Current Affairs for Bank Exams,SSC,RRB for the date 25.12.14 NATIONAL EVENTS • Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayees 90th birthday was celebrated today as Good Governance Day. • Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched an SMS-based warning system which will provide alerts on cyclones, tsunami and other weather-related natural calamities. • Central government employees have got four more months to file details of their assets and liabilities under the Lokpal rules. The Department of Personnel and Training, DoPT, extended the date from 31st of this month till 30th April for filing the property returns. • On the occasion of Good Governance Day, Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tlaunched three new schemes and services to MTNL customers. Under the new scheme, MTNL prepaid mobile subscribers can pair up with another MTNL Mobile or land line. The call rate to the paired number will be charged at 20 paise per minute. The Call rates for other local networks has been reduced by 40 paise and STD by 50 paise per minute. • Indian Coast Guard will assist their Bahraini counterparts upgrade its skills in containing oil spills and conducting search and rescue operations, as part of efforts to enhance maritime co-operation. • Mumbai Metro One has launched an online top-up facility for smart cards whereby commuters can recharge their cards through internet-enabled mobile phones and computers. • Finance Ministry issued an e-book containing important decisions and initiatives with a view to improving governance and bringing government closer to the public. • Energy giant Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today said it has signed an agreement with Japans Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd for shipping liquefied ethane from North America to India. • Kolkata-based United Bank of India (UBI) recently launched three new ‘alternate delivery products’ that will provide more convenience to the customers. This puts the bank in the select group of banks offering the facility of online transactions (RuPay e-commerce), with RuPay debit cards. • Another product ‘TD on Missed Call’ gives the ease of investment in pre-defined Fixed Deposit (Rs10,000) by just giving a missed call on a particular number. • The other facility to have been launched includes the online PPF account maintenance. • RuPay card-holders of any bank in India can transact at Corporation Bank’s point-of-sale (POS) terminals. • Veteran Actor Amitabh Bachchan honoured with ‘Yash Chopra Memorial National Award’ in Mumbai today evening. The award was given at the hands of Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao at a programme organized by TSR Foundation headed by Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Dr T Subbarami Reddy. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS • In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Christians from across the world gathered to mark Christmas Eve in the place they believe Jesus was born. • Romanias Parliament swore in a former Mayor, Western Klaus Iohannis as the countrys new president following an election termed a triumph for democracy 25 years. BANKING AWARENESS FOR YOU What is e-KYC? How does e-KYC work? e-KYC refers to electronic KYC. e-KYC is possible only for those who have Aadhaar numbers. While using e-KYC service, you have to authorise the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), by explicit consent, to release your identity/address through biometric authentication to the bank branches/business correspondent (BC). The UIDAI then transfers your data comprising name, age, gender, and photograph of the individual, electronically to the bank/BC. Information thus provided through e-KYC process is permitted to be treated as an ‘Officially Valid Document’ under PML Rules and is a valid process for KYC verification. ABOUT ROMANIA CAPITAL: Bucharest CURRENCY: Romanian leu PRESIDENT: Klaus Iohannis PRIME MINISTER: Victor Ponta CONTINENT: Europe PHRASAL VERBS Crashed out” means “lost” Example: Indias P. Kashyap has crashed out of the Hong Kong Open Super Series Badminton tournament in Kowloon. “under way” means “started” Example: World Tour Golf Championship gets underway at Jumeirah Golf states in Dubai.
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