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                                               Current Affairs JANUARY - 28 India   has announced a pledge of   USD 150,000   to the   United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)   for the year 2021 to support the activities and programs this year. Kaja Kallas,   the leader of the Reform Party will become  Estonia’s first female prime minister. The Prison Department of  Maharashtra   has launched its   jail tourism   initiative starting with more than   150-year-old Yerawada Central Prison in Pune. Global financial services major  HSBC   has inaugurated it’s  International Banking Unit (IBU)   branch at   GIFT City near Gandhinagar city in Gujarat. Board of Directors of Kerala-based  Dhanlaxmi Bank  have given the approval to appoint  J K Shivan  as  managing director and CEO  of the Bank. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)   has been ranked third most-valued IT services brand globally, after   Accenture   and  IBM,   according to a report by   Brand Finance.   The  Office of the Chief Elect

                                      JOB ALERTS Krishna DCCB Vacancies          - 100 Post Name         -   Assistant Manager, Staff Assistant/ Clerk  Last Date          - 31/01/2021 Age                   - 18-30 Yrs Qualification    -  Any Degree  Website            -  https://krishnadccb.com/ GKCIET Vacancies          - 48 Post Name         -   Professor, Foreman, Deputy Registrar & Other  Last Date          - 10/03/2021 Age                   - Not exceeding 50 years Qualification    -  10+2, Diploma, Degree (Engg), Degree, PG (Relevant Disciplines) Website            -  https://www.gkciet.ac.in/ FTII Vacancies          - 9 Post Name         -   Professor, Associate Professor, IT Manager, Digital Colourist &Other  Qualification    -  Diploma, Degree, PG (Relevant Discipline) Last Date          - 10/02/2021 Website            -  www.ftii.ac.in CIMFR Vacancies          - 76 Post Name         -   Project Asst & Project Associate I  Last Date          -   09 to 23-02-2021 –

                                      Current Affairs JANUARY - 27 The incumbent President of  Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa   has won a second five-year term after winning the  2021 Portuguese presidential election   with a landslide victory. In  Madhya Pradesh,   Chief Minister   Shivraj Singh Chouhan   has launched a new scheme   ‘PANKH Abhiyan’   on   24 January,   to mark the occasion of   National Girl Child Day. In  Uttar Pradesh,   a new   3,300-metre-long airstrip   has been constructed near   Kurebhar on Purvanchal Expressway. The  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)   conducted successful maiden launch of   Akash-NG (New Generation)   Missile from Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. The  gross domestic product (GDP) of India   is expected to contract by   8 per cent   in 2020-21, according to the latest  Economic Outlook Survey of  Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry ( FICCI). The  International Monetary Fund (IMF)   has

                                       JOB ALERTS MP Rajya Sahakari Bank Vacancies          - 75 Post Name         -   Chief Executive Officer, Manager, Nodal Officer Last Date          - 07/02/2021 Age                   - 18-50 Yrs Qualification    -  Any Degree with CAIIB/ DBF/ Diploma , PG, MBA/ PGDCA/ MCA Website            -  www.apexbank.in SBI Bank Vacancies          - 5 Post Name         -   Specialist Cadre Officer    Last Date          - 12/02/2021 Age                   - 25-35 Yrs Qualification    -  B.E/ B.Tech, PGDM, MBA Website            -  https://www.sbi.co.in/ RBI Bank Vacancies          - 322 Post Name         -   Officer Grade B Last Date          - 15/02/2021 Website            -  https://www.rbi.org.in/ UPSC  Vacancies          - 249 Post Name         -   Asst Public Prosecutor, Data Processing Asst & Other  Last Date          - 11/02/2021 Age                   -  Below 40 Yrs Qualification    -  Degree, PG (Relevant Discipline) Website            -  https://w

                              Padma Awards President Ram Nath Kovind has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards, including 1 duo case  (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) for the year 2021. The list comprises  7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. List of Padma Awardees 2021 Padma Vibhushan S.No. Name Field State/Country 1. Shinzo Abe Public Affairs Japan 2. S. P. Balasubramaniam (Posthumous) Art Tamil Nadu 3. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde Medicine Karnataka 4. Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous) Science and Engineering The U.S.A. 5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Others- Spiritualism Delhi 6. B. B. Lal Others- Archaeology Delhi 7. Sudarshan Sahoo Art Odisha Padma Bhushan S.No. Name Field State/Country 1. Krishna Nair Shantakumari Chithra Art Kerala 2. Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) Public Affairs Assam 3. Chandrashekhar Kambara Literature and Education Karnataka 4. Sumitra Mahajan Public Affairs Madhya Pradesh 5. Nripendra Misra Civil Service Uttar Pradesh 6. Ram Vilas