Current Affairs 17th July 2016

Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

• Pema Khandu was on Sunday sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
• Chowna Mein was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister
• Son of late Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, 37-year-old Mr. Pema Khandu, who became the youngest Chief Minister in the country
• Mr. Pema Khandu then staked claim to power on the basis of the support of 45 party MLAs along with two independents
• In a volte-face, ousted Chief Minister Khaliko Pul, also returned to the party fold with 30 dissident MLAs

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Who sworn as 9th CM of Arunachal Pradesh: a)Khaliko Pul b)Pema Khandu c)Chowna Mein d)None of these

Vijender Singh beats Kerry Hope to clinch WBO Asia Pacific title

• Indian Pro boxer Vijender Singh clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope in New Delhi
• Vijender took all 10 rounds to systematically dismantle the Australian and record his seventh straight win in the circuit, a year after turning professional. The Haryana man scored 98-92, 98-92, 100-90 to be the unanimous winner

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Vijender Singh beats Kerry Hope to clinch which title: a)World Heavy Weight Title b)Asia Pacific Title c)South Asia Pacific Title d)European Heavy Weight Title

The Great India Run Marathon Flagged Off At India Gate

• India's first multi-city marathon 'The Great India Run' was flagged off by Sports Minister Vijay Goel, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and former World Championship bronze medallist Anju Bobby George at the India Gate
• The 1,480 kilometres long ultra-marathon will feature 15 of the best ultra marathoners from Asia, Africa, US and Europe in its inaugural edition

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. The Great India Run Marathon flagged off in: a)Delhi b)Mumbai c)Bengaluru d)Chennai

Fourth tranche of sovereign gold bond scheme from July 18

• The fourth tranche of the government’s sovereign gold bond scheme will open from July 18-22
• Sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold where the issue and redemption is carried out in cash but indexed to the value of the underlying gold. The bond is issued by theReserve Bank on behalf of the Government of India
• In the new tranche, the government is likely to lower the minimum investment in SGBs to 1gm from the current floor of 2 gm. Since this is the first tranche of the FY17 fiscal, a new maximum annual limit of 500 gm applies to investors. However, the government is likely to revisit this investment cap – either raise it or do away with it altogether – depending on the response to next week’s issue, the source quoted earlier added.

source: the hindubusiness line

Delhi CM Kejriwal to interact with people through ‘Talk to AK’

• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a live interactive programme named TalkToAK, to make directly engaging with the Delhiites
• The first programme lasted for two hours, in which the Chief Minister answered a wide-ranging questions based on education, youth and city administration
• During the trial run of the programme he said his government has planned 100 new schools, which would be better than private players owned one

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Delhi CM Kejriwal launched a live interactive programme named: a)Talk To People b)Talk to AK c)Talk to CM d)Talking Term

HCL Tech appoints Vijay Kumar as COO

• IT services company HCL Technologies said its President, Infrastructure Services, C Vijay Kumar will take on additional responsibility as Chief Operating Officer
• The company said that it will further strengthen its '21st Century Enterprise strategy', which is essentially a blueprint for re-aligning IT consumption formats to outcome-based, service-oriented and lean solutions

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Who appointed as the COO of HCL: a)Kanika Krishnamurthy b)Vikas Rathore c)Susil Kanoria d)N. K Iyer

Ashok Leyland to set up bus assembly unit in Kenya

• Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland will be setting up a bus assembly plant in Kenya with an investment of Rs 70 crore as part of its global expansion plans
• The new plant in Kenya will serve at least three neighbouring countries, besides catering to local demand.
• This plant will serve as an export hub for three neighbouring countries, besides meeting local demand in Kenya
• The plant has an annual capacity of 2,000 vehicles and caters to demand of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and African markets from the plant

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Ashok Leyland plan to set up bus assemble unit in: a)South Africa b)Kenya c)Brazil d)Zimbabwe