General Awareness is a very integral and important section of every bank recruitment exam. Also, it is considered as one of the scoring sections. For preparation of this section, the candidates need to update over latest happenings of the national and International importance as well as from banking industry. Jagranjosh.com has come up with General Awareness Current Study Material for helping the students in cracking General Awareness Section of all bank exams. The relevant current happenings are compiled on monthly basis under the head- India Watch and World Watch. Here are the happenings from the month of January 2014. Candidates should note that current Affairs presented in point form are not only useful for Banking Exams but also highly useful in SSC,Railway and other competitive Exams.
India Watch (Banking General Awareness- January 2014):
• Justice A K Ganguly resigned as chairman of WBHRC
• Government of India announced Jeevan Raksha Padak for 37 people
• Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh started in Odisha
• Reserve Bank of India selected CCIL as Legal Entity Identifier
• RBI allowed Indian companies to issue non-convertible debentures
• Prithvi II, the nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired
• Government launched India’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme
• Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Baligan scheme
• RBI panel recommended setting up of specialized banks to cater to low income households
• Munish Sharda appointed as MD and CEO of Future Generali Life
• Union Government introduced Know India Programme for young Overseas Indians
• DRH issued new Guidelines to give psychological help to molestation victims
• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards conferred by the President
• Nirbheek, India's first gun for women, launched
• Ministry of Environment and Forest approved Tawang II hydroelectric project
• World Hindi Day observed on 10 January
• CCEA approved renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme
• Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform
• Andhra Pradesh bagged Oil and Gas Conservation Award, 2013
• P.K.Goyal won Best CFO Award
• The Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to place the report of Justice Shah Commission on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand.
• The Union Ministry of Rural Development decided to provide an additional wage employment of 50 days beyond the stipulated 100 days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA for Scheduled Tribe (ST) households in forest areas.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries along with Pakistan and China.
• Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways celebrated 25th Road Safety Week. The theme for Road Safety Week this year was when on the road, always say Pahle Aap.
• Vice President releases the book titled Sangharsh Ke Safar Ka Nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar.
• Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He was 102.
• Cyrus Mistry won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer. Mistry was awarded with a cash price of 50000 dollars at Jaipur International Literature Festival 2014.
• Union Government of India extended the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 to the States of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
• Union Cabinet granted minority status to Jain community across India
• Union Cabinet approved to set up Rail Tariff Authority
• Aruna Bahuguna first woman to be appointed chief of National Police Academy
• Veerappa Moily formed MOT to reassess Hydrocarbon Resources of India
• Viscera test must in death due to poisoning: SC
• Kailash Meghwal elected as the Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly
• Sudhir Mahato, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand died
• Dr. Tej Vir Singh won the UNWTO Ulysses Prize
• LPG Connection Portability Scheme launched
• Currency notes issued before 2005 to be withdrawn: RBI
• Garuda Vasudha Advanced Light Helicopter of Geological Survey of India launched
• Finance Ministry nod for 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension plan
• NALSA launched free legal service clinics across the country
• Union Government launched National Waterway-4 project in Tamil Nadu
• National Girl Child Day observed on 24 January
• Aviation ministry removed V.P. Agrawal from position of AAI chairman
• 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bags Seven Awards
• National Communal Harmony Awards 2013 won by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
• The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National voters Day: 25 January
• Pitroda Committee submit report to Information and Broadcasting Ministry
• Dhruva-3 indigenous High Performance Computing System inaugurated
• Padma Awards for the Year 2014 announced on the Eve of 65th Republic Day of India
• Ela Gandhi honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa
• Karl Slym, MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok
• Saina won Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title
• MS Dhoni became first captain to play in four tied ODIs
• Ela Gandhi honoured with Amadelkufa in South Africa
• Union Civil Aviation Ministry removed restrictions on Airbus A-380 in India
• India Post to install 3000 ATM & 1.35 lakh micro-ATM by September 2015
• EGoM approved SUC of 5 percent of annual Gross Revenue on all new airwaves
• NIC and Union Ministry of MSME launched India Inclusive Innovation Fund
• India won gold in men's Basketball at Lusofonia Games
• Ajoy Misra elevated as the CEO and MD of Tata Global Beverages Limited
• Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got Ramanujan Mathematics award
• Union Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Digital Green
• TRAI released Working Guidelines for Spectrum Trading
• RBI raised Repo Rate by 25 basis points to 8 percent
• India ranked lowest in International Intellectual Property Index
• Manoj Kohli appointed as MD&CEO of non telecom businesses of Bharti Enterprises
• National Waqf Development Corporation Limited inaugurated by Prime Minister
• EC to CEOs of States: Make standardized voting compartment at Polling station
• Cantilever Pamban Bridge completed 100 years
• Sumit Malik stripped off gold medal for anti-doping violation
• Tax exemption for Olympics, CWG and Asian Games winners
• Six PSUs signed MoU to set up World’s largest Solar Power Project
• NIT Odisha developed technology to turn Plastic into fuel
• Dhoni is 4th fastest batsman to score 8000 runs in ODIs
World Watch (Banking General Awareness- January 2014):
• Latvia became the 18th member of the Euro zone.
• Pakistan announced its plan to set up seven functional nuclear plants of 1100 MW each by 2030.
• India and Maldives signed 3 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the field of Health, Exchange of Personnel and Human resource.
• India announced a new rule to vaccinate against polio to the travellers from Pakistan would be implemented from 14 February 2014.
• Tropical storm One struck the east coast north of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
• China to be become a partner in the proposed NIMZ in Andhra Pradesh
• US Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as next Chairperson of Federal Reserve
• Astronomers discovered Earth's gassy twin 200 light years away
• Malaysia invited IITs to open its centre
• Ali Larayedh, the Prime Minister of Tunisia resigned
• Exceptionally Rare Conjoined Whales discovered
• Israel’s Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died
• 71st Golden Globe Awards 2014 announced
• New eyewear system developed to give ‘superhuman’ vision
• Bank of Japan and RBI concluded an agreement to raise BSA to 50 billion dollar
• Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as Bangladesh Prime Minister
• India and Canada sign Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector.
• India and South Korea signed pacts in different areas to deepen economic cooperation and bolster defence engagements.
• Hery Rajaonarimampianina, a former Finance Minister of Madagascar declared as the new President of Madagascar.
• According to a global analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO), Peshawar in Pakistan has the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013.
• Silvio Berlusconi, founder head of the Forza Italia party and Matteo Renzi, leader of Democratic Party (PD) signed a deal on electoral reforms in Italy.
• The Report Working for the Few released by Oxfam
• Bihar's turnaround analysed at London School of Economics
• Dexter, Private Information Stealing Virus, detected in online banking transactions
• India-born Prof A J Paulraj won 2014 Marconi Prize
• Emergency rule imposed in Thailand capital Bangkok for two months
• Chilika lagoon named Destination Flyways by UNWTO
• Indus Civilization ended due to Disease and violence
• Richard Quest won 2013 UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award
• Shane Warne to mentor Australia's spinners for World T20 Tournament
• OCA recognized Russian martial art Sambo and is now a part of Asian Games
• NASA rover Opportunity found Mars had life friendly fresh water
• India Women Cricket team won one day series against Sri Lanka 3-0
• MS Dhoni became first captain to play in four tied ODIs
• Australia won ODI series against England by 4-1
• Stanislas Wawrinka won Australian Open Men’s title
• Australia won ODI series against England by 4-1
• Karl Slym, MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok
• Samsung and Google signed Global Patent Agreement
• Stanislas Wawrinka won Australian Open Men’s title
• Google purchased DeepMind Technologies of UK
• India and Japan inked MoUs to strengthen cooperation in tourism and power generation
• Russia and China to conduct war games in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 February
• Pete Seeger, Songwriter and Champion of Folk Music, Died
• Raymond Weil, the pioneer of Swiss watch died
• First multi-coloured 3D Printer launched
• ICC approved introduction of International Women’s Championship
• GVK BIO and Aragen Bioscience signed Definitive Agreement to acquire Aragen Bioscience
• Tunisia’s new government of independents headed by Mehdi Jomaa sworn in
• Indian Rupee to be a legal tender in Zimbabwe
• First online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas launched
• Kiwi Kathy Cross is first woman in ICC Umpire's Panel
• India and Netherlands signed MoU for cooperation in field of Sports
• India and Fiji signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
• World’s oldest flamingo died at Adelaide Zoo of Australia
• IUCN Red List has completed 50 years of its existence
• India suffered 4-0 loss in 5-match ODI series against New Zealand
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