1.Actress Kangana Ranaut and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched a smartphone distribution scheme called 'Mobile Tihar' under Sanchar Kranti Yojna.The scheme includes distribution of smartphones to 45 lakh women and 5 lakh children and setting up of 556 new mobile towers.Balramji Dass Tandon is the present Governor of Chhattisgarh
2.Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti has resigned from the role and will now head Paytm's new retail initiative.
3.Paytm is an Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company. It was founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma in August 2010 and is based out of Noida SEZ, India. Paytm is available in 10 Indian languages.
4.The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) announced the appointment of Surendra Rosha as Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India, subject to regulatory approvals.HSBC Headquarters in London UK.
5.India's richest person Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) beat Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to become the most valued company in India.
6.The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit has begun in Kathmandu to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries.Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-chairman of ruling Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda inaugurated the summit.
7.Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army.The Nepalese Rupee is the currency of Nepal.
8.The United States has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India by elevating its status to a Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 (STA-1) country. The information was shared by US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.With the move, the United States has granted India the same access as NATO allies, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
9.Rajasthan Government signed an MoU with a private trust Sohanlalji Buladeviji Ojha Gaushala Samiti to build its first 'Cow Sanctuary', a shelter for 10000 cows.The cow sanctuary will be spread over an area of more than 220 hectares in Bikaner district. This will be the first cow sanctuary in Rajasthan and will be situated in Bikaner’s Napasar.
10.The STA-1 ( Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 ) list currently comprises 36 countries in total.India is the only South Asian country to feature on the list. Other Asian countries designated as STA-1 include Japan and South Korea.
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