Current Affairs 4th January 2017

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Current Affairs 4th January 2017

NATIONAL:

  • NTR Arogya Raksha Scheme Launches in Andhra Pradesh
  • PM inaugurates Indian Science Congress in Tirupati
  • Maharashtra: Digi-Dhan Mela begins today in Mumbai
  • Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Convention to open on 7th of Jan in Bengaluru
  • Minority Affairs Ministry celebrates Swachchhata Pakhwada
  • Mobile app for Indian Merchant Navy officers launched
  • GST Council meeting underway in New Delhi

INTERNATIONAL:

  • India, Sri Lanka agree to set SOPs to solve fishermen issues
  • Pakistan’s landmark Hindu marriage bill inches closer to enactment
  • India 3rd among nations offering highest salaries to expats
  • Google doodle remembers Savitribai Phule on her 186th birth anniversary

BANKING NEWS:

  • RBI asks banks to supply 40% currency to rural areas

BUSINESS NEWS:

  • Bank of Baroda ties up with CNX Corporation

APPOINTMENTS:

  • David R Syiemlieh appointed new UPSC chairman

AWARDS AND HONORS:

  • PSPCL AWARDED BY CBIP

SPORTS NEWS:

  • Table tennis Olympic champion Li Xiaoxia announces retirement

OBITUARY:  

  • K V Pusa, former NPCC President and Minister, passes away
  • Karnataka minister HS Mahadeva Prasad dies