Current Affairs 26th July 2017

Current Affairs 26th July 2017

NATIONAL

• Union Government has launched the Mobile App for Road Maintenance “Aarambh”
• Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Shrikant Sharma launched free power connection schemes for BPL families at 624 places across the state
• Maharashtra government has lifted the ban on the sale of paan masala
• India has ranked 132nd out of 152 countries in Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index
• Amitabh Bachchan‘s role as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador has been extended for two more years
• Ram Nath Kovind took office as country’s 14th President

INTERNATIONAL

• World’s first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland
• UN has selected Dubai as the data hub for the Middle East North Africa and South Asia (MENASA)

AGREEMENT

• Airports Authority of India (AAI), has signed an MoU with Government of Uttarakhand on aviation development

DEFENCE

• US Navy commissioned world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford

SPORT

• India skipper Mithali Raj was chosen as the captain of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 team by the ICC
• Boxer Sachin Siwach wins Gold at Commonwealth Youth Games