1. B
Sambamurthy appointed as NPCI interim Board chairman
i. The Board
of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
appointment ‘B Sambamurthy’ as the interim Chairman of the Board.
ii. He will
replace M Balachandran.
iii. Earlier,
Sambamurthy was formerly Director and CEO of Institute for Development and
Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) & also CMD of Corporation Bank.
2. Dr.
Mahesh Sharma releases the book Bhartiya Kala Mein Salil Kridayen Evam
Sadyahsnata Nayika
i. The Union
Minister of State ‘Dr. Mahesh Sharma’ has released the book titled ‘Bhartiya
Kala Mein Salil Kridayen Evam Sadyahsnata Nayika’ at a function in National
Museum.
ii. This
book authored by Dr. Kshetrapal Gangwar & Shri Sanjib Kumar Singh, based on
original research, written to highlight the Indian Art.
iii. The
literary sources and archaeological evidence proves that it was a dear subject
for the artist and Literary persons.
3. Ministry
of Environment to hold quiz on environment ‘Prakriti Khoj’
i. The
Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change will hold a quiz on
environment ‘Prakriti Khoj’ throughout the country.
ii. The quiz
is planned in five rounds, the qualifying round (first round) will begin on 25th Sep
and continue till 29th of this month.
iii. The
second round (30th October to 3rd of November), the third round (20th to 24 of
November) while the fourth round (4th to 6th of December) and fifth round (18th
to 20th December).
iv. The quiz
will be conducted online through multiple-choice questions.
4. Himachal
Pradesh becomes first Indian state to launch electric bus service
i. The Himachal
Pradesh Govt. has launched the first electric bus service
on 51km ecologically fragile between Manali and Rohtang Pass.
ii. Now, the
HP state has become the first in the world to ply electric buses at an altitude
of 13 thousand feet.
iii. The
move was made amidst concern over increasing environmental degradation in the
Rohtang Pass area due to plying of diesel taxis.
iv. Each
electric bus has a capacity to carry 30 passengers and can cover 200 km with
the fully charged batteries.
v. The fare
is yet to be fixed but it would be marginally higher than diesel buses.
5. Textiles
Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurates VASTRA 2017
i. The Union
Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
inaugurated the 6th edition of the four-day international textile and apparel
fair, 'VASTRA 2017' in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
ii. More
than 50 countries and 13 Indian States are participating in VASTRA 2017.
iii. VASTRA
2017 is an all-encompassing trade fair and conference on Textiles and Apparel
presenting a fusion of the finest and the latest in textiles products.
6. World’s
first ‘molecular robot’ may help build new drugs
i. Scientists
have created the world's first 'molecular robot' that can be used to build
molecules and may help discover novel drugs.
ii. The tiny
robots developed by researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK can
be programmed to move and build molecular cargo using a tiny robotic arm.
iii. Each
individual robot is capable of manipulating a single molecule and is made up of
just 150 carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms.
iv. The
robots operate by carrying out chemical reactions in special solutions which
can then be controlled and programmed by scientists to perform the basic tasks.
7. American
boxer ‘Jake LaMotta’ passes away
i. Former
World Middleweight Champion and stand-up comedian Jake LaMotta (95-years)
passed away in Miami.
ii. The
boxing legend's life story was told in the movie Raging Bull where he was
played by Robert De Niro who paid tribute to him
iii. Fighting
mostly as a middleweight and known as the "Raging Bull" and
"Bronx Bull," LaMotta finished his 13-year career with 83 victories
(30 by knockout), 19 losses and four draws.
8. World's
richest woman Liliane Bettencourt passes away
i. French
businesswoman, world's richest woman 'Liliane Bettencourt' (94-years) passed
away in Paris.
ii. In 2016,
Bettencourt was ranked as the richest woman in the world with a fortune of USD
39.5bn by Forbes magazine.
iii. Bettencourt
was the only child of Louise Madelaine Berthe and Eugene Schueller (founded
L’Oreal).
She
inherited L'Oreal group empire when her father died in 1957.
9. Fino
Payments Bank launches Mobile Banking App
i. Fino
Payments Bank has launched its mobile banking app ‘BPay’ to make banking easy
for millions of underbanked people in India.
ii. The
mobile banking app enables simple, paperless, and convenient banking that
allows customers to make bill payments, recharges, fund transfers and buy
insurance.
iii. ‘BPay’
allows customers to seamlessly access wallet as well as the savings account,
with a single login and interface.
10. Sindhu
jumps to World No 2 in BWF women's singles rankings
i. Indian
shuttler PV Sindhu jumped two places to World No 2 (second time in her career)
in the latest Badminton World Federation women's singles rankings.
ii. She last
reached her best ranking following her win at the India Open Super Series back
in April,2017.
iii. Chinese
Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying retained her top spot and Saina Nehwal at the 12th spot.
iv. In the
men's singles rankings, K Srikanth remained unchanged at eighth while B Sai
Praneeth and H S Prannoy dropped one place each to be at 17th and 19th
positions.
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