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•     Scheme, which targets putting all households on the Grid by Dec. 2018 - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana-Saubhagya.

•     As per latest S&P Global Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings, the Company which has got 3rd Global Ranking- Reliance

Industries.

•     Chanda Kochar and Shikha Sharma, Heads of ICICI Bank and AXIX Bank have been ranked at 5th and 21st position respectively in – Fortune

Most Powerful Business Women List.

•     President Ram Nath Kovind launched “Incredible India 2.0 Campaign” on September 27 which is also celebrated as- World Tourism Day.

•     Political Party which got 90% of Corporate Donations in FY 2016-

BJP.

•     Rajiv Maharishi, who has just retired as Union Home Secretary, has taken over as- new Comptroller and   

Auditor General of India.

•     Anita Karwal, Additional Secretary in HRD of the Govt., has been appointed as- Chairperson of  Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

•     Ajay Vipin Nanavati, who mentors Start-Ups/SMEs, has been appointed as- new Chairman of Syndicate  Bank.

•     Agreement which has been signed by India with Japan allowing designated airlines of both signatory countries to operate freely- Open Skies Agreement.

•     Bank which has bagged the “Best Bank IDRBT Award 2016-17” among Small Banks for the use of technology for financial inclusion-Karnataka Bank.

•     Country which has banned individuals and organisations from raising funds through “Initial Coin Offerings” Cyrpto currencies- China.

•     Bank which has got RBI approval to operate a “Wholly-owned Subsidiary” in India-

DBS Bank.

•     At the Event of ET Awards Ceremony, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance industries has got- Business Leader of the Year Award.

•     Insurer which has become the 4th Insurer to list on Stock Exchanges after ICICI Prudential, SBI Life and HDFC Life- PNB MetLife.

•     RA Sankara Narayanan, who had joined Bank of India as Direct Recruit Officer, has assumed charge as- MD & CEO of Vijaya Bank.

•     While the University of Oxford retains First place, no Indian University could come even in the 201-250 Band in the- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018

•     NITI Aayog has set up a Task Force on Employment and Exports, which is to be headed by- Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog

•     India’s Largest Urban Co-operative Bank, which has declared a special dividend of 15% for 2016-17 on its Centenary Year on September 14, 2017- Saraswat Co-operative Bank.

While Paytm Payments Bank has offered interest on Savings Fund Accounts @4%, the Payment

Bank which is offering the interest @4.5% to 5.5%- India Post.

•     Scheme under which 21, 000 people have disclosed black money worth Rs.4900 Crore- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.

•     Online Service which has been launched by the Govt. for importers and exporters to resolve all foreign-related issues-Contact @ DGFT.

•     Pakistan Biggest Lender who has agreed to pay $225 Fine for breach of Anti-Money Laundering Rules in US- Habib Bank.

•     AB Pandey, CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India has been appointed as –Interim Chairman of GST Network.

•     Insurance Company which has topped amongst its peers in Claims Settlement Ratio with 71% - New India Assurance Company.

•     Court which has ruled that after amalgamation of a company, the merged entity is non-existent and it can not be assessed for income tax- Delhi High Court.

•     Regulatory Authority which has allowed all General Insurers to sell motor cover policies through Auto Dealers by offering differential pricing- IRDAI.

•     UK’s Prestigious University which is to scrap 800 year old practice of handwritten exams due to bad handwriting-

Cambridge University.

•     Microfinance Bank with which IndusInd Bank has signed Pact to explore Merger- Bharat Financial Inclusion Co.

•     Global Body which slams India for Rohingyas’ Deportation Issue-UN Human Rights Council.

•     Ceiling which has been approved by the Cabinet to double to Rs.20 Lakh from existing Rs.10 Lakh for employees in private and public sector- Gratuity Ceiling.

•     The Finance Ministry has notified the new Rs.100 Coins along with Special Rs.5 Coin to mark the- Centenary of AIADMK

Founder MG Ramachandran.

•     Index in which India moved up to two spots and ranked at 103 of 130 countries on- World Economic Forums’ Human Capital

Index 2017.

•     Enterprises from whom all Government Departments and Public Sector Units are to ensure to meet 4% Procurement Target-

Enterprises owned by SC/STs.

•     Scheme under which the customers receive incentives for purchase of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles- FAME India Scheme.

•     Train Project, which has been flagged off by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Indian PM Narendra Modi on 14th current for Mumbai-Ahemdabad Journey @320KMPH- Bullet Train Project.

•     Bank which has bagged the First Prize under the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar Scheme 2016-17 for implementation of Hindi in daily activities- Vijaya bank.

•     Chinese Exchange which would stop all trading from September 30 – Chinese Bitcoin Exchange.

 

•     City Place which is the 10th Most Expansive Office Location in the World- Delhi

Connaught Place.

•     India’s Biggest Road Transport Tender which has got Supreme Court’s Green Signal-Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Tender.

•     MN Sharma who was serving as General Manager has been appointed as- CMD of

United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

•     Stock Exchange which will conduct Forensic Audits on Shell Companies identified by SEBI- Bombay Stock Exchange.

•     Bank with which Amazon ties up to offer Micro-Loans to Sellers- Bank of Baroda.

•     Commercial Arm of ISRO’s Satellite which will attract Zero GST- International

Satellite Launch Services of Antrix Corporation.

•     Indigenous Passenger Aircraft which is to be launched at a 3000-sq-feet Terrace in Mumbai’s Borivilli Suburb- India’s First 19-

Seater Aircraft.

•     Dam which has been dedicated by PM Narendra Modi on his 67th Birthday on 17th September, 2017- Sardar Sarovar Dam on

Narmda River, Gujarat.

•     Mission for which Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Uttrakhand State- Swachh

Bharat Mission.

•     British Pakistan Actor Riz Ahmad has become the First Muslim Actor as well as Man of Asian Descent to win- Emmy Award.

•     Statements of Companies and Taxpayers getting their accounts audited, are required to be submitted by November 15 for six months of the financial year- Income

Estimates and Tax Liabilities.

•     The Iconic 50 year old Magazine of Music and Counterculture founded by Jann Wenner of California, which is putting itself up for sale amid uncertain outlook- Rolling Stone.

•     The Country’s Largest Tractor Company, which unveils “Driverless Concept” for Tractors- Mahindra & Mahindra.

•     Violet Mosse-Brown of UK who was given a letter by Queen Elizabeth-II in honour of her 115th Birthday, passed away at the age of 117- World’s Oldest Person.