Canara Bank has successfully rolled out major new functionality to support EMV card acquiring across its ATM network and Aadhaar Authentication. It is the 1st public sector bank to shift to EMV chip & PIN for card transactions.
Canara Bank HQ: Bengaluru; Nationalised in 1969.
The New York Times & The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes. The Journal won for its coverage of Trump's secret hush money payments to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign who claimed to have had affairs with him.
The Overstory by Richard Powers won the Pulitzer for fiction.
Department of Economic Affairs recently announced Government’s decision to retain the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other related schemes at 8% for the first quarter of current financial year
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation estd in 1952 at Delhi
Reserve Bank of India recently issued ₹50 denomination banknotes bearing the signature of New RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in the new Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes. He replaced Urjit Patel to head the country’s Central Bank in December 2018
BRBNMPL is wholly owned subsidiary of RBI which prints currency
IMF and World Bank have together launched a private blockchain with a pseudo-token called “Learning Coin” & only accessible within the IMF & World Bank with a purpose to teach relevant individuals within the organizations about blockchain
IMF & WB are collectively called Bretton Woods sisters
Reliance Jio recently enhanced its 4G/LTE network reach to 97.5%, while Airtel occupies the second slot at 85%. RJio launched its services in late 2016, after which Indians started adopting 4G technology in a big way
RJio was founded in 2007 by Mukesh Ambani
IDBI Bank has launched 'NRI-Insta-Online' account opening process for NRIs residing in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) member countries. The facility would allow for NRIs to open an account without furnishing physical documents/KYC proofs
IDBI Initially operated as a subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India
8th edition of HOME EXPO INDIA 2019- a 3 day exhibition organized by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts at Greater Noida. Buyers from more than 50 countries including USA, Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, UAE etc. are expected to visit
EPCH is the nodal export promotion body for handicrafts in India
US President Donald Trump vetoed a bill passed by the Congress to end US military assistance in Saudi Arabia's led war in Yemen. Congress voted for the first time to invoke the War Powers Resolution for stopping US involvement in a foreign conflict
Yemen Capital: Sana'a; Currency: Yemeni Rial
Indian men’s hockey team would join the elite Pro League in early 2020 after International Hockey Federation’s approval recently. The Pro League replaced the Men's FIH Hockey World League since 2019
Indian Women team would join the competition in 2021