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IMPORTANT DATES and EVENTS………………..…………….……………………………………………3

APPOINTMENTS………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..3
AWARDS and HONORS …………………………………………………………………………………………4
OTHER IMPORTANT UPDATES ………………………………………………………………………….…..5
NATIONAL NEWS………….……………………………………………………………………………………….8
INTERNATIONAL NEWS.………………………………………………………………………………………11
AGREEMENTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………...…14
BUSINESS NEWS…………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
DEFENCE NEWS……………………………………………………………………………………………………16
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY NEWS……………………………………………………..………………..16
SPORTS NEWS .……………………………………………………………………………………………………17
OBITUARY NEWS…….…………………………………………………………………………………………..19
Current Affairs 2017 PDF Collection………………..…………….…………………………………….21
More Current Affairs……………………………………………………….…..….……….………………….21
More Important GK Sections………………………………………..…….……….….…………………..22
Recommendations……………………………………………………….……….……………………….……22
IMPORTANT DATES and EVENTS
The International Women's Day (IWD) was celebrated across the globe on 8th March.
The World Kidney Day (WKD) was observed worldwide on 9th March.
The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed every year on 15th March.
The Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second
Monday in March.
The World Poetry Day is held on March 21 each year.
International Day of Forests is observed annually on 21st March.

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on March 21.
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year.
The United Nations' (UN) World Meteorological Day is observed annually on March 23
The World Sparrow Day was observed around the globe on 20th March.
World Tuberculosis Day is observed annually on March 24.
The World Theatre Day is celebrated annually on the 27th of March.
3rd March is observed as World Wildlife Day.
World Down Syndrome Day is on 21st March.
23rd March is Pakistan Day.
10th anniversary of 'Earth Hour' was observed on 25th March.
30th March was celebrated as Rajasthan Diwas.
APPOINTMENTS
Internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman has been appointed as a global Goodwill Ambassador by
the UNHCR.
Senior IAS officer Sumit Mullick was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.
Ajay Tyagi became the 9th Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Secretary J S Deepak has been named as India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organization.
MTNL appointed P K Purwar, as the Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL.
Melody Meyer and Atul Gupta have been appointed as Technical Advisors by Cairn India.
Dr. K Srinath Reddy has been appointed as the adviser to the Odisha Government.
Supervisory Board of Adidas AG has appointed Harm Ohlmeyer as the successor for long- time Chief
Financial Officer (CFO).
The Ford Foundation has appointed Pradeep Nair as their Regional Director for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
HSBC named AIA Group boss Mark Tucker as their Chairman.
William B Thomas has been elected as the Chairman of KPMG International.
Indian-American Seema Verma has been sworn-in as the Head of a key healthcare agency in the Donald
Trump administration.
Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of J&K Court.
Justice Chittaranjan Sharma was sworn in as Assam's Upalokayukta.
Upendra Tripathy has been appointed as the Interim Director General (IDG) of the International Solar
Alliance (ISA).
Madhabi Puri Buch as new whole time member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
PepsiCo has roped in Rio Olympic Silver Medalist PV Sindhu as the brand ambassador.
ICC has appointed Ankur Khanna as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Jason Kothari is selected as the CEO of FreeCharge.
Justice Navniti Prasad Singh took oath as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
Minoru Kato named as the India President and CEO of HMSI.
AWARDS and HONORS
Jawaharlal Nehru University has won the annual visitor’s award for the Best University 2017.
Harvard University honored veteran singer Rihanna with the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of
the Year award.
Sri Lanka has won the "Most Popular Tourism Destination Award" at the Guangzhou International Travel
Fair (GITF) in China.
The Bharatiya Jnanpith presented the 30th Moortidevi award to eminent Malayalam author and journalist
M P Veerendra Kumar.
Lalji Singh, has been selected for the award of SERB Distinguished Fellow.
Eminent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honored with the Saraswati Samman 2016.
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has won the 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of
Society Award.
Ramakrishna Ashram, situated in the South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, was conferred with the national-
level Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan protsahan Puraskar.
Indian-American Indrani Das won the top prize of $2,50,000 in the Regeneron Science Talent Search
competition in the United States.
Maggie MacDonnell of Canada has won a $1m Global Teacher Prize.
ABB India has won the India Smart Grid Foundation (ISGF) innovation award.
Major Rohit Suri who was a part of the surgical strikes in PoK was awarded the second highest peacetime
gallantry award ‘Kirti Chakra’.
Anshumali Shrivastava bagged National Science Foundation (NSF)'s prestigious CAREER award.
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
6th National Photography Awards to photojournalist Raghu Rai.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awarded the 2017 Abel Prize to French mathematician
Yves Meyer.
The 8th Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2016 were awarded to Anima Pookkunnyil and Shreya
Ila Anasuya.
Indian-origin British Director Gurinder Chadha has been honored with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017.
OTHER IMPORTANT UPDATES

Top 5 in Fortune’s top 50 greatest leaders
1. Theo Epstein (President of Baseball Operations at Chicago Cubs).

2. Jack Ma (Alibaba Group Executive Chairman).
3. Pope Francis.
4. Melinda Gate (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co chair).
5. Jeff Bezos (Amazon Founder and CEO).
26th Rank Arundhati Bhattacharya (Chairperson of SBI).
Top 5 in World's 30 Best CEOs List

1. Mary Barra (General Motors).
2. Gary Dickerson (Applied Materials).
3. Stephen Hemsley (UnitedHealth Group Inc).
4. Jensen Huang (Nvidia).
5. Satya Nadella (Microsoft’s CEO).
Top 5 Cities with the highest quality of life

1. Vienna (Austria).
2. Zurich (Switzerland).
3. Auckland (New Zealand).
4. Munich (Germany).
5. Vancouver (Canada).
Top 5 Best Airports in the World

1. Changi Airport (Singapore).
2. Haneda Airport (Tokyo).
3. Incheon Airport (South Korea).
4. Munich Airport (Germany).
5. Hong Kong Airport.
Top 10 in Human Development Index (HDI)
1. Norway,
2. Australia.
3. Switzerland.
4. Germany.
5. Denmark.
6. Singapore
7. Netherlands.
8. Ireland.
9. Iceland.
10. Canada.
India's Rank – 131.
Top 10 countries with highest women in parliament
1. Rwanda.
2. Bolivia.
3. Cuba.
4. Iceland.
5. Nicaragua.
6. Sweden.
7. Senegal.
8. Mexico.
9. Finland.
10. South Africa.
India's Rank - 148th.
Top 10 countries in Bloomberg 2017 Healthiest Country Index
1. Italy.
2. Iceland.
3. Switzerland.
4. Singapore.
5. Australia.
6. Spain.
7. Japan.
8. Sweden.
9. Israel.
10. Luxembourg.
Five Indians in World Economic Forum's list of 100 Young Global Leaders under 40 years of age
1. Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm Founder).

2. Ambarish Mitra (Blippar app's Founder).
3. Hindol Sengupta (Journalist).
4. Rwitwika Bhattacharya (Swaniti Initiative's Founder).

5. Shruti Shibulal (Tamara Coorg hospitality).
Top 10 in Forbes 2017 World's Billionaires List

1. Bill Gates (Microsoft co-founder): $86bn.
2. Warren Buffett (US investor): $75.6bn.
3. Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder): $72.8bn.
4. Amancio Ortega (Inditex founder): $71.3bn.
5. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder): $56bn.
6. Carlos Slim (Mexican magnate): $54.5bn.
7. Larry Ellison (Oracle co-founder): $52.2bn.
8. Charles Koch (US businessman): $48.3bn.
9. David Koch (US businessman): $48.3bn.
10. Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg founder): $47.5bns.
Top 5 in Annual Survey of India’s City Systems (ASICS) 2016 Rankings

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Pune
3. Kolkata
4. Mumbai
5. Hyderabad
World's Most Valuable Passports List
1. Sweden
2. Belgium
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Ireland
India's Rank - 160th.
NATIONAL NEWS
2017 Finance Bill presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was passed in the Lok Sabha making
the Aadhaar card mandatory for filing Income Tax returns and getting a PAN.
3rd edition of ‘World Conference on Environment’ was recently held in New Delhi.
3rd edition of G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting was held at Varanasi Headed by Dinesh Sharma
(Special secretary in the Finance ministry).
3rd edition of International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry -
Towards Realizing Swachh Bharat Dream” was held New Delhi.
5th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) – 2017’ was held in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Government has renamed Tirupati Airport as Sri Venkateswara Airport and Gannavaram
Airport as NTR Amaravati Airport.
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has launched an initiative to develop Majuli, the world's largest river island,
as India's first carbon neutral district and a biodiversity heritage site.
Braille maps and platform indicators were unveiled at the Bengaluru City railway station, making it the
second blind-friendly station after Mysuru railway station in India.
First fully India-made train (rake) Medha was flagged off at Dadar station in Mumbai by Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu via video-conferencing.
Following pressure from citizens and green activists, the Karnataka government abandoned the
controversial Steel Flyover Project in Bengaluru, saving at least 800 trees from being cut.
Following Tamil Nadu, traders in Kerala have decided to stop sale of drinks produced by Coca-Cola and
PepsiCo, to promote local beverages like lime soda.
For the first time in 16 years, Odisha has achieved highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). It was 96
per 1000 births in 2000 has been reduced to 40 in 2015-16.
For the first time in India, 4 states (Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand) have decided to
conduct a synchronized elephant census.
Government appointed 18 members ‘Working Group on Migration’ headed by Partha Mukhopadhay has
recommended necessary legal and policy framework to protect the interests of the migrants in the country.
India for first time is going to host ICEGOV 2017 (International Conference on Theory and Practice of
Electronic Governance).
India had highest bribery rate among the 16 Asia-Pacific countries surveyed between July 2015 and
January 2017.
India's first air-conditioned rail ambulance was unveiled in Mumbai.
India's tallest national flag, measuring 360 feet, was hoisted at the Attari-Wagah joint check post in Punjab.
Jammu & Kashmir Governor N.N.Vohra has released noted Pashmina activist Babar Afzal’s book “6 TIMES
THINNER”.
Juri, a village in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, has initiated the practice of naming its lanes after its
most educated girls.
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India’s City
Systems (ASICS) 2016 conducted by Janaagraha Centre India for first time is going to host ICEGOV 2017
(International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance).
Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has topped in city governance ranking of the Annual Survey of India’s City
Systems (ASICS) 2016 conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated AB Celestial, the 1st floating hotel (also called as floatel)
in Mumbai.
Osmania University (OU) in Hyderabad (Telagana) is going to host the 105th Indian Science Congress (ISC)
from 3rd to 7th January 2018.
Parliament has passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016, which provides for healthcare and services to
people with mental illness and decriminalizes suicide.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest Cable Bridge (1.4-kilometre) on River Narmada at Bharuch
(Gujarat).
State-run NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Limited has installed India’s largest floating solar
photovoltaic (PV) plant at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
The 29th International Yoga Festival was inaugurated by Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul on 1st March at
Rishikesh.
The Andhra Pradesh government is going to launch an airline, named after the state's capital Amaravati.
The Assam government has decided to make Sanskrit compulsory up to Class 8 in all schools across the state.
The BJP scripted a historic victory in Uttar Pradesh where it emerged as the single largest party with win in
over 300 seats.
The Delhi government has approved ₹54.84 crore for construction of the longest skywalk in the city, that
will connect Tilak Marg railway station to ITO Metro station.
The Delhi Government has extended the mid-day meal scheme for girls up to class 12, making it the first state
in the country to do so.
The Delhi government has tied up with as many as 41 private hospitals in Delhi to facilitate 30 types of
surgeries free of cost for patients referred by the national capital's government hospitals.
The Election Commission has announced that it will make the voting system watertight by introducing
Voter- Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) by the 2019 General Elections.
The Himachal Pradesh government has approved a proposal to make Dharamshala the 2nd Capital of the
state.
The Kanha Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) has become the first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce
a mascot, which has been named "Bhoorsingh the Barasingha".
The Karnataka government has capped the price of movie tickets at all cinema theatres, including multiplexes,
in the state at ₹200.
The Lok Sabha has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill which raises the maternity leave for
all working women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for the first two children.
The National Conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan organized by the Union Ministry of Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, was held in New Delhi.
The Punjab cabinet has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation for Women in all government jobs.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will soon issue ₹10 denomination notes with
enhanced security features for circulation. The note will bear the year of printing on its backside.
The Union Cabinet approved the National Health Policy 2017 aimed at providing affordable healthcare to all.
The Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement with World Bank for IDA credit of $63 million for
the Tejaswini Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Project.
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched the web portal
for obtaining Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances.
The Uttarakhand High Court has recognized river Ganga as the first living entity of India.
The West Bengal Government has recently passed the West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration,
Regulation and Transparency) Bill, 2017, by a voice vote. It repeals the West Bengal Clinical
Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010.
Union Government is going to launch Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) scheme for providing physical aids
and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category.
West Bengal Government has given official language status to the endangered tribal language Kurukh.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has successfully coordinated Operation Thunder Bird from January 30
to February 19, 2017 in its fight to end poaching of India’s wildlife animals.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Beijing has shut its last large coal-fired power plant to become China's first city to be powered by only
natural gas.
British Airways has started rolling out a facial recognition technology at its London Heathrow Airport to
allow passengers to go through boarding gates faster.
Canada is going to host the 9th edition of World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) in Vancouver
from 9th to 15th September 2017. Theme of the year 2017 “Culture/Environment: Weaving New
Connections”.
China has announced that its Military Budget this year will grow by about 7%, which is the country's
slowest defence budget rise since 2010.
China is going to build a 1,000-kilometer pipeline connecting the drought-hit city of Lanzhou to Russia's
Lake Baikal (the deepest freshwater lake on earth).
China is going to build its first national underwater observatory in the disputed South China Sea.
China's Parliament has approved President Xi Jinping as the core leader, elevating him to a status higher
than others in the ruling Communist Party of China's collective leadership system.
Commonwealth Day was observed on 13th March 2017 (2nd Monday of March) with the Theme 'A
Peace- building Commonwealth'.
For the first time, Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops joined the Pakistan Day parade in the capital Islamabad
on 23rd March 2017.
Hawaii became the 1st US state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban.
Iceland became the first country in the world to force companies to prove they pay all employees the
same, regardless of gender, sexuality or nationality.
India and other G4 nations (Brazil, Germany and Japan) have offered to forgo their veto power if
granted permanent membership in a reformed Security Council.
Indonesia is hosting the 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) summit 2017.
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade was observed on
25th March 2017 with the Theme "Remember Slavery: Recognizing the Legacy and Contributions of People of
African Descent".
Italy has been ranked the world's healthiest country by Bloomberg Global Health Index, with a citizen
expected to live up to 89 years.
Mexico has canceled existing sugar export permits to the US to avoid penalties in a dispute over the pace
of shipments.
Nepal will provide GPS tracking devices to mountaineers attempting to scale Mount Everest to track climbers
in distress and prevent them from making false summit claims.
North Korean government has banned its overseas citizens from accessing mobile internet.
Norway is going to construct the world's first ship tunnel to improve safety in the Stad peninsula.
Pakistan has started conducting its first national census in 19 years, from 15th March 2017 with the assistance
of over 2 lakh troops and 1 lakh civilian enumerators.
Pakistan’s Parliament has finally passed the landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2017 to regulate marriages of
minority Hindus.
Publishing company Penguin Random House has signed a deal to publish two forthcoming books by former
US President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama, who plan to write about their time
in the White House.
Sweden has announced that it will reintroduce Compulsory Military Service for both Men and Women to
respond to global security challenges including those from Russia.
The Changi Airport in Singapore has been rated the world's best airport for the fifth consecutive year in a
survey by research firm Skytrax.
The Commonwealth of Nations has launched “Peace in the home” programme to help member states
tackle domestic violence which remains a “stubborn stain” on communities, disproportionately impacting
women.
The IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) Leaders’ Summit was recently concluded in Jakarta (Indonesia).
Theme of the summit: ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian
Ocean’.
The Philippine House of Representatives recently passed a controversial bill that restores the death penalty
in the country.
The South African city of Durban has been stripped of its rights to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after
it failed to meet the eligibility criteria due to financial constraints. Following this, the Indian Olympic
Association is mulling to bid for the event subject to government support.
The SRCC's Global Millennium Summit 2017 was recently held at Marriott Hotel, Al Jaddaf, Dubai.
The Swedish passport has been rated the world's most valuable by consulting firm Nomad Capitalist.
The UK Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so that
it can leave the European Union.
The US Congress has passed a funding bill for a probable human spaceflight mission to Mars by 2033.
The US will retire its Predator drone MQ-1 from service in July after 22 years and will replace it with the
more capable MQ-9 Reaper.
The World Bank has approved $175 million for India’s ambitious National Hydrology Project to improve its
ability to forecast floods and reduce vulnerability to recurring floods and droughts.
The world's first internet domain 'Symbolics.com' was registered 32 years ago, on 15th March 1985, and
still exists.
UK PM Theresa May triggered the 2-year process of leaving the European Union on 29th March 2017. Britain
will exit EU on 29th March 2019.
UK's fertility regulator has granted the first license to use "three-parent baby" technique to a fertility clinic
in Newcastle.
US President Donald Trump would be hosting PM Narendra Modi later this year, the White House announced.
Vietnam has announced it will suspend the import of five agricultural products from India after several
consignments were found to be contaminated with peanut beetle.
Virgin Group's billionaire Founder Richard Branson has launched 'Virgin Orbit', a new company to launch
small satellites into space using its LauncherOne orbital launch vehicle.
World Bank's Chief Economist Paul Romer has praised India's biometric identifier programme Aadhaar,
stating, "The system in India is the most sophisticated that I’ve seen."
AGREEMENTS
Assam Government has signed MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) to provide Housing and Educational Loan
at subsidized interest rates to the employees of the state government.
India along with other countries in the South East Asian Region have signed World Health Organization’s
(WHO) Call To end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 in the region.
India and other G4 nations (Brazil, Germany and Japan) have offered to forgo their veto power if
granted permanent membership in a reformed Security Council.
India and World Bank have singed Signs Financing Agreement for IDA credit of $100 million for the
“Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project".
India has signed it's 1st loan agreement with the New Development Bank (NDB)/BRICS Bank for $350
million. This loan to be used in the development and upgradation of district roads in Madhya Pradesh.
India signed two agreements with Russia for long-term maintenance and technical support for the Indian
Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter jets.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered 10 more Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs)
pertaining to various sectors of economy like Telecom, Banking & Finance, Pharmaceutical, Steel, Retail
and IT etc It includes 7 Unilateral APAs, 2 Bilateral APAs with the United Kingdom and Japan.
The Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement with World Bank for IDA credit of $63 million for
the Tejaswini Socio-Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Project.
BUSINESS NEWS
American retail chain Walmart is going to open 50 new stores in India over the next three to four
years, following which it may create 40,000 jobs in India.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is going to venture into the smartphone business with 'Being Smart'
branded phones.
Flipkart is acquiring eBay India in a deal that is part of a $2 billion fundraising.
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have started charging a minimum of ₹150 per transaction for cash
deposits
and withdrawals beyond four free transactions in a month.
Idea Cellular board has approved merger with Vodafone India to create India's largest telecom company both
in terms of revenues and subscribers.
India's third largest Internet Service Provider ACT Fibernet has announced the launch of 1 Gbps wired
broadband internet service for Hyderabad, making it the first Indian city to offer such a service.
On the eve of International Women's Day, the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) sanctioned loans to 1,000
women entrepreneurs for various income generating economic activities across the country.
Online travel company Yatra.com has announced that it signed an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh
government to jointly promote homestays in the state.
Qatar Airways is going to set up an airline in India, its CEO Akbar Al Baker recently announced. [Last year,
India allowed 100% FDI in the airlines segment].
The government has lowered the interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme by 0.1 per cent for the April-June quarter, a move that would prompt banks
to cut their deposit rates.
The government has lowered the interest rates on small savings schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme by 0.1 per cent for the April-June quarter, a move that would prompt banks
to cut their deposit rates.
The government recently launched the Aadhaar Pay service that allows people to do away with debit and
credit cards and make payments through their fingerprints.
The Hinduja brothers, Gopichand and Srichand of the Hinduja Group have been ranked the richest Asians in
UK in 2017 with an estimated $23.5 billion (₹1.5 lakh crore), an annual list of Britain's richest Asians revealed.
DEFENCE NEWS
86th Shaheed Diwas (Martyr’s Day) was observed on 23rd March 2017.
India Navy has commissioned INS Tillanchang at Karwar, Karnataka. It is a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC)
It is the third ship of four follow-on WJFAC built by the Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers (GRSE).
India signed two agreements with Russia for long-term maintenance and technical support for the Indian
Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter jets.
India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which can carry a warhead of 300 kg, from
a test range along the Odisha coast
INSViraat - the oldest serving aircraft carrier serving the Indian Navy for 30 years was recently decommissioned.
The Indian Navy has de-inducted TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft after 29 years of
dedicated service to the nation and 30,000 hours of accident-free flying.
The Indian Navy successfully conducted the maiden firing of an anti-ship missile from first of the
indigenously built Kalvari class submarines, during its test firing in the Arabian Sea
The Indian Navy successfully conducted the trial firing of the newly installed surface-to-air Barak missile
system from onboard its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
The joint military exercise between India and Oman titled Al-Nagah-II 2017 was recently held at the
Dhauladhar Ranges in Bakloh belt of Himachal Pradesh
The US will retire its Predator drone MQ-1 from service in July after 22 years and will replace it with the
more capable MQ-9 Reaper.
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is going to venture into the smartphone business with 'Being Smart'
branded phones.
Braille maps and platform indicators were unveiled at the Bengaluru City railway station, making it the
second blind-friendly station after Mysuru railway station in India.
British Airways has started rolling out a facial recognition technology at its London Heathrow Airport to
allow passengers to go through boarding gates faster.
Elon Musk-led space exploration startup SpaceX successfully launched its pre-used Falcon 9 rocket, marking
the first time an orbital class rocket has been relaunched.
European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched Sentinel-2B satellite, 5th of its Sentinel Earth
observation satellites part of its multi-billion-euro Copernicus observation program.
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched his own app titled '100MB' in Mumbai.
IBM has announced 'IBM Q', an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum
computing systems.
IBM researchers have created the world's smallest magnet using a single atom and managed to store data on it.
India's third largest Internet Service Provider ACT Fibernet has announced the launch of 1 Gbps wired
broadband internet service for Hyderabad, making it the first Indian city to offer such a service.
On International Women's Day, Karnataka's IT Minister Priyank Kharge announced a ₹10 crore
fund for women entrepreneurs in the state.
Online travel company Yatra.com has announced that it signed an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh
government to jointly promote homestays in the state.
The government has recently announced that the use of virtual currencies like Bitcoin is not authorized by
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and could result in breach of anti-money laundering laws.
The government recently launched the Aadhaar Pay service that allows people to do away with debit and
credit cards and make payments through their fingerprints.
The government will launch an 'I am Trolled' app to help women internet users threatened with physical
violence or trolled on social media.
The world's first internet domain 'Symbolics.com' was registered 32 years ago, on 15th March 1985, and
still exists.
To enable employees to work while at home using mobile devices, the State Bank of India (SBI) launched a
'work from home' facility.
SPORTS NEWS
Ashwin and Jadeja become first spinners to be jointly ranked number one in ICC Test rankings for bowlers.
Australian bowler Shaun Tait has become an Overseas Citizen of India.
Australian Cricketer and world’s fastest bowlers in his prime Shaun Tait announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket.
Australian cricketer-turned-tennis player Ashleigh Barty won her first Women's Tennis Association singles
title, the WTA Malaysian Open, in Kuala Lumpur.
Bangladesh has become the quickest nation to complete a century of Tests after they took the field against
Sri Lanka in Colombo.
ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar has resigned from his post with immediate effect. Former President of
the BCCI, Manohar became ICC's first independent chairman in May 2016 for a two-year term, succeeding N
Srinivasan.
India defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the fourth Test at Dharamsala to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
2- 1.
Indian cueist Vidya Pillai won a Silver medal at the Women World Snooker Championship in Singapore.
Indian grandmaster Harika Dronavalli has won a Bronze medal at the 2017 Women's World Chess
Championship in Tehran.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy from former Indian
cricketer Kapil Dev for being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
Indian para shuttler Sukant Kadam won the Singles and Doubles Bronze Medals in the recently-
concluded Spanish Para-Badminton International 2017 held in Mallorca, Spain.
Indian shooter Jitu Rai won the Gold medal in the 50-metre air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Delhi.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin were awarded at the annual BCCI awards
ceremony in Bengaluru.
Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium has been selected by FIFA to host the final of the Under-17 World Cup on
28th
October 2017.
Nuclear hit Fukushima (Japan) will host baseball and softball matches at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Odisha is going to host the Asian Athletics Championship to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on
the first week of July.
Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar will host the Men's Hockey World League Final 2017 and World Cup 2018.
Pakistani cricketer, Kamran Akmal was named the best batsman, the best wicketkeeper and the best player
of the Pakistan Super League 2017.
Punjab has won the 71st Santosh Trophy football tournament by defeating Railways by 2-1 goals.
Shooter Abhinav Bindra and wrestler Sushil Kumar are among the 14 Olympians appointed by Sports
Minister Vijay Goel to oversee 2020 Olympics preparations in their respective disciplines.
Srinath Narayanan from Chennai has become India's 46th chess Grandmaster after defeating Spanish
Grandmaster David Anton Guijarro at the Sharjah Masters.
SSP Chawrasia has become only the second Indian golfer to successfully defend the Hero Indian Open title.
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer defeated compatriot Stan Wawrinka to win the Indian Wells Masters for
the fifth time, tying Novak Djokovic's tournament record.
Tamil Nadu has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy after beating Bengal by 37 runs in the final of the 2017 edition.
Tamil Nadu have become the first state to win all BCCI senior trophies after winning the Deodhar Trophy.
The Anthem for the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was recently released. The anthem, titled
'10 Saal Aapke Naam', has been composed by Bollywood music composer Salim Merchant.
OBITUARY NEWS
Senior Congress leader and Member of Rajya Sabha Haji Abdul Salam passed away at Imphal at the age of
69 years
Popular Gujarati writer and noted play writer Tarak Mehta passed away at the age of 87 years.
Veteran politician and former Member of Parliament Yumnam Yaima Singh passed away at the age of
95.
French football legend Raymond Kopa who won the European Cup three consecutive times with Real
Madrid in the 1950s, passed away in Paris.
Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin passed away at the age of 82 years.
Noted socialist leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray passed away at the age of 91 years.
Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, known as the “Father of Transplantation” passed away at the age of 90.
Veteran journalist and Executive Editor at IANS, Arvind Padmanabhan died due to heart attack at the age of
50.
Former Agriculture Minister of Puducherry M Chandrakasu passed away.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a prolific children’s book author, filmmaker and speaker passed away at the age
of 51 years.
Rock and Roll legend Chuck Berry passed away at the age of 90.
Former Rajya Sabha member and former principal secretary to the Odisha Chief Minister, Pyarimohan
Mohapatra passed away due to illness.
Former Director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and famous meteorologist, Dev Raj
Sikka passed away due to cardiac arrest.
Eminent jurist and senior advocate T R Andhyarujina passed away at the age of 84.
Former Punjab Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Gurdev Singh Badal passed away at
the age of 85 years.
Ahmed Kathrada the South African Anti-Apartheid Leader has passed away.
Renowned playwright Arun Sarma is no more.
Ashwin Sundar National Racing Champion died in an car accident in Chennai.
World's Oldest Billionaire David Rockefeller Sr has passed away.

Diphan Malayalam Film Director is no more.
Chemistry Nobel Winner George Olah has died.
John Surtees British Formula One (F1) legend is no more.
Bengali Folk Singer Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee is no more.
Haiti’s former President Rene Preval breathed his last.
Ronald Drever Scottish physicist ( gravitational waves) is no more.
British Artist Sir Howard Hodgkin has been deceased.
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