Current Affairs 26th September 2017

Current Affairs 26th September 2017

NATIONAL

• Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu declared the year of 2017 as e-Pragati year
• India, US, Afghanistan Join Hands for 1st Trade Show in Delhi
• President Ram Nath Kovind’s First Foreign Trip will be to Ethiopia and Djibouti

INTERNATIONAL

• China’s Hui Ka Yan Becomes Asia’s Richest Man according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List
• MC Mary Kom, First Indian to be AIBA Representative at IOC Athletes’ Forum
• Angela Merkel Wins 4th Term as Chancellor of Germany

BANKING & ECONOMY

• RBI announced that Masala bonds will be treated as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)

APPOINTMENT

• Former home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi took over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

AWARDS

• C.N.R. Rao Chosen for International Honour for Materials Research
• Rajkummar Rao Bags GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) Actor of the Year Award

SPORT

• Sports Ministry Recommends P.V. Sindhu for Padma Bhushan
• ICC Launches Anti-Corruption Probe into Sri Lanka Cricket