CURRENT GK
1.Radhakrishnan Nair appointed independent director at ICICI Bank :-
The Board of Directors of ICICI Bank has appointed Radhakrishnan Nair as the Additional Director of the Bank for five years. The bank gave its information today. The bank said in regulatory information that this appointment is subject to the approval of shareholders.
It is also an independent director of three units of Nair Bank – ICIC Prudential Life Insurance Company, ICICI Prudential Trust and ICICI Securities Primary Dealership. He is also director in many other companies.
Nair has nearly 40 years of experience working in the banking sector. In August 1976, he started working with the Corporation Bank in the banking sector.
2.Coca-Cola India launches Aquarium Gluccharg and Minute Made Vitingo Launch :-
Coca Cola India has announced launch of two new products, Aquarius Gluccharg and Minute Vitingo, along with the addition of better hydrations and Nutrition Dietules. These new products have been introduced by the company as part of efforts by the company to provide a range of beverage options with different health benefits to different classes of consumers.
Aquarius gluccharges are made from glucose, essential minerals (potassium, sodium, calcium) and fruit juice. With Fruit Juice, this non-coated, low-sugar beverage will be available in a pack of 200 ml for 10 rupees. Similarly, Minute Vitingo is a product made from a special formula that removes micro-neutral elements and malnutrition deficiencies. According to the company, this formula has been given the strength of Iron, Vitamin A, C, B2, B12, Zinc and Folic Acid.
3.The National Conference of 244 new districts will be organized under the Beti Bachao, Beti Practice (BBBP) scheme :-
The Ministry of Women and Child Development will hold a national conference of 244 new districts under the Beti Bachao , Beti Teacho (BBBP) scheme in New Delhi tomorrow . The one-day conference will include nodal officers, state nodal officers and senior officials of 244 districts. Central Women and Child Development Minister, Mrs. Menaka Sanjay Gandhi will be the Chief Guest, while Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr. Virendra Kumar will be the special guest.
4.JEE (Chief) Examination of the students of Navodaya Vidyalaya in the year 2018 :-
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti under the Human Resource Development Ministry operates Navodaya schools. Joint entrance exam (main) organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education (Main), 2018, students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya have done excellent performance. In the prestigious institutions like IIT / NIIT (in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics), Joint Entrance Exam is organized for enrollment. HRD Minister said today through a tweet , ” 4360 rural students of Navodaya schools have been declared successful for JEE advance. Whereas the number of successful students last year was 3653. Thus, the number of successful students increased by 22 percent. Congratulations to the students. This success also reflects the government’s focus on quality education. ‘
5.Fourth Regional Conference on Sophisticated, Strengthening and Digital Infrastructure of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank started in Bangalore :-
With the cooperation of the Research and Information System (RIS) for the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the developing countries of India, the Ministry of Finance organized a fourth Regional Conference on “state-of-the-art, strong and digital infrastructure” in Bangalore. The two-day conference is being organized before the third annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which will be hosted by the Indian Government on 25th and 26th June, 2018 in Mumbai. During the conference, representatives of reputed representatives of academic institutions and civil society organizations, academicians and experts from different fields expressed their views on how the institutional approach can be adopted for cutting-edge and digital infrastructure in India.
6.EPFO launches ‘View Pension Passbook’ service for pensioners through Umeang App :-
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), which provides various types of e-services to its members or stakeholders, has now started a new service through ‘Umang Ap’. When clicking the ‘View passbook’ option, the relevant pensioner has to enter the PPO number and his birthday. After successful verification of these information, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the respective pensioner. After registering this OTP, the ‘Pensioner Passbook’ will show details of related pensioner such as his name, birthdays and previous pension amount deposited in his account. It is also available to download the entire pass book details according to the financial year.
7.Shubhaman Gill and captain Karthik beat Kolkata to win, defeating Chennai by 6 wickets :-
On the Eden Gardens of Kolkata, Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings compete with Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders. In this match, KKR young batsman Shubhaman Gill and team captain Dinesh Karthik won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata, and Chennai lost to their opponents by 6 wickets. Shubhaman Gill was adjudged Man of the Match for his unbeaten 57 runs. He hit six fours and two sixes in his innings. This was his first half-century in the IPL.
8.Jain and Buddhist circuits will be spent on 113 crore, this city will join :-
113.27 crores will be spent on the development of Jain and Buddhist circuits in Bihar. This information was given in a high-level review meeting about the development of tourism in Bodh Gaya.
In the meeting held on Tuesday, the progress of the work done under Prasad scheme in the construction of the Cultural Center in Bodhgaya and the Prasad scheme in Patna Sahib and surrounding areas has been reviewed. It was told that under the Jain Circuit, Vaishali, Ara, Patna, Rajgir, Pavpuri, Champpuri etc. have to be developed in Bihar as a virtual circuit. For this, Rs. 40.94 lakhs will be spent on installing signage and Rs. 11.88 lakhs for battery operated vehicles. Rs. 407.23 lakhs on sound and light show and Rs. 170.47 lakhs will be spent on the construction of the circus path. On the way of the circuit, the scheme has been approved for public convenience center, passenger for benches, solar street lights, parking etc.
9.India wants to borrow more than ADB, Subhash Chandra Garg will meet Takheiko Naoko :-
India wants more debt from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help fund the development of fund for basic development. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg will meet with the ADB President Takheiko Nako on Friday and raise India’s issue for greater debt.
According to ADB’s Strategy 2030, meeting with Garg will also discuss changes in its priorities. India will support ADB’s plan in which it will provide more resources for poverty alleviation and projects dealing with climate change. ADB will invest $ 3 billion in India in one year. Garg, who came to the ADB board of governors meeting, said that we want ADB to increase the amount of loan. ADB has also been supporting India. Right now he has committed a $ 3 billion investment commitment in India.
10.Cambridge Analycia will be closed, impact of Fasubek data leak :-
In the case of theft of social media networking site Facebook, the controversy surrounding Cambridge Analyst Consultancy is now going to close. This report was published in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, quoting the founder of the company in Britain. According to Wall Street Journal, the founder of the SCL Group Nigel Oaks has confirmed that both of his companies are shutting down.
11.The Cabinet approved the establishment of twenty AIIMS and upgradation of seventy five medical colleges across the country :-
In the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , the Union Cabinet approved the setting up of twenty new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and 73 Medical Level Colleges across the country. This decision has been taken under the Prime Minister’s Health Protection Scheme. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the decision to pursue the Prime Minister’s Health Security Scheme has been taken to tackle the health care professionals and the lack of health facilities in the country.
12.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular world leader on Facebook :-
When it comes to popularity on social networking site Facebook, Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes far beyond the other leaders of the world including US President Donald Trump. According to a new study, 4.32 crore people on Facebook prefer PM Modi. American President Donald Trump is second with 2.31 million. This has been revealed in a new study conducted on ‘Worldwriters on Facebook’. This study was released by Bursan Cohn & Wolfe.
PMO tweeted that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most liked leader in the world leaders on Facebook. In the matter of popularity, PMO India, along with Prime Minister Modi, is ranked fourth on Facebook.
