1. HDFC
Bank Launches All-in-one PoS Machine
i. HDFC
Bank announced a software upgrade to create a single
point-of-sale (PoS) machine which will accept payments through Unified
Payments Interface (UPI), BharatQR, SMS Pay and the bank’s mobile wallet, in
addition to the traditional mode of swiping cards.
ii. The
merchant has to do is to update his/her machine with a software at no cost. The
new software will work only on HDFC Bank-issued PoS machines, but
will accept any card or app from any bank/service provider.
2. Banks
to Pay 3% IGST on Gold Imports
i. Banks
importing gold and precious metals will have to pay 3
per cent tax under the GST which can be claimed as input tax credit.
ii. Under
GST 3% Integrated-GST is payable on all imports of precious metals in addition
to the basic customs duty. IGST paid can be taken as input tax credit by the
banks.
3. Dharmendra
Kumar Appointed Director General of RPF
i. CISF
ADG Dharmendra Kumar has been appointed as Director General of the
Railway Protection Force. Kumar, who is a 1984 batch IPS officer of
Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, took
charge.
ii. After
the retirement of S K Bhagat in June 2017, the additional charge of
DG, RPF, was being handled by National Security Guard (NSG) DG, Sudhir
Pratap Singh. Kumar will retire on September 30, 2018.
4. Biju
Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence
i. Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik granted the Biju Patnaik Award for
Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar
Behera.
ii. Digambar
Behera is senior professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in
Chandigarh. The award is given by Odisha Bigyan Academy(OBA).
5. Messi
Becomes First Ever Player to Score 350 La Liga Goals
i.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a second-half brace against
Alaves, becoming the first ever player to score 350 goals in La Liga.
ii. Messi's
best goal tally for a season came in 2011/12 when he netted 50 goals in 37
appearances. Messi, who has played 384 league matches, is now 66 goals ahead of
rival Cristiano Ronaldo.
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