The Centre extended the terms of non-executive chairmen of Canara Bank & Bank of India for two years.
Thothala Narayanasamy Manoharan - renominated non-executive chairman,Canara Bank, Gopalaraman Padmanabhan- renominated non-executive chairman,BOI.
Canara Bank HQ-Bengaluru.
Bank of India HQ- Mumbai.
Global commercial launch provider Arianespace will launch 3 more heavy Indian satellites from its rocket port at Kourou in French Guiana over the next 9 months. It will launch GSAT-11 on November 30, followed by GSAT-31 in Dec. and GSAT-30 in May 2019.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman- K. Sivan
According to a new study, Indians would live for about four years longer on an average if the country meets the WHO’s air quality standards, the ambient air pollution alone may cost India more than USD 500 billion per year.
WHO Head- Tedros Adhanom, HQ- Geneva, Switzerland.
Microsoft has developed an encrypted security solution for digital question papers for CBSE within a period of three months to prevent leaks. First ever pilot of the digital question paper generation and delivery process was executed in July.
Microsoft CEO- Satya Nadella, HQ- Redmond, Washington, US
Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) constituted a 7-member working group to address areas pertaining to licensing, renewal and IIISLA Membership in the context of the existing regulatory framework for Surveyors and Loss Assessors.
Group headed by- Yegna Priya Bharat, CGM (Nonlife), IRDA
India may host a pre-season National Basketball Association (NBA) game in Mumbai next year.NBA in May 2017 launched The NBA Academy, an elite basketball training center at Jaypee Greens Integrated Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
NBA- Men's professional basketball league in North America.
The Defence ministry approved a long-pending proposal to procure six indigenously manufactured next generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) for the Navy at a cost of Rs. 4,941 crores. The go ahead was given by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).
DAC- chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
According to a survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm YouGov, Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) is considered to be the most patriotic brand, followed by Tata Motors, Patanjali, Reliance Jio and BSNL.
SBI Headquarter-Mumbai, Founded 1955.
RBI in its representations to a panel has backed the idea of state-owned Rural Electrification Corporation's proposal to form an asset reconstruction company (ARC) dedicated to take over stressed assets in the power sector.
Panel headed by Financial Services Secretary- Rajiv Kumar.
According to Ease of Living Index released by the MoHUA, Pune is the most liveable city followed by Navi Mumbai & Greater Mumbai.
Ranking is based upon 4 parameters of ease of living - governance, social, economic and physical infrastructure.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.