|
RANK |
POSSESSOR |
TONNES |
|
1 |
US |
8133.5 |
|
2 |
GERMANY |
3369.7 |
|
3 |
IMF |
2814.0 |
|
4 |
ITALY |
2451.8 |
|
5 |
FRANCE |
2436.0 |
|
6 |
RUSSIA |
2119.2 |
|
7 |
CHAINA |
1864.3 |
|
8 |
SWITZERLAND |
1040.0 |
|
9 |
JAPAN |
765.2 |
|
10 |
NETHER LANDS |
612.5 |
|
11 |
INDIA |
607.0 |
|
12 |
ECB |
504.8 |
|
13 |
TAIWAN |
423.6 |
|
14 |
PORTUGAL |
382.5 |
|
15 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
353.3 |
· UAE has announced a long term visa that allows professionals, entrepreneur’s and highly talented student to live in the kingdom for up to 10 years.
UAE:- capital- Abudhabi Currency-Dirham
· American cyclist Kelly Catlin has passed away recently in the age of 23 who was three times world champion(2016-2018). She was member of the U.S. Womens pursuit team earned a silver medal at 2016 RIO Olympics.
· Former 23rd RBI governor Raghuram Rajan chosen for the ‘yashwantrao Chavan National award-2018’ for his contribution to economic development.
24th RBI governor-Urjeet Patel, 25th RBI governor-Shakti Kanta Dash
Award will be presented on 12th march 2019 in the 106th birth anniversary of yashwantrao Chavan. yashwantrao Chavan was the first CM of Maharastra.
Capital of Maharastra is Mumbai
· India was the worlds second largest importer of major arms in 2014-18.-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI)
|
Sl |
Country |
Import % |
|
1 |
Saudi Arabia |
12% |
|
2 |
India |
9.5% |
|
3 |
Egypt |
5.1% |
|
4 |
Austrelia |
4.6% |
|
5 |
Algeria |
4.4% |
|
6 |
Chaina |
4.2% |
|
7 |
UAE |
3.7% |
|
8 |
Iraqu |
3.7% |
|
9 |
South Korea |
3.1% |
|
10 |
Vietnam |
2.9% |
|
11 |
Others |
47% |
· Indian imports decreased by 24% between 2009-13 and 2014-18.
· Russia accounted for 58% of indian arms imports in 2014-18, compared with 76% in 2009-13.
· Pakistan imports 2.7% occupying 11th position.
SIPRI
Founded-6 may1996 HQ- Solna ,Sweden
· Nagesh Thakur has been appointed as Member of UGC.
UGC-It is a statutory body.it is set up by the Indian Govt. in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 under ministry of HRD. HQ-New Delhi
· 14th CII-EXIM Bank conclave on Indian-Africa project Partnerships will be held in New Delhi from march 17-19,2019. It is organized by Ministry of Commerce & Industry in association with Confederation of Indian Industry(CII).
EXIM Bank
Founded:1982 HQ: Mumbai MD:David Rasquinha
Confederation of Indian Industry(CII).
Founded:1895 HQ:New Delhi DG:Chandrajit Banarjee
· Kisan Dan Dewal has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Armenia.
Armenia
Capital : Yerevan Currency:Dram
· Priyanka Dubey has been named for the Chameli Devi Jain award for an outstanding women journalist(BBC) for the year 2018.
· India has lunched its third IT corridor in Chaina that will facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese company.
1.National association of software and services companies (NASSCOM) entered in to a partnership with Chaina’s Xuzhou city from Jiangsu province in china to help develop the IT corridor.
2.The previous IT corridors are in Dalian and Guiyang.
NASSCOM
Founded :1st march 1988 HQ:Noida,Up
Chairman :Rishad Premji President :Debjani Ghosh
