IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 20th,
2018
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 20th , 2018
1.
India's External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj is
going to meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on
the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations meet in New York.
a. India
has clarified that the meeting does not imply a resumption of dialogue.
b. Note : Pakistani
Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier requested the
meeting in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2.
Afghanistan
President Ashraf Ghani is in
India for a day-long visit.
a. This
visit comes ahead of next month’s parliamentary polls in the landlocked
country.
b. During
this visit, he held closed door discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
c. The two
sides discussed security situation in Afghanistan and future Indian development
projects.
3.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that
the government would celebrate 2nd anniversary of the Surgical Strikes on
September 29.
a. Goyal
said the surgical strikes in 2016, wherein Indian Army troops entered the
Pakistani-occupied territory to destroy terrorists' bunkers, showed the world
that "we mean business".
4.
Uttarakhand today
passed a resolution to declare Cow the 'Rashtra Mata' (Mother of
the Nation).
5.
The government has hiked Interest rate
on small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund
(PPF), which will now fetch 8% interest rate for the
October-December quarter, up from existing 7.6%.
a. The
5-year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme will fetch 8.7%, while Sukanya
Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.5%.
6.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
asked Yes Bank's Managing Director and CEO Rana Kapoor to
step down after a term extension up to January 31, 2019.
a. Note :
Kapoor, whose current term ended on August 31, was given a 3-year extension in
June, subject to RBI's approval.
7.
Indian cricket team captain Virat
Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai
Chanu will receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,
India's highest sporting honour.
a. With
this, Kohli became the 3rd Indian cricketer to be given the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna after former captains Sachin Tendulkar and MS
Dhoni.
b. Note :
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be honored with the
Arjuna award.
8.
The government today appointed new Managing Directors and Chief
Executive Officers (MD &CEO) for 10 state-owned banks.
They are :
a. Mrutyunjay
Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank
b. Padmaja
Chundru - Indian Bank
c. Pallav
Mohapatra - Central Bank of India
d. J
Packirisamy - Andhra Bank.
e. Karnam
Shekhar - Dena Bank
f. SS Mallikarjuna
Rao - Allahabad Bank
g. AS
Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra
h. Atul
Kumar Goel - UCO Bank
i. S
Harisnakar - Punjab & Sind Bank
j. Ashok
Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India
9.
For the first time in the history of FIFA (Fédération
Internationale de Football Association) international football team
rankings, 2 teams are sharing the top spot.
a. They
are France & Belgium.
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