Royal Bank of Scotland named Alison Rose as its new chief executive. She will be the 1st woman to lead the bank. Currently, she is the deputy head of RBS group’s Natwest Holdings retail & commercial banking division. She will replace Ross McEwan on Nov 1.
McEwan to become the Chief Executive at National Australian Bank
International Day of Peace is celebrated on September 21 to encourage people about worldwide peace which can be achieved by focusing and understanding the factors of climate change. The theme is ‘Climate Action for Peace’.
The day was established by the UN resolution in 1981.
Nasscom's Data Security Council of India has collaborated with MeitY & Google India to launch a nationwide awareness campaign 'Digital Payment Abhiyan'. The campaign will educate end-users on the benefits of making digital payments.
The pan-India campaign has crafted in seven languages.
Telangana govt has decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year. NASSCOM is setting up a Centre of Excellence in Data Sciences & AI, which is expected to start its activities in 2020.
NITI Aayog issued National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY has partnered with Ola to extend the welfare to its drivers. The partnership will provide comprehensive health insurance for secondary & tertiary care to the drivers working with the cab aggregator and their families.
The pilot project of OLA & AB-PMJAY will be conducted in NCR.
Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government of Odisha for development of Bhubaneswar station as Multi-Model Transport Hub in New Delhi. The multi-modal Hub expected to be completed in three years.
The Multi Modal hub could be a first-of-its-kind in the country.
Bajrang Punia defeated Mongolia's Tulga Ochir in the bronze medal match of 65kg freestyle category at Wrestling World Championships in Nur-Sultan. Ravi Kumar Dahiya defeated Reza Atrinagharchi of Iran to win a bronze medal in the 57kg freestyle.
Bajrang Punia now has 3 World Championships medals.
Sebi set up a 15-member expert panel to make recommendations on setting up so-called social stock exchanges in the country. These exchanges allow companies operating in sectors such as health, environment and transportation to raise risk capital.
The working group will be headed by Ishaat Hussain.
The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings. Belgium holds the top position, while France have surpassed Brazil to reach the second spot. Oman gained three places to 84th spot, following their 2-1 win over India.
The Indian team is coached by Igor Stimac.
Tunisia’s former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died at the age of 83. He ruled Tunisia b/w 1987 & 2011. He started his career in the Tunisian army & oversaw Tunisia’s military security for 10 yrs. He was appointed as prime minister in 1987.
He was also named ambassador in Poland for four years.