Current Affairs 2017

The Union Ministry of Railways and Italy�s public sector rail company Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group (FS Group) has signed MoU for technical cooperation in rail sector especially in the area of safety and modernisation.

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• Income Tax Department launches Operation Clean Money
• Government clarifies Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has no provision for cash transfer component
• SAARC programming committee meeting held in Kathmandu

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) jointly launched India Innovation Index. Besides country�s first innovation index portal was also launched.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget Speech 2017-18 announced corpus of Rs 500 crore for setting up Mahila Shakti Kendras in the 14 lakh ICDS Anganwadi Centres at village level.

The two-day meeting of SAARC Programming Committee was held in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2017. It was fourth annual budget presented by Arun Jaitley as Finance Minister.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for introduction of The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament.

The Union Ministry of Women & Child Development has clarified that Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (B3P) Scheme has no provision for individual cash transfer component.

The Income Tax Department (ITD) launched Operation Clean Money (Swachh Dhan Abhiyan), an e-platform to analyse large cash deposits made during the demonetisation window (9 November to 30 December 2016).

• Bombay Natural History Society launches climate change programme in Central Himalayas
• Highlights of Economic Survey 2016-17
• Ministry urges tax incentives for PC manufacturers too

The Union Finance Ministry has agreed to contribute partially to a new dedicated railway safety fund named as Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh in the upcoming Union Budget 2017-18.