Daily Current Affairs 14th December, 2017

Daily Current Affairs 14 December 2017 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams.

NATIONAL NEWS

PM Narendra Modi dedicates scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous Scorpene-class submarine Kalvari into the Navy at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard. The 1,565-tonne INS Kalvari is India’s first new diesel-electric submarine in 17 years and will be followed by five other Scorpene submarines under the ₹23,000-crore “Project-75”. Named after the first Foxtort-class submarine, INS Kalvari was inducted into the Navy on December 8, 1967.

Home ministry releases Rs 174 crore to six states for border development

The home ministry has released Rs 174 crore to six states having an international border for development of infrastructure in forward areas.

  • The states that will be benefited include Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Priority will be given to those villages which are identified by border guarding forces for speedy development of infrastructure.

India hosted 4th India-Australia-Japan trilateral meeting

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar hosted the 4th India-Australia-Japan trilateral meeting with his Australian and Japanese counterparts in New Delhi. Issues of maritime security, counter terrorism and economic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region were discussed.

Delhi Govt sets up panel to suggest norms for private hospitals

The Delhi government under Dr. Kirti Bhushan set-up a nine-member expert committee to look into the functioning of private hospitals and nursing homes and recommend norms to be followed the clinics, including capping the profit margin on medicines and consumables.

Telangana develops app to connect citizens, technicians

The Telangana government has announced to launch a mobile application ‘Urban Genie’ which will enable citizens in urban areas across the state to find certified technicians and workers. The service will be available in over 70 municipal towns and cities. Job seeking technicians can also register themselves with the app, following which the government will provide training.

Japan to offer grant for vocational training centre in Rajasthan

Japan has decided to offer a grant worth 8.4 million Yen for the construction of a vocational training centre for poor women and youth in Rajasthan’s Baran district. The Grant Assistance for development projects are designed to meet the diverse basic human needs of the people in developing countries.

Fino Payments Bank signs Rajcomp as business correspondent

Fino Payments Bank has signed up Rajasthan government’s Rajcomp as its corporate business correspondent to give banking services to people in the state.

  • Under the agreement, all the 55,000 e-Mitra points of Rajcomp across the state will act as banking points of Fino Payments Bank.


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

World Bank to stop funding oil, gas projects from 2019

The World Bank announced that it will stop financing oil and gas exploration and extraction from 2019, seeking to boost the global economy’s shift to cleaner energy.

Norway becomes 1st nation to shut national broadcasts on FM

Norway became the world’s first country to shut down national broadcasts of its FM network by completing its transition to digital radio. The transition concerns only national radio channels.



BANKING & FINANCE

AIIB approves USD 335 mn loan for Bangalore metro project

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD 335 million loan to finance a 100-per cent electric metro rail project in Bangalore.

  • This investment in the Bangalore Metro Rail Project?Reach 6 (R6) is AIIBs first metro project and its first joint financing partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

RBI imposes restrictions on Corporation Bank as its bad loans crosses 10%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed certain restrictions on Corporation Bank on carrying out banking activities as its share of bad loans rose sharply. This makes Corporation Bank eighth bank to face restriction in a span of 10 months.

  • Once PCA is triggered the bank faces restrictions on expenses such as opening branches, recruiting staff and giving increments to employees. Further, the bank can disburse loans only to those companies whose borrowing is above investment grades.


SPORTS

Sachin Siwach named Asian Boxing Confederation’s youth boxer of year

World youth champion Sachin Siwach has been named the Asian Boxing Confederation’s best youth boxer of the year after winning an online poll conducted by the continental body.

Indore to host Ranji Trophy finals 2017-18

The Holkar Stadium in Indore is all set to host the final of the Ranji Trophy of the 2017-18 season. The final will be played between December 29 and January 2.



AWARDS

Lucknow’s Jitesh Singh Deo named Mr India 2017

Jitesh Singh Deo from Lucknow was declared the winner of the 2017 Mr India pageant. Indian footballer Prathamesh Maulingkar won the title of Mr India Supranational and will compete at Mr Supranational 2018. Abhi Khajuria was declared the first-runner up while Pavan Rao was the second runner-up. Actress Kangana Ranaut felicitated the winners.



OBITUARY

Actor, director Neeraj Vora passes away

Actor-director Neeraj Vora, who starred in films like ‘Baadshah’ and ‘Hello Brother’, passed after battling coma for a year.



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