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    JANUARY 2015 HEADLINES……… 

    TOP HEADLINES –05.01.2014

    1. According to Union Minister for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya the Centre is implementing a Rs.1,900

    crore e-governance project called ‘Panch Deep’ to automate transactions of the Employees State

    Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Under the project, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution

    would be installed across the country which will give a unique card to the employees and facilitate

    clearance of third party bills.

    क य    ंी  बडंा  दाये  के अन  सुा  कं , कमचा  ाय  बीा  नग  (ईएसआईसी ) के लेनदेन  को  वचालत  

    कन ेके लए  'पचं  दप ' नाक  1900 को  क  ई -गवनस  पयोजना  लाग   ूक  हा  है। पयोजना  के तहत  उय  

    ससंाधन  योजना  (ईआपी ) साधान  देश  भ   थापत  कया  जाएगा  जो  कमचाय  को  एक  वशषट  काडम दान  

    केगा  औ  तीसे प  के बल  क  नकासी  के सहज  केगा। 

    2. Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India programme, top lender ICICI Bank has

    launched its own 'digital village' project while adopting an entire village in Gujarat to provide services

    ranging from cashless banking to digitised school teaching.

    धानंी  न  ोद  के डजटल  इंडया  कायम   शाल  होत ेह  ुए  आई .सी .आई .सी .आई . बक  न ेअपनी  ‘डजटल  

    गावं ’ पयोजना  श  ु  क  ह ैऔ  नकद  हत  बक  ं ग  स ेलके  डजटाइड  क  ूल  शा  सवेा  उपलध  कान ेके लए  

    ग  जुात   एक  गावं  को  गोद  लया  है। 

    3. The Government of India signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $60

    million loan that will help improve urban services, including water supply and urban transport

    infrastructure, in two key cities of Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar and Jammu). This loan from the

    ADB's Ordinary Capital Resources has a 25-year term including a grace period of five years.

    भात  सका  न ेज  वू -की  के दो  हवप  रूम शह  (ीनग  औ  ज  )ू  जलआप  ूतम, शह  पवहन  आधाभ  तू  

    ढांच ेऔ  शह  सेवाओ ं स  धुा  के लए  एयाई  वकास  बक  के साथ  60 लयन  डॉल  के ऋर  सबधंी  सझौत ेप  

    हतां  कए। यह  ऋर  एडीबी  के साायक  प  ू जंी  ससंाधन  स ेदया  जाएगा  औ  इस ेच  कुान ेक  अवध  क  ु ल  लाक  

    25 वम ह ैजस पाचं  वम क  यायत  अवध  भी  शाल  है। 

    4. Chinese ambassador to North Korea Liu Hongcai and North Korea's vice sports minister, Son

    Kwang Ho, signed a sports exchange protocol for 2015 at the People's Culture Palace. The

    agreement included 18 sports exchange programmes covering football, shooting, judo and involved

    585 people including coaches, athletes and physical educators from both countries.

    उ  कोया   चीन  के ाजद  तू  लय   ूहगकाई  औ  उ  कोया  के खेल  ंी  सोन  वागं  हो  न ेपीपस  कच  पलैेस   

    2015 के लए  खेल  आदान -दान  संध  प  हता  कए। सझौत ेके तहत  दोन  दशे  के बीच  18 खले  के ट  ूनामट  

    आयोजत  कना  ह,ै जस फ  ु टबाल , नशानबेाजी  औ  ज  डूो  शाल  ह औ  इसके  अलावा  इस शक , खलाय  

    औ  फजयो  को  लाक  585 लोग  क  भागीदा  होगी। 

    5. India has emerged as the second largest foreign trading partner of Dubai after China in the first

    nine months of 2014. Figures released by Dubai Customs show that China was Dubai’s top foreign

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    trade partner during this period, with a trade value of 34 billion dollars, up 27 per cent over the

    previous year. India followed next with the trade worth 21.78 billion dollar.

    भात , 2014 के पहले नौ  हन   चीन  के बाद  द  बुई  का  द  सूा  सबस ेब ेवदेशी  यापा  भागीदा  के प   उभा  है। 

    द  बुई  कटस  वाा  जा  आंको  के अन  सुा  चीन  34 अब  डॉल  के यापा    ूय  के साथ , इस  अवध  के दौान  द  बुई  

    का  शीम वदेशी  यापा  भागीदा  था , पछल ेसाल  के   कुाबल े27 फसद  अधक। भात  21.78 बलयन  डॉल  के यापा    ुय  के साथ  इसके  बाद  है। 

    6. Amending rules for NBFCs with regard to their KYC exercise, the Reserve Bank relaxed the time

    limit. The rules have been eased due to practical difficulties and constraints in getting Know-Your-

    Customers (KYC) documents at frequent intervals. "Full KYC exercise will be required to be done at

    least every 2 years for high risk individuals and entities''.

    जवम बक  न ेएनबीएफसी  के केवाईसी  सबंधंी  कायम के नय   सशंोधन  कत ेह  ुए  सय  सीा   ढल  द  है। क  ु छ  

    सय  के अतंाल  प  केवाईसी  दतावजे  को  ात  कन े यावहाक  किनाइय  औ  बाधाओ ंके कार  नय   

    ढल  द  गई  ह। "प  रूम केवाईसी  कायम उच  जोख  वाल ेयतय  औ  संथाओ ंके लए  क  स ेक  ह  2 साल   कया  

    जाना  आवयक  हो  जाएगा। 7. BHEL will set up first Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in newly formed state of Telangana. The

    company has bagged contract worth Rs. 3,810 crore. The order is for setting up the 1x800 MW

    Supercritical Thermal Power Plant on EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) basis at

    Kothagudem in Khammam District of Telangana.

    सका  े  क  कंपनी  भेल  को  नवगित  ाय  तेलगंाना   पहल  ताप  बजल  पयोजना  थापत  कन ेके लए  

    3,810 को  पये का  िेका  ला  है। कंपनी  को  तलेगंाना  ाय  बजल  उपादन  नग  लटेड  (टएसजीइएनसीओ )

    क  ओ  स े3,810 को  पय ेका  यह  िकेा  800 ेगावाट  क  स  पुटकल  ताप  बजल  पयोजना  थापत  कन ेके 

    लए  ला  है। इसके  तहत  कंपनी  को  अभयांक , खद  एव ंनामर  कायम कना  है। यह  पयोजना  ख  जल ेके 

    िकोाग  डुे   थापत  क  जानी  है। 

    8. Kiran Bhai Vadodaria was elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2014-

    15. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Gujarati newspaper Sambhaav Metro. He

    succeeded Ravindra Kumar of The Statesman.

    कर  भाई  वडोडया  को  वम 2014-15 के लए  इंडयन  य  जूपपे  सोसाइट  (आईएनएस ) का  अय  च  नुा  गया। वह  

    ग  जुाती  साचा  प  सभंाव  ेो  के अय  व  बधं  नदशेक  ह। वह  द  टेसनै  के वीं  क  ु ा  का  थान  लग।े 

    9. Amarprakash Developers, an eminent real estate developer in South Chennai has received two

    prestigious awards at the grand Award Distribution ceremony of All India Economy Survey Award

    Council. This is the first time at AIESAC awards that a Chennai based real estate developer

    receiving these awards for providing quality construction.

    दर  चेनई   एक  तिषत  यल  एटेट  डवेलप , अकाश  डवेलपसम को  अखल  भातीय  अथमयवथा  सव  र  

    प  ुका  पद  के भय  प  ुका  वतर  साोह   दो  तिषत  प  ुका  दान  कए  गए। यह  एआईईएसएसी  

    प  ुका   पहल  बा  ह  ुआ  ह ैक  एक  चेनई  आधात  यल  एटेट  डवेलप  को  ग  रुवा  नामर  दान  कन ेके लए  

    यह  प  ुका  ात  ह  ुए  ह। 

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    10. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, approved the infusion of Rs.

    60 crore in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. to make it a Government company by

    way of acquisition of preference shares from existing share holder(s).

    धानंी  ने  ोद  क  अयता   ह  ुई  कैबनटे  क  बिैक   भातीय  औयोगक  व  नग  (आईएफसीआई ) को  

    60को 

     पये

     जा 

     कने

     क 

     अन  ुत 

     दे

     द 

     है।

     यह 

     अन  ुत 

     औयोगक 

     व 

     नग 

     

     सका 

     क 

     शये 

     धाक 

     के

     प 

     

     भागीदा  बढान ेके लए  औ  इस ेसका  कंपनी  के प   तबदल  कन ेके लए  कया  गया। 

    TOP HEADLINES –08.01.2015

    1. Days after his retirement as the chief of India’s external intelligence agency, Research and

    Analysis Wing (RAW), Alok Joshi has been appointed as the Senior Adviser to National Technical

    Research Organisation (NTRO). Joshi, a Haryana cadre IPS officer of the 1976 batch, has served in

    the Intelligence Bureau and RAW for years.

    भात  क  बाय  ख  ुफया  एजसी  सचम एडं  एनालसस  वगं  (ॉ ) के   खु  के प   आलोक  जोशी  क  सेवानव  ृ  के 

    बाद  उनको  ाषय  तकनीक  अन  सुधंान  सिंगन  (NTRO) के विष  सलाहका  के प   नय  ुत  कया  गया  है। 

    हयारा  कैड  के 1976 बचै  के आईपीएस  अधका , जोशी  न ेकई  व  तक  ख  ुफया  य  ूो  औ  ॉ   सवेा  दान  क  है। 

    2. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the

    medical and health department of Andhra Pradesh.

    बॉलव  डु  के स  पुटा  अताभ  बचन  को  आं  देश  के चकसा  औ  वाय  वभाग  के लए  ाडं  एबंेसड  के प  

     नय  ुत  कया  गया  है। 3. Cameroon and West Ham midfielder Alex Song has retired from international football after his

    exclusion from his country's Africa Cup of Nations squad.

    कैन  औ  वेट  है  के डफड  एलेस  सॉग  न ेउनके  देश  के अका  कप  ऑफ  नेशनल  वॉड  स ेउनके  

    बहषका  के बाद  अतंाषय  फ  ु टबॉल  स ेसंयास  ल ेलया  है। 

    4. FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. has fully acquired South Africa's hair extensions

    firm Frika Hair (Pty) Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. In a BSE filing, GCPL said both the companies

    have entered into an agreement for the acquisition of 100 per cent equity stake of Frika.

    एफएसीजी  दग eज  कंपनी  गोदेज  कंय  eू  ॉडट p न ेअपनी  दर  अक  साझदेा  कंपनी  का  हये  का  

    अधहर  क  लया  है। हालांक  कंपनी  न ेइस  सौदे क  क  के बाे  जानका  नह ंद  है। सबेी  को  द  गई  जानका  

     गोदेज  न ेबताया  क  का  क  100 फसद  हसवेदा  खदन ेके लए  दोन  कंपनय  के बीच  सझौता  हो  गया  

    है। 

    5. The Reserve Bank has allowed foreign investors to buy up to 49 percent of the paid-up capital of

    Bajaj Corp Ltd. "Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs)

    can now invest up to 49 percent of the paid-up capital of Bajaj Corp under the Portfolio Investment

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    Scheme (PIS)," RBI said in a notification. As of quarter ended September 2014, FIIs held 15.21

    percent in the company.

    भातीय  जवम बक  न ेवदेशी  नवेशक  को  बजाज  कॉपम लटेड   49 फसद  तक  पेड  अप  कैपटल  नवेश  कन ेको  

    जं  ू  दे द  है। आबीआई  न ेअपन ेएक  नोटफकेशन   कहा  ह ैक  वदेशी  संथापगत  नवशेक  या  जट  डम वदेशी  

    पोटमफोलयो  नवशेक  बजाज  कॉपम  पोटमफोलयो  इनवेटदट  कह  के तहत  49 फसद  पडे  अप  कैपटल  तक  का  नवेश  क  सकत ेह। सतबं  2014 क  सातभ  ताह  के अन  सुा  बजाज  कॉपम  एफआईआई  क  हसेदा  

    15.21 फसद  है। 

    6. President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir by using the rights

    conferred by Article 100 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, as the Chief Justice of the

    Jammu and Kashmir High Court. He was functioning as the acting Chief Justice after the

    superannuation of Chief Justice M.M. Kumar.

    ज  -ूकी  के संवधान  क  धाा  100 वाा  द  अधका  का  इतेाल  कत ेह  ुए  ाषपत  न ेयाय  ूतम ोहद  

    याक  ूब  ी  को  ज  -ूकी  उच  यायालय  का    ुय  यायाधीश  नय  ुत  कया  है। ज  -ूकी  के   ुय  

    यायाधीश  हशे  ल  क  ु ा  के सेवानव  ृ  होन ेप  यह  नय  ुत  क  गयी  है। 7. South African batsman Alviro Petersen has retired from international cricket following the

    conclusion of the third Test against West Indies. Thirty four years old Peterson made his debut in

    international cricket in 2006 through one day but later he became the specialist Test opener

    batsman.

    दर  अका  के बलबेाज  एवो  पीटसन  न ेवेटइडंीज  के खलाफ  कल  सात  ह  ुई  तीन  टेट  चै  क    ृ खंला  के 

    बाद  अतंाषय  केट  स ेसंयास  लने ेक  घोरा  क। चौतीस  वय  पीटसन  न े2006  वनड ेके जय े

    अतंाषय  केट   पदापमर  कया  था  लेकन  बाद   वह  वशे  टेट  सलाी  बलेबाज  बन  गय ेथ।े 

    8. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and her Democratic congressional colleague Dr. Ami Bera have

    been sworn in for their second consecutive term in the US House of Representatives. Gabbard, thefirst ever Hindu lawmaker, took her oath on Gita as the 114th session of the US Congress began.

    She was administered the oath of office by the Speaker of the House of Representatives John

    Boehner.

    अेका  क  कांसे  सदय  त  लुसी  गबैाडम औ  उसके  डेोेटक  कांेस  के सहयोगी  डॉ . अी  बेा  को  य  एूस  हाउस  ऑफ  

    ेेनटेटवस   ् उनके  लगाता  द  सू ेकायमकाल  के लए  शपथ  दलाई  गयी। थ  हदं  ूकान  नू  नामता , गबैाडम न ेगीता  

    प  शपथ  ल  योक  य  एूस  कांेस  के 114व स  का  श  भुांभ  हो  गया। उनको  हाउस  ऑफ  जेनटेटवस   ्के पीक  

    जॉन  बोएहने  वाा  पद  क  शपथ  दलाई  गयी। 

    9. Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation of

    400/220 kV sub-station with 2000 MVA Capacity of POWERGRID at Tughlakabad, Delhi.

    के  य  सक  पवहन  एव ंाजागम औ  शपगं  ंी  नतन  गडक  न ेआज  दलई  के त  गुलकाबाद   पावड  के 

    2000 एवीए  ता  वाल े400/220 केवी  उप -केग  क  आधाशला  खी। 

    10. The President of India has promulgated the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 with

    immediate effect which provides for the amendments to the Indian Citizen Act, 1955: At present one

    year continuous stay in India is mandatory for Indian Citizenship which is relaxed stating that if the

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    Central Government is satisfied that special circumstances exist, it may, after recording such

    circumstances in writing, relax the period of twelve months specified upto a maximum of thirty days

    which may be in different breaks.

    ाषपत  ी  रब    खुज  न ेनागकता  (सशंोधन ) अधनय -2015 को  त  ुंत  भाव  स ेलाग   ूक  दया  ह,ै जसके  

    तहत  भातीय  नागक  अधनय -1955  सशंोधन  कए  गए  ह। वतमान   भातीय  नागकता  के लए  भात   

    लगाता  एक  वम तक  हना  अनवायम ह,ै लेकन , अग  के  सका  सतं  षुट  ह ैतो  वशे  पथतय   इस छ  ूट  द  

    जा  सकती  है। इस  का  क  वशे  पथतय  के बाे  लखत  कॉडम दजम कन ेके बाद  वशे  12 ाह  के लए  छ  ूट  

    द  जा  सकती  ह,ै जो  अधकत  30 दन  के लए  अलग -अलग  अतंाल  के बाद  द  जा  सकती  है। 

    11. All you need to know about 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 

    Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year on January 9. The three-day event of 13th

    PBD organized at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat was inaugurated on 7th jan 2015.

    The event is also known as ‘Non-Resident Indian Day’ as it marked the return of Mahatma Gandhi

    from South Africa in the year 1915 on the same day i.e. January 9. The programme alsoacknowledges the contribution of Indians living abroad in the development of the country.

    The PBD is organised by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and is supported by Federation of

    Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and

    Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region of India.

    The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas programme serves as a platform for the Indians to share their valuable

    experiences in various fields. Moreover, individuals who have achieved excellence in their respective

    fields are also honoured during the programme with the prestigious ‘Bharatiya Samman’ award. 

    The PBD not only helps in networking and building partnerships but also promotes various initiatives

    related to trade, investment, education, culture, health, emigration, developments and science.

    Over 4,000 delegates of Indian diaspora are expected to attend the 13th PBD initiated by then NDA

    government in 2003.

    Guyana President Donald Ramotar is the chief guest for this year's programme. The chief guest will

    also be honoured with the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Samman’. 

    Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on

    Wednesday. After the inauguration, a plenary session on ‘Bharat Ko Jano & Bharat Ko Mano'

    followed by a talk on ‘Thoughts of Gandhi in 21st century referring to youths’ was also held. 

    Besides, important projects of NDA government including Make in India, Swachch Bharat, Skill India,

    Clean Ganga, and Tourism campaigns would also be briefed to the diaspora.

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    TOP HEADLINES –16.01.2015

    1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by 25 basis point from 8 percent to 7.75

    percent with immediate effect. The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) remains unchanged at 4 percent. The

    reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.75 percent, and the marginal standing facility(MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 8.75 percent with immediate effect.

    भातीय  जवम बक  न ेनीतगत  पेो  द   25 आधा  अकं  क  कटौती  कके  उस े8.0 तशत  स े7.75 तशत  क  

    दया  है। यह  तकाल  प  स ेभावी  हो  गयी  है। नकद  आत  अन  पुात  (सीआआ ) 4 तशत  प  अपवतमत  बना  

    ह  ुआ  है। पेो  द   कटौती  के बाद  तलता  सायोजन  स  ुवधा  (एलएएफ ) के तहत  वसम पेो  को  सयोजत  क  6.75

    तशत  क  दया  गया  ह ैऔ  एएसएफ  तथा  बक  द  8.75 तशत  क  द  गयी  है। 

    2. Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been conferred the prestigious Sahitya

    Akademi Award for 2014 for his "Kanakalochanaha" collection of short stories. The collection

    comprises of 16 short-stories that touch upon various social issues eroding the system.

    संक  ृत  के काडं  ववान  भ  नुाथ  ववदे  को  उनक  चना  'कनकआलोचना ' के लए  साल  2014 का  तिषत  साहय  अकादी  प  ुका  दया  गया  है। 'कनकआलोचना '  16 लघ   ुकहानया ंह, जो  साज  को  खोखला  कन ेवाल े

    वभन  सााजक    ुद  प  आधात  ह। 

    3. Government removed Chief of top defence research organization, DRDO, Avinash Chander, 15

    months before his contract was to end. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime

    Minister Narendra Modi "approved the termination" of the contract of Avinash Chander with effect

    from January 31.

    सका  न ेदेश  के शीम ा  अन  सुधंान  सिंगन , डीआडीओ , के   खु  अवनाश  चं  को  उनका  अन  बुधं  ख  होन ेस े15

    ाह  पहल ेह  हटा  दया। धानंी  ने  ोद  क  अयता  वाल  कैबनेट  क  नय  ुत  ाल  क  सत  न े

    अवनाश  चं  के अन  बुधं  को  ख  कन ेका  नरमय  लया  औ  यह  नरमय  31 जनव  स ेभावी  होगा। 

    4. Bharatiya Mahila Bank inked an agreement with HUL arm Lakme Salons to bring easy financing

    options to fuel women entrepreneurship. This partnership would help encourage more women to

    become Lakme Salon's business partner.

    भातीय  हला  बक  न ेहलाओ ंक  उयता  को  बढ़ान ेके लए  आसान  वपोर  वकप  लान ेके लए  एचय  एूल  

    आम ले सलै  नू  के साथ  एक  सझौत ेप  हता  कए। यह  साझदेा  ले सलै  नू  के यापा  भागीदा  बनन ेके 

    लए  औ  अधक  हलाओ ंको  ोसाहत  कन े दद  केगी। 

    5. Canara Bank has bagged three awards at the annual flagship event "MSME Banking Excellence

    Awards-2014" organised by Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME).

    Canara Bank has been adjudged as the "Best Bank Award-Winner" among other awards. The

    awards were presented by Union Minister for MSME Kalraj Mishra.

    चैब  ऑफ़  इंडयन  ाइो , ॉल  एडं  ीडय  एटंाईजे  (सीआईएएसएई ) वाा  आयोजत  बक  ं ग  एसीलस  

    प  ुका -2014 के वामक  साोह   कैना  बक  को  तीन  प  ुका  ात  ह  ुए। केना  बक  को  अय  प  ुका   

    "सवमेिष  बक  प  ुका  वजतेा " के प   घोत  कया  गया  है। एएसएई  के क य  ंी  कलाज    न ेप  ुका  

    दान  कए। 

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    6. Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka announced that his company will spend USD 250 million (over Rs.

    1,500 crore) to fund innovations in software and services in India. Infosys will develop software for

    managing the Kumbh Mela scheduled in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) in 2016. Infosys formed USD 500

    million Innovation Fund. Of this, Rs. 1,500 crore, will be dedicated to just innovation in India.

    इफोसस  के   ुय  कायमका  अधका  (सीईओ ) वशाल  सका  न ेयह  घोरा  क  क  इफोसस  भात   सॉटवेय  

    व  सेवाओ ंके नवोे  के लए  25 को  डॉल  (1500 को  पय)े खचम केगी। इफोसस  उजनै , यदेश   

    2016  होन ेवाल ेक  ु ं भ  ेल ेके बधंन  के लए  सॉटवये  बनाएगी। इंफोसस  न े500 लयन  अेक  डॉल  के 

    इनोवशेन  फंड  (नवाचा  को ) का  िगन  कया  है। इस स े1,500 को  पय ेसफम  भात   इनोवेशन  (नवाचा ) कन े

    के लए  सपमत  कए  जाऐगंे। 

    7. India's 25 years old open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma has set a world record by swimming 1.4

    miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature at Antarctic Ocean. She has bettered the earlier

    record of British open water swimmer Lewis Pugh and American swimmer Lynne Cox. Bhakti is now

    the youngest in the world and the first Asian girl to have achieved this feat. She has now conquered

    all the five oceans of the world.

    भात  क  25 वय  तैाक  भत  शाम न ेअटंाकम टका  हासाग   एक  डी  तापान  के बीच  1.4 ील  द  ू  52 नट  

     तय  क  नया  वव  कतमान  बनाया  है। टश  तैाक  चपयन  ल  ईुस  गॉडमन  प  गु  औ  लनी  कॉस  के बाद  भत  

    सबस ेक  उ   यह  कॉडम बनान ेवाल  तैाक  बन  गई  ह। वह  इस  उपलध  को  हासल  कन ेवाल  पहल  एशयाई  

    कया  बन  गई  ह। भत  न ेवव  के सभी  5 हासाग   तैन ेका  कॉडम भी  अपन ेना  क  लया  है। 

    8. President Giorgio Napolitano, who led Italy through one of its stormiest political periods, resigned.

    Mr. Napolitano, who turns 90 in June, announced in December that he had decided to end his

    second mandate ahead of time due to his age.

    य  ूो  े  सकंट  के दौान  थता  काय  खन ेके लए  सध  इटल  के वयोव  ृध  ाषपत  जाजमयो  नपैोलतानो  न े

    अपन ेपद  स ेइतीफा  दे दया। नपैोलतानो  जो  ज  नू   90 वम के हो  जाऐगं ेन ेउ  अधक  होन ेके कार  अपन ेद  सूे कायमकाल  के सात  होन ेस ेपहले ह  इतीफा  दने ेक  घोरा  क  द  थी। 

    9. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, an active blogger and user of different social networks, has been

    named the Social Media Person of the Year, by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

    He received Social Media Person of the Year award in Mumbai.

    बॉलव  डु  के हानायक  अताभ  बचन  को  इटंनटे  एडं  ोबाइल  एसोसएशन  ऑफ  इंडया  (आईएएएआई ) न ेसोशल  

    ीडया  पसमन  ऑफ  द  ईय  स ेसानत  कया  है। अताभ  बचन  सोशल  ीडया  प  सय  लॉग  औ  वभन  

    नटेवक  के उपयोगकताम ह। उहने "सोशल  ीडया  पसमन  ऑफ  द  ईय " प  ुका    ुबई   ात  कया। 

    10. Asian Games bronze medallist Satish Kumar won the super heavyweight title while Olympian

    Sumit Sangwan also won a gold in light-heavy category in the National Boxing Championship.Sangwan was also declared the best boxer of the championship while M. Thomas of Manipur and

    P.L. Prashad of Karnataka were adjudged Best Challenger Boxer and Most Promising Boxer

    respectively.

    एशयाई  खले  के कांय  पदक  वजतेा  सतीश  क  ु ा  न ेाषय    ुकेबाजी  चपयनशप   स  पु  हवैीवटे  जबक  

    ओलंपयन  स  ुत  सागंवान  न ेलाइट  हवैीवटे  वगम का  खताब  जीता। सागंवान  को  चपयनशप  का  सवमेिष    ुकेबाज  

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    भी  च  नुा  गया  जबक  रप  ु  के ए . थॉस  औ  कनामटक  के पी .एल . साद  को  शः सवमेिष  चलैज  बॉस  औ  

    सबस ेहोनहा  बॉस  भी  घोत  कया  गया  है। 

    TOP HEADLINES –17.01.2015

    1. President has appointed Shri Harishankar Bramha, the senior- most Election Commissioner in the

    Election Commission of India as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Shri Brahma assumed the

    charge of the office of Chief Election Commissioner consequent upon demitting the Office of the

    Chief Election Commissioner by Shri V.S. Sampath.

    ाषपत  न ेभात  के नवामचन  आयोग   विष  नवामचन  आय  ुत  ी  हशकं  ा  को  नया    ुय  नवामचन  आय  ुत  

    नय  ुत  कया  है।   ुय  नवामचन  आय  ुत  ी  वी .एस . सपंत  के सेवानव  ृ  होन ेप  ी  ा  न े  ुय  नवामचन  आय  ुत  का  पदभा  सभंाल  लया। 

    2. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved appointment of Anupam Shrivastava as

    CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. BSNL's Director Enterprises A.N. Rai is currently handling

    the additional charge of CMD.

    कैबनटे  क  नय  ुत  सत  (एसीसी ) न ेभात  सचंा  नग  लटेड  के अय  एव ंबधं  नदेशक  के प   अन  पु  

    ीवातव  क  नय  ुत  को  जं  ू  द ेद  है। बीएसएनएल  के नदेशक  उय  ए .एन . ाय  वतमान  अय  एव ंबधं  

    नदेशक  का  अतत  भा  सभंाल  ह ेह। 

    3. Australian pace bowler Brett Lee announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a 20-year

    career. Lee played 76 Tests for Australia, taking 310 wickets, and 221 one-dayers with 380

    dismissals.

    ऑेलया  के ते  गदबा  टे -ल  न ेवट 20 स ेसंयास  के साथ  ह  अतंाषय  केट  को  प  ू  तह  स ेअलवदा  कह  

    दया  है। ल  न ेऑेलया  के लए  76 टेट  चै   30.81 क  औसत  स े310 वकेट  लए  औ  221 एक -दवसीय  चै  

    खले।े 

    4. Australian Minister for Trade & Investment Andrew Robb signed a MoU with Sport Education

    Development Australia (SEDA) and IL&FS Education & Technology Services Limited with an aim to

    develop skills of Indian students in various sports and fitness programmes. The partnership between

    SEDA, which is based in Victoria, and the Indian body of equivalent stature, is expected to

    encourage the development of sports and fitness vocational courses in India.

    ऑेलया  के यापा  एव ंनवशे  ंी  एंय   ूॉब  न ेवभन  खेल  औ  नोंजन  कायम   भातीय  छा  के कौशल  

    वकास  के उदेय  स ेपोमस  एज  केूशन  डवलपट  ऑेलया  (एसईडीए ) औ  आईएल  एडं  एफएस  एय  केुशन  एणड  

    टैनोलॉजी  सवमसेज  के साथ  एक  सझौता  ापन  प  हता  कए। वटोया   आधात  एसईडीए  औ  उसी  त  

    क  भातीय  नकाय  के बीच  साझदेा  भात   खले  औ  फटनेस  के यावसायक  पाठय  के वकास  को  ोसाहत  

    कन ेकेगी। 

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    5. In July 2014, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) conducted a survey of 1000

    companies for Japanese manufacturing sector. Based on this research, India has been ranked as

    the No.1 destination for future investments followed by Indonesia (ranked No.2) and China (ranked

    No.3).

    जापान  अतंामष  य  सहयोग  बक  (जबेीआईसी ) न ेज  लुाई , 2014  जापान  क  वनामर  े  क  1000 कंपनय  का  

    एक  सव  र  आयोजत  कया। इस  सव  र   भवषय ंके नवशे  के लए  भात  को  पहला  थान  ात  ह  ुआ  ह ैजबक  

    इंडोनेशया  को  द  सूा  तथा  चीन  को  तीसा  थालन  ला  है। 

    6. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 100 crore on

    Riddhi Siddhi Bullion and also cancelled its nominated agency certificate (NAC) for violation of RBI

    norms. NAC is the mandatory document needed for direct import of precious metals.

    वदेश  यापा  हानदेशालय  (डीजीएफट ) न ेजवम बक  के नय  के उलघंन  को  लके  ध -सध  ब  ुलयन  

    (आएसबीएल ) प  100 को  पय ेका  ज  ुामना  लगाया  ह ैऔ  साथ  ह  इसका  नोनीत  एजसी  का  ारप  (एनएसी )

    भी  द  क  दया  है। एनएसी  अनवायम दतावजे  ह ैजो    ूयवान  धात   ुके सीध ेय  प  स ेआयात  के लए  ज  है। 

    7. FIFA Ballon D'Or award holder Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the best player in Portugal's100-year football history. The Portuguese Federation announced the Real Madrid striker as their

    best ever in the Gala Quinas de Ouro.

    फफा  वाा  तीस  बा  तिषत  'बलैन  डी ' ऑ ' प  ुका  जीतन ेवाल ेयल  ेड  के टा  ाइक  टयानो  

    ोनाडो  को  प  तुमगाल  न े100 व  के इतहास   अपना  सवमेिष  फ  ु टबाल  खलाी  च  नुा। 

    प  तुमगाल  फ  ु टबाल  हासघं  न ेअपन ेगाला  वीनास  डी  ऑो  साोह   यह  घोरा  क। 

    8. The Reserve Bank of India allowed banks to enter the insurance business as joint ventures.

    Banks with networth of Rs. 1000 crore and above can set up a subsidiary or a joint venture and

    those with a networth of Rs. 500 crores and above can opt for the broking or corporate agency set

    up. Besides being profitable for more than three years and net levels should be not be more than3%.

    जवम बक  न ेबक  को  वा oइंट  वच  बनाक  बीा  काोबा  कने क  अन  ुत  दे द  है। वांइ्ट  वच  बनान ेवाल ेबक  

    क  नटेवथम 1,000 को  पये स ेक  नह ंहोनी  चाहए। वा  इंट  वच  के जए  बीा  ोक  ंग  या  कॉपोेट  एजसी  के 

    प   का  कन ेवाल ेबक  का  नटेवथम 500 को  पये स ेक  नह ंहोना  चाहए। इसके  साथ  ह  बीत ेतीन  साल  स े

    लगाता  उसका    नुाफे  हना  ज  ह ैतथा  उसका  श  ुध  एनपीए  3 फसद  स ेक  नह ंहोना  चाहए। 

    9. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) named woman tennis player Simona

    Halep as the Athlete of the Year for the special results she obtained in 2014. Halep first broke into

    the world's top 50 at the end of 2012, then into the top 20 in August 2013, and then top 10 in

    January 2014.ोानया  ओलंपक  औ  खेल  सत  (सीओएसआ ) न ेहला  टेनस  खलाी  सोना  हालपे  को  2014  ात  

    वशे  परा  के लए  साल  का  सवमेिष  एथलट  च  नुा  है। हालेप  न ेपहल  बा  2012 के अतं   द  ुनया  के शीम 50 ,

    फ  अगत  2013  शीम 20 , औ  फ  जनव  2014  शीम 10  अपना  थान  बनाया। 

    10. Jammu and Kashmir has bagged the National Award for e-Governance for the best district-level

    initiative in the country. The Department of Administrative Reforms, Ministry of Personnel and the

    PMO have selected Jammu and Kashmir for National Award e-Governance 2014-15 for the best

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    district- level initiative in the country. Jammu and Kashmir has bagged the award first time in 18

    years since the institution of awards in 1997.

    ज   ूकी  को  देश   जला  त  प  सव  पहल  के लए  ई -गवमनस  2014 के ाषय  प  ुका  के लए  च  नुा  गया  

    है। धानंी  कायामलय , कामक  ंालय  औ  शासनक  स  धुा  वभाग  न ेज   ूकी  को  इस  प  ुका  के लए  च  नुा  

    है। वम 1997  यह  प  ुका  श  ु  होन ेके बाद  स ेज   ूकी  को  पहल  बा  यह  प  ुका  ला  है। 

    TOP HEADLINES –22.01.2015

    1. State government of Sikkim inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with governments of the

    Netherlands and Thailand for development of floriculture in the state. This deal will help the state to

    reach out to the international market.सक  ाय  सका  न ेाय   फ  ूल  क  खेती  के वकास  के लए  नीदलड  औ  थाईलड  क  सका  के साथ  

    सझौता  ापन  (एओय  )ू प  हता  कए। इस  सौदे स ेाय  को  अतंाषय  बाजा  तक  पह   ुचन े दद  लेगी। 

    2. Hyderabad will host the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018. This will be

    the first WCIT to be held in India and the theme of the 2018 WCIT will be 'Future of enterprises'.

    WCIT 2016 is to be held in Brazil.

    वडम कॉ  ंेस  ऑन  इंफॉ  शन  टेनॉलोजी  (डय  सूीआईट ) क  ेजबानी  2018  हैदाबाद  केगा। भात  

    डय  सूीआईट  का  आयोजन  पहल  बा  क  हा  ह ैतथा  2018 का  वय  'उय  का  भवषय ' होगा। 2016  

    डय  सूीआईट  ाजील   आयोजत  क  जाएगी। 

    3. After 23 years, India has a new numero uno when it comes to net profit. Information technology

    major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) posted a net profit of Rs. 5,328 crore for the quarter ended

    December, overtaking long-standing champion Reliance Industries Ltd. In Indian business history it's

    the first time that an IT company has topped the profit charts.

    टाटा  कंसटसी  सवमससे  (टसीएस ) देश   सबसे यादा    नुाफा  कान ेवाल  कंपनी  बन  गई  है। 23 साल  स ेशीम प  

    ह  लायसं  इंडज  ल . (आआईएल ) को  इसन ेपीछे छो  दया  है। यह  पहल  बा  ह ैजब  ोफट  चाटम प  सबसे 

    ऊप  कोई  आईट  कंपनी  है। टसीएस  न ेदसबं   ख  ह  ुई  ताह   5,328 को  पय ेका  श  ुध  लाभ  दखाया  जो  

    लायसं  इंडज  के लाभ  स ेकह ंयादा  है। 

    4. European Union (EU) decided to lift a seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from India.

    The proposal to lift the ban was voted unanimously by the European Commission’s committee on

    plant health.

    य  ूोपीय  सघं  न ेभात  स ेआ  के आयात  प  सात  ाह  लबं ेतबधं  को  हटा  लया  है। पौध  के वाय  प  य  ूोपीय  

    आयोग  क  एक  सत  न ेतबधं  हटान ेके प   सवमसत  स ेतदान  कया  है। 

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    FEBRAURY 2015 HEADLINES………. 

    TOP HEADLINES –03.02.2014

    TOP HEADLINES –07.02.2015

    1. United States (US) President Barack Obama has appointed Indian CEO Ajay Banga as member

    of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN). ACTPN is the US

    President’s private-sector advisory panel on international trade and helps him to coordinate trade

    related policies and resolve disagreements.

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    सयं  ुत  ाय  अेका  (अेका ) के ाषपत  बाक  ओबाा  न ेयापा  नीत  औ  वाताम के लए  सलाहका  सत  

    (एसीटपीएन ) के सदय  के प   भातीय  सीईओ  अजय  बगंा  को  नय  ुत  कया  है। एसीटपीएन  अतंाषय  यापा  

    प  अेक  ाषपत  के नजी  े  का  सलाहका  पनैल  ह ैऔ  उनको  यापा  स ेसबंंधत  नीतय  का  सवय  औ  

    असहत  को  हल  कन े दद  कता  है। 

    2. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s online financial service company Ant Financial ServicesGroup (Ant Financial) acquired 25% stake in Indian mobile commerce firm, Paytm. Ant Financial

    acquired 25% stake in One97 Communications, which is the parent company of Paytm, to enter the

    Indian e-Commerce space.

    चीन  क  दगज  ई -कॉसम कपनी  अलबाबा  क  ऑनलाइन  फाइनशयल  सवेा  कपनी  एणट  फाइनशयल  सवमसेज    पु  

    न ेभात  क  ोबाइल  कॉसम कपनी  पेटए   25% हसदेा  को  खदन ेक  घोरा  क। एणट  फाइनशयल  न े

    भातीय  ई -कॉसम बाजा   वशे  कन ेके लए  वन 97 कय  ूनकेशस  जो  भात  क  पेटए  क  पेेट  कपनी  ह,ै  

    25% हसदेा  खद  है। 

    3. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the WiFi service in Park Street area of

    Kolkata. High speed free 4G WiFi services were made available in places around Park Street as partof state govt.’s initiative to make Kolkata as India’s first metro city with high speedWiFi facility.

    Reliance Jio, the telecommunication arm of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is has been roped in

    to provide the 4G WiFi services.

    पच  बगंाल  क    ुयंी  ता  बनज  न ेकोलकाता  के पाकम  ट  इलाके   हाई  पीड  4G वाईफाई  सवेा  उपलध  

    काई  ह ैजसका  योग  क  लोग  इटंनटे  सवेा  का  लाभ  िउा  सक ग।े शह   इस  4G वाईफाई  सवेा  को  उपलध  कान े

    का  का  लयासं  इणड  लटेड  (आआईएल ) क  4G द  ूसचंा  कपनी  जओ  (जआेईओ ) क  ह  है। इसस े

    कलका  देश  का  पहला  ऐसा  ेो  शह  बन  गया  जहा   ुत  4G वाईफाई  (वाईफाई ) सवेा  उपलध  काई  गई  है। 

    4. Justice Madan Mohan Das was appointed as the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry

    investigating chit fund scam. He is a retired judge of Orissa High Court. Earlier, the post was headedby Justice Radha Krushna Patra who passed away recently and the post was lying vacant.

    जटस  दन  ोहन  दास  को  चटफंड  घोटाल ेक  जाचं  क  ह ेजाचं  आयोग  का  उदायव  सपा  गया  है। वह  उीसा  

    उच  यायालय  के एक  सेवानव  ृ  यायाधीश  ह। इस  ाल ेक  जाचं  क  ह ेजटस  ाधाक  ृ षर  पा  के नधन  के बाद  

    जाचं  आय  ुत  का  पद  त  पा  था। 

    5. Director, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun, Dr. M.O. Garg, has assumed

    charge as the Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

    देहाद  नू  थत  सीएसआईआ -भातीय  पेोलय  संथा ,न  (सीएसआईआ -आईआईपी ) के नदेशक  डॉ . ए . ओ . गगम 

    न ेवैानक  एव ंऔयोगक  अन  सुधंान  पद  (सीएसआईआ ) के हानदेशक  पद  का  कायमभा  सभंाल  लया  है। 

    6. L.C. Goyal took over as India’s new Home Secretary from Anil Goswami, who was sacked for

    reportedly asking the CBI to stall the arrest of former union minister Matang Singh in Saradha scam

    case. Goyal is a Kerala cadre IAS officer of the 1979 batch.

    क य  ग  हृ  सचव  अनल  गोवाी  को  सका  न ेहटा  दया  है। अनल  गोवाी  क  जगह  एल .सी . गोयल  न ेदेश  के नय े

    ग  हृ  सचव  का  कायमभा  सभंाल  लया  है। एल .सी . गोयल  1979 बचै  के केल  कैड  के आईएएस  ह। अनल  गोवाी  प  

    शादा  घोटाल े फंस ेप  वूम क य  ंी  तगं  सहं  क  गता  ोकन ेके लए  दबाव  बनान ेका  आोप  था। 

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    7. Portuguese football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the best player in the English

    Premier League, despite spending just six seasons in the division's 23-year history.

    प  तुमगाल  फ  ु टबॉल  ट  के कतान  टयानो  ोनाडो  को  डवजन  के 23 साल  के इतहास   सफम  छह  स   खलेन े

    के बावज  दू , इंलश  ीय  लग   सवमेिष  खलाी  च  नुा  गया  है। 

    8. As many as 10 crore LPG consumers have joined the ambitious scheme of getting cash subsidyin bank accounts to buy market priced cooking fuel, making it the world's largest direct benefit

    transfer and helping end black marketing. The name of the scheme is ‘PAHAL’.  

    कब  10 को  एलपीजी  ाहक  हवाकांी  य  लाभ  हतांर  (डीबीट ) योजना   शाल  हो  गए  ह। इस  योजना  

    का  ना  ‘पहल ’ है। इस  तह  यह  द  ुनया  क  सबस ेबी  य  लाभ  हतातंर  योजना  बन  गई  है। इस उपभोताओ ं

    को  बाजा    ूय  प  गसै  सलड  खदन ेके लए  उनके  बक  खात े नकद  ससडी  द  जाएगी। इस  योजना  स े

    कालाबाजा  बदं  होगी  औ  ससडी  अधक  भावी  तके  स ेलोग  तक  पह   ुंचेगी। 

    9. China and Thailand agreed to boost military ties over the next five years, from increasing

    intelligence sharing to fighting transnational crime. The agreement came during a two-day visit by

    China`s Defence Minister Chang Wanquan to Bangkok.

    चीन  औ  थाईलड , अतंामषय  अपाध  स ेलन ेस ेलके  ख  ुफया  स  चूना  के आदान -दान   तजेी  लान ेके लए  अगल े

    पाचं  व   सैय  सबंधं  के बढ़ावा  दने ेप  सहत  ह  ुए। यह  सझौता  बकॉक   चीन  ा  ंी  चांग  वानवॉन  क  दो  

    दवसीय  याा  के दौान  कया  गया। 

    10. The Reserve Bank issued guidelines with the two-fold aim of ensuring capital buffer for difficult

    times and restricting banks from indiscriminate lending during the periods of excess credit growth.

    According to RBI guidelines Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCCB) may be maintained in the form of

    Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) capital or other fully loss absorbing capital only, and the amount of

    the CCCB may vary from 0 to 2.5 per cent of total risk weighted assets (RWA) of the banks.

    बक  को  अब  सकंटकाल  के लए  पहल ेस ेह  तयैा  कनी  होगी  औ  अछे दन   इसके  लए  प  ू जंी  बचाक  खनी  होगी। जवम बक  (आबीआई ) वाा  जा  दशा -नद  श  के अन  सुा  बक  काउंट  साइलकल  काउंट  बफ  (सीसीसीबी )

    कॉन  इवट  टय  1 (सीईट  1) प  ू जंी  या  केवल  अय  प  रूम प  स ेजोख  अवशोक  प  ू जंी  के प   ख  सकत ेह औ  

    उह सकंटकाल   ऋर  दने ेके लए  अपनी  क  ु ल  जोख  सभंावत  प  ू जंी  का  0 (श  ूय ) स े2.5 तशत  काउंट  

    साइलकल  काउंट  बफ  (सीसीसीबी ) के प   खना  होगा। क य  बक  के अन  सुा  इसका  द  सूा  फायदा  यह  होगा  क  

    बक  अछे सय   ख  लु ेहाथ  ऋर  दने ेस ेबच  सक ग।े 

    TOP HEADLINES –10.02.2015

    1. The 57th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center. Sam Smith won four awards.

    He won best new artist and song of the year and record of the year awards for his smash hit “Stay

    With Me.” 

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    57व वामक  ैी  प  ुका  टेपस  सेट   ेआयोजत  ह  ुए  थे। सै  थ  न ेचा  प  ुका  ात  कए। उहने उनके  

    गीत  ‘टे वद  ी ’ के लए  बेट  य   ूआटमट , सॉ  गं  ऑफ  द  इय  औ  कॉडम ऑफ  द  इय  अवॉडम जीत।े 

    2. Rajat Chauhan won two gold besides a silver in men's compound archery competition in the 35th

    National Games. The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) continued to rule the roost in the

    medals tally.जत  चौहान  न े35व ाषय  खले   प  ु  क  कपाउंड  तींदाजी  पधाम  दो  वरम औ  एक  जत  जीता  जबक  सनेा  

    न ेपदक  तालका   अपना  दबदबा  काय  खा  है। 

    3. Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) has won the fourth Greentech C.S.R. Award. This

    award is presented by Greentech Foundation every year to such Companies who are wonderfully

    implementing their Community Development Programmes with excellent management in their

    operational areas whereby bringing about positive changes in the lives of the resident people.

    भात  एय  ुनय  कंपनी  लटेड  (बाको ) न ेचौथा  ीनटके  सीएसआ  प  ुका  जीता। ीनटेक  फाउंडशेन  क  ओ  

    स ेत  वम यह  प  ुका  उन  कंपनय  को  दया  जाता  ह ैजो  सााजक  वकास  पयोजनाओ ंके बेहतन  यावयन  

    तथा  ेिष  बधंन  के जए  अपन ेचालन  े   लत  नागक  के जीवन  को  सकााक  प  स ेबदलन े हवप  रूम भ  ूका  नभा  ह ेह। 

    4. An early birdie blitz followed by a perfect control on his nerves saw Anirban Lahiri grab his first co-

    sanctioned title by snatching the Maybank Malaysian Open from Bernd Wiesberger in a dramatic

    finish at Kuala Lumpur.

    भातीय  गोफ  अनबामन  लाही  न ेबड  जाक  थत  जब  तू  कन ेके बाद  धयैम स ेका  लते ेह  ुए  क  ु आलालपं  ु   

    ेबक  लेशयाई  ओपन  गोफ  ट  ूनामट  का  खताब  जीता। 

    5. Senior litterateur Sadhusharan Verma "Saran" was conferred with Nirala Sahitya Samman 2015

    by Nirala Sahitya Parishad. The 34th annual function of Parishad was celebrated as 'Nirala Jayanti'.

    नाला  साहय  पद  न ेविष  साहयका  साध  शुर  वाम 'सन ' को  नाला  साहय  सान -2015 स ेनवाजा। 

    पद  का  34वा ंवामक  साोह  'नाला  जयतंी ' के प   नाया  गया। 

    6. The government announced a capital infusion of Rs.6990 crore in nine state run banks, including

    State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB). The government had budgeted to infuse

    more than Rs.11,000 crore as capital in the current financial year. While State Bank of India will get

    Rs.2,970 crore as capital in the current fiscal, Bank of Baroda will get Rs.1,260 crore, Punjab

    National Bank Rs.870 crore, Canara Bank Rs.570 crore, Syndicate Bank Rs.460 crore, Allahabad

    Bank Rs.320 crore, Indian Bank Rs.280 crore, Dena Bank Rs.140 crore and Andhra Bank Rs.120

    crore.

    सका  न ेभातीय  टटे  बक  (एसबीआई ) औ  पजंाब  नशैनल  बक  (पीएनबी ) सहत  नौ  ाय  सचंालत  बक    .6990 को  क  प  ू जी  देन ेक  घोरा  क। सका  न ेबजट  के अन  सुा  चाल   ूव  वम  प  ू जी  के प   11,000 को  

    पये स ेअधक  दने ेक  घोरा  क  थी। टटे  बक  ऑफ  इंडया  को  प  ू जी  के प   2,970 को  पय  ात  हग,े वह ं

    बक  ऑफ  बौदा  को  1,260 को  पय  लेग,े पजंाब  नशैनल  बक  को  870 को  पय , केना  बक  को  570 को  

    पय , संडकेट  बक  को  460 को  पय , इलाहाबाद  बक  को  320 को  पय , इंडयन  बक  को  280 को  पय , देना  

    बक  को  140 को  पय  औ  आं  बक  को  120 को  पये लग।े 

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    7. Three Indian cities, Bengaluru, Chennai and Surat, recently made into the 67 cities chosen

    worldwide for the 100 Resilient Cities project, run by the New York-based non-profit organisation

    Rockefeller Foundation '.

    हाल  ह   य  यूॉकम  थत  गै -लाभका  सिंगन  ॉकफे ल  फाउंडशेन  वाा  सचंालत  100 जेीलट  सटज  ोजेट  के 

    लए  द  ुनया 

     भ 

     से

     च  नुे

     गए 

     67शह 

     

     तीन 

     भातीय 

     शह 

    ,बगल  ु 

    ,चेनई 

     औ 

     स  ूत 

     शाल 

     ह।

     

    8. Veteran Marathi theatre artist and film actor Atmaram Govind Bhende died following brief illness in

    Pune, Maharashtra. He was 91.

    वयोव  ृध  िा  ंगचं  कलाका  औ  फ  अभनतेा  आाा  गोवदं  भड ेका  प  रु,े हााष   बीा  के कार  

    नधन  हो  गया। वह  91 वम के थे। 

    9. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s name was included in the LIMCA book of records. Her

    name was included for being the only woman of the country to represent the same Lok Sabha

    constituency on the same party ticket for eight times in a row.

    लोकसभा  पीक  स  ुा  हाजन  का  ना  लका  ब  कु  ऑफ  कॉमस   दजम हो  गया  है। व ेदेश  क  पहल  ऐसी  हला  

    सासंद  ह, जो  एक  ह  सीट  स ेलगाता  िआ  बा  च  नुी  गई  ह। 

    10. Uttarakhand government launched its ambitious “Himalaya Darshan” programme as part of its

    ongoing efforts to boost tourism in the state.

    उाखडं  सका  न े‘हालय  दशमन  योजना ’ क  श  ुआत  क। ाय   पयमटन  को  नया  आया  देन ेके लए  हालय  

    दशमन  योजना  क  श  ुआत  क  गई। 

    TOP HEADLINES –11.02.2015

    1. Distinguished journalist Vinod Mehta has been awarded with the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by

    Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government.

    उक  ृ षट  पका  वनोद  ेहता  को  उ  दशे  (य  पूी ) सका  वाा  यश  भाती  सान  2015 स ेसानत  कया  गया। 

    2. Dominican Republic's tennis player Victor Estrella won the Ecuador ATP title after defeating world

    no. 14 player Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. It is his and Dominican Republic's first Association of Tennis

    Professionals (ATP) title. Estrella, who is 35-years old and is 73rd in ATP ranking, defeated Lopez 6-

    2, 6-7(5), 7-6(5) in the final of ATP 250 Open Quito tournament.

    वकट  एेला  बगसे  न ेवव  के14व नबं  के खलाी  फे लसयानो  लोपजे  को  हा  एकवाडो  ओपन  टेनस  ट  ूनामट  

    जीत  लया  जो  उनके  कय  का  ह  नह ंबक  डोनक  पलक  का  भी  पहला  एटपी  खताब  है। वकट  35 वम क  

    उ   एटपी  खताब  जीतन ेवाल ेसबसे उदाज  खलाी  बन  गय ेह। डोनक  पलक  के खलाी  न ेटॉप  सीड  

    पने  के लोपेज  को  एटपी  250 ल ेकोटम ट  ूनामट   6-2, 6-7, 7-6 स ेहाया। 

    3. Indian Anirban Lahiri moved to a career-high 37th place in the World Golf Rankings following his

    triumph at the co-sanctioned Malaysian Open. Lahiri's 37th position in World Rankings is the

    second-best ever by an Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh, who was in the Top-30 in March 2009.

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    लयेशयन  ओपन  जीतन ेके बाद  भातीय  गोफ  खलाी  अनबामन  लाही  क  वव  क  ं ग   बा  उछाल  आया  ह ै

    औ  वह  अपन ेकय  के सवमेिष  37व पायदान  प  पह   ुंच  गए। वव  क  ं ग   जीव  खा  सहं  के बाद  लाही  भात  

    के द  सूे ऐस ेगोफ  खलाी  ह जो  शीम-40  थान  बनान े कायाब  ह  ुए  ह। जीव  खा  ाचम 2009  शीम-30  

    पह   ुंचन े कायाब  ह ेथे। 

    4. With total funds of USD 4.1 billion, Indians rank 16th on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bankaccount holders from over 200 countries, while people from Switzerland itself are on the top. The list,

    made public by an international body of journalists ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative

    Journalists), comprises over one lakh HSBC customers and their bank accounts with balances

    totaling over USD 100 billion.

    एचएसबीसी  क  लक  ह  ुई  ताजा  स  चूी   वस  बक  खात   क  ु ल  4.1 अब  डाल  के धन  के साथ  भातीय  16व औ  

    वजलड  के खाताधाक  पहले थान  प  ह। ताजा  स  चूी   200 स ेअधक  दशे  के खाता  धाक  का  ना  है। इन  

    खात   जा  धन  के लहाज  स ेवजलड  के खाताधाक  शीम प  ह। पका  क  एक  अतंाषय  संथा  

    आईसीआईज े(अतंाषय  खोजी  पका  कंसटय ) न ेजस  स  चूी  का  ख  लुासा  कया  ह ैउस एचएसबीसी  के एक  

    लाख  स ेअधका  ाहक  औ  उनके  बक  खात  का  ज  ह ैजन क  ु ल  100 अब  डाल  स ेअधक  क  ाश  जा  होन ेका  उलेख  है। 

    5. Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam has come to India on his four day visit to commemorate

    the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is President Yam's first visit

    to India.

    सगंाप  ु  के ाषपत  टॉनी  टैन  क ग  या  भात  क  अपनी  चा  दवसीय  ाजकय  याा  प  ह। वह  दोन  दशे  के 

    क  ूटनीतक  त  के 50 साल  प  ेू होन ेके ौके  प  भात  आए। यह  ाषपत  या  क  पहल  भात  याा  है। 

    6. China has completed a successful ground test on the power system of the country's next-

    generation carrier rocket 'Long March-5' for its ambitious space programme expected to begin early

    next year. A test flight for Long March-5 has been scheduled in 2016 from China's Hainan province.

    चीन  न ेदेश  क  अगल  पीढ़  के कैय  ॉकेट  ‘लागं  ाचम-5’ क  उजाम राल  प  जीनी  पर  सफलताप  वूमक  प  ूा  क  

    लया  है। इस  ॉकेट  को  चीन  के हवाकांी  अतं  कायम  के लए  वकसत  कया  गया  है। लॉग  ाचम-5 के लए  

    पर  उान  चीन  के हेनान  ातं  स े2016 के लए  तय  क  गई  है। 

    7. Union Govt. came up with a new forecast of annual economic growth that makes India the fastest

    growing major economy in the world. Under the new method, the economy grew 7.5% in the quarter

    ending in December 2014, outpacing China’s 7.3% growth in the latest quarter and making India the

    fastest growing major economy in the world.

    के  सका  न ेदेश  क  आथमक  गत  (सकल  घले   ूउपाद ) के सबध   एक  नई  भवषयवारी  पेश  क  जसस ेभात  

    वव  क    खु  अथमयवथाओं  स ेसबस ेतेजी  स ेबढ़न ेवाल  अथमयवथा  के प   सान ेआया  है। सका  वाा  

    आथमक  गत  को  ापन ेके लए  अपनायी  गई  नई  पधत  के अन  सुा  दसब  2014  सात  ह  ुई  ताह  के दौान  

    देश  क  आथमक  गत  7.5% ह ैजोक  चीन  वाा  सान  सयावध  के दौान  हासल  7.3% क  द  स ेअधक  है। 

    8. In an ambitious project, China launched its first cruise-liner that will sail via the transcontinental

    initiative Maritime Silk Road (MSR). MSR project is an initiative by China to resurrect the ancient

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    maritime Silk Road. The said cruise-liner will pass through three Southeast Asian countries,Vietnam,

    Thailand and Malaysia.

    चीन  न ेप  ुातन  स  ु  शे  ागम को  प  नुजवत  कन ेक  हावाकांी  योजना  के तहत  एक    ू  लाइन  जहाज  को  

    इस  ऐतहासक  ागम प  वाना  कया। यह    ू  लाइन  दर -एशया  के तीन  देश , वयतना , थाईलणैड  औ  

    लेशया  स ेहोता  ह  ुआ  उस  ऐतहासक  शे  ागम क  प  नुाव  ृ  कगा। 9. Two Indians won the award in the 57th edition of Grammy Awards. Neela Vasvani won the trophy

    in the Best Children’s Album category for “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And

    Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)”. She had narrated the audio version of the book. On the

    other hand Ricky Kej’s collaboration in the album “Winds Of Samsara” won the Best New Age Album

    trophy.

    57व ैी  प  ुका   दो  भातीय  कलाका  न ेप  ुका  जीते। नीला  वासवानी  न ेवेट  चेस  ेरी   अपनी  एब  

    “आई  ए  लाला : हाउ  वन  गलम ट  ुड  अप  फॉ  एज  केुशन  एडं  चेड  द  वलमड  (लाला  य  सुफजई )” के लए  यह  प  ुका  

    जीता  जस उहने अपनी  आवाज   पचय  दया  है। इसके  अलावा  क  केज  न े“वंस  ऑफ  सासाा ” नाक  

    एब   सहयोग  के लए  बेट  य   ूऐज  एलब  ॉफ  जीती। 10. Rifle shooter Suma Shirur won the silver at the Inter-shoot annual International Shooting

    Championship for Air Pistol and Air Rifle, at The Hague in Netherlands. The former world record

    holder got the second place in 10 m air rifle at the Inter-Shoot where she scored 203 points in the

    finals.

    ाइफल  नशानेबाज  स  ुा  श  न ेहेग , नीदलड   एय  पटल  औ  एय  ाइफल  के लए  इटं -श  ूटंग  वामक  

    अतंामषय  नशानबेाजी  चैपयनशप   जत  पदक  जीता। प  वूम वव  काडम धाक  न ेफाइनल   203 अकं  अजमत  

    क  इटं -श  टू   10 ीट  एय  ाइफल   एक  द  सूा  थान  ात  कया। 

    TOP HEADLINES –21.02.2015

    1. Senior diplomat Vishnu Prakash was appointed India's next High Commissioner to Canada. A

    1981-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Prakash is currently posted as India's Ambassador to

    South Korea.

    विष  ाजनयक  वषर   ुकाश  को  कनाडा   भात  का  अगला  उचाय  ुत  नय  ुत  कया  गया  है। 1981 बचै  के 

    भातीय  वदेश  सवेा  के अधका  काश  फलहाल  दर  कोया   भात  के ाजद  तू  के तौ  प  कायमत  ह। 

    2. Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned and recommended the dissolution of the Bihar

    Assembly. He resigned before the trust vote. Governor of Bihar K.N. Tripathi accepted his

    resignation.

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    बहा  के   ुयंी  जीतन  ा  ांझी  न ेइतीफा  द ेदया  औ  बहा  वधानसभा  को  भगं  कन ेक  सफाश  क। 

    उहन ेबहा  वधानसभा   ववासत  हासल  कन ेस ेपहल ेह  अपना  इतीफा  द ेदया। बहा  के ायपाल  के.एन .

    िपा  न ेउनका  इतीफा  वीका  क  लया। 

    3. The Joint Working Group and the Home Secretary Level Talks between India and Bangladesh

    were held. During the meetings, both the countries agreed to enhance cooperation in bordermanagement by way of a coordinated border management plan, increased joint patrolling for

    reducing the crimes being committed by criminals and smugglers and higher vigil on the border by

    deployment of troops of Bangladesh in unguarded border areas of Bangladesh, particularly along the

    borders facing Tripura and Mizoram.

    भात  औ  बंलादेश  के बीच  सयं  ुत  कायम स  हू  औ  ग  हृ  सचव  तय  बिैक  आयोजत  क  गई। बिैक   दोन  देश  

    सीा  बधंन  योजना  के साथ  सीा  बधंन   सहयोग  बढ़ान ेप  सहत  ह  ुए। इसके  तहत  अपाध  औ  तक  को  क  

    कन ेके लए  सयं  ुत  नगानी  प  जो  दया  गया। इस  बात  प  भी  सहत  बनी  क  बना  स  ुा  बल  वाल ेअत  

    सीा  े  वशेक  प  ुा  औ  जो  स ेलग ेइलाक   बंलादेश  की  नगानी  के लए  अपनी  स  ुा  बल  को  

    तनैात  केगा। 4. The government approved over Rs. 8,600 crore of highway projects in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and

    Chhattisgarh. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for the six

    laning of the Chakeri-Allahabad section of National Highway in Uttar Pradesh. The total cost of this

    project is estimated to be Rs 1999.85 crore and total length of the road will be approximately 145

    kms.

    सका  न ेउ  दशे , ओडशा  औ  छीसगढ़   8,600 को  पय ेस ेअधक  क  ाजागम पयोजनाओ ंको  जं  ू  दे 

    द। ंडंल  क  आथमक  ाल  क  सत  (सीसीईए ) न ेउ  देश   ाषय  ाजागम के चके -इलाहबाद  खडं  को  

    छह  लने  बनाय ेजान ेक  जं  ू  द ेद। पयोजना  क  क  ु ल  लागत  1999.85 को  पय ेअन  ुानत  ह ैऔ  सक  क  

    क  ु ल  लबंाई 

     कब 

     145कलोीट 

     है।

     

    5. The government has appointed 1979-batch IFS officer Ajit Kumar as Ambassador and Permanent

    Representative of India to the United Nations Offices in Geneva. He is now posted as Consul

    General, Consulate General of India in Atlanta, US.

    सका  न े1979 बचै  के आईएफएस  अधका  अजीत  क  ु ा  को  जनवेा   सयं  ुत  ाष  कायामलय   भात  का  ाजद  तू  

    औ  थाई  तनध  नय  ुत  कया  है। वह  फलहाल  अेका  के अटलाटंा   भात  के हावारय  द  तूावास   

    हावारय  द  तू  के तौ  प  पदथ  ह। 

    6. The White House has named Dhanurjay 'DJ' Patil as its first chief data scientist to help shape

    policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation.

    अेका  को  ौयोगक  औ  नवाचा   अरी  बनाए  खन ेस ेसबंंधत  नीतया ंऔ  कायमरालया ंबनान े दद  के लए  हाइट  हाउस  न ेभातीय    लू  के अेक  नागक  धन  जुमय  'डीज'े पाटल  को  अपना    ुय  डटेा  वैानक  नय  ुत  

    कया  है। 

    7. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organisation for retail payment

    system in India launched a unified platform for providing a single payment interface across all

    systems. Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will enable all account holders to send and receive money

    from their smartphones with a single identifier.

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    भात   ख  दुा  भ  गुतान  क  राल  के सचंालन  के लए  गित  नेशनल  पेेणस  कॉपोेशन  ऑफ  इणडया  

    (एनपीसीआई ) न ेभ  गुतान  कन ेके लए  एक  एकक  ृत  एकल  भ  गुतान  इंटफे स , य  नूीफाइड  पेणेट  इंटफे स  (य  पूीआई )

    को  लाच  कया  जसके  वाा  सभी  भ  गुतान  ाय  के लए  इस  एकक  ृ त  इंटफे स  को  लाग   ूकया  जा  सकेगा। इस  

    स  ुवधा  के तहत  कसी  भी  खाताधाक  को  अपन ेोबाइल  फोन  के ाय  स ेपसै ेभजेन ेऔ  ात  कन ेके लए  सफम  

    एक  आइडेणटफाय  क  आवयकता  पगेी। 8. Yes Bank announced to launch India’s first Green Infrastructure Bond worth Rs. 500 crore,

    proceeds from which will be deployed to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This

    proposed Green Infrastructure Bond is claimed to be the first such issue in the country and the

    money will be used to fund solar power, wind power, biomass, and small hydel projects. The bond

    will have a tenor of ten years.

    यस  बक  न ेनवीकरीय  ऊजाम के े  के व  पोर  के लए  500 को    ूय  के ीन  इाच  बाणड  जा  कन े

    क  घोरा  क  ह ैतथा  यह  ऐसा  कन ेवाला  देश  का  पहला  बक  बनेगा। यस  बक  ीन  इाच  बाणड  को  जा  क  

    ात  धन  का  योग  सौ  ऊजाम, पवन  ऊजाम, बायोास  तथा  छोट