Current Affairs 4th July 2016

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National News:

  • Rajasthan now wants more daughters as child sex ration comes down
  • President inaugurates smart model village pilot project
  • Religious Texts to be included in Haryana School Curriculum
  • Assam to introduce file tracking system for transparency
  • Rs.5,000 cr. Central aid sought for Mission Kakatiya
  • Govt cancels Rs.200cr green fine on Adani: Reports

International News:

  • India’s rank falls to 75 on money in Swiss bank
  • Saudi Arabia is keen on expanding its investments in China’s energy industry, according to its Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih

Banking:

  • SBI secures over Rs 4,000 crore from World Bank for solar programme
  • MEA, MSDE sign pact to skill Indians seeking overseas jobs

Business and Economy:

  • New FDI rules: Liberty Videocon Gen Insurance to get Rs 310 cr
  • India’s pharma industry expected to grow to $55 bn by 2020
  • MEA, MSDE sign pact to skill Indians seeking overseas jobs
  • Alibaba launches system to remove fake products

Science and Technology:

  • TRAI launches ‘MySpeed’ app to check internet speed on smartphones

Sports:

  • Chinappa enters top 10 in World Squash Rankings
  • India will host the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts League from August 26 to October 1
  • Novak Djokovic knocked out of Wimbledon
  • Relief for Ailing Hockey Legend Mohammed Shahid as Sports Ministry Announces Rs 10 Lakh Grant
  • Michael Phelps Books Third Rio Berth with 100m Butterfly Victory

Obituary:

  • Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87
  • Former French prime minister Michel Rocard dies