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Saturday, 30 November 2013

Sports Cup Trophies


                           

       Hockey



  
Aga Khan Cup, Begam Rasul Trophy (women's), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (women's), Gurunanak Championship (women's), Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc

Football

Beghum Hazarat Mahal Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, BC Rai Trophy (National Championship), FIFA World Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy (National Championship), IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, etc.

Cricket

Anthony D' Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy,

hockey and badminton facts




Hockey Facts                     

                                                                                                                     
            hockey'Blackheath Rughy and Hockey Club' is the first hockey club in the world which was set up in the year 1861 in England.London ws the first city in England to popularize this game in the 1870s.In the year 1886, Hockey Association of England was formed in London.the apex institution of hockey is 'Federation Internationale de Hockey', which was established on January 7, 1924, with headquarters at Vienna (Austria), which was later shifted to Paris (France).

The first International Hockey Match was played between Wales and Ireland in Rayle on June 26, 1895.Hockey was introduced in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1908 in London.Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) was formed on the 7th November, 1925 at Gwalior.Since 1944, National Hockey Championship is organised by the IHF every year.All India Women's Hockey Federation was formed in 1947.India took that part in Olympics for the first time in 1928 (in Amsterdam Olympics)In Olympics, India has won the hockey title a maximum of 8 times.

The first World Cup Hockey was played in Barcelona in 1971.Year Place Winner Runners Up India's

Daily Current Affairs : 29th November 2013


1. Indian Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia. Sachin Tendulkar will work for promoting hygiene
and sanitation in the South Asian region for two years. Sachin Tendulkar was already involving with the UNICEF campaigns for polio and global hand washing.

2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed norms for participation of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in the insurance joint ventures by allowing them to hold more than 50 percent in such companies. The notification of Reserve Bank of India has stated that - it has been decided that in cases where IRDA issues calls for capital infusion into the Insurance joint venture company, the RBI may, on a case to case basis, consider need based relaxation of the 50 percent group limit.

3. India's economy grew a higher-than-expected 4.8 per cent in the three months through September, helped by an uptick in agriculture and construction, government data showed on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast growth of 4.6 per cent. September's figure per cent was the fourth successive quarter of economic growth below 5 per cent.

4. Govt reduces threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh. The government has now decided to reduce the threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh for both central excise and service tax payment with effect from January 1, 2014. Currently, a manufacturer is required to pay duty of central excise through internet banking

Banking and Financial Awareness – 41



Mutual-Funds-India


1) Indian security market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 28 October, 2013 asked mutual funds to adopt different districts to increase their penetration. SEBI gave reference of a CRISIL report on mutual funds, which quotes data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) to disclose the fact that Indian mutual fund market has been dominated by investors belonging to large cities of the country. According to this report what percentage of the gross mutual fund market has been captured by investors of India’s five largest cities? – 74% (Another problem effecting Indian mutual fund market is the fact that mutual funds lost 8% or nearly 35 lakh retail folios over past six months ended September, 2013 according to the latest data released by AMFI. Therefore SEBI is pushing to increase mutual fund penetration in small districts of the country for which mutual funds can also adopt some districts)

2) What is the name of a panel constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during October 2013, which would give its recommendations for implementing a national Indian Bill Payment System so that households will be able to use bank accounts to pay school fees, utilities, medical bills and make remittances electronically? - GIRO Advisory Group (GAG) – GAG is headed by Prof. Umesh Bellur, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The panel would submit its report by the end of December, 2013

3) The Finance Ministry on 23 October, 2013 finalised the bank-wise capital allocation, which is part of the capital infusion plan for 20 public sector banks which altogether will get Rs 14,000 crore. How much capital will be infused into the State Bank of India (SBI)? – Rs. 2000 crore (SBI has got the largest share in this capital infusion initiative. The capital infusion is done with the twin objective of adequately meeting the credit requirement of the productive sectors of the economy as well as to maintain regulatory capital adequacy ratios. Banks can raise Rs 10,000 crore from markets against the Rs 14,000 crore infusion)

4) The Planning Commission during October 2013 decided that the Raghuram Rajan committee report on the development index for states will not work for distribution of all central funds. The commission's move was in response to protests made by several states at the new ordering of backwardness that has been drawn up by the committee headed by Rajan. The Planning Commission

West Bengal Cooperative Service Commission Recruitment 2013


West Bengal Co-Operative Service Commission (WEBCSC) Kolkata invites applications on the prescribed format format from Indian citizens for filling up following posts in various Co-operative Institutions. Check details below:
Manager (Scale-I Officer): 02 Posts
Assistant/Supervisor: 04 Posts
Grade-III: 11 Posts
Chief Executive Officer: 01 Post
Manager: 01 Post
Age Limit: 35 years for Assistant/Supervisor & Grade-III; 40 years for all other posts as on 01/01/2013. Age Relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/OBC-A/OBC-B candidates by 5 years.

Educational Qualification & Experience:
Manager (Scale-I Officer) - Honours Graduate CCFA + Fluency speaking,    reading writing Nepali language.
Assistant/Supervisor - Graduate + Basic Computer Knowledge + Fluency in speaking, reading & writing Nepali language.

Orissa State Cooperative Bank Recruitment 2013 OSCB and DCCB (942 Manager Vacancies)



Office of the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha, Bhubaneswar invites application from eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Managers in District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB) in Odisha and Junior Managers in the Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited (OSCB). Check details below:
Assistant Managers in  DCCB: 892 Posts; 
Pay Scale: 
Category -1 Banks - Rs.9300-34800/- + GP Rs.4200/- 
Category - II Banks - Rs.4750-125-7500/-
Junior Managers in OSCB: 50 Posts; 
Pay Scale: Rs.8040-410(3)-9270-500(4)-11270-550(4)-13470-650(3)-15420-720-16140-990(4)-20100/-
Age Limit:
Assistant Managers: 21 to 28 Years as on 01/04/2013.
Junior Managers: 21 to 32 Years as on 01/04/2013.