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08 December 2018 ------------------------------- Gender Wage Gap Highest In India, Women Are Paid 34% Less Than Men: ILO According to the   Global Wage Report 2018-19 published by   International Labour Organization (ILO),   Women are paid the   most unequally in India,   compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labor. On average, women are paid   34% less   than men. This gap in wages, known as the   gender wage gap,   is the highest among   73 countries. Overall, real wages grew just   1.8%   globally (136 countries) in   2017 . In real terms (adjusted for price inflation), global wage growth declined to 1.8% in 2017,   from   2.4% in 2016. Source: The Business Standard Static/Current Takeaways Important For IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018: The ILO is a   United Nations   agency dealing with labour issues, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and wo...

Current Affairs 8th December 2018: Daily GK Update  The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the  Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only.  The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while.  Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!! International News 1: Second Largest Ebola Outbreak Spreads In Congo i.  The  second-largest Ebola outbreak  in history has spread to a major city in eastern  Congo .  Butembo , with more than one million residents, is now reporting cases of the deadly  hemorrhagic fever . ii . The outbreak declared i...

08 December 2018 ------------------------------- Chang'e-4: China Launches 1st Mission to Land on the Far Side of the Moon China   launched the   first-ever spacecraft , Chang'e 4,   that will attempt landing on the   far side of the Moon,   which always shows the same face to Earth as it's close enough to be locked by the planet's gravitational field. The Chang'e-4 mission will see a static lander and rover touch down in   Von Kármán crater , located on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth. The payload blasted off atop a Long March   3B   rocket from   Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Current Affairs 7th December 2018: Daily GK Update  The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the  Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only.  The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while.  Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!! National News 1: NITI Aayog Launches ‘AI 4 All Global Hackathon’ i. NITI Aayog  organised  ‘AI 4 All Global Hackathon’  to source sustainable, innovative and technologically-enabled solutions to address various challenges in the development space, with the vision of ' Artificial Intelligence, AI for All'. ii.  Taking t...

Current Affairs 6th December 2018: Daily GK Update The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the  Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only.  The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while.  Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!! National News 1. India Signs An Agreement With Peru For Co-operation In Customs Matters i. India  signed an agreement with  Peru  for co-operation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters. It provides a legal framework for the sharing of information and intelligence between the  Customs authorities  of the two co...

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5th Monetary Policy: RBI Leaves Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.5% The Reserve Bank of India   has kept the   policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.5%.   Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.25%, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75%. The decision of the MPC is consistent with the stance of calibrated tightening of monetary policy in consonance with the objective of achieving the medium-term target for consumer price index (CPI) inflation of 4% within a band of +/- 2%, while supporting growth. On the domestic front, gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed down to 7.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q2:2018-19, after four consecutive quarters of acceleration. Based on an overall assessment, GDP growth for 2018-19 has been projected at 7.4% (7.2-7.3% in H2) as in the October policy, and for H1:2019-20 at 7.5%, with risks somewhat to the downside. Source- The Ec...

Dt-:05/12/18. PM To Inaugurate India’s Longest Rail-Road Bridge: Bogibeel Bridge Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   will inaugurate the   Bogibeel Bridge,   on December 25. It is India’s longest rail-road bridge, connecting the north and south banks of the   Brahmaputra , falling in the   eastern part of   Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge is   4.94 km   long. While former prime minister HD Deve Gowda laid the foundation stone for the Bogibeel bridge in January   1997 , the work started only in April   2002   when former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee   inaugurated the construction.

One of the most prestigious Government positions, civil servants enjoy great power, respect, and bag decent pay-checks. But, the path to becoming an  IAS officer  isn't easy; and the roles, responsibilities and ethical code of conduct that come with it are enormous. Here, find out what exactly does an IAS officer do. Responsibilities What are the basic duties of an IAS officer? An IAS officer is entrusted with the task of handling government affairs, which involve the framing and implementation of policies, in consultation with the concerned ministry. The officer also has to undertake supervision of the implementation process and travel to important sites and places. Additionally, one has to look after the disbursement of funds. The officers are answerable to the Parliament or State Legislatures. AS Hierarchy (1) Functions of IAS officers in beginning; at district-level During the beginning of their career, IAS officers join State administration at S...