RBI has announced the dates for Grade B officers and it will be held on 3rd of August in two sittings. RBI, IBPS RRB, PO, SBI Clerks exams are fast approaching and there is very less time left with us to study. Buckle up yourselves, concentrate only on studies for a few months and nail the target! In this journey, we will be with you along, trying a hand to help you guys to lift you. We are presenting with daily current affairs series and we will update it with most happening around the world in every sector every day.
Iraq gets its new President
Iraq has elected its new president, Dr. Fouad Massoum; he was the first Prime Minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region for more than two long decades
He will be succeeding Jalal Talabani as the next President of Iraq
The main challenge for Massoum will be replacing the present Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki
Ukraine’s Prime Minister resigns
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine’s Prime Minister had stepped down today after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former soviet state into political limbo
The decision of dissolving the government came as a shocking blow to many in a situation where the whole eastern part of the country being controlled by the rebels
President Petro Poroshenko will likely call for new elections in a month from now
US Secretary of state on a three-day visit to India
John Kerry, US Secretary of state, will be coming to India on 30th of July on a 3-day visit to the country
Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will co-chair the fifth India-US strategic dialogue, which focuses on: strategic cooperation, Energy & Climate change, Education & Development, Economy & Trade, Science & Technology and Health & Aviation
John Kerry will also be meeting Prime Minister, Narendra Modi; he may also visit the city of Bangalore
Another flight crashes down killing 116 people
A flight from Air Algerie went missing 50 minutes after taking off and has been reported that the plane has crashed down killing 110 people on board along with 6 crew members
The flight was taken off from Burkina Faso and was to land in Algeria, which was a 3 hour journey; the reason expected for the crash was bad weather
The plane crashed in Mali and the search is still going on for the remains
Human Development Index
India ranks 135 in HDI, which is released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); India remained unchanged as in 2013 also India ranked 135
The HDI value of India in 2013 is 0.586, which fall in the medium human development category; UNDP has seen a little improvement in the living standards of people in the country
India however, placed at the bottom of BRICS nations in this regard; Norway has topped the list followed by Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and the US
Top 10 largest plastic waste producing cities in India
A study was conducted by the Central Pollution Board and Central Institute of Plastic Enginerring and Technology for 60 cities during 2010-11, regarding the count of plastic wastage
According to the report, the following cities generated more plastic waste: Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Kanpur and Pune.
Indian PM to visit Nepal in August
Narendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal in the last 18 years; he is about to visit the neighboring nation on 3rd of August
He will be on a two-day visit to the country, confirmed Mahendra Pandey, who met Narendra Modi at his residence today; PM made his mind to visit the country after he was cordially invited by the Nepal PM, Sushil Koirala
Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will be flying to Nepal tomorrow to pave the way for the Prime Minister
Accelerate Criminal cases against parliamentarians within a year: Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has asked the law and the Home ministries to expedite criminal cases against members of Parliament within a year
The present parliament has record number of lawmakers facing criminal charges, 186, which is almost 34% of the Lok Sabha
Mr. Modi has taken this step to ensure the citizens of India of clean governance from his government
India shines at the 20th Commonwealth Games
India have clinched two gold, three silver and two bronze medals on the first day of ongoing CWG – 2014, at Glasgow, Scotland
List of winners: Gold: K Sanjita – Women’s 48Kg weightlifting (Category)
Suken Dey – Men’s 55Kg Weightlifting
Silver: N Channa – Men’s Extra lightweight (60Kg)
Sushila Likmabam – Women’s Extra lightweight (48Kg)
Mirbai Saikhom – Women’s 48Kg weightlifting
Bronze: Ganesh Mali – Men’s 56Kg weightlifting
K Thodudam – Women’s half lightweight (52Kg)
Commonwealth games 2014 – UPDATES
England has topped with 17 medals the list on the first day of the 20th CWG, Glasgow, Scotland
England has 6 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze in its account; Australia is at second place with 15 medals, followed by Scotland with 10 medals
India is placed at number four with a tally of 7 medals; at number 5 is Canada with 4 medals and at number six is New Zealand with 3 medals
