Current Affairs for General Knowledge

Sports – ·        Diksha Dagar became only the second Indian woman golfer to win the Ladies European Tour. ·        China ’s Badminton player Shi Yuqi won the Swiss Open Badminton Tournament in Basel on 17 March 2019. ·        Javelin thrower Annu Rani qualified for the Asian Championships to be held in Doha next month. KT Irfan qualified for Tokyo Olympics – ·        A 29-year-old Indian athlete from Kerala, K.T Irfan qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. ·        He finished fourth in the men’s 20-kilometer category at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi , Japan . ·        He got qualified for next years Tokyo Olympics. ·        The 2 other Indian race walkers. Who qualified for the World Championship are Devinder and Ganapati. India ...

IDBI categorized as private bank – ·        IDBI Bank has been categorized as a private sector bank by the Reserve Bank of India , with effect from January 21, 2019. ·        The move came following the acquisition by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). ·        SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank will continue to be identified as Domestic Systematically Important Banks (D-SIBs). First workshop on IEMF held – ·        The NITI Aayog and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the first workshop on development of India Energy Modelling Forum. ·        It has been envisaged as a pan-stakeholder platform for debating ideas, scenario-planning and discussions India ’s Energy Future. ·        The 2-day workshop was held with the support of the Pacific ...

HDFC Bank crossed Rs 6 trillion – ·        HDFC Bank Ltd crossed Rs.6 trillion market capitalization for the first time on 13 March 2019, making it only the countries third firm to achieve the milestone. ·        HDFC Bank stock gained for the fifth session in a row, rising as much as 6% during the period. ·        Tata Consultancy Service Ltd (TCS) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) are the other 2 companies to cross it. World Kidney Day celebrated – ·        World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed annually on the second Thursday in March. ·        It is celebrated to create awareness on the importance of the Kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of Kidney diseases. ·        The theme of WKD 2019 is ‘Kidney Health For Everyone Everywhere’, which calls for universal health cove...