Thursday, 30 April 2015

GK Update 30 April 2015

1. RBI, the apex bank of India has fined 1.5 crores each on Dena Bank, Bank of Maharastra and Oriental Bank of Commerce after investigation into last years fraud. The Bank also cautioned eight other banks for the same.
2. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has withdrawn the the proposal for setting up Public Debt Management Agency(PMDA) and amendments to RBI Act.

3. The action agenda was signed between Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa and Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for increasing bilateral trade and investment between both the countries.
4. Nadia district was declared open defecation free by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today.
5. 10 men were jailed for 25 years for attacking Malala Yousufzai in 2012. She was targeted for  promoting girls education.
6. Siddharth Gigoo won the Commonwealth short story Prize in Asia region for his work in Umbrella Man.
7. Georgia won the World Chess Championship held at Chendgu, China.
8. Microsoft Lumai 430 has been launched in India at an affordable price of 5299INR.

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