Dear Aspirants,
Welcome to Mentor for Bank Exams. The General Awareness Section of Banking
Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and
Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is
that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the
General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on
Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything
that has been in news for a while. Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top
events that made the headlines today!!
1. Military Field training
exercise for BIMSTEC Inaugurated
The Inaugural Military Field Training
Exercise for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technological and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) nations named MILEX-18, started with a Grand
Opening Ceremony on 10 September,18 at Aundh Military Station.
Did you Know
BIMSTEC headquarter- Dhaka,
Bangladesh
2. UP, Kerala top list of gay sex cases
registered under IPC Section 377
Uttar Pradesh, followed by Kerala,
topped the list of states where the maximum number of cases was registered for
gay sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). According to NCRB
altogether, 4,690 cases were registered between 2014 & 2016.
Did you Know
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
, Founded 1986.
3. South Korea confirms first MERS
case since 2015
South Korean authorities confirmed
the first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus since
the outbreak that affected the country in 2015. A 61-year-old man, was
diagnosed with the virus ,symptoms included high fever and pneumonia.
Did you Know
South Korean President- Moon Jae-in,
Capital – Seoul.
4. India, Bangladesh jointly
inaugurate work for Agartala-Akhaura rail project
PM Narendra Modi, along with
Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the commencement of works for the
Agartala-Akhaura rail project. It is a major step towards PM Modi’s goal of
developing North-East India into ‘Astalaxmi’ and ‘HIRA’.
Did you Know
The Agartala-Akhaura rail project was
conceptualized in 2010.
5. PM Modi sets tone of Ajay Bharat
Atal BJP for 2019 polls
Setting the tone for the 2019
parliamentary election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi , coined a new slogan,
'Ajay Bharat, Atal BJP', highlighting BJP's commitment to its core values and
the country's progress and forward march.
Did you Know
Syama Prasad Mookerjee -Founder of
the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
6. Indo-Mongolia Joint Exercise Kicks
Off In Ulaanbaatar
Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic
Elephant-2018,started at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia , it is a 12 days long joint exercise. The Indian
contingent is represented by a contingent of 17 PUNJAB Regiment.
Did you Know
Nomadic Elephant is an annual,
bilateral exercise since 2006.
7. IPPB ties up with FSS to create
payments network for unorganized retail
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has
partnered with Financial Software and Systems (FSS), a payments technology
company to ensure that micro-merchants are able to accept payments over any
channel – online, UPI , QR codes, Aadhaar and IPPB accounts.
Did you Know
IPPB was launched on 1 Sep. by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
8. SpiceJet launches air cargo arm
SpiceXpress
SpiceJet introduced air cargo
services namely ,SpiceXpress. The service will commence from Sep. 18 & will
cover Delhi, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hong Kong, Kabul and Amritsar. SpiceJet is
looking forward to add four more freighter aircraft in current fiscal.
Did you Know
The first cargo plane inducted by
SpiceJet is a Boeing 737-700.
9. Iraq replaces Saudi as top oil
supplier to India in August
Data from industry and shipping
sources In August showed, Iraq replaced Saudi Arabia as the top oil supplier to
India, as refiners turned to Iraqi barrels to compensate for a lower intake of
Iranian oil ahead of U.S. sanctions in November.
Did you Know
India refiners shipped in 1.02 mn.
bpd of Iraqi Basra oil.
10. Former secretary of J & K
Academy of Art, Culture and Languages passes away
Former secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Academy of Art, Culture and Languages Dr Rita Jitendra ,81 passed away at
Doordarshan Kendra in Srinagar while speaking during the live broadcast of DD
Kashmir’s “Good Morning J&K” programme.
Did you Know
J & K Academy of Art, Culture and
Languages was set up in 1958.
