1. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Union Ministry of Finance on 31 December 2014 appointed the Managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of four Nationalised Banks.The chiefs were appointed on the recommendations of Appointments Board chaired by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan.
Appointments :
A) R Koteeswaran was appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
B) Animesh Chauhan was appointed as MD and CEO of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).
C) Kishore Kumar Sansi was appointed as MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank.
D) P. Srinivas was appointed as the MD and CEO of United Bank of India.
2. The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, will be called 'NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog' in its new avatar, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that it will replaced by a new body.
3. Technology giant Microsoft sued an Indian company C-Cubed Solution on 30 December 2014 along with several other entities for fraud.
4. Union Government on 30 December 2014 signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 75 million dollar and 1.8 million dollargrant for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP).
5. IAS officer M Sathiyavathy has become first woman to be appointed as Director General (DG) of Directorate General of CivilAviation (DGCA).She will succeed Prabhat Kumar,to become first woman to become the chief aviation regulator for period of three years till 2017.
6. Jangmi, a tropical storm made landfall in northeastern Mindanao Island of Philippines on 28 December 2014
7. Drug firm Lupin received the approval from the United States Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) to market its generic drug Prezista tablets in the US. The tablets with chemical name Darunavir Ethanolate will be used to treat HIV-1 infection .
8. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India .
9. India and Pakistan have exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the agreement on Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan.
10. Eminent Malayalam film director Madhu Kaithapram died in Kozhikode on 29 December 2014 following a brief illness. He was 44
11. Union government has blocked access to 32 websites for carrying anti-Indiaviews and spreading banned terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq andSyria’s (ISIS) propaganda. These websites were blocked after following an advisory given by an anti-terrorismteam.
12. World's smallest goanna lizard species was discovered in Australia.The new species has been named Dampier Peninsula Goanna while its scientific name is Varanus sparnus.
Appointments :
A) R Koteeswaran was appointed as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
B) Animesh Chauhan was appointed as MD and CEO of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).
C) Kishore Kumar Sansi was appointed as MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank.
D) P. Srinivas was appointed as the MD and CEO of United Bank of India.
2. The Planning Commission, which was established in 1950, will be called 'NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog' in its new avatar, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that it will replaced by a new body.
3. Technology giant Microsoft sued an Indian company C-Cubed Solution on 30 December 2014 along with several other entities for fraud.
4. Union Government on 30 December 2014 signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 75 million dollar and 1.8 million dollargrant for Karnataka Integrated Urban Water Management Investment Program (KIUWMIP).
6. Jangmi, a tropical storm made landfall in northeastern Mindanao Island of Philippines on 28 December 2014
7. Drug firm Lupin received the approval from the United States Food and Drugs Administration (USFDA) to market its generic drug Prezista tablets in the US. The tablets with chemical name Darunavir Ethanolate will be used to treat HIV-1 infection .
8. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was renamed as Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India .
9. India and Pakistan have exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the agreement on Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan.
10. Eminent Malayalam film director Madhu Kaithapram died in Kozhikode on 29 December 2014 following a brief illness. He was 44
11. Union government has blocked access to 32 websites for carrying anti-Indiaviews and spreading banned terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq andSyria’s (ISIS) propaganda. These websites were blocked after following an advisory given by an anti-terrorismteam.
12. World's smallest goanna lizard species was discovered in Australia.The new species has been named Dampier Peninsula Goanna while its scientific name is Varanus sparnus.
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