Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Ministry of Rural Development released Rs 23443.09 Cr to the states, as the first instalment for the financial year 2017-18 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed as India's Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany. She is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

Indian-origin Anuja Ravindra Dhir became the first non-white judge of the Old Bailey Court of London. She is also the youngest circuit judge currently to sit at the court.

The Digital wallet company Paytm in April 2017 announced the launch of new feature QR code on its Paytm Mall application. This QR code will allow consumers to place online orders at physical stores.

Lok Sabha has passed Constitution 102nd Amendment Bill, 2017 which seeks to give constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes.

Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill 2017 after it was passed by Rajya Sabha. It was already passed by Lok Sabha in March 2017.

Pakistan’s Field General Court Martial has sentenced to death Indian national and alleged RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent Kulbhushan Jadhav (46) who was arrested last year on charges of spying.

The first rail freight service from United Kingdom to China departed from Essex. Earlier the first freight train in the opposite direction, from China to UK had arrived in London in January 2017.

The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by a voice vote to give more thrust to road safety, controlling pollution and accidents.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an exhibition titled "Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani" in New Delhi mark the 100 years (centenary year) of Champaran Satyagraha.

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