Current Affairs 21st September 2018

Daily Current Affairs of the morning are very important for all upcoming exams. You can expect as many as 10+ questions in exams from past 3-4 months of current affairs.

NATIONAL

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was recently in India for visit. During a day-long visit, he reviewed and positively assessed the progress of the multi-faceted bilateral strategic partnership
India and Morocco signed the revised Air Services Agreement between the two countries enabling greater connectivity through a modernized agreement
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated ISRO’s first Space Technology Incubation Centre(STIC) at the National Institute of Technology Agartala via remote from Bengaluru
India and Niger signed an MoU for the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) in Niamey, Niger with the Indian government’s grant assistance

INTERNATIONAL

India and Romania have agreed to intensify cooperation at the United Nations and other multilateral fora in order to address global challenges

BANKING & ECONOMY

The government has raised interest rates on Small Savings Schemes (SSS), including National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) by up to 0.4% for the October-December quarter, in line with rising deposit rates in the banks.
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved a new scheme- Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act
State-owned India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Private Life Insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd (BALIC) entered into a strategic partnership to provide life insurance solutions, especially at the doorstep of every household in the country

APPOINTMENTS

The government of India cleared the appointment of Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors (CEOs and MDs) at 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

1. Padmaja Chundru – Indian Bank.

2. Mrutyunjay Mahapatra – Syndicate Bank.

3. Pallav Mohapatra – Central Bank of India.

4. Packirisamy – Andhra Bank.

5. Karnam Sekar – Dena Bank.

NOTE: All of the above people are currently deputy MDs at SBI.

6. SS Mallikarajuna Rao – Allahabad Bank – He is currently the ED of Syndicate Bank.

7. AS Rajeev – Bank of Maharashtra – He is currently the ED of Indian Bank.

8. Atul Kumar Goel – UCO Bank – He is currently the ED at Union Bank of India.

9. S Harisankar – Punjab & Sind Bank. He is currently the Executive Director of Allahabad Bank.

10. Ashok Kumar Pradhan – United Bank of India – He is currently the ED of United Bank of India.
Renowned scientist Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas has been appointed the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Mr Vyas, who is at present Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), has been appointed in place of Shekhar Basu.