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July 25, 2017

25th July 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (25th July 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 25th July 2017

International Current Affairs
  • Sweden is going to hold its 'first and biggest' military exercise in over 20 years, involving all of its military branches as well as troops from several NATO countries. 
    • The drills are aimed at strengthening Sweden's defence capabilities and creating a "credible and visible" deterrent to warn potential enemies against the risks of attacking Sweden.
  • Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt today blacklisted 9 charity groups and 9  individuals with ties to Yemen, Qatar and Libya, labelling them "terrorist" over suspected ties to Islamist extremism. 
    • This comes amid the ongoing Qatar crisis in which the Arab states suspended diplomatic ties with Qatar last month, accusing it of supporting terrorism.
New Appointments
  • Ram Nath Kovind was today sworn-in as India's 14th President.
    • He was administered the oath of the office by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar. 
    • Kovind, who defeated Opposition candidate Meira Kumar after securing over 65% votes, is India's second Dalit President after KR Narayanan.
National Current Affairs
  • Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today announced that the driverless cars and any technology that takes away jobs will not be allowed in India.
    • Note : Currently, driverless car technology is being tested in several countries such as the US and the UK.
  • Madras High Court directed that National Song Vande Mataram should be sung in all Tamil Nadu educational institutions at least once a week. 
    • It further mandated all government and private offices sing or play it at least once a month. 
  • Parliament has passed The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016.
    • The Bill seeks to upgrade existing laws related to civil matters of admiralty jurisdiction of courts, maritime claims, arrest and detention of ships.  
    • Admiralty laws deal with cases of accidents in navigable waters or involve contracts related to commerce on such waters.
  • According to the government data, out of India's population of 132 crore people, only 6.8 crore or 5.15%, have a valid passport. 
    • Note : India is now third in terms of issuing passports, after China and US.
  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned the use of stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018. 
  • The Union Ministry of Rural Development launched Aarambh mobile app for performance based maintenance contracting and community contracting for maintenance of rural roads.
Deaths
  • Renowned scientist Professor Yash Pa (90) passed away.
    • He was known for his contribution to the study of cosmic rays at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. 
    • He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1976 and Padma Vibhushan in 2013. 
    • He also featured in a famous science series, 'Turning Point', on Doordarshan.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
  • Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today introduced the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha. 
    • This bill empowers RBI to ask any bank to initiate insolvency proceedings and give directions for resolution of stressed assets. 
  • Bolivia's President Evo Morales has declared "total independence" from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. 
    • Note : Last year, Bolivia has announced that it will no longer respond to their demands.
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved sale of government’s 51.11% stake along with management control in HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum) to ONGC.
Science & Technology
  • "Hywind", the world’s first full—scale floating wind farm is being built off the coast of Scotland in the North Sea. 
    • Note : The floating wind farm technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters that are too deep for the existing bottom—standing turbines particularly installed in shallow waters.
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