Current Affairs for 8 October 2020

Current Affairs for 8 October 2020



Top 7 important Current Affairs for 8 October 2020

M Rajeswar Rao is the new deputy governor of RBI

  • M Rajeswar Rao has been appointed as the new deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India.

  • Before this, he was the executive director of RBI.

  • He succeeded N S Vishwanathan as the 4th deputy governor.


UGC declared 24 Universities as fake

  • University Grants Commission (UGC) has out a list of 24 unrecognised institutions and turned them as fake.

  • Eight in this list are from Uttar Pradesh, seven from Delhi, two from West Bengal and two from Odisha.

  • Further, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Puducherry have one institution each.


Nobel Prize 2020 for Chemistry

  • Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in Chemistry for developing a method of genome editing known as CRISPR.

  • French Scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Scientist Jennifer A. Doudna are the two who have won this.

  • The award came with a gold medal and Rs. 10 million krona.


ADIA will invest  Rs 5.512 crore in Reliance

  • A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest Rs. 5.512 crore in Reliance industry for 1.2% stake in its retail arm.

  • This investment values Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL) at a pre money equity value of Rs. 4.285 lakh crore.


Assam launched the Kisan Rath Mobile App

  • Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has launched Kisan Rath (fruits & vegetables) Mobile App.

  • This app is to facilitate selling of agriculture products by promoting a buyer-seller network in a programme.

  • This app has been developed by National Informatics Centre and will be implemented by the Assam AgriBusiness and Rural Transformation.


JSPL won the GreenTech CSR India 2020 Award 

  • Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) has won the GreenTech CSR India 2020 award for its outstanding achievements in promoting healthcare under its CSR programmes.

  • The award was received by Shallu Jindal, the Chairperson of JSPL foundation during the 7th CSR India Summit &Expo.


SBI appointed Dinesh Kumar Khara as its Chairman

  • The State Bank of India has announced the appointment of Dinesh Kumar Khara as Chairman, State Bank of India, for a period of three years.

  • Before, he was the Managing director of SBI.

  • Dinesh Kumar Khara, one of the Bank's four managing directors, has replaced Rajnish Kumar for Chairmanship.


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