Current Affairs 1st September 2016

Current Affairs 1st September 2016

National News:

• Defence Ministry sanctioned construction of National War Memorial, War Museum in New Delhi
• Velankanni Basilica annual fest starts in Tamilnadu
• Govt panel clears 16 highway projects across 11 states
• Delhi: Najeeb Jung appoints 3-member committee to examine irregularities in files submitted by AAP Govt
• Majuli in Assam is all set to become the first island district of the country
• Gujarat becomes the first state to distribute 2 crore LED Bulbs under UJALA
• Haryana Assembly passes Sports Council Bill, CM Manohar Lal Khattar will head the body
• Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the “MeraAspataal / My Hospital” initiative
• Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status for Foreign Investors

International News:

• The Supreme Court of Bangladesh rejected the review petition of death convict war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami top leader Mir Quasem

New Appointment:

• State Bank of Travancore appoints new Chief GM Ashok Kumar Pradhan

Banking:

• Canara Bank launches UPI app ‘empower’
• ICICI Bank launches Unified Payments Interface apps, more banks to follow shortly
• Kotak Bank gets nod for selling up to 10% to Canada pension fund

Business & Economy:

• ‘GST rate above 18% could stoke inflation’
• NABARD sanctions Rs 204.67 cr for Haryana
• Goa government signs memorandum with Google India
• NPCI launches Bharat Bill Payment System pilot project

Science & Technology:

• Cabinet apprised of MoU between CERT-In India and CERT-UK

Sports:

• Bhutan is set to become the 4th Asian country to host a tournament on the Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) in September which will be country’s 1st ever international tennis tournament
• 100-Year-Old Runner Man Kaur From India Gets Gold Medal
• England beat Pakistan in 3rd one-day after scoring record 444, Highest-ever team total in one-day international