Current Affairs 26th August 2017
NATIONAL:
- Digital Haryana Summit to be held at Gurugram
- For use of ‘postcard’ Paytm gets notice from India Post
- To help with competitive tests Maharashtra launches web portal
- Karnataka govt formulate a policy to promote electric vehicles
- Niti Aayog: Good prospects for India to achieve over 8 % growth in 2-3 years
- On 2 day visit,Nepal PM SherBahadurDeuba to reach Hyderabad
- PM Modi pitches for creating digital villages for rural sector development
- UIDAI CEO: Aadhaar-PAN linkage to continue
- For Karnataka farmers,Microsoft India to develop ‘farm price forecasting model’
- Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches rooftop solar programme
- 2nd round of bidding for UDAN launched by Civil Aviation Ministry
INTERNATIONAL:
- World’s longest commercial flight to be announced by Qantas Airways
- To overcome obstacles and develop relationship between countries, Trump calls Fattah al-Sisi
- The United States to install radar systems in Palau
- For mining Brazil opens Amazon national reserve
BANKING NEWS:
- SBI’s Arundhati Bhattacharya invited to join Infosys board
- In just 24 hours Digital currency Ripple rises 70%
- RBI issues new Rs 200, Rs 50 notes
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- To allow bookings at kiosks -Ola, Uber tie up with airports
- Bill Gates backs startup which grows clean meat
- Snapchat to launch original scripted shows
AGREEMENTS:
- India, Nepal to expedite various joint infrastructure projects
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- Ronaldo first to win UEFA Best Player of the Year thrice
APPOINTMENTS:
- Nandan Nilekani appointed Chairman of Infosys board
- Amit Shah, Smriti Irani sworn in as Rajya Sabha MPs
SPORTS NEWS:
- England striker Wayne Rooney retires from international football
- 20-yr-old wins 10,000m silver at World University Games
- Dhoni, Bhuvi record India’s highest 8th wicket ODI stand
- England to host 2018 International Table Tennis Federation Team World Cup
- PV Sindhu rises a spot, K. Srikanth slips in latest badminton rankings