Daily GK Potion – 27th September 2014
- ASIAD: Day 7 – India bagged 10 more medals; turned out be best day
- Men’s squash team lead by Saurav Ghosal bagged gold medal.
- India clinched gold medal in compound team event in archery followed by Young archer Abhishek Verma’s silver in Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field.
- India has secured five more bronze medals in 17th Asian Games in Tennis.
- In Wrestling Vinesh Phogat and Geetika Jakhar bagged a bronze medal each in 48kg and 63kg.
- The Indian squash players wrapped up a historic performance in the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men’s team gold after the women’s side settled for its first ever silver on Saturday.
- Shooter Chain Singh bagged bronze in 50m rifle 3 position’s Men Final.
- India stood at 11th position at the end of day 7 with 3-Gold, 5-Silver and 20-Bronze medals.
- Federal Bank sanctions Rs 500 crore term loan to Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
- Federal Bank has sanctioned a term loan of Rs 500 crore to Cochin International Airport of new International terminal.
- Oil India investing Rs 1,200 crore to revamp pump stations in Assam.
- In Assam, Oil India investing Rs 1,200 crore to revamp the pump stations of pipelines for carrying crude to refineries.
- SEBI appoints new chief vigilance officer.
- Capital market regulator Sebi has appointed Gyan Bhushan as its chief vigilance officer replacing R K Padmanabhan.
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa sentenced to four years.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was sentenced to four years in jail in an 18-year-old corruption case and fined Rs 100 crore by special court.
- She was taken to Bangalore jail.
- Volcano erupts in Japan 250 trapped 11 hurt.
- A volcano erupted in central Japanon Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise and trapping more than 250 people. At least 11 people were injured, including seven who were unconscious.
- Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan resigned from his post
- Kajol campaigned for reduction in under five child mortality rate in Manhattan.
- IIPM banned from MBA and BBA degree.