Daily GK Potion – 15th November 2014
- Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer chosen for K.R. Narayanan Award
- Eminent Jurist Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has been chosen for this year’s K.R. Narayanan award for his services to the nation.
- The award carries a statuette, citation and a ‘ponnada’
- Actor Farhan Akhtar is appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
- Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the first man in UN Women’s history to be appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia.
- The actor will serve as an advocate for UN Women’s newly-launched HeForShe initiative for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
- UN Women’s other Goodwill Ambassadors include British actor Emma Watson, Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand.
- The Central government has launched a modified Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme in 54 districts in 11 states including all in Kerala starting November 15, 2014
- G20 meeting starts in Brisbane
- PM Modi said Repatriation of black money is the top priority.
- Corporation bank receives Indira Gandhi Official Language award
- Corporation Bank received Indira Gandhi Official Language Awards instituted by Department of Official Language, Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Corporation Bank received the first prize under Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) category and second prize under Nationalized Banks category.
- DD National to be re-launched as ‘Desh Ka Apna Channel’
- In a bid to attract more viewers, public broadcaster Doordarshan is relaunching its national channel as “Desh ka Apna channel” with a slew of new programming.
- Uber launched a wallet based payment system in India
- Uber has launched a wallet-style payment system in India in the wake of recent regulations.
- The new payment method now allows customers to essentially pay with their debit card or net banking account, in addition to a credit card as before.
- The new system, backed up by India-based payment platform Paytm, is effective immediately in the country, although international credit cards can still be used.
- Indian Economy is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2015, said Morgan Stanley.