Current Affairs 9th July 2017
NATIONAL
- JIGYASA, a student- scientist connect program was jointly launched by CSIR & KVS in New Delhi
INTERNATIONAL
- Twelfth G20 Summit held in Hamburg, Germany
- 122 countries approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the UN meeting
- France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Japan’s Tokio Marine raises stake in JV to 49%
- Centre has launched an app – GST Rates Finder to verify the accurate tax rate on commodity and services under the GST
- RBI allows NBFCs to sell and market the new pension scheme
- India has slipped by one spot to become the fourth-largest foreign investor into the UK
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Oracle picks Bengaluru for its first digital hub in Asia-Pacific
APPOINTMENT
- Saima Wazed Hossain appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Autism in South Asia
SPORTS
- Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record
