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Current Affairs 2014 for Bank ExamsSBI/IBPS PO Clerk
RBI has announced the dates for Grade B officers and it will be
held on 3rd
of August in two sittings. RBI, IBPSRRB, 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 willupdate 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 Iraqs 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
Ukraines Prime Minister resigns
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraines 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, whichfocuses 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 reasonexpected 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); Indiaremained unchanged as in 2013
also India ranked 135
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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 visitthe
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 SanjitaWomens 48Kg weightlifting
(Category)
Suken DeyMens 55Kg Weightlifting
Silver: N ChannaMens Extra lightweight (60Kg)
Sushila LikmabamWomens Extra lightweight (48Kg)
Mirbai SaikhomWomens 48Kg weightlifting
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Bronze: Ganesh MaliMens 56Kg weightlifting
K ThodudamWomens half lightweight (52Kg)
Commonwealth games 2014UPDATES
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, followedby 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
