BRIEFLY -- BANKING RELATED GENERAL AWARENESS--AUGUST/SEPT 2015

The undertakings, for whom, the Government may set up Holding Company--Loss-making PSUs.

• First, out of 6 IIMs to be set up, as promised by PM, has been inaugurated in-Nagpur.

• The Bank in which Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey has been appointed as Part-time ChairmanFederal Bank.

• The Corporation which has got SEBI’s approval to enter Mutual Fund BusinessDewan Housing Finance. • The amount, which the Centre has sanctioned for Indo-Bangla Rail LinkRs.1000 Crore.

• The First City to have On-line police verification process for passportsBengaluru.

• The name of historical town Rajahmundary changed to-Rajamahendravaram.

• The place where, while delivering lecture, the former President APJ Abdul Kalam expired-IIM Shillong. • The Bank, which has signed $200-m loan with Asian Development Bank to improve farm efficiency-Axis Bank.

• The Scheme, which the Govt. to launch with mandatory crop insurance-Bhartiya Krishi Bima Yojana.

• RS Sharma, IT Secretary has been appointed as Chairman of-TRAI.

• The country which leads the Global Consumer Confidence Index-India (131) followed by Philippines (121).

• Digital Wallet called Citi MasterPass for both debit and credit cards has been launched by-Citi Bank and MasterCard.

• New operating System Windows 10 has been launched on 29th by-Microsoft.

• The prestigious award, which have been won by Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta for 2015-Ramon Magsaysay Award.

• The currency notes which the Govt. plans to print 15 Crore annually-Rs.1 Denomination.

• Rating Agency which has cautioned the Govt. against tampering with the independence of RBI-Moody’s.

• The Exchange, which has launched Mobile Payments App called XPay Wallet- UAE Exchange.

 • The company which has secured  a Guinness Worlds Records after creating the world’s tallest ice cream cone-Norwegian Ice Cream Co.

 • The sole convict of 1993 Mumbai blasts hanged to death on his 53rd birthdayYakub Memon.

• India’s “Missile Man” who laid to rest in his hometown Rameshwaram in Tamilnadu- APJ Abdul Kalam. • SBI has been fined with $1 million for violating anti-money laundering law byHong Kong Central Bank. • The Government has decided to declare August 7 as-National Handloom Day.

• The Bank, which introduced automated chat facility for customer with its virtual relationship officer about products-Federal Bank

 The list of 10 richest Indians compiled by Bloomberg shows on the TopMukesh Ambani ($21.9 billion)

• The country which has detained 127 officials from its banking industry for their alleged involvement in corruption China.

• The sector where  the banks planning a common portal to streamline loan application and sanctioning processEducation Loan

• The Largest Foreign Portfolio Investor who appears in the 10 top FPIs in India –Europacific Growth Fund.

• Second consecutive Best Cooperative Bank Award won by-SVC Bank.

 • The sector in which there is 10-times jump in FDI in 2014-15 as compared to previous year-Petroleum and Natural Gas.

• Businessmen with assured financial credentials of which country will be given multiple entry business visa up to three years-Pakistan.

 • The temple of India which is the Richest in the World and owns 20 tonnes goldTirupati Balaji.

• The Board whose internet-based diary geographical Information System Application is First of its kind in India NDDB.

• The city of India which has been included in the  UNESCO’s “Cities of music”-Varanasi.(BSC)

 • The Park which has been approved as the country’s First Defence Industrial Park- Kerala’s Ottappalam.(BSC)

• The state where a system to detect earthquakes has been installed for the first time-Uttrakhand.(BSC) • The state where she-bus service exclusively for women has been startedKerala.(BSC)

• The Indian scheme which the world bank has ranked as the world’s largest public works programme-MGNREGA.(BSC)

• The project, which the Australian Govt. has cancelled to develop one of the World’s largest coal mines-Adani Project.

 • The place where CARE Ratings launched commercial operations of its subsidiary CRAF- Mauritius.

 • The Panel on “Empowerment of Women”, which pitches for more woman officers in PS Banks is headed by-Bijoy Chakravarty.

• The state govt. which for the first time in the country has banned the catch of juvenile fishes- Kerala Govt.

• Two web portals which have been launched by Govt. to monitor Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana-Panchayat Darpan and Samanvay.

 • For the first time in its 64-year history, the organisation which will invest its funds in Equity Market-EPFO.

 • The Regulator which extends licence deadline to February 4,2016-Food Safety Regulator FSSAI.

• The person who tops the world’s tech billionaires list-Microsoft’s Bill Gates ($79.6 billion)

• The bank which has launched a digital account opening system for start-ups at start-up village in Kochi- HDFC Bank.

• The Government has declared August 7 as-National Handloom Day.

• AK Saroj bags Gold Award for topping in Tourism Studies from IGNOU who isCulpable Homicide Prisoner.

• The Commission whose chairman found the calculation and methodology used for manufacturing segment of GDP as “Perfect”-Pronab Sen Panel.

• The country which marks 70 years of Nagasaki Bomb Attack-Japan.

 • The country whose banks top Global Lenders’ list by total assets-China.

 • The project for which the govt. has approved Rs.16, 680 Crore for construction of about 1000 km expressways-NH Upgradation Project.

• The bank which launched its digital loan facility and issued the first online loan-Federal Bank.

• The scheme under which zero-balance accounts have dropped below 50% due to LPG subsidy transfer in the account-PMJDY.

• Activist Monika Shahi was given the passport bearing “Third Gender”-Nepal’s First Citizen.

• The country where the independent panel tasked with deciding a potential “New Flag”-New Zealand.

 • The place where National Green Tribunal banned “Tree-cutting” in the ecosensitive zone –Taj Mahal. • India-born Sunder Pichai has become the Global CEO of-Googles.

• Former Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner against whom “Red Corner Notice” to be issued-Lalit Modi.

• The chairman of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing black money -MB Shah, Supreme Court’s retired Judge.

 • Due to sharp fall in food prices, inflation fell sharply to 3.78%-Consumer price index-based.

• The state where the unskilled workers get the Highest wage in the country under MNREGA-Haryana.

• The county which ranks 10th in terms of carbon dioxide emissions per person-India.

 • The country which is among the top three polluting countries in the world-India.

• A committee which was set up by RBI to study Urban Cooperative Banks, is headed by-R Gandhi, Deputy Governor.

• The strategy which the Government announced to revamp the public sector banks-Indradhanush.

• The country whose lawmakers approved a rescue package of

•86 billion to avoid default in payment to ECB-Greece.

 • The bank which has lunched India’s First Mobile App for opening a bank account- Federal Bank.

• The bank which has been awarded “HR Excellence Award”-Bank of Baroda.

• The bank which launched India’s First automated locker facility with high end robotic technology-ICICI Bank.

• The two regulators whose merger is set to be formalized on September 28-SEBI-FMC.

• The Portal which will start organizing virtual job fairs to bring job seekers  and providers across the countryNational Career Counseling Portal.

• The Institution for which bank holidays for second and fourth Saturday of every month declared by Govt.-Banks.

 • A web-based portal which the Govt. launched for students seeking education loan-Vidya Lakshmi.

• The place which will get the world’s Highest CNG PumpRohtang, India.

 • The month which marked the Hottest Month in history since modern record-keeping began in 1880 July,2015.

 • The place where Bandhan Bank will be the 4th bank to be headquartered and first private bank to be basedKolkata.

• After independence the first bank to come up in Kolkata-Bandhan Bank.

 • The Coin which is to be launched on October 2 with Ashoka Chakra Emblem-India Gold Coin.

• The state which will house World’s largest 750 (MW) Solar Power Station in Rewa District- Madhya Pradesh.

• Second Largest producer of Onions after China -India.

• The country which has ranked 9th out of 21 countries on its financial and digital inclusion efforts-India. • The chairman of the 7th Pay Panel to revise pay scales of central government employees-Justice AK Mathur.

• The state which launched official Twitter handle of the Legislative Assembly-Delhi.

• The oil corporation which has signed MOU to build Rs.275 Crore Pipeline to Nepal –Indian Oil Corporation.

• The official who will be a teacher for one day on September 04 on the eve of teachers Day in Delhi School-President Pranab Mukharjee.