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Chief Ministers of Indian States
In the Republic of India, a chief minister is the head of government of each of twenty-nine states and two union territories (Delhi and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, at the state-level, thegovernor is de jure head, but de facto executive...
Ministers of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "Minister of State" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister. In other countries a...
Cabinet Ministers of India
The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called "Cabinet Ministers", and junior ministers, called "Ministers of State". It is led by the Prime Minister. A smaller executive body, called the...
Famous Brands Indian FMCG Companies
This is a list of major Indian Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, including subsidiaries of multinational FMCG firms that are listed in India. Brands HUL Lifebuoy Sunsilk Surf Excel Ponds Lipton Tea Vim Wheel Lakme Rexona Fair & Lovely Margo Aviance...
Famous Brands Indian Automobile Companies
The automotive industry in India is one of the largest automotive markets in the world. It was previously one of the fastest growing markets globally, but it is currently experiencing flat or negative growth rates. In 2009, India emerged as Asia's fourth largest...
Famous Punch lines 3 Pharma Media
Pharma Bayer Science for a Better life Bicon The difference lies in our DNA Cipla Caring for life. Life is our life’s work Dr. Reddy lab Life Research Hope IBP Pure bhi Pura bhi Pfizer Working together For A Healthier World Sanofi Aventis Because Health Matters...
Famous Punch lines 2 IT Tech
High Performance Delivered Acer Empowering People Adobe Simplicity at work. Better by adobe amazon.com Earth’s Biggest Bookstore Apple Macintosh Think Different Aptech We change lives AT&T The World’s Networking Company Cisco Powered Network Cognizent Passion for...
Famous Punch lines 1 AUTO
BRAND/COMPANY PUNCHLINE Audi Vorsprung Durch Technik (Progress through technology) Bajaj Auto Inspiring Confidence BMW The Ultimate Driving Machine Bridgestone Passion For Excellence Chevrolet Optra For A Special Journey Called Life Chevron Corporation Human Energy...
India s Quarterly GDP Growth FY12 and FY13
The Economy of India is the tenth-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest bypurchasing power parity (PPP). The country is one of the G-20 major economies, a member ofBRICS and a developing economy that is among the top 20 global traders according to...
Weigh of Different Articles in Indian WPI Wholesale Price Index
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries ( like the Philippines) use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation.But now India has adopted new CPI to measure inflation. However, United States now...
Different Sector weight in Indian IIP Index of Industrial Production
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mining, electricity and manufacturing. The all India IIP is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of...
Key Financials Economic Publications
The World Economic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. Besides reports on its key events and...
Worldwide Famous Stock Exchanges
This is a list of active stock exchanges. Those futures exchanges that also offer trading in securities besides trading in futures contracts are listed both here and at the list of futures exchanges. Economy Stock Exchange (Index Name) Australia Australian Securities...
Sensex Companies List
The list of all companies that have been included in the BSE SENSEX from its inception in 1986 are listed below. The base year of SENSEX is 1978-79 with a base value of 100. During the introduction of the SENSEX in 1986, some of the companies included in the base...
FDI Limit in Different Indian Sectors
FDI, in various sectors, is allowed, up to the different limits, varying from 20% to 100%, subject to applicable laws/ regulations; security and other conditionalities. The detailed information is available in ‘Consolidated FDI Policy Circular 2014’ at this...
List of Maharatna Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs
In India a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) is a government-owned corporation. These companies are owned by the union Government of India, or one of the many state or territorial governments, or both. The company equity needs to be majority owned by the government to...
Chairmen of SEBI
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulator for the securities market in India. It was established in the year 1988 and given statutory powers on 12 April 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992. Sl No. Name Date Range 1 Dr. S. A. Dave 12 April 1988 to...
Governors of Reserve Bank of India
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the chief executive of India's central bank and the ex-officio chairperson of its Central Board of Directors. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the RBI, bear the governor's signature. Since its establishment in...
Tagline of different Indian Banks
Bank Slogans or punchlines are one of the most common question asked by interviewers in bank job interviews. These kind of questions are asked to check candidate's market awareness. After all general awareness is the most important quality employers seeks in an...
Important Historical Events on Indian Banking System
The Second Phase of banking in India starts from 1935 when Reserve Bank of India was established. Between the period of 1911-1948, there were more than 1000 banks in India, almost all small banks. TheReserve Bank of India was constituted in 1934 as an apex Bank,...
Indian Private Sector Banks
The private-sector banks in India represent part of the indian banking sector that is made up of both private and public sector banks. The "private-sectorbanks" are banks where greater parts of stake or equity are held by the private shareholders and not by...
Indian Nationalized Banks – Important Notes
In this post we shall discuss about some important points about Nationalized Banks. Which are useful for all Bank Exams. Important Milestone Banks/Person First India bank Got ISO Canara Bank First Governor of RBI Mr. Osborne Smith First Indian governor of RBI Mr. C D...
Indian Nationalized banks and their Headquarters
List of banks in India and their headquarters- nationalized banks and head -office. Read about main office/ head office of various nationalized banks in India. PSU Bank Headquarter Allahabad Bank Kolkata Bank of India Mumbai Bank of Maharashtra Pune Canara Bank...
Indian PSU Banks
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are banks where a majority stake (i.e. more than 50%) is held by a government. The shares of these banks are listed on stock exchanges. There are a total of 27 PSBs in India [19 Nationalised banks + 6 State bank group (SBI + 5 associates) +...
Important Banking Acts in India
Banking in India in the modern sense originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The among the first banks were Bank of Hindustan, which established in 1770 and liquidated in 1829-32; and General Bank of India, established 1786 but failed in 1791. Banking Act...
Abbreviations used in Banking Industry
List of banking terms- mostly used words in daily banking- full forms and abbreviations of banking terminology. Know more about banking. Abbreviations Meaning ABCI Association of Business Communicators of India ABCP Asset Backed Commercial Paper ACF Auto Correlation...
List of Banking and Financial Committees
Sl # Committee Name Year Purpose 1 DR Gadgil Committee 1944 Agricultural Finance 2 Mahalanobis Committee 1964 National Income 3 DR Gadgil Committee 1968 Social approach on banking review of institutional condition 4 FKF Nariman Committee 1969 Branch expansion...
Reserve Bank of India – Governors and Policy Rates
The Reserve Bank of India is India's Central Banking Institution, which controls the Monetary Policy of theIndian Rupee. It commenced its operations on 1 April 1935 during the British Rule in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The...
India s Quarterly GDP Growth FY13 and FY14
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India expanded 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in India averaged 5.83 percent from 1951 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 11.40 percent in the...
Key persons we lost in 2014
Sl No. Key Persons we Lost in 2014 Month 1 Former Prime Minister of Israil, Ariel Sharon Jan-14 2 Actress Anjali Devi Jan-14 3 Famous Social Activist IIa Pathak Jan-14 4 Famous Padma Shri awardee Marathi Poet Namdeo Dhasal Jan-14 5 Legendary actress Suchitra Sen, who...
Key Sports Win Awards Achievements – 2014
Sl Award/Achievement/Title Answer Month Badminton 1 The Men's title in the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship Xue Song Jan-14 2 The Women's Singles title at Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold Badminton Championship Saina Nehwal Jan-14 3 The...
Key Awards and Winners List 2014
Sl Question Answer Month Banking 1 Bank won the national award for excellence in lending to micro enterprises for 2012-2013 Indian Bank Mar-14 2 Indian Bank has bagged ˜Skoch achiever award for outstanding performance in SME enablement during 2014' instituted by Skoch...
Key Appointments – 2014
Key Appointments are specialists in the supply of Industrial, Commercial and Engineering personnel throughout the North West and North East of England. SL. Post Name Month Banking 1 New Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) Jatinder Bir Singh...
India at the 2014 Asian Games
India competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, from 19 September to 4 October 2014. After 16 years India won the Gold medal in Asian Games men's hockey tournament, and consequently earned a direct berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics hockey tournament....
India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
India participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom held from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Gold Medal Winners Name Sport Event Sanjita Khumukchan Weightlifting Women's Weightlifting (48 kg) Sukhen Dey Weightlifting Men's Weightlifting...
National Sports Awards 2014 Winners
The award was instituted in the year 1991–92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons ineach of many sporting disciplines every year. The...
India s Quarterly GDP Growth FY14 and FY15
India's Quarterly GDP Growth (at 2004-05 prices) Item 2013-14 2014-15 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 4 5 3.7 6.3 3.8 3.2 Mining & Quarrying -3.9 0 -1.2 -0.4 2.1 1.9 Manufacturing -1.2 1.3 -1.5 -1.4 3.5 0.1 Electricity, Gas & Water Supply...
Formula One Grand Prix 2014 Results
The 2014 Formula One season was the 65th season of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racingchampionship for Formula One cars recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition...
Grand Slam 2014 Winners
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2014. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. Australian Open - Dates: 13 “ 26 January 2014 Event...
Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners 2014
The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. See External links at bottom of this page for a complete list. Awardees' individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated. Name Country Chosen for/Reason Randy...