Current Affairs Daily - January 31, 2015, Saturday

Current Affairs Daily - January 31, 2015, Saturday

Current Affairs Daily - January 31, 2015, Saturday

1. Serena Williams lifted the Australian Open Women's Singles
He beat the world number two Maria Sharapova,, 16 times in a row since 2004.
Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova in the final by 6-3, 6-7 to win the Australian Open Women's Singles title for the sixth time.
He became the second oldest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title after Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon in 1990 ago.
With this victory, Serena Williams won 19 Grand Slam titles in his career.
Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis.

2. The Central Bank of India opens first forex hub in Gujarat in Vadodara
Central Bank of India opened its first hub in Gujarat forex at t Urmi Char rastain Vadodara for Today, Reserve Bank of India has overseas offices in Nairobi, Hong Kong and a joint venture with Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and the Zambian government.
provide fast and efficient services for importers and exporters.
The bank plans to open a forex hub in Delhi before March 2015 and then marched to Kolkata and Chennai later this year.

3. Naresh Takkar appointed CEO ICRA
He will continue to hold the title this time as a director and CEO of ICRA, Ltd. in the company.
Naresh Takkar appointed CEO (CEO) of the Indian rating agency ICRA.

About ICRA

It is the second largest company in terms of rating the Indian customer base. It is a joint-venture between Moody and various Indian commercial banks and financial services companies.
ICRA Limited (ICRA) is an investment and credit information agencies and professional independent India.
Established in 1991, and was originally named the Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (IICRA India).

The company was renamed ICRA Limited, and went public on April 13, 2007, with a listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange.
4. Baranagar Cooperative Bank license canceled by the Reserve Bank of India
Reserve Bank of India has canceled the license Baranagar Kolkata-based Co-operative Bank Ltd. as the bank turned bankrupt and all efforts to revive the bank has failed.
The central bank has given a license to cooperative banks on 15 April 1996.
i, i, i. It was placed under all directions including from the 30th of July 2013. Directive extended three times by January 29, 2015 be the last time limit
Banks are not in a position to pay current and future depositors in full as and when they claim increases.
Now, the liquidator will begin the process of closing and any depositors will get back to Rs 1 lakh from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation in accordance banking norms.

5. PaySmart prepaid card launched by mRUPEE & Ratnakar Bank

With the help of this PaySmart card, mRUPEE customers will be able to withdraw money from an ATM VISA-licensed and also pay for goods and services at all merchants that accept Visa debit or credit cards nationwide.
MMP Mobi Wallet Payment Systems launches open-loop, a new powered VISA prepaid card in partnership with Ratnakar Bank (RBL).
MMP Mobi Wallet Payment Systems is a subsidiary of Tata Teleservices.
To get a Smart card PAY, customers should visit the outlet Retailers mRUPEE and ask PaySmart cards to retailers.
Customer service especially targeting the unbanked. Value for money PAY Smart cards will continue to range from INR 200 to INR 100,000.


6. T Suvarna Raju was appointed as the new chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics
T Suvarna Raju was appointed as the new Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).
He will become chairman of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).
He replaces RK Tyagi.

7. ICICI Bank account holders can use Twitter to transfer funds
Now customers of ICICI Bank can use Twitter account to transfer their funds.
To avail this facility users or customers must subscribe ('follow') Twitter handle bank and sign up for the facility, he said.
Customers also can recharge prepaid mobile phones and also they can check their bank balance.

iv. To transfer funds, the sender needs to know the Twitter handle of beneficiaries.
The Bank will not charge a fee for the transfer of funds but the sender will have to pay the applicable fees for NEFT or RTGS transactions.
The sender will receive an SMS with a unique code after the transfer; the receiver will need to put on a special web page where he / she will be directed to complete the transaction.

8. Kanagasabapathy J Sripavan is new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
Kanagasabapathy J Sripavan sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
Note: Shirani Bandaranaike was the first woman Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, reportedly dismissed and appointed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2013.
Justice Shirani Bandaranayake Sripavan successful.
Sripavan is the second Tamil become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka after Suppiah Sharvananda, who served between 1984 and 1988.

9. India successfully test-fired a missile Agni-5
India today successfully test-fired Agni-5 missile from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
It is about 17 meters long, 2 meters wide and has a launch weight of about 50 tons. Missile can carry a nuclear warhead more than one ton.
Agni-5 is an intercontinental missile surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic attack has a range of over 5,000 miles.

10. Commemorative Postage Stamp on Bharat Swachh
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Prasad said that cleanliness is close to the heart of Mahatma Gandhi and realize her dream appreciated there is a strong need to observe Swachhagraha as Gandhi has launched Satyagraha .. Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today released a set of commemorative stamps in Swachh Bharat.

11. Krishna Chaudhary appointed new Chief ITBP
He will be in office until June 2017
Krishna Chaudhary has been appointed the new head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
He currently works as the Director General of Railway Protection Force. i, i, i. Position ITBP DG has been vacant since January 1 following the retirement of Subhas Goswami on December 31 last year.
The ITBP intended for deployment along the Indian border with the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is one of the eight Central Indian Army, raised on October 24, 1962 under the Act of CRPF, in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.

12. MAP for the first Indian bulit fenced elephant sanctuary near Bengaluru
It will be the first fenced elephant sanctuary in India which will be built near Bannerghatta Biological Park in Karnataka. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced the first Indian to make the fenced elephant sanctuary near Bengaluru.

13. Paul van Ass appointed as the new coach of Men's Hockey team
. He is a former Dutch field hockey coach
i. Paul van Ass appointed as the new coach of the Indian men's hockey team.
He replaces Terry Walsh from Australia.