Point-Wise Current-Affairs & GS (Includes Important PIB Updates) 2018 with Maps & Data- IAS, SSC etc

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Internal Working Group (IWG) chaired by Lily Vadera on Rationalization of Branch Authorization Policy has suggested changes in bank branch norms.The panel proposed relaxing bank branch such as building, number of employees etc. to promote financial

The prestigious Sustainable Development Leadership Award of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was honored to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling for his vision and leadership in environment and sustainable development.Sikkim becomes first fully organic state of Inida.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% in its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2016-17. This was the first decision by newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and under new RBI Governor Urjit Patel.

• This decision was ta

Aadhaar card will be mandatory for availing cooking gas (LPG) subsidies from November 2016 by the Union Government. Union Petroleum Ministry has requested Oil marketing companies (OMCs) to quickly enroll all consumers with aadhar card for LPG subsidy.

• Government is giving 12 LPG c

The Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) was launched by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at New Delhi; it will be the most important step to ensure safety of bridges in the country.

Key Facts

• IBMS creates & maintains a record of all bridges in t

Kersti Kaljulaid was appointed the first Estonia’s female president of the Baltic Country by the parliament of Estonia with 81-0 vote. 20 members were absent in the parliamentary voting.

“Delhi Police Senior Citizen” mobile application was launched by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to offer immediate assistance in distress. This was done at a function in New Delhi on International Day for Older Persons.

This application will provide safety to senior cit

The first Monday of October is World Habitat Day (WHD) that is 3^rd October 2016. This day celebrates urbanization as the most transformative trend of 21^st century. World Habitat day reflects on the state of our cities and towns and the basic human right to adequate shelter.

India and African Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for capacity building Programmes in rural development. This was approved by the Union Cabinet for the triennium 2015 – 2017.

Key Facts

Under this MoU

• Every year the capacity

India and European Union Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on water resources gets approval from the Union cabinet. It will strengthen technological, scientific and water management capabilities for mutual benefit of India and EU.

Key Facts

• MoU will enable identifying fundamenta

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences selected trio of Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa for the prestigious 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their individual outstanding efforts in developing molecular machines.

OVL’s (ONGC Videsh Limited) proposal to buy 11% stake in JSC Vankorneft got green signal from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). OVL will buy this stake in JSC Vankorneft from Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and National Oil Company of Russia operating the Vankor oil

The 19^th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit was officially “delayed” by the host country Pakistan after India and four other countries declined to attend the Summit on November 9^th and 10^th in 2016 at Islamabad, Pakistan.

• It was predicted that the Sum

Botanical Survey of India (BSI) released list of state wise endemic flowering plants which was topped by Tamil Nadu. The publication titled Endemic Vascular Floras of India also revealed that almost one of each four species of flowering plants found in India are endemic to the co

2^nd October is celebrated as International Day of Non-violence across the world to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi known internationally as the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of philosophy of non-violence.

• It is believed that world

Kiara Nirghin an Indian-origin South African won a $50,000 scholarship at the annual Google Science Fair held in United States. She developed ‘No More Thirsty Crops’ a cheap super-absorbent material using orange peel that helps soil retain water.

Google Science Fair

Google Scien

Reliance Group and French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation inked contract to set up a joint venture “Dassault Reliance Aerospace”. This is for indigenously manufacturing parts of recently resolved India-France deal for 36 Rafael fighter jets.

• This is the largest offset contract

Yoshinori Ohsumi becomes 23^rd Japanese to win Nobel Prize and the sixth Japanese medicine Nobel laureate. He won the 2016 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for his innovative work on autophagy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the INDOSAN (Indian sanitation Conference) in New Delhi- second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission. PM Modi addressed that cleanliness is a habit and takes some effort.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana is poverty alleviation program mainly by educating the poor about the various governmental schemes. This scheme was officially launched in April 2015.

S. Sivakumar, professor at the Indian Law Institute in New Delhi is appointed as full-time member of the 21^st Law Commission of India (LCI). He specializes in Media and Administrative Law. In 2008 he received National Law Day award.

S. Sivakumar is expert in:

• Constitutional Law
• IPR
• H

The OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) agreed on modest oil production curb for the first time since 2008 after an informal meeting in Algiers, Algeria. This is the first OPEC deal in eight years.

India and Egypt, are the part of world’s oldest civilizations, and have enjoyed very close relations form ancient times. Even I modern times, Mahatma Gandhi and Saad Zaghloul shared common goals on the independence of their countries  a relationship that was to blossom into an ex

International Translation Day is observed on 30^th September every year since 1953. It is promoted by the Federation of Translators. As our world is becoming smaller, translators are becoming increasingly important.

• Promote the translation profession in different countries.
• Series o

Bharatiya Jnanpith’s prestigious Moortidevi Award for the year 2015 went to Prof. Kalakaluri Enoch a Noted Dalit voice, poet and Telugu writer for his novel Anantajivanam. Veteren art historian Dr Kapila Vatsyayana conferred him with the honor at the function in New Delhi.

Indian women’s beach kabaddi team earned gold medal at the 5^th Asian Beach Games by beating Thailand with 41-31 in Danang, Vietnam. Indian women’s kabaddi team has retained this title for fifth time whereas Thailand has also lost finals match against India for the fifth time.

6-day 43^rd Director General-level border co-ordination conference is at New Delhi. It is held between the Border security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB). This Conference will be completed on 5^th October.

Key Facts

• Will be attended by the 22-member BGB delegati

The 13^th annual “Alvas Nudisiri” a literary and cultural meet starts from 18^th November. It is organized by Alva’s Education Foundation at Vidyagiri campus in Moodbidri. Announced by Alva’s Education Foundation chairman Mohan Alva and famous writer and researcher B.S. Sumitra Bai

CEPI, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations aims to stop future epidemics and it is a Public- private coalition. The concept is to develop early vaccines without knowing the form in which the infection will appear.

• India would be the leader of the project.

Founding partn

29^th September is being observed as the World Maritime Day across the world from 1978. This symbolizes the importance of shipping safety, maritime security, and the marine environment. To mark this day International Maritime Organization (IMO), member Governments, and maritime in