Current Affairs 13th July 2017
NATIONAL
- The new name for urban development & housing ministry is Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
- National Green Tribunal banned the use of ‘Chinese’ kite strings, made of nylon
- AICTE has made it mandatory for engineering students to participate in one of five extracurricular activities
- Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao to launch massive plantation drive
- Punjab government teachers can seek leave online soon
- President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Maharashtra, first state in the country to launch free injectable contraceptive for women
- Tamil Nadu has reported its first case of Zika virus
- Karnataka Government constituted a 9-member committee to study the possibility of designing a separate state flag
BANKING & ECONOMY
- Axis Bank has entered into collaboration with Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate trade with Latin America and the Caribbean.
AGREEMENT
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an MoU for the financial year 2017-18 with the Ministry of Defence
APPOINTMENT
- U.S. treasury veteran Randal Quarles has been nominated by Donald Trump to oversee banking system
- Leslie Thng is the new CEO of Vistara
SPORT
- Ravi Shastri has been appointed as the new head coach of Indian cricket team
OBITUARY
- India’s noted cartoonist Mangesh Tendulkar passed away
