Current GK UPDATES 21 NOV - 23 NOV......... Read it for IBPS CLERK -III 23-11-2013 The RBI has directed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to give loans to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) at a rate of 7% per annum so as to provide them the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana-Aajeevika (SGSY) scheme. Internet search engine giant Google launched Wallet Card in the US. It is a prepaid debit card that will facilitate consumers to buy goods at stores and to withdraw cash from ATM machines. Legendary actress Waheeda Rehman will be conferred with the first Centanary Award for the Indian Film Personality at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa. India and Vietnam signed eight agreements, including one for oil and gas exploration in the seas off Vietnam that includes the South China Sea as visiting Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks in New Delhi. The eight agreements as well as a $100-million line of credit to Vietnam for defence purchases consolidate India’s “Look East Policy”. Magnus Carlsen – New King of Chess The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to make its deep penetration Sukhoi-30fighter jets a platform to mount the air version of supersonic BrahMos missiles, whose first test-launch will be conducted by the end of 2014. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has been appointed as the new Chairman of the 20thLaw Commission of India . He has taken charge of the position vacated by the resignation of Justice D K Jain, who was appointed as the head of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. The 20th Law Commission was constituted with effect from September 1, 2012 with a 3-year term, ending on August 31, 2015. Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee Prof CNR Raohas become the first Indian scientist to be elected as honorary foreign member of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). 22-11-2013 22 year old Norways Magnus Carlsen defeats Indias defending five-time champion Viswanathan Anand to become the World Chess Champion. Strategic Forces Command of India successfully test-fires surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast.Dhanush is a naval variant of Indias indigenously developed Prithvi missile. The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods and Services Tax (GST) rejects Centre’s proposal to enter GST in the Union List. It is headed by Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister A.R. Rather. US Senate amends rule to limit the use of Filibusters- a old legislative stalling technique whereby any Senator used to stall the proceedings to pass a bill by giving long neverending speeches. Under current Senate rules, 60 votes were required to end a filibuster which was very difficult to attain as no party in recent times commanded such majority in Senate. Now only a simple majority of the house will require to end this. Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad Resigned over Allegation of Illegal Mining The Cyclonic storm Helen struck Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing eleven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region The North East Business summit began on 22 November 2013 at Dibrugarh in Assam. The summit is being jointly organized by the Indian Chambers of Commerce and the DoNER Ministry in Dibrugarh from 22 to 24 November 2013. Five new Information Commissioners are appointed to the Central Information Commission (CIC) on 22 November 2013. Chief Information Commissioner Deepak Sandhu administered the oath of office to them in New Delhi 1.Yashovardhan Azad, a former IPS Officer, before joining the Office of Information Commissioner in Central Information Commission, was holding the post of Secretary (Security) in Cabinet Secretariat. 2.Sharat Sabharwal a career diplomat, retired as High Commissioner of India in Pakistan before joining the Office of Information Commissioner. 3.Manjula Parasher a former Indian Postal Service Officer had retired as Secretary from the Department of Posts before joining the Office of Information Commissioner. 4.MA Khan Yusufi, a former Indian Legal Service Officer, before joining the Office of Information Commissioner in CIC was holding the post of Chairperson in Airport Appellate Tribunal. 5.Madbhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu was working as Professor at NALSAR, before joining the Office of Information Commissioner in CIC With this the total number of Information Commissioners including the Chief Information Commissioner has gone up to 10 . The Heads of the Competition Authorities of BRICS Nations signed a Joint Accord namely Delhi Accord on 22 November 2013 at 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference (ICC) at New Delhi Union Government on 22 November 2013 appointed Justice Ajit Prakash Shah as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. Ajit Prakash Shah succeeded Justice D. K. Jain who resigned in October 2013 to take over as the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. 21-11-2013 Nisha Desai Biswal, an Indian American, nominated by Obama administration to be the new Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. Indian Vice president Dr. Hamid Ansari released a book Maimaar-E-Qaun-Dr. A. R. Kidwai on 21st November 2013.The book has been edited by Mufti Ataur Rahman Ansari. BJP Leader Subramanian Swamy, will be given Brahm Gaurav Award on 24th November 2013. This award was sponsored by Brahm Foundation.He will be given this award for his service to society at this critical juncture. Chairman of PwC India Deepak Kapoor Re- elected for the same post Chairman to PwC India.Deepak will take charge from 1st January 2014.For the first time he elected as Chairman on 1st January 2011. Squadron Leader Shalija Dhami becomes the first woman from IAF (Indian Air Force) to qualify as a flying instructor. Gurubax Singh Sandhu retained as the national coach of the mens Indian boxing team till the 2016 olympics in Rio de janeiro. Kauwboy won the Golden Elephant Award in International Childrens Film Festival.-- A Dutch Film named Kauwboy, directed by Boudewijn Koole won the Golden Elephant Award for best film in the International Live Action category. The film is about a 10 year old boy and a bird. Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 21 November 2013 inaugurated the 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is: Competition Enforcement in BRICS Countries: Issues and Challenges . Election Commission decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) on a large-scale for the first time in the country in the Mizoram Assembly polls on 25 November 2013. Malala Yousafzai received the EUs Sakharov human rights prize for her brave crusade for the right of the children to education. Olympic gold-medallist V. Baskaran appointed as Coach of the Senior Men Hockey Team A British biochemist, Frederick Sanger died. He is the only person to win the Nobel Prize two times for Chemistry. Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in one-day internationals when he scored 86 against the West Indies on 21 November 2013. Sukhoi-30 fighter jet has been selected by the Indian Air Force as the platform to mount the supersonic BrahMos missiles. Sukhoi-30 fighter jet has been selected as the platform to mount the supersonic BrahMos missiles by the Indian Air Force. The first test launch will be carried out by the end of 2014
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