RRB English Current Affairs 29th September 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. President Ram Nath Kovindgave his assent to set up a committee to run the Medical Council of India, MCI.
2. PM Modi inaugurated an Army exhibition named ‘Parakram Parv’in Jodhpur , Rajasthan.
3. Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasadlaunched Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA) in New Delhi.
4. Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Railways, Shri Manoj Sinhainaugurated the one-day seminar on “FDI in Telecom Sector: The Way Ahead”at New Delhi.
5. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairsapproved the construction of 6,26,488 more affordable houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
6. Commerce MinistryFriday said it has constituted a High Level Advisory Group (HLAG) to look into the challenges of global trade.
7. Ministry of Personnelannounced that the government set up an eight-member Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
8. Sabarimala Temple accessible to women of all ages: Supreme Court

BANKING & FINANCE

9. Bank of Baroda’s Viability Rating ranked  ‘Rating Watch Negative’: Fitch Ratings
10. Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $150 millionloan to establish the first multi-skills park in Madhya Pradesh to boost employment in the state.
11. ICICI Bank & MakeMyTrip to launch 2 co-branded credit cards
12. Punjab National Bank (PNB) board approves proposal to raise Rs 5,431 crore fund from government

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

13. National Tourism Awards 2016-17: Ahmedabad and Mandu best heritage city, Qutub Minar best monument for differently-abled
14. Pankaj Kapur to get ‘Icons of Indian Cinema’ Award

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

15. Senior IPS officer Rajni Kant Misra appointed Director General of BSF

ENVIRONMENT

16. The world’s first ever human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus (HEV)has been found in a 56-year-old Hong Kong man.

SPORTS

17. 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

OBITUARY

18. Noted Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away

IMPORTANT DAYS

19. World Rabies Day – September 28