Current Affairs May, 2017

On 21st May, 2017, the Bengaluru FC defeated Mohun Bagan 2-0 to win the Federation Cup. The final event was held in Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.

• Free Wi-Fi facility inaugurated at 28 Railway Stations
• GST Council Finalises 4-slab Service Tax Structure
• Indian Boy Wins Intel International Science Award in US

On May 21, Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu inaugurated free Wi-Fi facility at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway from Kudal Railway Station in Maharashtra.

The South Asian Junior Table Tennis championship was held in Mount Lavinia, near Colombia in Sri Lanka. In a stunning performance, the paddlers from India have won all the 10 Gold Medals on offer in this tournament.

Prashant Ranganathan has emerged winner in the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the environment engineering category for his work on biodegradation of pesticides.

Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected as the President of Iran. He was elected as president for his first term in 2013.

The GST Council headed by finance Minister Arun Jaitley has finalised a 4-slab service tax structure at the rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent as against the single rate of 15% levied on all taxable services. GST regime is scheduled to be implemented from July 1.

The Indian Men’s compound archery team has managed to win gold after defeating Columbia 226-221 in the archery World Cup stage 1 championships held in Shanghai, China.

• Madhav Chitale Committee Recommends Measures for De-silting Ganga
• Climate Change: Antarctica is Turning Green
• Air Marshal PN Pradhan Appointed as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation had constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River last year.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released a two-part book series written by the eminent agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.

Air Marshal PN Pradhan has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations).