Current Affairs 22nd July 2017

Current Affairs 22nd July 2017

NATIONAL

• Arun Jaitley released the National Trade Facilitation Action Plan
• India’s first Eco-bridges for the movement of tigers in Telangana
• Telangana government launched a special portal called “Janahitha”
• President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Bicentenary celebration of Paika Rebellion of Odisha

INTERNATIONAL

• India-Japan agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Google has launched ‘Hire’, a recruiting app for small- and medium-sized businesses
• ICICI Bank offers up to Rs 15 lakh instant personal loan via ATMs
• SEBI has entered into a pact with the ESMA for information exchange on CCPs

DEFENCE

• MoU between Indian Army and DRDO to raise MRSAM defence system
• Indian Navy’s second LCU Mark IV L52 ship was formally launched in Kolkata, West Bengal

SPORTS

• Kamal Haasan to be brand ambassador of Tamil Thalaivas

OBITUARY

• American rock band Linkin Park’s lead vocalist Chester Bennington (41) died by committing suicide.