Current Affairs 2nd September 2017

Current Affairs 2nd September 2017

NATIONAL

• President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard is on the three-day visit to India
• Goa chief minister Manohar Parrrikar launched an online Public Grievance Redressal System at the state secretariat.
• Gobindobhog Rice from Burdwan district of West Bengal Gets Geographical Indication Status
• Jammu and Kashmir government to set up Eco-Park in Rajouri district.
• Nungthaang Tampak becomes North East’s first 100 % computer literate village

INTERNATIONAL

• Sushma Swaraj meets Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo to discuss bilateral issues

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Almost 99% of demonetised notes back in system: RBI report

APPOINTMENT

• Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed as New CAG of India
• R.K. Raghavan has been appointed as New High Commissioner of India to Cyprus
• Sunil Arora has been Appointed as Election Commissioner of India
• PV Sindhu was appointed the first brand ambassador of tyre maker Bridgestone India
• Tata Sons names Roopa Purushothaman as Chief Economist & Head of Policy Advocacy

AWARD

• The Reliance Foundation was rewarded with the prestigious Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan.