NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
Dr Anup K Pujari
assumed additional charge as CMD of Steel Authority of India Ltd: At
present, he is secretary, Government of India, Ministry of MSME. Besides as the
CMD of SAIL, he was also given additional charge of the post of Secretary in
Ministry of Steel.
II.
Forbes India Leadership
Awards-2015 presented in Mumbai: Transformational
leadership, which the 2015 edition of the Forbes India Leadership Awards seeks
to honour, includes individuals and organisations who have achieved success
through their vision, foresight and business ethics. Various awards were given
for various categories. Some of them are as follows:
Outstanding start-up for the year:
BhavishAgarwal&AnkitBhati of Ola
Nextgen Entrepreneur for the year:
SiddharthLal of Eicher Motors Ltd.
III. Fadnavis inaugurates
‘National Agriculture and Orange Festival: Maharashtra
CM DevendraFadnavis inaugurated ‘National Agriculture and Orange Festival’ on 1st
October. Nagpur based orange grower DhirajJunghare and specialist S.A.M.H Naqvi
will be awarded MohanraoToteySantraBhushan award for their remarkable
achievements in orange production and orange pest control research
respectively.
IV. Rajiv Lal appointed as
MD & CEO of IDFC (Infrastructure Development Finance Company).
V. Kerala cabinet accorded
sanction to Rs 475 crore rehabilitation package: The
rehabilitation package is for those who would be affected due to implementation
of VizhinjamDeepwater International Transhipment Terminal project.
VI.
Scientist M V K V
Prasad has been appointed the new Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment
(ADE).
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
International Day of
Non-Violence observed across the World: It
was observed on 2nd October 2015 to mark the birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi, a pioneer of the Philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
II.
NATO Special Forces to
support Afghan: NATO Special Forces reached Kunduz
to augment Afghan troops after the Taliban seized strategic northern city.
III.
India submitted
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to UNFCC: With
the presentation of its INDCs, India set its tone for the Conference of Parties
(COP-21) in Paris that is scheduled to meet in December 2015 to adopt a new
environmental protocol for post-2020 scenario.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I.
IDBI Bank cut its Base
Rate by 0.25% to 9.75% while PNB, BOB and Oriental Bank of Commerce cut their
base rate by 0.40%, 0.25% and 0.20% respectively.
SPORTS:
II.
South
Africa beat India by 7 wickets in the 1st T20 of the Freedom Series:
J P Duminy of South Africa was adjudged Man
of the Match for his outstanding winning knock.
AWARDS:
III. Laureates of 2015 Right Livelihood
Awards announced: Tony de Brum and the People of the
Marshall Islands, Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Canada), Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesara
(Uganda) and Gino Strada and his organisation ‘Emergency’ (Italy) were chosen
for the prestigious award that is also known as Alternate Nobel Prize.
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