G.K Update 13,April 2016
By D.K Choudhary
- RBI GIVES APPROVAL TO BHARTI AIRTEL’S PAYMENTS BANK UNIT
- The Reserve Bank of India has given its in-principle approval to Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture Airtel M Commerce Services Ltd.
- It become the first entity to receive final approval from the RBI to start a payments bank.
- The Payments Banks are not allowed to lend.
- Last year RBI had granted in-principle licences to 11 entities to start payments banks.
- The ‘in-principle’ approval means temporary approval for 18 months.
- UNION GOVERNMENT APPOINTS MEERAN BORWANKAR AS DG OF BPR&D
- Union Government has appointed Ms. Meeran C. Borwankar as the Director General in the Bureau of Police Research & Development.
- Bureau of Police Research and Development was established in 1970.
- The objective of the BPR&D is modernisation of police forces.
- INDIA OFFERS TO INVEST $20 BILLION IN IRAN
- India has offered to invest upto $20 billion in Iran.
- It was announced by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan during his two day visit to Iran.
- It is the first visit by an Indian minister since the US and other western powers lifted sanctions against Iran.
- ‘GREEN UP & CLEAN UP’ PROGRAMME TO BE PLANTED IN UP
- The Uttar Pradesh government is going to start plantation of 5 crore trees in 24 hours in the month of July under the ‘Green UP – Clean UP’ programme.
- All online data of plantation sites should be prepared with the cooperation of National Informatics Centre to ensure effective district-wise monitoring.
- SACHIN BECOMES THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF SKILL INDIA
- The ministry for skill development and entrepreneurship hasappointed Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador of the ‘Skill India’ campaign.
- The Skill India campaign is an opportunity for the nation to make full use of its young population.
- The ‘Skill India’ campaign was launched by PM Narendra Modi to train about 40 crore people in India in different skills.
- ANTHONY JOSHUA WON INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION TITLE
- Anthony Joshua has grabbed the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title for the year 2016.
- He defeated Charles Martin in the second round at the O2 Arena in London.
- Earlier in 2012 Olympic he won gold and grabbed his first worldtitle in only his 16th professional fight by flattening American Martin to lift the International Boxing Federation.
- WORLD HOMOEOPATHY DAY OBSERVED ON 10THAPRIL
- World Homoeopathy Day was observed on 10 April.
- The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German Physician.
- Hahnemann discovered the principles of Homeopathy two centuries ago and developed it as a gentle healing system of medicine.
- The theme of the day is “Integrating Homoeopathy in Health Care”.
