GLOBE-TROT THIS MONTH --) March 1: A US company is planning to build an 'Outernet - a global network of cube satellites broadcasting Internet data to all the people on the planet - for free.
--) March 6: Yahoo has reportedly acquired a startup that lets people create infographics and videos out of social data.
--) March 7: Authorities in Crimea voted to accelerate secession from Ukraine and unanimously backed a law that declared the territory to be part of the Russian Federation.
--) March 8: Saudi Arabia has declared Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, Nusra Front, ISIL and Yemen‘s Houthis as terrorist organizations. --) March 8: A Beijing-bound Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing with 239 people on board, including five Indians crashed into the sea off Vietnam‘s southern Phu Quoc Island, Vietnamese media reported.
--) March 9: The success of Aam Aadmi Party in India seems to have crossed boundaries and inspired people in Pakistan, where a party has been launched with the same name.
Note: A group led by Arslan-ul-Mulk, a rights activist from Gujranwala, has registered Aam Admi Party (AAP) with the Election Commission of Pakistan.
--) March 11: The World Bank has said it would provide up to $3 billion in aid for Ukraine in 2014 to help the country deliver much-needed economic reforms.
--) March 11: World Longest aircraft Airlander or HAV304 was unveiled at Cardington in Bedfordshire, Britain in the first week of March.
Note: The aircraft looks like a giant blimp and is being manufactured by the Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd (HAV).
--) March 14: The United States has lifted a ban that prevented the oil giant BP from winning new government contracts.
Note: The ban was imposed as a penalty for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history. The ban has been lifted after the firm agreed to a set of safety, operations and compliance requirements. As part of the agreement, BP will also drop its lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency.
--) March 15: Rajeev Suri, the head of Nokia's telecoms network equipment division, is likely to become the Finnish group's next chief executive following the sale of its handset business to Microsoft.
--) March 18: France‘s foreign minister says that leaders of the Group of Eight world powers have suspended Russia‘s participation in the club amid tensions over Ukraine and Russia‘s incursion into Crimea.
--) March 18: Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia signed a decree that recognises Crimea as a sovereign state. This signing of the decree has paved a way for absorption of Crimea into Russia.
--) March 18: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation filed a law-suit on 16 of the world‘s largest banks. The regulator accused the banks for allegedly manipulating the Libor interest rate.
Note: This Banks that has been sued includes Barclays Plc, HSBC, Citigroup and Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and British Bankers Association (BBA) and others.
--) March 19: The Russian Federation signed an agreement with Crimea for accession of Crimea in the Russian Federation in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
--) March 20: Malaysia is not providing visa-on-arrival to Indian visitors although Indian visitors with a visa for a third country like Singapore or Thailand are allowed entry into Malaysia,
--) March 21: World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is celebrated worldwide every year on 21st of March at the international level in order to increase the public awareness among communities about the values, significance and contributions of the forests to balance the life cycle on the earth.
--) March 21: Kuwait is set to organize the Arab Summit 2014 for the first time in the country from March 25 to 26.
--) March 21: The European Union leaders and Ukraine‘s interim Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, have signed several chapters of a landmark agreement meant to boost political ties between the two sides.
--) March 21: UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously voted in favor of a resolution 2146 (2014) that condemns the illegal (illicit) export of Libyan crude oils. The Security Council also imposed sanctions on vessels carrying illicit oil shipments.
--) March 24: Malala Yousafzai and Misbah-ul-Haq along with 103 others were conferred with the Pakistan‘s Civil Awards during a ceremony to observe the Pakistan Day.
--) March 25: The 25th edition of Arab League Summit begins in Kuwait city.
--) March 25: The G7 group of top economic powers have kicked out Russia from the powerful G8 over its annexation of Crimea and threatened to impose far-reaching sanctions if Moscow continued its incursion into Ukraine.
--) March 27: The Third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague, Netherlands from 24 to 25 March 2014.
--) March 29: Abdullah, the king of Saudi Arabia appointed his half-brother Moqren (69) as the next heir to the throne. This step has paved a way for Moqren to become a future king of the world‘s largest exporter of crude oil.
--) March 30: Nepal will hold the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on 14th November, the third time the country is hosting the event since the establishment of eight-member regional grouping in 1985.
--) March 31: A 10 day long World Telecommunications Development Conference has begun at the Dubai World Trade Center.
Total
Number of Registered Candidates : 44 Lakh
Candidates
appeared for the Exam: 31 lakh
Passed
Candidates in the IBPS Clerk Exam: 5.31 Lakh
IBPS conducted the first ever common written exam for
clerical cadre in banking last year. The scorecard for the exam conducted last
year expires in February 2013. To recruit more clerical cadre candidates in
public sector banks, IBPS has announced the dates for IBPS Clerk Exam 2012.
However, compared to last year, there are quite a few changes in the
eligibility criteria and exam pattern.
For those wishing to apply for IBPS clerk exam, here are all the details you would like to know:
For those wishing to apply for IBPS clerk exam, here are all the details you would like to know:
Participating public sector banks
Last year, 19 public sector banks were participating in the
exam. This year, the number has gone up to 20 with the inclusion of IDBI
Bank.
IBPS Exam
2014 Notification
Public Sector banks in India are facing a huge shortage of
employees due to two main reasons:
Retirement of Employees in 2012-2015
Expansion of Business (Eg. Opening of New Bank Branches)
Apart from the above mentioned reasons, the banks have been
ordered by Ministry of Finance, Government of India to open branches in the
under banked areas by September 2012.Reserve Bank of India has identified 296
districts, which are under-banked, spread across 18 states and union
territories.The definition of under-banked areas are those in which the
population is less than 5000
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