April 2017

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 Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
2017 observed on - 4th April 2017
 Who has been appointed as first woman head of Gujarat’s police force
?- Geetha Johri
 Terror attack at metro system of - Russia
 Ban on polyethene manufactured below 50 microns by - J&K Govt.
 Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football
Association, banned for life by - FIFA


5th April 2017
 Twitter's head of Asia-Pacific- quits
 The youngest person to address Canadian Parliament - Malala


6th April 2017
 INS Shardul for surveillance in the Indian Ocean deployed by - Indian
Navy
 Foundation stone of Multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in
Jharkhand laid by - PMNarendra Modi
 First Air services agreement between India and Georgia approved by -
Union Cabinet
 Shunglu panel points out gross abuse of power by - AAP government
 Who has been appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2017-18 ? -
Raman Roy
 South Korea test-fires ballistic missile that can hit - Any part of N
Korea
 Bitcoin as currency is officially recognized by - Japan
 National Maritime Day observed in India on - 5th April
 Tree-living crab species, Kani maranjandu found in - Kerala
 Five agreements with Bangladesh including Audio Visual
Co-Production approved by - Union Cabinet
 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace observed on -
6th April
 Which cricketer named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for
2016 ? - Virat Kohli
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7th April 2017
 Appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics approved by - Sports
Minister Vijay Goel
 World Health Day observed - On 7th April 2017
 Misbah-ul-Haq announces international retirement after - West Indies
series
 PV Sindhu reaches best World No.2 ranking in - Badminton World
Federation (BWF) rankings
 The Yojana to provide subsidised food to the poor launched by - MP
Govt


8th April 2017
 40-year-old North Koel Irrigation project revived by - Union
government
 Youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace - Malala
 Study on smoking shows - one in 10 deaths worldwide
 Atmosphere around Earth detected by -Scientists
 Over USD 2 billion defense deals signed between - India and Israel
 3-day National Children’s Film Festival inaugurated by - Venkaiah
Naidu


9th April 2017
 Supreme Court seeks reply from how many states to ban cow
vigilantes - 6 states
 Which part of India will get DNA bank for wildlife - Uttar Pradesh (
North India )


10th April 2017
 Who has been appointed as India's Ambassador to Germany ? - Mukta
Dutta Tomar
 Possible Venus twin discovered by - Astronomers
 First non-white judge at London Court - Anuja Ravindra Dhir of
Indian-origin
 Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to fly past Earth on - 19th April
 India's rank in Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of World
Economic Forum - 40
 2016 ACM A M Turing Award won by - Tim Berners-Lee


11th April 2017
 Colson Whitehead's “Underground Railroad” wins - Pulitzer
 Who has been designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace ? -
Malala Yousafzai
 Two day Convention on World Homoeopathy Day concludes in -
India
 New acquistion of Flipkart to fight Amazon - eBay India business
 Six agreements including cooperation in civil aviation security signed
between - India-Australia
 Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death in - Pakistan
 Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 bill passed by - Lok
Sabha


12th April 2017
 Death Penalty Report 2016 released by - Amnesty International
 Aditya Birla Nuvo merging with - Grasim Industries
 PAN and TAN issuance within 1 day by - CBDT
 Age limit for UPPSC exams for those who appeared in 2013 increased
by - UP Government
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13th April 2017
 Russia rejects UN resolution condemning - Syria chemical attack
 Achim Steiner as new administrator of UNDP named by - UN chief
Guterres
 President Pranab Mukherjee gives - Padma awards to eminent
personalities
 MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in Science &
Technology notified by - Union Cabinet
 Listing of 11 CPSEs on stock exchanges approved by - CCEA


14th April 2017
 President Pranab Mukherjee gives approval - to four GST related
legislations
 Mother of All Bombs dropped by US on ISIS Caves in - Afghanistan
 Mukulita Vijayawargiya takes charge as - Full Time Member of IBBI
 BHIM-Aadhaar Pay app launched by - PM Narendra Modi
 126th Birth Anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar observed
nationwide on - 14th April 2017


15th April 2017
 Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal buys- 11.4% of miner Anglo
American
 Cab safety measures for women included in - New Taxi Policy
Guidelines


16th April 2017
 WHO Study : Two billion people drinking contaminated water
17th April 2017
 Who won Singapore Open Super Series - Sai Praneeth
 Name of hijacked Indian Ship which was released - Al-Kausar
 Who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 - Sebastian Vettel
 Robert Taylor passed away, he was great name in the field of -
Internet and Networking
 Who won Asian Billiards Championship - Pankaj Advani
 Name of oldest person who passed away at the age of 117 - Emma
Morano


18th April 2017
 RUSA web portal and Mobile App launched by - Union Minister
Prakash Javadekar
 World Heritage Day observed on - 18th April 2017
 Which subject will be introduced in IIT Kharagpur - Vastu Shastra
 Vijay Mallya was arrested by - Scotland Yard
 Projects related to SAUNI Yojana at Botad launched by - Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
 Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena died
on - 14th April 2017


19th April 2017
 Historian A V Narasimha Murthy honoured with - Gururaja Bhat
Award
 Palladium Cinema site in Srinagar to be developed as - Heritage
museum
 India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon -
Sagar Baheti
 Gorakhpur and Agra Airports renamed by - UP Government
 International Yoga Day with special commemorative stamps
celebrated by - UN
 India's most-valued Public Sector Company becomes - SBI
 First Made in India industrial robot - BRABO unveiled


20th April 2017
 Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu chosen for - Krishi
Karman Awards 2015-16
 E-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi approved by - Supreme
Court
 USD 250000 to United Nations election assistance programme
contributed by - India
 Civil Services Day function inaugurated by - Rajnath Singh
 United Nations Chinese Day 2017 observed on - 20th April 2017
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate - UN Vesak Day in Sri
Lanka


21st April 2017
 India inked MoU with which country for defence shipbuilding - South
Korea
 Who won UNESCO Peace Prize - Italian mayor Giuseppina Nicolini
 E-auction of which hotel in Delhi was approved by Supreme Court -
Taj Mansingh Hotel
 Name of first female MBBS doctor from Indore who was presented
with Padma Shri - Bhakti Yadav
 Which type of sports will be played as a medal event in 2022 Asian
Games - E-Sports


22nd April 2017
 India won elections in - Two UN subsidiary bodies
 Where was first India-Indonesia Energy Forum held - Jakarta
 When was International Mother Earth Day 2017 observed - 22nd
April 2017


23rd April 2017
 English Language Day observed on - 23rd April
 World Book and Copyright Day 2017 observed on - 23rd April


24th April 2017
 Kailash Satyarthi honoured with - P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017
 Who won Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title - Rafael Nadal
 Who won Monte-Carlo Masters Men’s Doubles title - Rohan Bopanna
and Pablo Cuevas
 Saudi Arabia King's son Prince Khaled appointed as - US Envoy
 Gwadar port of Pakistan leased for 40 years to - China Overseas Port
Holding Company
 Who has been appointed as new DGP of Uttar Pradesh - Sulkhan
Singh
 Which film won Best Film prize at Hong Kong Film Festival -
Newton


25th April 2017
 World’s fifth largest military spender - India
 Ghantasala national award bagged by - Vani Jairam
 Ghana, Kenya and Malawi taking part in WHO - malaria vaccine pilot
programme
 Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017 received by - Aamir Khan
 Legendary filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath wins - Dadasaheb
Phalke Award 2016
 Cuba and Morocco re-establish diplomatic ties after - 37 years


26th April 2017
 NASA launches Super Pressure Balloon launched by - NASA from
New Zealand
 China's first home-built aircraft carrier hit water on - 26th April 2017
 Union Government takes 10 new Swachh Iconic Places under -
Swachh Bharat Mission
 India and Sri Lanka sign MoU - on Economic Cooperation
 Manpreet Kaur wins shot put gold at - Asian Grand Prix Athletics
Meet
 World Intellectual Property Day 2017 observed globally on - 26th
April 2017


27th April 2017
 Puducherry farmers to get - free power
 MSEFC Portal and MyMSME Mobile App launched by - Union
Government
 UAE's first solar-powered gas station opens in - Dubai
 Iceball' Planet discovered through – Microlensing


28th April 2017
 Poet Sankha Ghosh awarded with - Jnanpith Award by president
 First country to ban metals mining - El Salvador
 World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed globally on - 28th
April 2017
 First Indian city to win Pierre L'Enfant Awards-2017 - Bhubaneswar
 BS Sandhu appointed as state’s DGP - Haryana Government
 World Immunization Week 2017 observed – globally


29th April 2017
 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 2017
observed on - 29th April
 ISRO launching 5 satellites to improve - India’s communication
system


30th April 2017
 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 2017
observed on - 29th April 2017
 23 volumes of Basavanna's Vachana were released by PM Narendra
Modi on birth anniversary of - 12th century social reformer
Basavanna