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Current Affairs 7th August 2017 – National, International and Various Updates
Important News
- From 1st October Aadhaar number is mandatory for the registration of death.
- For Development of North-Eastern Region, the first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination forum took place in New Delhi.
- Arun Jaitley the Finance Minister announces new ETF Bharat -22 Sectoral Cap set at 20%.
- Akshay Kumar the Bollywood actor is the brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in UP.
- Rajiv Kumar the next vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
- Qatar becomes first Arab Country to offer permanent residency to noncitizens.
- Indus Bank became the 6th Indian Bank whose market capitalisation score past the Rupee 1 Lakh crore-mark.
- Vijender Singh beats Zulipkar Maimaitiali to win WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title.
- Harry Potter actor Robert Hardy dies at the age of 91.
- Maharastra Government dedicates 10 motorbike ambulances.
- Jayanth Sinha in Bengaluru launches the India’s First Heli-taxi service.
National News – 7th August 2017 Current Affairs
For Development of North-Eastern Region, the first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination forum took place in New Delhi.
- The First Meeting of Japan-India Coordination Form for Development of North-Eastern Region took place in New Delhi.
- The aim of this meeting is that they discussed the Connectivity and Road development.
- This road connectivity is for Inter State Roads & Major District roads.
- They also had a discussion about the Disaster Management, Food Processing, Organic Farming.
Maharastra Government dedicates 10 motorbike ambulances
- Chief Minister of Maharastra Devendra Fdnavis dedicates 10 motorbikes ambulances with primary facilities to help patients during an emergency situation.
- Due to huge traffic in Mumbai, the government of Maharastra has taken this step of motorbike ambulances.
- CM said that it will help the people who are in emergency cases.
Jayanth Sinha in Bengaluru launches the India’s First Heli-taxi service.
- Bengaluru will become the first city in the country to provide a helicopter taxi service.
- The Civil Aviation Minister Jayanth Sinha made an announcement about this.
- The service will be operated by Thumby Aviation Private Limited who has partnered with Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
- It will be in operation from Kempegowda International Airport and the Electronic City Area.
Latest Current Events – International News
Qatar becomes first Arab Country to offer permanent residency to noncitizens.
- Qatar cabinet made an approval a draft law making permanent residency available to some non-citizens.
- With this Qatar becomes the first Gulf Arab state to make permanent residency available to some non-citizens.
7th August 2017 Current Affairs – Economy Updates
Indus Bank became the 6th Indian Bank whose market capitalisation score past the Rupee 1 Lakh crore-mark.
- Indus Bank is the sixth Indian Bank to Join the elite club of lenders that have seen their market capitalisation.
- They have seen the market capitalisation soar past the Rs 1 trillion mark.
- HDFC Bank is the country most valued bank with a market cap of Rs 4.6 trillion.
- Reliance Industries in India’s is the most valued company in the market.
Today latest Gk Updates – Appointments News
Rajiv Kumar the next vice chairman of NITI Aayog – 7th August 2017 Current Affairs
- Dr Rajiv Kumar takes the appointment as the new vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
- This comes after the five days of the Vice chairman Arvind Panagariya made an announcement that he is quitting.
- Kumar is currently the founding director of Pahle India Foundation.
- He is the chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics in Pune.
Akshay Kumar the Bollywood actor is the brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in UP.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made an announcement of the appointment of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador.
- He made an announcement that Akshay Kumar is the brand Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the state.
Sports News – Gk Quiz Updates
Vijender Singh beats Zulipkar Maimaitiali to win WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title.
- Indian Star Vijender Singh defeats Zulipikar Maimaitail of China to retain his WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
- The Haryana Pugilist has extended his winning streak in the professional arena to nine bouts
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