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CURRENT AFFAIRS Andhra Pradesh to highlight the welfare • The Internet Corporation of (Joint Advanced Technology Center) which and developmental initiatives of the Assigned Names and Numbers will be located in the IIT Delhi campus. NATIONAL: government. (ICANN) runs the World Wide Web and  Chandrabhaga, a lost Ancient NOVEMBER:  Google has associated with has begun its 7days annual general River, found in Odisha. The river is believed  The 5 Day ‗National Conference Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) meeting in Hyderabad. to have existed during the 13th century near on Tropical Parasitology‟ held in for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd • The 10th Command Level Navy the Sun Temple at Konark, a Unesco World Puducherry. Over 200 representatives monuments across the country. Coast Guard (COMNAVGUARD) meeting Heritage Site in Odisha. from India and abroad will attend a meet  The Indian government and three was held in Vizag to discuss inter-  External Affairs Minister Sushma to improve the perspective on the drug state-run firms would jointly prepared an operatability issues between Navy and Swaraj and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister resistance scenario in parasitic diseases. equity fund of up to $2 billion for Coast Guard. Mangala Samaraweera held talks for the  The 3 day Indian Languages renewable energy companies to help  PM Modi will inaugurate the first JWG in New Delhi. A Joint Working Group Festival (ILF) Samanvay, focusing on New Delhi to meet its clean energy goals. ever International Agro-biodiversity on Fisheries and a hotline between their the themes of ‗Language as Public action‘  The Delhi govt has launched the Congress in New Delhi. Coast Guards has been set up jointly by commenced with the noted Gandhian Ela Yamuna river front Project at the second  National Security Advisors of India India and Sri Lanka, to address the long- Bhat in New Delhi. annual ‗Yamuna Aarti‟ event aarti at the and Japan, Mr. Ajit Doval and Mr. Shotaro standing issue of fishermen from Tamil  Andhra tops World Bank‟s Dhai Pusta, in Sonia Vihar in the presence Yachi held bilateral consultations in New Nadu being arrested. energy-saving rankings. The ranking of of CM Arvind Kejriwal to beautify the Delhi.  The Central Govt effort to improve the states were released in the World riverfront in the next one-and-a-half years.  Odisha Govt has signed an MoU sanitation has found resonance in Dharwad Bank‘s study report titled – ―India‘s State  PM Narendra Modi launched with the Software Technology Parks of India Zilla Panchayat in North Karnataka. It has Level Energy Efficiency Implementation Haryana‟s year-long golden jubilee (STPI) for setting up of four more centres in joined the national campaign to achieve Readiness‖ with an overall score of 42.01. celebrations of Haryana in Gurugram and the State. The new centres would come up Open Defecation Free norm by October  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee kicked-off Haryana‘s ‗Swarna Jayanti‟ at Angul, Jajpur, Koraput and Sambalpur. 2018 under Swatch Bharat Abhiyan. th distributed 43,000 bicycles to class 11 celebrations from Tau Devi Lal stadium.  Army launched operation School  The Haryana govt has allocated a students of state- run, aided and  The Income Tax department Chalo, under which it identifies areas and budget of 12 cr to the Kurukshetra sponsored schools under ‗Sabuj Sathi‟ at announced that the Benami Transactions provides students with free coaching and Development Board for the International Jamboni in West Midnapore. (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 make them participate in extra-curricular Gita Mahotsav will be inaugurated by  Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal (BTP Amendment Act), came into force activities. President Mukherjee. implemented the state government‘s from 1st Nov 2016 in order to give more  The 3 day Buddha Mahotsava  The Union Ministry of Health and programme of „Aware and Care‟ by teeth to the authorities to curb benami celebration kicked off in Arunachal Family Welfare J P Nadda, GoI, will be flagging off 100 Information Education transactions. Pradesh. hosting the Seventh Session of the Communication (IEC) mobile vans.  Govt has decided to fix the  National Green Tribunal (NGT) given Conference of Parties (COP7) in  The National Food Security Act minimum wage at Rs 350 per day for its approval for the week-long annual Greater Noida. (NFSA), which implemented an act to unskilled agricultural labour in C- class Baliyatra festival in cuttack, odisha.  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh subsidise food grain for about 810 million towns announced by Labour Minister  12th International Oil and Gas launched „e-Court Software‗to enable people, now covers the whole country, Bandaru Dattatreya will be effective from Conference and Exhibition PETROTECH- speedy disposal of Appeals/Complaints by more than three years after it was formally Nov 1, 2016. 2016 inaugurated by PM Modi in New using digital technology at 11th Annual notified.  International Forum on Delhi with the theme of ‗Hydrocarbons to Convention of Central Information  The GST Council approved a four- Adopting an ICT Perspective to Education fuel the future: Choices and Challenges‘. Commission (CIC) in New Delhi. tier GST tax structure of 5%, 12%, and Learning held in New Delhi.  5th International Energy Forum  The Ministry of Environment, Forest 18% and 28%, with lower rates for • Kerala became the 3rd state (IEF) and the International Gas Union and Climate Change constituted a four- essential items and the highest for luxury overall and the largest state so far to be (IGU) Ministerial Gas Forum to be held in member team for conservation and and de-merits goods that would also declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) New Delhi with the theme of ―Gas for management of Loktak Lake in Manipur. attract an additional cess. The lowest rate under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM- Growth; improving economic prosperity and  The Meghalaya Govt has decided of 5% would be for common use items Gramin). living standards‖. to amend its existing Information while there would be two standard rates of • Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu  Consulate General of India, Dubai, Technology Policy. It focus on several issues 12% and 18% under the Goods and has inaugurated the International installed the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, pertaining to Information Technology Services Tax (GST) regime targetted to be Conference on Decarbonisation of the Father of the Nation, at its premises, besides improving the internet and mobile rolled out from April 1, 2017. Indian Railways – Mission Electrification in and celebrated the 141st Birth Anniversary connectivity in the state.  Maharashtra becomes First state New Delhi. It was organised by of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, popularly known  Union Shipping Minister Nitin to launch Cyber Police Stations in each Institution of Railways Electrical as the Iron Man of India. Gadkari laid the foundation stone of three district. Engineer (IREE) in partnership with  The Indian Institute of technology major initiatives at the Mumbai Port trust.  The ruling Telugu Desam Party ASSOCHAM India. and Defence Research & Development The initiatives include India‘s biggest Oil (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu Organisation have inked the MoU for JATC handling Jetty at Jawahar Dweep, the fifth launched „Jana Chaitanya Yatra‟ in

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oil berth at the island, first bunkering facility women govt employees from 6 to 9 member of the steering group member of  In Himachal Pradesh, as many as and Eastern Mumbai Water Transport months. the ICN for a period of 3 years. 107 pilots from 15 countries took part in the Facility.  Ministry of state for External affairs  The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has first Indian National Open Accuracy  The Asian Ministerial Conference MJ Akbar will co-chair the first joint approved "Mukhya Mantri Shikshak Paragliding Championship at Bir-Billing. on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) commission meeting (JCM) between Samman Yojana," which provides a one-  President of India Mukherjee 2016 came to an end with the adoption of India and Palestine held in Palestine. year extension in service and cash incentive inaugurates the meeting of American the New Delhi Declaration and the Asian  Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of to teachers who would give 100% results Association of Thoracic Surgeons and Regional Plan for Implementation of the State (Independent Charge) for Labor and consistently for five years. International Coronary Congress in New Sendai Framework. Employment launched the ‗Kahin-Bhi-  A five-judge Constitution Bench led Delhi.  The Janwaar Skating Park, India's Kabhi-Bhi‟ medical facilities for The by Justice Anil R. Dave ruled that Punjab  The Maharashtra govt's 'Vision first rural skate park, is a not-for-profit Employees‘ StateInsurance Corporation Termination of Agreements Act 2004 was 2030 document' has proposed to project that teaches village children (ESIC) beneficiaries of Delhi. invalid and that Punjab was bound to share implement 'e-eye surveillance' project to skateboarding for free in Bundlekhand.  The Ministry of AYUSH has the water of Ravi-Beas river with Haryana track the movement of wild animals 24x7.  The Union Health minister launched organized the 9th Annual Meeting of and complete the construction of the Sutlej-  The Maharashtra govt has drawn Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva International Regulatory Cooperation Yamuna Link (SYL) canal for water sharing. up a scheme to ensure power supply to the Abhiyan to provide free health check-ups for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) was  The govt of Kerala launched four agriculture sector for 12 hours a day to pregnant women at government health inaugurated by Sripad Yesso Naik in Delhi. projects under ‗Nava Kerala Mission‗for through feeder-based solar energy. centres and hospitals.  ISRO chairman A.S.Kiran Kumar comprehensive development in the fields of  The Maharashtra State Child Rights  The Indian army has successfully announced that south Asian Satellite earlier health, education, housing and sanitation. Protection Commission launched a mobile completed its task of laying an irrigation known as SAARC Satellite will be The project was inaugurated by the application named „Chirag‟ for people to pipeline in the Demchok region of Eastern launched by mar 2017 as proposed by PM Governor of Kerala P.Sathasivam. report child abuse. Ladakh conducted under the Mahatma Modi.  BSE Institute Ltd (BIL) entered  India will preside the 8th edition of Gandhi National Rural Employment  The Union Ministry of Health and into a Memorandum of Understanding the Conference of Parties (COP) to WHO Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) to link Family Welfare J P Nadda has launched (MoU) with the Telangana Academy for Framework Convention on Tobacco the villages in the region with a hot spring. Healthy India Initiative magazine and No Skill and Knowledge (TASK) at the Control (FCTC) which will be held in  The Centre has decided to open More Tension mobile App for the ongoing CII Global Skill Summit, in Switzerland's Geneva in 2018. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendra in promotion of health and to strengthen the Telangana, to set up a center of excellence  The India-China Joint Training every Parliamentary Constituency to impart health communications programmes. for financial education centre in the state. Exercise "Hand in Hand 2016" is skill training to the people and make them  The HRD ministry has launched  The ISRO Chairman A S Kiran scheduled to be held in Pune. It is aimed at employable. Smart India Hackathon 2017.It is the Kumar, revealed that ISRO has started to honing military skills of the two armies by  J&K govt has launched the All world‟s largest digital national building conduct the test for its second moon sharing expertise in drills while tackling Terrain Bike programme for meritorious initiative to reach out to all technology mission, Chandrayaan-II at its center in insurgency and terrorism. students of the lower economic strata. institutions in the country and challenge Challakere, Karnataka.  PM Modi visited the coastal state of  Rajasthan will soon have a 'Chief students to offer innovative solutions to  TAFE, the world‘s third largest Goa to lay foundation stone for two Minister's Cow Welfare Fund', the state some of the daunting problems faced by our tractor maker, in collaboration with the projects: Greenfield airport in North Goa Home Minister GulabKataria said. nation. Rajasthan government, is setting up a and Tuem Electronic city, held at Dr Shama  Uttarakhand High Court has  The day-long annual conference Centre of Excellence — „JFarm Rajasthan‟ Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Bambolim ordered all hill stations and glaciers in the of State Textile Ministers began in New — and a Custom Hiring Centre in six zones village. state to be declared as eco-sensitive Delhi presided by smriti irani to focus on in Rajasthan at a total outlay of Rs.970  PM Modi visited Pune to inaugurate within three months and put a ban on all power loom sector through solar power. crore. the International Conference and construction within 25 km radius of the  In Assam, Railway Minister Suresh  The 4th Young Scientists Meet Exhibition on Sugarcane Value Chain – glaciers. Prabhu will lay foundation stone of two (YSM) was organized by the Institute of Vision 2025 Sugar organised by  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has tracks as well as flags off passenger train Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) at invited UK to forge partnership in the service between Karimganj and (INMAS), New Delhi. The theme of the Manjari. creation of smart cities during an interaction Maishashan in the newly converted broad event was ‗Convert Challenges into  The Centre announced the with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in gauge section. Opportunities‘. construction of a 12-km-long elevated Bengaluru.  Gujarat govt will start Deendayal  The Bharda dolomite mine having railway corridor inside Guwahati, worth Rs  Maharashtra govt has issued a generic medicine stores to sell generic an estimated reserve of about 1.5 million 5,000 crore, as a part of the smart city Circular in accordance with the guidelines medicines which will remain open 24 hours tonnes and spread across 3.80 hectare area project. by deputy director (lands), Ministry of and sell around 1,000 generic drugs to the in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh was  A Friendship Motor Car Rally Defence for relaxing the ban on poor patients at 40 to 80 per cent lower first state in the country to conduct e- between India, Myanmar and Thailand construction activity around defence rates. auction of minor mineral. (IMT) was flagged off by the Minister of lands in state.  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley  A 3 day international event of State for Road Transport and Highways,  The President of India, Mukherjee has inaugurated the two -days Economic ‗Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet Shipping and Chemical Fertilizers Mansukh inugurated the Diamond Jubilee Editors‟ Conference-2016 in New Delhi (GRAM)‘ was conferred at the Jaipur Lal Mandaviya from India Lawns in New Celebrations i.e. 60th Anniversary of in collaboration with Press Information Exhibition and Convention Center (JECC) at Delhi. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of Bureau (PIB) with the Ministry of Finance. Sitapura in Jaipur to highlight the best  Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling laid India Limited (ECGC) in New Delhi.  Union Petroleum and Natural Gas global practices and technologies suitable the foundation stone of a ropeway for what  India‟s first liquefied natural Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched for farmers. would be the world's highest skywalk gas (LNG)-driven bus was launched in the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana' in  Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh once completed. Being built at a height of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala by Shri Punjab. Badal launched the first phase of the safe 10,300 feet, the Bhaley dhunga Skywalk Dharmendra Pradhan(Minister of Petroleum  The International Competition city project which cost Rs 80 cr in Project will be the second of its kind in Asia. & Natural Gas). Network (ICN) announced that the Ludhiana.  10 balloon flights will be launched  The Pushkar fair locally called Competition Commission of India (CCI)  Online payments and e-commerce by the Tata Institute of Fundamental „Pushkar ka mela‟ began in Rajasthan. would host the 2018 ICN Annual marketplace Paytm acquired Delhi-based Research (TIFR) for scientific purposes, in  The Tamil nadu govt passed an Conference. The Conference will be held at Shopsity to strengthen its offline retail collaboration with ISRO and Department of order to enhance maternity leave period for Delhi in March–April 2018. By virtue of the network. Atomic Energy. event, CCI is also inducted as an ex-officio

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 36th edition of India  Maharashtra has become the first  The three-day Great Indian Film Outreach Campaign Van. The van will International Trade Fair (IITF) has been state to adopt Fly Ash Utilisation Policy and Literature Festival will begin at DLF carry out rural outreach campaign in Gram inaugurated by the President Pranab announced by Maharashtra CM Devendra CyberHub, Gurugram. Panchayats, Post offices, CSC, Schools, Mukherjee in New Delhi. It will provide Fadnavis. This policy would paving way for  The Indian Navy will get four P-8I Business Correspondents, SHGs, Hats information on various schemes including prosperity by generating ―wealth from advanced maritime reconnaissance aircraft across Districts, Sub- Districts and villages. Swachh Bharat Campaign, Clean Ganga waste‖, and environment protection. with upgrades starting from 2020.  Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani Mission, Jan-Dhan Yojana, Skill India, Crop  Suzuki Motor Corporation has  UP CM Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated distributed PAHCHAN identity cards to Insurance, Start up and Stand up announced to set up an industrial training the Rs 1500-crore Gomti river front artisans of Gujarat belonging to Jamnagar, Campaign. The theme of IITF-2016 is institute in Mehsana district of Gujarat next development project & Gaus Mohammad Naroda, Surendranagar, Amreli and Kalol at "Digital India". year. This industrial training institute will be Stadium in Lucknow. Ahmedabad Haat, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad,  President of Israel Reuven Rivlin known as „Japan-India Institute for  Prime Minister of the Republic of Gujarat. has arrived in Delhi on an eight-day visit to Manufacturing-JIM‟. Mauritius Anirood Jugnauth inaugurated  Manohar Lal Khattar lead Haryana India.  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has AYUR Herbarium project in North Goa, government launched a Voluntary  A partition Museum, which records launched a key programme to provide free an initiative by the pharmaceutical major in Disclosure Scheme (VDS) 2016 and and preserves the experience of those electricity connection to about 50 lakh association with Union AYUSH Ministry. Surcharge Waiver Scheme 2016 for power displaced by the 1947 partition of India, has households above the poverty line.  Dairy cooperative Amul will set up consumers. opened in the Town Hall of Amritsar.  The Defence Research and its seventh centralised milk processing plant  China has launched a 712-km  To reach out to more viewers in the Development Organisation (DRDO) at Sankrailfood park in Howrah, West quantum communication line, is the Northeast, Prasar Bharti is planning to successfully tested its unmanned combat Bengal. world‟s longest secure launch a new Doordarshan channel ‗DD aerial vehicle, Rustom-2.The Medium-  President Pranab Mukherjee telecommunications network, with ultra- Arunprabha‟. Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) launched the National Student Startup high security which makes it impossible to  The Prime Minister flagged off a category vehicle, met all the expectations Policy on the second Visitor‘s Conference at tap, intercept or crack the information weekly ‗Shabd Bhedi‟ Superfast Express during the first flight. Rashtrapati Bhavan. It has been formulated transmitted through them. train between Ghazipur and Kolkata.  SS-Mundra task-force following the by All India Council for Technical  Oscar-winning music composer AR  Union Railways Minister Suresh existing problem in which the Automated Education (AICTE). Rahman performed at the Global Citizen Prabhu laid foundation stone of a railway Teller Machines (ATMs) are failing to  International Conference on Festival in Mumbai. doubling project, 16 limited height subways cope with the huge cash demand of people, Brucellosis 2016 and the 69th meeting of  Hyderabad-based Tata-Boeing and dedicated the newly doubled Mansa- Reserve Bank of India constituted an eight- the International Society on Brucellosis was Aerospace Limited will deliver the first Bathinda rail line to the nation in Punjab member task force to re-calibrate all ATMs. inaugurated in New Delhi. consignment of Apache helicopter fuselages with an Outlay of Rs 1251.25 crore.  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of  Minister of State (Independent to the US by 2018.  Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma Unique Identification Authority of India Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik  The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, inaugurated the 4 day Cherry Blossom (UIDAI) Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey has announced that The Govt has approved the 2016 was introduced by Health Minister J P Festival in Shillong, Meghalaya to attract launched revamped Aadhaar toll-free establishment of National Institute of Nadda in the Lok Sabha to ban commercial tourists to this hill state in autumn to helpline number - 1947 to help citizens to Sowa Rigpa at Leh J&K. Sowa Rigpa surrogacy,to protect women from witness cherry blossoms blooming. get quick access to information about (Amchi) is commonly known as The Tibetan exploitation and ensure the rights of the  Swiss major Molinari Rail will set Aadhaar. system of Medicine. child born through surrogacy. up a manufacturing and assembly centre for  Chhattisgarh has become the first  The Supreme Court constitute the  10-day-festival ‗Sangai Festival auxiliary power units for 1000 diesel state in the country to adopt a resolution of committee headed by former Delhi High 2016‘ inaugurated by Manipur CM Okram locomotives to be built in India for supporting the demonetization of high- Court judge Justice Kailash Gambhir to Ibobi Singh with the theme: ‗Destination Indian railways. value currency notes decision of the verify the availability of night shelters to the Manipur‘. To promote Manipur as a potential  Employees State Insurance central government. urban homeless. tourist destination. Corporation (ESIC) launched ‗KahinBhi-  The govt, approved a scheme to  The President of Mauritius,  The Lucknow-Agra Expressway is KabhiBhi‟ medical facilities for its construct 1 crore houses in next 3 years Ameenah Gurib Fakim, inaugurated a India‟s longest expressway, with a beneficiaries of Delhi. KahinBhi means any from 2016-17 to 2018-19 under ‗Housing Genetic Garden of naturally occurring Salt- length of 302-km, was inaugurated by UP dispensary/Hospital and KabhiBhi means for All by 2022‟. The Union Cabinet Tolerant Plants called halophytes at the CM Akhilesh Yadav. anytime launched by Bandaru Dattatreya. approved re-structuring of the former rural coastal town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu  A successful test firing of two  People in thousands throng the housing scheme ‗Indira Awaas Yojana‘ into through video conferencing. nuclear capable Prithvi-II medium-range bank of river Mahanadi to celebrate ‗Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin‘  UP CM Akhilesh Yadav launched ballistic missile, was conducted by the KartikPurnima in Odisha. (PMAY-G) all over the country. state wide integrated emergency services Indian Armed Forces, as part of training  The 2nd edition of National  Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar UP-100 in Lucknow. The UP-100 is the exercise, from a defence testcenter children's film festival (NCFF) began in inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his official name of Uttar Pradesh Police Chandipur in Odisha. Jaipur. With "Make in India" as the central adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Emergency Management System previously  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar theme,it will display films in 12 theaters in Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh. called dial 100 project. commissioned ‗INS Chennai‟, the third Jaipur.  The Defence Minister Shri Manohar  Goa is all set to host the 47th indigenously built guided missile destroyer  Union HRD minister Prakash Parrikar will hand over Four Naval Systems International Film Festival of India. in Kolkata class. Javadekar after a meeting with the namely ABHAY, HUMSA UG,NACS ,AIDSS  PM Modi will address the Global  India is going to operationalise an Rajasthan Education Minister, informed developed by DRDO to the Indian Navy at a Citizen India festival through video all-in-one national emergency response about the decision of the Govt to function in New Delhi. conferencing to be held in Mumbai, will system phone number 112 by Jan 2017. reintroduce compulsory class X board  Reliance Group has partnered with bring together popular culture and public  The Strategic Forces of Command examination for Central Board of Cisco Jasper for the launch of a venture policy in one of the largest gathering for a (SFC) of the armed force successfully test- Secondary Education (CBSE) schools from called Unlimit, which will provide Internet social cause. fired Agni-I missile from launch pad-4 of the 2017-18 academic year. of Things (IoT) services to its enterprise  AdvaitBhartiya, a six-year-old boy the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul  Thiruvananthapuram has been customers in India. from Pune, who recently trekked to the Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) Odisha termed as the country‟s breast cancer  A team of women commandos Everest Base Camp, is reportedly the coast. capital the Kerala Chapter of Indian has been inducted for the first time in youngest Indian to have reached the spot  I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu has Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to in winter. inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the Conference. counter Naxal insurgency in Jharkhand.  Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema theme of ‗Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Khandu has flagged-off the Digital India Kurbani‘ to commemorate 70 years of

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India‟s Independence and its depiction record of track maintenance and provide Chhindwara district under the 'Sansad by the Central Government to head the through films. better visibility during foggy days. Adarsh Gram Yojana'. sub-committee of Chief Ministers of five  Haryana Govt made the fitting of  PM Modi laid the foundation stone of  In Himachal Pradesh, the Union States constituted to deal with the situation auto-dippers mandatory in four-wheel the All India Institute of Medical Ministry of AYUSH, the Confederation of arising out of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 transport vehicles as a road safety measure. Sciences (AIIMS) in Bathinda. Indian Industry (CII) and the State denomination notes.  The Palampur Assembly  The Central Govt has constituted a Ayurveda Department has organized  Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav Constituency in Kangra district of Himachal committee headed by NITI Aayog CEO AROGYA fair in Shimla. has inaugurated India‟s first and Asia‘s Pradesh has adopted E-Vidhan system Amitabh Kant to develop a digital  Haflong, a hill station in Assam, is longest bicycle highway between Agra and and became the first e-assembly payments option for the payment of all hosting a three-day sports and culture Etawah in UP. constituency of the country which, making government-citizen transactions to flush festival named 'Judima'.  10 day long festival named Losar the House Business paperless. out black money and corruption from the  The women employees of the festival has begun in Ladakh region of J&K  PM Modi lead Cabinet Committee country. Central government will soon be able to to mark the beginning of New Year in this on Security (CCS) gave its nod to buy 12  Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha, file sexual harassment complaints online. Himalayan region. upgraded Dornier surveillance aircraft for Secretary, Ministry of Culture released a Any woman employee of the government  Villagers of Khanapur in Telangana‘s Indian Navy at a cost of about Rs 2,500 Commemorative Non-Circulation Coin of can file a complaint directly to the Ministry Nizamabad district have renamed their crore Rs.500 and a Circulation Coin of Rs.10 of Women and Child Development. village as „Kavithapuram‟ after the  The 5th International Tourism to mark a year-long celebration of ―500th  Haryana CM Manohar Lal has daughter of CM K Chandrasekhar Rao. Mart is an annual event organized in Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya announced that 2017 observe as the “Garib  The Indian state of Goa prepares Imphal to highlight the tourism potential of Mahaprabhu‘s Coming to Vrindavan‖. Kalyan Varsh‖, the govt would lay itself to become the first state to operate that region in both domestic and  The Pune Underwater Festival, emphasis on the welfare of poor people and cashless in the country from 31st international markets. considered the first of its kind in India, will generate employment opportunities for December 2016.  Airtel Payments Bank Ltd (Airtel be held in Pune. The festival will feature an the youth.  Akodara village in Sabarkantha Bank), a subsidiary of the country‘s largest underwater playground, an underwater  The Judicial committee headed by district of Gujarat recently has earned the telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has rolled photo booth and an underwater obstacle retired Justice L Narasimha Reddy on One title of becoming first digital village in out a pilot of its banking services in course. Rank One Pension (OROP) submitted its India. Rajasthan.  Andhra Pradesh govt is planning report to the Defence Minister Manohar  Delhi govt launched a drug abuse  In Maharashtra, the Marathwada on distributing free mobile phones to Parrikar. prevention campaign to raise awareness Association of Small Scale Industries and allow economically-backward people to  In celebration of the 50th among students about consequences of Agriculture and Maharashtra Tourism undertake digital transactions. anniversary of United Nations drug usage. Development Corporation are organizing  The Food Safety and Standards Commission on International Trade  The Delhi High court directed that Advantage Maharashtra Expo-2017 at Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Pawan Law (UNCITRAL), UN organised the two a son, irrespective of his marital status does Aurangabad. Aggarwal has announced new standards day conference ―Global Standards for Rule- not have any legal right to live in his  The 13th World Robot Olympiad for manufacturers of products to check based Commerce‖ at Vigyan Bhavan in New parents‘ house. will be held in India for the first time ever mis-labelling. Delhi.  The Supreme Court made it will be organised jointly by NCSM under the  The second edition of Windmill  Association for Promoting mandatory for cinema halls to play aegis of Ministry of Culture and India STEM Festival– ‗India‟s First International Social Action (APSA), a Bengaluru based National anthem before screening of a Foundation (ISF). Children‟s Festival‟ is scheduled to be NGO, has starts 16-day campaign film in theatres across the country.  CM of Andhra Pradesh, N held in Mumbai. 'Every8Minutes' against child trafficking  The ‗Poets Translating Poets‟ Chandrababu Naidu has launched the  Civil Aviation Minister Ashok and missing children in the city. festival held in Mumbai to transcend „Smart Water Distribution Monitoring‟ Gajpathi Raju has launched the AirSewa  As per the new GST law, E- boundaries of language and culture, through web portal which will enable the people to portal and mobile app For Hassle-Free Air commerce giants Flipkart and Snapdeal the act of translation and poetry. track the status of drinking water in the Travel. will have to deduct 2% TCS (Tax Collected  The Central Board of Secondary nearby water tanks.  Govt launched a nationwide at Source) while making payments to their Education (CBSE) chairman R K Chaturvedi  The Cabinet Committee on campaign to open bank accounts for suppliers and deposited TCS amount with has launched its digital portal named Economic Affairs(CCEA), chaired by the PM workers - both in organised and the government. „Parinam Manjusha‟ to provide easier Modi gave approval for opening of Jawahar unorganised sectors - who do not have one  The Insolvency and Bankruptcy access to academic documents online. Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each of the even. Board of India (IBBI) has sets up 2 high-  Railway Ministry has said, over 62 uncovered districts for which an amount  PM Modi will flag off the Humsafar level committees to consolidate and amend 340 major railway stations have been of Rs.2,871 crore has been allocated. train to ply between Gorakhpur and laws relating to reorganisation as well as provided with CCTV cameras for the  State-run power equipment maker AnandVihar terminus, Delhi in Kushinagar. insolvency resolution of corporate persons, security of passengers. BHEL has commissioned a 93 MW steam  Maharashtra govt a notification for partnership firms and individuals in a time-  Mumbai based ICICI Bank turbine-based captive power plant (CPP) renaming the newly built Oshiwara station bound manner. announced to transform 100 villages into at Hazira in Gujarat for Reliance Industries as Ram Mandir.  According to data released by ‗ICICI Digital Villages‟ in 100 days to Ltd (RIL).  The ‗Taj Balloon Festival 2016‟, Oxford Economics, Mumbai is at number enable villagers go in cash less banking and  Nagaland Session passes 33% organized by the UP tourism department. 31 among 50 top metropolitan economic payments transactions. Reservation of Women in Urban Local  Indian Railways and IRCTC have entities globally in 2015, while Delhi is at  India is going to host the 6th heart Bodies. included ―transgender as third gender‖ in 30. of Asia Conference will take place in  Rajasthan govt has decided to the option alongside male and female in  As many as 184 artisans showcased Amritsar, Punjab. launch a project to provide quality meals ticket reservation and cancellation forms the traditional arts and crafts of their native  Asia‘s biggest man-made 'Jungle at cheap prices to people belonging to the both online and offline. lands at the 'HunarHaat' during the 9-day- Safari' will come up in a 200 acres of land weaker sections of the society under the  PM Narendra Modi launched the long trade fair at Pragati Maidan, organised in Chhattisgarh ‗Naya Raipur‟ the high- 'Annapurna Rasoi Programme'. 'Indian Police at Your Call' mobile app at by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. tech city that will replace Raipur as state‘s  Indian Railways is going to a national police conference in Hyderabad  The union Agriculture & Farmers capital from 1st November. introduce an advanced monitoring system organised by the Intelligence Bureau. welfare launched e-pashuhaat portal to  PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated named ‗Tri-Netra‟ (Terrain Imaging for  Union Minister Prakash Javadekar connect farmers and breeders of bovine Chhattisgarh's 16th foundation day diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and has decided to adopt another tribal village animals. celebrations in Naya Raipur. The Prime radar assisted system) that will keep a in the state named as Khutiya in  Andhra Pradesh CM N. Minister will later address people gathered Chandrababu Naidu has been nominated on the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

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ground, where the 5-day long Rajyotsava Bangladesh to meet the top civil and  Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of  The International Science is being held. military leadership to strengthen Communications and Information festival is being held at CSIR National  Chhattisgarh was the first state to defence ties between the two Technology, announced that the India Physical Laboratory Campus in New Delhi. implement the Saur Sujala Yojana. Under countries. Posts would soon launch postal stamps to  Haryana Govt Announces Ban on the scheme, solar powered irrigation pumps  Cyclone Nada passed off peacefully celebrate biodiversity of India‘s flora and Carrying Arms at Wedding Function. The of 3HP and 5HP capacity worth Rs 3.5 lakh through the Karaikal coast of Puducherry. fauna. It will also celebrate the centenary ban was imposed under Section 144 of and Rs 4.5 lakh respectively would be  Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh anniversary of the Zoological Survey of the Criminal Procedure Code and as per an distributed to the farmers by March 31, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani India (ZSI) which was founded on July 1, official release firing in the air is also an 2019. has arrived in New Delhi for a 2 day visit. 1916. offence, which is punishable by six months‘ DECEMBER:  The 7th World Ayurveda Congress  The 6th 'Heart of Asia' ministerial imprisonment.  BHEL commissions first unit of (WAC) has been organized at Science conference has kicked off in Amritsar,  The BRICS countries Heads of 4×30 MW Pulichintala hydro power City, Kolkata by the World Ayurveda Punjab to discuss peace, cooperation and Revenue, namely the Federative Republic plant (HEP) in Andhra Pradesh on the Foundation with support of Ministry of economic development in Afghanistan. of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the river Krishna. AYUSH, and the State Government of West  Govt allocates Rs 100 Cr to Republic of India, the People‘s Republic of th th  NITI Aayog, under the banner of the Bengal. The focus of this 7 World celebrate 350 birth anniversary of Guru China and the Republic of South Africa held Union Government, constituted a 13- Ayurveda Congress is – ‗Strengthening Govind Singh. a meeting in Mumbai. member committee to promote the Ayurveda Ecosystem‟.  Haryana CM approves Rs 50-cr for  Railway Ministry Mandates cashless economy headed by Andhra  The 10-days Tripitak Sutrapath national hydrology project aimed at Aadhaar-based ticketing system for Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu. Mahotasava has begin at Bodhgaya in improving the extent, quality and senior citizens from April 1, will be directly  Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Tata Bihar. accessibility of information about water linked to Aadhaar or Unique Steel‘s 55,000 TPA ferro-chrome plant  Kolkata and 10 other cities from resources, and strengthening the Identification (UID) cards on a in Gopalpur. across the globe, has been honoured with capacity of water resource mandatory basis for availing concessions at  The Union Cabinet has approved the the Best Cities Of 2016 Award in management institutions in the both counter and e-tickets. Mumbai Urban Transport Project recognition of its inspiring and innovative country.  The 12 days annual bilateral Phase-III estimated to cost Rs 10,947 programme with regard to solid waste  The Govt of Goa is set to launch its maritime exercise between the Indian Navy crores on completion. management during the C40 Mayors ambitious scheme “Goa Yuva Sanchar and the British, Royal Navy KONKAN -16  Centre proposes to release 48,000 Summit held in Mexico City. Yojana” providing Limited Free Talktime began at Mumbai. The exercise will be cr rupees in the next five years to develop  Mobile application, Stanpan and Internet Data to the youth in the state conducted in two phases at Mumbai and 100 Smart Cities in the country under Suraksha, developed by an NGO to comply with the central government‘s Goa. Smart Cities Mission. Breastfeeding Promotion Network of Digital India initiative.  AP government with Tata Trusts  The Union Cabinet has given India (BPNI) to promote breast feeding  The Central Government is planning has launched a health insurance scheme, approval to the negotiating position and check on ―inappropriate‖ promotion of for the speedy implementation of Public Swatha Kutumbam in Vijayawada which adopted by India at the recent 28th baby food items, was launched by Tribal Financial Management System (PFMS) became India‟s first constituency to Meeting of Parties (MoP) in Kigali, Affairs Minister Jual Oram. in the country. It is an end-to-end solution have health insurance for all people include Rwanda for phasing down the use of HFCs  The Indira Gandhi International for processing payments, tracking, new born for a year from December 1, nd (Hydro fluoro carbon). Airport in New Delhi is the 22 most monitoring, accounting, reconciliation and 2016 to November 30, 2017.  NGOs need to register with NITI connected airport in the world, according reporting.  The Ministry Of Earth Sciences Aayog for grant-in-aid, all NGOs and to air travel intelligence company OAG.  An e-commerce company Amazon (MoES) launched an ‗observational‘ winter th voluntary organisations have to sign up on Mumbai Airport has been ranked 28 . launched it‘s startup programme fog campaign WIFEX 2016-17 at Indira NGO-DARPAN portal to obtain a system-  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu laid ‗Launchpad‗ in India to support Indian Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. generated unique ID before applying for the foundation stone for the Rolling Stock startups and scale up their business.  The Chief Minister of West Bengal grant under any scheme of the Central Component factory, estimated to cost  World‟s largest 3 day bird festival Mamata Banerjee has announced that government. nearly Rs 300 crore, in Maharshtra's organized in Agra to promote Eco-tourism. the state would be setting up a special  The Union Cabinet lead by the Ratnagiri district.  The vaccination drive against the panel to stop child trafficking. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has  Central government approved Japanese Encephalitis that has so far  Energy Efficiency Services approved a Central Assistance of Rs. 2000 Rs.1006 crore rehabilitation package claimed over hundred children‘s lives in Limited (EESL), a joint venture company crore for 36,384 displaced families from for the people affected in cooch behar Malkangiri district of Odisha. of PSUs under the Ministry of Power has Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu & district, after the exchange of enclaves  ISRO will launch 83 satellites into planned to open counters in Tripura for Kashmir (POJK). between India and Bangladesh. space in one go, aboard a single rocket in selling low cost LED bulbs and electric  The opening ceremony of the UP  Prime Minister Narendra Modi January 2017.Among the 83 satellites, 3 fans. government‘s Lucknow Metro Service launched a campaign that to make belongs to India while the other 80,  Students of classes IX and X in was held at Transport Nagar Metro depot, government buildings, public weighing 500 kg belong to five foreign Assam will get free textbooks from near Amausi airport in Lucknow. transport, tourist places, international nations including Israel, Netherlands, academic year 2017-18 as the State  Hornbill Festival Kicks Off In airports and railways stations Kazakhstan, Switzerland and US. government aims to increase enrolment in Nagaland Heritage Village Of Kisama. disabled-friendly on the International  Indian Space Research the state-funded schools and reduce  The Delhi High Court agreed with Day of Persons with Disabilities. Arun Organisation (ISRO) announced that it is dropout rate. pharmaceutical companies to set aside the Jaitley also unveiled the Sugamya Bharat all set to launch PSLV-C36 carrying 1,235  Chandrababu Naidu Launched AP ban on 344 fixed dose combination Abhiyan. kg remote sensing satellite Purse Mobile App in Vijayawada to (FDC) drugs.  National Green Tribunal (NGT) RESOURCESAT-2A from the spaceport of promote digital transaction among  Supreme Court Sanctions Centre‘s announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone Sriharikota. people. Government has also decided to Graded Response Action Plan to Tackle found using or dealing with plastic material  The first ever International Gita introduce agents named ‗Marpu Nestam‟ Pollution in Delhi-NCR and also directed the in Chandigarh to make the city pollution- Mahotsav at The Brahma Sarovar in to impart training to people to improve Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) free. Kurukshetra, will focus on spreading the digital financial literacy. to upgrade its existing infrastructure and  Himachal Pradesh has become message of Gita to the world community  Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat set up additional monitoring stations in the first state in the country to launch inaugurated by president Pranab Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Delhi-NCR within six months. Rotavirus vaccination project by dispensing Mukherjee. Petroleum Corp have signed a pact to build  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar the Rotavirus drops to the children under India's biggest oil refinery at a cost of arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit to five years. $30 billion on the west coast. www.RACEInstitute.in |Is Now In CHENNAI | MADURAI | TRICHY | SALEM | COIMBATORE| M :7601808080 / 9043303030

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 The world‟s first hospital train, Council of World Affairs, and the Chinese exploration of oil and gas in the North-East  India has emerged as the tops Lifeline Express is all set to get two Academy of Social Sciences. Theme region. most country in Asia for innovation while additional coaches for cancer treatment. ‗Towards a Closer India-China  The Directorate General of Anti- third biggest country globally according to  The Russian-Indian- Indra NAVY- Developmental Partnership‘. Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has a research done by Capgemini Consulting‘s 2016 naval exercise will be held in the city  GoI, Department of science & recommended imposing definitive anti- Digital Transformation Institute. of Visakhapatnam and in the Bay of Technology(DST) and Intel ties up for dumping duty on China for imports of  7th Edition of bilateral Exercise Bengal. „Water and Air Quality Monitoring‘ steel tubes and pipes from the country. „EKUVERIN‟ commences in Maldives. The  A training program has been system to develop key technologies for  ISRO Ties with Private Firms to Built Indian representative in the exercise organized by Election Commission of sensing, communication and analysis of First Joint Navigation Satellite by March comprise of Force from Bihar Regiment India on Election Management of SAARC large-scale data collected from 2017. while Maldives is represented by the Countries, at the India International autonomous networks of sensor nodes and  The central zonal bench of National Maldivian National Defence Force. Institute of Democracy and Election acting accordingly for water and air quality Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the  The Desert National Park (DNP) Management (IIIDEM) with an aim to monitoring in real-time. Rajasthan government to cancel allotments in Jaisalmer has records the successful conduct free, fair, peaceful and inclusive  Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launched of salt pans in Sambhar Salt Lake. birth of 11 Great Indian Bustards or elections in the country. the mobile applications – ‗ArisingKerala‗  Rajasthan government has Godawn which is the state bird of  Haritha Keralam Mission and ‗Whistle Now‟ – on the occasion of recently launched a mobile App that Rajasthan launched by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan International Anti-Corruption Day. provides the latest information about  The Union Cabinet, chaired by the with an aim to clear and remove waste  The 21st International Film tourist attractions in Ajmer and Pushkar. PM Modi has approved the proposal of the from all the water bodies in the state, Festival of Kerala begins in The app LeZgo provides inputs in 12 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ensure disposal of solid waste and removal Thiruvananthapuram. prominent languages. for Signing of an Agreement between of waste water and measures to increase  President Pranab Mukherjee  The Indian state of Punjab has got India and Kyrgyzstan on cooperation in the area of land under cultivation. launched a campaign named ‗100 Million its first amphibious bus, which was at the the field of agriculture and food related  Railway Minister Suresh for 100 Million‟ to fight against child Harike wetland near Amritsar. The industry. Prabhakar Prabhu launched a website of labour, child slavery and violence against amphibious bus was launched by Sukhbir  Haryana adopted the Mahila Police National Rail Plan, 2030 (NRP-2030) children to build a strong moral platform Singh Badal, the Deputy Chief Minister. Volunteer initiative which is a joint with an aim to develop the Indian Railways for protecting children from violence.  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra initiative with the Union Ministry of Home in terms of service in travelling and freight  Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Modi, attended a programme organized by Affairs. It became the first state to adopt across the country. Chouhan inaugurated the programme to the Banaskantha Cooperative Milk the scheme in two of its districts namely  Serendipity Arts Festival to be distribute Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Producers Union (Banas Dairy) at Deesa in Karnal and Mahindergarh. held in Goa. Yojna. It is the first Indian state to start Gujarat.  Gujarat Approves Making Liquor  Microsoft has introduced business the biggest and first ever crop  The Rajiv Gandhi International Law Tougher penalty of 5 Lakh Rupees solutions from its partner ecosystem to insurance claim distribution programme. Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad has achieved instead of 3 Lakh Rupees as under the meet the business needs of small and  Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, carbon neutral status. It is the first in the current Act along with jail term of upto medium businesses across Kerala. Kiran Bedi announced the decision about Asia-Pacific region in the 5-15 million 10 years for those involved in the  Inaugurating 4th Bi-Annual Photo the selection of Thimmanaicken passengers per annum category to attain purchase, sale and transportation of liquor. Exhibition of All India Working News Palayam village in the Manaveli Assembly this status.  India‟s first transgender school Cameramen‘s association at Lalit Kala constituency under Model Village  A ban was imposed by the National Sahaj International School will be the first Academy in New Delhi. Scheme. Green Tribunal on the procurement, sale residential transgender school inaugurated  The Indian Army has launched a  Internet and Mobile Association and use of glass powder coated ‗manja‘ in Kochi. It will provide education and mobile application 'Veterans Outreach of India (IAMAI) has constituted a and other dangerous strings for flying examination equivalent to Class X and XII. App'. The app was launched by Army chief committee to fight against the problem of kites.  The 8th and the last ship of LCU MK General Dalbir Singh Suhag. online piracy and develop suitable business  Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan IV project, an amphibious ship, was  Uttarakhand High Court directed standards and best practices for the digital Inaugurated 3rd edition of Kochi-Muziris launched at a ceremony at Garden Reach the State Government to impose complete entertainment industry headed by Ajit Biennal. Titled ‗Forming in the pupil of an Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd ban on liquor to raise the level of Mohan. eye‘, will witness participation from 97 (GRSE), Kolkata. nutrition and the standard of living in the  Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti flagged artists from 31 countries across the world.  Punjab will provide free LPG society. off fortnightly special train ‗Vaadi ki sair‟  Urban Development Minister M connections to those BPL families, who  Union Railways Minister Suresh (Tour of the Valley). Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the sixth were missed in the 2011 Socio Economic Prabhu and Haryana CM Manohar Lal  Akhilesh Yadav CM of Uttar Pradesh edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Caste Census (SECC) on the lines of Khattar flagged off a special train, „Gita Government has tied up with Tata Trusts to Conference on Housing and Urban Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana, a Jayanti‟ train from Kurukshetra Railway acquire digital platforms to strengthen the Development in New Delhi. decision was chaired by Chief Minister Station as a part of Gita Mahotsav. Public Distribution System (PDS) in the  India is getting ready to test its Parkash Singh Badal.  FSSAI has directed the state. Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile  Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje commissioners of food safety of all states  Andhra Pradesh CM launches (ICBM) in its final operational configuration launched a subsidised meal scheme in the and Union territories to take necessary website of state Economic Development from Wheeler Island off Odisha after two state. The tagline for the scheme, named steps regarding the order to restrict the Board (AP-EDB) in Vijayawada is aimed years. Annapurna Rasoi Yojana, is: use of newspapers for packing, at providing a repository of knowledge on  CM of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, ―Sabkeliyebhojan, sabkeliyesammaan serving and storing of food items. investing in Andhra Pradesh, policies of inaugurated a solar battery station and a (Food for all, respect for all)”.  The Hazrat Nizamuddin- various sectors. community development centre at  The 3 day ‗Thal Favang Kut‟ Visakhapatnam train is renamed as Vizag  Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Bindhakata Tengapukhuri village in festival of Mizoram, which marks the Steel Samta Express to promote its Chouhan launched Narmada SevaYatra Dibrugarh. completion of weeding of the farmland by brand Vizag Steel which was flagged off at at Amarkantak aims at turning the  Assam government has initiated a cultivators in the state, was held in Aizawl Nizamuddin station by Mr. Prabhu. Narmada river pollution free and unceasing project to make river island Majuli the with enthusiasm and fervor.  28th State Information Ministers river. country‘s first ever Carbon Neutral  The 2-day 6th BRICS Health Conference, SIMCON 2016 in New Delhi.  ONGC is setting up a new ‗basin‘ in district by 2020.The aim of the project is to Ministers Meet was held in New Delhi.  The First India china think-tanks Agartala which would be completed by the combat climate change and reduce The meeting was attended by the health forum was jointly organized by the end of the year 2017 to increase focus on greenhouse gas emissions. delegates of BRICS nation-Brazil, Russia, Institute of Chinese Studies, the Indian India, China, South Africa along with other

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Senior Officers of representative areas by March 2017 and has allocated  The 5th edition of the Global Yojana‖ for care and protection of HIV department. 1,000 crore rupees. Conference on Cyber Space (GCSS) to positive orphan children in the state.  Indian Railways‘ new train,  Asia Pacific countries resolve to be hosted by India in 2017. GCCS will  The Odisha state government Humsafar Express, was flagged off from adopt Urban Plus approach to take deliberate on issues related to promotion of added 25 lakh new beneficiaries under the Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh by planning beyond city limits. This was cooperation in cyberspace, norms for Mamata Yojana and electronically Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu via video. contained in the „New Delhi Declaration‟ responsible behavior in cyberspace and transferred Rs 1,100 crore to the bank The first Humsafar Express, would run adopted on the conclusion of three day to enhance cyber capacity building. accounts of these beneficiaries. from Anand Vihar in Ghaziabad to deliberations of the Asia Pacific Ministerial  The Government, approved the  Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid Gorakhpur in UP. Conference on Housing and Urban cadre review and formation of the Indian foundation stone for Pt Mohan Malviya  The Central government has Development (APMCHUD). Enterprise Development Service Cancer Centre and a 150-bed ESIC super planned to deploy around 600‖young  The Youth Development conference (IEDS) in the Office of the Development speciality hospital in his Lok Sabha professionals‖ in each district of India. was organised by the Ministry of Youth Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and constituency, Varanasi. The professionals will be called ―Zila Affairs and Sports and National Yuva Medium Enterprises.  Gujarat based Indian dairy Swachh Bharat Preraks (ZSBPs)‖. They Kendra Sangathan in New Delhi.  Union government plans to launch cooperative comapnay, Amul to set up its will be responsible to provide their Inaugurated by the Union Minister Vijay its second centre of excellence for „Centralised Milk Processing Plant‟ at technical and management support to the Goel. sericulture in Bengaluru. The first such Sankrail Food Park in Howrah, West respective districts collectors among other  To conform with the concept of centre was set up in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Bengal with an outlay of Rs.200 Cr. authorities to implement the goals by Skill India Campaign, and make India  Long range nuclear-capable  Telangana‟s Warangal police have coordinating the various sanitation- the Skill Capital of the World, Prime subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay fails Test set world record by conducting the related activities in the district. Minister Narendra Modi laid down the for fourth Time, from the launch complex 3 largest self-defence class at a single venue  Manipur Chief Minister Okram foundation stone of the first ever “Indian of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at earlier this week said by Warangal police Ibobi Singh inaugurated two new districts Institute of Skills” at Kanpur,UP. Chandipur, Odisha coast. commissioner G Sudheer Babu with Pherzawl and Noney. Now, the total  The Center is planning to merge  Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Objective Safety of women employees. number of district is 11. Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT) with for Social Justice and Empowerment  Tata Steel has announced an  Government forms high-level task the Telecom Disputes Settlement and released the first issue of a National agreement to acquire 100 % equity force on Indus Water Treaty headed by Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to avoid Newspaper ‗Saanjhi Saanjh‟, dedicated to shares of the Brahmani River Pellets Modi‘s Principal Secretary Nripendra identical functions. Senior Citizen, in the National Capital. Limited (BRPL) from Aryan Mining and Mishra.  The 5- day India-Nepal Folk  The Black cat commandos of the Trading Corporation Private Limited (AMTC)  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Crafts Festival (INCF-2016) begins in elite counter-terrorism force National and other companies associated with the formally launched the state‟s first air Kathmandu, Nepal to promote cultural Security Guard will participate in the Moorgate Industries Group (MIG). ambulance H130 helicopters at HAL exchanges between the two countries with Republic Day Celebrations for the first  Union Minister of State for Ayush Airport in Bengaluru. an aim to promote crafts based bilateral time in 2017. Shripad Yesso Naik has inaugurated the  Union Cabinet Approves Rs 40 relations and enhance cultural exchanges  Puducherry Lieutenant governor North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda Crore Drinking Water Project in between the artisans of India and Nepal. Kiran Bedi announced the implementation and Homeopathy (NEIAH). Puducherry. To treat water from Ousteri  PM Modi to unveil Vibrant Gujarat of 3% reservation for differently-abled  The National Green Tribunal lake, a major water body in puducherry, summit in January 2017.Global CEOs and persons in government jobs in the union (NGT) imposed a complete ban on burning and supply it to meet the water the heads of the multinational corporations territory. of waste in open places and announced a requirements in Puducherry and Oulgaret will throng to Gujarat for the 8th edition of  The Haryana government has fine of Rs. 25,000 on each incident of bulk Municipal limits. biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global issued "petro cards" to its drivers for waste burning.  Himachal Pradesh achieves Summit (VGGS) 2017. cashless payments for fuel and also  PM Narendra Modi visit to 100% Aadhaar, becomes sixth state to  The 12-foot-tall stone statue of announced prizes on daily basis for the Maharashtra, where he laid the foundation do so.The five states which already have renowned Tamil poet and philosopher-saint citizens who would be registering and stone of ‗Shiv Smarak‟, the grand achieved 100 percent Aadhar saturation Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated at Mela transacting proactively towards cashless memorial of Maratha warrior king are Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab and Bhawan premises in Haridwar, transactions. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Chandigarh. Uttarakhand by Chief minister Harish  Vijay Rupani lead Gujarat Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.The total  The 3-day ‗Judima Festival‟ begins Rawat. government announced Aerospace and outlay of the project is Rs. 3,600 Crore at Haflong in Assam. The festival seeks to  The 9th edition of World Defence Policy-2016, with an aim to and expected to be completed by 2019. establish the only hill station of Assam, Confluence of Humanity, Power and attract investment into fields of aerospace  The Goods and Services Tax Haflong into the tourism map of the Spirituality Held in New Delhi. The theme and defence design, development and (GST) Council headed by Finance Minister Northeast. of the convention was ―Sach Bharat: manufacturing in Gujarat. Arun Jaitley, approved the primary drafts  AYUSH Ministry headed by Shripad Spirituality at Work”.  I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu of Central GST and State GST laws at the Yasso Naik has launched Swasthya  Government revises North East launched google map toilet locator to 7th meeting of GST Council in New Rakshan Program to promote health and Industrial and Investment Promotion help people find access to clean public Delhi. health education in villages. Policy (NEIIP), 2007.To stipulate restrooms in New Delhi. Google toilet  Performance on Health Outcomes  Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra mandatory disbursal of subsidies to all locator will provide access to a toilet facility index has been launched by the govt think- Singh inaugurated the state‟s first Cyber industrial units in northeast through Direct every 500 meters in cities. tank NITI Aayog along with Ministry of Crime Police Station was inaugurated at Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism by  Mizoram's Aizawl became the first Health and Family Welfare to encourage the state police headquarters, Shimla. Chief Controller of Accounts (Industry). free Wi-Fi city in the North-East region states to take transformative action in the  The Power Ministry is set to launch  The Centre has released a special today. Free wi-fi is a pilot project of the Health sector. a new app, GARV-II, to provide real time assistance of 450 crore rupees to Aizawl Municipal Corporation.  The state government of data of all six lakh villages of the country Telangana this fiscal for development of  The Centre has reconstituted a Karnataka has removed restrictions on to ensure transparency in backward areas in terms of provisions committee that was tasked with assisting allowing women to work in night shifts in implementation of rural electrification under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. the Krishna River Management Board all sectors in a move to provide equal programme in the villages.  Government Soon to launch toll free (KRMB). The new committee will be opportunities for women in all sectors.  Odisha govt has decided to number ‗1955‟ to Report call drops. The headed by A.K. Bajaj, former chairman of  The Defence and Research construct 2000 km concrete roads under code has been allotted for Interactive the Central Water Commission. Development Organisation (DRDO) has the Gopabandhu Gramin Yojana in rural Voice Response System (IVRS) on call  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen successfully tested an indigenous Smart drops. Patnaik, launched ―Biju Sishu Surakshya

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Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from an  Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav  The Ministry of Urban Development considered to be the world‟s largest Indian Air Force aircraft. has inaugurated power projects worth over has approved the Annual Action Plan of open air theatrical festival.  The External Affairs Ministry's have Rs.52,000 crore across the state. This is Delhi for 2016-17 under Atal Mission for  The Arogya Raksha Scheme would launched a new service called Twitter a major thrust to provide 24-hour Rejuvenation and Urban provide health insurance coverage to about Seva that will enable timely, transparent electricity to all in the state. Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. It has 35 Lakh above Poverty Line families in and large-scale response to citizens' tweets  Haryana govt has connected 100 approved an investment of Rs 266 crore Andhra Pradesh, every individual of the in real time. villages with Wi-fi services and decided to for improving water supply and sewerage family would be required to pay Rs. 100  In an initiative to harness renewable rename all common services centres and networks. per month or Rs. 1200 per annum as energy, a 3.5 MW solar power project was E-disha centres as ―Atal Seva kendras‖  24th National Children‟s Science policy premium. inaugurated at the Hindustan which will provide e-services to people. Congress inaugurated in Pune by Harsh  PM Modi inaugurates 104th Indian Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) airport in  The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Vardhan at Vidyapratisthan‘s Institute of Science Congress at Tarakarama Stadium Bengaluru. Pariyojna, or the Chardham Highway Information Technology in Baramati, Pune. in Tirupati. Theme : Science and  The union government and Development Project, is an ambitious The focal theme for 2016 NCSC is Technology for National Development‘ Devendra Fadnavis lead Maharashtra initiative to improve connectivity to the ‗Science, Technology and Innovation for  Madhya Pradesh plans to develop government signed agreement for new Char Dham (Gangotri, Yamunotri, Sustainable Development, with special 1,100 ‗climate-smart‟ villages under the railway projects worth Rs 45,000 crore in Kedarnath and Badrinath) pilgrimage emphasis on Accessibility for Persons with National Agriculture Development Maharashtra said by Railway Minister centres in the Himalayas. The total cost of Disability. Programme (NADP) and Indian National Suresh Prabhu. the project is estimated to be Rs.  The Kerala Government has Mission on Sustainable Agriculture with a  The Hindustan Petroleum 12000cr. The entire project is likely to be approached the Union Government for cost about Rs 150 crore every year. Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Central completed by 2018. allowing use of antlers of spotted deer and  India‘s atomic power plant operator Government Public Sector Undertaking, is  The Karnataka State Road sambar of Ayurveda medicines. NPCIL is building four 700 MW PHWRs, setting up India‟s first 2G (Second Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has  The union Government has achieved two each at Kakrapar Atomic Power Generation) ethanol bio-refinery at village launched 25 bio-diesel buses, to reduce its target of providing 1.5 cr free cooking Station (KAPS) in Gujarat and Rajasthan Tarkhanwala in Bathinda, Punjab. pollution level emitted by diesel buses. gas (LPG) connections to poor households Atomic Power Station (RAPS) in Rajasthan.  The Consumer Affairs Minister Ram  Gujarat government lead by Vijay in less than 8 months under the Pradhan  The Maharashtra CM Devendra Vilas Paswan launched a mobile App Rupani introduced the ‗Biotechnology Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). Fadnavis unveiled the portrait of social „Smart Consumer‟ and an ‗Online Policy-2016„to establish Gujarat as a reformer ‗Prabodhankar Thackeray‟ in Consumer Mediation Centre (OCMC)‟ to preferred destination for manufacturing of the general assembly hall of the JANUARY: provide speedy redressal of consumer biotechnology products. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation  PM Modi announced, home loan grievances in New Delhi.  In order to promote cashless (BMC) and paid rich tributes to him. taken by urban poor in 2017 up to Rs. 9  The domestic rating agency ICRA economy, the state government of  Textile Minister Smriti Irani has Lakh would get 4 percent subvention on has forecasted India‘s gross value added Haryana organized the country‘s first launched a ‗BunkarMitra‟-Handloom interest while 3 percent subvention on (GVA) growth to be at 6.6 % in 2016-17. Digi Dhan Mela in the Gurugram, Haryana Helpline Centre where professional interest on home loans of up to Rs. 12  Defence Manohar Parrikar post demonitization. queries of weavers will be answered by the Lakh. inaugurated the 62nd national  The three-phase campaign Nagar experts in the field.  Chhattisgarh hosts Dhan Mela in convention of the Akhil Bharatiya Uday Abhiyan has been launched in all  The Government of India launched Raipur to promote digital modes of Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Indore. 378 urban bodies of Madhya Pradesh, the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana payment.  Chief Minister of Maharashtra birthday of former Prime Minister Atal (UDAY) web portal and mobile app in a  India's 1st transgender school Sahaj Devendra Fadnavis will launch an initiative Bihari Vajpayee. bid to track and monitor the progress of opens in Kochi which works in collaboration Transform Maharashtra in IIT Bombay's  The National Board for Wildlife DISCOMs on operational and financial with the National Institute of Open Mood Indigo festival. (NBWL) gave its approval for the Ken- parameters. Learning.  Odisha government has decided to Betwa inter-linking of rivers (ILR) project  Cabinet approves ratifying  Sikkim became India's first fully launch a new malaria control programme which will benefit Uttar Pradesh and agreement between India, Uruguay organic state besides being adjudged the DAMAN (Durgama Anchalare Malaria Madhya Pradesh in terms of meeting regarding cooperation of relevant cleanest state, overall best in education Nirakaran) with a total spending of Rs. irrigation, drinking water and electricity information for the prevention and and tourist destination while the famed 120 crore for five years. needs of people across six districts in the investigation of customs offences. Kanchenjunga National Park was  Actor-turned-politician Mithun two states.  For the benefit of voters, inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Chakraborty has resigned from the Rajya  Indian Army has inked an candidates, election staff as well as the List. Sabha (from Trinamool Congress) on agreement with IIT Gandhinagar to set Election Commission of India (ECI),  To check infiltration and terrorism, health grounds. up a research and development (R&D) cell the district administration of Ludhiana has the Border Security Force (BSF) will be  The state government of Assam at the IIT campus to identify problems and developed a mobile application named installing laser walls and smart sensors launched an ambitious health insurance possible solutions for the Indian Army. "ECI360". along the Indo-Bangladesh border in West scheme „Atal-Amrit Abhiyan‟ which will  Department of Posts, Ministry of  To encourage competition to Bengal. provide coverage against several critical Communications has brought out a Special improve sanitation standards, the  To promote cash less transactions, illnesses. Cover on freedom fighter 'Shri Gaya government will kick start a survey, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd.  The Odisha govt named the Mega Prasad Katiyar' and a set of eight Swachh Survekshan 2017, to rank 500 introduced Aadhar-Enabled Payment Lift Irrigation Scheme worth Rs. 7,600 Commemorative Postage Stamps on cities across the country on cleanliness. System (AEPS) in more than 1,000 milk crore, after the noted freedom fighter and 'Personalities Series: Bihar' & a stamp on The survey will be conducted by Quality booths and ‘Safal‟ retail stores. social reformer Parbati Giri as a mark of 'Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Council of India.  Gujarat CM dedicates India‘s first respect for her immense contribution to the Library'.  State-owned fuel retailers, Indian laser technology-based AVMS RTO check- freedom movement and service to the poor  The Cabinet Committee on Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp post with a cost of Rs 4.72 crore. and needy. Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp  India successfully test fired the  India successfully test-fired its Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely ―Road Ltd (HPCL) will offer "an upfront discount nuclear-capable Agni IV ballistic missile nuclear-capable, Inter-Continental Connectivity Project for Left Wing of Rs. 5 on every LPG refill to all LPG from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the Agni V, Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas‖ to customers who will book and pay for it coast. from Dr Abdul Kalam island, formerly improve the rural road connectivity in the online.  11- Days Gala Festival Bargarh known as Wheeler Island, off the coast of worst LWE affected districts from security  The National Mission for Clean Dhanua Jatra Begins in Odisha , It is Odisha. angle. Ganga (NMCG) has approved many new

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projects at an estimated cost of over Rs Children Science Congress at Sri  Minister of State for MSME,  Sex ratio in Haryana touches 900- 370 crore for its ongoing Ganga Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam Haribhai Choudhary inaugurated the first mark for first time in 20 years. rejuvenation programme in Haridwar and (SPMVV). and exclusive Khadi India Lounge in  The Supreme Court is set to re- Varanasi.  New facility for visually-impaired Mumbai. He expressed hope that such introduce the Vote Verifier Paper Audit  The National Green Tribunal students opens at IIT-Bombay. The initiative will create multiple employment Trail (VVPAT) in Electronic Voting (NGT) bench, issued an interim stay on institute said it has procured modern aids opportunities. Machines (EVMs) for 100 % transparency any construction activity in relation to the and appliances like a document camera  Employees Provident Fund in elections. Pune Metro rail project passing through that works as an instant reader, software Organisation (EPFO) has made Aadhaar  The Gujarat government has the Mula-Mutha river bed in the city. to convert text into audio files, and mandatory for its about 50 lakh introduced India‟s first Student Startup  Munich Re to open reinsurance portable scanners and readers. pensioners and around four crore and Innovation Policy to provide financial branch office in Mumbai. It is one of the  4th Assam International Agri- subscribers. support to enable the students in first foreign reinsurers to receive Horti starts in Guwahati for the  Delhi government approved ‗Good developing their innovative ideas. approval for a dedicated branch in India development of farmers. Samaritan Policy‟ under which monetary  Suresh Prabhu launched a Non following the 2015 amendment of the  14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to incentive of Rs 2,000 and appreciation Fare Revenue Policy to boost up Insurance Bill. begin in Bengaluru. The theme of the certificate will be given to people who additional revenue and reduce its  Solar power producer Azure Power Youth PBD progamme is ‗Role of Diaspora help road accident victims in the national dependence on traditional revenue system commissioned 150 MW solar power Youth in the Transformation of India‘. capital. such as passenger and freight traffic. project in Punjab, which is its largest in  Island Tourism Festival 2017 to  Ministry of Power Dedicates  PM Modi inaugurated the Nobel North India. It signed a solar power begin in Andaman & Nicobar. During the World‟s Largest Street Light Prize exhibition ‗Ideas Changing the implementation agreement with Punjab 10-day event, performances by the cultural Replacement Programme to the Nation, World‟ at Science City in Ahmedabad, Energy Development Agency (PEDA) under troupes from mainland will help the over 2 lakh street lights have been Gujarat. its Solar Policy Phase III. Islanders renew their cultural ties with replaced alone in SDMC area which is the  The Indian Army is successfully  A huge festival on 350th birth mainland India. largest amount till date in the world. This conducted the user-validation trials of anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh known  The Maharashtra Pollution would save about 2.65 crore kWh energy. indigenous artillery gun Dhanush in the as Prakash Utsav also known as Prakash Control Board has installed a device  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Himalayas so that they are ready to be Parv has been organized in Patna, Bihar– called Wind Augmentation and Purifying laid the foundation stone for the inducted into the Army. the birth place of the Guru Gobind singh. Unit at Mumbai's five vital junctions. construction of a new campus of the  The Union Health Minister J P Nadda  The 2-day Assam Biotech This action has been taken with an aim to National Disaster Response Force is all set to introduce the measles-rubella Conclave has been organized by the reduce pollution in Mumbai and its (NDRF) at Kondapavuluru village of vaccine (MR) from February 2017 in five Guwahati Biotech Park (GBP), in outskirts. Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district, states and Union territories in the association with Federation of Industry &  New Delhi World Book Fair kicks- Andhra Pradesh. Universal Immunisation Programme Commerce of North Eastern Region off. The theme of this year is 'Manushi'  The Assam government will be (UIP) to provide preventive medications to (FINER), as an Industry partner. which will focus on writings on and by shortly launching its indigenously- every child born in India.  The Union Commerce & Industry women. developed e-Wallet, Tokapoisa.in.It will be  The Delhi Airport informed that Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman  Under GST, the exporters to get a virtual payment terminal. has adopted a unique performance and launched an Intellectual Property 90% tax refund within 7 days. The  The state government of Rajasthan benchmarking digital platform, ARC, and Rights (IPR) Enforcement Toolkit for Commerce secretary Rita Teaotia said the collaborated with the American MNC Cisco claims that it is first in the world to adopt Police along with an IPR Awareness remaining 10% ―will be subject to to develop the state capital Jaipur as the such platform. Campaign for School Children in New whatever verification the revenue second startup destination after  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Delhi. department is required to do‖. Bengaluru. inaugurated the 8th edition of the  3- Day International Conference on  Telangana to Provide Monetary  Kerala Ranks 8 in '12 International Conference & Exhibition on ―Yoga for Diabetes‖ Organised in New Help of Rs. 1000 to Single Women in Destinations to Watch' in 2017 by Reinforced Plastics (ICERP) at the Bombay Delhi to generate discussions on the role State. The new scheme will be Association of British Travel Agents Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) of Yoga in the prevention and management implemented from April 2017 and (ABTA). in Mumbai, India. of Diabetes and draw up a roadmap to be necessary funds will be allocated in the  20th Edition of the 3-day National  The Telangana government has adopted for the control of Diabetes through upcoming budget. Conference for e-Governance 2016-17 is signed a MoU with the Ministry of Civil Yoga.  16th Financial Stability and being organised by the Department of Aviation and Airports Authority of India  Centre plans to assign 12-digit Development Council Meeting Held in Electronics and Information Technology under the Regional Connectivity unique identification number for all cows New Delhi.Under the Chairmanship of the (DeitY) in Visakhapatnam. Scheme (RCS)for air connectivity by and buffaloes across India. This aims to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,  Ministry of Road Transport & developing small airports and airstrips in ensure timely vaccination and also increase Financial regulators gave suggestions to Highways organises 28th Road Safety the state. cattle breeding and milk production. The promote financial stability. Week and flagged off the Road Safety  Indian Standard on gold government reportedly claims this will  The All India Conference of Walk at India Gate in New Delhi on Jan hallmarking has been revised by the double dairy farmers' income by 2022. Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers 15. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and has  The first Braille library in of States and Union Territories Waqf  Prime Minister inaugurates country's been made effective for implementation Guwahati opened at the Blind High School Boards begins in New Delhi. 1st International Exchange being set up with effect from January 1, 2017. on the occasion of World Braille Day. The  The Ministry of Road Transport and by Bombay Stock Exchange in  Tamil Nadu Gov launched mobile library houses an estimated 200 books, Highways is planning to soon launch two Gandhinagar. app „pinakin‟ for Tourism. including those on self-help and general mobile apps, m-Parivahan and e-  Agra and Sikkim featured in New  4th International Kite Festival knowledge. challan, which would not only give a push York Times list of '52 Places to go to in begins in New Delhi.  Karnataka got assistance of Rs to road safety but also facilitate citizen 2017'. While Agra has ranked 3rd in the  Kerala‘s Kozhikode Corporation 1782.44 crore from Central Government interactions. list, Sikkim has bagged the 17th position becomes 1st Elderly-friendly corporation as drought relief. The state will get this  Vice President of Suriname, Ashwin among the top travel destinations for this the Corporation has begun to collect basic sum from the National Disaster Relief Adhin, arrived in New Delhi on a 9-day year. details of all the senior citizens in the city Fund (NDRF) as drought relief. visit. During his visit he attended the  Himachal Pradesh govt releases through its 543 Anganwadis, in 75 wards.  Andhra Pradesh CM announced Rs. inaugural session of the Pravasi Bhartiya Rs 25 cr for restoration of roads,  Piyush Goyal visits UAE to 100 cr. for the first Nobel laureate from Divas (PBD) in Bengaluru and will also electricity & water supply in snow bound participate in the 10th Edition of World State during the inaugural ceremony of the attend various events. areas. Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

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He said that India aspiring to produce One debut in the world of journalism by writing  India successfully test-fired the government Employees while addressing lakh Megawatt of solar energy by 2022. a 300-character-long article in just a Guided Pinaka Rocket from Launch the 29th meeting of the Standing  First Ever Asia-Pacific second. Complex-III of the Integrated Test Committee of Voluntary Agencies (Scova) Broadcasting Union (ABU) Dance festival  West Bengal set to Give Legal Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur off in New Delhi, informed that the minimum concludes in Hyderabad. Protection to Hilsa Fish and introduce law coast Odisha. pension for central government employees  The Union Cabinet has given its to arrest anyone found in illegal catching,  Global unemployment is expected to has been increased to Rs. 9,000 per approval to the proposal for India‘s full buying or selling of Hilsa fish weighing less rise by 3.4 million in 2017 and economic person and ex-gratia amount has been membership of the International Vaccine than 500 grams. growth at 3.4 percent this year and 3.6 increased from Rs. 10-15 lakh to Rs. 25-35 Institute (IVI) governing council.  Manipur‘s Karang is first cashless per cent in 2018, says ILO report. lakh.  Telengana CM announced that state island in India, is located in the middle of  The Confederation of Indian  An Expert Group Committee under Ministers will contribute Rs. 25000 per year Loktak, the largest freshwater lake in Industry (CII), in association with Corps the Chairmanship of former Finance for the Army Welfare Fund. He also said Northeast India. of Signals of Indian Army is organizing Secretary Shri Sumit Bose presented its that MLAs, MLCs, MPs will contribute  Karnataka allows sale of white DEFCOM 2017. Theme : Digital Army report on the Socio Economic and Caste 10,000 per year. kerosene in open market. Infrastructure and Skilled Human Census (SECC) to the Minister of Rural  2nd edition of Ministry of External  58th India International Garment Resource. Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Affairs annual Raisina Dialogue was held Fair to begins in New Delhi.  3-DAY International conference for better planning and identification of in New Delhi. Theme: ―The New Normal :  Goods and Service Tax roll-out on Disability Communication held in beneficiaries and for generating priority list Multilateralism in a multipolar world‖. date altered from April 1 to July 1, said by Mumbai. of beneficiaries under its programmes.  The National Mission for Clean Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.  Dutch trains become 100%  BSNL Launches Aadhar Based e- Ganga (NMCG) has approved a Rs. 10  Tourism Minister has decided to powered by wind energy aims to reduce KYC Project. BSNL has launched its crore project for training and deployment host the mega-cultural event 'Bharat the energy used per passenger by further Customer Acquisition and Customer of the 20,000 youths and deployed as Parv' from January 26 at Red Fort as part 35% by 2020. Communication Management (CACMS) “Swachhta Doots ” in about 2,336 of Republic Day celebrations.  Mexico sets record for largest project that aims to digitalize business villages to spread a message to keeping  India becomes Associate Member carpet of flowers , in the gardens of process to ensure faster service, accurate the river clean. State of CERN , this membership would Jardines de México, included about customer responses and customer  Spicejet signs $22-bn deal to buy cost India approximately Rs.78 crore per 1,26,000 flowers. satisfaction. 205 Boeing aircraft , the agreement also year.  Uhuru Kenyatta President of  Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the provided a big boost for Boeing in India.  BHEL Commissions 500 MW at Kenya Three Day Visit to India, The two 2nd edition of Raisina Dialogue in New  India's First Madame Tussauds Sagardighi Thermal Power Station countries signed 2 MoU for cooperation in Delhi.The theme of the three day Museum unveiled in New Delhi. (TPS) Phase II project in Murshidabad agriculture and allied sector. conference is ―The New Normal:  Annual 2-day Camel Festival Held district of West Bengal.  Portugal PM, Antonio Costa on a Multilateralism in a multipolar world‖. in Bikaner Rajasthan.  BSNL launches Ditto TV is a mobile Seven Day Visit to India and signed 7 MoUs  The 58th edition of India  The Commerce Secretary has TV service wherein subscriber can view live in New Delhi. International Garment Fair (IIGF) was launched a mobile app named ‗SEZ India‗ TV for 80 plus channels with 7 days back-  46 Constituencies in Utter Pradesh inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister for Special Economic Zones (SEZs). SEZ up facility. to have Urdu Electoral Rolls for the First Smriti Zubin Irani in New Delhi. The 3- India app will be used for SEZ Developers  UNESCO has registered Sitalpati Time where Assembly elections will be day long fair has been organized by & Units transactions and track the status. or cool mat from the Cooch Behar district, held in February 2017. Apparel Export Promotion Council India.  2017 National conference ―Jal West Bengal as an ―Intangible Cultural  Kerala CM Launched its First Solar  The 10th edition of the Jaipur Manthan-III” held in New Delhi, The Heritage‖. Powered Boat Aditya will do service Literature Festival (JLF) was conference was organized by the Ministry  Petroleum Conservation Campaign between Vaikom and Thavanakkadavu inaugurated at the historic Diggi Palace, of Water Resources, River Development ‗Saksham 2017‟ Inaugurated in at a speed of 14 km per hour. Jaipur, Rajasthan. Theme:'The Freedom to and Ganga Rejuvenation. Nagaland.  Europe‘s first underwater museum Dream: India at 70'.  Madhya Pradesh Launches Digital  Timothy Gonsalves Committee Museo Atlantico opens in Lanzarote  The Entrepreneurship Dakiya Scheme For Digital Literacy , a Suggests 20 Percent Reservation for Girl  INS Khanderi, Second Scorpene Development Scheme (EDS) was Digital Postman referred as Digital Dakiya Students in IITs. Class Submarine Launched in Mumbai at launched under the New Economic would visit door to door in both urban and  The Gujarat Government has signed the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited Development Policy (NEDP) by rural areas to train households specially a MoU worth Rs.77,000 crore with the (MDL). Lalmalsawma in Mizoram. The State women and elderly people about digitized Ministry of Railways for the Mumbai-  Digital Services firm Atos and government has allocated Rs.2 Crore for transactions. Ahmedabad Bullet train project, the train NASSCOM Foundation has collaborated to NEDP.  Bengaluru Ranked Most Dynamic is expected to cover 508 km between launch National Digital Literacy Mission  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu City in the World in WEF(World Economic Mumbai and Ahmedabad in about two (NDLM) centers at Vadodara, Gujarat to launched „Mission 41K‟ to revamp the Forum) Report. hours, running at an operating speed of conduct skill development programs in the existing railway system.The mission aims  3-day Pratibha-Parva being 320 km/h. area of Information Technology. to save the Indian Railways‘ expenditure of observed in Madhya Pradesh, The  Delhi has been declared free from  World Bank drops India's growth Rs 41,000 crore on energyconsumption evaluation of academic achievements of 78 H5N8 avian influenza commonly known rate to 7% because the immediate over the next 10 years. lakh students pursuing studies in class I to as Bird Flu by the Animal Husbandry withdrawal of a large volume of currency in  Human Resource Development VIII is being made during the Parv. Department of the Delhi. circulation and subsequent replacement Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a  CCEA gives approval for listing five  Air India to Reserve 6 Seats for with new notes in India contributed to dedicated web portal „ShaGun‟ for General Insurance Companies in stock Women, it is a first-of-its-kind move in the slowing growth. continuous monitoring of the elementary exchanges. Shareholding of these aviation industry.  The state government of Kerala education scheme Sarva Shiksha companies will be divested from 100 % to  The world‘s first „Gender has been directed by the Supreme Court to Abhiyan (SSA) and promote the 75 %. Literature Festival‟ is scheduled to be pay Rs.500 crore as compensation to development of education sector of  Kangra village in Himachal held in Patna, Bihar. The main aim of the 5,000 victims suffering various types of India.The portal has been developed by Pradesh, is the first district in India to fest to create a platform, to exchange deformities, health issues and other World Bank in collaboration with Ministry achieve the geo-tag 100 per cent of the ideas, and to share and learn experiences complication due to the use of Endosulfan of Human Resource Development. assets generated under the MGNREGA. of renowned people in the field of gender pesticides in the state.  India‘s IT Hub, Bengaluru has  Robot Journalist Xiao Nan Writes literature.  Jitendra Singh Singh Announces been ranked most Dynamic City in the Its First News Article, Xiao Nan on made Minimum Pension for Central World in WEF Report. Momentum Index

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released the World Economic Forum Annual the Advertising Standards Council of  The Competition Commission of improve the telecom scenario in North Meeting being held in Davos. India (ASCI) to curtail malpractices in the India (CCI) approved the proposed East.  President Pranab Mukherjee advertisement of AYUSH drugs in New merger of online travel firm MakeMyTrip‟s  T-Hub, the start-up engine inaugurate the 28th Dantan Gramin Mela Delhi. Indian travel business with rival Ibibo catalysing innovation, announced the in West Midnapore district in West  The Bihar govt led by Nitish Kumar Group. launch of „GIS Innovation Hub‟ (GIH) Bengal.The fair will display the rural launched a ‗Nasha Mukt‟ (Addidction-  Goa will become the first state in for start-ups by Esri India. handicraft skills of the people of the region. Free) State Campaign with the formation of India and across the globe to opt for  The guided Pinaka rocket was  Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh world‟s largest human chain across the electronic transmission of postal ballot successfully test—fired for the second time Chouhan has launched Aanandam state to eliminate alcohol. to service voters in the upcoming elections. from launch complex—III of the programme.It will help the poor people  The Indian Railways signed a joint  The Indian postal department Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad to get the daily needs like jackets, sarees, venture agreement with the state released a special stamp cover featuring at Chandipur. blankets, utensils, school bags from the government of Jharkhand for the Olympic medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi  The Centre gave its nod to ratify the wealthy people. development of railway infrastructure in Malik, and gymnast Dipa Karmakar, in second commitment period of the Kyoto  Mawlynnong village in the State. Agartala.The special cover is titled "Golden Protocol that commits countries to contain Meghalaya has become a role model for  The Indian Railways has decided girls of India - Pride of Nation". the emission of greenhouse gases other states in maintaining cleanliness to set up a $5 billion, Railways of India  Forty tribal guests from different (GHGs). known as Asia‘s cleanest village. It has Development Fund (RIDF) so as to parts of the country have been invited by  The Steel Minister Chaudhary become tourists hotspot. support commercially viable projects in the government to witness this year's Birender Singh inaugurated the new  Indian Institute of Bombay is set railway sector in India.The World Bank Republic Day parade on the Rajpath in Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant to build a 'Research Park' for startups, would fund 80% RIDF while 20% fund New Delhi. (BSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and set up R&D centres in the institute for would be raised by the Indian railways  The Gurugram Police has been and flagged off the mills first and promoting entrepreneurship. itself. given body-worn cameras, which will be world‟s longest single rail of 130 meters  The Haryana government has  INS Vikramaditya, India‘s biggest attached to a policeman's uniform, for from the new Universal Rail Mill (URM). approved the installation of solar energy aircraft carrier ship has become the better patrolling.  Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated devices in all Anganwadi centers in the country‘s first warship to have an  The Karnataka government is set regular passenger train between Agartala- State.LED lights and fans in these centers Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to initiate a plantation drive along its state Udaipur through video conferencing, would be run with solar power. onboard the vessel.The ATM has been highways in accordance with Centre's Udaipur is the first city which is getting  Union Minister of Micro Small and installed by the State Bank of India National Green Highways mission. rail connectivity joining Agartala. Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Kalraj (SBI) and become operational from  Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan  The Andhra Pradesh govt has Mishra inaugurated Workshop on MSME January 21, 2017. inaugurated the 4 lakh square feet latest IT launched Giriputrika kalyana pathakam Cooperation amongst Indian Ocean Rim  45th statehood Day celebrated in building,‗Jyothirmaya‟ as a part of the scheme to support the tribal women in Association (IORA) Member countries in Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya on 21st second phase of development of the their quest for livelihood. New Delhi. January. Infopark.  Assam launches ‗Chief Minister‟s  The Minister of State for Civil  The Corps Commander Conference  Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd has set Award‟ to reward districts adopting digital Aviation Jayant Sinha, announced that of all the three armed forces organized in up an ecotourism project at Khairabera, payments while inaugurating the Digi Dhan under UDAN (Ude Desh Ke Aam Indian Military Academy Dehradun. foothills of Baghmundi, in Purulia district of Mela in the state. Naagrik) Scheme is likely to take off in  According to the 2016 Annual West Bengal.  Revv, the Delhi NCR-based shared February 2017. Status of Education Report (ASER),  The Union Cabinet has decided to mobility platform, is launching its car  The Central Government has developed by a non-governmental transfer the role of advising the sharing services in three new cities sanctioned special assistance of Rs organisation, Pratham, Himachal government on how to utilize the Mumbai, Chennai and Jaipur taking its 2,207.30 cr to J&K during 2016-17 in Pradesh was found to be best proceeds from disinvestment from the national footprint to seven cities. order to help the state to complete the performing state in India on the Department of Investment and Public Asset  The Minister of State for Home area-specific schemes in speedy manner. education front. Management (DIPAM) to the Department Kiren Rijiju laid the foundation stone for  The Union Ministry of Water  A special task force (STF) for of Economic Affairs. an Integrated Check-Post (ICP) at the Resources, River Development and Ganga women safety has been reconstituted  The Union Ministry of Steel, headed Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya. Rejuvenation led by Uma Bharti has under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant by Chaudhary Birendra Singh has come  The Police Department of Pune has formed a Negotiations Committee to Governor Anil Baijal to review the out with a Draft National Steel Policy launched a Mobile App ―Beat Marshall determine the availability and utilization of decisions taken by the Delhi Police and 2017 to increase the supply of domestic Monitoring Mobile App” to trace the waters of the river Mahanadi and its other departments regarding women‘s coking coal and cut the dependence on location of the patrolling teams from police tributaries. safety. imports. stations.  Dharamsala town in Kangra  Assam State Governor Banwarilal  The Minister of Commerce &  The External Affairs Ministry and district of Himachal Pradesh has been Purohit inaugurated the Arogya Mitra Industry, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman the Department of Posts have agreed to declared as the second capital city of the conference at Silchar with an aim to make launched Rubber Soil Information utilize Head Post Offices in various states state announced by the Himachal Pradesh available minimum free medical services System (RubSIS) in New Delhi to provide as the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra CM Virbhadra Singh. to the people of isolated and backward the detail about the soil quality to the for delivering passport related services to  Prime Minister Modi has delivered places. rubber growers to enhance productivity. the people. inaugural address on a 3-day National  A committee has been constituted  Cabinet approved a new scheme  During the Republic Day address on Conference of Central and State by the Centre to frame uniform rules for for promotion of Rural Housing in the January 26, 2017 in the state, Chief Ministers and Secretaries of Tourism, the states to avoid delay in proper country. The Government will provide Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Culture and Sports in Kutch, Gujarat. implementation of the Rights of Persons interest subsidy under the scheme. Singh Chouhan announced a complete  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O. with Disabilities (RPD) Act across the Interest subsidy will be available to every ban on polythene carry bags from May Paneerselvam has send a draft ordinance country. rural household who is not covered under 1, 2017 in Madhya Pradesh. to the centre seeking an amendment to the  Over 3.5 lakh people in Gujarat the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana  Women and Child Development Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, created a world record by singing the (Grameen), PMAY (G). Ministry releases National Action Plan 1960 and removal of ―bull‖ from the list of National Anthem at an event of  The Centre will invest 5,500 crore for Children, 2016. ―performing‖ animals. installation of idol of goddess Khodiyar at a rupees in North East in telecom  The CM of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan  Ministry of AYUSH has signed a newly-built Khodal Dham temple in infrastructure in the next two years to launched the IT Project, e-Health Kerala Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kagvad town in Rajkot district.

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which is named Jeevan Rekha at  The international cargo services National Aeronautics and Space and Development (IBRD) and the Peroorkada Model Government Hospital. was launched from the Biju Patnaik Administration (NASA) thus helping in International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group with effect  Arunachal Pradesh launched ‗Dulari International Airport at Bhubaneswar. formulating effective measures to deal with from January 2017. Kanya‟, a special scheme to check infant  The three-day long Brahmaputra the issue.  Aniruddha Rajput, the young Indian mortality in the state. Governor V Literary festival began in Guwahati,  Gururaj Deshpande has decided to lawyer won an Election in the United Nations General Assembly for membership Shanmuganathan launched the scheme, Assam. launch India‟s largest startup incubation to the world body‘s top body of legal th under which the government will deposit  29 Kerala Science Congress was centre at Hubballi (earlier Hubli) in experts. Rs 20,000 in the bank account of a girl inaugurated by the Kerala CM Pinari Karnataka.  Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh was named the first Indian ambassador for child, born in any government hospital. Vijayan at the APJ Abdul Kalam hall in the  The Ministry of Railways has promoting 2017 Switzerland Tourism‘s  Delhi University is the first public Mar Thoma College in Thiruvalla. proposed the Finance Ministry to create a campaign- ―Nature wants You back‖ university in the country to get a  The Central Water Commission non-lapsable safety fund named  New Ambassador of India to the monumental flagpole, according to the (CWC) signed two separate MoUs with IIT ‗Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh‟ over Republic of Benin is B Nagabhushana Reddy. Flag Foundation of India. Madras and IIS Bengaluru, The MoU five years with initial corpus of Rs. 20000  New Ambassador of India to the  Andhra Pradesh is hosting two- day aims to help the institutes to procure crore. Commonwealth of Dominica is Bishwadip 23rd edition of the Partnership Summit at specified equipment and software for  Meghalaya‟s first ever Apparel and Dey.  Kamala Harris set to become the first Visakhapatnam for the second consecutive enhancing their capability to support the Garment Making Centre was inaugurated Indian – American US Senator. year. World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation jointly by Union Textiles Minister Smriti  M.M.Kutty appointed as Delhi chief  The Assam government has and Improvement Project (DRIP) of Zubin Irani and CM of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Secretary.  BJP Vice President Avinash Rai organized Farmer's Martyr day (two-day CWC. Sangma near Ampati in South West Garo Khanna is appointed as a member event) at Patharughat in Darrang district  Assam Ratifies Proposal to set up Hills. of National Human Rights for the first time. Bhutan‟s Consulate General Office in  The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj Commission (NHRC).  Praveen Kumar Sharma appointed as  The union cabinet has given its Guwahati. and Rural Development, Narendra Singh MD & CEO of Central Registry of approval for launching of Varishtha  Haryana Transport Department has Tomar announced that the Ministry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Pension Bima Yojana 2017(VPBY issued a new notification stating that Defence is set to open its Defence Unit in Security Interest of India. 2017).The scheme will be implemented officials cannot check a vehicle if they are Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.  PM Modi is set to be the Mascot of the Tourism Ministry‘s Incredible India through life Insurance Corporation of not wearing a Uniform.  Bangalore based Start-up firm E- campaign. India (LIC) during the current financial  Karanataka Governor Vajubhai paathsala has launched an integrated  RBI appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as year i.e. 2016-17. Vala has announced 1188 crore in the accreditation and ERP technology solution Executive Director.  Ratnesh Kumar appointed as MD &  Telangana has been ranked at 2017-18 fiscal for the smart city project. for the colleges and universities to enable CEO of Bank of Baroda Capital Markets. second spot in the `Cashless India  The India Meteorological them better manage their multiple  Vinod Rai appointed as the chairman Scorecard‟ prepared by Walnut app to Department (IMD) has decided to set up accreditation standards in an easy, efficient of Fund Trust and Advisory Commission of Kerala. measure the growth level in digital weather stations in 660 districts of the and fast manner and bridge the gap  Donald trump was elected as 45th payments in the country post country for better and prompt weather identified for specific accreditations. President of America. demonetization. forecasting with major focus on rain-fed  Income Tax Department (ITD) lead  Guy Ryder elcted as the Director-  The Theatre Readiness and non-rain-fed areas. by ‎Sushil Chandra has launched Operation General of the Indian Labour Organisation.  Twitter COO (Chief Operating Officer) Operational Exercise (TROPEX), an  Nitin Gadkari announces Rs.15000 Clean Money to verify the cash deposited Adam Bain quits. annual Indian Navy exercise kicked off the crores to Develop 1,253 km road in Assam in the banks during November 9th to  R Subramania Kumar to hold Western Seaboard. as National Highways. December 30th 2016. additional charge MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.  The Andhra Pradesh CM  IndiaPost has become the third  Ishaat Hussain named interim Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs entity to receive a final license from RBI to APPOINTMENTS: chairman of TCS, replaces cyrus mistry. 100-crore fund of funds to invest in start its payment bank operations. NOVEMBER:  Pramila Jayapal is the first India- American woman to be elected to the U.S. Fintech startups.  I&B Ministry Secretary Ajay Mittal  Twitter India‘s head Rishi Jaitly quits.  Saptarshi Roy named as Human House of Representative.  The annual ―Surya Namaskar inaugurated North East Film Festival Resource director of NTPC.  Gurumoorthy Mahalingam took Yajna” or ―Health for Humanity Yogathon‖ 'Fragrances from the North East' at  Bindheswar Pathak named as Brand charge as Full –Time member of SEBI.  Meng Hongwei elected the President has been recognized in the US House of National Film Archive of India in Pune, Ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission. Lieutenant General J S Sandhu takes of the International Criminal Police Representative on the occasion of its 10th Maharashtra. charge as General officer commanding of Organization (Interpol). anniversary.  Indian Institutes of Technology Chinar Corps.  Maria Sharapova to return as UN  Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (IITs) have been ranked the world's fourth  IRS officer Sushil Chandra to take goodwill ambassador from April 2017.  Pawan Goenka elevated to Managing (HPCL) and GAIL India Ltd signed a pact largest producer of billion-dollar startups, over as CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) chairman. Director of Mahindra and Mahindra. with Andhra Pradesh for setting up a Rs according to a study by UK-based  Rishi Jaitley appointed CEO of Times  AK Bhatt appointed Director General 40,000 crore petrochemical plant in the accounting company Sage. Global Partners. Military Operation (DGMO) of Indian Army.  Narinder Batra elected as new state.  The 1st edition of the North East  Sanjiv Arora appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lebanon. president of International Hockey  Indian Space Research Organisation Investors Summit was inaugurated by  Arnab Goswami resigned as the editor Federation. (ISRO) successfully tested its indigenously the Union Textiles Minister,Smriti Zubin in chief of ―Times Now‖.  Yes bank has appointed Amersh Acharya as Group President and Head of developed Cryogenic engine designated Irani in Shillong, Meghalaya.  Crown Prince of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn confirmed as the new Global Indian Banking. as C25, at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)  India‘s first multi-sports museum, King.  Karnal Singh was appointed the chief at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. Fanatic Sports Museum (FSM), was  South Korea appoints Kim Byong-joon of Enforcement Directorate(ED), the  The 7th edition of the Hyderabad inaugurated at the Ecospace in New Town, as new Prime Minister. agency entrusted with probing money  Yim Jong-yong appointed as finance laundering cases. Literary Festival began in the city. The Rajarhat, Kolkata. minister and deputy prime minister of Donald Trump elected Michael Flynn as festival has chosen Tamil as its 'language  The Karnataka state cabinet south korea. National Security Advisor. in focus' and Philippines as its 'Guest approved amending Prevention of Cruelty  Former Scotiabank Vice Chairman  Jagdish Singh Khehar was appointed as the new Executive Chairman of the Nation'. to Animals Bill, 1960 Act to legalize the Sarabjit Singh Marwah becomes Canada‘s first Sikh Senator. 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 Srilankan Cricketer Mahela  Indian Batswoman Smriti Centre (UNIC) covering India and the  AP Singh has been appointed as the Jayawardene has been announced as the Mandhana Named in first-ever ICC Kingdom of Bhutan. interim Managing Director and CEO of head coach of IPL side Mumbai Indians, Women‘s Team of the Year 2016.  Siddhartha Murarka has been India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) by replacing former Australian captain Ricky  Sunil Arora appointed as Director appointed as the Chairman of the Eastern the government. Ponting . General and CEO of Indian Institute of India Regional Council of The Institute of  Moussa Faki Mahamat appointed as  Umaro Sissoco Embalo sworn in as Corporate Affairs (IICA). Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). new AU head. the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau.  Savita Vaidhyanathan elected as  Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo INTERNATIONAL:  Mahesh Bhalla appointed as Chief Mayor of Californian city. was sworn in as the new director of NOVEMBER: Mentor of Startups club India.  Amina Mohammed appointed as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).  The PM of UK , Theresa May is on  Pankaj R Patel was elected as the UN Deputy Secretary-General.  Google's parent firm Alphabet has her official visit to India for the India-UK new President of the Federation of Indian  Lt. General Bipin Rawat to serve rehired Yoky Matsuoka as the Chief Tech Summit and to have bilateral talks Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) as the next chief of Army Staff. Technology Officer. with Indian PM. MOUs inked between the for the year 2017.  Indian-American PepsiCo CEO  Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, two countries for Intellectual Property  Yudhvir Singh Malik is appointed as Indra Nooyi(61)has joined Donald whose term was extended to one-year and the Ease of Doing Business. the Chairman of National Highways Trump‘s Strategic and Policy Forum to from Jan 28.  NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Authority of India (NHAI). implement Trumph‘s economic agenda.  Ride- hailing app Ubers's India unit Mission has set the guinness world record  N V Srinivasan appointed as Indo-  Rajiv Jain has been appointed as has appointed Pradeep Parameswaran by setting up highest altitude GPS American Chamber of Commerce President. the new chief of Intelligence Bureau as Head of its Central Operations. signal at 70000 Km.  Upma Chowdhary was appointed as (IB) while Anil Dhasmana has been  US President Donald Trump appointed  Germany is set to host the world‟s the Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National appointed as the next chief of the country‘s Indian-American Ajit Vardaraj Pai as the first zero-emission, hydrogen passenger Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) at external intelligence agency RAW. 34th Chairman of the Federal train ‗Coradia iLint‗which will starts its Mussoorie.  Miss Puerto Rico clinches Miss Communications Commission. passenger journey from next year.  Mariamma Koshy appointed as World 2016 crown.  Nikki Haley appointed as the US  In Sri Lanka, Minister for official President of Hockey India.  Atletico De Kolkata won ISL title Ambassador to the United Nations. language has advocated for providing  Sunil Bharti Mittal elected as GSMA for 2nd time in three years by defeating  Mauritius Prime Minister Anerood Sinhala and Tamil language equal Chairman. kerala blasters at kochi. Jugnauth resigns. status along with making English as the  Karnal Singh was appointed the chief  Actress Priyanka Chopra to be  Quentin Hardy, Deputy Technology third official language for the country. of Enforcement Directorate(ED), the brand ambassador for Assam tourism. Editor at New York Times has announced  China adopted a controversial agency entrusted with probing money  Girija Vaidyanathan appointed as that he is joining Google as Head of cyber security law to counter growing laundering cases. new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. Editorial, Google Cloud. threats such as hacking and terrorism. The  Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung  Grindeanu appointed as the new Prime DECEMBER: legislation passed set to come into effect in resigns. Minister of Romania.  Praveen Mahajan is appointed as June 2017.  The leading producer, distributor  General Bipin Rawat took charge as the President of the All India Tennis  Ten UK-based companies have and exporter of honey APIS India ropes in the new 27th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Association (AITA). pledged to invest 29.29 million pound to Badminton player PV Sindhu as its brand of India Army.  Chitra Ramkrishna quits as CEO and train about 20 lakh people in India by ambassador.  Archana Nigam is the new MD of National Stock exchange. 2020.  Virat Kohli was appointed as first Controller General of Accounts  Rakesh Asthana takes charge as new  Japan ratified the 2015 Paris Indian brand ambassador of Luggage  Birender Singh Dhanoa took charge CBI Director. Climate Change Agreement to decrease maker American Tourister. as the 22nd Chief of the Air Staff (CoAS)  Salman Khan appointed ambassador emissions and prevent climate change, four  Indian-American engineer Pradeep of the Indian Air Force (IAF) of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation‘s days after the global pact officially entered Gupta, was sworn in as the Mayor of  David R. Syiemlieh appoints as new Swachh Bharat Mission. into effect. South San Francisco city in US state of UPSC Chairman.  O Panneerselvam sworn in as new  Indian Naval Ship Shardul has California.  Sanjiv Ranjan appointed as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. arrived at Port Louis on a three day visit, is  Tata Motors roped Akshay Kumar next Ambassador of India to the Oriental  Shavkat Mirziyoyev sworn in as an amphibious ship of the Indian Navy, is as Brand Ambassador For Commerical Republic of Uruguay. New president of Uzbekistan. currently on a month long deployment in Vehicles  China‘s Grand Slam Champion Li  Alexander Van Der Bellen sworn the Southern Indian Ocean in keeping with  Viral V.Acharya appointed as the Xiaoxia Announces Retirement from Table in as new Australian president. the vision of SAGAR - Security and Growth Fourth Deputy Governor of RBI. Tennis  BS Bhullar has been appointed as for All in the Region.  Soli Sorabjee re-elected India  RBI Appoints SurekhaMarandi as the chief of aviation regulator Directorate  Billionaire-turned-politician Donald International Centre (IIC) president. Executive Director. General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Trump has been elected the 45th  Indian-American Dr Vijay M Rao  Justice JS Khehar sworn in as 44th  Bernard Cazeneuve named as President of the US. The Republican party named as Chairperson of Radiological Chief Justice of India. new French prime minister. candidate secured the support of 276 of the Society of North America (RSNA) Board  Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in as  Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will 538 members of the electoral college. of Directors. president of Ghana. be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).  The 37th annual sikh parade which  Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi  Kumar Sharadindu appointed as  Kannan takes charge as new is believed to be largest sikh event outside announces Resignation. the new MD & CEO of SBI Pension Funds. Indian Banks‟ Association (IBA) chief. India took place at Yuba city, California.  New Zealand PM John Key  Flipkart has elevated executive Kalyan  Iowa governor Terry Branstad  The University of Hong Kong, has announces his resignation. Krishnamurthy as its new chief executive, named as US ambassador to china. developed the world‟s first light-seeking JANUARY: replacing co-founder Binny Bansal.  Adwaita Gadanayak assumed synthetic Nano robot. With size  Shri Birender Singh Yadav was  Daniel Ortega Sworn in charge as Director General of the National comparable to a blood cell, those tiny robots appointed as the High Commissioner of Nicaragua‘s President for Third Consecutive Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). have the potential to be injected into India to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Term.  IDFC Bank appoints Veena Mankar patients‘ bodies, helping surgeons to  Sanjeev Srinivasan appointed as CEO  Dr. Ausaf Sayeed to be the next as Non-Executive Chairperson. remove tumors and enabling more precise and Managing Director Bharti AXA General High Commissioner of India to the  Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in as New engineering of targeted treatment. Insurance. Republic of Seychelles. Ghana president.  Delhi has become the first state in  Delhi Police commissioner Alok Kumar  Rajeev Singh to take Charge as  Gentiloni named As Italy‘s New the country to launch „Human Papilloma Verma appointed as the next CBI chief for Interim CEO of Prasar Bharati. Prime Minister. virus (HPV) vaccination‟ as a public a period of two years.  Antonio Tajani elected president of  Bill English Sworn in as New Prime health programme for preventing cervical  All India Football Federation European Parliament. Minister of New Zealand. cancer among young girls. President Praful Patel was appointed as a  Meghalaya Governor V.  Antonio Guterres to be sworn in  China has launched a navigation member of FIFA Finance Committee. Shanmuganathan resigns. as UN Secretary General. satellite from Jiuquan Satellite Launch  Sushmita Sen is on the judging Panel  Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit  Priyanka Chopra appointed as Center, which will conduct in-orbit of the upcoming 65th edition of the Miss was given additional charge of Meghalaya UNICEF Global Goodwill Ambassador. experiments using pulsar detectors to Universe Pageant. and Nagaland governor PB Acharya was  Akbar Ebrahim has been elected demonstrate new technologies.  Ex-BCCI president Anurag Thakur was asked to take additional charge of as the president of Chennai based  BRICS Communication Ministers elected as the head of the Himachal Arunachal Pradesh. Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of meeting begins in Bengaluru to galvanise Pradesh Olympic Association (HPOA).  Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is the India (FMSCI) its strengths in building synergies for high  PepsiCo veteran Vishal Kaul becomes father of Indian Supercomputer appointed  Sultan Muhammad V enthrones as tech products and develop standards of Chief Operating Officer of Ola replacing as the new vice Chancellor of Nalanda Malaysia‘s 15th king. He was the first services in rural areas. Pranay Jivrajka. University. person to hold the position twice.  Spain, which is known to be the  Shri Ashok Warrier presently  Dushyant Chautala is elected as  VK Sharma appointed as chairman world's largest organ donor, performed Ambassador of lndia to the Democratic youngest president of Table Tennis of LIC. over 4,700 organ transplants in 2015, Republic of Congo, has been concurrently Federation of India.  Indian-American Vijay Sazawal according to data released by Spain's accredited as the Ambassador of lndia to  Film producer and Wimbledon tennis along with 38 members were appointed to National Transplant Organisation. the Republic of Congo. player, Ashok Amritraj has been the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory  Bangalore-based Team Indus aims  Derk Segaar has been appointed the United Nations in India Committee of the US Department of to become the first private company to land appointed Director of the New Delhi Goodwill Ambassador for the Commerce by US Secretary of Commerce a spacecraft on moon, through Google's based United Nations Information Sustainable Development Goals. 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$20 million Lunar X-Prize competition, of  Pakistan‘s PM Nawaz Sharif University of La Laguna (ULL) have protection of Intellectual Property Rights which it is the only entrant. inaugurated a trade route linking discovered a new ‗super Earth‟ planet GJ (IPR).  India and Japan have signed a southwestern Gwadar port to Kashgar 536 b with a mass around 5.4 times that of  Zimbabwe launches ‗bond notes‟ landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal city in China as part of $46 billion project the Earth. currency in bid to ease cash crunch. after talks between PM Modi and his to jumpstart economic growth in the South  Govt is setting up Higher Education Currency hold its value against the U.S. counterpart Shinzo Abe. Asian country. Financing Agency ( HEFA) to provide funds dollar.  Gemmell, director of National Skill  Netherlands-based doctors have for creating infrastructure and promoting  Scientists in Israel has developed Development Agency (NSDA) and The performed the first-ever brain implant on research facilities in the Centrally-aided the world‟s first “water-wave laser,” British Council representative Dr. Sunita a 58-year-old woman paralysed by Lou institutions of higher learning. that generates laser radiation through the Chhibba signed a MoU to collaborate for Gehrig's disease, enabling her to  Andhra Pradesh CM N.Chandrababu interaction between light and water waves. undertaking joint research projects in the communicate in day-to-day life via a speech Naidu commissioned a 5 MW solar power  The joint military training exercise area of skill development. computer. plant in Gollagudem village of the West “Sampriti-2016‖ will be conducted  The Sub1 Reloaded robot  The 2016 World Internet Godavari district. between India and Bangladesh at Tangail, successfully solved the famous puzzle Conference will kick off in the eastern  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rubik‘s Cube in the fastest ever time of Chinese town of Wuzhen. announced that all colleges and  China has developed a high-speed, 0.637 seconds in just 21 moves at the  Africa's first fully functioning universities in the state will have free intelligent unmanned sea vessel name Electronica trade fair in Munich. cycle-share scheme has been launched in WiFi facility from February next year. 'SeaFly-01' which could be used for a host  US President elect Donald Trump Marrakech, Morocco to curb urban  Tokyo's first female Governor of applications including submarine has appointed Vice President Mike Pence congestion and boost sustainable transport. Yuriko Koike will launch a drive to detection. as the head of his White House transition  ‗Sunway TaihuLight‟ has topped establish the megacity as Asia's top DECEMBER: team. the Top 500 list of the World‘s fastest financial centre.  China and Pakistan launched the  The 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic computers, making it the eighth time in a  India and European Organisation for direct rail & sea freight service between Cooperation (APEC) Forum summit will row that a Chinese supercomputer has Nuclear Research (CERN) signed an Kunming and Karachi as a part of be held in Lima,Peru. Theme of the emerged as the fastest in the world. agreement to make India an Associate China-Pakistan Economic Corridor summit: ―Quality Growth and Human  Oxford Dictionaries has named Member State of the research project (CPEC) which was launched in Development‖. ―post-truth” as its 2016 international organization. 2015.  A Commercial high-resolution Earth- word of the year. The adjective, post-  China has successfully launched its  British scientists gave green signal imaging satellite known as „Worldview-4‟ truth, is defined as- relations to 4th data satellite, Tianlian I-04,to provide to the use of ―three-parent baby‖ fertility was launched from California coast and circumstances in which facts are judged to a global network that will provide data treatments, thus becoming the first in lifted into orbit. be less important than emotion and public relay, measurement and control services for the world to officially introduce the  A Brazilian free-tailed bat can opinion. Chinas manned spacecraft, space labs and procedures. achieve speeds of over 160kmph in  President Vladimir Putin has space stations as well as nation‘s Earth-  India and United States (US) has horizontal fight, making it the fastest signed an executive order removing Russia‘s orbiting resources satellites. signed a deal to buy 145 M-777 Ultra-Light flying animal, according to a new signature from the International Criminal  In a big step towards fighting black Howitzers worth $750 million (Rs 5,000 Germany-based study. Court‟s founding treaty money stashed overseas, Switzerland has crore) under the Foreign Military Sales  Colombia‟s government and its  Google becomes a member of agreed to automatic sharing of programme. largest rebel group signed a new, .NET Foundation Technical Steering Group. information with India on Swiss bank  UNESCO Includes Cuba‟s rumba, modified peace accord,is a modification of  NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, at accounts of Indians as of September 2018 Belgian beer into its Intangible Cultural the agreement signed between President an age of 56 years, will become the oldest and onwards. Heritage List at the meeting held in Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary woman in space history after she takes  The 2017 Energy Club of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC). off for the International Space Station Shanghai Cooperation Organisation  Google launches app ‗Trusted  The United Nations Office on (ISS). (SCO) will be chaired by Turkey which is Contacts‟ through which users can Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the  India is not inclined to automatically the first non-SCO country to do so. respond to the request and signal that they Government of Sri Lanka co-hosted High grant the coveted ‗Market Economy  UN International are safe to their contacts by denying the Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Status‟ (MES) to China under World Trade Telecommunication Union (ITU) location data request. Indian Ocean Region to Counter Drug Organisation (WTO) norms. released the 2016 edition of the Measuring  Yoga, has been inscribed on Trafficking in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  Google launched a new app called the Information Society Report was UNESCO‘s Representative List as the  Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) „PhotoScan‗which has been designed to launched during the World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mhadei with an all-women crew was scan and digitise old printed photos. Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Humanity. flagged off from Goa to Cape Town, South  Thailand recently celebrated the Symposium (WTIS) held in Botswana,  The United Nations Security Council Africa. festival of lights called LoiKrathong, which South Africa. (UNSC) voted to tighten sanctions on  Australia has announced the is celebrated to pay homage to Lord  Scottish charity 'Social Bite' has North Korea in response to the country‟s national rollout of an online programme Buddha. announced plans to build Scotland's first fifth and largest nuclear test. for preschoolers to learn foreign  The twenty-second session of the 'homeless village' in Edinburgh.  Emirates launched the world's languages for promoting languages other Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the  A team of researchers from Brno shortest scheduled service on an Airbus than English, including Hindi from next year United Nations Framework Convention on University of Technology, Czech Republic A380, flying it from Dubai to Doha within onward. Climate Change (UNFCC), the twelfth have developed an artificial human lung. 80 minutes.  Facebook‟s Connectivity lab, the session of the Conference of the Parties The lung model has been developed using  Durg maker Aurobindo Pharma social media giant‘s internet technology serving as the meeting of the Parties to series of latest technologies including 3D has received the approval from the US research wing, has made a World record the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12), and the Printing. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to by transferring data wirelessly for over 13.2 first session of the Conference of the Parties  Finland announced a new energy manufacture and market Dexamethasone km at 20 Gbps. serving as the meeting of the Parties to the and climate strategy. Under which the govt Sodium Phosphate Injection USP, in USA.  According to researchers at the Paris Agreement (CMA 1) were held in Bab will consider banning the use of coal as  16-year-old Indian girl based in the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the Ighli, Marrakesh, Morocco. an energy source by 2030. UAE has won this year's International UK and the Global Carbon Project, India‗s  The World Health Organisation  US space agency NASA will work Children's Peace Prize for her fight for carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels (WHO) announced in an online press with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space climate justice and combating increased by 5.2%. conference, the Zika Virus occurrence will Agency Mars NASA & UAE Hope spacecraft environmental degradation. Kehkashan  Mauritius Prime Minister Anerood no longer poses a world public health which will reach the Mars in 2021. Basu was presented the award by Jugnauth is set to visit Mumbai. emergency.  Pink, the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Nobel peace laureate Muhammad  Al Ain Oasis' in Al Ain, United Arab  PM of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth Bollywood film, has been invited by the Yunus at The Hague. Emirates, has become the country's first has taken a decision to waive 40% Assistant Secretary-General of the United  India will contribute $500,000 to UNESCO World Heritage site to open to shooting tax for Indian film-makers for Nations for a special screening at its the UN Central Emergency Response public. shooting on the island nation. headquarters in New York, USA. Fund (CERF) for the year 2016-17  Taiwanese electronics maker Acer  The Phillipines is set to host the  A workshop on creating an announced by Indian diplomat Anjani th launched ‗Swift 7‘ the world‟s thinnest 65 Miss Universe Pageant, is hosting innovation ecosystem for Start Ups in the Kumar a counsellor at India‘s UN Mission at rd laptop with a thickness of 9.98 mm in the event for the 3 time. oil and gas sector was held in New Delhi the pledging session held at UN. India.  NASA has successfully launched the inaugurated by Petroleum Minister  China‘s president Xi Jinping has  According to the UN weather body ―next generation‖ US advanced weather Dharmendra Pradhan. announced a funding support of $60 World Meterological Organisation (WMO), satellites GOES-R from Cape Canaveral Air  Government has removed excise million to Africa at a summit in 2016 will possibly turn out to be the hottest Force Station in Florida, US. duty on goods for manufacturing of Point of Johannesburg for development purposes. year on record, surpassing the record-  China‟s weather department issued Sale machines till 31st of March next  In order to further boost to its breaking temperature of 2015. first blue alert warning of snow in year. growing defence ties with Vietnam, India  The United States, has announced northern part of the country.  World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed to train the southeast nation‘s two financial projects worth USD 95  World's first Bollywood Parks settled a long standing dispute and Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots. million in India to bring more energy- opened in Dubai with fanfare, fireworks, battle between India and the European  Hindi language has been listed at efficient appliances to rural sector in India, dance, music and simulator 4D shows based Union (EU) about labeling of drugs by the 10th position in the Power Language as part of its efforts to continue the global on hit Hindi-language movies. clarifying that ‗counterfeit‘— will now be Index Ranking by the World Economic transition to zero-and-low carbon  Scientists from the Instituto de used by member States with respect to Forum (WEF).English was placed at the energy sources. 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1st position and Mandarin at 2nd position  The United Nations Security wage disparity. Men earning more than  Finland has become the 1stcountry followed by French. Council (UNSC) has given one year women in similar jobs with the gap in the world to give some basic income to  Singapore tops global education extension to the Peacekeeping mission of exceeding 30%, released by the unemployed citizens to ensure a rankings. Its run by the Organisation for South Sudan. The UN adopted Resolution International Labour Organisation universal income offering greater security, Economic Co-operation and Development, 2326 (2016) unanimously Known as the (ILO). especially as technological advances reduce OECD, are based on tests taken by 15- United Nations Mission in the Republic  France‘s airspace regulator, General the need for human labour. year olds in more than 70 countries. of South Sudan (UNMISS) has been Directorate for Civil Aviation, has approved  Google India launches My  India will establish a Center of extended till 15 December 2017. the plan to launch drone delivery program, Business and Digital Unlocked tool for Excellence in Information Technology at  India and Russia have agreed to making France the world‟s first small and medium businesses in India. Egypt's oldest and most prestigious Al- undertake joint technical development national postal service to use drones Google in association with FICCI and Indian Azhar University. This was announced by work to extend the range of Brahmos regularly. School of Business has launched this Indian Ambassador to Cairo, Sanjay supersonic cruise missiles beyond the  India and Kazakhstan inked a programme. It is a digital training Bhattacharyya, after meeting Grand Sheikh range of current 300 km. The agreement new protocol during the 5th Kazakh-India programme to enable the small of Al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb in Cairo. was reached after India joined the Missile JWG on trade and economic cooperation businessman to adapt them with the  The 5th India-Arab Partnership Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in meeting to take forward bilateral ties, changing technologies. Conference, with an objective to enhance June as a full member. especially in trade.  The declaration by the UN of 2017 the economic relations between India and  A 2,700-square-meter skating space  Google India in collaboration with as the ‗International Year of Arab countries, will be in Muscat and has recently opened at the Grand Palais in Ministry of Consumer Affairs has Sustainable Tourism‟ for Development is Oman. The theme of the conference is Paris, France. It is the world‟s largest announced a nationwide ‗Digitally Safe a unique opportunity to raise awareness 'Partnership towards innovation and non-permanent indoor ice rink. Consumer‟ campaign to raise awareness among decision-makers and the public cooperation in Information Technology'.  President of Krygstan Almazbek about online safety and Google is shutting about the contribution of sustainable  Civil rights activist Viola Desmond Sharshenovich Atambayev is leading a down Google Compare protect the interest tourism towards development. has emerged as the first Canadian high-level delegation comprising of of the consumers against online fraud.  Apple decides to invest $1 bn in Woman to be featured on the nations $ ministers, senior officials and business  Super Typhoon Nock-ten (nina) world's largest tech fund by SoftBank. 10 Currency note coming into effect in leaders. made landfall on the eastern province of  Japan to help Chennai, Ahmedabad 2018.  President of Tajikistan Emomali Philippines. , Varanasi on Smart City Project. This  Japan‘s space agency, JAXA Rahmon was on a five-day visit to India to  Sri Lanka has unveiled a towering comes as a part of government's scheme successfully launched a spacecraft for the hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Christmas tree, claiming to have surpassed to develop 100 cities as smart cities. International Space Station (ISS), Narendra Modi. the world record for the tallest artificial  Business summit Intaglio 2017 carrying a large magnetic space junk  India has signed an Open Skies Christmas tree. The 73-meter (238-foot) starts at IIM Calcutta. The event has collector to divert the space junk toward Agreement with six countries at the tree, built in capital Colombo, is 18 meters been themed 'India towards Epitome of Earth‘s atmosphere. International Civil Aviation taller than the current record holder. Excellence' this year.  The world‘s longest rail tunnel, Negotiations (ICAN), 2016 which were  China passed a new law to levy  New taxi service 'Shivgramin' Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), began held in Nassau, Bahamas. environment tax on polluters, especially launched by Maharashtra government. The operating on regular basis in Switzerland.  China commissioned its first on heavy industries. six-seater taxis will provide an alternate  China launched a new weather seven-tonne helicopter AC352, to mark  Bengaluru-based TeamIndus has mode of public transport to people in rural satellite, Fengyun-4 satellite, in the a new development in the China‘s announced an agreement to carry and semi-urban areas of Maharashtra. geostationary orbit,from the Xichang helicopter industry, the Aviation Industry Japanese team Hakuto‘s robotic rover in  Mumbai-Pune Expressway soon to Satellite Launch Centre in southwest Corporation of China (AVIC). the Google Lunar XPRIZE, to the moon get WiFi coverage. It will help the police China‘s Sichuan Province .  President of Iran, Hassan aboard TeamInduss spacecraft in late to monitor CCTV footage along the  India is looking forward to provide Rouhani, unveiled a landmark bill of 2017. expressway and at the toll booths in real Tsunami Early Warning-System to South rights, guaranteeing freedom of speech,  China Successfully Tests Fifth time. China Sea (SCS) countries such as protest, fair trials and privacy for the Generation Stealth Fighter FC-31  The Government imposed an anti- Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines as a part citizens of the nation. Gyrfalcon. dumping duty ranging from 6.30 US of a soft-diplomacy effort.  A team of researchers from The  China has started the operations of dollars to 351.72 US dollars per tonne on  Microsoft Launches First Cyber University of Texas Medical Branch at the longest east-west high-speed railway, imports of jute and its products from security Engagement Centre in India. Galveston have developed a safe and which connects eastern coast to the less- Bangladesh and Nepal.  The Marvelous City or Rio de effective vaccine for Chikungunya fever developed southwestern part of the  'Eden Project' the largest indoor Janeiro officially entered into the UN‘s list made from an insect-specific virus. The country. It is one of the world‟s longest rainforest is located in UK .It consists of of world heritage sites while UNESCO research team at The University of Texas high-speed railways. eight domes that cover about 5.5 acres. status was announced in 2012 in Medical Branch used the Eilat virus as a  2 high-resolution remote sensing The domes are paneled with plastic recognition of its soaring granite cliffs, vaccine platform. satellites successfully launched by China, bubbles that adapt to the changing urban rainforest and beaches.  Dubai is going to build Al SuperView-1 01/02, blasted off on Long topography.  The National Aeronautics and Maktoum International airport, a March 2D rocket. They are able to provide  'Shangri-la of the World' the Space Administration (NASA) is building second airport in the south of the city, commercial images at 0.5-meter longest bullet train launched by China. a robotic spacecraft dubbed as ‗Restore-L which will become the world's largest resolution. This has expanded China's high-speed train Spacecraft‟ to refuel, repair satellites airport on completion. JANUARY: network to about 20,000 kilometres. currently in orbit. This mission will be  Nepal to hold first ever military  China to Ban Ivory Trade and  NASA has announced two missions launched in 2020 to perform in-orbit exercise with China. The focus of the Processing Activities by the end of 2017. “Lucy” and “Psyche” to explore the early satellite servicing in low-Earth orbit. military exercise, named Pratikar-1, will  Bill Gates invests $140 mn in Solar System by studying the metallic  India, ASEAN set target of $100 be on training Nepali forces in dealing with Intarcia Therapeutics to make a device asteroid Psyche and perform the first billion trade to be achieved by 2020.It hostage scenarios involving international to prevent HIV. orbital reconnaissance of Jupiter‘s Trojan was announced by Mr. AKP Mochtan, the terror groups.  The Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 asteroids. Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN ahead of  A global carbon dioxide monitoring metres (1,854 feet) above a river and  China has successfully launched a th its 25 anniversary in 2017. satellite, TanSat was launched by China, connects the two mountainous provinces of new-generation telecommunications  An enhanced version of an to understand climate change in the Yunnan and Guizhou is the World‟s satellite, named as ‗ChinaSat 2C‘the indigenously-designed cruise missile country. The 620-kg satellite TanSat was highest bridge located in china. country‘s Defense Ministry has announced. ‗Babur‟ was successfully test fires by put into orbit by Long March-2D rocket  Indian-origin British professor of  Amendment on Double Taxation Pakistan. The missile is named after the from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge Avoidance Convention protocol got first Mughal emperor and founder of northwest China‟s Gobi Desert. University Shankar Balasubramanian signed between India & Kazakhstan. The Mughal dynasty.  Japan's space agency has received Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth protocol provides internationally accepted  The Union Cabinet approved India‘s announced successfully launched a 26- II for his work on DNA sequencing standards for effective exchange of approach to Climate Change Negotiations metre-long rocket named Epsilon-2, which contributions. information on tax matters. st at the 22 Conference of Parties (COP) put a satellite that helps study radiation  Space Exploration Technologies  Norway is set to become the 1 to United Nations Framework Convention belts in orbit. Corporation or SpaceX has released a new country in the world to switch off its FM on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in  France launches world‟s first teaser image of the world‘s most powerful radio network. In this regard, Marrakesh, Morocco. solar panel road was inaugurated in a rocket Falcon Heavy rocket which will Scandinavian country‘s parliament has  China launched its first fully- small town of Normandy village of France. ferry a crewed Red Dragon capsule on Mars approved a proposal to shift to Digital owned satellite ground station. The  US President Barack Obama has in 2018. Audio Broadcasting (DAB). facility, located in Sweden about 200 kms signed a $618 billion defence policy bill  According to HSBC Expat survey  The world‟s tallest solar tower is north of the Arctic Circle, would allow for 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to enhance 2016, India ranks third among the currently being constructed in Israel‟s China to collect satellite data anywhere on security cooperation with India. countries offering the highest average Negev desert. It will be 250 meters (820 Earth at speeds that was fastest in the  India has agreed to give Nepal annual salary to expatriates. feet) tall, is encircled by around 50,000 world. additional 240 MW of electricity. An Switzerland topped in the list. mirrors, called heliostats.  8 mini-satellites launched by agreement has been signed between Nepal  Russia Delivers 4 Sukhoi Su-35  Pakistan successfully test-fired it‘s NASA. The $157 million Cyclone Global Electricity Authority (NEA) and state-owned Fighter Jets to China after Two-Year first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN). Delay. The Su-35 is an advanced version of (SLCM), Babur-3, from Indian Ocean. is meant to improve hurricane forecasting.  According to Global Wage Report, the Su-30s operated by the Indian Air  Australia's flag carrier Qantas India has among the worst levels of gender force. 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age means it is the world's safest the high speed train will be shared between  US President Donald Trump signed strengthen cooperation in the field of airline, for the 4th year running. the two countries in the ratio 50:50. an executive order to enable construction corporate job vacancies and recruitment  Indian Space Research Organisation,  The World Economic Forum Annual of a 2,000-mile wall along the southern services post skilling in India and ISRO, and French Space agency (CNES) Meeting 2017 was held in Davos-Klosters, US border with Mexico. The wall is aimed internationally. signed a partnership agreement in Switzerland.The theme of 47th World at stemming the flow of drugs, illegal  India & United Nations Office for satellite launch technology. Space Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 is immigration into the US. Disaster Risk Reduction signed a cooperation between France and India 'Responsive and Responsible  China is planning to build the Statement of Cooperation (SoC) of the spans over 50 years and is one of the Leadership'. world's brightest light source facility in Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk cornerstones of the Indo-French strategic  Hong Kong has withdrawn the visa- Beijing. Expected to start in 2018, the Reduction (SFDRR). partnership. on arrival facility for Indians travelling to project will effectively be a next-generation  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  German airline company Lufthansa Hong VisaKong effective from January synchrotron radiation facility and will was signed between the Indian Army and has become the 1st carrier to launch 23, 2017. create the brightest X-rays worldwide. Corporation Bank on the Defence Salary commercial operations with Airbus A350  China‘s People‘s Liberation Army  An incredible 1,186 cyclists have set Package. to India after it announced that the first Navy commissioned its 31st stealth warship the Guinness World Record for the  Infrastructure company Adani flight to Delhi from Munich on this aircraft. 'CNS Ezhou', china has become the longest line of moving bicycles after Enterprises Ltd announced that it  Chinese Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) world‟s largest fleet of modern travelling together in a single file line down commissioned India‘s largest tracker-based Rocket Successfully Launches First corvettes. a highway in Bangladesh. solar power plant at Bhatinda in Punjab. Commercial Mission. It is a low-cost  South Korea is planning to develop  US space agency NASA has The 100 megawatt plant is also the solid-fuelled carrier rocket with high a high-speed train system in the next developed a webpage which allows the largest solar project in Punjab. reliability and short preparation period and three years, aimed to travel at speeds of public to vote for the best locations in the  Maharashtra govt has signed an was designed to launch low-orbit satellites. up to 1,000 kmph. atmosphere of Jupiter, which would then agreement with Canada to implement a  Tata Elxsi , a design firm part of the  Australia has announced to replace be imaged by the Juno spacecraft. joint action plan on urban infrastructure Tata Group , will become the first company passports with biometric recognition of  After being sworn in as the President, development in the State. to test self – driving cars in India. passengers' faces, irises or fingerprints as Donald Trump Holds First Summit With  Alcohol would be banned from streets  Flipkart has launched an SOS the means of identification at its British Prime Minister Theresa May. and public places during the 2022 FIFA feature on the mobile app meant for its international airports.  The Public Sector Oil Companies World Cup in Qatar. delivery staff which will alert the nearest  Singapore's first satellite which including HPCL, ONGC and the GAIL have  The Union Cabinet has approved India field executives in case of emergency. The was launched from the International Space signed MoUs with the Andhra Pradesh – Japan MOU for advancement of Project has been titled “Nanjunda”. Station (ISS), AOBA VELOX-III, is Government to invest 1.65 lakh crore in academic research in the field of Earth  Russia has amended its laws claimed to stay in orbit for twice as long as several projects of the state especially the Sciences. permitting lot of their Original Equipment similar satellites. Krishna-Godavari basin.  India and New Zealand signed 3 Manufacturers (OEMs) to enter into  In a move to decrease dependence  Whatsapp helpline 9643300008 agreements in the areas of double long-term agreements for spares and on vegetable imports from India, the launched by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat taxation avoidance, food security and support for military equipment supplied to Nepal Government has launched a 10- to Address grievances of Army personnel. sports to carry forward the ties India. year plan to boost domestic production.  US President Donald Trump signed between both sides.  India & Mauritius Sign MoU for  The parliament of Turkey approved an executive order banning visitors from Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Cooperation in the field of a constitutional reform to strengthen the Syria and six other Muslim-majority Sitharaman and Bhutan's Economic Cooperatives to exchange its expertise powers of the presidency by introducing countries for three months. Affairs Minister Tengye Lyonpo Lekey and technology in agro industry, fisheries presidential rule in the country and has  Denmark has appointed a "Digital Dorji signed the agreement on trade and and dairy sector. led the way for a referendum on the issue Ambassador" to manage its relationship commerce for better bilateral relations.  Ecuador has taken over from by the public. with technology giants like Google and India and Israel signs two agreements on Thailand as chair of the Group of 77 which  Transportation app Uber will soon Apple. Water resource management and promotes the interests of the 134 launch its on-demand food delivery app  The Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture. developing countries it represents at the „UberEATS‟ in the Indian market. Minister of Presidential Affairs and  India and New Zealand signed 3 United Nations, including China.  China has built the world‟s biggest Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial agreements in the areas of double  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe solar park, Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, Department, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed taxation avoidance, food security and and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm in the western province of Qinghai can Al Nahyan, has issued a resolution to set sports to carry forward the ties Turnbull signed an upgraded defence produce 850 MW of power which is up a Personal Status and Inheritance Court between both sides. agreement to boost cooperation between enough to supply up to 200,000 for non Muslims in Abu Dhabi. Twenty Nations signs framework their militaries. households.  Annual meeting of South Asian agreement of International Solar Alliance  Scientists have discovered three new  The new US president, Donald Association for Regional Cooperation at Marrakech , Morocco. lesser known diseases namely Mers, Lassa Trump signed a formal executive order to (SAARC) members to be held in Nepal.  Telangana government signed an MoU fever and Nipah virus that could cause the withdraw the country from the Trans-  Ireland has become the first with Microsoft Corporation India for next global health emergency. Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. country in the world to divest coal, oil and helping the government explore cloud,  US based Google is announced to  India has partnered with the British gas investments from Ireland Strategic machine learning and mobile – based acquire Twitter‘s mobile application experts over a project that aims to study Investment Fund. solutions to improve citizen services, developer platform Fabric. the air pollution level in Delhi and education, healthcare and agriculture.  The first anti-missile interceptors health problems associated it. MOUs:  India and Cyprus have inked a revised for the Arrow 3 Missile Defense System  Dubai International Airport Agreement for Avoidance of Double NOVEMBER: was inducted into the Israel Defense Forces remained the world's busiest airport for Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal  India and Palestine signed a MoU for by both Israel‘s Defense Ministry and the international passengers in 2016, with evasion (DTAA) with respect to taxes on setting up a Palestine-India Techno US Missile Defense Agency during a annual traffic rising 7.2% to 8.36 crore income, along with its Protocol. Park in Ramallah, Palestine. India has ceremony held on the Palmachim Air passengers during the year.  The Central Board of Direct Taxes announced a grant of $12 million. Base.  In UK, a very high air pollution (CBDT) signed three Bilateral Advance  Indian Railways has joined hands with  The US military launched a Space- warning has been issued for London for Pricing Agreements (APAs) with the Sulabh International to clean some Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO the first time under a new alert system. Competent Authority of United Kingdom important railway stations across the Flight 3 mission.  India and UAE sign 14 agreements to reduce tax litigation. country as part of the Swachh Bharat  Symbiosis Institute of Business after delegation level talks between PM  The world‘s largest online homestay mission. Management (SIBM), Pune is holding the Modi & visiting Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi marketplace Airbnb signed a  Arunachal Pradesh and Thailand 27th edition of its annual management in New Delhi. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with signed a Memorandum of Understanding and cultural fest.  Russia, Turkey and Iran have the Self-Employed Women‟s (MoU) for promoting cooperation and  India UAE is scheduled to hold their agreed to jointly monitor the fragile cease- Association of India (SEWA) to collaboration between the states. first strategic dialogue in New Delhi. fire between the Syrian regime and rebels promote tourism in rural areas.  India and South Korea signed a  Malaysian govt announced a cash to find a political solution of ending the six- revised Double Taxation Avoidance reward to private parties who can provide year conflict. Agreement (DTAA) for the prevention of DECEMBER: "substantial information or evidence" about  India and France signed White fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on  TeamIndus Signed a contract with the location of the missing Malaysian Shipping Agreement in New Delhi to enable income. ISRO for its mission to land a spacecraft Airlines Flight, MH370. information sharing on maritime traffic MoU signed for enabling online submission on the Moon.  Microsoft has acquired Sweden- and maritime domain awareness in the of applications under Pradhan Mantri  Coal India arm signs pact with SBI based Company Simplygon to accelerate Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Awas Yojana (Urban). 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Survey (USGS) for Cooperation in the  Filipino model Kylie Verzosa has won the state's 17th foundation day on Association of the Year Award at the Asian exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote this year‘s Miss International 2016 Title. November 10. Football Confederation‟s (AFC) Annual Sensing Satellite Data.  The South Korean director Im Kwon- The prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Awards held in Abu Dhabi.  National Textile Corporation (NTC) taek honoured with the Lifetime Corporate Governance for this year has  Helen Marten was named as the Limited signed a memorandum of Achievement Award at the 47th been granted upon the ‗Maharatna‘ winner of the 2016 Turner prize. understanding (MoU) with Transparency International Film Festival of India . firm, Steel Authority of India Limited  Bharat Earth Movers Limited Ltd International India (TII) to adopt  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi (SAIL). (BEML) has bagged the ‗CII National Integrity Pact. With this NTC become the awarded the Ramnath Goenka Awards  Solar Bones author Mike McCormack Quality 2016 Award‘. first textile corporation in India to sign for excellence in journalism 2016. had won the Goldsmiths Prize.  Donald Trump Named as TIME‘s such a pact.  Saudi Arabia has awarded eight  Priyanka Panda from Bhuvaneswar Person of the Year 2016.  India Signs Agreement with Bhutan for scientists International Prize for Water at a received the IGNITE award for an  Indian Filmmaker Onir‟s Indo- green and sustainable construction. The ceremony at United Nations headquarters innovation that makes motorists aware of Australian Documentary Wins Hollywood MoU was signed between Central Public in New York. the ways in which they contribute to air Independent Documentary Award. Works Department (CPWD), under  Shamik Chowdhury an Indian pollution.  Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 FIFA India‘s Ministry of Urban Development and researcher and other 24 scholars awarded  Roger Federer won the Stefan Edberg Ballon d‟Or Award for the fourth time. the Department of Engineering Services, for their ―Green ideas‖ by the German Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards ,  The Global Agriculture Leadership under Bhutan‘s Ministry of Works and Federal Ministry Of Education and for the 12th time in his career. Award 2016 was awarded to Tata Sons Human Settlements. Research.  11 year old Pune girl Anvita Prashant interim Chairman Ratan Tata.  Mangaluru based private sector bank  Pandit Hari Prasad Chourasia Telang has been named national winner of  Maharashtra CM Devendra Karnataka Bank Ltd signed a MOU with conferred with 2016 Sumitra Charat Ram the ―Doodle 4 Google‖ contest .She was Fadnavis, Selected for SIES - Sri the leading agricultural Award for lifetime achievement in the field chosen for her Doodle submission on the Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National equipment/implements manufacturer Tirth of Indian classical music. theme titled “If I could teach anyone Eminence Award. Agro Technology Pvt Ltd, Rajkot,to  President Pranab Mukherjee during his anything, it would be”.  AR Rahman Nominated for Double finance farmers for agri mechanization. ongoing visit to Nepal, was conferred an  Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Oscar with Sports Biopic on “Pele: Birth honorary doctorate by the Kathmandu was honoured with an International of a Legend”. JANUARY: University at a special convocation peace prize for his efforts in ensuring  Colombian President Juan Manuel  India‘s Petronet Signs MoU to Set ceremony. world peace. Santos honoured with the Lampara peace Up $950 Mn LNG Project in Bangladesh. It  Taylor Swift has topped Forbes Central India‟s National Park in National prize. also includes 26 km Pipeline to connect magazine‘s the World‘s Highest-Paid Geographic ―Best of the world list 2017‖.  The weekly magazine The Week and LNG project to the consumption. Woman in Music for 2016.  Senior journalist Akshaya Mukul has Varun Bhatt of daily hindi magazine  India and Pakistan signs agreement  Union Finance Minister Arun been awarded the Shakti Bhatt First Book Rajasthan Patrika have been named for on the Prohibition of Attack against Jaitley awarded the Haryana Prize for his book "Gita Press and the the International Press Institute‟s Nuclear Installations and Facilities government was conferred with the Making of Hindu India". (IPI) India Award for Excellence in  Cabinet inks MoU with Portugal in award for outstanding work in the field  Radhika Menon was bestowed with Journalism, 2016. agriculture and allied sectors. of e-governance at the ‗State of the the 2016 International Maritime  The Ministry of Health and Family  NTPC Ltd signed a non-binding MoU States Conclave 2016‘ in New Delhi. Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Welfare lead by Jagat Prakash Nadda has with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan  Uppma Virdi an Indian settled in Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in won gold in the Web Ratna category in Nigam Ltd and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Australia received the ―Businesswoman of London, UK. the Digital India awards 2016. Nigam Ltd to takeover of Chhabra the year Award‖ at the India Australia.  Uttar Pradesh born Indian-American  2016 SASTRA-Ramanujan award Thermal Power Plant under asset-for-equity Business Community Awards held in entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank jointly shared by Maksym Radziwill of deal. Sydney. Islam awarded with the Interfaith McGill University Canada, and Kaisa  India and Sri Lanka has signed a MoU  China feature as the ‗Focus Country‟ Leadership Award at the Interfaith Matomaki of University of Turku Finland. to construct 3000 rain water harvesting in the 22nd edition of the Kolkata Leadership Award Concert.  Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh nd systems for 3000 households at a cost of International Film Festival (KIFF) .  Indian journalist Malini Subramaniam selected for the 52 Jnanpith Award for 30 crore Sri Lankan Rupees in northern  Sachin Tendulkar‘s autobiography has been conferred with the International 2016. Jaffna District. “Playing it my Way” has won Press Freedom Award.  Classical dance of Andhra Pradesh  India Signs Financing Agreement of the Crossword Book of the Year  Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic "Kuchipudi" found a place in the Guinness $48 million with World Bank for Nagaland Award (Autobiography category). honoured with a bronze statue in World Records when a record 6,117 Health Project.  Iranian film “Daughter” has won the Stockholm following his Golden ball award dancers came together to present a show th  The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of coveted Golden Peacock award at the 47 for Sweden‘s best player for the tenth year in Vijayawada. India (BPPI) has signed Memorandum of International Film Festival of India (IFFI). in a row.  The Pune city has won three awards Understanding (MoU) with the National  Hadi Abdullah, Syrian freelance  Antonio Costa the Indian origin Prime for Smart City project in a competition Yuva Cooperative Society to set up 1,000 journalist was awarded with ‗Reporters Minister of Portugal will be the Chief Guest organised by Business-World Awards 2016. th „Janaushadhi Kendras„ under the without Borders (RSF)-TV5 Monde at the 14 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas  Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan th Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi prize‟. (PBD) Convention to be held in Bengaluru. has been chosen for the 26 Bihari Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme.  Madhya Pradesh government‘s  Australia‘s former women‘s captain Puraskar, 2016 by the K K Birla  Ministry of Ayush and Advertising prestigious Rashtriya Kalidas Samman Karen Rolton inducted into the ICC‘s Hall Foundation. Standards Council of India (ASCI) will be given to eminent theatre artists Raj of Fame.  Adidas India‘s Pulin Kumar won signed a MoU to co-regulate misleading Bisaria and Banshi Kaul.  IIT Kharagpur named as the top prestigious Indian National Bar advertisements in the AYUSH sector.  Indian-origin cab driver Tejinder Pal university in India in terms of jobs and Association‘s (INBA) Award.  India and the UAE today inked 14 Singh will be presented with an award in placements.  India's representative Srinidhi agreements in various areas including in the '2017 Local-Hero' category as part of  Manoj Bajpayee has won the Shetty has been crowned Miss defence, maritime transport, 'Australian of the Year Award' on 2017, for best performance award by an actor at Supranational 2016, an international comprehensive strategic partnership, contributing to the community through his the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. beauty pageant. shipping, agriculture and allied sector. initiative 'Food Van'. Miami has named the world‘s most  Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and  The Telangana government signed  M C Mary Kom an Indian boxer, inspiring city, in a survey by travel Binny Bansal have been jointly named a MoU with French Aero campus honoured with the „Legends Award‟ from company TravelBird. "Asian of the Year 2016" by Singapore- Aquitaine to set up a world-class the International Boxing Association  Paul Beatty became the first author based newspaper The Straits Times. aero skills academy in the city in (AIBA) on its 70th anniversary ceremony from the United States (US) to be awarded collaboration with academia and industria held in Switzerland. the Man Booker prize, for his book, 'The JANUARY: of state.  Indian American fiction author Amitav Sellout'.  Shraddha and Ghyansham Kumar  The Madhya Pradesh state tourism Ghosh, has been named for 2016 Tata Devansh have been chosen for Bharatiya development corporation has inked an Mou Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement DECEMBER: Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year with online travel portal MakeMyTrip to Award, in recognition of his outstanding  IISc First Indian Institue to break 2016. promote its homestay scheme. contribution to the Indian literary space. into top 15 in Times varsity rankings of  National Hydroelectric Power  Eminent Journalist and 2017. Corporation (NHPC) CMD, K M Singh has Author Sebastian Mallaby has won the AWARDS:  Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the been conferred the 'Power & Energy Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book second ICCR „Distinguished Indologist‟ Persona's Award for Individual NOVEMBER: of the Year 2016 for his „The Man Who Award to Prof. Yu Long Yu of the Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards  Veteran actress Rekha is set to be Knew: The Life and Times of Alan People‘s Republic of China. 2016. honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Greenspan‟ at a ceremony in London  Forbes Asia Names Cheng Wei as  Shahrukh Khan Named for 4th Award at the Dubai International Film  International Olympic Committee has Businessman of The Year In 2016. Yash Chopra Memorial Award will receive Festival. presented its IOC Women and Sport World  UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Rs 10 lakh, a gold medal, and a  Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh has Trophy to male Ethiopian Journalist Dagim Perry was honoured for their extraordinary certificate. been awarded with ‗Raja Ram Mohan Zinabu Tekle. commitment to put children first at the 12th  IIT Kharagpur alumnus, Parag Roy Award‟ for his outstanding  Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York, Havaldar , has won the prestigious contribution to journalism which is conferred the Uttarakhand Ratna award on USA. Scientific & Technical Awards popularly presented by the Press Council of India. his arch rival and former chief minister  All India Football Federation (AIFF) has called the `Technical Oscar‟ . 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 Amitabh Bachchan was honoured which was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in  India‘s third largest private sector  RBI‘s deputy governor N S by the US Embassy for his immense Manila, Philippines. bank Axis Bank has announced its Vishwanathan has reiterated that March contribution to the India-US partnership on  The First ever National partnership with Flipkart to launch „Axis 2017 still stands as the deadline for banks Tuberculosis. Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 was Bank Buzz Credit Card‟. to clean up their balance sheets.  Indian-Americans Dr Bharat Barai presented by the Union Home Minister Shri  State Bank of India (SBI) plans to raise  Yes Bank has partnered with Crownit, and Dr Sampat Shivangi have been Rajnath Singh at Indian Institute of Rs 5,000 crore through long-term bonds a merchant discovery and privileges selected for the prestigious Pravasi Technology, New Delhi. in domestic and overseas markets to platform to launch a digitised meal Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest finance infrastructure and affordable vouchers. civilian award given to overseas Indians housing in the current fiscal year.  Federal Bank has tied up and people of Indian origin. BANKING & BUSINESS:  NSE hires IDFC Bank, ICICI Securities, with Oxigen to expand the bank‘s e-  Indian teenagers DarpanBasak, won NOVEMBER: IIFL Holdings and HDFC Bank for its Initial collection facility to the about 3 lakh- the Young Travel Photographer of The  Public Sector banks to reports fraud Public offering. retail outlets of Oxigen. Year, and Ankit Kumar, won the Young cases of one crore and above to (CVC)  The defence Ministry has approved the  HSBC has rolled out ‗Unified Travel Photographer (14 years old and Central Vigilance Commission. project worth Rs.82000 crore for the Payments Interface‗ (UPI) solution for under) in the Places and Experiences  In order to protect farmers and rural procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircraft corporates in India. category. account holders from money launderers, (Tejas), 464 T-90 tanks and 598 UAVs  Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and  Income Tax Department receives RBI limited the cash withdrawal from KYC- (drones). Telangana (KAT) Zone of Bank of Silver Award for e-filing of Income Tax linked Jan Dhan accounts to Rs.10000 a  India is planning to sell as much as Baroda (BoB) organised an online Light Returns project. month. Rs.5000 crore of Masala Bonds in London up a Smile Campaign at the SOS  President Obama presented the  The Reserve Bank of India has opened and Singapore to accelerate construction Children Village at Bengaluru to bring Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest a second office of the Banking Ombudsman and ports. smiles on the faces of more than 150 US civilian honour) to the Vice President in New Delhi.  Twitter India, along with children residing in the village. of US Joe Biden.  ICICI Bank has launched a credit website India Spend, launched #Breathe  Canara Bank has introduced mobile  British Poet Jacob Polley wins 2016 facility against home loans for salaried service to enable users to get real-time ATM to lower the burden of the people due TS Eliot Prize for Jackself. The selection customers. The Home Overdraft facility will information about the pollution levels in to the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs panel called the book as a ―firework of a enable a salaried customer to seek loans their areas with a tweet. 1000 notes. book”. from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 1 crore for  The Government has warned that the  RBL Bank has tied up with non  Priyanka Chopra won her second personal needs against his/her property. cash deposits above 2 lakh 50 thousands banking finance company Bajaj People‟s Choice Award for Favourite  SEBI granted in-principle approval to rupees threshold under the 50-day window Finance to launch a series of co-branded Dramatic TV Actress at the Microsoft BSE for Global exchange. BSE had can attract tax plus a 200 percent credit cards for Indian customers. Theater in Los Angeles, California. announced that its international stock penalty in case of income mismatch.  The Rajya Sabha was informed that  Himachali film “Saanjh” directed by exchange would provide a platform  Kerala based South Indian Bank has over 3900 crore was collected as Swachh Ajay Saklani has won the best feature to trade on equity, launched contactless debit card which is Bharath Cess (SBC) in the last financial film award at International Borrego commodity and currency and interest based on Near Field Communication (NFC) year. Springs Film Festival held in California, rate derivatives for Indian and foreign technology.  Forex player Centrum Direct has US. investors.  Snapdeal in Partnership launched CentrumPay which is a unique  ISKCON‘s Govardhan eco village in  SBI has slashed its home loan interest with FreeCharge introduced a new mobile wallet which also offers a physical Thane district has been conferred with the rate to 9.10% for women borrowers ,while payment gateway “Wallet on Delivery‖. card to withdraw money from any ATM or UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism others borrowers will be able to get loans  Egypt has secured 2 billion dollars in POS. Organisation) Award for Innovation in the at 9.15%.These rates will applicable top financing from IMF which could ease dollar  Union Bank of India has launched category of Non-Governmental loans upto Rs 75 lakh. shortage in the country. a New loan scheme to support and Organisations (NGO).  YES BANK has launched its “YES  Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, promote start-ups at its 98th Foundation  Delhi International Airport Ltd MOBILE 2.0” mobile Banking app with subsidiary of the Company, Ujjivan Day celebrations. Under this new (DIAL) has bagged the prestigious Golden multiple industry first features, and Financial Services Ltd has been issued scheme, the bank will provide the finance Peacock Award for Corporate Social extensive support for Banking transactions licence from the Reserve Bank of up to Rs.5 crore with no processing fees. Responsibility in the transportation sector on Apple and Android based Smart India (RBI) on to set up Small Finance  Sweden Central Bank Could be the under the aviation category for the year Watches. Bank. first bank to issue E-Currency. 2016.  Reserve Bank of India has given an  India‘s first small finance bank Capital  Telangana Govt joins hand with IDFC  Assam Launches „Chief Minister‟s approval to British payments company Small Finance Bank Ltd, has commenced bank introduces Coupon for Cashless Award‟ to the best performing district of Earthport for outbound cross-border operations with 10 branches in Jalandhar, Purchase. the state that adopts digital payment payment services to banks in India. Punjab.  Leading stock exchange BSE has methods and also educate larger section of  Five new banks have joined the  SBI said that the central board opened its regional investor service centre the society about the cashless transaction. Unified Payments Interface (UPI), thereby approved issuance of 13.63 crore shares in Shimla on to expand its operations and  Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin was taking the total number of banks using UPI to minority shareholders of its three listed conform to SEBI‟s directives. awarded the first ever Hugo Chavez Prize to 26. It includes public sector subsidiaries and Government of India, that  The Reserve Bank of India has for Peace and Sovereignty by the lenders, State Bank of India, Allahabad wholly owns Bharatiya Mahila Bank proposed opening ―Islamic window‖ in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at Bank and Bank of Baroda and two (BMB), as part of consolidation exercises. conventional banks for ―gradual‖ the Presidential Palace in Miraflores, private banks HDFC Bank and IDFC  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has introduction of Sharia-compliant banking in Caracas, Venezuela. Bank. been named as Fortune magazine India.  Nita Ambani has been honored by the  Central Government has canceled the ―Business Person of the year‖ for 2016.  Airtel Payments Bank Ltd (Airtel Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) three licenses of over 11,000 NGOs under  Federal Bank has received Reserve Bank), started its first pilot banking in New York. the Foreign Contribution Regulation Bank of India (RBI)'s permission to open services in Rajasthan from November 23,  Damodar Valley Corporation Act (FCRA) for failing to apply for their its first international branch at the Dubai 2016. received NTPC award 2015-16 from renewal within the deadline. International Financial Centre.  NABARD has sanctioned Rs. 21,000 Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal.  The U.S. Agency for International  RBI said that Exchange or deposit of crores to the District Central  Retired all-rounder Shane Watson has Development (USAID) and Mumbai- old currency notes not allowed at Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) to help been adjudged Cricket Australia's T20 based RBL Bank announced a new loan Cooperative Banks. farmers in Rabi agricultural seasons. International Player of the Year. portfolio guarantee that will facilitate up to  RBI directed all banks to not levy ATM  The Reserve Bank of India declared  Krelim, the place at Russia to host $75 million for lending to small and charges for all financial and non-financial to increase the limit of the Prepaid 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals. medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in transactions by customers from Nov 10 to Payment Instruments (PPIs) from Rs.  Former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid off-grid, solar rooftops, and energy Dec 30, 2016. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month and Rs. will be awarded an honorary doctorate by efficiency sectors.  The Asian Development Bank 50,000 for Merchant Bank to facilitate the Bangalore University.  President Pranab Mukherjee approved (ADB) and the Government of India digital transactions.  Havildar Hangpan Dada of the the 2% hike in Dearness Allowance to (GoI) have signed a $500 million loan to  30 Private and foreign banks were Army's Assam Regiment was posthumously central government employees from July build India‟s longest river bridge, a 9.8 joined the Unified Payments Interface awarded the Ashok Chakra. 1, a move that could benefit 50.68 lakh km long road bridge across the Ganges (UPI) to allows money transfer between  Scientist Keshav Krishna has been employees and 54.24 lakh . River. any two bank accounts by using a mobile selected for the National Geoscience  UCO Bank will raise over Rs. 270.59  Axis Bank, announced partnership phone. 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for angel funds in order to boost more  India has announced contribution of  Mobiwiki launched mobile app  CoutLoot, an end-to-end fashion investment for new start-ups in the about 10.95 million dollar development ―MobiKwik Lite‖ to make life easier for re-commerce platform, has been selected country. activities for 2017, including 4.5 million small business holders. for Facebook's developer-focused  The govt is going to propose a dollar for the UN Development Programme,  The Federation of Indian Chambers of "FbStart" programme, receiving access to minimum of 50% tax on unexplained 1.92 million dollar for the World Food Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has $40,000 worth of credits and services bank deposits made using banned Programme, 1.25 million dollar for the UN announced the launch of self-regulation from the social networking giant. currency untill December 30 and a 4 year Relief and Works Agency for Near East and code of conduct for the e-pharmacy sector.  The RBI has revised the priority lock in for one-fourth of these deposits. a million dollars towards UN Women.  Utkarsh Micro Finance has also sector lending guidelines for Regional  INOX Leisure, multiplex chain in India  Mahindra Group and IBM joined received final license from RBI to start Rural Banks (RRBs) according to which the has partnered with State Bank of India together to develop blockchain solution. It operations as Small Finance Bank (SFB). RRBs will have to increase 18% of their (SBI) to enable cash withdrawal of Rs is the first projects of its kind in India  Talcher Thermal Power Station of total outstanding towards agricultural 2000 at their multiplex. outside the banking industry. NTPC generated 11.496 Million Units of activities. The new norms will be  The central bank of Nepal has  Google announced the seven Indian electricity at 104.13% capacity utilization implemented from January 1, 2017. banned the use and exchange of India‘s startups that will join the third edition of which is the highest single day generation  India projected to grow 7.6 percent in new Rs.500 and Rs.2000 notes. Launchpad Accelerator programme at among all power stations. 2017, according to United Nations  The union Cabinet has approved Google Headquarters in Silicon  German based BSH Household Economic and Social Commission for Asia introduction of the Merchant Shipping Valley, California. Appliances Group has opened and the Pacific‘s (ESCAP) year-end Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.  Drug major Sun Pharma signed tri- India‘s first technology centre at Report.  Canara Bank has signed a corporate party agreement between Indian Council Adugodi in Bengaluru.  Ola has partnered Hindustan agency agreement Bajaj Allianz General of Medical Research, Government of Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Indian Insurance for the distribution of Bajaj Madhya Pradesh and Foundation for DECEMBER: Oil Corporation (IOCL) to accept payment Allianz‘s general insurance products Disease Elimination and Control of India  The Reserve Bank of India, authorised through „Ola Money‟ in petrol pumps. through its branches. (FDEC- India) to launch the malaria-free the Receivables Exchange of India  DCB Bank launches Cippy Wallet  India‘s gross-value added growth to hit India demonstration project in Mandla, (RXIL), promoted by SIDBI and NSE, to for Online Transaction. 7.6% this year said by DBS. Madhya Pradesh. launch the country‟s first trade  HDFC Life launched two micro  India has emerged as the world‟s  India‘s largest microfinance providers receivables exchange platform, TReDS, insurance products, Jeevan Suraksha and third largest startup base, behind the US ESAF selected FIS as the bank‘s technology for MSMEs, buyers and financiers. Credit Suraksha. and UK,according to a new report by partner to launch ESAF‟s small finance  Yes Bank launches „SIMsePAY‟ for  Mahagovt works on 'Maha wallet' to Nasscom. bank. money transfer through mobile phones. encourage cashless transactions. The  BSE revised transaction charges for  Japanese carmaker, Suzuki Motor  The Competition Commission of aim is to mitigate the impact of currency derivatives. The transaction Corporation is to set up an industrial India (CCI) has approved the merger of demonetization on people. charge to Rs.12 per Rs.1 crore of training institute ‗Japan-India Institute Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd (BMBL) with  Bank of Baroda has raised Rs return on both active and passive trades for Manufacturing (JIM)‘ at Mehsana the country‘s largest lender State Bank of 1,000 crore by issuing bonds that are done on its currency future contracts. district, Gujarat. India. compliant with global capital adequacy  The Telecom Regulatory Authority  The President of India, Shri Pranab  RBL Bank Launches Aadhaar norms or Basel III. It will carry interest of India (TRAI) doubled the minimum Mukherjee launched the National Payment Bridge System (APBS) for rate of 8.5%. broadband speed and fixed it to 512 kbps. Student Startup Policy at the second cashless loan disbursements. APBS  YES Bank has partnered Ola to set  Centre has levied anti-dumping Visitor‟s Conference at Rashtrapati developed by NPCI (National Payment up mobile ATMs for cash withdrawal. duty on imports of steel wire rods Bhavan New Delhi. Corporation of India).  India has pledged to contribute USD from China to protect domestic  Bihar Government and the Union Civil  Reserve Bank has sharply raised the 1.25 million to the United Nations Relief manufacturers from cheap in-bound Aviation Ministry to build a Second Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees shipments. Airport in Patna. ceiling to 6 lakh crore rupees from 30,000 in the Near East (UNRWA).  India‘s most attractive brands index  The Hind-Iran portal crore rupees to increase liquidity.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 2016 topped by LG, study carried out by (hindirantrade.org) is a online portal  Federal Bank has tied up with Spice has relaxed the Additional Factor Trust Research Advisory (TRA). launched by India and Iran for facilitating Digital for cash management services Authentication (AFA) norms for online  Ministry of New and Renewable trade between two countries. through the bank‟s e-collection transactions up to Rs. 2,000 to save time Energy (MNRE) provided Guidelines for  Vodafone India‘s enterprise facility. transaction time of customers and also transparent bidding process for arm, Vodafone Business Services (VBS)  Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhawan is promote government‘s digital payment implementation of Scheme for setting up has joined hands with Google Cloud to the first in the country to adopt cashless program. of 1000 MW Wind Power offer G Suite to corporate customers. system for all kinds of Transactions.  100 banks have joined the Project connected to inter-state  Reliance Communication‘s international  Union HRD Ministry Launched National Financial Switch (NFS) transmission system (ISTS). calling service Reliance Global Call „Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA)‟ network as direct members established  Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) launched an app RGC India. It will allow for Cashless Economy in new Delhi. ATM networks, now NFS network comprise launched ‗Startup Mentorship Circle‗in international calling at Rs 1.4 a minute.  Dhasai Becomes the First Cashless of 745 members said by Maharashtra Mumbai.  National Highway projects worth Village in Maharashtra. based National Payments Corporation of  Global drug maker Abbott is setting up Rs.6068 crores with a total length of 476  Government Clarifies Exemption India (NPCI). National Financial Switch an innovation and development center km in 8 different states, were cleared by limits to hold Gold of 500 grams per (NFS) is the largest network of shared (I&D) in Mumbai. the centre‘s standing financing Committee. married lady, 250 grams per unmarried automated teller machines (ATMs) in India.  Economic think-tank NCAER has  PM Narendra Modi has approved six lady and 100 grams per male member.  BSE‟s INDIAINx has signed an pegged India‘s GDP growth at 7.6% for proposals from four developers to set up  NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh agreement with largest Rupee-Dollar (INR- 2016-17. new special economic zones (SEZs) IT per district to encourage digital payment USD) market Dubai Gold and  Google capital changed its name as and biotechnology across Telangana, system. Commodity Exchange (DGCX) to reach capitalG. Haryana and Karnataka.  Indian Railways asked the SBI and out to the global traders in a wide range of  Construction major HCC's Rs 5,000  International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ICICI Bank among others to provide products including the trading in INR-USD crore debt recast has become the first said, Haiti will be extended a line of credit around 15000 point of sale machines at contract. case to get approval of a high-level panel of over 41 million dollars to help the reservation counters.  The Women and Child Development set up under RBI's new scheme for nation deal with financial pressures in the  Hailakandi has become the first Ministry has tied up with India Post and Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. district in Assam to pay wages to tea State Bank of India to offer more payment (S4A).  The Income Tax department is planning garden workers through individual bank options to buyers and simplify shipping of  Life Insurance Corp, has been the to implement the first phase of “Project accounts before the December 15 deadline products bought from “Mahila E-haat”. country‘s most attractive brand in the Insight” from May 2017 to monitor high set by the state government for cashless  Vijaya Bank has been honored banking and financial services segment for value transactions, with a view to curbing transactions to the plantation workers. with ‗Best Bank for SME Lending award‟ the third year. the circulation of Black Money.  RBI extends deadline for at the fourth SMEs Excellence Award  ONGC Videsh Ltd will provide $318  Gem & Jewellery Export deployment of Aadhaar based PoS function held in New Delhi. million financing to help raise output at a Promotion Council (GJEPC) to elect terminals till June 2017.  The ‗Best MSME Bank Award Venezuelan oilfield. India as the vice chair for the year 2018  The Finance Ministry made it 2016‟ was given to The Corporation  Apollo tyres will start a manufacturing and chair for the year 2019 of mandatory for all Government Bank by the Associated Chambers of facility at Sri City in Andhra Kimberly Process (KP) Certificate Departments to make Electronic Payments Commerce and Industry of India Pradesh with an investment of Rs.525 Scheme. to suppliers, contractors or institutions if (ASSOCHAM). crore.  Google with the help of its cultural the order value exceeds Rs 5,000, to give  KVIC has also started e-  India‘s Ambani family of the Reliance arm Google Arts & Culture launched a a boost to Digital Payment System. commerce platform and franchisee rd has ranked 3 on the Forbes list of Asia‘s virtual artwork and exhibition, showcasing  As a part of gold monetisation system for online marketing of Khadi 50 Richest Families of 2016, with a wealth the achievements of the Indian women in programme of the Union Cabinet, Metals products and extending the marketing of $25.8 billion. the country. and Minerals Trading Corporation of India network.  Finland become the first country has  The telecoms tower provider Indus (MMTC) has decided to strengthen  The Odisha government has decided to eliminate all the traditional Towers planned to invest Rs 100 crore in marketing network for selling Indian decided to appoint 1 thousand Banking subjects from its schools including India to set up 500 new sites within a Gold coins by entering into tie-ups with correspondents in about 1 thousand literature, physics, history, and math by year SBI, ICICI Bank and India Post. unbanked gram panchayats spread across 2020. 107 blocks across the State. www.RACEInstitute.in |Is Now In CHENNAI | MADURAI | TRICHY | SALEM | COIMBATORE| M :7601808080 / 9043303030

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 Google parent Company, Alphabet through mobile phones without an  Bank of Baroda has become the cashless merchant solution that uses a has been named as the Company of the internet connection. first Indian company to sign up as a retailer‘s own Android smartphone to Year by Fortune magazine in its annual  Vodafone M Pesa Pay replaces the National Supporter for the FIFA U-17 enable cashless payments. Blue Ribbon ranking. need for point of sale (PoS) machine. World Cup India 2017.  AU Financiers (India) gets RBI‘s  The National Bank for Agriculture  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman  The New Development Bank, final approval to start Small Finance Bank. and Rural Development (Nabard) said it and managing director of Reliance jointly found by the BRICS countries  MobiKwik gets in-principle will extend support aggregating about Rs. Industries Ltd (RIL), has joined hands with approved USD 75 million (525 million approval of RBI to set up Payment System. 120 crore to banks for deployment of two Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma and Bill Gates, among yuan) loan for a solar power project in  RBI allows FPIs to invest directly in Point-of-Sale (PoS) devices per village in others, to set up Breakthrough Energy Shanghai, China. NCDs/bonds issued by Indian companies. one lakh villages having a population of up Ventures (BEV), a $1 billion fund to fight  The Union Government, decided to to 10,000. climate change through innovations in provide additional grace period of 60 days JANAURY:  Microsoft has introduced business clean energy. to farmers, whose crop loan dues fall  PM Modi announced that all senior solutions from its partner ecosystem to  NITI Aayog, a Government of India between November 1 and December 31, citizens will get an assured interest of 8% meet the business needs of small and policy think-tank announced the launch of 2016. for 10 years on fixed deposits up to Rs.7.5 medium businesses across Kerala. two schemes, ‗Lucky Grahak Yojna‟ and  Central Bank of India celebrated lakh.  The Telangana State Government „Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojna‟, to give cash its 104th foundation day known earlier as  PM Modi declared credit guarantee has initiated steps to provide banking awards to for consumers and merchants SWADESHI BANK. for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises services to about 5,000 uncovered villages who use digital payment instruments for  Japan Approves Record $43.6 (MSMEs) to Rs.2 crore from the previous by January 10th next year. any transaction. billion Increase in Military Spending to limit of Rs.1 crore. He also announced  The committee formed by Finance  Centre sanctions Rs 30 crore for Counter North Korea and China. that all banks have been asked to raise the Ministry to boost Digital Payment 21 states and union territories under the  ICICI Bank has launched a mobile cash credit limit for small businesses to system in India that was headed by Shri. Solar Cities Development Programme. application, eazypay, for merchants, 25% from 20%. Ratan P. Watal. The committee has  Paytm launches ‗Each one, teach which includes all modes of payments,  26 crore accounts open under Jan recommended to bridge the gaps between one‟ to increase digital inclusion. including digital wallets, Unified Payments Dhan Yojana across country till date, also those are digitally active and those are not,  Indian Railways, SBI tie-up to Interface (UPI), QR code, and credit & 20 crore RuPay Debit cards have been by promoting competition, open access & install 10000 POS machines using debit or debit cards. issued under the scheme. interoperability in payments. credit cards at the Public Reservation  Italy's cabinet has approved a  Govt permits 12 Public Sector  The introduction of plastic notes System (PRS) at various locations. state-bailout for the country's third- Banks to raise Rs 3,000 cr from market has been decided by Reserve Bank of  PNB launches Mobile Wallet – PNB largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena. via preferential shares. India, Plastic notes were first introduced in KITTY.  American payments platform PayPal  Bank of Baroda launches Australia.  The government announced a is reportedly buying a 25% stake in agriculture investment credit scheme in  Reserve Bank has directed all second income disclosure scheme named Snapdeal-owned payments platform Rajasthan. Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) ‗The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan FreeCharge for around $200 million.  Bank of Baroda ties up with CNX to upload the Know Your Customer or KYC Yojana‟ to give another chance to tax  Public sector Allahabad Bank has Corporation to provide collateral data pertaining to new individual accounts evaders to come clean after paying merged its wholly owned subsidiary management services towards the loans opened on or after January 1, with Central 50% tax on depositing junk currencies AllBank Finance (ABFL) with itself. against warehouse receipt sanctioned to KYC Records Registry. in bank account.  India‘s central banking institution, the farmers through the network of the  A nationwide toll-free helpline  Cabinet Approves 100% Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened its bank‘s branches farmers from distress sale number '14444' will be launched soon to Disinvestment of Pawan Hans Helicopters 17th banking ombudsman office in of their commodities. educate people and provide support related Ltd. Dehradun, Uttarakhand.  HDFC Ties with Niki.ai to Launch to cashless mode of transactions.  RBI notifies, withdrawal or transfer  India‘s public sector banking and OnChat to make Payments via Facebook‘s  China has provided Rs 15.80 of funds will not be permitted in accounts financial services company State Bank of Messenger. The chatbot is available for billion to Nepal for post-quake without giving PAN number or India (SBI) has adopted a village Shirki non-HDFC bank users as well. reconstruction activities. submission of Form 60 for those persons in Maharashtra to make the entire village  Coca - Cola India partners the  Kolkata based United Bank of India has who do not have PAN. will turn cashless within 30 days. State Bank of India to enable over 2.6 adopted Patunagar and Sachindranagar  The Electronics and IT Ministry,  Japan has dragged India to the million retailers and 5000 distributors in Colony in the state of Tripura to informed that electronic transactions for World Trade Organisation (WTO) conducting business transactions implement schemes in the line of digital availing government service increased against certain measures taken by New digitally. India program. by 33% in 2016, crossing over Rs. 1000 Delhi on imports of iron and steel products.  Yes Bank ties-up with Bajaj  LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management crore.  The ‗Aadhaar Payment App‗ is all Electricals for vendor financing using Company, announced its readiness on  RBI has directed the banks to cut set to launch to eliminate the fee payments block chain. Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in MDR charges on payments made through for service providers like card companies  Paytm Gets final approval from RBI partnership with Standard Chartered Bank debit RBI slashes card charges. such as Mastercard, Visa etc. to Start Operating as Payment Bank. as mode of payment for its investors to  The Dharwad-headquartered  India's first cashless vegetable  Karnataka Bank launches group invest in its schemes. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank market is introduced in Dharamshala, of Personal Accident Insurance Scheme  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (KVGB) has bagged two awards for Himachal Pradesh. The ICICI bank has named KBL Suraksha. This Scheme has signed an emergency order to ban inclusive insurance from Skoch Group installed this swipe machine in the comes in two varients , Plan A provides an country‟s largest banknote 100 bolivars for 2016. vegetable market. accidental insurance of Rs 5 lakh on banknote.  The State Bank of India (SBI),  Karnataka Bank Ltd has bagged payment of Annual premium of Rs 50 and  The Asian Development Bank country‘s largest lender, has launched its the „Best MSME Bank Award (private Plan B provides an accidental insurance of lowered India's growth forecast for this mobile wallet application ‗State Bank sector) 2016‘ instituted by Assocham. Rs 10 lakh on payment of Annual year from 7.4 % to 7 % due to a slight MobiCash‟ in partnership with Bharat  Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) banned premium of Rs 100 slowdown in the economy following the Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). the use of India‘s new notes of Rs. 500 and  LIC and SIDBI signed Contribution central government's demonetisation  Ukraine has nationalised the Rs. 2,000, terming them ―unauthorised and Agreements with 7 Venture Capital move. country's largest bank in an attempt to illegal‖ said these new notes were not yet Funds (VCFs) with an aggregate  According to the 2016 Jane‘s Defence avert a financial meltdown. legal in Nepal. commitment of Rs 99.50 crore from LIC Budgets Report, released by research firm  Retirement fund body, Employees  The Centre released Rs 1,982 crore in New Delhi. IHS Markit, India has become the fourth Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), for the multipurpose Polavaram  Online automobile marketplace largest defence spender in the world, reduced interest rate on employee irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh. The Droom has tied up with Axis Bank to after US, China, and the UK. provident fund (EPF) deposits to 8.65 per funding is being done through NABARD. provide quick sanction of loans on both  Google and the government of Cuba cent for 2016-17 from the current 8.8 per  Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank new as well as used cars. signed a deal, that will enable Cuba to cent. (KVGB) has come out with an innovative  The RBI has agreed to provide have faster access to internet content  Maharashtra based YES Bank has method of employing women in villages to rupees one billion in Rs 100 denomination from the US technology giant. partnered with Indian online transportation promote and popularize cashless notes to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to  India, signed a Grant Agreement of network company Ola to provide cash-on- transaction. The bank launched a scheme ease the acute shortage of 100 Rs notes USD 5.19 million with International Bank demand at customer‘s doorstep. named „Bank Sakhi‟. faced by the Himalayan nation. for Reconstruction and Development  US based Amazon India launched  The SDC has been incorporated  UCO Bank launches Suvidha (IBRD) for Additional Financing for Energy the wallet Amazon Pay Balance in a bid under the Companies Act, 2013. The prepaid card , it can be used for cash Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic to increase cashless orders and it is limited Cabinet in July had approved the formation withdrawals, purchase at Points of Sale Framework for Energy Efficiency. to Amazon-based transactions. of the SDC (Sagarmala Development (POS) or over the Internet.  Indian e-commerce website Paytm has  Chattisgarh CM dedicates Company) under the administrative  HDFC Bank Launches Humanoid announced partnership with National country‘s first cashless bazaar (Smart control of the Ministry of Shipping. Robot IRA, it also be installed with the Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to bazaar) to people in Raipur.  Pune based public sector lender map of the bank branch with a button enable cashless payments at all national  The Reserve Bank of India said that Bank of Maharashtra, has adopted the “Take me there” to help the customers in and city toll plazas. it will issue Rs 50 denomination village of Malangaon, in Sangli district, easy service.  Indian e-commerce website Paytm banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series- Maharashtra.  SBI has waived Merchant launched it‘s toll-free number 2005, with inset letter „L‟, „R‟ in both the  IDFC Bank has announced the Discount Rate (MDR) on debit card 180018001234 to enable transaction number panels. nationwide launch of IDFC Aadhaar Pay, transactions for all small merchants with the country‘s first Aadhaar-linked www.RACEInstitute.in |Is Now In CHENNAI | MADURAI | TRICHY | SALEM | COIMBATORE| M :7601808080 / 9043303030

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annual turnover of up to Rs 20 lakh for the resultant entity created by the merger Bank for violations of norms related to restructured accounts for computing one year upto December 31,2017. of an unlisted and a listed company has to KYC and anti-money laundering. NPAs.  HDFC Bank introduced digital be more than 25%. The unlisted entity  The Competition Commission of  Wholesale reinsurance provider wallets to install point of sale (PoS) can only merge with those companies that India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs. 207 Swiss Re has received approval from the terminals at counters in temples of Tamil are listed on exchanges such as the crore on seven major cement companies Insurance Regulatory and Development Nadu. National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE. for being involved in bid rigging and Authority of India (IRDAI) to open a branch  Citibank Launches Voice  NITI Aayog calls for review of cartelisation to get tenders in Haryana in the Mumbai city. Biometrics Authentication for Phone Right to Education Act. The move is aimed government orders.  UK-headquartered Vodafone India Banking rather than remember multiple to minimise the drop-out rate.  India's third largest private lender signed an MoU with the West Bengal PINs.  NSE introduces e-ETF facility Axis Bank has reported a 73% year-on- government to invest Rs 3,000 crore for  World Bank projects global growth under e-IPO module. With an objective year fall in net profit for the quarter capacity augmentation and new business at 2.7% in 2017. to facilitate acceptance of subscriptions for ended December to Rs.579.6 crore. initiatives over next three years.  NITI Aayog has projected the Further Fund Offer of CPSE ETF, NSE has  National Payments Corporation  Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender India GDP growth rate of 8 Percent for introduced an online facility for the of India (NPCI), the developer of the Singh inaugurated the new Universal Rail 2016-17 based on the appraisal document investment and subscription of exchange interface that allows customers to transfer Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of Steel for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. traded fund on its e-IPO platform. money across banks, has asked ICICI Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), URM  IMF Lowers India‘s GDP Growth  The Central Board of Direct Bank to stop blocking transactions from established at a cost of about Rs 1200 Rate to 6.6% from 7.6% for FY17 Taxes (CBDT) cleared that income Flipkart‟s payments app PhonePe. crore. It will take BSP‘s total capacity to  Yes Bank Launches Business declared under Pradhan Mantri Garib  The Union Cabinet chaired by the produce rails at 2.0 million tons per annum Accelerator Program Yes Fintech to Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY) would not be PM Modi has given its approval to exclude (MTPA). This will be the largest rail provide start-ups a platform for creating entitled to get any credit by way of States/Union-Territories (with Legislature) production capacity in any single location sustainable and market ready products as advance tax paid or the tax deducted at except Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala for a plant world over. well as provide innovative banking source (TDS) or tax collected at source and Madhya Pradesh from National Small  Minister of State for Food solutions to the customers. (TCS). Savings Fund (NSSF) investments Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan  Yes Bank Launches India‘s First  London‘s insurance giant Lloyd has effective from April 1, 2016. Besides, it Jyoti stated 100% Foreign Direct Customisable Savings Account that enables received the final approval from the also approved to provide a one-time loan Investment in food processing sector is the customer to choose various features of Insurance Regulatory and of Rs. 45,000 crore to Food Corporation being actively considered by the Union a savings accounts that suits one‘s own Development Authority (IRDA) to set up of India (FCI) from NSSF to meet its food Government. lifestyle. its first branch in India. subsidy requirements.  The Competition Commission of  Mysuru Printing Press Breaks  New Delhi based Punjab National  Kerala Gramin Bank has launched India (CCI) approved the proposed merger Record by Printing Highest No. of Currency Bank signed a memorandum of a novel programme called FI@School at of online travel firm MakeMyTrip‟s Indian Notes in a December 2016 , it printed 10.9 understanding(MoU) with India Post Assisi Vixdyanikethan Public School, travel business with rival Ibibo Group. million currency note in a day. Payments Bank(IPPB) to provide Kakkanad to propagate financial literacy  The World Economic Forum  Venezuela govt scrapping technology platform for pilot launch of IPPB among school children. Annual Meeting 2017 was held in Davos- circulation of the most-used 100-bolivar on receipt of regulatory nod from the  The GST Council has decided that Klosters, Switzerland. The theme of 47th note and replacing it with new bills ranging Reserve Bank of India. tax evasion of upto than Rs. 2 crore would World Economic Forum Annual Meeting from 500 to 20,000 bolivars.  Washington based World Bank has be bailable offense to ensure that the 2017 is Responsive and Responsible  ICICI Pru acquires 8.41% stake in sanctioned Rs 1,376 crore for trader gets immediate bail while the non- Leadership. Fino Paytech for Rs 100 crore. upgradations and improvement of the bailable offenses would be limited to  The Banking Codes and  United Nations report on World Tripura power system network. ‗forgery and non- deposit of collected taxes Standards Board of India (BCSBI) has Economic Situation and Prospects  In five general insurance companies with the exchequer within the stipulated announced an initiative as per which it (WESP) 2017, India‘s economy is are the New India Assurance Company time frame. would organise ―Know Your Rights‖ projected to grow by 7.7 percent in the Ltd, United India Insurance Company  The Cooperative banks have been programme in select urban and rural areas fiscal 2017. Ltd, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, barred by the Government from accepting of the country to enhance awareness on  State General Reserve Fund of National Insurance Company Ltd and deposits under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Banking Codes at the grassroot level Oman (SGRF), a Sovereign Wealth Fund General Insurance Company Ltd, The Kalyan Deposit Scheme (PMGKDS) to among the people. and the State Bank of India will infuse Centre's shareholding would be divested stop any misuse of the deposited amount.  Telangana based India‘s largest $150 million and $50 million respectively in from 100% to 75% in one or more  The E-commerce company Flipkart incubator for start-ups, T-Hub has Private equity fund Oman India Joint tranches over a period of time. has been ranked at the top position in the launched a „GIS Innovation Hub‟ (GIH) Investment Fund (OIJIF).  President Mukherjee is due to nationwide consumer study titled ‗The in collaboration with Esri India for the  Banks cuts lending rates, home, inaugurate the 28th Dantan Gramin Indian E-tailing Leadership Index‟ start-ups belonging to the capital corporate loans to be cheaper, a day after Mela in West Midnapore district in West conducted by research firm Red Seer Hyderabad. PM Narendra Modi announced an interest Bengal, The fair will display the rural Consulting.  In order to generate awareness and subvention for home loans of up to handicraft skills of the people of the  Digital Payment Platform, to encourage cashless transactions among Rs.12 lakh and asked banks to keep the region. The different goods ranging from FreeCharge has launched a Mutual Funds the customers and traders, Digi-Dhan poor and middle class at the focus of their textile to terracotta will be on display. investment facility on its platform in Mela is being organised at Dssera Ground, activities.  The Foreign Ministry spokesperson partnership with Reliance Mutual Fund. Indore. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra  The Market Watchdog SEBI has of China, Hua Chunying stated that thirty  Mumbai based dairy firm Kwality Mahajan will inaugurate the fair. released rules allowing foreign fund more countries have applied for joining the Ltd has signed an MoU with Bank of  The Multiplex chain operator PVR managers to act as Portfolio Managers Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank Baroda to provide Rs. 4000 crore loans has launched a theatre on demand service under a relaxed regulatory regime. This (AIIB) besides 57 founding members. to one lakh farmers out of the established „VKAAO‟. new rule will make it easier for foreign fund  ICICI Prudential Life Insurance networks from whom the company  BookMyShow has acquired managers to enter India also provides has acquired 8.41 per cent stake in Fino procures milk. MastiTickets, an online ticket booking significance of taxation incentives for the Paytech Ltd (FPL) for a total consideration  Punjab National Bank (PNB) has firm, for an undisclosed amount. offshore fund managers willing to relocate of Rs 100 crore. launched a Contactless Credit Card named  The Chief Ministers panel on digital to India.  Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd has PNB Wave N Pay in New Delhi to further payments recommended levying a  SBI has waived Merchant reduced its retail prime lending rate (RPLR) enhance its digitalization initiative. banking cash transaction tax on Discount Rate (MDR) on debit card by 0.15 per cent.  Financial services major HSBC has transactions of Rs.50,000 and above. transactions for all small merchants with  Switzerland based World agreed to pay around $5 million (Rs.34  Banking major HSBC has said it annual turnover of up to Rs 20 lakh for Economic Forum announced a crore) in compensation to customers who plans to close 117 branches and 380 one year. The bank has decided to waive partnership with the UCSB‟s Marine were charged "unreasonable" fees for debt roles in UK this year due to customers completely, the MDR charges on debit card Science Institute to improve health of collection after falling behind on increasingly conducting banking through transactions for all small merchants for a world‘s oceans and maritime resources. repayments. Internet and mobile phones. period of one year upto December 31,  The Income Tax Department  Infosys has invested over $62  The RBI may extend deadline for 2017. released its detailed guidelines, As per the million in more than 12 startups from its reduced Merchant Discount Rate (MDR)  The General Anti-Avoidance Rule guidelines, banks need to report deposits $500 million Innovation fund operating in charges at petrol pumps to promote digital (GAAR) which was scheduled to be made by individuals‘ upto Rs. 2.5 lakh or spaces such as IoT, automation, and transactions. implemented from April 1, 2014, will now more in savings account during the drones.  Public sector Indian Bank has come into effect from April 1, 2017 demonetisation period. Besides, for  Varanasi-based Utkarsh Micro registered a 670 per cent rise in its third (Assessment Year 2018-19).GAAR contains current account holders, this limit is Rs Finance started operating its banking quarter net profits ending December 31, provision that allows the government to 12.5 lakh. business as Utkarsh Small Finance Bank 2016, to Rs 373.47 crore. prospectively tax overseas deals involving  RBI has planned to increase the to cater to the needs of the poor mainly in  Bilateral trade between the UAE local assets. focus on IT & Cyber Security in a move the northern belt. and India accounted for US$ 17 billion  The Odisha government plans to to combat the increasing threat of cyber-  In a bid to encourage banks to during the first half of 2016. 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approval allowing National Bank for  Nalini Sriharan‘s autobiography,  Lewis Hamilton won Mexican Grand  Indian chess Grandmaster P Agriculture & Rural Development ―Rajiv Gandhi assasin, hidden truths, Prix. Harikrishna entered the World Chess (NABARD) to raise approx. Rs. 20,000 Priyanka meeting Nalini‖ by Pa Ekalaivan.  The German Soccer, World cup top- Federation‘s top 10 rankings as per the crore from the market for on-lending to  Sunita Narains ―Conflicts of scorer Miroslav Klose retired. latest ranking list. Cooperative Banks. Interest: My Journey through Indias Green  Seven-year-old Hashim Mansoor from  Delhi‘s wicketkeeper –batsman  France issued its first ―Green Movement―. Kashmir‘s Bandipora district has won a Rishabh Pant scored the fastest ever Bonds‖ with a record sale of worth seven  Dipa Karmakar‘s biography to be gold medal at the Asian Youth Karate hundred by an Indian in Ranji Trophy billion euro (USD 7.5 billion) thus leading a co-authored by her coach Bishweshwar Championships, held at New Delhi. (first-class game). significant way towards establishment of a Nandi.  Ravichandran Ashwin retains top  Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo genuine market in renewable energy  President Pranab Mukherjee spot in ICC Test rankings. has won Marca's Alfredo di Stefano bonds. Releases Three Books Based on  Commodore V Sriramulu (Retd) an award for the best player in the La Liga for  American aerospace major Boeing Rashtrapati Bhavan The three books 92-year-old Indian Navy veteran has won a the 2015-2016 season. Corporation launched the ―Boeing India include: Life at Rashtrapati Bhavan, gold medal in a 5,000-metres race walk at  19 yr old Haseeb Hameed became the Engineering & Technology Center‖ Indradhanush-2 and Rashtrapati the World Masters Athletics Championships youngest player to open England in Test (BIETC) in Bengaluru in a bid to enhance Bhavan – From Raj to Swaraj. held in Perth. match. its aerospace innovation in global emerging  Actor Hrithik Roashan has  Indian junior men's hockey team  Indian Shuttler Sourabh Verma has market like India. launched a children's book series clinched the 4 Nations Invitational finished runner-up at Bitburger Grand Prix  The RBI has prohibited the Indian 'Tactabet', written in Braille format, which Tournament in Spain by defeating Gold badminton tournament at entities from making direct overseas is being published for visually impaired Germany 5-2 in the final. Saarbrucken in Germany. investments in any entity that is located people.  Andy Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried  Rahul Dravid Appointed Brand in ‗non co-operative countries and  The autobiography of Sachin Tsonga to win the Erste Bank Open. Ambassador for T20 World Cup for Blind territories‘, as identified by the inter- Tendulkar ―Playing it my way‖ has won  India retained the top spot in the ICC and India is going to host it. governmental body Financial Action Task the prestigious Crossword Book of the Test team rankings.  Mumbai‟s Western Railways Force (FATF). Year Award in the Autobiography  Dhoni is the most valued athlete women‟s team grabbed the title in  India‘s largest online travel portal category. among Indians in the Forbes Fab 40 , the 33rd Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey MakeMyTrip has launched the first ever  The book titled, ‗The People‟s Roger Federer holds the top position in Tournament by defeating Haryana XI 4- social luxury travel magazine called President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam‟ has been that list. 2 in the title clash played at the Olympian ‗Luxury Travel Times„. written by Shri S.M. Khan who served as  Palpreet Singh, winner of National Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar.  The State Bank of India has the Press Secretary to President Kalam. Finals of ACG-NBA Jump, India's first  National Basketball Associaton launched a new wealth management  Akhada is the authorized biography national basketball talent search (NBA) announced that it is going to launch product named “SBI Exclusif” in Kochi, of Mahavir Singh Phogat, is written by program, was selected 11th in the fourth NBA Academy India in Delhi. Kerala. sports journalist Sourabh Duggal at the Round of the NBA D-League Draft held in  India's Junaid Kaliwala won the  The Government informed about its Chandigarh Press Club. New York. physique title at National Physique plan to launch the biometric based  Prakash Javadekar released a book  Indian Shuttler Pratul Joshi won Committee (NPC) Eastern USA in New Aadhaar Pay payment platform in few on cyber vocabulary named Cyber maiden title at Bahrain International Jersey, US. weeks for BHIM (Bharat Interface for Pathshala authored by Tarun Vijay. Challenge Badminton tournament at  Tejaswin Shankar created record in Mobile) App. Segaya in Bahrain. high jump with an effort of 2.26m at the  Nokia India operation has bagged INDICES:  Indian hockey men‘s team coach 32nd National Junior Atheletics a contract worth $500 million (Rs 3,650  India ranks 133rd in 2016 Global Youth Roelant Oltmans contract extended till Championships. crore) from Mumbai based Vodafone for Development Index. Germany holds the 2020.  Virat Kohli became the first Indian deployment and expansion of 4G network top position.  PM Narendra Modi felicitated Rio Test skipper to be out hit wicket in last 67 in the country.  India Ranks 2nd in the Global Business Paralympics silver medalist Deepa Malik years.  Chinese e-commerce giant Optimism Index. Indonesia topped in the with a Rs. 4 crore cash reward in  Indian women‟s carrom team Alibaba‟s financial arm, Ant Financial list. Gurugram, Haryana. Malik was the first defeated Sri Lanka to win the gold at the reached an agreement to acquire U.S  India has been ranked 20th Indian woman athlete to win a Paralympics seventh World carrom championship in money transfer company MoneyGram for on Climate Change Performance Index medal. Birmingham (UK). USD 880 million. (CCPI) 2017 according to German  R Ashwin made brand ambassador of Prince Harry of Britain declared that, the  CASHe has partnered with Paytm watch and Climate Action Network Equitas SFB. Invictus Games 2018 will be held in to allow its users to deposit cash transfers Europe Publication.  The Indian women‘s hockey team. India Sydney, Australia. from CASHe to their Paytm wallets.  World Bank‘s Ease of doing Business registered a 2-1 victory over China to  Eight-year-old Kashmiri girl, Tajamul  Indian-American entrepreneur, Report 2017, India now ranks 130 out of claim the women‘s Asian Champions Islam, winning a Gold Medal for India Gururaj Deshpande has decided to 190 countries. New Zealand topped in Trophy title in Singapore. in The World Kick Boxing launch India‘s largest startup incubation that list.  Manny Pacquiao reclaims the World Championship of Under- Eight Players. centre at Hubballi in Karnataka.  India ranks 87th on the World Economic Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight  Former South Africa spinner Robin  Future Generali India Insurance Forum‘s Global Gender Gap report 2016. title for the third time. Peterson announces retirement from Company (FGII) announced an agency Iceland topped in the list. Air Force Club, Iraq has lifted the Asian cricket. tie-up with Pune based Bank of  India ranked 138th in the 2016 Federation Cup by defeating Bengaluru  Punjab National Bank of Delhi has rd Maharashtra. Information and Communication Football Club 1-0 at Doha. won 33 Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hocket  Reliance Defence and Technology (ICT) Development Index.  Bastab Tapan Bordoloi an Assam Tournament for the first time beating Army Engineering Ltd (RDEL), a wholly owned South Korea topped in the list. boy won Five gold medals and a silver at XI at Jalandhar (Punjab). arm of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra),  India ranked 7th in the Global the South Asian Aquatic Championship  Indian hockey captain PR Sreejesh has signed a contract worth Rs. 916 crore terrorism Index 2016. Iraq topped in the (SAAC) held in Sri-Lanka. has been nominated for the International with the Ministry of Defence to design and list.  Britain‟s Andy Murray has attained Hockey Federation‘s (FIH) goalkeeper of construct 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for the  India has been ranked 4th in the the world number one ranking for the first the year award. Indian Coast Guard. Global Wind Power Installed Capacity time replacing Novok Djokovic.  Vandana Katariya will captain Indian  The private sector lender Lakshmi index, China topped in the list.  India has won 29 medals at the senior women's hockey team, Sunita Lakra Vilas Bank in partnership with Bangalore  India Ranks 60th in Inclusive Commonwealth Wrestling Championships will be the vice captain in the Test Series based fin-tech startup firm Fisdom, has Development Index 2017. Lithuania in Singapore. against Australia. launched a mobile application ―Mission topped in the list.  Henri Kotinen and John peers won Indian golfer Aditi Ashok became the first FINFIT‖ to offer the customers of the bank  India ranked 78th in global their first ATP World Tour Master 1000 Indian woman to win a Ladies European financial planning and personal wealth “Passport Index”, Germany topped in team tiltle at the BNP Paribas Masters Title Tour title by clinching the Hero Women‟s management services based on Robo the list. in Paris. Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country advisory.  India has been ranked at 79th spot  The Czech Player Petra Kvitova wins Club in Gurgaon.  India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) out of 176 countries in the Corruption 2016 WTA Elite Singles Trophy. Argentina‘s Carlos lacono wins World started its operations with the pilot Perception Index (CPI) for the year  Indian wushu team has won an Championships of freestyle football. services launched in Raipur and Ranchi. 2016 released by the Berlin-based impressive five medals, including four  Lewis Hamilton wins Brazilian Grand corruption watchdog Transparency silver and one bronze, in the eighth Prix. BOOKS & AUTHORS: International (TI). Sanda World Cup held at Xian, China.  Argentina defeated Croatia to win  Ruskin Bond: ―Death under The  India has been ranked at the 6th  Virat Kohli has moved up to a career- their first ever maiden Davis Cup tennis Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley- position in the latest annual list of eight best Second spot in the latest ICC Player title in Zagreb, Croatia. 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 Viswanathan Anand wins 2016  Lewis Hamilton won Abu Dhabi Grand  Karun Nair Scores triple century in  Supreme Court has removed BCCI Champions Showdown in St Louis, USA. Prix. test cricket match, he became the 2nd President Anurag Thakur and Secretary  Padmini Rout, the International  Barack Obama presented American Indian after Virendra Sehwag. Ajay Shirke from the Board of Control for chess Master has won the 2016 National basketball legend Michael Jordan with  Arjun Bhati wins in Kids Golf World Cricket in India (BCCI) for failing to Women Premier Chess USA‘s highest civilian honour in the form Championship held at Malaysia. implement the reforms suggested by the Championship for the third consecutive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  Ravichandran Ashwin wins Sir RM Lodha panel to reform BCCI. year.  Sachin Singh wins Gold Medal at the Garfield Sobers Trophy after being  Rio Olympic medalist and Arjun  International Hockey Federation (FIH) Aiba Youth World Boxing Championships named ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Awardee Deepa Malik and first female president Narinder Dhruv Batra has 2016 held at St Peterburg, Russia. cricketer of the Year. He becomes the third amputee to climb Mount Everest, announced India will be hosting the hockey Indian after Rahul Dravid and Sachin ArunimaSinha have been appointed as “Asian Champions Trophy” and “Youth DECEMBER: Tendulkar to receive that award. brand ambassadors for Swachh by NDMC. Olympic Asian qualifiers” in 2018.  Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the  Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC  Australian Cricketer Arthur Morris  Debbie Hockley has been elected as world Chess championship held at New striker Jeje Lalpekhlua has named 2016's becomes 82th player to be inducted into president of New Zealand Cricket, York City, USA All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. becoming the first woman to hold that role  International Tennis Federation has of the Year.  MS Dhoni Quits from India‘s ODI and in the 122-year history of the sport's given its approval to Pakistan to host first  Tamilnadu‘s N.Gaayathri won the T20 Captaincy, Virat Kohli is the new th national governing body. Davis cup match in 12 years. gold medal at 60 National Shooting captain of India. Indian golfer Aditi Ashok win the  Jamaica‘s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia‘s championship in women‘s 50m Rifle 3  Indian Women Football Team won th inaugural Qatar Ladies Open in Doha, Almaz Ayana have been named the male Position competition. their 4 consecutive SAFF Women‘s Qatar. and female World Athletes of the Year at  Shiva Keshavan wins gold for India Championship title defeating Bangladesh  Mritul, a 13-year-old boy from Kerala, the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Asian Luge Championships in Japan. in the finals at the Kanchenjunga set the world record for the longest at Sporting Monte Carlo.  India beat Sri Lanka by 34 runs and Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal. distance covered in freestyle swimming  Formula One Champion Nico cinched the Under-19s Asia Cup title at  Robert Marchand a 105 year old after covering over nine kilometres in Roseberg Announces Retirement. the R Premadasa Stadium, Srilanka. man has made a record by cycling Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.  Argentina women‘s hockey team  Sixteen-time world champion, Pankaj 22.547km (14 miles) in 1 hour.  Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated defeated Netherlands women‘s team to win Advani bagged the National title in 6-red  Hockey India sponsorship contract projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted the women‘s Hockey Junior World Cup Snooker, the shorter format of the game. with Sahara Group got extended up to village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in 2016. He is the only player in the world to win all 2021 both the men's and women's Andhra Pradesh.  L&T bags contract to convert Sardar titles — National, Continental and World in hockey teams at the senior and junior  The Indian Boxing Council Patel Stadium to world‘s biggest cricket 6-red Snooker. levels. (IBC) and Sporty Solutionz have signed stadium will have 1,10,000 seats.  Lord‘s Cricket Ground has released its  World record for largest tennis lesson a 5-year deal under which the Sporty  In Kerala, the 7th edition of top 20 players for this calendar year. with 956 kids takes place at Chennai Solutionz will provide IBC Rs. 100 Admiral‘s Cup Sailing Regatta, the flagship Indian test skipper Virat Kohli got the Open , The kids trained with leading crore to boost professional boxing in India. event of Indian Naval Academy, will number 1 spot in the ranking owing to his Indian players like Rohan Bopanna and  Haryana sprinter Dharambir singh kickstart at Ettikulam bay in Kannur marvelous performance in all format of the Leander Paes. has failed a dope test and has been district. game.  Abhinav Bindra and legendary slapped an eight-year ban by the National  Peter Gilchrist of Singapore won the  ICC has granted Shaheed Vijay Singh Prakash Padukone are part of the nine- Anti-Doping Agency. 2016 IBSF World Billiards Long Up title. Parthik (SVSP) Sports Stadium in Greater member government panel formed to  Oceans 12, a Tamil refugee cricket  South African swimmer Chad le Clos Noida approval for conducting International make recommendations for bringing out a team in Australia , won a national semi – broke his own world record in the cricket matches between full time member comprehensive National Sports pro T20 tournament. men‟s 100m butterfly final of FINA. countries of the game. Development Code across all  Virat Kohli is the first player to score  18 year old Indian racer Jehan  Indian Tennis Player Yuki Bhambri, disciplines. 500+ runs in each of the three formats in a Daruvala has been signed by Formula 3's clinched $10000 ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures  BCCI has named Virat Kohli as calendar year. top team Carlin for the 2017 FIA F3 title. captain of India‘s One Day International  Dev Patel, a 15-year-old Mumbai boy, European Championship.  15 months after Yoga was declared (ODI), T20I teams. took 10 wickets in an innings during the U-  Ravichandran Ashwin equals Kapil as a sport in India in September 2015 with  Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray 16 Harris Shield tournament, organised by Dev‘s record of 23 five-wicket hauls in the approval from the Prime Minister‟s to win the Qatar Open which also end the the Mumbai Cricket Association. Tests. Office (PMO), the decision has been Murray‘s winning streak of 28 consecutive  Nico Rosberg won the Formula One  The International Olympic reversed and has been once again ATP Tour matches. championship with 385 points (9 wins). Committee‘s executive board has granted derecognized as a sport.  Sania Mirza wins Brisbane women's  Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu provisional recognition to cheerleading  Virat Kohli named captain of Cricket doubles title with American Bethanie clinched her maiden Super Series and the martial art of muaythai as Australia‘s ODI team of the year and he Mattek-Sands but loses No.1 rank. Premier title after defeating Sun Yu of Olympic sports. was also named the captain of ICC‘s ODI  Indian squash star Velavan China in the finals of the China Open  Iqbal Sayed becomes First Indian to team of the year. Senthilkumar created history by winning badminton tournament in Fuzhou, china. Win Medal at Mr. Olympia Amateur Event.  Gujarat‘s Samit Gohel Creates World the first-ever all-Indian Boys‟ Under-  Ravichandran Ashwin became the  PV Sindhu wins Badminton World Record Score of 359 not out in Ranji 19 final at the British Junior Open in first bowler ever to complete 50 wickets in Federation (BWF) Most Improved Player Trophy. Sheffield. two consecutive calendar years. award.  Meghalaya to host National Games  Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and  Kenya‘s Olympic champion Eliud  Faf du Plessis sworn as the new test in 2022. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan captured men‘s Kipchoge won the men‘s race of Delhi Half captain of South Africa.  Azhar Ali became the first Pakistan doubles title defeating India‘s Divij Sharan Marathon, while Worknesh Degefa from  India‘s Pankaj Advani beats batsman to score a double century in a and Purav Raja in Chennai Open. Ethiopia clinched the women‘s title. Singapore‘s Peter Gilchrist to clinch his Test in Australia and also became the  New Zealand captain Kane Former World No.1 Trap shooting 11th World Billiards Championship. fourth batsman to score a double ton at Williamson has become the second champion Manavjit Singh  The International Bobsleigh and the MCG. batsman after Indian skipper Virat Kohli Sandhu clinched the gold medal in men‘s Skeleton Federation (IBSF) announced  India will train Qatar police for to feature in the top-five of the ICC th trap event at the 60 National Shooting that Russia will not host the 2017 handling the security during the FIFA World rankings for all three formats. Kane Championship for Shotgun in Jaipur. Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup 2022. Williamson climbs to fourth in ICC T20  Indian Wicket Keeper Ibrahim Khaleel Championships.  India women‟s team beat Pakistan rankings. from Hyderabad effected record of 14  Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar by 17 runs to win Asia Cup.  Olympic champion David Rudisha to dismissals in a first – class match. wins gold in 1st Elite Senior Men‘s  Indian Golfer Mukesh Kumar be Mumbai Marathon Ambassador for the th  Andy Murray (Britain) beats Novak Nationals held in guwahati. became the oldest golfer to win an Asian 14 Standard Chartered Mumbai Djokovic (Serbia) to win his first  The International Tennis Federation Tour title at Delhi Golf Club (DGC) after Marathon. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title (ITF) named Andy Murray of Great Britain winning the Panasonic Open India.  Cristiano Ronaldo was named the held in London, Great Britain. With the and Angelique Kerber of Germany as the world's best player at the inaugural Best win Andy Murray sealed the rank 1 for 2016 ITF World Champions. JANUARY: Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. the year 2016 as this was the last indoor  New Zealand cricketer Suzannah  Indian tennis player Somdev  Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain tennis tournament of the year. Wilson Bates became the first woman announces retirement due to shoulder clinched the men‘s singles title of the 2017  Gaganjeet Bhullar defeats Jeev cricketer to win both the ICC Women‘s ODI injury. Chennai Open. Milkha Singh to win Indonesia Open golf and T20I Player of the Year awards.  Lionel Messi was chosen as the  Tiluck Keisam, an 8-year-old boy Tournament.  Vijendra singh Defeats Francis World‟s Best Playmaker for the year from Manipur covered 145 metres in 41  All India Football Federation Cheka to Retain WBO-Asia Pacific Super 2016 by the International Federation of seconds with cones under bars, set at a (AIFF) president Praful Patel has Middleweight Title. Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). height of 30 cm. indicated that India will bid for the FIFA  India defeated Belgium 2-1 to lift the  Russia's Sergey Karjakin pipped  Pankaj Advani wins Kolkata Open Under-20 World Cup in 2019 to be 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup. 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 PR Sreejesh Becomes Member of Sehwag has been named as the Brand Nov 2 - International Day to End Impunity January 9 – Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non – FIH (Federation of International Hockey Ambassador of the franchise. for Crimes against Journalists resident Indian Day) )Athletes‘ Committee.  Ronnie O‟Sullivan Snooker player Nov 5 – First Tsunami Awareness day January 10 – World Hindi Day  Indian Boxer Laishram Sarita Devi won a record seventh Masters title Theme: Effective Education and January 12 – National Youth Day to become Country‘s First Female against Joe Perry in the final at London‘s Evacuation Drills. January 15 – Army Day Professional Boxer. Alexandra Palace. Nov 6 - International Day for Preventing January 24 – National Girl Child Day  Consulate General of India in Dubai  Former Australian Cricketer Matthew Exploitation of Environment in War and January 25 – National Voters Day has announced launch of the 'Diplomats Hayden and David Boon have been Armed Conflict January 26 – 68th Republic day Cricket Championship Cup' in inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Nov 7 – National Cancer Awareness day Theme: Skill India and Beti association with the Skyline University Fame. Nov 9 – National legal Services Day. Bachao Beti Padhao College, Sharjah.  The Rest of India beat Ranji Trophy Nov 10 - World Science Day for Peace and January 26 - International Customs day  The Indian Women‘s boxing team champions Gujarat to win the Irani Trophy Development celebrated January 27 - International Holocaust coached by Gurbax Singh Sandhu was by six wickets. Theme: ―Celebrating Science Remembrance Day placed third at the 6th Nations Cup held  ICC named four women to be Centres and Science Museums‖ January 28 – Data Privacy Day in Vrbas, Serbia. Kazakhstan won the inducted in the strong group of B to Nov 11 – National Education Day January 29 – National Immunization Day tournament at first spot. conduct the ICC Women‟s World Cup Nov 12 – World Pneumonia Day January 29 – World Leprosy Day  Chennai Smashers beats Mumbai Qualifier 2017 in February 2017 in Theme: Keep the Promise, Stop January 30 - Anti Leprosy Day Rockets in the Premier Badminton Colombo. Pneumonia Now January 30 – National Martyr‘s Day League season 2 title.  The All India Football Federation Nov 12 – Public Service Broadcasting Day  Tajikistan‘s chess player Farrukh (AIFF) launched its first ever Indian Nov 13 – World Kindness Day Amonatov won the 15th Parsvnath Delhi Women‟s League (IWL) in order to make Nov 14 – National Children‘s Day International Chess tournament. football a professional sport for women in Nov 14 – World Diabetes Day  Sports Minister Vijay Goel the country. Theme: ―Eyes on Diabetes‖ inaugurates Khelo India competitions,  Pankaj Advani won his 7th national Nov 16 – International Day for Tolerance that includes Swimming, Cycling and title in the finals of Manisha National Theme: Promoting Tolerance Wrestling. Billiards and Snooker Championship at Nov 16 – National Press Day  Kapil Dev was inducted into Legends the PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Pune. Nov 17 – World Philosophy Day Club „Hall of Fame‟ at the Cricket Club of  Japan based sumo wrestler Nov 19 – World Toilet Day India. Kisenosato was promoted to the highest Theme: Toilets and Jobs  Gujarat Wins Maiden Ranji Trophy rank of the wresting, ―Yokozuna‖ after Nov 19 – International Men‘s Day Title against Mumbai at the Holkar stadium winning his first title at the New Year Theme: Stop male Suicide in Indore. Parthiv Patel wins the Man of Grand Sumo Tournament with a 14-1 Nov 20 – Universal Children‘s Day the Match. record. Theme: Stop Violence against  The Minister of State (I/C) for Youth  Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt will the Children Affairs and Sports Mr Vijay Goel have to hand back one of his nine Olympic Nov 21 – World Television Day constituted a committee to suggest gold medals won in the 4x100m relay Nov 21 – World Hello Day improvements in the National Sports event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to Nov 25 – International Day for the Development Code functioning of sports his Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter Elimination of Violence against Women Chennai: federations. who was tested positive for a banned Nov 26 – Constitution Day 1, South Usman Road, T  Pakistani batsman Babar substance. Nov 26 – National Milk Day Azam became the fastest player  David Boon and Matthew Hayden, Nov 29 – International day of solidarity Nagar.Chennai. Mob: 9043303030 / in Pakistan‟s One Day International and the brilliant women‘s all-rounder Betty with the Palestian people. 7601808080 (ODI) history to score 1,000 runs in 21 Wilson will be inducted into the Australian December 1 – World AIDS Day

innings. Cricket Hall of Fame (ACHoF). Theme: Hands up  The International Olympic  Tokyo Olympic Committee announced for #HIVprevention. Madurai: Committee (IOC) and Chinese e- that Son Goku, a cult anime character December 2 – International Day for the #24/21, Near Mapillai Vinayagar commerce firm Alibaba Group entered from Dragonball Z, will serve as one of its Abolition of Slavery Theatre, Kalavasal. M: 7695814311 into a long-term partnership through 2028, brand ambassadors. December 3 – International Day of this makes Alibaba the worldwide  The TOP Committee has been Persons with Disabilities sponsor of Olympic. reconstituted by the Union Minister of State Theme: Trichy:  Nirmal Yadav from Delhi, set a record (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri ―Achieving 17 Goals for the opp BSNL office, Juman Center, 43 at National Shooting Championship in Vijay Goel to identify and support Future We Want” Promenade Road, Cantonment. Pune. She shot 341/400 in the Veteran potential medal prospects for 2020 and December 4 – Navy Day Women's 10-metre Air Pistol event to claim 2024 Olympic Games under the “Target Theme: “Indian Navy – Mob: 9360703030 the national record in the category. Olympic Podium” scheme. Ensuring Secure Seas for a Resurgent  Manchester United became the  Serena Williams won the Australian Nation.” Salem: World's richest football club, with a record Open beats her sister Venus Williams. December 5 – World Soil Day revenue of over Rs.4,300 crore for the  Abhinav Bindra appointed as head Theme: “Soils and #209, Muthu Plaza, Junction Main 2015-16 season. of new TOP committee to identify talent. pulses, a symbiosis for life” Rd, State Bank Colony, Salem.  Indian Women boxers scores six  Siliguri based Abul Hossain won December 5 – International Volunteer Day Mob: 7305958080 medals at the Nation‘s cup in Serbia. the Kolkata Full Marathon by completing Theme: "Global Applause -  Punjab Royals beats Haryana the race in 02:34:02. give volunteers a hand". Hammers at the Pro Wrestling League  Roger Federer defeated Spain‘s December 7 – International Civil Aviation Coimbatore: Season 2. Rafael Nadal in Australian Open men‘s Day #545, First Floor, Diwan Bahadur  Jayesh Raimalani, a young Indian singles,to win a 18th Grand slam title. December 8 – Plastic free day footballer, has joined Barcelona-based  bigail Spears and Sebastian Cabal December 9 – International Anti – Road, RS Puram. Mob: 7667673030 football team 'Club Esportiu Jupiter', defeated Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig in Corruption Day / 7667678080 Chennai: #1, South which plays in the fourth division of Mixed doubles finals in Australian Open. December 10 – Human Rights Day Usman Road, T Nagar. Chennai. Spanish football.  Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller Theme: ―Stand up for Mob: 9043303030 / 7601808080  Russia‘s St. Petersburg unveils logo and Auditor General of India (CAG) was someone‘s rights today!‖ for 2020 Euro Cup , the logo depicts the appointed as the head of the Board of December 11 – International Mountain Day Palace Bridge which has established itself Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Theme: „Mountain | www.RACEInstitute.in | as one of the most iconic sites in the city. administrative committee by the Supreme Cultures: Celebrating diversity and

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