Current Affairs 23rd August 2017

Current Affairs 23rd August 2017

NATIONAL:

• Myanmar’s Air Force commander-in-chief calls on Arun Jaitley
• Union Government launches Digital Police under CCTNS project
• ICMR, Health Ministry ink MoU with IVI for vaccine R&D

INTERNATIONAL:

• Angola gears up for historic vote as President Jose prepares to step down after 38 years
• US will deepen its strategic partnership with India: Trump

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Google launches Android 8.0 named ‘Oreo’
• Essar Oil completes $13 billion deal with Rosneft, Trafigura
• Infosys drops out of India’s top 10 most valued companies
• FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy displayed at India Gate
• FDI jumps 37% to 10.4 billion USD during April-June 2017

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• NASA plans to extract oxygen from atmosphere on Mars

APPOINTMENTS:

• Uber India appoints Vishpala Reddy as Chief People’s Officer

SPORTS NEWS:

• Shapath Bharadwaj wins bronze at Junior Shotgun World Cup