The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to scientists William G Kaelin, Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza. They received the award jointly for their discoveries of "how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability,".
It is the 110th prize in the category.
State Bank of India launched ‘Debit Card EMI facility’ for its existing customers, whereby they can opt for an EMI tenure of minimum six months to 18 months. The EMIs will begin one month after the transaction is complete.
Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, SBI
Marc Marquez of Spain lifted his 6th premier class MotoGP world title with victory at the Thailand Grand Prix. His 6 titles puts him 3rd on the all-time list in the MotoGP/500cc class behind Italian legends Giacomo Agostini (8) & Valentino Rossi (7).
He has won every elite championship since 2013 except 2015.
Vodafone Idea and Kia Motors have inked a pact wherein the telco will provide Internet of Things (IoT) solutions - in navigation, safety and security, vehicle management, remote control and convenience.
Kia Seltos became best Selling SUV In India (September 2019)
Oyo Hotels and Homes raises $1.5 billion from founder Ritesh Agarwal, SoftBank Group Corp and other investors as the India lodging startup expands into foreign markets such as the US and Europe. Agarwal will spend $700 mn. to buy new shares in the company.
Oyo founded in 2013 is India’s 2nd most valuable startup.
India has received first tranche of details about financial accounts of its residents in Swiss banks under a new automatic exchange of information framework between the two countries. The next exchange will take place in September 2020.
Swiss National Bank has 2 head offices: 1 each in Berne & Zurich
Every year, the Air Force Day is celebrated at Hindon base in presence of IAF chief and senior officials of the three-armed forces. The IAF was founded on October 8, 1932, and the force has participated in several crucial wars and landmark missions.
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria ,recently took charge as new IAF chief
England have appointed Chris Silverwood as their new head coach across all formats, replacing Trevor Bayliss who stepped down from the role at the end of the home summer.The new head coach's first assignment will be England's tour of New Zealand.
Ashley Giles, the ECB's director of men's cricket.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in advance stages of talks with Russia to finalize a deal over the purchase of 12 Sukhoi jets as the Air Force looks to upgrade its force further, and also to replace the jets that crashed.
In Russian the word Sukhoi means “dry,”
Japan's Nippon Life Insurance has completed an investment of Rs 6,000 crore in the erstwhile Reliance Mutual Fund to emerge as the single largest shareholder, with 75% stake. Nearly 50 per cent of flows in the mutual fund business come from metro cities.
Reliance Mutual Fund, renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund