NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
President approves GST Bill:
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed
the GST Constitution Amendment Bill thereby making it a law. GST Bill has been
ratified by the Parliament, as well as 16 states.
2.
ISRO launches INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
launched GSLV rocket, which will carry the weather satellite INSAT-3DR from
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
3. Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh ratifies GST Bill: Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has
ratified Goods and Service Tax (GST), Bill, to simplify the taxation by
implementing single tax rates across the country.
4.
Sikkim cleanest state in India as per survey:
Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest
state while Jharkhand comes last in the list of 26 states. Gujarat is ranked
14th in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
5.
Pepsico’sIndraNooyi
only Indian-origin woman in Fortune list:
PepsiCo CEO and Chairman IndraNooyi was
ranked 2nd on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women list. The list
is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of General Motors.
6. Ex-IAS
officer J Sathyanarayana appointed part-time UIDAI Chief.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Mexico sets up consulate in
South India: Mexico has set up its consulate in south India in Chennai that will
cater to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This is
the Latin American country’s 3rd consulate in India, with the other 2 being in
Mumbai and Kolkata.
2.
NASA launches first mission
to collect samples from asteroid: The US space agency,
NASA has launched its first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and
return them to Earth in hopes of learning more about the origins of life. The
unmanned spacecraft, known as OSIRIS-REx, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station today.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. ICICI Bank introduces ‘Software Robotics’ to
improve bank productivity: ICICI Bank, has announced
the deployment of 'Software Robotics' in over 200 business processes across
various functions of the bank. The software robots will reduce the response
time to customers by up to 60%.
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