7-member panel formed to end Nepal parliament deadlock
Home Ministry team to visit valley to probe attack on CRPF
Maharashtra govt announces housing concessions for EWS
Agriculture Minister launches app for Bihar farmers
Centre to invest Rs 1,000 cr for 750-bedded AIIMS in Assam
International News:
lItaly and Netherlands to share Security Council seat in a ‘show of unity’
Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden elected non-permanent UNSC members
The cleanest village in Asia, Mawlynnong, is situated in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya
Sweden inaugurates world’s first electric road
US, Canada, Mexico to commit 50% clean energy by 2025
New Appointments:
Montella named as new AC Milan manager
Noor Huda Roslan and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin appointed as Shariah High Court judges in Malaysia
U C Maheshwari sworn-in as new deputy Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh
Banking:
SBI to raise $1.5 billion by issuing bonds
United Bank remains cautious on corporate lending, aims at 30% retail loan growth this fiscal
Gross NPAs rise to 7.6% in 2015-16: RBI
Business and Economy:
Amazon launches two data centres in India
Paytm ties up with Suzuki Motorcycle for easy booking of two-wheeler models
India up 19 ranks in World Bank logistics report
Quality analysis: CIMFR, power developers, coal miners ink MoU
EPFO aims to cover all workers under provident fund, pension by 2030
Books and Author:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland” in New Delhi
Awards and Honours:
Viswanathan Anand honoured with ‘Honoris Causa’ Doctor of Science degree
Indian-origin Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other Indian-Americans are among the 42 US nationals honoured with this years prestigious “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award
Science and Technology:
Google brings Earth into better focus
CarDekho.com launches battery research portal ‘BatteryDekho’
Most powerful rocket by NASA set for journey to Mars
Sports:
Argentina women win record seventh Champions Trophy title
Indian men’s hockey team jumps to fifth place in FIH (International Hockey Federation) rankings
Indore to host first ever Test, no day-night Test in NZ series
Serena gets her 80th win at the AELTC
Obituary:
Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley’s first guitarist, dies at 84