Current Affairs 23rd August 2017
NATIONAL:
- Myanmar’s Air Force commander-in-chief calls on Arun Jaitley
- Union Government launches Digital Police under CCTNS project
- ICMR, Health Ministry ink MoU with IVI for vaccine R&D
INTERNATIONAL:
- Angola gears up for historic vote as President Jose prepares to step down after 38 years
- US will deepen its strategic partnership with India: Trump
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Google launches Android 8.0 named ‘Oreo’
- Essar Oil completes $13 billion deal with Rosneft, Trafigura
- Infosys drops out of India’s top 10 most valued companies
- FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy displayed at India Gate
- FDI jumps 37% to 10.4 billion USD during April-June 2017
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- NASA plans to extract oxygen from atmosphere on Mars
APPOINTMENTS:
- Uber India appoints Vishpala Reddy as Chief People’s Officer
SPORTS NEWS:
- Shapath Bharadwaj wins bronze at Junior Shotgun World Cup
