Hellaro -the National Film Award - Best Feature Film - 66th National Film Awards

Hellaro  is a 2019 Indian Gujarati period drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Shah and produced by Ashish Patel, Nirav Patel, Aayush Patel, Prateek Gupta, Mit Jani and Abhishek Shah under the banner of Saarthi Productions and Harfanmaula films. The film having ensemble cast of Jayesh More, Shraddha Dangar, Brinda Trivedi Nayak, Shachi Joshi, Neelam Panchal, Tejal Panchasara and Kausambi Bhatt, marks the directorial debut of Abhishek Shah.

The film revolves around a group of women living in Kutch in 1970s.

Hellaro won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards.It was officially selected as the opening film at Indian Panorama, at 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held from November 20-28, 2019, in Goa. It is also nominated for the best debut feature film of a director at the film festivalThe film has been theatrically released in India on 8 November 2019 to positive reviews.

in 1975, a young girl named Manjhri is married off to a small village in the middle of nowhere in the Rann of Kutch. There, she joins a group of women shackled by patriarchal mandates. Their only escape from the suppression is when they go out to fetch water at a distant waterbody every morning. Other than those few hours everyday, their lives are bound by the rules made by men which they have to abide by. One day, while on their way to fetch water, they find someone in the middle of the desert and their lives are changed forever

Three Kerala persons selected for the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2019.

1)  K. G. Jayan 

           K. G. Jayan is an Indian Carnatic musician, who was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2019.He is known for devotional songs. Jayan has composed more than 1,000 songs and also has been music director for a few Tamil and Malayalam films. He is the father of popular actor Manoj K. Jayan.

Jayan and his twin brother K. G. Vijayan, with whom he formed the famous Jaya-Vijaya team, were born as the third and fourth sons of late Gopalan Thanthrikal and late Narayani Amma on 21 November 1934 at their home in Kottayam. They started to learn Carnatic music at a very young age, and had their arangettam at Kumaranalloor Devi Temple a- the age of nine

2) Karingamannu Kuzhiyil Muhammed

             Karingamannu Kuzhiyil Muhammed  is an Indian archaeologist. He was the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and also served as the Project Archaeological Director in the Aga Khan Trust for Culture from 2013 to 2016. He was honored with India's civilian honor Padma Shri in 2019 by President Ram Nath Kovind.

3) Swami Swami Vishudhananda 

        Swami Vishudhananda (born 1950) is an Indian spiritual leader, who is serving as the president of Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham, since his appointment in 2016. He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2019. He is noted for preserving Maruthwamala at Sivagiri where Sree Narayana Guru used to meditate.

He served as general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham in 1982. During his tenure as president of Sangham, he started works to set up a deemed university for studies on the life and vision of Sree Narayana Guru

Diabetes- high blood sugar level -Symptoms

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period. Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger If left untreated, diabetes can cause many complications. Acute complications can include diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, or death. Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, foot ulcers, and damage to the eyes.

Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced. There are three main types of diabetes mellitus:

Type 1 diabetes results from the pancreas's failure to produce enough insulin due to loss of beta cells. This form was previously referred to as "insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" (IDDM) or "juvenile diabetes".The loss of beta cells is caused by an autoimmune response.The cause of this autoimmune response is unknown.

Type 2 diabetes begins with insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to respond to insulin properly.As the disease progresses, a lack of insulin may also develop. This form was previously referred to as "non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" (NIDDM) or "adult-onset diabetes". The most common cause is a combination of excessive body weight and insufficient exercise.

Gestational diabetes is the third main form, and occurs when pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop high blood sugar levels.

Prevention and treatment involve maintaining a healthy diet, regular physical exercise, a normal body weight, and avoiding use of tobacco. Control of blood pressure, maintaining proper foot care, and eye care are important for people with the disease.Type 1 diabetes must be managed with insulin injections.Type 2 diabetes may be treated with medications with or without insulin. Insulin and some oral medications can cause low blood sugar. Weight loss surgery in those with obesity is sometimes an effective measure in those with type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes usually resolves after the birth of the baby.

As of 2017, an estimated 425 million people had diabetes worldwide, with type 2 diabetes making up about 90% of the cases. This represents 8.8% of the adult population, with equal rates in both women and men. Trends suggest that rates will continue to rise. Diabetes at least doubles a person's risk of early death. In 2017, diabetes resulted in approximately 3.2 to 5.0 million deaths.[9] The global economic cost of diabetes related health expenditure in 2017 was estimated at US$727 billion. In the United States, diabetes cost nearly US$245 billion in 2012.Average medical expenditures among people with diabetes are about 2.3 times higher.

The classic symptoms of untreated diabetes are unintended weight loss, polyuria (increased urination), polydipsia (increased thirst), and polyphagia (increased hunger).[23] Symptoms may develop rapidly (weeks or months) in type 1 diabetes, while they usually develop much more slowly and may be subtle or absent in type 2 diabetes. Other symptoms of diabetes include weight loss and tiredness.

Several other signs and symptoms can mark the onset of diabetes although they are not specific to the disease. In addition to the known ones above, they include blurred vision, headache, fatigue, slow healing of cuts, and itchy skin. Prolonged high blood glucose can cause glucose absorption in the lens of the eye, which leads to changes in its shape, resulting in vision changes. Long-term vision loss can also be caused by diabetic retinopathy. A number of skin rashes that can occur in diabetes are collectively known as diabetic dermadromes.

People (usually with type 1 diabetes) may also experience episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a metabolic disturbance characterized by nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, the smell of acetone on the breath, deep breathing known as Kussmaul breathing, and in severe cases a decreased level of consciousness.

A rare but equally severe possibility is hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), which is more common in type 2 diabetes and is mainly the result of dehydration.

Treatment-related low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is common in people with type 1 and also type 2 diabetes depending on the medication being used. Most cases are mild and are not considered medical emergencies. Effects can range from feelings of unease, sweating, trembling, and increased appetite in mild cases to more serious effects such as confusion, changes in behavior such as aggressiveness, seizures, unconsciousness, and (rarely) permanent brain damage or death in severe cases. rapid breathing and sweating, cold, pale skin are characteristic of low blood sugar but not definitive.Mild to moderate cases are self-treated by eating or drinking something high in sugar. Severe cases can lead to unconsciousness and must be treated with intravenous glucose or injections with glucagon.

All forms of diabetes increase the risk of long-term complications. These typically develop after many years (10–20) but may be the first symptom in those who have otherwise not received a diagnosis before that time.

The major long-term complications relate to damage to blood vessels. Diabetes doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease and about 75% of deaths in people with diabetes are due to coronary artery disease. Other macrovascular diseases include stroke, and peripheral artery disease.

The primary complications of diabetes due to damage in small blood vessels include damage to the eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Damage to the eyes, known as diabetic retinopathy, is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the retina of the eye, and can result in gradual vision loss and eventual blindness. Diabetes also increases the risk of having glaucoma, cataracts, and other eye problems. It is recommended that people with diabetes visit an eye doctor once a year.Damage to the kidneys, known as diabetic nephropathy, can lead to tissue scarring, urine protein loss, and eventually chronic kidney disease, sometimes requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. Damage to the nerves of the body, known as diabetic neuropathy, is the most common complication of diabetes. The symptoms can include numbness, tingling, pain, and altered pain sensation, which can lead to damage to the skin. Diabetes-related foot problems (such as diabetic foot ulcers) may occur, and can be difficult to treat, occasionally requiring amputation. Additionally, proximal diabetic neuropathy causes painful muscle atrophy and weakness.

There is a link between cognitive deficit and diabetes. Compared to those without diabetes, those with the disease have a 1.2 to 1.5-fold greater rate of decline in cognitive function. Having diabetes, especially when on insulin, increases the risk of falls in older people.

Malayalam Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018 -Guru Pournami.

S. Ramesan Nair  is an Indian poet and lyricist. He has written lyrics for more than 450 songs for the Malayalam film industry, from 1985 on wards. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1966 and later completed his post graduation in Malayalam Literature in 1972. He started working with All India Radio as an editor in 1975 and later resigned from there.

He achieved wide appreciations as a poet through works like Sooryahridayam, before starting his accomplished career as film lyricist in 1985 by penning songs for the movie Pathamudayam.

He was awarded the Vennikkulam Smaraka Award instituted by the Thadiyoor Dakshina Samskarika Vedi.

Nair was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2018 for the work Guru Pournami.

भूकम्प

भूकम्प या भूचाल पृथ्वी की सतह के हिलने को कहते हैं। यह पृथ्वी के स्थलमण्डल (लिथोस्फ़ीयर) में ऊर्जा के अचानक मुक्त हो जाने के कारण उत्पन्न होने वाली भूकम्पीय तरंगों की वजह से होता है। भूकम्प बहुत हिंसात्मक हो सकते हैं और कुछ ही क्षणों में लोगों को गिराकर चोट पहुँचाने से लेकर पूरे नगर को ध्वस्त कर सकने की इसमें क्षमता होती है।

भूकंप का मापन भूकम्पमापी यंत्रों (सीस्मोमीटर) के साथ किया जाता है, जो सीस्मोग्राफ भी कहलाता है। एक भूकंप का आघूर्ण परिमाण मापक्रम पारंपरिक रूप से नापा जाता है, या सम्बंधित और अप्रचलित रिक्टर परिमाण लिया जाता है। ३ या उस से कम रिक्टर परिमाण की तीव्रता का भूकंप अक्सर अगोचर होता है, जबकि ७ रिक्टर की तीव्रता का भूकंप बड़े क्षेत्रों में गंभीर क्षति का कारण होता है। झटकों की तीव्रता का मापन विकसित मरकैली पैमाने पर किया जाता है।

पृथ्वी की सतह पर, भूकंप अपने आप को, भूमि को हिलाकर या विस्थापित कर के प्रकट करता है। जब एक बड़ा भूकंप उपरिकेंद्र अपतटीय स्थति में होता है, यह समुद्र के किनारे पर पर्याप्त मात्रा में विस्थापन का कारण बनता है, जो सूनामी का कारण है। भूकंप के झटके कभी-कभी भूस्खलन और ज्वालामुखी गतिविधियों को भी पैदा कर सकते हैं।

सर्वाधिक सामान्य अर्थ में, किसी भी सीस्मिक घटना का वर्णन करने के लिए भूकंप शब्द का प्रयोग किया जाता है, एक प्राकृतिक घटना]) या मनुष्यों के कारण हुई कोई घटना -जो सीस्मिक तरंगों ) को उत्पन्न करती है। अक्सर भूकंप भूगर्भीय दोषों के कारण आते हैं, भारी मात्रा में गैस प्रवास, पृथ्वी के भीतर मुख्यतः गहरी मीथेन, ज्वालामुखी, भूस्खलन और नाभिकीय परिक्षण ऐसे मुख्य दोष हैं।

भूकंप के उत्पन्न होने का प्रारंभिक बिन्दु केन्द्र या हाईपो सेंटर कहलाता है। शब्द उपरिकेंद्र का अर्थ है, भूमि के स्तर पर ठीक इसके ऊपर का बिन्दु।

के मामले में, बहुत से भूकंप प्लेट सीमा से दूर उत्पन्न होते हैं और विरूपण के व्यापक क्षेत्र में विकसित तनाव से सम्बंधित होते हैं, यह विरूपण दोष क्षेत्र (उदा. “बिग बंद ” क्षेत्र) में प्रमुख अनियमितताओं के कारण होते हैं। Northridge भूकंप ऐसे ही एक क्षेत्र में अंध दबाव गति से सम्बंधित था। एक अन्य उदाहरण है अरब और यूरेशियन प्लेट के बीच तिर्यक अभिकेंद्रित प्लेट सीमा जहाँ यह ज़ाग्रोस पहाड़ों के पश्चिमोत्तर हिस्से से होकर जाती है। इस प्लेट सीमा से सम्बंधित विरूपण, एक बड़े पश्चिम-दक्षिण सीमा के लम्बवत लगभग शुद्ध दबाव गति तथा वास्तविक प्लेट सीमा के नजदीक हाल ही में हुए मुख्य दोष के किनारे हुए लगभग शुद्ध स्ट्रीक-स्लिप गति में विभाजित है। इसका प्रदर्शन भूकंप की केन्द्रीय क्रियाविधि के द्वारा किया जाता है।

सभी टेक्टोनिक प्लेट्स में आंतरिक दबाव क्षेत्र होते हैं जो अपनी पड़ोसी प्लेटों के साथ अंतर्क्रिया के कारण या तलछटी लदान या उतराई के कारण होते हैं। (जैसे deglaciation) .ये तनाव उपस्थित दोष सतहों के किनारे विफलता का पर्याप्त कारण हो सकते हैं, ये अन्तःप्लेट भूकंप को जन्म देते हैं।

UPSC-RECRUITMENT-2019- Three Assistant Director (Banking), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Three Assistant Director (Banking), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (SC-01, UR02). Of the three posts, one post is reserved for Physically Challenged person viz. Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy with disability i.e. One leg affected (R or L) (OL), One arm affected (R or L) (OA), One Leg and one Arm Affected (R or L) (OLA), Leprosy Cured (LC), Dwarfism (DW), Acid Attack Victims (AAV). The posts are also suitable for Physically Challenged person viz. Hearing Impairment/ Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy/ Leprosy Cured/Dwarfism/ Acid Attack Victims/ Muscular Dystrophy/ Multiple Disabilities with disability i.e. Hard of Hearing (HH) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One arm affected (R or L) (OA) or One Leg and One Arm Affected (OLA) or Leprosy Cured (LC) or Dwarfism (DW) or Acid Attack Victim (AAV). The posts are permanent. Pay Scale: Level-8 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC. General Central Service Group ‘B’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. Age: 30 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) EDUCATIONAL: Chartered Accountant or Cost and Management Accountant or Company Secretary or Chartered Financial Analyst or Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance) or Master’s of Business Administration (Finance) or Master’s of Business Economics or Master’s of Commerce. (B) EXPERIENCE: One year’s experience in finance or banking affairs from any Government listed private organization. NOTE-I: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. NOTE-II: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if, at any stage of selection, the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available for the posts reserved for them. DUTIES: (a) To act as a member of the investigation team to investigate corporate frauds, collect evidences, record statements and provide expertise in analyzing financial/banking transactions; (b) To assist in providing legal inputs to counsels for filing complaints and assist in liaisoning with other investigation agencies; (c) Any other work assigned from time to time. HQ: New Delhi with All India Service Liability (AISL)

UPSC RECRUITMENT-2019Two Senior Technical Officer (Design), Integrated Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence (Navy)

 Two Senior Technical Officer (Design), Integrated Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence (Navy) (UR-02). The posts are suitable for Physically Challenged person viz. Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy/ Leprosy Cured/Dwarfism/ Acid Attack Victims/ Muscular Dystrophy; Cat (c). with disability i.e. One leg affected (R or L) (OL). The posts are permanent. Pay Scale: Level11 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC. General Central Service Group ‘A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. Age: 40 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) EDUCATIONAL: (i) Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Metallurgical/ Aeronautical/ Chemical Engineering or Degree in Computer Science or equivalent from recognized University OR Master’s Degree in Applied Physics / Electronics/ Chemistry or equivalent from a recognized University. (Note 1: (i) Pass in Section A & B of examination of Institution of Engineers (India) in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Mettall-urgical/Aeronautical branch is equivalent to Degree in Engineering in respective branch. (ii) Diploma in AMIIChE on possessing Associate Membership Exam for Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers is equivalent to Degree in Chemical Engineering. (iii) AIC {Associate ship Diploma of Institution of Chemists (India)} is equivalent qualification to Master Degree in Chemistry. (iv) Degree in Information Technology included in Degree in Computer Science. (B) EXPERIENCE: Four years practical experience in production, development or quality assurance in the relevant field. NOTE- : Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. DESIRABLE: Master’s degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Metallurgical/ Aeronautical/ Chemical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent from recognised University OR Doctorate Degree in Applied Physics/ Electronics/ Chemistry or equivalent from a recognised University. DUTIES: (a) He will be the custodian of all drawings/ specifications/ documents and Paper Particulars (PPs) held in section (b) Associate with indigenization group for generating PPs for spares and fast wearing components of various types of torpedoes and mines (c) Responsible for affecting amendments on drawing/specifications held in the section for updating them. HQ: Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi. 

UPSC- RECRUITMENT-2019-Six Senior Design Officer Grade-I (Electrical), Integrated Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence (Navy)

 Six Senior Design Officer Grade-I (Electrical), Integrated Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence (Navy) (OBC-01, UR-05). The posts are suitable for Physically Challenged person viz. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Cat (b). / Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy/ Leprosy Cured/Dwarfism/ Acid Attack Victims/ Muscular Dystrophy; Cat (c).with disability i.e. Deaf (D) or Hard of Hearing (HH) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One arm affected (R or L) (OA). The posts are permanent. Pay Scale: Level-11 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC. General Central Service Group ‘A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. Age: 40 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) EDUCATIONAL: (i) Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunication Engineering from a recognized University or equivalent. (ii) Five years practical experience in design/ installation/construction of ships. * The interpretation of ‘EQUIVALENT’ here means any Technical Institution recognised by AICTE/UGC and not to be construed as Educational Qualification. NOTE- : Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. DUTIES: (i) Undertake basic and detailed design of Electrical and Electronic system of new designs and modifications of ships, submarines and yard crafts. (ii) Scrutinise, analyse and approve quotations, specifications, calculation and drawings, formulate the basic design procedures/suitability criteria etc. (iii) Examine technical interface problems of changes in contractual/specifications during construction of ships. HQ: Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi. 

UPSC RECRUITMENT-Seven Director (Safety), Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour and Employment

Seven Director (Safety), Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour and Employment (ST-01, OBC-02, UR-04). The posts are permanent. Pay Scale: Level-12 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC. General Central Service Group ‘A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. Age: 50 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) EDUCATIONAL: Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Chemical or Marine Engineering of a recognized University or equivalent. Note: Equivalent means a pass in Section ‘A’ and Section ‘B’ of AMIE of the Institution of Engineers (India) in relevant branch of Engineering i.e., Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical / Marine Engineering. (B) EXPERIENCE: Ten years’ experience in handling various aspects of industrial safety in a factory, dock, ship or a technical institution/organization or in a Government Department dealing with the administration of Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) or the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986). NOTE-I: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. NOTE-II: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if, at any stage of selection, the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available for the posts reserved for them. DESIRABLE: (i) Master’s Degree in Engineering relevant to Essential Qualification from a recognized University or equivalent. (ii) Experience in planning, organizing and coordinating of research, education and training activities pertaining to industrial and dock safety. DUTIES: (i) Dealing with matters concerned with Factories Act and Model Rules. (ii) Administering the Dock Workers’ (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act. (iii) Planning, organizing and coordinating research, education and training activities pertaining to safety in factories and docks. (iv)Preparation of training materials, safety literature, etc. (v) Preparation of returns, reports and papers for use in factories and docks. HQ: Mumbai with All India Service Liability

UPSC- RECRUTMENT-2019 Ten Senior Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 Ten Senior Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (SC-02, OBC-03, EWS01, UR-04). The posts are suitable for Physically Challenged person viz. Visual Impairment/ Hearing Impairment/ Locomotor Disability including Cerebral Palsy/ Leprosy Cured/Dwarfism/ Acid Attack Victims/ Muscular Dystrophy/ Multiple Disabilities with disability i.e. Low Vision (LV) or Hard of Hearing (HH) or Both legs affected but not arms (BL) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One arm affected (R or L) (OA) or One Arm and One Leg Affected (OAL) or Leprosy Cured (LC) or Dwarfism (DW) or Acid Attack Victim (AAV) or Muscular weakness and Limited physical endurance (MW) or Multiple Disabilities [2 or more disabilities among (a) to (c) above] (MD). The posts are permanent. Pay Scale: Level-10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC. General Central Service Group ‘A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. Age: 35 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: (A) EDUCATIONAL: Degree in Law of a recognized University. (B) EXPERIENCE: Three years’ experience in handling court cases and other legal matters or matters relating to Trade Marks or Geographical Indications. NOTE-I: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. NOTE-II: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if, at any stage of selection, the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available for the posts reserved for them. DESIRABLE: Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property of a Recognized university. DUTIES: Under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar, the Senior Examiner of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications oversees examined application for registration of Trade Marks as per the provision of Trade Marks Act, 1999 and Rules framed there under. Senior Examiner is also assigned to hear show cause matters and authorize to accept Trade Marks application for registration. Senior Examiner can be assigned any other work related to the subject by the Registrar. HQ: Mumbai with All India Service Liability.

UPSC RECRUITMENT-2019 Eleven Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 Eleven Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and

Geographical Indications, Office of the Controller General of Patents,

Designs and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and

Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (SC-01, ST-01, OBC-02,

EWS-01, UR-06). The posts are suitable for Physically Challenged person viz.

Visual Impairment/ Hearing Impairment/ Locomotor Disability including Cerebral

Palsy/ Leprosy Cured/Dwarfism/ Acid Attack Victims/ Muscular Dystrophy/

Multiple Disabilities with disability i.e. Low Vision (LV) or Hard of Hearing (HH) or

Both legs affected but not arms (BL) or One leg affected (R or L) (OL) or One

arm affected (R or L) (OA) or One Arm and One Leg Affected (OAL) or Leprosy

Cured (LC) or Dwarfism (DW) or Acid Attack Victim (AAV) or Muscular weakness

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Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 for THREE PERSONS

Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh

Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh also known as Nanaji Deshmukh  was a social activist from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by Government of India. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha

                                                        Bhupen Hazarika

Bhupen Hazarika  was an composer, playback singer, music director, lyricist, musician, folk artist, poet and filmmaker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. His songs, based on the themes of communal amity, universal justice and empathy, have become popular among the people of Assam, besides West Bengal and Bangladesh. He is also acknowledged to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1975. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padmashri (1977), and Padmabhushan (2001), Hazarika was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992), Highest award of India for cinema, by the Government of India, and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008), the highest award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's The National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2012. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 2019. Hazarika also held the position of the Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi from December 1998 to December 2003. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 2019

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee  is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee has been a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and has occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, Mukherjee was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 2019 by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.

Mukherjee got his break in politics in 1969 when the Then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament of India, on a Congress ticket. Following a meteoric rise, he became one of Gandhi's most trusted lieutenants and a minister in her cabinet by 1973. During the controversial Internal Emergency of 1975–77, he was accused (like several other Congress leaders) of committing gross excesses. Mukherjee's service in a number of ministerial capacities culminated in his first stint as Finance Minister of India in 1982–84. He was also the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985.

Mukherjee was sidelined from the Congress during the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi (Indira Gandhi's son). Mukherjee had viewed himself and not the inexperienced Rajiv, as the rightful successor to Indira following her assassination in 1984. Mukherjee lost out in the ensuing power struggle. He formed his own party, the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress, which merged with the Congress in 1989 after reaching a consensus with Rajiv Gandhi. After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991, Mukherjee's political career revived when Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao appointed him Planning Commission head in 1991 and foreign minister in 1995. Following this, as elder statesman of the Congress, Mukherjee was the principal and architect of Sonia Gandhi's ascension to the party's presidency in 1998.

When the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) came into power in 2004, Mukherjee won a Lok Sabha seat (the popularly elected lower house of Parliament) seat for the first time.

From then until his resignation in 2012, Mukherjee was practically number-two in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government. He held a number of key cabinet portfolios—Defence (2004–06), External Affairs (2006–09) and Finance (2009–12)—apart from heading several Groups of Ministers (GoMs) and being Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha. After securing the UPA's nomination for the country's presidency in July 2012, Mukherjee comfortably defeated P. A. Sangma in the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan, winning 70 percent of the electoral-college vote.

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee With President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari

In 2017, Mukherjee decided not to run for re-election and to retire from politics after leaving the presidency due to "health complications relating to old age". His term expired on 25 July 2017.He was succeeded as President by Ram Nath Kovind. In June 2018 Mukherjee became first former President of India to address a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event

Narendra Damodardas Modi-Early life and education

Narendra Damodardas Modi  born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Born to a Gujarati family in Vadnagar, Modi helped his father sell tea as a child and has said he later ran his own stall. He was introduced to the RSS at the age of eight, beginning a long association with the organisation. Modi left home after finishing high-school in part due to an arranged marriage to Jashodaben Chimanlal, which he abandoned and publicly acknowledged only many decades later. Modi travelled around India for two years and visited a number of religious centres before returning to Gujarat. In 1971 he became a full-time worker for the RSS. During the state of emergency imposed across the country in 1975, Modi was forced to go into hiding. The RSS assigned him to the BJP in 1985 and he held several positions within the party hierarchy until 2001, rising to the rank of general secretary.

Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 due to Keshubhai Patel's failing health and poor public image following the earthquake in Bhuj. Modi was elected to the legislative assembly soon after. His administration has been considered complicit in the 2002 Gujarat riots or otherwise criticised for its handling of it. A Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team found no evidence to initiate prosecution proceedings against Modi personally. His policies as chief minister, credited with encouraging economic growth, have received praise. His administration has been criticised for failing to significantly improve health, poverty and education indices in the state.

Modi led the BJP in the 2014 general election which gave the party a majority in the Indian lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, the first time for any single party since 1984. Modi's administration has tried to raise foreign direct investment in the Indian economy and reduced spending on healthcare and social welfare programmes. Modi has attempted to improve efficiency in the bureaucracy; he has centralised power by abolishing the Planning Commission. He began a high-profile sanitation campaign and weakened or abolished environmental and labour laws. He initiated a controversial demonetisation of high-denomination banknotes. Described as engineering a political realignment towards right-wing politics, Modi remains a figure of controversy domestically and internationally over his Hindu nationalist beliefs and his role during the 2002 Gujarat riots, cited as evidence of an exclusionary social agenda.

Narendra Modi was born on 17 September 1950 to a family of grocers in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Bombay State (present-day Gujarat). He was the third of six children born to Damodardas Mulchand Modi (c. 1915–1989) and Hiraben Modi (born c. 1920).[Modi's family belonged to the Modh-Ghanchi-Teli (oil-presser) community, which is categorised as an Other Backward Class by the Indian government.

As a child, Modi helped his father sell tea at the Vadnagar railway station, and said that he later ran a tea stall with his brother near a bus terminus. Modi completed his higher secondary education in Vadnagar in 1967, where a teacher described him as an average student and a keen debater, with interest in theatre. Modi had an early gift for rhetoric in debates, and his teachers and students noted this. Modi preferred playing larger-than-life characters in theatrical productions, which has influenced his political image.

When eight years old, Modi discovered the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and began attending its local shakhas (training sessions). There, Modi met Lakshmanrao Inamdar, popularly known as Vakil Saheb, who inducted him as a balswayamsevak (junior cadet) in the RSS and became his political mentor. While Modi was training with the RSS, he also met Vasant Gajendragadkar and Nathalal Jaghda, Bharatiya Jana Sangh leaders who were founding members of the BJP's Gujarat unit in 1980.

Also in Narendra Modi's childhood, in a custom traditional to his caste, his family arranged a betrothal to a girl, Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi, leading to their marriage when they were teenagers.Sometime thereafter, he abandoned the further marital obligations implicit in the custom,and left home, the couple going on to lead separate lives, neither marrying again, and the marriage itself remaining unmentioned in Modi's public pronouncements for many decades. In April 2014, shortly before the national elections that swept him to power, Modi publicly affirmed that he was married and his spouse was Jashodaben; the couple has remained married, but estranged.

Modi spent the ensuing two years travelling across Northern and North-eastern India, though few details of where he went have emerged. In interviews, Modi has described visiting Hindu ashrams founded by Swami Vivekananda: the Belur Math near Kolkata, followed by the Advaita Ashrama in Almora and the Ramakrishna Mission in Rajkot. Modi remained only a short time at each, since he lacked the required college education Vivekananda has been described as a large influence in Modi's life.

In the early summer of 1968, Modi reached the Belur Math but was turned away, after which Modi wandered through Calcutta, West Bengal and Assam, stopping in Siliguri and Guwahati. Modi then went to the Ramakrishna Ashram in Almora, where he was again rejected, before travelling back to Gujarat via Delhi and Rajasthan in 1968–69. Sometime in late 1969 or early 1970, Modi returned to Vadnagar for a brief visit before leaving again for Ahmedabad. There, Modi lived with his uncle, working in the latter's canteen at the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.

In Ahmedabad, Modi renewed his acquaintance with Inamdar, who was based at the Hedgewar Bhavan (RSS headquarters) in the city. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he stopped working for his uncle and became a full-time pracharak (campaigner) for the RSS, working under Inamdar.Shortly before the war, Modi took part in a non-violent protest against the Indian government in New Delhi, for which he was arrested; this has been cited as a reason for Inamdar electing to mentor him. Many years later Modi would co-author a biography of Inamdar, published in 2001.

In 1978 Modi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from School of Open Learning at University of Delhi, graduating with a third class. Five years later, in 1983, he received a Master of Arts degree in political science from Gujarat University, graduating with a first class as an external distance learning student.this details are taken from Wikipedia.

Amitav Ghosh-Jnanpith award 2018

Amitav Ghosh  is an Indian writer and the winner of the 54th Jnanpith award, best known for his work in English fiction.Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta on 11 July 1956 to a Bengali Hindu family and was educated at the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun. He grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. His contemporaries at Doon included author Vikram Seth and historian Ram Guha. While at school, he regularly contributed fiction and poetry to The Doon School Weekly (then edited by Seth) and founded the magazine History Times along with Guha.  After Doon, he received degrees from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, and Delhi School of Economics. He then won the Inlaks Foundation scholarship to complete a D. Phil. in social anthropology at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, under the supervision of British social anthropologist Peter Lienhardt. His first job was at the Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi.

Ghosh lives in New York with his wife, Deborah Baker, author of the Laura Riding biography In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding (1993) and a senior editor at Little, Brown and Company. They have two children, Lila and Nayan. He has been a fellow at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta and Centre for Development Studies in Trivandrum. In 1999, Ghosh joined the faculty at Queens College, City University of New York, as Distinguished Professor in Comparative literature. He has also been a visiting professor at the English department of Harvard University since 2005. Ghosh subsequently returned to India began working on the Ibis trilogy which includes Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011), and Flood of Fire (2015).

He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government in 2007. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2015 Ghosh was named a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow. The Circle of Reason won the Prix Médicis étranger, one of France's top literary awards. The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Ananda Puraskar. The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997. Sea of Poppies was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. It was the co-winner of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2009, as well as co-winner of the 2010 Dan David Prize. River of Smoke was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2011. The government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. He also received - together with Margaret Atwood - the Israeli Dan David Prize.

Ghosh famously withdrew his novel The Glass Palace from consideration for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, where it was awarded the best novel in the Eurasian section, citing his objections to the term "commonwealth" and the unfairness of the English language requirement specified in the rules.

Ghosh received the lifetime achievement award at Tata Literature Live, the Mumbai LitFest on November 20, 2016. He was conferred the 54th Jnanpith award in December 2018 and is the first Indian writer in English to have been chosen for this honour..

Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri-2019-India’s highest literary- Jnanpith Award

Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri  popularly known as Akkitham, is an Indian poet and essayist of Malayalam language. Known for a simple and lucid style of writing, Akkitham is the 2019 recipient of India’s highest literary honour, the Jnanpith Award, and several other awards including Padma Shri, Ezhuthachan Award, Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry, Odakkuzhal Award, Vallathol Award, Vayalar Award and Aasan Prize.

Akkitham received the Sanjayan Award in 1952, for his work, Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1971 for Balidarshanam. He received two major honours in 1973, the Sahitya Akademi Award for Balidarshanam and the Odakkuzhal Award for Nimisha Kshetram. He was selected for the Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram in 1994 and, two years later, for the 1996 Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award, followed by the Vallathol Award in 1997.

The next major honour for Akkitham came by way of Vayalar Award which he received in 2012.The Government of Kerala awarded him Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, their highest literary award in 2016.He received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the Government of India in 2017. He could not attend the investiture ceremony due to ill health; the award was later handed over to him by the district collector of Palakkad. He received Jnanpith Award, the highest Indian literary award, in 2019. He is also a recipient several other honours such as Krishna Geedhi Award, Nalappad Award, Puthezhan Award, Moorti Devi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith and Amrita Keerti Puraskar (2004). Arikil Akkitham is a documentary film directed by E. Suresh, which details the life of the poet from the perspective of his daughter, Sreeja

Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk-2018 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk  is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual who has been described in Poland as one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful authors of her generation.In 2018, she won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights (translated by Jennifer Croft). In 2019, she was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Tokarczuk is particularly noted for the mythical tone of her writing. She trained as a psychologist at the University of Warsaw and published a collection of poems, several novels, as well as other books with shorter prose works. Flights won the Nike Award, Poland's top literary prize, in 2008. She attended the 2010 Edinburgh Book Festival to discuss her book Primeval and Other Times and other work. With her novel Księgi Jakubowe (The Books of Jacob), Tokarczuk won the Nike Award again in 2015. In the same year, Tokarczuk received the German-Polish International Bridge Prize, a recognition extended to persons especially accomplished in the promotion of peace, democratic development and mutual understanding among the people and nations of Europe.

Tokarczuk is a leftist, a vegetarian, and feminist. She has been criticized by some groups in Poland as unpatriotic, anti-Christian and a promoter of eco-terrorism. She has denied the allegations, has described herself as a "true patriot" and has said that groups criticizing her are xenophobic and damage Poland's international reputation

Peter Handke-Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019

Peter Handke  is an Austrian-born novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director and screenwriter. In the late 1960s, he was recognized for works such as the play Publikumsbeschimpfung (Offending the Audience) and the novel Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick). Prompted by his mother's suicide in 1971, he reflected her life in the novel Wunschloses Unglück (A Sorrow Beyond Dreams).

Handke was a member of the Grazer Gruppe (an association of authors) and the Grazer Autorenversammlung, and co-founded the Verlag der Autoren publishing house in Frankfurt. He collaborated with director Wim Wenders, leading to screenplays such as Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire). Handke held various highly controversial positions on matters such as the Yugoslav Wars.

Handke has received many awards, including the 1973 Georg Büchner Prize, the 2018 Austrian Nestroy Theatre Prize for Lifetime Achievement, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019

Abiy Ahmed Ali -2019 Nobel Peace Prize -

Abiy Ahmed Ali  is an Ethiopian politician serving as the fourth prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He is chairman of both the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), which is one of the four coalition parties of the EPRDF. Abiy is also an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, and a member of the ODP and EPRDF executive committees.

     A former army intelligence officer, since becoming prime minister Abiy has launched a wide programme of political and economic reforms, and worked to broker peace deals in Eritrea, South Sudan, and a transition agreement in the Republic of the Sudan. Abiy was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the 20-year post-war territorial stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Didier Queloz -2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Didier Queloz ( born on 23 February 1966) is a Swiss astronomer. He is a professor at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as a professor at the University of Geneva. Together with Michel Mayor in 1995, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi. For this discovery, he shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Peebles and Michel Mayor.

Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor-2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor  born 12 January 1942) is a Swiss astrophysicist and professor emeritus at the University of Geneva's Department of Astronomy. He formally retired in 2007, but remains active as a researcher at the Observatory of Geneva. He is co-laureate of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Jim Peebles and Didier Queloz, the 2010 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize, and the winner of the 2015 Kyoto Prize.

Together with Didier Queloz in 1995, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi. For this achievement, they were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star". Related to the discovery, Mayor noted that humans will never migrate to such exoplanets since they are "much, much too far away ... [and would take] hundreds of millions of days using the means we have available today".However, due to discoveries by Mayor, searching for extraterrestrial communications from exoplanets may now be a more practical consideration than thought earlier.

Mayor holds MS in Physics from the University of Lausanne (1966) and PhD in Astronomy from the Geneva Observatory (1971). His thesis also had an article called "Essay on the kinematical properties of stars in the solar vicinity: possible relation with the galactic spiral structure." He was a researcher at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge in 1971. Subsequently, he spent sabbatical semesters at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in northern Chile and at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii system.

History of State Bank of India

The Bank of Bengal was founded on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal was one of three presidency banks, the other two Being the Bank of Bombay (incorporated on 15 April 1840) and the Bank of Madras (incorporated on 1 July 1843). All three presidency banks were incorporated as joint stock companies and were the result of royal charters. These three banks received the exclusive right to issue paper currency until 1861, when the Paper Currency Act was taken over by the Government of India. The Presidency Bank was amalgamated on 27 January 1921, and the re-organized banking entity took its name from the Imperial Bank of India. The Imperial Bank of India is a joint stock company but without the Government.

Pursuant to the Provisions of the State Bank of India Act, 1955, the Reserve Bank of India, which is the central bank of India, acquired a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India. On 1 July 1955, The Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India. In 2008, the Government of India acquired the Reserve Bank of India's stake in the SBI so as to remove any conflict of interest as the RBI is the country's banking regulatory authority.

In 1959, the Government passed the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act. These made eight banks that had been belonged to princely states into subsidiaries of SBI. This was the first Five Year Plan of the time, which was prioritized by Rural India. The government integrated these banks into the State Bank of India system to expand its rural outreach. In 1963 SBI merged State Bank of Jaipur (est. 1943) and State Bank of Bikaner (est.1944).

SBI has acquired local banks in rescues. The first was the Bank of Bihar (est. 1911), which SBI acquired in 1969, together with its 28 properties. The SBI acquired the National Bank of Lahore (est. 1942), which had 24 properties. Five years later, in 1975, SBI acquired Krishnaram Baldeo Bank, which had been established in 1916 in Gwalior State, under the patronage of Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia. The bank had been owned by Dukan Pichadi, a small moneylender, owned by the Maharaja. The new bank's first manager was Jall N. Broacha, a Parsi. In 1985, SBI acquired the Bank of Cochin in Kerala, which had 120 properties. SBI was the acquirer of its affiliate, the State Bank of Travancore, already had an extensive network in Kerala.

There has been a proposal to merge all the associated banks into the SBI to create a single very large bank and streamline operation.

The first step towards unification occurred on 13 August 2008 when the State Bank of Saurashtra merged with the SBI, asking for the number of associate state banks from seven to six. On 19 June 2009, the SBI Board approved the absorption of State Bank of Indore. SBI holds 98.3% in State Bank of Indore. (Individuals who hold the shares prior to the takeover by the government hold 1.7% of the balance.)

The acquisition of State Bank of Indore added 470 directories to SBI's existing network of banks. Also, following the acquisition, SBI's total assets will approach approach 10 trillion. The total assets of the SBI and the State Bank of Indore were ₹ 9,981,190 million as of March 2009.

On 7 October 2013, Arundhati Bhattacharyabecame the First Woman to Be the Chairperson of the Bank. Mrs. Bhattacharya received an extension of two years of service into the merger of the SBI's five remaining associated banks.

Masters of Sex -American actress-Allison Brooks Janney

Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress. A prolific character actress, Janney has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Janney won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the summer of 1984, following her graduation from Kenyon College. After years of minor and uncredited film and television appearances, Janney's breakthrough came with the role of C. J. Cregg in the NBC political drama The West Wing (1999–2006), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Awards. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters on American television. In 2014, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Margaret Scully on the Showtime period drama Masters of Sex. Since 2013, she has starred as a cynical recovering addict in the CBS sitcom Mom. Her performance on the show has gained her five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won her two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Janney made her professional stage debut with the Off-Broadway production Ladies and followed with numerous bit parts in various similar productions, before making her Broadway debut in the 1996 revival of Present Laughter. She won Drama Desk Awards and received Tony Award nominations for her performances in the 1997 Broadway revival of A View from the Bridge, and the 2009 original Broadway production of the musical 9 to 5.

Her film roles include Private Parts (1997), Primary Colors (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), American Beauty (1999), The Hours (2002), Hairspray (2007), Juno (2007), The Help (2011), The Way, Way Back (2013), Tammy (2014), Spy (2015), Tallulah (2016), and The Girl on the Train (2016). In 2017, her performance as LaVona Golden in the biographical film I, Tonya garnered widespread acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Masters of Sex is an American period drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2013, on Showtime. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and loosely based on Thomas Maier's biography Masters of Sex. Set in the 1950s through the late 1960s, the series tells the story of Masters and Johnson (Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson) who are portrayed by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan. The series has received critical acclaim. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series in 2013. The series was canceled by Showtime on November 30, 2016, after four seasons

Photograph - 2019 Indian coming-of-age romantic drama film

Photograph is a 2019 Indian coming-of-age romantic drama film written, co-produced and directed by Ritesh Batra. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles. The film follows a street photographer Rafi (Siddiqui), who tries to convince Miloni (Malhotra) to pose as his fiancee so that his grandmother stops pressuring him to get married.

It had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and the European premiere at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. It was scheduled to release in India on 8 March 2019 but the release date was pushed back and it released on 15 March 2019 to generally positive reviews from critics. It is scheduled for release in several countries including UK, USA, Spain, France and Australia later in summer.

The plot revolves around a struggling street photographer Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), based in Mumbai, who works day and night to pay off an old family debt. His grandmother (Farrukh Jaffar) wishes to see him married and constantly pressures him to find a suitable match. He convinces his grandmother by showing her a picture of a shy stranger, Miloni (Sanya Malhotra). When Rafi’s grandmother further prods to introduce her to his fiancé, he tracks down Miloni, a student belonging to a middle-class family. Rafi convinces her to fake their relationship, to which Miloni readily agrees. Despite the difference in their culture, status and economic background, the two form a unique bond. The film is a love letter to Mumbai, bringing the city out as a character sheltering the two protagonists and their extraordinary journey.

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress and model

Chloë Grace Moretz  is an American actress and model. She began acting at age six, with early roles in the supernatural horror film The Amityville Horror (2005), the drama series Desperate Housewives (2006–07), the supernatural horror film The Eye (2008), the drama film The Poker House (2008), the drama series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–08), the romantic comedy film 500 Days of Summer (2009) and the children's comedy film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010).

Moretz' breakthrough came in 2010 with her critically acclaimed performances as Hit-Girl in the superhero film Kick-Ass and as a child vampire in the horror film Let Me In. She then starred in Martin Scorsese's historical adventure film Hugo (2011), Tim Burton's horror comedy film Dark Shadows (2012), the satirical sitcom 30 Rock (2011–13), reprised her role as Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and played Carrie White in the supernatural horror film Carrie (2013). In 2014, Moretz starred in the award-winning drama film Clouds of Sils Maria, the teen romantic drama If I Stay and the vigilante action film The Equalizer.

After starring in the mystery thriller film Dark Places (2015), the science fiction action film The 5th Wave (2016) and the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Moretz announced that she was "re-assessing" her roles and choices and was dropping out of several projects, including Universal Studios' live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Moretz' subsequent roles have included the drama film The Miseducation of Cameron Post, the horror film Suspiria, and Neil Jordan's drama thriller film Greta, all in 2018. She will voice Snow White and Wednesday Addams in upcoming animated films. Moretz' stage work includes her starring role in the original off-Broadway production of The Library (2014) at The Public Theater in New York City
In April 2016, Moretz was chosen to serve as one of three members of the Narrative Short Film Competition jury for the Tribeca Film Festival, alongside Mike Birbiglia and Sheila Nevins. Also that year, she co-starred with Zac Efron and Seth Rogen in the film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, the sequel to Neighbors; and headlined the drama film Brain on Fire, based on the memoir Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan.

In November 2015, Moretz was attached to Shane Carruth's third film, The Modern Ocean. The ensemble cast includes Asa Butterfield, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Radcliffe and Keanu Reeves.Also in November, Moretz was announced as the star of Universal Studios' live-action version of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, to be written by Richard Curtis, though she later left the project.

In September 2016, Moretz told The Hollywood Reporter that she had dropped out of all of her future un-produced projects. The only announced film this affected was The Little Mermaid; several other films she was slated to appear in were already in post-production. She explained: "I want to reassess who I am and find myself within my roles again. I’m realizing that I can slow down." She said that the workload that came from being in several films a year "was causing her to lose sight of why she started acting and instead focus on a film’s box office." She said that she would focus on producing, including two television projects. This was reported by some outlets as Moretz taking a hiatus from acting, so in an interview with E! News Moretz clarified that she was not taking time off, "I'm just becoming more picky and particular about what roles I'm choosing. I think as an actor you have a huge opportunity to find yourself through the roles that you choose. I think it's my time, right now in my life, to figure out who I am and what I am and what I want and what this industry means... Why not sit back, slow down, realize I'm 19 and go, 'Hey, let's make stuff that really, really hits hard with who I am and helps me figure out what it means to be a 19-year-old actor who is just doing her thing.'"

In 2017, Moretz co-starred again with Ansel Elgort, in the crime drama November Criminals. She also appeared in that year's controversial comedy-drama I Love You, Daddy. In 2018, she starred in the horror film Suspiria and the drama film The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

Kalank - 2019 Indian Hindi-language - drama film.

Kalank   is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala and Fox Star Studios. It stars Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt.[9][10] It is a period drama set in 1945 in the pre-independence British era. Principal photography of the film began in April 2018 and was released on 17 April 2019 on 5300 screens worldwide making it the widest Bollywood release of 2019 as yet. Made on a budget of ₹150 crore,which includes print and advertising costs, the worldwide gross collection of the film is ₹140.52 crore, making it one of the top ten highest grossing Bollywood films of 2019 at the time of release.

Lahore, 1946: Satya Chaudhry (Sonakshi Sinha), is told by her doctor that she's got cancer and will die soon. She goes back to her native village in the Rajputana area and requests her childhood acquaintance, Roop (Alia Bhatt), to provide companionship to her husband, Dev Chaudhry(Aditya Roy Kapur) who is running a liberal newspaper. Roop agrees on the condition that she will marry Dev to which Satya agrees. Once married, Dev tells Roop that he still loves Satya and that their relationship will only be cordial and platonic. A depressed Roop takes solace in music, which she begins learning from the madam of a brothel, Bahaar Begum (Madhuri Dixit). She also begins working in her husband's publishing house. Roop expresses interest in writing about the condition of the locality in which the brothel is located, during which she interacts with a womanising blacksmith named Zafar (Varun Dhawan).

Zafar wants to exact revenge on his parents, Bahaar Begum and Balraj Chaudhry (Sanjay Dutt) (who abandoned Zafar after Balraj ended his extramarital affair with Bahaar) by seducing Roop, as she is married to Balraj's legitimate son, Dev. Roop misconstrues Zafar's intentions and falls in love with him. She also begins to develop a friendship with Dev, much to Satya's pleasure. Satya dies after urging Dev to give Roop a chance and to forgive Balraj for his affair. In another effort to humiliate Balraj, Zafar instigates communal hatred in his friend, Abdul (Kunal Khemu), by demanding for the partition of India on religious lines, which Balraj and Dev do not support.

When Balraj becomes aware of Roop and Zafar's affair, he confronts Bahaar Begum and Zafar. Bahaar, who disagrees with Zafar's approach, warns Roop. Heartbroken, Roop consummates her marriage with Dev, but insists that she would never be able to love him. As Abdul Khan's political stance gains leverage, riots against Hindus and Sikhs in the city take place, during which the Chaudhry's decide to flee to Amritsar with the help of Zafar, but not before Saroj (Achint Kaur), the benevolent maid, is brutally stabbed to death. Zafar confesses to Roop that he eventually fell in love with her, despite his early intention. While boarding a train, Zafar is murdered by Abdul, as Roop and Dev escape. Ten years later, Roop and Dev, still in a loveless marriage, are interviewed about their experience by Aditya, a journalist documenting the partition.

Gully Boy - Indian Hindi-language musical drama film

Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and directed by Akhtar. The film is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment productions, with Nas as an executive producer. It stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and features Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. Inspired by the lives of Indian street rappers Divine and Naezy, the film is a coming-of-age story about an aspiring street rapper from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai.

Principal photography for Gully Boy began in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019 and released in 15 February 2019 to positive reviews from critics. With a global gross of over ₹237 crore ($36 million) against a production budget of ₹40 crore (US$5.8 million), it is the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019, and the year's highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas.
Murad Ahmed (Ranveer Singh), a final year college student, lives in the Dharavi slums of Mumbai. His abusive father Aftab (Vijay Raaz) brings home a much younger second wife, much to the chagrin of the family. Murad nurtures a fascination for rap music. His longtime girlfriend Safeena (Alia Bhatt) is training to be a surgeon and routinely meets him in secret. Forced to work part-time as a chauffeur after his father is injured, Murad starts to write, with his lyrics informed by the inequalities he observes while on the job. Making the acquaintance of local rapper Shrikant alias MC Sher (Siddhant Chaturvedi), he is drawn into performing his lyrics at underground shows and eventually uploading a video on YouTube.

Berklee College student Sky (Kalki Koechlin) reaches out to Murad and Sher, offering to collaborate on a new song. The accompanying video, which is shot in Dharavi, rapidly becomes popular. Murad shares an intimate moment with Sky, later lying to Safeena about it. When Safeena finds out, she reacts violently towards Sky by smashing a bottle of beer on her head. As a result, she is brought in by the police but is not arrested as Sky doesn't press charges against her. Murad eventually breaks up with Safeena. As Aftab's violence towards him and his mother escalates, Murad decides to leave home with his mother and work full-time for his uncle.

Later, when Sky expresses her romantic feelings for him, he declines her as he still loves Safeena and decides to reconcile with her. Murad and Sher enter a contest to open for Nas at his Mumbai concert, and Murad advances to the finals after a successful rap battle. Murad's confidence grows from interacting with rap fans' appreciation of his performances, and he finally stands up to his father and uncle when they belittle his passion. He later reconciles with Safeena. He goes on to win the contest, and the movie ends with Murad's family and friends watching as Murad, the winner of the contest, begins his opening performance.

Parineeti Chopra projects 2019

Parineeti Chopra   is an Indian actress and singer who appears in Hindi films. Chopra initially aspired to pursue a career in investment banking, but after obtaining a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School she returned to India during the 2009 economic recession and joined Yash Raj Films as a public relations consultant. Later, she signed a deal with the company as an actress.

Chopra made her acting debut with an acclaimed performance in the 2011 romantic comedy Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and a Best Supporting Actress nomination. She followed it by garnering widespread critical acclaim for her starring roles in the box office hits— Ishaqzaade (2012), Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Hasee Toh Phasee (2014). The first of these won her the National Film Award – Special Mention while the first two of these earned her two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. After a three-year hiatus from full-time acting, she starred in the blockbuster comedy Golmaal Again (2017), one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year.

Chopra is a recipient of several accolades, including a Filmfare and National Film Award. In addition to her acting career, she is a humanitarian and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.In 2018, she appeared in romantic comedy film Namaste England, alongside Arjun Kapoor. The film marked Chopra's second collaboration with Kapoor after Ishaqzaade. In a negative review, film critic Suhani Singh from India Today wrote that ''Kapoor and Chopra strike the Titanic pose on a couple of occasions but they cannot salvage this sinking ship of a film.''While film critic Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV concluded that ''Seriously, one more film of this quality and the careers of Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra could be in grave jeopardy. Hopefully, these two young actors know better.'' The film was a critical and commercial failure.

In 2019, Chopra's first release was Historical war film Kesari opposite Akshay Kumar In which she played a character of Havildar Ishar singh's wife was well received from critics despite having a limited screen presence. Later,the movie opened to positive reviews and became commercially successful at box office . As of April 2019, Chopra has several projects under various stages of production. She has completed Dibakar Banerjee's Sandeep aur Pinky Faraar alongside Arjun Kapoor. Chopra is all set to reunite with Sidharth Malhotra in yet another romantic comedy Jabariya Jodi. She is also committed to star alongside Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Sonakshi Sinha in historical film Bhuj: The Pride of India, A biographical film based on the life of Saina Nehwal and will be essaying titular role in the official remake of British film The Girl on the Train