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India celebrates 67thRepublic Day

India celebrated 67th Republic day 26th January 2016 by displaying its cultural diversity, economic progress and military might were on display at Raj path, New Delhi. In the national Capital, President Pranab Mukherjee unfurled the national flag and took salute of the parade at Rajpath. French President Francois Hollande was chief guest of Republic Day function. With this he beamce 5th highest dignitary from France to be Chief Guest of Indian Republic Day parade.

Actress Rekha conferred 2016 Yash Chopra Memorial Award

Veteran Bollywood actress and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha has been conferred with the third edition of Yash Chopra Memorial Award. The award was bestowed upon her by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao in recognition of her talent and contribution to the film industry. About Rekha

Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 came into force from 26th January 2016. Earlier President Pranab Mukherjee had given his assent to the bill after it was passed by the Parliament in the winter session in December 2015.

India, France ink 14 pacts for cooperation various fields

India and France have singed 14 pacts for enhancing the bilateral cooperation various fields including defence, space, railways, education etc. These agreements were signed between the two countries after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande.

Union Government launches Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders

Union Government has launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders. It was launched by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Dharmendra Pradhan as part of Government’s 2016-Year of the Consumers initiative.

Latest Current Affairs of 5th December, 2015

14 gasp to death as floods snap Chennai ICU power

As the city continued to reel under calamitous floods, 14 critically ill patients at a private hospital died in the past 48 hours after generators holding up their life support systems were swamped by a surging Adyar river.The toll in the floods in Tamil Nadu rose to 415 on Friday , with at least 64 people dying over the past two days across Chennai.

Peg standard GST rate at 17-18%, drop 1% levy: Panel

A Centre-appointed panel has recommended standard Goods and Services Tax rate at 17-18% and a revenue-neutral rate of 15-15.5% and dropping of 1% additional tax on inter-state trade, readying the basis for fresh negotiations with Congress.“It is a forward movement,“ said Congress's Randeep Surjewala. But the initial welcome was no guarantee for an early resolution of the stalemate over the landmark tax reforms scheme as Surjewala indicated the principal opposition party would stick to its demand for a constitu tional cap of 18% on GST.

RIL heads for gas row with ONGChttp://acmeentranceexpert.com

The stage seems set for an other confrontation between Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-run ONGC, after US-based consultant DeGolyer and MacNaughton submitted its final report which says gas worth Rs 11,000 crore has flowed from ONGC's idle block off Andhra coast into RIL's neighbouring block, reports Sanjay Dutta.The report was submitted earlier in the week to the directorate general of hydrocarbons, the oil ministry's quasi-judicial technical arm.It raises more questions than it answers and could lead to a long-drawn legal battle stretching into years before a resolution is found.

Assembly passes Janlokpal Bill

The AAP government got the Delhi Janlokpal Bill, 2015, passed in the assembly on Friday with a mammoth majority of 64 votes. CM Arvind Kejriwal said he would be forced to resort to “other tactics“ if the Centre didn't support passage of the law. The bill has no prior sanction from the LG's office.

Rupee hits 2-yr low of 67, sensex dips on global cues

The sensex dropped 249 points on Friday to settle at a two-week low of 25,638, tracking a global rout after the ECB stimulus fell short of expectations. Sentiment was also impacted by a weakening rupee which fell to 67.01 intraday , a two-year low, which along with sustained capital outflows kept investors on the edge.The RBI stepped in through public sector banks to support the rupee, which resulted in the domestic currency closing at 66.69 -three paise lower than its previous close. Meanwhile, data released by the RBI showed that India's foreign exchange reserves fell $750 million to $351.6 billion in the fortnight ending November 27.

Gas row with ONGC may open another front for RIL

Globally , oil and gas pools are known for not sticking to geographical or political boundaries. The eastern gas bowl off the Andhra coast in the Bay of Bengal has been the stage for intense rivalry among explorers to pump up volumes. Additionally , it has also cradled a festering dispute between two of India's largest oil companies -state-run ONGC and private sector RIL -over allegations of gas siphoning since 2013.

CURRENT AFFAIRS:-

• Miss World 2014 title clinched by Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss

• Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 lifted by Germany

• Mima Ito and Miu Hirano of Japan became youngest table tennis champions

• Anerood Jugnauth named as Mauritius Prime Minister

• National Energy Conservation Day observed on 14th December

Miss World 2014 title clinched by Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss

On 14th December 2014, Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World 2014. She clinched this title at the final held in London, UK. Outgoing Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines presented sash to Rolene Strauss.

Miss Hungary Edina Kulcsar was runner up and Miss United States Elizabeth Safrit was on third spot. Women from 121 countries contested in this 64th annual competition. 

Koyal Rana was representing India and also finished in top 10, however she got the sub-title of Best Designer of the world.

Indian Winner of last Miss World Title was Priyanka Chopra in ear 2000.

Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2014 lifted by Germany

Among the important sports current affairs, On 14th December 2014, Germany defeated Pakistan to lift the Champions Trophy title at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Germany defeated Pakistan by 2-0 to won 10th Champions Trophy crown. 

For the third position Australia defeated India by 2-1, thus India finished fourth in the tournament.

In Hockey Champions Trophy eight nations take place these are India, Pakistan, Australia, Netherlands, Argentina, England, Belgium and Germany. Till date India has won a bronze medal in 1982 at Amstelveen, Netherlands.

Mima Ito and Miu Hirano of Japan became youngest table tennis champions

Another Important Current Affairs from the Sports Section is that On 13th December 2014, Table tennis got its youngest champions as teenagers from Japan Mima Ito and Miu Hirano won the table tennis World Grand Finals held in Bangkok.

Japanese teens won women's doubles title after defeating Poland's pair Natalia Partyka and Katarzyna Grzybowski with a score of 11-7, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5.

In Men's pair South Korea's Cho Eon-Rae and Seo Hyun-Deok emerged as winners by defeating Kenta Matsudaira and Koki Niwa of Japan.

Anerood Jugnauth named as Mauritius Prime Minister

On 14th December 2014, Anerood Jugnauth was named as new Prime Minister of Mauritius by President Purryag. Anerood Jugnauth replaced Labour Party PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam who had earlier resigned from the post on 13th December 2014. Anerood Jugnauth was a candidate of Militant Socialist Movement party and his party had made alliance with Lepep.

National Energy Conservation Day observed on 14th December

On 14th December 2014, National Energy Conservation Day was observed in India, as It is an annual event which is celebrated by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

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CURRENT AFFAIRS:-

1. The 18th SAARC Summit commenced here Wednesday morning. Apart from host Nepal, all seven heads of state and government are in Kathmandu to attend the summit.
2. MGNREGS has come to halt in Odisha due to paucity of funds, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the centre to immediately release Rs 1195.40 crore to the state, to resume it.
3. President Pranab Mukherjee today urged the private sector to work for enhancing quality of higher technical education in the country in view of changing global situation.
4. Tennis players Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovicwill start the new season at the Brisbane International here, the only premier-level event in the opening week of 2015, organisers confirmed Wednesday.
5. The US space agency NASA is planning to kickstart a challenge for developing airships that can break records in terms of duration of flight at high altitudes.
6. Micro-blogging site Twitter has launched a new feature where retailers will tweet special offers that can be used to get money back on certain purchases.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying homage to the martyrs and victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks sixth anniversary on Wednesday.
8. The Senate Foreign Relations committee has scheduled the confirmation hearing of Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be US Ambassador to India, on December 02.
9. The 3D printer at the International Space Station (ISS) has created the first printed object in space – a part of the printer itself – paving the way to future long-term space expeditions.
10. Over 7,000 sq km of the seafloor has been scoured so far but no debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been found, the chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) for the search of the missing airliner said Wednesday.                                                                                                                                                         
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LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS:-  

• Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014

• Union Cabinet approved to set up 500 crore rupees Credit Guarantee Fund for factoring for MSME units

• Economy of India expected to grow 5-6 percent in 2015: Moody report

• Union Cabinet approved creation of five posts of ASG at High Courts

• World Wide Web Foundation's Web Index 2014 released

• Randhir Singh appointed as honorary member of IOC

• Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices banned sale of 80 generic drugs

• WWF-India launched project Mobile Apps for Climate Change

• Union Government and ATDC signed MoU for employment oriented training to youths

• Samsung appointed HyunChil Hong as President of Southwest Asia                                                                                                                                                                          
  
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1. The Union Cabinet  recommended dissolution of the Delhi Assembly, paving the way for fresh polls ending eight months of political hibernation after the fall of the AAP government in February
2. Former Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell denied Sachin Tendulkar’s claim that the Australian had asked the Indian legend to replace then skipper Rahul Dravid prior to the 2007 World Cup
3. The Congress in Tamil Nadu split with senior leader G.K. Vasan announcing his decision to float a new party.
4. The BJP and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) have forged an alliance for the forthcoming assembly polls in Jharkhand
5. China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang pledged stronger ties with Pakistan in a meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Rashad Mahmood in Beijing
6. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Pakistan to act against the terrorists who carried out the attack last week at the Wagah border
7. New tower of World Trade Center in New York re-opened 13 years after 9/11 in 2011 terrorist attacks which  killed around 2,996 people
8.  Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed as the Union Financial Services Secretary (FSS) on  November 3,  2014.
9. Country”s largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki is expecting a shift towards petrol vehicles with the recent deregulation of diesel by the government.
10. Energy major Cairn India will pay its newly appointed chief executive officer Mayank Ashar a salary of $1.15 million along with perquisites and allowances, the company.                                                                                                                                                                                                         FOR MORE QUERY:- www.acmeentranceexpert@gmail.com                                                                                        CALL:- 9810513909                                                                    

IBPS Recruitment 2014: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has issued the recruitment notification of 21680 vacancies in the Probationary Officers PO posts in various banks. Candidates who are interested and eligible for such post can Apply Online from the official website www.ibps.in. before the last date December 31^st 2014. 

Information about the posts, age limit, vacancies, educational qualification, pay scale and application process are given below.

IBPS Recruitment 2014 Details:

Total No. of Posts: 21680

Name of the Bank	No. of Vacancies	Age Limit	Educational Qualification	Selection Criteria
Canara Bank	3500	18 – 28	Graduate from Government Recognized University	On the Basis of Written Exam and Personal Interview
Bank of Baroda	2360
Indian Overseas Bank	2280
Syndicate Bank	2000
UCO Bank	1300
Indian Bank	1130
IDBI Bank	1000
Union Bank of India	1095
Punjab National Bank	931
Punjab and Sind Bank	1088

Candidates who are match with the eligibility can Apply Online through the official website www.ibps.in. Now read the instruction carefully then fill the form. Fill all the accurate and relevant information in the application after that upload your scanned passport sized photograph and signature at the space provided for the same. Then look towards your entries in the application and then click on submit button for the submission of Application Form. You can take a Printout for further references.

Apply Online 

Application Fee:

Consider the Official Notification for the Application Fee details.

Selection Criteria:

The Merit List will be preparing on the basis of score of candidates in Written Test and Personal Interview and the selection status of a candidate will be seen on the Merit List.

IBPSRecruitment 2014 Result:

Candidates can able to see their results from the official website www.ibps.in. Go to the website to know your result.

                                                                                                 

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The Straits Times named Narendra Modi as the Asian of the Year 2014

On 5th December 2014, Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi was named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by Singapore's leading newspaper The Straits Times. He was named as the Asian of the Year 2014 for being a development-focused leader.

First Adaptation Gap Report released by UNEP

On 5th December 2014, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its first Adaptation Gap Report during a crucial round of climate talks in Lima, Peru.

This report serves as a preliminary assessment of global adaptation gaps in finance, technology and knowledge which lays out a framework for future work on bridging these gaps.

This report also says that even if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to the level required to keep global temperature rise below 2°C this century, still the cost of climate change adaptation in developing countries is likely to reach two to three times the previous estimates of 70-100 billion US dollars per year by 2050.

Arun Duggal appointed as non-executive Chairman of Credit rating agency ICRA

On 5th December 2014, Mr. Arun Duggal was appointed as non-executive Chairman of Credit Rating Agency ICRA Limited. He was elected unilaterally by the ICRA Board. Earlier he was serving as an independent director on the Board of ICRA Ltd.

He will be succeeding Pranab Kumar Choudhury.

Mr. Arun Duggal is the former Chairman of the non-banking financial company Shriram Capital Ltd.

For the post of next defense secretary of US, physicist Ashton Carter nominated

On 5th December 2014, Physicist and Former Harvard professor Ashton Carter was nominated as the next defence secretary of US Department of Defence by President Barack Obama.

He will be replacing Chuck Hagel as US Defence Secretary, who resigned in November 2014. He is supposed to take over the charge in 2015 and will be fourth defence secretary of President Obama in six years. He had been a longtime member of the Defense Science Board and the Defense Policy Board, the principal advisory bodies to the Secretary of Defense of US.

First World Soil Day observed on 5th December

On 5th December 2014, First World Soil Day was observed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNFAO along with Global Soil Parternership (GSP) declared the year of 2015 as UN International Year of Soils on the eve of first World Soil day. 

King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej and the FAO Global Soil Partnership (GSP) requested United Nations to approve the date of World Soil Day to raise awareness about the soil and usage of soil. 

Important to mention here that this day coincides on the birthday of King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej.

ICC cricket World Cup 2015 got MRF as global partner

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 got its global partner as MRF Ltd of India. This was announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) on 1 December 2014 when the unveiling of the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy took place. 

After being the partner  MRF will have access to multiple branding opportunities at all game venues during the Cricket World Cup and at other promotional events held by the ICC across the world.

                                                                                                                                            

                       

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