Daily Current Affairs : 28th August 2013 1. The national capital today celebrated Janmashtami with religious fervour as people thronged the brightly adorned temples and offered prayers to mark the birth of Lord Krishna. 2. Rattled by the continued decline in the value of rupee, the Commerce and Industry Ministry has constituted a task force comprising representatives from the Ministry, Department of Economic Affairs, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), SBI, industry bodies FICCI, CII and Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO) to work out currency swap arrangements with key trading partners of India. 3. State Bank of India on Tuesday said it may merge one of the five associate banks in the current fiscal.SBI first merged its associate State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later in 2010, State Bank of Indore was merged with SBI. 4. Pakistan and Russia are all set for the first ever Strategic Dialogue that is aimed at upgrading political, diplomatic, economic and defence relations. 5. A two-day summit of the South East Asian Defence Ministers begins in Brunei today. Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda at the meeting. 6. In its first ever loan to private agri-business in India, Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $18.4 million to Champion Agro to set up cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables focusing on Gujarat. 7. Retired All India Services (IAS, IPS and IFoS) officials will get 20 per cent of additional pension after completing 80 years of age, according to new rules notified by the central government.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:12:07 +0000
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