Current Affairs 2017

The tiny island of Nauru which is the world’s smallest republic has become the sixth country to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact.

IAS officer Haulianlal Guite has recently published a philosophical novel for God titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism".

Paytm has rolled out its Payments Bank operations by launching its first physical branch in Noida. With this launch, there are three payments bank operational in the country, the other two being Airtel Payments Bank Ltd and India Post Payments Bank Ltd.

• NASA Names New Species After Abdul Kalam
• Federation Cup and Other Football Tournaments & Leagues in India
• RBI to Reconstitute Oversight Committee to Tackle Bad Loans

The Reserve Bank of India is set to reconstitute Oversight Committee to operationalise the banking ordinance, which was recently cleared by the Union Cabinet to amend the Banking Regulation Act for the sake of giving more powers to Reserve Bank of India for effectively dealing with non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector.

Which of the following teams won the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League?

Person appointed as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)

”कलामसेट” क्या है?

A seven-member High-Level Committee on Scouts and Guides has submitted its Final Report to Minister for State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Vijay Goel with various recommendations.

The State Government of Madhya Pradesh has put an indefinite ban on the sand excavation in the Narmada River.

NASA has named a new bacteria discovered on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, as Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.

The 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from May 22-26, 2017. This is for the first time that this meeting is being held in India.