COMPENDIUM -PART 1

1.A Concise Compilation of Must-Know GK for XAT 2019

Ease of Doing Business 2019:

Released by: World Bank

Rank Country Rank Country

1. New Zealand 46 China

2. Singapore 77 India

3. Denmark 81 Bhutan

4. Hong Kong 100 Sri Lanka

5. South Korea 110 Nepal

Note: India's ranking for 2018 was 100.

Women's World Twenty 20 2018:

Held from 09 to 24 November 2018

Host: West Indies

Winners: Australia, Runners-up: England

Player of the series and most runs: Alyssa Healy (Australia)

India lost to England in the semi-finals. The captain of Indian team was Harmanpreet Kaur.

 The airport in Odisha which has been renamed Veer Surendra Sai Airport, as approved by the Union
Cabinet: Jharsuguda 

 India's first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge (over river Yamuna) and with pylon height of 165 meters
inaugurated by CM of Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal is named: Signature Bridge 

 The 25th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018
off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal: SIMBEX-2018 
 The international organisation which has stripped Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi of its 2009 Ambassador of
Conscience Award for not speaking about violence against Rohingya Muslim community: Amnesty
International 

 The well-known theatre personality and ad film maker who passed away on 17 November 2018: Alyque
Padamsee 

 The Norwegian Chess player who has won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2018 by defeating
Fabiana Caruana (USA) in London, England: Magnus Carlsen 

 ‘Train 18'- India's 1st Engineless Train

India's first engine-less train, "Train 18", developed by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and seen as a
successor to the prestigious Shatabdi Express, was unveiled by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani.
The Rs. 100-crore train is the first long-distance train, without a separate locomotive (engine).

 PM Modi Unveils World's Tallest Statue measuring 600 feet In Gujarat

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's memorial on the leader's 143rd birth anniversary
in Gujarat's Narmada district.
Called the Statue of Unity, the bronze sculpture is the world's tallest statue measuring 600 feet (182m) and
overshadows China's Spring Temple Buddha (153m) and USA's Statue of Liberty (93m). The memorial was
constructed in 33 months at Rs2, 989 crore.

 IBM Acquired Red Hat for $34 Billion In Its Biggest Purchase
America's IBM has acquired software company Red Hat in a $34 billion cash and debt deal, marking its
biggest ever acquisition till date. Founded 25 years ago, Red Hat was valued at about $20.5 billion at the
end of trading.

 World's Largest Airport 'Under One Roof' Opened In Istanbul

The world's largest airport terminal "under one roof" with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers has been
officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul, which marks the Republic Day of Turkey.
Overall, the first phase has cost 7.5 billion Euro.  The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of
up to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.

 Mary Kom Named Brand Ambassador of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships
Olympic bronze medalist and five-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom has been named as the brand
ambassador of the 10th edition of the Women's World Championship in New Delhi.

 INS Viraat to Become a Floating Museum

The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the conversion of decommissioned carrier INS Viraat into a floating
museum. As per primary estimates, the project worth 852 crore rupees will be implemented through public-
private-partnership (PPP).

 RBI Clears Re-Appointment of Aditya Puri as HDFC Bank CEO

HDFC Bank had announced that the RBI had approved the re-appointment of Aditya Puri as MD and CEO
 of the bank for another two years. Aditya Puri will now serve the office from November 1, 2018 to October
26, 2020.

 The first joint military exercise named “Dharma Guardian” between India and Japan has begun at Indian
Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram).

 Former India captain Rahul Dravid was officially inducted into International Cricket Council’s (ICC)
Hall of Fame.
Dravid has scored 23, 208 international runs for India across formats, including 48 hundreds and 146 fifties.
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame: It recognises achievements of the legends of the game from its long and illustrious
history.

 India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022

India has been elected as a member of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) Council for
another four-year term i.e. from 2019 to 2022.
HQ of ITU: Geneva, Switzerland

 IFFI to commence in Goa from November 20

The 49th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2018 will be held in Goa from 20th to 28th of November.
The festival will showcase 212 films from over 68 countries which reflect the diversity of taste. International
Competition section has 15 films out of which three are Indian.

 Simone Biles Sets World Record, wins 13th World Championship Gold
Simone Biles made history by picking up her record 13th career gold medal at the world gymnastics
championships in Doha, Qatar. Simone Biles became the first ever gymnast to win 13 world championship
gold medals. She hails from the USA.

 Lucknow Stadium Renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The newly-built Ekana International Stadium of Lucknow was renamed after former Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as 'Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket
Stadium'.

 The stadium was renamed just ahead of the first-ever international cricket match - the T20 International
between India and West Indies. The city hosted its first international match at the stadium when India played
against West Indies in the second T20 International match.

 The Supreme Court lifted the centuries-old ban on entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years
in Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, thereby allowing women of all ages to enter the 800-year-old temple.
Kerala government supported the entry while the temple board opposed it.

 India, World’s 6th Largest Economy at $2.6 trillion: IMF

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6 trillion for 2017,
 according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April
2018.
India is now the world’s sixth largest economy, displacing France. The Top 5 economies of the world are:
United States, China, Japan, Germany, and United Kingdom.

 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Launched in Delhi

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme in Delhi and
distributed new LPG connections and cylinders to beneficiaries.
Remember these points
1. PMUY was launched in May 2016.
2. Objective of this scheme is to provide deposit-free LPG connections with monetary assistance to women
from below poverty line (BPL) households.
3. Target under this scheme has been increased from the existing 5 crore connections to 8 crore
connections by 2020

 NYSE Names 1st Woman Chief in Exchange's 226-year History

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has promoted Stacey Cunningham to President, making her the first
sole woman head of the 226-year-old exchange.

 Venezuela's President Maduro wins re-election

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for a second six-year term in presidential elections,
according to the National Electoral Council (CNE).

 Government appoints Subhash Chandra Khuntia as new chairman of IRDAI. IRDAI is an apex statutory
body that regulates and promotes the insurance industry in India

 Polish author Olga Tokarczuk awarded Man Booker International Prize 2018.

It makes her the first writer from Poland to win this prestigious English- language literary award. She won
prize with English translation of her novel Flights, which charts multiple journeys in time, space and human
anatomy.

 Walmart Buys Flipkart in World's Largest e-Commerce Deal

US-based retail giant Walmart has confirmed that it will buy 77% stake in India's largest e-commerce startup
Flipkart for $16 billion. Walmart bought the stake in Flipkart for 16 billion dollars

 Bharti Airtel completes acquisition of Telenor India

 The government has approved the merger of the local unit of Norway’s Telenor with Bharti Airtel, clearing
the last hurdle for the deal to go through. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had transferred all licences and
liabilities of Telenor India to Bharti Airtel

 Yahoo has launched its own new group chat app named Squirrel.
Squirrel Group Chat App is still in testing. It is available on Google Play and the App Store. If you need to start
using the app, you need a friend who already uses the app to invite you into a group. Squirrel focuses on group
chats. It has features that enable a user to organise conversations with several people.

 Tata Steel to Acquire Bhushan Steel through its Step-Down Subsidiary Bamnipal Steel

Tata Steel, whose bid for debt-ridden Bhushan Steel was approved by NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal),
would implement the resolution plan through its step-down subsidiary Bamnipal Steel Ltd. Bamnipal Steel would
invest in the debt-ridden company and acquire control on the closing date.

 Patanjali Launches New Messaging App 'Kimbho'

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali launched a new swadeshi messaging application called 'Kimbho' to compete
with WhatsApp. Kimbho caters to private and group chats with free phone and video calling.

The tagline of Kimbho is "Ab Bharat Bolega". Patanjali has recently tied up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
to enter the telecom sector by launching Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards.

 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s most valued and largest IT outsourcing company created
history by becoming the first Indian company to reach Rs. 7 lakh crore market capitalisation (m-cap)
milestone. M-cap is value of company that is traded on stock market, calculated by multiplying total number
of shares by present share price.

 The railway station in Assam which has become the first in the country to run on solar power: Guwahati

 The State in which the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for NTPC's Patratu
Super Thermal Power Project: Jharkhand

 UNEP recognises Cochin International Airport as world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recognised Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in
Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. CIAL is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-
private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999.

 PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone of India’s Longest Road Tunnel in J&K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During his visit, Prime Minister laid
down the foundation stone of 'Zojila Tunnel' on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Leh. The 14.2-kilometre long
Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel and Asia’s longest bidirectional tunnel.

 ASEAN India Film Festival was held in New Delhi from May 25 to 30, 2018.

The film festival provided platform for people from film industries of respective member countries to explore areas of
cooperation in domain of cinema and cultural cooperation
  Colombia joins NATO as global partner

Colombia has formally joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization as global partner. It makes it first Latin American to
join NATO. The announcement came after Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
approved Colombia as a new member

 No Nobel Prize in Literature This Year

The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, with the intention of awarding it
in 2019. The decision has been taken in the wake of a sexual and financial scandal that has engulfed the Swedish
Academy, the cultural institution responsible for awarding the prestigious prize.

According to the Swedish Foundations Act, the Nobel Foundation is ultimately responsible for fulfilling the intentions
in the will of Alfred Nobel. For the first time since 1949, the secretive jury will not unveil a winner this autumn.Kazuo
Ishiguro was the winner of Nobel Prize 2017.

 WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum Quits Facebook

WhatsApp Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum has announced his resignation from the parent company Facebook.
This comes shortly after a report claimed Koum would leave due to disagreements over data privacy and
weakening encryption.

Koum will also step down from Facebook's Board of Directors, a position he took up when WhatsApp was bought
for $19 billion by Facebook in 2014.

 SpaceX Launches its Most Powerful Falcon 9 Rocket

The California-based aerospace company, SpaceX has blasted off its most powerful Falcon 9 rocket, which is
certified to carry humans to space later this year.

 Nepal, 1st Country in South-East Asia to Eliminate Trachoma: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Nepal as free from Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause
of blindness.

With this, Nepal becomes the first country in WHO’s South-East Asia Region to eliminate Trachoma. Trachoma was
the second leading cause of preventable blindness in Nepal in the 1980s.

 Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, to succeed Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman of International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC).

 Indian-American Dhivya Suryadevara to Become CFO of General Motors.

An Indian-American woman, Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US’
largest automaker, General Motors.
She will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mary Barra, 56, who has been head of the automaker since 2014.

 Kailash Satyarthi and Former ISRO Chief Gets 'Santokbaa Humanitarian' Award

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the 'Santokbaa Humanitarian Award' to Child rights activist and Noble
Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and space scientist A S Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman of Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) in Surat, Gujarat

 The countries which have won the bid to hold 2026 FIFA World Cup jointly: US, Canada & Mexico

 President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance to set up the country’s first national
sports university in Manipur.

 Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles have been inscribed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. This was announced at the UNESCO world heritage committee meeting in Bahrain.

The Heritage enclave is situated in South Mumbai’s historic core and comprises an urban ensemble straddling two
heritage precincts of the Fort Precinct and Marine Drive Precinct.

 US Pips India as Top Greenfield FDI Investment Destination: Report

The U.S. has surpassed India to become the top destination for Greenfield foreign direct investment in 2017,
according to the FDI Report 2018, compiled by FDI Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd. The number
of Greenfield FDI projects in India during the year fell sharply by 21% to 637.

India had maintained the top slot in Greenfield FDI investment in 2015 and 2016. However, in 2017, the U.S.
reclaimed the spot from India, recording $87.4 billion of announced FDI. In the Asia and Pacific region, China was
on top in terms of FDI in the total number of new projects and capital investment, followed by India

 44th G7 summit was held in Canada

The 44th G7 summit was held on June 8–9, 2018, in Quebec, Canada. This was the sixth time since 1981 that
Canada has hosted the meetings. The 44th G7 summit was the first summit for Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe
Conte.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hosted this summit. The 45th G7 summit or next G7 summit will be
held in 2019 in France.

 World's Most Experienced Spacewoman Peggy Whitson Retires as Astronaut

NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired after a 22-year-long career. Whitson, who joined NASA
as a researcher in 1986, has spent more time off Earth than any other American, totalling 665 days over three
International Space Station missions.
The 58-year-old is the oldest woman to go into space and also the most experienced female spacewalker, with 10
missions.

 Mongolia broke ground for the construction of country’s first oil refinery with the help of a USD 1
billion loan from India. Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the
construction of the refinery at ‘Stantsiin Hooloi’ and described it as an important milestone in the bilateral
ties.

Mongolia Capital- Ulaanbaatar, Currency- Mongolian togrog.

 The world's largest multilateral naval exercise involving 26 countries including India being conducted in the
western Pacific Ocean is named: RIMPAC

 Government Approves Hike in Minimum Support Price for Kharif Crops

The government has decided to sharply increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops, as it responds
to concerns about distress in the country’s farm economy despite two years of strong monsoons.

The MSP for common variety paddy, the most important Kharif crop, will be raised by Rs 200 over last year’s Rs
1,550 per quintal. That works out a 13%t increase for the financial year ended March 2019 compared to a 5.4%
increase in FY18.

 The Union Government has reduced minimum yearly deposit required under popular girl child savings
scheme, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 earlier. This has been lowered to enable
more people to enjoy benefits of this scheme. In this regard, Government has amended Sukanya Samriddhi
Account Rules, 2016.

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: It was launched as a small savings scheme under Beti Bacho Beti Padho (BBBP) in
January 2015

 RBI Licences Bank of China to Operate in India

The Reserve Bank of India licensed Bank of China to operate in India. This decision comes as part of the
commitment made by PM Modi to the Chinese leadership. Bank of China will now have operating offices in
India. This will be the second Chinese bank to be operating in the country.

As on 1 January, 2018 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd was operating in India along with 45 other foreign
banks. The United Kingdom’s Standard Chartered has the highest, 100 branches in India as of now. Bank of China
(BOC) headquarters in Beijing. BOC was formally established in February 1912. Chen Siqing is the Chairman of
BOC.

 Global Innovation Index: Switzerland Tops, India Ranks 57th

The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked India as the 57th most innovative nation in the world. The country has
improved its ranking from 60th position in 2017. India has been improving steadily since it was ranked 81st in 2015.

 Andhra Pradesh Tops Ease of Doing Business Rankings

For the second year in a row, Andhra Pradesh has been ranked as the easiest Indian state to do business in,
according to a survey. The Chandrababu Naidu-led state took the pole position in the rankings for Ease of Doing
Business that was released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce and
Industry in Delhi.

Telangana came second followed by Haryana, Jharkhand and Gujarat. The north-eastern state of Meghalaya was
ranked lowest at 36th.

 India becomes 69th Shareholder of European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

India has become the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This
move paved the way for more joint investment with Indian companies across the bank’s regions of operation.

The Board of Governors voted unanimously in favour of the country’s application. The EBRD aims to promote the
private and entrepreneurial initiative in emerging Europe and invests in 38 emerging economies.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is a multilateral development bank set up in 1991 after the fall
of the Berlin Wall. Suma Chakrabarti is the President of EBRD.  It headquarters in London, UK.

 Asia's 1st Patent Arbitration Centre to Open in Tokyo

Asia's first arbitration centre specialised in intellectual property is slated to open in Tokyo in September 2018
to resolve the growing number of disputes in the region.

The International Arbitration Centre in Tokyo (IACT) is set to have around a dozen arbitrators from around the
world, who would try to resolve disputes within a period of one year.

 Nigeria Replaces India to Become World's Largest Poor Population: Brookings Report

With the persistent decline in poverty, India is no longer a nation having the largest number of poor people in the
world, according to a study published by the US-based think tank, Brookings.

According to the study, Nigeria has already overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor
in early 2018, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon take over the number 2 spot.

 10th BRICS Summit 2018 held In Johannesburg

The 10th edition of BRICS Summit began in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a 3-day long summit and will be
attended by all the BRICS leaders.
The theme for this summit is ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th
Industrial Revolution'. Modi is likely to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit.

 4th BIMSTEC Summit held In Kathmandu

The 4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The announcement in this regard was made by
Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali.

The main focus of the summit will be to increase connectivity between the BIMSTEC nations including roads,
airways and transmission lines.

 Two plus Two Dialogue between India and US held In New Delhi

US State Department has announced that the inaugural ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ between India and the United
States held in New Delhi in September 2018. Recently, the US had postponed the dialogue due to ‘unavoidable
reasons’.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis will travel to India for the dialogue with
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

 The UN members have unanimously elected Iceland to take a seat on the world body's 47-member
Human Rights Council.

US had left the UNHRC in June, 2018 calling it a cesspool of political bias for its criticism of Israeli regime's crimes
against Palestinians.

 Rahul Dravid, 5th Indian to Be Inducted Into ICC Hall of Fame

Former captains - Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England Women wicketkeeper-batter
Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame 2018 during a glittering ceremony in Dublin, Ireland.

 Artist Anjolie Ela Menon Conferred Kalidas Award

Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon had received the National Kalidas Samman in Delhi for visual arts from the Madhya
Pradesh government.

With her first solo exhibition being held in Delhi in 1958, Menon is counted among India’s most accomplished artists
and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the Padma Shri.

 Indian recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018

Dr. Bharat Vatwani: Psychiatrist and founder of Shraddha Rehabilitation Foundation in 1989. He works to unite
mentally ill street people with their families. He has united 2000 people with their families so far.
Sonam Wangchuk: Ladakhi engineer, innovator and education reformist. Founder of Students Educational and
Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL). He invented the Ice Stupa technique that creates artificial glaciers used
for storing winter water in form of conical shaped ice heap.

 The renowned vocalist who has been chosen for the 2018 Sangita Kalanidhi Award by the Music Academy,
Madras: Aruna Sairam

 ‘The English Patient’ By Michael Ondaatje Declared 'Best Booker Prize Winner in 50 Years'

Michael Ondaatje’s bestselling novel 'The English Patient' was announced as the winner of the Golden Man Booker
Prize at the Southbank Centre in London.

The prize was instituted as part of celebrations to mark the Booker’s having completed 50 years.

 National Sports Day: 29 August

The National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player
Dhyan Chand.

 Chile's Michelle Bachelet to be the next UN Human Rights Chief

The United Nations announced that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President
Michelle Bachelet to be the UN’s new human rights chief. Bachelet would be succeeding Jordanian diplomat Zeid
Ra'ad al-Hussein.

Bachelet’s name will now go forward for consideration and approval by the 193-member UN General Assembly.

 Balesh Sharma Appointed Vodafone Idea's 1st CEO

Balesh Sharma takes over as Vodafone Idea's first CEO. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Vodafone India and
a member of its executive committee.

 Treasurer Scott Morrison Elected New Prime Minister of Australia

Treasurer Scott Morrison has been elected the new Prime Minister of Australia after winning an internal vote of 45-
40 against former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. Morrison will take over the charge as PM from Malcolm
Turnbull.

 Fortune 500 List of World's Largest Companies Released

Seven Indian companies have been listed in Fortune’s 500 list 2018 of world biggest corporations. Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC) is the highest ranked company from India followed by RIL. The US-based retail company,
Walmart has topped the list.
IOC ranked 137th in 2018 with a significant jump from 168th position from 2017. RIL is the top private sector
company in India. It ranked 148th in 2018 from 203rd from 2017. ONGC ranked 197th in 2018 which not even
featured in 2017. SBI got 216th rank 1 place higher than 217th in 2017.

 India's GDP Growth to Rise to 7.5% this Fiscal: Morgan Stanley

 PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi stepped down as CEO

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi stepped down in October after serving for 12 years as the top boss at the global
beverage giant, PepsiCo. Indian-origin Indra Nooyi was the first ever woman to be appointed the CEO at PepsiCo,
in the year 2006.

She is succeeded by company President Ramon Laguarta, who has held the post since 2017. She will remain
chairman till 2019.

 PNB Gets Top Rank in Digital Transaction

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has announced that the Department of Financial Services report has rated it as
number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions. The bank is also rated as the sixth overall amongst
all banks in India for digital performance. The bank is rated as ‘Good’ by the government with a score of 71 which is
the highest category of performance.

 Smitha V. Crishna Tops List of India’s Wealthiest Women

Smitha V. Crishna, a third-generation heir of the Godrej family, ranks first in the Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading
Wealthy Women 2018 list with an estimated wealth of Rs37,570 crore. Ms. Smitha owns one-fifth of the Godrej
Group.

Roshni Nadar, CEO and executive director at HCL, ranks second in the list with an estimated wealth of Rs30,200
crore. She also heads the Shiv Nadar Foundation.

The chairperson of the Times Group, Indu Jain, ranks third in the list. Her wealth is estimated at Rs26,240 crore.

 Ambani's Reliance Jio tops Fortune's 'Change the World' list

Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company Reliance Jio secured the top spot in Fortune's global 'Change the World' list
released on August 20. American Pharma company Merck ranked second while Bank of America ranked third on
the list. Chinese group Alibaba is ranked 5th on the list.

 Japan pips China to Become World's 2nd Largest Stock Market

Japan has pipped China as the world's number two stock market, according to a Bloomberg report. At one of the
time, the Chinese market was worth $6.09 trillion next to Japan's $6.17 trillion. Both markets are ranked after the
US which is the world’s largest at just over $31 trillion. China lost to Japan after Chinese stocks and currency fell
this year amid a trade spat with the US.

 G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting Held in Argentina

The theme of the meeting was 'Building consensus for fair and sustainable development'.

Its three key issues for the agenda were future of work, infrastructure for development, and sustainable food future.

The G20 comprises of total 19 countries plus European Union (EU), representing 85% of global GDP, 80% of
international trade, 65% of the world’s population.

 Forbes Released List of Highest Paid Female Athletes: Serena Williams Tops, PV Sindhu Ranks 7th

 M. Karunanidhi passed away: Served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for 5 times.

Popularly referred to as Kalaignar meaning artist in Tamil.

He worked as a screenwriter for films, his first film being Rajakumaari. His Party Name: Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK)

 Kofi Annan’s demise- 7th UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006 Nationality: Ghana, Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 2001 along with UNO.

 Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away.

 Prime Minister of India from: 16.05.96 to 01.06.96; 19.03.98 to 10.10.99; 10.10.99 to 22.05.2004

 Minister of External Affairs: 26.03.1977 to 28.07.1979

 Birth Place: Gwalior

 AWARDS: Bharat Ratna: 2015; Padma Vibhushan: 1992; Outstanding Parliamentarian Award: 1994;
Bangladesh Liberation War Honour: 2015

 Events during his tenure as the PM of India: 2nd Nuclear Test named Smiling Buddha carried out by India at
Pokhran in May 1998

 Ajit Wadekar passed away -First Captain of India's ODI Cricket team

 Somnath Chatterjee’s demise- Speaker of the Lok Sabha from: 2004 to 2009

 VS Naipaul’s demise

o        Born in Trinidad and Tobago

o        Nationality: British

o        Booker Prize: 1971 for "In a Free State"

o        Nobel Prize: 2001

o        Notable works: A House for Mr Biswas; A Flag on the Island; In a Free State; A Bend in the River; An Area of
Darkness; India: A Wounded Civilization India: A Million Mutinies Now

 GDP Growth Soars to 8.2% in 1st Quarter of Current Fiscal

Indian economy grew by 8.2% in the first quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal, the highest in over two years.

Explanation:-

o  A financial year starts from 1st April and ends on 31st March.

o  There are 4 quarters in a financial year. 1st quarter is April-June.

o  GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services
produced in a period of time.

 Alastair Cook Announces International Retirement

England’s highest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook announced his retirement from International cricket after final Test
against India. He has scored 12,254 runs and made 32 centuries in 160 Tests all England records.

 Arif Alvi Elected Pakistan's New President

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan.

 National teacher’s day: 5th September

The birth date of the second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 5 September 1888, has been
celebrated as Teacher's Day since 1962.

 Indian Boxer Mary Kom Signed as Brand Ambassador by BSNL

State-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) roped in Indian boxer MC Mary Kom as its brand
ambassador for two years. BSNL will run television commercials, print advertisements and tariff plan endorsement
with Kom.

 India-US 2+2 Dialogue: India-US Sign COMCASA

India and US have signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) that will
facilitate India to obtain critical defence technologies from the US, and access critical communication network to
ensure interoperability among the US and the Indian armed forces.
After the 2+2 dialogue, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Defence Secretary James Mattis stated that the two countries are
committed to work towards strengthening Indo-US relationship.

 Homosexuality Not a Crime in India Anymore: SC Abolishes Section 377

The Supreme Court abolished Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the 1862 law which criminalised
homosexuality

 Luka Modric Wins 'UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award'

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been named UEFA Men's Player of the Year for 2017/18. Modric beat off
competition from former Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who joined
him on the three-man shortlist announced on 20 August.

 Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is launched

 Indu Bhushan appointed as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

 Beneficiaries will receive Ayushman Bharat Family Health Cards.

 This centrally sponsored flagship scheme aims to provide an annual health cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh to
vulnerable 10 crore families (approximately 50 crore persons – 40% of country’s population) based on Socio
Economic and Caste Census database.

 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres will be opened across India by 2022 under the scheme. The centres
will provide comprehensive health care for diseases like diabetes, cancer, hypertension and cardiovascular
diseases.

 Ayushman Bharat consists of two major elements.1. National Health Protection Scheme. 2. Wellness
centres. National Health Protection Scheme will provide cashless treatment to patients. And wellness
centres will provide primary care to the patients.

 Justice Ranjan Gogoi Appointed the Chief Justice of India

The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the
office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra.

Justice Harilal J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of Independent India.

 The Global Climate Action Summit 2018 was held at San Francisco, California, United States. Over
4000 businesses, cities, states and civil society delegates attended the summit and showed their
commitments to achieve the goals set by the Paris Agreement.

 G-20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting Held in Argentina

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu participated in G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting at
Mar del Plata in Argentina. Issues including increasing protectionism challenges to promote global commerce and
the new industrial revolution were discussed at the meeting.

 Human Development Index 2017: India ranks 130th in HDI 2017 published by United Nations
Development Programme.

India climbed one spot to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings released by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India's HDI value for 2017 is 0.640, which put the country in the
medium human development category.

 Time Magazine acquired by Salesforce Founders for $190 million

 Government announced Mergers of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank.

 Infosys Acquires Finnish Company 'Fluido' For Rs 545 crore

Infosys has acquired Finnish company Fluido, a top consulting partner of Salesforce, for 65 million euros (about Rs
545 crore). This is Infosys’s second acquisition under CEO Salil Parekh.

Recently, it had acquired US digital creative and consumer insight agency WongDoody for $75 million. The Fluido
acquisition will make Infosys the largest Salesforce consulting partner in the Nordics.

 Emmy Awards 2018

Emmy awards are US Television awards.

Best Comedy: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Drama: Game of Thrones

 India Ranks 3rd On Family-Owned Business List: CSRI Report

India ranks third globally in terms of number of family-owned businesses with 111 companies having a total market
capitalisation of $839 billion. India closely follows China with 159 firms and the US with 121 firms, according to the
‘Credit Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ study, published by the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI).

 PM Modi Inaugurated Sikkim's First Airport in Pakyong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pakyong Airport in Sikkim on September 24, nine years after the
foundation stone was laid. The airport is the hilly state's first and only airport. Currently, the nearest airport for the
people of Sikkim is 124 kilometre (km) away in Bagdogra, West Bengal.

 Croatia's Luka Modric Won FIFA's Best Player of the Year Award
Luka Modric broke a decade of award dominance by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after being crowned world
footballer of the year by FIFA.

 FDI in Telecom Sector Jumped Five Times in Three Years

FDI in the telecom sector has jumped nearly five times in the last three years – from USD 1.3 Billion in 2015-16 to
USD 6.2 Billion in 2017-18.

 Argentina Gets Biggest Loan in IMF's History At $57 billion

Argentina has received $57.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the biggest loan package ever
from the global body aimed at boosting the country's struggling economy.

 Tesla names Robyn Denholm as chair to replace Elon Musk.

Tesla has named an Australian executive as its new chairman after Elon Musk was forced to give up the
role. Robyn Denholm, the finance chief of Australian telecoms firm Telstra, takes over from the electric car
maker's founder, who remains chief executive.

 India’s first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, has successfully
completed its first deterrence patrol.
The fully operational submarine completes the sea leg of India’s nuclear triad, giving it enduring nuclear
strike and counter strike capabilities. The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China are
the only countries that can deliver nuclear warheads from a submarine.

 Stan Lee, Co-Creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Passes Away

American comic-book writer and Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee passed away aged 95. Born as Stanley
Martin Lieber in Manhattan, he is credited with co-creating several fictional characters including Spider-Man,
the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the X-Men, Iron Man, and Thor.

 UNICEF Appoints Athlete Hima Das as India’s 1st Ever Youth Ambassador
The United Nations Children's Fund-India (UNICEF) has appointed Asian Games gold-medalist sprinter
Hima Das as India’s first ever Youth Ambassador.
Recently, Hima clinched a Gold medal in Women's 4x400 metre relay event at the 2018 Asian Games at
Jakarta, Indonesian. She also won Silver in the Women's 400m Race event with a clock timing of 50.59
seconds.
UNICEF headquarters in New York, the USA.
Hima Das, nicknamed the 'Dhing Express', is an Indian sprint runner from the state of Assam.

 Cyclone 'Gaja' hits Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

The cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over the Bay of Bengal lay at about 470 km southeast from Chennai and is set to
make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban bringing heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu. It will also cover some
parts of Pondicherry. Earlier it has hit the South Coastal part of Andhra Pradesh.
  Women’s World Boxing Championships begins in Delhi
The Women’s World Boxing Championships begins in Delhi. This tenth edition of the tournament is set to be
the biggest ever as more than 300 boxers from 72 countries are taking part.

 Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen in Fortune Business Person of the Year list
Indian-American Shantanu Narayen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adobe, has been named by
Fortune in its 2018 Business Person of the Year list. The list ranks 20 business executives “delivering on the
bottom line and beyond”.

 Azim Premji Conferred Forbes India Leadership Awards 2018

Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, has won Forbes India Leadership Awards 2018, Lifetime Achievement.
Wipro is India’s fourth-biggest software services company by revenue and Ajim Premji is the second richest
Indian.
The Forbes India Leadership Awards, India's most prestigious honour for the top executives, was held in
Mumbai.

 Mary Kom Wins Sixth World Championship Title, Creates History

MC Mary Kom has created history by becoming the first woman to win six boxing world titles by clinching the
48 kg gold at the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. The 35-year-old Indian
legend got the better of Ukrainian Hanna Okhota in the summit clash.

 Sunil Arora Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner of India

Sunil Arora has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India. He succeeds Om Prakash
Rawat

 Hockey World Cup 2018 Inaugurated In Odisha

Odisha is hosting the Hockey World Cup 2018. The opening ceremony of Men's Hockey World Cup took place at
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The opening ceremony, which was almost a three-hour long, conveyed a powerful
message of "oneness of humanity".

COMPENDIUM -PART 2

1.Nobel Prizes 2018:

 
# Field Winners Contribution

1 Medicine James P. Allison For their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition

 . Tasuku Honjo of negative immune regulation.

2 Chemistry Frances H. For directed evolution of enzymes.

. Arnold

George P. Smith

Sir Gregory P.
Winter

3 Physics Arthur Ashkin For groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser

. physics.

Gerard Mourou

Donna Strickland

4 Peace Denis Mukwege Courageously combating war crimes and seeking

. and Nadia Murad justice for victims.

5 Economic William D. For integrating climate change into long-run

. Sciences Nordhaus macroeconomic analysis.

Paul M. Romer For integrating technological innovations into long-

run macroeconomic analysis

6 Literature No one has been awarded this year

.

2.Important appointments
o Chief Minister of Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio

o Chief minister of Meghalaya: Conrad Sangma

o Chief Minister of Tripura: Biplab Kumar Deb

o Chief Minister of Karnataka: HD Kumaraswamy

o Governor of Jammu & Kashmir: Satya Pal Malik

o Governor of Bihar: Lalji Tandon

o Governor of Odisha: Professor Ganeshi Lal

o Governor of Mizoram: Kummanam Rajasekharan

o Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya

o 15th Finance Commission Chairman: N K Singh

o Economic Affairs Secretary of India: Subhash Chandra Garg

o SEBI Chairman: Ajay Tyagi

o IRDAI Chairman: Subhash Chandra Khuntia

o Chief Election commissioner of India: Sunil Arora

o Bombay Stock Exchange

Shri S Ravi (Chairman)
Mr. Ashishkumar Chauhan (MD & CEO)

o National Stock Exchange:

Mr. Ashok Chawla (Chairman)
Mr. Vikram Limaye (MD & CEO)

o Sudha Balakrishnan: Chief Financial Officer of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

o Mahesh Kumar Jain: Deputy governor of RBI

o S Ramesh: Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

o Indu Bhushan: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission
(ABNHPM).

o Paul Polman: Chairman International Chamber of Commerce

o The New York Stock Exchange has appointed Chief Operating Officer Stacey Cunningham as its first female
president.

o IMF Chief Economist:  Gita Gopinath

o PM of Australia:  Scott Morrison

o President of Egypt: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

o President of Pakistan: Arif Alvi

o PM of Pakistan: Irrfan khan

o Secretary of State (USA):  Mike Pompeo

o Defence Secretary (USA):  James Mattis

o President of South Korea:  Moon Jae-in

o President of Venezuela:  Nicolas Maduro

o ICC [International Cricket council] Chairman:  Shashank Manohar

o President of Myanmar: Win Myint

o Chief Justice of India:  Justice Ranjan Gogoi

o Chairman of Indian Bank’s association: Sunil Mehta

o Chairman of DRDO:  Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

o UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:  Michelle Bachelet

o IMF Chairperson:  Christine Lagarde

3.Recent Books and Authors:

 Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan: 'Across the Bench - Insight into the Indian Military Judicial System'.

 J K Rowling: Lethal White

 C H. Hanumantha Rao: My journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian socialism

 Ramachandra Guha: “Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)”

 PM Narendra Modi: Exam Warriors

 Shashi Tharoor: Why I am Hindu, The paradoxical Prime Minister

 Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu: “Moving On… Moving Forward: A Year in Office”

 Cricketer VVS Laxman: 281 and Beyond

 Brijendra Rehi: Atal Ji Ne Kaha

 Chandan Gowda: The way I see it-a Gauri Lankesh Reader

 Twinkle Khanna: Pyjamas are  forgiving

 Preeti Shenoy: The Rule Breakers

  Shane Warne: No Spin

 Stephen Hawking: Brief Answers to the Big Questions

 Anna Burns: Milkman

 Krishna Trilok: Notes of a dream-The authorized Biography of AR Rehman

 4.Important World Organizations and Their HQs :

1. World Bank: Washington DC, USA

2. International Monetary Fund [IMF]: Washington DC, USA

3. World Health Organization [WHO]: Geneva, Switzerland

4. World Trade Organization [WTO]: Geneva, Switzerland

5. International Labour Organization [ILO]: Geneva, Switzerland

6. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Geneva, Switzerland

7. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank): Shanghai, China

8. Asian Development Bank: Manila, Philippines

9. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): New York, USA

10. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA): New York, USA

11. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO): Paris, France

12. International Atomic Agency: Vienna, Austria

13. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): Vienna, Austria

14. Amnesty International: London, UK

15. International Maritime Organisation: London. UK

16. Commonwealth of Nations: London, UK

17. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): Kathmandu, Nepal

18. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN): Jakarta, Indonesia

19. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO): Rome, Italy

20. International Court of Justice: The Hague, the Netherland

21. International Solar alliance: Gurugram, India

COMPENDIUM -PART 3

1. Mergers & Acquisitions 2018:

 Time Magazine is acquired by Salesforce founders for 190 million dollars.

 Infosys acquires Finnish Company ‘Fluido’ for Rs. 545 crore.

 Infosys acquires WongDoody for 75 million dollars.

 Synnex acquireS Call center operation leader Convergys for 2.8 Billion Dollar.

 Walmart acquired 77% stake in Flipkart for 16 billion dollars

 Coca Cola bought Costa Coffee for 5.1 billion US Dollars

 Accenture buys Certus

 McAfee acquires skyhigh networks

 AT & T buys Time Warner

 Hindalco's US arm buys Aleris for $2.58 billion

 The Department of Telecom approved merger of Telenor India with Bharti Airtel.

 Syntel is acquired by ATOS.

2. Brand Ambassadors :

 Akshay Kumar: Revital H, Policybazaar.com, paisabazaar.com,Road safety campaign

 BSNL: Mary Kom

 Aamir Khan- Vivo India

 MS Dhoni- Dream 11 Gaming Site, NetMeds, Indigo paints, Mars’ chocolate brand Snickers

 Sonakshi Sinha: Asus Smart Phone and tablet

 AR Rahman - Sikkim Brand Ambassador

 Amitabh Bachchan- The Muthoot Group, One Plus 6

 Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt- Flipkart Fashion

 Cricketer Smriti Mandhana: Bata’s Brand Power

 Virat Kohli- Uber India, too yumm chips, Manyvar, MRF Tyres, PNB, Luminous Power’s new brand AMAZE

 Deepika Padukone- Go Ibibio

 Shahrukh Khan- Nerolac wall paints, Food Panda, DishTV, Byju’s, Big Basket, Hyundai
  Ranveer Singh, Aalia Bhatt- Makemytrip

 Aalia Bhatt- Frooti

 Shraddha Kapoor- Veet

 Kartik Aaryan- Emami Fair & Handsome

 Kriti Sanon: BATA, Dabur’s Skin care Brand Fem

 Assam state: Hima Das

2. India’s rank in Different Indices :

Human development Index 2018

India’s rank: 130th
Norway tops

Environmental Performance Index 2018

Released by World Economic Forum

India’s rank:  177th (Switzerland topped)

Global manufacturing Index 2018

Released by World Economic Forum

India’s rank: 30th (Japan topped)

FDI Confidence Index 2018

India’s rank:  11th (USA topped)
Global Innovation Index 2018
Released by World Intellectual Property Organisation
India’s rank: 57th (Switzerland tops)
Ease of Doing Business 2019
Released by World Bank
India’s rank: 77th (New Zealand tops)

World Happiness report 2018

India’s rank: 133th (Finland tops)

 
Human capital Index 2018
Released by World Bank
India’s rank: 115th (Singapore tops)

Global Competitiveness Index 2018

Released by: World Economic Forum
India’s rank: 58th (USA tops)

3. Indian City and Industries they are famous for

1) Bharuch (Gujarat): Petroleum, Petrochemicals

2) Surat (Gujarat): Textiles, Diamond

3) Rourkela (Orissa): Steel and Fertilizer

4) Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu): Safety Matches, Fireworks

5) Dibrugarh (Assam): Tea industries

6) Bokaro Steel City (Jharkhand): Steel and Coal

7) Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Auto Parts

8) Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh): Glass and bangle works

9) Panna (Madhya Pradesh): Diamond Mines

10) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): Hand-loom

11) Bhagalpur (Bihar): Silks

4. Awards & Honours :

 World Food Prize: Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro.

They worked to provide availability of nutritious food for pregnant women and children to reduce malnutrition
in developing countries.
 Pritzker Architecture Prize (Nobel equivalent for the field): Balkrishna Doshi
He becomes 1st Pritzker laureate from India.

 Abel Prize: Robert Langlands

developed a programme connecting representation theory to number theory.

 Linnean Medal in Botany from Linnean Society of London: Kamaljit Bawa

pioneering research on evolution of tropical plants, tropical deforestation & non-timber forest products First
Indian to win the award ever since it was constituted in 1888.

 OSCARS/90th Academy Awards 2018

Best picture: The Shape of Water

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour
Best Actress:  Frances McDormand for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'
Best Director:  'Guillermo Del Toro for 'The Shape of Water'.
Best Foreign Language Film:  'A Fantastic Woman

 Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2017: Vinod Khanna

 Saraswati Samman 2017: Sitanshu Yashaschandra's poetry collection "Vakhar". Saraswati Samman is

awarded annually by the K K Birla Foundation.

 The Swedish Academy has postponed the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature following sex-abuse allegations
and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body’s reputation. The 2018 winner will be
presented alongside the 2019 winner next year. It is the first time since wartime 1943 that the prestigious
award will not be given.

 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service: The New York Times and The New Yorker

 Man Booker International Prize: Flights, A philosophical rumination on modern-day travel by the Polish
author Olga Tokarczuk

 KISS Humanitarian Award 2018: Prof. Muhammad Yunus- Nobel Peace award winner & the founder of
Grameen Bank

 Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize UNESCO: Mahmoud Abu Zeid- Egyptian photo journalist

 'Palme d'Or- 2018 (highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival): Shoplifters- Japanese family
drama

 Mumbai-based eminent neurosurgeon Dr B.K. Misra was named for prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National
Award for year 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of the Year

 Gopalkrishna Gandhi was conferred with 2018 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award

 Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six who have been declared winners of
2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as Asian version of the Nobel Prize.
  Virat Kohli and S Mirabai Chanu got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards 2018.

 Anushka Sharma receives Smita Patil Award

 PM Modi got UN’s Highest Environment Honour

COMPENDIUM -PART 4

1. Economy of India :

1) The country is classified as a newly industrialized country, and one of the G-20 major economies, with an
average growth rate of approximately 7% over the last two decades.

2) Maharashtra is the wealthiest Indian state with an annual nominal GDP of US $ 380 billion followed by UP and
Tamilnadu.

3) India ranks 139th in per capita GDP (Nominal) with 2134 dollars as of 2018.

4) GDP: Gross Domestic Product

GDP is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific
time period.

India's Nominal GDP ~2.848 trillion dollars. (2018)

India's rank in world economies by size of GDP (nominal): 6th

India's rank in world economies by size of GDP (PPP): 3rd

5) GDP Growth forecast for 2018-19: 7.3% by IMF, ADB and World Bank

6) There are 3 sectors in Indian Economy.

Contribution of different sectors in Indian GDP:

 Primary sector (Agriculture): around 17%

 Secondary sector (Industry): around 29 %

 Tertiary sector (Service): around 54%

7) Ease of doing business rank of India in 2019: 77th

8) Trade partners in decreasing order:

 India's main export partners:- European Union, USA, UAE, Hong Kong and China.

 India's main import partners: - China, European Union, USA, UAE and Saudi Arabia.

9) Inflation in India is measured by consumer price index.

10) There are 8 core industries in India.
Electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilisers.

2. Some International Organizations :

1. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC):

It is the organization of South Asian countries. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia.
Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka.
SAARC HQ: Kathmandu, Total member states: 8.

2. BRICS: Organisation of large economies of NICs (Newly industrialized country) namely Brazil, Russia,

China, India, South Africa.
2018 BRICS Summit: South Africa

3. G4 nations: Informal group of countries which support each other’s bids for permanent seats on the United
Nations Security Council. It consists of India, Germany, Japan and Brazil.

4. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC):

international organization involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia.
These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
2018 BIMSTEC Summit: Nepal

5. G7 Countries: The group of seven consists of Canada, France, UK, US, Germany and Italy.
2018 G7 Summit: Canada

3. Venues of Some Important sports events

1) Summer Olympics
2016: Rio, Brazil
2020: Tokyo, Japan
2024: Paris, France
2028: Los Angeles, USA
2) Cricket World Cup
Men's
2015: Australia and New Zealand
2019: England and Wales
2023: India
Women's
2013: India
2017: England
2021: New Zealand
3) FIFA Football World Cup
2014: Brazil
2018: Russia
2022: Qatar

FIFA U-17 Football world cup 2017: India

4) Commonwealth games
2018: Gold Coast, Australia
2022:  Birmingham, England
5)  Hockey World Cup
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India
2018 Women's Hockey World Cup: London, England
 

4. Important Geographical facts about India :

1. India covers 2.4% of the Earth’s surface. Total land area of India is 32,87,263 sq.km.

2. Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak of India.

3. Deccan Plateau is the largest plateau of India and the Ladakh plateau is the highest plateau of India.

4. Andaman is the largest island of India and Majuli is the largest river island of world located in Assam, India.

5. India has only one dessert which is the Thar dessert. It is located in the state Rajasthan.

6. The longest Indian River is Ganga; its length is 2,640 km.

7. The world’s largest delta, (in West Bengal) Sundarban, is made by Brahmaputra and Ganga.

8. Aravallis is the oldest mountain ranges of the India.

9. Agriculture
Agriculture in India: More than 50 percent of the area of the country is under the cultivation and about 64%
of the
Indian population is engaged in agriculture.

There are two major crop seasons in India, viz.:

(i) Rabi
(ii) Kharif
Rabi: It is sown in October or December and harvested in April or May. Major crops are: barely, wheat, peas, gram
and mustard.
Kharif: It is sown in June or July and harvested in September or October. Major crops are: bajra, cotton, jowar, rice
and jute.

10. Forests: India is covered about *24.1%* by forest area (as per Forest Survey Report 2015).
Madhya Pradesh has the largest Forest cover in India among all other states.

11. Gujarat has the longest coastline among all the states in India.

12. Bangladesh shares maximum boundary with India.

13. India is divided into 29 states, 6 union territories, 1 national capital territory.

14. Rajasthan is the largest state of India followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UP.

15. UP is the most populous state of India followed by Maharashtra, Bihar, and West Bengal.

5. Important dams and their locations :

 Indira Sagar Dam: Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh

 Mettur Dam: Cauvery River, Tamil Nadu.

 Koyna Dam: Koyna River, Maharashtra.

 Maithon Dam: barakar river, Jharkhand.

 Rihand Dam: Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh.

 TungaBhadra Dam: Tungabhadra River, Karnataka.

 Krishna Raja Sagar dam: Cauvery river, Karnataka

 Hirakund Dam: Mahanadi River, Odissa

6. World Geography Points :

1) Boundary lines

 Durand line: Pakistan and Afghanistan

 Radcliffe line: India and Pakistan

 Macmohan line: china and India

 38th parallel: North and South Korea

  49th parallel: USA and Canada

 Hindenburg Line: Germany and Poland

 Maginot line: France and Germany

2) Atmosphere layers in that order from earth

a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere: ozone layer in it!!
c. Mesosphere or thermosphere
d. Ionosphere
3) Mountains-Locations

 Andes: South America

 Rockies: North America

 Alps: Europe

 Alaska: USA

 Himalaya: Asia

4) Water resources in Oceans:

Pacific> Atlantic>Indian>arctic

5) Top 5 minerals in earth's crust

Oxygen>Silicon> Aluminium>Iron>Calcium
6) Top 4 gases in atmosphere
Nitrogen> Oxygen>Argon> CO2
7) Light year, Astronomical unit and Parsec are the units to measure length.

8) Solar system

 Brightest star after sun: Sirius

 Planet with maximum satellites: Jupiter

 Red planet: Mars

 Blue planet: Earth

 Brightest planet: Venus

 Biggest planet: Jupiter

9) Some more information

A. Atlantic Ocean: Between US and UK.
B. Largest land locked country: Kazakhstan
C. Africa has the most number of countries.
D. The Nile has been determined to be the longest river in the world followed by the Amazon and the Yangtze.
E. The South China Sea disputes involves namely Brunei, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and
Vietnam.

1. The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

2. Canada has the largest coastline among all the countries in the World.

7. 18th Asian Games 2018 :

1. Held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.

2. Motto was Energy of Asia

Bhin Bhin, Kaka, and Atung: mascots of the 2018 Asian Games.

3. 1st Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951.

4. 19th Asian Games would be held in Hangzhou, China in 2022.

5. India won Total 69 Medals in 2018 asian games, finished at 8th position.
Top 3 countries are: China, Japan and Republic of Korea.

1. India won 15 Gold Medals, 24 Silvers and 30 bronze medals. This is India’s best ever overall medal tally.

1990. Kabaddi:- India failed to win gold in a sport they have dominated since it was introduced for the first
time in the tournament in 1990. For the first time, India men’s team had not won the gold medal in Kabaddi
at the Asian Games.

1. Some notable players:-

1. Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)
2. Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
3. PV Sindhu (Silver, Badminton)
4. Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar(Bridge)
5. Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting)
6. Swapna Barman (Heptathlon)
7. Jinson Johnson (1500m Race, Gold)
8. Manjit Singh (800m Race, Gold)
9. Amit Panghal (Boxing)
10. Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
 11. Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot Put)
12. Dutee Chand, Hima das, Muhammad Anas (Sprinter)

1. Flag bearers
Opening ceremony: Neeraj chopra
Closing ceremony: Rani Rampal (hockey)

COMPENDIUM -PART 5

1. 21th FIFA World Cup 2018 :

 Host : Russia

 Official Mascot : Zabivaka

 Official Song : ' Live It Up ' By Nicky Jam

 Campaign : ' Say No To Racism '

 Teams : 32 Teams

 Matches : 64 Matches Played, 169 Goals ( 2018 )

 Final - France 4 - 2 Croatia

 Winner: France (2nd Time, 1st 1998 )

2nd : Croatia
3rd. : Belgium
4th. : England

 Golden Boot Award : Harry Kane ( England , 6 Goals )

 Golden Ball Award : Luka Modric ( Croatia )

 Golden Glove Award : Thibaut Courtois ( Belgium , 27 Saves )

 FIFA Young Player Award : Kylian Mbappe ( France )

 FIFA Fair Play Award : Spain

 Top 3 Teams Goals

1. Belgium (7 Matches, 16 Goals) 
2. France. (7 Matches, 14 Goals)
3. Croatia (7 Matches, 14 Goals)

2. Grand Slams Winner 2018 :

 1. Men’s Singles

TOURNAMENT WINNER RUNNER-UP

U.S. Open Novak Djokovic Juan Martin del Potro

Wimbledon Novak Djokovic Kevin Anderson

French Open Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem

Australian Open Roger Federer Marin Cilic

1. Women’s Singles

TOURNAMENT WINNER RUNNER-UP

U.S. Open Naomi Osaka Serena Williams

Wimbledon Angelique Kerber Serena Williams

French Open Simona Halep Sloane Stephens

Australian Open Caroline Wozniacki Simona Halep

 3. CEOs/chairman List :

1. a) Top banks in India

1) SBI: Rajnish Kumar

2) ICICI: Sandeep Bakhshi
3) HDFC: Aditya Puri 
4) Punjab National Bank: Sunil Mehta 
5) Axis bank: Shikha Sharma
6) Bank of Baroda: P.S. Jayakumar

1. b) Top E-commerce

 Flipkart: Kalyan Krishnamurthy

 Snapdeal: Kunal bahl

 Paytm: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

 Ola: Bhavish Aggarwal

 Oyo rooms: Ritesh Aggarwal

 Alibaba: Jack Ma

 Amazon: Jeff Bezos

 Uber: Dara Khosrowshahi

1. c) Some other important CEOs/Chairman

 Amul: R.S. Sodhi

 Tata group: Natarajan Chandrasekaran

 Birla group: Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla

 Reliance industries: Mr. Mukesh Ambani

 ITC Ltd: Yogesh Chander Deveshwar

 Wipro: Azim Premji [chairman] Abidali Neemuchwala [CEO]

 Infosys : Salil Parekh (CEO & MD)

1. d) Some foreign CEOs

 Apple: Tim cook

 Google: Sunder Pichai

 Microsoft: Satya Nadella

 PepsiCo: Ramon Laguarta

 Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg

 Walmart: C. Douglas McMillan

 LinkedIn : Jeff Weiner

 Yahoo : Marissa Mayer

 Twitter : jack Dorsey

 1. e) Top global companies CEOs from India

1) Satya Nadella - CEO, Microsoft

2) Sundar Pichai- CEO, Google

3) Ajaypal Singh Banga- President and CEO, MasterCard.

4) Rajeev Suri- CEO, Nokia.

5) Indra K Nooyi- CEO, PepsiCo (She is retiring, New CEO: Ramon Laguarta)

6) Lakshmi Mittal- chairman and CEO, Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaking company. 

7) Rakesh Kapoor- CEO, Reckitt Benckiser plc,

It is a multinational consumer goods company, a major producer of health, hygiene and home products. 

8) Rajeev Vasudeva- CEO, Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder is a global executive search firm. 

9) Dhivya Suryadevara- 1st female CFO of General motors. 

10) Francisco D'souza:  President and CEO, Cognizant

11) Shantanu Narayen: CEO, Adobe 

4. Films and television in India :

 

1) Doordarshan was founded in year- 1959

2) Film and Television institute of India is located in Pune and established in 1960

3) First Indian movie submitted for Oscar- Mother India

4) First Indian to win Oscar - Bhanu Athaiya

She got the coveted award for costume design for the Richard Attenborough directed film Gandhi.

5) 1st in Films
1st Indian film- Raja Harishchandra
1st Indian sound film- Alam Ara
1st Indian color film- Kishan Kanha
1st Indian 3D animated film- Roadside Romeo
6) 1st actor to win film fare award- Dilip Kumar

7) Awards starting year:-

Filmfare awards started in 1954
National film awards started in 1954

8) Satyajit Ray- won 32 national film awards in his life, he won Oscar in 1992

9) Father of Indian cinema- Dadasaheb phalke

10) Chairman of censor Board: Prasoon Joshi 

Chairman of film and television institute of India, Pune (FTII): anupam kher

11) Recent official entry to Oscars

India's official entry to Oscars 2018: Newton

India's official entry to Oscars 2019: Village Rockstars

12) 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018
Best film: Hindi Medium
Best Actor: Irrfan Khan for Hindi Medium
Best actress: Vidhya Balan for Tumari Sulu
Best director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for Bareilly ki barfi

Critics award for best film: Newton

Best supporting actor: Rajkummar Rao

13) DadaSaheb Phalke Award

The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani.
Vinod Khanna wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2017
14) Academy awards (Oscars) 2018
A. Best Picture: The Shape of Water
B. Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
C. Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
D. Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
E. Best Animated Feature Film: Coco
F. Best Foreign Language Film: A Fantastic Woman, Chile

5. Stock Exchange Notes :

Some important Stock Exchange Index and Country (location)

  Nikkei, Pix = Japan

 Kospa = Korea

 Bove spa = Brazil

 NASDAQ, NYSE = USA

 Simex = Singapore

 Hang Seng = Hong Kong

 FTSE = England

 Stock Exchange Related Questions

1. Which is the oldest Stock Exchange in Asia?

Answer: Bombay Stock Exchange

2. What is the full-form of SENSEX?

Answer: Sensitive Index

2. Which is the World’s First Electronic Stock Exchange?

Answer: NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)

6. List of important regulators in India :

1. Money market: RBI

2. Foreign exchange: RBI

3. Capital market: SEBI

4. Insurance companies: IRDAI

5. Chit funds: respective state governments

6. Cooperative banks and regional rural banks: NABARD

 7. Pension fund: PFRDA (Pension fund regulatory and development authority)

8. Telecommunications: TRAI [Telecom regulatory authority of India]

7. List of Important Countries Capital and Currency :

Countries Capital Currency

Austria Vienna Euro

Argentina Buenos Aires Peso

Azerbaijan Baku   Manat

Bangladesh Dhaka Taka

Belarus Minsk Ruble

Belgium Brussels Euro

Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum

Brazil Barsilia Real

China Beijing Yuan

Colombia Bogota Peso

Croatia Zagreb Kuna

Cuba Havana Peso

Denmark Copenhagen Krone

Egypt Cairo Pound

Finland Helsinki Euro

Hungary Budapest Forint

Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah

Iran Tehran Rial

Iraq Baghdad Dinar

Israel Jerusalem Shekel

Italy Rome Euro

Japan Tokyo Yen

Jordon Amman Dinar

Jamaica Kingston Dollar

Kazakhstan Astana Tenge

Kenya Nairobi Shilling

Korea North Pyongyang Won

Korea South Seoul Won

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit

Maldives Male Rufiyaa

Mauritius Port Louis Rupee

Mexico Mexico city Peso

Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Kyat

(Burma) (Rangoon)

Nigeria Abuja Naira

Norway Oslo Krone

Portugal Lisbon Euro

Qatar Doha Riyal

Russia Moscow Ruble

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal

Singapore Singapore Dollar

South Africa Cape Town Rand

South Sudan Juba Pound

Spain Madrid Euro

Sri Lanka Colombo Rupee

 Sweden Stockholm Krona

Switzerland Bern France

Syria Damascus Pound

Thailand Bangkok Baht

Turkey Ankara Lira

Uganda Kampala Shilling

Ukraine Kyiv Hryvnia

United Arab Abu Dhabi Dirham

Emirates (UAE)

Vietnam Hanoi Dong

 8. List of all Famous Inventions and their Inventors :

Invention Inventor

Aeroplane Wright brothers

Balloon Jacques and Joseph 

Montgolfier

Ball –Point pen C. Biro

Bicycle K. Macmillan

Cinematograph Thomas Alva Edison

Computer Charles Babbage

Diesel engine Rudolf diesel

Dynamite Alfred Nobel

Dynamo Michael Faraday

Electric Iron H.W. Seeley

Fountain Pen LE. Waterman

Jet Engine Sir Frank whittle

Lift E.G. Otis

Locomotive Richard Trevithick

Microphone David Hughes

Microscope Z. Jansen

Photography (Paper) W.H. Fox Tablot

Printing Press J. Gutenberg

Radium Marie and Pierre Curie

 Radio G. Marconi

Safety Lamp Sir Humphrey

Safety pin William Hurst

Steam engine (Piston) Thomas Newcome

Steam engine ( Condenser) James Watt

Telephone Alexander Graham Bell

Television John logie bared

Thermoscope Galileo Galilei

Transistor Bardeen, Shockley

Typewriter C. Sholes

Watch A.L.  Breguet

X-ray Wilhelm Roentgen

9. Abbreviations :

Abbreviations Expansions  

NITI National Institution for Transforming India  

PRAGATI Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation  

HRIDAY Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana  

AMRUT Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  

UPI Unified Payment Interface  

JAM Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile  

IRNSS Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System  

DAY Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Yojana  

MUDRA MUDRA Bank Yojana  

DDUGJY Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana  

PMKSY Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana  

SHC Soil Health Card Scheme  

PMSBY Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana  

PMJJBY Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana  

APY Atal Pension Yojana  

SCM Smart Cities Mission  

NMCG National Mission for Clean Ganga  

PMFBY Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  

SPMRM Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission  

PMUY Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  

IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India  

IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India  

EXIM Bank Export – Import Bank of India  

SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India  

NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development  

APEC Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARCIL Asset Reconstruction Company Of India Ltd

ATM Automated Teller Machine

ASHA Accredited Social Health Activist

BIFR Board For Industrial And Financial Reconstruction

CDMA Code Division Multiple Access

CRR Cash Reserve Ratio

DTAA Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

ECB External Commercial Borrowings

ELSS Equity Linked Saving Scheme

FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act

FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

FII Foreign Institutional Investors

FRBM Fiscal Responsibility And Management Act

FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds

FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board

FSDC Financial Stability Development Council

IBRD International Bank For Reconstruction And Development(World Bank)

ICICI Industrial Credit Investment Corporation Of India

IDBI Industrial Development Bank Of India

IIP Index Of Industrial Production

KYC Know Your Customer

LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered Rate

NFC Non-Banking Finance Companies

 NEFT Net Electronic Fund Transfer

NPA Non-Performing Asset

OPEC Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries

PIN Personal Identification Number

POS Point Of Scale

PPP Public Private Partnership

RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement

SAARC South Asian Association Regional Cooperation

SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio

SARFAESI Securitization And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of

Security Interest

SWOT Strength Weakness Opportunities Threats

SWIFT Society For World Wide Inter Bank Financial Telecommunication

SDR Special Drawing Rights

       

10. National Parks Of India :

National Parks in Karnataka

  Kudremukh National Park

 Bandipur National Park

National Parks in Uttarakhand

 Corbett National Park

 Nanda Devi National Park

National Parks in Tamil Nadu

 Mukurthi National Park

 Mudumalai National Park

National Parks in West Bengal

 Sundarbans National Park

 Neora Valley National Park

National Parks in Rajasthan

 Ranthambhore National Park

 Keoladeo National Park

 Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

National Parks in Maharashtra

 Chandoli National Park

National Parks in Assam

 Kaziranga National Park

 Manas National Park

Names of National Parks in Gujarat

 Gir National Park

 Gulf of Kuchch Marine National Park

National Parks in Madhya Pradesh

 Bandhavgarh National Park

 Satpura National Park

  Pench National Park

 Panna National Park

 Kanha National Park

National Parks in Manipur

 Keibul Lamjao National Park

 Nokrek National Park

 Balphakram National Park