NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Govt. saved Rs 65,000 cr through DBT says Javadekar:
According to the union Human Resource Development (HRD)
minister Prakash Javadekar, the union govt. has saved 65 thousand crore
rupees through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in various public schemes. DBT
enables linking of Aadhar card to bank accounts and other subsidized services
availed by citizens. It is being used to
plug the loopholes in the system due to which the government incurred losses.
2. Bahubali
fame SS Rajamouli receives ANR award:
Venkaiah
Naidu, honoured SS Rajamouli with ANR National Award for his contribution to
Telugu Film Industry. Bahubali franchise made SS Rajamouli a name to reckon
with in the entire world.
3. YC
Modi appointed as the new Director General of NIA: Senior Indian Police Service
officer Y C Modi was appointed as the new director general of National
Investigation Agency. He will replace Sharad Kumar, who is set to retire on
Oct 30.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Indian
Yoga expert Bishnu Ghosh and his family on Japanese postage stamps: Japanese postal
department has released postage stamps on yoga legend Bishnu Ghosh
& his family members to acknowledge the role played by
them in spreading Indian postural yoga in Japan. Stamps on Bishnu Charan
Ghosh, his son Biswanath, daughter Karuna & Karuna’s father in law Asutosh
Ghosh were released in Japan.
2. Mercedes Araoz as the new Prime Minister of Peru: Araoz
replaces Fernando Zavala, who was forced to resign under Peru’s
constitution because of the no-confidence vote.
3. Tunisia
lifts ban on Muslim women marrying
non-Muslim men: Tunisia has abolished a 44 yr old ban on Muslim women marrying
non-Muslims as president seeks to secure equal rights for country’s female
population. Until now a non-Muslim man who wished to marry a Muslim Tunisian
woman had to convert to Islam & submit a certificate of his conversion as
proof.
4. Riz
Ahmed becomes the first Asian man to
win an Emmy for acting: Riz Ahmed has
become the first man of Asian descent to win an acting award at the
Emmys. He is a British actor of Pakistani descent. Ahmed bagged
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series award for his portrayal of Nasir
“Naz” Khan in ‘The Night Of’.
OTHER UPDATES:
BUSINESS &
ECONOMY:
1. M&M enters into alliance with Ford: Mahindra
& Mahindra has entered into a strategic alliance with Ford Motor to
explore cooperation in the sphere of products, technologies and electrification
of cars amongst other areas. Both companies will collaborate and work together
for a period of up to three years.
2. Reliance’s Unlimit & IBM to collaborate: Reliance
Group’s Unlimit & IBM have announced a collaboration to co-create IoT
solutions for industry verticals, including automotive & industrial automation.
IBM will provide its Watson IoT Platform to collect & connect data,
including sensor data, from devices.
3. SEBI allows REITs, InvITs to raise funds: Market
regulator, Securities & Exchange Board of India, has allowed Infrastructure
Investment Trusts (InvIT) & Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to raise
capital by issuing debt securities. SEBI introduced the concept of strategic investor
for REITs on similar lines of InvITs.
SPORTS:
4. India
at Ahmet Cormet Boxing Championships: India has bagged one gold, four silver, and three bronze
medals at the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women
boxers held in Istanbul, Turkey. India’s Soniya won the Gold in the 48kg
category. The silver winners for India were Niharika Gonella (75kg), Shashi
Chopra (57kg), Parveen (54kg), and Ankushita Boro (64kg).
5. Lewis
Hamilton wins Singapore
Grand Prix: Mercedes-AMG F1’s Lewis Hamilton claimed a stunning victory at the
Singapore Grand Prix.
6.
Gayle completes a century of “sixes” in T20s: West Indies
opener Chris Gayle has added one more feather to his cap as he became the 1st
batsman to complete a century of sixes in T20Is. Gayle reached the milestone
during the lone T20I against England in his 52nd match.
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