Monday, 10 September 2018

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 10th. SEPEMBER 2018.


1.ICICI Bank announced a new overdraft facility for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) based on their GST returns.The facility is known as ‘GST Business Loan’ and it would be available to any such business, including non-customers of the bank.The overdraft amount could range between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore and would be up to 20% of the turnover reported in the GST return.

2.External Affairs Minister will visit Moscow on 13-14 September to hold the meeting of the ‘23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation’ (IRIGC-TEC).IRIGC-TEC is a standing body which annually meets and reviews ongoing activities of bilateral cooperation.

3.World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed annually on 10 September.WSPD is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented.The theme for 2018 is ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’.

4.Aishwarya Rai was felicitated with the ‘Meryl Streep Award for Excellence‘ at the first edition of Women In Film and Television (WIFT).The award has been established to honour the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood.Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar received the ‘Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction‘ at the same event.

5.Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma would step down as the Chinese e-commerce giant’s Executive Chairman in 2019.Jack Ma will hand over the reins to Daniel Zhang who is at present the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alibaba.

6.In the US Open TennisNovak Djokovic of Serbia won the Men’s singles final He defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.It was Djokovic’s 14th Grand Slam title and the third US Open title.

7.The Government of India has set up a ‘group of secretaries‘ to look into the issues of e-commerce sector.The group will be chaired by the Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).The other members of the group include Secretaries of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Commerce.

8.The Union Government has announced that the treatment of childhood cancer will be covered under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The information was shared by NITI Aayog member Vinod Kumar Paul, while speaking at a function in New Delh. 

9.Triple jumper Arpinder Singh has created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup. At Ostrava in the Czech Republic, he clinched a bronze. 

10.India Blue thrashed defending champion India Red by an innings and 187 runs in the final to win the 57th Duleep Trophy at NPR College ground, in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. 

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