DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27TH MAY 2017
1.
PM MODI INAUGURATES INDIA’S LONGEST BRIDGE DHOLA-SADIYA BRIDGE IN ASSAM
i.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest river bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya
bridge. This bridge has been named after late legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika.
Sadiya was the birth place of Bhupen Hazarika.
ii.
He also laid the foundation stone for an Indian Agricultural Research Institute
at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district of Assam.
iii.
He announced the launch of the new scheme Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and
Development of Agro-Processing Clusters.
2.
HDFC AMONG TOP 10 CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES GLOBALLY
i.
HDFC is the only Indian company to be named among the top 10 consumer financial
services companies in the world. HDFC was ranked 7th on the Forbes Global List
2017 in the consumer financial services sector — same as last year.
ii.
The list is topped by global major American Express. The Capital One Financial
and Visa in the 2nd and 3rd place. There are total 56 Indian companies on the
list.
3.
2017 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SUMMIT HELD IN BELGIUM
i.
The 28th edition of North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit has started in
Brussels Belgium.
ii.
The top agenda of the meeting was terrorism. It is also expected that NATO is
to join the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition.
iii.
The main aim is to fight against Islamist terrorism. The 2018 NATO summit will
be held in Istanbul, Turkey.