July 24, 2017

24th July 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs of 24th July 2017

National Current Affairs

The Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today launched an online portal SHe-box (Sexual Harassment e-box) for the central government's women employees to file complaints related to workplace sexual harassment.

Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Shrikant Sharma today launched free power connection schemes for BPL families at 624 places across the state.
The Maharashtra government has lifted the ban on the sale of paan masala until a single-member committee decides on the matter.

According to a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' report, Maharashtra and Rajasthan recorded the highest number of cases of child marriage.
The Lucknow Metro will become India's first to have its own FM radio station, which will provide entertainment and information on metro safety.
Delhi government has announced plans to launch a mobile application which will allow people to check the status of government projects on a single platform.

The move is aimed at bringing all relevant information about the implementation of schemes and policies in the public domain.

MOUs & Agreements

Iran and US-backed Iraq today signed an agreement to boost military cooperation.

This agreement covers border security, logistics, and training, among other provisions aimed at fighting terrorism and extremism.

New Appointments

Actor Amitabh Bachchan's role as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador has been extended for two more years.

He will now be working on spreading awareness regarding vaccination for MR (measles and rubella) infections for children.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has floated a tender for leasing 12 currency verification systems to help isolate fake currency from deposited demonetised notes.
Maharashtra government today approved bank guarantees and loan-related sanctions for four Mumbai Metro projects. T

hey approved bank guarantee for Metro 4 and issued Debt Sustainability Certificate (DSC) for Metro 2A, Metro 2B and Metro 7 projects.

This will help formalise the loan agreements with Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which are funding the projects.

Deaths

Former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Udupi Ramachandra Rao (85) passed away.

He served as ISRO's chief from 1984 to 1994 and is widely known as the man behind India's first satellite Aryabhatta.
He was awarded India's second-highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan by the government in 2017.

Science & Technology

Microsoft has announced its long-standing basic graphics editing program 'MS Paint' will no longer be available with the next Windows 10 update called the Autumn Creators Update.

The MS Paint program was first released with the very first version of Windows 1.0 in 1985.

'Yara Birkeland', the world's first ever self-driving ship worth ₹162 crore will set sail along a 60 km route in southern Norway without any crew member in 2018.

Sports Current Affairs

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won the US Open Grand Prix Gold tournament after defeating Parupalli Kashyap in an all-India final today.

British cyclist Chris Froome won his third consecutive and fourth overall Tour de France, finishing the race in 86 hours 20 minutes 55 seconds in Paris today.
World youth boxing champion Sachin Siwach clinched a Gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. .
The Indian contingent at the World Para Athletics Championship ended its campaign with five medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze)
England's women's cricket team defeated India by 9 runs at Lord's Cricket Ground to clinch their fourth World Cup title.

Note : This was India's second appearance in the Women's World Cup final, having lost to Australia in the 2005 edition.

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