Current Affairs 4th January 2017

Current Affairs 4th January 2017

NATIONAL:

• NTR Arogya Raksha Scheme Launches in Andhra Pradesh
• PM inaugurates Indian Science Congress in Tirupati
• Maharashtra: Digi-Dhan Mela begins today in Mumbai
• Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Convention to open on 7th of Jan in Bengaluru
• Minority Affairs Ministry celebrates Swachchhata Pakhwada
• Mobile app for Indian Merchant Navy officers launched
• GST Council meeting underway in New Delhi

INTERNATIONAL:

• India, Sri Lanka agree to set SOPs to solve fishermen issues
• Pakistan’s landmark Hindu marriage bill inches closer to enactment
• India 3rd among nations offering highest salaries to expats
• Google doodle remembers Savitribai Phule on her 186th birth anniversary

BANKING NEWS:

• RBI asks banks to supply 40% currency to rural areas

BUSINESS NEWS:

• Bank of Baroda ties up with CNX Corporation

APPOINTMENTS:

• David R Syiemlieh appointed new UPSC chairman

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• PSPCL AWARDED BY CBIP

SPORTS NEWS:

• Table tennis Olympic champion Li Xiaoxia announces retirement

OBITUARY:  

• K V Pusa, former NPCC President and Minister, passes away
• Karnataka minister HS Mahadeva Prasad dies