Current Affairs April, 2017

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India's longest road tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir
• Myanmar becomes 7th member of SASEC
• Government launches PowerTex India scheme for powerlooms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, country's longest road tunnel that links Kashmir Valley with Jammu by an all-weather route.

Myanmar became the 7th member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Five associates and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank have officially merged with country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI).

The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched PowerTex India, a three-year comprehensive scheme for Powerloom Sector Development.

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.

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.

• 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.