Top Headlines - 25.06.2016

Top Headlines - 25.06.2016

1. Delhi is at the 22nd spot in the 25 top cities for women entrepreneurs. It has been stated in the Dell’s 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) that looks at a city's ability to attract and foster growth of women-owned firms.

 2. BCCI appointed Anil Kumble as the head coach of Indian cricket team for the next one year.

Vocabulary Words - 25.06.2016

Vocabulary Words - 25.06.2016

1. EAGERNESS (NOUN): enthusiasm Synonyms: longing, yearning  Antonyms: apathy, reluctance

Example Sentence:  His eagerness for fame can be seen in his actions.

2. ARDUOUS (ADJECTIVE): difficult Synonyms: onerous, uphill Antonyms: effortless, pleasant

SBI : PROBATIONARY OFFICER PRELIMS CALL LETTER RELEASED

SBI : PROBATIONARY OFFICER PRELIMS CALL LETTER RELEASED
State Bank of India has released the Preliminary Online Exam Call letter for recruitment of Probationary Officer in Bank.
Commencement of Call letter = 14-06-16
Closure of Call letter = 09-07-16
Preliminary Online Exam Call letter

Current Affairs June 2016




30th June, Current Affairs:


  • India successfully tested Medium Range Surface­to­Air Missile system (MR­SAM) which has developed in collaboration with Israel  
  • Indian movie The Viol

Current Affairs May 2016


31st May, Current Affairs:

• The GDp growth for the March quarter increase to 7.9 per cent against the 7.2 per cent in December 2015.
• 16 people including two Army officers and a jawan killed in a massive fire at a military ammunition depot in Pulgaon in Maharashtra.
• Indian music composer AR Rahman conferred with the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016 for his outstanding contribution toward music.
 • World No Tobacco Day observed today.

UIIC : Recruitment of Administrative Officers (Scale I) (Generalist & Specialist) - 2016

UIIC : Recruitment of Administrative Officers (Scale I) (Generalist & Specialist) - 2016
United India Insurance Company, is a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company wholly owned by Government of India with a gross premium of about Rs.12,000 crores. A rapidly growing company with more than 1600 offices, highest network in the non-life insurance industry throughout the country.

SBI Probationary Officers 2016 - Notification FAQs

SBI Probationary Officers 2016 - Notification FAQs
Dear Readers,
As you all know that SBI has released the notification for the recruitment of Probationary Officers in the bank. It is a blessing in disguise for those who were feeling low as a result of failure in IBPS exams. Encash this opportunity as the vacancies are huge and that too in the MASTER Bank SBI.
What are the posts available under this recruitment project?
The post which will be available in this recruitment project is SBI Probationary Officer.

All About The World Trade Organization

All About The World Trade Organization
Hello Readers,
     Here we come up with an another article. Because we don't want you to miss any important topic which is related to our self not only in terms of exams but as a human being. So here we go -
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade. It was established on 1st January, 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement, signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994. It has replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in the year 1948.
WTO is a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements, which deals with regulation of trade between participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements.

State Bank of India : Probationary Officer Recruitment 2016

State Bank of India : Probationary Officer Recruitment 2016
Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

Vocabulary Words - 04.05.2016

Daily Wordlist for SBI 

1.ludicrous(adj): very foolish
Synonym:laughable, absurd, ridiculous, silly
Usage:a ludicrous and easily detected attempt to forge his father's signature on a note to school
2.Nemesis(Noun): an opponent or enemy that is very difficult to defeat
Synonym:avenger, castigator, chastiser, punisher, scourge
Usage:He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship.

Vocabulary Words - 03.05.2016

Vocabulary Words - 03.05.2016
1. ENTICE (VERB): allure
Synonyms: enchant, captivate
Antonyms: disenchant, repel
Example Sentence:
Though she didn’t need a new dress, the offer was too enticing to pass up.
2. DECRY (VERB): criticize
Synonyms: condemn, belittle Antonyms: approve, flatter
Example Sentence:
The people marched to decry the state police for their rude behavior.

BREAKING NEWS : IBPS CWE VI 2016

BREAKING NEWS : IBPS CWE VI 2016
IBPS CWE VI 2016: Check Out The Exam Dates
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the examination dates of CWE Specialist VI selection. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on January 28 and January 29. The fees has to be submitted online.
The exam will consist of 200

SBI PO 2016 Main Examination Pattern/ Exam Structure

SBI PO 2016 Main Examination Pattern/ Exam Structure

Friends, SBI PO 2016 Main Examination Pattern/ Exam Structure has Changes taken Place. Now there will be fixed allotted time limit for each section in the phase II (Main Exams) and Notification expected This Month End for PO 2016

Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 25 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.
Objective Test: The objective test of 3 hours duration consist of 4

UIICL : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (Scale - I) Recruitment 2016

UIICL : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (Scale - I) Recruitment 2016

United India Insurance Company is a leading public sector General Insurance Company wholly owned by Government of India with a gross premium of more than 12000 crore. A rapidly growing company with more than 1600 offices, highest network in the whole non-life insurance industry in the country. A technologically advance , customer friendly company with more than 75 years of commendable service and leading the non-life insurance industry requires ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (Scale - I) for it s offices across the country.


Total No. of Posts : 300
Mode of Application : Online Between 06-05-2016 and 17.05,2016
Date of Competitive Exam : 12th June 2016

Upcoming Exam in 2016

Upcoming Exam in 2016


1.SBI PO -- April/May 2016
2.SBI Clerk --May/June 2016 (More Vaccancy because sbi not recruited in 2015)
3.SBI Associate clerk --September 2016 (Not recruited in 2015)
4.NABARD Assitant --June/July 2016
5.RBI Assistant/Grade -B --June/July 2016
6.IDBI Executive/Assitant --July/August 2016
7.RRB Officer Scale-1 Exam --June 2016
8.RRB Assitant Exam --June 2016
9.IBPS PO --August 2016
10.LIC ADO Exam --June/July 2016
11.NIACL/UIICL/GIC/NICL/OICL -- June-Sept 2016 (May be more vaccancy)
12.IBPS Clerk 2016 --October 2016.

Current Affairs April 2016


30th April, Current Affairs:


  • The fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly election held today for 53 constituencies across the state. 
  • Supeme Courts denies extending more the date for converting diesel car to CNG cars in Delhi­NCR which means that all Diesel cabs in Delhi will go off roads from 1st May, 2016. 
  • NDRF team sent to Uttarakhand after massive forest fire covers more than 890.79 hectares of forest land in Kumaon and Garhwal.


National Film Award Winners, 2016

National Film Award Winners, 2016

Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan (Piku)
Best Actress Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Best Film Baahubali
Best Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani)
 

Current Affairs March 2016

31st March, Current Affairs:
• 18 people killed and over 50 injured after an underconstruction flyover collapsed at Girish Park area in Kolkata.


30th March, Current Affairs:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels, Belgium.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel today Premotely launches Asia's biggest telescope, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) which is located at Devasthal near Nainital in Uttarakhand. The telescope is built with Belgian assistance.
• Seven CRPF jawans have been killed in an attack by the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada.
• The Union Government announced that inoperative employees provident fund (EPF) accounts will also earn interest from 1st April.

Top Headlines - 06.04.2016

Top Headlines - 06.04.2016
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1. The Reserve Bank cut the key interest rate (repo rate) by 0.25 per cent and introduced a host of measures to smoothen liquidity supply so that banks can lend to the productive sectors and indicated accommodative stance going ahead.
Making CRR- 4%, SLR-21.25%, Repo Rate- 6.5%, Reverse Repo Rate- 6% and MSF- 7%.
CRR- 4%, SLR-21.25%, Repo Rate- 6.5%, Reverse Repo Rate- 6% and MSF- 7%.

Vocabulary Words - 06.04.2016

Vocabulary Words - 06.04.2016
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1. OBNOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): offensive
Synonyms: abominable, repulsive
Antonyms: lovable, decent
Example Sentence:

G.K Questions Asked in RRB CBT Exam for past 2-3 days

G.K Questions Asked in RRB CBT Exam for past 2-3 days
1. Shape of the Milky Way?
Ans: - Spiral galaxy
2. Battle of Plassey on which river?
Ans: - Bhagirathi River
3. IPTL Full Form?

Vocabulary Words - 01.04.2016

Vocabulary Words - 01.04.2016
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1. TRIGGER (VERB): cause to happen
Synonyms: prompt, spark
Antonyms: halt, stop

Top Headlines - 31.03.2016


Top Headlines - 31.03.2016
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1. U Htin Kyaw of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi sworn in as Myanmar's new president.
2. The government permitted 100 per cent FDI in the market place format of e-commerce retailing with a view to attract more

Vocabulary Words - 31.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 31.03.2016
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1. PROLIFIC (ADJECTIVE): productive
Synonyms: bountiful, breeding
Antonyms: barren, unproductive
Example Sentence:
Spreading the appropriate manure will

Top Headlines - 30.03.2016

Top Headlines - 30.03.2016
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1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will assist India in developing the clean

IBPS CWE - V PO & Clerk - Final Result will ve declared soon

The Best is yet to Come

Today is going to the Judgement Day for the Banking Aspirants, immaterial of whether they appeared for PO or Clerk. It is very much likely that the CWE - V PO & Clerk - Final Result will come today.

As per the previous trends the CWE - PO Result will come in Morning and the CWE - Clerk in the evening. Today a lot is going to happen with people becoming the future Bankers and embarking a new journey to become the Leaders of Tomorrow.

The journey however wont stop whatever may come, it will be a journey of Lifetime Experiences.

Always believe that something Wonderful is About to happen

Please visit official site of IBPS  (www.ibps.in) regularly for more information. 

All the Best

Vocabulary Words - 30.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 30.03.2016
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1. ESPIONAGE (NOUN): spying
Synonyms: reconnaissance, intelligence
Antonyms: candid, frank
Example Sentence:

Mobile Internet Signal

Did You Know Meaning of G, E, 2G, 3G, H, 4G in Mobile Internet Signal Bar.

→Letter G stands for GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). It indicates the slowestspeed of Internet data transfer in yourmobile phone.

→Letter E stands for EDGE (Enhanced DataRates for GSM Evolution ). It is also calledEnhanced GPRS . This technology liessomewhere in between 2 G and 3 Gtechnology. So , some people refer to it as2 . 5 G. EDGE is faster than GPRS but still notgood enough to browse the Internet .

→3 G means the third generation of mobiletelephone technology. It uses the Universal Mobile TelecommunicationsSystem and is based on GSM standards .Usually 3 G is fasterthan EDGE

→H stands for HSPA (High Speed PacketAccess). It is an enhanced form of 3 Gtechnology. HSPA provides higher datatransfer rates than the basic 3 G.

→H+.This is enhanced HSPA . It is faster thanbasic HSPA (as explained above ).Relatively speedier data transfer in H +will make your video to download orstream much more smoothly.

→4 G is the fourth generation of mobiletechnology. It is also called LTE (LongTerm Evolution). 4 G connection worksas good as a wi- fi connection of yourhome or office. With such a connectionyou can do everything on your mobilethat you can do on your desktop .

Top Headlines - 29.03.2016

Top Headlines - 29.03.2016
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1. Indian-American Nandita Bakshi has been appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West, a unit of French banking giant BNP Paribas.

2. An India-born academician has been named by the UN Human Rights Council as an adviser to one of its working group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Surya Deva has been appointed by the Geneva-based UNHRC as the Asia-Pacific representative of the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.

3. President Pranab Mukherjee honoured 56 eminent personalities with Padma awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Late Dhirubai Ambani, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anupam Kher, Ajay Devgan and Saina Nehwal are among those prominent personalities who were honored with this award.

4. India had the slowest average connection speed in the Asia region in the last quarter of 2015, at 2.8 megabits per second. The report “Fourth Quarter, 2015, State of the Internet Report” was released by Akamai Technologies Inc., a global leader in content delivery network services.

5. Former Mexican national football team coach Raul Cardenas died. He was 87.

6. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Haryana Government Kavita Jain launched a new scheme named 'Anukool Greh' for the persons with disabilities and Haryana has been selected by the Centre as a pilot state for universal ID for persons with disability.

7. A huge bow mounted Sonar Dome designed & developed by Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE (E)]; a DRDO laboratory based in Pune will be flagged off by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar.

8. Baahubali has won the Best Film award at 63rd National Film Award. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor award for his role in ‘Piku’ while Kangana Ranaut won Best Actress for her role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns.

9. The Haryana Cabinet passed a Bill to provide reservation in government jobs and education to Jats. The draft Bill on reservation to Jats and four other castes was cleared at a Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Apart from this, Haryana government has also proposed to bring a separate Bill for the setting up of a permanent Haryana Backward Classes Commission.

Vocabulary Words - 29.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 29.03.2016
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1. DISHEVEL (VERB): mess up

Synonyms: muss, tousle

Antonyms: straighten, systemize

Example Sentence:

He will be punished severely if he dares dishevel the sequence of events.

2. ONSLAUGHT (NOUN): attack

Synonyms: incursion, invasion Antonyms: retreat, defense

Example Sentence:

They avoided the onslaught of the enemy by securing a truce.

3. INFURIATED (ADJECTIVE): furious

Synonyms: enraged, angered Antonyms: calm, composed

Example Sentence:

They have infuriated the senior leaders with their stupidity.

4. GARRULOUS (ADJECTIVE): talkative

Synonyms: loquacious, gabby Antonyms: mum, reserved

Example Sentence:

There are many garrulous students in the class.

5. RETICENT (ADJECTIVE): shy

Synonyms: bashful, taciturn Antonyms: extroverted, communicative

Example Sentence:

The people who are reticent, are tough to be judged.

6. PROLIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE): fertile

Synonyms: bountiful, arable Antonyms: barren, arid

Example Sentence:
The government has given permission to build infrastructure on a proliferous piece of land.

7. APPRECEPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): alert

Synonyms: watchful, cognizant Antonyms: heedless, indiscreet

Example Sentence:

His appreceptive quality has kept him out of trouble so far.

8. FUMY (ADJECTIVE): cloudy

Synonyms: blurry, murky Antonyms: luminous, distinct

Example Sentence:

The view was extremely fumy and we couldn’t see anyone.

9. REBUFF (NOUN): ignore

Synonyms: rebuke, snub Antonyms: welcome, praise

Example Sentence:

The rebuff faced by me from the big companies, was good for my business.

10. STICKLE (VERB): disagree

Synonyms: disapprove, refute Antonyms: endorse, aid

Example Sentence:

The decision was stickled by the higher management.

Banking Quiz for Bank exams

Banking Quiz for Bank exams

Dear Readers,

As all of you know that Bank recruited in thousands last year and they will repeat the same this  year. And Banking Exams always asks banking terminologies and banking history.So we are starting banking awareness quiz so that BA'ians can brace up before exam.


1.Under the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism, loan assets of banks have been categorized. Which one of the following statements is not correct : 

A.Assets belonging to Standard and Sub-Standard category come under category I

B.Assets belonging to Doubtful category come under category 2

C.Assets belonging to Doubtful and Loss categories come under Category 2

D.Out of total Loan Assets, 90 per cent is Standard and Sub-standard and Doubtful is 10 per cent this lot comes under Category I

2.Under which of the following methods of depreciation, amount of depreciation varies every year : 

A.Written Down Value Method 

B.Straight Line Method 

C.Amount of depreciation does not very on year to year basis

D.None of the above 

3.Usually, the validity period of an Income Tax Refund Order is : 

A.1 months 

B.2 months 

C.3 months

D.6 months

4.What do you mean by “Outcome Budget”:

A.It denotes reaction of the media after Budget Papers are approved in the Parliament 

B.It aims to measure performance of the Government in various departments 

C.It is a report submitted by the Government of India indicating made in different projects by ministries and departments as a first step towards converting outlays into income 

D.None of the above 

5.What is “Stagflation” : 

A.inflation with growth 

B.deflation with growth 

C.inflation after deflations 

D.inflation with depression 

6.What is POP-SP in relation to New Pension System introduced on the 1st May 2009 : 

A.Point of Presence Service Provider for registering the citizens under the Scheme and remitting their subscriptions

B.Popular Service Provider for registering the citizens under the Scheme and remitting their subscriptions 

C.Both A and B

D.None of the above 

7.What is true about “white Card” : 

A. It is related to companies producing milk products 

B. It does not carry on its face, the brand of the issuer

C. It is meant to covert blank money into the economy

D. None of these

8.When a country decide to conduct trade on favorable terms with another country for mutual benefits, this is called : 

A. FTA System 

B. MFN Status 

C. Bilateral Trade 

D. Counter Trade 

9.When a security is not treated in the Stock Exchange for a period of ………….. days prior to the date of valuation, it is treated as “Non-Traded” security : 

A. 30 days  

B. 45 days  

C. 60 days 

D. 90 days  

10.When banks invest their deposit accruals in Government securities, it is called : 

A. Asset Securitization 

B. Hedging 

C. Narrow Banking  

D. Forfaiting

Top Headlines - 19.03.2016

Top Headlines - 19.03.2016
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1. The Reserve Bank signed a SAARC currency swap agreement with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMBA). Under the arrangement, RMBA can make withdrawals of US dollar, euro and rupee in multiple tranches of up to a maximum of USD 100 million or its equivalent.

रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने भूटान की रॉयल मॉनिटरी अथॉरिटी (आरएमएबी) के साथ सार्क मुद्रा अदला-बदली समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किया। इस समझौते के बाद भूटानी अथॉरिटी किस्तों में 10 करोड़ डॉलर तक डॉलर, यूरो या रुपया निकाल सकती है।

2. North Korea launched a new medium range ballistic missile into the east sea. North Korea launched medium range Rodong missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea.

उत्तर कोरिया ने पूर्वी तट पर मध्यम श्रेणी के एक बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया। दक्षिण कोरिया ने मध्यम श्रेणी के रोदोंग मिसाइल का परीक्षण किया गया जो करीब 800 किलोमीटर दूर तक जाने में सफल रहा।

3. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh formally launched the new portal of community radio network during the inaugural session of one-day seminar organized by “Federation of Community Radio Stations”.

केंद्रीय पूर्वोत्‍तर क्षेत्र विकास राज्‍य मंत्री (स्‍वतंत्र प्रभार), प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय, कार्मिक, जन शिकायत एवं पेंशन, परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग और अंतरिक्ष विभाग राज्य मंत्री डा. जितेंद्र सिंह ने ‘सामुदायिक रेडियो स्टेशन संघ’ द्वारा आयोजित एक दिवसीय सेमिनार के उद्घाटन सत्र के दौरान सामुदायिक रेडियो नेटवर्क के नए पोर्टल की औपचारिक शुरुआत की।

4. Brazillian President Dilma Rousseff appointed Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff.

ब्राजील के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति लुइज इनाकियो लुला डी सिल्वा को राष्ट्रपति डिल्मा रूसेफ के मंत्रिमंडल में चीफ ऑफ स्टाफ के रूप में शामिल किया गया है।

5. An Indian-American software executive, investor and philanthropist Madhavan Rangaswami was felicitated in the US with the inaugural Asians in America Award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen Indo-US ties.

भारतीय मूल के एक सॉफ्टवेयर कार्यकारी, निवेशक और समाजसेवक माधवन रंगास्वामी को अमेरिका में पहले एशियाई अमेरिकी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया है। यह सम्मान उन्हें भारत अमेरिकी संबंधों को मजबूत करने के लिए किए गए उनके प्रयासों के मद्देनजर दिया गया है।

6. Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport for the fourth year in a row. This is the seventh time that Changi Airport has picked up this title at the World Airport Awards 2016.

सिंगापुर के चांगी हवाईअड्डे को 2016 में लगातार चौथी बार विश्व का सर्वश्रेष्ठ हवाईअड्डा घोषित किया गया है। वर्ल्ड एयरपोर्ट अवॉर्ड-2016 में चांगी हवाईअड्डे को सातवीं बार सर्वश्रेष्ठ हवाईअड्डे के रूप में चुना गया है।

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sufi Forum in New Delhi. The Forum has been convened by the All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board, to discuss the role of Sufism in countering rising global terror.

प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने नई दिल्ली में विश्व सूफी मंच का उद्घाटन किया। इस मंच का आयोजन ऑल इं‍डिया उलेमा एंड मशाइख बोर्ड द्वारा बढ़ते वैश्विक आतंकवाद से निपटने में सूफीवाद की भूमिका पर विचार-विमर्श करने के लिए किया गया है।

8. Indian Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding Effective Use of Space Technology and Remote Sensing.

भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन (इसरो) और भारतीय रेलवे ने स्पेस टेक्नोलॉजी और रिमोट सेंसिस के बेहतर उपयोग के लिए समझोते पर हस्ताक्षर किए।

9. The largest nuclear security centre in the Asia-Pacific region, which was financed by China and the US, started operations.

एशिया प्रशांत क्षेत्र में सबसे बड़े परमाणु सुरक्षा केंद्र का शुक्रवार को संचालन शुरू हो गया। इस केंद्र को चीन और अमेरिका से वित्तीय सहायता मिली है।

10. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance) announced the appointment of Dhananjay Mungale, Independent Director, as the Chairman and Ramesh Iyer, Managing Director, as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company.

महिंद्रा एंड महिंद्रा फाइनेंशल सर्विसेज लिमिटेड ने श्री धनंजय मुंगाले को अध्यक्ष तथा श्री रमेश अय्यर को उपाध्यक्ष नियुक्त किया है।

Vocabulary Words - 19.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 19.03.2016
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1. EMBRACE (VERB): hold tightly in arms

Synonyms: grasp, enfold

Antonyms: shun, unwrap

Example Sentence:

We should embrace our friends and try to solve their problems.

2. AFFORESTATION (NOUN): forest management

Synonyms: forestation, arboriculture Antonyms: deforestation, erosion

Example Sentence:

We must encourage afforestation because it is the need of the hour.

3. MERCANTILE (ADJECTIVE): regarding business

Synonyms: trade, monetary Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit

Example Sentence:

They are talking about mercantile investments which are extremely important for us.

4. NAP (NOUN): short sleep

Synonyms: catnap, doze Antonyms: unconsciousness, death

Example Sentence:

We need to keep taking naps because we have to retain our energy.

5. PANTHEIST (NOUN): a person who doesn’t believe in orthodox religion

Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker Antonyms: believer, pious

Example Sentence:

His activities are like a pantheist, we need not worry about him.

6. DEFAULT (NOUN): failure

Synonyms: delinquency, dereliction Antonyms: perfection, strength

Example Sentence:

We have been able to track the default and will crackdown on the defaulters soon.

7. REGULATION (NOUN): management

Synonyms: moderation, supervision Antonyms: deregulation, mismanagement

Example Sentence:

We need proper regulations in place to get the best out of the team.

8. RESHUFFLE (VERB): reorganize

Synonyms: reorient, rejuvenate Antonyms: damage, raze

Example Sentence:

We are going to reshuffle the top management of the company.

9. ESCALATE (VERB): increase

Synonyms: magnify, broaden Antonyms: shrink, weaken

Example Sentence:

They will escalate the problems if we don’t guide them properly.

10. STIR (NOUN): agitation

Synonyms: whirlwind, commotion Antonyms: peace, harmony

Example Sentence:

They have threatened to go on stir again.

Top Headlines - 21.03.2016

Top Headlines - 21.03.2016
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1. Tikka Shatrujit Singh, the royal scion of Kapurthala’s Ahluwalia dynasty, has been conferred with the prestigious Knight of the Legion of Honour for his extraordinary work in the exchanging the French lifestyle and Indian culture with each other.

कपूरथला के अहलूवालिया राजवंश के वशंज टिक्का शत्रुजीत सिंह को फ्रांस का प्रतिष्ठित ‘नाइट ऑफ लीजन ऑफ ऑर्नर’ से सम्मानित किया गया है। उन्हें फ्रांस की जीवन शैली और भारतीय संस्कृति के आदान-प्रदान में आसाधारण काम के लिए यह सम्मान मिला है।

2. The government has lowered the rate of interest of small saving schemes such as PPF, NSC and Kisan Vikas Patra.The Public Provident Fund (PPF) will yield 8.1% compared with 8.7% at present and the Kisan Vikas Patra will fetch 7.8% against 8.7%.

केंद्र सरकार ने पैसे जोड़ने वाले पीपीएफ, सुकन्या स्कीम, किसान विकास पत्र समेत कई छोटी बचत योजनाओं पर मिलने वाले ब्याज दरों में कटौती की घोषणा की है। प्रॉविडेंट फंड पर ब्याज 8.7 से घटकर 8.1 फीसद और किसान विकास पत्र पर मिलने वाली ब्याज दर 8.7 प्रतिशत से घटाकर 7.8 प्रतिशत कर दी गई है।

3. India offices of MNCs like DHL, Google and Marriott ranked among the top workplaces in Asia, while as many as 10 Indian companies including Lupin, M&M and InterGlobe Enterprises made it to the list under the '25 Best Large Places to Work' category. According to the 2nd annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia-Pacific, DHL took the top slot among multinationals, while Salesforce led the Small & Medium list and Atlassian, the Large Companies segment.

भारत में डीएचएल, गूगल तथा मैरिओट जैसी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों के कार्यालय कार्य करने के लिहाज से एशिया में शीर्ष कार्यस्थलों में शामिल हैं। लुपिन, महिंद्रा एंड महिंद्रा तथा इंटर ग्लोब इंटरप्राइजेज समेत 10 भारतीय कंपनियां कार्य करने के लिये ‘बेहतरीन 25 बड़े स्थलों की सूची’ में शामिल हैं। एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में बेहतरीन कार्य स्थन की दूसरी सालाना सूची के अनुसार बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनियों में डीएचएल पहले पायदान पर है जबकि सेल्सफोर्स छोटे एवं मझोले श्रेणी की सूची में आगे है। वहीं बड़ी कंपनियों के मामले में अतलासियान ऊपर है।

4. The Hinduja brothers have emerged as the richest Asian-origin entrepreneur s in Britain for the fourth consecutive year with an estimated personal fortune of 16.5 billion pounds. The India-born brothers G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja topped the 'Asian Rich List 2016'.

प्रवासी भारतीय उद्योगपति हिंदुजा बंधु लगातार चौथे साल ब्रिटेन में एशियाई मूल के सबसे धनी उद्यमियों की सूची में शीर्ष पर हैं और उनकी अनुमानित निजी संपत्ति 16.5 अरब पौंड है। एशियन रिच लिस्ट 2016 में भारतीय मूल के जी पी हिंदुजा और एस पी हिंदुजा शीर्ष पर हैं।

5. The Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Regional Council appointed Rumjhum Chatterjee as the first woman chairperson and Environmental activist Sumant Sinha as the Deputy-Chairman of CII NR.

भारतीय उद्योग परिसंघ (सीआईआई) उत्तर क्षेत्र परिषद ने सुश्री रुमझुम चटर्जी को पहली महिला अध्यक्ष तथा पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ता सुमंत सिन्हा को उपाध्यक्ष चुना है।

6. Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad Meir Dagan passed away. He was 71.

इजरायल की खुफिया एजेंसी मोसाद के पूर्व निदेशक मीर डेगन का निधन हो गया । वह 71 वर्ष के थे।

7. Pakistan and Russia signed a defense deal according to which Russia will give MI-35 Hind E helicopter to Pakistan.

पाकिस्तान तथा रूस ने रक्षा सौदा समझौता किया, जिसके अनुसार रूस पाकिस्तान को एम आई -35 हिन्द ई हेलिकाप्टर देगा।

8. World football governing body, FIFA announced that it has signed a highest-level sponsorship contract with Chinese company Wanda Group.

फुटबाल की विश्व नियामक संस्था-फीफा ने चीन की कंपनी वांडा ग्रुप के साथ एक उच्च स्तरीय प्रायोजन अनुबंध पर हस्ताक्षर की घोषणा की है।

9. Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has bagged an Olympic quota in the men's 65 kg freestyle category at ongoing Asian qualifying tournament.

स्टार पहलवान योगेश्वर दत्त ने भारत के लिये ओलम्पिक कोटा पक्का कर लिया । एशियाई ओलम्पिक क्वालीफिकेशन प्रतियोगिता में योगेशवर ने पुरूषों के 65 किलों के फ्री स्टाइल वजन वर्ग के फाइनल में जगह बनाई ।

10. "Bajirao Mastani" has won highest number of awards in technical categories along with Best Costume design at the second edition of the Times of India Film Awards 2016 (TOIFA).

'बाजीराव मस्तानी' ने टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया फिल्म अवॉर्ड्स 2016 के दूसरे सत्र में सर्वश्रेष्ठ कॉस्ट्यूम डिजाइन समेत तकनीकी श्रेणियों में सर्वाधिक पुरस्कारों पर कब्जा किया।

Vocabulary Words - 21.03.2016

Vocabulary Words - 21.03.2016
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1. HELD (VERB): grasped

Synonyms: clutched, detained

Antonyms: freed, liberated

Example Sentence:

My niece held me tightly in her arms with a lot of excitement.

2. SUSPECT (VERB): distrust

Synonyms: presume, speculate Antonyms: neglect, disregard

Example Sentence:

We must never suspect the honesty of our true friends.

3. PERISH (VERB): decay

Synonyms: cease, crumble Antonyms: commence, conceive

Example Sentence:

They have been told to perform or perish.

4. CRISIS (NOUN): problematic situation

Synonyms: catastrophe, contingency Antonyms: harmony, prosperity

Example Sentence:

We need to end the crisis by taking suitable actions.

5. QUASH (VERB): destroy

Synonyms: annihilate, quell Antonyms: encourage, praise

Example Sentence:

The Supreme Court can quash the orders of the high court.

6. INTERIM (ADJECTIVE): temporary

Synonyms: provisional, makeshift Antonyms: permanent, continual

Example Sentence:

The prisoner was granted interim bail on the grounds of health conditions.

7. DOLOROUS (ADJECTIVE): sad

Synonyms: deplorable, dolent Antonyms: cheerful, hopeful

Example Sentence:

We should avoid getting dolorous about the things that happened in the past.

8. HIRE (VERB): to commission for a job

Synonyms: employ, delegate Antonyms: lay off, dismiss

Example Sentence:

We are going to hire new employees very soon.

9. STUMBLING (VERB): slip

Synonyms: stagger, flounder Antonyms: fix, straighten

Example Sentence:

They will be stumbling a lot if you don’t direct them properly.

10. OPT (VERB): choose

Synonyms: decide, elect Antonyms: dislike, reject

Example Sentence:

They have opted to bat first after winning the toss.