K.N
Tripathi Sworn in as 16th governor of Mizoram
1.
K.N Tripathi is the Governor of West Bengal and Bihar and has been
given the additional charge of Mizoram.
2.
It is the 16TH Governor of Mizoram.
3.
Congress-ruled Mizoram has seen seven governor in last eight months. Tripathi
replaces Aziz Qureshi, who was sacked last week.
4.
His term would have ended in 2017
About
K.N Tripathi:-
Tripathi
a Constitutional expert is born at Allahabad and practised law in Allahabad
High Court from 1956 till 2014 except the time when he was Speaker of Uttar
Pradesh three times in 1991, 1997 and 2002
Chennai
highest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases
1.
At nearly 39 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent Delhi has the highest
greenhouse gases footprint in the country.
2.
Greater Mumbai and Chennai follow Delhi with 23 million tonnes and 22 million
tonnes respectively.
3.
Ahmedabad accounts for the least (9 million tonnes) GHS footprint.
4.
Chennai has the highest per capita emission of carbon dioxide equivalent 4.79
tonnes. Kolkata follows Chennai with 3.29 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
5.
Chennai also emits the highest carbon dioxide equivalent per GDP 2.55 tonnes
carbon dioxide equivalent per lakh rupees.
6.
The paper has looked into all sources of greenhouse gas emissions
transportation, domestic sector, electricity consumption, industry, agriculture
and livestock, and solid and liquid waste.
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Delhi
International Airport wins Golden Peacock award
1.
Delhi International Airport Limited has won ‘Golden Peacock National Quality
Award’ for 2015 for their concerted efforts in building a culture of Total
Quality across Indira Gandhi International Airport.
2.
The award will be presented to DIAL by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan,
Minister of Culture, Youth and Social Development, Government of UAE at the
“Golden Peacock Awards Night” on April 20, 2015 in Dubai, during the annual
“25th World Congress on Leadership for Business Excellence & Innovation”.
3.
DIAL is a joint venture company of the GMR Group, Airports Authority of India,
Fraport and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
Massive
Ocean found on Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede
1.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found strong evidence of a massive saltwater
ocean under the icy crust of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede that could
potentially support life.
2.
The subterranean ocean is thought to have more water than all the water on
Earth’s surface, researchers said.
3.
Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system and the only moon with its own
magnetic field.
New
butterfly species spotted in West Bengal
1.
Wildlife enthusiasts have found the Malayan Green Banded Peacock (Papilio
palinurus), a beautiful specimen found in South East Asia, for the first time
in India.
2.
The butterfly with a dusty green base having a bluish green band spread over
both wings in the shape of an arc is found in southern Myanmar and peninsular
Thailand south-eastward into Borneo and the Philippines..
3.
West Bengal is probably the only State which is home to a wide variety of
peacock butterflies.
The
rare Krishna Peacock,
Blue
Peacock,
The
relatively common Paris Peacock,
Common
Peacock
Common
Banded Peacock.
The
only other Peacock butterfly found in the country is Buddha Peacock or
Malabar Banded Peacock.
Buddha
Peacock Butterfly is endemic to south India.
Central
Bank of India tops list with highest bad loans among PSU banks
1.
Central Bank of India has topped the list of public sector banks with maximum
bad loans including restructured assets as a percentage of total advances.
2.
According to the data provided by the RBI to the Finance Ministry, Central Bank
of India’s 21.5 per cent assets are either bad or have been restructured to
save them turning non-performing assets (NPAs).
3.
The other banks which have significant amount of gross NPAs and restructured
loans include, United Bank of India (19.04 per cent), Punjab & Sind Bank
(18.25 per cent) and Punjab National Bank with 17.85 per cent as on December
2014.
4.
Indian Overseas Bank, State Bank of Patiala, Allahabad Bank and Oriental Bank
of Commerce all have bad and restructured loans in excess of 15 per cent.
5.
Most of the restructured loans are from the corporate sector. The top-30
defaulters are sitting on bad loans of Rs. 95,122 crore, which is more than
one-third of the gross non-performing assets of PSU banks at Rs. 2,60,531 crore
as on December 2014.
6.
There are four kinds of restructuring. The first and foremost is restructuring
of advances extended to industrial units, restructuring under Corporate Debt
Restructuring and restructuring of loans extended to MSME as per RBI
guidelines.
7.
However, banks have their own operational rule for restructuring of small
loans.
8.
RBI has not prescribed any board or bank level position at which these loans
need to be approved.
Diageo
buys out Mallya in United National Breweries
1.
Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, took full control of South African
beer maker United National Breweries by acquiring the additional 50 per cent
stake in the company from Vijay Mallya-controlled Pestello Investments for an
initial payment of $22 million.
2.
Diageo has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent share
of United National Breweries' (UNB) interest in the company, thereby making it
a wholly-owned subsidiary.
3.
Diageo, which is also a major producer of beer and wine and owner of popular
brands such as Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Smirnoff, had, in January 2013,
acquired 50 per cent interest in UNB’s traditional sorghum beer business in
South Africa reportedly at $36 million.
4.
In 1996, Mallya’s UB Group had acquired 30 per cent stake in UNB and later
increased it to 100 per cent.
88th
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan starts at Ghuman (Dist.
Gurdaspur, Punjab)
1.
Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan that started at Ghuman
(Dist.Gurdaspur,Punjab),the mega event, which began on Saturday is a tribute to
the memory of Baba Namdev, a saint born in Maharashtra, who spent 20 years in
Ghuman. through him, the people of Maharashtra and Punjab share a unique bond.
2.
Marathi litterateurs and publishers, the Sammelan is a chance to showcase their
literary heritage to readers who may not be too familiar with Marathi
literature
About
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan:-
1.
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Literary
Conference) is an annual conference for literary discussions by Marathi
writers.
2.
Marathi is the first language of majority of people from Maharashtra state.
3.
The first Marathi Sahitya Sammelan was held in Pune in 1878 under the
chairmanship of Justice Mahdev Govind Ranade.