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Daily Current Affairs of 20th September 2018
International Current Affairs
- India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is going to meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations meet in New York.
- India has clarified that the meeting does not imply a resumption of dialogue.
- Note : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier requested the meeting in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is in India for a day-long visit.
- This visit comes ahead of next month’s parliamentary polls in the landlocked country.
- During this visit, he held closed door discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The two sides discussed security situation in Afghanistan and future Indian development projects.
National Current Affairs
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the government would celebrate 2nd anniversary of the Surgical Strikes on September 29.
- Goyal said the surgical strikes in 2016, wherein Indian Army troops entered the Pakistani-occupied territory to destroy terrorists' bunkers, showed the world that "we mean business".
- Uttarakhand today passed a resolution to declare Cow the 'Rashtra Mata' (Mother of the Nation).
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- The government has hiked Interest rate on small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund (PPF), which will now fetch 8% interest rate for the October-December quarter, up from existing 7.6%.
- The 5-year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme will fetch 8.7%, while Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.5%.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Yes Bank's Managing Director and CEO Rana Kapoor to step down after a term extension up to January 31, 2019.
- Note : Kapoor, whose current term ended on August 31, was given a 3-year extension in June, subject to RBI's approval.
Awards & Honors
- Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour.
- With this, Kohli became the 3rd Indian cricketer to be given the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after former captains Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.
- Note : Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be honored with the Arjuna award.
New Appointments
- The government today appointed new Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers (MD &CEO) for 10 state-owned banks. They are :
- Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank
- Padmaja Chundru - Indian Bank
- Pallav Mohapatra - Central Bank of India
- J Packirisamy - Andhra Bank.
- Karnam Shekhar - Dena Bank
- SS Mallikarjuna Rao - Allahabad Bank
- AS Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra
- Atul Kumar Goel - UCO Bank
- S Harisnakar - Punjab & Sind Bank
- Ashok Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India
Sports Current Affairs
- For the first time in the history of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) international football team rankings, 2 teams are sharing the top spot.
- They are France & Belgium.
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