NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Government notifies GST Council: The Government has formally notified the GST Council, which
will decide on the tax rate, exempted goods under the new taxation regime.
2.Atul
Kumar Goel takes charges as ED in UBI:Atul Kumar Goel, General Manager, Allahabad Bank,
has taken charge as Executive Director in Union Bank of India.
3. Uber partners NSDC,
Maruti to skill 1 million by 2018:
Transportation
app Uber has launched a new initiative in partnership with Maruti Suzuki and
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for creating livelihood
opportunities for one million people by 2018.
4.
Ahmedabad to host African Development Bank meet
next year: India will host the Annual Meetings of the
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year. To be held at
Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre, Ahmedabad on May 22-26.
5. Reliance Communication-Aircel
merger approved: Reliance Communications (RCom) board has approved the company’s merger
with Aircel, in one of the biggest deals in the telecom space in recent
times.
6. Two India-Born MIT
Scientists Win Prestigious US Awards:Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for
their path-breaking inventions.
7.
Naropa Festival begins in Ladakh: The Naropa festival, which is held every 12 years,
began today at the 17th century Hemis Monastery in Ladakh.
8.
Indian-American physician to receive National Humanities Medal:Indian-American physician-author Abraham
Verghese, whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has been selected for
the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal, the White House has announced.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Nadia Murad
named UN Goodwill Ambassador: Nadia
Murad, a former ISIS captive, has been named the UN’s new Goodwill Ambassador
for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Atul Kumar Goel, General Manager,
Allahabad Bank, has taken charge as Executive Director in Union Bank of India.
AWARDS:
2. Vijaya Bank has bagged
the second prize under Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year
2015-16.
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