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Five Associate Banks, Bharatiya companies from the 2017-18 fiscal

Mahila Bank Merge With SBI. year.
Five associates and the Bharatiya India declares its Association status
Mahila Bank became part of the State with International Energy Agency.
Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday,
catapulting the country's largest India declared its 'Association' status
lender to among the top 50 banks in with the International Energy Agency
the world. State Bank of Bikaner and (IEA). In this regard, Union Minister of
Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Power & Renewable Energy Piyush
Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Goyal handed over the formal letter
Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala to Fatih Birol, Executive Director of
(SBP) and State Bank of Travancore IEA.
(SBT), besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank
(BMB), merged with SBI with effect Japan commits 371 bn yen
from April 1. assistance for infra projs in India.
SBI gets Rs 1,400 crore loan from Japan has committed an "official
European Investment Bank. development assistance" (ODA) of
371(point)345 billion yen (about Rs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) 21,590 crore) under 2016-2017 for
has okayed Rs 1,400 crore (EUR 200 various infrastructure projects,
million) loan to State Bank of including the dedicated freight
IndiaBSE 0.90 % to fund solar power corridor, in India.
projects.
2nd unit of Kudankulam Nuclear
RBI to set up separate Enforcement Power plant starts in Tamil Nadu.
department.
In Tamil Nadu, the second unit of
RBI will set up a separate Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant
enforcement department to oversee started commercial generation of
possible breaches of rules and take power yesterday. The second unit
punitive actions against those who attained its full power generation
violate them. capacity of 1000 Mega watt in
January. Tamil Nadu is getting 562
Bihar to pay power bill subsidy to megawatt Telangana 50 MW,
consumers. Karnataka 221 MW and Kerala 133
MW Puduchery 33 MW from the first
The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish unit. Tamil Nadu is expected to get
Kumar announced that the state 562 Mega watt from second unit also.
government would be providing a The nuclear power generation has
subsidy on power bill to the gone up to 6,780 mega watt in the
consumers instead of power country with power generation in the
second unit. The 1000 Mega watt distribution of smart cards has been
Kudankulam nuclear power plant is planned to be done by May across
built with Russian expertise. the State.
Asia's largest Tulip Garden opens for Trent names Marks and Spencer
tourists. Reliance India MD Venu Nair as its
new commercial officer.
Asia's largest tulip garden has
opened for tourists in Jammu and Trent LtdBSE 4.03 % has appointed
Kashmir's Srinagar. It is a spectrum Venu Nair, managing director of
of colours featuring thousands of Marks & Spencer Reliance, India, as
tulips, which have blossomed in the the new chief commercial officer for
lap of Zabarwan hills along the banks the Tata Group’s retail arm that
of Dal lake. Other than the 46 operates Westside department chain
varieties of 1.5 million tulips, many and Star Bazaar supermarket
other species of flowers - hyacinths, network.
daffodils and ranunculus - have been
added this year to bring more variety Mangaluru International Airport
in the garden. offering e-Visas from today.
Hyundai launches The World's First Mangaluru International Airport (MIA)

Car delivery service by Drone. on 1 April 2017 started offering e-Visa
services to flyers, becoming the
Hyundai Motor UK today launched second airport in the state to
the world's first car delivery service introduce the facility. E-Visa services
by drone - Click to Fly. The service was being provided only at
builds on the success of the online Kempegowda International Airport in
purchasing website, Click to Buy, Bengaluru till now.
and gives customers the option to
have their brand new Hyundai Vanaja Sarna appointed as CBEC's
delivered within two hours by the new Chairman.
company's in-house developed
drones provided the car is in stock. Vanaja N. Sarna was appointed as the
new chairman of Central Board of
Tamil Nadu to go digital, Smart Cards Excise and Customs (CBEC). She has
replacing ration cards launched. replaced Najib Shah after his
retirement. Prior to becoming
Ration cards in Tamil Nadu are all set Member of the CBEC, she held the
to go fully digital with Chief Minister charge of Director General of
K Palaniswami launching a smart Vigilance and Chief Vigilance Officer
family card scheme to replace 1.89 of the Department.
crore cards in the state at a cost of
Rs 330 crore. "Completion of
Government launched two mobile The road tunnel will reduce the travel
apps- echallan and mParivahan. time between the two state capitals of
Jammu and Srinagar by
The government has launched two approximately two hours. The two-
mobile apps, echallan and lane Chenani-Nashri tunnel is Asia's
mParivahan, that provide access to longest bi-directional highway tunnel,
various services and information, which will cut the distance between
and enable citizens to report any Jammu and Srinagar to around 250
traffic violation or road accident. km from the current 350 km.
'eChallan' is an integrated
enforcement solution to manage 2nd Annual Meeting of New
traffic violations. 'mParivahan' is an Development Bank begins in New
empowering app for the citizen which Delhi.
provides access to various services,
information and utilities related to the The second Annual Meeting of the
transport sector. New Development Bank began on 31
March 2017 in New Delhi. The
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak meeting will be held for three days till
Visits India. 2 April 2017.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak President Mukherjee lays foundation

is on a 6-day visit to India. This year stones of Rabindra Bhavan, Haj
marks the 60th anniversary of formal House in Ranchi.
diplomatic relations. Malaysia’s
father of independence, Tunku Abdul President Pranab Mukherjee today
Rahman, visited India in 1962. laid the foundation stone of Rabindra
Bhavan and Haj House at Jaipal
World Autism Awareness Day 2017 Singh stadium complex in Ranchi.
observed across the world.
Leander Paes wins first title of
The World Autism Awareness Day season in Challenger tournament.
2017 was observed across the world
on 2 April 2017. The 2017 theme for Leander Paes on 2nd April won his
the day is Toward Autonomy and first title of the season, combining
Self-Determination. with Canadian Adil Shamasdin to lift
the Leon Challenger Tour tennis
PM Narendra Modi opens Asia's tournament's men's doubles trophy
longest tunnel. after a straight-set win in Mexico.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has P V Sindhu becomes Womens

inaugurated the 9.2 km long Chenani- singles champion of India Super
Nashri all-weather road tunnel on the Series tournament.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Rio Olympics silver medallist P V 1) Miranda House, Delhi

Sindhu on 2nd April produced a
superlative performance to beat 2) Loyola College, Chennai
reigning Olympic champion Carolina
Marin of Spain 21-19, 21-16 to lift her 3) Shri Ram College of Commerce,
maiden India Open Super Series title. Delhi
IISc Bangalore best university, Top universities:

Miranda House top college: HRD
ministry rankings 1) IISc, Bangalore
Delhi’s Miranda House and 2) JNU, New Delhi

Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of
Science are India’s best college and 3) BHU, Varanasi
university. Loyola College in Chennai 19th commonwealth forestry
and Shri Ram College were the conference to begin in Uttarakhand.
second and third-best colleges in
India. Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru 19th Commonwealth Forestry
University – which was at the centre Conference (CFC) 2017 will begin on
of a storm on nationalism last year – 3rd April at Forest Research Institute
was ranked second among (FRI) in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
universities while Banaras Hindu Uttarakhand Governor Dr. K.K. Paul
University secured third position. will inaugurate the 19th
Seven IITs were among the top 10 in Commonwealth Forestry Conference
the overall ranking category. Indian at the FRI in Dehradun. The 5-day
Institute of Technology-Madras was conference is being organized on the
the top engineering school while theme ‘Forests for Prosperity and
Jamia Hamdard was judged the best Posterity’.
pharmacy institute. Indian Institute of
Management-Ahmedabad was
adjudged the finest management
institute. Kolkata’s Jadavpur
University – whose students have Union Textiles Minister launches
also faced criticism for being “anti- PowerTex India Scheme.
national” – was ranked fifth among
universities. The Government has launched
PowerTex India, a comprehensive
The institutes were marked on 20 scheme for power loom sector
parameters under the National development, simultaneously at over
Institutional Ranking Framework 45 locations in the country. The
(NIRF). Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti
Zubin Irani Launched the scheme in
Top colleges: Bhiwandi, Thane district,
Maharashtra. The scheme will representative to the UN.

especially benefit small powerloom
weavers. The Minister and CMs
interacted with various states like
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Rajiv Kumar Chander has been
others through video conference, as appointed as the Ambassador and
PowerTex India scheme was Permanent Representative of India to
launched nationwide. the United Nations Offices in Geneva.
Mr. Chander belongs to the Indian
Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches 'MP Foreign Services batch of 1983. He is
e-nagarpalika' app. currently the consul general of India
in Vancouver since August 2015. He
The Madhya Pradesh government was the deputy permanent
has launched an app named ‘MP e- representative with the Permanent
nagarpalika’ to provide various Mission of India to the United
municipal services online. The Nations, Geneva, between 2006 and
mobile app was launched by state 2009.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan. This app would offer 378 Indira Banerjee appointed as new
services like online payment of Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
property tax, seeking building
permission, birth/ marriage/death Justice Indira Banerjee, a sitting
certificates etc. It will also register judge of the Delhi High Court, has
complaints related to garbage, water, been appointed as the new Chief
streetlights etc. Online payment Justice of the Madras High Court.
gateway would be available on this
app. This mobile app would Roger Federer wins Miami Open
encourage the cashless transaction. 2017.
Mizoram signs MoU to join in UDAY. Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated

Rafael Nadal (Spain) to win Miami
Mizoram has become the 27th State Open 2017 Singles title. Miami Open
to join the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance 2017 was held in Florida, USA. A
Yojana (UDAY). Mizoram signed a fourth straight win over Nadal was
Memorandum of Understanding his longest winning streak in their 13-
(MoU) under the scheme on March 31 year professional rivalry which
for operational improvement of the makes Federer the oldest winner of
State’s Power Distribution the Miami Open. The victory was
Department. Federer’s 26th ATP Masters 1000
title, only Novak Djokovic with 30 and
Rajiv Kumar Chander appointed as Rafael Nadal with 28 have won more
India's Ambassador and permanent titles than Federer.
International Day of Mine Awareness other offences, making him the latest
and Assistance in Mine Action 2017 former executive thrown out of the
observed. sport in disgrace.
International Day of Mine Awareness Computer programmer not to qualify

and Assistance in Mine Action was as specialist for US H-1B visa.
observed on 4 April 2017 across the
world. The theme of the year 2017 is The US has ruled that being a simple
Needs driven. People Centred. computer programmer would no
longer qualify as a specialist
Senior IPS Officer Geeta Johari profession, which is a must for the
appointed as Gujarat DGP. issue of a H-1B work visa. Through a
new policy memorandum issued on
A 1982 batch senior IPS Officer Geeta March 31, superseding and
Johari has been appointed as new rescinding its previous guidelines of
Director General of Police of Gujarat. December, 2000, the US Citizenship
She will replace P.P. Pandey - acting and Immigration Services (USCIS)
DGP of the state who had resigned has ruled that an entry level
from the post yesterday, after a computer programmer position
petition in Supreme Court. Mrs. would not generally qualify as a
Johari- presently working as Head of position in a specialty occupation.
Gujarat Police Housing Corporation
will become the first woman Director J&K bans polyethene manufactured
General of Police of Gujarat. She will below 50 microns.
retire in November 2017.
Jammu and Kashmir government on
Malaysia Open Badminton 3 April 2017 imposed a blanket ban
tournament begins at Kuching in on the use of polyethene bags
Sarawak. manufactured below fifty (50)
microns.
Malaysia Open Badminton
tournament has begun in Kuching, B P Kanungo takes over as Deputy
Sarawak. Rio Olympics Silver Governor of Reserve Bank of India.
medalist PV Sindhu, who won her
first India Open recently, and Saina B P Kanungo on 3 April 2017 took
Nehwal will lead the Indian challenge. over as the Deputy Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
FIFA bans former Guatemala FA Kanungo was appointed to the
president Brayan Jimenez for life. position of the Deputy Governor for a
period of three years by the Union
FIFA today banned Guatemala's Government on 11 March 2017. Prior
former football chief Brayan Jimenez to that, he was holding the position of
for life over corruption, bribery and Executive Director of RBI.
Renowned Hindustani classical Aliza Knox, Twitter’s head of Asia-

vocalist Kishori Amonkar passes Pacific business, in the first week of
away. April 2017 announced her retirement
from the company.
Kishori Amonkar, the renowned
Hindustani classical vocalist, passed Jhargram becomes 22nd Bengal
away in Mumbai on 3 April 2017. She district.
was 84.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
UP Govt forms committee to declared Jhargram as the 22nd
implement farm loan waiver decision. district of West Bengal.
The Uttar Pradesh government has SASEC's Finance Ministers Meeting

set up a six-member committee to held in New Delhi.
implement its decision of waving off
farmers’ agricultural loan. The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
committee will be headed by Chief chaired the South Asia Subregional
Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar. Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
Finance Ministers meeting in New
Over two crore LPG connections Delhi. It was attended by the seven
released to BPL women under PMUY. Finance Ministers from Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar,
The government today said, public Nepal and Sri Lanka and the Asian
sector oil marketing companies have Development Bank as a supporting
released more than two crore LPG SASEC in this endeavor. Myanmar
connections to the eligible adult has joined the SASEC program as its
woman of the BPL households under seventh member.
Pradhan Mantri Ujiwala Yojana
(PMUY) till 3rd of this month. BS-IV Grade Fuel launched by
Central Government after BS-III ban.
Malala to become the youngest
person to address Canadian Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of
Parliament. State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural
Gas officially launched the low
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin emission Bharat stage (BS)-IV Grade
Trudeau announced on 3 April 2017 fuel in Bhubaneswar.
that the youngest Nobel laureate,
Malala Yousafzai, will be addressing Amazon.in launches ‘Classroom’ for
the country’s parliament on 12 April new sellers.
2017.
To make on-boarding easy for new
Aliza Knox, Twitter's head of Asia- sellers, Amazon India has launched
Pacific, quits. an initiative called 'Amazon
Classroom', a virtual training ambassador for Gulf Oil in the year

program to help teach them the 2011.
nuances of online selling.
PM Modi lays foundation stone of
Gionee India ties up with Royal multi-modal terminal on River Ganga
Challengers Bangalore for IPL 10. in Jharkhand.
Handset maker Gionee India Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

announced its association with the laid the foundation stones of several
‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’, as development projects including a
their presenting sponsors for the multi-modal terminal and a four -lane
tenth edition of the Indian Premier bridge over River Ganga at
League (IPL). Gionee is already the Sahebganj in Jharkhand.
principal sponsor of the Kolkata
Franchise — ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’. RBI maintains status quo on repo
Gionee has become the first brand rate.
ever to sponsor front jerseys of two
IPL teams in the same edition and The Reserve Bank left its benchmark
will have its logo feature on the front lending rate, Repo rate, unchanged at
jersey of both the teams. The 6(point)25 per cent for the fourth
smartphone manufacturer had signed monetary policy review in a row
Captain Virat Kohli as its brand today citing upside risk to inflation.
ambassador in November 2016.
Repo Rate under the Liquidity
Berhampur Thakurani Yatra fetival Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged
begins in Odisha. at 6.25%.
The Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under
The famous Berhampur Thakurani the Liquidity Adjustment Facility
Yatra, one of the biggest festivals of (LAF) has been hiked to 6% from
southern Odisha, has been 5.75%.
celebrated with pomp and gaiety. The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
rate and the Bank Rate are at 6.50%
Indian Cricketer MS Dhoni named decline from 6.75%.
CEO of Gulf Oil for 1 day. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) remains
unchanged at 4% and Statutory
The former Indian cricket team Liquidity Ratio (SLR) also remains
skipper MS Dhoni became an acting unchanged at 20.50%.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulf
Oil India just for a day. He took Lok Sabha passes Taxation Laws
charge of Gulf Oil India at the (Amendment) Bill 2017.
Mumbai head office. Mahendra Singh
Dhoni was also named as the brand The Lok Sabha today passed the
Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill,2017
which seeks to amend the Customs Raman Roy appointed Chairman of

Act 1962, the Customs Tariff Act NASSCOM for 2017-18.
1975, the Central Excise Act 1944, the
Finance Act, 2001 and the Finance The National Association of Software
Act, 2005 and to repeal certain and Services Companies (NASSCOM)
enactments. on 5 April 2017 announced the
appointment of Raman Roy its
Ban on cash transactions of over Rs Chairman for 2017-2018. He will take
2 lakh not applicable for bank, post on the new role from 6 April 2017.
office withdrawals. Roy takes over the position from C P
Gurnani, Managing Director and
The Income Tax department has Chief Executive Ocer of Tech
clarified that the ban on cash Mahindra.
transaction in excess of 2 lakh
rupees will not be applicable to 5 April: National Maritime Day
withdrawals from banks and post
office savings accounts. India on 5 April 2017 observed the
54th edition of the National Maritime
Indian Navy deploys INS Shardul for Day.
surveillance in the Indian Ocean .
International Day of Sport for
The Indian navy has deployed its Development and Peace: 06th April
warship Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Shardul for two months in the South 6 April was declared as the
Indian Ocean to provide surveillance International Day of Sport for
support in the region. Development and Peace (IDSDP) by
the UN General Assembly. On the
First Air services agreement between occasion of the 2017 International
India and Georgia approved by Union Day of Sport for Development and
Cabinet . Peace (IDSDP), the United Nations
Office on Sport for Development and
The Union Cabinet on 5 April 2017 Peace (UNOSDP) launches the digital
approved the signing of air services campaign #WePlayTogether to
agreement (ASA) between India and encourage organizations and
Georgia. According to an official individuals
press release, the agreement will not
only help in establishing air Aditya Birla Group gets RBI licence
connectivity between the two to start payments bank.
countries but it will also contribute to
the expansion of trade, investment, Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd
tourism and cultural exchange becomes the seventh entity to
between the two. receive a final licence from the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up
a payments bank. ii. Except Vodafone athletics. Mr Goel said appointments

M-Pesa Ltd, all payment bank licence Dave Smith, Galina P. Bukharina,
holders have received the final Dmitry Kislev and Elmira Kisleva
approval. have been made upto 2020 Olympics.
India’s ranks 7th in world’s largest Virat Kohli named Wisden’s Leading
tourism economy in terms of GDP. Cricketer in the World for 2016.
India's travel and tourism sector India’s ace batsman Virat Kohli on 5
ranks 7th in the world in terms of its April 2017 was named the Leading
total contribution to the country's Cricketer in the World for 2016. The
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), announcement was made in the
according to a new report of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, which
World Travel and Tourism Council is also often referred to as the ‘Bible
(WTTC), 2016. The USA topped the of the Cricket.’ Kohli also features on
list followed by China and Germany the cover of the 2017 edition of the
at the second and third positions, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. It
respectively. shows the cricketer playing a reverse
sweep in a Test match.
Japan Officially Recognises Bitcoin
as Currency . India, Bangladesh sign 22
agreements; PM Modi announces
Bitcoin has finally gained the $4.5 billion line of credit to
recognition of a mainstream currency Bangladesh.
along the lines of other fiat
currencies. India and Bangladesh today signed
22 agreements and four agreements
PV Sindhu reaches career-best World were exchanged in presence of Prime
No.2 ranking. Minister Narendra Modi and
Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh
Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Hasina. Mr Modi announced Line of
Sindhu jumped three places to Credit of 500 million dollars to
achieve a career-best world number Bangladesh for defence purchases.
two ranking in the latest Badminton
World Federation (BWF) rankings Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950
released on 6th April 2017. mark for first time: Khattar.
Vijay Goel approves appointment of In Haryana, the sex ratio has touched
Foreign Coaches in Athletics. the 950 mark for the first time in the
history of the State. Chief Minister
Sports Minister Vijay Goel has Manohar Lal Khattar said that the sex
approved appointment of two foreign ratio at birth stood at 950 girls to
coaches and two support staff for 1,000 boys in March this year.
India's foreign exchange surges to Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka Bus service

369.95 billion US dollars. inaugurated in Kolkata.
India's foreign exchange surged by a The Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka Bus

whopping 2.02 billion US dollars to service was been inaugurated on
369.95 billion US dollars in the week April 8 in Kolkata on the wake of
that ended on 31st of March 2017. A Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
RBI press release has informed that Hasina’s visit to India. The trial runs
foreign currency assets, a major part for the bus service was conducted
of the overall reserves rose by 2.08 last year on October 30-31. The bus
billion US dollars to 346.32 billion US service will be further extended to
dollars. In the previous week too, the Dhaka as per the request by
reserves had shot up by 1.15 billion Bangladesh. Along with the new bus
US dollars to 367.93 billion US service running between the two
dollars. Gold reserves, on the other countries, a Khulna-Kolkata Maitree
hand moved down by 45 million US Express was also inaugurated today
dollars to 19.87 billion US dollars. that will run from Khulna
(Bangladesh) to Kolkata via
Malala to become youngest United Petropole-Benapole (Bangladesh).
Nations Messenger of Peace.
IOA grants affiliation to Boxing
The youngest Nobel Peace Prize Federation of India.
winner, Malala Yousafzai will be
appointed as the youngest United The Indian Olympic Association, IOA,
Nations Messenger of Peace on 10 has granted affiliation to the Boxing
April 2017. The appointment would Federation of India, BFI. The
be carried out by the United Nations affiliation ends a logjam that goes
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. back to September last year when
Yousafzai’s new role will include BFI took charge of the sport after
helping in the promotion of girl’s elections conducted in the presence
education across the world. of International Boxing Association,
AIBA, and Sports Ministry observers.
Defence Ministry to launch With this, the BFI now becomes the
innovation organisation. fully recognised body for Indian
boxing, having already been granted
Defence Innovation Organistaion affiliation by AIBA and the Sports
(DIO) is to be launched as a non- Ministry.
profit company later this month to
foster technology development and Boxer Shyam Kumar wins gold at
innovative products with commercial Thailand International.
potential for the defence sector.
Indian boxer K Shyam Kumar won a
gold medal in the 49- kilogram
category at the Thailand International Mukta Dutta Tomar was appointed as

Tournament in Bangkok. India's Ambassador to Federal
Republic of Germany. She is
First UK rail freight service to China expected to take up the assignment
to depart. shortly.
The first rail freight service from the Smita Sandhane appointed MD of
UK to China will depart on a 7,500 Saraswat Bank.
mile journey from Essex today. The
train will travel over 7,500 miles to Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in
reach Yiwu, a famed wholesale the co-operative space, has
market town in the eastern province appointed Smita Sandhane as its
of Zhejiang, 17 days later. 30 Managing Director (MD) with effect
containers will carry British goods from 01st April 2017. She is the first
including pharmaceuticals. woman chief of India's largest urban
co-operative bank. Prior to her
Indian-origin Anuja Ravindra Dhir elevation, Sandhane was the Joint
becomes first non-white judge at Managing Director of the bank. She
London Court. has been with the bank since 1982.
Sandhane has taken over from S.K.
Indian-origin Anuja Ravindra Dhir on Banerji, who retired from the services
9 April 2017 became the first non- of the bank on March 31, 2017.
white judge of the Old Bailey Court of
London. She is also the youngest Central Bank of India customer wins
circuit judge currently to sit at the Rs 1 cr under Modi's cashless
court. scheme.
Paytm Mall launches QR code A transaction of Rs 1,590 has bagged

feature. a Central Bank of India customer a
lucky bounty of Rs 1 crore under the
The Digital wallet company Paytm in Modi government's promotional
April 2017 announced the launch of scheme to popularise digital
new feature QR code on its Paytm payments. In the consumer section,
Mall application. This QR code will the first mega prize of Rs 1 crore
allow consumers to place online went to a customer of Central Bank
orders at physical stores. With this of India, while the second prize of Rs
launch, Paytm becomes the first 50 lakh went to a Bank of Baroda
company to invest in QR codebased customer. A customer of Punjab
payment solution. National Bank is the winner of third
prize of Rs 25 lakh under the Pradhan
Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed as Mantri Lucky Grahak Yojana.
India's Ambassador to Germany.
British-Indian educationist named by the state’s Chief Minister, N Biren

‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year'. Singh during a function held at
Khwairamband Bazar in Manipur’s
Indian-origin Asha Khemka was capital city, Imphal on 9 April 2017.
named 'Asian Businesswoman of the
Year' at an event in Birmingham, Tim Berners-Lee wins 2016 ACM A M
England. Khemka was also honoured Turing Award.
with one of the UK’s top civilian
awards Dame, the female equivalent Sir Tim Berners-Lee in the first week
of knighthood in 2014 and has since of in April 2017 was honoured with
won several accolades for her work the 2016 ACM A M Turing Award.
in education in Nottingham. Berners-Lee received the 2016 Turing
Award "for inventing the World Wide
Literary critic M Achuthan passes Web, the rst web browser, and the
away. fundamental protocols and
algorithms allowing the Web to
Literary critic M Achuthan passed scale".
away on 9 April 2017 following age-
related illness at a private hospital in North India to get DNA bank for
Kochi. He was 87. He is survived by wildlife.
his wife and daughters.
The Indian Veterinary Research
India ranks 40th in Travel and Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, Uttar
Tourism Competitive Index of World Pradesh is going to set up a DNA
Economic Forum. bank for wildlife, first of its kind in
North India. Researchers at the
The Travel and Tourism institute are in the process of
Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2017 collecting the DNA of all wild
was released on 5 April 2017 by the animals. They have up until now
World Economic Forum (WEF). India collected samples of around 140
was ranked 40th among the 136 species.
economies across the world in the
Index. The position of India has Flipkart acquires eBay India after $1.4
improved over 52nd rank in 2015 and billion funding round.
65th in 2013.
Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer
Manipur govt to hold People's Day on today announced two major pieces of
15th of every month. news. Firstly, it raised a mammoth
$1.4 billion from Tencent, eBay, and
The new BJP-led government in Microsoft, along with previous
Manipur state has decided to hold investors in the country, like Tiger
People’s Day on the 15th of every Global, Naspers Global, Accel
month. The announcement was made Partners, and DST Global. This round
values the company at $11.6 billion, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
and is the 11th the company has launched the website and app named
raised, not including two angel 'Bharat Ke Veer', to facilitate the
rounds. But perhaps most exciting, it monetary contribution to the kin of
also announced that it was to acquire soldier personnel killed in action. The
eBay India. Home Minister launched the website
on the occasion of the 'Shaurya
World Homeopathy Day: International Diwas', which was organized to
Convention Organised in New Delhi. facilitate the CRPF with bravery
awards and medals. The amount so
Minister of State (Independent donated will be credited to the
Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso account of ‘Next of Kin’ of those
Naik inaugurated the National Central Armed Police Force/Central
Convention on World Homeopathy Para Military Force soldiers. Actor
Day on 10 April 2017 at New Delhi. Akshay Kumar was the Guest of
The theme of the convention is Honour during the function.
"Enhancing Quality Research in
Homeopathy through scientific Venkaiah Naidu launches 352
evidence and rich clinical housing projects in 53 cities.
experiences".
Minister of Housing and Urban
Deendayal Rasoi Yojna launched in Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu
Madhya Pradesh. launched 352 projects in 53 cities in
17 States across the country with an
Madhya Pradesh government kick- investment of Rs 38,003-cr to build
started its ambitious ‘Deendayal 2,03,851 affordable houses. These
Rasoi Yojana’ under which housing projects would be
subsidised meals will be available at implemented by the Confederation of
Rs 5 per plate to people, especially Real Estate Developers' Associations
the economically disadvantaged of India (CREDAI) across the country
sections of society. The initiative is in the first major private investment
on the lines of state run Amma in affordable housing.
Canteens, started by the former chief
minister J Jayalalithaa, which served Lewis Hamilton wins 2017 Chinese
subsidised food at low prices. Chief Grand Prix.
minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
inaugurated the scheme at Gwalior. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on 9
In the first phase, the scheme would April 2017 won the 2017 Chinese
be inaugurated in 49 districts. Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel
and Max Verstappen. Ferrari driver
Rajnath Singh launches Akshay Vettel came second, while Red Bull's
Kumar’s portal ‘Bharat Ke Veer’. Max Verstappen stood third in the
race.
On 100th anniversary of Champaran inclusive adoption of Zeta’s meal

Satyagraha, PM inaugurates voucher solution to be accepted at
Swachhagraha exhibition. RuPay enabled terminals as well.With
RBL Bank as its banking partner,
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Zeta’s pre-paid card called the Zeta
Modi inaugurated an exhibition titled Super Card will now be available on
“Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali the RuPay platform.
– Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in the
national capital on 10-04-2017 to Federal Bank crosses $ 200 mn in
mark the 100 years of Mahatma total business at IFSC banking unit.
Gandhi’s first experiment of
Satyagraha in Champaran. He also Kerala-based Federal Bank has
launched an ‘Online Interactive Quiz’ crossed $200 million in total
at the event which is being organized business at its IFSC Banking Unit
by the National Archives of India. (IBU) in Gift City, Gujarat. Federal
Bank commissioned its IFSC Banking
Malala Yousafzai receives Highest Unit (IBU) in India's first International
United Nations Honour to Promote Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in
Girls Education. GIFT City (Gujarat) in November
2015.
United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel India's first ever micro-drama festival
laureate Malala Yousafzai a United held in Delhi.
Nations Messenger of Peace on 10
April to promote girls education, India's first ever micro-drama festival,
more than four years after a Taliban named Thespis, was held on 9 April
gunman shot her in the head on her 2017 in New Delhi. The longest play
school bus in 2012. At 19, Yousafzai of the festival ran for not more than
is the youngest Messenger of Peace, 10 minutes and the shortest one
the highest honour given by the lasted for only 42 seconds. The day-
United Nations for an initial period of long event saw screening of 28
two years. She was also the youngest independent plays at the Indira
person to win the Nobel peace prize Gandhi National Centre for the Art.
in 2014 when she was 17.
Colson Whitehead's “Underground
Zeta ties up with RuPay for broader Railroad” wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
acceptance network.
2017 Pulitzer Prizes were announced
Zeta, which offers digital employee on 10 April 2017 by Pulitzer Prize
benefits for tax optimisation, has tied Administrator Mike Pride in at
up with National Payments Columbia University in New York.
Corporation of India (NPCI) payment The announcement marks the 101st
platform - RuPay to push for a more year of prizes. The awards were
announced in 21 categories and they National Hindi Sevi Samman Awards

include Letters, Drama & Music and for the year 2015 announced.
Journalism.
N.K. Pandey, Director of the Central
Union Minister launches ‘nakshe’ Hindi Institute, on 10 April 2017
portal to celebrate Survey of India’s announced the names of 26 writers
250 Anniversary . from diIerent categories for the
prestigious Hindi Sevi Samman
The Union Minister for Science & Awards for the year 2015. The Hindi
Technology and Earth Sciences, Sevi Samman Awards were instituted
Harsh Vardhan launched a new web by Central Hindi Institute, Agra in
portal called ‘nakshe’ in New Delhi on 1989.
10 April 2017. The launch
commemorates the 250th anniversary The awardees in diIerent categories
of Survey of India (SoI). include:
Ganga Sharan Singh Award: For
Gandhi in Champaran, authored by work in the ĭeld of promotion and
DG Tendulkar, launched. training of Hindi
• S. Shesharatnam
Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister for • M. Govind Rajan
Information and Broadcasting, on 10 • Harmahendra Singh Bedi
April 2017 released a book titled • H. Subadani Devi
Gandhi in Champaran at National Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award:
Mahatma Gandhi Museum in New For work in the ĭeld of journalism and
Delhi. The book was launched on the creative literature
day that marks the 100th year of • Baldev Bhai Sharma
Champaran Satyagraha. The book is • Rahul Dev
authored by noted writer Dinanath Atmaram Award: For work in the ĭeld
Gopal Tendulkar. The book is printed of Science and Technology literature
by Publications Division. and Machinery
growth
Nokia partners with Airtel and BSNL • Girish Chandra Saxena
to bring 5G Services in India. • Phani Bhushan Das
Subramanyam Bharti Award: For
Finnish mobile giant Nokia on 10 work for promotion of Hindi in
April 2017 signed Memorandum of constructive or criticism
Understanding (MoU) with Airtel and way
BSNL to work on 5G technology and • Surya Prasad Dixit
connected devices in India. The MoU • Chandrakanta
signed among the three involve Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan
introduction of 5G services in India, Award: For work in the ĭeld
as well as infrastructure development exploration and research as
that would be required to set it up. well as for description on its journey
• Chitra Mudgal Chakra' award at a ceremony held at

• Jai Prakash Kardam the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Nagaland
Dr. George Grierson Award: Awarded attained statehood in 1963 and since
to people of foreign origin for then this is the first time a police
promotion and training officer from the state has been
of Hindi outside India honored with this award.
• Fujii Takeshi (Japan)
• Gabriela Nik Ilieva (New York) Former Supreme Court judge Shiva
Padmabhushan Dr. Moturi Kirti Singh to head TDSAT.
Satyanarayan Award: Awarded to
people of Indian origin for The government has appointed
promotion and training of Hindi retired Supreme Court judge Shiva
outside India Kirti Singh as the next chairman of
• Pushpita Avasthi (Netherlands) the Telecom Disputes Settlement &
• Padmesh Gupt (London) Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) after
replacing of Justice Aftab Alam who
Malvika Sinha appointed RBI was retired in June 2016. The
Executive Director. appointment is for a period of three
years from the date of assumption of
The Reserve Bank has appointed office.
Malvika Sinha as Executive Director
following the appointment of B P Kristin Davis appointed UNHCR
Kanungo as Deputy Governor. Goodwill Ambassador.
Ajit Kumar Srivastava, Shabri UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,

Bhattasali named new CBDT announced the appointment of
members. internationally acclaimed actress and
philanthropist Kristin Davis as its
Senior bureaucrats Ajit Kumar Goodwill Ambassador. UNHCR
Srivastava and Shabri Bhattasali Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity
were appointed members of Central representatives of the Office of the
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
apex policy making body of the (UNHCR) who use their talent and
Income Tax department. fame to advocate for refugees.
Atu Zumvu becomes first Naga cop Carme Chacon, Spain's first female
to receive ‘Shaurya Chakra’ award. defence minister, dies.
For the first time since Nagaland Carme Chacon, the first female
officially gained recognition as a defense minister of Spain and a
state, a state Police Officer Atu prominent socialist party leader, has
Zumvu has been awarded one of the died aged 46.
nations' military honour, ‘Shaurya
EPFO Extends Deadline For certificate is not submitted by April

Submitting Aadhaar To April 30 30, 2017.
Retirement fund body EPFO has
extended the deadline for submitting Government Identifies Six PSUs To
Aadhaar number to April 30, 2017 for List On Bourses
its over four crore members. The
Employees' Provident Fund The government has identified six
Organisation (EPFO) had set March profit making PSUs, including four
31, 2017 as the deadline for from defence sector, for accessing
submitting Aadhaar number the capital market in the current
earlier. EPFO has also extended the fiscal and listing on stock
deadline for submitting digital life exchanges. The Department of
certificates for its over 50 lakh Investment and Public Asset
pensioners till April 30 to link Management (DIPAM) is scouting for
pension accounts with Aadhaar. "We merchant bankers and legal advisors
have extended the deadline for to advise the government on the
submission of Aadhaar by Initial Public Offering (IPO) of MSTC,
subscribers to April 30, 2017. NEEPCO, Bharat Dynamics Ltd,
Besides, pensioners can also submit Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
their life certificates till April 30," Engineers Ltd, Mazagon Dock
EPFO's Central Provident Fund Shipbuilders Ltd and Mishra Dhatu
Commissioner V P Joy told PTI. Nigam Ltd. The government currently
holds 100 per cent stake in all these
EPFO had extended the deadline six companies. The merchant
several times in the past. bankers are required to submit their
bids by May 2. MSTC, a miniratna
It has also done away with the PSU under the steel ministry, is a
system of accepting life certificate trading house and renders services
manually through banks. Pensioners to the steel and petrochemical
are required to provide life sectors for raw material support and
certificates digitally either through seamless e-commerce service. Its
their mobile phones or at common authorised share capital is Rs. 50
service centres or bank branches crore as on January 31, 2017, and
providing such facility. The latest profit-after-tax for FY 2015-16 is Rs.
EPFO order provides that if a 59.88 crore. The company's net worth
pensioner is not able to submit the stood at Rs. 732.48 crore. Another
life certificate in digital format, then miniratna PSU North Eastern Electric
the same can be submitted in Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) is
physical form with valid reasons for under the control of the power
not submitting it digitally. It also says ministry and has a portfolio of hydro,
that a pensioner would cease to thermal and renewable projects. The
receive payments from May if life company has generated 5,220 MU of
electricity in 2015-16 and provides
about 40 per cent of the energy The government has reduced the
requirement of the North East region number of centrally sponsored
of India. The authorised share capital schemes (CSS) to 28 umbrella
of the company is Rs. 5,000 crore and schemes from 66, Parliament was
the profit-after-tax for the fiscal 2015- informed today. "Based on the
16 is Rs. 372.55 crore. Its net worth recommendation of the sub-group of
stood at Rs. 5,988.28 crore. Chief Ministers on rationalisation of
centrally sponsored schemes, the
Miniratna PSU Bharat Dynamics Ltd government of India has rationalised
(BDL) is under the administrative centrally sponsored schemes (CSS)
control of the Defence Ministry. effective from the financial year 2016-
Established in 1970, the PSU is a 17. "The schemes of CSS have been
manufacturer of guided missiles and reduced from 66 to 28 umbrella
allied defence equipment. The schemes," Minister of
authorised share capital is Rs. 125 State(Independent).
crore and the paid up equity capital is
Rs. 122.19 crore as on January 31, Govt sets up inter-ministerial panel to
2017. monitor UDAN
The government has set up an inter-
India Offers $10 Billion In ministerial committee to monitor the
Investments, $5 Billion In Loans To regional air connectivity scheme
Bangladesh, Says Sheikh Hasina UDAN which seeks to make flying
affordable by connecting unserved
India will invest up to $10 billion in and under-served airports. Besides,
Bangladeshi sectors including the panel would be responsible for
infrastructure and medicine and will coordination among stakeholders,
provide $5 billion in loans, including including state governments, for
$500 million in military assistance, “time bound” implementation of the
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on scheme. The Civil Aviation Ministry
Tuesday. Hasina returned to has already awarded 128 routes
Bangladesh on Monday after a four- connecting 70 airports to five
day state visit to India, leading a 280 airlines, including SpiceJet and an
member business delegation Air India subsidiary, under the
including 40 senior government scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam
officials and ministers. "The offers of Naagrik). Chaired by Civil Aviation
investment and loans were given by Secretary, the ‘Inter-Ministerial
the Indian government and private Monitoring-cum-Coordination
entrepreneurs during my visit to New Committee’ would have
Delhi," she told reporters during a representations from the ministries
news conference of finance, defence, home as well as
petroleum and natural gas, as per a
Government reduces number of notification. Airports Authority of
centrally sponsored schemes to 28 India (AAI) Chairman, representatives
from the Directorate General of Civil Retirement fund body EPFO's

Aviation (DGCA), BCAS (Bureau of subscribers will get loyalty-cum-life
Civil Aviation Security) apart from benefit of up to 50 thousand rupees
officials of airlines and states at the time of retirement for
concerned would also be part of the contributing to the scheme for 20
panel. If required, the panel’s years or more.
chairperson can co-opt any officer or
expert, according to the notification Malala 6th person to receive
issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry. honorary Canadian citizenship.
President Pranab Mukherjee confers Youngest Nobel Peace laureate

Padma awards to eminent Malala Yousafzai on 12 April 2017
personalities. became the sixth person to receive
honorary Canadian citizenship.
President Pranab Mukherjee today Malala, 19, was bestowed with the
conferred the Padma awards to 42 title during an honorary citizenship
people at a Ceremony held at ceremony held in Ottawa. The
Rashtrapati Bhavan. Eminent Singer privilege was previously granted to
Yesudas, spiritual leader Sadhguru ĭve others namely Nelson Mandela,
Jaggi Vasudev were given Padma the Dalai Lama, Myanmar's Aung San
Vibhushan award. Former Chief Suu Kyi, religious leader Karim Aga
Minister of Madhya Pradesh Sunder Khan IV and Swedish diplomat Raoul
Lal Patwa was given Padma Wallenberg (posthumously).
Vibhushan posthumously. Pandit
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Dr Devi Karnataka launches campaign
Prasad Dwivedi were given Padma against H1N1.
Bhushan. Eminent Journalist Cho
Ramaswamy was given the award Karnataka Government on 12 April
posthumously. Wrestler Sakshi Malik, 2017 announced to launch
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Awareness Campaign against H1N1
Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu, in high incidence districts of
Discus Thrower Vikas Gowda and Bengaluru, Mysore and Chitradurga.
renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor
received Padma Shri. Media magnet UN chief Guterres names Achim
H R Shah, Film critic Bhawna Somiya, Steiner as new administrator of
Journalist Balbir Dutt, Singer Kailash UNDP.
Kher and surgeon Dr Mukut Minz
were given Padma Shri. Achim Steiner was named as the new
administrator of the United Nations
EPFO members to get loyalty-cum- Development Programme (UNDP) by
life benefit of up to 50K. the UN chief Antonio Guterres.
Steiner, a German with extensive
experience at the world organization,
will succeed Helen Clark, a former anniversary. President Pranab

New Zealand prime minister. Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid
Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra
Actor Munshi Venu Dies At 63. Modi paid floral tributes at
Babasaheb’s Statue in the Parliament
Veteran actor Munshi Venu, who is House Complex this morning.
known for playing supporting roles in
Malayalam films, died on 13 April in President lays foundation stone for
Thrissur. He was 63. Dr Ambedkar School of Economics.
CBFC regional office film certification President Pranab Mukherjee lays

to go online. foundation stone for Dr Ambedkar
School of Economics at Vidhana
In a move to bolster transparency in Soudha in Bengaluru.
the certification of films, the regional
office of Central Board of Film Delhi: 10 day Aajeevika Mela 2017
Certification (CBFC) here will go begins at Pragati Maidan.
online and provide status updates
about its officials and film producers. The ten day Aajeevika Mela 2017
began today at Pragati Maidan in New
PM Narendra Modi launches BHIM- Delhi. Secretary Rural Development
Aadhaar Pay app. Department Amarjeet Sinha
inaugurated the fair.Villagers
Prime Minister Modi on 14 April 2017, especially women will showcase their
the 126th birth anniversary of Dr BR art as handicrafts in the Mela.
Ambedkar, launched BHIM-Aadhaaar
app for merchants in Nagpur. In US drops largest ever non-nuclear
addition to this, he also launched bomb on Isis affiliate in Afghanistan.
cash back and referral bonus
schemes for BHIM and declared American lawmakers have applauded
about 75 townships spread all over the Trump administration after the US
India as ‘less-cash townships’. military dropped its largest non-
nuclear bomb on Islamic State
READ MORE ABOUT AADHAR APP targets in eastern Afghanistan. The
(THE CREDIT CARD KILLER APP) US military yesterday dropped a
GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air
Nation pays rich tribute to Dr BR Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed as
Ambedkar on his 126th birth "Mother Of All Bombs" on a tunnel
anniversary. complex of ISIS-Khorasan.
Nation remembers Dr Bhimrao Ramji eNAM transacts record Rs.15,000 Cr

Ambedkar, chief architect of Indian business in one year.
constitution, today on his 126th birth
The national agriculture market- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

eNAM has transacted a record 15 has officially renamed its central
thousand crore rupees business in library after BR Ambedkar. A bust of
one year. In April last year, Prime Ambedkar was also unveiled by
Minister Narendra Modi launched Milind Kamble, Founder Chairman of
National Agriculture Market portal the Dalit Indian Chamber of
eNAM to connect e-mandis in several Commerce and Industry (DICCI) on
States. In last 6 months eNAM the occasion.
recorded very good growth and more
than 160 markets were added in the 7th Junior National Hockey
portal. Currently 417 markets are Championship begins in Bhopal.
working in 13 states.
The Seventh Junior National Hockey
Haryana government launches Championship begins in Bhopal
Operation Durga for women's safety. today. 86 teams will take part in the
one month long event, which is being
On the lines of the Anti-Romeo Squad held for under-19 boys and girls.
of Uttar Pradesh, the Haryana
Government on 13 April 2017 US launches qualification tests for
launched 'Operation Durga' to ensure upgraded nuke bomb.
women safety in the state.
Scientists at Sandia National
Mukulita Vijayawargiya takes charge Laboratories are claiming success
as Whole Time Member of IBBI. with the first in a new series of test
flights involving an upgraded version
Mukulita Vijayawargiya on 13 April of a nuclear bomb that has been part
2017 took charge as Whole Time of the U.S. arsenal for decades. Work
Member of the Insolvency and on the B61—12 has been ongoing for
Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) in years, and government officials say
New Delhi. the latest tests using mock versions
of the bomb will be vital to the
Pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher Mark refurbishing effort.
Wainberg passes away.
Indian engineer Trupti Jain wins
Renowned Canadian AIDS researcher ‘Cartier Women’s Initiative award’.
and social activist Dr Mark Wainberg
passed away on 11 April 2017 in An Indian environmental engineer
Florida, USA. He was 71. has won this year’s prestigious
‘Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards’
JNU Central Library Renamed After for providing women working on
BR Ambedkar. farms with water management
solutions and protecting small
farmers against droughts and flash
floods. Trupti Jain, 46, was one Renowned sculptor S. Nandagopal

among the six winners chosen for the died of a massive heart attack at his
Asia-Pacific laureate from a pool of home at the Cholamandalal Artists'
nearly 1,900 applicants from over 120 Village on Friday. He was 71.He was
countries and were selected by an the recipient of the National Award,
independent international jury. Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi in
1970.
CARTIER WOMEN'S INITIATIVE
AWARDS 2017: COMPLETE WINNERS UP, Centre govts. sign MoU for
LIST 'Power for All' scheme.
I-T department launches 2nd phase Uttar Pradesh government and the
of Operation Clean Money to probe Centre have signed an MoU for the
60000 people. 'Power for All' scheme in the state.
The aim of this scheme is to ensure
The Income Tax (IT) department on 24-hour quality power supply in the
14 April 2017 launched the second state by October 2018 and electric
phase of 'Operation Clean Money' to connection to every house and
detect black money post- agriculture field by 2019.The project
demonetisation. Over 60000 will cost above rupees 40 thousand
individuals will be investigated in the crore out of which 20 thousand crore
second phase. The Central Board of will be spent till 2018.
Direct Taxes (CBDT), the policy-
making body of the department, Pankaj Advani beats Sourav Kothari
detected undisclosed income of over to win Asian Billiards Championship
9334 crore rupees between 9 title.
November 2016 till 28 February 2017,
that time of the Financial Year 2016- Sixteen-time world champion Pankaj
17 when old currency notes were Advani on 14th April 2017 won his
banned by PM Narendra Modi. sixth Asian Billiards title and seventh
overall Asian championship. The ace
Former J&K Governor Girish Saxena cueist defeated his compatriot
dies. Sourav Kothari 6-3 in an entertaining
final of the Asian Billiards
Former Governor of Jammu and Championship in Chandigarh.
Kashmir Girish Chandra Saxena has
passed away at the age of 90. Saxena Virtual museums to be set up in 50
was an Indian Police Service officer places across country: PM Modi
of the 1950 batch from the Uttar
Pradesh cadre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16
April 2017 said virtual museums
Sculptor S Nandagopal dies. would be set up at 50 places in the
country to highlight the significant
role of the tribals in the freedom Telangana Assembly passes bill to

struggle. PM Modi today felicitated hike Muslim quota to 12%.
the family members of 16 great
freedom fighters including Raghu The Telangana Legislature on 16
Dibakar, Laxman Nayak, Chakhi April 2017 passed the Bill enhancing
Khuntia, Bauxi Jagabandhu, Veer the reservations for Muslims and
Surendra Sai, Nirmal Munda and Scheduled Tribes (ST) to 12% and
others, who participated in the first 10% respectively for admission into
mutiny against British rule known as educational institutions and for the
Paika Rebellion. State services. Currently,
reservations for Muslims is at 4%,
while for Scheduled Tribes, it is at
CBI to get new online system to deal 6%.
with black money cases.
MoU signed between Indian Academy
The CBI will get a new online system of Highway Engineers & University of
to assist it in probing cases of illegal New South Wales.
wealth or black money. It will be
helpful in collating data from various A Memorandum of Understanding
agencies including banks, Income (MoU) was signed in April 2017
Tax ,I-T, department and Financial between the Indian Academy of
Intelligence Unit, FIU, among others. Highway Engineers and the
The move comes after a multi- University of New South Wales. The
disciplinary committee formed by the MoU was signed in line with the
Central Vigilance Commission. Union Ministry of Road Transport and
Highway’s vision to influence and
MoU between NSFDC & Development adopt global innovation into the
Commissioner (Handlooms) signed. transportation sector.
A Memorandum of Understanding New species of 125 million-year-old

(MoU) was signed between the herbivorous dinosaur discovered.
National Scheduled Castes Finance
and Development Corporation Scientists have discovered a new
(NSFDC) and the Development species of a herbivorous dinosaur
Commissioner (Handlooms) on 14 that lived about 125 million years
April 2017 in New Delhi. The MoU was ago. The new species belongs to a
signed between the NSFDC under the group of herbivores known as
Union Ministry of Social Justice and sauropods, which includes giants
Empowerment and Development and such as Brontosaurus and
Commissioner (Handlooms) under Brachiosaurus, who had long necks
the Union Ministry of Textiles. and pillar-like legs, said researchers
from the Brigham Young University
(BYU) in the U.S.
Nepal, China begin first ever joint Badminton beating his compatriot
Military Exercise in Kathmandu. Kidambi Srikanth.
China and Nepal began their first- HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
ever joint military exercises on 16 launches 17 RUSA projects.
April 2017.The 10-day drill
programme in Kathmandu, dubbed A cluster university in Jammu and
'Sagarmatha Friendship 2017' Kashmir and language laboratories in
referring to the Nepali name for Jharkhand's Ghatsila College were
Mount Everest, will focus on counter- among the 17 projects launched by
terrorism. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. The
projects spread across 14 states
Prakash Javadekar to launch RUSA have been completed under the
Portal, Mobile App tomorrow. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally
The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of HRD
Abhiyan (RUSA), under the aegis of Ministry aimed at providing central
the Ministry of Human Resource funding to state higher education
Development (MHRD), will launch its departments and institutions to
own portal and mobile app tomorrow achieve the broad objectives of
by Union HRD Minister Prakash access, equity and excellence.
Javadekar here in New Delhi. The Javadekar also launched a portal
portal will act as a one-stop for with all details of resources
States’ Higher Education Plans, facilitated under the scheme and a
decision of the States’ Higher "Fund and Reform Tracker" mobile
Education Councils and details of the application.
resources under this scheme.
PM Modi inaugurates many projects
Paytm partners with Genesis Luxury in Gujarat.
for payment gateways in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today
Digital wallet player Paytm has inaugurated a series of projects
partnered with luxury brand during his visit of Gujarat. The
distributor Genesis Luxury in India projects inaugurated by Prime
which markets and distributes global Minister include the Multi-speciality
luxury and premium brands in the Hospital at Katargam, High Tech
country. Diamond factory at Ichchhapor and
various plants at SUMUL dairy in
Sai Praneeth wins Singapore open Bajipura- all in Surat district.
Badminton.
Nepal President arrives in Delhi on
Sai Praneeth has won the title match five-day visit.
of Men's singles at Singapore Open
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari the first alumni meet of Indian
arrived in New Delhi this afternoon Institute of Technology (IIT),
on a five-day visit to India. This is her Bhubaneswar was organized by from
first state visit after assuming office 14th of April to 16th April. The
of the President in October 2015. institute welcomed all passed-out
graduates with warmth and vigour. It
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was the first time that they got a feel
wins Time Magazine's Most of their own new permanent campus
Influential Person poll. at the foothills of the majestic
Barunei Hills.
President Rodrigo Duterte claimed
the top spot in TIME magazine’s 100 Supreme Court Bars N Srinivasan
most influential people poll for 2017. From Representing BCCI In ICC Meet.
The feisty Philippine president
received 5 percent of “yes” votes in The Supreme Court on 17 April
the online poll that started in the last barred for Indian cricket board
week of March and closed on 17 April president N. Srinivasan from
2017. US Sen. Bernie Sanders and representing the Board of Control for
Russian President Vladimir Putin Cricket in India (BCCI) in the
won the reader poll in 2016 and 2015, International Cricket Conference
respectively. (ICC) meeting on April 24 and
subsequently directed the BCCI's
Read more acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary
to represent the cricket board at the
Patanjali opens its first vegetarian ICC meeting and directed BCCI CEO
restaurant Postik in Chandigarh. Rahul Johri to accompany him.
After super success in retail, Yoga Internet pioneer Robert Taylor

guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali, it passes away.
appears, has now entered the
restaurant business. Postik Robert Taylor, a pioneer of Modern
restaurant in Chandigarh, 100 per Computing and the Internet, passed
cent vegetarian carries the logo of away on 13 April 2017 following
Ramdev’s Patanjali. The restaurant is Parkinson's disease. He was 85.
situated in Zirakpur. Taylor was instrumental in the
creation of the internet and modern
Read More computer.
IIT Bhubaneswar organises its first Guitar pioneer Allan Holdsworth

Alumni Meet. passes away.
To take a stroll down the corridors of Progressive rock and jazz fusion
nostalgia and to unite all the alumni, guitar pioneer Allan Holdsworth
passed away on 15 April 2017 in doubles crown at the Pembangunan

California, U.S. He was 70. Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in
Jakarta.
World's oldest person Emma Morano
dies at 117. Rajasthan govt to sign reworked MoU
with HPCL for Barmer refinery today.
World's oldest person Emma Martina
Luigia Morano, believed to be the last In Rajasthan, the state government
known living individual to be born in will sign a reworked MoU with
the 19th century, passed away on 15 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
April 2017. She was 117. Limited -HPCL today for the Rs
43,129 crore Barmer refinery in the
Railways Ministry launches first ever presence of Union Minister of state
train with glass roof coaches on for petroleum and natural gas
Visakhapatnam-Araku route. Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief
Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on
16 April 2017 flagged off first ever SBI becomes India's most-valued
train with glass roof coaches on Public Sector Company.
Visakhapatnam-Araku route through
video conferencing from State Bank of India (SBI) on 18 April
Bhubaneswar. 2017 surpassed Oil & Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) to become the
Sebastian Vettel wins 2017 Bahrain country's most valued state-owned
Grand Prix. company in terms of market
valuation.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on 16 April
2017 grabbed the first position in the President of India Inaugurates Global
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix. The victory Exhibition on Services.
is Vettel's second of the season after
the four-time world champion won The President of India, Pranab
the opener in Australia. Mercedes’ Mukherjee inaugurated the third
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas edition of the Global Exhibition on
finished second and third in the race, Services (GES-2017) at Rashtrapati
respectively. Bhavan on 17 April 2017.
Gayatri Pullela wins twin crown at The World Hemophilia Day observed
Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior across the world on 17 April.
Grand Prix.
The World Hemophilia Day was
National Badminton coach Pullela celebrated across the world on 17
Gopichand's daughter Gayatri Pullela April 2017 with the theme “Hear Their
has bagged both the singles and Voices”.
World Heritage Day (International Day Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
for Monuments and Sites) 2017 a defence public sector has received
observed with theme Cultural the Hindustan PSU Award under the
Heritage & Sustainable Tourism. category ‘Fastest Growing
Organisation – Miniratna’.
The 2017 World Heritage Day
(International Day for Monuments ISRO, BHEL tie-up for lithium-ion
and Sites) was observed across the batteries.
world on 18 April 2017. The theme for
the year is Cultural Heritage & The Indian Space Research
Sustainable Tourism. Organisation (ISRO) has signed a
memorandum of understanding with
World Bank released report Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Globalization Backlash. (BHEL) to help develop low-cost
lithium-ion batteries for electric
The World Bank on 16 April 2017 vehicles.
released a report entitled Globaliztion
Backlash. The report observed that PNB launches three new products on
despite possible protectionism, foundation day.
South Asia has an opportunity to
increase exports and create jobs. On the occasion of its Foundation
Day, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has
Vastu Shastra to be introduced in IIT launched three new products for its
Kharagpur. customers. The three new products
are automated electronic toll
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) collection to facilitate hassle-free toll
Kharagpur is all set to introduce payment/ collection, a credit card
Vastu Shastra classes for its mobile App and a scheme for
architecture students from August financing a grid connected Roof
2017. Solar Power Project.
PM Modi inaugurated Link-II of SAUNI BHEL commissions 2 units at

project in Botad, Gujarat. Maharashtra thermal power project.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

inaugurated phase-I of the Link-II has successfully commissioned two
pipeline canal of the ambitious units of 270 MW at RattanIndia Nasik
Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Power Ltd's, Maharashtra.
Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana in Botad
district of Gujarat. RBI opens new banking ombudsman
office in Jammu.
BEML bags Hindustan PSU award.
The Reserve Bank has opened a new US President Donald Trump signs
ombudsman office in Jammu as part executive order to tighten H-1B visa
of its efforts to expand banking programme.
grievances complaint cells across
the country. Earlier, the banking US President Donald Trump has
services related complaints from signed an executive order to tighten
entire Jammu & Kashmir used to fall the rules for technology companies
under the jurisdiction of New Delhi-I seeking to bring highly skilled
banking ombudsman office. There foreign workers to the United States.
are two banking ombudsman offices The order signed by Mr Trump on 18
in New Delhi. April targets the H-1B visa
programme.
Ayodhya Case: Supreme Court
restores conspiracy charges against Sagar Baheti becomes India’s first
Advani and other BJP leaders visually impaired runner to complete
Boston Marathon.
Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, MM
Joshi and Uma Bharti will face trial in India’s Sagar Baheti on 17 April 2017
the Ayodhya disputed structure case became the first visually impaired
as the Supreme Court today allowed Indian runner to complete the historic
the CBI plea and restored criminal Boston Marathon. Supported by the
conspiracy charges against Massachusetts Association for the
them.Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI),
Ritambara, Satish Pradhan, Champat Baheti completed a distance of 42.16
Rai Bansal and Late Giriraj Kishore kilometres in just over four hours.
are among others who will face
criminal conspiracy in the case. UP Government renames Gorakhpur
and Agra Airports .
Govt bans red beacons on all VIP
vehicles, including PM’s, emergency In the third meeting of the Uttar
services exempted. Pradesh cabinet, the state
government renamed the Gorakhpur
Ministers and officials in the Central and Agra Airports as well as the
government will not be able to use name of the Department of Welfare of
red beacons on their official vehicles the DiIerently-abled. The Gorakhpur
from 1st of next month. However, Airforce Station was renamed after
beacons will be allowed on vehicles the name of Mahayogi Gorakhnath.
dealing with emergency in relief Likewise, the Agra Airport was
services, ambulance and fire renamed after RSS ideologue Pandit
services. Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport.
First Made in India industrial robot

BRABO unveiled .
TAL Manufacturing Solutions in April ex-official Secretary to the

2017 unveiled India’s first Government of India. The Financial
conceptualized, designed and Commissioner of Railways plays an
manufactured articulated industrial important role in allocation of funds
robot called BRABO. BRABO stands and for all expenses and revenues of
for “Bravo Robot”. It has been the Railways.
developed indigenously for micro,
small and medium enterprises Top Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal
(MSME) in India. TAL Manufacturing passes away.
Solutions is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Tata Motors. Narayan Sanyal, a top leader of the
outlawed Communist Party of India-
Palladium Cinema site to be Maoist [CPI-Maoist], passed away on
developed as heritage museum in 17 April 2017 following a prolonged
Srinagar . illness in a South Kolkata hospital.
He was 78.
The Palladium Cinema site at Lal
Chowk of Srinagar will be developed Historian A V Narasimha Murthy
as a heritage museum soon. The honoured with Gururaja Bhat Award.
cinema was once a popular hangout
for movie buIs but fell victim to Eminent historian Professor A V
militancy. Palladium Cinema, which Narasimha Murthy on 17 April 2017
is located at the historic Lal Chowk, was presented with Dr. Paduru
was closed down in 1989 after the Gururaja Bhat Award 2017.
eruption of militancy in the state.
Karnataka govt signs MoU with
Devendra Kumar Sharma appointed Aviation Ministry, AAI to promote
as Chairman of BBMB . regional air links.
Devendra Kumar Sharma was on 18 Karnataka government on 20 April

April 2017 appointed as the Chairman 2017 signed a Memorandum of
of Bhakra Beas Management Board Understanding on Regional
(BBMB) for a period of three years. Connectivity Scheme (RCS) with the
His appointment was approved by Ministry of Civil Aviation and the
the Appointment Committee Of Airport Authority of India to promote
Cabinet. regional air links.
B N Mohapatra takes over as 'One Stop Centre' set up at Tripura

Financial Commissioner of Railways . Commission for Women.
B N Mohapatra on 17 April 2017 took In Tripura, a ‘One Stop Centre’ (OSC)

over as the new Financial has been set up at Tripura
Commissioner (FC) (Railways) and Commission for Women (TCW)
recently. The centre, sanctioned by 'One Part Woman' wins Sahitya

the Ministry of Women & Child Akademi Award for translation of
Development, Govt. of India has Mathorubhagan.
started functioning in the premises of
TCW in Agartala. The English translation of writer
Perumal Murugan’s novel
Finance Ministry approves 8.65% Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman)
interest rate on EPF for 2016-17: has won the Sahitya Akademi’s
Labour Minister. award for translation in English 2016.
The translation was done by
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya Aniruddhan Vasudevan and the book
on 20 April 2017 said that the Finance was published by Penguin.
Ministry has approved 8(point)65 per
cent interest rate on EPF for 2016-17. R Sridhar joins IndoStar Capital as
Executive VC, CEO.
Madhya Pradesh government, DMRC
inked pact to supply power from Former Sriram Group chief R Sridhar
Rewa project. has joined as Executive Vice
Chairman and CEO of IndoStar.
Madhya Pradesh government has
signed a power purchase agreement BHIM app reaches near 20 million
(PPA) with the Delhi Metro Rail download mark.
Corporation (DMRC) to supply 24 per
cent of electricity generated from the Indigenous digital payments app
Rewa ultra mega solar project to be BHIM has recorded close to 20
set up in the state. The rest of the million downloads so far, NITI Aayog
power will be supplied to the state. CEO Amitabh Kant on 20 April said.
On December 30, Prime Minister
China to host BRICS Film Festival in Narendra Modi had launched the app
June, 2017. for fast and secure cashless
transactions using mobile phones.
The 2017 BRICS Film Festival will be BHIM is a platform designed to make
held in Chengdu, southwest China’s payment through UPI and USSD
Sichuan Province from June 23 to 27, modes simpler.
2017. There will be 30 films from
BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, Victoria Beckham appointed Officer
India, China and South Africa) of the Order of the British Empire.
screened during the festival. The first
BRICS Film Festival was held in New Victoria Beckham on 19 April 2017
Delhi, India, in September 2016. was appointed the Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) for
services to the fashion industry.
Prince William presented the honour
to the pop singer turned fashion World Earth Day was observed on 22
designer at the Buckingham Palace April 2017 across the world. The
in London. theme for the year is Environmental
& Climate Literacy.
United Nations Chinese Day 2017
observed. 1st India-Indonesia Energy Forum
held in Jakarta.
The United Nations Chinese Day 2017
was observed globally on 20 April The First Indian-Indonesia Energy
2017. The Day is observed every year Forum was held on 20 April 2017 in
to promote the use of Chinese Jakarta, Indonesia. The Union
language in the United Nations. Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Power, Coal, New and
Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Renewable Energy and Mines Piyush
Nadu chosen for Krishi Karman Goyal and Indonesia’s Energy and
Awards 2015-16. Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius
Jonan participated in the forum.
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare in April 2017 Snap Acquires Geofilter Patent for
selected Tripura, Himachal Pradesh $7.7 Million.
and Tamil Nadu for the Krishi Karman
Awards 2015-16. On the other hand, Snap Inc has acquired “Geofilters,”
Meghalaya was chosen for or photo filters based on location,
commendation prize for total food patent from photo-sharing platform
grain production. The state would Mobli for $7.7 million.
also be given a cash award of Rs 1
crore. China's First Cargo Spacecraft Docks
With Orbiting Space Lab.
Italian mayor Giuseppina Nicolini
wins UNESCO Peace Prize. China's first cargo spacecraft docked
successfully with the Tiangong-2
The UNESCO on 19 April 2017 space lab on Saturday, the official
awarded the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Xinhua news agency reported,
Peace Prize to Giuseppina Nicolini, marking a major step towards
the mayor of the Italian island of Beijing's goal of establishing a
Lampedusa and to the permanently manned space station
nongovernmental organization SOS by 2022.
Méditerranée (France).
RBI signs MoU with the Bank of
World Earth Day 2017 observed Guyana.
across the world.
The Reserve Bank of India signed an
MoU on “Supervisory Cooperation
and Exchange of Supervisory GNFC wins Golden Peacock Award.

Information” with Bank of Guyana.
The Gujarat Narmada Valley
UP govt to set up 40 Yoga wellness Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)
centres in 40 districts won the prestigious Golden Peacock
Award 2017 in the category of
Uttar Pradesh government has Innovative Product/Service for
decided to set up 40 Yoga wellness pioneering a cashless township
centres in 40 districts during current transformation model.The Golden
financial year. Of them 23 will be set Peacock Awards were established by
up at Ayurvedic hospitals, 12 at the Institute of Directors (IOD) in
homeopathic and 7 at Unani India in 1991. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, the
hospitals and colleges. managing director of the GNFC, was
given the award at a ceremony at the
Former speaker of Jammu and 27th World Congress at the Dubai
Kashmir Legislative Assembly Ali Global Convention.
Mohammad Naik passes away.
Ravi Shankar Prasad launches
Senior National Conference (NC) Probono Services, Legal Aid
leader and former speaker of Jammu Schemes, Nyaya
and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mitra.
Ali Mohammad Naik, passed away
here. He was 87. Minister of Law and Justice Ravi
Shankar Prasad inaugurated three
Veteran Journalist Nora Chopra welfare initiatives of the Department
passes away. of Justice. The services launched
are- Pro-bono legal services-
Veteran Journalist Nora Chopra Through the Pro bono legal services,
passed away at 64 due to multi-organ lawyers who want to provide legal
failure. services free of cost can register
themselves on a web-based platform.
Uttar Pradesh gets new DGP Sulkhan Tele-law service- It aims to connect
Singh. marginalized communities with
lawyers through video conferencing
In its first major bureaucratic facilities, to be set up at Common
reshuffle after coming into power in Service Centres (CSCs). Nyaya Mitra
Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath Project- It aims to reduce pendency
government transferred twelve IPS in lower courts, with a special focus
and seven IAS officers. UP's DGP on cases which are more than ten
Javeed Ahmad has also been years old.
shunted out. 1980-batch IPS officer
Sulkan Singh who was DG (Training)
is the new DGP of Uttar Pradesh.
Food testing labs to be set up in An Indian-American theoretical

every district: UP CM Yogi physicist with interests in soft matter
Adityanath. and statistical physics has been
named the dean of a top college in
Taking a serious note of adulteration the US state of Kansas. Amit
in food items, Uttar Pradesh Chief Chakrabarti was appointed dean of
Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the College of Arts and Sciences by
setting up of laboratories for testing the Kansas State University.
food samples in every district of the
state. Himanta Biswa Sarma becomes
interim BAI president.
Naval exercises between Japan & US
begin in Western Pacific. BJP leader and Assam Badminton
Association President Himanta Biswa
Naval exercises between Japan and Sarma was appointed Badminton
the United States began in the Association of India’s interim head.
Western Pacific near waters around Himanta Biswa Sarma to succeed late
the Korean peninsula. Akhilesh Das Gupta as Badminton
Association of India's interim
World Book and Copyright Day 2017 president.
observed.
Embraer, Air India to set up MRO in
The World Book and Copyright Day Secunderabad.
was celebrated on 23 April 2017
across the globe. To mark the Brazilian aerospace major Embraer
occasion, special events were has partnered with state-owned Air
organised to promote reading, India to set up a maintenance and
publishing and copyright across the repair MRO facility to maintain its
world including India. brand of private and business jets in
the entire Southeast Asian region.
English Language Day observed
across the world . Bopanna, Cuevas lift title of Monte
Carlo Masters tournament.
The United Nations English
Language Day 2017 was observed In Tennis, Rohan Bopanna and his
globally on 23 April 2017. The Day is team-mate Pablo Cuevas have lifted
observed every year on the date that title of Monte Carlo Masters
is traditionally observed as both, the tournament in Monaco. The
birthday and the date of death of unseeded Indo-Uruguayan pair
William Shakespeare. defeated seventh-placed Spanish
team of Feliciano and Marc Lopez by
Indian-American Named Dean Of 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
Kansas College.
National Panchayati Raj Diwas being Cinemas (CICAE) award in its Forum
observed today. segment.
Every year April 24 is being observed Saudi Arabia King's son Prince
as National Panchayati Raj Diwas Khaled bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
across India. This day marks the appointed as US Envoy.
passing of the Constitution (73rd
Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on 22
force with effect from 24 April 1993. April 2017 issued a royal decree
The Kuther Gram Panchayat of stating the appointment of one of his
Himachal Pradesh will get the award sons Prince Khaled bin Salman bin
for its best works. This Gram Abdulaziz as the Saudi Arabia's
Panchayat was the first to become Ambassador to the United States
open defecation free (ODF). (US). Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin
Turki was removed as Ambassador
Yogi Adityanath inaugurated National to the US.
Panchayati Raj Diwas function.
Kailash Satyarthi honoured with P C
The National Panchayati Raj Diwas Chandra Puraskaar 2017.
was observed across India on 24
April 2017. The day is observed every Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on
year to mark the passing of the 23 April 2017 was presented the P C
Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, Chandra Puraskar. Satyarthi was
1992, which came into effect on 24 honoured with the award for his
April 1993. The day would be global crusade against child slavery
commemorated with a function in and exploitative child labour.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The
function would be inaugurated by the India Post releases commemorative
UP CM Yogi Adityanath and presided postage stamp on coffee as
over by Birender Singh, the Union fragrance stamp.
Minister for Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj and Drinking water. The India Post on 23 April 2017
released a Commemorative Postage
Newton wins Best Film at Hong Kong Stamp on Coffee as a Fragrance
Film Festival. Stamp in Bengaluru. The stamp was
jointly released by Union Minister of
Actor Rajkummar Rao-starrer film State for Commerce and Industry
‘Newton’ in April 2017 won the best Nirmala Sitharaman and Union
film honour at the 41st Hong Kong Minister of State for Communications
International Film Festival (HKIFF). Manoj Sinha.
The film has its world premiere at the
67th Berlin Film Festival where it won Google to introduce 'Copyless Paste'
the International Federation of Art feature.
Google on 23 April 2017 introduced MCC offers honourary life

the first code for its new feature membership to former captain of
‘Copyless Paste’ in its Chrome app Indian women's Test team.
running on Android OS. The
Copyless Paste feature will take data The Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC,
from Chrome usage and use that to has offered honourary life
improve the experience in other membership to Sandhya Agarwal,
apps. former captain of the Indian women's
Test team. A resident of Indore,
SC directs Kerala govt to reinstate Agarwal has played 13 Tests and 21
former DGP TP Senkumar. ODIs from 1984 to 1995. Agarwal is
being honoured in recognition of her
The Supreme Court has directed the distinguished service to the game.
Kerala government to reinstate
former Director General of Police , Bihar Legislative Assembly approves
DGP, T P Senkumar. He was removed GST.
from the post by the LDF
government. The Bihar Legislative Assembly
today unanimously adopted the
Pak Hindus allowed to worship at Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill
Shiva temple after 20 years. along with the Bihar taxation
(Amendment) Bill.
A Pakistani court today allowed
Hindus to worship at a Shiva temple Veteran actor K. Viswanath wins
in Abbottabad district which had Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016.
been off limits to them for 20 years.
The Peshawar High Court permitted Veteran filmmaker and actor
Hindus to worship at the temple of Kasinadhuni Viswanath is the winner
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under section of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke
20 of the Constitution. award for 2016.
BSNL launches commercial Goldman Prize for Prafulla Samantra.

operation of 4G plus Wifi services in
Hyderabad. Social activist Prafulla Samantra was
announced one of six winners of the
The BSNL has launched commercial Goldman Environmental Prize, in San
operation of 4G plus Wifi services in Francisco.
Hyderabad. Telangana Chief General
Manager Ananthram launched the 4.5 SBI, CREDAI ink MoU for
G Plus WiFi services at four spots in concessional loan for housing
the city. projects.
State-owned SBI and realtors' body have been removed from the
CREDAI have signed an agreement to programme in order to reduce the
provide loans at a concessional rate burden on Indonesian organisers.
to builders as well as customers for
affordable housing projects. SBI and Rafael Nadal wins Monte Carlo
CREDAI have signed a memorandum Masters Men’s Singles title.
of understanding (MoU) to
collaborate and work towards the Rafael Nadal on 23 April 2017
development of the real estate sector, defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-
specifically through the affordable 3 to win the Monte Carlo Masters
housing and green housing projects. Men’s Singles title. With the win,
Nadal became the first man in the
Haryana launches mobile app 'Kilkari' Open era to win the same event 10
to create awareness among pregnant times. He won eight Monte Carlo
women. titles in a row from 2005 to 2012. He
won the title again in the year 2016.
The National Health Mission (NHM) in Also, it is Nadal's first title of the
Haryana launched a mobile-based season, having lost his previous
application named 'Kilkari' to create three finals.
awareness among pregnant women,
parents and health workers on the Mridul Gehlot elected president of
importance of ante and post natal kabaddi federation.
care.
Mridul Gehlot and Dinesh Patel were
Moushumi Chatterjee gets BFJA elected unanimously president and
lifetime achievement award. general secretary of Amateur
Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI).
Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee
has received the lifetime achievement Haryana emerge champion at
award, at the 80th Bengal Film National Youth Athletics Meet.
Journalists' Association (BFJA)
awards. Haryana beat arch rivals Kerala after
six years to win the team
Cricket, skateboarding, sambo and championship at the National Youth
surfing removed from 2018 Asian Athletics Meet, which concluded in
Games programme. Hyderabad.
One of the sports to miss out from World Malaria Day 2017 observed
the programme list of the 2018 Asian globally .
Games in Jakarta and Palembang is
cricket.Apart from cricket, World Malaria Day (WMD) 2017 was
skateboarding, sambo and surfing observed globally on 25 April 2017
are among the other sports which
with the theme Malaria prevention: Ghantasala national award on 23

let’s close the gap. April 2017 at a function held in
Andhra Pradesh. The award is
Haryana: Ballabhgarh renamed as instituted by the Ghantasala National
Balramgarh. Art Academy in Andhra Pradesh. The
71-year-old singer received the award
Haryana Government has changed from A. Ramalingeswara Rao, a High
the name of Ballabhgarh to court judge in Andhra Pradesh and R
Balramgarh. Haryana Chief Minister, Ananda Bhaskar, Rajya Sabha
Mr Manohar Lal, on 24 April 2017 member from the congress party.
announced this at Ballabhgarh in
Faridabad district. Aamir Khan receives Dinanath
Mangeshkar Award 2017.
Cuba and Morocco re-establish
diplomatic ties after 37 years. Superstar Aamir Khan was on 25
April 2017 honoured with the 75th
Cuba and Morocco in the third week Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
of April 2017 signed an agreement to for his film Dangal, which was one of
re-establish diplomatic ties after a the biggest hits of 2016. The award
gap of 37 years. The announcement was bestowed upon him by RSS chief
was made by the Cuban Foreign Mohan Bhagwat.
Ministry. Morocco's King Mohamed
VI has already ordered the opening of Other awardees:-
an embassy in Havana. Cuba is one
of the few Latin American countries • Legendary actress Vyjayanthimala
where Rabat was not represented to Bali was also honoured with Master
date. Dinanath Vishesh Puraskar for her
achievements in Hindi cinema.
Indo-French naval exercise "Varuna" • Mohan Wagh Award for best drama
commences. was presented to Sunil Barve for
Amar Photo Studio Subak Sanstha.
The Indian Navy on 24 April 2017 • Uday Nirgudkar received an award
began a joint maritime exercise for his editorial work while Kaushiki
Varuna with the French Navy at the Chakraborty was awarded for her
Mediterranean Sea. The exercise will endeavour in the field of music.
conclude on 30 April 2017. • Kapil Dev was given the award for
his outstanding contribution to the
Vani Jairam gets Ghantasala national Indian cricket.
award. • Kishore Deshpande was presented
with Anadmayee Puraskar for his
Vani Jairam, the versatile playback work in social service.
singer in the South Indian film • Vishwanath Karad, Founder of
industry, was presented with the Vishwashanti Kendra, was presented
with Samarpit Jeevan Puraskar. TERI, French firm "3WAYSTE" sign

• Vijaya Rajadhyaksha was conferred MoU for ‘Clean India’.
with Vagvilasini Puraskar for her
work in literature. A Delhi-based green body, a French
waste company and a Geneva-based
India becomes world’s fifth largest innovation foundation have joined
military spender. hands to further strengthen India’s
waste management capabilities.
India on 24 April 2017 became the Coinciding with the Earth Day today,
world’s fifth largest military spender, the Energy and Resources Institute
as per the figures released by the (TERI), the Innovative Finance
Stockholm International Peace Foundation (IFF) and 3WAYSTE
Research Institute (SIPRI). India company signed an MoU to
spent around USD 55.9 billion for its collaborate on the rollout of a
military in the year 2016. As per the breakthrough technology for
data of SIPRI, the United States municipal solid waste management.
remains the world’s largest military The MoU was signed in the presence
spender followed by China, Russia, of the Ambassador of France to India,
and Saudi Arabia at 2nd, 3rd and 4th Alexander Ziegler.
position respectively. The other
prominent military spenders are Prakash Javadekar Inaugurates One
Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Day National Consultation On
Revised Accreditation Framework.
Yi Technology Partners With Google.
Union Minister of Human Resource
Coming first to the Yi Halo, the Development Shri Prakash Javadekar
camera has been developed in today inaugurated the one day
partnership with Google and is National Consultation on Revised
especially targeted at professionals. Accreditation Framework here in New
Xiaomi-backed Chinese company Yi Delhi. At the event he emphasized the
Technology earlier this year launched importance of quality education and
its Yi 4K+ action camera, which was said that accreditation process or
claimed by the company to be the any certification or assessment
first in camera market to capture 4K process must also take into account
videos at 60 fps. the final product of it. While subject
knowledge is one end of the
Indians with US visas to receive visa spectrum, the delivery of subject
on arrival in UAE. knowledge, infrastructure and
building skill component in a student
Indian nationals who hold a valid US comprise the other spectrum.
visa or a green card will get a two-
week UAE visa on arrival in the India replaces Japan as no. 2 LPG
country from May 1. importer.
India has replaced Japan as world's With the performance, Manpreet also
number two importer of Liquefied qualified for the IAAF World
Petroleum Gas (LPG). The result is an Championships to be held in August
outcome of the rigorous effort of in London.
Nation's call for a 'safer kitchen'.
According to data from Oil Ministry's India & Sri Lanka sign MoU on
Petroleum Planning and Analysis economic co-operation.
Cell, the country imported 23 percent
more LPG in the financial year 2016- India and Sri Lanka today signed an
17, a figure that stands at 11 million MoU on economic co-operation. The
tonnes. China continues to occupy agreement was exchanged in the
the top position as world's largest presence of Prime Minister Narendra
LPG importer. Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart
Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi.
LVMH Bags Christian Dior Couture. Earlier, the two leaders held a
meeting at Hyderabad House.
The world's top luxury company
LVMH on 25 April took full control of US military starts deploying THAAD
Christian Dior in order to harness the missile defence system in South
"high growth potential" of "one of the Korea.
world's most iconic brands," .
US military has started deploying the
India’s first sea ropeway to link THAAD missile defence system in
Mumbai and Elephanta island. South Korea, amid high tensions
over neighbouring North Korea's
India’s first and longest ropeway to nuclear and missile ambitions.
connect Mumbai with the famous
Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea China’s first home-built aircraft
is planned to be constructed by the carrier hit water.
Mumbai Port Trust.
China’s first home-built aircraft
Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur carrier hit the water today boosting
bags Gold at Asian Grand Prix Meet its military presence amid rising
in China. tensions in the region. China's state-
run Xinhua news agency reported
Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur has that the Vice -Chairman of the Central
clinched a gold in the first leg of the Military Commission, Fan Changlong,
Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in attended the ship launching
Jinhua, China. Manpreet came up ceremony of 001A. It is the country's
with a best throw of 18.86 metre, second aircraft carrier, after the
which was nearly one meter more Liaoning, and the first to be made
than her earlier national record of domestically.
17.96 metre that she had set in 2015.
Trump sends Indian-American's The National Aeronautics and Space

name to Senate for 'IP czar'. Administration (NASA) on 25 April
2017 successfully launched its
President Donald Trump has sent to football-stadium-sized and heavy-lift
the Senate Indian-American Vishal J Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) from
Amin's name to be the US' new Wanaka, New Zealand.
Intellectual Property Enforcement
Coordinator. China bans ‘Muhammad’, ‘Jihad’ ,
and ‘Medina’ as baby names.
White House names Randolph Ailes
as new Director of Secret Service. The Chinese government in April
2017 prohibited parents from
The White House has named a retired choosing baby names like Islam,
Marine major general Randolph Ailes Medina, Jihad and Quran for their
as the new Director of the Secret children, thereby strengthening its
Service. Ailes will oversee an agency hold on Muslims living in western
that for years has been beset with a China.
series of high-profile
embarrassments. Ailes, who was in World Intellectual Property Day 2017
the Marine Corps for 35 years, has observed globally.
been the acting deputy commissioner
of Customs and Border Protection The World Intellectual Property Day
and previously oversaw the agency's 2016 was on 26 April 2017 observed
air and marine division. Ailes is across the world with the theme
replacing Joseph Clancy, who retired Innovation – Improving Lives. The
from the agency a second time in theme of the year explores how
March. innovation makes lives healthier,
safer and more comfortable.
MTDC inks pact with Etihad, Jet Air
to promote tourism. International Chernobyl Disaster
Remembrance Day 2017 observed.
Maharashtra Tourism Development
Corporation (MTDC) on 26 April said The International Chernobyl Disaster
it has signed an agreement with Remembrance Day 2017 was
Etihad and Jet Airways to attract observed across the world on 26
more visitors to the state and to April 2017.
leverage on the airline's expanding
international network. Indian businessman Yusaffali MA
wins Queen’s Enterprise Award.
NASA launches Super Pressure
Balloon from New Zealand. A prominent Indian businessman’s
food processing plant in Britain has
won the prestigious Queen’s
Enterprise Award 2017 for its Zafar Ansari, the England all-rounder
exceptional contribution to the UK’s who played three Tests and one one-
trade, industry and economy. day international, has announced a
surprise retirement from all cricket at
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar the age of 25. Ansari, who made his
announces electricity bill surcharge international debut for England in
waiver scheme. May 2015.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal India wins 16 medals at US Open

Khattar on 26 April 2017 announced karate Championship.
launch of the Electricity Bill
Surcharge Waiver Scheme 2017 to India finished with a rich haul of three
provide consumers another gold, two silver and 11 bronze
opportunity to clear their outstanding medals at the US Open Karate
bills. Under this scheme, consumers Championship held in Las Vegas.
whose electricity bills are Shaifali Agarwal, Abhishek Sengupta
outstanding and who have not been won a gold medal, a silver in two
able to avail the benefit of the earlier different individual events. India also
surcharge waiver scheme, are being won a gold medal in the team event.
given another opportunity to pay The Indian team was led by Sensei
their outstanding dues. The Yashpal Singh Kalsi. The Other
consumers can pay their outstanding members of the Indian contingent
power bill without surcharge, either were Abhishek Sengupta, Rantej
in lump sum or six equal bi-monthly Singh, Harcharan Singh Chowhan
instalments along with current bills. and Shaifali Agarwal.
Unocoin partners with PayU Biz for PM flags off Shimla-New Delhi flight
simple buying of bitcoins. under UDAN scheme.
Bitcoin and blockchain company PM Narendra Modi on 27 April 2017

Unocoin has partnered with PayU flagged off the first regional flights
Biz, a payment gateway, to facilitate under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
Unocoin users to buy Bitcoins using (UDAN) scheme from Shimla Airport,
the net banking feature. The Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The three
company expects that this will allow inaugural flights were launched in the
a frictionless buying experience for sectors of Shimla-Delhi, Kadapa-
bitcoin users who can buy bitcoins Hyderabad and Nanded-Hyderabad.
through netbanking feature by using
the PayU payment gateway. See Also: All you need to know about
UDAN Scheme
England all-rounder Zafar Ansari
quits cricket at 25. Bollywood actor Vinod
Khanna passes away at 70.
Veteran Hindi Cinema actor Vinod India is set to host the 18th World
Khanna passed away at the age of 70, Road Meeting (WRM 2017) on
in Mumbai this morning. The actor November 13, 2017 according to the
was suffering from cancer. International Road Federation (IRF).
The WRM is the biggest global
Read More about Vinod Khanna platform for road engineers, safety
and transport experts and companies
India test-fires Agni-III ballistic engaged in road safety products. The
missile. theme of this year's edition is 'Safe
Roads and Smart Mobility: The
India carried out a fresh user trial of Engines of Economic Growth'. The
3,000 kilometre range Agni-III ballistic WRM is held every four years.
missile from Abdul Kalam Island off
Odisha coast on 27 April 2017. e-SOT and e-PRAN card launched for
Atal Pension Yojana subscribers.
Gopal Rai appointed as new
convenor of AAP Delhi Unit. With a view to digitally empower the
Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai has subscribers and improve the quality
been appointed as the new convenor of service, the facility of online
of party's Delhi Unit. This came after viewing of the statement of the
party Delhi chief Dilip Pandey transaction (e-SOT) and also the e-
resigned from the post owing the Permanent Retirement Account
responsibility of AAP drubbing in the Number (e-PRAN card) have been
MCD polls. launched. More than 45 lacs APY
subscribers will be benefitted with
Jharkhand assembly passes GST bill. this initiative.
Jharkhand Assembly today passed Centre Takes 10 New Swachh Iconic

the Jharkhand Goods and Services Places under Swachh Bharat Mission
Taxes Bill, 2017 to pave the way for Phase II.
roll out of GST from July 1.
Ministry of Drinking Water and
Aadhaar Card Becomes Mandatory Sanitation under Swachh Bharat
For Bhopal Gas Victims. Mission, was held recently at Mata
Vaishno Devi Shrine, in Jammu &
The Aadhaar registration card has Kashmir. On this occasion, Shri
been made mandatory for Bhopal gas Narendra Singh Tomar announced 10
victims to receive any ex gratia new Iconic places to be taken under
payment or compensation. the Phase II of Swachh Iconic Places
initiative. These ten new iconic
India to host 18th World Road places which are to be brought to a
Meeting. higher standard of swachhta and
visitors’ amenities are- Puducherry farmers to get free

1. Gangotri power.
2. Yamunotri
3. Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain The government of Pondicherry
4. Char Minar, Hyderabad announced on 27 April 2017 that the
5. Church and Convent of St. Francis farmers in the Union Territory will be
of Assissi, Goa getting free power supply from this
6. Adi Shankaracharya’s abode month for pump sets used for
Kaladi in Ernakulam irrigation purpose.
7. Gomateshwar in Shravanbelgola
8. Baijnath Dham, Devghar Union Government launches MSEFC
9. Gaya Tirth in Bihar and Portal and MyMSME Mobile App.
10. Somnath temple in Gujarat.
Union Minister for Urban
Srishti Kaur crowned Miss Teen Development, Housing & Urban
Universe 2017. Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu
on 27 April 2017 launched Micro and
Srishti Kaur was crowned Miss Teen Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
Universe 2017 after beating 25 (MSEFC) portal and MyMSME Mobile
contestants from around the world at App.
the annual beauty pageant.The event
was held in Managua, the capital of UAE's first solar powered gas station
Central American country Nicaragua. opens in Dubai.
She also won the prize for best
national costume.Samantha Pierre The Emirates National Oil Company
from Canada and Ary Trava from (ENOC) on 26 April 2017 opened
Mexico were the runners-up in the United Arab Emirates’ ĭrst solar-
event. The pageant is organized by powered gas station. The service
the Miss Universe organization for station lies on Dubai’s main Sheikh
teens aged 15 to 19. It takes place Zayed Road thoroughfare.It is
once in a year. covered with solar panels that can
generate up to 120 kilowatt hours.
The Tata Safari Storme beat the
Mahindra Scorpio to become the Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed as
IndianArmy's official ride. new CRPF chief.
Tata Motors has bagged a contract of Two days after Maoists killed 25
supplying 3,192 units of its Safari CRPF jawans in Chhattisgarh's
Storme 4x4 model to the Indian Army, Sukma district, the Centre on
under a new category of vehicles Tuesday appointed Rajiv Rai
named G S800 (General Service 800). Bhatnagar as the next Central Police
Reserve Force chief. The post had
been lying vacant for more than eight
weeks because the central Over 21 lakh LED street lights have
government could not agree on a been installed across India under
name. Street Light National Programme
across the country.
Read More
El Salvador becomes 1st country in
Senior IPS officer RK Pachnanda world to ban metals mining.
appointed as the DG of Indo-Tiben
Border Police force. El Salvador has became the first
country in the world to ban the
Senior IPS officer RK Pachnanda was mining of metals in what
also appointed as the DG of Indo- campaigners called a landmark move
Tiben Border Police force. for environmental protection.
Pachnanda is a 1983 batch IPS officer
of West Bengal cadre. NASA's Cassini successfully
executes dive in between Saturn, its
World Day for Safety and Health at rings.
Work observed globally.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has
28 April: World Day for Safety and successful executed its historic first-
Health at Work The World Day for ever dive through the narrow gap
Safety and Health at Work 2017 was between the planet Saturn and its
observed across the world on 28 rings, marking the beginning of the
April 2017 with the theme 'Optimize 'Grand Finale' of the 20-year-long
the collection and use of OSH data'. journey.
India, Cyprus sign 4 agreements. Chhattisgarh passes State GST Bill.
India and Cyprus have signed four Chhattisgarh legislative assembly on

agreements after delegation-level 28 April 2017 passed the state Goods
talks between Prime Minister and Service Tax Bill 2017 by a voice
Narendra Modi and President of vote after a three hour long debate.
Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades at
Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The President conferred Jnanpith Award
areas in which the MoUs have been to poet Sankha Ghosh.
exchanged are Air Services,
Agriculture, Merchant Shipping and Sankha Ghosh, eminent Bengali poet
Culture Education. and literary critic was honoured with
the 52nd Jnanpith Award on 27 April
21 lakh street lights installed across 2017 by President Pranab Mukherjee
country under Street Light in New Delhi.
Programme.
Uma Bharti has launched Water Vancouver, Canada. TED stands for
Conservation Programme for Technology, Entertainment, Design.
Bundelkhand.
Jonathan Demme, Oscar-winning
Uma Bharti, the Union Minister for director of The Silence of the Lambs,
Water Resources, River Development dies
and Ganga Rejuvenation launched
'Jal Sanrakshan Karyakram- Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning
Bundelkhand’, an extensive water director of The Silence of the Lambs,
conservation programme on 28 April passed away on 26 April 2017. He
2017 at Bandri, Sagar in Madhya was 73. The cause of Demme's death
Pradesh. is said to be esophegal cancer.
World Immunization Week 2017 Bhubaneswar becomes 1st Indian

observed with theme city to win Pierre L'Enfant Awards-
"VaccinesWork". 2017.
World Immunization Week 2017 is Bhubaneswar, the capital city of

being observed across the globe Odisha, on 27 April 2017 was
between 24 April and 30 April 2017. selected for the Pierre L'Enfant
The theme for the 2017 World Planning Excellence and
Immunization Week is Achievement Awards-2017. The city
‘VaccinesWork.’ The theme aims to was selected for the award for good
raise awareness about the critical and advanced town planning and
importance of full immunization engaging its residents in the
throughout life, and its role in planning process.
achieving the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals. Haryana Government appoints BS
Sandhu as state’s DGP .
Tamil actor Vinu Chakravarthy
passes away. The Haryana government on 27 April
2017 appointed senior IPS officer
Veteran Tamil actor and scriptwriter Baljit Singh Sandhu as the new
Vinu Chakravarthy passed away on Director General of Haryana Police.
28 April 2017 following a prolonged The 1984 batch IPS officer would be
illness in Chennai. He was 71. replacing K P Singh, who has been
appointed as the Director General of
Shah Rukh Khan becomes first Prisons.
Indian actor to deliver Ted Talk.
First direct London-China train
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on completes 12,000 km run.
27 April 2017 became the first Indian
actor to deliver TED speech in
The first freight train linking China picturesque hill station Panchagani is
directly to the UK arrived in the popular for its strawberries.
eastern Chinese city of Yiwu today
after a 12,000-kilometre trip, 101-year-old Mann Kaur becomes
becoming the world's second-longest world’s oldest person to complete
rail route. The journey is the latest Auckland Sky Walk.
effort in China's drive to strengthen
trade links with western Europe The 101-year-old athlete, Mann Kaur,
along a "Silk Road" route. The on 27 April 2017 became the oldest
world's top trading nation launched person to sky walk around
the "One Belt, One Road" strategy in Auckland’s famous landmark Sky
2013, and has since poured millions Tower. Having set a new world record
into constructing vast infrastructure on the ĭeld, Kaur stepped out 192
links. metres above Auckland city to
achieve the feat.
Two Indian-Americans Ritu Raju
& Sundeep R Muppidi selected for Day of Remembrance for all Victims
ACE fellowship. of Chemical Warfare 2017 observed.
Two Indian-Americans are among 46 The Day of Remembrance for all

emerging college and university Victims of Chemical Warfare 2017
leaders selected by American was observed on 29 April 2017 by the
Council on Education, ACE in United Nations (UN).
Houston for its prestigious
fellowship. Ritu Raju of Houston Janalakshmi gets final small finance
Community college in Houston Texas bank licence.
and Sundeep R Muppidi of the
University of Hartford in Hartford Janalakshmi Financial Services,
(HCC) Connecticut were named India's largest microfinance company
Fellows as part of the ACE Fellows in terms of loan outstanding, has
Programme 2017-18 class. received the final approval from
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up
India's 1st book village to come up in small finance bank.
Maharashtra.
Read More
A hamlet in Satara district of
Maharashtra is all set to embrace the North East's first small finance bank
tag of India's first 'village of books'. to start operations from June.
The concept is inspired by Britain's
Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh town known for The North East Small Finance Bank
its book stores and literature (NESFB), which is the first small bank
festivals. Bhilar village located near of North East India, is ready to start
operations from the first week of
June 2017. The Rashtriya Gramin that into a race victory, and finished
Vikas Nidhi Microfinance Limited-- the hard-fought race in second place,
North East (RGVNMFL-NE), the behind his Carlin Racing teammate
promoter of North East Small Finance Lando Norris of the UK.
Bank, received the Small Finance
Bank License from the Reserve Bank India to give Rs 35 cr to Bangladesh
of India (RBI) on March 31, 2017. freedom fighters children under
They received the inprinciple 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme.
approval from RBI to set up a Small
Finance Bank (SFB) in October 2015. India will give 35 crore rupees to
children of freedom fighters in
Indian Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Bangladesh during the next five
wins gold medal in Moscow years under the new 'Muktijodha
competition. scholarship' scheme.
Internationally renowned sand artist Telangana passes land acquisition

Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha won act in special sitting.
the jury prize gold medal at the 10th
Moscow Sand art Championship.The Both Telangana Legislative Assembly
competition was held between 22nd and Legislative Council today passed
and 28th April at Kolomenskoye, amendments to the Land Acquisition
Moscow in Russia. The theme for the Act amidst uproar during a short
competition was "The world around special sitting.
us". Pattnaik was the Indian
representative in the competition, Assam got it first Shatabdi Train to
where twenty-five sculptors from run between Dibrugarh And
different countries participated. Guwahati.
Jehan Daruvala becomes 1st Indian Assam on 30 April 2017 got its first
to take pole in FIA F3 European Shatabdi Express with minister of
Championship. state for railways Rajen Gohain
flagging off the train from Dibrugarh.
Jehan Daruvala, in his rookie season The new Shatabdi Express train (No
at the FIA Formula 3 European 12085/12086) will run between
Championship, is already making Dibrugarh and Guwahati.
waves. The 18-year-old product of
Force India Academy, became the Rafael Nadal Wins 10th Barcelona
first Indian to take pole in the F3 Open Title.
European series, securing the top
spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of Rafael Nadal romped to his 10th
the second round of the Barcelona Open title on 30 April 2017
championship in Monza, Italy. as he swept aside Austria's Dominic
However, he was unable to translate Thiem 6-4, 6-1 for a 51st clay-court
crown.Nadal won in Barcelona Sri Lanka to be their temporary

between 2005-2009, 2011-13 and now bowling coach ahead of the
in the last two years. Champions trophy starting June 1.
Donald, who is all set to join English
Russian Grand Prix 2017: Valtteri County Kent for a coaching
Bottas wins maiden race. assignment next year will be the
consultant bowling coach of Sri
Mercedes' new recruit Valtteri Bottas Lanka for the next two months.
managed to show top notch
performance and took home his first Leander Paes wins Tallahassee
ever GP win, 0.617 seconds ahead of Challenger title of men's doubles.
Sebastian. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen
took third place. In Tennis, Leander Paes won the
Tallahassee Challenger title of the
Allan Donald new Bowling Coach of men's doubles but Ramkumar
Sri Lanka. Ramanathan had to be content with a
runner-up finish in the singles' event
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Five Associate Banks, Bharatiya companies from the 2017-18 fiscal

Hyundai launches The World's First Mangaluru International Airport (MIA)

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak President Mukherjee lays foundation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has P V Sindhu becomes Womens

Rio Olympics silver medallist P V 1) Miranda House, Delhi

IISc Bangalore best university, Top universities:

Delhi’s Miranda House and 2) JNU, New Delhi

Maharashtra. The scheme will representative to the UN.

Mizoram signs MoU to join in UDAY. Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated

International Day of Mine Awareness Computer programmer not to qualify

Renowned Hindustani classical Aliza Knox, Twitter’s head of Asia-

The Uttar Pradesh government has SASEC's Finance Ministers Meeting

Classroom', a virtual training ambassador for Gulf Oil in the year

Handset maker Gionee India Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

which seeks to amend the Customs Raman Roy appointed Chairman of

a payments bank. ii. Except Vodafone athletics. Mr Goel said appointments

India's foreign exchange surges to Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka Bus service

India's foreign exchange surged by a The Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka Bus

category at the Thailand International Mukta Dutta Tomar was appointed as

Paytm Mall launches QR code A transaction of Rs 1,590 has bagged

British-Indian educationist named by the state’s Chief Minister, N Biren

On 100th anniversary of Champaran inclusive adoption of Zeta’s meal

announced in 21 categories and they National Hindi Sevi Samman Awards

• Chitra Mudgal Chakra' award at a ceremony held at

Ajit Kumar Srivastava, Shabri UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,

EPFO Extends Deadline For certificate is not submitted by April

from the Directorate General of Civil Retirement fund body EPFO's

President Pranab Mukherjee confers Youngest Nobel Peace laureate

will succeed Helen Clark, a former anniversary. President Pranab

CBFC regional office film certification President Pranab Mukherjee lays

Nation remembers Dr Bhimrao Ramji eNAM transacts record Rs.15,000 Cr

The national agriculture market- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

floods. Trupti Jain, 46, was one Renowned sculptor S. Nandagopal

role of the tribals in the freedom Telangana Assembly passes bill to

A Memorandum of Understanding New species of 125 million-year-old

After super success in retail, Yoga Internet pioneer Robert Taylor

IIT Bhubaneswar organises its first Guitar pioneer Allan Holdsworth

passed away on 15 April 2017 in doubles crown at the Pembangunan

PM Modi inaugurated Link-II of SAUNI BHEL commissions 2 units at

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)

First Made in India industrial robot

TAL Manufacturing Solutions in April ex-official Secretary to the

Devendra Kumar Sharma was on 18 Karnataka government on 20 April

B N Mohapatra takes over as 'One Stop Centre' set up at Tripura

B N Mohapatra on 17 April 2017 took In Tripura, a ‘One Stop Centre’ (OSC)

recently. The centre, sanctioned by 'One Part Woman' wins Sahitya

and Exchange of Supervisory GNFC wins Golden Peacock Award.

Food testing labs to be set up in An Indian-American theoretical

Google on 23 April 2017 introduced MCC offers honourary life

BSNL launches commercial Goldman Prize for Prafulla Samantra.

with the theme Malaria prevention: Ghantasala national award on 23

with Samarpit Jeevan Puraskar. TERI, French firm "3WAYSTE" sign

Trump sends Indian-American's The National Aeronautics and Space

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal India wins 16 medals at US Open

Bitcoin and blockchain company PM Narendra Modi on 27 April 2017

Jharkhand Assembly today passed Centre Takes 10 New Swachh Iconic

visitors’ amenities are- Puducherry farmers to get free

India, Cyprus sign 4 agreements. Chhattisgarh passes State GST Bill.

India and Cyprus have signed four Chhattisgarh legislative assembly on

World Immunization Week 2017 Bhubaneswar becomes 1st Indian

World Immunization Week 2017 is Bhubaneswar, the capital city of