Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 30 August 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 30 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

‘Angikaar campaign’ launched to enrol PMAY (urban) beneficiaries in other central welfare schemes
Centre approves setting up of Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur district of Maharashtra
26th Mela of Ladakhi-Kisan-Jawan-Vigyan Mela inaugurated in Leh by Defence Minister
Delhi govt. to provide free rides for women in city buses; availing women govt. employees will have to forego transport allowance
Uttarakhand to set up Special Tiger Force for Corbett Tiger Reserve
Tokyo first, Mumbai 45th on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) of Economist Intelligence Unit

S&P BSE Sensex: 37,107.16 (–344.68), NSE Nifty: 10,958.95 (–87.15)
RBI asks banks to extend PoS (point of sale) cash withdrawal facility
Gross NPA ratio of banks declines to 9.1% in FY19 from 11.2 percent a year before: RBI
Bank notes in circulation in the economy increased 17% in FY19 to Rs 21.1 trillion: RBI
Bank frauds rose 15% in 2018-19, pegs amount at Rs 71,543 crore: RBI
Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao meets PM Modi in New Delhi
Govt extends tenure of CBDT Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody by 1 year
Lakshmi Vilas Bank MD & CEO Parthasarathi Mukherjee announces resignation
ICRA terminates employment of MD and Group CEO Naresh Takkar
Board of fraud-hit CG Power & Industrial Solutions sacks founder Gautam Thapar as Chairman
Total horticulture production estimated to be over 313 million tonnes in 2018-19

Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’ with a range of up to 290 kms
International Day Against Nuclear Tests observed on August 29

Saidan Secondary School of Mizoram wins Under-14 boys Subroto Cup football tournament
PM launches ‘Fit India’ Movement’ on National Sports Day August 29 — the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand
Elavenil Valarivan wins gold medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle event at the ISSF World Cup

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2018 won by Aparna Kumar, Manikandan K. and Late Dipankar Ghosh for Land Adventure; Prabhat Raju Koli for Water Adventure; Rameshwer Jangra for Air Adventure and Wangchuk Sherpa for Life Time Achievement
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for 2019: 1. Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation and GoSports Foundation for ‘Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent’ 2. Rayalaseema Development Trust for ‘Sports for Development’