Page-2 of Current Affairs - September, 2009
India’s first Islamic bank will open in Kerala by 2010
What is a Islamic Bank? Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law (Sharia) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Orissa government signs MOU with SBI for Electronic benefit transfer for NREGA
September 23, 2009: With an aim to achieve financial inclusion and provide door step banking to the rural people, the Orissa government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the public sector State Bank of India (SBI) for implementing ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
RBI’s Financial Literacy Drive Programme for Financial Inclusion
The idea behind the Financial inclusion is that all people or every household in the country must have an operative account in a bank. To achieve 100 per cent financial inclusion across the country,Reserve Bank of India has decided to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Mini Current Affairs Current Affairs : Awards September 2009
September 18, 2009: Castrol Awards for Cricketing ExcellenceRahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir were presented Castrol Awards on September 18, 2009. Gundappa Vishwanath was given the Castrol Lifetime Achievement award. September 19, 2008: ‘Mukhaputa’ bags two international ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Mini Current Affairs : Current Affairs : Business & Economy
August 13, 2009: Urban horticulture scheme of Indian Overseas BankIndian Overseas Bank has introduced a new scheme IOB-Urban Horticulture.What is this scheme about?A loan can be availed (minimum loan amount is Rs. 10,000 and it may go up to Rs. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
India’s Global roadshows for Hydrocarbon projects
What are these roadshows? Minister of State for Petroleum Jitin Prasad was recently in North America for shows in tour for promotion & atttraction of investment in India;s petroleum assets. Rounds of auction are held. Here is a summary of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Current Issues : North Korea : A Chameleon or A Change Agent
Recently North Korea has made a series of rare, compromising motions which might have pacified the regional tension to some extent. This article deals with the chronicle of quick shifts in North Korea’s diplomatic and nuclear dealings.North Korea : Geographical ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Current Article : Visit of Nepali Premier to India
Recently Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal was in India for a 5 days goodwill visit from August 18 to 22. This was the first official visit of Nepal premier after assuming the office of the Prime Minister on May ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Current Article: New Notice on Investment in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Background of the situation: The MSE sector in India has around 26 million (2.6 crore) units in which employ about 60 million (6 crore) people. After declaring Industrial Policy in July 1991, Government of India announced a policy towards the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2009
Global Competitiveness Report 2009-10
The Global Competitiveness Report is a report annually published by the World Economic Forum since 1979. This report “assesses the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their citizens. This in turn depends on how productively a ..