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Year 2017 Year 2017 YEAR 2017 YEAR 2017 AGENDAS Awards & Honours Books & Authors Union Budget Banking India 2017 Yojanas Committees MoU International News Foreign Visits Summits Rankings & Distinctions Appointments Brand Ambassadors Science & Technology Defence News Sports AWARDS & HONOURS 2017 Nobel Prizes 2017 Rainer Weiss, the other half LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational Physics jointly to Barry C. Barish and waves. Kip S. Thorne Jacques Dubochet, Joachim cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution Chemistry Frank and Richard Henderson structure determination of biomolecules in solution. Physiology Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the or Rosbash and Michael W. circadian rhythm. Medicine Young novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the Literature Kazuo Ishiguro abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world. to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian International Campaign to consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for Peace Abolish Nuclear Weapons its ground-breaking efforts to achieve prohibition of (ICAN) such weapons. Economics Richard H. Thaler contributions to behavioural economics. Oscar Awards 2017 Best Picture Moon Light Best Actress Emma Stone (La La Land) Best Actor Casey Affleck (Manchester by the sea) Best Director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Best supporting actor Mahreshla Ali (Moon light) Best supporting actress Viola Davis (fences) Best foreign language film The sales man (Iran) Grammy Awards 2017 India-American Tabala player “Sandeep das” won Grammy award in the Category of Best world music album with Yo-Yo ma: Album of the year: 25 – Adele Record of the year: Hello – Adele Song of the year: Hello – Adele The Man Booker Prize 2017 The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language and published in the UK, instituted in 1969 by Man group. George Saunders won the Booker Prize for the book ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ in 2017. He is the second American to win the prestigious Booker after Paul Beatty (in 2016) was the first, in a trend that some have suggested points to the growing Americanization of an award that used to be distinctly British. Pulitzer Prizes 2017 Fiction Colson whitehead for The underground railroad Poetry Tyehimba jess for Olio Biography Hisham Matar for The Return Music Du Yun for Angel’s Bone Drama Lynn Notage for Sweat 64th Annual National Cinema 2017 Best Feature Film Kasaav(Marathi) Best Actor Akshay Kumar (Rustom) Best Actress Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu) Best Director Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator) Best Film on Social Issues 'Pink' Best Supporting Actor Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya) Best Supporting Actress ZairaWasim (Dangal) STOKES ESPN Cricinfo Awards Captain of the year Virat Kohli Test Batsman Ben Stokes Test Bowler Stuart Broad DE KOCK ODI Batsman Quinton De Kock ODI Bowler Sunil Narine T20I Batsman Carlos Brathwaite T20I Bowler Mustafizur Rahman Debutant of the year Mehedi Hasan Miraz Associate Batsman Muhammad Shahzad Associate Bowler Muhammad Nabi Women’s Batswoman Hayley Mathews MATHEWS Women’s Bowler Leigh Kasperek IIFA Awards Best Actor Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab Best Actress Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab Best Film Neerja Best Director Aniruddha Roy for Pink Organisation Awards Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence BEML Most Valuable Company on BSE 1.Reliance 2.HDFC Best News website award at WAN-IFRA The Hindu World’s Most Valuable Brand Apple Best University by TIMES Higher Education Oxford RedInk Awards for Excellence Indian Express Unilever Global Development Award Water Health International (WHI) PM’s trophy for best integrated steel plant Tata Steel National Award for ‘Excellence’ in Energy Hyderabad International Airport Management National sports award 2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017 1.Shri Devendra Jhajharia (Para Athlete) 2.Shri Sardar Singh (Hockey) Arjuna Awards 2017 1. V.J. Surekha (Archery) 2. Khushbir Kaur (Athletics) 3. Arokia Rajiv (Athletics) 4. Prasanthi Singh (Basketball) 5. Laishram Debendro Singh (Boxing) 6. Cheteshwar Pujara (Cricket) 7. Harmanpreet Kaur (Cricket) 8. Oinam Bembem Devi (Football) 9. S.S.P. Chawrasia (Golf) 10. S.V. Sunil (Hockey) 11. Jasvir Singh (Kabaddi) 12. P. N. Prakash (Shooting) 13. A. Amalraj (Table Tennis) 14. Saketh Myneni (Tennis) 15. Satyawart Kadian (Wrestling) 16. Mariyappan (Para-Athlete) 17. Varun Singh Bhati (Para-Athlete) P.Gopichand PV Sindhu Sports Awards , India (2017) SJFI Annual Best Sportsperson of the Year award : P V Sindhu SJFI Annual Best Team of the Year award Indian Junior Hockey BAI’s first Lifetime Achievement Award Prakash Padukone Bharat Gaurav Former Indian hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay Maruti Suzuki- Sportsperson of the Year P V Sindhu Coach of the Year award P Gopichand Living Legend of the Year award Milkha Singh Game changer of the Year KL Rahul Lifetime Achievement Award Abhinav Bindra Laureas Sports Awards 2017 Sportsman of the Year Usain Bolt (Athletics) Sportswoman of the Year Simone Biles (Gymnastics) Comeback of the Year Michael Phelps (Swimming) Team of the Year Chicago Cubs (Baseball) Spirit of Sport Leicester City (Soccer) Action Sportsperson of the Year Rachel Atherton (BMX) Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Beatrice Vio (Fencing) Manushi Chhillar Reita Faria Aishwarya Rai Diana Yukta Priyanka Miss World Miss World Miss World Hayden Mookhey Chopra 2017 1966 1994 Miss World Miss World Miss World 1997 1999 2000 An Indian medical student was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event in a Chinese resort on 18 November 2017, making her country the joint-most successful in the beauty pageant’s history. Manushi Chhillar is the sixth Indian winner of the long-running contest,Her win brings India level with Venezuela as the countries with most victories in the history of the pageant, now in its 67th edition. Meanwhile Stephanie Jayne Hill, who represented England, came second runner up. BOOKS & AUTHORS 2017 Book Author Beren And Lúthien J.R.R. Tolkien The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy Lalan Shah Fakir KeGeet Prof. Muchkund Dubey The Crisis Within Ganesh Devy Indira Gandhi - A life in Nature Jairam Ramesh Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’ Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank The Emergency — Indian Democracy’s Darkest Surya Prakash Hour Cryptocurrency for Beginners Amit Bhardwaj Making of A Legend Bindeshwar Pathak Dalhousie...Through My Eyes Kiran Chadha President’s Lady Sangeeta Ghosh Playing With Fire Katie Price Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and C. Raj Kumar International Perspectives Kadve Vachan Jain saint Acharya Tarun Sagar Maharaj Jayanta Kalita ( Manipur bodybuilder Pradipkumar I am HIV positive, so what? Singh’s inspirational fight to overcome HIV) I Do What I Do’ Raghuram Rajan Immortal India Amish Tripathi ‘How India Sees the World’ Shyam Saran 100 things every professional cricketer must know’ BCCI player’s handbook Hit Refresh Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Unstoppable: My Life So Far Maria Sharapova Bhartiya Kala Mein Salil Kridayen Evam Dr. Kshetrapal Gangwar and Shri Sanjib Kumar Biography of Kargil war hero Late Captain Vikram The Shershah of Kargil Batra written by Deepak Surana A to Z of Financial Management in Autonomous Dr. Rajat Bhargava and Shri Deenanath Pathak Institutions Economic Survey The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presented the Economic Survey 2016- 17 in the Parliament on January 31, 2017 that provides a base for the government to prepare the annual Budget. The survey has been authored by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian. Shri Arun Jaitley with Arvind Subramaniam The Economic Survey has estimated that the GDP growth rate for FY18 will be in the range of 6.75 percent to 7.5 percent. The survey stated that the growth in export was increased by 0.7 percent during April-December of 2016-17 amounting to USD 198.8 billion.Similarly, during April-December of 2016-17, imports declined by 7.4 per cent to USD 275.4 billion. The agriculture sector is estimated to grow at 4.1 percent in the current fiscal as compared to 1.2 percent in 2015-16 due to better monsoon. The survey estimates a growth rate of the industrial sector to be moderate at 5.2 percent in 2016-17 from 7.4 percent in 2015-16. The Service sector has been estimated to grow at 8.9 percent in 2016-17 which is almost similar to that in 2015-16. Annual Budget 2017-2018 Agriculture Total Agriculture Credit to Farmers in 2017-18 Rs. 10 lakh crore Allocation under Fasal Bima Yojana for 2017-18 Rs. 9000 crore Long Term Irrigation Fund in NABARD created in 2016-17 Rs. 20000 crore Dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund to be created in NABARD Rs. 5000 crore Digital transformation of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the next 3 Rs. 19000 Cr Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund in NABARD Rs. 8000 crore Rural Total allocation for rural, agriculture and allied sectors Rs. 1,87,223 crore MNREGA Rs. 48,000 crore Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Rs. 27,000 crore Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) Rs. 23000 crore Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana Rs. 4,814 crore Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana Rs. 4,500 crore Infrastructure Total Infrastructure Allocation Rs. 3,96,135 crore Allocation in Transportation Sector including rail, roads, shipping Rs. 2,41,387 crore Railway Sector Rs. 1,31,000 crore Allocation for Highway Rs. 64,900 crore Key Points: The total Budget expenditure allocated for 2017-18 is Rs. 21.47 lakh crores. A political party can receive a maximum of Rs 2000 in cash per person. For individuals with income between Rs. 2.5 Lakh and Rs.5 lakh rate of taxation has been reduced from 10% to 5%. For individuals whose annual taxable income is between Rs. 50 lakhs and Rs. 1 crore a surcharge of 10% of tax payable will be levied. Single Page Income Tax Return filing form for taxable income under Rs.
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