RRB English Current Affairs 7th October 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. 2^ndedition of IndiaSkills 2018, India’s biggest skill competition, was conducted in New Delhi.
2. NITI Aayog member and former director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Vijay Kumar Saraswatinaugurated the ‘Green and Clean Fuel Pilot Project on Methanol cooking Stove’.
3. President Ramnath Kovindformally inaugurated the 4-day 4^th  India International Science Festival (IISF) 2018 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for the first time.
4. International Conference on Women’s Health, Wellness and Empowerment was held in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

BANKING & FINANCE

5. RBI approved formation of ‘Kerala Bank’ having Rs 650 bn in deposits
6. First Abu Dhabi Bank andSound-based payment services provider ToneTag announced their tie up for implementing sound based contactless payments.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

7. Government appointed Rakesh Sharmaas Managing Director of IDBI Bank for a period of 6 months.
8. Srinivasan Swamytook charge as chairman and world president of the International Advertising Association (IAA) for 2 years, at an event in Bucharest, Romania, recently.
9. Sprinter Hima Dasjoined Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) as HR Officer (Grade A).
10. Pankaj Sharmawas appointed as the ambassador and India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
11. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit appointed G Balasubramanianas Vice-Chancellor ofTamil University, Thanjavur.

OBITUARY

12. Oscar-winning animator Will Vinton passes away