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You can verify that by matching the question papers and e-Dristi contents from yourselves. 1 http://www.edristi.in/ Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Contents ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2017 ............................................................................................... 11 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 ................................................................................................................... 12 The Nobel Prize in Literature, 2017 ............................................................................................................. 13 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2017 ............................................................................................................. 14 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 ................................................................................................................... 15 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2017 .............................................................................................. 16 NATIONAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Gujarat Legislative Assembly’s Election ....................................................................................................... 17 19th Organic World Congress....................................................................................................................... 18 Indian Haj Committee presented its report ................................................................................................ 18 India Water Week -2017 ............................................................................................................................... 20 ADOPT A HERITAGE ‘Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan’ Project ................................................................... 21 The first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda dedicated to the Nation ..................................................... 23 West Zone Regional Training Centre of IB ................................................................................................... 23 Women Bio-Tech Incubator.......................................................................................................................... 23 Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 brought into force .................................................................. 24 RO RO (Roll on, Roll off) ferry service .......................................................................................................... 25 Prime Minister lays Foundation Stone for infrastructure projects in Kedarnath ..................................... 25 PM dedicates All India Institute of Ayurveda to the nation ....................................................................... 26 Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana .......................................................................................................... 27 Intensified Mission Indradhanush ................................................................................................................ 27 Nanaji Deshmukh .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Conference on the National Pension System for Central Public Sector Enterprises ................................ 29 First meeting Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) .................................................... 30 First meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee ........................................................................ 30 Prime Minister Constitutes Economic Advisory Council ............................................................................ 31 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official visit to India ...................................................................... 31 Governors appointed by the President ....................................................................................................... 33 Fifth India Water Week 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 33 Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS at Bilaspur ...................................... 34 INTERNATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................ 35 2 http://www.edristi.in/ Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index-2017 .......................................................................................... 35 Approval for status of IALA as inter-governmental organization .............................................................. 36 Global Passport Power Rank-2017 ............................................................................................................... 36 Victory of Shinzo Abe in Re-election ............................................................................................................ 37 Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report, 2017 ..................................................................................... 38 Global Hunger Index-2017 ............................................................................................................................ 39 ECONOMICS ....................................................................................................................................................... 40 Coal India Limited-Historical Pay Agreement .............................................................................................. 40 India top remittance-receiving country ....................................................................................................... 40 Acquisition of Tata Teleservices Ltd. ............................................................................................................ 41 NABARD Sanctions Rs 119 Crore Loan For Haryana ................................................................................... 41 India’s 100 Richest People-2017 .................................................................................................................. 42 Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2017-18 .......................................................................... 43 List of Domestic Systemically Important Banks .......................................................................................... 44 Coal India Limited-Historical Pay Agreement .............................................................................................. 44 SCIENTIFIC .......................................................................................................................................................... 45 DEFENSE/SCIENCE SHORT NOTES .................................................................................................................... 45 INS Kiltan ........................................................................................................................................................ 45 Climate Change Adaptation Policy ............................................................................................................... 46 MITRA SHAKTI-2017 ...................................................................................................................................... 46 Satellite NROL 42
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