Current Affairs April 20

20 April – Current Affairs

1. India signed a USD 175 million loan pact with the World Bank for National Hydrology Project that aims to improve management of water resources.

2. West Indies batsman Chris Gayle(West Indies, belongs to Royal Challengers Banglore) became the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.

– Maximum Sixes :- 743

3. State Bank of India (SBI) surpassed Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to become the country’s most valued state-owned firm(Public Enterprice) in terms of market valuation.

4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted banks to invest up to 10 per cent of the unit capital of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) or Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).

5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) has trimmed India’s annual growth forecast by 0.4 percentage points to 7.2 per cent for 2017.

6. India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) has appointed Ashwini K Aggarwal as its new chairman.

– HQ:- Bengaluru

7. India has jumped one spot to rank 8th in the 2017 AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index.

– 1^st :- USA        2^nd :- Germany       3^rd :- China

8. Commercial data provider Dun & Bradstreet India has appointed Manish Sinha as its Managing Director.

– HQ:- New Jersey (USA)

– President :- Josh Peirez

9. Public sector Bank of Baroda has inked a pact with EM3 Agri Services to give loan to farmers and rural entrepreneurs for purchase of farm equipment and related machinery.

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10. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo(portugal became the first-ever player to score 100 goals in the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations ) Champions League.

– He Belongs to Real Madrid Football Club