Banking and Financial Awareness:
- DBS Bank has been named the world's best bank by Global Finance magazine, to invest in digital innovation while still maintaining stable operations for its customers.
- Chief executive officer - Piyush Gupta
- Headquarters – Singapore
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) has been rated as number one state-owned bank in terms of digital transactions.
Appointments
- Balesh Sharma Appointed Vodafone Idea's 1st CEO.
- Satya S Tripathi appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- ICICI Bank reappointed Chanda Kochhar as director of ICICI Securities.
Important Dates
- The National Sports Day - 29th August, to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
- International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances – 30 August
- International Day against Nuclear Tests – 29 August
Obituary
- Neil Simon, a playwright and Broadway’s master of comedy, passed away.
- US senator John McCain passed away.
