Current Affairs 5th August 2017
NATIONAL
- National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the proposed merger between Bharti Airtel and Telenor India
- Aadi Perukku Festival Celebrated in Tamilnadu
- Government launched the 2nd AGRI-UDAAN program in New Delhi
- Centre proposes to set up 14 new AIIMS hospitals in the country
- Book Now, Pay Later Scheme For Tatkal Tickets has been launched by IRCTC
BANKING & ECONOMY
- Karnataka Bank has raised interest rates on savings bank account, 5% for Above 1 Core Deposit, 3% for below 1 lakh Deposit
- Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Raise NABARD’s Capital to Rs 30,000 crore
- India, ASEAN-5 more fetching to FDI than other emerging markets
- SBI to raise 2000 crore via BASEL- III bonds
AGREEMENT
- Agriculture Ministry signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) for setting up a regional centre of the global rice research institute IRRI in Varanasi
- US- India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) is being set up to enhance business relations between India and US
- Patanjali to teams up with Facebook, Google for online advertisement push
- MCX, Mahindra Agri sign MoU for agriculture related price information
APPOINTMENT
- Mohammad Mustafa was appointed as Chairman and Manging Director (CMD) in Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
- Punjab government appointed Indian women team cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur as a DSP in the state police
