Current Affairs 30th July 2017

Current Affairs 30th July 2017

NATIONAL

• Union Minister of Science & Technology Harshvardhan launched an app “India Quake”
• Niti Aayog cleared 6 proposals of the transport ministry to improve public transport
• Harshvardhan launched an app “Sagar Vani” on the occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences

INTERNATIONAL

• Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan over Panama Papers verdict

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• RBI sets up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) receives final nod from RBI to function as Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit

AGREEMENT

• BSE joined hands with Egyptian Exchange (EGX) for cooperation in exchange of information across business areas

APPOINTMENT

• Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu has been appointed a Group-I officer in Andhra Pradesh

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket called ‘Simorgh’ into space

SPORT

• Indonesia to host AFC U-19 championship 2018
• Indian golfer Diksha Dagar won a Silver medal in Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey