Govt appoints Nageshwar Rao as interim CBI director
The Centre has
intervened to stabilise the Central Bureau of Investigation by appointing M
Nageswar Rao as the interim Director, CBI. Rao is presently the Joint Director,
CBI. He is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1986 batch. He joined
the CBI in 2016.
Global
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 held in New Delhi
The Global
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 opened in New Delhi. The theme of the 2-day
summit is, ‘Connecting Farmers to Market’. The summit was inaugurated by the
Secretary Agriculture and Co-operation, Sanjay Agrawal.
PM Narendra Modi to be awarded
the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is conferred this award in recognition of his efforts to improve
international cooperation, global economic growth, Human Development of people
of India, economic growth in the world’s fastest growing large economy and
development of democracy through anti-corruption and social integration
efforts.
Satish Kumar
Gupta appointed CEO of Paytm Payments Bank
Paytm Payments Bank
has appointed veteran banker Satish Kumar Gupta as managing director and CEO.
Gupta comes in after Renu Satti stepped down as CEO in July and moved on to
head the company’s new retail business. Gupta was former deputy general manager
at State Bank of India where he worked for over three decades.
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Indian-Americans named in Time Magazine's 'Health Care 50' List
Three
Indian-Americans have been named in the Time
magazine's 2018 list of the 50 most influential people whose work is
transforming healthcare in the US. The three Indian-Americans included in the
list are Divya Nag, Dr Raj Panjabi and Atul Gawande. The list included
physicians, scientists, business and political leaders, whose work is
transforming healthcare.
M.S.
Swaminathan to be awarded World Agriculture
Prize
Agricultural
scientist M.S. Swaminathan will receive the first World Agriculture Prize
instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) in New Delhi.
The prize will be presented by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Bhawan
at a special session. The prize has been instituted by the ICFA with an aim to
recognise individuals who have served humanity through agriculture.
Kohli becomes
fastest to reach 10,000 Runs In History Of ODI Cricket
Virat Kohli scored
his 37th ODI hundred, reaching the landmark in 116 fewer innings than Sachin Tendulkar.
He scored his 37th ODI hundred in his 205th innings, while Sachin had
reached the milestone in his 321st innings against Pakistan in 2004.
RBI lifts the
ban on Fino Payments Bank to open new accounts
After almost five
months of being barred from adding new customers, Fino Payments Bank, one of
India’s first payments banks has been allowed to open new accounts by the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after it submitted the compliance report to the
central bank.
QUIZ
1)
Govt appoints Who has as interim CBI director?
A) Pramod Asthana
B) Anand Prakash
C)
Nageshwar Rao
D)
Sanjay Rana
Answer: C
2)
Global Agriculture Leadership Summit
2018 held in Which City?
A) New Delhi
B)
Kanpur
C)
Faridkot
D)
Patiala
Answer: A
3)
Who has conferred with 2018 Seoul Peace Prize?
A) Inder K Gujral
B)
Atal
Bihari Vajpayee
C)
Manmohan Singh
D)
Narendra Modi
Answer: D
4)
Who has appointed CEO of Paytm
Payments Bank?
A) Renu Satti
B)
Satish
Kumar Gupta
C)
Sanjay Jindal
D)
Aditya Puri
Answer: B
5)
How many Indian-Americans named in Time Magazine's 'Health Care
50' List?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 3
D)
2
Answer: C
6)
Which of the following will be awarded by World Agriculture
Prize instituted by the ICFA?
A) M.S. Swaminathan
B) Vandana Shiva
C) Robert Fraley
D)
Devinder Sharma
Answer: A
7)
Who becomes fastest to reach 10,000 Runs in history of ODI Cricket?
A) Rahul Dravid
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D) Virat Kohli
Answer: D
8)
Which Bank lifts the ban on Fino Payments Bank to open new accounts?
A) SBI
B) RBI
C) Andhra Bank
D) YES Bank
Answer: B
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