Current Affairs 26th September 2016

Current Affairs 26th September 2016

National News:

• National Mission on Bioeconomy was launched in Shillong by the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) under the Ministry of Science and Technology
• Rajasthan becomes the first state to adopt Centre’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB)
• Race Course Metro Station will now be called Lok Kalyan Marg Metro station in line with renaming of the Race Course Road

International News:

• President Barack Obama today opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture, an institution dedicated to the many threads of black suffering and triumph

New Appointment:

• Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council

Banking:

• ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund hired to manage CPSE ETF assets
• H R Khan committee on development of corporate bond in August 2016 recommended that foreign portfolio investors be allowed to trade directly in corporate bonds

Business & Economy :

• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) decided to relax its regulations to enable employees to apply for shares over the Rs 200,000 limit

Science & Technology :

• Countdown is going on smoothly for ISRO’s first ever multiple launch

Sports:

• Velavan Senthilkumar wins U-19 Asian title
• Ashwin fastest Indian to reach 200 Test wickets