Sunday 19 May 2019

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 19th MAY 2019


1.Amazon has partnered with Cleartrip to launch the flight booking service. Amazon would not levy any additional charges in case customers cancel the ticket. They would only have to pay the airline cancellation penalty.CEO of Amazon – Jeff Bezos.

2.Acc to the RBI data, in Mar 2019, the total number of financial transactions done by people using their debit cards increased by 15%. Also, the financial transactions done by the debit cards at POS terminals increased by 27% compared to Mar 2018.RBI aims for 34% rise in PoS terminals in the next 2 years.

3.IBM and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company announced a collaboration to co-create new Artificial Intelligence based solutions on IBM Cloud, that will redefine customer experience in India. It would help to better address customer queries.IBM is a New York based Multi-national company.

4.Anil Kapoor was felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India for his continuous support in promoting the cause of children's rights. He has been working in collaboration with Plan India for promoting girls’ rights.Tomasz Kozlowski is the EU Ambassador to India.

5.Anil Kapoor was felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India for his continuous support in promoting the cause of children's rights. He has been working in collaboration with Plan India for promoting girls’ rights.Tomasz Kozlowski is the EU Ambassador to India.

6.Anil Kapoor was felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India for his continuous support in promoting the cause of children's rights. He has been working in collaboration with Plan India for promoting girls’ rights.Tomasz Kozlowski is the EU Ambassador to India.

7.The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has offered India an ‘Observer‘ status & access to the International Monitoring System (IMS) data. IMS monitors the planet for nuclear explosions & shares findings with its member states.CTBTO is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

8.HDFC Capital Advisors launched an initiative called 'HDFC Affordable Real Estate & Technology Program. It aims to mentor, partner & invest in real estate technology companies that drive innovation & efficiencies within the affordable housing ecosystem.Chairman of HDFC Ltd - Deepak Parekh.

9.Former South Asian Games swimming gold medallist MB Balakrishnan died in a road accident. He won a gold in the National Games in Guwahati in 2007 & rewrote the 50m backstroke national record in July 2010 at the Senior National Championships in New Delhi.He won the 100m & 200m backstroke events at South Asian Games.

10.Acc to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves rose to $420.055 billion from $418.687 billion. India's forex reserves comprise FCA, gold reserves, SDRs & India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund.FCA - Foreign Currency Assets .SDR - Special Drawing Rights

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