Joint Army Exercise 'KAZIND' will be conducted between the Indian and Kazakhstan Army from 10 to 23 Sep 2018 in Otar region, Kazakhstan. The aim of the exercise is to build and promote bilateral Army to Army relations and exchange skills and experiences between Kazakhstan Army and the Indian Army. The exercise will also serve as a platform for exchange of drills and procedures.

• The Branch Banking was set up under section 23 of Banking Regulation Act 1949.
• This type of banking involves business of banking via branches.
• This type of banking is best for those people who are beginners in the banking and investments theories as the employees can spread awareness about the various financial aspects.
• This is a very suggestive type of banking where employees will be able to guide and assist you face to face.

• According to the Rural Development Ministry survey, Kuligod in Karnataka’s Belagavi district is the country’s best-developed village.
• Telangana and Madhya Pradesh have five and four panchayats in the top 10 ranks respectively.
• The Ministry has done a gap analysis of more than 3.5 lakh villages.
• The survey also shows only 21% of villages having a community waste disposal system.

• The idea of Payments Bank originated from the objective of achieving Financial Inclusion i.e. Increased access to financial services to the rural households.
• With the introduction of Payments Bank, The real effect has come to remittances within the country.
• It has now become easier for people to send money home to smaller towns and villages while working in the city.

Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists from around the world. It was founded in 1990 and is also called Green Nobel. In 2018, it has been awarded to 

1. Manny Calonzo, Philippines,

2. Francia Márquez, Colombia

3. Nguy Thi Khanh, Vietnam

4. LeeAnne Walters, United States

5. Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid, South Africa

6. Claire Nouvian, France.

• Bucharest is the capital city of Romania.
• Currency: Romanian leu
• President: Klaus Iohannis
• Prime Minister: Viorica Dăncilă

• Scheduled Banks in India constitute those banks which have been included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Act, 1934.
• Scheduled banks include all the commercial banks like:
  • Nationalised
  • Foreign
  • Development
  • Co-operative and
  • Regional rural banks.

The minimum annual payment to be made in a PPF account within one year is 500 whereas the maximum deposit that can be made in one year is 1.5 lakhs.

• A scheduled bank can become a member of the clearinghouse.
• A clearinghouse is a place where member bank’s meet and exchange cheques and bills so that only the differences are paid in cash in full and final settlement.
• Minimum paid-up capital – 25 lakhs
• It is Listed in the second schedule.

• Kunchikal waterfall is located in Nidagodu village in Shimoga district in Karnataka.
• Its height is of 455 meters making it the highest waterfall in our country.