Current Affairs 10th August 2017
NATIONAL
- 8th meeting of Regional Technical Group on Trade, Commerce and Investment CBM of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process held in New Delhi
- Flipkart has launched ‘Budding Star Programme’, an exclusive programme aimed at Flipkart employees
- India has celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement
- Government gives funds to States/UTs under NAM to develop AYUSH System of Medicine
- India’s first micro forest being built in Chhattisgarh
- NITI Aayog announces partnership with 6 states to transform Health & Edu sectors
- The Goa Legislative Assemblypassed a bill which reclassifies coconut as a `tree’
- Amazon India has signed a MoU with the Telangana Department of Handloom and Textiles
- Dawn of cruise tourism in India was inaugurated in Mumbai
PRACTICE MCQ QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S CURRENT AFFAIRS
BANKING & ECONOMY
- Indian Railways has earned additional revenue of Rs 540 crore in less than a year through the flexi fare scheme
AGREEMENT
- Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles UK have announced a global partnership
APPOINTMENT
- Hritik Roshan has been signed as a brand ambassador by a health and wellness startup Cure.fit
- Union government appointed Justice Dipak Misra as the next Chief Justice of India
- Indian American Dilip Chauhan has been appointed as Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in New York’s Nassau county
AWARDS
- Indian-origin actor Dev Patel to be honored with Asia Society Game Changers Award
SPORT
- Kynan Chenai wins bronze at 7th Asian Shotgun Championship
OBITUARY
- Ex-MP Vishvjit P Singh passed away
- BJP MP and former Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat passes away
