Daily Current Affairs 5 July 2017

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This post contains important current affairs of 5 July 2017. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 5 July 2017. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 5 July 2017 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Microsoft India to equip 55,000 Indian Schools with digital classes.

Microsoft India signed MoU with NISA(National Independent school Alliance) to equip 55,000 schools across 21 Indian states with digital classroom.
This program will help to create an enabling ecosystem for budget private schools to improve accessibility, affordability and quality of education.

2.Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kumar appointed new NDRF chief.

Himachal Pradesh Director general of police(DGP) Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as the new chief of National Disaster Response Force(NDRF). He is a 1985-batch Indian Police service(IPS) officer.
The post was vacant since incumbent R K Pachnanda was appointed as the chief of Indo-Tibet Border Police(ITBP).

3. Achal Kumar Joti appointed next chief Election Commissioner (CEC).

Ex-Gujarat chief secretary Achal Kumar Joti will succeed Nasim Zaidi as a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Joti, a retired 1975 batch IAS officer has been appointed as an Election Commissioner(EC) in May 2015.

4.India offers $11 billion in Iranian gas deal.

A consortium led by ONGC(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) willing to spend $11 billion to develop Farzad-B gas field in Iran.
The two countries has aimed to conclude a deal by February on developing the field, which holds 19 trillion cubic feet.

International News

1. Sri Lanka’s worst-ever dengue outbreak kills 225.

Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak.
The mosquito borne virus has killed 225 people and infected more than 76,000 this year. Alarmingly this is 38% higher than last year.

2. Israeli flower named after PM Narendra Modi

In the historic visit of PM Modi to Israel, Israeli Chrysanthemum flower has been named as ‘MODI’.
Modi has visited the Danziger flower farm along with his counterpart Benjamin Netyanyahu as a prt of his three-day visit.

3. French PM Edouard Philippe wins overwhelming majority in parliament.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe overwhelmingly won the confidence vote in National Assembly.
Philippe won the confidence vote in France’s lower house of parliament by huge margin ,370-67.

Business News

1 .Byju’s acquires Tutor Vista and Edurite from Pearson.

Education technology startup Byju’s has acquired global education company Pearson Plc.’s TutorVista and Edurite for an undisclosed amount.
Byju’s has raised close Rs.1300 crore in equity and debt funding since its inception in 2011.

2.BookMy show buys restaurant search engine Burp for Rs.6.7 lakh.

Mumbai-based online ticketing platform BookMy show has acquired local restaurant discovery platform Burp in Slump Sale.
Intrestingly the net worth of Burp, which is India’s one of the oldest food-tech businesses stood at a negative Rs.28.89 crore on 31st march 2017.

3. Justdial CFO Ramkumar Krishnamachari announces resignation

Ramkumar Krishnamachari Chief Financial Officer(CFO) of local business search engine Justdial ltd. Has resigned from the firm.
Justdial, which was founded by VSS Mani in 1996, is one of a few digital businesses to get listed on stock exchanges.

4.Tata Global Beverages appoints Tata Sons head as chairman.

Tata Global Beverages(TGBL) appointed Tata Sons head N Chandrashekharan as an additional director and Chairman of the Board of Company.
N Chandrashekharan will replace Harsih Bhat .Earlier Harish Bhat replaced ousted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry in November 2016

Sports News
1. India submits an expression of Interest in hosting FIFA U-20 World CUP 2019

The All India Football Federation(AIFF) has submitted an expression of interest to host the U-20 FIFA World Cup scheduled to in 2019
AIFF president Praful Patel has said that hosting the FIFA U-20 WC would be next “logical step for development of football in India”.

2. Federer and Djokovic progress after opponent retires.

Seventh time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Serbia’s world number four Novak Djokovic progressed to Wimbledon’s second round after their respective opponents retired mid-match

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