Daily GK Potion – 8th September 2014
- Singapore’s former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is on five day visit to India.
- Semi high-speed train runs on eight more routes too run by year-end
- Chennai hosts Serbia film festival. Festival is jointly organized by Indo-Cine appreciation forum and honorary counsel of Republic of Serbia.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharam on Monday said India will disallow FDI in Multi-brand retail. She also said that India will frame Intellectual Property rights policy by 2015.
- Madhya Pradesh is now fastest growing state
- It recorded 11 per cent growth in 2013-14.
- Uttarakhand is at second spot with Bihar at third.
- India signs free trade agreement in services, investment with ASEAN
- It will open opportunities of movement of manpower and investment from both sides.
- State bank of India and MasterCard launched ‘Multi Currency Foreign Travel Card’
- This card will allow consumers to pay conveniently in multiple currencies.
- Serena Williams won single US open championship
- She has beaten Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3.
- This is her third consecutive trophy at US open making it 18th major title overall.
