Hello Friends, We are here to give you the gist of last week current affairs from THE HINDU for exam point of view. This current affairs is important for SBI PO 2015, IBPS Clerk / PO, Upcoming SSC and other Govt examinations. You can also read previous part – Weekly The Hindu Review : 30 March – 5 April
Abbreviation
BASAS- British Association for South Asian Studies
PMLA- Prevention of Money Laundering Act
NBFCs- Non-Banking Financial Companies
NGT- National Green tribunal
LHC- Large Hadron Collider
CERN- European Organization for Nuclear Research
SIMI- Students Islamic Movement of India
NIA- National Investigating Agency
IULM- Indian Union Muslim League
AQI- Air Quality Index
CII- Confederation of Indian Industry
REC- Rural Electrification Corporation
PMJBY- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna
USFDA- United States Food and Drug Administration
NJAC- National Judicial Appointments Commission
MUDRA- Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
IFSC- Indian Financial Services Centre
FCRA- Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
CIC- Central Information Commission
OECD- Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
MMRCA- Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
CCTV- Closed Circuit Television
CSIR- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
TUFS- Textile Upgradation Fund Scheme
Personalities
Chief Justice of India- Shri H.L. Dattu
France President- Mr. Francois Hollande
French Ambassador to India- Mr. Francois Richier
Ms. Usha Chamour- A former Manual Scavanger (Invited by BASAS at a conference in England)
Chief Minister of GOA- Shri Laxmikant Parsekar
CERN Director General- Rolf Heuer
Andhra Pradesh CM- Shri Chandrababu Naidu
Tamilnadu CM- Shri O. Panneerselvam
IPL Chairman- Shri Rajeev Shukla
Tripura CM- Shri Manik Sarkar
CII President- Shri Ajay S. Shriram
NCW Chairperson- Lalitha Kumarmangalam
India’s Chief Economic Advisor- Shri Arvind Subramanian
Pakistan’s Defence Minister-Khawaja Asif
Book & author
Double Falsehood written by- William Shakespeare
India Shastra- Shashi Tharoor
My little Epiphanies- Aisha Chaudhary
Sports
Winner of Miami Masters- Novak Djokovic (World’s No- 1)
Drona Walia related to- Lawn Tennis
National & International Days
World Health Day- 7 April
Business & Economy
MUDRA Yojna launched by Govt to give subsidy as relief funds for any damage.
MUDRA Bank launched to refinance micro finance institutions.
MUDRA bank paid up capital- 20000 Crore
Credit rating Agency MOODY’s make India’s rating positive from stable.
Forex Reserve as on 3 Apr- $343 Billion
Place
Yemen Capital- Sana’a
CERN situated at- Geneva
Thane (In Mumbai)- Declared the India’s Earth Hour Capital,2015
News
Air India launched Operation Raahat to help Indian nationals in Yemen
Kalvari- A submarine of India (Built by India and France joint)
Delhi Chief minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal launched a helpline to prevent corruption in Delhi.
Conference of All CMs and chief justices of high courl held in- Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
NGT banned 15 years old vehicles in Delhi.
IPL 2015 Season- Eight Season
Social Progress Index (SPI) rank of India- 101 out of 133 Countries.
Ramalinga Raju sentencesd 7 year jail for SATYAM fraud.
Indian PM Narendra Modi Visited France.
Death
Hrushikesh Moolgavkar- Former Indian Air Force Chief
Richie Benaud- Former Australian Captain (Known as “Voice of Cricket”)
At last, we wish you all the best to prepare for the coming exams especially SBI PO 2015 And SSC CPO. Just be focused towards your goal. Keep Learning and Keep Uplifting.
All The Best.
