Current Affairs 2nd July 2017
NATIONAL
- PM Modi to address CA day celebrations of ICAI
- Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is now turned into “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj”
INTERNATIONAL
- Russia extends ban on Western food imports for another 18 months
BANKING & ECONOMY
- India has contributed $500,000 to the UN Peacebuilding Fund
- The government has lowered interest rate on small saving schemes by 0.1 per cent for the July- September quarter
AWARD
- 2 Indian-Americans to be honoured with Great Immigrants award
APPOINTMENT
- S.N. Subrahmanyan takes charge as the CEO and MD of Larsen & Toubro
- US President Donald Trump has nominated Krishna R. Urs to be the ambassador to Peru
AGREEMENT
- Agreement between BHEL and KHI (Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd) for manufacturing coaches for metro trains
SPORT
- Rahul Dravid has extended his contract as the coach of the U-19 and ‘A’ teams for a two year term.
