1. Nandan
Nilekani Returns to Infosys as New Chairman
i. Nandan
Nilekani has been appointed as the New Chairman of the
software giant Infosys. Nilekani has replaced R Seshasayee, who
resigned as chairman of the board. Vishal Sikka stepped down as CEO of the
company recently.
ii. Sikka,
who was appointed executive vice-chairman after he resigned as CEO, has also
stepped down.
2. Dhanlaxmi
Bank, DHFL Pramerica Tie up for Bancassurance
i. DHFL
Pramerica Life Insurance Company has signed on Kerala-based
Dhanlaxmi Bank as its bancassurance partner. Under the agreement, the
latter will distribute retail and group life insurance products to its
customers across 260 branches in India.
ii. With
this tie-up, the company is in a strong position to consolidate its presence in
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The tie-up will further
increase the insurance penetration in the region.
3. Karnataka
signs MOU with Microsoft
i.
Karnataka Agriculture Department has signed an MoU with Microsoft
India to develop a unique “farm price forecasting model” using
latest IT tools in a bid to help farmers, administrators and other stakeholders
to understand the market behaviour in advance.
ii. The
proposed initiative is the first-of-its-kind in the country as
it is a “multi-variate” one that takes into consideration various factors
beyond the conventional supply-demand equation while forecasting the prices for
crops. It will examine a slew of related factors including weather, rainfall
and external factors that impact market behaviour.
4. Ronaldo
First to be named Men's Player of the Year for Three Times
i. Real
Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Men's Player of the
Year award for the 2016/17 season. He received the award at the 2017/18 UEFA
Champions League group stage draw in Monaco.
ii. Ronaldo picked up the trophy for the second consecutive season and third
time in total. Ronaldo received 482 points in the poll, with Messi (141 votes)
and Buffon (109 votes) finishing second and third respectively.
Other
Award Given are as follows-
- UEFA Women's Player of the Year: Lieke Martens.
- Best Goalkeeper of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season: Gianluigi Buffon.
- Best Defender of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season: Sergio Ramos.
- Best Midfielder of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season: Luka Modrić.
- Best Forward of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season: Cristiano Ronaldo.
- UEFA President's Award: Francesco Totti.
5. UIDAI
Launches Door Step Aadhar Enrolment in Delhi
i. UIDAI has
joined hands with CSC India for launching door step enrolment facility in the
national capital for the elderly, patients and others who cannot travel the
Aadhar centers.
ii. The van
was flagged off by Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The van will
provide Aadhaar enrolment service at door step in Delhi area.
6. Raghuram
Rajan Pens Book 'I Do What I Do' on his RBI Stint
i. Former
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has penned a book titled 'I Do What I
Do: On Reform, Rhetoric & Resolve'. Raghuram Rajan explains
economic concepts and talks of issues like tolerance and connection between
political freedom and prosperity in his new book.
ii. The book
is a collection of essays and speeches during his stint as Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) governor. The book will hit stores on 4 September, exactly a year
after he quit as the RBI governor.
7. Bilateral
Meeting Between India and Uzbekistan Held in New Delhi
i. The
Commerce and Industries Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman and Mr. Abdulaziz
Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Elyor Ganiev, Minister of Foreign
Trade held detailed discussions on deepening trade and economic ties
between India and Uzbekistan in a bilateral meeting in New
Delhi.
ii. Commerce
Minister expressed happiness on the formation of an Uzbek India Trading
House at Delhi as a Joint Venture Company.
8. Indian
Navy Band Participates in International Military Music Festival in Russia
i. The
International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" is
the parade of the best military music bands of Russia and other countries
that takes place every year at Red Square in Moscow. This
time Indian Navy Band is participating in the festival.
ii. Every
year about 1500 musicians, military men and other artists from around 40
countries perform at the "Spasskaya Tower". The Festival is duly
considered one of the largest international events in Russia and attracts tremendous response
of the general public.
9. Tony
de Brum Passes Away
i. Tony
de Brum, the former Marshall Islands foreign minister who
became a leading advocate for the landmark Paris Climate Agreement and
an internationally recognised voice in the fight against climate
change, has died aged 72.
ii. De Brum
was also the Pacific nation’s climate ambassador.
10. India’s
Oldest Cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta Passes Away
i.
Country's oldest cinematographer Ramanda Sengupta, who worked with legends
like Jean Renoir, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen, died in Kolkata, West Bengal.
ii. Sengupta
was 101 years old. He got his first break in 1938 when he joined Film
Corporation of India in Kolkata (then Calcutta) as an assistant cameraman. His
first film as a full-time cinematographer was in Purbaraag directed by Ardhendu
Mukherjee in 1946.
11. Salient
Features of Newly Introduced Rs 50 and Rs 200 Notes
i. The
Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 50 denomination
banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing the signature
of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
ii. The
new denomination has a motif of Hampi with Chariot on the
reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage. The base colour of the note
is Fluorescent Blue. The dimension of the banknote will
be 66 mm x 135 mm.
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