Current Affairs 3rd August 2017

Current Affairs 3rd August 2017

NATIONAL

• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya resigns from his position
• Mukesh Ambani Becomes Asia’s Second-Richest Person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
• Supreme Court of India imposed a ban on the use of five harmful metals in fire crackers
• PM Modi announces Rs.2,350 crore relief package for floods in North East region
• Measles, mumps and rubella vaccination campaign launched in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh
• RCEP trade negotiating Committee meeting held in Hyderabad

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Airtel Payment Bank joined hand with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for ATM services
• RBI cuts policy rate by 25 basis points to 6%

APPOINTMENT

• Sameer Garde named Cisco president for India, Saarc region
• Gen. Abhay Krishna new Eastern Command chief

DEFENCE

• China opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti