DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 6,7 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6,7 JULY 2015
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1.  FIRST MUDRA CARD LAUNCHED:
i.   Corporation Bank launched first MUDRA Card under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana.
ii.  The card is based on the RUPAY platform and facilitates the withdrawal and use of the working capital finance by micro entrepreneurs
MUDRA- Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

2.  REVISED CLASSIFICATION OF WORLD’S ECONOMIES RELEASED:
i.   World Bank released classification of world’s economies based on Gross National Income
ii.  GNI calculations are based on world bank Atlas method.
iii.  About World Bank:       
Head quarter- Washington DC                                                   
Motto- Working for a World Free of Poverty                                                    
President- Jim Yong Kim

3.  LEWIS HAMILTON WON 2015 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX TITLE:
i.    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix title
ii.  Britain’s Lewis Hamilton was followed by Germany’s Nico Rosenberg.

4.  SOUTH ASIAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015:
i.   India won 2015 South Asian Basketball Championship
ii.  India defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the 4th edition of the Championship.
Note: India was the winner of third(3rd)  SABC championship

5.  WOMEN’S FIFA WORLD CUP  2015:
i.  USA won women’s FIFA world cup 2015.
ii.  USA defeated Japan in the final to win the world cup for the third time.
Note: Player of the Match- Carli Lioyd of US

6.  COPA AMERICA CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT:
i.  Chile won the 2015 Copa America Cup Football tournament.
ii.  Chile defeated Argentina in the final

PRESIDENT
CAPITAL
CURRENCY
Chile
Michelle Bachelet
Santiogo
Peso
Argentina
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Buenos Aires
Peso