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Current Affairs One Liners 7. Projects worth Rs 425 crore approved by ―National Mission for Clean Ganga” in its 4th August 1-7 Meeting: NATIONAL 8. Swachh Survekshan-2018, The first 1. The Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution Pan-India survey launched to assess (One Hundred and Twenty-third sanitation facilities in 4041 cities Amendment) Bill, 2017 with amendments 9. Government enters into 9 unilateral providing for setting up of a National APAs (Unilateral first Pan-India survey) with Commission for Backward Classes, was taxpayers in July. passed after dropping Clause 3. 10. Coconut palm declared State tree of 2. Government to end LPG subsidy by March Goa and also included in Goa, Daman and next year Diu (Preservation of Trees Act), 1984 3. Maharashtra Agriculture Minister 11. Indian Army develops app for soldiers to Pandurang Fundkar has extended the track promotions, postings named deadline for subscribing to the Union 'Humraaz': government's crop insurance scheme to 12. Cabinet approves MoU between India August 5 (before July 31). and BRICS countries to set up BRICS 4. SC bans use of five metals in Agriculture Research Platform (BRICS- firecrackers: ARP) and was signed by the foreign Ministers 5. The Supreme Court (Justice Madan B of BRICS countries in the 8th BRICS Lokur) imposed a ban on the use of five Summit held on 16th October, 2016 at harmful metals lithium, mercury, Goa. arsenic, antimony, lead in firecrackers as 13. Google's Internet Saathi programme they cause enormous air pollution. reaches 100,000 villages and was launched 6. PM Modi to inaugurate two-day “Rajaswa as a pilot in Rajasthan in July 2015 along Gyansangam” on 1st September in New with Tata Trusts. Delhi for unearthing black money: 14. PM Modi addresses 99th birthday celebrations of Dada Vaswani via video conference

15. 2nd Agri UDAAN, food & agribusiness 23. Additional fund of Rs 110 cr allocated accelerator program to be launched in Delhi this fiscal for Border areas development: and the Program duration is 6 Months Kiren Rijiju 16. Govt inks MoA to set up Philippines- 24. Govt approves establishment of PG based International Rice Research Institute Institutes for Research in Yoga at (IRRI) regional centre in Varanasi Nagmangla (Karnataka), Jhajjar (Haryana) 17. India‟s first private sector missile 25. Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurates sub-systems manufacturing facility, a National Conference for Young SPs of joint venture between the $2.5 billion States/UTs and Commandants of CAPFs in Kalyani Group and Israel‟s Rafael New Delhi. organised by Bureau of Police Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., was Research & Development (BPR&D) inaugurated near Hyderabad. It is going to 26. Jharkhand Cabinet approves Religious make anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Freedom Bill 2017. Spike. 27. Govt launched portal e-Rashtriya Kisan 18. Maharashtra Government launched the Agri Mandi (e-RaKAM) which will provide a MahaDBT portal, Aadhaar-authenticated platform to sell agricultural products Direct Benefit Transfer portal. launched in New Delhi 19. Government moves bill in Lok Sabha to 28. Every Child In Kangra To Be Covered For raise Nabard‘s capital to Rs 30,000 cr Rubella Vaccination: For the total 20. First meeting of Japan-India eradication of Measles, Mumps, and Coordination Forum (JICF) for Rubella a signature campaign was started Development of North-Eastern Region held in from the district hospital. New Delhi: 29. Aadhaar number not mandatory for 21. SAMPADA programme to help promote registering deaths Food Processing sector worth 2000-crore- 30. Bengaluru to have India‘s first heli-taxi rupees launched by Harsimrat Kaur Badal service which will be operated by Thumby 22. Modi announces Rs 2,350-crore flood Aviation Private Limited at Bengaluru‘s relief for North-East Kempegowda International Airport

31. Andhra Pradesh government to ink MoU 39. Inauguration of National Agri-Food for improving regional connectivity Biotechnology Institute – Center of 32. Microsoft tied with Telangana to provide Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (NABI- AI-based eye care solutions under the CIAB) Campus by Dr. Harsh Vardhan National Health Mission. 40. Uber is collaborating with Delhi Police to 33. Lok Sabha passes Bill for setting up allow quick access to ―Himmat‖,a women petroleum institute Indian Institute of safety mobile app, through the rider app. Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) in Vizag 41. The Assam government is all set to 34. Indian Railways signs first EPC contract distribute 13 lakh Soil Health Cards and this with L&T to speed up electrification and the will help farmers and willcarry crop-wise contract values at Rs.1,050crores recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers 35. ISRO to sign MoU with CSIR-NPL to required for the individual farms make desi GPS named as Navigation with 42. IIT Delhi team develops a new Indian Constellation (NavIC) antibacterial drug-delivery system thereby 36. India hopeful operations at Chabahar reducing the dosage used for treating Port will start by 2018 and also The Indian bacterial infections Government has allocated Rs6 billion for the development of the port INTERNATIONAL 37. The Centre in association with the 1. US President Donald Trump awards Medal National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) of Honor to James McCloughan (Army launched ‗Tele-Law‘ scheme in Bihar with an medic) 48 years later aim to provide an opportunity for the 2. India-Bhutan new trade pact comes into common man to access legal aid easily force from July 29 38. Global IT delivery centre coming up in 3. A new representative body US-India Jaipur with an investment of Rs.100 crore Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is being set up to further enhance business relations between the two countries. 4. Israel Launches Its First Environmental Research Satellite. It is the joint effort by

Israel Space Agency and French Space 11. Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has been Agency (CNES). named the world‘s most highly-paid author 5. India is allowed to construct with earnings of £72.2m ($95mn) this year. Kishanganga hydroelectric power 12. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and has passed a resolution imposing new Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under sanctions on North Korea for its continued the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the intercontinental ballistic missile testing and World Bank has said. violations of UN resolutions. 6. China and the other BRICS nations 13. Israel has imposed new travel pledged to fight protectionism and safeguard restrictions on Palestinians, preventing them the intellectual property rights in the from leaving blockaded Gaza with laptops. meeting at Shanghai. 14. A 66-member Indian Navy band has 7. India and Somalia sign agreement on joined the historic Royal Edinburgh Military transfer of sentenced persons. Signed Tattoo in the UK for this year‘s musical event between Sushma Swaraj and Foreign where they will mark the 70th year of India‘s Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Independence. Yusuf Garaad Omar 15. An Indian-built Advanced Offshore Patrol 8. 19th Regional Comprehensive Economic Vessel (AOPV) which is ―SLNS Sayurala‖ has Partnership Meeting held at 17 to 28 July been commissioned by the Sri Lankan navy 2017 in Hyderabad. at a ceremony in Colombo harbor 9. China opens first overseas military base in Djibouti with a flag raising BANKING & BUSINESS ceremony and celebration of the 90th 1. India along with Indonesia, Malaysia, anniversary of the establishment of Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam is China's military, the People's Liberation more attractive to FDIs by 2025, says a Army, on August 1 . Nomura report. The Japanese financial 10. India has signed a loan agreement with services major have dubbed India and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ASEAN-5 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the for financing of 329 million US dollar for Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) as Gujarat Rural Roads Project. ―Asia‟s tiger cubs‖. Head Office - Chennai: #1, South Usman Road, T Nagar. Chennai. Mob: 9043303030 / 7601808080 5 Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore|www.raceinstitute.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Chennai | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore www.raceinstitute.in | www.bankersdaily.in

2. SBI plans to raise Rs 2,000 cr via Basel- 8. Flipkart completes eBay India mergers. III bonds: SBI bonds will carry a coupon 9. Samsung Pay now available for State rate of 8.15 per cent per annum with a call Bank of India debit cards: This will allow SBI option after 5 years or the anniversary date debit card holders to make payments using thereafter. Samsung smart phones at Point of Sale 3. MCX inks MoU with Mahindra Agri for (PoS) card machines at merchant outlets. data on farm pricing. This information will 10. SEBI formed a committee on fair market be available on its mobile application — conduct „MyAgriGuru‟. 11. India in line to meet fiscal deficit target 4. Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy of 3.2%: Report by UBS Statement, 2017-18 12. PayPal unveils two innovation labs at the Chennai and Bengaluru Tech centres 13. Ahead of the implementation of the stringent capital requirements under the Basel-III regime from 2019, the Reserve Bank amended a slew of previous regulations on the same, helping banks shore up their

capital buffers and improves liquidity 5. India, China home to 39% of world's coverage ratios. young Internet population by UN report data 14. GDP growth in Jun quarter to be around released by the International 6.6% in India: Nomura Telecommunication Union (ITU). 15. RBI slaps Rs 1 crore penalty on Union 6. Airtel Payments Bank, HPCL tie-up for Bank for KYC non-compliance digital payment. These cashless payments 16. 1st time India becomes net export can be made via smart phones (MyAirtel country in Steel (Crude steel production App) as well as feature phones (USSD). has registered 3.5 per cent growth during 7. Mukesh Ambani overtakes Hong Kong's April-June 2017-18) : Birender Singh Li Ka-shing to become second richest man 17. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in Asia: report according to the Bloomberg creation of new ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) Billionaires Index called Bharat 2022, comprising of 22 Head Office - Chennai: #1, South Usman Road, T Nagar. Chennai. Mob: 9043303030 / 7601808080 6 Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore|www.raceinstitute.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Chennai | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore www.raceinstitute.in | www.bankersdaily.in

companies, or investments from central 8. SEBI approved Dhirendra Swarup's public-sector undertakings, public sector appointment as BSE chairman banks and some other strategic holdings. 9. Lt Gen Abhay Krishna named chief of 18. Bank of Baroda cuts interest on savings eastern command a/c by 50 bps. 10. NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind 19. Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched Panagariya quits Kotak Remit — an Aadhaar-based integrated 11. Former Prime Minister Manmohan outward forex remittance solution for both Singh‟s media advisor and senior customers and non-customers. journalist Sanjaya Baru has been named 20. MobiKwik has entered into a strategic new secretary general of industry partnership with Bajaj Finance Ltd to chamber Federation of Indian Chambers transform itself into financial services App of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). from a payment App. 12. Controversial PM Peter O'Neill re-elected Papua New Guinea PM: APPOINTMENTS 13. Prince Philip of UK retires after 65 years 1. Iran's Hassan Rouhani sworn in for second of service: term 14. Former Philips Healthcare executive 2. InCred ropes in Rahul Dravid as brand Sameer Garde named Cisco India and ambassador SAARC President 3. Walmart India appoints Devendra Chawla 15. Rwandan President Paul Kagame set as EVP and COO for landslide win in presidential election in 4. Air Marshal Hemant Narayan Bhagwat Rwanda. AVSM VM is New Air Officer-in-charge 16. The US Senate has unanimously Administration (AOA) of Indian Air Force confirmed three Indian-Americans to key 5. US Senate confirms Christopher Wray government positions.Neil Chatterjee as to lead FBI replacing James Comey: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 6. Justice Krishna to head expert group on member and Vishal Amin as Intellectual Data Protection Framework for India. Property (IP) Enforcement 7. Shashi Tharoor will be the first chief of the Coordinator&Krishna Urs as the US All India Professionals‘ Congress. ambassador to Peru. Head Office - Chennai: #1, South Usman Road, T Nagar. Chennai. Mob: 9043303030 / 7601808080 7 Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore|www.raceinstitute.in Chennai RACE Coaching Institute Pvt Ltd Chennai | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | Chandigarh | Bangalore www.raceinstitute.in | www.bankersdaily.in

17. The AIFF (All India Football 3. Indian Air Force felicitates India Federation) named senior advocate women‟s cricketer Shikha Pandey: The Ushanath Banerjee as the chairman of a cricketer received a cheque and medal from special committee that will be dealing with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa at Air players‘ transfer disputes. Headquarters in New Delhi 18. Shri Prabhat Kumarpresent 4. 1. Veteran actor and national award Ambassador of India to Colombia has been winner Sharada has been selected for this appointed as the next Ambassador of India year‘s Prem Nazir Award. to the Republic of Kazakhstan. 19. Mohammad Mustafa was appointed as SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Chairman and Managing Director in Small 1. Scientists just created a flexible bio- Industries Development Bank of India glue for healing wounds at Harvard (SIDBI). University‘s Paulson School of Engineering 20. Former Union minister M Venkaiah and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in the US Naidu was elected as the next Vice-President of India. SPORTS 21. Economist Rajiv Kumar will be the new 1. Manju Kumari wins bronze medal at Jr Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. World Wrestling C'ship in Tampere, Finland. 22. Rana Sarkar, an Indo-Canadian 2. Punjab govt to appoint cricketer entrepreneur, has been appointed as Harmanpreet Kaur as DSP of Punjab Canada‘s Consul General in San Francisco . government. 3. Two Indian wrestlers, Veer Dev Gulia AWARDS and Ravinder, made it to the bronze medal 1. National Geographic Announces 2017 round of their respective weight categories Travel Photographer Of The Year. on day one of the Junior World Wrestling 2. Tata Power awarded for excellence in Championships in Tampere, Finland. cost management at the 14th National 4. Star spinner Ravindra Jadeja Awards for Excellence in Cost Management maintained pole position in the bowlers' list 2016. while India skipper Virat Kohli remained

static at fifth place in the batting charts in 12. Usain Bolt has been stunned as he the latest ICC Test Rankings released. finished third in the 100 meters Final of 5. In the batsmen's rankings, Cheteshwar World Athletics Championship at London Pujara is the top-ranked Indian at the which was won by Justin Gatlin. fourth position while opener Shikhar 13. Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh Dhawan climbed 21 places to be ranked retained the WBO Asia Pacific Super 39th. Middleweight title and win the WBO Oriental 6. Abhijeet Gupta finishes second in Super Middleweight title at Mumbai. Czech Open chess tournament at 14. Indian shooter Ankur Mittalclinched the Pardubidze in Czech Republic individual as well as the team gold medal in 7. Summer Olympics: Los Angeles agrees to men‘s double trap at the 7th Asian Shotgun host 2028 Games; Paris gets 2024 Championship at Astana, Kazakhstan. 8. Kuala Lumpur: Indian women's team beat 15. British athletics legend Mo Farah won his Malaysia 2-0 in international friendly match 10th successive global title claiming the at MP Selayang Stadium in Kuala Lumpur 10,000 metres world crown at the London 9. John Isner downs Harrison for fourth ATP Stadium. Atlanta title 16. ONGC won the91st MCC-Murugappa Gold 10. In Lagos International challenge in Cup hockey tournamentat the Mayor Nigeria, India‘s C Rahul Yadav clinched the Radhakrishnan Stadium. men‘s singles title while Manu Attri and B 17. 25-year-old player Neymar has been Sumeeth Reddy claimed the men‘s doubles bought for a staggering €222 million by Paris title. India‘s Mugdho Agrey finished as Saint Germain and created the record for runners-up in women‘s singles at the Molade Most expensive football player (soccer Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun player), in both single transfer & combined Stadium in Nigeria. transfer fees title. 11. The Indian pair of JoshnaChinappa and 18. Russian Ekaterina Makarova won the Dipika Pallikal Karthik settled for a bronze Women's Singles Citi Open Title in medal in the WSF World doubles squash Washington DC. championship in Manchester, England.

19. South Korea‘s Kim In-kyungclaimed the 4. August 7th 2017 - National Handloom women‘s British Open at Kings Barns, Day is being observed to give an impetus to Scotland for her first major title. the sector and encourage use of handmade 20. German Alexander Zverevclaimed loom in the country thefourth ATP title of the year with a commanding win over South African veteran Kevin Anderson at the Citi Open in Washington.

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