Current Affairs 8th July 2017

NATIONAL

• Anti-hijacking law comes into effect a notification issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry
• India has declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8)
• GST to be part of UP higher education syllabus
• Odisha government signs Expression of Intent (EOI) with IAAF & AFI to establish High Performance Academy

INTERNATIONAL

• India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cyber security index
• The European Parliament has approved a first-ever cooperation deal between the EU and Cuba

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Indus OS partners with YES Bank to launch OS-integrated UPI platform
• Credit card bill payment exempt from cash dealing limit of Rs 2 lakh

DEFENCE

• Pakistan has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’

SPORT

• India has moved four places up to the 96th position in the FIFA World Ranking
• Manpreet Kaur, Govindan Laxmanan win gold in Asian Athletics Championships