GK and Current Affairs Updates

N.R.I entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria has been appointed as the President of the U.K. Council for International Student Affairs (U.K.C.I.S.A). He will replace Baroness Usha Prashar as she steps down, having served the maximum term of nine years. Hyderabad born Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer, is also the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.

An important milestone was achieved today when the final blasting was done to open the India’s longest road tunnel between Chenani to Nashri on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The event was witnessed by Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari. The project involves construction of approximately 9.2 kms. long main tunnel along with parallel escape tunnel interconnected by 29 Cross Passages at 300 meters interval. The escape tunnel will exclusively be used for pedestrians.

N.R.I entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria has been appointed as the President of the U.K. Council for International Student Affairs (U.K.C.I.S.A). He will replace Baroness Usha Prashar as she steps down, having served the maximum term of nine years. Hyderabad born Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer, is also the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.

NRI entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria has been appointed as the President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). He will replace Baroness Usha Prashar as she steps down, having served the maximum term of nine years. Hyderabad born Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer, is also the Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.

India and Turkmenistan signed 7 agreements for enhancing cooperation in a number of sectors during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fourth leg of his Central Asian tour to Turkmenistan. The agreements were signed in the fields of

1. Defense, 2. Supply of chemical products, 3. Foreign affairs, 4. Sports, 5. Science and technology, 6. Medicine, 7. Tourism.

India and Turkmenistan signed 7 agreements for enhancing coopn in a no of sectors.
The agreements were signed in the fields of defense, supply of chemical products, foreign affairs, sports, science and technology, medicine and tourism. The delegation talks were held earlier in the day between visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav appointed Justice Kalyan Shrestha as the new chief justice of the country. The president appointed Shrestha, 64, as the new chief justice on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council. He has been appointed to the post after the retirement of Ram Kumar Prasad Saha.

Taking a step towards digitization, Union Bank of India launched a slew of initiatives such as IMPS at branches and M-passbooks for its customers. The Bank has become the first lender to launch immediate payment service (IMPS) through branches for its retail and Corporate customers by integrating the platform to its core banking solution. This will allow customers to instantly transfer funds to any account fro the branch. The limit has been set up to Rs 2 lakh per day. The digital passbook or M-passbook feature will enable customers to view account statement on mobile.

Taking a step towards digitisation, Union Bank of India launched a slew of initiatives such as IMPS at branches and M-passbooks for its customers. The Bank has become the first lender to launch immediate payment service (IMPS) through branches for its retail and Corporate customers by integrating the platform to its core banking solution. This will allow customers to instantly transfer funds to any account fro the branch. The limit has been set up to Rs 2 lakh per day. The digital passbook or M-passbook feature will enable customers to view account statement on mobile