Current Affairs 1st July 2013 Daily GK Updates. These Current Awareness Points will help you for prepration of upcoming Bank Exams, Entrence tests or interviews.
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1. Today is DoctorsDay, to honour legendary physician and ex-CM of West Bengal Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
2. CA Day: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India celebrated its 65th Foundation Day.
3. Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union at midnight Sunday (1 July), a decade after it started the process and less than 20 years after the end of its war of independence from Yugoslavia.
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 30 June 2013 signed into law a measure that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality.
5. India's first regional navigational satellite IRNSS -1A is ready to be launched at the wee hours from Sathish Dhawan Spaceentre,Sriharikota,120 kms from Chennai.
6. The State Bank of Travancore Monday launched a new service for its customers - Doorstepbanking. Customers who opt for this service have to just ring up the bank and inform it that money has to be deposited and soon the bank's vehicle along with its staff will arrive at the doorstep to collect the amount. The minimum pick- up will beRs. 5 lakh and the maximum would be Rs. 20 million.
7. The government has approved private sector lender Yes Bank's proposal to increase foreign holdings in the company to 60 percent that is likely to result in overseas equity inflow of Rs. 2,650 crore.
8. DelhiMetro on Monday took over operations of Airport Express Line after Reliance Infra announced its pull out from the service.
9. O3b Networks, whose name represents the other 3 billion in month of June 2013, launched a series of satellites which is supposed to provide fast, cheap Internet and phone service to remote areas in 180 countries.
10. Arunendra Kumar given additional charge of Railway Board Chairman.
11. The government has approved setting up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector.
12. Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan are now part of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Their inclusion was on Monday approved by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB).
13. Suresh Kalmadi was on Monday ousted as President of the Asian Athletics Association, losing the re-election bid to Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad on the opening day of the continental body’s two-day Congress in Pune.
14. Mark Weinberger has become the global chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young, the professional services organization.
15. INS Trikand, built in Russia, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy.
16. Brazil beat world champion Spain by 3-0 in confederationsCup. Fernando José Torres of Spain was awarded with the Golden Boot Award, while Fred of Brazil won the Silver Boot Award. The Bronze Boot Award was given away to Neymar. In another match Italy defeated Uruguay on penalties and secured the third place.
17. Celkon Mobile Cup Tri-Series: West Indies beat India by one wicket in an exciting finish
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1. Today is DoctorsDay, to honour legendary physician and ex-CM of West Bengal Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
2. CA Day: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India celebrated its 65th Foundation Day.
3. Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union at midnight Sunday (1 July), a decade after it started the process and less than 20 years after the end of its war of independence from Yugoslavia.
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin on 30 June 2013 signed into law a measure that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality.
5. India's first regional navigational satellite IRNSS -1A is ready to be launched at the wee hours from Sathish Dhawan Spaceentre,Sriharikota,120 kms from Chennai.
6. The State Bank of Travancore Monday launched a new service for its customers - Doorstepbanking. Customers who opt for this service have to just ring up the bank and inform it that money has to be deposited and soon the bank's vehicle along with its staff will arrive at the doorstep to collect the amount. The minimum pick- up will beRs. 5 lakh and the maximum would be Rs. 20 million.
7. The government has approved private sector lender Yes Bank's proposal to increase foreign holdings in the company to 60 percent that is likely to result in overseas equity inflow of Rs. 2,650 crore.
8. DelhiMetro on Monday took over operations of Airport Express Line after Reliance Infra announced its pull out from the service.
9. O3b Networks, whose name represents the other 3 billion in month of June 2013, launched a series of satellites which is supposed to provide fast, cheap Internet and phone service to remote areas in 180 countries.
10. Arunendra Kumar given additional charge of Railway Board Chairman.
11. The government has approved setting up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector.
12. Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan are now part of the National Capital Region (NCR).
Their inclusion was on Monday approved by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB).
13. Suresh Kalmadi was on Monday ousted as President of the Asian Athletics Association, losing the re-election bid to Qatar’s Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad on the opening day of the continental body’s two-day Congress in Pune.
14. Mark Weinberger has become the global chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young, the professional services organization.
15. INS Trikand, built in Russia, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad, Russia by Vice Admiral R K Dhowan, the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy.
16. Brazil beat world champion Spain by 3-0 in confederationsCup. Fernando José Torres of Spain was awarded with the Golden Boot Award, while Fred of Brazil won the Silver Boot Award. The Bronze Boot Award was given away to Neymar. In another match Italy defeated Uruguay on penalties and secured the third place.
17. Celkon Mobile Cup Tri-Series: West Indies beat India by one wicket in an exciting finish
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