1. Smriti Irani Launches GNFC’s Neem Project in UP
ii. Since 2015, GNFC, through its Neem Project has collected over 45,000 tonnes of neem seeds by engaging 4.5 lakh rural women in over 60 districts of five states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan.
- Gujarat Capital- Gandhinagar, CM- Vijay Rupani, Governor- Om Prakash Kohli.
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is situated in Ahmedabad, Guajarat.
- Kakrapar Atomic Power is located in Gujarat.
3. India Forms Committee to Reform Higher Defence Planning
ii. The announcement was made during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the King’s 50th birthday as well as the 50th anniversary of Swazi’s independence from British colonial rule.
- Swaziland King- Mswati III, Capitals- Mbabane, Lobamba.
- eSwatini in a Swazi language stands for ‘place of the Swazi’.
- Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with smaller museums in a number of other major cities.
- It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud.
6. Bangalore Emerges as Top City for Office Expansion: CBRE
7. SBI India’s Most Trusted Bank, ICICI Tops in Private Sector: Report
- SBI Chairman- Rajnish Kumar, Headquarters- Mumbai, Established on- 01st July 1955.
ii. AIMA, which recognises achievers who have made a fundamental difference to society through its annual Managing India Awards, conferred on Jain the award for managing the Times Group.
- Indu Jain has received the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
9. Yes Bank Gets RBI Nod to Open Offices in London and Singapore
ii. Yes Bank opened its first representative office in Abu Dhabi in April 2015 and also launched IFSC banking unit (IBU) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in the same year.
- Yes Bank MD and CEO- Rana Kapoor.
- Head office of Yes Bank- Mumbai.
- YES BANK is India’s fifth largest private sector Bank.
ii. Chenoy was working as Director General of the industry body.
- Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India.
ii. Bridenstine, 42, has expressed an interest in returning humans back to the moon, spoken of closer ties between NASA and the commercial space industry.
- NASA is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States.
- NASA founded on 29th July 1958.
- Headquarters of NASA- Washington, D.C., USA.
ii. The race was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the fifteenth time that the Chinese Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
13. Official Mascot of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Unveiled
ii. The mascot finalists were Chinese dragon (‘Son of Dream’), a Siberian tiger (‘Speed Tiger’) and a lion (‘Qiu Qiu’). The tournament will take place in eight Chinese cities from August 31 until September 15.
- China Capital- Beijing, Currency- Renminbi, President- Xi Jinping.
ii. He was the chairperson of a committee set up by the previous UPA government to look at the social, economic and educational status of Muslims in India.