Daily Current Affairs Updates

• India-UAE agreement for $75 billion investment in NIIF gets clearance
• Ritu Beri appointed as advisor of KVIC
• Flying snake spotted in Tamil Nadu

The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mobilise up to $75 billion long-term investment in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

A rare three-foot long �flying� snake have been spotted in a village on the city outskirts.

India will host the eighth annual summit of BRICS from October 15-16 in Goa, in its capacity as chair of the influential bloc comprising five countries � Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a 60-day deadline for government departments to resolve public grievances, saying redressing such complaints is the �biggest aspect of democracy.�

Noted fashion designer Ritu Beri has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for promotion of khadi in India and across the world.

The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Justice HL Dattu has been appointed as member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI-ICC) Bureau in Geneva.

• Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal
• MoEFCC notifies new environment standards for Gensets
• Nepal joins SCO grouping as dialogue partner

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the first time notified new environment standards for Gensets running on various kinds of fuels including LPG, petrol and diesel in various cities.

Nepal was officially made a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Beijing-based regional security grouping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh�s PM Sheikh Hasina alongwith Chief Minister of Tripura inaugurated two historical projects between two countries via video conference.

Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).