Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched Smart India Hackathon 2017. It is the world̢۪s largest digital national building initiative.

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Healthy India Initiative magazine and No More Tension mobile App.

The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched of Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana (PMYY) to scale up an ecosystem of entrepreneurship for youngsters.

The first International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) held in New Delhi has adopted New Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management.

• India’s first LNG-powered bus rolled out in Kerala
• Union Government appoints Praveen Kumar Sharma as CR, MD & CEO of CERSAI
• RBI issues new series of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 currency notes

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards to the children winning IGNITE competition at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Union Government has appointed Praveen Kumar Sharma as the Central Registrar (CR), Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI).

Scientists have detected the presence of water on Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in our solar system.

The 9th Annual Meeting of International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) was inaugurated in New Delhi.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new series of notes for 500 rupees and 2,000 rupees denomination with improved features and newer sizes.

India̢۪s first eco-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-driven bus was launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh.