Current Affairs 01 May to 31 May 2017 NATIONAL Topic Page No. International Comparison Programme (ICP) 8 – 8 Centre amends definition of a start-up 8 – 8 In-flight Wi-Fi Net access soon 9 - 9 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanchar Kaushal Vikas Pratisthan Scheme 9 - 9 Launched Preference to ‘Make in India’ in Government procurements 10 - 10 Cabinet approves setting up of new AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam 10 – 11 Cabinet approves phasing out Foreign Investment Promotion Board 11 - 12 ‘SEVA’ App 12 – 13 Karmapa’s travel curbs to go 13 - 14 Inauguration of Integration of eSanad with Parinam Manjusha 14 – 14 New Bill to deter offenders’ escape 14 – 15 New coal linkage plan ‘Shakti’ 15 – 15 Cabinet approves Pan-India implementation of Maternity Benefit Program 15 – 16 Cabinet approves amendment of the Public Premises (Eviction of 16 – 17 Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971 Government approves pharma mission to develop bio pharmaceuticals 17 – 18 Operation Clean Money portal launched to track evaders 18 – 18 Over 900 railway stations to have CCTV cameras 18 – 19 Public Affairs Index 19 – 20 Measurement of Liveability Index 20 – 20 No-fly list: Soon, unruly flyers could be grounded for up to 2 yrs 20 – 21 Kambala Bill to be sent again to President with minor modifications 22 – 22 National Steel Policy 2017 22 – 23 Policy for providing preference to domestically manufactured iron & steel 23 – 24 products in government procurement INTERNATIONAL Topic Page No. India and Spain Sign Seven Agreements 24 – 24 29 th May: International Day of UN Peacekeepers 25 – 25 India and Fiji Inks Agreement on Defence Cooperation 25 – 25 1 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 eMigrate violates our sovereignty: UAE envoy 25 – 26 G7 summit 26 – 26 India gives $500 million assistance to Mauritius, ink four agreements 27 – 27 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 27 – 29 Joint Declaration of Intent between Germany and India regarding 29 – 29 cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine Annual Meeting of African Development Bank 29 – 30 Smallest nation joins International Solar Alliance 30 – 31 RCEP trade ministers to meet 31 – 31 Now, Victoria Memorial on Google Arts & Culture 32 – 32 Cabinet nod for signing of convention on base erosion and profit shifting 32 – 33 India, Palestine ink 5 MoUs on cooperation in IT, agriculture sectors 33 – 34 India working with World Gold Council to create a spot exchange 34 – 34 Indian bags key post in UNFCCC 34 – 35 India’s ‘Ujala’ to light up UK homes 35 – 35 India to Skip OBOR summit in China 35 – 36 Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet 36 – 36 India-UK agree on MoU in urban transport sector 37 – 37 India wins stay at International Court of Justice in Kulbhushan Jadhav case 37 – 38 Project “LOcal Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse) 38 – 39 (LOTUS HR) India unanimously elected to head UN-Habitat 39 – 40 DIPP & WIPO to set up Technology and Innovation Support Centers 40 – 41 Japan pitches for Chabahar port 41 – 41 Russia, Iran and Turkey sign a deal on Syrian crisis 42 – 42 STATES Topic Page No. Delhi Police launches Bicycle Patrols for Better Policing 42 – 43 Darwaza Band for open defecation 43 – 43 Plenary of the North Eastern Council 43 – 44 IWAI holds Road Show in Guwahati 44 – 44 Karnataka child marriage Bill finally gets President’s nod 44 – 45 Haryana House passes motion for separate HC 45 – 45 Patna HC sets aside ban on ENA 45 – 46 2 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 SOCIAL Topic Page No. Important Decision of NCST 46 – 47 Legalising gambling: law panel in moral quandary 47 – 47 Centre confirms 3 Zika cases in Gujarat 47 – 48 New book celebrates the Reang of Tripura 48 – 48 Atal Pension Yojana reaches 53 lakh subscribers 49 – 49 New curbs on cattle slaughter 49 – 50 Union Sports Min flags off Slum Yuva Daud 51 – 51 Dr Ambedkar National Award for Social Understanding and Upliftment of 51 – 52 Weaker Sections Govt. permits DIPP to grant industrial licences to defence manufacturers 52 – 52 National Commission for Women holds Interactive Meeting with State 53 – 53 Commissions for Women Reader titled “Raising Happy Children and Providing Safe Childhoods” 53 – 54 released High Level Committee on Scouts and Guides Submits Report 54 – 55 In NTD fight, the end in sight 55 – 55 Survival of newborns: India ranks lower than Somalia 55 – 56 Pneumonia vaccine to be part of immunisation drive 56 – 57 Aquatic animal diseases revisited 57 – 58 Ebola resurfaces in Africa 58 – 58 Govt. announces steps to curb online child sexual abuse 59 – 59 Northern Zonal Council meeting 59 – 60 UPSC to share competitive exams scores online to boost hiring 60 – 60 Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims worst off: India Exclusion Report (IXR) 61 – 62 Supreme Court’s Integrated Case Management Information System 62 – 62 Labour meet to focus on social security 62 – 63 Rail regulator to define performance standards 63 – 64 Centre mulls financial assistance to fisherfolk 64 – 65 NGOs told to open accounts with core banks 65 – 66 Govt. sets up Task Force to help compute timely employment data 66 – 66 Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in India, says new study 66 – 67 Tax processed foods: FSSAI panel 67 – 68 ‘Quality of water has improved’ 68 – 69 Set up database of children in orphanages, SC tells govt. 69 – 70 Swachh Survekshan-2017 70 – 71 3 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 World Press Freedom Index 2017 71 – 72 eVIN Project of Health Ministry becomes global best practise in 72 – 72 immunisation NITI Aayog for less teaching, more research 73 – 73 SOCIAL ECONOMY Topic Page No. SEBI targets participatory note norms 73 – 74 RBI Dy. chief selection norms eased 74 – 74 Prices of 31 more drugs capped 75 – 75 Dhola sadiya bridge: India’s longest river bridge 75 – 76 Fund for development and maintenance of National Waterways (NWs) 76 – 77 Paytm Payments Bank 77 – 78 GST Council sets rates for most commodities 78 – 79 Cabinet clears proposal to build 10 atomic reactors 79 – 79 Sagarmala- DDUGKY Convergence for Skill Development in Coastal Districts 80 – 80 ‘Tough to solve jobs issue’ 81 – 81 India jumps 73 spots to 26 rank in World Bank’s electricity accessibility list 81 – 81 Radiators, glass attract AD duty 82 – 82 New series WPI, IIP released with base year 2011-12 82 – 83 Voluntary unemployment rising 84 – 84 Centre to raise with U.S. non-tariff barriers 84 – 85 Driving towards safer roads 85 – 86 President’s nod for law on RBI taking action against loan defaulters 86 – 86 New Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA 86 – 87 Package to resolve NPAs gets Cabinet nod 87 – 87 DEFENCE Topic Page No. Minesweeper deal to be inked soon 88 – 88 More Akash systems for Army 88 – 88 IB-like secrecy norms to be imposed on NTRO staff 89 – 90 MoU Signed between Indian Navy and Space Application Centre 90 – 90 Ransomware: Alert sounded on malware 90 – 91 Army brings back CASO as part of counter-terror operations in Kashmir 91 – 91 Strategic Partnership (SP) model 91 - 92 4 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Doctrine of “SAMADHAN’ for use in security operations 92 – 92 2,000-strong CoBRA force for Sukma 93 – 93 Entire Assam declared ‘disturbed’ 93 – 94 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Topic Page No. Indian researchers develop 3D bioprinted cartilage 94 – 95 Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter’s Poles 95 – 95 Scientists bring ‘limitless’ blood supply closer to reality 96 – 96 India’s first uterine transplant performed 96 – 96 Earth 2.0 has water, supports alien life? 97 – 97 China tests ‘Lunar Palace’ as it eyes moon mission 97 – 97 Railways to acquire EOTT system to run trains without guards 98 – 98 Now, turn any surface into touchscreen with a spray paint 98 – 98 A century of looking at our closest star, the sun 98 – 99 European XFEL generates its first laser beam 99 – 100 A way to use water to convert methane into methanol 100 – 101 Researchers develop synthetic soft retina 101 – 101 Facebook Launches Express Wi-Fi in India 101 – 102 NASA’s inflatable greenhouse could feed astronauts on Mars 102 – 102 ENVIRONMENT Topic Page No. Dual onslaught on earth: Global warming and local urban heating 103 – 103 Cattle trade rules go against 1960 law 103 – 104 “Ozone2Climate” Technology Roadshow 105 – 106 After 84 years, cobra lily blooms again 106 – 106 Ecological concerns over combustible ice 106 – 107 Action plan for Pampa conservation 107 – 107 Mapping the universe with quasar positions 107 – 108 Chitale Committee recommends several measures for Desiltation of Ganga 108 – 109 Study on Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism for Solar Power Generation 109 – 110 Projects West Bengal government to soon introduce new fishing method ‘cage culture’ 110 – 110 5 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 2nd National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR-2017) concludes 110 – 111 NBT to host diaspora meets 111 – 112 Officials from Arctic nations to meet amid drilling concerns 112 – 112 Govt. regulator gives nod for GM mustard 112 – 113 Centre to tap MGNREGA funds to make Saraswati flow again 113 – 114 Banganapalle mango gets GI tag 114 – 114 MORE NEWS Topic Page No.