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Dear Readers,
Welcome to Mentor for Bank Exams. Here I am
presenting the Daily Current affairs
News Updates for the day 15th September 2016. These will be
helpful for candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and
all other competitive exams. Kindly make use of these
Appointments:
New Governor for
Arunachal Pradesh: V Shanmuganathan
Meghalaya Governor V
Shanmuganathan was sworn in as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
President Pranab Mukherjee had
asked Shanmuganathan to discharge the additional duty of Arunachal Pradesh
after Governor Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa was sacked on September 12, weeks after
the Supreme Court restored the Congress government in the state.
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui appointed brand ambassador of “Samajwadi Kisan Bma Yojana”
The Uttar Pradesh government
appointed Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the brand ambassador of its
flagship programme 'Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana', a scheme aimed at insuring
farmers.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
announced this at a function at his official residence. Flanked by Nawazuddin,
Akhilesh hoped that with the actor's joining, awareness about the scheme will
reach far and wide.
In the scheme, many facilities
like cashless treatment upto Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs one lakh for organ transplant
have been included.
Business News:
Gionee signs (MoU)
with Haryana for setting up mobiles manufacturing unit
Gionee mobile phones would now be
manufactured in Haryana as the company today signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Haryana Government to set up its mobile phones
manufacturing hub with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore which, later on,
would be increased to Rs 1500 crore.
Banking and Economy
News:
Axis Bank ties up
with Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to offer specialised banking courses
Private sector Axis Bank has tied
up with Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to offer specialised banking courses.
The bank along with the Faculty
of Commerce at BHU will develop the design and curriculum of courses, besides
deciding on e-learning modules, structure and courseware, Axis Bank said in a
release.
The partnership will offer
courses like Masters in Commerce (MCom), Master of Financial Management (MFM),
Master of Financial Management (Risk & Insurance) MFM - RI, Master of
Foreign Trade (MFT).
Awards and Honours:
Ramesh Raskar
honoured with innovation award for mentoring young people in technology
India-born innovator and
scientist Ramesh Raskar has won the prestigious 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize.
He is an associate professor at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT’s) Media Lab.
He is known for his co-invention
of an ultra-fast imaging camera that can see around corners, low-cost eye-care
solutions.
It also enables users to read the
first few pages of a book without opening the cover.
Important days to
Remember:
PM Modi today
greets engineers on occasion of Engineers Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
today greeted engineers on the occasion of Engineers Day. In a tweet, Mr Modi
said, the intellect, dedication and curiosity of engineers has led to several
path-breaking innovations.
Mr Modi also paid his tributes to
Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. Mr Modi said, M Visvesvaraya
is remembered and respected as a pioneering engineer. Engineers’ Day marks the
birth anniversary of M Visvesvaraya.
International
Democracy Day being observed: 15th September
International Democracy Day is
being observed today to raise public awareness about the democratic system. This year's theme is "Democracy and
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development".
Government agencies and
non-governmental organizations are holding various activities and events around
the world to promote democracy. The UN General Assembly had decided in November
2007, to observe 'International Democracy Day' every year on September 15.
National News:
Vice-President to
leave for Venezuela to participate in 17th NAM Summit
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid
Ansari will leave for Venezuela this afternoon to participate in the 17th
Summit of the Non Aligned Movement or NAM.
The Summit is being held at
Margarita Island in Venezuela on 17th and 18th of this month. The summit will
be preceded by deliberations at the Ministerial and Senior Official levels.
17th NAM Summit is expected to
bring together leaders from the 120 developing countries that are members of
this Movement.
I&B Minister
Venkaiah Naidu asks media to refrain from sensationalism
Information and Broadcasting
Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has asked media to refrain from sensational
reporting and focus on the truth.
Addressing the 49th convocation
of Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi, Mr Naidu said,
sensationalism has unfortunately become order of the day in the hunt for
headlines.
Government reiterates,
Jan Dhan Yojana continues to be robust scheme
Government today reiterated that
the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) continues to be a robust scheme which
provides benefits even when there is no balance in the accounts.
Finance Ministry in a release
said, government remains committed to adding value to the PMJDY by routing
benefits directly into bank accounts under various schemes.
Madhya Pradesh
government to release White Paper on malnutrition
The Madhya Pradesh government
will release a White Paper on malnutrition and maternal-infant mortality rate.
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has made an announcement in this regard.
AIR Correspondent reports that in
a meeting in capital Bhopal, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan instructed
officials of the woman and child development and health department to launch a
joint drive to remove malnutrition from the state.
A committee comprising woman and
child development minister, health minister and other senior officials has been
set up to make necessary arrangements for this.
Nepal Prime
Minister to arrive in New Delhi on four-day visit
Newly-elected Nepal Prime
Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is arriving in New Delhi
today on a four-day visit to India.
During the visit, he will hold
talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on President Pranab Mukherjee.
This will be Mr Prachanda's first
bilateral visit abroad after assuming office last month.
International News:
India offers
additional developmental assistance of one billion dollars to Afghanistan
India has pledged additional one
billion dollars development assistance to Afghanistan for capacity building,
strengthening democratic institutions, education, health, agriculture and
energy.
The announcement was made after
delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan
President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi.
United States sign
38 billion dollars deal with Israel
United States has signed a 38
billion dollars deal with Israel to provide the country with military assistance
over a 10-year period.
The deal is the largest such
agreement the US has ever had with any country.
Under the terms, Israel will
receive 3.8 billion dollars a year from the US, up from the 3.1 billion dollars
Washington currently gives Israel annually under a 10-year deal that ends in
2018.
Aleksander Ceferin
elected UEFA president, succeeds Michel Platini
Aleksander Ceferin has been
elected the new president of UEFA, beating Michael van Praag in the race to
succeed Michel Platini.
Ceferin, who was appointed
president of the Slovenian FA in 2011 and has a background in law, won 42 of
the 55 votes at the Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens on Wednesday.
He replaces the banned Platini,
who was found guilty of ethics violations in December for taking a payment of 2
million Swiss francs ($2m) from FIFA in 2011.
Sports News:
Graeme Hick signs
deal to become Australia's batting coach
Former England Test batsman
Graeme Hick has been appointed as Australia's batting coach for the next four
seasons.
Hick joins head coach Darren
Lehmann, fielding coach Greg Blewett and new bowling coach David Saker in the
Australia set-up, and will begin his contract at the start of the home Test
series against South Africa in November.
India Blue won
Duleep trophy title in style
Ravindra Jadeja spiced up an
otherwise uneventful final day with another lethal spell of left-arm spin as
India Blue notched up a crushing 355-run win over Reds to clinch the inaugural
day/night Duleep Trophy tournament in Greater Noida on Wednesday.
After having been set an
improbable target of 517 with two-and-a-half sessions to go on the fifth day of
the Duleep Trophy final, India Red's batsmen played a series of poor shots to
fall well short of the far more achievable goal of batting out time for a draw.
Indian cyclists
bag 6 medals on opening day of Track Asia Cup 2016
Indian cyclists put up a
commendable show on the opening day of the Track Asia Cup 2016, bagging 6
medals, including three gold and two silver and one bronze, in New Delhi today.
Deborah Herold did not disappoint
her team and took home two gold medals on day one at the Indira Gandhi Sports
Complex Velodrome.
