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Article : The Grumbling 20
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Meaning of the words highlighted in the article
1. Looming (verb) (मंडराने) – appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening
Synonyms – imminent, emerging
Antonyms – distant, remote
Ex: I could see another storm cloud looming on the horizon.
2. Doughty (adjective) (हिम्मती)– brave and persistent
Synonyms – gritty, valiant
Antonyms – timid
Ex: By contrast, the BJP had packed its ranks with Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nirmala Sitharaman, Meenakshi Lekhi, even Arun Jaitley, each a doughty fighter for the cause.
3. Reins (noun) (लगाम)– a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse’s bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving
Synonyms – halter, harness
Antonyms – release
Ex: If we could convince him to give you free rein to helping us with him remaining totally in the dark, we’d both have what we want.
4. Degenerated (verb) (बिगड़ना) – decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally
Synonyms – nefarious, effete
Antonyms – honorable, virtuous
Ex: Even in the degenerate days of the dynasty, Antiochus Grypus, who had been brought up at Athens, aspired to shine as a poet.
5. Divergent (adjective) (विभिन्न)– tending to be different or develop in different directions
Synonyms – disparate, diverse
Antonyms – convergent, standard
Ex: Two divergent views have been held as to the nature of the original hexapod stock.
6. Emptied (verb) (खाली कर दिया)– remove all the contents of (a container)
Synonyms – decant, disgorge
Antonyms – occupy, allow
Ex: Most ponds, emptied, would leave a meadow no more hollow than we frequently see.
7. Communique (noun) (शासकीय सूचना)– an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media
Synonyms – prediction, advice
Antonyms – secret, concealment
Ex: You do not have the clearance for this communique.
8. Enforcement (noun) (प्रवर्तन)– the act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation
Synonyms –coercion, spur
Antonyms – neglect, slight
Ex: That’s something the law enforcement people don’t want to do.
Word of the Day
Acuity
Meaning (English) – sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing
Meaning (Hindi) – तीक्ष्णता
Synonyms – guile, grasp
Antonyms – denseness, mistake
Example – They fail to understand how a person can hold beliefs so contrary to theirs and still retain any mental acuity.
उदाहरण – वे यह समझ पाने में नाकाम हैं कि कोई व्यक्ति दूसरों से इतने भिन्न विचार रखकर भी मानसिक तीक्ष्णता कैसे कायम रख सकता है।
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]]> http://ift.tt/2cD3jsK 46 http://ift.tt/2cadXbx http://ift.tt/2bXM7SZ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:12:55 +0000 http://ift.tt/2caezOp Honours & Awards
1. Indian film ‘Thithi’ wins best film award at BRICS Film Festival
Indian film Thithi (Kannada) has won the best film award at the first BRICS Film Festival in New Delhi.
Thithi is a dramatic comedy Kannada film co-written and directed by Raam Reddy.
The film festival screened movies from India, Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.
Earlier, The film festival opened in New Delhi on 2nd of this month with the screening of a Malayalam movie, Veeram.
Note:-
Best film : Thithi (India)
Best Actor : Thabo Rametsi (South Africa)
Best Actress : Yulia Peresild (Russia)
Best Director : Huo Jianqi (China)
2. K G George to be honoured with J C Daniel Award
Veteran film director K G George (70-year) has been selected for the J C Daniel award 2015 for his overall contribution to the Malayalam film industry.
The award is considered the top one in the industry and given by the Kerala government to honour a film personality for his or her contribution.
The award, conferred by the state government annually in recognition of an individual’s contribution to Malayalam cinema, comprises of Rs 1 lakh and a citation.
Note:-
The award named after JC Daniel who made the first silent movie in Kerala.
3. Maharashtra announces Rs 75 lakh cash reward to Lalita Babar
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a cash reward of 75 lakh rupees to steeplechase specialist from the state, Lalita Babar (10th at Rio Olympics).
Other five athletes from Maharashtra who took part in the last month’s Games will also get 50 lakh rupees each.
Fadnavis also announced a cash reward of 50 lakh rupees to bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik and 25 lakh rupees to her coach.
He also gave a cash award of 75 lakh rupees to Olympic silver medallist in women’s badminton singles P V Sindhu and 25 lakh rupees to her coach P Gopichand
National Affairs
4. India ends Yaws, Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus, WHO certifies
India has received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO) for recognising the elimination of Yaws ,Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the country.
According to the Union Health Minister J P Nadda, India has received WHO’s certificates for MNTE Yaws-free India at 69th session of Regional Committee of WHO at, Colombo,Sri Lanka.
Yaws is a chronic bacterial infection that affects the skin, bones and cartilages.
5. Govt. approves Rs 450 cr for five states under Swadesh Darshan scheme
Union Tourism Ministry has approved the amount 450 crore rupees for the development of Heritage circuit in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, North East Circuit in Sikkim and Coastal Circuit of Tamil Nadu.
The Heritage Circuit in Madhya Pradesh covers Gwalior- Orchha-Khajuraho-Chanderi-Bhimbetka-Mandu.
The Heritage Circuit in Uttarakhand is on developing Tourism Infrastructure in Jageshwar-Devidhura-Katarmal-Baijnath sites.
Coastal circuit in Tamil Nadu envisages development of Chennai-Mamamallapuram-Rameshwaram-Manpadu-Kanyakumari.
Ramayana Circuit in Uttar Pradesh envisages development of two destinations, Chitrakoot and Shringverpur.
North East circuit in Sikkim includes development of cultural centre, paragliding centre and craft bazaar for mountaineering and meditation hall.
6. Karnataka releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Karnataka has started releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu from last night complying with the Supreme Court directive.
Earlier, the apex court had asked the Karnataka government to release 15,000 cusecs per day to the neighbouring state for ten days.
Karnataka govt. would approach the Supreme Court with a modification petition explaining its difficulties in implementing the order.
Sports
7. Summer Paralympic Games begin today
Summer Paralympic Games 2016 has begun in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro with an opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
Round 4,000 athletes from over 160 countries will compete in 22 different sport disciplines in the 12-day event.
India is fielding its largest-ever contingent of 19 athletes who will feature in 10 disciplines.
8. Sushil Kumar nominated for Padma Bhushan
Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
The Federation has also recommended female wrestler Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh (Sushil’s coach) for the honour.
Sushil is the only Indian athlete to have won two individual Olympic medals a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games and a silver in the 2012 London Games.
He already bestowed with the Khel Ratna award (the country’s highest sporting honour).
Note:-
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
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In continuation with our ‘A Quick look on Financial Awareness’ series, today we are providing sixteenth part of recent and current Banking, Economy & Financial news.
This article will help in your preparation for General Awareness section for upcoming exams like IBPS & BOB exams.
1. World Bank confirms NYU’s Paul Romer as Chief Economist
The World Bank has confirmed New York University economics professor Paul Romer (60-yers) its next chief economist.
He will replace Kaushik Basu, a former Indian government economics adviser who is retiring.
Romer will take up the position in September. He is currently a professor at New York University (NYU) and director of NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management.
Romer will support the President and the senior management in leading the institution and inspiring the development profession during this time of transformative change.
2. Govt. allocates Rs 22,915 cr capital to 13 PSU banks for FY17
Government has allocated 22,915 crore rupees capital to 13 public sector banks for the current fiscal.
Government has undertaken an exercise to assess the capitalization needs of Public Sector Banks in line with the announcements made under the Union Budget.
The capital infusion exercise is based on an assessment of need as assessed from the Compound Annual Growth Rate of credit growth for the last five years, and banks’ own projections of credit growth.
75 percent of the amount collected for each bank is being released now to provide liquidity support for lending operations as also to enable banks to raise funds from the market.
The remaining amount will be released later based on performance.
3. Terrapin acquires Yatra Online for $218 mn
Yatra online has been entered into a merger agreement with a NASDAQ- listed special purpose acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp(TRTL).
The transaction values Yatra at an enterprise value of $218 million (Rs 1,458 crore).
The combined company will continue to be led by Yatra’s experienced management team under the leadership of chief executive and co-founder Dhruv Shringi.
Note:
Yatra.com is an Indian online travel agency and a travel search engine based in Gurgaon, Haryana, founded by Dhruv Shringi, Manish Amin and Sabina Chopra in August 2006.
4. IMF cuts UK growth forecasts for next year after Brexit vote
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downward its global economic growth forecast for next year after the British people voted to leave the European Union.
The world economy will expand by 3.4% in 2017, down 0.1 % point from their April report.
The cut stems from a downward revision of the UK growth projection, which is a downgrade of 0.9 point to 1.3 %.
According to the IMF, if negotiations between Britain and the EU don’t go smoothly, global growth could be capped at 2.8 %.
5. Federal Bank ties up with Reliance Jio Money
Federal Bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service.
Reliance Jio Money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal Bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers.
Through this service, the leading private sector bank’s customers can complete a transaction without funding the wallet.
The bank’s customers will get a facility to directly pay from their account for the services offered through the wallet .
6. IRCTC joins hands with SBI to promote rail ticketing
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has joined hands with the State Bank of India to chalk out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities, including internet ticketing and unreserved ticketing system.
The MoU was signed by IRCTC CMD A K Manocha and Arundhati Bhattacharya, CMD, SBI.
The MoU also envisages for undertaking activities which can provide value to customers and bring about synergy in working of both the organisations.
7. HDFC ERGO enters into bancassurance tie-up with SVC Bank
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company and Shamrao Vithal Co-operative (SVC) Bank have announced their bancassurance agency partnership to provide range of non-life insurance offerings to the customers of the bank.
The partnership combines HDFC ERGO’s experience in introducing innovative non-life insurance products with SVC Bank’s customer base across various States.
SVC Bank has 194 branches in 10 States including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana.
HDFC ERGO is a joint venture between HDFC Ltd. and ERGO International AG, a Germany-based company.
ERGO is a part of the Munich Re Group that stands among the largest insurance companies of the world with an asset share of over Rs. 9,00,000 crores.
8. RBI imposes penalty of Rs 5 cr on Bank of Baroda
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of five crore rupees on Bank of Baroda in the alleged Rs. 6,100-crore forex related irregularities that were observed in October.
Various irregularities by bank such as non-submission and inordinate delays in filing of Suspicious Transaction Reports, besides opening of accounts by several entities without fulfilling KYC norms, were noticed by RBI.
According to BOB it has implemented a comprehensive corrective action plan, to strengthen internal controls and to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
9. IRCTC offers Rs 10 lakh insurance cover for passengers
Booking tickets of Indian railway through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website can avail a travel accident cover of 10 lakh rupees at a premium of one rupee from September 2016.
According to the IRCTC Chairman-cum-Managing Director AK Manocha the insurance cover is besides the compensation given by the Railways in case of accidents to valid ticket holders.
The insurance will provide coverage against death, injury and disabilities caused due to accidents.
10. Odisha announces Rs.60 lakh special incentive for Rio Olympic qualifiers
Chief Minister of Odisa Naveen Patnaik has announced Rs. 60 lakh cash for six sports persons of the state who have qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016.
This incentive would be of immense help for them to prepare for the mega event.
The six sports persons are Dutee Chand (sprinter-100 m) and Srabani Nanda (sprinters-200m) and four hockey players Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Sunita Lakra.
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Here we are with our new initiative The Theory of Everything which will enlighten you about interesting facts which will surely you to excel in General Awareness Section for all Banking and Insurance Exams. Banking Exams are enlarging their syllabus for General Awareness section day by day. So in order to cope with the new pattern and to master in this section we need to widen our scope of information. In continuation of our first article we are now introducing more rivers on cities.
1. Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh & Odisha
This river is a major flowing river in Central-East India & is known for floods. The meaning of Mahanadi River is “The Great River”. The river originates from the Sihawa Mountain in Chhattisgarh & at last falls in Bay of Bengal. The cities situated on this river are:
Sihawa
Banki
Cuttack
Sambalpur
Tributaries
Seonath, Mand, Ib, Hasdeo, Ong, Jonk, Telen
Starting Point: Sihawa
Ending Point: Bay of Bengal
Total Length: 858 km
Basin area: 1,41,600 km2
Economically
Mahanadi gave life to many cities as it has one of the most active silt depositing. At Sambalpur Hirakud Dam is built which is the largest earthen dam in the world. This river is best known for fertile soil & flourishing agriculture, Rice, oilseeds & sugarcane are the principal crops.
Current Status
The government is making sincere effort to resolve Mahanadi river water sharing issue as no single state would enjoy the exclusive rights of a river.
Normal life was deformed due to bandh over Mahanadi River in odisha.
2. Rushikulya in Odisha
The Rushikulya is said to be one of the major river of odisha. The river originates from the Rushimala Hills near Matabarhi village of Kandhamal district & at last falls in Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha of Chhatrapur block. The cities situated on this river are:
Kandhamal
Chhatrapur
Ganjam
Tributaries
Baghua, Dhanei, Badanadi, Ghodahada
Starting Point: Rushimala
Ending Point: Bay of Bengal
Total Length: 165 km
Basin area: 7700 km2
Economically
Rushikulya River is famous for olive ridley turtles for annual nesting. Large sacle industries are based on this river as it is rich in mineral wealth. The major economic minerals are clay, limestone, manganese, sand talc, black sand & etc.
Current Status
Aribada of rare turtles begins again at rushikulya.
Over 150 turtles found dead on the sea shore & were washed up by the river.
Odisha government webcasts hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles.
3. Shipra in Madhya Pradesh
The Shipra River is a religious river in Ujjain. The river originates from the Vindhya Range from Kokri Tekdi & at last joins the Chambal River. The cities situated on this river are:
Ujjain
Ratlam
Mandsaur
Dhar
Tributaries
Khan & Gambhir
Starting Point: Vindhya Range
Ending Point: Chambal River
Total Length: 195 km
Economically
Shipra River also known as kshipra is known best for its external cleanliness. It is a holy river for hindus as they take holy dip in it & also one of the scared river in Hinduism.
Current Status
Kumbh Mela 2016 was held in Ujjain where many high profiles took dip in the holy river.
Scores of medium go down in Ujjain to take royal bath at Kumbh Mela.
4. Hugli in West Bengal
The river Hugli The River is originated from the junction of Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers & at last falls in Bay of Bengal. The cities situated on this river are:
Murshidabad
Nabadwip
Kolkata
Howrah
Tributaries
Gomti (Gumti), Ghaghara (Gogra), Gandaki (Gandak), and Kosi (Kusi), Yamuna (Jumna), Son, Punpun and Damodar.
Starting Point: Ganges
Ending Point: Bay of Bengal
Total Length: 195 km
Economically
This river works as a lifeline for the people of West Bengal. Hugli river valley is the major industries. This river is the major reason for the supply of water. East India Company used this river to trade in west Bengal. In 2015, the Government of West Bengal announced that renovation of the Hugli river front in Kolkata under the National Ganga River Basin Project Scheme.
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