January 2017 - Current Affairs and Quiz

January 2017 Current Affairs and Quiz
31 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ
Highlights of the Day :
Scientists discover oldest human ancestor

Priyanka Chopra among 150 most fashionable women
UberMOTO launches service in Hyderabad
India Post Payments Bank starts pilot services
IT Ministry urges tax incentives for PC manufacturers too
Atomic clocks on indigenous navigation satellite IRNSS-1A develops snag

SC appoints Committee of Administrators headed by Vinod Rai to run BCCI
PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma won Syed Modi International Badminton
Championships titles
NEC and Union Ministry of Textiles sign MoU to harness the hidden potential
of Cane & Bamboo
P Vishwanath Shetty sworn in as Karnataka Lokayukta
Indian Navys Theatre Level Exercise TROPEX 17

GAAR will be effective from April 1, 2017
President appointed Banwarilal Purohit & P B Acharya as acting Governors
Russian ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin dies
Karnataka set to celebrate Kambala festival

68th Republic Day: Ashok Chakra to Havildar Hangpan Dada for sacrifcing
his life for nation
Telangana ranks 2nd in Walnuts cashless score card
National Geoscience Award for Keshav Krishna
Sena medal for 3 soldiers who gunned down Burhan Wani
Genetically Modifed mosquito trials launched to control dengue,
chikungunya and zika
List of Padma awardees 2017

Pakistan conducts frst fight test of Ababeel missile with MIRV technology
Cabinet clears interest waiver for farm loans
Improved Guided Pinaka rockets successfully test-fred for 2nd time
7th National Voters Day observed with theme Empowering Young and Future
Voters
Goa First State to Send Postal Ballots Electronically to Service Voters

Scientists spot sunspot with centre twice the size of Earth
Browned toast and potatoes are potential cancer risk: Scientists
N K Singh panel submits report on changes in FRBM Act
India rejects attempts of EU, Canada for global investment agreement
Kwality Ltd Signs MoU with Bank of Baroda for Rs 4000 Cr Loan to Farmers
Israel approved building permits for 566 settler homes in East Jerusalem
Delhi airport wins Corporate Social Responsibility award in aviation sector
Urdu poet and lyricist Naqsh Lyallpuri passes away
Sushmita Sen to judge the 65th Miss Universe pageant
India Innovation Index to measure performance of Indian states

IORA fnalises MoU for cooperation in SME sector
Ministry of AYUSH, ASCI signed MoU to co-regulate misleading
advertisements in the AYUSH sector
TeamIndus proposes nameplate on the Moon for a price
Bihar government launched Nasha Mukt campaign to make state addiction-
free
Adama Barrow sworn in as President of Gambia in Senegal

World Bank Sanctions Rs 1,376 Cr For Tripura Power Upgradation
PNB and IPPB team up for technology support
Lloyd's gets fnal approval from IRDAI to open branch in India
Entrepreneurship Development Scheme inaugurated in Mizoram
Bharti AXA General appoints Sanjeev Srinivasan as CEO, MD

Union Cabinet approves to augment CGTMSE for supporting MSEs
Union Cabinet approved MoU between ISRO and Japanese Aerospace
Exploration Agency
Priyanka Chopra wins People's Choice Awards for Favourite Dramatic TV
Actress
West Bengal to give legal protection to Hilsa Fish
N Chandrasekaran appointed Tata Motors chairman

Manipurs Karang is Indias frst cashless island
Railway Ministry unveils Mission 41K to save energy worth Rs 41,000 crore
Ministry of Earth Sciences commissions Higher Resolution Weather
Prediction Model
NASA approves mission to explore iron-rich asteroid 16 Psyche
SEBI releases norms for merger and acquisition

India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 48 Million for
Nagaland Health Project
Kiran Doshi wins The Hindu Prize 2016
Jacob Polley wins 2016 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry
India, Mauritius signed MoU for cooperation in cooperative sector
A new mobile app for tourists by Tamil Nadu Tourism Department

India, US sign MoU for collaboration in third world countries
Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkars record for most centuries in successful
chases
62nd Filmfare Awards 2017 - Shatrughan Sinha honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement
Keralas frst solar-powered boat launched
MoUs worth Rs. 8835 crore signed in textile sector during Vibrant Gujarat
2017
Tewari named Senior Fellow of Atlantic Council
Rajesh Gopinathan appointed TCS CEO & MD, NGS named COO
Europes frst underwater museum opens
Sarita Devi, will mark her plunge as Indias frst woman boxing professional
Effects of Endosulfan use devastating: SC

Regional Conference of Labour Ministers of Southern States held at Chennai
Former MRF director KM Philip passes away
Worlds frst gender literature fest to be held in Patna
India, Kenya signed MoU on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors
US Researchers discover the function of human appendix

Union Government inaugurates International Conference & Exhibition on Re-
enforced Plastics
SC directs Union Government to submit NGOs audit report by March 2017
Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth dies
Union Health Ministry introduces Rubella vaccine in its Universal
Immunization Programme

Rajnath Singh lays the Foundation Stone of New NDRF Campus in Andhra
Pradesh
Air India ranked third-worst performing airline in the world
12th World Hindi Day celebrated across the world
Haryana to set up Prarambh School for Teachers Education in Jhajjar
Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900-mark for frst time in 20 years
Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun Dhanush

Piyush Goyal to unveil largest street light replacement programme
Blind Challenge Car Rally held in Bhopal
SBI Pension Funds appoints Kumar Sharadindu as MD & CEO
Vijayawada to host 1st Digi Dhan Mela in Andhra Pradesh
China successfully launches telecommunication technology test satellite

Tata Motors, Castrol announce global strategic partnership
44th New Delhi World Book Fair begins
Indias GDP growth expected to be slower at 7.1% in 2016-17: CSO
China launches world's longest bullet train service
16th meeting of FSDC held in New Delhi

India and Kazakhstan sign Protocol to amend DTAC
Union Government grants assistance of over 1782 crore rupees for drought-
hit Karnataka
India, World Bank discussed Indus Water Treaty
7 Jan 2017 : Ninth edition of JIFF begins
Union Cabinet approves AoC between India and Portugal in feld of

agriculture and allied sectors
Union Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Uruguay for
Cooperation in Customs Matters
Sir Tim Barrow appointed as UKs ambassador to European Union
Trump appoints Indian-American to key White House position
World Braille Day observed on 4 January 2017
Nepal Hosts Elephant Festival in Chitwan to Boost Tourism

Bunkar Mitra helpline for handloom weavers starts functioning
Karnataka's Cooperation Minister H S Mahadev Prasad dies
Google Doodle pays tribute to Savitribai Phule on her 186th birth anniversary
Election Commission announces dates of assembly polls of fve states
India, Sri Lanka agree to exchange views to fnd permanent solution to

fshermen issues
Union Government launches mobile app for Haj Pilgrimage
Shakespeares Hamlet was dated wrongly
K V Pusa, former NPCC President and Minister, passes away
CCPA decides to convene Budget Session of Parliament from January 31
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways clinches gold for sixth time

Shraddha, Ghyansham Kumar Devansh chosen for 2016 Bharatiya Jananpith
Navlekhan award
Key announcements of PM Narendra Modis new year eves speech
India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear sites
Apple to make iPhones in Bengaluru
February 2017 Current Affairs and Quiz
28 February 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ
Manchester United beat Southampton to win 2016-17 EFL Cup

ZTE launches worlds frst 5G IT baseband unit (BBU) in partnership with
Intel
Kabir Bedi appointed honourary brand ambassador of Sightsavers
Birender Singh Yadav concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to
the Republic of Togo
Kohli named captain of the year at ESPNcricinfo Awards
NASA may send robotic spacecraft to Sun in 2018

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Lucas Pouille to win 2017 Open 13
CM Raghubar Das: Polythene bags will soon be banned in Jharkhand
Sixty Four Indian exporters take part in Gulfood 2017
Indian Navy concludes Theatre Level Exercise Tropex 2017
Former Nagaland CM Zeliang appointed as Finance Advisor to state

government
India to provide fnancial assistance to Bangladesh for development of Sylhet
city
Kumar Sangakkara becomes 2nd Asian to Play 1000 Matches
Worlds First International Zip Line Created to Connect Spain And Portugal
Shilpa Shetty appointed for Swachh Bharat Brand ambassador
Amarinder Singh's biography 'The People's Maharaja' released

Ms. Suman Saxena takes charge as the Whole Time Member of the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Board of India
Central Excise Day celebrated on 24 February 2017
N Chandrasekaran elected chairman of Indian Hotels
Tata Power Renewable commissions 15 MW solar plant in Telangana
Canada to resettle 1200 Yazidi refugees by the end of 2017

Digital payments industry to hit USD500 billion by 2020: Google-BCG study
Union Government decided to set up POSCO Victims Compensation Fund
Trump administration revokes law protecting transgender students
India, Australia MoU for cooperation in civil aviation sector approved

India and China hold frst strategic dialogue in Beijing
Union Cabinet approved signing of bilateral Air Services Agreement with
Greece
Revised Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power
Projects approved
India can develop space station, said ISRO chief
Union Government clears Coastal Surveillance Project
Government releases new format for recording, reporting road accident data
Theresa May urges House of Lords Members to not hold up Brexit Bill
ISRO: India may fulfl its energy requirements from Moon by 2030
Gujarat Assembly passes Aadhaar Bill, 2017
Pakistan Senate approved Hindu Marriage Bill
South Asian Speakers Summit 2017 concluded in Indore

Saudi stock exchange appoints its frst female head
Apple acquires Israeli start-up RealFace
31st state hood day of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram: 20 February
Khajuraho Dance Festival begins in Madhya Pradesh

Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar honoured with 'Legendary Award ' 2017
Corporation Bank Bags 2017 National MSME Excellence Award
JLL Named to FORTUNEs 2017 Worlds Most Admired Companies List
NALCO signs MoU with TERI for sustainable rehabilitation
Karnataka Bank Launches National Pension System in Mangaluru
BEL launches communication radio

Neelam Damodaran is Bank of India new ED
Sunil Mehta appointed non-executive Chairman of PNB
Set up in-house expert bodies to remove info on sex determination: SC to
Search Engines
Sea ice extent in Antarctica hits an all-time low
Two-day Global Investor Summit 'Momentum Jharkhand' begins in Ranchi

Palaniswami Sworn in as new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Indian Panorama Film Festival begins in Port Blair
Irish government survives no-confdence vote
Kerala Government gave approval for airport in Sabarimala
IAF inducts indigenous early warning system NETRA

ReNew Power Ventures sells 10% stake to JERA
India joins Moscow meet, despite exclusion in frst round
Olympic Champion Bolt wins Laureus 'Sportsman of the Year' award
Union Government signs agreement with Croatia on economic cooperation
Sachin Tendulkar adopts another village for transformation

US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns over his contacts with
Russia
Indian tabla player Sandeep Das wins 2017 Grammy Award for Best Global
Music
Grammy winning singer Al Jarreau passes away
International Aero India 2017 begins in Bengaluru
India, UK signed bilateral MoU to allow more fights to boost tourism and
trade
India's frst foating elementary school opens in Manipur
FSSAI sets up panel to fnalise laws on food fortifcation
Sandeep Jajodia appointed Assocham president
Diego Maradona Gets Ambassador Role at FIFA.
Government constitutes inter-departmental task force to crack down on

benami frms
Pakistans naval exercise Aman 2017 begins in Karachi
AAD interceptor missile successfully test-fred
International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed
Mass whale stranding on New Zealand beach

India and UK sign MoU to ease restrictions on number of scheduled fights

Indian-origin neurosurgeon Shawna Pandya shortlisted for NASA 2018 space
mission
Keralas Nilambur teak to get GI tag
ISRO develops Telemetry and Telecommand Processor
Union Commerce Ministry approves Revenue Insurance Scheme for
Plantation Crops
Union Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and France in S&T and
Innovation
Union Cabinet apprised of India-Vietnam space agreement
33-members committee constituted for speedy completion of Andhra
Pradeshs Sagarmala Project
Railways Ministry launches frst phase of Station Redevelopment Program
India ranks at 43rd position in 5th Annual International IP Index of USCC
ICICI Securities partners with Saxo Bank

Bank of Baroda, IFFCO launch co-branded debit card for farmers
Federal Bank ties up with data portal for loans against warehouse receipts
Adani appoints Purdie as CEO for renewable energy unit in Australia
Scientists successfully test male contraceptive on monkeys

181 Irrawaddy dolphins counted in Odisha census
CBDT signs four unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements
Enemy property must go to government: Supreme Court
Union Government eases rules for clearance of non-polluting industrial
projects
Tourism Ministry, J&K Government and NPCC sign MoU for implementation
of tourism projects
HRD ministry to set up NTA to conduct exams for higher, secondary

education
Neurocalyx calycinus plant possesses medicinal values
Union Government launches Measles Rubella vaccination campaign
If you don't vote, you have no right to blame government: SC
Slovakian Curators have discovered worlds earliest emoji
IDFC MD Vikram Limaye the new CEO, MD of NSE

UIDAI clamps down on 50 fraud sites offering Aadhaar services
HDFC Bank increases cash transaction fees on savings a/cs
Scientists discover 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars
World Cancer Day 2017 observed globally
Apple to start manufacturing in India

India recorded highest domestic air passenger growth in 2016
China successfully tests DF-5C missile with 10 nuclear warheads
February 2: World Wetlands Day
Government notifes new rules for medical devices
Govt proposes Payments Regulatory Board in RBI

Rs. 10,000 cr allocated for PSB recapitalisation
Neeti Mohan to collaborate with UN for a music album
UAE Aims to Launch Its First Ever Mars Mission in 2020
Rex Tillerson sworn-in as US secretary of state
Mt Everest to be remeasured by Survey of India

New species of songbird found
Rajasthan and Telangana win eGov awards
Government clarifes Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has no provision for cash
transfer component
India, Russia holds high-level consultations on counter-terrorism
March 2017 Current Affairs and Quiz
31 March 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ
Supreme Court now allows candidates above 25 years of age to appear in

2017 NEET exam
3rd G20 Framework Working Group meeting held in Varanasi
Indian Navys TU-142M aircraft (Albatross) decommissioned at INS Rajali
Kanha Tiger Reserve becomes frst in India to get mascot 'Bhoorsingh the
Barasingha'
Sachin Tendulkar launches his own social media app called '100MB cricket'

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2017 without including Rajya Sabhas
proposed amendments
Paytm, The First E-Commerce Company To Become ASCI Member
Pashmina Art Exhibition releases book '6 Times Thinner'
Sima Kamil - First woman to head major Pakistani bank
Amazon acquires Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com
Unnati Credit Card launched by SBI to spread credit inclusion

IAF launches bidding for aviation turbine fuel
President Pranab Mukherjee presents Dr B C Roy National Awards and Hari
Om Ashram Alembic Research Awards
Army Releases Book titled 'Home of the Brave'
South African Anti-Apartheid Activist, Ahmed Kathrada Dies at 87
Worlds largest dinosaur footprint discovered in Australia

Xiaomi Aims To Create 20,000 Jobs In India
India trounced Australia and reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Two big events will be hosted by Bhubaneswar
2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup fnal Venue - Kolkata

Ofcom fned BT 42m for serious breach of rules
Santosh Trophy - 32nd title won by Bengal
Suicide bomber attacks Bangladesh - claimed by Islamic State
100% literacy, liquor prohibition - Telangana claims
President of Yemen sentenced to death for treason
The worlds largest artifcial sun sets sp in Germany

Bengaluru gets India's frst vertical garden
Six IndianAmericans Named for 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honour
BHEL commissions 250 mw plant in Assam
Taliban captures southern Afghan city of Sangin
NCST approves proposal for 5 additional seats for tribals in Sikkim Assembly
Bharti Airtel acquires 4G business of Tikona Networks
World Tuberculosis Day 2017 observed globally
UNHRC approves Sri Lankas request for two-year extension to deliver war
probe
ISRO sends four teams to 36th Expedition to Antarctica
SC constituted committee to explore technical solution to block videos of

sexual offences on social networking sites
Chinas coastal sea level hits record high
Night parrot sighting confrmed in Western Australia for frst time in 100
years
Union Cabinet approves proposal for amendments to NABARD Act, 1981
Panneerselvam and Sasikala Camp choose new symbols after EC freezes
Two leaves
ISRO commissions worlds third-largest hypersonic wind tunnel

Union Government sanctions more affordable houses for urban poor in
Puducherry, Telangana and HP
NASA to send its next-gen clock to Space to guide space crafts and
astronauts
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposes shutting down Haiti
peacekeeping mission
Aadhar Card to be made mandatory for ITR and PAN Card Applications
World Poetry Day 2017 celebrated globally

Canadian teacher wins global teacher prize
Surya Kiran XI Joint Military Exercise concludes in Pithorgarh
International Day of Happiness celebrated on 20 March 2017
Branches of SBBJ, SBH, SBM, SBP and SBT to operate as branches of SBI
from April 1, 2017
1.04 crore people hit by arsenic contamination in Bengal: Report

Scientists develop new Wi-Fi system to offer super-fast connectivity
Scientists discover fve new sub-atomic particles at CERN
Pakistani President promulgates Hindu Marriage bill into law
Delhi High Court rules that parents can evict abusive children from their
house
29 lakh debit cards subjected to malware attack: Government

ICRISAT, ICAR join hands for crop improvement
Government releases Draft Labour Code on Social Security & Welfare
GST Council approves States and UTs GST Bills
India, Russia ink long-term support pact on Sukhoi Su-30MKI
Kalpana Chawla remembered on 55th birth anniversary

Audit how much timber and money are generated from felling of trees in
Delhi: High Court to CAG
New Zealand River gains legal status of a person, ending 140 years battle
Jwala Gutta included in Governing Body of Sports Authority of India
India and Brazil sign agreement to protect rights of detached workers
Twenty projects approved for implementation of Namami Gange Programme

in Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi
Commerce Minister launched a new scheme to address needs of exporters
FTII and Canon sign MoU to promote short courses in Film & Television
Captain Amarinder Singh sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab
Union Cabinet approves revised pact on Border Haats with Bangladesh
Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar appointed as Acting Chief Justice of J&K High

Court
Hockey India brings on board four Scientifc Advisors
Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC Chairman
SBI announces Rs 6000-cr tractor loan settlement scheme
Krishi Unnati Mela 2017 inaugurated in New Delhi
ICICI Bank, SBI top bank frauds list: RBI

IIT-Madras won 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society
Award
India suspends cross-LoC travel to Pakistan from Poonch district
President Pranab Mukherjee appoints Chief Justices in four High Courts
Foundation stone of the Banana Research Centre laid in Vaishali, Bihar

HSBC breaks with tradition, names AIA boss Tucker as Chairman
Manohar Parrikar appointed Goa chief minister
Sashastra Seema Bal signed MoU with NSDC & NSDF for skill development
BJP won the 2017 Assembly Elections of Uttar Pradesh
CBSE makes 6 subjects mandatory for Class X board exams
IIT-M solar inverter system wins award

Iran Successfully Test-Fires Hormuz-2 Ballistic Missile
Punjab Agriculture University develops Bt cotton variety with reusable seeds
Maternity Leave Raised To 26 Weeks
National Saftey Week: 4-10 March
Ford Foundation appoints Pradeep Nair as regional director for India, Nepal,
and Sri Lanka
India, Belgium signed Protocol amending Double Taxation Avoidance
Agreement and Protocol
Donald Tusk re-elected as President of European Council
Himachal Pradesh launches mobile App Mera Hunar
Cuevas wins third straight Brazil Open title

Harm Ohlmeyer appointed as Chief Financial Ofcer of Adidas
Union Environment Ministry launches web portal for obtaining CRZ
Clearances
EPFO extends Digital Life Certifcate submission through Jeevan Pramaan
Patra by March 31
Veteran journalist Arvind Padmanabhan dies
Tech Mahindra acquires US healthcare provider CJS Solutions Group
President Pranab Mukherjee presents Nari Shakti Puraskar 2016

International Women's Day 2017 observed across the world
Leaders' Summit in Commemoration of 20th Anniversary of IORA concluded
in Jakarta
Harvard honoured Viola Davis with 'Artist of the Year' award
Longest extradosed bridge across River Narmada dedicated to nation at
Bharuch
India's accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of

Goods approved
National Conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan organised in Delhi
K Srinath Reddy appointed as adviser to the Odisha Government
India, Portugal MoU on renewable energy approved
Cabinet approves development of 50 un-served and under-served airstrips

SBI to penalise non maintenance of Monthly Average Balance in accounts
from 1st of April
Centre launches survey in Ganga to determine population of aquatic life
GST Council approves the CGST Bill and IGST Bill
Sam Querrey beats Rafael Nadal to win ATP Mexico Open title
Andy Murray won mens singles title at Dubai Duty Free Tennis
Championships
SBI to charge for breaching monthly average balance in saving accounts

Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin passes away
World Hearing Day 2017 observed globally
Pakistan diplomat Sial assumes ofce as new Sec Gen of SAARC
PM Modi addresses International Yoga Festival
DRDO hands over 3 products to Indian Army

Singer Rihanna conferred with 2017 Humanitarian of the Year Award by
Harvard University
Pakistan Government approves merger of FATA with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet accepts naming of Tirupati Airport as Sri
Venkateswara Airport
Suresh Prabhu launched freight sector initiatives to transform Indian
Railways
Swadheen Kshatriya sworn in as Maharashtra's Chief Commissioner of RTS

Indian Navy successfully test-fred Anti-Ship Missile from Kalvari Class
Submarine
Madhya Pradesh annual Budget 2017-18 presented
Malaysia to cancel visa-free entry for North Koreans
Luis Norton de Matos appointed Head Coach of India U-17 football team
CBDT signs 10 unilateral APAs with taxpayers

India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for Tejaswini
Amina J Mohammed sworn in as UN Deputy Secretary-General
National Consultation Workshop on Urban Development held in New Delhi
UK-India Year of Culture 2017 launched
April 2017 Current Affairs and Quiz
29 April 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ
Prime Minister inaugurates International Basava Convention

Jehan Daruvala becomes 1st Indian to take pole in FIA F3 European
Championship
Apple stops paying royalties to Qualcomm
Indian Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold medal in Moscow
competition
Oorja-CAPFs Under-19 Football Talent Hunt Tournament-2017

Kazakhstan opens consulate in Chennai
India and Cyprus signed four agreements
Indian cultural center in Egypt holds seminar to deepen ties
UNESCO to screen Indian short flm as part of World Press Freedom Day
celebrations
Haryana Government appoints BS Sandhu as State DGP
UAE's frst solar powered gas station opens in Dubai

NASA discovered Iceball planet through Microlensing
India successfully test-fres Agni III missile
Nita Ambani made member of IOCs important Commissions
YES BANK awarded Golden Peacock Award 2017
India to host 18th World Road Meeting

India and Sri Lanka sign MoU on economic co-operation
Israel appointed Hanna Hatib as frst female judge in its Muslim sharia court
system
China launched its First home-built aircraft carrier
India, Armenia sign 3 agreements
Aamir Khan receives Dinanath Mangeshkar Award For Dangal

Flipkart completes ten years, launches 'CEO of the Day' context
Vani Jairam gets Ghantasala national award
Indo-French Naval Exercise Varuna Commences at Goa
Saudi Arabia elected to UN women's rights commission
80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards

China, Iran sign frst agreement on reconfguration of Arak reactor
Canada's Minister gifts Punjabi Actor coin of honour
Russian Duma forbids naming kids with numbers, obscenities
Russia's Anastasia Boil crowned Miss USSR UK
One of Asia's largest churches inaugurated in Nagaland

World Bank to give $37.5 cr for National Waterway-1 on Ganga
RBI announces Indias Financial Literacy Week from June 5-9, 2017
1st India Indonesia Energy Forum held in Jakarta
GNFC wins Golden Peacock Award
Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff Honoured With Raj Kapoor Awards

UNESCO's Peace Prize Goes to a Mayor Giuseppina Nicolini
Communist Laos appoints new President, Prime Minister
Tamil Nadu , Himachal Pradesh and Tripura chosen for KRISHI KARMAN
AWARDS, 2015-16
IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD form new group to stop Tax Erosion

National Green Tirbunal asks Delhi govt to introduce destination buses from
May 1.
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May be Best Candidate in Search for Signs of
Life
Home Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Civil service Function.
The United Nations (UN) observes the UN Chinese Language Day.
Mahatma Gandhi stamps sold for 500,000 at auction in United Kingdom
Mongolia launches its frst satellite, diversifes resource dependent economy

India hopeful of Nepal forging consensus on multi-party democracy:
President Pranab Mukherjee
Sensex logs frst gain in 5 days
Nomura launches fntech partnership in India
National Green Tirbunal orders immediate closure of industries near
Bengaluru lake.
Southwest Monsoon will be normal, says India Meteorological Department

(IMD)
Maneka Gandhi wants fathers name optional in caste certifcates.
Arun Jaitley to leave for US tomorrow to attend World Bank, IMF, G20 meets.
Haryana government exempts solar equipment from VAT
Vijay Mallya arrested in London

UAE-based Indian to invest 1,000 crore in flm on Mahabharata
Donald Trump adviser Mr. McMaster visits Pakistan after massive airstrike.
Police ask telecom companies to suspend 3G and 4G services in Kashmir
Valley
Air India to impose fne of Rs. 5 to 15 lakh on unruly passengers
Supreme Court raps Sahara group over failure to deposit money, orders
auction of Aamby Valley
Porn clip plays on a screen at Delhi's Rajiv Chowk station

Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar Lok Sabha by-poll by 10K votes
Silicon Valleys hottest startup Hortonworks eyes Indias Big Data
Technical textiles use in govt. projects gets push
Little India in Singapore: Its Srikanth vs Praneeth in fnal
Good news for BMTC commuters; fares reduced for short distance travel, AC
buses
Focus on upkeep of highways, says CM Chandrababu Naidu
Government hopes to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by
December-end
Abbas seeks unprecedented steps to end Palestinian split
Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian
12 April 2017 Current Affairs NEWS
Rupee softens 11 paise in early trade

5.6-magnitude quake hits Philippines.
Ofcials to enforce fshing ban strictly
Kulbhushan Jadhav can appeal before Army Chief and President says
Pakistan Defence Minister
Kulbhushan Jadhav can appeal before Army Chief and President says
Pakistan Defence Minister
Budget session a winner for Treasury benches: Modi
Choice of life partner most important choice: Axis Bank CEO
BSF seizes fake notes worth 7 lakh from Bangladesh border
Tata Power, Adani Power slump as Supreme Court sets aside tribunal order
Bengaluru launches pink police patrol vehicles for women

First rail freight service from UK to China set to depart today
Indian Boxer Shyam Kumar Wins Gold At Thailand International
Clean Ganga - 26 projects worth Rs 2,154.28 cr approved for Namami Gange
project
No government job in Assam for those with more than 2 kids

Modi, Hasina fag off trial run of India-Bangladesh passenger train

India's frst NBA Basketball School in Mumbai
U.S Senate Confrms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Justice
Centre to revive ambitious North Koel irrigation project in Jharkhand
Kirti Chakra Awards 2017
64th National Film Awards - 2017

Israel signs USD 2 billion missile deal with India
National Childrens Film Festival 2017 in Visakhapatnam
World Health Day - 7 April 2017
AB de Villiers launches his own mobile app
Tencent Passes Wells Fargo to Become 10th Biggest Company

Union Cabinet approves Air Services Agreement between India and Georgia
Raman Roy is new NASSCOM chairman for 2017 - 2018
SASEC Finance Ministers meeting in New Delhi
China plans to build new city nearly three times the size of New York
Kohli named Wisdens leading cricketer in the World for 2016

Usain Bolt successor 12-yr-old Jamaican sprinter 'Brianna Lyston' runs 200m
in 23 secs, 2 secs short of world record
Bangladesh captain 'Mashrafe Mortaza' announces retirement from Twenty20
Internationals
Punjab Kings XI players inaugurate toilet at school for Swachh Bharat
campaign
World Wide Web Inventor wins computing's 'Nobel Prize'
Kolkata gets India's frst bio-gas bus - with fat Re 1 fare

Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passes away at 84
Indias frst ever transsexual police Sub-Inspector - Prithika Yashini
UK passport could turn dark blue after Brexit under 490m contract
GST: Tax evasion over Rs 5 crore a non-bailable offence
Karnataka is getting its frst-ever surfng festival

Asias largest tulip garden in Kashmir opens for tourists
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched the '811 banking app' to double its
customer
Union Minister of Railways releases Book Titled Indian Railway- The weaving
of a National Tapestry
Govt launched 'PowerTex India' - a scheme for powerloom sector
development
SBI merged with its 4 associate banks and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank - So
create one of the top 50 banks in the world
Man Sets Guinness World Record by eating most hamburgers in one minute
Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow fag, dies at 65
'Poorna' Film on youngest girl to climb Everest made tax-free in Maharashtra,
Bangalore, Hyderabad
Sunaina Singh new Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University
May 2017 Current Affairs and Quiz
09 May 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ
Union Home Minister chairs the Review Meeting of LWE-affected States

DIPP & WIPO to set up Technology and Innovation Support Centers
Jordan, USA to Launch Major Military Exercises
India to grow at 7.7 per cent in 2018-19 - International Monetary Fund
Logo and mascot of Asian Athletics Championships introduced by Odisha CM
Sachin Tendulkar conferred with Fellowship Award in UK

Shiva thapa wins silver at Asian Boxing Championship
India won 7 medals at 48th Grand Prix of Liberation Plzen Shooting meet
Odisha to introduce boat ambulances in four districts
CRPF Command Shifted from Kolkata to Chhattisgarh
Union Cabinet committee approves seven top-level changes in Banks

RBI to authorizeThe promulgation of the Banking Regulation Amendment
Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and other top shuttlers fnally get dues from BAI
Assam declared as Disturbed Area Under AFSPA for 3 More Months
Haryana Government to offer meals at affordable rates for workers

Power minister announces 1,000 Megawatt wind energy auction scheme
IBBI constitutes Technical Committee to lay down Technical Standards
Facebook Launches Express Wi-Fi in India
President signs ordinance giving RBI more power to fx bad loans
South Asia Satellite set to be launched on 5 May
NASA's frst infatable Green House could enable water recycling on Mars
India Ranked 100th in FIFA Rankings
Union cabinet approves co-operation between India and Japan
Agni-II Ballistic Missile Test Fired Successfully
Union cabinet approves modifcations in 7th CPC recommendations
Worlds Highest Railway Bridge to Come up Over Chenab River

Sardar Singh nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Mallikarjun Kharge appointed as new chairman of Public Accounts
RBI, commercial banks spend Rs 21,000 crore on currency management'
Indian Actress Shabana Azmi starrer movie The Black Prince awarded at
International flm fest in Houston
Mr. Anthony Lianzuala takes over as the New Controller General of Accounts
Padma Venkataraman honoured with Avvaiyar award
China and Europe to build Moon Village
Indias Second Tallest Flag Pole inaugurated in Kolhapur
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launches Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American
presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of
businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated
the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from
Virginia Tim Kaine. Trump took office as the 45th President, and Pence as the 48th Vice
President, on January 20, 2017. Concurrent with the presidential
election, Senate, House, and many gubernatorial and state and local elections were
also held on November 8.
Voters selected members of the Electoral College in each state, in most cases
by "winner-takes-all" plurality; those state electors in turn voted for a
new president and vice president on December 19, 2016.[a] While Clinton received
about 2.9 million more votes nationwide, a margin of 2.1%, Trump won 30 states worth
a total of 306 electors, or 57% of the 538 available. He won the perennial swing
states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Iowa, as well as Clinton's "blue wall" states
of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which had been Democratic strongholds in
presidential elections for decades. Leading up to the election, a Trump victory was
considered unlikely by almost all media forecasts.
In the Electoral College vote on December 19, seven electors voted against their
pledged candidates: two against Trump and five against Clinton. A further three electors
attempted to vote against Clinton but were replaced or forced to vote again. Ultimately,
Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227, while Colin Powell won
three, and John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each
received one.
Trump is the fifth person in U.S. history to become president while losing the nationwide
popular vote.[b] He is the first president without any prior experience in public service or
the military, as well as the wealthiest and the oldest at inauguration, while Clinton was
the first woman to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
This was the first time since the 1984 re-election of Ronald
Reagan that Wisconsin voted for a Republican, and the first time since 1988 that the
Republican nominee won the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, as well as Maine's
second congressional district. It was also the first time since the 1828
election of Andrew Jackson that an electoral vote split occurred in Maine.
On January 6, 2017, the United States government's intelligence agencies concluded

that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States elections.[5][6][7] A joint
U.S. intelligence review stated with high confidence that "Russian President Vladimir
Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election.
Russia's goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate
Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency." [8] Investigations
about potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials were
started by the FBI,[9] the Senate Intelligence Committee[10] and the House Intelligence
Committee.[11]

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31 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Scientists discover oldest human ancestor

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28 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Indian Navys Theatre Level Exercise TROPEX 17

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List of Padma awardees 2017

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Goa First State to Send Postal Ballots Electronically to Service Voters

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21 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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India Innovation Index to measure performance of Indian states

20 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Adama Barrow sworn in as President of Gambia in Senegal

19 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Bharti AXA General appoints Sanjeev Srinivasan as CEO, MD

18 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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N Chandrasekaran appointed Tata Motors chairman

17 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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SEBI releases norms for merger and acquisition

16 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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A new mobile app for tourists by Tamil Nadu Tourism Department

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12 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Effects of Endosulfan use devastating: SC

11 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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US Researchers discover the function of human appendix

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09 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun Dhanush

07 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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China successfully launches telecommunication technology test satellite

06 January 2017 Current Affairs NEWS QUIZ

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16th meeting of FSDC held in New Delhi

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