02 September 2018 Current Affairs

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6th East Asia summit & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting
6th East Asia Summit – Economic Ministers meeting EAS-EMM) & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) was held in Singapore. Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu participated in both the events representing India.


ICICI Bank reappoints Chanda Kochhar on board of ICICI Securities
ICICI Bank has favoured the reappointment of Chanda Kochhar as a director on the board of ICICI Securities during the latter’s annual general meeting. This, for all intents and purposes, finalises Kochhar’s another stint at the ICICI Securities board, as the ICICI Bank holds 80 per cent stake in its broking arm.


Defence Minister visited Governor Satya Pal Malik
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik and discussed the security situation in the State. They also discussed the issues of security along the Line of Control (LOC) and in the hinterland.


Abhay K the first Indian poet to record poems at Library of Congress
Indian poet-diplomat Mr. Abhay K became the first Indian poet invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. The prestigious reading series is called ‘The Poet and the poem’. His poems have appeared in over sixty international literary journals.


R Madhavan assumes charge as HAL CMD
R Madhavan took over as Chairman and Managing Director of defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from T Suvarna Raju. Prior to this, he was heading the Accessories Division of HAL at Lucknow as an Executive Director.


Asian Games 2018: India finish with 69 medals
India finishes 8th with a final tally of 69 medals – 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze, at Asian Games 2018. China topped the tally with 289 medals including 132 gold. Japan finishes second while Republic of Korea secured third place.


Jain Muni Tarun Sagar passes away
Popular Jain monk Tarun Sagar passed away at Radhapuri Jain Temple in east Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 51. Born on 1967 in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh as Pawan Kumar Jain, he chose to live the life a monk at a tender age of 13 after getting inspired by the sermons of another popular monk Acharya Pushpdant Sagar.


Miss Diva Universe 2018
The 22-year-old Mumbai girl Nehal Chudasama was declared as the winner of Miss Diva Miss universe 2018. She will now be representing India at Miss Universe. Nehal Chudasama is thrilled to be crowned as Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva Universe and says the feeling will take some time to settle as this was her long standing dream.


 

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