Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz (GK Quiz) based on important Current Affairs from 21st August-17 is now available Read more
BSNL launches digital wallet powered by MobiKwik
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) launched its mobile wallet (mobile payment App) developed and issued by MobiKwik on its behalf. The wallet would be helpful for the existing customers of BSNL to make Bill payments and transactions on e-commerce platforms. Read more
Italy to host fall G-7 interior Ministers summit on security
Italy will play as a host of a summit of G-7’s interior ministers on the issues related to security. The participating countries are Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States. The summit will be held in October. Read more
Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day – August 20th
The birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is observed as “Sadbhavana Diwas” on August 20 every year. The day aims to promote national integration and communal harmony. Shri Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, in Bombay. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India at 40. Read more
National News-Daily Digest: 4 Key Updates
1. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to start with an ‘incident management system’
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will start with an ‘incident management system’ by the end of 2017. As a part of this system, ambulances will be there at every 50 kilometres in order to respond to any mishap within 15 minutes of it being reported on a national accident helpline. Read more
Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz (GK Quiz) based on important Current Affairs from 20th August-17 is now available Read more
4 People in News
1. Sanjiv Gupta has been appointed president and MD of General Motors India
Sanjiv Gupta has been appointed as the new President and Managing Director of General Motors India. Read more
China launches first cyber court in Hangzhou
China launched its first cyber court in Hangzhou. This court will be specialising in handling internet-related cases. The decision was taken amid a spike in the number of online disputes. Read more
19 August- World Humanitarian day
19 August is observed as World Humanitarian Day (WHD) in order to pay tribute to aid workers. These workers risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. The slogan of 2017 WHD campaign is #NotATarget. Read more
Economy News-Daily Digest: Key Updates
1. RBI to issue fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon introduce fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes. These will be issued in the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series.
The obverse/front side of the note will have:
• A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre
• Denominational value in Devanagari script,
• Micro letters RBI and India and the numeral ‘50’. They will be in both English and Devanagari. Read more
