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Second Week

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1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 October 2014 launched Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign in New Delhi. What is the tag-line of the mission?

Ans. “Ek Kadam Swachhta Ki Ore”

Note: On the occasion of launch of the campaign in Rajpath New Delhi, Modi administered an oath to a large gathering to keep their neighbourhoods clean. He asked people to donate (Shramdaan) 100 hours every year or two hours every week for cleanliness.

2) 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was held in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014. Name the Slogan of the Asian Games Incheon 2014?

Ans. Diversity Shines Here

3) Name the winners of Nobel Peace Prize 2014?

Ans. Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi

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4) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 6 October 2014 became the co-owner of which Indian Super League franchise?

Ans. Chennaiyin FC

5) Which city will host the next Asian Games in 2018?

Ans. Jakarta, Indonesia

6) Name the winners of 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics?

Ans. Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura

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7) Name the founder of social site Facebook who was recently in New Delhi on a two day visit from 9 October to 10 October 2014?

Ans. Mark Zuckerberg

8) Who won the Nobel Prize for literature for the year 2014?

Ans. Patrick Modiano

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9) Which bollywood actor was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia on 9 October 2014?

Ans. Aamir Khan

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of whom on 11 October 2014?

Ans. Jai Prakash Narayan

Note: The programme is an ambitious village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility for developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019.

11) Which Bollywood actor on 4 October 2014 received Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of Commons?

Ans. Shah Rukh Khan

Note: He was conferred the award for his outstanding achievements in the field of cinema and his involvement in philanthropic endevours.

12) Name the winners of 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

Ans. John O´Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser

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13) Which country topped the Asian Games 2014 medals tally?

Ans. China with 151 Gold, 108 silver and 83 bronze

14) What was India's position in the Asian Games concluded recently?

Ans. 8th

Note: India bagged a total of 57 medals with 11 Gold, 10 Silver and 36 bronze.

15) Name the website launched by Union Government on 7 October 2014 to monitor the attendance of government employees in real time?

Ans. attendance.gov.in

16) Who was appointed by Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on 1 October 2014 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways?

Ans. Cramer Ball

Note: He will serve for the next three-year till 2017. Earlier, he was serving as the acting CEO of the Jet Airways.

17) Name the winners of 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

Ans. Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E. Moerner

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18) Who has resigned as the Chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi on 30 September 2014?

Ans. Leela Samson

19) Third International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) was observed across the world on 11 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.

20) Technology giant HP on 6 October 2014 announced that it will split itself into two separate publicly traded companies. Expand HP?

Ans. Hewlett-Packard

21) Which country recorded the highest number of polio cases in 14 years as revealed by the data of polio cases released recently?

Ans. Pakistan

22) President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 7 October 2014 presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management to whom?

Ans. Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai

Note: He was honoured for his outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace and missile technology.

23) World Post Day was observed recently on?

Ans. 9 October 2014

24) Who was appointed as the first Hindu priest (Chaplain) at Georgetown University recently?

Ans. Pratima Dharm

25) United Nations celebrated World Habitat Day on 6 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Voices from Slums

26) Who was named as the next CEO of IT training solutions firm National Institute of Information Technology Limited (NIIT Ltd) on 6 October 2014?

Ans. Rahul Keshav Patwardhan

27) World’s first womb-transplant baby was born to a 36-year-old woman from which country recently?

Ans. Sweden

Note: The healthy baby boy was born in August 2014 at the University of Gothenburg's hospital in Sweden.

28) Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated 82nd Air Force Day in New Delhi on?

Ans. 8 October 2014

29) Who was appointed as first woman director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on 9 October 2014?

Ans. Kalpana Morparia

30) Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by whom submitted its report to the court on 6 October 2014 with guidelines on government ads?

Ans. Professor NR Madhava Menon

31) First ever National Mental Health Day was recently observed on?

Ans. 10 October 2014

32) Who was conferred with Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 for Excellence in Leadership, Education, community & Public Service on 30 September 2014?

Ans. Saiyid Hamid

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Daily Current Affairs: 22 October 2014

1) SBI launched mPassBook facility on its smartphone application: The nation's largest lender State Bank of India(SBI) launched a facility called 'mPassBook' on 22 October 2014, on its 'State Bank Anywhere' mobile application, for its retail banking users. Launching the facility, SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, said that 'mPassBook' is an electronic application of a physical passbook for savings bank and current accounts. The facility is currently available on Android phones but would soon be available on iOS and Blackberry phones too. The facility empowers users to view their transaction history on their smartphone and maintain an entire year's historical data on it.

2) India wins re-election to UN Human Rights Council:  In a significant victory, India was on 22 October 2014 re-elected to the UN's main human rights body for the period of 2015-17, receiving the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group. India is currently a member of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its first term is due to end on December 31, 2014. India was competing in the Asia-Pacific group in which four seats were up for election. The other countries competing in the group were Indonesia, Bangladesh, Qatar, Thailand, Kuwait, Cambodia, Philippines and Bahrain. Out of them, India, Bangladesh, Qatar and Indonesia made it to the UNHRC.

3) Tata's JLR opened first overseas facility in China: Tata's Jaguar Land Rover rolled out its premium luxury Range Rover Evoque at a colourful ceremony here inaugurating its first overseas factory in China with an investment of over USD 1.7 billion to consolidate its position in the world's largest car market.

4) Boxer Sarita Devi suspended for Asian Games protest:  Taking a strict action, AIBA has provisionally suspended India's woman boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Asian Games podium ceremony. Protesting against a controversial verdict, Sarita in an unprecedented move, had refused to wear the medal around her neck as she broke down on the podium during the ceremony for the 57-60 kg category. "The AIBA also provisionally suspended Sarita's coaches (Messrs Gurbakhsh Singh Sandhu, Blas Iglesias Fernandez and Sagar Mal Dhayal) as well as Indian chef-de-mission in the Incheon Asiad, Adille J Sumariwalla and will not allow any of them to participate at all levels of competitions, events and meetings until further notice," an AIBA statement said. 

5) Malala Yousafzai gets US Liberty Medal: Pakistani teenager and Noble Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been conferred with the Liberty Medal, and the youngest recipient of the American award said this will encourage her to continue her campaign for child rights in countries including India. Malala has pledged to donate the $100,000 award money towards education in Pakistan. Previous recipients of this award include Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton, Kofi Annan and Hamid Karzai.

6) Canada's parliament attacked: Canada's capital was jolted on Wednesday by the fatal shooting of a soldier and an attack on parliament building in which gunshots were fired outside a room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking. The gunman in the parliament building was shot dead and Harper was safely removed.

7) Oct 31 to be celebrated as "Rashtriya Ekta Diwas": The Central government has announced to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary Oct 31 as "National Integration Day." Sardar Patel, known as the "Iron Man of India", was instrumental in the merger of over 500 princely states to create a modern India, just after Independence between 1947-1949. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the central government will make the "National Integration Day" or "Rashtriya Ekta Divas" as a popular mass movement with voluntary participation from all sections of the society.

8) Ex-CEC Gopalaswami new chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation: The government has appointed former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami as the new chairman of the governing board of the Chennai-based Kalakshetra Foundation. The Ministry of Culture stated in a notification on Tuesday that Mr. Gopalaswami has been appointed for a term of five years, according to a release from New Delhi. Earlier, on June 3 the government had accepted the resignation of Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi from the chairmanship of the foundation.

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RBI Assistant Results 2014 Published

Friends.. Reserve Bank of India has published the result of RBI Assistant 2014 exam held through online mode on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 28th September 2014. The list of Roll Numbers of Candidates shortlisted for Interview is available. You can check the result from the following link. Congratulations to all the selected candidates!!

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21 October 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) M.L. Khattar to be next Haryana CM: Manohar Lal Khattar will be the next chief minister of Haryana, the BJP announced on Tuesday. The former Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) ‘Pracharak’ was chosen by the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party legislators as their leader at a meeting. “I have been chosen by the party legislators and the BJP leadership for this responsibility. I can assure you that we will work for the welfare of the people of Haryana,” Khattar said after being elected the leader of the BJP legislative group. Khattar, 60, will be the first BJP chief minister of the state, which was formed Nov 1, 1966. The BJP got the majority on its own for the first time in Haryana in the results of the elections to the 90-member Assembly declared on Sunday.

2) Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for killing girlfriend:  South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year, as his sensational trial reached a climax. Pistorius, who had vomited and wept at times during the trial, stood stock-still in the dock as he was sentenced, veins bulging in his forehead and his jaw muscles clenched.

3) UK announced first-ever Dadabhai Naoroji Awards: The UK government announced the inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji Awards to honour individuals who have worked to strengthen the UK-India relationship over the years. The three winners included UK India Business Council chair Patricia Hewitt in the commerce category, Dame Asha Khemka for services in the field of education and actor Madhav Sharma for culture.

4) Indian hockey coach Terry Walsh withdraws resignation: In a massive relief to the Indian hockey, chief coach Terry Walsh, who resigned on Tuesday, has withdrawn his resignation after meeting with Sports Authority of India (SAI). Walsh resigned from his post barely three weeks after guiding the team to a historic gold medal in the Asian Games in Incheon and it created quite a flutter in the hockey world. He tendered his resignation because of a "pay dispute". The 60-year-old Australian, himself a noted Olympian, submitted his resignation in dramatic fashion, saying that he was finding it difficult to adjust to the decision making style of the sporting bureaucracy in the country.

5) RTI replies to be put online: Starting next month, all replies given under RTI by ministries will be posted online, available for access to all and not just to persons seeking the information. This will mean unprecedented scale of disclosure and cheer transparency advocates, especially those in the NGO sector with whom this government has had a testy relationship. Until now, only the person filing the RTI application seeking replies from a ministry or a government department would get the reply and that too mostly via post.

6) Global Iodine deficiency disorders prevention Day observed: Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (GIDD) Prevention Day observed across the World on 21 October 2014. The day was observed to create awareness of the need to prevent iodine deficiency. One third of the world population is exposed to the risk of iodine deficiency disorders. Over 740 million people in 130 countries are facing the health problem.

7) Government to merge crisis-hit NSEL with Financial Technologies: The government has ordered the merger of scam-hit National Spot Exchange (NSEL) with parent Financial Technologies (India), initiating a transaction between two private companies for the first time in the larger public interest.

8) MS Dhoni rested, Virat Kohli to lead India against Sri Lanka: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar were left out of the squad for the first three of the five One-Day Internationals(ODI) against Sri Lanka, starting November 2, while star batsman Virat Kohli was named as the stand-in skipper of the 15-man squad selected on Tuesday.

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Current Affairs PDF-October 2014 First Week

Current Affairs PDF-October 2014

First Week

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1) Who was sworn-in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India on 28 September 2014?

Ans. Justice H L Dattu

Note: Dattu will have tenure of 14 months as the Chief Justice of India as he will retire from his office on 2 December 2015.

2) Who has sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 29 September 2014?

Ans. O Panneerselvam

Note: This was following the resignation of J Jayalalithaa as CM as she was convicted in the 18 year old disproportionate assets case of over 66 crore rupees by Bangalore Special Court.

3) Which team won the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 title on 4 October 2014?

Ans. Chennai Super Kings

4) Google closed which social networking site permanently on 30 September 2014?

Ans. Orkut

5) World Heart Day was observed across the world on 29 September 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Heart Choices NOT Hard Choices

6) Who has sworn in as president of Afghanistan on 29 September 2014?

Ans. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai

7) Who became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games on 1 October 2014?

Ans. MC Mary Kom

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 October 2014 addressed the nation over radio for the first time in his programme named?

Ans. Mann Ki Baat

9) Bangladesh government on 28 September 2014 appointed whom as the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to India?

Ans. Syed Muazzem Ali

10) J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was on 27 September 2014 found guilty in the disproportionate assets case by the Special Court in Bangalore and pronounced a jail term of ...... years?

Ans. 4

11) Name the India-US Combined Military Training Exercise which concluded at Ranikhet in Uttarakhand on 30 September 2014?

Ans. Yudh Abhyas 2014

12) National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was celebrated on?

Ans. 1 October 2014

13) Which state on 3 October 2014 became the first state of India to start olive refinery?

Ans. Rajasthan

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14) Who has retired as the 41st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 27 September 2014?

Ans. Justice R M Lodha

15) Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 27 September 2014 addressed the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly in?

Ans. New York

Note: He addressed the 193-member UN General Assembly in Hindi.

16) 24th International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) 2014 was observed across the world on 1 October 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a Society for All.

17) World Animal Day was recently observed across the world on?

Ans. 4 October 2014

18) World Tourism Day (WTD) was observed across the world on 27 September 2014 with the theme?

Ans. Tourism and Community Development

19) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 September 2014 inaugurated India Food Park at Tumkur in which state?

Ans. Karnataka

20) Name the Vigilance Commissioner who was authorised by President Pranab Mukherjee on 30 September 2014 to act as chief of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) ?

Ans.  Rajiv

Note: The vacancy for the post of Central Vigilance Commissioner had occurred after Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar completed his tenure on 28 September 2014.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 20 October 2014

1) Joko Widodo takes over as Indonesian president: Indonesia's Joko Widodo took over as president of the world's third-largest democracy on 20 Oct 2014 with supporters' hopes high but pressing economic problems and sceptical rivals set to test the former furniture businessman. Widodo's narrow victory over a former general in July's election marked the first time in the young democracy's history that a president was elected from outside the established military and political elite.

2) Govt brings in ordinance to e-auction cancelled coal mines: In a move to decide the fate of coal blocks that were de-allocated by the Supreme Court recently, the government on 20 Oct 2014 proposed an ordinance to allow e-auction of mines to private players while adding that state-run companies would be allocated mines directly. The process would be completed in three-four months, finance minister Arun Jaitley said, adding that proceeds of the auction would go directly to states where respective mines are located.

3) World Osteoporosis Day observed: World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. Organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), World Osteoporosis Day involves campaigns by national osteoporosis patient societies from around the world with activities in over 90 countries. Osteoporosis is a disease that gradually weakens bones, making them fragile, able to break very easily. Fractures may occur after a small fall, as a result of a sneeze, and even bending over to tie a shoelace.

4) Govt forms panel to frame bankruptcy code: The government has set up a committee to frame bankruptcy law to enable entrepreneurs to close down unviable businesses. The committee under T K Vishwanathan, former Law Secretary, will study the corporate bankruptcy legal framework in India and submit a report by February next year, Finance Ministry said in a statement. Finance Minster Arun Jaitley in 2014-15 Budget had announced that an entrepreneur friendly legal bankruptcy framework would be developed for SMEs to enable easy exit.

5) Nigeria declared Ebola-free by WHO: One of the worst affected countries with Ebola - Nigeria, has been declared disease free. The World Health Organisation declared that Nigeria has successfully contained the virus that has killed more than 4,500 people till now and is steadily spreading across the globe. Africa's most populous country has seen eight deaths due to an outbreak which saw 20 people infected. 

6) 123-year-old Mohammedan Sporting Club to shut down: As football fans in India welcomed the birth of a new tournament in Indian Super League (ISL) last week, Monday (October 20) marked the end of one of the country's oldest clubs - Mohammedan Sporting Club. The 123-year-old Mohammedan Sporting Club in Kolkata has decided to shut down due to financial crisis. Founded in 1891, Mohammedan Sporting Club is one of the oldest clubs in India. The players had not received their salaries for the last three months, according to reports. The club's last major titles came in 2013 when it won the Durand Cup and IFA Shield.

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Karnataka Circle: Result of PA/SA Direct Recruitment 2013-14-Post Division Wise Allotment of Candidates

Friends.. Karnataka Postal Circle has published the Division Wise Allotment of Candidates who have been selected for the post of PA/SA 2013-14, result of which have already been published on 10.10.2014. You can check the Division wise allotment from the below link.

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PA/SA Results 2014: Haryana Circle

Friends.. Haryana Postal Circle has published the list of candidates selected under recruitment of Postal Assistant (Post Office/Circle Office/SBCO) and Sorting Assistant for the year 2013 & 2014. You can check the results from below link. Congratulations to all selected candidates!!

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19th October 2014 Current Affairs Updates

1) BJP to form govt in Haryana, emerges as single largest party in Maharashtra: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed to power in Haryana on Sunday and was set to form the government in Maharashtra as well, in a verdict that underlined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's indisputable role in helping expand the party's national footprint. Both victories are historic for the BJP. In Haryana, where the party had never been a force, it won 47 seats in a 90-member assembly to take power on its own. In Maharashtra, it emerged as the single largest party, bagging 122 seats in the 288-member House — which is enough to form a coalition government on its own terms.

2) Pritam Munde creates new record, won by record 6.96 lakh vote margin: Bhartiya Janta Party nominee for the Beed Lok Sabha by-election Dr Pritam Munde-Palve has created new records by winning the Beed LS seat by a whopping margin of 6.96 lakh votes against her nearest rival Congress nominee and former minister Ashok Patil. In the 2004 LS poll, CPI-M candidate from Arambagh (West Bengal) Anil Basu demolished his rival with the highest ever victory margin of 5,92,502 votes. Also in the recent LS election PM Narendra Modi had won by margin of 5.70 lakh votes from Vadodara. Setting a new record in poll history Dr Munde polled 9,22,416 votes against Patil's 2,26,095 votes, leading to the rest of the 10 candidates forfeiting their deposit.

3) India clinched Sultan of Johor Cup: A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the U-21 hockey tournament. Amon Mirash Tirkey (22nd), Affan Yusof (52) and Manpreet (64th) were the goal-scorers for India who made up for last year’s defeat in the final against Germany. India were the deserving winners on a day when Malaysia failed to find the spark that had seen them make the final with relative ease. India drew first blood in the 22nd minute when Tirkey scored after a fine run on the left by Kothajit Singh.

 

4) Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games open: South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hung Won and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven were amongst the dignitaries on Saturday (18 October) who attended the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. In a colourful laser light show and presentation which carried the theme “Impossible Drives Us”, the ceremony welcomed 2,500 athletes from 41 countries who will compete in 23 sports over the next seven days.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 18 October 2014

1) Union Cabinet deregulated diesel price, approves new gas price formula: In much-awaited reform, the government on Saturday deregulated diesel prices, a move that will result in cut of Rs 3.37 per litre in diesel price. Finance minister Arun Jaitely said the Cabinet in its meeting decided to deregulate or free diesel prices. As a result, retail diesel rates will now reflect international movement in oil prices. This is the first reduction in diesel rates in over five years. Diesel rates were last cut on January 29, 2009 when they were reduced by Rs 2 a litre to Rs 30.86.

2) Karur Vysya Bank gets IDRBT award: Karur Vysya Bank has bagged the Best Bank Award for Business Intelligence Initiatives among small banks. The bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive, K Venkataraman, received the award from the Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram G Rajan. The IDRBT(Institute for Development and Research in Banking) Banking Technology Excellence award is for 2013-14. IDRBT has recognised KVB for this award for the sixth year in a row. 

3) New Twitter feature allows users to listen to music: Twitter will now allow users to play podcasts, music and other audio clips direct from their timelines for the first time, the microblogging site has said. The social networking site has added a new feature to allow its users to listen music directly from the twitter stream on mobile devices. “The world’s most influential musicians and media producers already share unique audio content through Twitter every day. Today we’re introducing a new way for you to experience audio directly on Twitter,” Twitter said in a blog post.

4) Corporation Bank launched ‘e-Mandate’ service: To provide robust platform for large volume of repetitive payments, Corporation Bank has launched the ‘e-Mandate’ (digital mandate) service. A press release by the bank said that the ‘e-Mandate’ service will be beneficial to the utility companies for monthly subscriptions/bill payments; insurance companies for premium payment by policy holders; NBFCs and other finance companies for instalment payments; education institutions for school fee payment; and manufacturing companies. Now most of these transactions are done either through post-dated blank cheques or through Electronic Clearing Services (ECS). Both the above payment modes involve physical handling and movement of paper-based instruments such as cheques and mandate (in ECS).

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