26th August Gk update

1. Self Help Groups of rular areas to get loans at 7% as per RBI guidelines.

2. Rs 10 lac insurance cover to be given to rail passengers at a mere premium of 92 paise

3. Maharashtra Government decided to tie up with corporates for transforming 1000 villages.

4. Delhi will witness the first  BRICS film festival from 2nd September to 6th.

5. Srk, Akshay kumar, Salman and BigB featured in Forbes list of top 20 paid actors.

6. Goldman Sachs said that Indian economy will grow at the rate of 7.9 % this year.

7. NRAI Review committee to be headed by former Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra

8. Lenovo's SMB business appoints Pankaj Harjai as its head.

9. Central Tool Room And Training Center, Bhubaneswar signs agreement with ISRO.

10. FARC Rebels and Colombia reaches pact to end the Half century Going war.

11. To promote renewable energy BCCI and TERI sings a pact.

12. Sathessh Reddy conferred first IEI-IEEE award

13. Sindu remains at 10th spot while Saina drops at 10th  spot in badminton rankings.