CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH-2015 PART 2

CURRENT EVENTS OF MARCH-15

* Mufti Mohammad Sayeed - Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

* Martin Crowe - Former New Zealand cricket captain, inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

* Roger Federer - Won the ATP Tennis Championship Men’s single title held in Dubai.

* Jitan Ram Manjhi - Former Bihar chief minister, he launched Hindustani Awam Morcha.

* Jagmohan Dalmiya - He was unanimously elected the president of the BCCI.

* Bill Gates - He was named world's richest person again.

* Hifikepunye Pohamba - Namibian President, he won Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership.

* Rafael Nadal - He won Argentina Open tennis title.

* Mary Kom - (i) She was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Northeast (ii) She has decided to quit boxing after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

* K.S. Lavkumar - Renowned ornithologist, he died.

* Rani Mukerji - She was was felicitated by Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury who is the chairperson for the National Institute of Gender Justice for her contribution towards gender sensitization through her 2014 release Mardaani.

* Dadarao Danve - He resigned from the Union council of Ministers as he was made Maharasthra BJP president.

* Leslee Udwin - Director of the controversial BBC documentary film “India’s Daughter”.

* Narendra Modi - (i) Named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine. (ii) He became first Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka in 28 years. (iii) He was named among the 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune magazine.

* Ram Sundar Das - Former Bihar Chief Minister, he passed away.

* G Karthikeyan - Kerala Assembly speaker, he passed away.

* Saina Nehwal - (i) She created history as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking. (ii) Became the first Indian in 14 years to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships (iii) She won Indian Open Super Series title.

* Ashwin Mittal - Walmart India has appointed him as chief operating officer.

* Vinod Mehta - Veteran journalist, he passed away.

* Kumar Sangakkara - (i) Heannounced retirement from Test cricket, (ii) He became the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries.

* Arun Singh - He was appointed as India’s ambassador to the U.S.

* Veerappa Moily - He was selected for Saraswati Samman 2014.

* MS Dhoni - (i) He registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup. (ii) He Became first Indian captain to register 100 ODI wins.

* Dr. Manmohan Singh - He was accused of criminal conspiracy and breach of trust in the allocation of a coal mine by Special CBI Court.

* David Hale - He was nominated as next US ambassador to Pakistan.

* N. Sakthan - He was elected Kerala Assembly Speaker.

* Mohamed Nasheed - Former Maldives President,  he was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment.

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* Dr. Alka Beotra - She was nominated to the Executive Board of WAADS (World Association of Anti Doping Scientists) from India.

* Bhaiyyaji Joshi - He was re-elected RSS general secretary.

* Sonakshi Sinha & Arjun Kapoor: They won Golden Kela awards (Worst offerings of Indian cinema).

* K. Srikanth - (i) He won Swiss Grand Prix Gold Badminton championship (ii) He won Indian Open Super Series title.

* Narayan Desai - Veteran Gandhian, he passed away.

* Lewis Hamilton - He won Australian Grand Prix 2015.

* Christine Lagarde - IMF chief, she visited India during March 2015.

* Paul van Ass - He took charge as chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team.

* Bombay S Kamal - Veteran singer and music compose from Malayalam, he passed away.

* Ashu Suyash - Took charge as Crisil (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) CEO.

* Minoti Apate - Indian pancreatic cancer researcher in Australia and she has been named New South Wales Woman of the year 2015.

* Benjamin Netanyahu - His right-wing Likud party swept past its main rival in Israel's election.

* Kavinder Gupta - He was elected as the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly.

* Air Marshal Sohail Aman - He was appointed as Chief of Pakistan Air Force.

* Smriti Irani - WEF named her as Young Global Leader from India.

* Ratan Tata - He was appointed as the head of an innovation council of Indian Railways called ‘Kayakalp’.

* Meira Kumar - Former Lok Sabha Meira Kumar’s book entitled “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective” was released.

* Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as president elect of Britain's prestigious Royal Society.

* Justice Uma Nath Singh - Sworn in as new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

* Lata Mangeshkar - She won the 'Laadli Voice of the Century' award.

* Shahir Krishnarao - Bard and Marathi folk legend, he passed away.

* Martin Guptill - He hit the highest ever World Cup score of 237.

* Rajendra Singh - Activist Rajendra Singh won Stockholm Water Prize 2015.

* Katherine Viner - She will be the next editor-in-chief of The Guardian & she will be the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history.

* Yusufali Kechery - Renowned Malayalam poet,  he passed away.

* Sarath Fonseka - He became Sri Lanka's first field marshal.

* Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis - They won BNP Paribas Open tennis title.

* Lee Kuan Yew - The founding father and first prime minister of Singapore. He passed away.

* Novak Djokovic - He won BNP Paribas Open final.

* Shashi Kapoor - Selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award 2014.

* Madhav Gadgil - Renowned ecologist, he won prestigious Tyler Prize 2015 for Environmental Achievement.

* Dolly Shivani Cherukuri - She became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records.

* Bharti Kher - She was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.

* KM Mani - Kerala Finance Minister, he was appointed chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on Goods & Services Tax (GST).

* Akhil Sharma - Indian-American author, he won The Folio Prize 2015.
* Gopaldas Neeraj - Veteran poet, he was awarded inaugural National Kavi Pradeep Samman by Madhya Pradesh govt.

* Vikas Swarup - Noted novelist, he was appointed as the new official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.

* Ruth Porat - Google Inc appointed Ruth Porat as its Chief Financial Officer.

* Justice Ashok Bhushan - He sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

* Michel Platini - He was re-elected as the UEFA President.

* John F. Nash, Jr. and Louis Nirenberg - They shared Abel Prize 2015.

* Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was presented with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Award on 27 March 2015.

* Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat - She became the first Indian woman officer to die in the line of duty.

* Poonam Mahajan - She became the first woman president of Basketball Federation of India.

* Aziz Qureshi - Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked.

* Medha Patkar - Social activist Medha Patkar quits Aam Aadmi Party.

* Michael Clarke - Australia captain Michael Clarke announced retirement from ODIs.

* Aditi Arya - She was declared fbb Femina Miss India World 2015.

* Adoor Gopalakrishnan - He was honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award.

* Mitchell Starc - He was named Player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament.

* Sebastian Vettel - He won Malaysian Grand Prix 2015.

* Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya - He was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna Award & his family members received the award from President on 30 March 2015.

* Balbir Singh Senior - Renowned Hockey player, he was honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

* Daniel Vettori - New Zealand cricketer, he announced retirement from international cricket.

* Muhammadu Buhari - He was elected as President of Nigeria.

ALL THE BEST FRIENDS :-)

Assistant-Executive Engineer Vacancy @ UPSC

Assistant-Executive Engineer Vacancy @ UPSC

Jobs in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
New Delhi

Dear Students, Application form invited by UPSC for the posts of Assistant Executive Engineer (Electronics) for jobs in New Delhi. Complete Details about vacancies are as follows:-

Post Details, Name, Pay Scale: Assistant Executive Engineer (Electronics) 05 (UR-03, OBC-02), Pay Scale PB-III, Rs.15600-39100+GP Rs.5400/-


Required Qualification: Candidates who have completed their education in Telecommunications/ Electronics Engineering/Electronics and Communications Engineering from a well known University.

How to Apply:- Candidates can apply for these posts before 17th July 2014. Selection would be by Written test and interview. Interested candidates can apply online via UPSC official website prior to 17th July2014.

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All India Bank Employees Association Likely to be in place

At Last Some Confirmation from AIBEA - 2nd a& 4th Saturday Likely to be in place

Today All India Bank Employees Association ( AIBEA ) has issued a circular letter No 27/122/2015/18 Dated 2nd April , 2015 which says that there shall be Full Holiday on 2nd and 4th Saturday of every months, but the exact date of implementation has not yet been made public.

Hence it is likely that , the date may be some future date rather than 11th and 25th April 2015, It looks that after the confirmation of RBI and IBA the exact date shall be announced for implementation of 2nd and 4th Holiday for Public Sector as well as Private sector bank staff.

Our Verdict : With this confirmation , AIBEA has put a hold on the discussion that , the 2nd and 4th Saturday off for bankers was put on hold or scrapped as was the news previously published all over as well as on our blog site www.careersorganisation.blogspot.com , with this confirmation of circular , the copy of which is attached with this post, now there shall be a 2nd and 4th Saturday off for bankers , for exact date announcement will be made later, but we think that this may happen from the Month of May or June 2015 after the final implementation of wage salary revision.

RBI's 80 years Journey

RBI's 80 years journey on foundation day

A photo of the first meeting of RBI’s Central Board of Directors, which was held in Calcutta on January 14, 1935

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), established through the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, commenced operations in 1935. Unlike many other central banks, with a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats - monetary policy authority, supervisor and regulator of the financial system, manager of foreign exchange and issuer of currencies, among others.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Mumbai to commemorate the central bank turning 80. Business Standard takes a look at RBI's 80-year journey:

THE EIGHT DECADES OF RBI

THE CONCEPT OF A CENTRAL BANK (1925 - 1934):

1926: Royal Commission on Indian Currency suggests creation of a central bank named the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

1934: The Reserve Bank of India Act is passed to constitute RBI

DECADE 1: THE JOURNEY BEGINS (1935 - 1944):

1935: On April 1, RBI starts operations as a shareholders' bank; Osborne Smith is appointed the first governor

1938: First RBI notes issued

1940: RBI's accounting year changed to July-June; silver rupee replaced by quarternary alloy rupee

1943: C D Deshmukh becomes first Indian governor

1944: Security thread on notes introduced for the first time

DECADE 2: THE EARLY YEARS (1945 - 1954):

1946: Ordinances introduced to empower RBI to inspect banks and authorise licensing of branches

1948: RBI ceases to function as Pakistan's central bank; State Bank of Pakistan starts operations a year later

1949: RBI nationalised on January 1; Banking Companies Act comes into force two months later

1950: Department of banking development created, with post of executive director

1952: Bill Market Scheme introduced to enable banks to obtain advances from RBI against self-liquidating bills

DECADE 3: BUILDING INSTITUTIONS (1955 - 1964):

1956: Selective credit controls deployed for first time

1960: Deposit insurance introduced, following the collapse of a couple of banks

1960: Banking sector consolidation starts; between 1960 and 1982, about 200 banks were merged

1962: Banking Regulation Act amended

1964: RBI empowered to regulate deposit acceptance activities of non-banking institutions

DECADE 4: THE ERA OF NATIONALISATION OF BANKS (1965 - 1974):

1965: Credit regulation introduced to align the growth of bank credit with plan requirements

1966: Cooperative banks' operations brought under RBI; rupee devalued by 36.5% on June 6

1967: Size of bank notes reduced

1968: Quarternary alloy rupee coins demonetised; Gold (Control) Act passed

1969: Fourteen scheduled commercial banks with deposits of over Rs 50 crore nationalised

1970: RBI sets minimum interest rate to be charged on advances against sensitive commodities; inflationary trends lead to measures, including increasing of bank rate and SLR

1972: Differential interest rate scheme introduced

1974: Foreign Exchange Regulation Act comes into force to conserve foreign exchange

DECADE 5: THE PERIOD OF EXPANSION OF BANKING BUSINESS (1975 - 1984):

1977: A new series of money supply introduces the concepts of M1, M2, M3, etc

1978: RBI commences gold auctions on behalf of govt; annual appraisal of banks started

1979: Penalty for non-compliance of CRR and SLR introduced

1980: International gold prices soar to all-time highs; six private sector banks nationalised

1982: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development established

DECADE 6: THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC LIBERALISATION (1985 - 1994):

1986: BIFR set up, reflecting concerns over industrial sickness. MICR technology introduced for cheque clearing

1988: Maximum lending rate abolished, allowing banks to charge customers according to their credit record

1989: Certificates of deposits and commercial papers introduced to widen monetary instruments

1990: Agriculture and rural debt relief scheme providing debt relief to up to 10,000 small borrowers announced

1991: External payments crisis; rupee devalued in two stages

1992: Income recognition and asset classification norms introduced

1993: Guidelines for licensing of new banks from private sector introduced

1994: Nationalised banks allowed to tap capital market; lending rates of commercial banks de-regularised; rupee made convertible on current account

DECADE 7: THE ERA OF CRISIS AND REFORMS (1995 - 2004):

1995: Banks allowed to fix their own interest rates on domestic term deposits with maturity of two years

1996: RBI website becomes operational

1997: RBI conducts first auction of 14-day treasury bills; FIIs permitted to invest in dated government securities

1999: Interim liquidity adjustment facility introduced; interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements introduced as OTC derivatives; Foreign Exchange Management Act replaces Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

2000: Stock Index Futures introduced as an exchange traded derivative

2001: Kisan Credit Cards introduced; Clearing Corporation of India established; guidelines on internet banking issued

2003: Risk-based supervision of banks introduced; two new banking licences given

DECADE 8: CONSOLIDATING THE GAINS AND TACKLING INFLATION (2005 - 2015):

2008: Global financial crisis starts with collapse of Lehman Brothers

2009: Rupee starts depreciating against $

2010: Inflation starts rising, prompting RBI to increase rate; base rate was introduced as minimum lending rate

2010: Crisis begins in microfinance sector; government promises to offer new banking licences

2011: Savings deposit rate deregulated

2013: RBI releases guidelines on subsidiarisation of foreign banks in India

2014: RBI offers banking licences to Bandhan and IDFC; guidelines for licensing of niche banks released

2015: In January, RBI cuts interest rate for the first time since May 2013, indicating the war against inflation is over, at least for the time being; central bank signs agreement with government to have the mandate of exclusive inflation targeting

Source: Reserve Bank of India

SSC Recruitment 2902 SubInspector, Assistant SI Posts

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) invited application for recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF examination. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 28 April 2015.

Important Date
Closing Date for Registration: 28 April 2015
Date of Examination: 21 June 2015
Details of Post Sub Inspector in CAPFs
CRPF: 221 Posts
BSF: 607 Posts
ITBP: 289 Posts
CISF: 536 Posts
SSB: 53 Posts
ASI in CISF
Male: 991 Posts
Female: 110 Posts
S.I (Executive) – Male in Delhi Police: 95Posts
》Pay ScaleSub Inspector in CAPFs: Rs 9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of Rs 4200
》S.I (Executive) – Male in Delhi Police: Rs 9300-34800 in Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of Rs 4200
》ASI in CISF: Rs 5200-20200 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs 2,800/-

Eligibility Criteria:
Educational QualificationThe candidate must have passed Graduate Degree in any faculty from a recognized university/institution.Age Limit20-25 years of age.

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RAILWAY BUDGET 2015- Key Points

Rail Budget 2015 Highlights:
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has presented the Narendra Modi-led BJP government's first full year Rail Budget today (26th February 2015). He presented a passenger friendly budget by ruling out any further hike in ticket fares but went high on raising passenger comfort through greater cleanliness on trains and stations, enhancing safety levels, reduce travel time between metros by introducing bullet like trains and declared that Rs 8.5 lakh crores would be invested in the next five years to up amenities. Fare hike was spared mainly due to falling oil prices which included diesel, the lifeline of Indian Railways.

He announced a record investment plan of over Rs. 1 lakh crore in 2015-16.  Outlining his vision for Indian Railways in his budget speech he talked about four main goals that PM Narendra Modi government will work on to get railways out of its abysmal state. Those are, 
Goal One : Customer Experience to receive huge boost

Goal Two : Safer  Travel for Rail Passengers

Goal Three : Modernise Railway Infrastructure

Goal Four : Make Indian railways financial viable

Key Themes of the Budget were in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives - Swachch Bharat Mission, Make in India and Digital India.

》There is no increase in passsenger rail fares.
》No new trains announced.
》Plan Outlay proposed Rs. 1,00,011 crore, increased by 52%
》Allocation for passenger amenities up by 67%
》Rs.8.5 lakh crore will be invested in Railways in next 5 years.

》'Operation 5 mins', wherein passengers travellling unreserved can purchase a ticket in 5 minutes.

》Bio toilets and airplane-type vaccum toilets in trains.

》Rs 1,000 Nirbhaya Fund, which was lying idle so far, will finally board a train to provide women's safety.

》Surveillance cameras in select coaches and ladies compartments for women's safety without compromising on privacy.

》Rail tickets can now be booked 120 days in advance.

》The speed of nine railway corridors will be increased to 160 and 200 kmph
200 more stations to come under Adarsh Station scheme.

》Wi-Fi in more stations, mobile phone charging facilities in all train compartments.

》Facility of online booking of wheelchair for senior citizens.
Satellite railway terminals in major cities.

》Centrally managed Rail Display Network is expected to be introduced in over 2K stations over the next 2 years.

》All India 24/7 helpline - 138 from March 2015 ; Toll free No.182 for security.

》917 road under-bridges and over-bridges to be constructed to replace 3,438 railway crossings; at a cost of Rs. 6,581 crore.

》Four Railway Research Centres to start in four universities.
17000 more toilets to be replaced by bio-toilets.

》A mobile application to address complaints of people is also being developed.

》SMS alert services for passengers to inform them about arrival and departure of trains.

》The facility of e-ticketing to go paper less.

》24 to 26 coaches in certain identified trains, more general class coaches, ladders to be replaced.

》Introduction of integrated ticketing will be done, a Defence travel system has been developed to make travel easier.

》Mobile application to address complaints of people is also being developed.

》Satellite railway terminals in 10 major cities.

》Railways to become prime mover of Indian Economy, Five years action plan proposed.Thrust on measurable and sustainable improvement in passenger experience and to make Rail a safer means of travel Hot buttons, coin vending machines for railway tickets within 5 minutes, e-catering to select meals from an array of choices
More General class coaches will be added in identified trains.

》Train Protection Warning System and Train Collision Avoidance System to be installed on select routes
Investment 84% higher, 77 new projects covering 9,400 km of doubling/tripling/quadrupling works proposed.

》Cleanliness in Railways highest priority under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat.

》A new department for keeping stations and trains clean under Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Abhiyan .

27-March-2015 Current Affairs

27-03-2015 Current Affairs
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1. India and Qatar inked six agreements to increase
commercial and economic exchanges.

2. Ministry of Railways constituted Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning

3. Novel titled Family Life written by Akhil Sharma won the Folio Prize 2015

4. Vice president released book title Faces and Places written by Prof. Deepak Nayyar.

5. India’s first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle operationalised in North Antarctica

6. Renowned Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj won the Rashtriya Kavi Pradeep Samman for the year 2012-13

7. Twitter Samvad launched for direct communication between Government and Citizens

8. Union Government sanctioned 2000 crore rupees under NDRF for drought-hit districts of Maharashtra.

9. US agreed to keep 9800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015

10. Google Inc appointed Ruth Porat as Chief Financial Officer