Daily Current Affairs 7 January 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 7 January 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 7 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 7 January 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Railways to equip country’s all 8,500 stations with Wi-Fi

It is expected to be complete by March 2019 at an estimated cost of Rs.700 cr.
Presently, 216 railway stations are offering Wi-Fi under the Digital India initiative.

2. Over 900 flights to be cancelled before Jan 26th

Delhi International Airport Limited has asked airlines to cancel all domestic flights scheduled from Jan 18 to Jan 26.
This may lead to cancellation of more than 100 domestic flights each day for Republic Day parade rehearsals.

3. Haj House in UP repainted

The outer walls of the Haj House in UP which were painted saffron by the govt have been repainted white.
Painting the walls saffron had triggered opposition from various political parties and seminary Darul Uloom.

International News

1. 22 killed in ‘bomb cyclone’ along US’ east coast

Temperature fell as low as -42 degree Celsius.
The cold weather disrupted flight services and also caused power outages.

2. Iran declares victory over anti-govt protests

The IRGC blamed countries including the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia for the unrest.
More than 1,000 were arrested during the protests that began in December.

3. China’s space lab could fall to Earth by March

Tiangong-1 had been declared “out of control” by China in 2016.
Most of the 8.5 tonne station is expected to burn during re-entry to Earth, but humans can come in contact with the remnants of toxic rocket fuel.

Business News

1. 1,400 bad loan accounts owe govt banks over Rs.100 cr each

SBI alone had 265 accounts with bad loans totalling to Rs.77,538 cr.
PNB had 143 such bad loan accounts owing the bank Rs.45,973 cr.

2. Benchmark to sell 15% of Uber stock for $900 mn

Benchmark Capital will sell about 15% of its stock to SoftBank and other buyers.
Uber’s co-founder Travis Kalanick is also planning to sell 29% of his Uber stake for about $1.4 bn

3. Ending extension of H-1B visas bad policy : US industry body

The policy would be contrary to the goals of a merit-based immigration system.
The proposal, if implemented, would also result in self-deportation of around 7 lakh Indians.

Sports News
1. PV Sindhu defeats world number 1 in PBL

PV Sindhu defeated world number 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the Premier Badminton League.
Chennai later won the tie against Ahmedabad 2-1.

2. Cook youngest to 12,000 runs

England’s Alastair Cook beat Sachin’s record of being the youngest cricketer to reach 12,000 test runs.
Cook beat Tendulkar by a margin of over 2 years.

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