Current Affairs 7th May 2017

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