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Prabhat Kumar as the Next Ambassador to The Republic of Kazakhstan

Shri Prabhat Kumar, (IFS 1991), presently Ambassador of India to Colombia has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan....

India’s First Private Missile Production Facility Unveiled

India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility, a joint venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., was inaugurated n...

JK Rowling named World’s Highest Paid Author by Forbes

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has been named the world's most highly-paid author with earnings of £72.2m ($95m)....

Prem Nazir Award for actor Sharada

Veteran actress and national award winner Sharada has been selected for this year's Prem Nazir Award. ...

India, AIIB sign 329 mln USD loan for Gujarat Road Project

India signed a loan agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for providing loan of 329 million U.S. dollars to improve rural road connectivity in western state of Gujarat. ...

MobiKwik Partners Bajaj Finance for Larger Financial Services Pie

Mobile wallet major MobiKwik has entered into a strategic partnership with Bajaj Finance to transform itself into a financial services app from a payments app at present....

Maharashtra govt launches online portals MahaDBT, MahaVASTU

Maharashtra Government has launched MahaDBT and MahaVASTU, two line portals to streamline the process of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)....

L&T bags Rs 3375-crore Mauritius metro order

Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Tourbo in August 2017 has announced Rs 3375 crore (18.8 Bn MUR) worth metro order from the Mauritius government to design and build an Integrated Light Rail-based Urb...

Kotak Bank’s New Forex Service

Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched Kotak Remit - an Aadhaar-based integrated outward forex remittance solution for both customers and non-customers....

Bengaluru Airport first to be first in India to get HeliTaxi service

Thumby Aviation, a private helicopter service provider, and Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) have partnered to launch HeliTaxi services from Bengaluru Airport....

Telangana govt to use Artificial Intelligence for eye screening

Microsoft is tying up with the state of Telangana to use its artificial intelligence-based MINE platform to screen children for eye problems and prevent avoidable blindness....

US Senate confirms appointment of three Indian Americans

Three Indian-Americans picked by President Donald Trump have been confirmed by the US Senate to key governmental posts....

04 August 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 04 August 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in th...

04 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

Govt to develop green airports in Andhra Pradesh

As a part of Government of India's initiative to develop green airports, two airports in Andhra Pradesh-Tirupati and Vijayawada are going to go completely green....

Neymar becomes world's most expensive footballer at Rs 1,680 crore

Brazil's Neymar has become the world's most expensive footballer, with Paris Saint-Germain signing him for a five-year deal from Barcelona for a fee of Rs1,680 crore (€222 million)....

Japan-India Coordination Forum held in New Delhi

The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held in New Delhi....

ISRO, NASA working towards completion of NISAR mission by 2021

The Indian Space Research Organistaion (ISRO) is working along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellit...

2nd Agri UDAAN accelerator program launched in New Delhi

In an attempt to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture, Government launched the 2nd AGRI-UDAAN program in New Delhi....

Book Tatkal Train tickets now & Pay later: Indian Railways

Indian Railways has announced that people can book now & pay later for tickets booked under the tatkal quota on the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) website....