Current Affairs 19th July 2017
NATIONAL
- Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen released a book titled “Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives” at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Additional Charge of Ministry: Narendra Singh Tomar gets Urban Development ministry and Smriti Irani gets Information & broadcasting
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued instructions to all states to stop using bouquets to visit PM Modi
- BJP Leader Venkaiah Naidu files his nomination for Vice President
- Jammu & Kashmir government launches weekly festival ‘Cultrue of Cruise’ at Dal Lake
- The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the West Bengal government to host global business meet in November 2017
- Madhya Pradesh government is setting up ‘astro-OPDs’ in Bhopal
- A museum in honour of late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
INTERNATIONAL
- Indonesia has renamed part of South China Sea
BANKING & ECONOMY
- GST to be positive for auto, retail sector: Fitch
AGREEMENT
- Agreement between Erode-based Five P Venture India Private Ltd and Central Silk Board (CSB)
- Digital payments company MobiKwik has partnered with Samsung Pay
SPORTS
- 131st edition of the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament – Winners List
- Neel Joshi, Ananya Dabke win Dutch Open Junior Squash Championship
