Daily Gk - 3/2/2015

1) PM to Visit Sri Lanka in March

• PM Narandra Modi to visit the island Nation Sri Lanka after 25 Years.
• After Rajiv Gandhi in 1987, He is going to Sri Lanka for a Bi-Lateral Visit

2) Big company's wishes to be a Payment Bank

• Reliance Industries Ltd, Bharathi Airtel, Aditya Brila Nuvo, Future group few names registered for Payment Banks.

3) TCS BPO head quits

• Abid Ali Neemuchwala quits Head of TCS BPO arm of Tata Consiltency Services. 

4) LIC brought major shares 

• Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) brought Rs.28.47 Crore which is 4.51% of proposed 10% Stake in CIL.

5) Kokuyo Camlin unit to be set up near Mumbai

• Kokuyo Camlin would invest Rs 100 Crore to set up manufacturing unit at Patalganaga in Maharastra.

6) Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget

7) Warning for India's interest in FDI

• RBI Governor Reghuram Rajan warned India for showing more interest in FDI

8) Punjab National Bank receives MSME banking excellence Award 2014

9) State bank of India and European Investment Bank sign Loan Agreement

• A loan Amount of Euro 100 Million from EIB to SBI for on-lending to private business in the country.

10) NMDC receives Golden Peacock Award

11) Govt of India Appointed M.K.Goel as CMD of PFC

• Government of India has Appointed CMD of Power FInance Corporation Ltd for a period of 5 years.

GK Daily - 2/2/15

1) One Rank One Pension Scheme

• "One Rank, One Pension" scheme soon says Defense Minister Manohar Pariker.

2) SIT for Anti Sikh Riots

• Prakash Singh Badal Seek Special investigation team for Anti Sikh Riot in 1984.

3) Labour Minister promises to prevent child labour

• Hydrabad Police rescued 400 children from Bangle making Industry.
• Mos for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya said serious steps will be taken to track Child Trafficking.

4) Former CM affected with Swine Flu

• Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gelot tested positive for Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza). 
• deadly disease eats 49 in January.
• 203 persons tested positive in January.

5) Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open Mens title.

• Djokovic (Serbia) wins Australian Open against Andy Murry (UK).

6) Mixed doubles title for Indian and Swiss

• Leander Pars and Martina Hingis won Mixed Doubles Tennis in Australian Open.

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Country & Capital & Currency - 3/2/15

UKRAINE

Capital : Kiev

Currency : Ukrainian hryvnia

President : Petro Poroshenko

Prime Minister : Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Language : Ukranian

Central Bank : National Bank Of Ukraine

Head Quarters : Kiev

Stock exchange : Ukranian Stock Exchange

Stock Index : UX Index

Banking term for the day

Credit Market:
               Credit market is a place where banks, FI's and NBFC's give away short, medium and long term loans to Corporate and Individuals. they are also called debt market or bond  market.

          

GK Daily Updates - 31st & 1st Feb 2015

1) External Affairs minister Sushma Suraj, Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar Arrived at Beijing International Airport in China

• To insulate and advance a growing economic relationship
• Border dispute Indo - China Border
• Energy and defense ties 
• New Railway line
• Mountain safety research

2) Successful AGNI-V

• Inter continental Ballistic Missile with range of 5000 K.M.
• launched from TATRA track on the wheeler Island off the Odisha Coast
• 50 tonne, 17 meter long, three style missile.
• Carry 1.1 tonnes of nuclear war head. 

3) Direct Benefit Transfer can save Rs.33087 crore annually in food subsidy says NSSO report

4)Italy new President elected

• Constitutional Court Judge from Sicily, Sergio Mattarella Elected as the President of Italy

5) Indian Overseas Bank Issued bond to raise capital of 1000 Crore Rupees

6) Indian Foreign Reserve at $322.03 Billion and down by $98 Million from previous weak.

7) 35th National Games in Kochi Kerala 

• Goodwill Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar, Anju Boby George and P.T.Usha holds the Games Torch

8) Abinav Bindra won Gold in IWK Hockbrueck Shooting in Munich.

9) Serena Williams won Womens Australian Open and its her 19 Major Title beating Maria Saradpova