres of Portugal who has retired after heading the Refugee Agency for one decade. He will have tenure of five years. Note: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) won the 2015 Indira Gandhi Peace prize. Kate Atkinson wins Costa novel award for A God in Ruins […]
GK OF THE DAY (01 JAN 2016)
BCCI announces annual awards for 2014-15 The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). These award in various categories recognise and honour the best Indian international and domestic cricketers of the past year. The awards were first given in 2006–07. Player Award Instituted in name of Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani Lifetime Achievement Award Col. CK Nayudu Virat Kohli Best India International cricketer Polly Umrigar Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh) Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy Lala Amarnath Deepak Hooda (Baroda) Best all-rounder in dmestic limited overs Lala Amarnath Robin Uthappa (Karnataka) Best batsman in Ranji Trophy Madhavrao Scindia R Vinaykumar (Karnataka) and Shardul Thakur (Mumbai) Highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy Madhavrao Scindia Mithali Raj (Indian Railways) and Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra) Best woman cricketer MA Chidambaram Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh) Best U-23 cricketer MA Chidambaram Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab) Best U-19 [...]
Current Affair One –Liner (December)
Business & International: The United States (US) has lifted a 40 year ban on oil exports marking a historic shift for the booming US oil industry. Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India during the first half of the current fiscal year 2015-16. Afghanistan has become 164th member nation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has emerged as the country’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue as per an annual list of 2015 Fortune 500 companies in India. IT major Tech Mahindra has launched first of its kind ‘Tap N Pay’ contactless digital payment wallet MoboMoney for the Indian masses. Seychelles government allowed India to build its first Naval Base on the Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean region (IOR) as a joint project between both countries. Ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) of Spain led Prime [...]
Government schemes
01. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) It is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent outlet. PMJDY accounts are being opened with Zero balance. However, if the account-holder wishes to get cheque book, he/she will have to fulfill minimum balance criteria. Launched: 28 August 2014 02. Sukanya Samriddhi Account […]
Sports Current Affair
Important Sports Current affair for SNAP, XAT, TISS and CMAT Cricket Australia wins the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets in MCG. Karnataka team wins the Ranji Trophy final by registering an innings and 217 runwin against Tamil Nadu in the final at Wankhede Stadium. Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR. The Pune franchise was bought by Kolkata-based company New Rising owned by business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka while Intex Mobiles won the bid for the Rajkot franchise. Australia and New Zealand have created history by playing the first day-night Test match at the Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium with a pink Kookaburra ball. South African batsman AB de Villiers scores a 31ball hundred to break the world record for the fastest century in OneDay Internationals in a match against West Indies at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg. He also broke the fastest half century with 16 balls. India’s legendary batsman and Bharat Ratna [...]
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