1. First domestic bank of India
to open a branch in Yangon, Myanmar - State Bank of India
2. Which currency has
officially become a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s basket of
global reserve currencies - Yuan
3. India’s GDP growth forecast
for 2016, as per World Bank’s latest report South Asia Economic Focus - 7.6%.
4. The 2016 World Economic
Forum (WEF) India Economic Summit has been inaugurated in -New Delhi
5. The first edition of the
World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2016 has been inaugurated by - Pranab
Mukherjee
7. Chairman of Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Board - MS Sahoo
8. Chairman of the Indian
Bank's Association(IBA) for the financial year 2016-17- Rajeev Rishi
9. The National Seismic
Programme (NSP) has been launched in Odisha by- Dharmendra Pradhan
10. India’s rank in the 2016
Global Hunger Index (GHI) - 97th
11. The Bank who tied-up with
Uber for cash-back of up to 25% for hailing cabs from the app - Standard
Chartered Bank.
12. Who has become the first
Indian lender to complete a banking transaction using blockchain technology - ICICI
Bank.
13. The GST Council reached a
consensus on the way the states would be compensated for any loss of revenue
after implementation of the new indirect tax regime, GST from - 1 April 2017
14. “Biotech-KISAN scheme” has
been launched to empower - small and women farmers
15.
The states have topped the 2016 all-India State wise Ease of Doing Business
rankings - Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana.
16. The Benami
Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to curb black money will come
into effect from - 1st November 2016.
17. Who has launched the SMS
Alert Service for direct taxes for about 2.5 crore private and Government
salaried employees at a function in New Delhi- Arun Jaitley.
18. As a mark of respect to the
former President and ‘Missile Man’ of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s birth
anniversary, United Nations has declared his birthday as - World Students Day
19. Who has been appointed as
the Brand Ambassador of Bank of Baroda - P V Sindhu & K Srikant
20. India’s the communication
satellite launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of
Kourou in French Guiana - GSAT-18.
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