Important Current Affairs Daily Updates 19th July 2017 - Specially for Upcoming Exams 2017:
Dear Readers, Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the 'Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree' scheme
The Maharashtra government has approved a revised policy of the 'Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree' scheme, according to which families who have a yearly income of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited. The scheme was launched by the state government on April 1, 2016 in place of 'Sukanya' scheme. It is aimed at improving the skewed girl child ratio, prevent sex determination and female foeticide, and support female education.
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State – Maharashtra
Capital– Mumbai
CM– Devendra Fadnavis
Governor– Vidhyasagar Rao
TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya
TR Zeliang has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya. This will be the second term for Zeliang, his earlier term was from 2014 to 2017. Zeliang's appointment came after Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu and nine ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) legislators failed to appear for the floor test. Zeliang was asked to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before 22 July 2017. Zeliang claims the support of 43 MLAs including seven independents.
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State– Nagaland
Capital– Kohima
New CM– TR Zeliang
Preceded by - Shurhozelie Liezietsu
Governor- PB Acharya
INTERNATIONAL
Indians among top asylum-seekers, according to the International Migration Outlook 2017
According to the International Migration Outlook 2017 report on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, Indians are among top asylum-seekers in other countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Japan, Latvia, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom and the United States of America. According to the report on OECD member-nations, top asylum-seekers to New Zealand between 2012 and 2016 were from China, India, Fiji, and Iraq. Among these, India and China were the largest source countries of asylum-seekers (11% and 9%), followed by Fiji (8%), Iraq (7%) and Pakistan (6%).
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OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
HQ – Paris, France
Secretary-General:José Ángel Gurría
BANKING & ECONOMY
State Bank of India launches website for home buyers
State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has launched 'SBI Realty' - a one-stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers. SBI Realty will help customers to choose their dream home from 3,000 SBI approved projects across the country. These projects are spread across 13 states and Union Territories covering 30 cities, including metros, semi metro and towns. The site is developed by SBICAP Securities in association with PropEquity in terms of data support, project information.
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SBI – State Bank of India
HQ – Mumbai
Chairperson - Arundhati Bhattacharya
India has ranked 4th among world's fastest growing economies
India has ranked 4th among world's fastest growing economies. According to recently released World Bank's Global Economic Prospects. India has been placed behind smaller economies of Estonia, Uzbekistan, and Nepal in growth rate.
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Country – Estonia
Capital – Tallinn
Currency - Euro
APPOINTMENT
Tesla has added two new independent directors to its board
Tesla has added two new independent directors to its board, namely James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox, and Linda Johnson Rice, Chairman of Johnson Publishing.
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Tesla HQ – Palo Alto, California, United States
CEO - Elon Musk
India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District (in Sri Lanka)
India and Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District (in Sri Lanka) at a cost of 30 crores Sri Lankan rupees. The village in the name of a famous Buddhist monk Sobitha Thero, envisages construction of 153 new houses, a multi-purpose community building, internal water supply system and renovation of monk’s quarters & library. The project is in line with Government of Sri Lanka’s policy of rehabilitation of rural villages for economic development. It will benefit 153 families residing in the village.
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Country – Sri Lanka
Capital – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (Financial)
Currency – Sri Lankan Rupee
President - Maithripala Sirisena
BCCI has appointed Bharat Arun as Team India bowling coach
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Bharat Arun as the Indian Cricket team’s bowling coach. BCCI’s acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary announced that the cricket body has also decided to retain Sanjay Bangar as an assistant coach and R Sridhar as fielding coach till the 2019 ODI World Cup. The confirmation of their appointment came after newly appointed Indian coach Ravi Shastri met the four-member committee comprising of acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and Committee of Administrators member Diana Edulji in Mumbai.
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BCCI’s acting Secretary - Amitabh Chaudhary
BCCI CEO –Rahul Johri
Amit Saroha won silver medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017
Former national-level hockey player Amit Saroha, who met with an accident in 2007, clinched the Silver medal in the club throw event in the F-51 category at the World Para Athletics Championships.
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World Para Athletics Championships 2017 venue – London
Italian football legend Francesco Totti anounced his retirement
Italian football legend Francesco Totti anounced his retirement from football after spending his 25- year-long playing career with Seria A club Roma
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Country – Italy
Capital – Rome
Currency - Euro
The U.S. Navy recently tested the world's first-ever active laser weapons system
The U.S. Navy recently tested the world's first-ever active laser weapons system, which is now deployed and ready for war. The system has special materials that release photons and at the speed of light, it silently hits an object, burning it to a temperature of thousands of degrees. Each strike travels 50,000 times the speed of an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In the test, the system was able to destroy a drone in flight and moving targets in the Persian Gulf. With its addition, USS Ponce becomes the first ship in the world to be deployed with such an advanced weapons system.
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Country– United States of America
Capital– Washington DC
Currency– US Dollar
President – Donald Trump
Vice President – Mike Pence
Chief of Naval Officer of US Navy - Admiral John Richardson
Australia and US jointly launched multimillion hypersonic missile – HIFiRE
The US and Australia have jointly test-fired a hypersonic missile capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound as part of a $54-million research project. The test was part of a project called the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation Program (HIFiRE) involving the US and Australian militaries, Queensland University, Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group. A hypersonic glider capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound has launched from a rocket range in the town of Woomera, South Australia.
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Country– Australia
Capital– Canberra
Currency – Australian Dollar
PM- Malcolm Turnbull
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