Current Affairs 30th August 2017

Current Affairs 30th August 2017

NATIONAL

• Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from China
• Prime Minister NarendraModi dedicates to nation 11 completed highway projects in Rajasthan

INTERNATIONAL

• World’s Toughest Law against Plastic Bags has been imposed in Kenya
• United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), reported that the island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016

BANKING & ECONOMY

• EPFO to cut investments in AAA bonds: Minister Bandaru Dattatreya

AGREEMENT

• BhartiAirtel, entered into a partnership with Symantec Corp
• India and Germanysigned an agreement to Improve Grid Integration of Renewable Energy

APPOINTMENT

• DaraKhosrowshahi has been appointed as the New CEOUber
• Ranbir Singh has been appointed as new commissioner of EDMC

AWARD

• Nitasha Biswas, a transwoman from Kolkata was crowned the first Miss TransQueen India

SPORT

• Indian U-15 Football Team Wins SAFF Championships

OBITUARY

• Olympian Footballer Ahmed Khan Passes Away