DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH SEPTEMBER 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 9TH SEPTEMBER 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. President approves GST Bill: President PranabMukherjee has signed the GST Constitution Amendment Bill thereby making it a law. GST Bill has been ratified by the Parliament, as well as 16 states.

 

2. ISRO launches INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched GSLV rocket, which will carry the weather satellite INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

 

3. Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh ratifies GST Bill: Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly hasratified Goods and Service Tax (GST), Bill, to simplify the taxation by implementing single tax rates across the country.

 

4. Sikkim cleanest state in India as per survey: Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state while Jharkhand comes last in the list of 26 states. Gujarat is ranked 14th in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

 

5. Pepsico’s Indra Nooyi only Indian-origin woman in Fortune list: PepsiCo CEO and Chairman IndraNooyi was ranked 2nd on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women list. The list is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of General Motors.

6. Ex-IAS officer J Sathyanarayana appointed part-time UIDAI Chief.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Mexico sets up consulate in South India: Mexico has set up its consulate in south India in Chennai that will cater to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This is the Latin American country’s 3rd consulate in India, with the other 2 being in Mumbai and Kolkata.

 

2. NASA launches first mission to collect samples from asteroid: The US space agency, NASA has launched its first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth in hopes of learning more about the origins of life. The unmanned spacecraft, known as OSIRIS-REx, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:​

1. ICICI Bank introduces ‘Software Robotics’ to improve bank productivity: ICICI Bank, has announced the deployment of 'Software Robotics' in over 200 business processes across various functions of the bank. The software robots will reduce the response time to customers by up to 60%.

2. Sydicate Bank appointed Jayant PurushottamGokhale as the new director.