Current Affairs 10th August 2017

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