1. High Powered Committee to examine the system of
conducting Class X and Class XII exam
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has
constituted a High Powered Committee to examine the entire system of conducting
Class X and Class XII examination conducted by the CBSE with a view to prevent
leakages.
- Shri Vinay Sheel Oberoi, Retd. Secretary (Higher
Education), MHRD will be the Chairperson of the 7 member High Power
Committee.
- The other members of the committee include Shri
Pavnesh Kumar, Prof. J.S. Rajput, Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Prof. Krishna Mohan
Tripathy, Senior representative of DG, NIC and Joint
Secretary (SE-II)
- The High-Powered Committee will submit its report by
on or before 31.05.2018.
2. SBI Life gets new MD & CEO
SBI Life Insurance has appointed Sanjeev Nautiyal
as its new Managing Director and CEO.
- He replaces Arijit Basu, who takes over a key role
in the State Bank of India Group.
- Nautiyal started his career with State Bank of India
in 1985 as a probationary officer in the bank’s Lucknow Circle.
3. International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in
Mine Action: 4 April
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance
in Mine Action is observed all over the world on 4 April.
- This day is observed to create awareness about the
threat of mines, unexploded grenades and other explosive hazards.
- The theme for International Day for Mine Awareness
and Assistance in Mine Action 2018 is ‘Advancing Protection, Peace and
Development.’
4. Trial run of first India-Bangladesh container train
flagged off
The trial run of the first container train between
India and Bangladesh was flagged off from Kolkata city.
- The train left for Bangladesh with 60 containers
loaded with almost 1,200 tonnes of de-oiled cake, used as a raw material
for animal feed.
- It will pass through Sealdah, Naihati, Ranaghat and
Gede in India and Darsana and Ishurdi in Bangladesh before
reaching Bangabandhu West station, 117 kilometres off capital city of
Dhaka.
5. IndusInd Bank gets RBI nod to acquire IL&FS arm
Private sector lender IndusInd Bank said it has
received RBI's approval to buy the securities services arm of IL&FS.
- In March 2017, the bank entered an agreement with
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, the promoter shareholder of
IL&FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL), to acquire 100 per cent stake in
ISSL.
6. Doha Bank sets up first branch in Chennai
Qatar-based Doha Bank has set up the first branch
in the Chennai taking the total number of branches in the country to three, a
top official said.
- Doha Bank currently has a branch in Mumbai, Kochi
and Chennai, respectively.
- The Chennai branch will assist the bank's growing
customer base in India offering a host of services including corporate,
retail, treasury, trade, finance and foreign exchange services.
7. India Ratings ups India’s FY19 GDP growth to 7.4%
India Ratings and Research has revised its FY19 GDP
growth forecast to 7.4% from 7.1% earlier.
- As per the report, FY19 growth will continue to be
driven by consumption and associated sectors such as automobiles, cargo
handled at major ports.
8. IndusInd first bank to use WhatsApp for basic services
IndusInd Bank has become the first lender to start
using WhatsApp enterprise solution to provide basic banking services to
customers.
- Using the widely-used messaging service, customers
can check their balance, obtain a mini statement, check reward points as
well as update Aadhaar.
9. Himanta Biswa Sarma Elected BAI President
Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma was unanimously elected the Badminton Association of India (BAI)
President during its annual general body meeting in Goa.
- Ajay Kumar Singhania was elected the Secretary
General while former Tamil Nadu Badminton Association president and former
Union minister Anbumani Ramadoss was elected treasurer.
- Sarma had taken over as the interim BAI President
last year after the demise of Akhilesh Das Gupta. He will serve for four
years.
10. High Powered Committee to examine the system of
conducting Class X and Class XII exam
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has
constituted a High Powered Committee to examine the entire system of conducting
Class X and Class XII examination conducted by the CBSE with a view to prevent
leakages.
- Shri Vinay Sheel Oberoi, Retd. Secretary (Higher
Education), MHRD will be the Chairperson of the 7 member High Power
Committee.
- The other members of the committee include Shri
Pavnesh Kumar, Prof. J.S. Rajput, Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Prof. Krishna Mohan
Tripathy, Senior representative of DG, NIC and Joint
Secretary (SE-II)
- The High-Powered Committee will submit its report by
on or before 31.05.2018.
11. SBI Life gets new MD & CEO
SBI Life Insurance has appointed Sanjeev Nautiyal
as its new Managing Director and CEO.
- He replaces Arijit Basu, who takes over a key role
in the State Bank of India Group.
- Nautiyal started his career with State Bank of India in 1985 as a probationary officer in the bank’s Lucknow Circle.
