Current Affairs For Bank, IBPS Exams - 15 February, 2014

Current Affairs For Bank, IBPS Exams

Uncertainty gripped privatisation of six major airports, including those of Chennai and Kolkata, as the bidding has been deferred again, till the middle of March.
This is the third time the process has been postponed midway, putting a question mark over the exercise, which started in November last.
The process was hit by questions over the drafting of the concession agreement, which would have to be signed by the selected private company.
The due date for the Request for Qualification had earlier been pushed from January-end to February 17 for the Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Guwahati airports, and to February 12 for Jaipur and Ahmedabad. These dates have been pushed further to March 17.
Now, it seems the bids will be opened only after the general election as the model code of conduct is likely to come into force by early March.

Gold and silver prices extended gains for the third straight day in the national capital on sustained buying by stockists for the wedding season and a firming global trend.
While gold inched up by Rs 5 to Rs 30,985 per 10 grams, silver spurted by Rs 1,000 to Rs 47,000 per kg.
Traders said sustained buying by stockists for the ongoing wedding season along with a firming global trend mainly kept gold and silver prices higher for the third straight day.
Gold in New York, which normally sets the price trend on the domestic front, rose by 1.4 per cent to $1,318.60 an ounce and silver jumped 5 per cent to $21.42 an ounce.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity added Rs 5 each to Rs 30,985 and Rs 30,785 per 10 grams, respectively. It had gained Rs 230 in last two trades.
Silver gained Rs 1,060 in the previous two sessions.It flared up by Rs 1,000 to Rs 88,000 for buying and Rs 89,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

Defending champion Anirban Lahiri gave a spirited charge on the final round with a card of four under 68 but Sri Lankan golfer Mithun Perera came up with a resolute one-under 71 to win the PGTI Eagleburg Open, his second title in two weeks.
Perera signed off with a tournament total of 22-under 266 to register a three-shot win despite Lahiri’s brilliant show.
Local favourite Lahiri secured runner-up position after ending up with a total of 19-under 269.

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, just two weeks after retiring from a successful 30-year reign.
The Hall of Fame Committee has acknowledged Stern’s contributions to the NBA during his three decades as chief.