The government has hiked the ceiling for the OBC creamy layer from Rs. 6 lakh per annum to Rs. 8 lakh per annum for central government jobs
Supreme Court Declares Right to Privacy as Fundamental Right
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the renaming of the new Central Sector Scheme- SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) as “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)” for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle.
Sushma Swaraj to Inaugurate First Videsh Bhavan in Mumbai
Andhra Pradesh First to Implement Bharat QR Digital Payments
INTERNATIONAL:
8 MOUs signed between India and Nepal
A two-day Meeting of Heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States begun at Choplon Ata in Kyrgyz Republic.
BANKING NEWS:
Of the 56 regional rural banks (RRBs),Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank and Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank recorded net profit of more than Rs 150 crore during 2016-17.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
Alibaba’s Jack Ma is Asia’s Richest Man: Forbes
TRAI Signs Deal with Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission
Microsoft Launches ‘Project Brainwave’ for Real-Time AI
APPOINTMENTS:
Government Announces Rajiv Bansal as New Air India CMD
Ajay Vipin Nanavati is New Syndicate Bank Chairman
SPORTS:
Wayne Rooney, England’s Record Goalscorer, Retires