Current Affairs 17th July 2016

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