Current Affairs 2nd July 2016

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address 'Mann Ki Baat' to be broadcast in Bangladesh

2. Ministry grants recognition to Paralympic Committee of India

i. The Sports Ministry has announced that it has granted recognition to the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), giving a huge confidence boost to the several para-athletes who have qualified for Rio Paralympics. 

3. RIL, SBI sign shareholder agreement for payments bank JV

i. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed a shareholder agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) have signed Subscription and Shareholders Agreement to set up payments bank.

4. President Pranab Mukherjee presents BC Roy National Awards for 2008, 2009 & 2010

i. President of India, Pranab Kumar Mukherjee has  presented the Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Award national awards for 2008, 2009 and 2010 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
ii. These awards were presented on the occasion of National Doctors’ Day observed on July 1 to pay honour and tribute to India’s most famous physician Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
iv. Top Five Awardees are: 1. Dr. Mammen Chandy  2. Prof. Rajeshwar Dayal  3. Dr. Rohit V. Bhatt 4. Dr. Neelam Mohan 5. Prof. Mohan Kameswaran

5. Maharashtra target of planting 2 crore trees in state crossed

6. India jumps 19 places on World Bank Logistics Performance Index; moves to 35th rank

7. Radha Mohan Singh launches a web-based App CMRS

i. The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has launched Crop Manager for Rice-based Systems (CMRS) a web-based App for better crop and Nutrient management released for Bihar farmers in a program organised at ICAR-RCER in Patna.

8. State Bank of India launches two new digital offerings

i. The country's largest lender State Bank of India has launched 2 new digital offerings on the occasion of 61st State Bank Day.
ii. SBI has partnered with Flipkart to offer its consumers the facility of pre-approved EMI Facility on purchases. Under this partnership SBI will provide overdraft facility to pre-qualified set of customers for transacting on Flipkart for a minimum purchase of Rs. 5000.
iii. The bank also launched a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users, called ‘SBI Mingle’ which will help the customers with a host of banking services on their social media accounts, at their own convinience.

9.  Rapid Rural Police Response System launched in Punjab

i. A Rapid Rural Police Response System was launched across Punjab to ensure prompt and effective police response in the state's over 12,000 villages.

10. Renowned Marathi literary scholar R C Dhere no more