India-Russia defence deals: Six things India got from old friend Russia Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out to India’s “old friend” Russia in a joint address at the sidelines of the BRICS Summit before holding wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which covered the entire expanse of bilateral engagement. The engagement witnessed 16 agreements […]
In the First, Bank deposits cross Rs 100 lakh crore According to the data released by the RBI ,India’ banking system reported total deposits of Rs 100 lakh crore for the first time ever in September month of this year. With demand deposits crossing Rs10 lakh crore and time deposits crossing the Rs 90 lakh […]
Current Affairs 15 October 2016 Bank of Baroda appoints P V Sindhu and K Srikanth as Brand ambassadors Public sector bank Bank of Baroda (BOB) has signed a three-year principal sponsorship contract with badminton Olympians P V Sindhu and K Srikanth. Bank of Baroda logo will appear on the center chest of the two athletes’ […]
Current Affairs: 14 October 2016 Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature US musician and poet Bob Dylan (75-year) has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,”. The Nobel Prize is one of the world’s most prestigious and financially generous awards, comes […]
Current Affairs: 13 October 2016 First BRICS Trade Fair & Exhibition begins in Delhi Three-day first RICS Trade Fair and Exhibition begins in Delhi. The fair will be a platform for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]
Current Affairs: 11 October 2016 Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom win 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics Oliver Hart (British-born) and Bengt Holmstrom (Finland) have won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to contract theory, shedding light on how contracts help people deal with conflicting interests. Both of them will share 8 […]
Current Affairs: 10 October 2016 India’s first international arbitration centre inaugrated by Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India’s first centre for international arbitration in Mumbai. The MCIA will be governed by a 17-member governing council. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) will initially be located at Express Towers. Harika Dronavalli Beats Hou […]
Current Affairs: 9 October 2016 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end. The award was also a tribute to the Colombian people who had not given up hope of a just peace as well […]
Current Affairs : 9 September 2016 ISRO successfully launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its advanced weather satellite (INSAT-3DR) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. INSAT 3DR would join the operational Search and Rescue service provided by INSAT 3D to various users, including […]
The recap of the day covers important current affairs of the day like Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation yojana, Committee on border protection that submitted its report and PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador of an Indian paramilitary force among others. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the first phase of SAUNI (Saurastra Narmada Avataran […]
