Banking Digest: 16 October 2017

National

• Prime Minister has laid foundation stone for infrastructure projects in – Bihar
• First ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), has been set up at – New Delhi
• Guiness Record for largest Biology Lesson made at - IISF Chennai

Banking

• SBI bank signed an MOU for integration of SBI e-Pay with cyber treasury with State Govt. of – Odhisa
• Bank has announced takeover of micro finance lender Bharat Financial – IndusInd Bank
• RBI is planning to roll out new denomination of – Rs 10 Note

International

• One of world's most remote islands gets commercial flights – St. Helena
• Bangladesh’s first Hindu Chief Justice, to have been forced to go on a leave amid reports - Surendra Kumar Sinha

Sports

• In BWF World Junior Championships, India Ranked at – 6^th Position
• Indian Duo lost At Dutch Open badminton tournament in the Netherlands - Ashwini Ponnapa Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Person In News

• The first woman to lead a federation" covering sporting activities for men and women - Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan
• Singer to win Indira Gandhi National Integration Award – T M Krishna

General Knowledge

• Every year Ayurveda Day is observed on – 17^th October
• Every year World Food Day is observed on – 16^th  October
• The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is located at - Mumbai