Daily GK - 10th Sept 2014

Bankers Adda came back with a Daily Gk for our Readers
Go through the quiz and if you have any doubts please contact bankers adda in the comment section.



1.    ICICI Bank offers Card less Cash Withdrawal at ATMs

i. Now, withdraw without a debit card at an ICICI Bank ATM, as the bank facilitates cardless cash withdrawal service with the help of a mobile number.
ii. But the sender needs to be an ICICI Bank savings account holder.

2.    First kisan mandi outside APMC coming up in Delhi

i. The country's first wholesale centre (mandi) for trading in vegetables and fruit  outside the jurisdiction of an Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) is coming up at Alipur in north Delhi. The aim is to begin operations by the end of November.
ii. This first  mandi, termed a 'kisan mandi', is being set up by the Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), a body under the Union ministry of agriculture.


3.    Fiat’s Marchionne to take over as Ferrari chairman

i.  Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will step down as chairman of Ferrari as of October 13 and will be replaced by Sergio Marchionne, who also serves as the chief executive of parent group Fiat.


4.    Union Health Minister Launched First National Anti-TB Drug Resistance Survey of India

i. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 6 Sept 2014 launched the first anti-TB Drug Resistance Survey of India for the year 2014-15.
ii. This is the first  survey in India and is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

5.    IOC and Interpol meet to combat match fixing & illegal betting

i. International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Interpol (International Police agency) have increased their collaboration to combat illegal betting and match-fixing. 
ii. To enhance the cooperation between the two bodies, the IOC President Thomas Bach  met with secretary general of the international police agency Ronald Noble and discussed the issue. 

6.    Global business leaders gather at WEF, China

i. Global business leaders and politicians have gathered in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for a meeting of the World Economic Forum. 
ii. The Chinese Premier Li Kequiang will open the event. He is likely to downplay slowing growth and instead emphasise the importance of innovation to support a better quality of growth for the world's second largest economy.


Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...