One Stop GK Guide - Current Affairs - Politics - Highlights 2017 - Part 2

April 2017

• 800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in Karnataka commissioned by BHEL
• Signing of new Air Services Agreement between India and Serbia approved by the Union Cabinet
• Terror attack at the metro system of Russia
• Ban on polyethene manufactured below 50 microns by J&K Govt
• Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to address Canadian Parliament
• Foundation stone of Multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in Jharkhand was laid by PMNarendra Modi
• First Air services agreement between India and Georgia approved by the Union Cabinet
• Five agreements with Bangladesh including Audio Visual Co-Production approved by the Union Cabinet
• Over USD 2 billion defence deals were signed between India and Israel
• Uttar Pradesh (North India ) will get a DNA bank for wildlife
• Six agreements including cooperation in civil aviation security were signed between India-Australia
• PAN and TAN issuance within 1 day by CBDT
• Age limit for UPPSC exams for those who appeared in 2013 increased by UP Government
• MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in Science & Technology notified by the Union Cabinet
• President Pranab Mukherjee gives approval to four GST related legislation
• Mother of all bombs dropped by the US on ISIS Caves in Afghanistan
• BHIM-Aadhaar Pay app launched by PM Narendra Modi
• India inked MoU with South Korea for defence shipbuilding
• Ghana, Kenya and Malawi taking part in the WHO malaria vaccine pilot programme
• Cuba and Morocco re-established diplomatic ties after 37 years
• NASA launches Super Pressure Balloon from New Zealand
• China's first home-built aircraft carrier hit the water on 26th April 2017
• The Union Government takes 10 new Swachh Iconic Places under Swachh Bharat Mission
• India and Sri Lanka sign MoU on Economic Cooperation
• MSEFC Portal and MyMSME Mobile App launched by the Union Government
• ISRO launching 5 satellites to improve - India’s communication system

May 2017

• IBBI constitutes Technical Committee to lay down Technical Standards for the performance of core services
• National Steel Policy 2017 was approved by the Union Cabinet
• Central Sector Scheme SAMPADA approved by CCEA
• Cooperation between India and Japan on Railway Safety approved by the Union Cabinet
• The Highway Saga & SRISHTI exhibitions inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari
• South Asia Satellite successfully launched by ISRO
• Express Wi- Fi in India launched by Facebook
• Deal signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey to on the Syrian crisis
• Assam was declared as Disturbed Area under AFSPA for 3 more months
• Two Indian warships visited Egyptian port cities on 5th May 2017
• Every house in Haryana to get a smart ID
• The Union Government sets up a task force to compute reliable and timely employment data
• 29th edition of CORPAT between India and Indonesia begins at Port Blair
• India, US exchange views on maritime developments in Asia-Pacific & IOR
• Light Combat Aircraft Tejas successfully test-fired air-to-air missile
• India and UK to sign MoU to increase efficiency of urban transport system
• Union Government revises Base Year of WPI to 2011-2012 from 2004-05 on 12th May 2017
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017 passed by the UP Assembly
• India, Palestine sign five agreements for cooperation in different sectors on 16th May 2017
• MoU for cooperation signed between Indian Navy and Space Application Centre
• State of emergency over cholera outbreak declared by Yemen
• Indian Railways to install CCTV cameras at over 900 stations under Nirbhaya fund
• GST Rates of 1211 items announced by GST Council
• 19 killed in suspected terror attack following a pop concert in Manchester, UK
• Petroleum Minister co-chairs India OPEC Institutional Dialogue at Vienna
• US, six Gulf countries sign MoU to curb financing terror organisations
• Hindi Advisory Committee recommends state encouragement to teach Hindi voluntarily
• Series of projects in Gujarat inaugurated by PM Modi
• Two Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) with Indian taxpayers signed by CBDT
• India became the second largest steel producer in the world
• Free Wi-Fi facility at 28 Railway Stations inaugurated by Railway Minister
• High-speed Tejas Express launched by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu
• US President calls for complete isolation of Iran
• PM Narendra Modi calls for creation of Asia-Africa growth corridor for the development of Africa
• ISRO and NASA collaborate to build Earth-imaging satellite NISAR
• World's smallest nation Nauru ratifies the International Solar Alliance Pact
• Environment Ministry and OzonAction organised the “Ozone2Climate” Technology Roadshow in Agra
• Reader with guidelines for raising happy children released by the WCD Ministry
• Test flight completed by World's largest aircraft Airlander 10
• Abolition of Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved by the Union Cabinet
• India’s first underwater rail tunnel completed on 23rd May 2017
• Sale of cattle for slaughter banned by the Union Environment Ministry
• Construction begins on world's largest telescope in Chile
• 8 MoUs signed at India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Conference
• Order against Abu Salem in 1993 Mumbai blasts case likely to be announced by TADA Court
• India’s first Electric Mass Transport Project launched in Nagpur
• ISRO set to launch India’s heaviest rocket - Fat Boy
• Four agreements signed between Mauritius - India
• India's own global positioning system NavIC to be operational from 2018
• MoU signed between Amul and ISRO for fodder acreage estimation
• MoU signed between India and Fiji on - Defense Cooperation
• India and Spain signed seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on - 31st May 2017

June 2017

• Loan Agreement for HP Public Financial Management Capacity Building signed by India and the World Bank
• Deep Ocean Mission will be launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences
• 12 agreements signed between India and Germany
• Ties to Qatar cut by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain
• India's heaviest satellite using launch vehicle GSLV Mark III D1 launched by ISRO
• Loan agreement between World Bank and India signed for - Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery project
• Union government to implement India’s first Rural LED Street Lighting Project in AP
• MoU for construction of Budhigandaki Hydro-power Project signed between China and Nepal
• Habibganj Railway Station will be India’s first private railway station
• India's Presidential Election 2017 to be held on 17th July
• MoU between India and Korea for export credit of USD 9 billion approved by the Union Cabinet
• Telangana became the first Indian state to launch pension for single women
• $318 million line of credit to Sri Lanka will be provided by India
• May’s future as British PM uncertain as Conservatives lose majority
• Kambala Bill cleared by - Union Ministry of Law and Justice
• Tele Law to provide legal aid in rural areas via video conferencing launched by the Union Government
• 18 Sectoral Groups for smooth implementation of GST constituted by the GST Council
• GST Rates of 66 items reduced by - GST Council
• The government launched the MHA Panel to examine rules on people's movement near Indo-Myanmar border
• India became the 7th largest exporter of agri-products across the Globe
• Separate time zone demanded by Arunachal Pradesh
• New batch of Rs 500 notes with inset letter A issued by the RBI
• Two ILO Conventions on elimination of child labor ratified by India
• Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight launched by the Union Health Ministry
• The World Bank granted $520 Million to Afghanistan in order to boost their economy
• Anti-tank Nag missile successfully test-fired by DRDO
• Interest Subvention to banks on short-term crop loan to farmers by the Union Cabinet
• Proposal to introduce Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017 approved by the Union Cabinet
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Kochi Metro on 17th June 2017
• Narmada Control Authority cleared the final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam
• 12 percent reservation for poor Muslim communities by Telangana state
• ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ launched by the Ministry of Culture
• India became the 71st country to ratify UN TIR Convention
• 'Celebrating Yoga' mobile app launched by the Union Government
• Sweden Pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045
• Historical agreement signed between India and Portugal to promote cooperation in field of archives
• Uttarakhand became the 4th state to be open defecation free
• India to become the most populated country in the world by 2024 as per UN Report
• TB patients have to submit Aadhaar details to avail cash benefits announced by the Health Ministry
• Portal on weather information launched by Power Minister Piyush Goyal
• ‘My Plant’ app to create database on tree plantation to be launched by the Maharashtra Government
• Another 30 cities under Smart City Mission announced by the Union Government
• Amendment of Social Security Agreement between India and the Netherlands approved by Union Cabinet on 22nd June 2017
• VAJRA scheme to attract Indian scientists abroad launched by the Union Government
• Haryana became the 5th Open Defecation Free state
• Cartosat-2 along with 30 nano-satellites launched by ISRO
• Prosperity through Partnership statement released by India and the United States on 26th June 2017
• Pakistan-based Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin as global terrorist declared by US
• 11 agreements signed during PM Modi’s visit between India-Portugal
• Visa applicants from these 6 Muslim nations require close family ties in the US - Trump’s travel ban
• New bidding mechanism for mega oil and gas auctions launched by the Union Government
• India's communication satellite GSAT-17 successfully launched on 29th June 2017
• USD 35 million agreement signed between India and the World Bank
• First batch of modern bullet-proof helmets given to the Indian Army
• Joint Communique issued between India-Netherlands
• Proposal to break up Coal India into 7 firms by India's policy panel
• Union Government launched the National Biopharma Mission on 30th June 2017

To Be Continued in Part 3 here.

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