DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 3RD NOV 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ICICI
BANK LAUNCHES OVERDRAFT FACILITY FOR SALARIED HOME LOAN BORROWERS
i. ICICI
Bank has launched a credit facility against home loans for salaried customers.
ii. The Home
Overdraft facility will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1
crore for personal needs against his/her property.
iii.
Salaried individuals, who have a home loan and a salary account with ICICI
Bank, are eligible to apply for the ‘Home Overdraft’ facility.
2. FOOTBALL
WORLD CUP TROPHY DESIGNER SILVIO GAZZANIGA DIES AT 95
i. Silvio
Gazzaniga, the goldsmith and sculptor who designed and created football’s World
Cup trophy, has died at home in Milan
ii. He was
known as “Mr Cups”,.he also designed UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup
iii. Silvio
Gazzaniga designed and created the World Cup trophy in 1971.
iv. FIFA
World Cup trophy is 18-carat solid gold trophy weighs approximately six
kilograms.
3. WORLD
SAVINGS DAY OBSERVED WITH THE THEME ‘GRABBING HOLD OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE’
i. World
Savings Day or World Thrift Day is observed every year on 31st October.
ii. The day
is observed to promote the savings all
over the World.
iii. In
India, World Savings Day was observed on October 30 because of the death of
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the same day in 1984.
iv. The
Theme of the day is Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future.