Current Affairs One liner, 5 May 2017

• The communication and broadcasting satellite that was launched by ISRO on 5 May 2017 is - South Asia Satellite

• This South Asian Nation is not part of the South Asia Satellite that was launched by ISRO on 5 May 2017 – Pakistan

• This NGO is in the process of reviving an ancient water body located in Kancheepuram taluk, Tamil Nadu - Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI)

• Allies of Syria – Russia & Iran signed a deal with rebel supporter Turkey during talks conducted in this country - Kazakhstan

• This country is hosting the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - Switzerland

• The Union government has appointed Braj Bihari Kumar as the Chairman of this Indian research body- Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

• The country that leads the FIFA World Ranking, which was released recently is - Brazil

• The public intellectual recently appointed the Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University is - Pratap Bhanu Mehta

• The city that was declared as the cleanest city as per the Swachh Survekshan 2017 is – Indore

• The city/town that was declared as the least clean city as per the Swachh Survekshan 2017 is – Gonda

• Hollywood film that was awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival - The Black Prince

• Theme of 2017 World Asthma Day - Better air better breathing

• National Youth Awards will now be given to - 25 individuals and 10 organisations

• Strike range of medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-ll that was recently test-fired off the Odisha coast - More than 2000 km

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