Current Affairs 31st July 2016

. PM Modi flags off 'Run for Rio'

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Run for Rio event in New Delhi today to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country.
ii. The mass run was announced by the Sports Minister Vijay Goel at a press conference.

2. SEBI's first phase of new enterprise portal goes live

3. PM  Modi wishes Rio-bound athletes in 'Mann ki Baat'

4. Gold bond scheme sees record Rs. 919cr in 4th tranche

5. Centre to organise ‘Make in India’ conference in Bhubaneswar in December

6. Yahoo researchers built a powerful new online abuse detector

7. Bihar lifts ban on toddy (palm wine) sale, consumption

8. Kerala Tourism bags six National Tourism awards

i. Kerala Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states. It received two more awards, including the one for its Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative in Wayanad.

9. AAAI confers Lifetime Achievement Award on adman Srinivasan Swamy

i. The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) announced the recipient of this year’s AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award as Srinivasan K Swamy popularly known as Sundar Swamy.

10. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launched, eights Harry Potter Story book.

11. WHO to remove transgenders from its mental disorders lis

12. Oracle to Buy NetSuite for $9.3 Billion

i. Business software maker Oracle has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, the very first cloud company. The transaction is valued at $9.3 billion .

13. Skydiver Luke Aikins Sets Record For Highest Jump Without Parachute