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

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