If you are going to appear the SBI PO Prelims exam or RBI Assistnta Exam , then you must read these top 18 current affairs questions of Januray 2015 related to India Economy. In General awareness section of SBI PO you will sure get atleast 5 questions from Indian Economy news.
January 29: CCEA (The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved HDFC Bank’s proposal to raise foreign holding limit to 74 per cent.
January 28: RBI inked MoU on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with Banco Central do Brasil (BCB).
January 24: The directions have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Changes are effected during the tenure of the ECB.
January 22: Shanta Kumar Committee on 21 January 2015 submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
January 20: In response to ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister, ONGC and Pan-IIT signed MoC to enhance exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and alternate sources of energy.
January 20: UNESCAP released WESP 2015 report and projected that regional growth will pick up in 2015- 16, as average GDP growth will accelerate from 5.0 percent in 2014 to 5.3 percent in 2015 and 5.7 percent in 2016.
January 17: CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 January 2015 approved revision in buffer norms of food grains in the Central Pool.
January 16: The wholesale price index based inflation raised marginally to 0.11 percent in December 2014 from zero percent in November 2014.
January 16: Final guidelines that allow banks to act as insurance brokers were issued by Reserve Bank of India on 15 January 2015.
January 15: The Joint Venture agreement is aimed at setting up new Ammonia and Urea plants at the existing site of Ramagundam Fertilizer plant in District Karimnagar in Telangana.
January 15: RBI cut its main lending rate (repo rate) by 0.25 per cent with immediate effect in its sixth Bi - Monthly Monetary Policy that was announced on 15 January 2015.
January 14: Tech Mahindra on ten Jan 2015 signed definitive agreement to acquire the Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Ltd
January 13: The proposed norms aimed to make it easier for domestic mutual funds to manage offshore pooled assets.
January 12: Andhra Pradesh governments formed the Fourth State Finance Commission under the chairmanship of M L Kantha Rao, the Prof. of Economics and Dean S K University.
January 10: Kotak Mahindra Bank secured its shareholders approval for amalgamation with ING Vysya Bank. It was declared by the Kotak Mahindra Bank on eight January 2015
January 9: Vistara airlines, a joint venture of Tata-SIA, started its flight operation in India on nine Jan 2015.
January 3: RBI amended KYC norms for NBFC’s, as they were facing practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals.
Top 18 Current Affairs from Indian Economy for SBI PO Prelims & RBI Assistant 2015
January 30: Union Government divested 10 percent stake in Coal India LimitedJanuary 29: CCEA (The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved HDFC Bank’s proposal to raise foreign holding limit to 74 per cent.
January 28: RBI inked MoU on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with Banco Central do Brasil (BCB).
January 24: The directions have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Changes are effected during the tenure of the ECB.
January 22: Shanta Kumar Committee on 21 January 2015 submitted its report on restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
January 20: In response to ‘Make in India’ initiative of Prime Minister, ONGC and Pan-IIT signed MoC to enhance exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and alternate sources of energy.
January 20: UNESCAP released WESP 2015 report and projected that regional growth will pick up in 2015- 16, as average GDP growth will accelerate from 5.0 percent in 2014 to 5.3 percent in 2015 and 5.7 percent in 2016.
January 17: CCEA chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 January 2015 approved revision in buffer norms of food grains in the Central Pool.
January 16: The wholesale price index based inflation raised marginally to 0.11 percent in December 2014 from zero percent in November 2014.
January 16: Final guidelines that allow banks to act as insurance brokers were issued by Reserve Bank of India on 15 January 2015.
January 15: The Joint Venture agreement is aimed at setting up new Ammonia and Urea plants at the existing site of Ramagundam Fertilizer plant in District Karimnagar in Telangana.
January 15: RBI cut its main lending rate (repo rate) by 0.25 per cent with immediate effect in its sixth Bi - Monthly Monetary Policy that was announced on 15 January 2015.
January 14: Tech Mahindra on ten Jan 2015 signed definitive agreement to acquire the Swiss firm SOFGEN Holdings Ltd
January 13: The proposed norms aimed to make it easier for domestic mutual funds to manage offshore pooled assets.
January 12: Andhra Pradesh governments formed the Fourth State Finance Commission under the chairmanship of M L Kantha Rao, the Prof. of Economics and Dean S K University.
January 10: Kotak Mahindra Bank secured its shareholders approval for amalgamation with ING Vysya Bank. It was declared by the Kotak Mahindra Bank on eight January 2015
January 9: Vistara airlines, a joint venture of Tata-SIA, started its flight operation in India on nine Jan 2015.
January 3: RBI amended KYC norms for NBFC’s, as they were facing practical difficulties and constraints in getting KYC documents at frequent intervals.