Current Affairs 5th August 2017

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