Current Affairs 2017

The Union Cabinet approved signing of an agreement between the Union Ministry of Rural Development and Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) for establishment of CIRDAP Centre at National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad.

The tiger reserve became the first in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhoorsingh the Barasingha is

The CCEA approved this policy to clear 31 GW pending power projects.

A team of scientists from Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru and University of Delhi for the first time have seen indications of a massive planet orbiting a low mass X-ray binary star system.

Which Indian personality was inducted into the international advisory board of Atlantic Council?

The tiger reserve became the first in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhoorsingh the Barasingha is

• NPPA increases stent prices by around 2%
• Barmer-Munawab, Pipad Road-Bilara rail routes declared as Green Corridors
• Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry released

Indian Railway-The weaving of a National Tapestry: Bibek Debroy, Sanjay Chadha & Vidya Krishnamurthi.

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a new child care centre in Mumbai for children who have cancer.

Amazon.com Inc., the USA based e-commerce giant, on 28 March 2017 acquired Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer. However, the deal's specific value was not announced.

The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned a 800 MW supercritical thermal power plant in Raichur District of Karnataka.

The President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Namami Brahmaputra festival in Guwahati, Assam.