BSC ONELINERS APRIL 1 TO 8, 2018
Exclusive Smart One
Liner for
Banking Exam
(Apr 01-08)…
Banking
& Economy
1. First
Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19
2.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected the GDP growth to 7.4 per cent in 2018-19 from 6.6 per cent in 2017-18.
3.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has switched back to gross
domestic product (GDP) model from the gross value added (GVA) methodology
to provide its estimate of economic activity in the country.
4.
A joint venture between Reliance Industries and the State Bank of
India, Jio Payments Bank Ltd.
has commenced operations as a payments
bank with effect from Apr 3, 2018.
H. Srikrishnan has been appointed as MD and CEO
of Jio Payments Bank.
5.
India’s largest private sector
lender, ICICI Bank has become the first Indian bank to go live on SWIFT’s
(Society for World Interbank
Financial Telecommunication System) Global Payment Innovation (GPI).
6.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted an inter-departmental group to study and
provide guidance on feasibility to introduce
fiat digital currency backed by it.
7.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deferred adoption of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by commercial banks for year (till Apr 2019) due to unpreparedness of
banks to migrate to the new accounting
system.
8.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) constituted 5-member working group (committee) to
examine taxation aspects related to High
Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) who are migrating abroad to other
jurisdictions.
9.
The Securities Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) relaxed algorithm trading norms at commodity derivatives exchanges.
10. The market regulator, SEBI
has raised limit of trading using
algorithm trading process up to 100
orders per second by user from
the existing limit of 20 orders per second.
11. SoftBank has signed a $930-million deal with
China's energy conglomerate Golden
Concord (GCL) to produce and
sell solar equipment in India.
12. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has thrown a lifeline to banks that
posted huge treasury losses in the third quarter and faced the prospect of
posting losses in the fourth quarter too.
13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
has changed the methodology used by debt market players for the valuation of the prices of securities to
prevent the possibility of manipulation in the prices of securities, especially govt securities (G-Secs), on the last trading day of a quarter.
14. The Markets regulator, Sebi
has decided to double the investment
limit by angel funds in venture capital undertakings to Rs 10 crore.
15. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has celebrated its foundation
day this year on Apr 02, 2018.
16. Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly Janalakshmi Financial Services, India's leading micro-finance company) announced the commencement of
its banking operations with the motto 'Likho
Apni Kahaani'.
17. The Central Bureau of Excise and Customs (CBEC) under Finance Ministry imposed
10% duty on imports of key
smartphone components such as populated printed circuit boards (PCBs), camera
modules and connectors.
18. According to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the subscriber base of Atal Pension
Yojana (APY) stood at 97.05 lakh at
end of 2017-18 fiscal.
19. The e-way Bill System for
Inter-State movement of goods across the country has been introduced from Apr
1, 2018 in which the businesses and transporters moving goods worth over Rs. 50,000 from one state to another
have to carry an electronic or e-way bill.
National News
1.
President Ram Nath Kovind has embarked on three-nation official state visit to African countries of Equatorial
Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia from Apr 7 to 12, 2018.
2.
The Union govt has banned imports of hormone oxytocin to
stop its misuse in livestock industry, where it causes hormonal imbalances and
shortens the lives of milch animals.
3.
The Global Logistics Summit, a platform to hold discussions with global
experts, academics, govt officials and private sector and industry
representatives held in New Delhi.
4.
Union Minister of Railways and
Coal Piyush Goyal has launched the UTTAM App for Coal Quality Monitoring.
'UTTAM' - 'Unlocking Transparency
by Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal'
5.
According to Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI), India overtook Japan to become world’s
second largest producer of crude steel
in Feb 2018.
China is the largest producer of crude steel in the world
6.
According to recently published Internet Security Threat Report by
security solutions provider Symantec, India
has emerged as the third most
vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware in 2017.
7.
The Ministry of Commerce and
Industry have launched digital
initiatives of Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export to boost to India’s potential for agricultural and
food export.
8. According
to monthly survey of Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing
Managers Index (PMI),
India’s manufacturing sector activity
fell to five-month low at 51.0 in Mar 2018.
9.
The Ministry of Human Resource
Development has constituted a High
Powered Committee to examine the entire system of conducting Class X and
Class XII examination conducted by the
CBSE with a view to preventing
leakages.
Vinay Sheel Oberoi will be the Chairperson of
the 7 member High Power Committee.
10. The Union Govt notified inclusion
of 120 castes/communities, their synonyms and sub-castes in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
for different States/UTs in the last three years.
11. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
entered into 14 Unilateral Advance
Pricing Agreements (UAPA) and 2
Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (BAPA) in Mar 2018.
12. The trial
run of the first container train
between Kolkata and Dhaka has been
flagged off in Kolkata.
13. The Indian Institute of Sciences
(IISc), Bengaluru has been adjudged as overall
best Indian university in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 or NIRF-3 released by
Ministry of Human Resource Development.
14. The crucial dialogue between the three leading democratic powers viz. India, Japan and the USA of the
Indo-Pacific region held in New Delhi.
15.
The foundation stone of the Proposed Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric
Project (NMHEP) was laid on with an estimated project cost at ₹. 648.33 crore.
16.
According to index of eight core industries released by Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, eight core infrastructure sectors grew by 5.3% in Feb 2018.
17. According to recently published global study, India is among the countries which are at greatest risk of food
insecurity due to weather extremes caused by climate change.
18. According to report released by global startup ecosystem map Startup-blink, India has been ranked at
37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017 in
which United States topped.
19. According to the data provided by Indian
Cellular Association, India
replaced Vietnam to become the second
largest producer of mobile phones in 2017. (China ranked one)
20. The 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus
Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan held in New Delhi.
State News
1.
The Uttar Pradesh Govt launched the Ganga Hariteema Yojana (also known as Ganga Greenery scheme) in 27
districts of the state located on the
bank of river Ganga.
2.
The Union Govt, Maharashtra Govt have signed US $420 million loan agreement with World Bank for Project for
Climate Resilient Agriculture to help small and marginal farmers in Marathwada and
Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra.
3.
The Union Govt is going to launch a central govt scheme, GOBAR-dhan Yojna nationally from Karnal
district of Haryana by the end of
Apr 2018.
GOBAR - Galvanising Organic Bio
Agro Resources.
4.
Tamil Nadu Govt launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application
in a bid to use technology for
benefit of farmers.
5. Madhubani railway station in Bihar
got complete makeover with Mithila
paintings.
6.
Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food Park- Himalayan Mega Food Park Private Ltd inaugurated
at Mahuakhera Ganj in Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district.
7. The
two-day Assam Spring Festival held
at Manas National Park in Assam.
8. Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh
Prabhu has inaugurated the first
flight under UDAN scheme from Delhi to Pathankot at the Indira Gandhi
International Airport in New Delhi.
9.
As per latest survey conducted by
the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
across 53 airports, the Mangaluru
International Airport (MIA) has been
declared as the cleanest and best-maintained airport in the country under
the 1.5 million to 5 million passenger handling airport category.
10. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a 10.30-km-long Hindon Elevated Road, touted to be the longest of its kind in the country, connecting UP
Gate and Rajnagar Extension.
11. Asia's
largest startup ecosystem congregation, Huddle
Kerala held in Kerala at Kovalam.
12. Multi Modal Logistics Park has been
inaugurated at Balli Station near
Madgaon in Goa.
13. West Bengal govt launched a scheme called “Rupashree”
in order to ensure safe future for
young women.
14. Delhi has become the first city in
India to supply ultra-clean Bharat
Stage (BS) VI grade fuel (both petrol
and diesel) with an aim to combat the rising levels of air pollution in
Delhi-NCR region.
International news
1.
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy, also known as soft drinks sugar tax or
sin tax or sugar tax came into force in United
Kingdom to combat obesity and sugar related disease in the country.
2.
The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), often called Summer Davos, is going to
be held at Boao, a coastal town in
the southern island province of Hainan,
China with the theme ‘Open and
Innovative Asia for a World of
Greater Prosperity'.
3.
The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia met for their second tripartite summit in less than
six months, aiming to speed the peace
process for Syria and bolster their influence in the country.
4.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Mid-Term Ministerial Conference 2018 is
going held in Baku, Azerbaijan with the theme 'Promoting
International Peace and Security for Sustainable Development'.
5. The 7th Moscow Conference on International
Security (MCIS-2018) held in Moscow,
Russia.
6.
Nepal has launched its first accessible trekking trail for
differently abled and elders in Pokhara city as a part of three-day international conference on "Accessible Tourism".
Science & Defence
1.
Linguist from University of
Hyderabad have discovered two endangered
languages Walmiki and Malhar,
which are predominantly spoken in remote regions of Odisha.
2.
Indian Navy has conducted multi-agency humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief (HADR) exercise named 'Chakravat'
meaning ‘cyclone’ with coordination of Kerala
Govt off Kochi Coast.
3.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has carried out one of its biggest combat
exercises named 'Gaganshakti 2018'
to check its operational preparedness with a focus on dealing with any possible
security challenges from China and Pakistan.
4.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military
exercise 'Desert Tiger 5' aimed at
sharing expertise and enhancing joint military actions in Dubai, UAE.
5.
The RH-300 MKII sounding rocket developed by IRSO’s Vikram Sarabhai
Space Centre (VSSC) launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
6.
The fourth of eight Mark IV LCU
vessels – L54, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata has been formally handed over to Indian Navy at
GRSE, Kolkata.
7.
The Indian Railways inducted three 09-3x Dynamic Tamping Express
machines for improved mechanised Track Maintenanc.
8.
The Indian Coast Guard and the South Korea Coast Guard hold a joint
exercise, named Sahyog - Hyeoblyeog 2018 off Chennai coast.
9.
NASA successfully conducted Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation
Research Experiment (ASPIRE) to test supersonic parachute that will help
its space exploration missions to land on Mars.
10. Researchers have discovered new
grass-like plant species named Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis in Ponmudi
hills within the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats
biodiversity hotspot.
11. South Korea and the United States
kicked off their annual joint military exercises
after they were delayed about a
month for the Winter Olympics and to help create conditions for a resumption of
talks between North and South Korea.
12. Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) has lost contact with
India’s most powerful communication satellite,
GSAT-6A in less than 48 hours after it was launched.
13. China’s out-of-control space lab, Tiangong-1
has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere,
landing in middle of the South Pacific
Ocean near world’s 'spacecraft cemetery
or graveyard'.
14. Pakistan successfully test-fired its indigenously designed and built
nuclear-capable, submarine-launched cruise
missile (SLCM) Babur III.
Approvals & MOUs
1.
Digital payments company PayPal and exporters’ body the Federation of Indian Export Organisations
(FIEO) has tied up to promote exports, leveraging the
technology platform.
2.
Online travel portal MakeMyTrip has partnered with Flipkart to allow customers to book domestic flight tickets and other travel services
directly through the e-commerce firm's portal.
3.
The Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting (I&B) has constituted a 10-member
committee to regulate online
portals, including news websites, entertainment sites and media aggregators.
4.
The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of Protection of Human Rights
(Amendments) Bill, 2018 in Parliament for better protection and promotion
of human rights in the country.
5.
The Union Cabinet has been
apprised of MoU signed between India and
Canada to foster cross-border partnerships
focused on research excellence and industry-academic collaboration.
6.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA) has approved Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of
scheme of Updation of National Register
of Citizens (NRC), 1951 in Assam.
7.
The Union Cabinet approved an MoU
signed between India and United Arab
Emirates (UAE) on Technical
Cooperation in Rail Sector.
8.
The Union Cabinet gave its
approval for rightsizing Competition
Commission of India (CCI) from one Chairperson and six Members (totalling
seven) to one Chairperson and three
Members (totalling four).
9.
The Union Cabinet approved
signing of Cooperation Arrangement between India
and Afghanistan for cooperation in
the field of food safety and related areas.
10. The Union Cabinet approved closure
of Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) Burn Standard Company Ltd (BSCL) under Ministry of
Railways.
11. The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval to MoU between India and Iran on establishment of an
expert group on trade remedy measures.
12. Indian Army has signed an MoU with HDFC Bank on the Defence Salary Package.
13. Ride-hailer Ola, has acquired Mumbai-based Ridlr, an end-to-end public transport
ticketing and commuting app.
14. Rivigo, a homegrown logistics start-up that owns as well as acts as an aggregator of trucks, has tied up with YES Bank, IDFC and 10 other financial institutions to make cheaper
funds available to truck owners and operators on its platform.
Deepak Garg is the founder and CEO of Rivigo.
15. Ministry of Tourism in close collaboration with
Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had launched Adopt a Heritage Project.
Appointments
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Appointments
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Appointee
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Whole-time member of SEBI
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Santosh
Kumar Mohanty
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MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance
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appoints Sanjeev Nautiyal
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Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia
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Subrata Bhattacharjee
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President of Badminton Association of India (BAI)
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Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Head of
UN political affairs
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Rosemary DiCarlo
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Protem Chairman of the Lalit
Kala Akademi
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M.L. Srivastava
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‘Sportsperson of the Year’
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Mithali
Raj
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President of Nasscom
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Debjani Ghosh
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Director
General Border Roads
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Lt Gen
Harpal Singh
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Deputy Collector at Andhra
Pradesh
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Srikanth (shuttler)
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Re-elected
President of Egypt
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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
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Joint Secretary of 15th
Finance Commission
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Ravi Kota
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DG of National Testing Agency
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Vineet Joshi
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Awards
1. Lyricist and director Sreekumaran
Thampi has been selected for the J.C.
Daniel Award, the Kerala govt’s highest honour for lifetime contribution to
Malayalam cinema.
Sports
1.
Star weightlifter, Mirabai Chanu
won the first gold for India at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games with a power-packed performance
in the women's 48 kilogram category in
Gold Coast, Australia.
2. Weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita
Chanu delivered India its second gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast City, Australia by
dominating the women’s 53kg event at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.
3.
Teenager Deepak Lather became
the youngest Indian weightlifter to
claim a Commonwealth Games medal, clinching a bronze in the men’s 69kg
category.
4.
Weightlifter Venkat Rahul Ragala claimed
India’s fourth Gold medal in 85-kg
category at 21st Commonwealth Games
with a total lift of 338 Kg in Gold Coast.
5.
Indian skipper, Mithali Raj etched her name in record
books after becoming the most capped
player in women’s ODI cricket.
6.
Indian women’s cricket team
captain, Mithali Raj has been
adjudged ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at
the Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for 2017 in Hyderabad.
7.
John Isner, an American professional tennis
player, won the 2018 men’s singles Miami
Open tennis tournament.
8.
Sloane Stephens, a US professional tennis
player, won the 2018 women’s singles
Miami Open tennis tournament by defeating Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the
final by 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.
9.
Kerala lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title by beating defending champions
and 32-time winners Bengal via penalty shootout at the Salt
Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Important Days
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Date
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Theme
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Apr 07
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World Health Day
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"Universal health coverage: everyone,
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everywhere"
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Apr 05
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National Maritime Day
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'Indian Shipping - An Ocean of
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opportunity'
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Apr 02
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World Autism Awareness Day
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"Empowering
Women and Girls with
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Autism"
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Obituary
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Supreme Court lawyer
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Niranjan Thomas Alva
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National award winning Assamese
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Munin Barua
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film-maker
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Yesteryear Bollywood actor
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Actor Raj Kishore
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Noted television
producer and writer
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Steven Bochco
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Veteran Dravida Munnetra
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S. Madhavan
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Kazhagam (DMK) leader
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Former Chief Minister of Manipur
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Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh
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