Current Affairs April, 2017

• India’s first sea ropeway to connect Mumbai & Elephanta Island
• India becomes world’s fifth largest military spender
• In a first, Uttarakhand deploys drones to monitor forest fires

India’s first and longest ropeway is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust to link Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea.

Veteran filmmaker and actor Kasinadhuni Viswanath has been conferred Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016 by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

In a first, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has deployed three drones for real-time monitoring of the forest fires.

Hindi film ‘Newton’ has won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), India has become world’s fifth-largest military spender spending at $55.9 billion in 2016.

Rafael Nadal has once again won the Monte Carlo Masters for a record 10th time with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Social activist Prafulla Samantra was announced one among six winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize for his “historic 12-year legal battle that affirmed the indigenous Dongria Kondh’s land rights and protected the Niyamgiri Hills from a massive, open-pit aluminum ore mine.”

Haryana emerged champion beating Kerala at the National Youth Athletics Meet. Kerala was at the top place for the last five years. Haryana emerged champions with 166.5 points. Kerala has finished as the runners-up.

• Uttar Pradesh to establish 40 Yoga wellness centres
• One crore assets geotagged under GeoMGNREGA initiative
• India becomes World No.2 LPG importer

A freight train connecting Russia with China arrived in Ganzhou an inland city in Jiangxi province, carrying goods from Moscow.

India has become world’s second largest LPG importer, a position that was previously occupied by Japan. China remains as the world’s top importer.