Current Affairs 17th July 2016

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National News:

  • Nabam Tuki resigns as Arunachal Pradesh CM
  • Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to approve setting up of Happiness Department
  • Parliamentary affairs committee reshuffled
  • ‘India ranks 3rd on business optimism index’
  • ‘Ramayana month’ begins in Kerala
  • 96% rural electrification completed in Odisha
  • India, EU review progress of FTA negotiations
  • Over 14 lakh LPG connections released under PMUY

International News:

  • US 1st to open high-band spectrum for 5G network
  • Bullet trains cross at record speed of 420 kmph
  • Nepal PM to face no-confidence motion
  • Adults-only ice cream van launched in UK

New Appointments:

  • ZopNow’s CEO Mukesh Singh steps down

Books & Authors:

  • A book titled Courage & Commitment: An Autobiography by Margaret Alva.,Via this book, Alva narrates her forty-year career under four Prime Ministers, namely Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, PV NarasimhaRao and Manmohan Singh

Awards & Honours :

  • Aziz 1st Indian-American to get Emmy nomination
  • Cook becomes most prolific opener in Test cricket
  • World 1st hospital train completes 25 yearrs of service
  • UNESCO declared the Nalanda University in Bihar a World Heritage Site
  • Four Indian women bikers complete 10,000 km trip to 10 Asian countries

Business & Economy:

  • Tata Advanced Systems signs deal with Bell Helicopter
  • Travel Boutique Online partners with Fxkart.com

Science & Technology :

  • Food Ink, which claims to be the world’s first 3D printing restaurant, is coming to London between July 25 and July 27