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Weekly One Liner Updates

8th 14th January 2017

Dear readers,
Weekly One Liner Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the Second week (8th 14th) of
January 2017. This file is important for exams like, RBI Assistant, IDBI Assistant Manager, Syndicate Bank, Indian
bank, India Post Payment Bank, IBPS RRB V 2016 Exam and all upcoming Banking & Insurance exams.

Banking & Financial Awareness

1. Indias first international stock exchange India International Exchange has been launched in the city____ Gandhinagar
(Gujrat).
Note:
The new international exchange will provide electronic trading platform for companies that are going
multinational.
The new stock exchange will trade in all the products like the other exchanges in the world such as Singapore,
Hong Kong, London, New York in currency, equities, commodities derivatives.
2. The 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting will be held in the country_____ Switzerland.
Note:
The annual meeting of 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Davos, Switzerland from 17th to 20th
January.
The theme for the 2017 WEF Annual Meeting is "Responsive and Responsible Leadership".
3. The state government will launch e-wallet Tokapoisa.in for cashless transaction in local language____ Assam.
Note:
The state government will launch its indigenously-developed e-Wallet Tokapoisa.in to enable the people of the
state for hassle-free online transactions in local language.
The e-wallet is developed by the Assam Electronics Development Corp. Ltd and is powered by Amrton and ICICI
Bank.
4. Indias GDP growth rate in FY 17(2016-17), as per the latest report of World Bank (WB)____ 7%.
5. Interest rate will be offer by Airtel Payments Bank on savings accounts deposits____7.25%.
Note:
It is the Indias first payments bank and is a fully-digital and paper-free bank.
In it, the accounts will be opened by using e-KYC for which customers Aadhar number will be required.
6. Who has launched a " Fly For Sure" sceme ____ Air India.
Note:
The customer has to pay extra Rs. 2,000 while booking the ticket and get to board any Air India flight on the same
day and same sector.
The voucher will be non-refundable and can be availed on all domestic routes offered by AI.
7. According to data released by the Central Statistics Office, the country's industrial production grew in November 2016 by
___ 5.7%.
8. As per, the January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report of World Bank in 2017 the global economy will accelerate
moderately to___2.7%.
9. The January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report was released by ____ World Bank.

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Important Date

1. The World Hindi Day (WHD) is observed every year on ____ 10th January.
Note:
The day will promote Hindi across the world and to mark the anniversary of first World Hindi Conference
(WHD)which was held in 1975.
2. National Youth Day is celebrated in India on ____12th January.
Note:
The Union Government had declared to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as a National Youth Day every
year from 1985 onwards.
The theme of this years Festival is Youth for Digital India.

New Appointments

1. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)___ Rajesh
Gopinathan.
2. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Flipkart___ Kalyan Krishnamurthy.
3. Who has been sworn as the new President of Nicaragua___ Daniel Ortega.
Note:
He has been sworn-in for a 3rd term as President of Nicaragua with his wife Rosario Murillo as the new Vice
President.
4. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Tata Sons _____Natarajan Chandrasekaran.
Note:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of TCS Chandrasekaran has been appointed as the
new chairman of Tata Sons.
Tata Sons Limited is the holding company of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in these
companies.
It was established as a trading enterprise by Group founder Jamsetji Tata in 1868.
5. Who has been appointed as Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) president____ Ashish Shelar
Note:
He takes over from the former ICC president Sharad Pawar.
Earlier,he was elected as Vice President of Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) in 17th June, 2015.
6. Pakistan's former Chief of Army Staff has been appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Military Alliance is
____ Raheel Sharif.
Important News India

1. The 20th Edition of the National Conference for e-Governance 2016-17 has started in the city___ Visakhapatnam,
(Andhra Pradesh).
Note:
Senior Government Officers, technical experts, academicians and representatives of the industry and NGOs has
participated in the event.
The theme of conference is Internet of Things and e-Governance.
2. The 3rd edition of 2017 National conference Jal Manthan-III was held in the city___ New Delhi.
Note:
The focus of the conference was to on refining policies of the Ministry to make them more people friendly and
responsive to the needs of the states.
3. The worlds largest street light replacement programme of India____ Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP).

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Note:
The SLNP is the worlds largest street light replacement programme, implemented by the Energy Efficiency
Services Limited (EESL).
Presently, the SLNP programme is running in more than 14 states.
This programme save energy of over 20 crore kWh, avoiding capacity of nearly 51 MW and reducing around 1.7
lakh tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per annum.
4. Who has inaugurated the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2017 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar ____
Narendra Modi.
Note:
The purpose of the summit is to provide a platform to debate global economic and social issues on the lines of the
World Economic Forum in Davos.
5. Indias second Kalvari-class Scorpene stealth submarine INS Khanderi has been launched in___Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Note:
Khanderi is named after the Island fort of Maratha forces, which played a vital role in ensuring their supremacy at
sea in the late 17th century.
The submarine is expected to be delivered to Indian Navy by the year end.
6. Indias first-ever solar powered boat Aditya has been launched in the state____Kerala.
Note:
The 'Aditya' is the 75-seater boat fitted with 78 rooftop solar panels.
It will ferry along a 2.5 kilometre route between Vaikom and Thavanakkadavu 22 times a day.
7. SEZ India mobile app has been launched by the union ministry for special economic zones____ Ministry of Commerce
and Industry.
Note:
The app would help the SEZ units and developers to find information easily and track their transactions on SEZ
Online System.
8. The Chinese Mobile handset brand 'Gionee' has signed as the brand ambassador___Virat Kohli.
Note:
He will be joining Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt.
9. The union railway minister Suresh Prabhu has released an Android-based mobile application named app to promote ease
of ticketing through digital transactions_____"IRCTC Rail Connect app".
Note:
Rail Connect has been developed to bring the power of next generation e-ticketing system like high performance
and enhanced security.
The IRCTC Rail Connect will also be inter-connected with IRCTC AIR, Food on Track mobile apps to facilitate the
booking of air tickets and food through e-catering.
10. India successfully test-fired the Guided Pinaka rocket from Integrated Test Range launch pad at ____Chandipur (Odisha).
11. The committee has submitted report on Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) to the Union Government___ Sumit Bose
committee.
Note:
The committee was constituted to study the objective criteria for allocation of resources to States and
identification and prioritization of beneficiaries under various programmes using SECC data.
12. The union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has inaugurated the three-day International Conference and Exhibition on
Re-enforced Plastics (ICERP) at _____Bombay Exhibition center.

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States News
1. Indias largest public WiFi service has been launched by the state government_____ Maharashtra.
Note:
The facility will provide 500 Wifi hotspots across various locations like Kalanagar in Bandra, Vidhan Bhawan,
Bombay High Court and Mumbai Police Commissioners office.
2. The three-day International Kite Festival (fourth) has begun in _____New Delhi.
Note:
Professional kite flying experts from across India like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jaipur, Chennai, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi
and the globe are taking part in the festival.
A special kite making demonstration has been also organized where professional kite flyers will showcase their
expertise and demonstrate the art of kite making.
3. The 21st edition of National Youth Festival was held in ___ Rohtak (Haryana).
Note:
The festival has organized every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
The 2017 theme of festival is Youth for Digital India.
4. The worlds first "Gender literature festival" will be held in the state of India___ Bihar.
Note:
It will held in the second week of Aprit 2017.
The purpose of this initiative is to create a platform, to exchange ideas, and to share and learn experiences of
renowned people in the field of gender-based or focused literature.
5. The first-ever Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Dance festival has been held in the ___ Hyderabad.
Note:
Nearly 100 performers from 9 countries show cased their traditional and contemporary dance nuances.
Countries including Maldives, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Fiji, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Malaysia and India
took part in the festival.
6. The Insurance company that tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for capital support to
enterprises_____ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Important News World

1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed pact with the countrys space agency on satellite launch
technology ____ France.
Note:
The space programmes of both countries are complementary in terms of comparable size and sharing similar
objectives.
ISRO is the second partner of CNES, in terms of volume, after NASA.
2. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently released its 12th edition of the ____Global Risks Report 2017.
Note:
This years report will provide an outlook on the threats facing the world in 2017.
3. Who has become the worlds first country to shut-down the Frequency Modulation (FM) radio broadcasting network and
started its switching to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) ____Norway.

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4. India and Sri Lanka has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to construct rain water harvesting sustem at a cost
of 30 crore Sri lankan Rupees in northern Jaffana District____3000.
Note:
3000 rain water harvesting systems at a cost of 30 crore Sri Lankan Rupees in northern Jaffna District.
5. The International conference for peace talks between Israel and Palestinians will be held in the city___ Paris (France).
Note:
Around 70 nations delegates are expected to re-affirm support for a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict.
6. Who has become the first country in the world to officially recognize parkour as a sport___ The United Kingdom.
7. The country has conferred national order of knighthood honour on former Union Minister of State for External Affairs
Eduardo Faleiro ___ Portugal.
8. The Country who has test-fired the first submarine-launched Cruise Missile Babur-3 ____Pakistan.

Books & Authors

1. The book Bose: The Indian Samurai Netaji and the INA Military Assessment has been authored by____ G D Bakshi.
Note:
The author claimed that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose did not die in a plane crash.
2. The book Magpie Murders has been authored by ____Anthony Horowitz.
Note:
The book is a cunning re-invention of the thriller formula by the author.
3. The book My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission has been authored by _____ Dr. K
Radhakrishnan.
4. The book The Untold Story of Talking Books has been authored by _____ Matthew Rubery.
Note:
The book focuses on the social impact of audio- books.
5. The author of the book titled Jinnah Often Came to Our House has been awarded with The Hindu Prize 2016 is ______
Kiran Doshi.
6. The book An Unsuitable Boy is the autobiography of which Indian personality____Karan Johar
Note:
The book is an honest, heart-warming and personal account of Karan Johars life and the business of Bollywood.

Honours & Award

1. Indian film has won the best motion picture award at the 2017 Golden Globes awards____ Moonlight.
Note:
The Golden Globe Awards is a major part of the film industrys awards season, which culminates each year with
the Academy Awards or Oscars.
2. Indian personality has been honoured by US Embassy for Tuberculosis (TB) awareness____ Amitabh Bachchan.
Note:
The award has been presented by US Ambassador to India Richard R Verma to Amitabh Bachchan.
3. Outgoing US President Barack Obama has awarded "Presidential Medal of Freedom" at a ceremony in his honor at the
White House___ Vice President Joe Biden.
4. Who has won the prestigious Young Travel Photographer of The Year (TPOTY) 2016___ Darpan Basak.
Note:
The TPOTY is the premier annual international travel photography awards for amateur, professional, and young
photographers.

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Obituaries
1. Former President of Iran has passed away in Tehran, Iran____ Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Note:
He served as president from 1989 to 1997 but lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he ran again in 2005.
He was a part of the religious establishment and regarded as "pragmatic conservative" open to improving ties to
West.
2. The former President and prime-minister of Portugal has passed away in Lisbon, Portugal___ Mario Soares.
Note:
He played a central role in the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Portugal and India in 1974.
3. The renowned sociologist of Poland has passed away at Leeds, England____ Zygmunt Bauman.
Note:
He was one of the worlds most prominent and prolific European sociologists writing on issues as diverse as
modernity and the Holocaust, postmodern consumerism and liquid modernity.
4. English singer-songwriter has passed away in Sussex, England____ Peter Sarstedt.
5. Senior Congress leader and former Tourism Minister of Maharashtra has passed away in Pune ____Chandrakant Chhajed.
Note:
He became Pune mayor in 1987.
6. The former President of Germany who passed away recently ____Roman Herzog.
Note:
Herzog served as President under Chancellor Helmut Kohl and later under Gerhard Schroder between 1994 and
1999.
He was one of the first leaders to address Germany's resistance to reform.

Sports News

1. Who has won the 38th All India Railways Woman's Hockey championship held at SAI Centre, Bhopal____ South Eastern
Railway (SER).
Note:
South Eastern Railway (SER) has defeated Western Railway 2-1 in the final of the 38th All India Railways Women's
Hockey Championship.
2. Who has won the 2017 Aircel Chenni Open mens doubles tournament____ Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan.
Note:
They defeated compatriots Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the final by 6-3, 6-4 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in
Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
The Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts annually in January at the
SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) India.
It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour.
3. Who has won the Best FIFA Mens player award at the 2016 Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich____ Cristiano Ronaldo.
Note:
He beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize.
Carli Lloyd of the United States was named the world's best female player.
4. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council has decided to expand the FIFA World Cup to a 48-
team competition as of _____2026 edition.
Note:
An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is
made for the 2026 tournament.
The changes mark the first World Cup expansion since 1998.

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5. Who has won the Under-19 British Junior Open Squash 2017 tournament ___ Velavan Senthilkumar.
Note:
He has defeated his compatriot Abhay Singh in the final in Sheffield, England.
6. Who has won the 2017 Scottish Junior Open Squash championship by defeating Colombias Juan Jose Torres Lara in the
final at Edinburgh, Scotland_____ Shreyas Mehta.
7. Indian hockey player has become a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes Committee____ PR
Sreejesh
Note:
The committee consists of a total of 8 current and former hockey players who have the responsibility to act
as a liaison between the FIH and the athletes to make sure the players have voice in the FIH decision making
process.
8. Who has won the 2017 Chennai Open Mens Singles title _____Roberto Bautista Agut.
9. Who has won the 3rd edition of Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship 2017 ___ Pankaj Advani.
Note:
He has defeated Aditya Mehta by 5-1 and wins the 3rd Kolkata open National Invitation Snooker Championship
2017 at the Bengal Rowing Club in West Bengal.
The tournament was organised by the West Bengal Billiards Association.
10. Who has won the Ranji Trophy tournament 2016-17 ____ Gujarat.
Note:
The Gujarat cricket team has won their first-ever Ranji Trophy title in the 201617 season after defeating Mumbai
by 5 wickets in the final in Indore (Madhya Pradesh).
11. Who has won the 2017 Qatar Open Mens Singles title ______ Novak Djokovic.
12. Who has been appointed as the new Director of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)___ Jimmy Adams.
Note:
Adams is the former head coach of the Kent County Cricket Club (England county) will officially take over the
position for a three-year contract.
Jimmy Adams played 54 Test matches for the Caribbean side and will be able to draw upon from his vast

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