Current Affairs 8th April 2017

Current Affairs 8th April 2017

NATIONAL:

• Bill on allowing bullock cart races passed in Maharashtra Assembly passes
• Goods and Services Tax Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
• 47th Regional News Unit of AIR commissioned at Visakhapatnam
• Bangladesh PM arrives on four-day India visit
• 3-day National Children’s Film Festival inaugurated today at Vishakhapatnam
• 2-day national TB summit starts today in Dharamshala
• Awareness program on promoting digital payments to be organised by UP govt on 14th April
• Maharashtra Cabinet approves draft Bill of Journalists Protection Act
• Deendayal Rasoi Yojna to be launched by Madhya Pradesh govt to provide food at subsidized rate to poor

INTERNATIONAL:

• US President orders US flags to fly at half-mast in honour of astronaut John Glenn
• Constitution for election signed by Thai king

BANKING NEWS:

• RBI cuts clearance time to be faster NEFT transfers
• Ban on cash transactions of over Rs 2 lakh not applicable for bank, post office withdrawals

AGREEMENTS:

• Defence deals worth over 2 billion dollar signed between India & Israel

APPOINTMENTS:

• Two foreign coaches appointed by Sports Ministry for athletics

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

• 64th National Film Awards announced

SPORTS NEWS:

• India moved 31 places up to attain 101st rank best FIFA ranking in 20 yrs
• Pakistan cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq announces retirement from Test cricket
• PV Sindhu reaches career-best World No.2 ranking