● The LoI signed with YEDA will allow research collaboration between both the organisations for
developing solar to green fuel technologies through concentrated solar thermal route.
Important Points:
Israeli
➢ Capital: Jerusalem
➢ Currency: Israeli new shekel
➢ Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
➢ President: Reuven Rivlin
Important Points:
Rajasthan
➢ Capital: Jaipur
➢ Chief Minister: Vasundhara Raje
➢ Governor: Kalyan Singh
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3. TCS Bags Over USD 690 Million Deal From M&G Prudential
Important Points:
Tata Consultancy Services
➢ Founded: 1968
➢ Headquarters: Mumbai
➢ Founders: F. C. Kohli, J. R. D. Tata
● Ronaldinho’s career began with Gremio in Porto Alegre, his hometown, before he emerged as a
star with French giants PSG. He then spent five years with Barcelona between 2003 and 2008,
helping the Catalans win the Champions League in 2006, after being awarded the Ballon D’Or in
2005.
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● Another category in the competition is a mobile gaming app on intellectual property (IP).
● Cash prizes of Rs 4 lakh will be given to the winning teams along with mementoes and
certificates.
6. Exports rise more than 12% riding on engineering goods and petroleum products
7. Centre sanctions projects over Rs. 10,000 cr in North East for better network
connectivity
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● 2 MoUs have been signed to cover the uncovered areas in the North East including Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh.
● The Minister has been given to upgrade the network connection in border areas.
● The workshop was inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.
9. India, Sri Lanka Sign four Agreements for Collaboration in ICT Sector
Important Points:
Sri Lanka
➢ Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
➢ Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
➢ President: Maithripala Sirisena
➢ Prime minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
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10. Punjab inks MoU with IOC to set up biogas, bio-CNG plants
Important Points:
Punjab
➢ Capital: Chandigarh
➢ Chief Minister: Amarinder Singh
➢ Governor: V. P. Singh Badnore
11. Vice Admiral AB Singh takes over as Chief of Staff Western Naval Command
● The Flag Officer was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal in 2011 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2016
for his exemplary service to the nation.
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● Well-known dancer Jaishree T was bestowed with the Ganga Jamuna award, which is instituted
in memory of a popular song written by Sawlaram.
● Dalvi first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar’s TV series
“Ramayan“.
● He also featured on the famous TV show “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” and other Hindi
serials.
● Kumar is an agro-industry veteran who has worked for companies such as National Bulk
Handling Corporation, Cargill, Reliance Industries, Arthur Andersen, ITC Ltd, Britannia and Sharp
Group.
Important points:
NCDEX – National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
➢ Headquarters: Mumbai
➢ Founded: 15 December 2003
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● Digital invoice discounting marketplace – Invoicemart has tied up with state-run lender Bank of
Baroda to discount invoices for MSMEs.
● Buyers and sellers registered in the marketplace will now be able to access funding from Bank of
Baroda. Invoicemart is a joint venture between Axis Bank Ltd and junction services ltd.
● Bank of Baroda had recently announced that it was stepping up its focus on supply chain
financing, to provide loans to MSMEs associated with large corporates.
● TReDS is an online mechanism that helps MSMEs unlock working capital without the hassle of
applying for loans.
Important points:
Bank of Baroda
➢ Headquarters: Vadodara
➢ CEO: P. S. Jayakumar
➢ Chairman: Ravi Venkatesan
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● The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
(Akademi Puraskar) are national honours bestowed by the government on performing artists as
well as teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts.
Important Points:
Israel
➢ Capital: Jerusalem
➢ Currency: Israeli new shekel
➢ Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
➢ President: Reuven Rivlin
● India Ratings, a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, GDP is expected to grow 7.1 percent year-on-year in
2018-19.
● The projection is a tad lower than 7.4 percent growth estimated by Asian Development Bank and
International Monetary Fund for next fiscal.
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Important Points:
United Arab Emirates
➢ Capital: Abu Dhabi
➢ Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
➢ President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
21. Facebook appoints American Express CEO as first black board member
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● His hiring follows a contentious meeting between Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl
Sandberg and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
Important points:
Facebook
➢ Founded: February 2004, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
➢ Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States
➢ Founders: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris
Hughes
23. HDFC Bank becomes first Indian bank to cross Rs5 trillion market cap
● Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) are the other two
companies which crossed market capitalisation of Rs5 trillion.
Important points:
HDFC Bank
➢ CEO: Aditya Puri
➢ Headquarters: Mumbai
➢ Founded: August 1994, India
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● The nine cities chosen in the fourth round are; Bareilly, Moradabad and Saharanpur in Uttar
Pradesh, Erode in Tamil Nadu, Bihar Sharif in Bihar, Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Diu in
Daman and Diu, Kavaratti in Lakshadweep and Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.
25. Amplus partners with Yes Bank for solar power tie-up
● The total project’s capacity under the partnership of Amplus Energy Solutions and Yes Bank is
expected to be up to 1,000 MW.
Important points:
Yes Bank
➢ Headquarters: Mumbai
➢ CEO: Rana Kapoor
➢ Founder: Rana Kapoor
26. WhatsApp Unveils New Business App For Small And Medium Enterprises
● Using the business app, SMEs can help customers with useful information such as a business
description, email or store addresses and website.
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27. India To Set Up USD 350 Million Fund To Finance Solar Projects
● The fund was announced by R K Singh, at the first-ever outreach programme of the ISA in Abu
Dhabi’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2018.
● Installed renewable power capacity is currently about 60 GW, and India plans to complete the
bidding process by the end of 2019/20 to add a further 115 GW of installed renewable energy
capacity by 2022.
Important Points:
Australia
➢ Capital: Canberra
➢ Currency: Australian dollar
➢ Prime minister: Malcolm Turnbull
➢ President: Stephen Parry
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31. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated its 13th Raising Day
● The responsibility for Disaster Management in India’s federal system is that of the State
Government.
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32. AU Small Finance Bank inks MoU with LIC to offer PMJJBY schemes
● The product will be targeted for both salaried and self- employed (professional and
non-professional) customers in urban, semi-urban and rural areas.
● Of the 18,667 companies that participated in the census, 17,020 had FDI/overseas direct
investment in their balance sheets in March 2017.
Important Points:
Mauritius
➢ Capital: Port Louis
➢ Currency: Mauritian rupee
➢ President: Ameenah Gurib
➢ Prime minister: Pravind Jugnauth
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Important points:
➢ The 1st IISF was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi in December 2015.
➢ The second Festival at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi in December 2016.
➢ The third in the series was held in October 2017 in Chennai.
35. Arun Jaitley launches National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal
● The dual launched had created a landmark in bringing about 100 percent transparencies in
corporate governance by making public over 4-crore filings of nearly 1.2 million companies.
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● Ramesh then led the run chase as India overhauled the target with eight balls to spare to retain
the trophy that they had won in 2014 after beating the same opponents at Cape Town, South
Africa.
● India struggled in the final stages of their run chase as Pakistan claimed three successive wickets
to gain an upper hand over their arch-rivals.
Here is the complete list of those who won big at the 63rd
Jio Filmfare Awards 2018:
➢ Best Film: ‘Hindi Medium’
➢ Critics’ Award for Best Film: ‘Newton’
➢ Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Vidya
Balan for ‘Tumhari Sulu’
➢ Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male): Irrfan Khan for ‘Hindi Medium’
➢ Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Rajkummar Rao for ‘Trapped’
➢ Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Zaira Wasim for ‘Secret Superstar’
➢ Best Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
➢ Best Debut Director: Konkona Sensharma for ‘A Death in the Gunj’
➢ Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Rajkummar Rao for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
➢ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Meher Vij for ‘Secret Superstar’
➢ Best Dialogue: Hitesh Kewalya for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’
➢ Best Screenplay: Shubhashish Bhutiani for ‘Mukti Bhavan’
➢ Best Original Story: Amit Masurkar for ‘Newton’
➢ Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film: Jackie Shroff for ‘Khujli’
➢ Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film: Shefali Shah for ‘Juice’
➢ People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film: ‘Anahut’
➢ Best Short Film (Fiction): ‘Juice’
➢ Best Short Film (Non-Fiction): ‘Invisible Wings’
➢ Best Music Album: Pritam for ‘Jagga Jasoos’
➢ Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for ‘Roke na ruke naina’ – ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’
➢ Best Playback Singer (Female): Meghna Mishra for ‘Nachdi phira’ – ‘Secret Superstar’
➢ Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Ullu ka pattha’ – ‘Jagga Jasoos’
➢ Lifetime Achievement Award: Mala Sinha and Bappi Lahiri
➢ Best Choreography: Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani for ‘Galti se mistake’ – ‘Jagga
Jasoos’
➢ Best Background Score: Pritam for ‘Jagga Jasoos’
➢ Best Action: Tom Struthers for ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
➢ Best Cinematography: Sirsha Ray for ‘A Death In The Gunj’
➢ Best Editing: Nitin Baid for ‘Trapped’
➢ Best Production Design: Parul Sondh for ‘Daddy’
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Important points:
World Economic Forum
➢ Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
➢ Founder: Klaus Schwab
➢ Founded: 1971
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● The President of India is pleased to appoint Anandiben Patel to be the Governor of Madhya
Pradesh, with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office.
● 76-year-old Patel was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2014, when incumbent Narendra Modi
became the Prime Minister, in August 2016, when she resigned the post.
● Cyber Surakshit Bharat will be operated on the three principles of Awareness, Education and
Enablement.
Important points:
Chhattisgarh
➢ Capital: Raipur
➢ Chief Minister: Raman Singh
➢ Governor: Balram Das Tandon
43. Sushma Swaraj inauguration of Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)
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44. Telangana, Tokyo body sign MoU for municipal waste incineration
● He will take over from incumbent S P Singh who will retire from the post of NSG DG on January
31.
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● India ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development
Index, much below China’s 26th position and Pakistan’s 47th.
● Norway remains the world’s most inclusive advanced economy, while Lithuania again tops the list
of emerging economies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) releasing the yearly index here
before the start of its annual meeting.
● India was ranked 60th among 79 developing economies last year, as against China’s 15th and
Pakistan’s 52nd position.
● The top-five most inclusive emerging economies are Lithuania, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Latvia and
Poland.
Important points:
World Economic Forum
➢ Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
➢ Founder: Klaus Schwab
➢ Founded: 1971
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Important points:
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
➢ Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
➢ CEO: Christine Lagarde
➢ Founded: 27 December 1945, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States
➢ Formation: 27 December 1945 (72 years ago)
➢ Founders: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White
Important points:
Sweden
➢ Capital: Stockholm
➢ Currency: Swedish krona
➢ Prime Minister: Stefan Löfven
Important points:
ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
➢ Headquarters: Uttarakhand
➢ CEO: Shashi Shanker
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● The November event in the Caribbean will be the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20
after the past five events were played alongside the men’s event.
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functioning of the skills development body. He was appointed by the previous Congress-led UPA
government.
Important points:
FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
➢ Founded: 1927
➢ Headquarters: New Delhi, India
➢ Founders: Ghanshyam Das Birla, Purushottam das Thakurdas
55. Shah Rukh Khan honoured with Crystal Award at World Economic Forum
56. AYUSH Minister lays foundation stone for Homeopathy Research Institute in Jaipur
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● The Minister of State (IC), for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for
Central Research Institute (CRI) in Jaipur.
● This will be the third CRI under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
(CCRH).
● In his address during the stone laying ceremony, Sh. Naik stated that Ministry of AYUSH is
determined towards a focused infrastructural push to Homoeopathy and other systems of
AYUSH.
● The institute is also contributing to the Swasthya Rakshan Program at five adopted villages i.e.
Chharsa, Kumbhawas, Sakatpura, Khoraladkhani, Hanutpura.
● The silver in this category went to S Thasana Chanu of Karnataka (202kg) while the bronze was
clinched by AIPSCB’s Amandeep Kaur (191kg).
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● The 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial meeting will be held in New Delhi in April
2018.
● Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, the meeting will be held
on April 2018, which will be hosted by Government of India in New Delhi and co-hosted by the
Government of China and South Korea.
● The last Asia Steel conference was held in 2015 at Yokohama, Japan.
62. IOB, NHB tie up for rural housing interest subsidy scheme
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● The aim of the RHISS is to provide a subsidy for housing loans taken by those living in rural
areas for construction and modifications of their dwelling units.
● The interest subsidy under the scheme is 3 percent for a loan amount of ₹2 lakh for 20 year
tenure.
● IOB will be able to extend the benefit of RHISS to its rural home loan customers of its 923 rural
branches spread across India.
Important points:
Indian Overseas Bank
➢ Headquarters: Chennai
➢ CEO: R. Subramania Kumar
➢ Founder: M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar
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● The prime objective of organising the event is to generate a patriotic mood, promote the rich
cultural diversity of the country, to ensure wider participation of the general public and to
popularise the idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
● Bharat Parv festival will be organised by the Ministry of Tourism to present the cuisine, ethnic
heritage and culture of different states of India to the visitors.
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● The Award of Merit, 2017, was given by UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the cultural heritage
conservation activities taken up at the temple without altering its original splendour.
● Mr Palaniswami congratulated the temple administration for their yeoman service and in
achieving the award from UNESCO.
● The report was released on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland.
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Padma Bhushan:
➢ Pankaj Advani – Sport (Billiards/Snooker)
➢ Philipose Mar Chrysostom – Others (Spiritualism)
➢ Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Sports (Cricket)
➢ Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous) – Public Affairs
➢ Ramachandran Nagaswamy – Others (Archaeology)
➢ Ved Prakash Nanda – Literature and Education
➢ Laxman Pai – Art (Painting)
➢ Arvind Parikh – Art (Music)
➢ Sharda Sinha – Art (Music)
Padma Vibhushan:
➢ Ilayaraja – Art (Music)
➢ Ghulam Mustafa Khan – Art (Music)
➢ Parameswaran Parameswaran – Literature & Education
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● The center will be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and will become operational from March
2018. The Global Centre for Cybersecurity will function as an autonomous organization under
WEF. It will help to build a safe and secure global cyberspace.
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sign that there is a credible industrial, scientific and regulatory process in place to develop
vaccines in India.
● The Rotavac vaccine protects against childhood diarrhoea caused by the rotavirus and was built
on strain of the virus isolated at the the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here over 30 years
ago.
74. Small finance banks and payment banks to offer Atal Pension Yojana
● Currently, there are 11 Payments Banks and 10 Small Finance Banks that have received the
license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start their operations.
Important points:
Cambodia
➢ Capital: Phnom Penh
➢ Currency: Cambodian Riel
➢ Prime Minister: Hun Sen
➢ King: Norodom Sihamoni
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76. Kolkata becomes the first Indian metro to get Floating Market
● The market will host at least 114 boats, each one accommodating two shops.
Important Points:
West Bengal
➢ Capital: Kolkata
➢ Chief minister: Mamata Banerjee
➢ Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi
● Once triggered, the app would automatically send a message to the nearest police control room
and start recording audio and video after 20 seconds.
Important Points:
Himachal Pradesh
➢ Capital: Shimla
➢ Chief minister: Jai Ram Thakur
➢ Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
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● India was represented by Deepak Jagdish Saksena, ambassador and permanent representative
to the WTO.
Important points:
World Trade Organization (WTO)
➢ Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
➢ Founded: 1 January 1995
➢ Leader: Roberto Azevêdo
79. Punjab CM launches benefits under Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana
Important Points:
Punjab
➢ Capital: Chandigarh
➢ Chief Minister: Amarinder Singh
➢ Governor: V. P. Singh Badnore
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● The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
approved Gokhale’s appointment to the post of foreign secretary.
Women’s Singles:
➢ Winner: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)
➢ Runner-Up: Simona Halep (Romania)
Men’s Doubles:
➢ Winner: Oliver Marach (Austria)
Mate Pavic(Croatia)
➢ Runner-Up: Robert Farah (Colombia)
J. Cabal (Colombia)
Women’s Doubles:
➢ Winner: Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Tímea Babos (Hungary)
➢ Runner-Up: Elena Vesnina (Russia)
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)
Mixed Doubles:
➢ Winner: Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Mate Pavic (Croatia)
➢ Runner-Up: Timea Babos (Hungary)
Rohan Bopanna(India)
83. Paytm, Alibaba’s AGTech Holdings launch new mobile gaming platform
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● Mobile payments company Paytm, Alibaba’s AGTech Holdings launch new mobile gaming
platform aimed at mobile users in India.
● The joint venture between Alibaba’s AGTech Holdings and Paytm was originally signed in July
2017.
● AGTech Media currently holds 45% in the joint venture, and Paytm owns the rest.
● At the time of the signing of the agreement, Paytm’s parent company One97 invested $8.8 million
in the venture for its 55% stake, and AGTech Holdings put in $7.2 million for its 45% stake.
Important points:
Alibaba Group
➢ Executive Chairman: Jack Yun MA
➢ Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
➢ Founded: 4 April 1999
Paytm
➢ Founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
➢ Founded: 2010
➢ CEO: Renu Satti
➢ Headquarters: Noida
84. Mahatma Gandhi death anniversary: Nation pays tribute on Martyr’s Day
● President Ram Nath Kovind paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and tweeted: “On Martyrs’ Day, we
gratefully remember Mahatma Gandhi and the countless freedom fighters who sacrificed their all
for our Independence.”
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● The Khadi Haat was inaugurated on January 25 by Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh in
Connaught Place here in presence of New Delhi Lok Sabha MP Meenakshi Lekhi, KVIC
Chairman V K Saxena, NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar and noted fashion designer Ritu Beri
among others.
Important points:
➢ The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an
area of 490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
● Among the most expensive countries in the survey are Bermuda (ranked 112), Bahamas (111),
Hong Kong (110), Switzerland (109) and Ghana (108).
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● It also provides a cushion against an expected rise in provisioning for non-performing assets
(NPAs).
Important points:
CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services Of India Limited
➢ CEO: Ashu Suyash
➢ Headquarters: Mumbai
➢ Founded: 1987
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● The award has been instituted by the TSR Foundation of T. Subbarami Reddy in memory of
producer-director Yash Chopra, who died in 2012.
Important points:
Vietnam
➢ Capital: Hanoi
➢ Currency: Vietnamese dong
➢ President: Tran Dai Quang
➢ Prime Minister: Nguyen Xuan Phuc
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● Lok Sabha MP Dinesh Trivedi has been selected for 2016 while Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari
Mahatab has been chosen for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2017.
94. India, ADB sign $250 million loan for rural road projects in five states
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● The report noted that the United States is the wealthiest country in the world as the total wealth
held in 2017 amounted to 64,584 billion dollars, followed by China at the second place with
24,803 billion dollars and Japan with 19,522 billion dollars at third.
97. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches first Khelo India School Games
● A total of 199 gold medals, 199 silver medals and 275 bronze medals are to be won at the Khelo
India School Games.
98. Indian Navy launched the third Scorpene-class submarine INS Karanj
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● The first of the Scorpene class submarines, INS Kalvari, was commissioned in Mumbai
December 2017.
● The second in the series of a six-submarine project, INS Khanderi, was undergoing sea trials
and all the submarines are due to be inducted gradually into the Indian Navy by 2020.
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