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S.No. Subject Page No.

1 INDIAN AFFAIRS 4

2 PLACES IN NEWS 6

3 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 7

4 SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES 9

5 RANKING AND REPORTS 9

6 BANKING AND FINANCE 11

7 BUSINESS 12

8 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 14

9 APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNS 16

10 ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS 19

11 MOUs 19

12 SCHEMES AND YOJANAS 20

13 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 21

14 DEFENCE 22

15 RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORT 23

16 SPORTS 24

17 OBITUARY 27

18 BOOKS AND AUTHORS 28

19 IMPORTANT DAYS 28

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INDIAN AFFAIRS

India to have its own GPS system from

2018

i.Coming next year, you won't have to rely on heavily

accented lady for directions on Google Maps. Instead India

will be having its own GPS system. 'NavIC' will be

operational early 2018.

ii. NavIC or 'Navigation with Indian Constellation' the name

given by PM Narendra Modi after the launch of Indian

Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS-1G, is designed

to provide accurate position information to users within the

country.

India, Germany sign 12 agreements

i. India and Germany inked twelve memoranda of

understanding and agreements following bilateral

delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel.

India announces $500 mn assistance to

Mauritius

i. India announced a $500 million line of credit to Mauritius

as the two countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of

areas including the maritime domain. The two countries also

signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks

between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian

counterpart Pravind Jugnauth.

Two Indian peacekeepers honoured

posthumously with UN medal

i. Two Indian peacekeepers Rifleman Brijesh

Thapa and Ravi Kumar were among 117 military, police and

civilian personnel honoured by the United Nations with a

prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage

and sacrifice in the line of duty. ii. They received the Dag

Hammarskjöld Medal on the Ocassion of International Day

of UN Peacekeepers which was observed on 29 May, 2017.

Govt launches ‗eSanad‘ for online

document verification

i. The Human Resource Development Ministry and

the External Affairs Ministry launched an online verification

portal 'e-sanad' to make the document verification process

easier for students who planning to study abroad.

ii. 'e-Sanad' is an initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs

(MEA), in association with two other ministries with the help

of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

iii. CBSE becomes the first Board to partner with MEA for e-

Sanad.

India becomes second largest steel

producer in the world

i. India overtook Japan to become the second-largest steel

producer in the world after China in 2016, according to data

released by the International Stainless Steel Forum

(ISSF).

ii. India’s stainless steel production rose to 3.32 million tons

for 2016 showing an impressive growth of about 9% over 3.0

million tons achieved in 2015.

iii. The data were released at ISSF annual conference in

Tokyo, Japan.

India‟s „Ujala‟ to light up homes in the

United Kingdom

i. India has taken a new initiative to supply cheap LED

bulbs for the citizens of London in the United

Kingdom. Taking this process to the final stages India will

launch „UJALA‟ scheme in the United Kingdom.

ii. UJALA is globally one of the largest

efficiency programs and being run by Energy Efficiency

Services Ltd, an energy services company promoted by

Indian state-run power majors.

India‟s GDP projected to grow 7.4% in

2017-18: FICCI survey

i. In a survey conducted during March and April

2017, FICCI predicted India‘s gross domestic product (GDP)

growth will be around 7.4% for fiscal 2017-18, with a

minimum and maximum level of 7% and 7.6% respectively.

ii. Agricultural sector is estimated to clock 3.5% growth in

2017-18, the pick-up in overall GDP growth will also be

supported by an improvement in industry and services

sector growth. The industry and services sector are

expected to grow by 6.9% and 8.4% respectively in 2017-18.

Palestine President arrives on 4-day visit

to India

i. President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas arrived in India

on a four-day State visit.

ii. The visit of President Mahmoud Abbas will provide an

opportunity for reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral

relations, regional and international issues.

iii. This is his third State visit to India.

Election Commission of India Launches

National Contact Centre

i. The Election Commission of India has added feather to

its cap with the launch of National Contact Centre with

a toll-free No. 1800111950.

ii. Now any citizen from any part of the country can call

24*7 on the toll-free in English or Hindi with any query or

complaint at any time of the day.

iii. The National Contact Centre is operated on a National

Grievance Redressal System Software.

India, Russia agree to work closely in

various sectors

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i. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Rogozin arrived

in New Delhi recently on a one-day visit to attend IRIGC-

TEC meeting.

ii. India and Russia agreed to work closely in various

sectors, including security, nuclear energy, and disaster

management.

Supreme Court becomes paperless, digital

court

i. The Supreme Court has taken its first step towards

becoming a paperless, digital court.

ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the digital

filing system at a function in New Delhi where the

Integrated Case Management System will be connected with

the Supreme Court website. `

Edelweiss Tokio launches India's first life

insurance Product

i. Edelweiss Tokio launched India's first and the simplest

life insurance product that can be bought at a point of sale

(PoS) has finally been launched.

ii. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance has recently launched PoS

Saral Nivesh the first product to be approved by the

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's

(IRDAI) guidelines on point of sale-life insurance products.

iii. PoS Saral Nivesh is a non-linked, non-participating

endowment life insurance plan which offers both protection

and saving.

India unanimously elected as President of

UN-Habitat

i. India has been unanimously elected as the President of

UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations Organisation.

ii. Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M

Venkaiah Naidu is chairing the four-day meeting of the 58-

member Governing Council of UN-Habitat at Nairobi in

Kenya that began on 8th May 2017.

iii. The theme of the 26th meeting of the council

is 'Opportunities for effective implementation of the New

Urban Agenda'

India organized festival in Egypt to mark

Tagore‟s birth anniversary

i. India has organized a cultural festival in Egypt to mark

the 156th birth anniversary of the famous Indian poet,

Rabindranath Tagore.

ii. The Tagore festival is being organized by the Maulana

Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the

Indian Embassy in Cairo which is conclude on May 12 with

‗Rituranga -Play of Seasons‘ and will be performed by

members of the Indian community at the Hanager Theatre.

iii. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for

Literature in 1913. He was the first non-European to win

this prestigious award, in recognition for his collection of

poems, ‗Gitanjali‘.

Cabinet approves National Steel Policy

2017

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri

Narendra Modi has given its approval for National

Steel Policy (NSP) 2017. It seeks to enhance domestic steel

consumption and ensure high-quality steel production

and create a technologically advanced and globally

competitive steel industry.

ii. The NSP 2017 aims to achieve 300 million tonnes of

steel-making capacity by 2030.

Key features of the NSP 2017:

1. Create self-sufficiency in steel production by providing

policy support & guidance to private manufacturers, MSME

steel producers, CPSEs

2. Encourage adequate capacity additions,

3. Development of globally competitive steel manufacturing

capabilities,

4. Cost-efficient production

5. Domestic availability of iron ore, coking coal & natural

gas,

6. Facilitating foreign investment

7. Asset acquisitions of raw materials &

8. Enhancing the domestic steel demand.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip on visit to

India

i. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was given the

ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

The visiting dignitary will hold delegation level talks with

PM Modi.

ii. A number of agreements will be signed in several areas

after the talks. The Turkish President is accompanied by

senior cabinet ministers and a 150-member business

delegation that will take part in a meeting of the India-

Turkey Business Forum.

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PLACES IN NEWS

Uttar Pradesh Govt. launches JE

vaccination drive in 38 districts

i. In Uttar Pradesh, a massive immunisation drive has been

launched in 38 districts to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis

(JE). Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the

drive from Kushinagar district. The government also

launched a toll-free number to get or provide any information

about encephalitis. The number is 18001805544. His several

cabinet colleagues also participated in the launch

programmes in different districts. Drive will be continued by

June 11th, 2017.

Japan to build war museum in Manipur

i. Japan is going to build a war museum at the hillock at

Maiba Lokpa in Bishnupur district in Manipur where a

Japanese camp was located during World War II.

ii. The Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu, has stated

that about 70,000 Japanese soldiers had died in battles from

March to June 1944 in Imphal and Kohima.

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate India‟s

longest river bridge in Assam on May 26

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India‘s

longest river bridge 'Dhola-Sadiya bridge' in Assam on May

26.

ii. It will bolster the road connectivity in the Northeast as

the bridge will be used by people of Assam and Arunachal

Pradesh besides defence forces extensively.

Country's first ornamental fish park to

come up at Chennai

i. India's first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park, an ultra

modern exclusive facility for ornamental fish equipped with

multi-species hatchery and live feed culture units, will

become operational at Chennai in coming three months.

ii. The facility was being developed by Fisheries College

and Research Institute (FCRI), Ponneri in Tamil Nadu the

second largest exporter of ornamental fish after West

Bengal.

Naidu announces 24x7 DD channel for

Jharkhand

i. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah

Naidu announced a round-the-clock Doordarshan channel

for Jharkhand.

ii. Jharkhand has been given the most film-friendly award

by the National Film Awards.

iii.The Union Minister stated in order to set up a film city in

the state, assistance will be taken from the National Film

Development Corporation and the Satyajit Ray Film and

Television Institute in Kolkata.

„Maa‟ committee to check mid-day meal

quality in UP schools

i. A Mother's Day gift has been given to lakhs of children in

schools of Uttar Pradesh in the form of 'Maa' by forming

the 'Maa Committee'.

ii. It will be a committee of six mothers, from all sections

of society stated by Uttar Pradesh basic education

minister Anupma Jaiswal.

IIT Kharagpur collaborates to turn

Varanasi into smart city

i. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has

collaborated with the British Geological Survey to

turn Varanasi into a smart city.

ii. 3D geological modeling of the geology under Varanasi

will be prepared to help improve the building of new

transport and service infrastructure.

iii. It would be the first major 3D subsurface urban study

and planning of its kind in India.

Telangana first state with logo for hearing

impaired drivers

i. Telangana has introduced a logo for identifying vehicles

driven by persons with hearing impairment and has become

the first state in the country to do so.

ii. The state‘s transport department has finalized the logo

designed by Hyderabad-based graphic designer Manikanta

Annapragada, who incidentally is the first person to obtain

a driving license in the ‗hearing impaired‘ category.

Ahmedabad to host biggest ever

International Yoga Day event on June 21

i. Ahmedabad in Gujarat will host biggest ever

International Yoga Day event on the 21st of June

announced by Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev.

ii. Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr. Vijay Rupani will

inaugurate the event.

iii. The program will be conducted in partnership with

Gujarat government which will also involve various social

organizations.

Aadhaar not mandatory for PAN, ITR in

J&K, Assam & Meghalaya: Govt

i. The government has exempted the residents of Jammu

and Kashmir, Assam, Meghalaya and citizens above 80

years from mandatory quoting of Aadhaar to obtain PAN

cards and file tax returns.

ii. As per the official notification of the Finance

Ministry, the exemption has been given to an individual who

does not possess the Aadhaar number or the enrolment ID.

The exemption will also apply on non-residents and non-

citizens.

Country's 1st bio refinery plant

inaugurated in Pune

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i. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin

Gadkari inaugurated the country's first bio-refinery plant

which produces ethanol from the variety of biomass.

ii. The project is situated at Rahu in Pune district. Mr.

Gadkari stated that Plant can produce one million litre of

ethanol per annum by processing a variety of agro-residue

like rice and wheat straw, cotton stalk, cane trash, corn

cobs with superior product yields.

Odisha to introduce boat ambulances in

four districts

i. Odisha will introduce boat ambulance service in four

districts where people face difficulties in getting health

service.

ii. The boat ambulance service will be available in the

districts

of Koraput, Malkangiri, Kendrapara and Kalahandi where

people face problems in availing 108 ambulance service due

to intervening large water bodies in the form of rivers and

dams disrupting road communication, stated by Health and

Family Welfare secretary P K Meherda.

Haryana govt to offer meals at subsidized

rates for workers

i. The Haryana government has decided to open canteens

offering meals at subsidized rates to registered

construction workers under the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana"

at 23 locations in the state. Besides, mobile food vans

would be started at 23 convenient sites with a large

number of workers.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly declares

Narmada living entity

i. The Madhya Pradesh government has passed a resolution

granting river Narmada the status of a living entity and

committed itself to the protection of its legal rights.

ii. A month ago, the Uttarakhand High Court had declared

Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries living entities with the

status of a legal person.

Chhattisgarh auctions India‟s most

expensive limestone block

i. Chhattisgarh successfully auctioned its third limestone

block, Kesla-II to Dalmia Cement with the highest bid

received 96.15% of IBM (Indian Bureau of Mines)

prices which are 20 times more than the reserve price.

ii. Kesla-II block is situated in the Tilda Tehsil of Raipur

district of Chhattisgarh and covers over 357 hectares of

area with an average grade of 43% CaO.

iii. In terms of percent of IBM prices, this deal has broken

the national record held by Rajasthan at 67.94 percent of

IBM prices for its limestone block of Nagaur District.

Maharashtra CM inaugurated state's 1st

automatic weather station

i. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has

inaugurated the State‟s first automatic weather station at

Dongargaon in Vidarbha region.

ii. With the installation of this station information from the

stations would help farmers plan and manage the sowing

process better.

ii. In the first phase, information will be shared using SMS,

and in the second, all gram panchayats will get half-hourly

information on weather conditions.

Kerala's Aymanam Becomes Country's First

Digitised Panchayat ward

i. Aymanam ward in the Kerala district on became India‟s

first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state

for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal

Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised

panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam gram panchayat.

ii. The minister launched the

website www.digitalaymanam.com at the function.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Apple opens first official store in

Southeast Asia

i. Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore,

drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey

site in the city’s upmarket shopping district. Located on the

affluent Orchard Road, the new shop — easily distinguished

by its iconic glass facade — is expected to be one of the

most popular Apple stores in the world according to the US

tech giant.

Socialist Lenin Moreno sworn in as

Ecuador president

i. Lenin Moreno was sworn in as Ecuador's president

following a tight electoral race that the former vice president

won on promises of maintaining the social programs of his

leftist predecessor, Rafael Correa.

ii. The 64-year-old Moreno, a socialist, last month won a

runoff vote in the oil-exporting country, bucking a shift to the

right in South America as leftist governments struggle to

maintain support.

First draft of nuclear ban treaty released

by UN

i. A United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a

draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear

weapons.

ii. The draft treaty is the culmination of a sustained

campaign, supported by more than 130 non-nuclear states,

to prohibit nuclear weapons and persuade nuclear-armed

states to disarm.

iii. Nine countries that are known to possess nuclear

weapons are- the US, UK, Russia, China, France, India,

Pakistan, North Korea and Israel has not supported the draft

plan.

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Hassan Rouhani wins Presidential Re-

election in Iran

i. Hassan Rouhani was

re-elected as the President of Iran after winning Iranian

presidential elections 2017.

ii. This is his second term as Iran's President. He was first elected

as Iran's President in 2013.

iii. In the Iranian Presidential Elections, Hassan Rouhani defeated

his Conservative opponent Ebrahim Raisi by winning 57% of the

total seats. The elections were labeled as the “most competitive

ever”.

Japan cabinet approves bill allowing

emperor‘s abdication

i. Japan's cabinet approved a bill that would allow Emperor

Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication

by a Japanese emperor in nearly two centuries.

ii. Abdication must take place within three years of the bill

becoming law.

iii. In August 2016, he publicly cited age and declining

health, which was interpreted as his wish to hand the crown

to his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito.

Static Takeaways-

Shinzo Abe is the current Prime Minister of Japan

Currency of Japan is Yen and its capital is Tokyo

Central bank of Japan is named Bank of Japan

2020 summer Olympic games are going to be held in Tokyo and its Ambassador is GOKU (Character of a cartoon show).

Emmanuel Macron names Edouard Philippe

as French Prime Minister

i. France's newly-

elected President Emmanuel Macron has named Edouard

Philippe as Prime Minister of France.

ii. The 46-year-old lawmaker and mayor of Le Havre is from

the conservative Les Republicans party.

iii. It is the first time in modern French political history

that a president has appointed a Prime Minister from

outside his camp without being forced to by a defeat in

parliamentary elections.

Moon Jae-In began his five-year term as

president of South Korea

i. South Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-In took the oath

as president, tasked with navigating the country out of

rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear program and the

risk of a rift with the United States.

ii. The National Election Commission said Moon, of the

Democratic Party, took 41.1 percent of the votes, far ahead

of Conservative Hong Joon-Pyo, his closest rival on 24.03

percent.

Jordan, US launch Eager Lion military

exercise i. Jordan and the United States kicked off Eager Lion, an

annual military exercise in Jordan with about 7,400 troops

from more than 20 nations taking part.

ii. Jordan is a key recipient of US financial aid and a

partner in the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group

jihadists in Syria and Iraq.

Dubai becomes first city in the world to

get its own Microsoft font

i. Dubai has become

the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.

ii. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,

Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive

Council, launched the Dubai Font recently.

iii. The font, available in three styles as 'Dubai', 'Dubai

Medium' and 'Dubai Light', can be in italics, underlined and

bold.

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SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

43rd G7 Summit held in Sicily, Italy

i. 43rd G7 Summit was held on 26-27 May, 2017 in

Taormina, Sicily, Italy. The 43rd G7 summit was the first

summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May.

ii. The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada,

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the

United States. The European Union is also represented

within the G7. The theme of the Italian G7 Summit 2017

is-" Building the Foundation of Renewed Trust."

Start up India Summit to be held in Dubai

i. CGI (Consulate General of India) Dubai and Embassy of

India in Abu Dhabi in partnership with iSPIRIT, a nonprofit

think tank will host a two-day “Start-up India

Summit” in UAE on 23rd and 24th of May 2017.

ii. This is the first such ―Start-Up Summit‖ being held in the

UAE. The aim is to provide a shared platform for the Start-

up ecosystem in both India and UAE for greater

collaboration, exchange ideas, interact with academia,

investors and industry.

RANKING AND REPORTS

India‘s Health Minister JP Nadda gets

WHO‘s special recognition for tobacco

control

i. World No-Tobacco-Day is observed on 31st May globally.

On this day people are encouraged to observe abstinence of

24 hours from all forms of tobacco consumption.

ii. This year Union Health Minister of India Jagat Prakash

Nadda is chosen for WHO Director-General Special

Recognition Awards for accelerating India’s tobacco control

initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people

against hazards of tobacco use.

India ranks 120th among 131 nations in

women workforce: World Bank report

i. According to India Development Report released by World

Bank, India had one of the lowest female participation in the

workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries.

ii. As per the report, the participation level has been

dropping since 2005, despite having 42% women who are

graduates. Jobs for Indian women remain primarily in the

agriculture sector.

iii. The share of women in services and industry is less than

20%. Indian women’s workforce participation is closer to

Pakistan (24.6 percent) and the Arab world (23.3 percent)

while neighboring Countries Nepal (79.9 percent) and

China (63.9 percent) are leagues ahead.

IOC overtakes ONGC to become India's most

profitable PSU

i. Indian Oil Corporation has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-

owned company.

ii. IOC, which has for decades been India’s biggest company by

turnover, posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs. 19,106.40

crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017.

iii. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries retained the crown

of being India’s most profitable private company for the third year

in a row, posting a net Rs. 29,901 crore in financial year 2016-17.

Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest software services

exporter, with a net profit of Rs. 26,357 crore was the second most

profitable private company in the country.

Vadodara creates Guinness record for most

people sweeping street

i. Vadodara, which was declared the 10th cleanest city in the

country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum

number of people sweeping a single venue.

ii. About 5,058 residents of the city came together to achieve the

feat at the venue which was a bridge that connected Akota, an

urban area.

iii. The large-scale event saw about 50,000 people in attendance as

they cheered and rendered their support to the participants. The

event was organised as a tribute to prime minister Narendra

Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ initiative.

Mumbai is second most crowded city in

the world: WEF

i. Two Indian cities — Mumbai and Kota — have been

named among the world’s most crowded in a list topped by

Dhaka, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing

UN-Habitat data. With a population density of 44,500 people

per square kilometre, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is

the most crowded city on the planet, followed by India’s

financial capital Mumbai, home to 31,700 people per square

kilometre at the second place.

Arunachal‘s Anshu Jamsenpa is the first

woman to scale Mt Everest twice in 5 days

i. Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa has become

the world’s first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in five days.

ii. Her ascent of the world’s tallest peak in the Himalayas at 7.45

am on 21st May 2017 was her fifth overall and the second after

16th May 2017.

India betters ranking in international

tourist arrivals

i. India has jumped 16 places in the revised United Nations

World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) rankings to settle at

24th for 2014 and 2015. Earlier, India was ranked 41st and

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40th in 2014 and 2015 as per the global ranking,

respectively.

ii. UNWTO is the United Nation’s agency managing

promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally

accessible tourism and its barometer ranks countries in

terms of their ITAs- comprising both foreign tourist arrivals as

well as non-resident arrivals.

Static Takeaways-

Headquarter of UN World Tourism Organization is in Madrid, Spain

Mr. Taleb Rifai is Secretary-General of the UNWTO

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes list of 'Global

Game Changers' for bringing internet to

masses

i. Forbes magazine has named Reliance Industries (RIL)

Chairman Mukesh Ambani as the topmost among its "Global

Game Changers" who are transforming their industries and

changing the lives of billions around the world.

ii. The American magazine referred to the Ambani-led

Reliance Jio mobile network's efforts to spread internet

penetration in India.

India ranked second in renewable energy

attractiveness index

i. India has moved up to the second spot from third

position in this year's (2017) 'Renewable energy country

attractiveness index' released by EY (Earnest and Young).

ii. China, which has been ranked first in the index and India

have surpassed the US, which fell for the first time since

2015 to third place in the ranking of top 40 countries.

Kerala tops, Bihar last in public affairs

index

i. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu -

secured first and second rankings for the second year in a

row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising

from five in 2016 to three in 2017 and Bihar stayed at

the bottom in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in

States.

Forbes Middle East lists top 100 Indian

business leaders

i. Retail Mogul Yusuff Ali and Pepsico executive Sanjeev

Chadha are among the top 100 Indian business leaders in

the Arab World 2017, according to a Forbes ranking for the

Middle East.

ii. Ali, managing director of Lulu Group International

topped the Indian business owners‘ category and Chadha

CEO of Asia, Middle East and Africa at PepsiCo International

led the Indian executive‘s category.

VVS Laxman awarded honorary life

membership by MCC

i. VVS Laxman awarded with an honorary life membership

by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

ii. The elegant Hyderabad batsman becomes the fifth

Indian to receive the honour after fellow stalwarts, Sachin

Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan.

Bengaluru ranked 20th in world's most

affordable tech city Index

i. Bengaluru has been named the world‟s most affordable

tech city in the new Savills Tech Cities Index 2017. The

Indian technology hub is the most affordable out of 22

cities that were graded on different parameters.

ii. Overall, Bengaluru ranks 20th among tech cities in the

world while Austin topped the list, followed by San

Francisco and New York. But when it comes to the cost of

living index, Bengaluru tops the charts with a weekly

residential rent for tech employees and household.

Hinduja brothers top UK's rich list

i. The Hinduja

brothers have topped the 2017 list of the richest 1,000

people in the UK with an estimated fortune of 16.2

billion pounds, a massive 3.2 billion pound hike in their

fortunes over the previous year.

ii. Besides brothers Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja there

are over 40 Indian-origin super-rich in this year's (2017) list

which also includes a record number of British

billionaires with 14 new ones emerging over the last year.

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Indore is the

cleanest city

i. The 'Swachh

Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced

by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The

total 434 cities of India were surveyed. Indore in Madhya

Pradesh is India‟s cleanest city while Gonda in Uttar

Pradesh is the dirtiest.

ii. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50

clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11

and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Uttar Pradesh accounted

for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking.

Top 10 clean cities of India in 2017 are:

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1. Indore (MP) 2. Bhopal (MP) 3. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) 4. Surat (Gujarat) 5. Mysuru (Karnataka) 6. Tiruchirapally (Tamil Nadu) 7. New Delhi Municipal Council (New Delhi) 8. Navi Mumbai (Mumbai) 9. Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) 10. Vadodara (Gujarat).

Top 5 Dirtiest cities of India (with Rank) in 2017 are:

1. Gonda (UP)- 434, 2. Bhusawal (Maharashtra)- 433, 3. Bagaha (Bihar)- 432, 4. Hardoi (UP)- 431, 5. Katihar (Bihar)- 430.

BANKING AND FINANCE

New pink-green one rupee notes to be in

circulation soon

i. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation

currency notes in one rupee denomination. New one rupee

notes with predominantly pink-green on obverse and reverse

in combination with other colours will be soon put into

circulation.

ii. The notes bearing the rupee symbol have been printed by

the Government of India. At present, one rupee coins are

minted. The note will bear signature of Shaktikanta Das,

Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

iii. The numbering will be in black at right-hand bottom

portion of the note. On the reverse side, the year ‘2017’ is

mentioned. There is also a representation of One Rupee coin

with rupee symbol having floral design and the surrounding

design consists of the picture of ‗Sagar Samrat‘ the oil

exploration platform.

Bank of Baroda, IFFCO roll out co-

branded debit card for farmers

i. Bank of Baroda (BOB) and IFFCO rolled out their first set

of co-branded debit cards for farmers as part of a novel

initiative to push digitalisation and cashless economy.

ii. The co-branded debit cards, with inbuilt overdraft of Rs.

2,500 in special savings bank account, could be used

for purchase of various agri products at IFFCO sale

counters.

Federal Bank launches new trading

platform

i. Federal Bank, in association with Geojit, has launched a

new trading platform called ―Selfie‖ for customers.

ii. Designed and managed by Geojit, the trading platform will

give its users absolute control over their investments with

timely research inputs to make sound investment decisions.

HDFC Life launches AI-based insurance

email bot 'SPOK'

i. HDFC Life announced the launch of an artificial

intelligence-based application 'SPOK' that can automatically

read, understand, categorize, prioritize and respond to

customer emails sent to the private insurer.

ii. 'SPOK', an insurance email bot, can read customer

queries within milliseconds and respond to them.

iii. The deployment of SPOK will improve customer

experience, while providing the support staff with the

bandwidth to focus on customer satisfaction.

HDFC Life inks distribution tie-up with

Catholic Syrian Bank

i. HDFC Life has entered into a bancassurance tie-up

with Catholic Syrian Bank to distribute its individual life

insurance products to the private lender‘s customers.

ii. With this partnership, HDFC Life will offer its leading

range of individual life insurance, health and pension

products to the Catholic Syrian Bank‘s 1.5 million customer

base across all its branches over a period of time.

RBI puts restriction on Uco Bank's business

i. Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on Kolkata-

based PSU UCO Bank‟s lending and branch expansion plans

as the state-run lender made net losses for the two

successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality.

ii. RBI has initiated 'Prompt Corrective Action' (PCA)

framework on UCO bank on account of high bad loans

and negative return of assets.

iii. UCO has become the second lender to face business

restrictions after IDBI Bank.

SBI revises service charges; to charge ATM

withdrawals at Rs. 25

i. State Bank of India (SBI) has announced another revision

in service charges with effect from June 1, 2017. All cash

withdrawals through ATM will now be charged at Rs. 25 per

transaction. Only RuPay classic card will be issued for

free.

ii. State Bank of India has clarified that the proposed hike

in ATM withdrawal charges will be applicable only to

customers of its mobile wallet State Bank Buddy.

Few major changes done by SBI are as follows-

1. Limit of four ATM withdrawals in a month only applies to

the Basic Savings Banks deposit account.

2. All Normal Saving Bank accounts will continue to get

eight free ATM transactions (5 SBI ATMs + 3 other bank

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ATMs) in Metros & 10 free transactions in Non-Metro (SBI

ATM + 5 Other Bank ATMs) free apart from the bank

transaction.

3. Anyone making upto Rs 1 lakh transfer on IMPS will be

charged with Rs 5 per transaction plus service tax.

4. Between Rs 1 lakh – Rs 2 lakh and Rs 2 lakh – Rs 5 lakh,

service charges are at Rs 15 and Rs 25 each plus service

tax.

5. On Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) account, no

charged will be levied for four withdrawals, more than that

Rs 50 plus service tax will be charged at any SBI branch,

while at any other bank Rs 20 plus tax.

LIC Housing Finance launches new home

loan product

i. LIC Housing Finance launched a new product `Griha

Siddhi' which will offer loans for construction, purchase of

the house or flat and repairs or renovation to the existing

properties.

ii. Under the new product, borrowers will be offered the

interest rate of 8.40% up to Rs 25 lakh and for loans up

to Rs 1 crore the interest rate will be 8.50% per annum.

For women borrowers, the mortgage lender is offering a

special interest rate of 8.35% for loans up to Rs 25 lakh.

Dena Bank classifies Videocon loan as

„bad‟

i. Dena Bank has become the first lender to

classify Videocon Industries as a bad loan. With the default

on payments, Dena Bank has declared Videocon Industries

account as non-performing asset (NPA) in the fourth

quarter ended March 2017.

ii. The total exposure of lenders to the electronic goods

maker has pegged at approx Rs 40,000 crore.

Sebi allows investors to buy mutual funds

via digital wallet

i. Markets regulator Security and Exchange board of

India (Sebi) allowed investors to buy mutual fund schemes

for up to Rs 50,000 through digital wallets, making it

easier for them especially the young generation to purchase

these instruments.

ii. The move is part of the efforts to promote digital

payments in the MF industry and channelise household

savings into the capital market.

BUSINESS

India is second most complex tax

jurisdiction: Deloitte

i. Indian tax laws are perceived to be second most complex

in the Asia-Pacific region, becoming even less predictable

over the last three years, according to Deloitte survey.

ii. India ranks only after China in having most complex

jurisdiction for taxation and most complicated requirements

of tax, the Asia Pacific Tax Complexity Survey conducted by

Deloitte.Japan, Australia, Indonesia and South Korea trail

India in the complexity index.

Japan's SoftBank Invests Rs 9,000 Crore in

Paytm

i. Softbank has made its biggest investment in an Indian

digital enterprise by sealing a funding round of Rs 9,000

crore ($1.4 billion) in mobile payments provider Paytm.

ii. This is the largest fund infusion by a single investor in an

Indian start-up and also Softbank's largest investment in a

single company in India.

Paytm Payments Bank names Renu Satti as

the new CEO

i. Paytm has announced its long-time executive and vice

president Renu Satti will be the CEO of its Paytm payments

bank.

ii. India's leading digital wallet player Paytm has recently

received the final licence from the Reserve Bank of

India for its payments bank entity.

Everything you need to know about GST

rates declared so far

i. On day one The

Goods and Services Tax (GST) meeting in Srinagar has

caught the attention of the market given its implications on

earnings of companies.

ii. The nine rules finalized by the council pertain to

composition, valuation, transition, input tax credit,

invoice, payment, refund, registration and return.

iii. The government categorized 1211 items under various

tax slabs. Here is a lowdown on the tax slab these items

would attract-:

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No tax

No tax will be imposed on items like fresh meat, fish

chicken, eggs, milk, buttermilk, curd, natural honey, fresh

fruits and vegetables, flour, besan, bread, salt, stamps,

judicial papers, printed books, newspapers, bangles,

handloom etc.

5%

Items such as fish fillet, cream, skimmed milk powder,

branded paneer, frozen vegetables, coffee, tea, spices,

pizza bread, rusk, sabudana, kerosene, coal, medicines,

stent, lifeboats will attract tax of 5 %.

12%

Frozen meat products , butter, cheese, ghee, dry fruits in

packaged form, animal fat, sausage, fruit juices, namkeen,

Ayurvedic medicines, tooth powder, colouring books,

picture books, umbrella, sewing machine,

and cellphones will be under 12 % tax slab.

18%

Most items are under this tax slab which includes flavored

refined sugar, pasta, cornflakes, pastries and cakes,

preserved vegetables, jams, sauces, soups, ice cream,

instant food mixes, mineral water, notebooks, steel

products, printed circuits, camera, speakers and monitors.

28%

Chewing gum, molasses, chocolate not containing cocoa,

waffles and wafers coated with choclate, pan masala,

aerated water, paint, deodorants, shaving creams, hair

shampoo, dye, sunscreen, wallpaper, ceramic tiles, water

heater, dishwasher, weighing machine, washing machine,

ATM, vending machines, automobiles, motorcycles, aircraft

for personal use, and yachts will attract 28 % tax the

highest under GST system.

Paytm get final nod to launch Payment

Bank

i. Digital payment and commerce company Paytm has

received the final nod from the Reserve Bank of India and

is set to launch Paytm Payments Bank on May 23, 2017.

ii. Paytm is the third company from the 11 other applicants

to launch payments bank after Airtel and IndiaPost.

Mumbai-based Finopay Tech is also likely to launch its

operations by next month (June).

Apple tops $800 bn market cap for first

time

i. Apple Inc became the first US company to top the $800

billion mark in market capitalization slightly more than two

years after it crossed the $700 billion thresholds.

ii. The iPhone maker's shares have gained 33 percent this

year and almost 50 per cent since the US election in

November 2016 and the company now represents about 4

percent of the $21.7 trillion that makes up the entire S&P

500 index.

The Real Estate (Regulation and

Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) comes into

effect from 01st May 2017

The Real Estate

(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) has come

into force today, aimed to protect the interests of

homebuyers across the country and bring transparency.

Here are some key features of the Act.

It aims to protect the interests of homebuyers across the country and bring transparency.

The real estate developers will not be allowed to take advances and booking amounts from customers in yet to be launched projects till they are registered with RERA.

According to the current guidelines, developers have to register their under-construction projects along with all the relevant details with RERA by July 31.

In case a customer makes three consecutive defaults in payments, the developer will have to give three weeks‘ notice to the customer, and if no response is received, the developer can cancel the agreement.

So far around 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) have reportedly notified their rules. These include Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Delhi.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Priyanka Chopra bags Dadasaheb Phalke

Award

i. Actress Priyanka Chopra will be honoured with the

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international

icon. 'Internationally Acclaimed Actress' category at a

ceremony.

ii. The board of trustees for Dadasaheb Phalke Academy

Awards include Johny Lever, Pahlaj Nihalani, Mithun Chakraborty

and TP Agrawal. The award ceremony will be held on June

1, 2017 in Mumbai.

Pune city police receive FICCI Smart Policing

Award 2017

i. The Pune city police have received the Federation of Indian

Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police

Award for the year 2017.

ii. Pune Police Commissioner Rashmi Shukla received the award

from BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi during a program organized by

FICCI and Vivekanand International Foundation on Homeland

Security in Delhi.

iii. The program focused on the use of modern technology for

countering internal security issues.

India's Rohan Chakravarty won WWF

International President‘s Award 2017

i. Rohan Chakravarty, a wildlife and environment cartoonist

from India, has won WWF International President‘s Award

2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature.

Deveshwar, Soumitra Chatterjee conferred Bengal's

highest civilian award

i. Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C.

Deveshwar were conferred the Banga Samman, West

Bengal's highest civilian award, by Chief Minister Mamata

Banerjee.

ii. The Banga Samman awards were instituted in 2011 after

Banerjee came to power. Celebrated artists, singers,

sportspersons, filmmakers, intellectuals have

been honored with these awards in the past.

India's Prashant Ranganathan wins top

intel International science award in US

i. An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science

competition, The Intel International Science and Engineering

Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering

category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides.

ii. The name of his project was ‘Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos

using native bacteria’ which was based on the theme that farmers

should not use pesticides.

Cochin Port Trust bags two awards

i. Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance

Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth

in operating surplus and also for achieving third highest

growth in cargo traffic among the major ports in the year

2016-17.

ii. The awards were received from Union Minister for Road

Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari by P

Raveendran, Chairman, and A V Ramana, Deputy

Chairman, Cochin Port Trust at a function held at Goa Port

Trust.

Purnima Barman & Sanjay Gubbi Win The

Prestigious ‗Green Oscars‘ Award

i. Sanjay Gubbi of Karnataka and Purnima Barman of Assam

have won the prestigious Whitley Award, popularly known as

Green Oscars, for their efforts in wildlife conservation.

ii. The awards are instituted by the U.K.-registered charity

Whitley Fund for Nature Conservation. While Mr. Gubbi has

been awarded for his work to protect tiger corridors in

Karnataka.

iii. Ms. Barman has won the award for her work in

conservation of Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork and its

habitat.

ISRO receives 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace

Prize

i. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented now

the 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace to the Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO).

ii. The award was announced by a jury headed by Vice

President Hamid Ansari in 2014, consists of a trophy and a

cash prize of Rs 1 crore.

iii. The Prize was awarded to ISRO in recognition of its path-

breaking achievements culminating in the Mars orbiter

mission and its significant contributions in strengthening

international cooperation in peaceful use of outer space.

Static Takeaways-

ISRO Chairman is A. S. Kiran Kumar and its headquarter is in Bengaluru

Pawan Kumar Chamling conferred with

first BS Shekhawat award

i. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling was

conferred with the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime

Achievement Honour in Public Service by President Pranab

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Mukherjee.

ii. The award was conferred during the first Bhairon Singh

Shekhawat memorial lecture delivered by the President.

IIT-Hyderabad professor bags INSA Young

Scientist award

i. Assistant Professor in Department of Biomedical

Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology – Hyderabad

(IIT-H) Aravind Kumar Rengan has been awarded the

prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal

in the Young Scientist category for 2017.

ii. The INSA Young Scientist Medal award carries a bronze

medal and a cash prize of Rs25,000.

Nepalese woman breaks world record for

most Everest summits i. A 44-year-old Nepalese mountaineer Lhakpa Sherpa has

broken her own world record for the most Everest summits

by a woman after scaling the world's tallest peak for the

eighth time.

ii. She bettered her own record of scaling Mt Everest seven

times.

ISKCON's Govardhan Eco Village wins Smart

Village Award

i. Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the ISKCON in

adjoining Thane district, has won a Smart Village award for

being a sustainable project in rural Maharashtra.

ii. The award, "Smart Village," has been instituted by the

India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).

Chanda Kochhar receives Woodrow Wilson

Award

i. ICICI

Bank chief Chanda Kochhar has become the first Indian

woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow

Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship.

ii. She received the annual award which was instituted in

1998 by the prestigious Wilson Center to felicitate

individuals whose actions and accomplishments either in

their careers or through service.

Konkona bags Best Director and Best

Actress awards at New York Indian Film

Festival

i. Konkona Sensharma has

been named the best director for her directorial debut ‗A

Death in the Gunj‘ and the best actress for ‗Lipstick Under

My Burkha‘ at 2017's New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).

ii. Presented by the Indo-American Arts Council, the film

festival took place from April 30 to May 7, 2017.

Adil Hussain‟s Mukti Bhawan wins the Best

Film award at the New York Indian Film

Festival

i. ―Mukti Bhawan‖, a movie about a man who accompanies

his father on a journey to Varanasi, has won the Best Film

at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).

ii. NYIFF was held in New York between April 30-May 7,

2017.

'Lion' actor Sunny Pawar named Rising Star

at Asian Awards

i. Child actor Sunny Pawar, best known for his performance

in the Oscar-nominated film Lion, has been chosen for the

Rising Star Award.

ii. The award will be presented to Sunny at the 7th Annual

Asian Awards. He portrayed young Saroo Brierley in the

film.

Emma Watson bags first ever „genderless‟

award

i. Hollywood actor Emma Watson picked up the first-ever

Genderless Acting Award for the Best Actor category

for "Beauty and the Beast" at the MTV Movie and TV

Awards.

ii. The star, who first became known for her role as

Hermione in the Harry Potter films, is a feminist

campaigner and UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador.

"Beauty and the Beast" also won movie of the year.

Sachin Tendulkar conferred with

Fellowship Award in UK

i. India‘s cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar plans to support

charities and various initiatives to help the under-privileged

people.

ii. He has received the Fellowship Award at the 7th

annual Asian Awards in UK. India‘s playback singer Adnan

Sami won the award for 'Outstanding achievement in

Music'.

Saqib Majeed wins 2016 Wisden-MCC

Cricket 'Photograph of the Year' award

i.Kashmir based freelance photographer Saqib Majeed has

bagged prestigious 2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket

Council) Cricket ‗Photograph of the Year‘ for capturing a

stunning image of boys playing cricket at the Nishat

garden in the outskirts of Srinagar. ii. With this Saqib

Majeed has become the first Kashmiri and second Asian

after Atul Kamble to receive the prestigious award.

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Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award

from South Korea

i. Chairman of Nicco group and past president of

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Rajive Kaul was

conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service

Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his

services rendered as honorary consul general of South

Korea in Kolkata.

ii. The award was conferred by the acting President and

Prime Minister of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn at a

programme in New Delhi recently.

The 44th Annual Daytime EMMY AWARDS

2017 announced

i. The National

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has

announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy

Awards held in California, USA.

ii. The NATAS is a professional service organization

dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of

television and the promotion of creative leadership

for artistic, educational and technical achievements within

the television industry.

Here is the list of winners-

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM- Good Morning America (ABC)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES- Steve Burton, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES- Kate Mansi, Days of Our Lives (CBS)

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW- Jeopardy

OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW- The Dr. Oz Show (SYNDICATED)

OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM- Entertainment Tonight (CBS)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES- General Hospital (ABC)

OUTSTANDING CULINARY PROGRAM- Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse (Amazon).

Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince'

awarded at film fest in Houston

i. Hollywood film The Black Prince, featuring singer-poet

Satinder Sartaaj and veteran actress Shabana Azmi, was

awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).

ii. The film is a historic biopic on the poignant life story of

the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh.

iii. The film is Directed by Kavi Raj.

Chandrababu Naidu bags USIBC award

i. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has

been selected for the „Transformative Chief Minister

Award 2017‟ in recognition for his role in advancing the

US-India partnership at the state level.

ii. The award by the US-India Business Council (USIBC)

would be presented to Mr. Naidu during the USIBC West

Coast Summit in Bengaluru (the Silicon Valley) on May 8.

iii. Last year‘s recipient of this award was Amitabh Kant,

CEO of Niti Aayog.

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNS

Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla

appointed Jamia Millia Islamia Chancellor

i. Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs

Minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the

Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

ii. 77-year old Heptulla succeeds Lt. Gen. (Retd.) M.A. Zaki,

who completes his five-year term this month. Ms. Heptulla

will also serve for the term of five-years.

Google India head Rajan Anandan

appointed IAMAI chairman

i. Google’s vice-president for South East Asia and

India, Rajan Anandan has been appointed the new

chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of

India (IAMAI).

ii. He will take over from FreeCharge’s co-founder and chief

executive officer Kunal Shah. MakeMyTrip Chairman &

Group CEO Deep Kalra has taken over as vice-chairman

from music app Saavn co-founder and president Vinodh

Bhat; Facebook’s managing director - India & South Asia,

Umang Bedi has been elected as the new treasurer of the

association, while Subho Ray continues to be the president.

The tenure of the new Council is for two years.

US Senate confirms Indian-American

Amul Thapar to key judicial post

i. The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American

Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful

US court of appeals. Thapar, the first Indian-American to be

nominated by US President Donald Trump for the 6th US

Circuit Court of Appeals, was confirmed by the Senate 52-

44, a vote on party lines.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the new

WHO Chief

i. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian

health minister, has been chosen to head the World Health

Organisation (WHO) and is the first African to do so since

the creation of the United Nations agency in 1948.

ii. He will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. Tedros

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Adhanom Ghebreyesus has replaced Margret Chan who

steps down after ten years as the WHO chief.

Tata appoints new legal chief

i. A day after appointing a new Chief Financial

Officer Saurabh Agrawal, Tata Sons has appointed a new

legal head.

ii. The group has appointed Shuva Mandal as the Group

General Counsel after incumbent Bharat Vasani quit the

role.

iii. Mandal will assume in July 2017. Vasani will continue with

the group as Legal Adviser to the Chairman’s office.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' resigned

as Nepal Prime Minister

i. Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal

'Prachanda' has resigned paving way for Nepali Congress

President Sher Bahadur Deuba to become the next Prime

Minister.

ii. The resignation is to honor an accord signed in August

2016 when Prachanda was elected the prime minister with

Deuba's support.

Indian-born woman elected to City of

London Corporation

i. A 43-year-old UK entrepreneur has become the first India-

born woman to be elected as a councillor to a ward in the

UK.

ii. Rehana Ameer, who was born and raised in Chennai,

contested from Vintry ward in the City of London county as

an independent candidate.

Tata Sons appoints Saurabh Agrawal as Group CFO

i. Tata Sons has appointed Saurabh Agrawal, an investment

banker who was formerly with the Aditya Birla Group, as its

Group Chief Financial Officer. He will join the company from

July 2017.

ii. Agrawal, among India’s most successful investment

bankers, brings with him over two decades of experience in

the capital markets.

Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of

Environment Ministry

i. Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh

Vardhan was given additional charge of the Environment

Ministry following the death of Union Environment

Minister Anil Madhav Dave.

ii. It was in accordance with the President of India Shri

Pranab Mukherjee.

Ovais Sarmad Appointed Deputy Executive

Secretary in UNFCCC

i. Ovais Sarmad, an Indian has been appointed by the U.N.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the post of Deputy

Executive Secretary, which is a key post in the United

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC).

Bahamas elects Hubert Minnis as new

prime minister

i. The Bahamas has elected Free National Movement's

Hubert Minnis as its new Prime Minister, defeating

incumbent Progressive Liberal Party's leader Perry Christie

in a 34-5 parliamentary split.

Amitabh Bachchan appointed WHO

Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis

i. Bollywood

superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by

the World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador

for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness

about the disease.

ii. This is the first formal association between WHO and

Amitabh Bachchan, who served as UNICEF Goodwill

Ambassador for Polio in India.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra named India‟s new

ambassador to France

i. Vinay Mohan Kwatra currently a joint secretary in the

Prime Minister‘s Office has been appointed as the next

ambassador to France.

ii. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra has succeeded Mohan Kumar

Justice Mukul Mudgal elected head of FIFA

Governance Committee

i. Justice (Retd.) Mukul Mudgal was elected as head

of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA‟s)

governance committee at the world football governing

body‘s 67th Congress in Bahrain‘s capital city of Manama.

Sanjay Mitra appointed as Defence

Secretary

i. The government has named Road Transport and Highways

Secretary Sanjay Mitra as its new defence secretary in a

top-level bureaucratic reshuffle.

ii. Mitra will take over as the secretary after the present

incumbent, G Mohan Kumar, completes his tenure on May

24,2017 an order issued by the Department of Personnel

and Training (DoPT).

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Twitter elevates Taranjeet Singh as

Country Director for India

i. Microblogging platform Twitter has elevated Taranjeet

Singh as its Country Director for India. Mr. Singh was earlier

leading the charge for sales and marketing support for

Twitter‘s advertisers in India.

ii. Recently, Twitter had launched a lighter version of its

platform 'Twitter Lite' for users in India.

Venu Rajamony appointed India‟s

Ambassador to Netherlands

i. Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee and senior

diplomat Venu Rajamony has been appointed India‘s

Ambassador to the Netherlands.

ii. Mr. Rajamony will also be India‘s Permanent

Representative to the Organisation for Prevention of

Chemical Weapons based in The Hague and cover the

International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of

Arbitration and other international organisations based in

the Netherland.

Sohail Mahmood to replace Abdul Basit as

Pakistan‟s envoy to India i. The government of Pakistan has approved the

appointment of Sohail Mahmood as Pakistan‘s next high

commissioner to India.

ii. Mahmood is a top diplomat of Pakistan and will replace

the incumbent envoy to India Abdul Basit this month.

Emmanuel Macron elected as President of

France

i. Pro-European centrist leader Emmanuel Macron has

been elected as President of France.

ii. Mr. Macron will also become the first President from

outside the two traditional main parties since the modern

republic‘s foundation in 1958.

Prabhat Kamal bezboruah 1st non-IAS to

head tea board

i. Renowned tea planter from Assam Prabhat Kamal

Bezboruah has been named the new chairman of the Tea

Board of India by replacing Shri Santosh Sarangi, stated by

the Union government.

Braj Bihari Kumar appointed as the

chairman of ICSSR

i. Braj Bihari Kumar, the editor of quarterly journals

Dialogue and Chintan Srijan, has been appointed as the

chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research

(ICSSR).

ii. He has succeeded famous economist S K Thorat.

iii. The HRD Ministry took the decision finalizing his name

for the top post for a period of three years.

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed as new

chairman of PAC

i. Mallikarjun Kharge is the new chairman of the 21-

member (14 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha) Public

Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

ii. Kharge has replaced Congress leader K V Thomas whose

term ended on April 30.

iii. The chairman of PAC is appointed by the speaker of Lok

Sabha.

Bharti Enterprises appointed Soumen

Ghosh as MD - Financial Services

i. Bharti Enterprises, one of India‘s leading business groups,

has appointed Soumen (Sam) Ghosh as Managing Director of

Financial Services.

ii. Prior to joining Bharti, Ghosh was heading the Financial

Services business at Reliance Capital as Executive Director

and Group Chief Executive Officer.

Shobana Kamineni is the new CII President

i. The Confederation

of Indian Industry (CII) has recently announced new office-

bearers for the year 2017-18. Ms. Shobana Kamineni,

Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

Ltd., has assumed office as the new President of CII. She is

the first woman President of CII. She takes over from D.

Naushad Forbes.

ii. Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti

Enterprises, is the new President-Designate, CII.

iii. Mr. Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing

Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited is the new Vice

President of CII.

Mr. Anthony Lianzuala takes over as the

New Controller General of Accounts

i. Mr. Anthony Lianzuala took over as the New Controller

General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure,

Ministry of Finance with effect from May 1, 2017, in New

Delhi.

Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill

Ambassador

i. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

(UNHCR) has appointed Syrian refugee and Olympic

athlete Yusra Mardini as a Goodwill Ambassador.

ii. Ms. Mardini, who has settled in Germany, participated in

the first ever Olympic refugee team at the Rio de Janeiro

games in 2016.

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iii. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization

dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a

better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities,

and stateless people.

ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS

BSNL signs pacts with Facebook,

MobiKwik

i. State-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a clutch of

agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik as its looks to

popularize the internet and its value added services among

customers.

ii. The pacts were signed to commemorate the World

Telecommunication and Information Society Day (17 May).

iii. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with

Facebook, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will provide

connectivity for the social network’s 'Express Wi-Fi Program’.

iv. The third MoU of BSNL with Disney India will provide

premium online gaming services to mobile customers of the

telecom operator.

Static Takeaways-

Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is Shri Anupam Shrivastava

Founder of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg

Founder of Mobikwik is Bipin Preet Singh.

IFSC at GIFT inks pact with GNLU to start

course on IFSC regulations

i. India's first International Financial Services

Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City

(GIFT) entered into an agreement with Gujarat National

Law University (GNLU) to collaborate on efforts for Skill

Development in the field of International Financial Services

& Regulations.

ii. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), GNLU

will introduce a new course on International Financial

Services Centre from its June 2017 Semester. It will also

organize a program for Lawyers covering IFSC,

International Arbitration and related fields.

Cashkaro.com ties up with YES Bank to

launch card-linked offers

i. Banking on the Government's drive to promote a cash-

less economy, cashback portal Cashkaro.com has tied up

with YES Bank to launch card-linked offers as part of its

loyalty programme for both offline and online shoppers.

MOUs

India and Fiji Sign MoU on Defence

Cooperation

i. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu

Inoke Kubuabola accompanied by his delegation signed a

MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate

Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi.

ii. An MoU on defence cooperation envisaging several areas

of cooperation including in defence industry, military training

and humanitarian assistance & disaster management was

signed.

Prasar Bharati signs MoU with Morocco's

SNRT

i. Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an

agreement with Morocco's Societe Nationale de

Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT) to step up

cooperation in the broadcasting sector.

ii. The MoU was signed during the fifth India Morocco Joint

Commission Meeting (JCM) in Rabat, Morocco's capital.

IIT-Kharagpur signs MoU with Madhya

Pradesh for measuring Happiness Index

i. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur's Rekhi

Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness has

signed an MoU with Madhya Pradesh government to

collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for

measuring the well-being of the people of the state.

ii. The MoU was signed with MP government's 'Rajya

Anandam Sansthan' (Department of Happiness) in the

presence of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and

IIT-KGP Director Prof P P Chakrabarti at Bhopal recently.

Karnataka Bank inks pact with LIC

i. Karnataka Bank Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation

(LIC) of India for selling life insurance products of LIC.

ii. The bank signed the corporate agency agreement with

LIC in Mangaluru, Karnataka. The bank will be able to

provide the vast choice of life insurance products to its

customers across all its 769 branches with this MoU.

Indian Navy signs MoU with Space

Application Centre i. The Indian Navy and Ahmedabad- based Space

Application Centre (SAC) inked a pact on data sharing and

scientific cooperation in the field of meteorology and

oceanology.

ii. The pact provides for the creation of a common platform

for sharing expertise achieved by SAC with the Navy in a

number of areas, including satellite data acquisition

technology.

iii. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Vice

Admiral S N Ghormade, Director General Naval Operations,

and SAC Director Tapan Misra at an event in Ahmedabad.

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India-UK agree on MoU in urban transport

sector

i. India and the UK agreed to sign an MoU in the urban

transport sector for cooperation in policy planning,

technology transfer and institutional organisation.

ii. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and

Shipping Nitin Gadkari was on a three-day

visit, finalised the bilateral cooperation arrangement

between the Transport for London (TfL) and the India's

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to cover a wide

range of transport mobility solutions and associated

activities in urban environments.

SCHEMES AND YOJANAS

Prakash Javadekar launches UGC App to

fight ragging

i. Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri

Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging Mobile App

introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in

New Delhi.

ii. This mobile app will help students register complaints to

counter the menace of ragging.

iii. This app will work on android system on which students

can log in and register their complaints immediately.

Accordingly all concerned will be informed immediately and

action will start immediately.

Govt to launch new campaign called Darwaza

Band

i. The government launched new campaign called Darwaza

Band for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across

the country.

ii. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, who leads the

campaign, is proposed to be joined by Union Minister for

Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the

formal launch event to be held in Mumbai.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched

Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan

i. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash

Javadekar launched 'Students for soldiers- a nationwide

Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan' to encourage Universities to display

portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers.

ii. The aim of this Abhiyan is to instill a sense of patriotism

and nationalism among students.

iii. Mr. Javadekar launched the Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan to

create 'walls of heroes' - displaying the portraits of the

heroes in institutions of higher learning.

Centre launches 'One IP- Two Dispensaries'

and 'Aadhaar Based Online Claim

Submission' Schemes

i. Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment, Shri

Bandaru Dattatreya launched two schemes “One IP- Two

Dispensaries” and “Aadhaar based Online Claim

Submission” on the occasion of International Labour Day

(1st May).

ii. Under One IP- Two Dispensaries scheme has given an

option to an Insured Person (IP) to choose two dispensaries,

one for self and another for the family through an

employer.

iii. Under Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission scheme

all EPF Members who have activated their Universal

Account Number (UAN) and seeded their KYC (Aadhaar)

with EPFO will be able to apply for PF final settlement,

Pension withdrawal benefit and PF part withdrawal from

their UAN Interface directly.

Google introduces 'Solve for India'

campaign

i. Google has announced the new "Solve for

India" initiative, especially for tier-2 cities such as Pune,

Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Indore, Nagpur, Nashik,

Madurai, Kanpur, and Chennai.

ii. This program will aim to support entrepreneurs and

developers of the country. Entrepreneurs will now have the

opportunity to learn directly from Google engineers. Some

of the areas will include agri-tech, healthcare,

transportation, education, sanitation and more.

India to give Rs 35 cr to Bangladesh under

'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme

i. India will give Rs 35 crore to children of freedom fighters

in Bangladesh in the next five years under the

new 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme.

ii. India initiated the Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme in

2006 for descendants of the 1971 Freedom Fighters. Until

now, more than 10,000 scholarships worth Tk150 million

have been disbursed.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

China launches satellite navigation positioning

system

i. China launched a national satellite navigation and positioning

system which will provide positioning service to transportation,

emergency medical rescue and city planning and management. It is

the largest in the country and boasts the widest coverage.

ii. The system consists of 2,700 base stations, a national database

centre and 30 provincial level database centers.

NASA names bacteria after Abdul Kalam

i. Scientists at NASA have named a new organism

discovered by them after the much-loved A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam.

ii.The name of the bacterium is Solibacillus kalamii, the

species name is after Dr. Abdul Kalam and genus name is

Solibacillus which is a spore-forming bacteria.

Indian teen has developed world's smallest

satellite for NASA

i. The US‘ National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA) will launch the world‟s smallest satellite named

'KalamSat', it will be the first time ever that it would be

piloting an experiment by an Indian student.

ii. Developed by Rifath Sharook, an 18-year-old boy, from

Tamil Nadu‘s Pallapatti town, KalamSat weighs only 64

grams. ‗KalamSat‘, named after India's nuclear scientist

and former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, will be launched

from a Nasa facility in Wallops Island.

ISRO, NASA to jointly inspect 'oldest

civilization' site in Haryana

i. Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian

Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the

excavation being carried out at an archaeological site

in Haryana's Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being

the oldest civilization in the world.

ii. Archaeologists have recovered artifacts pre-dating the

Harappan Civilisation from the site, located in village Kunal

in Fatehabad district.

SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications

satellite

i. The USA based SpaceX has launched a communications

satellite for Inmarsat, marking its first launch for the

London-based mobile broadband company.

ii. The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite, built by Boeing, blasted off

atop Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Light Combat aircraft Tejas successfully

test-fires air-to-air missile

i. Light combat aircraft 'Tejas' has successfully

demonstrated an Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range

(BVR) missile firing capability by releasing Derby Air-to-Air

BVR missile in RADAR guided mode.

ii.The objective of the test was to assess the Derby

integration with aircraft systems on-board Tejas including

the aircraft avionics, fire-control radar, launchers and

Missile Weapon Delivery System and to verify its

performance. The test was conducted on a Manoeuvrable

Aerial Target at the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur

in Odisha.

India test-fires „Spyder‟ surface-to-air

missile from Odisha test range

i. India test fired a surface-to-air missile „Spyder‟ from a

test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of missile launch

practice of a series of tests of the short-range quick

reaction.

ii. Spyder ( Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby) is an acquired

missile system from Israel which is a short-range quick

reaction surface-to-air missile to neutralize enemy targets

up to a distance of 15 km and at heights between 20-and-

9,000 meters.

India to replace Maitri station in

Antarctica, expand research activity

i. India has decided to replace the Maitri research

station in Antarctica with a new one in the next three to

four years.

ii. The country is also drafting laws to safeguard its interest

in Antarctica and is poised to expand its research activity in

the coldest continent with the special ice-cutting facility

will be procured for the purpose.

Techmagnate acquires BlogX, the largest

blog conference in India

i. Techmagnate, India‘s leading Digital Marketing Agency

acquired BlogX, India‘s largest blog conference where

bloggers and content managers connect.

ii. In the event, top bloggers from across the country share

their experiences and stories of journey towards becoming

successful bloggers. The blogger‘s meet emphasizes on

content, relationship and brand building.

Facebook Launches „Express Wi-Fi‟ in India

i. Facebook has

launched its 'Express Wi-Fi' commercially in India and the

service is now available via 700 hotspots across four states

of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.

ii. For the expansion of service, Facebook has announced a

partnership with Bharti Airtel for setting up an additional

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20,000 hotspots covering millions of Indians over the next

few months

3 Indian scientists elected fellows of Royal

Society

i. Three Indian Scientist have been elected as the Fellows

of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the

United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, for their

―outstanding contributions to science―.

ii. Krishna Chatterjee from Cambridge University has been

recognised for his discoveries of genetic disorders of

thyroid gland formation.

iii. Subhash Khot from New York University has been

credited for throwing insight into unresolved problems in

the field of computational complexity.

iv. Yadvinder Malhi from Oxford University is recognised

for his works on understanding the functioning of terrestrial

ecosystems and its response to the pressures of global

change, including climate change, degradation and loss of

large animals.

'South Asia Satellite' launched today-

Important Points to Ponder

i. India has launched

the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-

F09) carrying the GSAT-9 or the “South Asia” satellite.

ii. The satellite was lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space

Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

iii. Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh and

Sri Lanka agreed but Pakistan is not a part of the project

that was initially christened the SAARC satellite.

Important Points of the Satellite-

The lift-off mass of GSLV-F09 is about 2,230 kg which includes the satellite and its launch vehicle.

The mainframe of the satellite is cuboid in shape, built around a central cylinder.

The mission lifespan is 12 years.

The satellite is meant for providing communication and disaster support and connectivities among the countries of South Asia region

All participating nations will have access to at least one transponder using which they can telecast their own programming.

Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are the part of project

The satellite will provide communication channels between countries for better disaster management as the region is prone to natural disasters.

Department of Telecom launches 'Tarang

Sanchar' portal

i. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for

Communications and Minister of State for

Railways, formally launched the 'Tarang Sanchar portal' in

an event organized at New Delhi.

ii. The web portal is for Information sharing on Mobile

Towers and EMF Emission Compliances. The portal aims to

generate confidence among the public about the

effectiveness of the EMF compliance process in India.

iii. Additionally, any person can request for EMF emission

measurement at a location by paying a fee of Rs 4000

online. It is am an important move for Prime Minister‘s

vision of Digital India.

DEFENCE

BSF officer summits Mount Everest a record

6th time, 1st Indian to clinch feat

i. Uttarakhand Mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu has

become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six

times.

ii. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, the premier institute of

mountaineering under the ministry of defence in Uttarkashi, has

confirmed that Dharmshaktu is the first Indian to summit the peak

six times.

Defence Minister inaugurates DRDO’s

Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka

i. Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated

the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO)’s

new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka.

ii. The ATR is a facility under the Aeronautical Development

Establishment (ADE) which works on a range of UAVs

(unmanned air vehicles). It will be an integrated test center for the

DRDO’s cluster of aeronautical laboratories, most of them based in

Bengaluru.

Indian Army gets its first modern artillery

gun almost 30 years after Bofors

i. The Indian Army received two 155mm/39 caliber Ultra

Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE Systems in

the United States of America.

ii. The Army had test-fire the guns at Pokhran, Rajasthan,

recently. This comes after almost 30 years the Bofors

howitzers were introduced in the late 1980s.

Indian Navy ships; INS Karwar and

Kakinada decommissioned i. Two minesweepers of the Indian Navy INS Karwar and INS

Kakinada were decommissioned after being in service for

over 30 years.

ii. The two ships were bid adieu at a ceremony in the Naval

Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of Navy chief Admiral

Sunil Lanba.

iii. INS Karwar was the first of the ‗Natya‘ class

minesweepers acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union.

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The ship was commissioned on July 14, 1986.INS Kakinada

was the second of the class and was commissioned on

December 23, 1986.

India, US officials discuss strengthening

maritime security cooperation

i. Top Indian and American officials discussed ways to

strengthen maritime security cooperation during the two-

day India-US Maritime Security Dialogue in Rhode Island.

ii. The implementation of the decisions taken at the first

Maritime Security Dialogue between the two countries.

29th edition of CORPAT between India-

Indonesia begins in Port Blair

i. The 29th edition

of Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India-Indonesia

commenced in Port Blair.

ii. The Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sutedi Senoputra has

arrived at Haddo Wharf, Port Blair to mark the

commencement of the IND–INDO CORPAT. The closing

ceremony of the CORPAT is scheduled at Belawan,

Indonesia from 22 – 25 May 2017.

Defence Minister hands over DRDO

developed devices to forces

i. Defence Minister (Additional Charge) Arun

Jaitley handed over a number of devices developed by the

DRDO to National Security Guard (NSG), Delhi Police and

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

ii. The devices handed over in New Delhi to NDRF

included 'E-Nasika', a hand-held equipment which is

capable of rapid detection of chemical agents well below

their toxic limits.

iii. He also handed over to NSG an equipment called 'OTL-

300'. It can instantly detect partially camouflaged optical

elements, such as telescopes, binoculars and night vision

devices.

RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORT

Free Wi-Fi Facility to be provided at 28

Railway Stations

i. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has

inaugurated the WiFi facility from Kudal Railway

Station at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway.

ii. Indian Railways has tied up with M/s

SYSCON/JOISTER for provision of 2 Mbps peer to peer 24

hrs FREE Wi-Fi INTERNET bandwidth at 28 stations of

Konkan Railway.

Visakhapatnam railway station cleanest,

Darbhanga dirtiest says survey

i. The Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest,

followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in

the country. According to a survey, the report of which was

released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu, the Jammu

railway station occupied the third spot, while the New Delhi

station was ranked at 39 among the busiest stations.

ii. The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India.

The Darbhanga railway station in Bihar was the dirtiest

among the busiest stations.

iii. The railway station in Varanasi, the Lok Sabha

constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was ranked at

14th position.

Static Takeaways-

Railway Minister of India is Suresh Prabhu

First Railway Minister of India is John Mathai.

IRCTC launches cash-on-delivery for train

tickets

i. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation (IRCTC) is now offering home delivery of rail

tickets and will allow passengers to make payment through

any payment mode, including cash.

ii. Broad-basing the customer service, the Indian Railway

Catering and Tourism Corporation has now introduced pay-

on-delivery (PoD) service, allowing passengers to book train

tickets online and pay at the time of delivery.

Railways to acquire EoTT system to run

trains without guards

i. The Indian Railways will float global tenders worth over

₹100 crore for acquiring End of Train Telemetry

(EoTT) equipment to run 1,000 trains without guards.

ii. This equipment is used to establish communication

between the locomotive driver and the last wagon of the

train to ensure that the train is running with all

coaches/wagons as a complete unit.

iii. EoTT system comprises two units — one unit called cab

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display unit (CDU) fitted on the locomotive and the other is

sense and brake unit (SBU) fitted on the last coach or

wagon of the train.

India to get world's highest railway bridge

across Chenab river in J&K

Around two years from now, the Chenab river in Jammu

and Kashmir will be spanned by the world‟s highest

railway bridge that is expected to be 35 metres taller than

Paris‘ Eiffel Tower.

ii. The massive arch-shaped structure, being constructed at

a cost of around Rs. 1,100 crores, will rise 359 m above the

river bed.

iii. The 1.315-km- long “engineering marvel” will connect

Bakkal (Katra) and Kauri (Srinagar). The bridge forms a

crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra and

Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla

rail link project.

Cabinet approved Vijayawada Airport as

International Airport

i. Union Cabinet

approved Vijayawada Airport as International

Airport recently.

ii. The decision has been taken as per the provisions

of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. There will be

cargo handling facilities at the airport, which will

encourage agricultural exports which will be a boon to

farmers.

SPORTS

Lionel Messi wins fourth Golden Shoe

i. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden

Shoe for a record-equaling fourth time having scored 37

goals in the Spanish league.

ii. He drew level with Real Madrid‘s Cristiano Ronaldo with

the fourth honor

Kohli only Indian in top 10 of ICC ODI

rankings

i. India captain Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer from the

country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings

for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the

batsman's chart.

ii. The top three batsmen South Africa's AB de

Villiers (874 rating points), Australian David Warner (871)

and Kohli (852) are separated by just 22 points.

Sebastian Vettel wins Monaco Grand Prix

i. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel won the 2017 Monaco Grand

Prix at the Circuit de Monaco, La Condamine and Monte

Carlo, Monaco.

ii. The second place in the race was secured by

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, while the third place was

secured by Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.

Fencer Bhavani Devi, First Indian to win

gold in International Event

i. Indian fencer C A Bhavani Devi struck gold in the Turnoi

Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik (Iceland).

ii. Bhavani Devi, who hails from Chennai, defeated Great

Britain’s Sarah Jane Hampson 15-13.

Sudirman Cup 2017: South Korea beat China to clinch the title

after 14 years

i. South Korea won Badminton's Sudirman Cup for the first time in

14 years with 3-2 victory over 10-time champions China at

Australia's Gold Coast.

ii. Before 2017, South Korea won the Sudirman Cup in 1991 and

1993, fought back from 2-1 down in the final to claim victory.

Ashwin wins International Cricketer of the

Year award

i. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin won the

coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the

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CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017.

ii. The award was presented to Ashwin by former India

skipper Sunil Gavaskar and Harsh Goenka, Chairman of

RPG Enterprises, at a function held at the Cricket Club of

India.

India's Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz

Chess Championship

i. India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points

from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess

Championship in Chengdu, China.

ii. Vaishali drew her final round game against Uurtsaikh

Uuriintuya of Mongolia to finish half-a-point ahead of Iran's

Sarasdat Khademalsharieh and clinch the gold medal.

iii. The Chennai player with an ELO rating of 2203 had

finished third in the Asian Championship event.

Mumbai Indians win IPL title for the third

time

i. In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier

League trophy for the third time, as they recorded a

scintillating 1-run win against Rising Pune Supergiant in the

title clash at Hyderabad during final.

ii. Mumbai successfully defended a total of 129 and

restricted Pune to 128/6 to lift their third IPL trophy. Krunal

Pandya from Mumbai Indians was named the man of the

match.

Bengaluru FC wins Federation Cup

i. The Bengaluru FC defeated Mohun Bagan (2-0) to lift 38th

Federation Cup football tournament at the Barabati Stadium

in Cuttack, Odisha.

ii. In the tightly contested tussle befitting a final, BFC

overcame a bit of hard luck to ride on C.K. Vineeth’s extra-

time brace and bag the prestigious title despite the

unavailability of two of key players, Sunil Chhetri and

Cameron Watson.

Alexander Zverev win Italian Open title by

defeating Novak Djokovic

i. Alexander Zverev defeated the world no. 2 ranking player

Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win the Italian Open, 2017. The final

was held in Rome, Italy.

ii. The 20-year-old Zverev became the youngest player to win a

Masters 1000 event since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at

19.

iii. The Italian Open women's Singles Title 2017 was won by

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

Mohammad Anas Breaks 400m National

Record; Qualifies For World C‟ships

i. Kerala quartermiler Mohammad Anas smashed the

national record in men's 400m race on route to winning a

gold medal at the third leg of the Indian Grand Prix

Athletics Meet in New Delhi.

ii. He also qualified for the World Championships to be held

in London in August.

Arjun Maini became first Indian to win a

GP3 race

i. Arjun Maini, driving for Jenzer Motorsports, created

history by becoming the first Indian driver to win a GP3

race.

ii. The 19-year old scored his first win in two years while

finishing six seconds ahead of Frenchman Dorian Boccolacci

and teammate Alessio Lorandi of Italy.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Spanish Grand Prix

i. Lewis Hamilton has won the Spanish Grand Prix from

pole position in the Formula One championship.

ii. This is Hamilton‘s 55th career win and second win of the

season.

iii. Mercedes‘s Hamilton finished 3.4 seconds ahead of

Ferrari‘s Sebastian Vettel. The event was currently held at

the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona.

Rafael Nadal wins 5th Madrid Open title

i. Rafael

Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win his fifth Madrid Open

title held in Spain and move into the world's top four.

ii. In Madrid he battled past a determined Dominic Thiem of

Austria to win the crown in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.

iii. For the 14-times Grand Slam Winner, it was also the

72nd tournament win of his career.

India win 1 gold, 5 silver & 4 bronze in

Asian Wrestling Championship

i. India finished their Asian Wrestling

Championship campaign on a resounding note with Sumit

winning a silver medal in the 125 kg category on the

concluding day of the continental event held in New Delhi.

ii. Bajrang Punia defeated Lee Seung-chul of Korea to win

the gold medal in the men‟s 65 kg freestyle category at

the Asian Wrestling Championship.

iii. The Indian wrestlers overall bagged 10

medals comprising a gold, five silver, and four bronze.

NBA inaugurates academy in India i. In a promising step for Indian basketball, the national

Basketball Association (NBA) inaugurated its first ever

academy in Greater Noida.

ii. This is latest of the several steps that the National

Basketball Association (NBA) the governing body of the

game in US has taken to promote the game in India

over the past few years.

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Jhulan Goswami becomes world's highest

wicket-taker in ODIs

i. Jhulan Goswami, India‘s fast bowler, is now the leading

wicket-taker in Women‘s ODIs, going past Australia‘s

Cathryn Fitzpatrick record of 180 wickets.

ii. She now has 181 wickets in 153 matches at an average

of 21.76 with two five-wicket and 4 four-wicket hauls. She

won the ICC Women‘s Cricketer of the Year award in 2007.

N'Golo Kante named Football Writers'

Footballer of the Year

i. N'Golo Kante has been voted Footballer of the Year by

the Football Writers' Association.

ii. Kante is the fifth player in six seasons to complete the

awards double having last month been named Player of the

Year by the Professional Footballers' Association.

Heena Sidhu wins bronze in Grand Prix of

Liberation Plezn 2017 Shooting

championship

i. Heena Sindhu claimed a bronze medal in the women's

10m Air Pistol as India ended the Grand Prix of

Liberation Plezn 2017 Shooting championships in Czech

Republic with seven medals.

ii. On the final day of the championship, Heena shot 218.8

in the eight-woman final, won by Greek shooter Anna

Korakaki claimed gold medal sot 246.3 to finish ahead of

Germany's rising star, Michelle Skeries took silver with a

score of 237.8.

Shiva thapa wins silver at Asian Boxing

Championship

i. Indian boxer Shiva Thapa ended up with a silver

medal in the 60-kg category at the Asian Boxing

Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

ii. Thapa also became the first boxer from the country to

win medals at three consecutive championships. He lost the

final match to Elnur Abduraimov from Uzbekistan as he got

injured at the beginning of the Match.

Great Britain wins Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

hockey tournament i. Great Britain beat Australia 4-3 in a thrilling hockey final

of the 26th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup at Ipoh,

Malaysia.

ii. This victory came to Great Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup

after 23 years. Australia is the world champions and had

won the Azlan Shah title nine times. Great Britain becomes

the first team from the British Isles to win the Azlan Shah

title since 1994.

India break into top 100 of FIFA rankings

for 1st time in 21 years

i. The Indian men‟s

national football team has made it into the top 100 of

the FIFA (International Federation of Association

Football) world football rankings for the first time in 21

years.

ii. This upward movement is the result of away wins against

Myanmar and Cambodia.

iii. As per the updated rankings on May 4, India, with a

total of 331 points, have climbed a spot and are now

placed 100th.

Russian Grand Prix 2017: Valtteri Bottas

wins his first F1 race

i. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) claimed his first Formula One

victory, taking the flag at the Russian Grand Prix after a

tense final few laps as he was chased down by Ferrari‘s

Sebastian Vettel.

ii. In the race, Sebastian Vettel finished in second and

Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton stood fourth.

Rafael Nadal Clinches his 10th Barcelona

Open Title

i. Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 10th Barcelona

Open title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria. He

collected his second claycourt title in a row.

ii. Nadal, who won the Monte Carlo Masters for a 10th time

last week, romped to the title without dropping a set on

the newly renamed Rafa Nadal court at the Real Tennis

Club in Barcelona.

Pankaj Advani wins silver at Asian Snooker

Championship

i. India's top cueist Pankaj Advani lost to China's Lv

Haotian in the summit clash of Asian Snooker

Championship held in Doha, Qatar.

Joshna Chinappa becomes first Indian to

win Asian Squash title

i. Joshna Chinappa scripted history by becoming the first

Indian to clinch the Asian Squash title with a thrilling win

over compatriot Dipika Pallikal Karthik in the women's final.

ii. The event was organized in Chennai.

iii. In the men's final, top-seeded Max Lee of Hong Kong

kept his tryst with glory, winning his maiden title beating

India's Saurav Ghosal.

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OBITUARY

Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine

Mitsotakis dies

i. Constantine Mitsotakis, a former prime minister of

Greece remembered for fierce confrontations with Greece's

liberal and socialist parties has died.

ii. He served in several Cabinet posts, including finance

minister, in liberal governments in 1951-52 and 1963-65.

Roger Moore, Who Played James Bond

007 Times passes away

i. Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James

Bond, has died at age 89.

ii. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including

Live and Let Die and A View to a Kill.

iii. Sir Roger was also well known for his humanitarian work

he was introduced to UNICEF by the late Audrey Hepburn

and was appointed as a goodwill ambassador in 1991.

Mathunny Mathews, the Real-life Hero of

'Airlift' passes away

i. Indian businessman Mathunny Mathews died aged 81 in

Kuwait after being part of the tiny emirate's fortunes and

trials for over six decades.

ii. He was known as one of the heroes who made possible

the largest civilian evacuation in known history and the main

inspiration behind the 2016 Bollywood historical

drama Airlift.

Actress Reema Lagoo passes away

i. Veteran actress

Reema Lagoo, known for her performance in movies like

―Hum Aapke Hain Koun‖ and ―Kal Ho Na Ho‖, died due to a

cardiac arrest in Mumbai. She was 59.

ii. Her acting career spanned over four decades and she

was last seen on the television show ―Naamkaran‖, aired on

Star Plus.

Union environment minister Anil Madhav

Dave dies

i. Union environment minister Anil Madhav Dave has passed

away. He was 60. He was born in Barnagar in Madhya

Pradesh.

ii. He was a Rajya Sabha MP representing Madhya Pradesh,

Anil Dave took charge as Minister of State for Environment,

Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) on July

06, 2016 following a reshuffle in the Narendra Modi Cabinet

Former Puducherry Chief Minister S

Ramaswamy passes away

i. Former Puducherry Chief Minister S Ramassamy died after

a brief illness, family sources said. He was 80 .

ii. He became chief minister in 1974 heading the AIADMK-

CPI coalition ministry for a brief period.

Senior NCP leader A T Pawar Passes away i. Senior NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Arjun

Tulshiram Pawar passed away after prolonged illness.

ii. The leader, who had for many years

represented Kalwan, a constituency reserved for Scheduled

Tribes in Nashik district, lost the 2014 state

Assembly election.

Justice Leila Seth: First Woman Chief

Justice of a State High Court Passed Away i. Leila Seth, the first woman judge of the Delhi high court

and member of the Justice J. S. Verma committee that was

set up to re-look at rape laws in India died of a cardiac

arrest.

Pakistani sitarist Ustad Raees Khan dies

i. Legendary sitar player Ustad Raees Khan Passed awayd.

He was 77.

ii. Ustad Raees was born in 1939 in Indore, India in a family

of musicians. He belonged to the Mewati Gharana of Indian

classical music.

Sufi legend Begum Yaman passes away at

52

i. Famous Sufi singer

and daughter of legendary Sitar Maestro (late) Ustad Vilayat

Ali Khan, Begum Yaman K. Khan has passed away after

multiple organ failures.

ii. She was 52 years old.

iii. She was the recipient of „Hasrat Amir Khusrao

Award‟ by Urdu Press Club International.

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

President receives book on PM Modi's

'Mann Ki Baat'

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has received the first copy

of two books 'Mann Ki Baat-A Social Revolution on Radio'

and 'Marching with a Billion-Analysing Narendra Modi’s

Government at Mid term' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New

Delhi. Speaker of Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan formally

released the books at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The

book Mann Ki Baat: A Social Revolution on Radio by

Rajesh Jain is a compilation of Prime Minister Modi’s

addresses to the nation on All India Radio every month

under the programme Mann Ki Baat.

New Book on Virat Kohli's Winning

Formula Revealed by Abhirup

Bhattacharya

i. A new book ―Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like

Kohli‖ by Abhirup Bhattacharya, unravels the secrets of

the cricketer’s consistent form, while attempting to decode

his philosophy towards life.

ii. In the book, the writer etches Virat‘s success curve by

using statistics that chart his performances and anecdotes

from his predecessors and contemporaries in the game.

Kiren Rijiju unveils world's first

philosophical novel on God

i. In a rare feat, a young Indian IAS officer, Haulianlal

Guite, who hails from Manipur state has recently published a

book titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith

of atheism" in New Delhi.

ii. The book was unveiled by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in

presence of David Syiemlieth, Chairman, UPSC

in august gathering at Civil Services Officers' Institute.

Aamir Khan launches Asha Parekh‟s

autobiography in New Delhi

i. Bollywood actor

Aamir Khan launched renowned actress of her age, Asha

Parekh‘s autobiography “Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl” in

New Delhi.

ii. 'The Hit Girl' has been penned down by the renowned

film critic Khalid Mohamed.

IMPORTANT DAYS

World No Tobacco Day: 31 May

i. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world

every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco Day

2017 is "Tobacco – a threat to development."

ii. This theme has been set by the World Health

Organization, WHO. The campaign aims to demonstrate the

threats that the tobacco industry poses to sustainable

development, including the health and economic well-being

of citizens in all countries.

International Day of United Nations

Peacekeepers: 29th May

i. 29 May is celebrated as the International Day of United

Nations Peacekeepers.

ii. The day was established to Honour the memory of the UN

peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace and

pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and

continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations for their high

level of professionalism, dedication and courage.

iii. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers

is “Investing in Peace Around the World".

World Biodiversity Day.

i. Every year, May 22 is observed as International Day for

Biodiversity or World Biodiversity Day. This date

commemorates the date of Adoption of the Agreed Text of

the Convention on Biological Diversity at UNEP

Headquarters, Nairobi on 22 May 1992.

ii. The theme for 2017 for World Biodiversity Day

is ―Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism‖

May 21st is observed as Anti-Terrorism

Day in the memory of former Indian PM

Mr. Rajiv Gandhi

i. All over India, May

21st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day in the memory of

former Indian PM Mr. Rajiv Gandhi who passed away on this

day.

ii. On this day in the year 1991, former India’s PM Rajiv

Gandhi was killed brutally by terrorist attacks. Rajiv Gandhi,

the former Prime Minister of India, while conducting an

election campaign in Sriperumbudur (located near Chennai)

in Tamil Nadu was assassinated by a suicide bomber on 21

May 1991.

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International Day of Families: 15 May

i. The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th of May every year. ii. The theme of 2017 is ―Families, education and well-being‖. iii. This year‘s observance focuses on the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members.

India celebrates National Technology Day:

11th May

i. On 11th May 1998 India achieved a major technological

breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests

at Pokhran, Rajasthan.

ii. Technology Development Board, Ministry of Science and

Technology is celebrating 19th National Technology Day, at

Vigyan Bhawan. The theme of the function is “Technology

for inclusive and sustainable growth”.

World Migratory Bird Day: 10th May

i. The World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year

on 10 May.

ii. The theme of WMBD 2017 is “Their Future is Our

Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and

People”.

World Red Cross Day: 8th May

i. World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8 every year to

commemorate the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the

founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

ii. The theme for this year (2017) is “Less Known Red

Cross Stories”

World Press Freedom Day: 03rd May

i. Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press

Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

ii. UNESCO, the Government of Indonesia, and the Press

Council of Indonesia co-organized the World Press Freedom

Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World

Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, from

1-4 May 2017.

International Labour Day: 01st May

i. International

Labour Day, also known as International Worker's Day or

May Day is observed on 01st of May every year to promote

and encourage the international labour associations.

ii. The day marks the victory of workers' movement for

eight hours of work. It also aims to pay tribute to workers

sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over

the world.

iii. In India, Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru

Dattatreya will chair International Labour Day function in

New Delhi.

Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day to be

observed on May 2

i. The National Mission for Clean

Ganga (NMCG) will observe 'Ganga

Cleanliness Pledge Day' on 02nd May 2017 at

various places in the river's basin states to

spread awareness and ensure public

participation in the program.

ii. The events will be organized in Uttar

Pradesh's Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi,

Hardoi, Bithoor and Vidhur

Kuti; Uttarakhand's Srinagar and Devprayag;

Patna and Bhagalpur

in Bihar; Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and

Kolkata (West Bengal).

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