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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