Current Affairs 21st July 2017

Current Affairs 21st July 2017

NATIONAL

• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched mAadhaar app for mobile
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation the state’s longest bridge and named it after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
• The new flag for Karnataka state has been designed
• Ram Nath Kovind becomes India’s 14th President

INTERNATIONAL

• Australia became the 35th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
• Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi tops poll of most powerful Arab women: Forbes
• Lahore High Court lifted a ban on the airing of Indian television serials in Pakistan
• Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been partially blocked in China

BANKING & ECONOMY

• The Bank of England unveiled a new polymer £10 note featuring 19th century novelist Jane Austen

AGREEMENT

• MoU between Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and Department of Defence Production

AWARD

• BJP leader L.K. Advani received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in Lok Sabha

SPORTS

• FIFA have lifted their ban on the Sudan Football Association