Current Affairs April, 2017

The Government has stated that 14 scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) / Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs) students come under Digital Payments Initiatives.

This is expected to benefit 3.54 crore students across the country.

IIT Kharagpur plans to introduce Vastu Shashtra to the architecture students from this year August.

The Telangana legislature has passed the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Bill, 2017, that seeks to raise substantially the reservation for backward Muslims and scheduled tribes.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the referendum on granting him sweeping new powers by a clear majority.

• Uttar Pradesh signs “Power for All” agreement with Union government
• Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person passes away
• B Sai Praneeth wins Singapore Open Super Series Title

Sai Praneeth defeated the world No 29 Kidambi Srikanth in an all-Indian men’s singles final and clinched Singapore Open Superseries badminton title.

Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of National Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, has bagged both the singles and doubles crown at the Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta.

Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away in Italy at the age of 117.

Robert Taylor, a pioneer of Modern Computing and the Internet has passed away at the age of 85.

The Uttar Pradesh government has signed “Power for All” pact with the Centre to provide 24×7 power supply to all the households in the State.

Himachal Pradesh celebrated 70th Himachal Day function in Chamba. Himachal Pradesh came into existence by merging 30 odd princely states in 1948.

India Licensing Expo is scheduled to be held on August 20-21 in Mumbai. The expo will be India’s first and most influential brand licensing event that will collate opportunities, knowledge and recognitions under one roof.