Current Affairs 28th July 2017

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