Current Affairs 29th July 2017
NATIONAL
- India’s first bullet train project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail, will be inaugurated this September
- PM Narendra Modi-led cabinet cleared the New Wage Code Bill
- Mumbai Metro announced the launch of India’s first Mobile Ticketing System ‘OnGo’
INTERNATIONAL
- Amazon’s Jeff Bezos briefly overtakes Gates to become world’s richest
AGREEMENT
- Tax authorities of the five BRICS countries have signed a landmark document to facilitate taxation cooperation
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance have signed an agreement for the distribution of insurance products
APPOINTMENT
- Axis Bank has re-appointed Shikha Sharma as MD & CEO
SPORT
- Ajay Singh has won the bronze medal in Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at Kathmandu
- Virender Sehwag and P T Usha named in 12-member Committee to pick this year’s Khel Ratna and ArjunaAwardees
DEFENCE
- China and Russia held their First Joint Naval Drill in the Baltic Sea
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Facebook TV is set to launch online in mid-August
OBITUARY
- Bollywood actor Inder Kumar passes away
