Hello Yuvas. Here we are providing important current affairs from THE HINDU 17 August – 23 August 2015 for exam and interview point of view only. This will be very helpful for upcoming IBPS RRB -IV exam.
Abbreviation
- UIDAI- Unique Identification Authority of India
- IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency
- FRA- Forest Rights ACT 2006
- IEMP- International Ecosystem Management Partnership
- NACO- National Aida Control Organization
- UNFGG- United National Front for Good Governance
- SMILE- Sidbi Make in India Loan for Enterprises
- IAF- India Aspiration Fund
- SITE- Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
- NSDCI- National Sports Development Code of India
- CPA- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- NFSA- National Food Security Act
- NRAI- National Rifle Association of India
- ILS- Instrument Landing System
- CBDT- Central Board of Direct Taxes
- FIPIC- Forum for India-Pacific Island Cooperation
- MWCD- Ministry of Women and Child Development
Personalities
- Father of UAE- Sheikh Zayed
- Chairman of Competition Commission of India- Shri Ashok Chawla
- Chairman if Central Board of Film Certification- Shri Pahlaj Nihalani
- Chief Minister of Manipur- Okram Ibobi
- Chief Economist of Peoples’ Bank of China- Mr. Ma Jun
- CEO of Disney- Mr.Bob Iger
- Governor of Karnataka- Shri Vajubhai R.Vala
- President of South Sudan- Salva Kiir
- National Security Advisor of Pakistan- Sartaj Ajij
- Governor of West Bengal- Keshari Nath Tripathi
- Chairperson of CBDT- Anita Kapoor
- MD & CEO of Bandhan Financial Services- Shri Chandra Sekhar Ghosh
- Chief of Committee on Minimun Alternate Tax- A.P.Shah
New Appointments
- New Prime Minister of Sri Lanka- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- New Chief of International Association of Athletics Federations- Sebastian Coe
- Advocate for the United Nations Campaign on Gender Equality- Shri Anupam Kher
- Chairman and Managing Director of Air India- Shri Ashwani Lohani
Book & author
“Mrs. Funnybones” written by- Twinkle Khanna
Sports
World Tennis Championship 2015- GOLD Winner-Carolina Marin (Spain)
Silvar Winner- Saina Nehwal (India)
ATP Montreal Masters- Winner- Andy Murray
Runner up- Novak Djokovic
Abhishek Verma related to- Archery
National & International Days
World Photograph Day- 19th August
Awards
Maharishi Ved Vyas National Award- Shri Anand Kumar (Super-30 Founderi)
Business & Economy
Total No. of Payment Banks in india- 11
- 1- India Post
- 2- Reliance Industries
- 3- Aditya Birla Nuvo
- 4- Airtel M Commerce
- 5- Vodafon M paisa
- 6- Tech Mahindra
- 7- Sun Pharma
- 8- Cholamandalam
- 9- National Securities Depository Limited
- 10-Fino Paytech
- 11- Paytm
Place
- Third largest Mosque of the World- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, UAE
- 10th World Hindi Conference will be held at- Bhopal
- Okhla Bird Sanctuary- New Delhi
- Highest Rubber Producing State in India- Kerela
National Affairs
- Central Govt announced 1.25 lakh Crore Package for Bihar State.
- RBI give nod to 11 entities for Payment Bank.
- Second and Fourth Saturday will be holiday in Bank from 1st September.
International Affairs
- The World of Dance Competition winner- Desi Hoopers (Indian Dance Troupe)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe belongs to United National Party in Sri Lanka.
- Nuclear Power plants in Pakistan by China, worth of $10billion.
Download : Computer capsule 2015 For bank exams
Death
Suvra Mukherjee- First Lady of India
All The Best.
