Current Affairs 21st August 2017

Current Affairs 21st August 2017

NATIONAL

• ‘Champions of Change’ Initiative Organised by NITI Aayog
• 40 percent reservation for girls at planned Navodaya schools: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
• Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched ‘Swachh Uttar Pradesh, Swasth Uttar Pradesh’ campaign

INTERNATIONAL

• Italy to host fall G-7 interior Ministers summit on security

BANKING & ECONOMY

• RBI will shortly issue Rs 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series
• Aadhar must for subsidised farm loans: RBI
• Karur Vysya Bank inaugurates AADHAAR enrolment centre in Chennai

AGREEMENT

• GeM and CII sign MoU to establish GeMSamvad
• Nepal and China has signed three pacts to boost their ties in power and energy sectors

OBITUARY

• Former Advocate General of Kerala MK Damodaran passes away