Current Affairs 7th April 2017
NATIONAL:
- Rail Development Authority to be set up by Govt to fix train fares
- Diploma course ‘Purohityam’ to be launched by Madhya Pradesh govt for priesthood
- MoU with Aus for cooperation in healthcare got approval from govt
- UP govt to set up 25 medical colleges, 6 AIIMS like institutes in next five years
- 4320 elementary schools in Assam evaluated on 1st day of Gunotsav
- KSRTC to start service of essential public utilities delivery
- Union Cabinet approves Audio Visual Co-Production and five other agreements with Bangladesh
INTERNATIONAL:
- Meeting held between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping in Florida
- Cultural celebrations festival of India-UAE launched at Abu Dhabi
BANKING NEWS:
- RBI releases first bi-monthly monetary policy of 2017-18
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :
- Paytm may buy FreeCharge at 50% discount for $200 mn
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- NASA spacewoman Peggy Whitson got 3 months extension in orbit
APPOINTMENTS:
- Malvika Sinha appointed as new Executive Director of RBI
- NASSCOM appoints Raman Roy as new Chairman of for 2017-18
SPORTS NEWS:
- Virat Kohli named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016