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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.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

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

19 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs


UAE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX


1) 4-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel created which record after he won the U.S. Grand Prix held at Austin, Texas on 17 November, 2013? – He became the first driver in F1 history to win eight consecutive victories in a single season (Vettel's Australian team mate Mark Webber finished a close third while the second position was claimed by Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus team. The all-time record of nine wins in a row was set by Italian Alberto Ascari but over two seasons in 1952-53)

2) Market regulator SEBI on 18 November, 2013 said that a single Self Regulatory Organisation (SRO) would be put in place for the oversight of for all mutual fund distributors. SRO is expected to be selected from among which three applicants? - Institute of Mutual Fund Intermediaries (IMFI), Organisation of Financial Distributors (OFD) and Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) (The proposal to set up an SRO to regulate the mutual fund distribution business was mooted in August 2012, while a detailed framework in this regard was approved by the SEBI board in June 2013. The deadline for submitting applications for SRO was 31 July, 2013. The decision to set up an SRO followed concerns about mutual fund distributors not being regulated and complaints against them for mis-selling products. The SRO will assist SEBI and ensure a cordial relationship between mutual fund houses and distributors)

3) Normal life was affected across Kerala by the dawn-to-dusk hartal (strike) called by LDF on 18 November, 2013 to protest the Centre’s move to implement key recommendations of a draft notification issued by the Centre based on the recommendations of a report on Western Ghats conservation. In this report a comprehensive ban on ecologically damaging activities like mining, quarrying and building of thermal power plants and big building complexes was recommended. Which committee gave this report? – Kasturirangan Committee, led by eminent scientist K. Kasturirangan

4) On 18 November, 2013 which banks were designated by the RBI to collect advance income tax payments? – SBI, ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, PNB, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Bank of Baroda

Arunachal Pradesh Police Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspectors 54 Posts

Arunachal Pradesh Police Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspectors 54 Posts


Arunachal Pradesh Police Recruitment 2013 Sub Inspectors 54 Posts & www.arunpol.nic.in. Arunachal Pradesh Police, Itanagar invites applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 54 Sub Inspectors posts. Eligible candidates should send applications in prescribed format on or before 25th November 2013.
Arunachal Pradesh Police Recruitment Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Vacancies: 54 Posts
Name of the Posts:
Sub Inspectors (GD): 50 Posts
Sub Inspectors (Telecommunications/WT): 04 Posts
Age Limits: Candidates age should be between 20 years to 25 years. Age relaxations applicable for the reserved category candidates as per the government rules.