Yak May 2017 Electrical Current Affairs Highlights (One-Liners)
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May 2017 Current Affairs Highlights (One-Liners)
- 3rd May 2017 was observed equally the World Press Freedom Day amongst the Theme "Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media's purpose inwards advancing peaceful, simply in addition to inclusive societies".
- 5th May 2017 was observed equally the International Midwives Day amongst the Theme "Midwives, Mothers in addition to Families: Partners for Life!".
- 8th May 2017 was observed equally the World Thalassemia Day amongst the subject ‘Together for Humanity’.
- 10th May 2017 was observed equally the World Migratory Bird Day amongst the Theme "Their Future is our Future"
- 11th May 2017 was observed equally the National Technology Day amongst the Theme ‘Technology for inclusive in addition to sustainable growth’.
- 12th May 2017 was observed equally International Nurses Day amongst the Theme ‘Nursing: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 vocalism to atomic number 82 – Achieving the sustainable evolution goals’.
- 13th May 2017 (second Sat of May) was observed equally World Fair Trade Day amongst the Theme 'Human Chains for Fair Trade in addition to the Planet'.
- 14th May 2017 was observed equally Mother's Day wtih the Theme “Every Mother knows”.
- 15th May 2017 was observed equally the International Day of Families amongst the Theme “Families, teaching in addition to well-being”.
- 17th May 2017 was observed equally the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia amongst the Theme “families".
- 17th May 2017 was observed equally the World Telecommunication in addition to Information Society Day (WTISD 2017) amongst the Theme Big Data for Big Impact.
- 18th May 2017 was observed equally the International Museum Day amongst the Theme "Museums in addition to contested histories: Saying the unspeakable inwards museums".
- 21st May 2017 was observed equally the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue in addition to Development amongst the Theme “Local Culture equally a Driver for Economic Growth”.
- 22nd May 2017 was observed equally the International Day for Biological Diversity amongst the Theme “Biodiversity in addition to Sustainable Tourism”.
- 25th May 2017 was observed equally the International Missing Children's Day amongst the Theme "forget-me-not flower".
- 28th May 2017 was observed equally the Menstrual hygiene solar daytime amongst the Theme “Education virtually Menstruation Changes Everything.”
- 29th May 2017 was observed equally the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers amongst the Theme "Investing inwards Peace to a greater extent than or less the world".
- 3 solar daytime Republic of Republic of India Mobile Congress 2017 (IMC 2017) is scheduled to live held from 27th to 29th September 2017 inwards New Delhi. This is the showtime fourth dimension Republic of Republic of India is hosting its ain mobile mega show.
- 3 India-born citizens (Hinduja Brothers, David in addition to Simon Reuben, Lakshmi north Mittal) are amid top 5 richest people inwards Britain, according to the Times Rich List 2017.
- 31st May 2017 was observed equally the World No Tobacco Day amongst the Theme "Tobacco – a threat to development".
- 54th edition of the World Table Tennis Championships lately held at Dusseldorf, Germany.
- 9-time French Open Champion Rafael Nadal continued his unbeaten run on clay this flavour after winning the Madrid Masters for the fifth fourth dimension yesteryear defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem.
- A law banning excessively sparse models has come upwards into number inwards France, in addition to 'unhealthily skinny' models volition non live allowed to move inwards the fashion manufacture unless they render a doctor's medical certificate.
- A massive ransomware Cyber Attack dubbed WannaCry, targeted computers inwards 99 countries including India, amongst to a greater extent than than 57,000 attacks detected thence far, cyber security firms Kaspersky in addition to Avast take away hold confirmed.
- African province Republic of Botswana is going to utilisation India-manufactured Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) amongst the voter verifiable newspaper audit trail for its 2019 full general elections.
- After PM Narendra Modi pitched for shifting to a January-December fiscal year, Madhya Pradesh has decided to adopt the January-December fiscal yr format from the nowadays April-March cycle.
- Airlander 10, the largest aircraft inwards the world, has successfully completed its assay out flying inwards the UK.
- American aerospace corporation Rocket Lab has move the showtime society to successfully launch an orbital-class rocket into infinite from a individual launching facility.
- Anshu Jamsenpa, a native of Bomdila inwards Arunachal Pradesh has scripted history yesteryear becoming the showtime Indian adult woman to scale Mount Everest for the quaternary time.
- Apple has opened its showtime store inwards Southeast Asia at Singapore’s upmarket shopping district.
- Apple has touched $800 billion marketplace valuation, making it the world's showtime e'er society to hitting the milestone.
- Arjun Maini has move the showtime Indian to win a GP3 serial race, an F1 back upwards race, after registering a win inwards Barcelona on the sidelines of the F1 Castilian Grand Prix.
- Australia volition live selling Kesar variety of Indian mangoes for the showtime fourth dimension amongst the initiative consignment of nearly 400 trays landing inwards Sydney.
- Austria has passed a novel law which bans women from wearing full-face Islamic veils inwards public, inwards the latest restriction on the country's Muslim population.
- Barcelona Open Doubles Title was won yesteryear Florin Mergea (Romania) in addition to Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan)
- Bengaluru FC lifts Federation Cup yesteryear beating defending champions Mohun Bagan.
- Bengaluru has topped the listing of most affordable tech cities inwards Blue Planet followed yesteryear Cape Town in addition to Santiago, according to the Savills Tech Cities Index.
- Boxer Shiva Thapa won a Silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships inwards Uzbekistan.
- Brazil has declared an halt to its world health emergency over the Zika virus, eighteen months after the outbreak inwards 2015.
- Cabinet approves setting upwards of novel AIIMS inwards Kamrup, Assam nether Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
- Cabinet gives its ex-post facto blessing to Pan-India implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme. The programme straight off has been extended to all districts of the province from 1st of Jan this year.
- Canadian vocaliser in addition to songwriter Justin Bieber performed at his showtime e'er concert inwards Republic of Republic of India at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
- Chennai Super Kings announced their comeback to the IPL side yesteryear side year. Gujarat Lions in addition to this year's runners-up Rising Pune Supergiant volition non characteristic inwards the tournament side yesteryear side season.
- Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has announced that all hereafter elections inwards the province volition live held using Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines along amongst the electronic voting machines.
- China is going to launch its ain online encyclopaedia side yesteryear side yr rivalling Wikipedia in addition to Britain’s Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Founder Jack Ma has surpassed existent estate in addition to amusement tycoon, Wang Jianlin, to move China's richest someone amongst a $30.9 billion fortune.
- Considering the growth inwards rider traffic in addition to demands from airlines, the Centre has approved the conversion of Vijayawada aerodrome into an international airport.
- Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has bought a stake inwards the novel Tamil Nadu franchise of the Pro Kabaddi League.
- Dubai authorities has announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the world's showtime typeface developed yesteryear Microsoft for a city.
- Dubai police push clitoris take away hold officially inducted 'robocop', the world's showtime operational robot police push clitoris officeholder into the force.
- During his showtime overseas trip equally U.S. President, Donald Trump has signed arms deals worth almost $110 billion amongst Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to strengthen the security of the Gulf share inwards the facial expression upwards of "Iranian threats".
- English professional person snooker purpose instrumentalist Mark Selby won his 3rd World Snooker Championship inwards iv years after registering an 18-15 comeback victory against John Higgins.
- Facebook has launched its “Express Wi-Fi” commercially inwards India. This service is straight off available via 700 hotspots across iv states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan in addition to Meghalaya.
- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched the 'Operation Clean Money' portal that aims "to do a tax-compliant society".
- Former cricketer VVS Laxman has been awarded honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
- Germany's 20-year-old Alexander Zverev became the 1st purpose instrumentalist born inwards the 1990s to earn an ATP Masters entitle after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic inwards direct sets at the Italian Open inwards Rome.
- Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin Gujarat for 5 districts of the state.
- Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which markets its production nether the ready cite ‘Amul’ has signed an MoU amongst ISRO for forage acreage assessment using satellite observation in addition to infinite technology.
- Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that the province volition move stray cattle costless yesteryear August 15.
- Hello, the social network founded yesteryear Orkut creator Orkut Buyukkokten, has been launched inwards India.
- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar has drawn ₹7.85 crore equally total remuneration inwards 2016-17, a boundary of nearly 64% from a yr ago.
- ICICI Bank cuts abode loan charge per unit of measurement yesteryear upwards to 0.3% for loans upwards to ₹30 lakh to promote affordable housing.
- IIT Kharagpur’s Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness in addition to Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘Rajya Anandam Sansthan’ (Department of Happiness) has signed an MoU to collaborate on the evolution of a Happiness Index for measurement the well-being of the residents of the state.
- In a bid to boost sports inwards the state, Jammu in addition to Kashmir's 1st professional person football game university was recentlhy launched inwards Srinagar.
- In a Global Healthcare Access in addition to Quality Index study, Republic of Republic of India was ranked 154 amid the 195 countries surveyed betwixt 1990-2015.
- In simply vi months of launching its telecom operations, Reliance Jio has accounted for nearly 40% of India's broadband connections, according to information yesteryear telecom regulator TRAI.
- In monastic tell to eliminate distractions for drivers in addition to increase safety, the Philippine authorities take away hold banned hanging rosaries in addition to religious icons off automobile dashboards.
- In monastic tell to handgrip or foil possible chemical, biological or nuclear-based attacks, Republic of Republic of India volition purchase Anti-Nuclear in addition to Anti-Chemical Suits from the U.S.A. for ₹480 crore.
- In back upwards of the Indian Army, Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has started a elbow grease titled #SoldierSelfies.
- India in addition to Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany has inked 12 agreements after delegation aeroplane talks betwixt Prime Minister Modi in addition to German linguistic communication chancellor Angela Merkel on a arrive at of issues similar trade, science development, cyber security in addition to terrorism.
- India ended the Asian Wrestling Championship amongst 10 medals (one gold, 5 argent in addition to iv bronze).
- India has been unanimously elected equally the President of the UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations to promote sustainable human settlements across the globe.
- India has imposed anti-dumping duty on a Chinese chemic used inwards pharma manufacture in addition to aluminium foil to protect domestic manufacture from inexpensive imports.
- India has overtaken the U.S. to move the second-most attractive province for renewable unloose energy investment after China.
- India is going to commence a ₹10,000-crore deep sea mission yesteryear the yr halt to explore mineral wealth beneath the Indian sea floor.
- India is laid to skip China's two-day Belt in addition to Road Forum starting from Sun due to sovereignty concerns on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a component division of China's One Belt One Road project.
- India moved upwards to the 26th spot inwards the Global electricity accessibility rankings of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index.
- India straight off ranks 3rd globally inwards number of startup incubators in addition to accelerators. mainland People's Republic of China is at the top followed yesteryear the US.
- India received the showtime artillery guns thirty years after the 1980s Bofors scandal, equally 2 of the 145 M777 ultra low-cal artillery guns ordered from the U.S. take away hold lately arrived ahead of schedule.
- India volition give Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of liberty fighters inwards People's Republic of Bangladesh nether the novel ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme inwards the side yesteryear side 5 years.
- India’s showtime individual sector minor arms manufacturing plant, Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems has been inaugurated inwards Madhya Pradesh.
- Indian Army has planned to re-introduce Cordon And Search Operations (CASO) equally a component division of its counter terrorism operations after a gap of fifteen years.
- Indian dairy cooperative Amul volition sponsor the New Zealand cricket squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy inwards England.
- Indian Navy in addition to the Space Application Centre take away hold signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Data Sharing in addition to Scientific cooperation inwards the plain of Meteorology in addition to Oceanology.
- Indian Railways is going to larn End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) systems, to do away amongst the demand of guards stationed inwards the lastly bus of trains.
- Indian Railways subsidiary IRCTC is introducing Pay-on-Delivery pick for buying develop e-tickets, allowing users to pay at the fourth dimension of ticket's delivery to their home.
- Indian mash purpose instrumentalist Joshna Chinappa defeated compatriot Dipika Pallikal inwards the women's singles lastly to move the showtime Indian to clinch the Asian Squash Championship title.
- Indian state-owned telecommunication society Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has inked agreements amongst Facebook in addition to MobiKwik inwards monastic tell to popularize the meshwork in addition to its value added services amid its customers.
- Indian tabular array lawn tennis purpose instrumentalist Soumyajit Ghosh became the 3rd Indian to win a men's singles entitle at an ITTF Challenge Series at the Republic of Chile Open.
- Indian women's cricket squad pacer Jhulan Goswami became the all-time leading wicket-taker inwards women's ODI cricket after picking upwards her 181st wicket against the South African women's team.
- Indian wrestler Harpreet Singh (80kg) has won Bronze medal inwards Greco- Roman category at Asian Wrestling Championship.
- Indian wrestlers Anil Kumar in addition to Jyoti won Bronze medals inwards their respective categories on the minute solar daytime of the Asian Wrestling Championships inwards New Delhi.
- India's CA Bhavani Devi has won the Gold medal inwards the Sabre lawsuit of the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship held at Reykjavik inwards Iceland.
- India's showtime full-length characteristic cinema 'Raja Harishchandra' was released 104 years agone on 3rd May inwards the yr 1913.
- India's showtime underwater tunnel, which was built nether the Hooghly river for establishing a subway scheme link inwards Kolkata, has been completed before the deadline.
- India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has successfully demonstrated an air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile firing capability.
- India's largest lender State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) has cutting its involvement charge per unit of measurement for abode loans upwards to ₹30 lakh yesteryear 0.25% to 8.35%, piece those inwards a higher identify ₹30 lakh saw a cutting of 0.10%.
- India's largest lender the State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) has cutting its term deposit rates yesteryear upwards to fifty reason points for diverse maturities.
- India's men's hockey squad clinched the Bronze medal at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, after defeating New Zealand.
- India's National Football Team entered the top 100 of the FIFA national squad rankings for the showtime fourth dimension inwards 21 years after getting placed at the 100th spot inwards the latest FIFA rankings.
- India's Nitin Tomar became the costliest purpose instrumentalist inwards Pro Kabaddi League history, beingness bought for ₹93 lakh yesteryear the novel GMR-owned UP franchise.
- India's premier mash purpose instrumentalist Harinder Pal Sandhu has won the Makati Open (Squash) entitle yesteryear beating Mohd Syafiq Kamal.
- India's R Vaishali won the women's entitle amongst 8 points from nine rounds inwards the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship inwards Chengdu, China.
- ISRO is going to launch its most powerful rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark-III inwards June this year. Being termed a "game changer", it tin can acquit satellites weighing upwards to 4.4 tonnes.
- Kazakhstan, the world's biggest uranium producer, volition start producing nuclear fuel for Chinese mightiness plants inwards 2019 through a articulation venture laid upwards yesteryear the 2 countries.
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a novel scheme titled 'She Pad'. Under this scheme, the the authorities volition distribute sanitary pads to girls inwards all the schools inwards the state.
- Kochi Metro has employed 23 members from the Transgender community. This is the 1st fourth dimension a authorities owned society has formally appointed members of the transgender community.
- Kotak Mahindra Bank presents 811, India’s showtime downloadable Digital Savings Account. Kotak 811 has a zero-minimum residue requirement in addition to offers users a virtual debit menu to store online in addition to a Scan & Pay characteristic to ready payments at merchant outlets.
- Madhya Pradesh became the sixth province inwards the province to top the Goods in addition to Services Tax (GST) Bill 2017. Uttarakhand, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand in addition to Chhattisgarh had before passed the bill.
- Maharashtra became the showtime province to install first-of-its-kind automated atmospheric condition stations for farmers inwards the region.
- Maharashtra primary government minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated the state’s showtime automatic atmospheric condition station at Dongargaon inwards Nagpur.
- Marian Ilitch, the possessor of Little Caesars pizza chain in addition to Detroit's MotorCity Casino Hotel, has topped the Forbes List of America's Richest Self-Made Women for 2017 amongst a meshwork worth of $5.1 billion.
- Marking the formation solar daytime of Maharashtra, CM Devendra Fadnavis on 2nd May 2017 hoisted India's minute tallest national flag inwards Kolhapur at 303 feet. [India's tallest flag pole, at 360 feet, is installed at the Attari-Wagah border inwards Punjab.]
- Mercedes' Finnish Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his showtime e'er Grand Prix victory after winning the Russian Grand Prix.
- Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton has won the Castilian Grand Prix from pole seat inwards the Formula One championship.
- Moody's Investors Service downgraded China's credit ratings for the showtime fourth dimension since 1989, proverb it expects the economy's fiscal strength to erode inwards coming years equally growth slows in addition to debt rises.
- Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant yesteryear 1 run to win their 3rd Indian Premier League title.
- Mumbai Indians pacer Lasith Malinga has move the showtime bowler to consummate 150 wickets inwards the IPL.
- Mumbai MLA Bharati Lavekar has launched India's showtime digital banking concern for sanitary pads on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
- Nagpur is laid to move India's showtime metropolis to larn a fleet of electrical cabs.
- Narendra Modi became the showtime Indian PM to see Kingdom of Spain inwards nearly thirty years.
- NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson in addition to Jack Fischer successfully completed the 200th spacewalk for the $100-billion International Space Station (ISS).
- Nepal in addition to mainland People's Republic of China signed a framework understanding on Beijing’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative, days ahead of a summit inwards Beijing to showcase President Xi Jinping’s ambitious project design to build a modern solar daytime Silk Road.
- Paytm has signed a non-exclusive term canvas to larn Snapdeal-owned payments platform FreeCharge.
- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive monastic tell banning smoking inwards world across the country.
- PM Narendra Modi has launched the Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS) to assist the Supreme Court move paperless.
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, inwards Assam.
- President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance giving to a greater extent than mightiness to the Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) to bargain amongst the growing work of non performing assets.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the Buddhist festival ‘Vesak Day’ (Buddha Jayanti) that commemorates birth, enlighten in addition to expiry of Buddha at Sri Lanka during twelfth to 14th May 2017.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the African Development Bank inwards Gandhinagar (22nd to 26th May 2017). This is the showtime fourth dimension that Republic of Republic of India is hosting the annual meetings of the AfDB in addition to its sis institutions, including of finance ministers of fellow member countries, who comprise the AfDB board of governors.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the river conservation projection 'Narmada Seva Mission'. This projection is a road-map for steps to live taken for the conservation of the Narmada River inwards Madhya Pradesh.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a two-part volume serial titled – M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without hunger. These books were written yesteryear the eminent agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan who is also known equally the Father of the Green Revolution inwards India.
- Prince Philip, the 95-year-old hubby of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shall retire from his world duties this autumn.
- Rajasthan has launched mobile patrolling units to forbid molestation, harassment or eve-teasing against women inwards the state.
- Ramudri Someswara Rao has won a Gold medal inwards the men's 200-metre T44 lawsuit at the 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix inwards China.
- Rifath Sharook, an 18-year-old pupil from Tamil Nadu, has developed what he claims is the world's smallest in addition to lightest satellite. The satellite, made using reinforced carbon fibre polymer, is named 'KalamSat', after old President APJ Abdul Kalam.
- Russia has blocked access to Chinese social media app WeChat for failing to give its contact details to country's communications watchdog.
- Russia's largest banking concern Sberbank is going to deliver cash via drones, its Deputy Chairman Stanislav Kuznetsov has lately announced.
- Samsung has received blessing from the South Korean authorities to laid out testing self-driving cars on world roads inwards the country.
- Saudi Arabia in addition to the United Arab Emirates take away hold pledged a combined $100 meg to a Women Entrepreneurs' Fund proposed yesteryear U.S. President Donald Trump's immature adult woman Ivanka Trump.
- SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises), the 24th bilateral do involving Indian Navy in addition to Republic of Singapore Navy has lately commenced inwards South mainland People's Republic of China Sea.
- South African cricket's governing trunk Cricket South Africa has regained the correct to bid for in addition to host major tournaments after their changes met the government's transformation criteria.
- Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem to win his tenth Barcelona Open title.
- Sualgiri in addition to Swalgiri communities of Odisha take away hold been notified equally Scheduled Castes after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017.
- Sweden won the Ice hockey world championships for the tenth fourth dimension amongst a 2-1 victory over 2016 champions Canada after the lastly was settled yesteryear a penalization shoot-out.
- Taiwan's constitutional courtroom ruled inwards favour to recognise same-sex wedlock on the island.
- Telangana has move the 1st province to innovate a logo for vehicles driven yesteryear persons amongst hearing impairment.
- The “South Asia satellite” for utilisation yesteryear countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) share was launched on fifth May 2017.
- The 2017 Moscow Victory Day Parade was lately took identify inwards Red Square inwards Moscow.
- The 29th India–Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) has commenced at Port Blair nether the aegis of Andaman in addition to Nicobar Command.
- The Assam authorities has changed the names of all the major roads of Guwahati. GS Road has been renamed equally Mahapurush Srimanta Sankerdev Path, Beltola-Khanapara Road is renamed equally Peer Azan Fakir Road.
- The Assam authorities is going to innovate a 'traditional' wearing clothing code — dhoti-kurta for men in addition to mekhela-chador for women — for its employees on showtime in addition to 3rd Saturdays of every month, on voluntary basis.
- The Centre has allowed emergency vehicles, including those of police, defense forcefulness in addition to paramilitary forces, to utilisation multicoloured beacons having red, bluish in addition to white colours.
- The Centre has exempted NRIs, citizens inwards a higher identify fourscore years, in addition to residents of Jammu in addition to Kashmir, Assam, in addition to Meghalaya from having to mandatorily quote their Aadhaar numbers to file income taxation returns.
- The Centre has launched Tarang Sanchar Web Portal that gives information to Blue Planet regarding Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) signals in addition to eases their misconceptions virtually EMF emissions from mobile towers.
- The structure of the world's largest optical in addition to infrared telescope has begun inwards Chile's Atacama Desert. Named Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), it volition take away hold a 39-metre-diameter primary mirror housed inwards an 85-metre rotating dome weighing 5,000 tonnes.
- The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has decided to ready digital copies of the marksheets available to ICSE in addition to ISC candidates along amongst the traditional difficult copies from this year.
- The Department of Industrial Policy in addition to Promotion (DIPP) has been given dorsum the mightiness to grant licenses for defense forcefulness manufacturing. Earlier the Home Ministry had this responsibility.
- The Department of Telecommunications has launched a spider web portal called the ‘Tarang Sanchar’ that volition allow tracking of radiations emitted from mobile towers inside their locality in addition to cheque for their compliance amongst the Electromagnetic plain (EMF) emission norms defined yesteryear the government.
- The Election Commission has held a demonstration on the working of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in addition to Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) System to bear witness that the machines are tamper-proof.
- The showtime Chinese-built rider jet, C-919, completed its maiden flight.
- The authorities has lately launched the 'Darwaza Band' elbow grease supported yesteryear the World Bank, to promote the utilisation of toilets in addition to liberty from opened upwards defecation across the country.
- The authorities has renamed the Matritva Sahyog Yojana, a scheme launched inwards 2010 yesteryear the Congress for meaning in addition to lactating mothers, equally 'Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana'.
- The authorities is going to pick out xiv novel categories, including acid laid on survivors, nether the Disability Act, 2016.
- The Income Tax subdivision has activated the e-filing facility for all categories of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the assessment yr 2017-18.
- The Income Tax subdivision has launched a novel e-facility to link a person's Aadhaar amongst the Permanent Account Number (PAN).
- The Indian Army has successfully test-fired an advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile inwards the Andaman in addition to Nicobar Islands.
- The Indian Institute of Engineering Science in addition to Technology (IIEST) has successfully created India’s showtime smart grid project, which volition generate mightiness from renewable sources of energy.
- The Indian Railways' Mumbai-Goa luxury develop Tejas Express, which has features similar LCD screens, on-board infotainment, Wi-Fi, CCTV, in addition to tea/coffee vending machine, was flagged off yesteryear Union Minister Suresh Prabhu on 22nd May 2017.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched GSAT-9 also known equally the “South Asia” satellite from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The satellite, which costs ₹235 crore, volition render communication, disaster management support, in addition to connectivity to South Asian countries during a 12-year mission.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) volition commence the functioning of India's ain 'GPS' or positioning system, Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), inwards early on 2018.
- The Japanese authorities has approved a one-off mouth allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to criterion downward from the Chrysanthemum Throne, inwards the showtime such abdication inwards 2 centuries.
- The Karnataka authorities passed an monastic tell putting a cap of ₹200, exclusive of taxes, on the toll of painting present tickets at painting present theatre halls, including multiplexes, across the state.
- The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has decided to grant the condition of "living human entity" to Narmada river.
- The Maharashtra authorities has banned the sale of 'High inwards Fat, Salt in addition to Sugar' (HFSS) nutrient inwards schoolhouse canteens across the state.
- The Maharashtra authorities has decided to cast 'Good morning' squads to monitor in addition to halt opened upwards defecation across the state.
- The Maharashtra authorities has declared its Bhilar hamlet inwards the Satara district equally India's showtime 'Pustakanche Gaav' (village of books).
- The New Delhi Municipal Corporation operates an ambulance dedicated for the handling of trees.
- The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) inwards Hyderabad is laid to move southward India's showtime aerodrome to move 100% LED-lit.
- The Real Estate Act which aims to protect the interests of homebuyers yesteryear ensuring transparency has come upwards into effect.
- The lately launched GSAT-9 / 'South Asia Satellite' became the 1st Indian spacecraft to utilisation an electrical propulsion organization (EPS).
- The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) has decided to innovate novel batches for settlement of payments through the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) from July 10.
- The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) volition before long position into circulation novel notes inwards One Rupee denomination piece existing notes in addition to coins volition move along to live legal tender.
- The State Bank of Republic of Republic of India (SBI) is going to innovate a novel facility that would enable withdrawal of cash through ATMs using the bank’s mobile wallet. However, the banking concern volition accuse ₹25 on every cash withdrawal transaction from the mobile wallet via ATMs.
- The strategic anti-Naxal operations ascendency headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been shifted dorsum from Kolkata to Raipur.
- The Supreme Court asked the province governments to number a notification to include children affected amongst HIV inwards the disadvantaged grouping for imparting free, compulsory teaching nether the 2009 law.
- The Tanggula Railway Station (Tibet) holds the Guinness World Record for beingness the highest railway station inwards the world, equally it is 5,068 metres inwards a higher identify sea level.
- The tiny isle of Republic of Nauru (world’s smallest republic) has move the sixth province to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact.
- The top-seeded Indo-American duet of Leander Paes in addition to Scott Lipsky defeated Argentine 3rd seeds Leonardo Mayer in addition to Maximo Gonzalez to win the Tallahassee Challenger entitle of the men’s double.
- The Union Cabinet cleared an ordinance to empower the Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) to cut down bad debts of world sector banks.
- The Union Cabinet has approved abolition of unusual investment regulator the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). The 25-year-old trunk responsible for approving unusual investment proposals was constituted nether the Prime Minister's Office inwards the wake of the economical liberalisation of the early on 1990s.
- The Union Cabinet has given its blessing for allocating 2.5% of the Central Road Fund (CRF) for the evolution of the National Waterways.
- The Union Cabinet has given its blessing for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017 to give impetus to the steel sector. This policy aims to get upwards domestic steel consumption in addition to transform Indian steel manufacture into a technologically advanced in addition to globally competitive steel industry.
- The U.S.A. in addition to 6 Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in addition to the UAE) take away hold joined hands to curb financing of dreaded terror groups such equally Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Haqqani network in addition to Taliban.
- The U.S. in addition to mainland People's Republic of China take away hold signed a 10-point merchandise bargain that opens the Chinese marketplace to U.S. credit rating agencies in addition to lifts China's ban on U.S. beef imports in addition to shipments of liquefied natural gas.
- The U.S. is unopen to completing a serial of Arms deals amongst Kingdom of Saudi Arabia totalling to a greater extent than than $100 billion which could surpass over $300 billion over a decade.
- The Uttar Pradesh authorities has formed 'Maa' committees to hold an oculus on mid-day meals served to students inwards state-run primary schools.
- The Uttar Pradesh authorities is going to ready Saturdays equally 'no schoolhouse pocketbook day' inwards the state-run schools.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed India's showtime 3 cases of Zika virus infections, all from the same expanse inwards Ahmedabad.
- The world's showtime "ladies special" suburban train, which runs inwards Mumbai, has completed 25 years.
- To grade the 156th nascency anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Republic of Republic of India has organised Tagore cultural Festival inwards Arab Republic of Egypt from eighth to twelfth May.
- To cut down unnecessary competition in addition to halt teaching from becoming a trade, Tamil Nadu's Education Department has decided to non denote the showtime 3 ranks inwards the province board exams.
- Two warships of the Indian Navy reached Malaysia on a 6-day see to criterion upwards maritime cooperation, including effectively containing piracy inwards the Indian Ocean region.
- UJALA (UK Joins Affordable LEDs for All), the world's largest efficient lighting programme, was inaugurated yesteryear Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy in addition to Mines, Piyush Goyal inwards London. This programme aims to increase LED penetration inwards UK.
- Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has imposed a ban on Russia's social media networks in addition to meshwork services equally component division of economical sanctions against Russia.
- Umpire Sundaram Ravi volition live the exclusively Indian umpire to officiate inwards matches during the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
- Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched novel Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) for pneumonia inwards Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
- Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways in addition to Shipping Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated India’s First Integrated Bio‐refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals for producing ethanol from a variety of biomass. The flora is situated at Rahu inwards Pune district of Maharashtra.
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has released a philosophical novel for God titled “Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism“. The volume was written yesteryear IAS officeholder Haulianlal Guite. This volume is touted equally “the world’s showtime philosophical novel for God“.
- Union Minister of State for Aviation Jayanta Sinha has lately announced that the Centre volition pick out 200 airports nether the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) regional air connectivity scheme.
- UnitedNations marked the showtime World Tuna Day on 2nd May 2017.
- US in addition to Indian infinite agencies, NASA in addition to ISRO volition jointly develop in addition to launch the world's biggest in addition to most expensive world imaging satellite, costing $1.5 billion. The satellite has been named NISAR - NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.
- US President Donald J. Trump visited Middle East in addition to Europe. This is his showtime e'er unusual trip after taking over the Presidency inwards Jan this year.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to celebrate Jan 24 equally 'UP Diwas' (UP Day).
- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has flagged off ‘Gauvansh Chikitsa Mobile Vans’, an Ambulance Service that would cater to the needs of the cows.
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led digital wallet Paytm has launched its Payments Bank operations inwards Delhi-NCR, amongst 4% involvement on savings account. The banking concern volition pick out deposits of upto ₹1 lakh per client inwards a savings or a electrical current occupation organization human relationship amongst a zero-balance requirement.
- World number 2 Serbia's Novak Djokovic has appointed old world number i Andre Agassi equally his novel coach.
- World’s highest railway span which volition live 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower is to come upwards up over the Chenab River inwards Jammu in addition to Kashmir at a cost of to a greater extent than or less Rs. 1,100 crore inwards to a greater extent than or less 2 years from now. This span volition connect Bakkal (Katra) in addition to Kauri (Srinagar).
- World's biggest in addition to most powerful air current turbines take away hold begun generating electricity off the Liverpool coast inwards the UK.
- Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the Gold medal inwards the men's 65 kg lastly at the Asian Wrestling Championships, defeating South Korea's Lee Seung-chul inwards Delhi.
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