1. India extends biggest ever overseas credit line worth $2 billion to Bangladesh i. In a landmark development, India extended the biggest ever overseas credit line worth $2 billion to Bangladesh. ii. The agreement was signed between chairman and managing director of Exim Bank Yaduvendra Mathur with senior secretary in Bangladesh’s economic relations division Mohammad […]

Dear PaGaLGuY Readers, We are pleased to present you the February 2016 General Knowledge (GK) Bullet – an exclusive, complete and comprehensive summary of important news, National and International that took place in the month of February. This Bullet is relevant for Banking, SSC, Insurance and UPSC Exams. We will keep posting similar GK bullets so that you […]

1. Russia tops ranking of countries in terms of highest percentage of women in senior business roles (i) According to, “Women in Business” survey by the U.S. based audit and tax firm Grant Thornton, Russia once again topped the international ranking of countries with the highest percentage of women in senior business roles. (ii) With […]

1. Andrew Holness sworn in as Jamaica’s PM (i) Recently, Andrew Holness was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the Jamaica. Holness, a former education minister and member of the Jamaican Labour Party has promised to create jobs, boost the economy and improve education and healthcare. (ii) In the election that concluded recently […]

1. National Safety Day observed on March 4 National Safety Day was observed across the country on 4 March 2016. The day is annually observed by the National Safety Council to commemorate its establishment and enhance the safety awareness among people. The aim is to prevent and lessen the loss of life including various human […]

1. Jerry Pinto chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize Columnist and author Jerry Pinto has been chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize. He is among the nine recipients of the annual prize, which is awarded to English-language writers “for their literary achievements or their potential”. Pinto won the award for his first novel ‘Em and […]

1. Poet Bhagwati Lal Vyas selected for 2015 Bihari Puraskar Eminent poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been chosen for the 2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani poems ‘Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad’. In his poetry, Vyas talks about the disagreeable changes in human relations, social disparity and loss of human values. However, […]

1. Justice HL Dattu appointed as Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission Former Chief Justice of India Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. Dattu is the seventh Chairperson of the Commission and has replaced Justice Cyriac Joseph, who was the acting Chairperson of […]

1. Armaan Ebrahim wins FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year trophy Car racer Armaan Ebrahim has bagged the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India’s (FMSCI) Motorsports Man-of-the-Year trophy. The award was given for his performance in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia Series. Additionally, B.I. Chandhok received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution […]

1. Hashim Thaci elected President of Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci has been elected as President of Kosovo after winning the required simple majority in the elections held in Pristina. He will succeed Atifete Jahjaga. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Kosovo and Serbia reached a landmark agreement to normalise their relations in […]