With a series of exams aligned just at the start of the new year, it becomes very important to give your best to crack your dream job. One section that plays a vital role in your selection is General Awareness. One score good marks in this section just with a persistent effort. To help you do just that, we have brought the Daily Current Affairs Update – 8 Jan 2020. This blog is a daily series that covers daily important current affairs news and headlines which are important from exam point of view. Prepare for exams like SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS Clerk, SSC CGL, and many more with Oliveboard. Let’s start with the blog;
Daily Current Affairs Update – 8 Jan 2020
Daily Current Affairs Update – National
Amazon India entered into long-term business agreements with Future Group to extend the reach of the latter’s retail stores and consumer brand through its online market place.
Adani Ports & Logistics & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) will be acquiring a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd. (KPCL) in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. KPCL is the second-largest private-sector port in the east.
The Reserve Bank of India has enabled local banks to offer round-the-clock trading in the Indian rupee, as a step towards reducing the rising influence of offshore trading in the currency markets.
India exported 3.2 million bales of cotton during the first quarter of the cotton year that began on October 1, as quoted by trade body Cotton Association of India.
Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited has become the first urban cooperative bank (UCB) that has been granted ‘in-principle’ permission to convert into a small finance bank by RBI.
Daily Current Affairs Update – International
The United Arab Emirates introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for 5 years for all the nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub.
The US Federal Aviation Administration banned US registered carriers from flying over Iraq, Iran & Gulf following Iraq’s missile attack on US forces.
Esmail Qaani has been named as the new head of Iran’s Quds Force after his predecessor Qaseem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike.
Elon Musk-led Tesla becomes the most valuable US carmaker of all time. It closed at a market value of $81.39 billion.
Daily Current Affairs Update – Sports
The combination of Navdeep Saini & Shardul Thakur proved fruitful for India as India defeated Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20 match at Indore, leading the series 1-0.
Canadian Denis Shapovalov picked up his second win against a top-10 player at the ATP Cup team event on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-2.
That is all from us in this blog; Daily Current Affairs Update – 8 Jan 2020. Keep checking the space for more latest updates. Stay Tuned!
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