Current Affairs 16th August 2017
NATIONAL
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the live twitter wall for promoting Bharat Ke Veer portal
- Indian government has directed internet majors to immediately remove the links of dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge
- Nation Tribute to Sri Aurobindo on 145th Birth Anniversary
- 9 year old Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest person to reach the 6,153 metres-high Mt Stok Kangri in Kashmir
- No Gandhi Jayanti holiday this year in Rajasthan state-run universities
- India-ASEAN Youth Summit Begins in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Lalit Modi has resigned as president of the Nagaur District Association, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA)
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launched “Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra” an initiative providing job opportunities to unemployed youth
- Odisha Government and Facebook Launches ‘SheMeansBusiness’ Program
APPOINTMENT
- Earthport appoints Sandeep Gupta as new India Head
AWARD
- 112 Gallantry Awards have been approved by the President Ram Nath Kovind for the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces
- Indian Army’s T-90 Performance in Tank Biathlon Russia 2017
SPORT
- The greatest sprinter of modern times, Usain Bolt from Jamaica retired from the Athletics
- Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for five-match by the Spanish football federation
- India bagged two gold in the 6th Golden Glove Women’s Boxing Tournament at Vojvodina, Serbia
