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GK Power Capsule January 2015 (The Hindu Review)

1 RBI cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to

7.75 per cent. RBIs growth estimate for 201415

is 5.5 per cent.

a. Bank Rate ! ".75 # $0.25# %ecrease&'

b. (ash Reser)e Ratio ! 4 # $*nchange&'

c. +tatutory ,i-ui&ity Ratio ! 22 # $*nchange&'

&. Repo Rate ! 7.75 # $0.25# %ecrease&'

e. Re)erse Repo Rate ! .75 # $0.25# %ecrease&'

f. /argina +tan&ing Rate ! ".75 # $0.25#

%ecrease&'

2

*nite& ation +ecretaryenera Ban 3imoonappointe& In&ian socioogist +araswathi /enon in

peacebui&ing pane.

! immaker aha6 ihaani was appointe& as the

(hairman of (entra Boar& of im

(ertification. ihaani wi succee& ,eea +amson.

" epai (ongress ea&er %eep 3umar *pa&hyay

was appointe& as epas ambassa&or to In&ia.

5 8ari +hankar Bramha was appointe& as the new

(hief 9ection (ommissioner. Brahma succee&s

:.+. +ampath.

#

;nupam +hri)asta)a was appointe& as (/% ofB+,.

$ ;r)in& anagariya took charge as :ice(hairman

of I


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10 3rishan 3ant au was sworn in as the si?th

o)ernor of *ttarakhan&. 8e succee&e& o)ernor

;AiA ureshi.

11 ;tu 3hare was appointe& as the *nite& ations

*n&er+ecretaryenera= %epartment of ie&+upport.

12 +utirtha Bhattacharya took charge as (oa In&ia

,imite&s futime (hairman an& /anaging

%irector.

1! /o&ibo 3eita was appointe& as the rime

/inister of Cest ;frican nation /ai.1" R. 3oteeswaran took charge as new (hairman an&

/anaging %irector of pubic sector In&ian

@)erseas Bank.

15 R 3 +ri)asta)a took o)er as the new chairman of

;irports ;uthority of In&ia.

1# ;.3. /itta was appointe& as the (hairman of

Raiway Boar&. 8e succee&e& ;runen&ra 3umar.

1$ +enior I;+ officer + Bhattacharya was appointe&

as the (hairman an& /anaging %irector of (oa

In&ia ,t&.

1%

ormer rime /inister /anmohan +ingh a&opte&

achim Bekei aon anchyat un&er +ansa&

;&arsh ram Do6na $+;D'. achim Bekei aon

anchyat is ocate& in 3amrup &istrict of ;ssam.

1& :eera)ai +un&aram +ampath &emitte& his office

as (hief 9ection (ommissioner on 15 >anuary

2015.

20 ,eea +amson resigne& as (hairperson of (entra

Boar& of im (ertification.

21 ;ctor ;mitabh Bachchan was presente& with the

+ocia /e&ia erson of the Dear ;war& 2015 bythe Internet an& /obie ;ssociation of In&ia.

22


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/aini was honoure& with ,ifetime ;chie)ement

;war&.

!% +anskrit schoar rabhu ath %wi)e&i was name&

as the winner of the +ahitya ;ka&emi ;war& 2014

for +anskrit anguage.!& a)a +ea off the In&onesian part of Borneo.

"& 7th :ibrant u6arat +ummit was he& from 11

>anuary to 1G >anuary 2015 in an&hinagar=

u6arat.

50 1Gth ra)asi Bharatiya %iwas 2015 concu&e& in

an&hinagar u6arat.


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5#


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faciity to erson of In&ian @rigin $I@' an&

e?empts them from appearing before the oca

poice station on e)ery )isit.

$2 IR%; was rename& as Insurance Reguatory an&

%e)eopment ;uthority of In&ia.$! harkhan& in

Ranchi.%2 (ongress ceebrate& its 1G0thoun&ation %ay.

%! ;men&ing the rues for )ountary &iscosure of

assets an& iabiities by go)ernment empoyees

un&er the ,okpa an& ,okayuktas ;ct= the

%epartment of ersonne an&


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%" oreign +ecretary +u6atha +ingh summone&

akistan 8igh (ommissioner ;b&u Basit an&

con)eye& In&ias Jstrong concernK at the ack of

Jeffecti)e actionK by akistani prosecuting

authorities to keep /umbai attack mastermin&EakiurRehman ,akh)i in custo&y.

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10! +9BI propose& eI@ norms= where in)estors can

bi& for shares through Internet an& e)entuay on

mobies= whie area&y iste& pubic sector

un&ertakings $+*s' wi be pro)i&e& a Mfast

track route for share saes to meet the&isin)estment targets. *n&er the new norms= +9BI

has propose& to &rasticay cut the timeine for

isting of shares within 2G &ays of the I@= as

against 12 &ays currenty.

10" ammu an& 3ashmir came un&er o)ernors rue

with no poitica party coming forwar& an&

staking caim to form the go)ernment an&

ationa (onference ea&er @mar ;b&uah askingto be reie)e& as caretaker (hief /inister.

10# +un9&ison Inc= the *.+.hea&-uartere& soar

energy ser)ices firm= an& In&ias ;&ani roup

ha)e come together to in)est 4 biion or Rs.

25=000 crore in setting up one of the wor&s

argest soar photo)otaic $:' manufacturing

faciity in u6arat.

10$


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8eath @rganiAation to &ecare an outbreak

officiay o)er.

11& /icrofinance company Ban&han inancia

+er)ices is set to get Rs.1=00 crore e-uity

infusion from the Internationa inance(orporation $I(' an& I(= +ingapores so)ereign

weath fun&.

120 an %han Do6ana $/>%D'= the biggest financia

incusion initiati)e in the wor&.

12!

aan=

has recommen&e& to the go)ernment that it cut

fisca &eficit to G. per cent of the % &uring

20151.

1!# erhaps for the first time= petro in In&ia costs

more than the superior 6et fue $;


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1!$ Cor& Bank sai& it wi commit *+% 1 biion in

the aren&ra /o&i go)ernments +wachh Bharat

$(ean In&ia' campaign.

1!%


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Pad'a ihushan*

+

,o

,a'e o- .he

/wardee

isipline +.a.e

o'iile

1. +hri ,. 3. ;&)ani ubic

;ffairs

u6arat

2. +hri ;mitabhBachchan

;rt /aharashtra

G. +hri rakash+ingh Ba&a

ubic;ffairs

un6ab

4. %r. %. :eeren&ra8egga&e

+ocia Cork 3arnataka

5. +hri /ohamma&Dusuf 3han aias%iip 3umar

;rt /aharashtra

. +hri >aga&guruRamanan&acharya

+wamiRambha&racharya

@thers *ttarra&esh

7. rof. /aurRamaswamy+rini)asan

+cience an&9ngineering


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1G. %r. +arungbamBimoa 3umari%e)i

/e&icine /anipur

14. %r. ;shok uati ubic ;ffairs %ehi

15. %r. Ran&eep

ueria

/e&icine %ehi

1. %r. 3. . 8ari&as /e&icine 3eraa

17. +hri Rahu >ain ;rt %ehi1". +hri Ra)in&ra >ain ;rt /aharashtr

a

1F. %r. +uni >ogi ,iterature an&9&ucation

%ehi

20. +hri rasoon >oshi ;rt /aharashtra

21. %r. rafua 3ar ;rt @&isha

22. /s. +aba ;n6um +ports (hhattisgarh

2G. +mt. *shakiran3han

,iterature an&9&ucation

Bihar

24. %r. Ra6esh 3otecha /e&icine Ra6asthan

25. rof. ;ka 3ripani /e&icine %ehi2. %r. 8arsh 3umar /e&icine %ehi

27. +hri arayanaurushothama/aaya


3eraa

2". +hri ,ambert/ascarenhas


oa

2F. %r. $/rs.' >anakata /ciigan

+ocia Cork /a&hyara&esh

G0. +hri :eeren&ra Ra6/ehta

+ocia Cork %ehi

G1. +hri ammu an&3ashmir

G4. +hri ean(au&e(arriere$3orei4ner)


rance

5. %r. an&ra6anJRa6K (hetty(,R6P67)


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7. >agat uru ;mrta+uryanan&a /ahaRa6a (,R6P67)

@thers ortuga

". ,ate +hri /eetha,a /ehta

$Pos.hu'ous)

+ocia Cork Ra6asthan

F. /s.

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