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MOU/Agreement Countries

1 Malaysia development of a urea and ammonia manufacturing plant in the southeast Asian country. 2 India Japan Railway Safety 3 India Spain Cooperation in area of Civil Aviation 4 India Spain cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services 5 India Germany cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine 6 India Japan to set up a USD 250 million LNG import terminal in Sri Lanka 7 India Mauritius to cooperate in stepping up vigil against conventional and non-conventional threats in the Indian Ocean. India also agreed to provide a Line of Credit of USD 500 million to Mauritius for various projects.

MOU Industry/States/Others

1 Defence Services Staff Defence Services Command and on cooperation concerning military education in College (DSSC), Tamil Nadu Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur, the field of strategic and operational studies. Dhaka 2 California, Iowa, Illinois sister state agreements 3 Maharashtra WHO for eradication of Rubella measles 4 Chhattisgarh government, tripartite agreement for setting United Nations and Indian up an innovation lab. Institute of Information Technology -IIIT 5 Union Ministry of Road Union Skill Development to set up 100 driver training institutes. Transport & Highways Ministry 6 Department of Industrial World Intellectual Property to establish Technology and Innovation Support Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Organisation (WIPO) Centres (TISC) that would help innovators in developing countries exploit their potential. 7 Cashkaro.com YES Bank to launch Indias first Card Linked Offers (CLO) cash-back proposition. 8 Cholamandalam Investment Housing and Urban to offer loans for customers under the Credit and Finance Company Ltd Development Corporation Ltd Link subsidy scheme. (HUDCO) 9 Cisco Andhra Pradesh to make starting a small business easy. 10 Ola Airtel Payments bank Ola will integrate Airtel Payments bank to its app and Airtel will integrate Olas mobile wallet Ola Money as a payment solution on Airtel website and MyAirtel app for mobile recharges and bill payments. 11 Oracle Jharkhand for cloud-based citizen services 12 IIT Kharagpur British Geological Survey to turn into smart city

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13 NASA ISRO inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryanas Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world. 14 Mswipe PayU for digital payments in India 15 National Defence College, National Defence College, for enhanced cooperation in the field of military Dhaka, Bangladesh education concerning strategic and operational studies 16 BSNL Disney Land India to provide premium online gaming services to mobile customers of the telecom operator. 17 BSNL MobiKwik Co-create mobile wallet and digital sale of BSNL Sim cards 18 BSNL Facebook provide connectivity for the social networks Express Wi-Fi Program. 19 Ola Google launched Progressive Web App (PWA) 20 Karnataka Bank Ltd Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for selling life insurance products of LIC. 21 Bank of Baroda IFFCO co-branded debit cards for farmers 22 Karnataka Bank HDFC Asset Mgmt to sell the mutual fund products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd (HDFCAML). 23 ISRO NASA to build Earth – imaging satellite NISAR (NASA- ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar). This earth monitoring satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2021. 24 BSNL Inmarsat Open a new Indian GSPS gateway to enable the government and the private sector customers to access satellite phone services 25 ISRO Amul for fodder acreage estimation using space technology 26 Asian Development Bank Punjab National Bank (PNB) 100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop (ADB) projects in India

Appointments and Resignations

S.No Name Post Institution 1 Kamineni President Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 2 Mallikarjun Kharge Chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) 3 Braj Bihari Kumar Chairman Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 4 Emmanuel Macron President France 5 Sanjay Mitra Defence Secretary 6 Mr. Anthony Lianzuala Controller General of Accounts (CGA) 7 Moon Jae-in President South Korean 8 Venu Rajamony Indias ambassador Netherlands

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Taranjeet Singh Country Director for India 9 Mark Lowcock Chief UN Humanitarian Aid 10 Hubert Minnis Prime Minister The Bahamas 11 Mukul Mudgal Chairman FIFA's governance committee 12 Edouard Philippe Prime Minister France 13 Renu Satti CEO PayTm Payments Bank 14 Hassan Rouhani President Iran 15 Tedros Adhanom Director-General World Health Organization (WHO) 16 Sanjay Mitra Defence Secretary 17 Rajan Anandan Chairman Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) 18 Lenin Moreno President Ecuador 19 Anurag Tripathy Secretary CBSE 20 Tapan Ray Secretary Department of Economic Affairs 21 Rakesh Kapur Chairman International Fertilizer Association (IFA) 22 Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi Chairman National Commission for Minorities 23 Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by the World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease. 24 P.V Sindhu elected to BWF Athletes Commission. ( is also a member) Resignations/Terminations 1 Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigns

Awards and Recognitions

S.No Award Name Person/Institution Extra Knowledge 1. Fellowship award at The Asian Awards 2. Avvaiyar Award for 2017 Padma Venkataraman 3. Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Rajive Kaul By Republic of Korea Sungnye Medal (Chairman of Nicco group) 4. Transformative Chief Minister Award Chandrababu Naidu CM of Andhra Pradesh 5. MSME Banking Excellence Awards Village Financial Services under the category Best NBFC- 2016 MFI for Promotional Schemes. 6. honorary D Litt Amol Palekar, Nirmala Mishra, by Rabindra Bharati University Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay 7. Rising Star Award at 7th Annual Asian Sunny Pawar Awards 8. Wisden-MCC Photo of the Saqib Majeed Year award 2016 9. Award for outstanding Om Puri (Posthumously) achievement(7th annual Asian Awards) 10. The Best Film Award At The New York Mukti Bhawan Director- Shubhashish Bhutiani Indian Film Festival

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11. Award for the Best Actor category at Emma Watson (first-ever Genderless Acting the MTV Movie and TV Awards. Award) 12. Best Actress at New York Indian Film Konkona Sen Sharma For- Festival 13. Best Director at New York Indian Film Konkona Sen Sharma For- Festival 14. Footballer of the Year by Football NGolo Kante French professional footballer Writers plays for Chelsea 15. Woodrow Wilson Award for global Chanda Kochhar MD and CEO of ICICI Bank corporate citizenship 16. first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Pawan Kumar Chamling C.M of Sikkim 17. Indian National Science Academy Aravind Kumar Rengan (Professor at IIT- Hyderabad) (INSA) award in the Young Scientist category for 2017 18. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, ISRO Disarmament and Development for 2014 19. Whitley Awards/ Green Oscar Sanjay Gubbi of Karnataka and Purnima Barman of Assam 20. Dan David Prize Shrinivas Kulkarni 21. Mark Twain Prize 2017 David Letterman 22. CEO of the Year award in UK Sanjeev Gupta 23. TM Forums Digital Service Innovator Reliance Jio of the Year Award 2017 24. Dag Hammarskjold Medal Rifleman Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar 25. International Humanitarian Award Jacqueline Fernandez at the second annual Asian Voice Charity Awards held in London 26. WWF International Presidents Award Rohan Chakravarty (wildlife and President of WWF?- Yolanda environment cartoonist from India) Kakabadse 27. Product of the Year 2017, for product Aviva Heart Care, 2 Hearts, 1 Plan innovation in the insurance category 28. International Cricketer of the Year Ravichandran Ashwin award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017 29. 29th African Union (AU) summit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30. Porter Prize 2017 Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Gujarat and ITC Limited 31. FICCI Smart Policing Award 2017 Pune City Police 32. International Acclaimed Actress Award at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 33. Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar 2016 Satyabrata Rout 34. Akademi Ratna (Sangeet Natak Dr Sunil Kothari

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Akademi) 35. Best Natural Attraction in India Lake Pichola (Rajasthan) By HolidayIQ 36. European Golden Shoe for 2016-17 Lionel Messi has won this award for 4th time, equaling the record of Ronaldo 37. HR Innovation of the Year at Asia- Tata Motors Pacific Excellence Awards 38. 2017 PEN/Malamud Award Jhumpa Lahiri Some famous books of Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, The Lowland, In Other Words and The Clothing of Books 39. All I Want, an Indian film directed by Venika Mitra, has won at Beyond Borders Diversity of Cannes Short Film Showcase — an event independent of the ongoing 70th Cannes Film Festival. 40. The Paradip Port Trust has been awarded by the Union Shipping Ministry for witnessing the second highest growth in traffic for FY17.

Conference and Summits

S.No Summit Place . Extra Knowledge 1 2017 Global Mobile Internet Conference Beijing, China . 2 4th National Standards Conclave New Delhi . 3 International Permaculture conference Hyderabad 4 World Telugu Conference Hyderabad . 5 Safe Road & Inter State Highways Transforming India New Delhi (SRISHTI) Exhibition and The Highway Saga: Past Present & Future Exhibition and India Integrated Transport and Logistics Summit (IITLS) 6 1st International Young Author Awards 2017 Dubai . 7 Eighth conference of head of missions New Delhi Theme: Effective Diplomacy, Excellent Delivery. 8 15th edition of WFH International Musculoskeletal Seoul Congress (IMC) 9 India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Suva, Fiji Conference 10 19th India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Rome, Italy Cooperation 11 first meeting of the National Steering Group of NITI New Delhi held under the co- Aayog chairmanship of Amitabh Kant and Ratan Watal 12 G20 Labour & Employment Ministers Germany 13 2017 Arctic Energy Summit (AES) Finland

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14 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) Geneva, Switzerland 15 2nd India-OPEC Institutional Dialogue Vienna, Austria 16 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Hanoi, Vietnam (RCEP) Inter-sessional Ministerial Meeting 17 2017 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels, Belgium 18 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Cancun, Mexico 19 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Gandhinagar, Gujarat Bank (AfDB) 20 India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Suva, Fiji Conference 21 43rd G7 Summit Taormina, Sicily, Italy Theme: Building the foundations of renewed trust. 22 International Conference On Peace And Conflict Kabul, Afghanistan Management on June 6, 2017

International News

 China and Europe are planning to build the first-ever moon village  Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font  Worlds first quantum computing machine made in China  China to Launch its Own Encyclopaedia as a Rival to Wikipedia  UN owes India $55 mn for peacekeeping operations.  India will organise cultural festival in Egypt to mark 156th birth anniversary of .  India unanimously elected to head UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme  India to boycott Chinas Belt and Road Forum, BRF, beginning in Beijing.  The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Henderson Island (a remote island in the South Pacific) is the most polluted on earth: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)  Headquarters of the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission Headquarters (IPHRC) inaugurated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  India has launched the process to export Ujala to the United Kingdom with affordable Made in India LED bulbs.  Azraq (Jordan) has become the worlds first refugee camp powered by renewable energy.

National News

 Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe on 5 day visit to India.  President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has arrived in India on a 5-day visit  Turkish President Erdogan to arrive New Delhi on Sunday on 2-day India visit  Centre to set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Rajghat, Delhi  3rd edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Cleanest City- Indore, MP ; Dirtiest City- Gonda, UP  Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has shifted its strategic anti-Maoist command headquarters from to Chhattisgarh.  President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on a 4-day visit to India.

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 As per a joint report by CRISIL and PFRDA titled Financial Security for Indias Elderly—The Imperatives by 2050 every 5th Indian will be in their 60s.  Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas four day visit to India.  The Indias first high-speed Tejas Express flagged off between Mumbai and Karmali in Goa.  Four African nations Djibouti, Cote dIvoire, Somalia and Ghana have joined International Solar Alliance (ISA). ISA HQ- Gurugram.  Govt. to set up state cancer institutes costing Rs. 100 crore  Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth will arrive in New Delhi on 26th May 2017 on a three-day state visit to India.  Nauru (Worlds smallest nation) — has become the sixth country to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA)  Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth arrived in India for a three-day official visit.  India to have its own GPS system – NavIC- from 2018. NavIC- Navigation with Indian Constellation  India to be first in world to run all government ports on green energy. The government has planned to install almost 200 megawatt solar and wind power generation capacity at the ports by 2019. All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy

State News

Andhra Pradesh  Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as international airport  Andhra Pradeshs Banganapalle mango gets GI tag [Geographical Indications]  Andhra Pradesh Amends Act to appoint PV Sindhu as Group-1 officer

Arunachal Pradesh

 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has released a documentary film titled Kaani: A Film on Opium. (to create awareness on Drugs and its destructive effects.)  Arunachal Pradesh govt launches Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swavalamban Yojana for local entrepreneurs. Under the scheme, entrepreneurs are offered bank loan ranging from 10 lakh to one crore rupees with 30 per cent subsidy.

Assam

 Centre declares entire Assam as disturbed area under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for three more months with effect from May 3, 2017.  Indias longest bridge – the 9.15 km long Dhola-Sadiya bridge inaugurate by PM Modi in Assam. The bridge has been constructed across the Rivers Brahmaputra and Lohit and connects Dhola with Sadiya in upper Assams Tinsukia district. The bridge will be named after renowned singer Bhupen Hazarika

Chhattisgarh

 Chhattisgarh auctions Indias most expensive limestone block.  Forested area in Durg, Chhattisgarh named after Anil Dave

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Delhi

 Delhis taxi drivers have launched their own taxi app called Sewa Cab to take on Uber and Ola.  Delhi to host 3-day Indian Mobile Congress in September

Gujrat

 Ahmedabad to host biggest ever International Yoga Day event on June 21, 2017  Vadodara has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for most people sweeping a single venue.

Haryana

 Haryana government to offer meals at subsidised rates to registered construction workers under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, at 23 locations in the state.  Every house to get smart ID in Haryana  Haryana announces pension scheme for journalists above age of 60 years who have completed 20 years in profession. Monthly pension of Rs 10,000 and life insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh and a cashless mediclaim policy of Rs 500,000.

Himachal Pradesh

 100 MW Sainj Hydroelectric Project in Kullu district would be commissioned partially in may 2017.

Jammu Kashmir

 Worlds highest railway bridge to be built on Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir. Currently the tallest is Beipan river Shuibai railway bridge (China)  Centre has sanctioned Rs 200 crore for paying pending salaries of primary teachers in Jammu and Kashmir.  The J&K government has launched an e-clinics service for farmers with the aim to double farmers income by 2022.

Jharkhand

 Jharkhand has decided to become the second state in the country to reschedule its financial year from January to December.  BishuParv observed in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand.

Madhya Pradesh

 Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to adopt January-December fiscal year.  Madhya Pradesh Assembly declares Narmada living entity  Punj Lloyd Ltd and Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has inaugurated the countrys first private sector small arms manufacturing plant at Malanpur in Madhya Pradesh. Total cost- Rs 200 crore  The Madhya Pradesh government has passed a resolution granting river Narmada the status of a living entity.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Narmada Seva Mission for the conservation of the crucial river, which is a lifeline of Madhya Pradesh.  M.P. govt bans sand mining in Narmada

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Maharashtra

 Maharashtra becomes first Indian state to use Automated Weather Stations. (Dongargaon in Nagpur)  Indias second tallest flag pole has been inaugurated in Kolhapur, Maharashtra (303 feet). Tallest is 360 feet at Indo-Pak Attari Border.  Countrys first bio refinery plant inaugurated in Pune  Nagpur to get Indias first electric radio cabs  ISKCONs Govardhan Eco Village wins Smart Village Award by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)  Govardhan Eco Village, set up by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has won Smart Village Award  Mumbai airport has been crowned the worlds busiest among the single-runway facilities as it overtakes Londons Gatwick airport.  Maharashtra Govt Forms Good Morning Squad To Monitor Open Defecation.  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched a Shivar Samwad Sabha to reach out to farmers in the state  Nagpur became Indias first city with electric mass mobility system.

Manipur

 Japan to build World War 2 museum in Manipur  The Manipur government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state.

Odisha

 Odishas Sualgiri, Swalgiri communities notified as Scheduled Castes

Punjab

 Punjab govt makes Aadhar cards mandatory for all financial assistance schemes.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sanctioned more cash credit limit (CCL) for Punjab to a total of Rs 20,683 crore for wheat.

Sikkim

 Gangtok is northeasts cleanest city as per Swachh Survekshan-2017

Tamil Nadu

 112 feet tall bust of Adiyogi Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation in Tamil Nadu has been declared the worlds largest bust by the Guinness Book of World Records.  Indias first ornamental fish tech park, Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park (ARTP) to come up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu  An 18-year-old boy (Riftah Sharook) from Tamil Nadu has created the worlds smallest satellite, naming it KalamSat. (Named after Sir APJ Abdul Kalam)

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Telangana

has become the first state to introduce a logo for vehicles driven by persons with hearing impairment.  Hyderabad gets its first recycled bus stop made out of plastic bottles  Telangana hosted first Videsh Sampark. Telangana has become the first state in the country where the pilot e- Sanad project for online attestation of documents, was rolled out.  Turbo Megha Airways of Hyderabad becomes first private airline to get UDAN licence

Uttar Pradesh

 UP government has decided to celebrate January 24 as UP Diwas (UP Day)  National Basketball Association (NBA) has inaugurated its first ever academy in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.  Saturday to be no bag day at UP government schools  UP govt forms Maa committees to check mid-day meal quality  UP makes Aadhaar mandatory for taking board exams from 2018  UP Government launches Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination drive in 38 districts of UP

West Bengal

only state to not take part in Swachh Survekshan  Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), West Bengal has successfully created the countrys first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy.  Indias first underwater tunnel, which was built under the Hooghly river for establishing a metro link in Kolkata, has been completed before the deadline. The tunnel is 16.6kms, 10.8kms of which runs underground. And of 10.8kms, 502 metres under the water and the whole thing connects Howrah to the west and Salt lake to the east. Estimated cost of the entire project is $750 million or about Rs 5,000 crores.

Finance and Banking News

 The ICICI Group has made 100 villages digitally-enabled in 2017 and has announced its plans to transform 500 more by the year-end.  Singapore based Fintech startup FinMomenta has launched Tachyloans, the first-of-its-kind integrated digital lending platform in India for individuals as well as businesses.  Rate of interest on Floating Rate Bonds, 2024 fixed at 6.30% by RBI  Edelweiss Tokio launches Indias first insurance that can be bought at PoS  RBI restricts loss making IDBI Bank from hiring, opening branches  Sebi allows subscription to MF schemes through e-wallets. Investors can invest up to Rs 50,000 per MF per financial year through e-wallets.  Reserve Bank of India has put restriction on Uco Banks lending and branch expansion plans as the state-run lender made net losses for the two successive fiscal amid severe stress on asset quality.  Vijaya Bank plans nationwide rollout of debt swap scheme for farmers  Disha Microfin gets final nod from RBI for setting up small finance bank. The small finance bank will be called Fincare Small Finance Bank and will commence operations in July.  India Ratings and Research has downgraded State-run IDBI Bank to AA from AA+ and gave a negative outlook  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated that 25 per cent of the total number of banking outlets opened during a financial year should be located in unbanked rural centres.

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 DBS Bank has become the first bank in India to adopt a new open architecture model with three life insurers on a single platform. (With Tata AIA Life, Birla Sun Life and Aviva India Life).  HDFC Life launches AI-based insurance email bot SPOK  SBI introduces SBI Fastag for cashless drive through toll plazas. Works on works on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.  Federal Bank, in association with Geojit, has launched a new trading platform called Selfie for customers.  Paytm launches Payments Bank, facilitates cashback on deposits. Indias first bank with zero fee on online transactions, no minimum balance and free virtual debit card. Headquarters- Noida.  The RBI has decided to reconstitute the oversight committee, OC, with more members after the government armed it with additional powers to resolve bad loans with banks that have crossed Rs 8 lakh crore.  RBI allows co-operative banks to issue mobile wallets. Limit- Rs 10,000.  SBI launches national hackathon named Code For Banks  Moodys Investors Service has downgraded IDBI Banks local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba2 from Baa3.  All scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) wrote off Rs 2,25,180 crore cumulatively in the five-year period ended March 2016, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in an RTI reply filed by Times of India.  Govt selects 5 bankers to manage 3% stake sale in IOC (of around Rs 6,000 crore). The bankers are – Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Equities, SBI Capital Markets and ICICI Securities. Government currently holds 58.28 per cent stake in IOC  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the introduction of currency notes in one rupee denomination, printed by the Government of India. These currency notes are legal tender as provided in the Coinage Act 2011.  Exim Bank extends $500 m LoC to SBM (Mauritius) Infra

Business News

 Centre sanctions Rs 588 cr as drought relief for Rajasthan  Apple Inc has become the first US company to top the $800 billion mark in market capitalization  Techmagnate acquires BlogX, the largest blog conference in India

Economy News

 $ 770 bn black money entered India in 2005-2014: Global Financial Integrity (GFI)  Cabinet approves MoU on Third Line of Credit of US $ 4.5 billion to Bangladesh for implementation of developmental projects  The Income Tax department has launched a new e-facility to link a persons Aadhaar with the Permanent Account Number (PAN). It is a mandatory procedure for filing I-T returns.  The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised Rs. 3000 crore through Masala Bonds at London Stock Exchange.  US Approves 75 Million Dollars Chemical Protective Gear For Indian Soldiers  Fitch affirms Indias sovereign rating at BBB-  The revenue department has exempted residents of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, and citizens above 80 years from mandatory quoting of Aadhaar to obtain PAN cards and file tax returns.

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 Cabinet approves phasing out Foreign Investment Promotion Board. The work relating to processing of applications for FDI and approval of the Government thereon under the extant FDI Policy and FEMA, shall now be handled by the concerned Ministries/Departments in consultation with the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion(DIPP), Ministry of Commerce. There are 11 sectors that will need approvals (i.e they are not through automatic routes). The FDI proposals above Rs 5,000 crore would continue to be cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.  The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has announced a hike in investment limit in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) from 10% to 15 per cent.

Apps Launches/ Portal/Helpline

APP/Portal Features/Use Tarang Sanchar portal for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances. (Department of Telecom (DoT)) Integrated Case Management To make Supreme Court paperless by e-filing Information System (ICMIS) e-Krishi Samvad – online portal Launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry, for welfare and development of agricultural stakeholders in India. By directly connecting to the ICAR website, appropriate solutions from the subject experts and institutes can be availed through web or SMS. Investor Facilitation Platform Launched by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (Web Portal) (DIPAM). It will provide information about stocks of public sector units. It will be an interactive forum for all stakeholders, including investors, investment banks, law firms, public sector units and administrative ministries that are involved in stake sales. MHA Grievances Redressal App Launched by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). for grievance redressal of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel BSFMyApp Launched by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). to cater to the requirement of BSF personnel regarding Grievance Redressal as well as various other service and welfare related issues of the Force personnel Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application monitor the movement of coal from mines allocated to the power sector. (SEVA) dashboard (App and Webportal) DigiGST Tool to provide organisations with end-to-end Goods and Services Tax (GST) (EY) compliance support.

Projects  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its most powerful launch vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III into space.  NASA to launch worlds first mission into Suns atmosphere in 2018. The space craft has been renamed from Solar Probe Plus to Parker Solar Probe in honour of astrophysicist Eugene Parker.

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Defence News

 SpaceX has launched a spy satellite named NROL-76 for the US Department of Defence.  successfully test-fires advanced Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.  India test-fires Agni-II ballistic Missile from Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast  cordon and combing operation has been launched by security forces in south Kashmirs Shopian district by seeing the growing attacks on policemen and incidents of bank robberies.  Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system is now operational in .  The 29th India-Indonesia coordinated patrol or CORPAT has been commenced with an opening ceremony under the Andaman and Nicobar Command.  Two minesweepers of Indian Navy, INS Karwar and INS Kakinada, have been decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.  Indias INS Tarkash marks UK India Year of Culture  India and Australia will hold their second bilateral naval exercise AUSINDEX in June off the coast of Western Australia.  India has test fired a surface-to-air missile Spyder from a test range in Odisha. Spyder (Surface-to-air PYthon and DERby)  INS Darshak completes hydrographic surveys in Sri Lanka  Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, successfully test fired Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile.  The 24th bilateral exercise SIMBEX-17 between Indian Navy (IN) and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has commenced in South China Sea.  The Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise named Karavali Karunya began at Naval Station Karwar, Karnataka.  Israel Aerospace Industries has announced that it has won an additional, $630 million contract to supply air and defence missile systems for four ships of the Indian Navy.  The Dubai police have officially inducted the worlds first operational robot police officer into the force named robocop.  Indo-Thailand Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Table Top Exercise 2017 between the Indian Air Force and Royal Thailand Air Force (RTAF) has concluded at Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Defence minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated countrys first of its kind Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), at Chitradurga district in Karnataka. Rs 1,300 crore  Indian Navy frigate INS Ganga is placed in non-operational category from 28th May 2017, followed by decommissioning, after 32 years of service.

Sports News

Tournament Winner Runner Up Barcelona Open Tennis title Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem Russian Grand Prix F1 Valtteri Bottas Sebastian Vettel 19th Asian Squash Championship (Female) Joshna Chinappa I-League title Football title Aizawl FC Mohun Bagan Betfred World Snooker Championship 2017 Mark Selby John Higgins 26th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Great Britain Australia (India was 3rd)

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7th Junior Womens Hockey Cship Himachal Pradesh Mizoram Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel Mutua Madrid Open Rafael Nadal Dominic Thiem All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess R.R. Laxman Tournament Bengaluru FC Mohun Bagan Italian Opens Mens Singles title (Tennis) Alexander Zverev Novak Djokovic Asian Blitz Chess Championship R Vaishali 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Sweden Canada 2017 Sudirman Cup (Badminton) South Korea China Monaco Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel Kimi Raikkonen

Sports

 Pankaj Advani wins silver at Asian Snooker Championship  Soumyajit Ghosh wins singles & doubles gold at Chile Open (Table Tennis)  Sunil Chhetri bags Hero of the League award  FIFA Ranking May 2017: Top- Brazil. India- 100th. India entered top 100 after 21 years. In 1996 it was at 94th rank  Shiva Thapa wins silver at Asian Boxing Championships  Grand Prix of Liberation Plezn 2017 shooting championships. India won 7 medals. Heena Sindhu won a bronze medal  Devender Singh(Javelin Throw) qualified for the World Championships in London.  Indias first ever boxing league to be held in New Delhi  Olive Ridley to be mascot of Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar  Indian womens team fast bowler has become the highest wicket-taker in history of ODIs.  Harpreet Singh wins bronze at Asian Wrestling Championship.  VVS Laxman named an Honorary Life Member of MCC. He joined Sachin Tendulkar, and on the list.  Bajranj Punia has won the gold medal in mens 65kg freestyle categoryat the Asian Wrestling Championship. Sarita Devi took silver in the womens 58 kilogram category. won Silver in 60kg category. Vinesh Phogat won silver in freestyle 55kg finals.  Amul to sponsor New Zealand cricket team for Champions trophy  Ramudri Someswara Rao has won a gold medal in mens 200m T44 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in China.  Arjun Maini becomes first Indian driver to win a GP3 race  Ramit Tandon wins maiden PSA title.  Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant to win IPL 2017. Mumbai won this title for 3rd time.  Fencer C A Bhavani Devi wins gold at the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik, Iceland. (First Indian to win gold in this)  ESPN World Fame 100 list: Top- ; Four Indian in the list- (13th – Top Indian), Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina

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Schemes and Policy

Scheme Name Information Outlay Muktijodha scholarship scheme India will give Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh in the next five years. Vidya Veerta Abhiyan a wall of valour will be built in colleges and universities (Ministry of HRD) across the country and this will be built on contributory funding by students and teachers on voluntary basis. Size of wall- 15X20 feet. will depict the portraits of all the 21 Paramveer Chakra recipients. One IP- Two Dispensaries ESIC has given an option to an Insured Person (IP) to choose Scheme two dispensaries, one for self and another for family (Labour and Employment through an employer. Ministry) Aadhaar based Online Claim all EPF Members who have activated their UAN and seeded Submission scheme their KYC (Aadhaar) with EPFO will be able to apply for PF (Labour and Employment final settlement (form19), Pension withdrawal benefit Ministry) (Form10-C) and PF part withdrawal (Form31) from the their UAN Interface directly. SARAL GST solution Reliance Corporate IT Park (RCITPL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with enterprise application software major SAP SE to launch SARAL GST solution for taxpayers. Express WiFi service offer Internet facility through public hotspots to users in (Facebook+Airtel) rural parts of India. Deep Ocean Mission to carry out research to harness ocean resources in a Rs 10,000-crore (Ministry of Earth Sciences) responsible manner. SAMPADA Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Rs. 6,000 crore Agro-Processing Clusters Darwaza Band Campaign o promote toilet use and freedom from open defecation (Ministry of Drinking Water & across the countrys villages. supported by the World Bank Sanitation)

Committee

Head of Committee Purpose Dr. R. B. Barman Technical Committee to lay down Technical Standards for performance of core services formed by IBBI Arvind Panagriya task force to assess the extent of employment creation at different points of time, based on credible data. Madhav Chitale committee formed by Ministry of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga Rajendra Shukla to suggest measures to prevent ecological damage Narmada river, considered as the lifeline of the Madhya Pradesh.

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Rankings

Index India’s Rank Other Information World Banks electricity India- 26th accessibility ranking 2017 EY renewable energy India- 2nd Top- China attractiveness index Healthcare access and quality India- 154th Top- Switzerland (HAQ) index of The Lancet UNWTO international tourist India- 24th arrivals (ITA) barometer 2014 and 2015 Female participation in the India- 120th workforce (Report by World Bank)

Loans from Banks

From To Amount Purpose AIIB Andhra $ 160 million for a power project in Andhra Pradesh. Pradesh World Bank Himachal USD 36 Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity (IBRD) Pradesh Million Building Program

Miscellaneous News

 Prime Minister NarendraModi released a commemorative stamp on the 1,000th birth anniversary of Saint Ramanujacharya on May 1, 2017 in New Delhi.  Union Cabinet approved National Steel Policy 2017 which aims to make India self sufficient in steel production. Establishment of Steel Research and Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) to facilitate Research and Development (R&D) in steel sector.  eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network) project of Union Health Ministry has become global best practise in immunisation.  India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South |Asia Satellite (GSAT-9). Cost: Rs 235 crore  The worlds first ladies special suburban train today completed 25 years. (Mumbais ladies special train)  Baahubali 2 becomes first Indian movie to earn Rs 1,000 crore. (Director: SS Rajamouli)  Government has asked all NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act mandatorily have their accounts in either Nationalised Banks or in a few private banks which have core banking facilities.  Rajnath Singh coins an acronym to wipe out left-wing terror- SAMADHAN  Indian Railways will float global tenders worth over Rs 100 crore for acquiring End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) equipment to run 1000 trains without guards.

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 India has decided to replace the Maitri research station in Antarctica with a new one in the next three to four years. (India has three stations in Antarctica- First - Dakshin Gangotri – 1983; Second - Maitri Station- 1989; Third- Bharati- 2012)  Calcutta HCs Justice Karnan gets 6 months in jail for contempt.  The Election Commission of India has launched National Contact Centre with a toll-free No. 1800111950.  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to open an exclusive research centre in Hyderabad for start-ups, academicians and entrepreneurs.  Shri J P Nadda launches Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)  A massive ransomware Cyber Attack dubbed WannaCry targeted computers in 99 countries including India. Worst hit country- Russia. India third on the list  becomes first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest four times  Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has been given additional charge of the Environment Ministry following the death of Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave.  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and announced an environment compensation of Rs. 5,000 for those violating the diktat.  NASA names a form of a bacteria – has been found only on the International Space Station (ISS) and has not been found on earth, after Sir APJ Abdul Kalam. Name- Solibacillus kalamii.  Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has been given the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution during the period of indisposition of Ram Vilas Paswan, who is presently undergoing treatment abroad.  Swachh Bharat App has been launched in National Museum in Delhi under Ministry of Culture by the Minister of State (I/C) for Culture & Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma.  Definition of startup changed. Earlier a company enjoy benefits for 5 years; Now period increased from 5 to 7 years. Turn over should be less than Rs 25 crore. In the case of start-ups in the biotechnology sector, the period shall be up to ten years.  Nepals Kami Rita becomes third person to scale Mt. Everest 21 times  Indias tourism growth reaches 15.4 %: Mahesh Sharma  Election Commission of India launced a special drive from June 1, 2017 for registration of eligible electors and removing the discrepancies in the rolls Iin tune with the theme of – No voters to be left behind  Judy Malware hits 3.65 crore of Android users  Ministry of Earth Sciences to launch Deep Ocean Mission by January 2018

Deadlines/ Important Dates

What for Deadline/Date Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act – RERA has come into effect from May 1, 2017 Centre advances target of providing electricity to all from 2022 to December 2018 RBI has extended the last date for companies undertaking billing business under the December 31, 2017 Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) till

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Rankings (Persons,Cities,Organisations and Others)

 Mumbai(15th) and Chennai(14th) have been named among the top 20 tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific (APAC). Overall, Bangkok remains the most visited.  Hinduja Brothers (Srichand Hinduja and Gopichand Hinduja) topped the 2017 list of the richest people in the United Kingdom (UK)  India has been ranked 3rd globally in number of startup incubators and accelerators after China and the US : NASSCOM  Indians 6th biggest private spenders on health among low-middle income nations  As per Savills Tech Cities 2017 rankings, Bengaluru has been adjudged as the most affordable city having the lowest cost of living.  Public Affairs Index-2017: Top State- Kerala; Last State- Bihar  Mukesh Ambani topped the Forbes second annual Global Game Changers list of 25 intrepid business leaders unsatisfied with the status quo  Cleanest Railway Station: Vishakhapatnam Railway Station (Andhra Pradesh) Dirtiest: Darbhanga Railway Station(Bihar) – List by Railway Ministry  Brand Finance most valuable Indian brands: Top- Tata group 2nd- Airtel; 5th- SBI.  India becomes second largest Steel producer replacing Japan. Top- China.  India ranks third in Internal Displacement Numbers released by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. Top- China (displaced due to conflict, violence and disasters in 2016)  HDFC was ranked seventh on the Forbes Global List 2017 in the consumer financial services sector. Top- American Express.  Worlds most crowded cityby the World Economic Forum (WEF). Top- Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2nd- Mumbai; 7th- Kota (Rajasthan)  2017 Forbes Global 2000 list: Top- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). Total 58 Indian Company. Top Indian- Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rank- 106); SBI- 244  India retained its top position as the worlds top most greenfield FDI investment destination attracting USD 62.3 billion in 2016, according to the fDi Report 2017  Travellers Choice Top 10 Global Landmarks: Top- Angkor Wat in Siem Reap of Cambodia; Only Indian monument in the list is Taj Mahal ranked at 5th spot.  Forbes Global List 2017 of companies in consumer financial services sector: Top - American Express. There are 56 companies in the list. HDFC ranked at 7th  Indias most profitable state-owned company- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).  Indias most profitable company FY17-Reliance Industries  As per Asia Pacific Tax Complexity Survey of Deloitte, India has the second most complex taxation system in the Asia-Pacific Region. Top- China

Growth rates predictions

 Indias GDP growth rate – by ESCAP – 2017-18 – 7.1%  Indias GDP growth rate – by ESCAP – 2018-19 – 7.5%  Indias GDP growth rate – by IMF – 2016-17 – 6.8%

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 Indias GDP growth rate – by IMF – 2017-18 – 7.2%  Indias GDP growth rate – by IMF – 2018-19 – 7.7%  Indias GDP growth rate – by FICCI – 2017-18 – 7.4%  Indias GDP growth rate – by UN – 2016-17 – 7.3%  Indias GDP growth rate – by UN – 2017-18 – 7.9%  Indias GDP growth rate – by World Bank – 2016-17 – 6.8%  Indias GDP growth rate – by World Bank – 2017-18 – 7.2%  Indias GDP growth rate – by World Bank – 2019-20 – 7.7%  Indias GDP growth rate – by Moody – 2016-17 – 7.1%  Indias GDP growth rate – by Moody – 2017-18 – 7.5%  Indias GDP growth rate – by Moody – 2018-19 – 7.7%  Asia will continue to lead global growth: IMF (5.5 per cent for 2017 and 5.4 per cent for 2018)

Books

Book Author Other Info "Swachh Jungle kikahani – DadikiZubani" Dr. Madhu Pant Set of 4 books Metaphysics, Morals and Politics Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay. 50 Years of Green Revolution: An Anthology of Research Papers M. S. Swaminathan M. S. Swaminathan: Legend in Science and Beyond P. C. Kesavan India 2017 Yearbook Rajiv Mehrishi Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli Abhirup Bhattacharya Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modis Government Shri Uday Mahurkar at Midterm Mann Ki Baat: A Social Revolution on Radio complied by Shri Rajesh Jain

Obituaries

Name Profession Other Info Pratap Singh Baghel Politician Age- 70 Capt. Chand Roop Wrestler Age- 88 Leila Seth First woman judge of Delhi High Court Age- 86 Ustad Raees Khan Sitar Player from Pakistan (Born in India) Age- 77 Karan Singh Himachal Pradesh cooperation and ayurveda minister Mauno Koivisto Former President of Finland Age- 93 S Ramaswamy Former Puducherry Chief Minister Reema Lagoo Actress Age- 59 Anil Dave Union Environment Minister (was Member of Age- 61 Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh) Matthunny Mathews (Toyota Sunny) was instrumental in the safe evacuation of

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stranded Indians during the Iraqi invasion in 1990 Nemi Chand Jain (Chandraswami) Controversial godman Sir Roger Moore Actor Age- 89 Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (KPS Gill) police officer- Punjab Age- 82 Kiran Ashar Cricketer – Mumbai Gregg Allman American Musical legend Tapan Banerjee Former Bengal cricketer Dasari Narayana Rao Telugu film director Parvathamma Rajkumar Kannada film producer and distributor

Important Days

Date Day Extra Info 1 May International Labour Day 3 May World Press Freedom Day 8 May World Red Cross Day Theme 2017: Less Known Red Cross Stories 10 May World Migratory Bird Day Theme 2017: Their Future is Our Future – A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People 11 May National Technology Day 12 May International Nurses Day Theme 2017: Nursing: A voice to lead – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. 13 May 2017 (second Saturday World Fair Trade Day Theme 2017: "Human Chains for Fair Trade of May) and the Planet" 14 May 2017 (second Sunday of International Mothers Day Theme 2017: Every Mother knows May) 15 May International Day of Families Theme 2017: Families, education and well- being 17 May World Hypertension Day Theme 2017: Know Your Numbers 17 May World Telecommunication and Theme 2017: Big Data for Big Impact Information Society Day 18 May International Museum Day Theme 2017: Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums 18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day 20 May World Metrology Day Theme 2017: Measurements for transport 21 May Anti-Terrorism Day 22 May International Day for Biodiversity Theme 2017: Biodiversitay and Sustainable Tourism 28 May International Day of Action for Womens Health 29 May International Day of United Theme 2017: Investing in Peace around the Nations Peacekeepers World

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31 May World No-Tobacco Day Theme 2017: Tobacco – a threat to development The National Mission for Clean Ganga will observe Ganga Cleanliness Pledge Day on May 2 at various places The United Nations marks the first World Tuna Day on May 2, 2017

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