Current Affairs for Bank Exams,SSC,RRB for the date 09.01.15 NATIONAL EVENTS Government has said that all existing Persons of Indian Origin, PIO Card holders will deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India, OCI Card holders from 9.1.15. After receiving approval from the President of India under section 92(5) of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor N.N. Vohra today issued a Proclamation to impose Governor’s Rule in the state. The government has approved twelve proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to over 1827 crore rupees. Of them, the highest 1150 crore rupees FDI proposal of Ratnakar Bank Limited seeking an Initial Public Offer of its equity shares,was cleared by the government. Besides, a FDI proposal amounting to 422 crore rupees was also approved which is related to a pharma company, Tevapharm India Private Limited seeking permission for issuance of equity shares. The Reserve Bank of India revised guidelines on the leverage ratio framework for banks will come into effect from April 1, 2015. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is likely to increase the Indian Market Terrorism Risk Insurance Pool due to changing circumstances. Farm equipment and engineering firm Escorts Ltd launched Anti-Lift Tractor, targeting commercial haulage operators, priced up to Rs 5.6 lakh. Senior Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Bala Sawant passed away. IAS officer Gyanendra Dev Tripathi was today appointed as Private Secretary to Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh. Rear Admiral S R Sarma took over as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, from Rear Admiral A K Saxena. Aziz Qureshi was sworn in as the Governor of Mizoram. Maithripala Sirisena was sworn in as the 6th President of Sri Lanka at the iconic Independence Square in Colombo. Mali named a new Prime Minister with Modibo Keita taking over after Moussa Mara resigned under pressure from the President of the strife-torn west African nation. Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has informed that a new region specific irrigation programme will be launched this month. To be called as Pradhan Manthri Sinchai Yojana, it will evolve irrigation projects to suit local needs. India will provide 60 million dollars Line of Credit -LoC to Guyana for its road infrastructure projects. Ritesh Batras The Lunchbox bagged nomination in the non-english best film category at British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, who has been Asias richest person for nearly two decades, announced a reorganisation of his sprawling ports-to-mobile phone conglomerate into two new listed companies. German luxury carmaker Mercedes- Benz plans to introduce 15 new products in India this year, and pump in Rs 150 crore for adding a new assembly line for its upcoming CLA compact sedan at the Chakan facility. 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ended Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari conferred the Pravasi Bharat Samman Award to 15 persons. Mrs. Mala Mehta was awarded for her contribution to popularizing Hindi language in Australia. She established an Indo-Australian Bal Bharatiya Vidyalaya in Thornleigh suburb in Sydney and since then she has been pursuing the growth of Hindi in Australia. Guyana President Donald Rabindernauth Ramaotar has been awarded for his work for the Indian Diaspora in Guyana. Rajaram Sanjaya, an India-born Mexico scientist, is winner of the 2014 World Food Prize for developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries. Mr. Kanwaljit Singh Bakhshi is an Member of Parliament from New Zealand and is also known for work he had done for the Indian diaspora. Others who conferred the awards are Rajmal Parakh, Duraikannu Karunakaran, Essop Goolam Pahad, Bharatkumar Jayantilal Shah, Ashraf Palarkunnummal, Mahendra Nanji Mehta, Professor Nathu Ram Puri, Dr. Lulla Kamlesh and Dr Nandini Tandon. Microsoft CEO Satyanarayan Nadela was not present to receive the award. SPORTS Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond was appointed as the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians for the 2015 Indian Premier League season. England captain Wayne Rooney has been voted his national teams player of the year for 2014. BANKING AWARENESS FOR YOU What is Leverage Ratio? The leverage ratio under the Basel III regulatory framework for banks is defined as their capital measure divided by their exposure measure, with this ratio expressed as a percentage. Capital measure for the leverage ratio is the Tier-1 capital and exposure measure is the sum of on-balance sheet exposures; derivative exposures; securities financing transaction exposures; and off- balance sheet items. ABOUT ENGLAND CAPITAL: London CURRENCY: Pound sterling CONTINENT: Europe PHRASAL VERBS hammer out Meaning: to reach an agreement or solution after a lot of negotiation or discussion For example: It took their lawyers nearly a year to hammer out a divorce settlement. How long does it usually take to hammer one of these contracts out?
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:59:44 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015