Daily GK Updates - 22nd September, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Delhi Race Course road renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg.

2. MukeshAmbani tops Forbes’ 100 Richest Indians list: Forbes India has released the annual India rich list and Reliance Industries Chairman MukeshAmbani has topped the Forbes' '100 Richest Indians' list. India's richest pharmaceutical magnate DilipShanghvi remains at 2nd.

3. Centre appoints three members to Monetary Policy Committee: They are ChetanGhate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute; PamiDua, Director, Delhi, School of Economics; and RavindraDholakia, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The members will have a term of four years.

4. Mohan M Shantanagoudar appointed as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

5. Girish Chandra Gupta sworn in as Calcutta HC Chief Justice.

6. Rafael deal cleared:The government has cleared the much-anticipated deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets which will cost 7.878 billion Euros. Last year, the original plan to buy 126 planes was scaled down to 36 due to the Air Force's urgent requirement.

7. SIEMA inks pact with Anna varsity: The Southern India Engineering Manufacturers’ Association (SIEMA) has inked an agreement with Anna University, Regional Campus, Coimbatore (AURCC) to work jointly on projects required for industries.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Oxford tops the list as the world’s leading university: In the latest Times Higher Education world rankings index, Oxford topped the list as the world's leading university, followed by the California Institute of Technology, Stanford and Cambridge.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:                                 

1. HDFC Bank named India’s most valuable brand: HDFC Bank has emerged as India’s most valuable brand for the third consecutive year, ranking first on the BrandZ Top 50 list released by WPP Group. HDFC Bank was followed by Airtel and SBI in the list.

SPORTS:

2. Ritu Rani retires from International hockey: Former Indian women's hockey captain Ritu Rani has announced her retirement from international hockey.

3. Dhoni named captain of India’s all-time Test XI by Wisden: MS Dhoni has been named as captain of the Wisden's all-time India Test XI team. The team was announced as India is all set to face New Zealand in Kanpur for their 500th test match.

AWARDS:

4. Industrialist Adi Godrej conferred Clinton Global Citizen Award: Industrialist Adi Godrej, the Chairman of Mumbai-based Godrej Group, was conferred the 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for leadership in business and philanthropy.