| 1.Peter O’Neill has been re-elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea. Peter O’Neill has been re-elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea by a newly elected parliament. He is the leader of the People’s National Congress and represents the constituency of Ialibu-Pangia. Peter O’Neill won the parliamentary vote 60 to 46 |
| 2. Indian Army has developed app ‘Humraaz’ for soldiers to track promotions, postings. The Indian Army has developed a mobile application named 'Humraaz' through which serving soldiers can track details like postings and promotions. Through the app, soldiers can also view their monthly salary slips and the Form 16 and also download them. |
| 3. SEBI forms committee on fair market conduct headed by T K Viswanathan. Regulator SEBI has set up a committee on ‘fair market conduct’ which will suggest measures for improving surveillance of the markets and strengthen rules for trades. The panel, under the chairmanship of former law secretary T K Viswanathan, would suggest measures for improvement in PIT (Prohibition of Insider Trading) norms, PFTUP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) regulations and mainly related to ‘trading plans’ and handling of ‘unpublished price sensitive information’ during takeovers. |
| 4. 7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers was held in Shanghai . The 7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers was held in Shanghai to fight protectionism and safeguard intellectual property rights. The ministers also approved guidelines for cooperation between the five countries on intellectual property rights. |
| 5. DhanrajPillay was honoured with the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ by East Bengal Football Club. Dhanraj Pillay honored by East Bengal football club on its foundation day here with its highest award, Bharat Gaurav. Gurwinder Singh won the Footballer of the Year award.Boddupalli Amit was awarded as the Cricketer of the Year.Former India International Subhash Bhowmick, a member of the 1970 Asian Games bronze medal-winning national football team and former national team coach Syed Naeemuddin were honored with lifetime achievement awards |
| 6. India and Somalia sign agreement on the transfer of sentenced prisoners. India and Somalia have signed a bilateral agreement for the transfer of sentenced prisoners. The agreement was signed between External Affairs Minister ‘Sushma Swaraj’ and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia ‘Yusuf Garaad Omar’. |
| 7. SEBI approves appointment of Dhirendra Swarup as BSE chairman. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the appointment of Dhirendra Swarup as the chairman of the board of directors of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). He replaces incumbent Sudhakar Rao. He was the former Chairman of the Pension Funds Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). |
| 8. Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and BRICS countries to set up BRICS Agriculture Research Platform. The Union Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) countries for the establishment of the BRICS Agriculture Research Platform (BRICS-ARP). During the 7th BRICS Summit held in July 2015 at Ufa in Russia Prime Minister Narendra Modi established a BRICS Agriculture Research Centre a gift to the entire world. |
| 9. Karnataka Bank has decreased interest rates on savings bank account below Rs 1 lakh to 3%. Karnataka Bank has raised interest rates on savings bank account for large balance above Rs 1 crore to 5% while for small balances below Rs 1 lakh, the bank has reduced it to 3%. Earlier the private bank was charging 4% irrespective of the amount in the account. Karnataka Bank has said that the bank will offer 4% on deposits in savings account between Rs 50 lakhs and Rs 1 crore. For deposits between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50 lakhs, the bank will offer 3.5%. |
| 10. Devendra Jhajharia became the first paralympian to be recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Two-time Paralympic gold-medallist Devendra Jhajharia became the first paralympian to be recommended for the country’s highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. He won a gold in javelin at 2016 Rio Paralympics, is the only Indian to win 2 Paralympic golds. He had won his medals in the javelin throw event. |
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