Daily GK Updates - 30th August, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. P V Sindhu to be Commandant in CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force India (CRPF) has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador and bestow the honorary rank of Commandant on the ace badminton player.

2. India and US sign Logistic Exchange Pact boosting defence ties: India and the US have signed an important agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.

3. India and Myanmar sign four agreements: 

a. The first agreement pertains to the construction of 69 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.

b. The second agreement is on upgrading the Kalewa-Yargi section of the trilateral highway.

c. The third agreement is for cooperation in the field of renewable energy,

d. The fourth agreement cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine.

4. Telangana, Haryana assembly ratifies GST Bill: The Telangana and Haryana Assembly have unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST).

5. India to grow at 7.6% in FY’ 17 as per RBI: The RBI, in its Annual Report, has projected India's growth rate at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year.

6. PM Modi inaugurates 1^st phase of SAUNI Yojna in Jamnagar:PM NarendraModi has inaugurated the first of the 4 phases of the ambitious irrigation (worth Rs 12000 Cr.) scheme, Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana (SAUNI), at the Aji-3 dam near Rajkot.

7. Ananth Kumar launches ‘PharmaSahiDaam’ mobile app: The Union minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar launched a mobile App. developed by NPPA, which shows the MRP fixed by NPPA for various scheduled drugs on the real time basis.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:                                 

1. NABARD sanctions loan for 10 MW solar plant in Haryana: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 204.67 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for rural infrastructure in Haryana. This aid was provided under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund for projects including a 10 MW solar plant at Panipat thermal power station.

2. Flipkart’s PhonePe ties up with Yes Bank to launch UPI-based app: Mobile payments start-up PhonePe Internet Pvt. Ltd, which is owned by Flipkart, in partnership with private lender Yes Bank launched unified payments interface (UPI) based payments app.

SPORTS:

3. Yogeshwar Dutt’s bronze medal might turn to silver: Wrestler YogeshwarDutt's London 2012 bronze might be upgraded to silver. The upgrade has been triggered by a positive dope test of late Russian wrestler BesikKudukhov, the original silver winner in the 60-kg freestyle event. Following the upgrade, India now has eight Olympic silver medals.

AWARDS:

4. Dogri writer Padma Sachdev gets Saraswati Samman: Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious SaraswatiSamman for the year 2015 for her autobiography 'Chitt-Chete' in Dogri language. She was felicitated by Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung in New Delhi on 29 August 2016.

OBITUARIES:

5. Noted painter, art historian Dinanath Pathy passed away at the age of 74.

6. Former MP Governor Mohammad Shafi Qureshi passed away at the age of 87.