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Thursday 21 November 2013

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

20 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs


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1) The first all-women Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 19 November, 2013 with the inauguration of the first branch of the bank. This first branch of BMB was inaugurated at – Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai (The bank is being started with seven branches (Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Lucknow) initially. This will soon be followed by two other branches at Delhi and Indore – the delay is in deference to the elections being held there. The bank plans to reach a branch size of 25 in the next four months and thereafter add about 75 banks every year. The capital base for this bank is Rs. 1,000 crore)


2) What is a special fact associated with the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), which was launched on 19 November, 2013 on the occasion of the 96th birthday of late Indira Gandhi? – BMB is the first bank started in the public sector space by an Act of Parliament (Other banks in public sector were nationalised in two tranches in 1969 and 1980)


3) Who will be awarded the coveted Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2013 as announced by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust on 19 November, 2013? – German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Merkel is being conferred this award for her exemplary leadership in Europe and the world during the financial crisis and her stewardship of German economic growth. Merkel, who became the first woman to be elected as Chancellor of Germany, has been a strong supporter of close relations with India)

HSTSB Recruitment 2013 Primary Teachers 9870 Posts Apply Online

HSTSB Recruitment 2013 Primary Teachers 9870 Posts Apply Online


HSTSB Recruitment 2013 Primary Teachers 9870 Posts Apply Online -  www.recruitment-cdacmohali.in. Haryana School Teachers Selection Board HSTSB invites online applications from the HTET qualified candidates for the recruitment of 9870 Primary Teachers Posts. Eligible candidates should apply online on or before 29th November 2013. 
HSTSB Recruitment Vacancy Details: 
Total No.of Vacancies: 9870
Name of the Posts:
District Cadre Post Except District Mewat: 8763 Posts
District Cadre Post for Mewat Only: 1107 Posts
Age Limits: Candidates age should be between 18 years to 40 years.
Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have posses Senior Secondary with Diploma/ B.Ed/ B.A/ B.Sc/B.Com with HTET qualification certificate.

KMDA Recruitment 2013 Assistant Engineer & Technical Assistant 147 Posts

KMDA Recruitment 2013 Assistant Engineer & Technical Assistant 147 Posts


KMDA Recruitment 2013 Assistant Engineer & Technical Assistant 147 Posts  – www.kmdaonline.org. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority KMDA invites applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 147 Technical Assistant, Assistant Engineer & Assistant Planner Posts. Eligible candidates should send applications in prescribed format on or before 12th December 2013. 
KMDA Recruitment Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Vacancies: 147 Posts
Name of the Posts:
Assistant Planner: 09 posts
Technical Assistant:  Civil 104 ; Electrical 05 ; Mechanical 04 Posts
Assistant Engineer:  Civil 20 ; Electrical 03 ; Mechanical 02 Posts
Age Limits: Candidates age should be between 18 years to 32 years. Age relaxations applicable to the reserved category candidates as per the government rules.