Banking Digest, 15 October 2018

National

• Textile tourism complex will be constructed with the 7.8 crore rupees in - Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya.
• India’s first ever national healthcare facility registry of updated geo-spatial data of all public & private healthcare establishments - National Health Resource Repository (NHRR). 
• The Bastar Dialogue concluded in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh with the finalised roadmap towards achieving peace in the - Dandakaranya region.

International

• For the construction of 1200 houses in 50 model villages under Model Villages Housing Program, India signed MoUs with – Srilanka.
• Winner of UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's Future Policy for Gold Award 2018 – Sikkim state Government, India.
• The world's first totally organic agriculture state – Sikkim state Government, India. 

Banking

• According to data from the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), in IT and business process management (BPM) in FY17-18, the industries earned - $1 billion revenue.

Sports

• In Hockey, winner of Junior Men’s Hockey 8th Sultan of Johor Cup 2018 - Great Britain.
• With the total of 72 medals in 2018 Asian Para Games, In total tally, India was placed at - Ninth.
• Top in the total medal tally in 2018 Asian Para Games - China.
• In the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday launched global Women's T20I Team Ranking, India are placed – Fifth.
• Topper in the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday launched global Women's T20I Team Ranking - Australia.

Person In News

• Queen Mother of Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Krishna Kumari Devi.

General Science

• Capital of Sri Lanka – Colombo.
• National currency of Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Rupee.
• In Men's Field Hockey, Sultan of Johor Cup is played in - Malaysia.
• Asian Paralympic Committee organized the first Para Asian Games in the year - 2010.
• International Cricket Council (ICC) established in the year - 1990 (as Imperial Cricket Conference).
• Headquarter of International Cricket Council (ICC) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) established in the year - 1945.
• Headquarter of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Rome (Italy).
• World Food Day - October 16.