RRB English Current Affairs 2nd September 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. India and Pakistanagreed to undertake the Indus Waters Treaty tours in the Indus basin on both sides.
2. Mou has been signed among the shippingand railway ministries, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments for implementation of 90 billion Indore-Manmad rail project.
3. India opens Zokhawthar immigration check-post in Mizoram along Myanmar border.
4. Pindara Thakurvillage in Amethi was made fully digital under Digital India Programme of the Union government.
5. Minister for Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Adityanath Yogi inaugurated ‘Krishna Kutir’, a home for widows, at an event at Vrindavan, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
6. ICAR organizes two-day conference on Motivating & Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA) in New Delhi

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. 4^thBay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit was held for 2 days in Kathmandu, Nepal.
8. RBI cancelled the licence of Rajasthan-based Bhilwara Mahila Urban Co-operative Bank .
9. SBI increased its benchmark lending rates or MCLR by 0.2percent across all tenors upto 3
10. World Bank has approved a financial assistance of 929.89 crore for Shimla water supply and sewerage project.
11. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modilaunched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) with capital of Rs 14.35 billion at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.
12. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) relaxed Aadhar enrolment targets for banks and extended the deadline

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

13. Mumbai neurosurgeon Dr B.K. Misra named for 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National award
14. Indian poet-diplomat  Abhay Kbecame the first Indian poet invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

15. Binoy Kumar, IAS(TG:83) was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
16. Managing Director and CEO, Punjab National Bank, Sunil Mehtawas elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the year 2018-19.
17. R Madhavanhas assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
18. Justice Ranjan Gogoiwill take charge as the next Chief Justice of India on 3^rd October 2018.

SPORTS

19. Former India and Tamil Nadu batsman Subramaniam Badrinathannounced his retirement from all forms of cricket at the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) headquarters, in Chennai.
20. Government approves Indian Kho Kho team’s participation in 1st International Championship
21. New Zealand spinner Morna Nielsenhas announced her retirement from all forms of cricket to shift her focus on working as a structural engineer.

OBITUARY

22. Jain monk Tarun Sagardied following a long term illness, at Radhapuri temple, in Delhi.