RRB English Current Affairs 16th July 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)constituted a 10 Member Committee, headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs to review Companies Act 2013.
2. Finance Ministryreleased India will head the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for two years as it s Vice Chair from July, 2018 to June, 2020.
3. Tourism department of Rajasthan announced that The 2^nd National Tourism Conclavewas organised in 
4. First of world’s cheapest drinking water projectwas launched in Darbhanga district, Bihar.
5. Haryana Education Departmentlaunched ‘I am not afraid of English’ initiative from Class 1 in the state’s primary schools.
6. State Bank of Indiaand National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development have joined hands to provide collateral-free credit in 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

7. Militaries of Indiaand Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in Russia in August which is being organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

8. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD), India’s economic growth will rise to 4% in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019.
9. University of Houstonand Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) signed an MOU on mutual collaboration on various fields.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

10. Ishwar Sharmahas been named the “British Indian of the Year” for his achievements in Yoga.
11. Prem Watsa,founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings, was presented the Special Jury ‘NRI of the Year Award’ at the 5^th edition of Times NOW & ICICI Bank NRI of the Year Awards 2018, in Mumbai.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

12. Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solankiwas handed the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh by President Ram Nath Kovind.

SPORTS

13. Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fourth Indianto achieve the mark of 10,000 runs in ODIs, during the second match of the three-game series against England, at Lord’s cricket ground in London.

OBITUARY

14. Kannada poet and film lyricist M.N. Vyasa Raodied following a cardiac arrest at his home in Bengaluru.

IMPORTANT DAYS

15. 15^thJuly 2018, World Youth Skills Day was celebrated all over the world.