National
News
1. NITI Aayog And Oracle Sign SoI To Pilot Drug
Supply-Chain
i. In order to fight the growing problem of
counterfeit drugs in India, NITI Aayog and Oracle signed a Statement of
Intent (SoI) to pilot a real drug supply-chain using blockchain
distributed ledger and Internet of Things (IoT) software. Apollo Hospitals and
Strides Pharma Sciences will partner in this effort.
ii. This agreement with Oracle and
NITI Aayog's partnership with Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma, will
help ensure that Indian drug manufacturers and healthcare experts have access
to a standards-based, modern technology platform – blockchain and IoT, to help
eliminate fake drug distribution.
2. Locate Public Toilets on Google Maps with
LooReview Campaign
i. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,
under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U), has
partnered with Google to launch the Loo Review campaign
to encourage all local guides in India to rate and review public toilets on
Google Maps.
ii. This campaign is part of a feature which
allows all citizens to locate public toilets in their cities on Google Maps,
Search and the Assistant and also provide feedback on the same. 500+
cities in India with more than 30,000 toilets with the name of “SBM
Toilet” are currently live on Google Maps.
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Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018-
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Open Defecation Free States/UTs till
date-24.
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Swachh Bharat Mission launched on - 2nd
October 2014.
3. India's 1st Corn Festival Starts
in Madhya Pradesh
i. In Madhya Pradesh, the first corn festival of the country is being held in Chhindwara.
The festival is one of a kind international event.
ii. Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing states in India, with Chhindwara being the highest corn producing district.
ii. Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing states in India, with Chhindwara being the highest corn producing district.
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Madhya Pradesh CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor: Anandiben Patel.
4. PM Inaugurates Conference On Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence in
New Delhi in which the Vice-Chancellors, Directors from more than 350
universities participated.
ii. The theme of the conference is to
deliberate on challenges facing the Indian education system and to work out a
plan for a paradigm shift both in terms of achieving academic outcomes and also
in the regulation of education. The conference was also addressed HRD
minister Prakash Javadekar.
5. Indian
Railways, Google Arts Launch ‘Rail Heritage Digitisation Project’
i. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched
the ‘Rail Heritage Digitisation Project’ of Indian
Railways in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture Association.
ii. The first-of-its-kind project aims to
showcase India’s rail heritage to the national and international audience in an
online story-telling platform. It is the largest cultural heritage digitisation
project not only in India but possibly in the entire Asia Pacific Region.
Important Days
6. World Heart Day: 29th
September
i. World Heart Day takes place on 29th September every
year and is the World Heart Federation‘s and the world’s biggest platform for
raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and
stroke.
ii. It was launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation as an annual event.
ii. It was launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation as an annual event.
Appointments
7. Vikram
Misri Appointed India's Next Ambassador to China
i. Ambassador of India to Myanmar, Vikram Misri has
been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China, according to the
Ministry of External Affairs.
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China Capital: Beijing, Currency: Renminbi, President: Xi
Jinping.
Banking
News
8.
RBI Bars Bandhan Bank From Opening New Branches
i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred
Bandhan Bank from opening new branches and also ordered freezing of the bank's
CEO salary over failure to stick to shareholding rules.
ii. The Bank was not able to bring down the
shareholding of Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) to 40% as
required under the licensing condition, general permission to open new branches
stands withdrawn.
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Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018-
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As per the bank's website, it has 937 branches in
parts of the country. The Bandhan, a MFI, was given conditional approval by the
RBI for setting up universal bank in April 2014.
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The bank operational in 2015. Headquartered in
Kolkata, Bandhan, which started as a micro-finance company in 2001, received
banking licence by Reserve Bank of India in 2014.
Sports News
9. India Defeats Bangladesh To Win 7th Asia Cup
Title
India winAsia Cup Title 2018. |
i. India has defeated Bangladesh to
win the Unimoni Asia Cup Title 2018. This was the second
successive Asia Cup final where India took on Bangladesh. In 2016, India had
decimated Bangladesh in the final (of the Asia Cup T20).
ii. Overall, this was India's seventh Asia Cup triumph. Liton Das was the Player Of The Match and Shikhar Dhawan was declared as the Player Of The Series.
ii. Overall, this was India's seventh Asia Cup triumph. Liton Das was the Player Of The Match and Shikhar Dhawan was declared as the Player Of The Series.