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1st May 2017 Twitter partners with Bloomberg for - Streaming news 24/7 Maruti, Honda, Toyota kick off new fiscal with a - Strong growth 2nd May 2017 THAAD missile defense system operational in - South Korea Tarang Sanchar web portal for information on Mobile Tower Radiation launched by - DoT INSA Medal for Young Scientist 2017 winners announced in - Last week of April Padma Venkataraman bestowed with - Avvaiyar award First city in world to get its own Microsoft Font - Dubai First north-eastern club to win 2016-17 I-League - Aizawl FC 3rd May 2017 Railway Bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to be built over - Chenab River 64th National Film Awards presented by - President PranabMukherjee Patanjali Research Institute in Haridwar inaugerted by--PM Narendra Modi Vidya Veerta Abhiyan launched by - Prakash Javadekar Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince' awarded at - film fest in Houston Who has been appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee ? - M...

1st April 2017  Power bill subsidy to consumers to be paid by - Bihar Government  Namami Brahmaputra Festival inaugurated by - Pranab Mukherjee  800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in Karnataka commissioned by - BHEL 2nd April 2017  Second Annual Meeting of New Development Bank begins in - New Delhi  World Autism Awareness Day 2017 observed globally on - 2nd April 3rd April 2017  PowerTex India scheme for powerloom sector launched by - Textiles Minister  India’s longest Chenani-Nashri tunnel inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi  Roger Federer defeats Rafael Nadal to secure - 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title  2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to - Dawit Isaak  Indian Foreign service officer appointed as - New Consul General of Dubai  Signing of new Air Services Agreement between India and Serbia approved by - Union Cabinet 4th April 2017  Fungus that eats plastic discovered by - Scientists  International...

1st March 2017  Assam to host river festival - Namami Brahmaputra  Gujarati Writer and play writer passed away on - 1st Mar 2017  Who has been appointed as UN Deputy Secretary-General? - Amina J Mohammed  Who has been appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA - Ruchi Ghanashyam  Zero Discrimination Day observed on - 1st March 2017  Who has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra - IAS officer Sumit Mullick  India successfully test fired - Prithvi Supersonic Interceptor Missile 2nd March 2017  India's new Ambassador to World Trade Organisation - J S Deepak  Delay in Brexit Bill as - House of Lords backs EU nationals' rights  Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of SEBI - Ajay Tyagi  Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol at - ISSF World Cup  Camping activities are banned within 100 m of Ganga in Uttarakhand by - The National Green Tribunal (NGT )  Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL - P K Purwar  Indian Nav...

1st February 2017  Union Budget 2017 presented in Loksabha by - Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley  MP who died in the Parliament, while attending the speech given by president on 1st Feb 2017 - Former Union Minister and IUML Chief E Ahmed  Which authority will re-measure Mt.Everest peak - Survey of India 2nd February 2017  Who has been appointed as DGP of Karnataka - Rupak Kumar Dutta  Who has been appointed as MD-India of BAE Systems on 1st Feb 2017 - Nik Khanna  Asim Basu passed away, he was an - Eminent theatre personality  Where did 19th Bharat Rang Mahotsav begin - New Delhi  Which country aims to Launch Its First Ever Mars Mission in 2020 - UAE  Who will collaborate with UN for a music album - Neeti Mohan 3rd February 2017  India inked MoU to construct a multi-ethnic secondary school with - Sri Lanka  Name of two toxins discovered in Lychee fruit which are harmful for children - Hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropyl-glycine (MCPG)  53rd SA...

1st January  27th meeting of Southern Zonal Council held at - Thiruvananthapuram  India and Singapore inked 3rd Protocol for amending - DTAA  Period of enhanced Prepaid Payment Instruments limit extended by – RBI 2nd January  Who takes over as next Chief of Army Staff - General Bipin Rawat  Which player becomes world's best playmaker for 2016 – Lionel Messi  Which two countries has exchanged lists of nuclear sites - India, Pakistan  Which player has announced his retirement from tennis - Somdev Devvarman  Journalist says Titanic tragedy caused by - Fire 3rd January  Union Government launches mobile app for - Haj Pilgrimage  British-Indian Cambridge professor knighted by - Queen Elizabeth  India successfully test-fires - Agni IV Missile  Seeking votes on religious basis a corrupt act - SC  Who has been appointed as new UPSC chairman - David R Syiemlieh 4th January  Government launched what in 500 cities - Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017  R...

1st December  On 1st December which day was observed across the world - World AIDS Day  Union Cabinet approves inclusion of 15 new castes in - Central OBC List  UNESCO adds Cuban rumba and Belgian beer to list of - World’s Intangible Heritage  Union Government formed which committee to promote digital economy - Chandrababu Naidu Committee  Drones help assess land problems in - North East 2nd December  51st Raising Day was celebrated by – BSF  Yoga now on UNESCO’s list of - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity  Union HRD Ministry launches - Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan 3rd December  New cheap way to produce nuclear fuel using electricity developed by - Russian Scientist  SC approves which system to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR - Centre’s Graded Response System  On 3rd December which day is observed across the world - International Day of Persons with Disabilities  Which Festival begins in Nagaland - Hornbill 4th December  UAE-based Indian t...

1st November  Which two states top Ease of Doing Business list - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana  Which joint military exercise Surya Kiran commences - 10th Indo-Nepal  Which state tops in 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index of NITI Aayog – Maharashtra  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel remembered on his - 141st Birth Anniversary 2nd November  RCEP members worry over market access to - China  IFFI to honour Im Kwon-taek with - Lifetime Achievement Award  Which country invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project – Russia  To achieve a corruption free society which week is observed across India - Vigilance Awareness Week  International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against whom is observed globally – Journalists Click here for latest Current Affairs Click here for latest Govt Jobs 3rd November  IISER Researchers develop what to scoop out marine oil spills – Gelator  Who has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Spain - Mariano Rajoy ...