Daily Current Affairs Updates

Anurag Thakur unanimously elected as the BCCI president, while Ajay Shirke was chosen as secretary in a smooth change of guard at a time when the world's richest Board is sailing through choppy waters.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau as UN̢۪s Special Envoys for El Nino and Climate.

Australian researchers have built the world̢۪s first Scanning Helium Microscope (SHeM) to examine materials without disturbing them.

Himachal Pradesh fisheries department has started an artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and conservation of Golden Mahseer fish.

Union Government has constituted 11 members committee to recommend measures to enhance the combat capabilities of the armed forces and re-balance the overall defence expenditure.

The US House of Representatives has passed amendments to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA)-2017 to enhance the country̢۪s defence cooperation with India.

The Global Review on Antimicrobial Resistance in its final report has appreciated India̢۪s Medicines with the Red Line campaign on antibiotics.

• Ratan P Watal appointed as principal adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog
• Himachal Pradesh Government launches PEHAL, a vision document of the Shimla District
• SEBI tightens P-note norms to keep vigil on foreign investments to curb black money inflow

The Union Government has launched ‘Qora’, an indigenously developed affordable Faecal Incontinence Management System (FIMS).

Himachal Pradesh Government has launched PEHAL, a vision document of the Shimla District administration for raising education standards.

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has tightened the Participatory Notes (P-note) norms.

Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal has been appointed as Principle Adviser for social sector in NITI Aayog.