DAILY G.A UPDATE : 15-10-2016
In this competitive age, everyone needs to be updated with the current affairs. So, here is the important news for your upcoming exams like IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, RRB and many more.
Bangladesh and China signed 26 agreements in the key areas of power, road and railway connectivity.
Mr. Xi’s milestone visit to Dhaka, first in 30 years by a Chinese president, also witnessed the signing of 26 agreements on different sectors.
In a major rejig of senior management positions, ICICI Bank today appointed its brokerage business head Anup Bagchi as executive director of the bank and head of retail banking, replacing Rajiv Sabharwal.
Shilpa Kumar will replace Bagchi as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities. Shilpa will be succeeded by B Prasanna as Group Executive and Head of Markets and Proprietary Trading at ICICI Bank, as per the decisions taken by its board.
In a first, Moscow has agreed to pump in $500 million into the Indian infrastructure space, along with an equal investment by the newly formed National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), to form a $1 billion 'Russian Indian Investment Fund'.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will invest $500 million into the joint fund, which will support "attractive investment opportunities and growth of Russian business activity in India," RDIF chief executive Kirill Dmitriev said.
4. Pakistan the 4th most unsafe country in the world – Global Survey Report
According to the ‘Global Travel and Tourism Report’, by the World Economic Forum, Pakistan is the 4th most unsafe country in the world.
The report ranked countries on the basis of ‘Safety and Security,’ where Pakistan attained a score of 3.04, while Finland, the safest country in the world, had a score of 6.7.
The report concluded that the safest countries were found in Europe. Whereas, the bottom of the list was reigned by countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Following are the top ten lists issued as the ‘Least safe countries’ and the ‘Most safe countries’ in the world;
Least safe countries in the world
1. Nigeria
2. Columbia
3. Yemen
4. Pakistan
5. Venezuela
6. Egypt
7. Guatemala
8. El Salvador
9. Hondurus
10. Thailand
5. Historic deal reached to limit powerful greenhouse gases
In a landmark step to combat climate change, about 200 nations, including India, today struck a legally-binding deal after intense negotiations to phase down climate-damaging HFCs that have global warming potential thousand times more than carbon dioxide.
Negotiators and policymakers held meetings, having intense deliberations to iron out differences concerning the amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reach the Kigali Amendment to phase down the use of hydrofluoro carbons (HFCs).
The agreement reached by 197 parties on the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is expected to prevent a global temperature rise of up to 0.5°C by the end of the century, while continuing to protect the ozone layer.
According to the amendment adopted by nations, developed countries will reduce HFCs use first, followed by China along with a large number of countries.
India and nine other countries of South and West Asia will follow suit. Overall, the agreement is expected to reduce HFCs use by 85 per cent by 2045.
The amendment will enter into force on January 1, 2019, provided that at least 20 instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Amendment have been deposited by states or regional economic integration organisations that are parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer.
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