Daily GK Updates - 9th October, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:

   I.        Aircel ties up with Tech Mahindra for new service offering: Mobile service provider Aircel has selected Tech Mahindra to roll out a comprehensive set of Internet of Things (IoT) service offerings. Tech Mahindra is providing these services in association with Aeris Communications.

II.        Priyanka Chopra tops list of most sensational celebrities on internet:Intel Security: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra has replaced Alia Bhatt as the most ‘sensational’ celebrity on the internet in 2015, shows a study by Intel Security.

III.   Amit Gossain appointed as Kone India MD: Elevator and Escalator manufacturer Kone has appointed AmitGossain as new Managing Director in India.

IV.   TATA Power launched LED tube light scheme in Mumbai: Under the scheme, TATA Power will provide five lights to each household at 525 rupees per piece against the market price of 1325 rupees.

V.  Swine Flu Vaccination for High-risk Groups made mandatory by Delhi Government.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

 I.   China launched the 1^st phase of China International Payment System: It is a milestone in bolstering Yuan’s global usage and furthering cross border clearing of its currency from the Chinese mainland instead of offshore centres abroad.

II.    Indo-China Joint Military Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2015: It will be conducted at Kunming Military Academy of Yunnan province in China from 12 to 23 October 2015. It will be the 5^th Joint military exercise in the Hand-in-Hand series between the armies of both countries which had started in 2007.

III.  World Egg Day observed on 9^th October 2015: Celebration of this day gives a unique opportunity to help propagate the nutritive value of eggs in human nutrition.

IV.     World Sight Day observed on 8^th October with theme ‘Eye care for all’.

V.       The US Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda drug to treat advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

VI.    Forbes Asia’s Richest Families list released: The list was topped by Lee (Byung-Chull) family of Samsung Group of South Korea with 26.6 billion dollar. Ambani family of India was placed at 3^rd position.

VII.   CiplaMedpro partnered with Serum Institute India to provide Vaccines in South Africa.

VIII.   World Post Day observed globally on 9^th October 2015 with the theme ‘Posts claim their place in the changing communication landscape’.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

  I.  Kotak Bank launched an offline funds transfer facility: Kotak Mahindra Bank launched a fund transfer service for its offline mobile app ‘Bharat’ in Ahmedabad. With this, Kotak has become the first bank in India to offer a funds transfer facility that does not require internet connectivity or a beneficiary.

II.    ICICI launches ‘m-VISA’ mobile payment service for Pockets app: Top private sector lender ICICI Bank launched a mobile-payment solution based on ‘m-VISA’, that will allow its customers pay for services using their smartphones.

SPORTS:

III.      South Africa won the 3 match T-20 series against India 2-0 as the third and the final T20 at Eden Gardens Kolkata was washed away by rains.

AWARDS:

IV.   Nobel Peace Prize 2015 awarded to Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet: Four Tunisian civil society groups have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their contribution to the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy.

V.            A R Rahman chosen for 2015 Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award.