Category: All Current Affairs

A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ Authored by Chetan Bhagat

August 22, 2020

• A Book Titled ‘One Arranged Murder’ authored by Chetan Bhagat will be released worldwide on September 28, 2020. The fiction book portrays a murder mystery in the backdrop of an arranged marriage. The book will be published by Westland Publications Ltd. It is the author’s  9th novel and 11th book overall.

Anand Mahindra, Shantanu Narayen to Receive 2020 Leadership Awards from USISPF

August 22, 2020

• US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) announced that Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra and Adobe Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shantanu Narayen will receive the 2020 Leadership Awards for their exemplary vision and effort towards the promotion of US-India Bilateral Ties.

IIM Kozhikode signs MoU with Switzerland based HELP Logistics

August 22, 2020

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Switzerland based HELP Logistics to engage in a collaborative partnership to provide consulting services and logistics training for the humanitarian community in South Asia.

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank tied-up with SBI General Insurance Co Ltd to Sell General Insurance Products

August 22, 2020

• Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) tied-up with SBI General Insurance Co Ltd to sell general insurance products through the branches of KVGB. The customers of KVGB will be able to avail bouquets of products that can cover their health, home, motor, property through the range of solutions that the company offers.

ICICI Lombard signed an MoU with Bharti AXA to Merge their Insurance Businesses

August 22, 2020

• ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(ICICI Lombard) and Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.(Bharti AXA) have signed an agreement to merge their insurance business. The merger will happen through a scheme of arrangement.

UP Signs Agreement with Israel for Water Resource Management

August 22, 2020

• The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) signed an agreement with the Israel’s Water Resource Minister for the water resource management in Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.The ‘plan of cooperation’ is initially signed for 2 years, with the interest of the project, this will be extended in the future.

AP Govt Signed MoU with Reliance Retail

August 22, 2020

• Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has signed an Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Reliance Retail, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Allana Group to empower women and help women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) in the state to market their products.

Chandrayaan-2 completes one full year around Moon

August 21, 2020

• As per the announcement of Indian Space Research Organisation, the second lunar mission of India, chandrayaan-2 has completed one full year around the moon in lunar orbit.

Yes Bank: ‘Loan against Securities’

August 21, 2020

• ‘Loan against Securities’ launched by the YES Bank under its loan in seconds platform that will enable customers to avail loan facility against the securities that they hold. The customers are required only to pledge the securities and not sell them.

Keith Rowley Becomes Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

August 21, 2020

• Keith Christopher Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term.