Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director-General of the National Security Guard. The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. His appointment will be up to September 2020.
NSG is a counter terrorism unit under the Home Affairs ministry.
Ram Nath Kovind addressed the 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit & India-Philippines Business Conclave in Manila, Philippines. Both countries share mutual complementarities which can be utilised to deepen trade & investment. He also visited the Manila Museum.
ASEAN-India trade target is US$ 200 billion by 2022.
IMF agreed to double a key pool of money that it can use to aid distressed countries. IMF's governing body did agree to a plan to shore up the crisis lender's resources, doubling to $ 500 billion a temporary fund provided by 40 of the fund's 189 members.
IMF Managing Director- Kristalina Georgieva.
Sri Lanka has been removed from the “Grey List” of FATF. FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing & other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
FATF-Financial Action Task Force.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance launched i-SERV-a first-of-its-kind video calling service within the life insurance industry. It is designed to enhance the customer experience & provide swift resolutions to their queries. Service is available in 112 cities.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Chairman-Sanjiv Bajaj.
PayPal & Synchrony signed a pact to launch co-branded Venmo credit card. The card program will combine Venmo’s expertise in mobile design & user experience with Synchrony’s industry-leading technology, program management capabilities & data analytics.
They will extend overall consumer credit program relationship.
Bharti Airtel has signed a pact with AMPSolar Evolution to acquire its 26% stake for Rs 8.4 crore. Pact will fulfil the green energy needs & optimise energy costs, as well as to comply with the regulatory requirement around consumption of electricity.
AMPSolar Evolution is a renewable energy company.
Biggest trade fairs of Odisha-Baliyatra, is scheduled to begin on November 12. It will continue for 8 days. This year’s fair will be jointly organized by the Cuttack District Administration, District Cultural Council, & the Cuttack Municipal Corporation.
A preparatory meeting for the mega fair was recently held.
A detention centre to keep illegal foreigners till they are deported is coming up at Nelamangala in Karnataka's Bengaluru. Govt would hold a nationwide exercise across the country to identify, deport foreign nationals overstaying in India illegally.
It is the first of its kind in the southern states.
World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20th by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). The day is dedicated for raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis & treatment of osteoporosis & metabolic bone disease.
2019 campaign will feature “That’s Osteoporosis” as headline.