09-May-2015 Daily Current Affairs Update for Bank and SSC Exam
09-May-2015 Daily Current Affairs Update for Bank and SSC Exam
1. INS Sardar Patel commissioned
i. A strategically important new Naval base — INS Sardar Patel — was commissioned in Porbandar.
ii. The base was commissioned by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.
iii. Ms. Patel unveiled the plaque and read the commissioning
warrant of the new base which is second in the state for the Indian Navy
after INS Dwarka near Okha.
2. Russia celebrates victory day
i. Victory Day is Russia's most important secular holiday, both
commemorating the Soviet Union's huge suffering in the war and
highlighting Russia's portrayal of itself as a force for peace and
security.
ii. Chinese President Xi Jinping was the most prominent world leader to attend the Victory Day parade.
iii. Russia showed off new machines of war, including a highly
sophisticated tank, in the annual Victory Day military parade through
Red Square that marks the surrender of Nazi Germany and the Red Army's
key role in the defeat.
3. Modi to inaugurate first Gandhian studies centre in China
i. The first centre for Gandhian studies in China will be
inaugurated at Shanghai’s Fudan University by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
ii. The Centre for Gandhian Studies will be established at the
Fudan University in China and the staff for it will be provided by
Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR).
iii. Mr. Modi, during his visit from May 14-16, will also announce the setting up of a Yoga College in China.
iv. India will provide Yoga specialists and help China to bring about a standardisation of Yoga techniques.
4. MoUs worth Rs 24,000 cr signed during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Chattisgarh
i. In a big push for infrastructure development in Chhattisgarh, MoUs worth Rs 24,000 crore were signed at Dantewada.
ii. Here is a list of the MoUs that were signed:
- MoU between Government of Chhattisgarh, NMDC, IRCON and SAIL for 140 km rail line between Rowghat and Jagdalpur. Estimated project cost: Rs 2,000 crore.
- MoU between Ministry of Steel, Government of Chhattisgarh, SAIL and NMDC for 3 million ton Ultra Mega Steel Plant with an investment of approximately Rs 18,000 crore.
- MoU between Government of Chhattisgarh and NMDC for Slurry Pipeline and 2MTPA Pellet Plant at Nagarnar in Bastar District with an investment of Rs 4,000 crore.
- MoU between Government of Chhattisgarh and SAIL for setting up 1MTPA Pellet Plant at Dalli-Rajhara, Balod District with an investment of Rs 826 crore.
5. PM Modi to unveil 3 social security schemes in Kolkata
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three social security schemes pertaining to insurance and pension in Kolkata.
ii. While two insurance schemes - Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
will provide insurance cover in the unfortunate event of death by any
cause or disability due to an accident, the pension scheme - Atal Pension Yojana (APY) will address the old age income security needs.
iii. The convenient delivery mechanism of the schemes is expected
to address the problem of very low penetration of life or accident
insurance and old age income security products in the country.
iv. The PMSBY will offer a renewable one year accidental death
cum disability cover of Rs two lakh to all the savings bank account
holders in the age group of 18 to 70 years for a premium of Rs 12 per
annum.
6. India Posts's e-commerce centre set to start operations
i. To cash in on growing online shopping trend, India Post Delhi circle will start its e-commerce centre from 11th May 2015.
ii. Considering
the rapid growth of e-commerce business in the country in the recent
past, the Department of Posts, through Delhi Postal Circle has taken up a
project to establish the e-commerce centre at Safdarjang, New Delhi.
iii. The centre is to be dedicated to the nation by Ravi Shankar
Prasad, hon'ble minister of communications and information technology.
iv. The centre is capable of handling 30,000 parcels or articles
per day and parcels collected from the e-commerce customers, processed
and dispatched within 24 hours to respective destination through
quickest available flight or train, as the case may be.
7. Now Whatsapp the money to your friends
i. Axis Bank, the country's third largest private sector bank now
facilitates instant transfer of money on various social media channels
like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Email list and phone contact list.
ii. The bank's Ping Pay service competes with other banks digital products like ICICI Bank's Pockets and HDFC Bank's Chillar.
iii. The transfer of funds is instant while in other platforms there is a waiting period of 30 minutes to one day
iv. The person to person funds transfer through Ping Pay would
happen via NPCI's Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and currently the
transaction limit is at Rs 50,000 per day.
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8. Sakshi, Lalita win bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship
i. Sakshi Malik and Lalita bagged bronze medal in Women's
Freestyle 60kg and 55kg categories, respectively, even as Babita Kumari
lost out on a third-place finish in 53kg division of the Senior Asian
Wrestling Championship in Doha.
ii. Lalita was defeated by North Korea's Han Kum-ok 3-9 in the
semifinal but she managed to settle for a bronze medal in the end in her
category.
iii. In a total of five rounds in the 60kg category, Sakshi won two of her bouts to claim the third position.
Source:- Bankersadda
