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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Daily GK Updates - 22nd October, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje appointed Suman Sharma as the new chairperson of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women.
II.PM Narendra Modi to launch ‘India Gold Coin’ bearing Ashok Chakra: He will launch the 1st ever ‘India Gold Coin’ bearing Ashok Chakra on November 5, 2015. He will also launch Gold Monetisation and Sovereign Gold Bond Schemes on the same day.
III.Union Minister launched skill development centre: It was launched by Union Minister Jitendra Singh as IMS Health Skill Development Centre under the aegis of ‘UDAAN’ programme. It is aimed at empowering the youth of Jammu and Kashmir with active support and assistance from central government.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I.Spain and USA signed a new deal to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on a site in Spain in 1966: The two sides agreed for cooperative effort to conduct further remediation of the Palomares site and arrange for disposal of the contaminated soil at an appropriate site in the United States.
II.Apple ordered to pay $234 million in patent suit: A US Jury ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company’s iPhones and iPads without permission.
III.Russia builds massive military base in Northern Atlantic: It has built a military base in the far northern Arctic where 150 soldiers can live autonomously for up to 18 months.
IV.Microsoft nominates Johnson and Johnson’s Sandra Peterson, ex-Cisco Systems executive Padmasee Warrior to its board.
V.Google takes minority stake in China artificial intelligence start-up Mobvoi for $75 million.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I.Mudra Bank to miss loans target amid weak demand: The Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank, has managed to sanction just about 30% of its annual target in the 1st half of the fiscal year 2015.

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