Daily Current Affairs 4th October 2018 For All Competitive Exams | Daily GK Update PDF

Daily Current Affairs 4th October 2018 For All Competitive Exams | Daily GK Update PDF

Daily Current Affairs 4th October 2018 For All Competitive Exams | Daily GK Update PDF

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Forbes India Rich List 2018: Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian for 11th consecutive year

According to the Forbes’s annual list of India’s 100 richest; Mukesh Ambani has been named the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of $47.3 billion.

Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani is also the year’s biggest gainer, adding $9.3 billion to his wealth amid the continuing success of his Reliance Jio broadband telecom service.

As per the ‘Forbes India Rich List 2018’, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has retained the second spot, adding $2 billion to his wealth at $21 billion; while ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal moved a place ahead to the third slot with a net worth of $18.3 billion, increasing his wealth by $1.8 billion.

Also See:- Chanda Kochhar resigns as ICICI CEO, Sandeep Bakhshi to take over

Hinduja brothers occupy 4th position with net worth of $18 billion and Pallonji Mistry is at 5th spot with $15.7 billion......Read More

Chanda Kochhar resigns as ICICI CEO, Sandeep Bakhshi to take over

ICICI Bank MD and CEO (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer) Chanda Kochhar resigned from the post.

Sandeep Bakhshi has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of ICICI Bank for a period of 5 years till October 3, 2023.

Also See:- RBI Governor Urjit Patel unveils UPI 2.0 with new improved interface features

Kochhar is currently on leave after ICICI Bank decided to probe allegations of conflict of interest and quid pro quo against her while dealing with certain customers/borrowers of the bank including the Videocon Group.

She joined ICICI Limited in 1984, During 2006-07, Kochhar led the Bank’s corporate and international banking businesses......Read More

India ranked 28th among 73 countries in govt e-payment adoption: Survey

The 2018 Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR), compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit commissioned by payments company Visa India as 28th ranked in out of 73 country list.

The country is taking "rapid strides" in advancing government e-payments capabilities and is one of the top- performing countries in terms of citizen-to-government (C2G), business-to-government (B2G) and government-to-business (G2B) transactions.

Also See:- Ease of Living Index 2018 released Pune gets first spot view top 10 cities

Norway leads the top spot in the 73-country ranking, followed by France and Denmark. India moved up to 28th in 2018, from 36th in 2011.

The India holds the top ranking on B2G and G2B, and comes third on C2G jointly with Argentina. On political context on protecting intellectual property rights, India ranks 40th.....Read More

Ramon Laguarta succeeds Pepsico’s Indian-origin CEO Indra Nooyi

Ramon Laguarta assumed the role of chief executive officer (CEO) of global beverage giant PepsiCo.

Ramon Laguarta succeeds India-born Indra Nooyi, who was the CEO of PepsiCo for 12 years. Indra Nooyi will be chairman of PepsiCo till early 2019.

Also See:- Gita Gopinath appointed International Monetary Fund IMF Chief Economist

PepsiCo’s Board of Directors had in August announced that they unanimously elected Laguarta, 54, to succeed Nooyi, 62, as CEO. Laguarta was also elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective October 3.......Read More

Justice Surya Kant appointed Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court

Justice Surya Kant was appointed as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. Justice Surya Kant was a judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Also See:- Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI)

Justice Surya Kant born on february 10, 1962 in Hisar district, Justice Surya Kant complete his LLB degree in 1984 from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

He started practicing law at the Hisar District Court the same year and shifted to Chandigarh in 1985.......Read More

Boost: MobiKwik’s new product to offer instant loan within 90 seconds

MobiKwik launched an instant loan approval and disbursal product called ‘Boost’. According to the offer loans up to Rs. 60,000 are sanctioned as well as disbursed in a matter of 90 seconds.

The approval time for the loan would be 30 seconds, on the basis of an innovative risk scoring model called 'Mobiscore.

Also See:- Prime Minister Modi conferred Champions of Earth Award 2018 for Policy Leadership

Users can apply for loans ranging from Rs. 5,000 up to Rs 60,000 through MobiKwik app and the users will have the option to transfer the amount in their bank accounts.....Read More