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Dhanraj Pillay conferred with Bharat Gaurav

Former Indian Hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay was honoured with the 'Bharat Gaurav' by East Bengal Football Club on its foundation day....

RBI cuts key policy rate by 25 basis points to 6%

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Urijit Patel, decided to reduce the Policy Repo Rate un...

Marian Diamond, known for studies of Einstein's brain, passes away

Marian Diamond, one of the founders of modern neuroscience, passed away in July 2017....

Renowned scientist Pushpa Mitra Bhargava passes away

Pushpa Mitra (PM) Bhargava, a veteran molecular biologist and a ardent critic of Genetically Modified crops, passed away following a prolonged illness. ...

Maharashtra Govt planning to relocate tigers

Maharashtra Government is planning to relocate tigers from Vidarbh region to the state of the sanctuaries elsewhere where their population is smaller, including Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR). ...

Sanjaya Baru appointed as Secretary General of FICCI

Sanjaya Baru was on appointed as the Secretary General of the Freedom of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with effect from 1 September 2017....

World breastfeeding week (August 1 to 7, 2017)

World breastfeeding week 2017 is being celebrated from 1st to 7th August 2017 with the theme "Sustaining Breastfeeding Together"....

Union Govt launches e-RaKAM portal for selling Agricultural produce

The Union Government has launched a portal, e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi (e-RaKAM), to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce....

PM announces Rs 100cr corpus to find permanent solution to flood problem in North-East

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a Rs 100 crore corpus to study and find a permanent solution to the North-Eastern states of India....

US Senate confirms Christopher Wray as FBI Director

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Christopher Wray as the Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)....

India & Somalia sign agreement on transfer of sentenced persons

India and Somalia signed a bilateral agreement for the transfer of sentenced persons....

Jharkhand Cabinet approves Religious Freedom Bill 2017

Jharkhand Cabinet has approved Religious Freedom Bill 2017....

China officially opens its first overseas military base in Djibouti

China formally opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the same day as the People's Liberation Army marks its 90th birthday....

Airtel Payments Bank, HPCL tie-up for digital payments

Airtel Payments Bank, India’s first payments bank has announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)....

Mukesh Ambani Becomes Asia’s Second-Richest Person

Mukesh Ambani has elbowed past Li Ka-shing to become Asia’s second-richest man as investors rallied behind his efforts to arm India’s poor with cheap data-loaded phones....

01 August 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 01 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...

01 August 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

NITI Aayog Vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya quits

Arvind Panagariya, the first vice-chairman of Niti Aayog who was considered to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal pick for economic reforms, announced his resignation....

SC bans use of five harmful metals in firecrackers

The Supreme Court of India announced a ban on the use of five metals including lithium, mercury, arsenic, antimony and lead in firecrackers, deeming them as harmful for the environment....

Cisco appoints Sameer Garde as India and SAARC President

Networking giant Cisco has appointed former Philips Healthcare executive, Sameer Garde as its India head effective August 1....