By: D.K Choudhary Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey appointed new President of ICAI i. Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey was elected as the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2017-18 on February 12, 2017. Nilesh Shivjiii. The 40-member Central Council of the Institute of Chartered …
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By: D.K Choudhary Centre Allocates Rs. 500 crore to India Post Payments Bank for FY18 i. Government has allocated an amount of Rs 500 crore to India Post Payments Bank for the financial year 2017-18 to help it in setting up 650 branches across country by September 2017. ii. …
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By: D.K Choudhary Frank Walter Steinmeier Elected New President of Germany i. Germany’s former Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected as the new President of Germany on February 12, 2017. ii. The 61-year old won by 931 votes out of 1,239 valid votes cast by the members of …
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By: D.K Choudhary Ravichandran Ashwin becomes the fastest bowler to take 250 Test wickets i .Indian off-spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this feat in his 45th test match against Bangladesh on 12 February 2017, when he dismissed …
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By: D.K Choudhary Diego Maradona Gets Ambassador Role at FIFA. i. The FIFA governing body has named Argentina’s former soccer player Diego Maradona as the new Ambassador of the FIFA on February 9, 2017. ii. The 56 year old will have major role in FIFA’s activities to promote the …
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By: D.k Choudhary Ajay Tyagi to Succeed UK Sinha as SEBI Chairman i. According to a government notification on February 10, 2017, senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi has been selected to take over as the next Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI). He will replace incumbent Chief UK …
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By: D.K Choudhary ISRO Indigenously Develops Telemetry and Telecommand Processor i .The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed that the indigenous development of Telemetry & Telecommand Processor (TTCP) has been realised and now with the help of Indian industry its productionisation will be initiated. ii. The indigenously developed Processor …
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By: D.K Choudhary Bank of Maharashtra ties up with Cigna TTK i. Public sector lender Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with insurance company Cigna TTK Health to market the insurer’s products in the bank’s branches across the entire country ii. Under the agreement, the bank will offer the all …
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By: D.K Choudhary UN Agency Calls for International Collaboration on Wheat Rust to Curb Threat to Global Supplies i. According to a new study conducted by scientists in collaboration with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), two new groups of wheat rust have been identified that posed threat …
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By: D.K. Choudhary Vijay Goel lays foundation stone of CoE for Para Sports in Gujarat i. Sports Minister Vijay Goel laid the foundation stone of the India’s first Center of Excellence for Para Sports to help para athletes in showcasing their skills and talent Minister Vijay Goelfurther both at …
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