Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 26th September 2017
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Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 26th September 2017
National
1.PM Narendra Modi reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to guide him on economic issues and appointed economist Bibek Debroy as its chairman.
2.Odisha Government launched ‘Sampurna (Sishu Abond Matru Mrityuhara Purna Nirakaran Abhijan) Yojna’ scheme for pregnant women, in Odisha. Under the scheme, Odisha government will provide Rs.1,000 as transport cost for pregnant women to travel to the hospital.
3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or ‘Saubhagya’, to supply 24/7 electricity supply to poor households.
4.Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram inaugurated the National Workshop organized by TRIFED on “Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produces (MFP) scheme – Taking it to the next level for a Fair and Equitable Deal to the Tribals”
5.The Karnataka Government Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has launched ‘Vision-2025’ project across the state. It aimed at evolving a draft policy for the development of the state in next seven years by seeking the opinion of the public.
6.Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded India’s growth projection to 7 percent for the current fiscal.
7.Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract with Research Centre Imarat (RCI) for the supply of Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM) to Indian Army.
8.Two Indian women have featured on Fortune’s list of Most Powerful Women in business outside the US. Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar was ranked fifth and Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank Shikha Sharma was ranked at 21.
Appointments
9.Shashi Shankar was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India’s biggest oil and gas producer ONGC.
Banking & Finance
10.State Bank of India lowered the Minimum Average Monthly Balance (MAB) requirement in a savings account to Rs 3,000 from Rs 5,000 and also revised downwards penalties for not maintaining such a balance.
11.Artificial intelligence banking platform Payjo has launched an AI-powered chat assistant for State Bank of India to addresses customer enquiries.
Sports
12.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced several changes.
a. The DRS will now also be allowed to be used in T20Is.
b.The restriction on the length and width of bats remain unchanged but the thickness of the edges can’t be more than 40mm and the overall depth can be 67 mm at the most.
c. A player can now be sent off the field for the rest of the match for any serious misconduct.