NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian to win Mr.
World Title: Rohit Khandelwal has become the first Indian to
win the title of Mr. World at a grand ceremony at Southport in England. He
received a whopping cash prize of 50,000 US dollars. However, the first
runner-up crown went to Mr. Puerto Rico.
2.
NITI Aayog and Intel India sign SOI to kick-off Atal Tinkering Lab Initiative
for Young Innovators: NITI Aayog and Intel
India sign Statement of Intent (SOI) to start Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL)
Initiative for Young Innovators as a part of its flagship programme the Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM). The aim of setting up Atal Tinkering Laboratories is
to build relevant skill sets among youngsters and to provide access to
technology that will enable solutions.
3. ECI launches SVEEP portal in Hindi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has
launched the SVEEP Portal in the Hindi language along with two other releases
in the sidelines of the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers of States by the
Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi.
4.
SC accepts structural reforms in BCCI:
The Supreme Court (SC) has accepted the
major recommendations of the Lodha Committee on reforms to the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI), including a bar on ministers and civil servants
and those above 70 from becoming its members. The court has also accepted the
recommendations of the committee headed by retired Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Justice R M Lodha to have a CAG nominee in the BCCI.
5. Paytm ties up with grocery retailer Heritage Fresh: Mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm has entered
into a strategic alliance with Hyderabad-based grocery retailer Heritage Fresh
as Paytm aims to provide more and more users the convenience and safety of
cashless transactions.
6. The
Western Union appoints SohiniRajola as new Vice-President:International remittance company the Western
Union appointed Sohini Rajola as Regional Vice President, India and South Asia.
7. Sarvita Sethi
appointed Coca-Cola VP-Finance for India and South West Asia.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Russian PM suspends its sports minister: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has
suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, who was named in a report on
the doping of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
SBI launches Rs 7000 crore stressed assets fund with Brookfield: Country's largest lender State Bank of India
(SBI) SBI and Brookfield Asset Management have set up a joint venture (JV) with
an initial commitment of over $1 billion to make investments in businesses with
stressed assets.
SPORTS:
2.
Steve Elworthy appointed as the MD of 2019 Cricket World Cup going to be held
in England and Wales.
AWARDS:
3.
Nigerian journalist wins BBC World News Komla Dumor Award: A Nigerian journalist DidiAkinyelure has won the second BBC World News
KomlaDumor Award for 2016. DidiAkinyelure is a prime-time news anchor in
Nigeria and presents business news for CNBC, which broadcasts across the
continent.
4.
Indian boy’s project to safeguard fisherman bags Google
Community Impact award in Asia region: An Indian boy from Tamil Nadu has won the
community impact awards from Google for his project of mobile GPS that keeps
fishermen safe from invisible maritime boundaries. 14-year old Advay Ramesh won
the mentioned prize for Asia-Pacific region in the Google Science Fair of 2016.
OBITUARIES:
5. Oldest
litigant of Ayodhya dispute Mohammad Hashim Ansari passed away at the age of
96.
6. Hockey
legend Mohammad Shahid passed away at the age of 56.
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