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Programme. The SoI was signed by Pakistan gets its first woman chief justice of Yaduvendra Mathur, Additional Secretary, high court NITI Aayog and Sita Ram Gupta, Executive Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief Director, Lupin Foundation. Justice of the Balochistan High Court. With Extends USD 200 Million Lines Of Credit this, she will become the first woman Chief Justice in any court in Pakistan. Justice to Rwanda, To Open a High Commission in Safdar will take charge of her new role Kigali following the retirement of incumbent India has extended USD 200 million lines of Balochistan High Court Chief Justice credit to Rwanda for its economic Mohammad Noor Muskanzai, who attains development, signed a defence cooperation superannuation on August 31. agreement and will soon open a High Commission here as part of 's Top state-run banks sign inter-creditor efforts to bolster the strategic partnership agreement with the fast-developing East African Many banks and financial institutions, country. including State Bank, Punjab National Bank and Life Insurance Corporation have signed PM unveils bust of Sardar Patel at diaspora a inter-creditor agreement for speedy event in Kampala resolution of stressed assests of 50 crores or Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ugandan more given by the bank group. President Yoweri Museveni unveiled a bust of India's first home minister Sardar Vishnu Priya, Dhanvir Singh set meet records Vallabhbhai Patel at the Indian community on final day of Youth Nationals event in Kampala. Punjab shot-putter Dhanvir Singh and Kerala 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya set new meet India announces line of credit worth $200 records on the final day of the 15th National million to Uganda, Signs 4 agreements Youth Athletics Championships en route to India announced two lines of credit worth gold medals in their respective events in $200 million to Uganda in energy Vadodra. infrastructure, agriculture and dairy sectors. Along with this, both the countries signed NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation MoUs in the areas of defence cooperation, for Collaborating in Aspirational Districts exemption from visa for official and A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed diplomatic passport holders, cultural between NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation exchange programs and materials training to collaborate in Aspirational Districts laboratory. DHFL, USAID signs $10 million loan year-old minority community leader, guarantee for improving healthcare sector defeated his nearest rival Arab Zakaullah of the Grand Democratic Alliance in the NA- DHFL and United States Agency for 222 constituency. International Development (USAID) has announced a loan guarantee of around Rs 70 Sharmila Tagore conferred D Litt by Kazi crore ($10 million) to improve capital access Nazrul varsity for small businesses in the healthcare sector. Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore was Four Indian-origin names in list of Fortune's 40 conferred D Litt (Honoris Causa) by West young influential people Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at a special convocation of Kazi Nazrul Instagram Cofounder and CEO Kevin University held at the Raj Bhawan here. Systrom and Facebook founder Mark Tripathi, who is also the university Zuckerberg have been placed on the top Chancellor, also conferred D.Sc. (Honoris position in the Fortune's '40 Under 40' list. It Causa) on renowned scientist at the Bhaba is a list of 40 most influential and inspiring Atomic Research Centre, S M Yusuf at the young people in business. Three women same occasion. including four persons of India-origin, have also been named in this list. Ex-Kerala Minister Cherkalam Abdullah dead A four-member committee headed by Union Senior Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to curb mob leader and former Kerala Minister Cherkalam Abdullah passed away. He was 75. violence The Government has set up a four-member Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme to committee to curb mob violence. It is headed ensure inclusive and equitable quality by Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba. education at all levels of school education Two Indians among Ramon Magsaysay Award The Government of India has launched winners Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for school education, w.e.f. 2018-19, which is an Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam overarching programme for the school Wangchuk are among the winners of this education sector extending from pre-school year's Ramon Magsaysay Award. to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of Mahesh Malani becomes 1st Hindu to win NA school education. seat from Tharparkar in Sindh Mahesh Kumar Malani of Pakistan Peoples Kenya to host 2020 IAAF World U-20 Party became the first Hindu to win the championships National Assembly seat from Tharparkar in The International Association of Athletics southern Sindh province. Malani, the 55- Federations (IAAF) has chosen Kenya to host the 2020 World Under 20 championships. Haryana Teen Scales Mount Kilimanjaro The 2020 event will be held from July 7-12. Shivangi Pathak, who became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount India's Forex reserves inches-up by over $67 Everest, has added another feather to her cap mn by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount According to the Reserve Bank of India's Kilimanjaro in 3 days. Tanzania's Mount (RBI) weekly statistical supplement, the Kilimanjaro measures 5,895 meters in height. overall forex reserves inched-up to $405.14 The Haryana teen, who acknowledged the billion from $405.08 billion. India's forex endless support of her parents and family in reserves comprise of foreign currency assets her journey, aims to be an inspiration to girls (FCAs), gold reserves, special drawing rights all over India to relentlessly pursue their (SDRs) and the RBI's position with the passion. International Monetary Fund (IMF). Indian Women's Compound Archery Team Number of women in higher education up 45% Reaches World Rank 1 in 8 years Indian women's compound archery team The number of women enrolling for higher created history by becoming the world rank education in India has gone up by 45 per cent one side in the category. The team is six to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in points ahead of the Chinese Taipei team. 2010-11. With the contribution from each member, the women's compound archery team jumped to CSKA Moscow win Russian Super Cup the top spot with 342.6 points, with the FC CSKA Moscow has won the Russian Chinese Taipei team standing second with a Super Cup, defeating FC Lokomotiv difference of six points. Moscow 1-0. The game took place at the HSBC appoints Surendra Rosha as India CEO Niznhy Novgorod Stadium in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, which previously hosted The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking 2018 FIFA World Cup matches. Corporation has appointed Surendra Rosha as the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India. Government pledges to eliminate viral Rosha, currently HSBC's Head of Financial hepatitis by 2030 Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-Pacific, will succeed Jayant Rikhye, who is taking a Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the leave of absence for medical reasons, a 'National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme' company statement said. with the goal of ending viral hepatitis, or inflammation of liver, as a public health Isner wins fifth Atlanta title threat by 2030. The government has made a provision of 600 crores for providing free John Isner defeated compatriot Ryan treatment for Hepatitis-C and its necessary Harrison to win the Atlanta Open title for the facilities. fifth time. Earlier, he has won the title in ONGC ranked 197th in the Fortune Global-500 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. list 'Ek doctor ki maut' writer Ramapada India’s largest oil and gas producer, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Chowdhury dies has been ranked 197 in the 'Fortune Global Acclaimed Bengali writer Ramapada 500' list. This ranking has come on the back Chowdhury, whose story 'Abhimanyu' was of robust fiscal and physical performance in made into a Hindi movie 'Ek doctor ki maut', FY’18, in-spite of volatile global oil prices died. Chowdhury was 9 'Abhimanyu' was and operational challenges faced by the based on the life and work of Dr Subhas company. Mukhopadhyay who created India's first and the world's second test-tube baby in 197 US agency signs MoU with Indian company for 41 MW power project in Andhra PM lays foundation of Mobile Open Exchange US Trade and Development Agency Zone at WTC Noida (USTDA) signed a memorandum of Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the understanding with an Indian private foundation of India's first Mobile Open company IL&FS Energy Development Exchange Zone (MOX) at World Trade Company Limited (IEDCL) for the Centre, Noida in a ceremony held in development of a 41-MW hybrid wind, solar, Lucknow. and energy storage power plant in . Sourabh Verma lifts trophy First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit in Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma lifted the Kathmandu Russian Open Badminton trophy at The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit Vladivostok. In the title clash, Sourabh came began in Kathmandu.The summit is being back from a game behind to beat Japan’s jointly organized by the Asian Institute of Koki Watanabe, 18-21, 21-12, 21-17, and Diplomacy and International Affairs and win his first title of the season. Nehru Memorial Museum Library. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-chairman of Former FTII director John Sankaramangalam ruling Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa died Kamal Dahal Prachanda inaugurated the Veteran film personality John summit. Sankaramangalam and former director of the LMRC, BSNL sign MoU for facilitation of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, died. He was 8 In his long career, customer services at Metro Stations John won two National and four Kerala State The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Film Awards. (LMRC) and BSNL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for facilitation of customer services at all Metro stations. The Parliamentarian award by President Ram MoU was signed in the presence of LMRC Nath Kovind. Heptulla, a former Rajya Sabha MD Kumar Keshav and other Metro directors member got the award for the 2013, Lok along with Satish Kumar, principal general Sabha member Hukumdev Narayan Yadav manager and Karuna Raman Tiwari, general for 201Both are from the BJP. manager of the BSNL. The award was given to Azad for 2015, TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi for 2016 and Mahtab for Indian GDP may moderate to 7.2% in second 2017. half of 2018: Nomura Report Deepak Parekh re-appointed as HDFC The Indian economy is likely to have witnessed solid economic growth in the director April-June quarter but leading indicators Deepak Parekh was re-appointed as a Non- suggest a slowdown in the coming months, Executive Director on the board of the says a Nomura report. Nomura expects GDP country's largest mortgage lender HDFC but growth to peak in April-June quarter and then 22.64 per cent of the shareholders voted moderate to 7.2 per cent in the second half of against his continuation. 2018 from around 7.8 per cent in first half. Bharti Airtel partners Razorpay for UPI China launches high-resolution Earth payments observation Gaofen-11 satellite Payments solution provider Razorpay has China has launched an optical remote sensing signed an agreement with Bharti Airtel. satellite Gaofen-11, as part of its high- Under this agreement, Airtel customers make resolution Earth observation project. It was seamless online payments through the 282nd flight mission by a Long March Razorpay's UPI (Unified Payment Interface) carrier rocket. on the telecom firm's website and mobile app.

Gopalkrishna Gandhi to get Rajiv Gandhi First India-Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue to be Sadbhavana Award held in October Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna The first India-Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue, Gandhi has been selected for this year's Rajiv decided during the maiden visit of Prime Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting Minister Narendra Modi, will be held in early communal harmony and peace. October, the Indian Embassy said. Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar, who Azad, Najma Heptulla conferred Outstanding visited Indonesia, discussed with the Parliamentarian award Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, concrete steps to follow up on Prime Minister Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Modi's visit in May, the embassy said. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla and BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab were conferred the Outstanding Third bi-monthly monetary policy review Cabinet clears LIC-IDBI deal The Reserve Bank of India has hiked repo The Union Cabinet approved the purchase of rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent in its 51% stake of Life Insurance Corporation of third bi-monthly monetary policy review. India in IDBI Bank. With this, Reverse repo rate has become 6.25 percent and bank rate is 6.75 percent. At the Indian-origin mathematician Akshay same time, the Reserve Bank has estimated Venkatesh gets prestigious Fields medal GDP growth rate to be 7.5- 7.6 percent during Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian- the April-September period of the current Australian mathematician, is one of four financial year, and the overall growth winners of mathematics' prestigious Fields projection for the entire fiscal year is medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. maintained at 7.4 percent. The Fields medals are awarded every four In its review, the Reserve Bank further said years to the most promising mathematicians that retail inflation is estimated to be at 4.8 under the age of 40. percent in the second half of the current financial year. For the July-September Joe Root becomes 3rd youngest batsmen to quarter, it has projected inflation to be at 4.6 score 6000 Test runs percent. Current Rates England's captain Joe Root became the Repo rate 6.50% world's third youngest batsman to complete Reverse Repo rate 6.25% 6,000 Test runs. Root has achieved this feat Bank Rate 6.75% in the first innings in the first Test match MSF 6.75% against India. He is the 65th man in the world CRR 4% and 15th England batsman to complete 6000 Test runs. SLR 19.50%

India, Germany sign pact for financial, Former Governor And Union Minister Dr. technical collaboration in area of urban Bhishma Narain Singh Dies development A veteran politician, former Governor and Union Minister Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh India and Germany signed an agreement on died. He was 8 financial and technical cooperation, with a focus on sustainable urban development and C B Ananthakrishnan assumes charge as renewable energy. The agreement was signed Director (Fin) of HAL between German Ambassador to India Martin Ney and Joint Secretary, (Department State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd of Economic Affairs), Finance Ministry, today said C B Ananthakrishnan has assumed Sameer Kumar Khare. charge as Director (Finance) of the company. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director (Finance) at HAL Corporate Office, the Reliance Jio, SBI enter MoU to deepen their company said in a statement. digital partnership Javed Akhtar awarded Delhi govt's Hindi Reliance Industries said that its telecom subsidiary Jio has entered into an MoU with Sahitya Academy Samman State Bank of India (SBI) to deepen their Eminent personalities from different fields, digital partnership. According to a company including Bollywood song writer Javed statement, the MoU is about the larger digital Akhtar, were presented the Delhi partnership which looks beyond the Jio government's "Hindi Sahitya Academy Payments Bank which is a joint venture Samman" by Deputy Chief Minister Manish between RIL and SBI. Sisodia. Akhtar was awarded the 'Shalaka Samman' Veteran screenplay writer Jalees Sherwani dies for his contribution to the world of films and Jalees Sherwani, who had penned lyrics for poetry. Veteran theatre director M K Raina several Salman Khan films like "Dabangg", received the 'Shikar Samman'. Other "Wanted" and "Tere Naam", passed away. He recipients of the awards included cartoonist was 70. Apart from writing dialogues for Abid Surti, journalists Shaji Jama and "Sangam" and "Loafer", Sherwani also Abhisar Sharma. penned lyrics for films like "Partner", "Hello", "Garv" and "Hello Brother". India's GDP growth to rise to 7.5% this fiscal: Report Naval version of Tejas undergoes successful India's economic growth momentum is likely tests to pick up further in the April-June period and The naval version of the indigenously built the country is expected to clock GDP growth Tejas Light Combat Aircraft underwent a of 7.5 per cent in this financial year, says a series of successful tests to check its Morgan Stanley report. According to the capability to land on an aircraft carrier, global financial services major, the growth officials said. "India has joined a select club recovery will remain robust, supported of countries including US, Europe, Russia initially by consumption and exports. and China to have the capability to produce aircraft which can operate from an aircraft Swiggy acquires Scootsy for approximately Rs carrier," an official said. 50 cr Food ordering and delivery firm Swiggy has NITI Aayog launches Move Hack, global acquired -based on-demand delivery mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions platform Scootsy. The all-cash acquisition of for future of mobility in India Scootsy is for approximately Rs 50 crore, a NITI Aayog has launched Move Hack, a source in knowledge of the deal said. global mobility hackathon to crowdsource solutions aimed at the future of mobility in India. Envisaged to be one of the largest hackathons globally, Move Hack is focused innovative infrastructure and facilities to on 10 themes and structured over three legs: foster growth of Indian blockchain start-ups online, followed by Singapore leg, and the and companies. finals in New Delhi. Writer of first Hindi Samantar Kosh gets Hindi Apple becomes 1st trillion-Dollar Company Ratna Apple is the world's first publicly traded Arvind Kumar, writer of Hindi Samantar company to be valued at USD 1 trillion, the Kosh and famous journalist has been financial fruit of stylish technology that has awarded with the 'Hindi Ratna' award. The redefined what we expect from our gadgets. Hindi Bhavan organises Hindi Ratna award Apple's shares gained USD 5.89 to close at ceremony every year in the memory of the USD 207.39, leaving the company's market noted journalist Pandit Bhimsen value a notch above USD 1 trillion around Vidyaalankar. USD 1,001,679,220,000, according to FactSet. Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts named by NASA for first commercial flights HDFC Life inks pact with Vijaya Bank to sell Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams insurance products is among the nine astronauts named by HDFC Life Insurance Company inked an NASA who will fly the first missions into agreement with Vijaya Bank to tap customers space on commercially provided rockets and of the state-owned lender. The tie-up between capsules, starting next year. the insurer and the lender will ensure a greater reach and penetration through 2,129 India elected president of Asia-Pacific Institute branches of the bank spread across the for Broadcasting Development country, HDFC Life said in a statement. India has been elected as the President of the Tech Mahindra, Government of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting collaborate to launch India's first blockchain Development (AIBD) for a period of two years. India got elected against Iran during district voting which took place at the 44th annual The Telangana State Information gathering of AIBD in Colombo. Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) has signed an MoU Justice Geeta Mittal becomes first woman (Memorandum of Understanding) with the judge to lead J&K High Court global digital transformation provider Tech Justice Geeta Mittal was appointed as the Mahindra to launch India's first Blockchain Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir District in the state of Telangana. The High Court, becoming the first woman judge Blockchain District will be a Center of in the history to head it. Justice Mittal was till Excellence for Blockchain, an incubator for now the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi technology and process development with High Court. Sindhu loses final yet again, settles for silver at Championships. The explosive 23-year-old World Championships convincingly defeated China's highly promising 21-11, 21-13 in Nanjing. Spain's Carolina Marin has won the women's singles title of World Badminton Alvarez stuns Kovalev in seventh to seize WBO Championship by defeating P.V. Sindhu in light heavyweight title Nanjing, China. Eleider Alvarez knocked out Sergey Kovalev first Japanese man to win in the seventh round with a stunning upset Badminton World Championships victory to capture the World Boxing Organization light heavyweight title. Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the Badminton World

ONELINER FACTS Pure Banking Nothing else is the Banks give additional rate of interest tagline of State Bank of India. to Senior Citizens. 15 July is World Youth Skills Day. BASEL III norms are associated with A Follow-On public offering is an the Banking Sector. issuance of stock subsequent to the Business schools of three IITs - company's Initial Public Offering Kharagpur, Delhi and Roorkee - have A foreign direct investment is an featured in the top 10 list of NIRF investment in the form of a Management ranking. The ranking controlling ownership in a business in was made from a total number of 542 one country by an entity based in business schools. another country. Cyprus occupies the southern part of According to Stockholm the island of Cyprus in the eastern International Peace Research Institute Mediterranean. The island (and (SIPRI), India has become the world's capital city Nicosia) is divided with fifth-largest military spender, Turkey to the north. witnessing a growth of around 8.5% Defence Research and Development in expenditure in 2016. Organisation (DRDO) carried out the According to the Economic think- successful test flight of Rustom-2 tank, National Council of Applied drone at Chalakere in Karnataka's Economic Research (NCAER), the Chitradurga district. Rustom-2 is a Indian economy is projected to grow medium-altitude long-endurance at 6.7 percent in the current financial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). year 2017-18 and 7.5 percent in 2018- Domicile Certificate is not required 19. for opening a bank account ASHA is related to women D-SIB stands for Domestic empowerment While Swabhimaan is Systematically Important Banks. related to Financial Inclusion. Mid Election Commission of India makes Day meal Scheme is to attract the the formal announcement of general children's to School. Bharat Nirmaan elections in India. is for Rural and urban infrastructure Equity Shares is a term associated development. with Capital Market. Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) Forward Markets Commission has announced to host the “First (FMC) was merged with Sebi on 28 Bahrain baby Games” to practice September 2015 to strengthen sports exercises and promote the regulations and enforcement in the Olympic principles and values at a commodity market space. young age. Gombhira folk dances of West Bandipur National Park is located in Bengal hold a special place in Bengali Karnataka. culture. They complement the beautiful culture of the state, by their adjust the liquidity conditions in the colorfulness and festivity. market. Indian gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy Parliament enjoys the exclusive right has become the first Indian to win an to legislate on the subjects contained individual medal at the Gymnastics in - The Union List. World Cup. She has won a bronze Parupalli Kashyap has won the Men's medal in the women's vault event. singles title of the Austrian Open Indians are consuming almonds like International Challenge. never before, leaving behind China Pooram is a festival celebrated in and Spain to emerge as the world’s Kerala. largest consumer of the nut in recent Prathama Bank is the First Regional times. Rural Bank of India, sponsored by Interest Rate Swap, Currency Swap & Syndicate Bank established on 2nd Credit Default Swap are all types of October, 1975, with its Head Office at Swap. Moradabad in accordance with International Development Regional Rural Bank Ordinance 1975 Association, which is affiliated with issued on 26th September, 1975 World Bank is considered as ‘soft (Replaced later by Regional Rural loan window'. Bank Act, 1976(2) of 1976 of IPR stands for Intellectual Property Government of India). Rights, which can be defined as Silent Valley National Park, is a Rights acquired over a property national park with a core zone of created with the intellectual effort of 236.74 square kilometres. It is located an individual. in the Nilgiri hills, within the Julian Assange is the founder of palakkad District of Kerala, South WikiLeaks India. Karnataka defeated Saurashtra to win Sukhchain Singh Cheema, a the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the third Dronacharya awardee, was wrestler. time. The acronym "RTGS" refers to Real Lance Armstrong is related to Time Gross Settlement. The Cycling. minimum amount to be remitted Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built through RTGS is Rs.2 lakhs. There is across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna no upper ceiling for RTGS Sagar which is in between transactions. District and Nalgonda District. 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General 1947, which was subsequently Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) replaced by a more comprehensive was formed in pursuance of Section Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 9(1) of GIBNA. It was incorporated 1973. on 22 November 1972 under the The term LBW means Leg before Companies Act, 1956 as a private wicket. company limited by shares. United Nations' (UN) World Day of The Indian Navy began a joint Social Justice is annually observed on maritime exercise 'Varuna' with the February 20 to encourage people to French Navy at the Mediterranean look at how social justice affects Sea. poverty eradication. It also focuses on The market in which buying and the goal of achieving full employment selling of long-term debt or equity- and support for social integration. backed securities are performed in a Wembley Stadium is a football market is called Capital Market. stadium in Wembley, London, The Reserve Bank of India England, which opened in 2007, on constituted a Damodaran Committee the site of the original Wembley in 2011, to look into banking services Stadium.

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