Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 12th July 2017- Ideticedu

                                                             12 July In History
July 12 1489 – Bahlol Khan Lodi, Founder of the Lodi Dynasty, Dies in Delhi

                                                    Current Affairs – 12 July 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The National Green Tribunal banned the use of ‘Chinese’ kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds that it poses threat to life and environment.
Present Chairperson of NGT – Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar

 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an MoU for the financial year 2017-18 with the Ministry of Defence
 HAL Headquarter – Bengaluru.

Axis Bank has entered into a collaboration with Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate trade with Latin America and the Caribbean.
MD and CEO of Axis Bank.- Shikha Sharma                  Headquarter of Axis bank  – Mumbai

 Delhi became the second state  to launch e-RTI portal after Maharashtra .

Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to provide women an injectable contraceptive for free.

Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuel (IROAF)    which has been awarded  “Golden Peacock Award for the Year 2017 for Eco-Innovation” for substitution of fossil fuels (Diesel) by environment friendly CNG in DEMU passenger train services.

Debi Prasad Dash, a 1985-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs) officer taken charge of   director-general of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DG-DRI).

Mithali Raj became the first women’s player to reach 6000 ODI runs.

 Zaheer Khan has been appointed as the bowling coach of Indian Cricket Team.

Ravi Shastri appointed new head coach of Indian Cricket Team.

Mangesh Tendulkar Renowned cartoonist passed away in Pune.