Current Affairs 2014 for Bank Exams SBI/IBPS PO Clerk

RBI has announced the dates for Grade B officers and it will be held on 3 rd of August in two sittings. RBI, IBPS
RRB, PO, SBI Clerks exams are fast approaching and there is very less time left with us to study. Buckle up
yourselves, concentrate only on studies for a few months and nail the target! In this journey, we will be with you
along, trying a hand to help you guys to lift you. We are presenting with daily current affairs series and we will
update it with most happening around the world in every sector every day.

Iraq gets its new President

Iraq has elected its new president, Dr. Fouad Massoum; he was the first Prime Minister of Iraqs autonomous
Kurdish region for more than two long decades
He will be succeeding Jalal Talabani as the next President of Iraq
The main challenge for Massoum will be replacing the present Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki

Ukraines Prime Minister resigns

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraines Prime Minister had stepped down today after his governing coalition collapsed,
plunging the former soviet state into political limbo
The decision of dissolving the government came as a shocking blow to many in a situation where the whole
eastern part of the country being controlled by the rebels
President Petro Poroshenko will likely call for new elections in a month from now

US Secretary of state on a three-day visit to India

John Kerry, US Secretary of state, will be coming to India on 30th of July on a 3-day visit to the country
Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will co-chair the fifth India-US strategic dialogue, which
focuses on: strategic cooperation, Energy & Climate change, Education & Development, Economy & Trade,
Science & Technology and Health & Aviation
John Kerry will also be meeting Prime Minister, Narendra Modi; he may also visit the city of Bangalore

Another flight crashes down killing 116 people

A flight from Air Algerie went missing 50 minutes after taking off and has been reported that the plane has
crashed down killing 110 people on board along with 6 crew members
The flight was taken off from Burkina Faso and was to land in Algeria, which was a 3 hour journey; the reason
expected for the crash was bad weather
The plane crashed in Mali and the search is still going on for the remains

Human Development Index

India ranks 135 in HDI, which is released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); India
remained unchanged as in 2013 also India ranked 135

The HDI value of India in 2013 is 0.586, which fall in the medium human development category; UNDP has
seen a little improvement in the living standards of people in the country
India however, placed at the bottom of BRICS nations in this regard; Norway has topped the list followed by
Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and the US

Top 10 largest plastic waste producing cities in India

A study was conducted by the Central Pollution Board and Central Institute of Plastic Enginerring and
Technology for 60 cities during 2010-11, regarding the count of plastic wastage
According to the report, the following cities generated more plastic waste: Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai,
Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Kanpur and Pune.

Indian PM to visit Nepal in August

Narendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal in the last 18 years; he is about to visit
the neighboring nation on 3rd of August
He will be on a two-day visit to the country, confirmed Mahendra Pandey, who met Narendra Modi at his
residence today; PM made his mind to visit the country after he was cordially invited by the Nepal PM, Sushil
Koirala
Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, will be flying to Nepal tomorrow to pave the way for the
Prime Minister

Accelerate Criminal cases against parliamentarians within

a year: Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has asked the law and the Home ministries to expedite criminal cases
against members of Parliament within a year
The present parliament has record number of lawmakers facing criminal charges, 186, which is almost 34% of
the Lok Sabha
Mr. Modi has taken this step to ensure the citizens of India of clean governance from his government

India shines at the 20th Commonwealth Games

India have clinched two gold, three silver and two bronze medals on the first day of ongoing CWG 2014, at
Glasgow, Scotland
List of winners: Gold: K Sanjita Womens 48Kg weightlifting (Category)
Suken Dey Mens 55Kg Weightlifting
Silver: N Channa Mens Extra lightweight (60Kg)
Sushila Likmabam Womens Extra lightweight (48Kg)
Mirbai Saikhom Womens 48Kg weightlifting

Bronze: Ganesh Mali Mens 56Kg weightlifting

K Thodudam Womens half lightweight (52Kg)

Commonwealth games 2014 UPDATES

England has topped with 17 medals the list on the first day of the 20th CWG, Glasgow, Scotland
England has 6 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze in its account; Australia is at second place with 15 medals, followed
by Scotland with 10 medals
India is placed at number four with a tally of 7 medals; at number 5 is Canada with 4 medals and at number six
is New Zealand with 3 medals