Dear Aspirants,
Current affairs are the most important part for the banking exams. You can score more in less time if you have good knowledge of the same. You can be perfect in it by reading daily and note them down in a notebook and revise them daily also read any newspapers on daily basis. Also you can use apps of the newspapers to get instant updates.
Here I'm providing you Today's news summary that will help you in exams.
1. World Day of Social Justice - February 20th
Theme : Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work
NATIONAL:
2.Nepal offered ₹ 2,280-crore loans by India for infrastructure development :
India has committed soft loans amounting to $340 million (around ₹ 2,280 crore) to Nepal for infrastructure projects.
Country : Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Nepalese rupee
Prime minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
3.Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram celebrates Statehood Day today :
State : Mizoram
Capital : Aizawl
CM : Lal Thanhawla
Governor : Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma
State : Arunachal Pradesh
Capital : Itanagar
CM : Takam Pario
Governor : Padmanabha Acharya
4.Extra rake for transporting onions from Nashik to be operated by Central Railways :
Central Railway will operate another freight train, in addition to existing three, from Nashik in Maharashtra for transportation of onions to other parts of country.
5.Delhi-bound Kalindi Express collides with freight train at Tundla.
6.Tamil Nadu CM announces various offers after winning the trust vote :
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy has announced that 500 of the state run liquor shops would be wound up with immediate effect.
He has signed orders for distribution of mopeds for 1 lakh women with 50 percent subsidy with the ceiling of 20,000 rupees per beneficiary this year. He also said under the Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme, expectant mothers would be doled out 18000 rupees each as against 12000 rupees now for the first two live births.
State : Tamil Nadu
Capital : Chennai
CM : K Palaniswamy
Governor : C. Vidyasagar Rao (additional charge)
7.Madhya Pradesh today celebrates Khajuraho Dance Festival :
State : Madhya Pradesh
Capital : Bhopal
CM : Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor : Om Prakash Kohli (Additional charge)
8.Land for 9 thematic cities alloted by Andhra govt :
Andhra Pradesh government has allocated lands for the construction of nine thematic cities in the new capital Amaravathi.
The government has announced allocation of 11,574 acres of land for the construction of Tourism thematic city in Amaravathi, 8,547 acres for Knowledge city, 6,582 for Electronic city, 6,511 for Health city, 5,168 for Finance city, 5,107 for Media city, 4,150 for Sports city, 3,438 for Judiciary and 2,702 for the construction of Administrative city.
State : Andhra Pradesh
Capital : Amaravathi
CM : N. Chandrababu Naidu
Governor : E. S. L. Narasimhan
INTERNATIONAL
9.Mohammed Alsheikh of Palestinian breaks contortion world record :
Thirteen-year-old Mohammed Alsheikh from Palestine broke the world record for the 'Most full body revolutions maintaining a chest stand in one minute'.
BANKING NEWS:
10. RBI has increased weekly withdrawal limit of Savings account to ₹ 50,000 :
Organisation : Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor : Urjit Patel
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
11. Purchase of jewellery for more than ₹ 2 lakh by cash will be charged 1% Tax :
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
12.Dragon spacecraft of SpaceX successfully launched ISS :
Elon Musk-led space exploration startup SpaceX on Sunday successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft which will deliver nearly 2,500 kg of cargo to International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. Dragon spacecraft is also carrying strains of the
APPOINTMENTS:
13.Shurhozelie Liezietsu becomes the new CM of Nagaland :
State : Nagaland
Capital : Kohima
CM : Liezietsu
Governor : Padmanabha Acharya
SPORTS NEWS:
14.Tymal Mills becomes the highest bided bowler in IPL history for ₹ 12 cr :
England's Tymal Mills became the most expensive bowler in IPL history after the Royal Challengers Bangalore bought the 24-year-old for ₹ 12 crore during this year's auction on Monday.
IPL 2017 Auction : Ben Stokes the highest bided player of the edition for ₹ 14.5cr :
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive overseas player in the IPL history after the Rising Pune Supergiants bought the player for ₹ 14.5 crore
15. Announces made by Afridi on his retirement from international cricket :
16. Rotterdam tennis title won by Tsonga :
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has claimed the Rotterdam tennis title.
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