Current Affairs 21st January 2017

Current Affairs 21st January 2017

NATIONAL:

• A stand in Eden Gardens to be named after Sourav Ganguly
• Rs. 500 crore requested by Karnataka CM from Centre for Jain festival
• Himachal Pradesh declared Dharamshala as second capital of the state
• Transcend 2017 to be hosted in SIBM Pune on January 20-22
• Rs 2,207cr fund announced by central govt to J&K as special assistance during current financial year
• 1st strategic dialogue takes place between India and UAE today
• Over Rs. 1,300 cr got sanctioned from World Bank to Tripura for power infra

INTERNATIONAL:

• Malaysia  govt announces cash reward for information about missing MH370
• Donald Trump today sworn in as 45th President of United States of America
• Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow’s resolution got backed by UN Security Council

BANKING NEWS:

• Net profit of Axis Bank plunges 73 per cent in December quarter
• Under GST, up to Rs. 2 crore of tax evasion is a bailable offence

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• NPCI requests ICICI to allow transaction from Flipkart’s PhonePe
• First flight to take off in February 2017 under UDAN scheme

APPOINTMENTS:

• Alok Verma present Delhi police commissioner, appointed as a new CBI chief

SPORTS NEWS:

• 2nd edition of Pro Wrestling League title won by Punjab Royals
• Indian footballer Jayesh Raimalani signs for Barcelona-based football team