Tuesday 27 December 2016
Group 2 Syllabus
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR
GROUP-II SERVICES
SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR
GROUP-II SERVICES
| Subject | Marks | |
| Screening Test | 150 | |
| Paper-I General Studies & Mental Ability |
150
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| Paper-II I. Social History of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the history of various social and Cultural Movements in Andhra Pradesh II. General overview of the Indian Constitution | 150 | |
| Paper-III Planning in India and Indian Economy Contemporary problems and Developments in Rural Society with special reference to Andhra Pradesh. | 150 | |
| TOTAL | 450 |
Sunday 25 December 2016
HISTORY 3
HISTORY NOTES: VICEROY of India (PART-I) for RRB NTPC and SSC CHSL EXAM
Lord Canning (1858 – 62)
Rule of company replaced by rule of crown in 1858.White mutiny by Indian troops in (1859).Indian council act 1861.Queen victoria proclamation was read by Lord canning at Allahabad.IPC – 1860
Lord Elgin – I (1862-63)
Death – 1863, Punjab
Sir John Lawrence (1864 – 69)
Bhutan war 1865Introduced First marine telegraph service between India & Europe (1865)Constituted a Famine Commission in chairmanship of Campbell.
Lord Mayo (1869 – 72)
Opening of the Rajkot college at Kathiawar & the Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of Indian Princes.Establishment of statistical survey of India.Establishment of department of agriculture & commerce. (1872)Introduced census in India (1872)Kuka movement (1872)He was executed at portblair.
Lord Northbrook (1872 – 76)
Visit of Prince of wales in 1875.Trial of Gayakwar of Baroda (1875)Famine in Bihar 1874Donate 10,000 Rs. to Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College Aligarh (1875).
Lord Litten (1876 – 80)
Known as oven Meredith.Famine of 1876-78, affecting Madras, Bombay, Mysore, Hyderabad, parts of central India & Punjab.Appointment of Famine commission under the presidency of Richard strachey (1878).Royal titles Act – 1876 – Queen Victoria assuming the little of ‘Kaiser-i-hind’.The vernacular press act (1878)2nd Afgan war (1878-80) 1st Delhi Darbar (1877)Indian Arms Act 1878.Reduce Age of civil services 21 to 19 year.
Lord Ripon (1880 – 84)
Repeal of vernacular press act 1882.The First Factory Act – 1881. To improve Labour conditions.Continuation of financial Decentralization (Ripon resolution)Government Resolution on local self government (RIPON RESOLUTION) – 1882.Appointment of Education commission under chairmanship of William Hunter. 1882 Hunter Commission.Ilbert bill controversy (1883 – 84) First continuous Census – 1881Rendition of Mysore.saviour of India
Lord Dufferin (1884 – 88)
Passed Bengal tenancy Act 1885 & Punjab tenancy Act 1887.Third Burmese war (1885 – 86)1885 – Indian National congress established.1887 – Allahabad university established.
Lord Lancedown (1888-94)
Factory Act – 1891 Catagorized civil services into imperial provincial & council Act 1892.Indian council Act 1892.Setting up of Durand line between India & Afganistan. (Now between Pakistan & Afganistan)Prince of wales came India second time.
Lord Elgin – II (1894 – 99)
Two British officials assassinated by chapekar brothers (1897).Swami vivekanand established math at Vellur & Remkrishna mission.
Lord Curzon (1899 – 1905)
Appointment of police commission (1902) under sir Andrew Frazer to review police Administration.Appointment of universities commission (1902) & passing of Indian universities Act 1904.Establishment of department of commerce & Industries.Calcutta corporation act (1899) Ancient monuments preservation Act (1904)Partition of Bengal (1905)Curzon kitchner controversy.Young husbands mission to tibbet (1904)Irrigation commission; chairmanship of Mancreef.Established C.I.D in police.Cooperative committee act 1904.
HISTORY 2
HISTORY NOTES: VICEROY of India (PART-II) for RRB NTPC and SSC CHSL EXAM
Lord minto – II (1905 – 10)
Founded Muslim league (1906) at Dhaka by Aga Khan.Congress declared his aim – ‘Swaraj’ in Calcutta session 1906.Split congress in Surat session 1907.S.P. Sinha appointed in executive council of governor general . (1909 act)Madan Lal Dhingra executed colonel viely in London in 1909.Lord minto – Father of separate electorate system.
Lord Harding – II (1910 – 16)
Creation of Bengal Presidency like – Bombay & madras in 1911.Transfer of capital From Calcutta to Delhi in 1911.Establishment of Hindu mahasabha (1915) by madan mohan malviya.Coronation Darbar of king George V held in Delhi – 1911.1911 – Fifth census held in India.1913 – Rabindra nath tagore got nobel prize.1914 – 18 – Ist World War.1915 – Gandhi ji Arrived India.1915 – Firojshah Mehta & gopal Krishna gokhle passed away.1916 – BHU established by madan mohan malviya.
Lord Chelmsford (1916 – 21)
Tilak & Annie besant form home rule league – 1916.Lucknow session of congress 1916.Lucknow pact between congress and muslim Teague – 1916.Foundation of Sabarmati Ashram (1916) after gandhiji return, Launch of satyagrah of champaran.Montengue August declaration (1917).Govt. of India Act (1919).Rowlatt act 1919.Jalianwala Bagh massacre 1919.Launch of non-cooperation & Khilafat movement.Foundation of First women university at Poona by D.K. Kerve in 1916.Saddler commission – 1917Death of tilak (August, 1920)Appointment of S.P. Sinha as governor of Bihar (The first Indian to become of governor)
Lord Reading (1921 – 26)
Chauri chora incident (Feb 5, 1922) & the subsequent withdrawal of non co-operation movement.Mopla rebellion in kerla (1921)Repeal of the press act of 1910 & the rowlatt act 1919.Criminal law amendment & Abolition of cotton excise.Kakori train Robbery (1925).Murder of Swami shradhanand (1926)Establishment of Swaraj party by M. L. Nehru & C. R. Das Decision to held simultaneous examinations for the Ics both in delhi & London, with effect from 1923.Establishment of communist party of India by M. N. Roy at Taskand
Lord Irwin (1926 – 31)
Constituted Simon commission in 1927 & Simon commission visited India in 1928 & the boycott of commission by the Indians.An all parties conference held at Lucknow (1928) for suggestions for the (future) constitution of India. The report of which was called ‘Nehru report’Murder of saunders, ASP of Lahore; Bomb blast in Assembly hall in delhi (1929) by Bhagat singh & Batukeswar dutt.The Lahore conspiracy case & death of Jatin das after resolution of congress in Lahore session 1929.Appointment of the Harcourt butter Indian states commission (1927).Dandi march (March 12, 1930) by Gandhiji to launch the civil disobedience movement.Deepawali declaration by Lord Erwin (1929)Boycott of the first round table conference (1930), Gandhi – Irwin act (1931), Suspension of civil disobedience movement.Establishment of Indian council of agriculture research – 1929.
Lord Willingdon (1931 – 36)
Second round table conference (Dec 1931) & failure of the conference resumption of civil disobedience movement. Announcement of communal Award (1932) under which separate communal electorates were set up.Fast unto death by Gandhi is yervada prison, broken after the Poona past (1932).Third Round table conference (1932)Lanch of Individual civil disobedience (1933)The govt. of India act 1935.Establishment of All India kisan sabha (1936) & congress socialist party by Acharya Narendra Dev & Jayprakash Narayan .Burma separated from India 1935.Establishment of IMA. Dehradun – 1932.
Lord Linlithgow (1936 – 44)
First general election (1936 – 37), congress attained absolute majority in 6 province.Resignation of the congress ministers after the outbreak of the second World War (1939).Subhash Chandra bose elected as the president of congress at the fifthy first session Resignation of Bose in 1939 & formation of Forward block (1939)Lahore resolution (march 1940) by the Muslim league, demand for separate state for muslims.August offer (1940) by the viceroy; Its criticism by the congress & endorsement by muslim league.Winston Churchill elected prime minister of England (1940)Escape of S. C. Bose from India (1941) & Organization of the Indian National Army.Crips mission (1942). To after dominion status to India & setting up of a constituent Assembly for India.Passing of the quit India Resolution by the Congress (1942).Divide & Quit slogan at the Karachi session (1944) of muslim league.
Lord Wavell (1944 – 47)
C. R. Formula (1944), Failure of Gandhi – Jinnah talk (1944)Shimla conference (1945) failedProposal of cabinet mission – 1946Election of constituent Assembly, formation of Interim government by the congress (1946)Observation of ‘Direct Action Day’ (Aug 16, 1946) by the Muslim league.1946 – Navy – revolt in Mumbai.
Lord Mountbatten (1947 – 48)
June third plan Announced. (1947)Introduced Indian independence bill in house of commonAppointment of two boundary commission under ‘redcliff’ for the partition of India & Pakistan.Independent ⇒ @Pak-14 Aug. @India-15 Aug.)
HISTORY
HISTORY NOTES: INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS(Part-II) for RRB NTPC and SSC CHSL EXAM
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Mean of congress
Group of people Term “congress” borrowed from USA Term ‘congress’ given by Dada Bhai Naoroji
Establishment
28 Dec 1885 Place: Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Mahavidayala Gwalia tank, Bombay Founder: A.O.Hume 1st chairman: W. C. Banerji 72 members – In 1st meeting Lord Dufferin (G.G)
IMPORTANT SESSION OF INC
22nd Session, 1906
Calcutta Dada Bhai Naroji Congress declared his Aim “Swaraj”
23rd Summit, 1907
Surat Ras Bihari Ghosh Congress split into two parts. (i) Moderate (ii) Extremist
26th Summit, 1911
Calcutta Visan Narayan On congress stage, first time Jan Gan Man was sung.
31st Summit, 1916
Lucknow Ambika charan Muzumdar Lucknow part (i) Muslim League (ii) Congress Narampanth + Garampanth
32nd Session, 1917
Calcutta Annie Besant (1st Lady)
35th Session, 1920
Nagpur Veer Raghavachan Resolution of non-cooperation movement passed in this session
(i) 38th Session
Kakinada (A. P.), Maulana Mohamad Ali;
(ii) Special Session
Delhi, Abul Kalam Azad → He was the youngest leader of (35 yrs.)
39th session, 1924
Belgaum (Karnataka) M. K. Gandhi (1st and last time chairman of congress)
40th Session, 1925
Kanpur Sarojini Naidu (1st Indian lady)
44th Session, 1929
Lahore J. L. Nehru ‘Absolute freedom’ – Congress declared their aim of ‘Absolute freedom’.
45th Session, 1931
Karachi Sardar Patel First time, demand of fundamental rights were made
50th Session, 1937
Faizpur (W.B.) J. L. Nehru First time any session held in a village
51st Session, 1938
Haripura (GJ) Subhash chandra Bose
52nd Session, 1939
Tripuri (M.P.) S. C. Bose (He defeated pattabhi sitaramaiya who was supported by Gandhiji) National planning committee was constituted under the chairmanship of J. L. Nehru.
53rd Session, 1940
Ramgarh Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1940 – 45 (He was the chairman) Longest tenure of Inc chairman – Sonia Gandhi]
54th session, 1940
Meerut J. B. Kriplani (He was the chairman at the time of Independence of India)
60th Session, 1955
Awari (Madras) Congress declare their aim “Democratic Socialism”.
Saturday 24 December 2016
GOV.NEW NOTIFICATIONS
NABARD Recruitment 2017 –
Apply Online for Specialist Officer & Asstt Civil Engineer Posts: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officer, Assistant Civil Engineer vacancies at Junior and Middle levels on contract basis. Eligible candidates may apply online form 21-12-2016 to 05-01-2017. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…
NABARD Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Posts: 12
Name of the Posts:
Name of the Discipline:
1. Specialist Officer
a. Research Associate: 03 Posts
b. Project Finance Manager (Consortium Lending): 01 Post
c. Project Finance Manager (Infra.-PPP): 01 Post
d. Project Finance Manager (MSME & Rural Housing): 01 Post
e. Risk Manager: 03Posts
f. Manager – Corporate Communication: 01 Post
g. Compliance Officer: 01 Post
2. Assistant Engineer (Civil): 01 Post
Age Limit: Candidates age should be 63 years as on 31-12-2016. Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates as per GOI instructions.
Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Second Class Post Graduation Degree in Economics/Agriculture Economics/ Finance for Post 1a, CA/ MBA in Finance, B Tech/ BE with MBA Finance for Post 1b, 1c, 1d, Post Graduation in Economics/ Finance/Law/ Business for Post 1e, Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication/ Diploma in Instructional Design for Post 1f from a recognized university with relevant experience. For more information refer to notification.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on interview.
Application Fee: Candidates should pay Rs. 500/- (Rs. 450/- for application & Rs. 50/- for Bank Charges) for all others category, Rs. 50/- (only Bank charges) for SC/ ST candidates.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply online through the website www.nabard.org from 21-12-2016 to 05-01-2017.
Instructions to Apply Online:
1. Before applying online applicants should have valid log in credentials & scanned copies of photograph & signature.
2. Log in through the website www.nabard.org.
3. Click on “”.
4. Select the desired post & Click on “Click here to Apply”.
5. Fill all the details carefully & submit the Form
6. Take printout of online application for future use.
Important Dates:
NABARD Recruitment 2017 –
Apply Online for Specialist Officer & Asstt Civil Engineer Posts: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a notification for the recruitment of Specialist Officer, Assistant Civil Engineer vacancies at Junior and Middle levels on contract basis. Eligible candidates may apply online form 21-12-2016 to 05-01-2017. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…Total No.of Posts: 12
Name of the Posts:
Name of the Discipline:
1. Specialist Officer
a. Research Associate: 03 Posts
b. Project Finance Manager (Consortium Lending): 01 Post
c. Project Finance Manager (Infra.-PPP): 01 Post
d. Project Finance Manager (MSME & Rural Housing): 01 Post
e. Risk Manager: 03Posts
f. Manager – Corporate Communication: 01 Post
g. Compliance Officer: 01 Post
2. Assistant Engineer (Civil): 01 Post
1. Before applying online applicants should have valid log in credentials & scanned copies of photograph & signature.
2. Log in through the website www.nabard.org.
3. Click on “”.
4. Select the desired post & Click on “Click here to Apply”.
5. Fill all the details carefully & submit the Form
6. Take printout of online application for future use.
| Start Date to Apply Online | 21-12-2016 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 05-01-2017 |
| Last Date for Printing of Application | 17-01-2017 |
| Date for Online Payment of Fee | 21-12-2016 to 02-01-2017 |
Read more: http://ibps.sifyitest.com/nabardvpdec16/http://ibps.sifyitest.com/nabardvpdec16/
- TTD Recruitment 2016
TTD Recruitment 2016 – Walk in for Professor, Reader & Other Posts: Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD), Tirupathi has advertised a notification for the recruitment of Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer & Assistant Professor vacancies on Contract basis. Eligible candidates may walk in interview on 27-12-2016 at 09.00 AM. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below…
TTD Vacancy Details:
Total No.of Posts: 07
Name of the Posts:
1. Professor: 01 Post
2. Reader: 02 Posts
3. Senior Lecturer: 02 Posts
4. Assistant Professor: 02 Posts
Total No.of Posts: 07
Name of the Posts:
1. Professor: 01 Post
2. Reader: 02 Posts
3. Senior Lecturer: 02 Posts
4. Assistant Professor: 02 Posts
Age Limit: Candidates age should be not more than 65 yrs.
Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess PG qualification in the concerned subject and/or in allied subject, have Registration Certificate issued by the State Board with adequate experience.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on applicants performance in interview.
How to Apply: Eligible candidates can attend the interview along with all Original Certificates, 02 sets of Attested Xerox copies and 02 Passport size photos on 27-12-2016 at 09.00 AM. Venue details are mentioned below.
Important Dates:
Date & Time of Interview: 27-12-2016 at 09.00 AM.
Venue: SVETA, Tirupati
Date & Time of Interview: 27-12-2016 at 09.00 AM.
Venue: SVETA, Tirupati
For more details like scope, evaluation, clarification, pay, Role Summary/ Purpose, category, tenure, remuneration, vacancy details, emolument, selection process, age relaxation, Salary and benefits, compensation & other information click on the link given below….
Read more: http://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Notification-TTD-Professor-Reader-and-Other-Posts.pdfhttp://www.freejobalert.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Notification-TTD-Professor-Reader-and-Other-Posts.pdf
Friday 23 December 2016
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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| GENERAL KNOWLEDGE |
1 PAN -permanant account numbe
2. PDF-portable document format
3. HDFC --housing development finance corporation
4. SIM --Subscriber Identity Module
5. ATM - -Automated Teller machine
6. IFSC --Indian Financial System Code
7. FSSAI(fssai) --'फुल सेफ्टी अँड स्टँडर्ड्स अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया'
8-Wi-Fi--wireless fidelity
1.) GOOGLE - Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth.
2.) YAHOO - Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.
3.) WINDOW - Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution.
4.) COMPUTER - Common Oriented Machine Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research.
5.) VIRUS - Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
6.) UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunicati ons System.
7.) AMOLED - Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode.
8.) OLED - Organic light-emitting diode.
9.) IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity.
10.) ESN - Electronic Serial Number.
11.) UPS - Uninterruptible power supply.
12. HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
13.) VPN - Virtual private network.
14.) APN - Access Point Name.
15.) SIM - Subscriber Identity Module.
16.) LED - Light emitting diode.
17.) DLNA - Digital Living Network Alliance.
18.) RAM - Random access memory.
19.) ROM - Read only memory.
20.) VGA - Video Graphics Array.
21.) QVGA - Quarter Video Graphics Array.
22.) WVGA - Wide video graphics array.
23.) WXGA - Widescreen Extended Graphics Array.
24.) USB - Universal serial Bus.
25.) WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network.
26.) PPI - Pixels Per Inch.
27.) LCD - Liquid Crystal Display.
28.) HSDPA - High speed down-link packet access.
29.) HSUPA - High-Speed Uplink Packet Access.
30.) HSPA - High Speed Packet Access.
31.) GPRS - General Packet Radio Service.
32.) EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for Globa Evolution.
33.) NFC - Near field communication.
34.) OTG - On-the-go.
35.) S-LCD - Super Liquid Crystal Display.
36.) O.S - Operating system.
37.) SNS - Social network service.
38.) H.S - HOTSPOT.
39.) P.O.I - Point of interest.
40.) GPS - Global Positioning System.
41.) DVD - Digital Video Disk.
42.) DTP - Desk top publishing.
43.) DNSE - Digital natural sound engine.
44.) OVI - Ohio Video Intranet.
45.) CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access.
46.) WCDMA - Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access.
47.) GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications.
48.) WI-FI - Wireless Fidelity.
49.) DIVX - Digital internet video access.
50.) APK - Authenticated public key.
51.) J2ME - Java 2 micro edition.
52.) SIS - Installation source.
53.) DELL - Digital electronic link library.
54.) ACER - Acquisition Collaboration Experimentation Reflection.
55.) RSS - Really simple syndication.
56.) TFT - Thin film transistor.
57.) AMR- Adaptive Multi-Rate.
58.) MPEG - moving pictures experts group.
59.) IVRS - Interactive Voice Response System.
60.) HP - Hewlett Packard.
2. PDF-portable document format
3. HDFC --housing development finance corporation
4. SIM --Subscriber Identity Module
5. ATM - -Automated Teller machine
6. IFSC --Indian Financial System Code
7. FSSAI(fssai) --'फुल सेफ्टी अँड स्टँडर्ड्स अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया'
8-Wi-Fi--wireless fidelity
1.) GOOGLE - Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth.
2.) YAHOO - Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.
3.) WINDOW - Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution.
4.) COMPUTER - Common Oriented Machine Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research.
5.) VIRUS - Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
6.) UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunicati ons System.
7.) AMOLED - Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode.
8.) OLED - Organic light-emitting diode.
9.) IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity.
10.) ESN - Electronic Serial Number.
11.) UPS - Uninterruptible power supply.
12. HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
13.) VPN - Virtual private network.
14.) APN - Access Point Name.
15.) SIM - Subscriber Identity Module.
16.) LED - Light emitting diode.
17.) DLNA - Digital Living Network Alliance.
18.) RAM - Random access memory.
19.) ROM - Read only memory.
20.) VGA - Video Graphics Array.
21.) QVGA - Quarter Video Graphics Array.
22.) WVGA - Wide video graphics array.
23.) WXGA - Widescreen Extended Graphics Array.
24.) USB - Universal serial Bus.
25.) WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network.
26.) PPI - Pixels Per Inch.
27.) LCD - Liquid Crystal Display.
28.) HSDPA - High speed down-link packet access.
29.) HSUPA - High-Speed Uplink Packet Access.
30.) HSPA - High Speed Packet Access.
31.) GPRS - General Packet Radio Service.
32.) EDGE - Enhanced Data Rates for Globa Evolution.
33.) NFC - Near field communication.
34.) OTG - On-the-go.
35.) S-LCD - Super Liquid Crystal Display.
36.) O.S - Operating system.
37.) SNS - Social network service.
38.) H.S - HOTSPOT.
39.) P.O.I - Point of interest.
40.) GPS - Global Positioning System.
41.) DVD - Digital Video Disk.
42.) DTP - Desk top publishing.
43.) DNSE - Digital natural sound engine.
44.) OVI - Ohio Video Intranet.
45.) CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access.
46.) WCDMA - Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access.
47.) GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications.
48.) WI-FI - Wireless Fidelity.
49.) DIVX - Digital internet video access.
50.) APK - Authenticated public key.
51.) J2ME - Java 2 micro edition.
52.) SIS - Installation source.
53.) DELL - Digital electronic link library.
54.) ACER - Acquisition Collaboration Experimentation Reflection.
55.) RSS - Really simple syndication.
56.) TFT - Thin film transistor.
57.) AMR- Adaptive Multi-Rate.
58.) MPEG - moving pictures experts group.
59.) IVRS - Interactive Voice Response System.
60.) HP - Hewlett Packard.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. India Achieves 4th rank in Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Index
i.India has ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index after China, USA and Germany with cumulative installed wind power generation capacity of 28,279 MW in 2016.
ii.The Government is aiming to increase the share of clean energy through massive development and deployment of new and renewable energy in India to meet Energy security, Electricity shortages, Energy access and Climate change among others.
2. India and Kyrgyzstan signed 6 agreements to boost bilateral cooperation
i.India and Kyrgyzstan have signed 6 agreements/Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to boost bilateral cooperation on 20 December 2016.
ii.The agreements were signed in New Delhi during the State visit of Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaye.
Agreements:
1. MoU on cooperation in the field of Tourism
2. Agreement on cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Food Industry
3. MoU on cooperation in the field of Youth development: The agreement was signed between the Union Ministry of Youth AIairs and the state agency of Youth AIairs, Physical Education and Sports of Kyrgyzstan.
4. MoU on cooperation between Foreign Service Institute, MEA, New Delhi and Diplomatic Academy of MOFA of Kyrgyzstan.
5. MoU in the field of cooperation in youth exchange between NCC of India and Military Lyceum of Kyrgyz Republic.
6. MoU on cooperation in the field of Broadcasting and exchange of audiovisual programmes: The MoU was signed between Prasar Bharati of India and Public Broadcast Corporation of Kyrgyzstan.
3. 9th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality held in Delhi
i.The ninth edition of World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality, organised by ASSOCHAM in association with Srei Foundation and Times Foundation, introduced a fresh culture of ‘Spirituality @ Work’ through its brand Sach Bharat, inspiring distinguished industrialists, business leaders, industry captains and noted politicians to imbibe spirituality at their respective work places and lives.
ii.The Confluence was inaugurated in the presence of Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, ASSOCHAM President Mr. Sunil Kanoria and Srei Foundation Chairman Dr. Hari Prasad Kanoria.
4. India Signs Open Skies Agreement with Six Countries at ICAN 2016
i.International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) – 2016 were held recently in Nassau.
ii.Open Skies agreement allows unlimited number of flights to six metro airports namely Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai, was signed with six countries namely Jamaica, Guyana, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain and Sri Lanka.
5. Govt announces Rs 207 crore project for protection of Majuli island
i.Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh has announced to provide 207 crore rupees for protection and development of the world heritage island Majuli located along river Brahmaputra in Assam.
ii. Largest river island of the world, Majuli district, covers an area of around 340 miles. Nearly 1 lakh 60 thousand people reside at the Majuli river island which is one of the prime tourist's destinations of North East.
6. Chhattisgarh CM dedicates country’s first cashless bazaar to people in Raipur
i. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has launched India’s first cashless bazaar in Raipur.
ii. This ‘Smart’ bazaar consist of nearly Over 900 shops which are providing the facilities of cashless payments using POS, UPI and other digital systems to its customers.
iii. Chhattisgarh is currently leading in the nation in training its people in digital transactions.
7. Madras High Court Bans Sharia Courts Functioning in Tamil Nadu.
The Madras High Court banned unauthorised ‘Sharia’ courts functioning on premises of mosques in Tamil Nadu while hearing a petition from a husband who was allegedly forced to pronounce talaq by one such court in the city.
8. India gets most FDI from Singapore
India has received the maximum Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows from Singapore in 2015-16 followed by Mauritius, the US, the Netherlands and Japan, a report by industry chamber PHDCCI and KPMG.India attracted $13.69 billion foreign direct investment from Singapore in that financial year.
9.Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar Statue gets Place at Haridwar’s Mela Bhawan
i.The 12-foot-tall stone statue of renowned Tamil poet and philosopher-saint Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated at Mela Bhawan premises in Haridwar, Uttarakhand by Chief minister Harish Rawat.
10.Huge ‘dead zone’ discovered in Bay of Bengal
i.The Bay of Bengal hosts a ‘dead zone’ of an estimated 60,000 square kilometres — an area that contains little or no oxygen and supports microbial processes that remove vast amount of nitrogen from the ocean, scientists, including those from India, have found.
11. Corporation Bank bags award
i. Corporation Bank has bagged the SKOCH silver award for attaining the position of number1 channel partner of LIC of India for the past three financial years, according to a press release by the bank here.
ii. It said that the bank was also awarded order of merit under other three categories. CK Gopal, General Manager of the bank, received the award in the presence of Nilesh Sathe, Member of IRDAI, and Sameer Kochhar, Chairman of SKOCH Foundation, in New Delhi recently.
12. Ukraine Nationalized Nations Largest Private Bank ‘PrivateBank’
i.Privatbank, Ukraine’s largest private bank, is being nationalised to protect the country’s financial system and preserve an essential bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund.
ii.It was running out of money because of the recession in Ukraine and questionable loans, the central bank said 97 percent of its corporate loans had been made to companies linked to its shareholders.
13. Healthy Ministry wins gold in the Web Ratna Category
i.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare lead by Jagat Prakash Nadda has won gold in the Web Ratna category in the Digital India awards 2016.
ii.Jitendra Arora, Director, e-Governance, at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received the award from the Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
14. Deepak Agarwal appointed Noida CEO Authority
i.The Uttar Pradesh government has designated Deepak Agarwal, CEO of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), as the CEO of Noida Authority on 21st December 2016.
ii.Deepak Agarwal will replace P K Agarwal, who was officiating as the CEO of Noida Authority.
15. China commissions its 1st 7-tonne civil helicopter
i.China commissioned its first seven-tonne helicopter.
ii.AC352 civil helicopter can be used for operations like search and rescue and law enforcement, marking a new advancement in its aviation industry.
16. Flock launches world’s first chat operating system
i.A free instant messaging service for work and business environments, Flock has launched world’s first chat operating system”FlockOS” by Bhavin Turakhia, Flock CEO .
ii.Flockos Developers can build apps by using Flock OS that provided a tightly integrated experience by using widgets. This OS provides setup slash commands, providing an additional option for users to interact with the app.
17. India's boxing fed gets permanent membership in world body
i.The International Boxing Association has unanimously voted to induct the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as one of its permanent members.
ii.India was provisionally suspended in December 2012 for “possible manipulation” in the erstwhile Indian Amateur Boxing Federation’s elections. AIBA's chief also congratulated the BFI for organising and conducting the Nationals.
18. Veteran Malayalam Actor Jagannatha Varma Passes Away at 77.
i.Veteran character actor Jagannatha Varma passed away. He was suffering from age-related illness and was in the hospital for the past few days.
i.India has ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed Capacity index after China, USA and Germany with cumulative installed wind power generation capacity of 28,279 MW in 2016.
ii.The Government is aiming to increase the share of clean energy through massive development and deployment of new and renewable energy in India to meet Energy security, Electricity shortages, Energy access and Climate change among others.
2. India and Kyrgyzstan signed 6 agreements to boost bilateral cooperation
i.India and Kyrgyzstan have signed 6 agreements/Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to boost bilateral cooperation on 20 December 2016.
ii.The agreements were signed in New Delhi during the State visit of Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaye.
Agreements:
1. MoU on cooperation in the field of Tourism
2. Agreement on cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Food Industry
3. MoU on cooperation in the field of Youth development: The agreement was signed between the Union Ministry of Youth AIairs and the state agency of Youth AIairs, Physical Education and Sports of Kyrgyzstan.
4. MoU on cooperation between Foreign Service Institute, MEA, New Delhi and Diplomatic Academy of MOFA of Kyrgyzstan.
5. MoU in the field of cooperation in youth exchange between NCC of India and Military Lyceum of Kyrgyz Republic.
6. MoU on cooperation in the field of Broadcasting and exchange of audiovisual programmes: The MoU was signed between Prasar Bharati of India and Public Broadcast Corporation of Kyrgyzstan.
3. 9th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality held in Delhi
i.The ninth edition of World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality, organised by ASSOCHAM in association with Srei Foundation and Times Foundation, introduced a fresh culture of ‘Spirituality @ Work’ through its brand Sach Bharat, inspiring distinguished industrialists, business leaders, industry captains and noted politicians to imbibe spirituality at their respective work places and lives.
ii.The Confluence was inaugurated in the presence of Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, ASSOCHAM President Mr. Sunil Kanoria and Srei Foundation Chairman Dr. Hari Prasad Kanoria.
4. India Signs Open Skies Agreement with Six Countries at ICAN 2016
i.International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) – 2016 were held recently in Nassau.
ii.Open Skies agreement allows unlimited number of flights to six metro airports namely Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai, was signed with six countries namely Jamaica, Guyana, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain and Sri Lanka.
5. Govt announces Rs 207 crore project for protection of Majuli island
i.Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh has announced to provide 207 crore rupees for protection and development of the world heritage island Majuli located along river Brahmaputra in Assam.
ii. Largest river island of the world, Majuli district, covers an area of around 340 miles. Nearly 1 lakh 60 thousand people reside at the Majuli river island which is one of the prime tourist's destinations of North East.
6. Chhattisgarh CM dedicates country’s first cashless bazaar to people in Raipur
i. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has launched India’s first cashless bazaar in Raipur.
ii. This ‘Smart’ bazaar consist of nearly Over 900 shops which are providing the facilities of cashless payments using POS, UPI and other digital systems to its customers.
iii. Chhattisgarh is currently leading in the nation in training its people in digital transactions.
7. Madras High Court Bans Sharia Courts Functioning in Tamil Nadu.
The Madras High Court banned unauthorised ‘Sharia’ courts functioning on premises of mosques in Tamil Nadu while hearing a petition from a husband who was allegedly forced to pronounce talaq by one such court in the city.
8. India gets most FDI from Singapore
India has received the maximum Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows from Singapore in 2015-16 followed by Mauritius, the US, the Netherlands and Japan, a report by industry chamber PHDCCI and KPMG.India attracted $13.69 billion foreign direct investment from Singapore in that financial year.
9.Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar Statue gets Place at Haridwar’s Mela Bhawan
i.The 12-foot-tall stone statue of renowned Tamil poet and philosopher-saint Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated at Mela Bhawan premises in Haridwar, Uttarakhand by Chief minister Harish Rawat.
10.Huge ‘dead zone’ discovered in Bay of Bengal
i.The Bay of Bengal hosts a ‘dead zone’ of an estimated 60,000 square kilometres — an area that contains little or no oxygen and supports microbial processes that remove vast amount of nitrogen from the ocean, scientists, including those from India, have found.
11. Corporation Bank bags award
i. Corporation Bank has bagged the SKOCH silver award for attaining the position of number1 channel partner of LIC of India for the past three financial years, according to a press release by the bank here.
ii. It said that the bank was also awarded order of merit under other three categories. CK Gopal, General Manager of the bank, received the award in the presence of Nilesh Sathe, Member of IRDAI, and Sameer Kochhar, Chairman of SKOCH Foundation, in New Delhi recently.
12. Ukraine Nationalized Nations Largest Private Bank ‘PrivateBank’
i.Privatbank, Ukraine’s largest private bank, is being nationalised to protect the country’s financial system and preserve an essential bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund.
ii.It was running out of money because of the recession in Ukraine and questionable loans, the central bank said 97 percent of its corporate loans had been made to companies linked to its shareholders.
13. Healthy Ministry wins gold in the Web Ratna Category
i.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare lead by Jagat Prakash Nadda has won gold in the Web Ratna category in the Digital India awards 2016.
ii.Jitendra Arora, Director, e-Governance, at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received the award from the Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
14. Deepak Agarwal appointed Noida CEO Authority
i.The Uttar Pradesh government has designated Deepak Agarwal, CEO of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), as the CEO of Noida Authority on 21st December 2016.
ii.Deepak Agarwal will replace P K Agarwal, who was officiating as the CEO of Noida Authority.
15. China commissions its 1st 7-tonne civil helicopter
i.China commissioned its first seven-tonne helicopter.
ii.AC352 civil helicopter can be used for operations like search and rescue and law enforcement, marking a new advancement in its aviation industry.
16. Flock launches world’s first chat operating system
i.A free instant messaging service for work and business environments, Flock has launched world’s first chat operating system”FlockOS” by Bhavin Turakhia, Flock CEO .
ii.Flockos Developers can build apps by using Flock OS that provided a tightly integrated experience by using widgets. This OS provides setup slash commands, providing an additional option for users to interact with the app.
17. India's boxing fed gets permanent membership in world body
i.The International Boxing Association has unanimously voted to induct the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as one of its permanent members.
ii.India was provisionally suspended in December 2012 for “possible manipulation” in the erstwhile Indian Amateur Boxing Federation’s elections. AIBA's chief also congratulated the BFI for organising and conducting the Nationals.
18. Veteran Malayalam Actor Jagannatha Varma Passes Away at 77.
i.Veteran character actor Jagannatha Varma passed away. He was suffering from age-related illness and was in the hospital for the past few days.
ii.The 77-year-old had acted in close to 200 films and two dozen TV serials in a career spanning close to four decades.
23-12-2016---
1. Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung resigns
i.Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has submitted his resignation to the Government of India.
ii.The tenure of Jung, who took the charge of the office on July 9, 2013, was scheduled to end in 2018.
iii. According to a statement released by his office, Jung, who was the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia university, would be returning to academics.
2. Sahitya Akademi Award: 2016
i. Mumbai-based writer Jerry Pinto, Tamil author Vannadhasan, Hindi writer Nasira Sharma are among 24 others declared the winners of the Sahitya Akademi awards 2016.
ii. Sharma’s Hindi novel Paarijat, Pinto’s Em and the Big Hoom and Vannadhasan’s Oru Sru Isai won them the literary honour.
iii. Among the winners are eight book of poetry, seven books of short stories, five novels, two on criticism, one of essays and one play.
iv. The books were chosen on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three in the languages concerned and approved by its executive board.
3. India squad for 2nd T20 World Cup for Blind 2017 announced
i. The Cricket Association of India has organised a 17-member Indian team for the upcoming second T20 cricket World cup for the visually challenged.
ii. The World Cup will be held from January 28, 2017, till February 12, 2017, and the final will be played in Bengaluru.
iii. 9 players have also been named as reserves for the tournament.
4. Girija Vaidyanathan appointed Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu
i. Girija Vaidyanathan, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration, has been appointed Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in place of P. Rama Mohana Rao.
ii. Ms.Vaidyanathan will also hold full additional charge of Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner for Administrative Reforms.
5. Cabinet Approves Creation of Indian Enterprise Development Service (IEDS)
i. The Government of India has approved cadre review and formation of the Indian Enterprise Development Service (IEDS) in the Office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
ii. The creation of the new cadre and change in structure will not only strengthen the organisation, but will help achieve the vision of Startup India, Stand-up India and Make in India.
6. Ministry of Minority affairs Launches website for Haj Pilgrims
i. Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the trilingual website www.haj.gov.in relating to Haj Matters.
ii. The website is in Hindi, Urdu and English languages.
7. Gujarat govt announces Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016
i. Gujarat government has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state.
ii. Under the policy, investors will be entitled to get 100 % reimbursement on stamp duty and registration charges paid for purchase, lease or mortgage of land meant for setting up the facility in the areas of Aerospace and Defence.
8. India Surpasses United Kingdom to become Fifth-Largest Economy
i. As per the report published in Forbes magazine, India has overtaken the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the economy, first time in 150 years.
ii. With this major shift in world economy, India has now become the fifth largest country in terms of the size of the economy after the United States, China, Japan and Germany.
9. RBI slaps fine on 5 foreign banks for violating FEMA rules
i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed the penalty on five foreign banks, including Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, for violation of its instructions on reporting requirements of the FEMA on 21st December 2016.
ii. The three other banks are: Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and The Royal Bank of Scotland.
iii. They have been fined for violation of its instructions on reporting requirements of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).
10. Bank of Baroda announces support for FIFA Under-17 World Cup India 2017, 1st Indian company to do so
i. With over 10 months to go for the launch of FIFA Under-17 World Cup India 2017, the Bank of Baroda has become the first Indian company to sign up as a national supporter.
ii. The first-ever FIFA event in India, scheduled to kick start in October 2017 will see
participation from 24 countries and matches will be played at six different venues.
iii. While FIFA already has international sponsors for all events, including Coca-Cola, Adidas, and Wanda, BOB is the first Indian supporter.
11. China inks deal with BRICS bank approving 525 mn yuan loan
i. China has inked an agreement with the New development bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS approving a 525 million yuan loan for a solar power project in the country.
ii. The new lender announced a 525 million yuan loan for the Shanghai Lingang Distributed Solar Power Project.
iii. This is the Bank’s first project in China, a solar photovoltaic power plant with total capacity of 100 MW to be built in Lingang Industrial Area of Shanghai.
12. Japan successfully launches solid fuel rocket
i. Japan's space agency has announced successfully launched a 26-metre-long rocket named Epsilon-2, which put a satellite that helps study radiation belts in orbit.
ii. Epsilon-2 is part of a new generation of solid propellant rockets which can reduce launch costs up to one-third.
iii. Reduction in cost can allow countries to put more communication and weather satellites in space.
13. Government of Iran Unveils Bill of Right.
i. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled a landmark Bill of rights guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials and privacy.
ii. Although many of the rights are already enshrined in Iran’s constitution written after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Rouhani said it offered the first clear list of principles that could be used to check the performance of state institutions.
14. Priyanka 1st Indian to be made Pantene's global ambassador
i. Actress Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian to be appointed as the global ambassador of the hair care brand 'Pantene calling the brand a "favourite around the world.
15. Hrithik launches book series for visually impaired children
i. Actor Hrithik Roashan has launched a children's book series 'Tactabet', written in Braille format, which is being published for visually impaired people.
ii. Available in both Hindi and English, the book series is on the alphabets.
16. Arjun Bhati wins in Kids Golf World Championship
i. A 12-year-old Arjun Bhati has outshined India in the Kids Golf World Championship 2016 in Malaysia defeating South Africa's Methu Denish to secure the first position.
ii. In a competition in which 21 countries had participated, Arjun secured the top shot scoring two extra shots.
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