1. Swiss leaks: India ranks 16th on leaked HSBC list
ii. The investigation revealed 1,195 Indian HSBC clients, roughly double the 628 names that French authorities gave to the Government in 2011.
iii. The new revelation— published today as part of a global agreement — is expected to significantly widen the scale and scope of the ongoing probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court.
2. CarDekho.com gets Ratan Tata fund
i. In a first-of-its kind partnership in the Indian auto space, CarDekho.com announced an investment in the company by Ratan Tata.
ii. Tata has for the first time ever joined hands with an auto portal by investing in his personal capacity.
iii. GirnarSoft, the parent company of CarDekho.com, now valued at USD 300 million, recently concluded its series B funding with a raise of $50 million.
iv. The automobile space has created the largest market value among vertical classifieds and globally public and private companies in the space are together valued at over $50 billion.
3. Bengaluru, Chennai, Surat among ‘100 Resilient Cities'
i. In its centenary year in 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation announced the 100 Resilient Cities project with a $100 million commitment to build urban resilience worldwide.
ii. The idea behind choosing is that cities have complex ecosystems and have a hard time organising themselves around what their key challenges are and the second is that too often the cities don’t access the resources or best practices efficiently enough.
ii. The project consists hiring of a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) in each city, or a senior person to work in municipal government usually with mayors, or in the Indian context, probably more with the commissioners with the breadth and gravitas to work across the sectors and silos and engage with private sector and civil society.
4. Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as Chief Operating Officer
i. Vodafone India on Monday announced the appointment of Naveen Chopra as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from April 1, 2015.
ii. Mr. Chopra, currently Director — Vodafone Business Services (VBS), will succeed Sunil Sood, who will be the MD and CEO of the company.
iii. Naveen has, over the last five years, ably led the VBS into significant growth and led our expansion into new customer and product segments.
5. Singapore President's visit to India
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam, who is presently in the national capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
ii. Indian envoys focussed today on interface of Digital communications and Diplomacy.
India-Singapore discussed an agenda of development. Skill development, connectivity in North East India primary focus.
iii. Singapore is one of India's major trade and investment partners, with bilateral trade for the financial year 2013-14 standing at $19.27 billion.
iv. The year 2015 marks 50 years of the establishment of India-Singapore diplomatic relations.
6. Nitish set to return as Bihar CM as BJP stumbles
i. The Janata Dal United (JDU) replaced their leader Jitan Ram Manjhi with Nitish Kumar, as the Bharatiya Janata Party put its weight behind Manjhi but could not coordinate his 'rebellion'.
ii. The leaders including JDU president Sharad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad and Congress legislature party leader Sadanand Singh handed over a list of 130 MLAS and asked the Governor to administer the oath of office to Kumar.
iii. Manjhi has been expelled from the party on grounds of "anti-party activities", which means he will retain his seat in the Assembly but will have to ensure two thirds of the JDU splits to enable him to form a government with the BJP's support
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7 TH AND 8THE FEB 2015
1. No change in nuclear liability law: MEA
i. In a press release, the Ministry has answered 19 frequently asked questions (FAQs) that make it clear that the government is not making changes to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act (CLND) 2010.
ii. MEA will read the Act to mean that supplier’s liability is not a mandatory part of the contracts to be signed.
iii. The Ministry of External Affairs makes it clear that immediate liability for any incident would be channelled only to the operator, in this case PSU Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL).
2. Australian PM survives vote of confidence
i. Australia’s ruling Liberal Party voted on Monday morning to defeat a leadership spill motion, thereby retaining Tony Abbott in his role as the party leader and the country’s prime minister.
ii. But the margin of the party-room vote — 61-39 — was not emphatic enough to ensure Mr. Abbott’s long-term future as prime minister.
3. Govt announces capital infusion of Rs6,990 crore
i. The government on Saturday announced a capital infusion of Rs.6990 crore in nine state run banks, including State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB), but based on new efficiency parameters such as return on assets and return on equity.
ii. The government had budgeted to infuse more than Rs.11,000 crore as capital in the current financial year.
iii. While State Bank of India will get Rs.2,970 crore as capital in the current fiscal, Bank of Baroda will get Rs.1,260 crore, Punjab National Bank Rs.870 crore, Canara Bank Rs.570 crore, Syndicate Bank Rs.460 crore, Allahabad Bank Rs.320 crore, Indian Bank Rs.280 crore, Dena Bank Rs.140 crore and Andhra Bank Rs.120 crore.
4. Grammies announced
i. The winners are -
- Record of the Year - "Stay with Me," Sam Smith
- Song of the Year - "Stay with Me" (Darkchild Version)
- Album of the Year - Morning Phase, Beck
- Best Country Album - Platinum, Miranda Lambert
- Best R&B Performance - "Drunk in Love," Beyoncé
- Best Rock Album - Morning Phase, Beck
- Best Pop Vocal Album - In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
- Best Pop Solo Performance - "Happy," Pharrell Williams
- Best New Artist - Sam Smith
- Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - "Monster," by Rihanna and Eminem
- Best Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
- Best R&B Song - "Drunk in Love," Beyonce
- Pop duo/group performance - "Say Something", A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
- Best Rock performance - Lazaretto, Jack White
- Best Children's Album - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
- Best Musical Theater Album - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,
- Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
5. BAFTA announced
i. The Lunchbox loses to Polish film at BAFTA
ii. The awards went to -
- BEST FILM: Boyhood
- BEST BRITISH FILM: The Theory Of Everything
- BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
- BEST LEAD ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
- BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- BEST ANIMATED FILM: The Lego Movie, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat
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