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Current Affairs December 2015

Current Affairs, December 2015

31st December, Current Affairs:
• From 1st January, there will be no interviews for central government jobs in ClassIII
and IV categories.
• India defeated Maldives by 32 to enter the final of 10th SAFF Cup.
• Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin have finished 2015 as the numberone ranked bowler in ICC Test Cricket. Ashwin become the first India bowler since Bishan Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year in numberone Test position.
• BCCI named Virat Kohli as the Cricketer of the Year and selected for the Polly Umrigar Award.

30th December, Current Affairs:
• Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhari given Jnanpith Award for 2015 for his contribution to the Gujarati language.

Current Affairs November 2015

30th November, Current Affairs:
• India's GDP growth increase to 7.4 per cent in the September quarter.

29th November, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Paris to join climate conference.
• Indian shuttler P V Sindhu wins the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold after defeating Japan's Minatsu Mitani by 219,2123,2114.
• Great Britain wins the Davis Cup title for first time in 79 years.

Banks and their Headquarters

Bank Name ----------- Chairman 

1 Allahabad Bank -------- Kolkata 

2 Andhra Bank ------------ Hyderabad 

3 Bank of Baroda --------- Mumbai 

4 Bank of India ----------- Mumbai 

Banks and their Chairman

Bank Name ----------- Chairman
1 Allahabad Bank -------- Rakesh Sethi

2 Andhra Bank ------------ Satish Kumar Kalra

3 Bank of Baroda --------- Ranjan Dhawan

4 Bank of India ----------- V.R. Iyer

Current Affairs October 2015

30th October, Current Affairs:
• National Unity Day observed across India to commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
• A Russian plane carrying 217 passengers crashes in Egypt in which most passengers feared dead.

29th October, Current Affairs:
• India Africa Forum summit starts in Delhi.
• China announced to ends its "onechild policy" to counter the ageing workforce issues allowing all couples to have two children.

Current Affairs September 2015

30th September, Current Affairs:
• 5 of the 12 convicts have been sentenced to death while the other seven were given life imprisonment for the 2006 serial train blasts case by a special MCOCA court in Mumbai.
• Naval warship INS Kochi, indigenously built largest warship has been commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
• Bangladesh has been selected for a berth in ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2006. Bangladesh has replaced the West Indies who failed to secure position in top eight in ICC ranking.
• Russia launches airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria.

Some important awards of 2015

The Rajeev Gandhi khel ratna- sania mirza

Arjun awards-

1- Sandeep Kumar ( archery)

2- M.R. Poovamma ( athletics)

3- Kidambi Srikanth ( badminton)

SBI PO Examination Question Paper 2015(Full)

STATE BANK OF INDIA PROBITIONARY OFFICER EXAMINATIN 2015      

 Based on Memory                                                      Date: 14/06/2015-Evening Shift                          ©banking-hub.blogspot.com

REASONING (HIGH LEVEL)

Directions (Q.1 – 5): In each question below are given three/four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

1)       If only conclusion I follows.

2)       If only conclusion II follows.

3)       If either conclusion I or II follows.

4)       If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

5)       If both conclusions I and II follow.

(1–2):

Statements: Some balls are footballs.

All bats are balls.        All footballs are volleyballs.

No fund is a bat.

1.       Conclusions: I. All volleyballs being balls is a possibility.

II. All funds are balls.

2.       Conclusions: I. All funds being volleyballs is a possibility.

II. Some funds can never be footballs.

3.       Statements: No star is a sun.

All suns are planets.                  All stars are moons.

Conclusions:

I. Some moons if they are suns must be planets.

II. Some stars which are planets may also be suns

Current Affairs August 2015

31st August:
• India's GDP growth slows to 7 per cent in the June quarter which is slower than provisional growth of 7.5 per cent in the previous quarter.
• The Union Government proposed a Rs 100 crore spiritual tourism circuit for Kerala.
• US President Barack Obama rename the "Mt McKinley" mountain in Alaska as "Denali". It is the highest mountain in North America.
• The BCCI and Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that all future bilateral cricket series between the two countries will be titled as 'The Mahatma GandhiNelson Mandela Series'.
29th August:
• National Sports Day is observer today in India.
• The President of India Pranab Mukherjee conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Arjuna awards and Dronacharya awards to the nominated sportsperson.
28th August:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay tribute to the soldiers who fought the 1965 IndiaPakistan
war on its 50th anniversary.
• New Delhi's Aurangzeb Road rename as APJ Abdul Kalam Road.
• South Africa's captain AB de Villiers became the fastest to score 8,000 ODI runs in 182 innings, surpassing former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.
27th August:
• The Union Government announced the names of 98 towns and cities chosen for its Smart Cities project.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched military communications satellite GSAT6 in space using GSLV.
• Usain Bolt wins fourth straight 200 metres world title in Beijing.
25th August:
• BJP emerging as the single largest party in the Bengaluru municipal corporation polls with 100 out of 197 seats.
• The government today released the results of its 2011 religious census according to which Hindus in the population has slipped below 80 per cent for the first time.
24th August:
• The BSE Sensex down by 1,625 points, a nearly 6 per cent which is highest fall since 2009.
• Kolkata based Micro Financial Institution (MFI) Bandhan Financial Services, started operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank.
• Serena Williams and Roger Federer wins the Cincinnati Masters Women's and Men’s Singles tennis title respectively.
23rd August:
• Pakistan called off the IndoPak National Security Advisorlevel talks after disagreement in meeting agenda.
• England wins the 5 match Ashes Series by 32 against Australia.
• Usain Bolt wins world 100 meters title in 9.79 secs at the world athletics championships in Beijing.
• Australian Captain Michael Clarke and Sri Lanka Batsman Kumar Sangakkara retire from Test Cricket.
21st August:
• Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for fourth time.
• Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned from his post.
20th August:
• Ashwani Lohani appointed as the chairman and managing director of national carrier Air India.
19th August:
• The threejudge bench of Justices AR Dave, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel of Supreme Court asked the Ansal brothers, convicts in Uphaar fire tragedy in Delhi to pay a fine of Rs 60 crore to Delhi Government.
• The annual Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Liveability Index has named Melbourne as the world's most liveable city for the 5th consecutive year.
• Suvra Mukherjee wife of President Pranab Mukherjee, passed away following a cardiac arrest in New Delhi.
18th August:
• 10 pilgrims were killed and 15 others were injured in a landslide in Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh.
• Sri Lanka's ruling party United National Party (UNP) has won the general election of the nation.
• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched State Bank of India's mobile wallet app known as SBI Buddy. The app will be available to all customers irrespective of the bank the customer is banking with or the card the customer is using.
17th August:
• At least 27 people killed when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded outside a shrine in Bangkok.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses 50,000 Indians at Dubai stadium.
• The UAE decided to allot land for building a first temple in Abu Dhabi.
16th August:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in UAE on 2 day visit.
• Saina Nehwal defeated by Carolina Marin 1621, 1921 in the final of World Championship.
15th August:
• India celebrates 69th Independence Day.
• Saina Nehwal becomes the first Indian to reach the final of World Badminton Championship.

14th August:
• A total of 824 central and state forces police personnel were awarded gallantry and other service medals on the eve of Independence Day. These include Presidents Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) to the three Punjab police officials who fought against terrorists from Pakistan in Gurdaspur. Also eight gallantry awards given to commandos of the Indian army's 21 Parachute Regiment who participated in a cross border raid in Myanmar.
• Ajinkya Rahane creates a record of most catching by a fielder in Test cricket. He took 8 catches in the ongoing test match against Sri Lanka.
• The founder of Hero Cycle Om Prakash Munjal passed away in Ludhiana at the age of 87.

13th August:
• 1977 batch IAS officer Om Prakash Rawat appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India.
• The National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan will meet on 23rd August in New Delhi.
12th August:
• Maharashtra Government had declared traditional 'Dahihandi'
celebrations in Janmashthami as an adventure sport.
• Sania Mirza became the only the second tennis player to be recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
Other 17 sportsperson were recommended for this year's Arjuna awards.
11th August:
• Indian born Sundar Pichai appointed as the CEO of Google.
• Indian Government filed a suit against Maggi noodles, to pay 640 crores in damages for alleged unfair trade practices, false labelling and misleading advertisements.
• Supreme Court ruled that Aadhar card is not mandatory for availing government schemes.
• Kochi became the first Indian city to be a member of World Tourism Cities Federation Council (WTCF).
• President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the 24th Saraswati Sammaan for the year 2014 to Congress MP Dr. M Veerappa Moily.

10th August:
• At least 11 people died and 20 were injured in a stampede near a temple in Deoghar town, Jharkhand.
• Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran has been given three days to surrender to the CBI by the Madras High Court after his bail is rejected.

8th August:
• The President of India has appointed Ram Nath Kovind as the Governor of Bihar and Acharya Dev Vrat as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
• At least 50 people were killed when militants attacked a police academy and a US special forces base in Kabul.

7th August:
• India will boycott the Commonwealth Speakers' conference to be held in Islamabad in protest against Pakistan's decision not to invite the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
• Now onwards, no police verification will be required for reissue of passports.
• The Tripura Assembly has passed a resolution to end death penalty in the state.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National Handloom Day at the Centenary Hall of Madras University,Tamil Nadu.

5th August:
• On terrorist from Pakistani captured alive after an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district in which at least two BSF jawans were killed and 11 others injured.
• At least 29 passengers killed and 25 others injured when coaches of two trains, Janata Express and Kamayani Express derailed over a railway bridge in Harda district in Madhya Pradesh.

3rd August:
• The Indian Government has signed a peace accord with the NSCNIM to bring peace in Nagaland.
• Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has suspended 25 of the 44 Congress MPs for five days for causing "grave disorder"in Parliament.
• The NDA Government has decided to withdraw all the changes it had proposed to the Land Acquisition Act passed by the UPA government in 2013.

2nd August:
• Mumbai Cricket Association lifted fiveyear ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium.

1st August:
• 20 people died in landslide caused by heavy rain in Chandel district of Manipur.
• Sports Ministry recommended name of Sania Mirza for this year Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
• Indianorigin food scientist Harjinder Singh has been conferred with the "International Dairy Foods Association Award" for his contribution in improving the quality, safety and processing efficiency of dairy food.
• Chinese capital Beijing has been chosen to host 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Current Affairs July 2015

31st July:
• Four Indian teachers in Libya were kidnap by militant group. Two of them were released later.
• According to the IndiaBangladesh land boundary agreement, India and Bangladesh officially swap land tonight.
• World Health Organization (WHO) inform that the hailing the results from the first efficacy test of the VSVZEBOV vaccine provides 100per cent protection from Ebola virus.

30th July:
• Former President APJ Abdul Kalam laid to rest in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
• 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon hanged in the Nagpur Central Jail.
• Warning of heavy rains given in West Bengal and Odisha as Cyclone Komen moves towards the Bay of Bengal.
• India launches eVisa for Chinese nationals at nine Indian airports after applying for tourist visas online.

29th July:
• Indian forest officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi and founder of NGO Goonj, Anshu Gupta has been selected for the 2015 Ramon Magsaysay Award. Three others including Kommaly Chanthavong from Laos, Ligaya FernandoAmilbangsa from Philippines and Kyaw Thu from Myanmar are also awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
• 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon's mercy plea rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.

27th July:
• Former President and missile man of India APJ Abdul Kalam died at the age of 84 at a hospital in Meghalaya. He was in Meghalaya to deliver a lecture at the IIM in Shillong.
• At least five people were killed and 10 injured in a terrorist attack in Gurdaspur district, Punjab. Security personnel have captured one terrorist while three others have been killed in the gunbattle.

26th July:
• Vijay Diwas is celebrated across the nation in the memory of Kargil war.
• World's largest flower Titan Arum, a 6.5 feet long flower bloomed in Tokyo's Jindai Botanical Garden for the first time in five years.

25th July:
• A sessions court in Delhi has dropped all charges against IPL cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan from spot fixing.
• The Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi launched Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) in Patna.

24th July:
• NASA spacecraft Kepler has found a planet at a distance of 1,400 lightyears from Earth which has some similarities like Earth. It is named as Kepler452b.

23rd July:
• Climate scientist RK Pachauri removed from the post of Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) chief. He has been replaced by Ajay Mathur.

22nd July:
• Union Government launched National Career Counseling Portal ( www.ncs.gov.in ) where candidates can counseling free of cost from government certified counselors and psychologists.
• As announced by BCCI, the 2016 World Twenty20 cricket tournament final will be held at Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.

21st July:
• The Supreme Court rejected the death mercy plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon.
• The Monsoon Session of Parliament starts from today.

20th July:
• India's first indigenously designed and developed cryogenic rocket engine has been successfully endurance hottested for 800 seconds.
• Swati Maliwal appointed as the chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
• Indian hockey chief coach Paul van Ass has been sacked from his post.

19th July:
• At least five people were killed and seven injured after a fourstorey building collapsed in the Vishnu Garden area of West Delhi.
• India and Zimbabwe draw the two match T20 series by 11.

18th July:
• The Puri Rath Yatra begins from today.
• Eid is celebrated across the nation.

17th July:
• IIS officer Prashant Pathrabe appointed as the Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

15th July:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Skill India mission.
• Indian artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with Legion of Honour, the highest French civilian honour.

14th July:
• The Supreme Court appointed Justice Lodha Committee ban two IPL teams, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years. The Committee also bans Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra from all cricketing activities for their involvement in spotfixing.
• 27 people died and 25 others injured in stampede at Godavari Maha Pushkaram in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh.
• US spacecraft New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto, about 7,750 miles above the surface after 10 years of journey.
• Iran and a group of six nations including United States reached a historic accord in Vienna to limit nuclear ability of Iran in return for lifting sanctions.
• India wins the ODI series against Zimbabwe by 30.

13th July:
• Leander Paes and Martina Hingis wins the Wimbledon mix doubles title after defeating AustrianHungarian pair of Alexander Peya and Timea Babos by 61,61 in the final.
• Sumit Nagal becomes the sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy with Vietnamese Nam Hoang Ly. They defeated Reilly Opelka and Akira Santillan 7 6(4) 64 in the final
.
12th July:
• Sania Mirza becomes the first Indian Women player to win a women's doubles Grand Slam trophy as she along with Martina Hingis defeated Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 57 76 (4) 75in the final.
• Novak Djokovic wins his third Wimbledon title after defeating Roger Federer by 76
(7/1), 67(10/12), 64,63.

11th July:
• Today is observed as World Population Day.
• Chief of the social networking site Reddit Ellen Pao resign from her post.
• Serena Williams wins her sixth Wimbledon final after defeating Garbine Muguruza by 64,
64.

10th July:
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif meeting each other at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia.The Indian PM has agreed to make a visit to the Pakistan next year.
• The remains of Indian Coast Guard's Dornier aircraft which was missing from June 8, located at a depth of 950 meters in the sea in Tamil Nadu Coastline.
• The ingeniouslydeveloped supersonic surfacetoair missile "Akash" was formally inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• Indian scientists launched five British satellites into orbit from the Sriharikota space center.
• Hollywood actor Omar Sharif who became an international star in 'Lawrence of Arabia,' has died at the age of 83.

9th July:
• BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit started from today at Ufa city in Russia.
• Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh.
• The Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute in Mohali (MBAFPI), which will be country's first ever school to prepare women for the armed forces will be formally inaugurated on July 25.
• Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi Manoj Kumar has been arrested in connection with a forgery case.
• Inderjeet Singhof India created history by winning the first ever gold medal for India at the shotputter event in World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

8th July:
• PM Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin ahead of the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits in Russia.

7th July:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Kazakhstan on the second leg of his Central Asian tour.

6th July:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Uzbekistan today on a official visit.
• In Greek referendum, voters have rejected the terms of an international bailout by 61.3%.
• According to Indian Telecom Ministry, the telephone connections in India have crossed onebillion
marks with mobile phones while India has around 300 million internet connections.
• Indian Women Cricket Team skipper Mithali Raj becomes the first Indian women to cross the 5000run milestone in oneday internationals.
• United States of America (USA) wins the FIFA Women’s World Cup after defeating japan by 52
in the final played at Vancouver, Canada.

5th July:
• People of Greece votes in a referendum with future in euro on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid.
• Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris annouce retirements from International cricket.
• Chile defeated Argentina by 41 on penalties to wins their first Copa America Cup.

4th July:
• The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the main results of 2014 UPSC.
• Tamil Nadu chief Minister J Jayalalithaa takes oath as legislator of Assembly after winning the RK Nagar byelection.

3rd July:
• The Union Govt. has released the Socioeconomic census today, according to which out of the 17.91 crore households who lives in villages, 10.69 crore are considered as deprived.

1st July:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India project which aims in broadband connectivity in all panchayats, Wifi in all the schools and universities and public Wifi hotspots in all important cities by 2019. Prime Modi also unveiled various government schemes under the Digital India programmes like the Digital Locker, eeducation and ehealth at the event.
• Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa win the Canada Open women's doubles title.
• The death toll in the Indonesian military transport plane accident increase to 141.
• National Doctors’ Day observed across India to honour legendary physician Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Current Affairs June 2015

29th June:
• Central food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ask the Indo Nissin Foods to withdrawal of its instant noodles brand 'Top Ramen' from the Indian market.
• For the first time, the metro train service started in Chennai.
• Banks in Greece shut down as officials scrambled to prevent the country's financial system from collapsing in panic.

27th June:
• Sri lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara announces retirement from Test cricket.
• International Cricket Council have announced that, from July 5, five fielders will be allowed outside the 30yard circle between the 41st and 50th overs, rather than the current four.

26th June:
• Around 50 people killed and several injured in a series of terrorists attacked in France, Tunisia and Kuwait.
• Satnam Singh becomes the first IndianBorn player to be drafted in NBA.

25th June:
• Former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas named as the new ICC president.

24th June:
• Tennis legend Steffi Graf appointed as the Ayurveda brand ambassador of Kerala.
• Senior journalist Praful Bidwai passes away at the age of 65.
• India for the first time defeated by Bangladesh cricket team in a bilateral series by 21.

23rd June:
• The CBSE announced that it would reconduct
the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) for medical and dental courses on July 25.
• Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa as the head of Missionaries of Charity, died in Kolkata at the age of 81.

21st June:
• 38 pilgrims became the first Indians to cross the border into China through Nathu La pass from Sikkim, as they undertook the Kailash Mansarovar yatra on a newly opened route.

20th June:
• The first International Yoga Day celebrated across the globe.
• India has set a new Guinness World record with the largest Yoga Class with 35,985 people.

19th June:
• 87 people have died in the Mumbai spurious liquor incident.
• 15 persons were killed and 25 others injured when a bus, travelling from Pithoragarh to Delhi, fell into a deep gorge in Almora district in Uttarakhand.
18th June:
• China has produced the world's first electric passenger aircraft to gain an airworthiness certificate.

17th June:
• Sunil Chhetri became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals.
• Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar elected president of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

16th June:
• Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty has returned 1.19 Crore to Enforcement Directorate he received from the Saradha group.
• According to a Chinese monitoring agency, Mount Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal.

12th June:
• India's consumer price inflation edged up to 5.01 percent in the month of May.
• The creator of Chandigarh’s Rock Garden Nek Chand Saini died in Chandigarh at the age of 90.
• At least 30 persons were died when a bus came in contact with a live wire in Pachewar area of Rajasthan.
• The US government has opened an investigation against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys for possible violations of H1B visa rules.
• England’s wicket keeper batsman Matt Prior announced retirement from all forms of cricket.

11th June:
• Famous actor Sir Christopher Lee, who was best known for his role as Count Dracula died in Chelsea, England.
• Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi announces alliance with BJP Ahead of Bihar Assembly Polls.

10th June:
• India undocked its first indigenouslybuilt aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited.

9th June:
• Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar arrested today in been accused of cheating and fraud in obtaining law degree.
• The Indian Army conducted a crossborder attack against terrorist in Myanmar in coordination with the Myanmar regime.
• The 16th IIFA Awards were presented in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

8th June:
• Former chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes KV Chowdary appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
• Vijai Sharma has been named the new Chief Information Commissioner.

7th June:
• Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee conferred with the Award of Bangladesh Liberation War Honour which is handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dhaka.
• The Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal United have decided to contest the coming Bihar polls together.
• FC Barcelona wins the Champions League trophy with a 31 win over Juventus in Berlin.
• Stan Wawrinka wins the Franch Open after defeating World number one player Djokovic by 46,
64,63,64 in the final.

6th June:
• India and Bangladesh have signed agreements to settled the 41yearold boundary dispute and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce credit of US $2 billion to the neighbouring country.
• Serena Williams defeats Lucie Safarova by 63,76,62 to Win her third French Open Singles Title.
• Former India captain Rahul Dravid appointed as the coach of the India A and Under19
cricket teams by BCCI.

5th June:
• World Environment Day observed globally today.

4th June:
• Twenty Indian army soldiers died after their convoy was ambushed by a group of militants in Manipur's Chandel district.
• Prominent scientist Ameenah GuribFakim appointed as the first woman President of Mauritius.
• AB de Villiers named as the South African Cricketer of the Year.

2nd June:
• The Reserve Bank of India has reduced the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 7.5 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect.
• The Kerala government has issued an orders banning the sale of the maggi noodles in the state.
• The Union Minister Harsha Vardhan dedicated supercomputer 'Bhaskara' to the nation, which will help meteorologists in research and weather prediction
• BCCI appoints Ravi Shastri as India's interim coach for Bangladesh tour.
• Sepp Blatter resigned as President of FIFA due to mounting corruption scandal in world football's governing body.

1st June:
• The government's proposal to increase the rate of service tax from 12.36 per cent (including education cess) to 14 per cent has come into effect from today.
• Barcelona wins the Copa del Rey Cup with a 31victory against Athletic Bilbao.

Current Affairs May 2015

31st May:
• World No Tobacco Day observed today.
• The Finance Ministry introduced new ITR forms, which extended the deadline for filing returns to August 31.

30th May:
• The Union Government cleared the contentious land ordinance for the third time after failing to win parliamentary approval.
• A 7.8magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast.
• India's economy grew 7.5 per cent yearonyear in the last quarter, outstripping China's 7 per cent growth in the same quarter.
• A case lodged against Nestle India over safety standards of its Maggi product by the UP food regulator FSDA (Food Safety and Drug Administration).
• Alastair Cook is now England's leading Test match runscorer
after crossing Graham Gooch's 8, 900 runs in 118 Tests.

29th May:
• Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary.
• Muhammadu Buhari sworn in as new President of Nigeria.
• Sepp Blatter has been reelected as president of FIFA for a fifth term.

28th May:
• CBSE class 10 examination results declared today.
• AFSPA act removed in Tripura after 18 years.
• Swiss authorities arrested seven top FIFA football official following a US request in a corruption probe.

26th May:
• NDA Government completes one year in office.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Doordarshan's farmercentric
channel known as DD Kisan.
• Industrialist Yash Birla, Gurjit Singh Kochar, Ritika Sharma, Sneh Lata Sawhney and Sangita Sawhney are the five Indians whose names have been disclosed by Switzerland as account holders in Swiss Bank.
• The middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane was named as the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year 2015.

25th May:
• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for class XII examination, with 82 per cent students passing the exam.

24th May:
• More than 368 people died in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the ongoing heat wave.
• Director Neeraj Ghaywan's film Masaan has bagged two awards at the prestigious 68th Cannes International Film Festival.
• Ireland becomes the first country to Legalize Gay Marriage by Popular Vote.
• Mumbai Indians wins the Indian Premier League 2015 after defeating Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs.
• Dwayne Bravo wins the Purple Cap as highest wicket taker with 26 wickets. David Warner wins the Orange Cap as he scores highest total of 562 runs.

23rd May:
• J Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a record fifth term.

21st May:
• For the first time, a Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) testlanded on the Yamuna Expressway near Delhi as part of a drill for emergency landings on national highways.
• Barcelona wins the Spanish La Liga title for the 23rd time.

19th May:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his threenation visit and return back India from the Korean capital city of Seoul.
• Now callers can call STD Mobile Numbers without adding '0' or '+91' as Prefix.
• Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand.

17th May:
• India announced a USD 1 billion credit line to Mongolia to support its infrastructure development during Prime Minister visit.

16th May:
• An Egyptian court sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other defendants to death over jail breaks during the 2011 uprising.
• Indian and Chinese companies signed 21 agreements worth about 22 billion dollars in Shanghai during PM Narendra Modi's visit.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Mongolia, on the second leg of his threenation
tour which is a first visit by an Indian prime minister to Mongolia.
• Infosys announced establishing its first overseas centre outside India in China.

14th May:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts three days official visit to China.
• The Supreme Court has suspended an order issued by Delhi government that called for criminal defamation cases against the media.
• Supreme Court orders investigation on the former chief Ranjit Sinha for abusing the powers of his office.
• In a attack on a Kabul guesthouse 4 Indians killed along with 10 others.

13th May:
• 47 Killed as Gunmen open fire inside a Bus in Karachi.
• The Supreme Court has said that government ads can feature pictures of only the Prime Minister, the President, and the Chief Justice of India with the approval from them.
• Barcelona reaches the final of Champions League with 53 on aggregate win over Bayern Munich.

12th May:
• In a series of four earthquakes measuring 7.4, 6.3, 5.6 and 5.2 in Nepal, 42 peoples died in Nepal and 17 peoples in India while another 1000 peoples are injured.
• Rashtrapati Bhavan announcing the appointments V Shanmuganthan as Governor of Meghalaya, J P Rakkhowa as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Lt Gen(retd) Nirbhay Sharma, who was serving as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram. The Governor of Jharkhand Syed Ahmed has been shifted to Manipur as new Governor.

11th May:
• Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa has been acquitted by a Bangalore Court in a corruption case that had led to her being jailed.
• The Black Money Bill passed in Lok Sabha.
• KV Kamath who is presently nonexecutive
Chairman of ICICI Bank, appointed as the President of the New Development Bank of the BRICS.

10th May:
• Today is celebrated as Mother's Day across the globe.
• Actor and filmmaker Shashi Kapoor received the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley at Prithvi theatre in Mumbai.

9th May:
• Three social security schemes"Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana" (accident insurance), "Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana" (life insurance) and "Atal Pension Yojana" launch nationwise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the process in Kolkata.

8th May:
• The 5Year sentence against Bollywood Actor Salman Khan is suspended by Bombay High Court.
• British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservatives Party wins in the British general election.
• A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats crashed in northern Pakistan killing six people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines.
• Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 will be its last Operating System.

7th May:
• Lok Sabha passed Juvenile Justice Bill that will allow children who are 16 and above to be tried as adults in serious crimes to become a law.
• Former Gujarat Chief Secretary Achal Kumar Jyoti appointed as the Election Commissioner.
• British voters votes in General Election.

6th May:
• The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha.
• The Rajya Sabha passed a bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh for disputed land exchange between the two countries.
• Bollywood Actor Salman Khan sentenced to five years in jail for killing a homeless man in a hitandrun case in 2002.

5th May:
• England batsman Jonathan Trott has retired from international cricket.

3rd May:
• Eight Assam Rifles personnel were killed and four others injured by militants attack in Nagaland.
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. of America defeated Manny Pacquiao in a championship boxing match in Las Vegas by unanimous decision.
• Chelsea wins the English Premier League title as they defeated Crystal Palace 10
in Stamford Bridge with three more match to play.

1st May:
• World Labour Day celebrated today.
• The death toll in Nepal's earthquake which struck on last Saturday rose to more than 6,000.
• Microsoft announced Edge as its next Web Browser’s name which will replace the Internet Explorer as default browser.
• Telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and Reliance Communication slashed their roaming call rates by upto 40 percentand SMS rates by upto 75 percent.

Current Affairs April 2015

29th April:
• Saudi King Salman appointed Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef as his new heir and made his son, Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman, secondinline to succeed.

28th April:
• Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived India on official visit.
• NASA has launched an project named The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) that will lead the search for signs of life beyond our solar system.
• The World Bank projects India's GDP to expand to 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year.

26th April:
• The death toll rises to more than 2400 in Nepal.
• Indian Military and Para Military forces launched a massive rescue operation in Nepal under the name of "Operation Maitri".

25th April:
• A massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude hits Nepal and India in which more than 750 people have died in Nepal while in India more than 35 people died mostly in Bihar.
• Wold Malaria Day observed today.

24th April:
• The Rajya Sabha passed a bill that seeks equal rights for the transgenders.
• Video sharing site YouTube completes 10 years of the first video share on the website.
• The Gorkha Rifles completes its 200 years of establishment.

23rd April:
• Sixty five people have been died after storm ravaged northeastern parts of Bihar.

22nd April:
• Earth Day observed across the World.
• New York Times wins prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West Africa Ebola coverage.
• 17 Indian pilgrims were killed and more than 20 were injured when their bus plunged into a river in Nepal.

21st April:
• Former Governor of Assam and three times Chief Minister of Odisha Janaki Ballabh Patnaik died in Tirupati.
• Japan's stateoftheart maglev train clocked a new world speed of 600 kilometre (373 miles) per hour running speed.
• Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan expelled from the Aam Aadmi Party.
• Former Egyptian President and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges arising from the killing of protesters.
• India's third largest software services firm Wipro appointed Azim Premji's son Rishad Premji as director.

20th April:
• Indian Navy's most powerful war ship INS Visakhapatnam launched into water for the first time at Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai.
• The Budget session of Parliament resumes today.
• The land ordinance tabled in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

19th April:
• Sitaram Yechury elected as the new CPM general secretary.
• Nasim Zaidi takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India.
• Indian movie "Mary Kom" has won the Best Film award and has been endowed with the Bronze Horse Award in the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior (SIFFJ).

18th April:
• World Heritage Day was observed across the Globe.

16th April:
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a nuclear agreement on supply of uranium to India in which 7.1 million pounds of uranium concentrate to India till 2020.
• Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France.
• Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar elected as member of prestigious Laureus Sports Academy.
• Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa passed away in Gurgaon.

15th April:
• Six parties including SP, JDU and RJD of Janata Parivar have announced that they will merge to form a national party headed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Canada.

14th April:
• Baisakhi and Bihu festival is celebrated in India.

13th April:
• Yoga guru Ramdev gets the status of cabinet minister in Haryana.
• Hillary Clinton will be the Presidential candidate for Democrat Party in 2016 election in 2016.
• New Zealand wins the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men’s hockey tournament after defeating Australia.
• Sania Mirza became the first female tennis player from India to become world number one player in doubles ranking after she wins won WTA Family Circle Cup with Martina Hingis.

12th April:
• Prime Minister Narendra reaches Germany after France on his three nation visit.
• India Beat South Korea by 41 on penalties to Win Bronze Medal in Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Cup.

11th April:
• Seven jawans of STF killed in Chhattisgarh and 12 other injured in an encounter with Naxals in Pedmal forest in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district.
10th April:
• Australian cricketer and commentator Richie Benaud died in Sydney at the age of 84.

9th April:
• Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju sentenced to seven years in jail after he was found guilty by of criminal cheating and conspiracy in India's largestever corporate scandal.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts a three nation visits to France, Germany and Canada from today.
• India successfully testfired its nuclearcapable
Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast.
• According to telecom regulator TRAI starting from May, operators have to offer cheaper roaming rates.
• The government barred Greenpeace India from receiving funds from abroad by suspending its Foreign Currency Regulation Act registration.

8th April:
• The Union Government evacuated around 4000 Indians from the war zone of Yemen under Operation Raahat.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mudra Bank to cater to small businesses.
• Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi is set to become the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India later this month.
• Padma Vibhushan and Padma Sri awards are conferred by President in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• IPL season 8 starts from today with the match between Mumbai Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Sim Bhullar became the first player of Indian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) league as he made his debut for Sacramento Kings.

7th April:
• World Health Day (WHD) 2015 observed globally.
• 20 alleged sandalwood smugglers killed in the forests of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh.

6th April:
• The first of the six Frenchdesigned Scorpene submarines which are being manufactured in Mumbai launched today by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
• Rajeev Shukla has been appointed the new chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council.

4th April:
• Four Army personnel were killed and one missing after an avalanche hit their vehicle in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal loses her world no. 1 ranking after her defeat against champion Li Xuerui in the semifinals of Malaysia Open.

3rd April:
• President Pranab Mukherjee has signed off on the reissued land acquisition ordinance.
• Somali militants kill nearly 150 students in a Kenyan university.

2nd April:
• An Islamabad Court issued a nonbailable warrant against former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for repeatedly failing to appear in the 2007 murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi.

1st April:
• Amaravati will be the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
• 740 crores of the Maran brothers have been seized today as part of a moneylaundering case involving AircelMaxis.
• Nearly 350 Indians evacuated from wartorn Yemen by a naval warship.
• The International Cricket Council accepted the resignation of President Mustafa Kamal, who quit the position after being denied the honour of presenting the World Cup winners' trophy.

Current Affairs March 2015

30th March:
• India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna conferred posthumously upon educationist Madan Mohan Malviya at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

29th March:
• Australia wins the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets in MCG. Mitchell Starc named as player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
• Delhi's Aditi Arya was crowned as Femina Miss India World 2015 at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai.
• Peoples of Singapore bid final farewell to founding father Lee Kuan Yew.
• Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix.
• Saina Nehwal wins her maiden India Open Super Series title after after defeating Ratchanok Intanon 2116 2114 at the Siri Sports Complex here.
• Kidambi Srikanth wins the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series after defeating Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 1821,2113,2112.

28th March:
• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sacked founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from a key panel.
• Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking.
• India today launched its fourth GPS satellite IRNSS1D from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
• Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked from his post. Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi will take the additional charge of Mizoram.
• The Earth Hour 2015 will be observed today when people across the globe will flick their lights off when clocks hit 8:30pm across 24 different time zones.

27th March:
• Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna.

26th March:
• Defending Champion India defeated by Australia in the Semi Final by 95 runs. Now Australia will play with New Zealand in the final in MCG.

25th March:
• Former Footballer Michel Platini reelected as the President of UEFA for the third time.

24th March:
• The Supreme Court has scrapped Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, a law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content.
• Kangana Ranaut wins the best actress National Award for the film Queen. Kannada actor Vijay won Best Actor for Nanu Avanalla Avalu.Queen also won Best Hindi Film.
• A Lufthansa Airbus crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps and all 150 on board were feared dead.
• New Zealand reaches the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
• The World TB Day is celebrated today.

23rd March:
• Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke award this year for his contribution to Indian cinema.
• Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at the age of 91.

21st March:
• Martin Guptill of New Zealand scores 237 not out against West Indies which is the highest individual score in World Cup history.

20th March:
• 32 died and 50 people injured as DehradunVaranasi Janta Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district.
• Indiaborn scientist and Nobel Laureate Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan will take over as the President of the prestigious Royal Society at the end of the year.
• Rajya Sabha passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill 2015.

19th March:
• India enters the semi final of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after defeating 109 runs in MCG.
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the first Indian ODI captain and third in the World to wins 100 oneday international.

18th March:
• World's only 'nofuel' solarpowered aircraft 'Solar Impulse2' off for Varanasi from Ahmedabad.
• Gunmen attacked Tunisia's national museum, killing at least seven tourists and taking others hostage inside the building.

17th March:
• The Union cabinet has cleared the black money bill, which proposes to provide muscle to tax authorities dealing with illegal wealth stashed abroad.
• According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the largest importer of arms with 15 per cent of global weapons imports between 2010 and 2014.

15th March:
• Services wins the Santosh Trophy after beating hosts Punjab 54 via tiebreaker in Ludhiana.

14th March:
• Former Maldives president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on a terrorism charge.
• Twelve people were killed and 19 others injured when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Nagaland's Phek District.
• The Haryana Government has imposed a complete ban on the sale of beef.
• British Prime Minister David Cameron and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley jointly unveiled bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Parliament Square in London.

12th March:
• Karnataka team wins the Ranji Trophy final by registering an innings and 217 runwin
against Tamil Nadu in the final at Wankhede Stadium.

11th March:
• CBI court summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over accusations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the illegal award of a coal field.
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 140 votes in his favour.
• Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara creates a new record by scoring four consecutive centuries in a Cricket World Cup.

10th March:
• The Land Acquisition Bill passed in the Lok Sabha by voting after government proposed nine amendments.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets on a fiveday tour of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from today.
• Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup after defeating Ireland in Hamilton.

9th March:
• After a gap of over 20 years, 1 rupee note relaunched today.

8th March:
• International Women's Day is celebrated across the globe.
• Senior journalist and author Vinod Mehta died of multiple organ failure in AIIMS at the age of 73.
• Arun Singh has been appointed as India's ambassador to the US who will succeed S Jaishankar.
• Saina Nehwal defeated by Carolina Marin of Spain in All England badminton title final in Birmingham by 2116, 1421 and 721.

6th March:
• Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das passes away in Patna at the age of 95.

5th March:
• Holi is celebrated across the nation.
• According to Forbes, the founder of Sun Pharma Dilip Shanghvi becomes the India's richest billionaire ahead of Mukesh Ambani.
• Lok Sabha passed Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

4th March:
• The Aam Aadmi Party dropped two founder members, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from its decisionmaking panel.
• Lok Sabha passed the Coal Mines bill to allow eauction of coal blocks.
• Reserve Bank of India lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent.

3rd March:
• President Pranab Mukherjee has given formal consent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill which bans the slaughter of calves and bullocks completely.

2nd March:
• Jagmohan Dalmiya elected as the President of BCCI.
• Chelsea wins the League Cup at Wembley Stadium following a 20 victory over Tottenham.

1st March:
• Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister.

Current Affairs February 2015

28th February:
• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the present the 2015/16 federal budget in Lok Sabha.

27th February:
• AB de Villiers scores the fastest 150 runs in ODI History with 64 deliveries.

26th February:
• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presents the first railway budget of NDA government in Lok Sabha.

25th February:
• Ram Naresh Yadav quits as Madhya Pradesh Governor after a FIR registered against him.

24th February:
• BJP and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to form a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to Take Oath as J&K Chief Minister on Sunday.
• Rajendra K Pachauri has quit as chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
• Chris Gayle scores the first double century in World Cup history. His partnership with MN Samuels of 372 becomes the highest partnership in ODI history.

23rd February:
• The budget session of Lok Sabha starts from today.
• AAP MLA Ram Niwas Goyal was elected as the Speaker and Bandana Kumari as the Deputy Speaker on Delhi Assembly session.
• The oscar awards for 2015 given today at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Julianne Moore has won the Academy Award for best actress for "Still Alice". Eddie Redmayne won the best actor award for Theory of Everything. The movie Birdman wins the four awards including Best Movie.

21st February:
• Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal United took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for fourth times along with 22 ministers.
• Maldives Polices arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed under an antiterror
law for the alleged illegal detention of a judge.

20th February:
• Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar.
• After Indian Independence, for the first time Arunachal Pradesh is connected to the rest of the nation through railway network. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Naharlagun Delhi Rajdhani Express from Itanagar.
• Brendon McCullum scores the fastest fifty in World Cup history with 18 balls. His achievement comes in a match against England.

19th February:
• Five people including two officials of the Petroleum Ministry were arrested for allegedly leaking confidential government documents to energy consultants and corporate.
• India has successfully testfired nuclearcapable surfacetosurface Prithvi II missile with a range of 350 km from Balasore.
• Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theater today run the last show of the blockbuster film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge after continuously running it for 1000 weeks.

17th February:
• The Janata Dal (United) suspended seven ministers supporting Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.
• India born Punit Renjen appointed as the next chief executive of USbased accounting giant Deloitte's global operations.
• Three Indians included into the list of 100 applicants who will move on to the next round of private mission that aims to send people on a oneway trip to Mars in 2024.

16th February:
• Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra RR Patil died at the age of 57 in Mumbai. He was suffering from cancer.
• India signed a nuclear energy agreement with Sri Lanka.
• The auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL)8 held in Bangalore.

15th February:
• Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reaches India on two day official visit.
• The death toll reaches 153 with 11 more died in swine flu in Rajasthan.
• India beat Pakistan by 76 runs in their first match of Cricket World Cup 2015 in Adelaide to keep the unbeaten record against Pakistan in World Cup.
• "Taxi" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Golden Bear prize for best film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

14th February:
• Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Adami Party takes oath as Delhi Chief Minister.
• The Cricket World Cup 2015 starts from today with the inauguration match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
• England pacer Steven Finn took the first hattrick of the 2015 World Cup to become the seventh bowler to do so in the history of the event.

13th February:
• Today is observed as World Radio Day.
• Nine passengers died and over 100 were injured after the BangaloreErnakulam Intercity Express derailed near the border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

12th February:
• Pramod Asthana appointed as head of Special Investigation Team to reinvestigate 1984 antiSikh
riots.

10th February:
• Aam Adami Party gets absolute majority with 67 seats in Delhi Assembly Election. BJP gets 3 seats and none for Congress Party.
• Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi CM on 14th February.

8th February:
• The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
7th February:
• A record 67.08 per cent turnout was registered in the Delhi assembly polls.
• 20 ministers of Bihar State Government have resigned from their post in order to show their support for Nitish Kumar.
• Eminent Marathi litterateur Bhalachandra Nemade has been chosen for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014.
• Indian Bowler Ishant Sharma ruled out of the World Cup as he failed the fitness test.
• Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has been cleared to bowl after passing biomechanic tests on his remodelled action, the International Cricket Council (ICC).

5th February:
• 1979batch IAS officer LC Goyal of Kerala cadre appointed as the Union Home Secretary.

4th February:
• Home Secretary Anil Goswami has been sacked from the post.

1st February:
• Leander Paes and Martina Hingis wins the Australian open Mixed Doubles Title after defeating Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic 64,63.
• Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray by 76(5), 67(4), 63, 60 to win his fifth Australian Open title.
• Australia wins the final of the oneday international triseries after defeating England by 112 run.
• TV actor Gautam Gulati wins the Big Boss 8.

SBI PO 2015 Notification Out, Vacancy 2000

Selection Process -

Phase-I : Preliminary Examination: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online.

This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections as follows:

1. English Language - 30 Qs   Marks 30

2. Quantitative Aptitude - 35 Qs  Marks 35

3. Reasoning - 35 Qs   Marks 35

Total 100 Qs.  Composite Time - 1 hr.

Note: Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing passing marks to be decided by the Bank.

Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Bank (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be short listed for the Main Examination.

Phase - II: Main Examination: Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.

Candidates will have to answer Descriptive test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

(i) Objective Test:

The Objective Test of 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:

a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)

b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing &Computers

c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation

d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)

The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 1 hour duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay).

The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.

Note: Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

Phase - III:Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)

Final Selection: The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in GD & Interview (Phase-III) for preparation of the final merit list.

The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-II and Phase-III separately.

Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25.

The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Test and Group Discussion &Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category.

Current Affairs January 2015

31st January:
• India successfully testlaunched its longest range ballistic missile Agni5 for the third time off the Odisha coast.
• The 35th National Games starts in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Serena Williams of USA beats Maria Sharapova by 6-3,7-6 (5) to win sixth Australian Open Women title.

30th January:
• National Martyrs Day observed across the Nation in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
• India has raised about $3.6 billion by selling a 10 percent stake in staterun
Coal India Ltd in the largest ever equity deal in
the local market.
• Shekhar Sen appointed as the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi.

29th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday became the world's first leader to send out an audiovideo tweet, when he tweeted a conversation between him and US President Barack Obama during "Mann Ki Baat".
• Apple Inc recorded the highestever
profit of 18 billion US dollars in corporate history worldwide.
• Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara breaks the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in Oneday internationals with 474 dismissals.
• India will host Twenty20 World Cup in 2016.

28th January:
• IFS officer S Jaishankar appointed as the new foreign secretary of India.

27th January:
• US president Barack Obama leaves India after three day visit.

26th January:
• India celebrates its 66th Republic Day.
• Eminent Cartoonist RK Laxman dies at the age of 94 in Pune.
• President Pranab Mukherjee presented Ashok Chakra to family members of Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar, who laid down their lives combating militants in Kashmir.
• Paulina Vega of Colombia was crowned Miss Universe 2014.

25th January:
• US President Barack Obama arrives India on a three days official visit.
• US President and Indian Prime Minister announced major breakthrough in the Civil Nuclear Agreement.
• President Pranab Mukherjee addresses the nation on the eve of Republic Day.
• 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees given this year on the eve of Republic Day for for exceptional and distinguished service. L K Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Singh Badal, Dilip Kumar are amongst the list of Padma Vibhushan.
• Today is observed as National Voters' Day in India.

23rd January:
• Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became the new king.
• 118th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been observed accros the country.

22nd January:
• WhatsApp application is now also available as web based application for desktop and laptops.
• Pakistan today bans groups Haqqani network and JamaatudDawa.
• The Supreme Court give a judgement which restrained N Srinivasan from contesting in BCCI elections.

21st January:
• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) has made its way into the Guinness World Records for opening the highest number of bank accounts in the least time. Under the scheme, 11.5 crore new bank accounts have been under Jan Dhan Yojana in last five months.

20th January:
• According to latest census report, the tiger population in the country is rise of over 30 per cent since the last count in 2010 which is now estimated to be around 2,226.
• European Union lifts ban on import of mangoes from India.

19th January:
• The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating team started questioning Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunanda Pushkar murder case.
• Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani has been appointed as the new Censor Board chairperson.
• ICICI Bank introduces a new facility for their customer through which they can use their twitter account to transfer fund.

18th January:
• South African batsman AB de Villiers scores a 31ball
hundred to break the world record for the fastest century in OneDay
Internationals in a match against West Indies at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg. He also broke the fastest half century with 16 balls.

17th January:
• Nine more members of the Central Board of Film Certification resigned protesting against realeased of the Punjabi Film MSG.
• First indigenously built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) handed over by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to the Indian Air Force.

16th January:
• The chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Leela Samson resigned from the post amid controversy surrounding the clearance of controversial film "Messenger of God".
• Hari Shankar Brahma took over oath as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India.

15th January:
• A P Singh resigned as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
• IPS officer and social activist Kiran Bedi has joined the BJP.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a 25 basis point reduction in interest rates.
• Australian pace bowler and cricketer Brett Lee announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a 20year career.

14th January:
• 100 dead bodies were found in a channel of the Ganga in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh.
• The union government removed top missile scientist Avinash Chander as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO.

13th January:
• Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar appointed as the Chairman of ISRO.
• Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has been named as the "Governor of the Year" by a Londonbased financial journal Central Banking.
• Cristiano Ronaldo wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2014 for the third time.

12th January:
• Election Commission has announced assembly elections to be held in Delhi on February 7 and votes will be counted on

February 10.
• Indonesian divers recover 'black box' flight recorder of the AirAsia flight QZ8501.
• 72nd Golden Globe Awards being held in Beverly Hills, California. Eddie Redmayne has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama and Julianne Moore has won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama.
• India observed National Youth Day to mark 152nd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

11th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015 in Gandhinagar in the presence of US Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon and World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.
• World leaders and more than a million people attend in a march through Paris against extremism.

10th January:
• French security forces killed the two brothers involved in the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.
• India lost the 4 match test series to Australia by 2-0. Steve Smith chosen as Man of the Series.

9th January:
• Governor's rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after political parties failed to form Government in the 87member Assembly.
• Maithripala Sirisena takes oath as the new President of Sri Lanka.
• TATA Group airline Vistara starts domestic services in India from today.
• M Karunanidhi reelected as DMK President for the 11th time in a row by the newly constituted general council.

8th January:
• Two day annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas began from today in Gandhinagar, Gujrat.
• The 19th National Youth Festival started in Guwahati, Assam.
• Virat Kohli became the first player to scores three centuries in his first three innings as captain.

7th January:
• Two masked gunmen killed 12 people and injured 10 others in the offices of a French satirical newspaper in Paris.
• The chief executive officer and cofounder of Google Larry Page named as the Business person of the Year for 2014 by Fortune magazine.

6th January:
• The BSE Sensex crashed 905 points in intraday trade which was the eighth biggest singleday
fall in Indian stock markets.
• 1975batch IAS of the Andhra cadre Harishankar Brahma has been appointed as the Chief election commissioner. He will replaced V. S. Sampath who will retire on 15 January.
• Thailand police have arrested a Sikh militant convicted for his involvement in a 1995 bomb attack that killed Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and 15 other people.
• The Delhi Police has filed a murder case in the death of Congress lawmaker and Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.

5th January:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi nominated Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya as vicechairman of the NITI Aayog.
• Aamir Khan starrer PK has become the first film to touch the Rs.300crore
mark in its box office earning in domestic markets.

3rd January:
• PM Narendra Modi addresses 102nd Indian Science Congress 2015 at University of Mumbai.
• 2 Army Jawans and one Woman killed while 8 others injured in cross border firing by Pakistan.
• Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs. He achieved the milestone in 224th innings.

1st January:
• Union Government changes the name of 65yearold Planning Commission as "NITI Aayog" or National Institution for Transforming India with some major changes in the structure.
• India's maiden Mars mission, Mangalyaan successfully completed 100 days in the orbit.
• The government has raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each but keep the retail rates same.

Current Affairs December 2014

31st December:
• President Pranab Mukherjee approves the system of national body to appoint judges, which will start a process of selection of judges for the High Courts and the Supreme Court by making politicians and citizens a part of that process.
• President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dr Krishan Kant Paul as Governor of Meghalaya, Aziz Qureshi as Governor for Uttarakhand and Keshari Nath Tripathi as the Governor of West Bengal.

30th December:
• Indian Test Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirment from Test cricket.
• Indonesian rescue teams found dead bodies from the debris of the AirAsia plane QZ 8501 which was missing from last Sunday.
• A CBI court in Mumbai drops charges against BJP president Amit Shah in both the fake encounter cases of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati.

29th December:
• The cabinet has cleared emergency executive order to ease landacquisition
rules in sectors like power, housing and defence to kickstart hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects, though investments are unlikely to flow in immediately.

28th December:
• AirAsia Flight QZ8501 left from Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore with 155 passengers onboard goes missing after air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane.
• BJP leader Raghubar Das has been sworn in as the first nontribal
chief minister of Jharkhand.

27th December:
• Bihar Assembly Speaker disqualified four legislators belonging to the Janata Dal (United) for antiparty activities.

26th December:
• BJP leader Raghubar Das elected as the next chief minister of Jharkhand who will be first nontribal leader in the state to hold the post.
• Indian army starts Operation All Out against the Bodo militants in Assam.

25th December:
• Christmas is celebrated all over the world.
• Indian Government today celebrated as the Good Governance Day on the birthday occasion of Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

24th December:
• Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) will be
awarded the Bharat Ratna.

23rd December:
• BJP becomes the single largest party in Jharkhand assembly election after winning 42 of 81 seats.
• In Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, PDP wins 28 seats while BJP wins 25 seats of the total 87 seats.
• 70 people killed by militants in 4 different attacks in Assam.
• India exported its first locally build warship CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Mauritius.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted additional six months (till June 30, 2015) for exchanging currency notes printed before 2005.
• Veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander died in Chennai at the age of 84.

22nd December:
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Sachin Tendulkar as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador.

21st December:
• Real Madrid wins the Club World Cup for the first time by beating San Lorenzo 20.

20th December:
• The fifth and final phase of state assembly election polling ended today in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand.
• Atletico De Kolkata wins the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) after defeating Kerala Blasters by 10 in Mumbai.

19th December:
• The Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax which will pave the way for a mega tax reform was tabled in the Lok Sabha today.
• Union Government increases the PF rate from 8.50% to 8.75% for 201415.
• Poet and critic Adil Jussawalla wins Sahitya Akademi Award 2014. Apart from this, five novels, three books of essays,three of short stories, one of literary criticism and an autobiography have also won the award.

18th December:
• India's space agency successfully tested its heaviest satellite launch vehicle Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III along with unmanned crew module on the vehicle, which could give the agency the option of manned
missions.

17th December:

• The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif lifted a moratorium on the death penalty after Taliban gunmen attacked a school in Peshawar, killing 132 students and nine teachers.
• Indian female boxer Sarita Devi banned for one year by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to accept her 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.

16th December:
• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reelected as Prime Minister.
• At least 124 students killed in a Taliban attack in an Army School in Peshawar, Pakistan.

15th December:
• One gunman and two other killed when police act an operation to end siege in Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Sydney.
• Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest serving Chief Minister of India after completing 20 years in the office.
• Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss wins the Miss World 2014 title in London.
• Viswanathan Anand wins the London Classic title after defeating British Grandmaster Michael Adams.

13th December:
• Dineshwar Sharma has been appointed as the next chief of Intelligence Bureau(IB).

11th December:
• Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India.
• In an agreement signed, Russia to help India set up 12 nuclear reactors.
• The United Nations has declared June 21 will be observed each year as the 'International Day of Yoga'.

10th December:
• India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo.
• The Ebola Fighters are selected as the Person of the Year by TIME Magazine for the year 2014.
• IndianAmerican Richard Rahul Verma’s nomination as the next US Ambassador to India.
• Indian boxer Sarita Devi accepts her Asian Games Bronze Medal which she earlier refused due to controversial decision on final.

9th December:
• 58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the third phase of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir while 61% turnout in Jharkhand Assembly polls.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named winner of this year’s readers’ poll for TIME ‘Person of the Year’ by TIME magazine.

8th December:
• 21 people dead in Philippine after typhoon Hagupit hits the country.

7th December:
• India's communication satellite GSAT16 placed into the orbit by Ariane 5 rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
• Pakistan's allrounder
Mohammad Hafeez suspended from bowling in international cricket by the ICC after his bowling action was found to be illegal.

5th December:
• In Kashmir, 13 people were killed which include nine soldiers, three policemen, and one civilian in a series of terror attacks. Also six militants were also killed during the attack.
• NASA launches unmanned orbital test flight named Orion to Mars.
• Shiv Sena decides to join Maharastra BJP Government.

3rd December:
• The Chief Justice of India HL Dattu has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
• 1979 batch IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha of Bihar cadre appointed as the new CBI Director.

2nd December:

• In the second phase of state assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand, 71% and 65 per cent polling took place.
• India decides to buy 126 Rafale fighter planes in a $15 billion defencepurchase
deal with France.
• India successfully conducted the first trial of nuclearcapable,
surfacetosurface AgniIV missile from Odisha.
• Bollywood actor Deven Verma died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 78.

1st December:

• 13 CRPF soldiers killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.
• World AIDS Day is observed across India and Globe.
• Tabare Vazquez again reelected as president of Uruguay.