Current Affairs 11th & 12th July 2017

Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation for the year 2017 won by - IROAF

• Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuel (IROAF) won the Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation for the year 2017 for introducing eco friendly and cost saving Dual Fuel 1400 HP Diesel engines on DEMU trains on 10th July 2017.

World Population Day 2017 observed on - 11th July 2017

• The World Population Day was observed with the theme Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations on 11th July 2017.

Agreement signed between and Union Government to set up - Center of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine

• Agreement signed between and Union Government to set up - Center of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed an agreement with West Bengal Government to set up a state-of-the-art Center of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine in Kolkata on 10th July 2017 with an aim to strengthen the blood transfusion services in the state and the surrounding region

New tax payer service module Aaykar Setu launched by - Union Government

• Arun Jaitley, the Union Finance Minister launched Aaykar Setu, a new tax payer service module on 10th July 2017.
•  This module was launched in a mobile responsive android version along with the desktop version to increase mobile access experience.

Stray Dog Zoos proposed by - Kerala Government

• The Kerala Government informed a Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra that it is planning 'Stray Dog Zoos' across the state to keep them off the streets on 10th July 2017.

Rajasthan becomes first State to fix minimum education qualification for cooperative body poll 

• Rajasthan in July 2017 laid down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies.
•  With this, Rajasthan became India’s first state to fix minimum education qualification for cooperative body poll.

Complete ban on nylon and synthetic manja by  NGT

• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned the use of 'Chinese' kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material, which is non-biodegradable on 11th July 2017 with immediate effect.

Afghanistan batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq scores double century in T20 game on - 9th July 2017

• Afghanistan's Wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq smashed a laudable 214 innings off just 71 balls including 21 sixes and 16 fours in the Paragon Nangarhar Champion Trophy Twenty20,a local tournament of Afghanistan on 9th July 2017.

Ravi Shastri is new coach of Indian Cricket Team 

• The BCCI named Ravi Shastri as the new chief coach of the Indian cricket team on 11th July 2017. 
• He will be coordinating with the team as its head coach untill ICC World Cup 2019.

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Ashiana Annexe in Dehradun on - 10th July 2017

• Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India inaugurated the Ashiana Annexe in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 10th July 2017.
• It comprises of twelve low cost dwelling units constructed to adjust officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan during Presidential visits to the Retreat at ‘Ashiana’.

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