Friday, 20 February 2015

Capital and Currency - Tajikistan

TAJIKISTAN

Capital : Dushanbe

Currency : Tajikistani Somoni

President : Emomalii Rahmon

Prime Minister : Kokhir Rasulzoda

Language : Tajiki, Persian, Russian




Thursday, 19 February 2015

Daily GK

1) IMF to reach a deal of grading a loan worth $17.5 billion over a term of 4 years

2) Bank employees to go on Strike from Feb 25 to 28.


3) Union Home Secretary - L.C.Goyal

4) Ministry of Environment and Forest partially accepted some recommendations of High Level Committee (HLC) led by former Cabinet Secretary T.S.R.Subramanian.

5) India's Rank in Press Freedom Index was now 136 out of 180 countries.


6) India to be power Surplus from 2019 said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power.

7) AAP Leader Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as Delhi CM for the second time with record win of 67 out of 70.


8) T.Venkattram Reddy, Chairmen of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL), Hyderabad based Media house and Vice-Chairmen T.Vinayak Ravi Reddy in a Bank Fraud Case by the CBI Special team of the Bank Securities and Fraud Cell.

9) The Reliance Cement Ltd of Anil Ambani wins First Coal Block for Rs 1402 tonnes.


10) India win over Pakistan 6-0 in World Cup Matches.

Highlights:
  • Virat Kholi registered first Hundred in world cup match against Pakistan and become the highest individual Scorer against Pakistan Diminishing Sachin's 98.
  • Sohail Khan registered 5 wickets as First ever Pakistan Bowler in World Cup Debut.
  • Mohamad Shami registered best bowling figure of 4/35.
  • Man of the Match Virat Kholi
  • Toss Winner India

11) Yogaraj Sets World Guinness Record by performing 40 hours Non-Stop Yoga demonstrating 1500 Asanas

12) Former Minister and senior NCP Leader R.R.Patil Dead


13) Election Results
  • Sri Rangam, TN - S.Valarmathi, AIADMK
  • Panaji, GOA - Siddarth Kuncolieker, BJP
  • Tirupati, Andra - M.Venkatramana, TDS
  • Liromoba, Arunachal - Nyamar Karbak, Congress
14) Japan out of Recession 

Books and Authors

 Book
 Author
 The Dramatic Decade : The Indra Gandhi Years
 Pranab Mukherjee
 My Journey Transforming into Dreams
 A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
 India at Risk
 Jaswant Singh 
 A Suitable Boy
 Vikram Seth
 Getting India Back on Track : An Action Ajantha for Reform
 Narandra Modi

Capital & Currency - Croatia

CROATIA

Capital : Zagreb

Currency : Kuna

President : Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

Prime Minister : Zoran Milonavic

Language : Croatian

Central Bank : Croatian National Bank


Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Capital and Currency

TURKMENISTAN

Capital : Ashgabat

Currency : Turkmenistanian Manat

President : Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Language : Turkmen

Central Bank : Central Bank of Turkmenistan