Current Affairs 4th July 2016

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