Current Affairs 9th August 2017

Current Affairs 9th August 2017

NATIONAL

• Union Home Ministry passed an order to merge NCRB with BPRD
• India-ASEAN Youth Summit from Aug 14 to be held in Bhopal
• 2030WRG will help the Maharashtra Government raise $270 million from the Green Climate Fund
• Centre has declared entire Assam as a “disturbed” area under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month
• India’s leading FMCG Britannia to set up largest plant in Maharashtra
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tops on Twitter in Odisha

PRACTICE MCQ QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S CURRENT AFFAIRS

BANKING & ECONOMY

• PNB customers have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs. 5,000 in a non-base branch
• GST Council, has decided to raise cess on Luxury cars & SUV from 15% now to up to 25%
• Mastercardand PayPal have expand their partnership into Asia Pacific

APPOINTMENT

• Senior bureaucrat S Aparna appointed as Executive Director of World Bank

AGREEMENT

• Iran signs MoU with Renault, it is the biggest ever car deal

AWARDS

• Firoz Merchant, an Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) honoured by UAE government

SPORT

• ONGC beats Bengaluru Hockey 4-2, wins MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup
• BCCI ordered to lift lifetime ban on cricketer Sreesanth by Kerela HC