Banking Digest, 21 November 2018

National

• Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway named as - Western Peripheral Expressway.
• The foundation stone of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University was laid in the state – Haryana.
• The Challenge launched to invite innovative ideas based on cutting edge technology to reform Government processes on 19th November - Ease of Doing Business Grand Challenge.
• Winner of the champion award given by Ministry of Civil Aviation for hundred percent timely closure of grievances in one year - Chennai Airport.
• In the field of Manufacturing, India’s ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business (EODB-2019) - 77.
• This State Government launched Nari Sashaktikaran Sankalp Abhiyan on November 19, 2018 - Uttar Pradesh.
• On December 13, the first ever mega micro small medium enterprises (MSME) Conclave in India will be held in - Tirupati.

International

• The 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) was held during November 13-16 2018 at -Versailles, France.
• General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) has been changed the definition of these seven base units from being linked to artefacts - second, metre, kilogram, ampere, Kelvin, mole and candela.
• This Asian country decided to rejoin the Commonwealth after two years – Maldives.

Banking

• On 19th November, The RBI board decided to set up a high-powered committee to examine issues related to surplus capital of this much amount with the central bank - Rs 9.69 lakh crore.

Sports

• The '2018 Syed Modi Badminton' tournament is being played at - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
• In the 62nd national shooting (rifle-pistol) championship at Thiruvananthapuram, this player won gold in 10m air rifle event - Anjum Mudgil.

Person In News

• Cricketer and author of the autobiography 'No Spin' - Shane Warne (with Mark Nicholas).
• The committee led by this person is constituted by the Ministry of Commerce& Industry to study the existing Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy of India - Baba Kalyani.

General Knowledge

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established in the year - 1934.
• Headquarter of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Mumbai.
• General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) established in the year – 1875.
• The Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth) established in the year - 1931 (December 11).
• Headquarter of Commonwealth - London (UK).