Current Affairs 7th May 2017
NATIONAL:
- Punjab govt makes Aadhar cards mandatory for all financial assistance schemes
- Govt working towards transforming India into digitally empowered nation: RaviShankar
- Consultation on effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, POCSO Act beginsin Jaipur
- Haryana govt to offer meals at subsidised rates for workers
- Odisha govt increases pension of freedom fighters
- India’s First Private Sector Small Arms Manufacturing Plant Inaugurated
- TRAI to launch app for users to rate call quality
- Biggest Combing Operation in 15 years conducted in South Kashmir
- Madhya Pradesh Assembly declares Narmada living entity
- Facebook launches Express WiFi in India
- Centre declares entire Assam as ‘disturbed’ area under AFSPA
INTERNATIONAL
- Nepal’s Supreme Court orders reinstatement of Chief Justice Sushila Karki
- Russia blocks China’s social media app WeChat
- Russia, Turkey and Iran Sign Deal on Safe Zones in Syria
- China to launch its own encyclopedia as a rival to Wikipedia
BANKING NEWS
- RBI makes substantial changes in norms for dealing with stressed loan
- Know About: The NABARD (Amendment) Bill, 2017
- RBI tightens Rules for JLFs
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Forex Reserves Touch Life Time High of $372.73 billion
- Reliance, SAP launch ‘SARAL GST’ solution for taxpayers
- Quikr acquires home services start-up ‘Zimmber’
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Kashmir based Saqib Majeed has bagged 2016 Wisden-MCC Cricket ‘Photograph of the Year’ Award
APPOINTMENTS:
- Pratap Bhanu Mehta appointed Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University
SPORTS NEWS:
- India’s Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan reach final of Asian Boxing Championships
- Sindhu awarded 2014 CWG medal prize money 3 years after win
