1.Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).Kailash Kulkarni, CEO, L&T Mutual Fund, will continue to remain Vice-Chairman of AMFI.
2.Prema Gopalan, founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), was awarded the 8th Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2018.She was awarded for her work in promoting women’s entrepreneurship at the grassroots and ensuring rural livelihood.
3.lia Bhatt has been appointed as the new brand ambassador for Nokia phones in India.In early 2018 Nokia had appointed Parineeti Chopra as the face of its mobile phones.As part of the partnership, a print campaign with Alia Bhatt has been initiated already to mark the festive season.
4.World Food Day is held annually on the 16th of October.This day is dedicated to tackle the problem of global hunger.The theme for the year 2018 is “Our Actions Are Our Future”.Every year World Food Day is celebrated in the honour of the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).FAO was launched by the United Nations in the year 1945.
5.Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai has topped the first QS ranking of India’s higher education institutes.IIT Mumbai was followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru and IIT Madras.According to the QS World University Rankings released earlier in 2018, IISc was ranked the best institution.
6.Beeg Ani Beegath’, a collection of short stories in Konkani by well-known writer, journalist and critic H M Pernal has bagged the prestigious ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa’ Konkani best book award for the year 2018.Konkani poet Sharathchandra Shenoy won the Vishwa Konkani best poetry award for his book ‘Idam Na Mama’.
7.The sixth meeting of the UAE – India High-Level Joint Task Force on Investments (‘the Joint Task Force’) was held in Mumbai on 15 October 2018.India will soon set up a special UAE desk to facilitate investments and resolve any business issues between the two nations.The meeting was also attended by Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
8.Brief Answers to the Big Questions” written by Stephen Hawking was launched on 15 October 2018.The book tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time travel.
9.Kreditech has been licensed by the RBI to operate as Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) for digital lending business and app-based financing.Kreditech will offer individualised direct-to-consumer loans as well as its Lending-as-a-Service Solution for vendors.Kreditech is a Germany-based digital lender and has operations in Russia, Poland, Spain and India.
10.Kreditech has been licensed by the RBI to operate as Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) for digital lending business and app-based financing.Kreditech will offer individualised direct-to-consumer loans as well as its Lending-as-a-Service Solution for vendors.Kreditech is a Germany-based digital lender and has operations in Russia, Poland, Spain and India.
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