APPSC Group 1 & Group 2 Recruitment Notifications 2019 out

Friends, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released the most awaited recruitment notifications for Group I and Group II services for the year 2019. There are 169 vacancies in Group 1 services and 446 vacancies in Group 2 services. Graduation is the basis qualification to apply for these posts. You can apply online from the official website of the Andhra Pradesh Commission (https://psc.ap.gov.in). Check complete details below. All the Best :)

Important Dates for Group 1 Recruitment 2019

• Starting Date of Online Registration : 7th January 2019
• Last Date for Online Registration : 28th January 2019
• Last Date for Fee Payment : 27th January 2019
• Date of Screening Test : 10th May 2019
• Date of Main Exam : 10th to 22nd June 2019

Check the Group 1 Services Official Notification from HERE

Important Dates for Group 2 Recruitment 2019

• Starting Date of Online Registration : 10th January 2019
• Last Date for Online Registration : 31st January 2019
• Last Date for Fee Payment : 30th January 2019
• Date of Screening Test : 5th May 2019
• Date of Main Exam : 18th, 19th July 2019

Check the  Group 2 Services Official Notification from HERE

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31st December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (31st December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 31st December 2018

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National Current Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Port Blair officially announced the renaming of three islands in Andaman & Nicobar. 
• They are :
  
• Ross Island will now be called Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
• Neil Island will now be called Shaheed Dweep
• Havelock Island will now be called Swaraj Dweep
• Modi also hoisted a 150-feet-high national flag at Port Blair.
• The new government of Rajasthan has abolished the condition of a minimum educational qualification to contest local body elections. 
• The cabinet also decided on holding the election of mayors and chairman’s in corporations through the direct system instead of the indirect method introduced by the previous government.

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Top 10 Hindu Editorials of the year 2018 with Meanings (Pdf Download)

Friends, due to my mother's ill health, I had to stay in a remote villiage with no internet connection. So I was unable to share daily Hindu vocabulary from 15th December. You will get regular Hindu Editorial Vocabulary posts from tomorrow (i.e., 1st January 2019).

Today I am going to give you something special and important. From more than 300 editorials, the HINDU News Paper has picked the Top 10 Best and Most-read editorials of the year 2018 comprising best national and international events happened in the year. Covering various sectors including Banking, Politics, Science & Technology, Defence, these editorials not only help you to brush up your current affairs skills, but also helps you in learning good vocabulary.

So here I am giving you the meanings of these top 10 Hindu editorials. You can download the pdf version of these editorials from below link. Happy Reading :)

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Note : Click on the title to read the Editorial from the HINDU News Paper

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "The plane truth: on Rafale deal row"

• Plane - an aircraft with wings and at least one engine
• Transparency - the quality of being done in an open way without secrets
• Clear the air - to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
• Heated - a heated discussion or argument is one in which people get angry and excited
• Claim - to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof
• Counter - something that you say to reply to a criticism or argument
• Broad - including many different things or people
• Grossly - extremely
• Overvalue - to give something a higher price than it should have
• Tainted - something that is tainted is spoilt by an unpleasant feature or quality that often makes people not want to be involved with it 
• Crony - a friend or supporter, especially of someone powerful
  
• Capitalism - an economic system in which property, businesses, and industry are owned by individual people and not by the government
• Ammunition - bullets, bombs etc that can be fired from a weapon 
• Defence - the system of weapons, equipment, and people that is used to protect a country
• Offset - to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage
• Squarely - in a clear and definite way

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29th & 30th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are the current affairs of 29th & 30th December 2018. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 29th & 30th December 2018

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International Current Affairs

• Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering is on a 3 day visit to India. 
• This is his 1st foreign visit after taking charge as PM of the Himalayan Nation.
• The Visit is significant because it is taking place during the Golden Jubilee year of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.
• Russia has finished building a 60-kilometre security fence separating annexed Crimea from mainland Ukraine. 
• The fence is topped with barbed wire and has various types of sensors, and is also equipped with video surveillance systems.
  
• Note : Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
• German authorities today gave their approval to an $8 billion rail and road tunnel linking Denmark and Germany. 
• The 19-kilometre Fehmarnbelt link comprises a 4-lane motorway and a 2-track railway, and is part-funded by the European Union.
• Saudi Arabia is going to lift the travel ban on Lebanon after a government is formed in Lebanon. 
• Note : Saudi Arabia had imposed a travel ban on Lebanon last year over a political crisis following the resignation of PM Saad Hariri.

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28th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are today's (28th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, today voted 102-2 to dissolve the government, triggering early general elections for April 9, 2019. 
• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier this week his decision to disband his coalition. 
• Netanyahu would be contesting the polls amid allegations of corruption against him and his wife.
  
• Pakistan announced that it would place the name of former President Asif Ali Zardari on the Exit Control List (ECL), thereby barring him from leaving the country, over the ongoing money laundering probe against him. 
• Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur are among those being probed for alleged money laundering through at least 29 fake accounts.

National Current Affairs

• The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, following a debate. 
• The bill proposes to make the method of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice (Triple Talaq) as "unconstitutional" and "arbitrary" and suggests a three-year jail term to husbands who follow the method.  
• Indian Railways has decided to grant 40% fare concession to transgender citizens aged 60 or above.
• This move will come to effect from January 1, 2019. 
• Note : Till now, only men who are 60 years and above, and women aged 58 years and above got the concession.

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25th, 26th & 27th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are the Important Current Affairs updates of 25th, 26th & 27th December 2018. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• The North and South Korea today held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony with an aim to modernise and reconnect severed cross-border rail and road links.
• The construction of the projects would require exemptions from the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United Nations. 
• The projects are part of a move to improve bilateral relations between the Koreas.
• Thailand has become the 1st Southeast Asian nation to legalise the use of marijuana for medical use and research. 
• In a bid to tackle animal exploitation and abuse, the UK has banned pet shops from selling dogs and cats under six months old.  
  

National Current Affairs

• PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated the 4.94-km-long Bogibeel bridge in Assam's Dibrugarh.
• This is India's longest rail-road bridge.
• This bridge will connect the north and south banks of the Brahmaputra and reduce travel time from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh to four hours. 
• It has a serviceable period of around 120 years.
• Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states will have separate High Courts from January 1, 2019. 
• President Ram Nath Kovind today issued orders stating that Andhra Pradesh will have a separate HC which will function from Amravati (capital of the state). 
• Note : Since the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra and Telangana have had a common HC at Hyderabad.

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IBPS PO VIII Main Exam Scores / Marks out

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is going to release the scores of IBPS PO VIII Main online exam by today's evening. You can check your marks / scores secured in IBPS PO VIII Main Online examination from the official website of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (https://ibps.in/) or from below link by entering your Registration No / Roll No and Date of Birth / Password. All the Best :) 

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23rd & 24th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are the Important Current Affairs updates of 23rd & 24th December 2018. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• The government of Burundi has declared Gitega as the country’s new political capital. 
• Bujumbura, the previous capital of Burundi, will serve as the economic capital of the country. 
• President Nkurunziza had made this promise of shifting the capital in 2007 which has been implemented now.
• About Burundi :
• President : Pierre Nkurunziza
• 1st Vice President : Gaston Sindimwo
• 2nd Vice President : Joseph Butore
• Official Languages : Kirundi, French, English
• Currency : Burundian franc
• India and China concluded the 7th edition of ‘Hand-in-Hand’ military exercise in China’s Chengdu city. 

• Note : The  ‘Hand-in-Hand’ military exercise did not take place last year due to prevailing tensions between both sides after 73-day military standoff at Doklam

National Current Affairs

• Kisan Diwas (National Farmers Day) is observed on 23rd December.
• This day is being observed to celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of India. 

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21st & 22nd December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are the Important Current Affairs updates of 21st & 22nd December 2018. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• India and China held the 1st meeting of the high-level people-to-people exchanges mechanism.
• This meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. 
• Both the countries agreed on '10 pillars' of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
• Pakistan has rejected Punjab's request to make Kartarpur (home to Guru Nanak Dev's final resting place) a part of India in a land swap deal. 
• Punjab had planned to offer over 10,000 acres in the Dera Baba Nanak area in exchange for the land.
  
• Danish lawmakers have approved a government-backed proposal to make citizenship applicants shake hands with the official conducting the naturalisation ceremony. 
• The lawmakers argued the gesture, criticised for discriminating against Muslims, represents a mark of respect for the government.  

National Current Affairs

• 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day.
• India observe this day to commemorate 132nd birthday of great Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan who made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.
• He compiled more than 3900 mathematical results and equations. 
• On his 125th birth anniversary in the year 2011, India declared the birthday of Ramanujan, 22 December, as 'National Mathematics Day' and the year 2012 was observed as the National Mathematics Year. 

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20th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are today's (20th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• Today (20th December) is International Human Solidarity Day.
• This day is observed to celebrate unity in diversity. 
• The UN General Assembly, on 22nd December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the Twenty-first century, and in that regard decided to proclaim 20th December each year International Human Solidarity Day.
  
• This day also aims to remind people on the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty. 
• Nevada today became the 1st state in the US with an overall female majority in its legislature.
• This came after Clark County Commissioners appointed Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice Angela Duran to Las Vegas-area legislative seats. 
• Women will hold 32 of the 63 seats in the state's legislature, with over 22 women in the state Assembly and nine women in the state Senate.
• Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned from the post.
• The resignation came as his government was under immense pressure from the opposition over his government’s support for the UN global compact on migration.
• Michel, who became the Prime Minister of Belgium in 2014, was the country’s youngest prime minister since 1841.  

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19th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are today's (19th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• India has been ranked at 108th in the recently released Gender Gap Index 2018 by World Economic Forum. 
• India was ranked at the same position in 2017 rankings as well.
• Top 10 Countries in 2018 Gender Gap Index
• Iceland (for the 10th consecutive year)
• Norway 
• Sweden 
  
• Finland
• Nicaragua 
• Rwanda 
• New Zealand 
• Philippines 
• Ireland 
• Namibia
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary has declared ‘Justice’  as the 2018 Word Of The Year. 
• As per Merriam-Webster says, the word ‘Justice’ is used in many phrases like racial justice, social justice and obstruction of justice.

National Current Affairs

• Today (19th December) is Goa's Liberation Day.
• It was on this day in the year 1961, Goa was liberated from the Portuguese rule after a prolonged freedom struggle and military operation.
• Nation paid tributes to Ram Prasad Bismil & Ashfaqulla Khan, remembering the sacrifices of these revolutionaries .
• These both were hanged on this day (19th December) in the year 1927 by British rulers during Kakori Revolution (Kakori Conspiracy).
• The government has approved the revamped Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) scheme. 
• Under this scheme, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) will be set up in every block where Scheduled Tribes population is more than 50% and has at least 20,000 tribal persons.
• A budget of Rs. 2,242 crore during 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for rolling out this scheme.
• These schools will be run by an Autonomous Society, on the lines of  Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. This society will be under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• The Lok Sabha today passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, which bans commercial surrogacy. 
• The bill allows 'altruistic' surrogacy, which involves an arrangement where the couple does not pay the surrogate mother any compensation other than the medical and insurance expenses related to the pregnancy.
• Moreover, the surrogate mother must be a 'close relative' of the intending couple.
• The Lok Sabha also passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to empower the transgender community in the country by providing them a separate identity. 
• The bill which was introduced in the parliament two years ago has been passed with 27 amendments.
• Aim of this bill : To define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against the transgender community.
• Haryana Government has launched a mobile app named as ‘Shiksha Setu’.
• The ‘Shikhsa Setu’ App will help in bringing transparency in the Education Department and in the administration of colleges in the state. 
• Also, the connectivity between students, parents, teachers and administration will be improved through this mobile application.
• India’s largest Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute (NCI), has opened in Jhajjar, Haryana for public services. 
• The National Cancer Institute will be formally inaugurated in January 2019.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

• The IDFC Bank has merged completely with the non-banking financial company Capital First into a new entity to be called as IDFC First Bank.
• The merger between IDFC Bank and Capital First was announced on 13th January 2018. 
• The new bank i.e. IDFC First bank will have a loan asset book of Rs 1.03 lakh crore.
• Important Note : The founder & chairman of Capital First Ltd, V Vaidyanathan,  has been appointed as the MD & CEO of the newly formed IDFC First bank.

Awards & Honors

• Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor has been named India’s Person of the Year for 2018, by animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). 
• In 2016, Sonam was named PETA India’s Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity.

Deaths

• Famous classical singer Pandit Arun Bhaduri (75) passed away.
• Pandit Bhaduri, considered to be one of the masters of Bengali songs and Bhajans, was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory ailments for quite sometime.

Science & Technology

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched its 35th communications satellite GSAT-7A from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 
• The 2,250-kg satellite would boost Indian Air Force's defence capabilities and interlink its ground radar stations and airbases, thus reducing the reliance on ground-based stations for drones.
• The Kaiga Atomic Power Station (Karnataka) has created a new world record, with one of its units functioning continuously without any interruption for more than 940 days.  
• The previous world record was held by Unit 2 of Heysham of the United Kingdom. 

New Appointments

• CBI's Joint Director M Nageswara Rao, who is currently the interim CBI Director, was promoted to the rank of Additional Director by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. 
• Karandeep Anand, an Indian-origin senior Facebook executive, has been named the Head of Workplace, the social media giant's communications tool for businesses. 

Sports Current Affairs

• Indian professional squash player Joshna Chinappa has won the National Squash Women’s Singles title by defeating Urwashi Joshi in the final match.
• It is Chinappa's 16th National title and with this win, she has equalled the record of Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of winning 16 titles.

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17th & 18th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are the Important Current Affairs updates of 17th & 18th December 2018. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• 17th December is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
• This day calls attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers worldwide, as well as the need to remove the social stigma and discrimination that have contributed to violence against sex workers and indifference from the communities they are part of. 
• 18th December is observed as International Migrants Day.
  
• On 18th December 1990, the UN General Assembly adopted the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families.
• Theme of International Migrants Day 2018 : Migration with Dignity
• New Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is on a 3-day state visit to India.
• This is Solih's 1st foreign trip after he assumed office. 
• During this visit, he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen bilateral ties.
• After the talks, PM Narendra Modi announced $1.4 billion in financial aid to Maldives.
• The two nations signed four pacts, including one on visa facilitation.  

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Meet the Miss Universe 2018 : Catriona Gray

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray (24) has been crowned as the Miss Universe 2018 in the ceremony held at IMPACT Arena, Bangkok, Thailand. Catriona Gray is the fourth Filipino to win the Miss Universe title. Besides being a model, Gray is also a television host and singer. 

Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green was the first runner-up and Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutiérrez was the second runner-up. Angela Ponce (Spain) became the 1st openly transgender contestant to compete for the Miss Universe title. India was represented by Nehal Chudasama , but she couldn't make it to the finals. 

Contestants from 94 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The show was hosted by comedian Steve Harvey and supermodel Ashley Graham. 

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IBPS PO VIII Main Exam Result out

Friends, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the results of IBPS PO VIII Main Online Examination. You can check your IBPS PO VIII Main exam result form the official website of the IBPS or from below link by entering your Registration No / Roll No and Date of Birth / Password. The result display link will remain active from today (17th December 2018) to 24th December 2018. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

Check your IBPS PO VIII Main Exam Result from HERE

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16th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are today's (16th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• The 18th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) was recently held in New Delhi.
• Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Russian Defence Minister  General Sergei Shoigu jointly co-chaired the meeting. 
  
• Both leaders discussed a wide range of issues regarding defence equipment, industry and technological cooperation between India and Russia.
• Issues related to after sales support and upgradation of military equipment of Russian origin were also discussed.

National Current Affairs

• Today (16th December 2018) is Vijay Diwas (Victory Day).   
• We observe this day to remember the martyrs who laid down their lives for the nation during 1971 India-Pakistan war.
• Today is the 49th anniversary of the 1971 India–Pakistan war.
• This is the 1st war after World War-II that the Indian Army won conclusively.
• This is the only war that the independent Indian Army planned, executed and carried out with precision and captured 93,000 prisoners.

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15th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Gr8Ambitionists, here are today's (15th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :) 

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International Current Affairs

• Today (15th December) is International Tea Day.
• This day aims to draw global attention of governments and citize4ns to the impact of the global tea trade on workers, small growers and consumers. 
  
• Note : The 1st International Tea Day was celebrated in New Delhi on 15th December 2005.
• Reversing decades of Middle East policy, the Australian government formally recognised West Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
• Note : Israel regards all of Jerusalem as its capital, including the eastern sector that it annexed after the 1967 Middle East war.
• The German Parliament today approved 'Diverse' as a 3rd gender option on official records. 
• The move followed a ruling by Germany's highest court which required the government to either allow a third gender or to scrap gender classification altogether.  

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Zoramthanga sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Mizoram

The leader of Mizo National Front (MNF) Zoramthanga today sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the northeast Indian state of Mizoram. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor K Rajasekharan. He took the oath in Mizo language. 

Zoramthanga, who has been the Chief Minister of Mizoram twice (1998-2008, 2018), was a close aide of MNF founder Laldenga. He has replaced Lal Thanhawla of Indian National Congress, who worked as the cm of the state during 11th December 2008 to 14th December 2018.

Zoramthanga has said that his first priorities will be to impose "a prohibition on liquor, repair roads and implement Social Economic Development Programme".

About Mizoram :

• Formed on : 20th February 1987
• Capital : Aizawl
• Total Districts : 8
• Chief Minister : Zoramthanga
• Governor : Kummanam Rajasekharan
• Official Language : Mizo

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14th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (14th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 14th December 2018

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International Current Affairs

• Today is World Monkey Day.
• This day was created and popularized by artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin, in order to spread awareness for the animals, and to show love and care for them.
• The US Senate has voted to end US military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's civil war. 
• It is the 1st time either chamber of Congress has backed a resolution to withdraw US forces from a military engagement under the War Powers Act. 
• The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, the two warring parties in Yemen's civil war, have agreed to a ceasefire for the port city of Hodeidah. 
  
• The agreement included the deployment of neutral forces and the establishment of humanitarian corridors. 

National Current Affairs

• Today (14th December) is National Energy Conservation Day.
• This day is observed in India to make people aware about the importance of energy as well as saving or conserving the more energy by using less energy.
• Important Points to Note :
• The Energy Conservation Act in India was executed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the year 2001.
• The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is a constitutional body which comes under Government of India and helps in the development of policies and strategies in order to reduce the energy use.

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Indian Bank PO Main Exam Result, Cutoff Details & Interview Schedule out

Friends, the Indian Bank has released the Main Exam Result, Cutoff Details & Interview Schedule of it's Probationary Officers recruitment 2018. In connection with the Recruitment of Probationary Officers via Admission to PGDBF course offered through MaGE, the bank has conducted online main examination on 4th November 2018. Now the bank has released the Registration Numbers of Candidates shortlisted for interviews. The interviews are scheduled to be held from 27th December 2018 to 2nd January 2019 at 8 centres. You can check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Check cutoff details from HERE

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14th December 2018 Hindu Editorial Vocabulary - PDF Download

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 14th December 2018. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper

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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Time after time: on TRS victory"

• Time after time - again and again
• Victory - an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc
• Bank on something - to expect something or depend on something happening
• Sworn in - when someone is sworn in, they make a formal promise to be honest or loyal, either in a law court or when starting a new official job
• Calculated - planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect
• Advancing - moving forwards or progressing
  
• Motive - a reason for doing something
• Alongside - next to, or together with
• Contender - someone who competes with other people to try to win something
• Gamble - to do something that involves risks that might result in loss of money or failure, hoping to get money or achieve success
• Paid off - if something you have done pays off, it is successful
• Handsomely - very well or to a great degree
• Tally - a record or count of a number of things
• Capitalise on something - to use a situation to your own advantage

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13th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (13th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 13th December 2018

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International Current Affairs

• Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe won a confidence vote in the Parliament today.
• Sri Lanka has been embroiled in a political crisis since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe in October and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa. 
• Rajapaksa, the former Sri Lankan President, has refused to resign despite two no-confidence votes being passed against him.
  
• Japan has picked the kanji character for "Disaster" as its "defining symbol" for the year 2018, following a series of natural disasters that struck the country this year. 
• The symbol, which is chosen by popular vote, best embodies the events that take place in a particular year.

National Current Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 4th edition of Partners’ Forum in New Delhi. 
• The two day international conference is being hosted by the government of India in association with Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and child Health (PMNCH). 
• A total of 1500 participants from across 85 countries are participating to talk about the improvement in the health and well being of women, children and adolescents.

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K Chandrashekar Rao sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana (2nd Term)

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao of the regional party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second term in a row. Telangana Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan.

This comes after the TRS party had staked claim to form the government in the state for the second time after winning 88 seats in the 119-member state assembly. He was unanimously elected leader of the TRS Legislature Party by the newly-elected MLAs yesterday.

Mohammed Mehmood Ali, who was the deputy chief minister in the previous TRS government, took oath as a minister. He is likely to retain the post.

About Telangana

• Formed on : 2nd June 2014
• Capital : Hyderabad
• Total Districts : 31
• Governor : E. S. L Narasimhan
• Chief Minister : K. Chandrashekar Rao
• Official Language : Telugu, Urdu
• State Symbols :
• Emblem : Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Charminar
• Animal : Spotted Deer
• Bird : Indian Roller
• Flower : Senna Auriculata
• Fruit : Mango
• Tree : Prosopis Cineraria
• Sport : Kabaddi

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13th December 2018 Hindu Editorial Vocabulary - PDF Download

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 13th December 2018. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper

Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 13th December 2018 from HERE

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Friends for polls: On Congress's need for more allies"

• Ally - someone who is ready to help you, especially against someone else who is causing problems for you
• Alliance - a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims
  
• Intractable -very difficult or impossible to deal with
• Reconcile - to find a way to make ideas, beliefs, needs etc that are opposed to each other capable of existing together
• Prospective - likely or expected to happen
• Play hard to get - to pretend that you are less interested in someone than you really are as a way of making them more interested in you
• Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
• Reap - to get something as a result of something that you do

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12th December 2018 Daily Current Affairs - PDF Download

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (12th December 2018) Important Current Affairs updates. You can download the pdf version of these current affairs from below link. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 12th December 2018

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International Current Affairs

• The 7th Hand-in-Hand Military exercise between India and China is being held at Chengdu (China). 
• Aim of this Exercise : To improve capabilities of the two armies in fighting terrorism and promote mutual understanding. 
  
• Note : The exercise was held after gap of one year as both the sides were locked in 73-day standoff in Doklam in Sikkim sector of the border in 2017. 
• Myanmar is going to provide visa-on-arrival to Indian tourists entering the country through the international airports of Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay.
• The European Union (EU) has established India’s 1st Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Department of European Studies (DES) at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in New Delhi. 
• It comes with grant of €1,00,000 to pursue India-EU interdisciplinary studies in culture, literature, education and society.
• Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was adopted by 164 nations including India at Intergovermental Conference to adopt this compact held under auspices of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at Marrakesh, Morocco. 
• It is 1st intergovernmental agreement to cover wide-ranging dimensions of international migration in holistic and comprehensive manner and agreed upon by all the UN member states minus United States.
• This compat covers "all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner".

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TIME magazine's Person of the Year 2018 : Guardians (4 journalists and a newspaper)

The TIME magazine has named 'The Guardians', a group of journalists and a news paper, as its 'Person of the Year 2018'.  This group of journalists' work has landed them in jail — or  cost them their lives. The group includes Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, marking the 1st year TIME has chosen a deceased (dead) person as 'Person of the Year'. The others are Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, Reuters' jailed journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, and US newspaper Capital Gazette.

The magazine gave the title – which goes to the person they judge has been the most influential over the past year – to “the Guardians and the War on Truth”. TIME selected the group "for taking great risks in pursuit of greater truths, for the imperfect but essential quest for facts that are central to civil discourse, for speaking up and speaking out." The magazine said the four individuals and the lone newspaper symbolize something bigger than themselves.

About Time Person of the year

Every December, TIME features and profiles a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the events of the year" as the person of the year. Last year The Silence Breakers (#MeToo campaigners) were Time’s ‘Person of the Year’. The Person of the Year is picked by Time editors from among world leaders, artists, corporate czars and organisations who most influenced the news, for better or for worse. 

Brief Intro of TIMES Person of the Year 2018 (Guardians)

• Jamal Khashoggi : Washington Post columnist murdered for his criticism of the Saudi crown prince.
• Maria Ressa : Editor of a Philippine news website renowned for its critical coverage of its president’s controversially violent policies.
• Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo : Two Reuters journalists who were arrested in Myanmar while investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
• The Capital Gazette : The news paper targeted by a gunman who opened fire into the newsroom, killing four journalists and a sales assistant.

Important Points to Note about Time Person of the Year :

• Mahatma Gandhi featured as Times Person of the year for the year 1930.
• The Protester (representation of many global protest movements) featured as the Times person of the year in 2011
• Facebook CEO Features as Times Person of the year 2010
• Barack Obama featured for 2008 and 2012
• You (Represented by the individual content creator on the World Wide Web) featured for the year 2006
• Time Magazine Person of the year 2017 : The Silence Breakers (#MeToo campaigners)  
• Time Magazine Person of the year 2016 : Donald Trump (US President)

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December 2018 : GK & Current Affairs Quiz - Set 2

Who has been recently appointed as the MD & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra ?

Fortnight-long (Two weeks) UN Climate Summit recently held at ?

The government has constituted a 6-member committee to oversee the sale of 149 oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC, Oil India and other explorers. Who is the head of this committee ?

Yes Bank has appointed former IRDAI Chairman as an Independent Director for a period of five years. Name him ?

45th Navy Day was observed in India on ?

Who is the Chief of Naval Staff ?

As per the ratings released by Passport Index, which country has topped the Global Passport Power Rank 2018, emerging as the country with the most powerful passport in world ?

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12th December 2018 Hindu Editorial Vocabulary - PDF Download

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 12th December 2018. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on titles to read Editorials from THE HINDU News Paper

Download PDF Version of Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 11th December 2018 from HERE

Hindu Editorial Topic : "Northern comfort: on Congress's win in Hindi heartland"

• Heartland - the central part of a country
• Enthuse - to make someone interested in something or excited by it
• Run-up - to make something very quickly
• Wilderness - a period of time when you are not as successful as you were previously
• Cheer - if you are cheered by something such as a piece of news, it makes you happier or less worried
  
• Creditable - deserving praise, trust, or respect
• Revival - the process of becoming active, successful, or popular again
• Gear up - to prepare yourself, or to prepare something for an activity or event
• Probably - used for saying that you think something is likely to be true or likely to happen
• Exceed (someone’s) expectations - to be much bigger or better than expected
• Massive - very large or heavy
• On an even keel - operating or happening without problems

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Important Details you should know about new RBI Governor - Shaktikanta Das

A day after the RBI Governor Urjit Patel stepped down, the government today appointed Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch IAS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre, as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, he will become the 25th Governor of the central bank. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment for a period of three years.

Das, who is believed to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was the Economic Affairs Secretary when the prime minister announced demonetization in November 2016. He is currently a member of the Finance Commission of India, and the government’s representative at the Group of 20 summits.

He was India’s Sherpa to G20. During his career as an IAS officer, he served in various capacities for the Indian and Tamil Nadu governments. His appointment comes three days ahead of a crucial meeting of the RBI Board on Friday.

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