Important Current Affairs Daily Updates 22nd 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.Kerala will host the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE)
Keralawill be hosting the fifth edition of South India Writers Ensemble (SIWE) at Chengannur, a town in Kerala’s coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017. The core theme of the festival this year is ‘tolerance’. So creative writers, journalists, theatre and film personalities from across the industry will be seen deliberating on the theme at a time when the country as a whole is witnessing raging debates over intolerance.
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State – Kerala
Capital– Thiruvananthapuram
CM – Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor– P.Sathasivam
First child-friendly police station coming up at Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s first “childfriendly” police station will come up shortly in Dholpur, with the provision for spreading awareness about laws against child labour, child marriage and sexual offences and establishment of a colourful and attractive child cell.
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State – Rajasthan
Capital– Jaipur
CM – Vasundhara Raje
Governor- Kalyan Singh
Vijay Goel, Nitin Gadkari flag off 10th 'Slum Yuva Daud'
Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off the 10th Slum Yuva Daud at Khichripur in New Delhi.The Slum Yuva Daud is a part of the Adopt a Slum campaign of the Sports Ministry and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
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Minister of state (independent charge) for sports – Vijay Goel
Constituency– Rajasthan, Rajya Sabha
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways – Nitin Gadkari
Constituency– Nagpur
INTERNATIONAL
U.K. gets its first woman president of top court
The U.K. government on Friday appointed Baroness Brenda Marjorie Hale, 72, as the first woman president of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge in the country. She will take charge in September.
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Country– United Kingdom
Capital– London
Currency– Pound Sterling
Sean Spicer resigns as White House Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned on Friday, ending a difficult tenure during which the conventional Republican sought to defend and explain President Donald Trump, with limited success. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Mr. Spicer’s deputy, will succeed him.
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New White House Press Secretary- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Country– United States of America
Currency– US Dollar
President– Donald Trump
BANKING & ECONOMY
Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana pension scheme
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings. Under this scheme, there will be an assured return of 8 per cent over a tenure of 10 years. It can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.
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Union Finance Minister of India – Arun Jaitley
Constituency – Gujarat, Rajya Sabha
LIC - Life Insurance Corporation
HQ – Mumbai
ChairmanofLIC - V K Sharma
Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D)
Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending various banking services to Government e-Marketplace (GeM). DGS&D has been mandated to set up GeM, an initiative intended to bring greater transparency and efficiency in public procurements.
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BOB - Bank of Baroda
HQ – Vadodara
Tagline – India’s International Bank
CEO - P. S. Jayakumar
APPOINTMENT
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office
Senior diplomat and External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay appointed as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. Baglay, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Baglay's appointment to the post for three years.
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Gopal Baglay has been appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been already named as India’s Ambassador to France
Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the Secretary to new President
Sanjay Kothari, Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind. Senior journalist Ashok Malik has been named as Press Secretary to Kovind, by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Senior Gujarat-cadre forest service officer Bharat Lal will be Joint Secretary to Kovind.
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1st President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1st Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1st Women President of India - Pratibha Patil
14th President of India – Ram Nath Kovind
Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017
India’s Karamjyoti Dalal has won bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships 2017 in the discus-throw. In the women’s F55 category of discus-throw, she managed a throw of 19.02 m. Earlier, Sundar Singh Gurjar had opened India’s account at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships by winning gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event. Later, Amit Saroha won silver medal in the club throw event in the F-51 category.
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World Para Athletics Championships 2017 – London
The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.
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