27th July 2014 - Daily Current Affairs Updates

27th July 2014 - Daily Current Affairs Updates


National Affairs

1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will address the board of the Reserve Bank in Delhi on August 9 amid expectations that the central bank will complement government actions by reducing rates to boost growth.
2. The government is likely to approach regulator TRAI for details of the villages in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh that have no telecom connectivity.  
3. Cracking the whip on those dragging their heels in the matter, Centre has started eviction proceedings against ex-ministers and former MPs who are still occupying government accommodation.  
4. A total of 930 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers are lying vacant across the country with the highest 105 vacancies in Uttar Pradesh.  
5. India has over 40 million HepatitisB infected patients, second only to China and most people with chronic Hepatitis B or C are unaware of it.

International Affairs

1. Philippines welcomes 100 millionth Baby girl; The child, Jennalyn Sentino, was one of 100 babies born in state hospitals all over the archipelago who received the symbolic designation of "100,000,000th baby".
2. British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joined calls on Sunday for Russia to be stripped of the World Cup in 2018 following the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine.
3. Thirteen people have been killed and about 2.5 million civilians affected as Typhoon Matmo swept through eight provinces of China.

Awards & Honors

• 250 students belonging to weaker section of society awarded 'Ekalavya Gaourav Puraskar- 2014' in Thane.

New Appointments

• Kaptan Singh Solanki was today sworn in as the Governor of Haryana.

Sports

1. Commonwealth Games 2014
2. Rajwinder Kaur wins bronze in women's +78 kg Judo competition
3. Omkar Otari wins bronze in men's 69Kg weightlifting competition
4. Shreyashi Singh wins silver medal in the women's Double Trap shooting event