Current Affairs For Assam APSC, Railway, Bank and Assam State Govt Exams – 24 September 2018

24 September 2018

ASSAM, NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

Noted Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi (64), acclaimed for making women-oriented films like “Rudaali”, “Ek Pal, “Daman” and “Chingaari”, died following a multiple organ failure. Lajmi had also penned a book, “Bhupen Hazarika: As I Knew Him”, on Dr Bhupen Hazarika.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a Mother & Childcare Hospital at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh.
ISRO Technology Incubation Centre Inaugurated at NIT Agartala by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)’ hailing it as the “world’s biggest state-run healthcare scheme”.
The Central government has raised interest rates on Small Savings Schemes (SSS),including National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF) by up to 4% for the October-December quarter.
Public Provident Fund Scheme Rate of interest is 0 w.e.f 01.10.2018 to 31.12.2018

Government Appoints New MD & CEOs At 10 PSBs. The list of people appointed as MD and CEO at various PSBs:

Padmaja Chundru – Indian Bank.
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra – Syndicate Bank.
Pallav Mohapatra – Central Bank of India.
Packirisamy –Andhra Bank.
Karnam Sekar –Dena Bank.
SS Mallikarajuna Rao –Allahabad Bank – He is currently the ED of Syndicate Bank.
Atul Kumar Goel –UCO Bank – He is currently the ED at Union Bank of India.
AS Rajeev –Bank of Maharashtra – He is currently the ED of Indian Bank.
S Harisankar –Punjab & Sind Bank. He is currently the Executive Director of Allahabad Bank.
Ashok Kumar Pradhan – United Bank of India – He is currently the ED of United Bank of India.