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1. One rupee currency note will be soon
back into circulation
i. According to Reserve Bank of India press
release Reserve Bank is all set to bring back the currency note of one rupee
denomination.
ii. It has informed that the notes, to
be printed by the Government of India will soon be back into circulation.
Note: The government had discontinued printing of one rupee notes in November 1994
due to higher printing costs.
2. Delhi
airport ranked best by Airport Council International
i. Delhi Airport has been adjudged the best, among the world’s most
performing airports in the 25-40 million passengers per annum category by the
Airport Council International (ACI), with Mumbai Airport also figuring in the
top five list.
ii. Indira
Gandhi International Airport won the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ)
award, which recognises and rewards the best airports in the world based on
Geneva-based ACI’s ASQ passenger satisfaction survey.
iii. Both
Delhi’s IGI and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) airports are
operated under a joint venture between Airports Authority of India (AAI) and
private firms.
iv. IGI
is run by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a joint venture between
the AAI and GMR Group-led consortium, while the CSI is run by Mumbai
International Airport Limited (MIAL), a joint venture between the AAI and GVK
group-led consortium.
v. The survey rates each airport’s performance in 34 key
service areas under eight major categories including access, check-in,
security, airport facilities, food and beverage providers, and more.
3. Mahrukh Adajania appointed IDFC director
i. Mahrukh Adajania appointed IDFC director in the Equity Research team of IDFC Securities.
ii. She has 20 years of experience in the field of equity
research with a special focus on the banking sector in equity research.
iii. Earlier she was working with Standard Chartered
Securities as a lead analyst tracking Indian banks, finance companies and
insurance.
iv. IDFC Ltd. is a India’s leading infrastructure
finance company and was incorporated on January 30, 1997, as a public
limited company with their registered office at Chennai.
4. RR Patil, Former
Home Minister of Maharashtra passed away
i. Former
Maharashtra home minister and senior NCP leader RR Patil passed away in
Lilavati hospital in suburban Mumbai on Monday.
ii. He was 57 and
had been under treatment for oral cancer for the past three months. He
is survived by his mother, wife, daughter and son.
iii. Mr. Patil,
popularly known as Aaba, hailed from a modest farming family at Tasgaon in
Sangli district. He was Deputy Chief Minister in 2004 and was best known for
his stint as Home Minister during the 26/11 terror attacks.
5. India, Sri Lanka agree to enhance cooperation
in oil & gas
i. India and Sri Lanka have agreed to explore
avenues for enhancing cooperation in oil and gas sector.
ii. This was agreed during when visiting Sri
Lankan Minister for Power Patali Champika Ranawaka met Oil Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan to discuss bilateral cooperation in oil and gas sector.
6. Yuvraj Singh highest paid player in IPL- 8
i. Yuvraj Singh
was bought for the highest amount of 16 crore rupees by Delhi Daredevils in the
IPL-8 player auction.
ii. Dinesh Karthik got the second highest
bidding by Royal Challengers for 10.5 crore rupees.
iii. Delhi Daredevils also roped in
Angelo Mathews for 7.5 crore rupees while Zaheer Khan and K.K. Jiyaz, went for
4 crore rupees each.
iv. Amit Mishra was bought by Delhi
Daredevils for 3.5 crore rupees.
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