Current Affairs 29th July 2017

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