Current Affairs 28th July 2017
NATIONAL
- Microsoft has officially launched ‘Kaizala’ app
- Government has implemented the “Seekho aur Kamao” scheme
- Narendra Modi inaugurated the former President, APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial at Pei Karumbu in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
- Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 6th time
- Uttarakhand records second highest tiger count in India
BANKING & ECONOMY
- SIDBI has started full-fledged merchant banking operations to benefit MSMEs
- Cabinet approves revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Adobe announced that it will stop updating and distributing Flash Player plug-in by the end of 2020
APPOINTMENT
- Ajay Kanwal has been appointed as the new CEO of Janalakshmi Financial Services
- Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Indias Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Axis Bank acquires Snapdeal-owned mobile payments provider FreeCharge for Rs. 385 crore
SPORT
- AIBA has announced that India will host their first Men’s World Championship in 2021
OBITUARY
- Dharam Singh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away
