Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 10th and 11th September 2017

• Shri Raghubar Das is the CM of Jharkhand.
• Smt Droupadi Murmu is the Present Governor of Jharkhand.

ii. Prince Charles is the 21st Prince of Wales in the current line. Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales when he was nine years old on July 26, 1958. He has now held the title for more than 59 years.

ii. The Hinduja Group controlled bank has informed the exchanges about an ‘exclusivity agreement’ with the micro lender to explore merger or expansion plans. The deal between the two companies may formalise after due diligence, definitive documentation and their shareholders, regulatory, NCLT and other third-party approvals, as applicable.

• R. Seshasayee is the present Chairman of IndusInd Bank.
• It Headquarters in Mumbai.

ii. Under the agreement, BSNL will expand Speedpay services in Punjab, Chandigarh(UT), Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand.

• Sunil Mehta is the MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank.
• PNB is headquartered in New Delhi.
• Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL is Shri Anupam Shrivastava.

ii. IWRC provides counseling and support to the overseas Indian Community on legal, personal and financial matters, free of cost. IWRC will provide support and guidance to any member of the Indian community in any such distress situation.

• The first IWRC was opened in Dubai in 2010.
• Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

ii. Navika Sagar Parikrama is the first attempt by an Indian all-women crew to circumnavigate the globe. The expedition will cover Australia, New Zealand, Falklands and South Africa. It is expected to be completed in around 160 days. INSV Tarini is skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi.

• Admiral Sunil Lanba is the present CNS of Indian Navy.

ii. According to the defence ministry, Nag has been successfully flight tested twice by the DRDO against two different targets in Rajasthan. The missile can hit a target up to seven km.

• S Christopher is the chairman of DRDO.
• DRDO Headquarters in New Delhi.

• The “Shaheen” joint training between the two militaries which maintain close relations was launched in March 2011.

ii. The stock market in India currently opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 3.30 p.m., but there is a view, including among stock exchanges, that the trade hours could be extended till up to 7.30 p.m. to better align domestic trading with global markets. The 19-member committee is led by Jayanth R Varma, professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Ajay Tyagi is the Present Chairman of SEBI.

ii. Both their Olympic skeet champions Gabrielle Rossetti and Diana Bacosi were also crowned world champions in the process. The USA stood second with five gold medals for a total of 12. Hosts Russia were third in the overall tally with two golds for a total of eight.

• The Capital of Russia is Moscow.

ii. Bangladesh finished second and host Nepal third. The championship was played in a round robin league format. India has now qualified for 2017 International Basketball Federation, FIBA.

ii. The 24-year-old was ranked as low as 957th six weeks ago went on to become only the fifth unseeded woman to win a major title in the Open era. Sloane stunned Venus Williams in the semifinal.

ii. Aadhaar mobile linkage is being done as per the orders of Supreme Court passed in February 2017 in Lokniti foundation case and all SIM cards have to be verified with Aadhaar within a year from the date of judgement, with all unlinked phones to be deactivated after February next year.

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