- The Payments Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to give further boost to digital payments in the country and to add to customer convenience___ Airtel Payments Bank.
- India's foreign exchange reserves have surged by 1.536 billion US Dollars to touch a fresh lifetime high in the last week of July 2017____867 billion dollars. Note: Foreign exchange reserves are reserve assets held by a central bank in foreign currencies, used to back liabilities on their own issued currency as well as to influence monetary policy.
- Noted economist will be the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog____Rajiv Kumar.
- New CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)___Mohammad Mustafa.
- Who has been appointed brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission in UP____ Akshay Kumar. Note: The chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath has announced to make his upcoming movie ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ tax-free in the state. The movie stresses on the importance of building toilets and ending open defecation in the country.
- Three-time National Award Winner Veteran actress has been selected for this year's Prem Nazir Award ___ Sharada.
- India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility has set up in the city____Hyderabad. Note: It has been established a line with the ‘Make in India’ initiative and Government’s policy to encourage private sector participation in defense product.
- The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed every year from _____ 1st to 7th August. Note: The week to focus attention on the important aspect of promotion and support of breastfeeding. The 2017 theme is “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”.
- The ten days grand event World Athletics Championships will begin in____London
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of____as the chairman of the board of directors of the BSE: Dhirendra Swarup
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