Current Affairs 8th September 2017

Current Affairs 8th September 2017

NATIONAL

• NITI Aayog sets up task force on employment, export

INTERNATIONAL

• UJALA Scheme Launched in Melaka, Malaysia

BANKING & ECONOMY

• SBI Life Insurance Gets SEBI approval for Rs 8,400 crore IPO

AGREEMENT

• Agreement between State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) US-based networking solutions provider Coriant to chart the path to 5G
• Ashok Leyland Inks Pact with Rosoboronexport, ELCOM
• Exide Life Insurance has announced a partnership with Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC Bank)
• MoUs Signed During Visit of PM Modi to Myanmar

APPOINTMENT

• Parineeti Chopra, First Indian Woman Ambassador For Tourism Australia

AWARD

• GIFT City Wins ASSOCHAM Services Excellence Awards
• NHAI Awards First International Project in Myanmar to Punj Lloyd-Varaha

DEFENCE

• 13^th Edition of joint military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2017 between India & US
• India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production

SPORT

• India to Host Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in 2019