Current Affairs of 30 May 2015

1. Veena Jain appointed as Director General of Doordarshan News
Veena Jain was  appointed as Director General (news) in Doordarshan. She succeeded senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Her appointment was approved by the Union Ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B).
Jain will also hold the charge as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and will oversee the ministry's new media wing and social media cell. She will report to the ministry for all purposes.
She is currently posted as Additional Director General in the News Services Division of All India Radio (AIR). Earlier, she has also served as director of Publications Division of AIR.

2. VA Prasanth appointed as the CFO of Indian Bank

VA Prasanth was  appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Indian Bank with immediate effect. Before this appointment, he was serving as the General Manager of the Indian Bank. Prasanth succeeded K Srinivasa Raghavan.
Indian Bank, established in 1907, is an Indian state-owned financial services company, headquartered in Chennai, India. It has 20000 employees, 2412 branches in India and is one of the big public sector banks of India.

3. Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA President

Incumbent FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter was re-elected as President
for the fifth term. He was chosen for the post by the 65th FIFA Congress held in Zurich.
79-year-old Blatter won another four-year term as FIFA President after he was able to secure 133 votes out of 206 valid votes in the 209-member FIFA.

4. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed across the world

The international Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2015 with the theme Together for Peace.
To mark the occasion, various events were organised across the globe to commemorate all brave men and women who have contributed towards establishing peace and security in the war torn countries and ravaged societies across the world.

5. RBI released Draft Guidelines on Net Stable Funding Ratio for Banks
The Reserve Bank of India  released the Draft Guidelines on Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) under Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards for banks.
The Reserve Bank proposed to make NSFR applicable to all banks in India from 1 January 2018. The objective of NSFR is to ensure that banks maintain a stable funding profile in relation to their assets and off-balance sheet activities.
A sustainable funding structure can reduce the probability of erosion of a bank’s liquidity position due to disruptions in its regular sources of funding that would increase the risk of its failure and potentially lead to broader systemic stress.

6. RBI proposed to introduce PPI for Mass Transit Systems

The Reserve Bank of India  proposed to introduce Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) for Mass Transit System (PPI-MTS).
These PPI-MTS will be semi-closed instruments that will be used facilitate the migration to electronic payments in line with the country’s vision of moving to a less-cash society.
Further, it can also be used within the mass transit systems and will have a minimum validity of six months from date of issue. Such PPIs will be reloadable instruments subjected to an outstanding limit of 2000 rupees at any point of time.

7. George Yeo new Nalanda University chancellor
 Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo will be the new Chancellor of the Nalanda University, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Saturday.
Mr. Yeo, who is on the governing board of prestigious university, will take over from Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who withdrew his candidature for a second term as Chancellor of the Nalanda University in Bihar in February 2015.
Incidentally, Mr. Yeo chaired the last meeting of the board on January 13-14, 2015, when it had decided unanimously agreed to have Dr. Sen serve as the Chancellor for the second consecutive term.
Mr. Yeo was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2012 in recognition of his contribution in the field of "public affairs." An integral part of the erstwhile Nalanda Mentor Group, he has been at the forefront of the revival of the ancient seat of learning.
Nalanda University hit the headlines in February, when Prof. Sen, whose term ends July, wrote a letter to his colleagues on the board, withdrawing from seeking a second term, since the Narendra Modi government had not given its approval to his nomination.

8. AR Rahman documentary ‘Jai Ho’ screened at White House

 'Jai Ho', a documentary based on music maestro AR Rahman’s life, was screened at the White House.
The film, directed by Umesh Aggarwal, traces the journey of the Oscar and Grammy winning music composer’s professional and personal life. It explores the evolution of his style of music-a fusion of Eastern sensibilities and Western technology.
1. Veena Jain appointed as Director General of Doordarshan News
Veena Jain was  appointed as Director General (news) in Doordarshan. She succeeded senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Her appointment was approved by the Union Ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B).
Jain will also hold the charge as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and will oversee the ministry's new media wing and social media cell. She will report to the ministry for all purposes.
She is currently posted as Additional Director General in the News Services Division of All India Radio (AIR). Earlier, she has also served as director of Publications Division of AIR.

2. VA Prasanth appointed as the CFO of Indian Bank

VA Prasanth was  appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Indian Bank with immediate effect. Before this appointment, he was serving as the General Manager of the Indian Bank. Prasanth succeeded K Srinivasa Raghavan.
Indian Bank, established in 1907, is an Indian state-owned financial services company, headquartered in Chennai, India. It has 20000 employees, 2412 branches in India and is one of the big public sector banks of India.

3. Sepp Blatter re-elected as FIFA President

Incumbent FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter was re-elected as President
for the fifth term. He was chosen for the post by the 65th FIFA Congress held in Zurich.
79-year-old Blatter won another four-year term as FIFA President after he was able to secure 133 votes out of 206 valid votes in the 209-member FIFA.

4. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observed across the world

The international Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2015 with the theme Together for Peace.
To mark the occasion, various events were organised across the globe to commemorate all brave men and women who have contributed towards establishing peace and security in the war torn countries and ravaged societies across the world.

5. RBI released Draft Guidelines on Net Stable Funding Ratio for Banks
The Reserve Bank of India  released the Draft Guidelines on Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) under Basel III Framework on Liquidity Standards for banks.
The Reserve Bank proposed to make NSFR applicable to all banks in India from 1 January 2018. The objective of NSFR is to ensure that banks maintain a stable funding profile in relation to their assets and off-balance sheet activities.
A sustainable funding structure can reduce the probability of erosion of a bank’s liquidity position due to disruptions in its regular sources of funding that would increase the risk of its failure and potentially lead to broader systemic stress.

6. RBI proposed to introduce PPI for Mass Transit Systems

The Reserve Bank of India  proposed to introduce Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) for Mass Transit System (PPI-MTS).
These PPI-MTS will be semi-closed instruments that will be used facilitate the migration to electronic payments in line with the country’s vision of moving to a less-cash society.
Further, it can also be used within the mass transit systems and will have a minimum validity of six months from date of issue. Such PPIs will be reloadable instruments subjected to an outstanding limit of 2000 rupees at any point of time.

7. George Yeo new Nalanda University chancellor
 Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo will be the new Chancellor of the Nalanda University, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Saturday.
Mr. Yeo, who is on the governing board of prestigious university, will take over from Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who withdrew his candidature for a second term as Chancellor of the Nalanda University in Bihar in February 2015.
Incidentally, Mr. Yeo chaired the last meeting of the board on January 13-14, 2015, when it had decided unanimously agreed to have Dr. Sen serve as the Chancellor for the second consecutive term.
Mr. Yeo was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2012 in recognition of his contribution in the field of "public affairs." An integral part of the erstwhile Nalanda Mentor Group, he has been at the forefront of the revival of the ancient seat of learning.
Nalanda University hit the headlines in February, when Prof. Sen, whose term ends July, wrote a letter to his colleagues on the board, withdrawing from seeking a second term, since the Narendra Modi government had not given its approval to his nomination.

8. AR Rahman documentary ‘Jai Ho’ screened at White House

 'Jai Ho', a documentary based on music maestro AR Rahman’s life, was screened at the White House.
The film, directed by Umesh Aggarwal, traces the journey of the Oscar and Grammy winning music composer’s professional and personal life. It explores the evolution of his style of music-a fusion of Eastern sensibilities and Western technology.

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