Banking‬ ‪Awareness‬

Banking‬ ‪Awareness‬
First bank to introduce internet banking: ICICI bank
First bank to introduce mutual fund: State Bank of India
First bank to introduce credit card in India: Central Bank of India
Which cards are known as plastic money – Credit Cards.
Open market operations are carried out by – RBI
Capital market regulator is – SEBI

Country name and Capital name are same

{Country name and Capital name are same}
Mexico – Mexico City
Kuwait – Kuwait City
Panama – Panama City
Vatican City – Vatican City
Guatemala – Guatemala City
Djibouti – Djibouti City
Singapore - Singapore
Monaco – Monaco

Google payment app 'Tez ; launched : Important Highlights

Google payment app 'Tez' launched : Important Highlights
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched Internet giant Google's free mobile wallet and payments app titled 'Tez' in India. Tez app will let users link up their phones to their bank accounts to pay for goods securely in physical stores and online.

Available for both Android and iOS users, the app also allows person-to-person money transfers with a new technology called Audio QR, which uses ultrasonic sounds to let you exchange money, bypassing any need for NFC.

RBI considering India's own Cryptocurrency - Lakshmi

RBI considering India's own Cryptocurrency - Lakshmi
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering a proposal to introduce India's own cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin.
The government might name its cryptocurrency ‘Lakshmi‘.
The proposal was reportedly discussed by a committee of government officials who found the idea of running blockchain for financial services useful.

Banking CA -

Banking CA -
India’s GDP growth likely to slip below 7 % this fiscal year: DBS
On 15th September 2017, a report by DBS, a multinational banking and financial services corporation, said that India’s GDP growth is likely to reduce below 7 % this financial year.

Predicted fall in India’s GDP:
i. According to DBS, two main reasons for the downfall are demonetisation in November 2016 and GST implementation in July 2017. These added to the already slow growth in manufacturing and investment sectors.

The Hindu Newspaper Editorial Vocabulary For IBPS RRB 2017

The Hindu Newspaper Editorial Vocabulary For IBPS RRB 2017
Example: I appeal to the CBI to investigate the case as expeditiously as possible.
1. Expeditious [ek-spi-dish-uh s]
Adjective: characterized by promptness; quick.
Synonyms: ardently, assiduously, carefully, diligently, eagerly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, hastily, hurriedly, laboriously, nimbly, painstakingly, purposefully, restlessly, vigorously, agilely, animatedly, arduously, briskly, fervently.

Antonyms: idly, inactively, quietly.

Complete List Of PM Modi's Council Of Ministers After Cabinet Reshuffle

Complete List Of PM Modi's Council Of Ministers After Cabinet Reshuffle
Four junior ministers — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal — were elevated to the Cabinet rank and nine fresh faces inducted as Ministers of State in a major rejig of his team by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. The new ministers of state were sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

1st SEPTEMBER CURRENT AFFAIRS

1st SEPTEMBER CURRENT AFFAIRS
 CURRENT AFFAIRS 
IMPORTANT DAYS
National Sports Day 2017: 29 August 2017
National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29, the birthday of Dhyan Chand, one of the greatest field hockey players of all time. Dhyan Chand won gold medals for India in Olympics in the years 1928,1932 and 1936. National Sports Awards such as Arjuna and Khel Ratna are conferred on selected athletes by the President of India every year, on this day. The National Hockey stadium in Delhi was renamed as Dhyan Chand National Stadium in 2002. The National Sports Day celebrations are a commemoration of his achievements. The day is also known as Rashtriya Khel Divas. The Major Dyanchand Awards conferred on athletes is the highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games in India.