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According to a United
Nations report
India's economy is projected to grow at a
slower-than-expected rate of 5.3 %this year which said the country's slowdown
may have bottomed out.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 (WESP)
report said a mild recovery in investment as well as stronger export growth
will help in the gradual GDP pick-up.
Full-year growth decelerated to 4.8 %in 2013 from 5.1 %in
the calendar year 2012.
The report further said that global economic growth is
expected to increase over the next two years with continuing signs of
improvement.
The global economy is projected to grow at a pace of 3 %in
2014 and 3.3 %in 2015, compared to an estimated growth of 2.1 %in 2013.
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In order to minimise the risk of defaults, RBI has issued
revised guidelines for loan restructuring norms by non-banking financial
companies, NBFCs.
RBI said that rules for restructuring loans by NBFCs will be
the same as those of banks.
iii. The key provisions include that the relaxation or
extension of commencement of projects will not amount to restructuring for
infrastructure, non-infrastructure and corporate real estate projects.
iv. RBI, said that a special classification benefit will be
provided to corporate debt restructuring cases, including small and medium
enterprises with effect from April 1 next year.
SBI launches Youtube channel; Twitter handle next for strengthened its social media presence
with the launch of its channel on popular video sharing website Youtube and
said it will also be launching its handle on the micro-blogging site Twitter
soon.
Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said --
The YouTube channel is another platform that will enable us
to connect with our customers. SBI will continue to spread its footprint on
social media through the launch of platforms like Twitter, shortly,"
SBI, is one of the oldest financial institutions in the
country with an over 200 years of history.
The bank statement said the Youtube channel will help it
connect with the young and technologically savvy customers.
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Financial services secretary Rajiv Takru has said that he favours
free ATM services as they exist now.
Mr. Takru said that if these services are made expensive
then customers may end up at bank counters and warned that a teller service is
far more expensive than ATM service.
He however clarified that no bank has approached the
government seeking approval to raise ATM fees and said that a final decision in
this regard will be taken by RBI.
Mr. Takru said banks should look at ways to encourage
customers to increase their ATM usage so as to make them profitable. Mr. Takru
also called for a re-look at orders of some state governments asking banks to
have round-the-clock security at ATMs.
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Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nations Award
for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism, the first time
India has ever won the recognition.
The honour for its sustainable
development initiative in the world renowned backwater resort of Kumarakom.
Kerala Tourism bagged the honour at the annual United
Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation
in Tourism presented at Madrid in Spain.
Kerala won the UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Public
Policy and Governance, the highest honour given to the government bodies for
shaping global tourism policies through innovative initiatives.
Instituted in 2003 by UNWTO, the United Nations agency for
the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism,
the UNWTO Awards showcase innovation and application of knowledge in tourism
with the aim of effecting governance and society.
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The Railways has decided to earmark berth number 71 in coach
S-1 in all the trains having security escort.
A Railway official said that the idea of having a dedicated
berth for the security personnel is to help passengers to locate them easily in
case of emergency
There are 3500 trains which are provided with the escort of
Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police ensure security for
passengers.
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A bench of Justices Ranjana P Desai and J Chelameswar ruled
that in all the cases where poisoning is suspected, immediately after the
post-mortem, the viscera should be sent to the forensic science laboratories
(FSL).
The prosecuting agencies should ensure that the viscera is,
in fact, sent to the FSL for examination and the FSL should ensure that the
viscera is examined immediately and report is sent to the investigating
agencies/courts post haste.
Viscera test
In the Viscera test the internal organs of the body,
specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the
liver, pancreas or intestines) are tested thoroughly.
The Forensic Science Laboratories provide scientific
assistance in crime investigation by way of examination of blood, semen, stains
thereof and other.
Cumbria University of UK became the first public university
to accept fees in digital currency called, Bitcoin.
A system for processing the payments is already operational.
The payment of fees through Bitcoin will be only applicable
to two new types on the roles of complimentary currencies in economic systems,
which will be taught from summer this year at the Institute for Leadership and
Sustainability (IFLAS).
Cumbria is thought to be the first public university in the
world to accept the currency, although a private University in Cyprus announced
last year that it would do so.
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India and France are working on building the third
Indo-French satellite designed for climate change studies
Built jointly by Indian Space Research Organisation and
National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) of France would be a state-of-the-art
satellite for earth observation for climate change.
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Recently who has been elected as the new President of ADB (Asian Development Bank)
answer
Takehiko Nakao
Recently Indian Railways Reduced the Advanced Booking Period of the tickets from 120 days to ____
answer
60 day
60 day
Who among the following has been appointed as the new Union Home Secretary
answer
Anil Goswami
What is KALQ
answer
answer
Name of new Keyboard
Who among the following has been named as SAARC ambassadors for HIV/AIDS
answer
Runa Laila
Recently S Gopalakrishnan in news. He is ____
answer
New President Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Who among the following has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel “The Orphan Master’s Son”
answer
Adam Johnson
Recently Jenita Mary selected for this year's _____
answer
ISRO Young Scientist Award
World Malaria Day is observed on ____
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