current affairs of January 7th 2017 for IBPS CLERK,PO/MT and SO exams

• Indian city of Bengaluru is all set to host the 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas for three days kick starting from saturday.More than 60,000 delegates from 30 countries participate in the event.
• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC) Limited proposes to soon introduce a new ticketing app based on next generation e-ticketing system.
• India and Kazakhstan entered into an agreement to amend the two decade old bilateral tax treaty under which the information exchanged between the two countries can now be shared with other law enforcement agencies.
• A three member Supreme Court Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India J.S.Khehar stayed all transfer and sale of 2G spectrum by Maxis group of companies,originally allocated to Aircel in November 2006
• Om Puri(66),veteran actor and known for being a prolific performer died of a heart attack at his Andheri residence in Mumbai.
• The centre has made obtaining an Aadhaar number mandatory for 2.5 crore members of the Employees' Pension Scheme of 1995,one of the benefits available to Employees' Provident Fund(EPF) subscribers.The Labour Ministry said in a notification that those without Aadhaar number will have to make an application to get enrolled by January 23st,2017.
• Eminent Jurist C.G.Weeramantry(90),who was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed to the International Court of Justice(ICJ) in the Hague,passed away in colombo.
• Denfence equipment manufacturer BEML Limited(formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) becomes the first major PSU to be sold through strategic disinvestment as the cente proposes to sell 26 percent stake which may fetch the exchequer over 1,000 crore INR.
• Natco Pharma Ltd in association with its marketing partner Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc plans to introduce a generic version of anti-cancer drug in the U.S. on November 1st,2019.
• The 10th season of the I-League,the top Indian professional league for association football clubs gets underway in Bengaluru.