Daily GK, GA Updates National, International 16th Oct 2014

Subject : Daily Updates For Banking environment and All Compitative Exams.

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National :

• Sachin Tendulkar Adopts PutamRajuKandrika Village in Gudur (Mandal) , Nellore(District), Andhra Pradesh. 
• Rajiv Mehrishi Appointed As New Finance Secretary
• Arvind Subramanian appointed new Chief Economic Advisor
• Raghuram Rajan conferred Euromoney's Central Bank Governor of Year Award
• Abhishek Bachchan, Sunidhi to promote Swachh Bharat in Maharashtra. 
• PM launches Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate programme to ensure labour reforms
• Modi dedicated Shram Suvidha portal to create a conducive environment
• ISRO Successfully Launched India’s Third Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1B,  (PSLV-C26) rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on 16 October 2014
• Kotak Mahindra Bank launched Facebook-based funds transfer platform KayPay
• Telugu writer Turaga Janaki Rani died. 

India - World :

• Indian-Origin Singaporean Poet K.T.M Iqbal awarded 'Cultural Medallion' , Which was Singapore Highest Award in Cultural. President Tony Tan Keng Yam Presented. 
• Indo-American Vanita Gupta to Head the Civil Rights Division of US Justice Department.
• India and UK signed MoU on Cultural Cooperation.
• India-Norway signed 13 agreements to promote bilateral relations

International :

• American actress Elizabeth Pena passed away
• Harbin Ice Festival celebrated in Hong Kong.