01 October 2018 – Current Affairs For Assam APSC, Railway, Bank and Assam State Govt Exams

01 October 2018

ASSAM, NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

Assamese film Village Rockstars, India’s official Oscars entry, released on Friday earned around Rs 11 lakh in box office across the country on the first day of its release.
The number of cases of child marriage increases in Assam. The figure in in 2017-18 is 317 as against 96 cases in 2016-17 and 32 cases in 2015-16.
As per statement of Rupesh Goala, secretary of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) , all major and minor tea industries in the Brahmaputra Valley have agreed to pay 20% bonus to the plantation workers this year.

INDIA, INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Actor-director Pankaj Kapur is honoured with ‘Icons of Indian Cinema’ Award at the closing ceremony of the ninth edition of Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai
Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley launched the Financial Inclusion Index (FII) in New Delhi. The index includes the three measurement dimensions: (i) Access to financial services (ii) Usage of financial services (iii) Quality.
Vice-president of India Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate Worlds largest dome at the Maharashtra Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Loni-Kalbhor campus Pune on 2^nd October

Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley launched a common online platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) credit which will enable businesses to get loans up to Rs 10 million approved through a completely automated process within just 59 minutes.
Walmart Foundation announced that it is to invest Rs.180 crore in India over the next five years to improve farmers’ livelihood.