Current Affairs 7th August 2017

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NATIONAL

  • Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for the registration of death from 1st of October
  • The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held in New Delhi
  • Bihar Government announced Compulsory retirement for non-performing teachers and education officials above 50
  • India’s First Heli-taxi service launched by MoS for Civil Aviation Jayanth Sinha in Bengaluru
  • Maharashtra government dedicated 10 motorbike ambulances

INTERNATIONAL

  • Qatar becomes first Arab country to offer permanent residency to non-citizens

BANKING & ECONOMY

  • Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announces new ETF-Bharat-22, Sectoral cap set at 20%
  • IndusInd Bank became the 6th Indian bank whose market capitalisation soared past the Rupee 1 lakh crore-mark

APPOINTMENT

  • Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the 13th Vice President of India
  • Rajiv Kumar will be the next Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
  • Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in UP

SPORT

  • Vijender Singh beats Zulpikar Maimaitiali to win WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title
  • Neymar signs world record deal with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

OBITUARY

  • Robert Hardy, Harry Potter actor, dies at 91