Daily GK, GA Updates National, International : 18th Sep, 2014

Subject : Daily GK, GA Updates Regarding Banks, Competative Exams.

Daily Updates For the Month of September, 2014.

National :

• India signs pact with China to better trade ties, get $20bn
• Le Yucheng appointed China's New Ambassador to India
• Government launches electronic toll collection programme with brand name FASTag
• Adil Zainulbhai appointed as the Chairman of QCI
• 1st Industrial Park under MoU signed between India and China to be set up in Vadodara
• Ex-Assam DGP Shankar Baruah commit suicide

International :

• Leonardo DiCaprio appointed as UN Messenger of Peace
• World's first water-based nuclear battery developed by University of Missouri
• UAE signs 3 agreements with UNWFP for providing aid to Syrian refugees

India - World :

• Goa became permanent venue for IFFI International Film Festival of India
• International Economic Association appointed Kaushik Basu as President-Elect
• India slips to 158 in FIFA rankings

Books :

• Naseeruddin Shah released his autobiography “And then One Day: A Memoir”

Economy :

• Microsoft Corp buy Minecraft game maker Mojang
• Cognizant acquired healthcare software company TriZetto

Abbreviations :

• QCI - Quality Council of India .
• IFFI International Film Festival of India