Mahesh Reddy takes over as PHDCCI Secretary-General
PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has announced that Mahesh Y Reddy has taken over
as its Secretary General with immediate effect. He holds 28 years of experience
in national level trade, infrastructure and industry bodies in various capacities,
the chamber said in a statement.
Delhi, Moscow
sign twin-city agreement
Delhi government
signed a twin-city agreement with the government of Moscow for cooperation in
various fields like environment, culture and education, for the next 3 years.
The agreement was signed by Minister of the Moscow City government and head of
its international relations Sergey Cheremin and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia.
HDFC Bank
appoints Vinay Razdan as Chief Human Resources Officer
HDFC Bank has
appointed Vinay Razdan as its chief human resources officer (CHRO). Vinay
Razdan will be responsible for the complete human resource operations in HDFC
Bank. Previously, he was CHRO in Idea Cellular. He had joined Idea in 2006.
Singapore
ranks first in World Bank Human Capital Index
Singapore
has emerged as the top among the
157 countries and
territories in the inaugural World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI), which
measures the human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by the
age of 18. The index defines human capital as the knowledge, skills, and health
that people accumulate over their lives.
Archer
Harvinder Singh clinches Seventh Gold for India
Archer Harvinder
Singh notched up the men’s individual recurve gold, while track-and-field
athletes added a silver and a bronze to India’s tally in the Asian Para-Games
in Jakarta. Harvinder defeated China’s Zhao Lixue 6-0 in the W2/ST category
final to claim the top honors and take India’s gold tally to seven.
Environmentalist
GD Agarwal passes away
Environmentalist G.D.
Agarwal, who was on a fast for the last 111 days demanding a clean Ganga,
passed away after a heart attack in Rishikesh. The 86-year old former
IIT-Kanpur professor, Agarwal had been on hunger strike for a pollution-free
and uninterrupted flow in the Ganga.
NHB increases
refinance limit from Rs 24,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore
National Housing Bank
(NHB) has decided to increase the Refinance Limit from Rs. 24,000 crore to
Rs.30,000 crore for the Current Year (July
2018-June 2019) towards refinancing eligible institutions. Now, eligible Housing Finance Companies
& Other entities will have increased availability of funds.
Former
Pakistan left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman retires from international cricket
Former Pakistan
left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman announced his retirement from international
cricket.Abdur Rehman is 38 years old. He made his debut at the age of 26. He
has scored 99 wickets in 22 Tests. He
has also taken 30 wickets in 31 one-days
and 8 wickets in 11 Twenty20
internationals.
QUIZ
1)
Which Industry has announced that Mahesh Y Reddy has
taken over as its Secretary General?
A) Indo American
Chamber of Commerce
B) Indian Chamber
of Commerce
C)
Delhi
Chamber of Commerce
D) PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Answer: D
2)
Delhi government signed a twin-city agreement with the
government of Which City?
A) Saint Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) Nizhny Novgorod
D) Yekaterinburg
Answer: B
3)
Which Bank appoints Vinay Razdan as Chief Human Resources Officer?
A) HDFC Bank
B) YES Bank
C) SBI
D) Andhra Bank
Answer: A
4)
Which Country ranks first in World Bank Human Capital Index?
A) India
B) China
C) Singapore
D) Indonesia
Answer: C
5)
Which Archer clinches Seventh Gold for India?
A) Jayanta Talukdar
B)
Rahul Banerjee
C)
Tarundeep Rai
D)
Harvinder Singh
Answer: D
6)
Which
Environmentalist has passed away?
A)
Ankur Sharma
B) GD Agarwal
C)
Keki
Hormusji Gharda
D)
E. Sreedharan
Answer: B
7)
Which Bank increases refinance limit from Rs 24,000 crore to Rs
30,000 crore?
A) YES Bank
B)
Andhra Bank
C)
SBI
D)
National
Housing Bank
Answer: D
8)
Former Pakistan left-arm spinner who has retired from
international cricket?
A) Abdur Rehman
B)
Mohammad Hafeez
C)
Azhar Ali
D)
Sarfraz Ahmed
Answer: A
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