Daily Current Affairs 2 January 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 2 January 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 2 January 2018. 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 2 January 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Kolkata to get its first floating market

‘The Floating Market of Patuli’ is likely to be open for public in January.
The market will house over 200 shops.

2. 2.9 lakh doctors go on a strike against NMC Bill

The doctors from across the country’s private hospitals are opposing the National Medical Commission Bill.
Doctors claim the bill, seeking to replace the Medical Council of India with a new body is anti-poor.

3. India ranks third in world in nanotechnology: Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Science Harsh Vardhan was addressing an event commemorating scientist SN Bose’s 125th birth anniversary.
He said that India is fifth in terms of scientific publications.

4. Delhi Police to learn foreign languages

They are planning to provide better assistance to foreign nationals by learning Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and French besides English.
They are taught basic words and sentences of foreign languages.

International News

1. UN Chief issues global ‘red alert’

In his New Year’s message, Antonio Guterres has pointed out that 2017 was marked by conflicts and new dangers.
He further urged the world leaders to bridge the divides and rebuild trust by bringing people together.

2. California legalises sale of marijuana

The US State of California has legalised the sale of recreational marijuana 20 years after legalising its medical use.
It has become the 6th US state to do so, however, the cannabis remains classified as an illegal narcotic under the US law.

3. US mulls H-1B visa changes

The US administration is considering a proposal to end the provision of granting extensions to H-1B visa holders whose applications for Green Card had been pending.
7.5 lakh Indian H-1B visa holders could be deported from the US if the proposal gets implemented.

Business News

1. Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT

This comes as the Gulf nations aim to diversify their revenue generation from sources other than oil and cope with low oil prices.
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar have also committed to introducing VAT.

2. E-commerce sites must show MRP

The Centre has made it mandatory for the firms to display the maximum retail price on goods from today.
The companies have to display manufacturing and expiry date, net quantity, country of origin and consumer care details on the label.

3. Foreign bank ATMs in India fell 18%

The number has fell from 1141 to 934 over the last 3 years.
The reason for the reduction is mainly due to the banks closing their retail operations in India.

Sports News
1. S Korea offers talks with N Korea on Olympics participation

The talks are with respect to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
This comes after Kim Jong-un said that the nation could send a delegation to S Korea to take part in the games.

2. Manchester United beat Everton

Manchester United defeated Everton 2-0 to register their first victory after 3 successive draws in the Premier League.
United moved to the 2nd place and are 12 points behind the city rivals Manchester City.

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