Current Affairs 1st February 2017
NATIONAL:
- Attendance of Delhi university student to be tracked through app
- New software to be used by Delhi police to predict crime hotspots
- To keep children off tobacco usage , Haryana govt issues challans
- Madhya Pradesh signs MoU with MakeMyTrip to promote homestays
- Economic Survey projects GDP to grow at 6.75 to 7.5% during next financial year
- NDRF greeted by PM Narendra Modi on its 12th Raising Day
- Centre clarifies Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has no provision for individual cash transfer component
INTERNATIONAL:
- Word ‘Islamic’ is removed from country’s name by New Gambia Prez
- Bill on H-1B Visa reform got introduced in US House of Representatives
- Invitation by India for South Asian Speakers’ Summit declined by Pakistan
BANKING NEWS:
- Cash withdrawal limits from ATMs to be withdrawn from February 1 : RBI
- Pilot services starts by India Post Payments Bank with interest rate up to 5.5%
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Shares of Idea Cellular raised by 29% in a day on Vodafone merger talks
APPOINTMENTS:
- SC appoints new members for administrating BCCI
- Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat appointed as a new chairperson of AU Commission
SPORTS NEWS:
- Abul Hossain of Siliguri won Kolkata Marathon