Exclusive Smart One Liner for Banking Exam (11-17 June)..

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1 Exclusive Smart One Liner for Banking Exam (11-17 June).. Banking & Economy 1. Canara Bank has tied up with New India Assurance Company (NIACL), which is general insurance company, to sell policies through its Branches. 2. The Indian Overseas Bank launched Retail Mart, a Retail lending concept with aim to complete all the pre-release formalities at the customer s doorstep and sanction quality retail loans at a competitive rate of interest with a minimum turnaround time, in Kerala. 3. Mumbai based Axis Bank has become to first to launch Bio-degradable Prepaid Gift Cards. 4. NITI Aayog launched SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital) program for cooperative federalism. 5. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance. This is a first of its kind move in the insurance sector. 6. Vijaya Bank is going to develop 100 Digital Villages across the country to promote digital banking among the rural population. 7. RBI will issue new Rs. 500 bank note with inset letter A. 8. According to the Code Compliance Rating of Banks done by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) 2017, only one IDBI Bank out of 26 public sector banks and eight out of 17 private sector banks got high rating for their adherence to code compliance. 9. Yes Bank partners with TerraPay for Faster international remittance. 10. RBI has placed Central Bank of India under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) which puts restriction on Banking activities. So far, RBI has Triggered PCAs for 4 Banks- UCO Bank, DENA Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Central Bank earlier. National News 1. Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha launched a digital experience for Air Travelers through DigiYatra Platform in New Delhi. 2. France and the European Union have extended a grant of 3.5 million Euros under the Moblise Your City (MYC) initiative. Three Indian cities- Ahmedabad, Kochi and Nagpur will grant as part of the EU s commitment under the Paris Climate agreement. MYC aims to extend help to 100 cities globally to reduce Green House Gas Emission. 3. The First-ever Indian Railways Human Resources Round Table Conference has started in New Delhi.

2 4. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee launched a mobile application Selfie with Daughter with aims at rising awareness among people about female feticide and sex selection. 5. Padmalaya Nanda has won the 2017 Little Miss Universe Internet Beauty contest in Georgia. 6. India s first canal top Solar PV system at NTPC Mouda Thermal Power Project, Maharashtra. 7. India to be Co-partner Country in ANUGA An International business platform for food industry held in Colonge, Germany. 8. Railway Ministry launches Mission Retro-Fitment to enhance the passenger experience. 9. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in order to intensify efforts to reduce child death due to Diarrhea. 10. ADB has approved USD 150 million equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure fund. State News 1. Bihar s Project Jal Sanchay Chosen for National Award. 2. Arunachal Pradesh demands Separate Time Zone to increase Efficiency. 3. Chennai based CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) Develops Easy-to-Assemble Toilet. 4. Kolkata, the City of Joy is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater metro train which will run beneath the Hooghly river. 5. The 22 nd edition of European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has started at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi with an aim to improve cultural ties between India and European countries. 6. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh launched Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal, Manipur. 7. The second edition of National Health Editors Conference on Yoga was inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shripad Yesso Naik in New Delhi. 8. The Kerala Government unveiled 'Anuyatra' an empowerment programme for the differently abled persons. 9. Telangana launches PashuBazar website for online cattle sale. 10. Bihar govt. will carry out a social audit of the Public Distribution System to determine effective implementation of the Right to Food Act, 2013 in the state. 11. Punjab govt. will start free mortuary van service for citizens. 12. According to latest Child Rights and You (CRY) report 2017, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of child labourers. International News 1. China has launched the World s largest floating solar form. 2. China launched 1 st X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit hosted in Astana. 4. Nepal has tied up with China to build Budhi-Gandaki Hydropower Project (1200MW).

3 5. World s smallest and cheapest private jet Vision Jet launched in USA. 6. G7 Environment ministers meeting 2017 held in Bologna, Italy. 7. World Bank approves $500 million for Afghanistan to boost economy. Science & Defence 1. DRDO has successfully tested fired anti-tank missile 'Nag' in a desert in the western sector of Rajasthan under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). 2. North Korea launched multiple surface-to-ship missiles from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon Province. 3. India-Australia Naval exercise AUSINDEX 17 began at the coast of Western Australia. Ranking & Committee 1. Quacquarelli Symbods (QS) World Universities Ranking 2018: World s Best University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Three Indian universities among 959 universities: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Bombay (179), IIT-Delhi (172) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru (190) 2. The expert committee has been constituted to study free movement along Myanmar border named as Rina Mitra committee. 3. GII Ranking: India 60 th Most Innovative globally and Switzerland tops the list. Approvals and MOU 1. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Launched the Tele-Law Portal across the CSC (Common Service Centres) Network connecting the Citizens to legal service providers via video conferencing. 1. India and Mauritius have signed a MoU to institutionalize corporation between Parliaments. 2. Nalanda University has signed MoU with South Korea s Academy of Korean Studies for academic linkages and collaborations. Appointments Appointment New Ireland s youngest PM Part-time chairman of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Appointee Leo Varadkar B K Manjunath

4 New Independent Directors of India Post K G Karmakar and Gauri Payments Bank Shankar New director of the Federal Bureau of Christopher Wray Investigations (FBI) 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class Lt Col Raja Grinder Chari New MD & CEO of National Stock Vikram Limaye Exchange(NSE) first Sikh to be elected to the British Preet Kaur Gill Parliament s House of Commons First Indian Woman member of ITLOS Neeru Chadha Books and Author Book Indira Gandhi- A Life in Nature Yog Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal JI Author Jairam Ramesh Ex-Uttrakhand CM R. Pokhriyal Awards Man Booker Prize France Highest Legion d Honneur Kalinga Literary Awards Awards Winner Israeli Author David Grossman Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee Poet, essayist Haraprasad Das RedInk Award Journalist of the Year award Raj Kamal Jha for th Bhupen Hazarika National Award Writer Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi (Arunachal Pradesh) Sports Title Winner Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 2017 Forbes list of world s highest paid Virat Kohli athletes 2016 AIFF Player of the Year Jeje Lalpekhlua 2016 AIFF Women s Player of the year Sasmita Malik 2017 French Men s Single Title Rafael Nadal (Spain) 2017 French Women s Single Title Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)

5 2017 French Men s Double Title Michael Venus (New Zealand) and Ryan Harrison (USA) 2017 French Women s Double Title Bethanie Mattek-Sand (USA) and Lucie Safarova 2017 French Women s Mixed Double Rohan Bopanna (India) and Title Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) 17 th World Individual Championship for Shashikant Kutwal (Chess) differently-abled First Sri Lankan cricketer to be inducted Muttiah Muralidaran into ICC Hall of Frame 2017 Mumbai Mayor s Cup International Nguyen Duc Hoa Open Chess Tournament Gold in ISSF World Cup Top three ODI Batsman Top three ODI Bowlers Jitu Rai and Heena Sindhu (Shooting) 1. Virat Kohli 2. David Warner (USA) 3. AB de Villiers (USA) 1. Josh Hazlewood (AUS) 2. Imran Tahir (SA) 3. Mitchell Starc (AUS) Important Day Date Day Theme 8th June World Oceans Day Our Oceans, Our Future 12th June World Day Against Child Labour In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour 13th June International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) 14th June World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) Give Blood. Give Now. Give 17 th June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Often Our Land. Our Home. Our Future. Obituary Jnanpith Awardee Telugu poet and writer Noted historian and former ICHR chairman Eminent Rights activist TV s Batman C. Narayana Reddy Basudev Chatterji Mehrunnisa Dalwai Adam West (US)