Monday, 20 August 2018

Current Affairs on August 20th 2018

Today's Headlines from www:

*Economic Times*

📝 Intel India trains 99,000 people in artificial intelligence

📝 Sebi to expand scope of cybersecurity initiatives for MIIs

📝 FPIs' bullish stance continues; inflow at Rs 7,577 crore in August so far

📝 Peak power deficit in April-July at 0.9 per cent: CEA

📝 ONGC repays a third of loan taken to buy HPCL

📝 Serum Institute to launch dengue vaccine in South America next year

📝 AAI prepares specifications for remote air traffic control towers; to invite bids shortly

📝 Jubilant Life Sciences plans Rs 550-cr capex in FY19

*Business Standard*

📝 Bank of India puts on sale 50 corporate NPAs with Rs 55.57 bn outstanding

📝 TaxiForSure founder bets big on content platform in regional languages

📝 Pratt and Whitney engine issues ground new IndiGo Airbus A320 neo aircraft

📝 For every Rs 100 earned, Indian Railways spent Rs 111 in April-July 2018

📝 From next year, no ATM refilling post 9 pm in cities, 6 pm in rural areas

📝 Airtel, Zee Entertainment join hands to drive growth of digital content

📝 Indian equity market best performer among emerging economies this year

*Financial Express*

📝 Airfares don’t rise despite passenger traffic increase of 17% in the last year

📝 Amway plans to invest Rs 1,000 cr in India over a period of 2-3 years

📝 Big Bazaar goes digital for sale days; plans online retail only during seasonal, festive, special days

📝 Tepid response likely for spectrum auction, even Reliance Jio not in a hurry to acquire more frequencies

📝 Merchandise exports from job-intensive sectors contract in Q1

📝 With deposit rates broadly stable, further rise in MCLR at a swift pace is less likely

*Mint*

📝 Trai consultation soon on traffic rules for net neutrality

📝 BSE, NSE to suspend trading in Gitanjali Gems, Amtek Auto

📝 Coal India expects 367 mt output from 115 projects in 2018-19

📝 India’s current account deficit may widen to 2.8%: Nomura

📝 Vedanta to invest $2.3 billion in oil and gas in near term

📝 Legal costs of firms rose 56.73% in last five years

📝 HPCL arm Prize Petroleum takes a ₹ 24.41 crore hit

📝 Lifestyle to invest up to ₹ 200 crore to open 20 stores.

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