DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 04 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
FOUNDATION STONE OF COUNTRY’S BIGGEST GLOBAL SKILL PARK LAID BY RAJEEV PRATAP
SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN IN BHOPAL
i.
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev
Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation
stone of the India’s biggest Global Skill Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
ii.
Global Skill Park will be constructed on 37 acre land allotted in Narela
Shankari area of Bhopal.
iii.
The park will be established with the support of Singapore’s Institute of
Technical Education and Education Services with an estimated cost of Rs. 645
cr.
2.
FINO BECOMES PAYMENTS BANK
i.
According to the Reserve Bank of India FINO Payments Bank has commenced the
operations as a payments bank with effect from June 30.
ii.
FINO Pay Tech Ltd, Navi Mumbai, was one of the 11 applicants which were issued
in-principle approval for setting up a payments bank.
iii.
Besides FINO, the other applicants which have launched payment bank operations
are Airtel M Commerce Services, Department of Posts and Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(Paytm Payments Bank).