Dear readers,
Weekly One Liner Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the first week (1st –7th) of February 2017. This file is important for exams like, Syndicate Bank, Indian bank, India, South Indian Bank, Banking interviews and all upcoming Banking & Insurance exams.
Banking & Financial Awareness
1. People has won 97-crore rupee prizes under Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi dhan Vyapar Yojana till 30th January 2017___Over 6.26 lakh.
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These two schemes are part of NITI Aayog’s digital payment promotion schemes and covered cities from 21 States and 4 Union Territories.
- Over 100 Digi-Dhan Melas are planned across the country to inculcate digital payment among the people.
- Lucky Grahak Yojana (Daily scheme): 5.55 lakh consumers have won the prize.
- Lucky Grahak Yojana (Weekly scheme): over 26 thousand consumers.
- Digi dhan Vyapar Yojana (weekly scheme): over 35 thousand merchants.
2. Budget 2017-18 contains 3 major reforms.
- First, presentation of Budget advanced to 1st February to enable the Ministries to operationalize all activities from the commencement of the financial year.
- Second, merger of Railways Budget with General Budget to bring Railways to the centre stage of Government’s Fiscal Policy.
- Third, removal of plan and nonplan classification of expenditure to facilitate a holistic view of allocations for sectors and ministries.
The revised tax slabs and rates:
Tax -Slabs New Tax Rate
Up to Rs. 3 lakhs No Tax
Between Rs. 3 and 5 Lakhs 5%
Between Rs. 5 and 10 lakhs 20%
Above Rs. 10 lakhs 30%
Income above Rs. 50 Lacs 30% + 10% Surcharge
Income above Rs 1 crore 30% +15% Surcharge
Key highlights:
- The Individuals tax rates Slashed on income from 2.5 lakh to 5 lakhs reduced to 5 % instead of 10%
- 0% tax liability on income up to 3 lacs
- 10% Surcharge on individuals with income between 50 lakh to1 Crore
- 15% surcharge on individuals with income of 1 cr and more
3. In the year 2017-18 budget agriculture is expected to grow at _____4.1%. 4. How many crore Rs. will be given as credit to the farmers with the 60-day interest waiver___ Rs. 10 lakh crore.
5. The chairman of the proposed the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) ____ Governor of RBI.
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- The chairman of the board will be the Governor of RBI, along with a deputy governor in charge of payments and settlements as member.
6. Women and child welfare allocation has been increased by ____Rs 184362 crore.
7. Senior Citizens, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will provide guaranteed how many return on their premium_____8%.
8. How many houses will be completed by 2019 for houseless and those who living in kaccha houses_____1,00,00,000.
9. Highest allocation in MGNREGA, up from 38,500 crore rupees to ____48,000 crore rupees.
10. Participation of women in MNREGA has increased to ____55%.
11. 100% village electrification will be achieved by _____May 1st May,2018.
12. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra to be extended to ____600 districts.
13. Coverage of eNAM to be expanded from 250 to ____585 APMCs.
14. High speed broadband connectivity on optic fibres will be available in more than gram panchayats ___1,50,000.
15. How many Crore announced for coastal road connectivity; essentially to enhance connectivity to ports & coastal villages___ Rs 2000 Cr.
16. The budget target under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been doubled to ____Rs. 2.44 lakh crores.
17. Fiscal deficit for 2017-18 pegged at _____3.2 % of GDP.
18. A common application form for registration, opening of bank and demat accounts, and issue of PAN will be introduced for _________Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs).
19. How many districts of Haryana have become kerosene free___Eight.
20. The Government will launch how many new Schemes to promote the usage of BHIM App___ Two.
- Note: Two schemes are Referral Bonus Scheme for individuals and a Cashback Scheme for merchants.
- 125 lakh people have adopted the BHIM app so far.
21.A merchant version of Aadhar Enabled Payment System will be launched shortly____ Aadhar Pay
22. Govt. has approved the extension of tenure of loans under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana from 15 to____ 20 years.
23. Who has reached an agreement with the Karnataka government to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru___Apple.
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- Apple is reportedly expected to start production for the Indian market by June.
- India will be only the third country globally to assemble iPhones.
- Apple is an American multinational technology company, founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers.
24. The fund allocated for the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) for fiscal year 2017-18____ Rs. 333 crore.
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- The NSCS works as an advisory group, consists of various experts on security-related matters and is headed by deputy NSA Arvind Gupta.
25. A new scheme will be launched by the Union Government to fund export infrastructure to create infrastructure for exports. ____ Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES).
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- The scheme will help create modern infrastructure like last mile connectivity to ports, testing labs and certification centres.
26. The Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund will be set up by the organization ___ NABARD.
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- The Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund will boost financing of milk processing capacities.
27. India’s GDP growth rate in FY 18, as per the latest report by the HSBC____7.1%.
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- India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to be 7.1% in the FY 18
- The country may sufficiently remonetized and consumption moves back to pre-demonetization levels.
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New Appointments
1. Who has been appointed as the new Police chief of Karnataka____Rupak Kumar Dutta.
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- He succeeded Om Prakash, who retiring from service on superannuation.
- Dutta will hold the post for a period of 9 months (October 2017).
2. The former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil has been sworn in as Secretary of State of US President Donald Trump___Rex Tillerson.
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- Tillerson was cleared for full Senate approval in a 56-43 vote.
- The vote came after Senate Republicans changed the rules in order to approve Mr Trump's nominees for health and treasury, despite a Democratic boycott.
3. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of BAE Systems’ India____Nik Khanna.
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- BAE Systems is a British multinational defense, security, and aerospace company and its headquarters are located in London in the United Kingdom.
4. Who has been selected as the new CEO (chief executive officer) & MD (Managing Director) of NSE National Stock Exchange of India Limited ____Vikram Limaye.
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- The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) is the leading stock exchange of India, located in Mumbai.
- NSE was established in 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in the country.
5. The Union Urban Development Ministry has appointed Bollywood actress as the new female ambassador of the ‘Swachh Bharat Campaign’_____Anushka Sharma.
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- She will highlight the women-centric aspects of open defecation in the rural and semi-rural area.
- Anushka will join the campaign with Amitabh Bachchan, who is also the brand ambassador of this campaign.
6. Who is the new Director (Commercial) of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)____Anand Kumar Gupta.
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- He will be responsible for the activities relating to Commercial, International and Domestic Business development and Consultancy business of NTPC.
7. The chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)____ Stuti Narain Kacker.
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- NCPCR is an Indian governmental commission, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
8. Who has been sworn-in as the new United States Secretary of State____ Rex Tillerson.
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- The post is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the U.S. government’s equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs.
9. Who has appointed principal economic adviser in the department of economic affairs in the Union Finance Ministry_____ Sanjeev Sanyal.
Important News – India
1. Who has launched two-wheeler aggregation service UberMOTO in Hyderabad____ Uber.
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- UberMOTO can hire two-wheelers for short-distance commute at cheaper rates to provide the last-mile connectivity from and to the upcoming Metro railway stations.
- Fares at Rs. 25 for (first 3 km) and Rs. 5 per km thereafter.
- The service will be available from 8 am to 10 pm in parts of Kondapur, Hitech City, Madhapur and Gachibowli.
2. The 19th edition Bharat Rang Mahotsav has begun with the special focus on the different genres of Indian theater ____New Delhi.
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- Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) established in 1999.
- It is the annual theater festival of India's premier theater training institute of Govt. of India National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi.
3. Who is planning to remeasure the height the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest____The Survey of India.
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- The Survey of India would be sending an expedition to Nepal in two months to conduct the exercise.
- The Mount Everest currently stands at a height of 8,848 metres (29,028 feet) above the sea level.
- The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company.
4. Who has inaugurated the 9th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival in Bengaluru (Karnataka)___Siddaramaiah
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- Form 55 countries,200 films will be screened in Bengaluru and Mysuru during this film festival.
5. Who will start three non-stop flights a week from New Delhi to Dulles International Airport in the suburb of Washington DC (USA) this summer____Air India (AI).
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- The move will bring 30,000 people from India to America every year for economic, commercial and family purposes.
- The direct flights will attract students from India to come and study at universities in Virginia and other parts of the United States.
6. The “Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign” has been launched in the state _____Karnataka.
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- The campaign against these two diseases will start from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Goa and Lakshadweep and will cover nearly 3.6 crore children.
- All children aged between 9 months and less than 15 years will be given a single shot of MR- vaccination.
- The MR vaccine will be provided free- of- cost across the states.
7. The Union Human Resource Development Ministry will set up a department to conduct examinations for higher and secondary education_____ National Testing Agency (NTA).
8. The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel laid the foundation stone of the country's first centre of excellence for differently abled sportsmen at _____Gandhinagar(Gujarat).
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- The center is proposed with an estimate of 50 crores rupees and will provide World class facilities such as indoor halls, dedicated tracks, and 100 bedded hostel.
- Para-athletes will also be trained for various international competitions including Paralympics.
States News
1. The Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal has inaugurated the 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela at ____Faridabad (Haryana).
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- The Mela is located near the Surajkund village between the villages of Baharpur and Lakkarpur in Faridabad district of Haryana.
- Around 400 artistes will showcase the art, culture, heritage, handicrafts and cuisine of the state.
- 21 countries are participating in the fair, Egypt is the partner nation and Jharkhand is the theme state.
2. The state government has recently launched India’s first social innovation centre “Kakatiya Hub for Social Innovation” in Nizamabad _____ Telangana.
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The purpose of the hub is to create a model for promoting entrepreneurs in rural and semi-urban areas in the country.
3. The state government has introduced third gender category in school exams_____ Bihar.
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- Now, under the third-gender category the Board exams will be conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB).
4. The state government has launched “Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana” _____ Assam.
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- The purpose of the mission is to bring revolutionary changes by doubling the farm income in the State.
Important News – World
1. Who has launched an appeal for 3 billion US Dollar to help 48 million children caught up in crises worldwide amid fears of a funding cut from top donor the United States____ UNICEF.
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- This year's appeal represents a 18% increase from the initial request for funding in 2016.
- The United States is the top donor to UNICEF, followed by Germany, Britain and the European.
2. The Two-day programming committee meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was held at____ Kathmandu (Nepal).
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- Indian delegation leads by Joint Secretary (SAARC) Shri Prashant Agarwal.
- Issues including budget of SAARC secretariat and its 5 regional centers and regular activities of the association will be discussed.
3. The country who host the 4th BIMSTEC Summit-2017____ Nepal.
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- Delegates of member countries will review the progress made by BIMSTEC and recommend future course of action to strengthen regional cooperation among the group.
- The BIMSTEC was founded in 1997 and is an international organization involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia.
4. The world’s first country to completely divest from fossil fuels ____ Ireland.
5. The country who has successfully test a new version of missile Dongfeng-5C missile_____ China.
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- The missile can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads from the Taiyuan Space Launch Centre in Shanxi province.
Books & Authors
1. The author of the book “A Great Reckoning – A Chief Inspector Gamache Thriller” ______ Louise Penny.
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- It’s a compelling mystery and a rich human drama in which no character is either entirely good or evil, and each is capable of inspiring empathy.
2. Who has released the annual year book “India-2017” and “Bharat-2017” at a function in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi_____Venkaiah Naidu.
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- These books give comprehensive information about the country and various States/Union Territories including functioning of the Government and the economy, important for competitive exams.
- It also provides detailed information on various schemes and projects of Government.
3. The book “The Man Who Became Khali” has been authored by ____Dalip Singh Rana.
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- This book defines the journey of a man named Dalip Singh Rana and how he became The Great Khali.
4. The book ‘Contemporary West Asia – Perspectives on Change and Continuity’ has been authored by ___ Sujata Ashwarya.
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- The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the complexities of change and continuity in West Asia, its society, religion and politics.
5. The book ‘The Sons of the Dragon’ has been authored by ____ George RR Martin.
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- The novel serves as a prequel to Martin’s 2014 novella The Rogue Prince.
Important Days
1. The Basant Panchami festival is celebrated every year on the of the month of 'Magha' ____Fifth day.
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- The day marks the beginning of the spring season.
- Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day".
- On this day, Hindus wearing yellow clothes visit temples and pray to Goddess Saraswati (the goddess of knowledge) and celebrate the day as “Saraswati Puja”.
2. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has celebrated its 40th raising day on ____1st February 2017.
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- The ICG came into existence on 1st February, 1977 with an enactment of Coast Guard Act 1978, as a full-fledged independent Armed Force of the Union under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
3. The World Cancer day (WCD) is observed every year on _____ 4th February.
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- The theme of 2017 World Cancer day “We can I can”.
Honours & Award
1. The states emerged Winners of Excellence under the state category ____Rajasthan and Telangana.
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- eGov awards instituted by the Computer Society of India’s (CSI) Special Interest Group with sponsorship from Nihilent Technologies.
- The award help to recognize the efforts of e Governance practitioner from across central and state departments, projects and in district administrative units.
2. An IT risk assessment and digital security services provider startup company Lucideus has bagged the government’s ‘Best IT Startup of India____Lucideus.
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- Lucideus is behind the security for BHIM app.
- Lucideus has been co-founded by its CEO Saket Modi and was incubated out of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
3. The first Indian Versatile female singer to collaborate with United Nations for women empowerment___ Neeti Mohan.
Obituaries
1. Former Union Minister has passed away in the wee hours of after suffering from heart attack_____ E Ahmad.
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- He took ill in the Central Hall of Parliament during the President's address.
- Ahmad represented the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala.
- Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Manmohan Singh.
2. Eminent theater personality who closely associated with the art and culture scene of Odishahas passed away ____Asim Basu.
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- He was closely associated with the art and culture scene of Odisha for over five decades and directed over 200 plays.
- Basu has received the state Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998.
3. Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief has passed away _____Joginder Singh.
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- He is the 1961 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre was chosen to head the premier investigative agency CBI on July 31, 1996
- . He oversaw the investigation of several high-profile cases including Bofors scam, Bihar's fodder scam, the JMM MPs bribery scandal, Urea scam, telecom deals by the then Union minister Sukh Ram and others.
4. The Renowned Pakistani Urdu novelist and playwright has passed away in Lahore____Bano Qudsia.
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- She born in November 1928 in Ferozepur(India) and migrated to Pakistan after partition.
- She was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2003 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 2010.
Sports News
1. Who has won the 18th Asian Junior Team Squash Championship-2017____ India.
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- Indian team has won gold medal in the boys’ team event at the 18th Asian Junior Team Squash Championship-2017 by defeating Malaysia by 2-0 in the final in Hong Kong.
2. Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled ____mobile phones.
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- The Japanese public will be asked to donate old phones and small appliances to gather two tonnes of gold, silver, and bronze for the 5,000 medals.
- Earlier, Olympic host cities have traditionally obtained the metal from mining firms.
3. Indian shuttler has become the World No. 1 Junior Badminton player in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF)____Lakshya Sen.
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- He moved Chia-Hao Lee of Chinese Taipei to attain the top spot.
- He is the first shuttler from Uttarakhand to attain the number one spot at the international level.
4. The former Football player of England and Chelsea has announced to retire _____Frank Lampard.
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- He scored 211 times for Chelsea and won every major club honour, netting the goals which in 2005 secured the club's first championship title in 50 years.
5. Who has won the Indian National Snooker Championship ___Pankaj Advani.
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- He has become the only Indian men's cueist to be the holder of all national billiards and snooker titles at the same time - Billiards, 6-red Snooker and 15-red Snooker.
6. Who has won the gold medal in the boy's team event at the Asian Junior Squash championship in Hong Kong___India.
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- Indian boys had won the title for the second time,
- Earlier, in 2011 they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in Colombo.
7. Who has completed an emphatic 4-1 victory over New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie, in Pune____India.
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- India now play second round tie at home in April against Uzbekistan.
8. Who has won the Women's Singles title of the 81st Senior National Badminton Championships tournament played at Patliputra Sports Complex Patna____Rituparna Das.
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- She defeated Reshma Karthik of Air India in straight sets 21-12, 21-14.
9. Who will miss this summer's World Athletics Championships after governing body IAAF voted to extend their suspension from international competition in Monaco___Russia.
10. Who has resigned as test captain after a record 59 matches in the role ____Alastair Cook.
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- Cook is England's leading scorer in Tests with 11,057 runs.
- Cook was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2012 and ICC World Test Captain in 2013.
11. The country will host 2017 FIBA women’s Asia Cup basketball tournament _____ India.
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- This tournament will be the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA World Championship for Women in Spain.
