National News
1. The government has decided to make
additional market borrowing of Only 50, 000 crore in the remaining period of
the current fiscal year to meet expenditure
2. Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs
has approved the construction of 5,45,090 more affordable house for the benefit
of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana with an investment of Rs.31,003
cr with central assistance of Rs. 8,107 cr
3. Union Agriculture and Farmers welfare
Minister sri Radha Mohan Singh has launched Livestock Disease Forewarning -
Mobile Application (LDF – Mobile App)
4. Aiming to start Commercial seaplane
operations before the 2019 general elections
5. India has Successfully test – Fired its
Indigenously development Advanced Air Defence supersonic interceptor Missile,
capable of destroying any incoming ballistic missile in low altitude from a
test range in Odisha
6. The Parliament has Passed the Indian
institute of Petroleum and energy Bill-2017 which aims to provide high quality
education and research focusing on themes of Petroleum hydrocarbon and energy
Banking and Finance
7. The Government of India and world Bank
signed an agreement for IBRD credit of USD 40 million from world Bank for “U.P
pro – poor Tourism Development Project”
8. According to research report by rating
agency CARE, the 9.85% ratio of bad loans in bank has put India in the group of
those nation that have very high non – performing assets. The only Major
countries with similar, ratio are troubled EU Nation: Portugal, Italy, Ireland,
Greece and Spain commonly referred as PIIGS. India at 5th Position in Non –
Performing assets levels
Appointment
9. Former Zimbabwe army chief Sworn in as
vice president, Constantino Chiwenga
Sports
10.
Haryana
shooter Anisha Sayyed won the women’s 25m Pistol with a new record at ongoing
61st National shooting championship competition in Kerala