One Liner GK Current Affairs- 3rd September 2018

Daily Current Affairs & GK Update 3rd September 2018

In the Current Affairs & GK Update of 3rd September 2018 we cover  all important National,International,Financial,Sports news, nominations, agreements which are relevant for upcoming IBPS PO,IBPS Clerk,SSC,IBPS RRB exams.We at Achieversrule regularly provide One Liner Current Affairs and GK Updates to keep our candidates prepared for Current Affairs section of Banking,Insurance exams and current affairs exam.

National:

• President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday embarked on a three-nation tour to Europe, spanning over eight days.On the first leg of his journey, President Kovind will be visiting Cyprus, where he will hold a meeting with his counterpart Nicos Anastasiades in order to boost bilateral ties.
• The bi-annual talks between Indian and Bangladeshi border forces began in New Delhi today.Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) KK Sharma is representing the Indian side while Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Md Shafeenul Islam is leading Bangladesh in the six days talks. 
• India and Nepal on August 31, 2018 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on conducting a preliminary survey of a railway line connecting Indian border town Raxaul to Nepal's capital Kathmandu.The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 4th summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) that concluded in Kathmandu.

International:

• International tourist arrivals hit record high in 2017 with India leading the growth in South Asian region. According to data from the UN's tourism organisation, a total of 1,323 million international tourist arrivals recorded in destinations around the world. The figure represents an 84 million increase over 2016, and a new record. 

Appointments:

• WPP Plc, the world’s largest communication services group, announced today the appointment of Mark Read as chief executive officer and executive director to the company’s board with immediate effect.

Sports:

• Teenage swimming sensation from Japan Miss Rikako Ikee has been named as most valuable player award. The 18-year-old, who bagged six gold and two silver medals in the tournament, became the first female athlete to win the MVP title.
• The 18th Asian Games came to a close, with India achieving its best-ever medal haul of 69 and equaling its best gold medal haul of 15 after 67 years.

STATIC GK NOTE DOWN POINTS

• Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala.
• Capital of Cyprus:Nicosia.
• Currency of Cyprus:Euro.
• Capital of Bulgaria:Sofia.
• Currency of Bulgaria:Bulgarian Lev.
• Capital of Czech Republic:Prague.
• Currency of Czech Republic:Czech Koruna.
• Prime minister of Bangladesh:sheikh Hasina.
• Capital of Bangladesh:Dhaka.
• UN World Tourism Organisations(UNWTO) head office: Madrid,Spain.
• Secretary General of World tourism organisation:Zurab Pololikashvii.
• Current chair of ASEAN:Singapore.
• Current Prime Minister of Nepal:Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli.
• President of Nepal: Bidhya Devi Bhandari.