Daily Current Affairs: 08 January 2014

1) Ridiculous for banks to charge for withdrawals at own ATMs: RBI DG- Lashing out at the proposal from the Indian Banks' Association to start charging customers for ATM withdrawals, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty has said that such a move on the part of banks would be 'ridiculous' and 'illogical'.

2) Nine people charred to death in Mumbai-Dehradun Express fire: Nine people were charred to death when a fire broke out in three coaches of Mumbai-Dehradun Express train near Dahanu road in neighbouring Thane district in the wee hours  of Wednesday.

3) Poet wins Mayilamma Award for efforts to empower women- The Chennai-based poet and activist Meena Kandasamy has won the Mayilamma Award named after the `Plachimada Heroine’ who had campaigned against the Coca-Cola company at Kerala’s Plachimada village.

4) Aam Aadmi Party’s office in Ghaziabad attacked:  A group of people attacked the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters in Kaushambi with bricks and stones apparently to protest party leader Prashant Bhushan’s remarks on Kashmir. The group of 50-60 people, who are believed to be members of a right-wing group, attacked the office, party sources said.

5) Even with 49Mbps, India to remain way behind in internet race- India is eagerly awaiting the launch of Reliance Jio's 4G connection, which promises to offer average internet speed of 49Mbps on the go. This is over 12 times faster than the current average of 4Mbps on the country's 3G networks. In theory, Reliance Jio's 4G network will offer maximum speed of 112Mbps. Download speed of 49Mbps may seem astounding for those in India, but the country will still lag far behind the leaders in the global internet race. South Korea, widely acknowledged as the most 'connected' nation in the world, already has the highest broadband internet speed of 53.3Mbps and average speed of 13.3Mbps.

6) Sarabjit Singh's attackers face murder trial in a Pakistani court:  The murder trial of Indian national Sarabjit Singh's attackers began at a high-security Pakistani jail today with a court holding the first hearing against alleged killers.

7) FIFA confirms 2022 World Cup will not be held in summer:  The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be held in June and July but would best be staged in the winter time, FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday. The scheduling of the tournament has been hotly debated ever since FIFA controversially awarded it to Qatar in December 2010, especially over fears that the summer heat in the Gulf emirate would be dangerous for players and fans alike.

8) EPFO to launch software for monitoring Pvt PF trusts: Retirement fund manager EPFO will launch a software on Sunday to monitor over 2,700 Private Provident Fund Trusts regulated by it so as to improve the delivery of services.

9) US shivers in Polar Vortex: Temperature records were shattered across the United States as the polar vortex continued to take hold, with all 50 states experiencing freezing temperatures at some point in the day.

10) Quarterfinal matches of the Ranji Trophy Cricket tournament began today.

11) Hockey World League trophy unveiled: The two-year-long journey of the new Hockey World League culminates with the eight-team World League Final which gets underway at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi.

12)   Dhoni, Raina to launch 7 Premier League in Dubai tomorrow: Indian Skipper MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will launch the 7 Premier League in Dubai tomorrow. The 7 Premier League or the 7 PL will feature teams from Seven Countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, England and Australia.

13) World Bank to provide $500 m loan for rural water supply: World Bank will provide $500 million loan for water supply and sanitation projects in the rural areas of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

14) Mahila Bank signs MoUs with ICAI to finance CA students: Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the first all-women bank, today signed an agreement with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for financing students pursuing chartered accountancy.

15) Bank accounts for all by 2016: Recommending sweeping changes in the banking structure, an RBI panel has suggested setting up of specialised banks to cater to low income households to ensure that all citizens have bank accounts by 2016.

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Current Affairs & GK Quiz- 06 January 2014

1) Justice (retd.) A.K. Ganguly had resigned on 6 January 2014 from his position as chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of which state, after he was accused by a law intern of making improper sexual advances?

(A) Bihar

(B) Maharashtra

(C) West Bengal

(D) Tamil Nadu

2) Film actor Uday Kiran who was one of the youngest winners of the filmfare award as best actor allegedly committed suicide on 6 January 2014. He was from which film industry?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Tamil

(C) Kannada

(D) Telugu

3) Who was confirmed by US Senate on 6 January 2014 as the first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve (America’s central bank) in its 100 year history?

(A) Condolisa Rice

(B) Janet Yellen

(C) Susan Zones

(D) Winfra Janet

4) What is the name of India’s satellite-based flight navigation system which has been certified by aviation regulator DGCA, recently?

(A) GAGAN

(B) BHUVAN

(C) BHOOMI

(D) PRITHVI

5) Which India player on 6 January 2014 won the Open du Gard squash title, the PSA Challenger 5 event?

(A) Mahesh Mangaokar

(B) Saurav Ghosal

(C)Abhishek Pradan

(D) Parth Sharma

6) In which year Mahatma Gandhi was chosen as Person of the Year by United States Time Magazine?

(A)1930

(B)1945

(C)1947

(D)1969

7) Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM) is the airline of which of the following countries?

(A)Portugal

(B)Netherlands

(C)Thailand

(D)Venezuela

8) Which among the following is largest producer of wheat in India?

(A) Punjab

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Madhya Pradesh

9) Which among the following neighboring country sources its entire requirement of petrol, diesel and jet fuel from India?

(A)Bangladesh

(B)Nepal

(C)Maldives

(D)Mauritius

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10) The term "Mint Road" refers to which among the following?

(A)State Bank of India

(B)Reserve Bank of India

(C)Ministry of Finance

(D)Government of India Mint at Mumbai

Answers

1) Ans. (C) West Bengal

2) Ans. (D) Telugu

3) Ans. (B) Janet Yellen

4) Ans. GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)

5) Ans. (A) Mahesh Mangaokar

6) Ans. (A)1930

7) Ans. (B)Netherlands

8) Ans. (B) Uttar Pradesh

9) Ans. (D) Mauritius

10) Ans. (B) Reserve Bank of India

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Current Affairs Quiz for competitive Exams- 5 January 2014

1) ISRO on 5 January 2014 successfully launched GSLV-D5 powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine which effortlessly put which 1,982-kg satellite into a perfect orbit after 17 minutes of flight?

(A) GSAT- 5

(B) INSAT-9

(C) GSAT-14

(D) INSAT- 11

2) Who took over as the president of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) recently?

(A) R. Chandrashekhar

(B) Som Mittal

(C) Kiran Karnik

(D) Dewang Mehta

3) Delhi Minister Rakhi Birla’s car was attacked on 5 January 2014 evening by some unidentified persons in Mangolpuri area. She is holding which portfolio in Arvind Kejiriwal led Delhi cabinet?

(A) Health & Industry

(B) Transport, Food supplies and Environment

(C) Law and Tourism

(D) Women and Child Development

4) On 5 January 2014, which party in Bangladesh secured an absolute majority in the Parliamentary elections?

(A) Bangladesh Awami League Party

(B) Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP

(C) Communist Party of Bangladesh

(D) Bangladesh Jamat Islami

5) Who among the following has won men’s Chennai Open Tennis Trophy 2013?

(A) Somdev Burman

(B) Roger Vasselin

(C) Stanislas Wawrika

(D) David Federer

6) World Braille Day is observed on which of the following days?

(A) January 3

(B) January 4

(C) January 5

(D) January 6

7) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance recently launched an all women branch at which place?

(A) Thiruvananthpuram

(B) Kolkata

(C) Jaipur

(D) Pune

8) Former football player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira died on 5 January 2014 due to heart attack. He belongs to which country?

(A) Brazil

(B) Portugal

(C) Argentina

(D) France

9) Aditya Joshi, a young shuttler on 5 January 2014 became the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world. He is from which state?

(A) Goa

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Haryana

10) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck arrived in New Delhi on a five-day visit to India on 6 January 2014. He is the King of which country?

(A) Bhutan

(B) Nepal

(C) Thailand

(D) Indonesia

Answers

1) Ans. (C) GSAT-14

2) Ans. (A) R. Chandrashekhar

3) Ans. (D) Women and Child Development

4) Ans. Bangladesh Awami League Party

5) Ans. (C) Stanislas Wawrika

6) Ans. (B) January 4

7) Ans. (D) Pune

8) Ans. (B) Portugal

9) Ans. (C) Madhya Pradesh

10) Ans. (A) Bhutan

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 07 January 2014

1) India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II missile: India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km and is capable of carrying warheads of up to 1000 kg, from a test range in Odisha. The launch was part of a user trial by the Army. Prithvi is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. The last user trial of Prithvi-II missile was successfully carried out from the same base on December 3, 2013.

2)  Nation celebrates Gurpurab: Sikhs from across the world celebrated the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh today. Guru Gobind Singh,the 10th guru of Sikhs was born on this day in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.

3) Govt launches nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme: The Government today launched nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme, which will include a sharp focus on adolescents' sexual health. The programme envisions that all adolescents in India are able to realize their full potential by making informed and responsible decisions related to their health and well-being.

4) Janet Yellen appointed as new chairman of the Federal Reserve: Janet Yellen has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, however her appointment was backed by the least Senate support on records indicating that the central bank is facing internal differences.

5) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begins: Engaging with the youth and discussions on healthcare will be key focus areas of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 which kicked off in New Delhi on Tuesday.  Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari highlighted the aim of creation of Ministry of Overseas Indians. This year's theme is "Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations" and the Youth PBD is expected to open new horizons of a strong network of young overseas Indians to contribute to India's engagement with youth in all sectors.

6)  75th Senior National Table Tennis C’ship begins: The 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship has begun in Patna this morning. The event will be formally inaugurated in the afternoon. Six day long championship held at Patiputra sports complex in Patna where 34 Men and 30 women teams including top men’s players Sharad Kamal and Soumojit Ghosh are participating in the tournament.

7) New Honda City launched; price starts at Rs 7.53 lakh: Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has launched the all-new 4th generation Honda City for the Indian market in petrol and diesel versions.The ex-showroom petrol base variant starts at Rs 7.53 lakh and goes up to Rs 11.4 lakh for high-end variant. And the much-awaited diesel base variant-ex showroom is available at Rs 8.77 lakh and the high-end diesel variant will be available at Rs 11.30 lakh-ex-showroom. First introduced in India in January 1998, Honda City has a customer base of over 4.3 lakh across the country.

8) Mahesh Mangaonkar won Open du Gard squash title

9) RBI has allowed the Indian companies to issue non-convertible or redeemable preference shares or debentures to non-resident shareholders as bonus.

10) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched an all women branch in Pune. 

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Know about GSLV D5 launch & GSAT-14 Satellite: Useful for all competitive Exams

>>  ISRO on 5 January 2014 (Sunday) launched a 1,982 kg Indian communication satellite GSAT 14 aboard its new and improved version of the indigenous GSLV called the GSLV D5.

>> The successful launch was a morale booster for ISRO which helps commercial launches using the GSLV and even prepare for a proposed Chandrayaan 2 mission in the days to come.

Highlights of India's GSLV D5's mission

1) GSLV-D5 launched 1982 Kg GSAT-14, a communication satellite, into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

2) GSLV-D5 mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

3) GSLV-D5 is the eighth flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). It is also the fourth developmental flight of GSLV.

4) During this flight, the indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) was flight tested for the second time.

5) The flight duration of GSLV-D5 was 17 min 8 sec.

6) GSLV D5's mission was aborted at the eleventh hour on August 19 last year due to a fuel leak in its second stage. ISRO stopped the countdown 74 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch at 1650 hours after noticing the leakage.

7) After reaching GTO, GSAT-14 will use its own propulsion system to reach its geostationary orbital home.

8) GSAT-14 is the twenty third geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO.

9) Four of GSAT-14's predecessors were launched by GSLV during 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007 respectively. After its commissioning, GSAT-14 will join the group of India's nine operational geostationary satellites.

10) GSAT-14 will help provide many satellite based communication services to the country including tele-education and tele-medicine.

Information Source: ISRO

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Daily Current Affairs: 06 January 2014

1) Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly quits Bengal human rights panel:  Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly has stepped down from his post as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC), sources said. Ganguly reportedly tendered his resignation during a meeting with West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday evening at the Raj Bhavan. Neither Ganguly nor Raj Bhavan sources confirmed the development. Accused of harassing a law intern, Ganguly has been in the eye of a storm with pressure mounting on him to step down from the post of a WBHRC Chairman.

2)  Lok Sabha elections to be held from mid-April:  Bracing for the big exercise, the Election Commission is all set to hold Lok Sabha elections starting mid-April and spread it over at least five phases till early May. The much-awaited announcement for the polls is likely to be made by the end of February or early March, for which work has already begun, top Commission sources said.

3) ISRO carries out first orbit-raising manoeuvre of GSAT-14: The first orbit-raising operation of the GSAT-14 communication satellite was successfully carried out by ISRO on Monday, a day after it was shot into space in a milestone launch by the GSLV-D5 rocket powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine. The Apogee Motor on the spacecraft was fired for 3,134 seconds with a realised orbit of 8,966 km Perigee, nearest point to earth, by 35,744 km Apogee, the farthest point to earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation said. ISRO said the remaining two orbit-raising operations are planned on January 7 and 9 to place the satellite in a geostationary orbit.

4) Telugu actor Uday Kiran found dead; suicide suspected: Telugu film actor Uday Kiran, who was one the youngest winners of the Filmfare best actor award, allegedly committed suicide at his house here last night.

5) Bangladesh elections: Awami League wins over 2/3rd seat in Parliament- Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League won more than two-thirds of the seats in Parliament after an election boycotted by major Opposition parties and marred by violence and low turnout. The party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured 232 out of 300 Parliamentary seats, according to preliminary results announced by the Election Commission on Monday. The Jatiya party of former military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ersha was second with 33 seats.

6) Latvia Poised to Get First Female Prime Minister: Laimdota Straujuma to be Latvia's first female prime minister. The Baltic state of Latvia is poised to get its first female prime minister after the President and leading parliamentary parties agreed on a single candidate. Laimdota Straujuma is currently the Agriculture Minister and was not a member of any party until joining the Unity party over the weekend.

7) BlackBerry cuts Q5 price again, by 20% now:  In the third price reduction across models in the past six months, handset manufacturer BlackBerry has slashed the price of its smartphone Q5 by 20 per cent. The Canada-based company is now offering the device for Rs 19,990, compared with the launch price of Rs 24,990.

8) TMB begins search for new chief: Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has started the process of finding a new Managing Director and Chief Executive in view of the incumbent K.B. Nagendramurthy’s approaching retirement in June..

9) Aditya Joshi is world No.1 junior shuttler: Young shuttler Aditya Joshi from Madhya Pradesh has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world. Aditya, 17, a resident of Dhar town, recently got the number one slot in the January rankings of the World Badminton Federation (WBF).

10) Banks approach RBI to hike ATM transaction fee:  Banks are likely to start charging customers for transacting more than five times a month at any bank ATM, including their own bank. Banks have mooted the charge on ATM transactions to pay for the increased security costs at ATMs, put in place by many State Governments, following the grievous attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Bangalore last November.

11) Canara Bank to open branch in New York shortly: State-owned Canara Bank on Monday said it will soon open a branch in New York as it has got regulatory approvals from the US authorities.

12) Justice Chauhan is Chairman of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal: The Centre will soon appoint Justice B.S. Chauhan, a Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to take up pending applications.

13) INS Vikramaditya enters Indian Navy's area of operation:  As India’s newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya entered the Indian Navy’s area of operation in north western Arabian Sea, accompanied by three other vessels, it was rendezvoused — in Naval parlance RVed — with the Western Fleet that had gone all the way from Mumbai to receive it.

14) Australia beat England to seal 5-0 Ashes sweep: Australia on Sunday sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep with five dominant victories on home soil. It is only the third 5-0 sweep in the long history of Ashes series.

15) Bhutan King, Queen arrived in New Delhi today on 5-day visit to India: King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck arrives in New Delhi today on a five-day visit to India.

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Current Affairs Quiz- 03 and 04 January 2014

1) Who has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly on 3 January 2014?

(A) Meera Sanyal

(B) M.S. Dhir

(C) Jagdish Mukhi

(D) Narayan Rao

2) Targeting young individuals, which public sector bank on 3 January 2014 launched ‘Connect Card’, a new ATM cum Debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e-commerce across five lakh merchant outlets?

(A) Canara Bank

(B) Union Bank of India

(C) State Bank of India

(D) Indian Overseas Bank

3) India qualified to play against Pakistan in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup on 3 January 2014 beating which country?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Srilanka

(C) Nepal

(D) Afghanistan

4) Who were appointed as presidents of the Infosys Ltd Company on 3 January 2014?

(A) B. G. Sridhar and Narayan Rao

(B) B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao

(C) S.K. Harinivas and R.K. Rao

(D) B. Balakrishnan and Mohan Pai

5) World Braille Day was celebrated every year on 4th January to commemorate the Birthday of which famous person?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Louis Braille

(C) Socrates

(D) George Braille

6) Which Bollywood film become the highest revenue grosser of all times in just a fortnight after its pan-India release recently?

(A) Chennai Express

(B) Bullet Raja

(C) Krishh 3

(D) Dhoom 3

 

7) Which team won U-19 Asia Cup cricket title recently on 4 January 2014?

(A) Pakistan

(B) India

(C) Srilanka

(D) Bangladesh

8) Country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has decided to set up the world's largest corporate learning and development centre at which place, which will have a total capacity to train 50,000 professionals every year?

(A) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(B) New Delhi

(C) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

(D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

9) Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the Portugal’s highest honours, by the Portugal’s president office on 3 January 2014?

(A) Lionel Messi

(B) Thomas Muller

(C) Cristiano Ronaldo

(D) Frank Ribery

10) Who won women's singles title at Brisbane Tennis International on 4 January 2014?

(A) Victoria Azarenka

(B) Maria Shrapova

(C) Marion Bartoli

(D) Serena Williams

Answers

1) Ans. (B) M.S. Dhir

2) Ans. (D) Indian Overseas Bank

3) Ans. (B) Srilanka

4) Ans. (B) B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao

5) Ans. (B) Louis Braille

6) Ans. (D) Dhoom 3

7) Ans. (B) India

8) Ans. (C) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

9) Ans. (C) Cristiano Ronaldo

10) Ans. (D) Serena Williams

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Daily Current Affairs: 5 January 2014

1) GSLV-D5 launched successfully :  India’s reputation in rocket technology grew as its communication satellite, carried by the hard-to-perfect Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, took off successfully on Sunday. Tension began to mount four minutes after takeoff, when the country’s home-grown engine ignited. Cheers went up when the propeller ignited successfully and sustained its combustion. Seventeen minutes and eight seconds after takeoff, an emotional K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, said from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, that the communication satellite GSAT-14 had broken free from the launch vehicle, and had successfully entered space. The 414-tonne GSLV-D5 carried 1,982-kg GSAT-14 communication satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, a league in space where the satellite will move in tandem with the earth’s rotation.

2) R. Chandrashekhar takes over as Nasscom President: Former Telecom Secretary R. Chandrashekhar, under whom a Government IT department was set up for the first time, today took over as President of Nasscom — a body representing the $108-billion Indian IT-BPM industry. He succeeds Som Mittal, who served as the President of Nasscom from 2007-13. Chandrashekhar was the Chairman, Telecom Commission and Secretary of the Department of Telecom till March last year. Earlier, he had established the first Department of Information Technology in the country in Andhra Pradesh and was Secretary of the Department from June 1997 to December 1999.

3) Warangal to become first AP district to have 4G services:  Warangal will be the first district in Andhra Pradesh to be equipped with 4G network. “A network of 150 km of optical fibre cable has been laid in the district. Only a few kilometres needs to be added. We expect that to be completed in a few days,” Andhra Pradesh Information Technology Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah said.

4) Delhi minister Rakhi Birla’s car attacked, no injuries to her:  Delhi Minister Rakhi Birla’s car was attacked on Sunday evening by some unidentified persons in Mangolpuri area here but she escaped unharmed. The Women and Child Development minister, who is the youngest member of Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet, had gone to a temple in northwest Delhi and was sitting in the front seat of her WagonR car when some people threw a heavy object at the vehicle damaging the windscreen.

5) AAP's national membership drive from Jan 10: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today ruled out contesting all 545 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, but will field candidates in the maximum number of seats and announced a nationwide fortnight campaign for enrolling new members from January 10.

6) Dense fog disrupts life in Rajasthan: Dense fog accompanied with biting cold wave conditions have disrupted normal life in Rajasthan affecting rail and road traffic.

7) China’s GDP growth in 2013 set to be weakest since 1999: China’s economy, the world’s second largest, may have grown around 7.6 per cent in 2013, its weakest growth since 1999, with latest economic figures indicating sluggish economic activities in the last quarter.

8) Govt to launch internet spy system ‘Netra’ soon:  Beware! Use of words like ‘attack’, ’bomb’, ‘blast’ or ‘kill’ in tweets, status updates, emails or blogs may bring you under surveillance of security agencies as the government will soon launch ‘Netra’, an internet spy system capable of detecting malafide messages. The Home Ministry is giving finishing touches to ‘Netra’, which will be deployed by all security agencies to capture any dubious voice traffic passing through software like Skype or Google Talk, besides write-ups in tweets, status updates, emails, instant messaging transcripts, internet calls, blogs and forums.

9) FedBook replaces traditional passbook: The entry of FedBook, the game-changing innovation of Federal Bank, has taken customer delight to new heights. What is FedBook. FedBook is the electronic version of a traditional bank pass book, a first-of- its-kind product ever launched by a bank for its customers. FedBook can be carried in one’s mobile or tablet. It helps customers view all transactions in their bank accounts. The application is user-friendly, secure and enables real-time access to transactions on a 24x7 basis, which liberates users from the restrictions of business-hours and bank holidays.

10) SyndMobile – offers many choices: In an effort to provide an additional delivery channel to customers, SyndicateBank introduced Mobile Banking services such as balance enquiry, mini statement of account, inter, intra-bank fund transfer, and cheque book request. Everyone can use SyndMobile using any type of phone — be it a basic phone or the latest smart phones. SyndicateBank is one of the first banks to enable mobile banking in the latest Windows 7.5/8 phones, and also one of the few banks which have enabled remittance by using bank account and IFSC code of the beneficiary in the USSD mode.

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