Banking and Financial Awareness:
- SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) Broadens Real-Time Payment Tracking Capabilities.
- RBI Imposes Rs 58.9 Cr Penalty On ICICI Bank.
- SEBI Allows Physical Settlement Of Stock Derivatives.
- Exim Bank Extends $500 Million Loan Facility To 15-Nation Group In Africa.
- Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched a new ‘Yellow Army Savings Account’ to increase its customer base through its association with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), a franchise of the Indian Premium League.
- Long-Term Capital Gains Tax To Come Into Effect From 01st April.
Appointments
- Rosemary DiCarlo Becomes First Female UN Political Chief.
- SC Appoints Justice Jawad Rahim As Acting Head For NGT.
- Win Myint Elected As New President Of Myanmar
- Indu Bhushan Appointed CEO Of Ayushman Bharat Mission.
- Vijay Raghavan Appointed Principal Scientific Advisor To Government.
- JS Rajput Nominated India’s Representative To UNESCO's Executive Board.
- Martin Vizcarra Sworn In As Peru's New President
Honour, Awards and Ranks
- Mathematician Robert P. Langlands wins Abel Prize 2018.
- Chhattisgarh Wins National Water Digest Award.
- London Based Organisation SACF Wins Frederick Pincott Award.
- Worldwide Cost Of Living Report 2018- Singapore Most Expensive, Damascus Least.
- 105th Indian Science Congress- DRDO Gets ‘Most Informative Pavilion’ Award
- Canadian Mathematician Robert Langlands Wins Abel Prize
- Singapore Airport Rated World's Best, Mumbai Ranked 63rd
- 105th Indian Science Congress- NHAI Receives Best Design Pavilion Award.
MOU’s, Agreement and Summits
- ISA, India sign Host Country Agreement.
- Meeting Of PIC Between India And Pakistan Held In New Delhi.
- First National Conclave On Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, And Mental Illnesses In New Delhi.
- Rivigo Ties Up With IDFC, YES Bank, For Truck Loans.
- Cabinet Approves MoU Between India And Canada On IPRs.
- Cabinet Approves MoU Between India And United Kingdom And Northern Ireland.
- India And ADB Sign $80 Million Loan Agreement.
- GIFT, Deloitte Sign MoU To Promote IFSC Operations.
- NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission Signs SOI With SAP Global.
- India And China Agree To A Roadmap For Addressing Trade Imbalance.
- AAI Signs MoU With Assam Government.
Important News- World
- Brazzaville Declaration Signed to Protect World’s Largest Tropical Peatland.
- Myanmar Elects Win Myint as New President.
