Current Affairs For Bank, IBPS Exams - 27 May, 2015

Current Affairs for BANK, IBPS Exams

27 May 2015

Secunderabad railway station takes a digital leap

Secunderabad railway station became the first in the South Central Railway and the sixth across Indian Railways to offer free WiFi for 30 minutes to passengers.
Telangana Minister for Information Technology K.T. Rama Rao also said that in a year, the City of Pearls would turn into a WiFi hub, a much-awaited announcement made after the birth of the new State.
Secunderabad station got the facility after Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi and Varanasi.

‘Four Indians among world’s 100 most powerful women’

SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media Chair Shobhana Bhartia are among the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to the Forbes’ annual list which is topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The top 10 include US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (2), philanthriopist Melinda Gates (3), Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (3), GM CEO Mary Barra (5), IMF Chief Christine Lagarde (6), Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (7), Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg (8), YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki (9) and US First Lady Michelle Obama (10).
The 59-year-old Bhattacharya has been ranked 30th on the list, followed by Kochhar on the 35th spot, Mazumdar-Shaw (85) and newcomer on the list Bhartia is on the 93rd spot.

Tech Mahindra Q4 net profit down 23 per cent

Impacted by wage hike and currency fluctuations, Tech Mahindra Ltd., India’s fifth largest software services company, has reported a 23 per cent fall in the (consolidated) net profit at Rs.472 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to Rs.614 crore during the same period last year. Revenue from services increased to Rs.6,117 crore from Rs.5,058 crore in the same period last year, up 21 per cent.

PM Modi launches 'Kisan TV' for farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Kisan TV’on 26th may 2015 at a function held in Vigyan Bhawan.
In his address, PM stressed on the need for improving farmers’ condition in the country. After coming to power, the NDA government had announced that it will launch a 24—hour TV channel for farmers.

Rajnish Kumar takes over as fourth MD of SBI

Country’s largest lender State Bank of India the government has appointed Rajnish Kumar as the Managing Director - Compliance and Risk department.
The post was lying vacant since November last year after the then MD A Krishna Kumar retired.
“In my new assignment, I will be looking after a new department - compliance and risk, which has been created for the first time by the bank. My focus will be on technology up gradation and providing skill development,” he said.
Prior to this, Kumar was managing director and CEO of SBI Capital Market (SBI Caps).

Al Rajwani appoint new MD & CEO of P&G India

Procter & Gamble India (P&G) has appointed Al Rajwani as the new managing director & CEO with the current incumbent Shantanu Khosla deciding to move on from the company with effect from June 30, 2015.
Khosla has been at the helm of P&G India for 13 years.
Rajwani, who is a US citizen of Indian origin, has more than 34 years' experience working for P&G in a variety of product supply, marketing and general management positions in the US, Canada, China, Korea and Arabian Peninsula.

CEAT Awards given away

The award winners:

International Cricketer of the Year: Kumar Sangakkara;
Domestic Cricketer of the Year: R. Vinay Kumar;
Indian Cricketer of the Year: Ajinkya Rahane;
T20 Player of the Year: Dwayne Bravo;
International Batsman of the Year: Hashim Amla;

International Bowler of the Year: Rangana Herath;
Popular Choice award: Kieron Pollard
;Special Award: Rohit Sharma;
Young Player of the Year: Deepak Hooda.