FSIB recommends Mohammad Mustafa as a Chairman of NABARD.

  • The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Mohammad Mustafa for the post of NABARD Chairman.
  • He is an IAS officer 1995 batch, UP cadre and served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
  • He had also served as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Financial Services; as CMD of NHB and as MD of CERSAI.
  • The Appointments committee of the cabinet headed by PM Modi will take the final decision.


Amit Shah inaugurates National Security Strategies Conference.

  • Home Minister, Amit Shah has inaugurated a two-day National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference in New Delhi.
  • Aim: To ensure a safe and secure nation by strengthening all aspects of national security mechanism.
  • During the conference, he has also inaugurated the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) that was developed by NCRB.
  • NAFIS will help in quick and easy disposal of cases with the help of centralized finger print database.


Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves night safari park in Kukrail forest area.

  • The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal for India’s first night safari in Kukrail forest area of Lucknow district.
  • It would be developed on the tunes of Singapore.
  • As part of the project, the government will establish a zoological park on around 150 acres and night safari on 350 acres without disturbing the dense 2,027-hectare forest.
  • The 75 acres of Kukrail would be dedicated for leopard and tiger each while 60 acres for wild beer.


Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches "Make India No. 1" mission.

  • Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal has launched the Make India No. 1 mission to make India the number one country in the world.
  • Five-point vision of this initiative: Free education; Free treatment; Employment for youth; Equal rights, dignity and security for women; and Fair price to farmers for their produce.
  • This mission was launched at the Talkatora Stadium of Delhi.
  • During the launch, he urged every citizen to join thin mission and make India No. 1 in the world.


SBI launches its 1st dedicated branch for start-ups in Bengaluru.

  • The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of its first state-of-the-art dedicated branch for start-ups in India to facilitate and support them.
  • The branch has been launched by SBI chairman Dinesh Khara, is located in Koramangala, Bangalore (Silicon Valley of India).
  • After Bengaluru, the second and third branch will be launched in Gurgaon and Hyderabad respectively.
  • The branch has also entered into MOUs with the government of Karnataka initiatives.

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