Daily Current Affairs Capsule: 20th - 23rd October, 2015 Categories : Daily Current Affairs Capsules Date : October 24, 2015 GKToday brings you the daily current affairs round up to help you prepare for the IBPS-PO and SBI Exams. Daily Current Affairs 2015: 20th-23rd October, 2015 Today s Current Affairs are as follows: INDIA PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Andhra Pradesh s new capital city Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone Amaravati, a new capital city of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of 1 / 12
Get free study material IBPSN.PO, IBPS Clerk and IBPS examsparticipated along with Andhra Pradesh Chieffor Minister Chandrababu Naidu along with RRB other guests in the rituals to mark laying foundation. IBPS Recruitment newsthefor IBPS Exam 2015 Alok Rawat becomes first male member of National Commission for Women Senior IAS officer Alok Rawat became first male person to be appointed as member of National Commission for Women (NCW). His appointment fills the fourth seat in the five-member body that seeks to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women. Alok Rawat is 1977 batch IAS officer of Sikkim. Sam Pitroda s autobiography Dreaming Big- My Journey to Connect India released Autobiography of Sam Pitroda named Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India has been 2 / 12
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The Union Ministry of Urban Development on 22 October 2015 gave its nod to the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). The approved Action Plans have a total of 143 projects in 89 AMRUT cities in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The State Annual Action Plans (SAAP) worth 2786.28 crore rupees were cleared by interministerial Apex Committee of AMRUT for 89 cities in the three states. It is for the first time that the Urban Development Ministry approved state level plans unlike the past practice of appraising and approving individual projects. INTERNATIONAL Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe awarded 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been awarded 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China. The Prize is dubbed as Chinese equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been chosen for this edition of prize for his inspirational leadership and service to panafricanism and African independence. The prize also has recognised his efforts to overcome difficulties of all kinds and his commitments for constructing his nation s political and economic order. Justin Trudeau elected as Canada s new PM 4 / 12
Justin Trudeau of Liberal Party has been elected as 23rd Prime Minister of Canada. With this Justin Trudeau (age 43 years) became the second youngest Prime Minister of Canada and the first to follow a parent into office. NATO launched military exercise Trident Juncture in Italy North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and partner nations on 19 October 2015 launched the Alliance s Trident Juncture military exercise at the Trapani air force base in Italy. 5 / 12
Get free study material foronibps PO, IBPS Clerk and IBPS RRB exams along with Trident Juncture will end 6 November 2015. The three week news long intensive training involves IBPS Recruitment for IBPS Exam 201536000 troops from more than 30 nations across Italy, Spain and Portugal. CORPORATE/ECONOMY Reliance AMC to acquire Goldman Sachs AMC for Rs 243cr In its first ever acquisition, Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM) today announced takeover of global giant Goldman Sachs' mutual fund business in India for Rs 243 crore in an allcash deal as yet another foreign player exits the Rs 13 lakh crore Indian MF market. The deal, under which RCAM will acquire all 12 onshore mutual fund schemes of Goldman Sachs Asset Management India with total asset under management of Rs 7132 crore. Snapdeal appointed Anup Vikal as CFO 6 / 12
E-commerce firm Snapdeal on 20 October 2015 appointed Anup Vikal as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Vikal replaced Aakash Moondhra, who had quit the company in October 2015. Before joining Snapdeal, Vikal was working as the CFO of Aircel since January 2013. FINANCE RBI issues direction on implementation of Gold Monetisation Scheme 2015 7 / 12
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 October 2015 issued a Direction to all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) on implementation of the Gold Monetisation Scheme, 2015 notified by the Union Government. The RBI issued the direction to banks in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The GMS 2015 will replace the existing Gold Deposit Scheme, 1999. Bank of Baroda first PSU bank to join Chillr platform Bank of Baroda has become the second bank after HDFC Bank to join the Chillr payment platform which enables peer-to-peer payment through a mobile application. 8 / 12
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Yuki Bhambri on Monday cracked the coveted top-100 bracket by achieving a career-best rank of 99, a reflection of his consistent progress in the last few months. In his last three ATP Challenger tournaments, the 23-year-old Yuki won the Shanghai Challenger, was a runner-up in Taiwan and ended a semifinalist at the USD 125000 Tashkent event last week. Anirban Lahiri wins Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award 10 / 12
Anirban Lahiri added another feather to his already crowded cap by winning the inaugural Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award. As part of Hilton Worldwide's newest partnership with the region's Tour, the Asian Tour Hilton Golfer of the Month award aims to recognise outstanding efforts of Asian Tour members both at home and abroad. Sehwag retired from all forms of International Cricket, IPL 11 / 12
Indian cricketer Virender Shewag on 20 October 2015 retired from all forms of international Cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). Sehwag revealed his decision after signing up to play in 2016 Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Dubai. Masters Champions League, a UAE-based Twenty20 tournament requires its participants to have retired from all international formats. VK Malhotra appointed as head of the All India Council of Sports The Union Government on 19 October 2015 named veteran sports administrator Vijay Kumar Malhotra as the President of the All India Council of Sports. His position will be in the rank of Minister of State. The council also includes former sportspersons, including PT Usha, Limba Ram, N Kunjarani Devi, IM Vijayan, Baichung Bhutia and P Gopichand. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 12 / 12