Current Affairs 9th July 2017

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