Current Affairs 19th July 2017

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