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Sunday 17 November 2013

List of Bharat Ratna awardees

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in
recognition of Public Service of the highest order. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. 

The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many people, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career, have received this coveted award.

List of all Bharat Ratna awardees so far: 

Name - Birth / Death - Awarded - Notes

1. Chakravarti Rajgopalachari -1878–1972 - 1954 -
Independence activist, last Governor-General
2. C. V. Raman - 1888–1970 - 1954 - Physicist
3. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan -1888–1975 - 1954 - Philosopher,

SAIL Durgapur Recruitment 2013 OCT, ACT & Medical Service Provider 214 Posts

SAIL Durgapur Recruitment 2013 OCT, ACT & Medical Service Provider 214 Posts


SAIL Durgapur Recruitment 2013 OCT, ACT & Medical Service Provider 214 Posts. Steel Authority of India Limited SAIL invites online applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 214 Operator Cum Technician OCT, Attendant Cum Technician ACT Trainee and Medical Service Provider Jobs. Eligible candidates should apply online at the official website: www.sail.shine.com on or before 14th December 2013.
SAIL  Durgapur Recruitment Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Vacancies: 214 Posts
Name of the Posts:
Operator Cum Technician OCT (Trainee): 124 Posts

NMDC Recruitment 2013 Assistant Manager/Dy.Managers 78 Posts

NMDC Recruitment 2013 Assistant Manager/Dy.Managers 78 Posts


NMDC Recruitment 2013 Assistant Manager/Dy.Managers 78 Posts. National Mineral Development Corporation NMDC invites applications from the eligible candidate for the recruitment of 78 Assistant Managers/ Dy. Managers posts. Eligible candidates should send applications in prescribed format on or before 16th December 2013.
NMDC Recruitment Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Vacancies: 78 Posts
Name of the Posts: Assistant Manager/ Dy. Manager
Mechanical:  28 Posts

Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspector 714 Posts

Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspector 714 Posts


Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspector 714 Posts Apply Online – www.mpsc.gov.in. Maharashtra Public Service Commission MPSC invites online applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 714 Sub Inspector Jobs. Eligible candidates should apply online at the official website on or before 22nd November 2013
MPSC Recruitment 2013 Vacancy Details:
Name of the Posts: Sub Inspectors

Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of Nationalized Banks

Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) of Nationalized Banks 


- State Bank of India-Arundhati Bhattacharya
- Allahabad Bank – S. A. Phanse
- Bank of Baroda – S. S. Mundra
- Bank of India – V. R. Iyer
- Bank of Maharashtra – Vacant
- Canara Bank – R. K. Dubey
- Central Bank of India – Rajeev Rishi
- Corporation Bank – Sadhuram Bansal
- Dena Bank – Ashwini Kumar
- Indian Bank – T. M. Bashin
- Indian Overseas Bank – M. Narendra
- Oriental Bank of Commerce – S. L. Bansal
- Punjab and Sindh Bank – D. P. Singh
- Punjab National Bank – K. R. Kamath
- Syndicate Bank – Sudhir Kumar Jain
- UCO Bank – Arun Kaul
- Union Bank of India – D. Sarkar
- United Bank of India – Smt. Archana Bhargava
- Vijaya Bank – H.S. U. Kamath

16 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs ( Hindi and English)

16 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs


CHOGM-2013                            


1) The 3-day 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit 2013 started at Sri Lankan capital Colombo on 15 November, 2013. It was the first time that CHOGM, the summit meet of 53-member grouping of Commonwealth nations was held in Sri Lanka. After how many years CHOGM has been organized in an Asian country? – 24 years (Last CHOGM is Asia was held in 1989 when the summit was organized in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. An important aspect associated with this CHOGM summit was the fact that it was for the first time in 40 years that Queen Elizabeth was not present at the CHOGM)

2) Head of states of which three countries abstained from attending the CHOGM Summit 2013 mainly on account of Sri Lanka’s poor rights record and reported atrocities against the Tamil population in the country? – India, Canada and Mauritius (India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid represented Indian at the summit instead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Deepak Obhrai, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs represented Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper whereas Arun Bullel, Foreign Minister of Mauritius represented Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam at the summit)

3) The 2013 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) started from 11 November, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland and will conclude on 22 November. It is the 19th yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 19) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP 9) to the 1997 Kyoto