Current Affairs Topics | General Studies Topics | General Knowledge | Group Discussion | 12th May 2018

1. Nepal visit reflects 'neighbourhood first' policy: Modi ahead of 3rd trip
2. Donate one-month salary to Clean Ganga Fund, Gadkari urges Prez, PM Modi
3. Efforts on to rescue 7 Indians abducted by Taliban in Afghanistan, says MEA
4. SC stays verdict on pleas challenging validity of Aadhaar: Top 5 points
5. Permanent residence visa is solution to get rid of your work permit worries
6. Pradhan to flag off UAE carrier with 2 million barrels of crude oil today
7. Government bond auction disappoints for fourth straight week
8. Flipkart deal: CBDT seeks tax details from US retail giant Walmart
9. AdWords case: ITAT order favours tax department
10. GM a powerful farm tool but address safety, other concerns first: Panel
11. Industrial production slips to 5-month low of 4.4% in March
12. 10% drop in margin for seafood shippers this year on lower American demand
13. Odisha eyes long-term power trade with Bangladesh, aims to supply 250 Mw
14. Renewable energy dispute: WTO sets up panel to resolve India-US row
15. Odisha's GO-SWIFT draws investments to the tune of Rs.10.6 bn in 6 months
16. India's growth to accelerate to 7.3% in FY19, says Fitch
17. March IIP below estimates at 4.4% vs 7.1% in February
18. Yogi govt files 28 FIRs against sugarcane mafia in crushing season
19. How Iran oil, currency ripples and election shocks rocked the world economy
20. Karnataka govt's per-capita investment in health lowest among South states
21. Rupee at 15-month low: As it crosses the 67 mark, where is it headed?
22. Government looks to invite US companies for airport development
23. Relief for solar producers as govt reverses decision on import duty
24. Walmart-Flipkart deal positive for FDI inflows, says Niti Aayog
25. Bureaucrat Lok Ranjan, govt's nominee on ICICI board, transferred
26. Iran sanctions could swell India's urea import bill
27. Soon, Railways to roll out smart coaches with diagnostics and info system
28. Indian Bank Q4 profit drops 59% to Rs 1.3 bn on higher NPA provisioning
29. Achieving $100 bn investment in telecom is understatement: Telecom Secy
30. Reserve Bank could turn to NRI bonds to stifle the crude blow: Report
31. Prabhu's 'Make in India' bid,seeks US help to locally manufacture aircraft
32. US sanctions on Iran: Here's how work at Chabahar Port will be affected
33. The wealthy are still betting in Bitcoin, hoarding $10 billion in bunkers
34. Eastern Peripheral Expressway: Open it by May 31 or we will, SC tells NHAI
35. BJP's spending analysis: Not populist in the election year
36. Government likely to withdraw tax notice on free banking services
37. Land continues to remain a major concern for infra, energy sector in India
38. IISc, IIT Bombay among top universities in emerging economies
39. CAIT, RSS-affiliated outfits seek govt intervention in Walmart deal
40. Maintain tightening bias due to increased inflation pressure: IMF to RBI
41. Fresh lending dries up at Dena Bank; Q4 net loss widens to Rs 12.25 bn
42. DFS to approach revenue dept, opposing GST on 'free services' by banks
43. Gems and jewellery sector risky, says State Bank of India
44. Provisioning woes take toll on 4 PSBs; Canara, Dena, United banks in red
45. RBI's net buying of dollar from spot market declines in March to $996 mn
46. Bureaucrat Lok Ranjan to continue on board of ICICI Bank: DFS Secretary
47. Banks to call for special UK visa waiver for workers after Brexit: sources
48. Banks post huge fall in Q4 net numbers as RBI scraps restructuring schemes
49. Banks are designing a scheme for bailing out stressed power assets
50. Banks jolted by record fraud to boost insurance sales
51. Union Bank posts consecutive quarterly net loss at Rs 25.6 billion
52. 15th Finance Commission to meet advisory council on May 17
53. Nestle India Q1 profit rises 36% at Rs 4.24 billion
54. Indian Bank Q4 net profit slumps 59% to Rs 1.32 bn on higher NPAs
55. Now, PSBs will report frauds to CBI with new monetary limits set by RBI
56. Federal Bank Q4 net down 43% at Rs 1.45 bn on higher provisions, bad loans
57. India's stressed, debt-laden banks getting cheap overseas loans now
58. Wage row: Bank unions seek govt intervention, set May 12 deadline
59. Videocon loan case: Govt nominee to stay away from ICICI Bank board meet
60. Can terms of reference of Finance Commissions be changed? Yes, say experts
61. Govt mulls action against bank officials whose names cropped up in frauds
62. PNB scam: Bank of India starts proceedings to recover Rs 2 bn
63. ICICI Bank Q4 net profit halves to Rs 10.2 bn, bad loan provisions surge
64. South Indian Bank to raise Rs 7 bn via QIP to fund its 20% growth target
65. Bank works under and abides by regulatory norms, says Chanda Kochhar
66. ICICI Bank Q4 profit dives 50%, bad loan provisions surge: Highlights
67. Finance ministry gears up for second round of PSB recapitalisation
68. Cost-cutting measures: Banks close 2,000 ATMs in 10 months
69. Nirav Modi fraud-hit PNB aims to grow its total business by 10.8%
70. Nirav Modi fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) aims to grow its total business by 10.8 per cent and close the current fiscal with to Rs 12 lakh crore on the back of increased focus on CASA mobilisation.
71. Rs 6.21-bn UCO Bank fraud: Enforcement Directorate files case under PMLA
72. PNB's bad-loan woes mount to over Rs 151 bn on back of Nirav Modi fraud
73. Court declares ICICI Bank's option contracts with garment exporter as void
74. PM asks voters in Karnataka to come out in large numbers to cast vote
75. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged voters in Karnataka to come out in large number to cast their vote.
76. CRPF jawan killed in encounter in Pulwama
77. A CRPF jawan was killed and a civilian injured in a brief exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
78. K'taka polls: BJP will get more than 150 seats, says Yeddyurappa
79. K'taka polls: Faulty VVPAT machine stalls voting in Hubli