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Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the air regional connectivity scheme 'UDAN'
Srishti Kaur from India has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017
## The Uttar Pradesh Police named ## Renuka Ramnath became the first
Sulkhan Singh the new Director woman outside the Tata family to be
General of Police in place of appointed the chairperson of a major
Javeed Ahmad. Tata group firm.
## Himanta Biswa Sarma has been ## Sandhu was holding the post of Chairman
unanimously given the charge to and MD Haryana Police Housing
become the acting president till the next elections in Corporation Panchkula. K P Singh has
2018. now been posted as DG Prisons.
## The post of president was left vacant after the sudden Bharat Kaushal
demise of former president Akhilesh Das Gupta. ## Japanese Company Hitachi appointed
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar Bharat Kaushal as the Managing
Director of its Indian operations.
## Senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai
Bhatnagar has been appointed ## Kaushal, currently Chairman of
as the Director General of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CRPF. (SMBC), will be the first Indian to
spearhead Hitachi Indias operations,
## The paramilitary force was the company said in a statement.
headless for nearly two months
after the retirement of K Durga ## He succeeds Kojin Nakakita, who has been elevated as
Prasad on February 28. Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt Ltd and Hitachi Asia Ltd.
## Senior IPS officer R K Pachnanda was also appointed ## The new appointment will be effective from June 1,
as the DG of Indo Tiben Border Police force. 2017.
Payments app Paytm launched Digital Gold
Japan Imperial Decoration ## Uttarakhand Police's City Patrol Unit (CPU) has won
FICCI's smart policing award for 2017 in the road
## Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has been safety and traffic management category.
selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial
Nadal won historic 10th Monte Carlo title
16 JULY/2017/MASTER IN CURRENT AFFAIRS
THE PEOPLE AWARDS/HONOURS
## The elite motorcycle-borne unit, ## The fifty-year-old woman received the award from
which was set up in April 2014, President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at the
has been chosen from 133 entries Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of
received from state police forces International Nurses Day.
and central paramilitary forces. ## The award carries a citation, a medal and a cheque of
## The award will be presented during Rs 50,000.
the ninth edition of the annual BS Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Award
conference on homeland security
on May 24 and 25 at the FICCI headquarters in New ## Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar
Delhi. Chamling has been conferred with
the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Woodrow Wilson Award Lifetime Achievement Honour in
## ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar Public Service by President Pranab
has become the first Indian woman Mukherjee.
to be conferred with the prestigious ## The award was conferred during
Woodrow Wilson Award for Global the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Corporate Citizenship. memorial lecture delivered by the President.
## Kochhar, 55, received the annual ## Chamling, who was first elected to power in 1994 and
award which was instituted in has continued to be chief minister for 22 years, lauded
1998 by the prestigious Wilson former vice-president Shekhawat as a visionary leader
Center to felicitate individuals whose actions and who cared for his people.
accomplishments, either in their careers or through
service. ## Shekhawat was the vice-president between 2002 and
2007.
## She has joined the league of former Indian recipients--
former President and space scientist APJ Abdul Kalam Mark Twain Prize
and IT honcho Narayana Murthy. ## Late-night host David Letterman
G Ramanujam award 2016 has been named the next recipient of
the Mark Twain Prize for American
## Eminent Malayalam author and humour, the award granted annually
journalist M P Veerendra Kumar by the John F Kennedy Center for
was presented the G Ramanujam the Performing Arts.
award for 2016, by the Indian
National Trade Union Congress. ## The 70-year-old star, who is the
longest-running host of late-night
## Kumar was chosen for the award, TV, is the 20th humorist to receive the prize.
instituted in the name of late INTUC
leader G Ramanujam by "Indian ## Previous winners of the Mark Twain Prize include Bill
Thozhilali" magazine run by INTUC, for his invaluable Murray, Eddie Murphy, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett and
contributions to the media field. Ellen DeGeneres.
## The award carrying a prize of Rs 11,111 was presented Best Holiday Award
by INTUC national president G Sanjiva Reddy to ## Raneh waterfall near Khajuraho in
Kumar at a function. Madhya Pradesh has been given the
## Kumar is the chairman and managing director of the Best Holiday Award -2017 as the
Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi and a Rajya Sabha countrys most favourite waterfall.
MP. ## The award was given to Madhya
## He has served thrice as the chairman of the Press Trust Pradesh State Tourism Development
of India and is currently a director in the news agency. Corporation (MPSTDC) by the
countrys well-known Travel and
Florence Nightingale award Information Portal Holiday IQ at a ceremony in New
## Krishna Kumari, a health worker in Ganjam district, Delhi.
has bagged the prestigious Florence Nightingale award ## The waterfall is situated hardly 20 kms away from
2017. world famous heritage spot Khajuraho.
Himanta Biswa Sarma became the interim BAI president
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1. PM Narendra Modi flags off UDAN ndia has become
flight from Shimla, anyone can now fly at world's fifth largest
Rs 2,500. military spender
after the expenditure
2. Union Government launches One IP-
grew around 8.5 per
Two Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online cent in 2016. According
Claim Submission Schemes to figures released
3. Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is by the Stockholm
International Peace
India's cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd Research Institute (SIPRI), India spent $55.9 billion in
2016.
RGIA gets carbon neutrality status,
US remains the world's largest military spender with
21 April 2017 expenditure upto $611 billion.
After China, third in line, is Russia with $69.2 billion.
Saudi Arabia dropped to the fourth position in 2016 after
its spending dropped by 30 per cent despite continued
involvement in regional wars.
T
he Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at
Shamshabad has been given the carbon neutrality
status by Airports Council International (ACI)
under its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.
It was conferred with the carbon neutrality (level 3:
neutrality) by the ACI at a ceremony held in Doha, Qatar.
The ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation programme
was initiated in June 2009 and consists of four levels:
mapping (level 1), reduction (level 2), optimisation
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(level 3) and neutrality (level 3+). RGIA achieved levels
rime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first
one and two in 2012. It achieved level 3 status in 2013.
UDAN flight under the regional connectivity scheme
The level 3+ status which it has achieved now is the on Shimla-Delhi sector.
fourth and highest accreditation under ACIs Carbon
Under the UDAN scheme, the fares of flights have been
Accreditation programme.
capped at Rs 2,500 per seat per hour.
Navy successfully test-fires Brahmos supersonic UDAN stands for Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik. This scheme
missile, 21 April 2017 is aimed at aimed at boosting regional connectivity.
I
ndian Navy successfully UDAN is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate
test- fired the land-attack regional connectivity through a market-based mechanism.
version of BrahMos The UDAN Scheme is a key component of the National
supersonic cruise missile. Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) which was released on June
The test-firing of the 15, 2016.
missile took place in the Under this programme, the government intends to connect
Bay of Bengal and it was 45 unserved and under-served airports. Five airlines were
very successful.
ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital villages
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ndia successfully
test-fired 3000
kilometre range
Agni-III ballistic
missile from Abdul
Kalam Island off
Odisha coast.
The test was aimed at re-establishing the operational
effectiveness of the weapon system.
Agni-IIIs first user successful trial was carried out on 21
September 2012.
U
Highlights of the Agni-III ballistic missile rban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty
## This Surface-to-Surface nuclear capable intermediate- Alleviation and Union Minister for Information
range ballistic missile can hit targets in the range of & Broadcasting Minitser M. Venkaiah Naidu
around 3000 km. has launched two important initiatives of the Ministry
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ministry of
## The two-stage solid-propelled missile has a length of
MSME), viz. Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation
17 metres, 2 metres diameter and its launch weight is
Council (MSEFC) portal and MyMSME Mobile App on
around 50 tonnes.
the occasion of the 15th Meeting of the National Board
## It can carry a warhead of 1.5 tonne which is protected for MSME.
by carbon all composite heat shield.
Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC)
## It is equipped with the hybrid navigation, guidance portal on http://msefc.msme.gov.in, would facilitate
and control systems along with advanced on-board implementation of the delayed payment provisions of the
computer. MSMED Act 2006 and also assist in monitoring of delayed
## It was developed by the DRDO under the Integrated payment cases.
Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). In addition, the MyMSME mobile app on http://my.msme.
## The missile was inducted into the armed forces in June gov.in, also launched by Naidu, provides information on
2011. all schemes implemented by the Ministry of MSME at one
place.
India to host 18th World Road Meeting, Prime Minister has recently spoken about the need for
28 April 2017 moving forward to M-Governance (Mobile Governance)
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he International from e-Governance.
Road federation
Tendulkar inaugurates Sportsmed Activ,
(IRF) announced
that India will host 28 April 2017
C
the 18th World Road ricket icon Sachin
Meeting (WRM 2017) Tendulkar inaugurated
which will be held on 13 Sportsmed Activ, an
November 2017. enhancement and rehab arm
The theme of World Road Meeting 2017 is Safe Roads and of speciality clinic Sportsmed
Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth. Mumbai.
Union Government launched One IP- Two Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online Claim Submission Schemes
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Sportsmed Activ is an integrated rehab service where he Telecom Department
a combination of exercise therapy (physiotherapy) and launched Tarang
manual medicine (osteopathy) is used to restore body Sanchar portal that
functions. will allow people to track
radiation emitted from mobile
Union Government launches One IP- Two towers within a locality and
Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online Claim check their compliance with
Submission Schemes, 02 May 2017 the stipulated norms.
Launching the Tarang Sanchar web portal, Telecom Minister
Manoj Sinha hoped the site will help in clearing "myths and
misconceptions" about mobile towers and emissions from
them.
The timing of the launch coincides with the recent SC order
on deactivation of a mobile tower in Gwalior on the plea of
a 42-year-old cancer patient.
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ore than 6500
he Union Minister of Labour and Employment
women from
Bandaru Dattatreya launched two schemes- One IP-
21 states
Two Dispensaries and Aadhaar based Online Claim
danced their way to the
Submission on the occasion of International Labour Day
Guinness book of world
2017.
records by performing
All about One IP- Two Dispensaries Scheme Thiruvathirakkali in
## Due to the non-availability of option of second Kerala.
dispensary, the dependant members of family are The 16-minute performance has been adjudged the largest
often deprived of medical benefits as till now, insured Thiruvathira held ever with a total of 6582 girls and women
persons (IP) had an option of choosing one dispensary in the age group of 10-75 participating in it.
for self and family.
The event was organised by Twenty20, the CSR wing of the
## By introducing the concept of One IP- Two corporate house Kitex, along with Chavara Cultural Centre
Dispensaries, Employee's State Insurance Corporation and the Parvanendu School of Thiruvathira.
(ESIC) gives an option to an IP to choose two
dispensaries, one for self and another for family Cabinet Okays MoU with Malaysia for urea,
through an employer. ammonia supply, 04 May 2017
T
## From now onwards, individuals as well as their family he Cabinet approved
members will be able to get treatment from either of the an agreement signed
dispensaries and in case of emergency from any ESI with Malaysia for
Institution. assured supply of urea and
All about Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission ammonia from a plant to
scheme be set up by the Southeast
Under this scheme, all EPF Members, who have activated Asian country.
their Universal Account Number (UAN) and seeded As per the Memorandum
their KYC details with Employees' Provident Fund of Understanding (MoU),
Organisation (EPFO), will now be able to directly apply for India will buy from Malaysia the existing surplus urea and
PF final settlement (form19), Pension withdrawal benefit ammonia fertilizers as well as the production from the new
(Form10-C) and PF part withdrawal (Form31) from the plant.
their UAN Interface. The new plant is expected to cost USD 2.1 billion and will
have a capacity to produce 2.4 million tonnes of urea and
DoT launches portal for info on mobile tower
1.35 million tonnes of ammonia per annum.
radiation, 02 May 2017
Shobana Kamineni assumes charge as CII President
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he Union Cabinet in a storytelling format by renowned childrens author Dr.
chaired by the Madhu Pant would convey the message in an interesting
Prime Minister manner through the clean Jungle tales.
Narendra Modi has The series of books had been published in 15 Indian
approved the signing languages and would help develop a habit of cleanliness
of Memorandum of among school going children.
Understanding (MoU) on
Cooperation in the sphere Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India Integrated
of Civil Aviation between Transport and Logistics Summit, 05 May 2017
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India and Spain.
he Minister of
The MoU signifies an important landmark in the civil
Road Transport
aviation relations between India and Spain, and has the
and Highways
potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and
Nitin Gadkari
cultural exchanges between the two countries.
inaugurated the three
Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is India's day India Integrated
Transport and Logistics
cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd, 04 May 2017
Summit (IITLS)
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ccording to organized by the
the 'Swachh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi.
Survekshan Speaking on the occasion, he said that Antyodaya or the
2017', Indore in welfare of the weakest person in society is the foremost aim
Madhya Pradesh has of this Government. To achieve this aim it is necessary to
been declared the boost economic growth in the country.
cleanest city in India
while Gonda in Uttar The Minister further said that our high logistics costs are
Pradesh has been a result of the various modes of transport growing and
ranked the dirtiest. developing in silos, in an un-integrated manner. He also
said that the logistics and transport sector has a very high
The rankings came out of a survey meant to gauge the potential for employment generation.
progress of Modi government's flagship Swachh Bharat
Mission. The facility of online registration of Child Care
After Indore, Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal ranked as Institutions launched by the WCD Minister,
the second cleanest city in the country. Visakhapatnam, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, 06 May 2017
in Andhra Pradesh, came third, Gujarat's Surat fourth and
Karnataka's Mysuru fifth. Mysuru had ranked as the cleanest
city during the 2015 iteration of the survey.
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. Venkaiah
Naidu, Minister he facility of online registration of Child Care
for Information Institutions across the country was launched by the
& Broadcasting released a Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka
set of books titled Swachh Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi.
Jungle ki kahani Dadi Online registration of CCIs is a very important part of good
ki Zubani published by governance. It will now make it easy for CCIs to register
Publications Division. themselves.
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he Union Home PM launches integrated case management
department has system of Supreme Court, 10 May 2017
approved the
renaming of two railway
stations of Mumbai,
Maharashtra Transport
minister Diwakar Raote
said.
The Centre has approved renaming of Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Also,
Elphinstone Road railway station has now been renamed
to Prabhadevi.
H
imachal Pradesh
P
signed an
rime Minister Narendra Modi launched the integrated
agreement with
case management system of the Supreme Court in
a Belarusian company
the presence of the Chief Justice of India.
for starting a skyway
transport facility in the The system will help litigants access data and retrieve
tourist destination of information online and will be a step towards a paperless
Dharamshala. Supreme Court.
The MoU was signed by Himachal Pradesh government Speaking on the occasion, CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar said
with Sky Way Technology Corporation, a transport and he proposes to integrate the system with all the 24 high
infrastructural development company of Belarus. courts and the subordinate courts.
The facility would be started in the next three years. It will help usher transparency, reduce manipulation and
help the litigant know about the progress of the case on a
Dharamshala would be the first town in the state to provide
real time basis.
this transport facility at reasonable rates.
NITI Aayog launches Energy Web Portal,
Now pay after delivery of train tickets at
13 May 2017
doorstep, 10 May 2017
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ITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya
RCTC has offered delivery
launched an 'Energy Web Portal' which will have
of rail tickets allowing
all data related to the energy sector.
passengers to make payment
through any payment mode, The web portal will host all the data related to energy sector
including cash. including oil & gas, coal, solar & thermal energy etc from
2005-06.
Former minister Ashwani Kumar to get Japan Imperial Decoration
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sign an MoU
he Indian Navy and Ahmedabad- based Space with Japan Textile
Application Centre (SAC) inked a pact on data Products Quality and
sharing and scientific cooperation in the field of Technology Centre
meteorology and oceanology. The pact provides for creation (QTEC) to jointly set up
of a common platform for sharing expertise achieved by SAC and encourage quality compliance activities.
with the Navy in a number of areas, including satellite data
The textile and clothing industry is aiming to increase its
acquisition technology.
exports to Japan, complying with quality requirements of
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Vice the Japanese market.
Admiral S N Ghormade, Director General Naval Operations,
QTEC provides facilities for quality evaluation,
and SAC Director Tapan Misra at an event in Ahmedabad.
standardisation, technology evaluation, conformity
Arunachal woman unfurls Indian flag at Mt. assessment, technical guidance and education, factory
certification for the textile industry of Japan.
Everest for fourth time, 17 May 2017
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runachal Pradesh's Cabinet approves MoU between India and
Anshu Jamsenpa Australia on Cooperation in Combating
scripted history of International Terrorism and Transnational
a sort by becoming the first Organized Crime, 18 May 2017
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Indian woman to scale the
Mount Everest for the fourth he Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
time. She will attempt a double Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval
ascent to the world's highest to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
peak to make it a total five successful climbs. between India and Australia on Cooperation in Combating
International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime.
Jamsenpa scaled the Mount Everest twice in May 2011 and
again scaled the peak on May 18 in 2013. The proposed MoU would strengthen the relationship
between India and Australia for building peace and stability
If she is successful with her double ascent this time,
in the region through exchange of information, expertise,
Jamsenpa will set a record five climbs of Mt Everest.
experience and capacity building.
IIEST creates India's first smart grid project,
Dr Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of
17 May 2017
environment, 18 May 2017
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he Indian Institute of
r Harsh Vardhan
Engineering Science
has been given
and Technology (IIEST)
the additional
has successfully created the
charge of the Ministry
country's first smart grid
of Environment, Forest
project, which will generate
and Climate Change
power from renewable sources
(MoEF) after the death
of energy.
of Minister of State Anil
The project will soon be Madhav Dave who held the portfolio under an independent
inaugurated by President charge.
Pranab Mukherjee, IIEST Director Prof Ajoy Kumar Roy
Dave was appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) with
told.
an independent charge of MoEF in the Narendra Modi
The smart grid will be synchronised to generate power from government on 5 July, 2016.
solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the
Dr Harsh Vardhan, a senior minister in the Narendra
weather conditions and availability of waste products. It is
Modi cabinet, holds the charge of the ministries of earth
the first of its kind in the country.
sciences and science and technology. For a brief period in
India to sign MoU with Japan's QTEC for 2014, Harsh Vardhan was the Health Minister in the Modi
quality compliance, 18 May 2017 cabinet.
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ttarakhand Chief The weather conditions for farmers in different regions
Minister Trivendra will be available on the Mahavedh portal (Maharashtra
Singh Rawat agriculture weather information network) and mobile
inaugurated a 100 mw solar application of Skymet.
power plant at Bhalsawagaj Fadnavis said digital kiosks will be set-up in every
in Haridwar district. Gram Panchayat to provide weather information and
The chief minister said expert advice on crop pattern to be followed by the
the plant will generate farmers.
electricity worth Rs 100
crore annually and give employment to nearly 1,500
Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to shift to
people. January to December financial year, 03 May
2017
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India's first 'book village' coming up in
adhya Pradesh on 2 May 2017 became the first
Maharashtra's strawberry country,
state in India to switch to the January-December
29 April 2017 financial year from existing April-March cycle.
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he sleepy village of Bhilar, in the heart of The plan to switch the financial year was endorsed by the
Maharashtra's famed 'strawberry country' will soon state cabinet.
get another identity as India's first "book village". A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet
"The government has financed around 15,000 books to be meeting held in Bhopal.
kept there permanently for the public at around 25 key The move and endorsement of the plan will break a 150-
locations around the village of 600 families. Anybody can year old tradition of adopting the financial year from April
simply pick up a book of his/her choice, read for as long to March. The practice of April-March financial year was
as they want and keep it back for the others," adopted in 1867 by the British Government.
The state government had committed on February Now the Budget session of the next financial year will be
27, 2015 - Marathi Language Day - to launch a 'book held either in December 2017 or January 2018.
village' in the state, on the lines of Britain's immensely
Background
popular Hay-on-Wye book village and literary festivals
concept. The idea was put forward by the Prime Minister during the
NITI Aayogs governing council meet in Delhi on 23 April
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis 2017.
inaugurates states first automatic weather Earlier, the union government had also constituted a high-
station in Nagpur, 02 May 2017 level committee to examine desirability and feasibility
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of having a new financial year. The committee was
aharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis
constituted under the chairmanship of former Chief
inaugurated the states first automatic weather
Economic Advisor Shanker Acharya. The report hasnt
station at Dongargaon. Around 2,065 such
been made public yet.
America launched an unarmed missile 'Minuteman 3' from California
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PM Modi inaugurates Patanjali Research Goa tourism department starts `hop-on-hop-
Institute in Haridwar, 03 May 2017 off tourist bus service, 14 May 2017
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rime Minister he Goa tourism
Narendra Modi department has
inaugurated the launched the
Patanjali Research much-awaited `hop-
Institute in the on-hop-off (HOHO)
presence of Yoga guru sightseeing bus service
Baba Ramdev. for tourists visiting the
While explaining coastal state.
about the aim its main tasks is to make research on indigenous Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar flagged off the buses,
systems of medicine, especially yoga and Ayurveda. being operated by Pune-based private group Prasanna
On this occasion, the Prime Minister released the Purple.
encyclopedia 'World Herbal Encyclopedia' compiled in the Tourists can buy a pass valid for 24 hours and board a bus to
last ten years by Acharya Balkrishna, close to Yoga Guru. visit their locations of interest.
In this encyclopedia there are samples of more than seventy
thousand herbs found in the country. With 1 flight in 65 secs, Mumbai busiest
Patanjali Yogpeeth also gave him the title of 'Rashtrarishi' single-runway airport, 14 May 2017
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for his untiring efforts to make the country clean, strong he GVK group-run
and united. Mumbai airport has
become the world's
Railway Bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to be busiest amongst the single-
built over Chenab River, 04 May 2017 runway facilities by handling
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ailways Ministry 837 flights a day or one in 65
announced to seconds on an average in fiscal
build the world's 2017, taking over Londons Gatwick airport that had 757
highest railway bridge flights a day.
over the Chenab River in In terms of the number of passengers also, the city airport
Jammu and Kashmir in tops with 45.2 million people flying in and out in fiscal 2017
around two years from as against 44 million at Gatwick airport.
now. Notably, no other large city in the world is served by one
This railway bridge is expected to be 35 metres taller than airport, that too with a single-runway.
the Eiffel Tower of Paris. The massive arch-shaped structure
of bridge is already under constructed at a cost of around Rs Haryana launches e-textbook portal for school
1100 crore in hostile terrain. students, 20 May 2017
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Chenab Railway Bridge aryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
The bridge forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch inaugurated the 'E-textportal' for the students in
between Katra and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur- the state. Students will be able to download school
Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project. books instantly from this portal.
Railways will also install sensors on the bridge to check Inaugurating the website, Chief Minister Manohar Lal
the wind velocity so that signal on the track turn red to Khattar said as of now, 26 textbooks of classes IX to XII
prevent train movement as soon as the wind speed exceeds have been uploaded on the portal and these can be easily
90 kmph. converted into audio files.
The construction of the bridge is the most challenging part These included 11 books of class IX, nine books of class X
of the Kashmir rail link project and once completed, it will and three books each of classes XI and XII, he said, adding
be an engineering marvel. It will surpass the record of the the Board has also been at the forefront in implementing
Beipan river Shuibai railway bridge (275 m) in China. e- locker facility.
Slated to be completed by the year 2019, the bridge is Khattar said his initiative of the Board is an important step
expected to become a tourist attraction in the region. towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of
Digital India.
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1. India, France carry out joint naval people.
exercise.
India, South Korea sign pact for defence
2. India gives scholarship worth Rs 35
shipbuilding, 22 April 2017
crore to children of freedom fighters in
Bangladesh.
3. Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron becomes
France's youngest president.
India contributes $250,000 to UN election
assistance programme, 21 April 2017
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ndia has made a
quarter-million-
dollar contribution
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to the UN programme
ndia and South Korea signed an agreement to firm up
for helping countries
bilateral cooperation in defence shipbuilding.
to hold elections and
develop their electoral Under the MoU, the two sides will nominate one
systems. shipyard each for this purpose.
Eenam Gambhir, a First Secretary in Indias Mission to India has already picked Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
the UN, presented the cheque to Kyoko Shiotani, Chief while Korea will make the nomination soon.
of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General at the UN It will enable HSL to upgrade and modernise its facilities
Department of Political Affairs. so as to enable it to execute naval projects in a timely
This is the second Indian contribution of $250,000 to manner.
the programmes for electoral assistance and capacity
building. The first was made in 2012. Through the Election India, France carry out joint naval exercise,
Assistance Division set up in 1991, the UN has helped over 24 April 2017
100 countries with their elections.
The division principally provides technical assistance for
organising and conducting elections.
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rime Minister
Narendra Modi
and Paytm
founder Vijay Shekhar
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Sharma were the only
he Indian Navy began a joint maritime exercise
two Indians to make
'Varuna' with the French Navy at the Mediterranean
it to an annual list of
Sea to further deepen combat coordination between
100 most influential
the two navies.
people in the world this year released by the Time
magazine. Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai, stealth frigate INS
Trishul and fleet tanker INS Aditya are taking part in the
The list features pioneers, artists, titans, leaders and icons
Varuna exercise which will continue till April 30.
from around the world honoured for "the power of their
inventions, the scale of their ambitions, and the genius of The Varuna series of exercises began in 2000 and have
their solutions to problems that no one before them could grown into an institutionalized form of interaction between
solve." the two navies.
Army successfully test-fired BrahMos land-attack missile
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ith joint development of Trincomalee port All freedom fighters are now eligible for five years
high on agenda, Prime Minister Narendra multiple entry Indian visa and 100 of them will be
Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart, Ranil provided free medical treatment in Indian hospitals
Wickremesinghe, welcomed signing of an MoU for every year.
cooperation in economic projects. Modi, who is likely to
visit Sri Lanka between May 12 and 14, signed off on the The High Commissioner said under the new scheme,
broad-based umbrella agreement, which will enable India students at higher secondary level will get an onetime
to work on a host of projects in Sri Lanka, covering all grant of taka 20,000 (Rs 15,3700) and those at Under
aspects of infrastructure. graduate level will get taka 50,000 (Rs 38,430). Students
are selected on the basis of merit from every district for
India, Cyprus sign 4 agreements, 29 April the scheme.
2017 India, Turkey sign three agreements,
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ndia and Cyprus 02 May 2017
signed four pacts,
including one for air
services and another for
cooperation in merchant
shipping
The two countries also
signed an agreement on
Executive Programme on
Culture Education and Scientific Cooperation (EPCEC) for
the year 2017-2020
The agreement was exchanged between External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj and Cyprus' Finance Minister
Harris Georgiades. An agreement on 'Work Plan under
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Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture for
2017-18' was also signed between the two nations, apart ndia and Turkey signed three agreements in the fields of
from a merchant shipping agreement ICT, training and culture.
An agreement was signed on a cultural exchange
India gives scholarship worth Rs 35 crore to programme for the years 2017-2020.
children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh, 01
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed
May 2017 between the Foreign Services Institute (FSI) of India and
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he children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh will the Diplomacy Academy of Turkey.
be given scholarships worth Rs 35 crore by India Another MoU was signed on cooperation in the area of
under the 'Muktijodha' Yojana. information and communication technologies (ICT).
Sunil Chhetri voted best player of I-League
C
Since the UN-Habitat came into being in 1978, it is the third
hina's first large
time that India has been elected to lead this organisation
homemade
after 2007 and 1988.
passenger jet,
touted as a competitor The theme of the 26th meeting of the GC is 'Opportunities
to Boeing and Airbus, for effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda'.
made its maiden
flight, heralding the India, Indonesia navies begin 17-day exercise,
Communist giant's 10 May 2017
entry into the highly-
competitive global aviation sector.
The 158-seater C919 aircraft took to the skies from Shanghai
Pudong International Airport in eastern China and made the
country the fourth jumbo jet producer after the US, Europe
and Russia.
The "C" in the aircraft's name stands for both China and
COMAC, while 9 symbolises "forever" in Chinese culture
and 19 represents the maximum 190 seats capacity.
It also marks a milestone for the Commercial Aircraft
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Corporation of China (COMAC), the Shanghai-based n order to enhance bilateral maritime cooperation,
manufacturer of the C919. the navies of India and Indonesia began a 17-day
coordinated patrol and joint exercise.
Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron becomes France's
youngest president, 08 May 2017 The joint exercise is being conducted at Port Blair under the
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aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
ipping up
Apart from securing the trade sea route, the coordinated
France's
patrol also serves to enhance mutual understanding and
political
inter-operability between the two navies.
map, French voters
elected independent The two navies have been carrying out Coordinated Patrols
centrist Emmanuel (CORPAT) for over a decade.
Macron as the Under the broad ambit of this strategic partnership,
country's youngest Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and the Indian Navy have
president. been carrying out coordinated patrolling twice a year since
Marine Le Pen, his 2002.
far-right opponent in the presidential runoff, quickly called
the 39-year-old Macron to concede defeat after voters Amitabh Bachchan appointed WHOs goodwill
rejected her "French-first" nationalism by a large margin. ambassador, 12 May 2017
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And from this event Marine Le Pens dream to become he World Health
countrys first woman president shatters. Organisation appointed
Amitabh Bachchan as
India elected president of UN-Habitat, its goodwill ambassador for
09 May 2017 hepatitis in South-East Asia
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region to boost awareness and
ndia has been
intensify action to arrest the
unanimously elected
epidemic.
as the president of
the UN-Habitat, an organ Announcing the decision, WHO's Regional Director for
of the United Nations to South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh termed it a
promote sustainable human "historic association" as viral hepatitis kills 4,10,000 people
settlements across the globe. in the region, which also includes India, annually.
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India to host meet of Pacific Island countries in rench President
Emmanuel Macron
Fiji, 13 May 2017
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named douard
ndia will host a meet of 14 Pacific Island countries in Philipp as the country's
Fiji from May 25 with a focus on issues such as blue new Prime Minister.
economy, climate change and international solar alliance. Philippe, a one-time
With an annual trade of about USD 300 million between India socialist, has been mayor
and these countries, the two-day meet, which is being held of the northern port town of Le Havre since 2010 and an MP
under the framework of the Forum for India Pacific Islands for the region since 2012.
Cooperation (FIPIC), will also see participants exploring Philippe is pro-European. He is a trained lawyer and worked
ways to enhance business ties and investment opportunities. as a public affairs director for the French state nuclear group
Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh will host Areva between 2007 and 2010.
the conference.
India, Palestine sign five agreements for
Nepal joins China's OBOR initiative, cooperation in different sectors, 17 May 2017
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ndia and Palestine
epal inked a major signed 5 agreements for
deal with China cooperation in different
to join Chinese areas including agriculture,
President Xi Jinping's health and Information
ambitious 'One Belt One Technology.
Road' initiative to link Asia The Agreements were
with Europe, a move that exchanged after delegation-level talks between Prime
could raise concerns in India. Minister Narendra Modi and Palestine President Mahmoud
The decision to sign the agreement comes ahead the Abbas in New Delhi. The two leaders reviewed the entire
One Belt One Road (OBOR) forum in Beijing on May gamut of bilateral relations, regional and international
14 and 15. issues.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong and Nepal's Foreign India and Palestine will work together for capacity building
Secretary Shankar Bairagi signed an MoU at the Ministry of and Ramallah will be made an IT hub.
Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu.
India, Tajikistan sign info-sharing pact on
This agreement will bring Nepal and China closer through
road connectivity and bring home the Chinese investment. Customs, 18 May 2017
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The agreement was important for Nepal in terms of he Union Cabinet
expansion of road connectivity and construction of approved the signing
railways. and ratifying of an
agreement between India and
First Sikh-American officer joins Indianapolis Tajikistan on cooperation
police department, 15 May 2017 and sharing of intelligence in
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the area of Customs.
ittan Katoch became
the first police officer The agreement will help in availability of information for
from the community the prevention and investigation of Customs offences.
to join the police department in The pact will provide a legal framework for sharing
Indianapolis, the capital of the US of information and intelligence between the Customs
state of Indiana. authorities of the two countries.
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1. RCom shareholders approve merger nergy management
with Aircel. and automation
2. ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital firm Schneider
Electric India will develop
villages. Greenfield integrated
3. Facebook rolls out 'Express Wi-Fi' in smart city of Naya Raipur.
India, partners Airtel. It signed a contract
with the Naya Raipur
Max Bupa partners with GOQii, Swiss Re Development Authority
for wellness solutions, 21 April 2017 (NRDA) for development of the first such Greenfield city
of Naya Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
The contract was signed between Schneider Electric India,
IL&FS Technologies and the NRDA.
H
ealth insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance has
announced a three-way tie-up with GOQii a
leading fitness technology player and global
reinsurer Swiss Re. As part of the offering, Max Bupa
consumers will get ready access to GOQii's unique
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personalised wellness engine which is equipped with
ndia's fourth largest software services firm HCL
solutions such as health coaching and health management
Technologies said it will acquire US- based Urban
tools.
Fulfillment Services (UFS) for up to USD 30 million
Swiss Re will provide technical assistance to Max Bupa in (over Rs 193 crore) in cash.
creating relevant products and building expertise to create
UFS is a provider of mortgage business process and
risk assessment models for future. GOQii offers fitness
fulfilment services. Founded in 2002, the company has over
bands that can be used to keep a track of ones health.
350 highly skilled professionals. It has three centres in the
Max Bupa, said that this initiative will enable them to US.
penetrate into newer customer segments and boost new
The deal is expected to be completed by June this year.
business growth.
Tata Power inks pact for electricity distribution RCom shareholders approve merger with
in Ajmer, 21 April 2017 Aircel, 25 April 2017
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eliance Communications'
ata Power
(RCom) shareholders
has signed
approved the merger of its
an agreement
wireless division with Aircel.
with Ajmer Vidyut
Vitran Nigam Ltd for RCom, in September last year,
electricity distribution had announced it will merge
in Ajmer for 20 years. its wireless telecom business with smaller rival Aircel
to create the country's fourth-biggest mobile phone
Subsequent to winning
operator.
the bid for distribution franchise of Ajmer circle, Tata
Power has formed a special purpose company, TP Ajmer The merged entity will also have the second-largest
Distribution Ltd. spectrum holding amongst all operators that will provide it
with valid spectrum holding till 2033-36.
Britain dethrone Australia to reclaim Azlan Shah Cup after 23 years
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tate-run Bank ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital
of India has
villages, 02 May 2017
adopted 89
villages in the 49
zones it has branches
for digitization.
The bank has installed
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227 POS (point of
sale) machines in these villages. CICI Bank has created 100 digital villages across the
country within 100 days and now plans to add 500
It has set each of its 54 zones a target of converting a more to the list by year-end, its chief Chanda Kochhar
minimum five villages into digital villages by September said.
2017.
The 100-village project, which also included imparting
Paytm launches Digital Gold; Consumers now skill training and providing credit linkages to people
buy gold on Paytm, 27 April 2017 living there.
During the 100-day period, the bank provided vocational
training to 11,300 villagers, including 70 per cent women,
and opened more than 2 lakh bank accounts. and a credit
linkage facility was also given to many in these 100 villages
to help them earn their livelihood.
The bank has also provided loans to the tune of Rs 14 crore
to customers of these 100 digital villages.
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The ambitious project, which began in November 2016,
ayments app Paytm launched Digital Gold on its was inspired by the success of Indias first digital village
platform to allow customers to buy and sell gold created by ICICI Bank at Akodara in Gujarat in 2015.
through electronic platform.
This first wealth management product was launched in Now pay monthly rentals with SBI Card on
partnership with gold refiner MMTC-PAMP. It offers RedGirraffe, 03 May 2017
a real-time international pricing mechanism for the
customers.
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he UN Economic
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and Social
Commission for BI Card and London-based financial technology firm
Asia and the Pacific RedGirraffe have joined hands to facilitate online
(ESCAP) said in its rental payments and aim to tap at least one lakh
annual flagship report tenants by next March.
'The Economic and RedGirraffe.com has launched a platform RentPay that
Social Survey of Asia allows such transactions to be made via credit cards and
and the Pacific 2017' that provides consumers.
the economic growth for India is projected to be stable at 7.1
The company, a joint venture between State Bank of India
per cent in 2017 before edging up to 7.5 per cent in 2018,
and GE Capital, is also offering up to 45 days interest free
underpinned by higher private and public consumption and
credit.
increased infrastructure spending.
Ganga is now one of the six best river cruises in the world
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o eliminate the
problem of bad
loans, the Union
Cabinet approved an According to newly elected CII President Shobana Kamineni,
ordinance to amend the key reforms such as the introduction and implementation of
Banking Regulation the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system will be a growth
Act for dealing with driver during the current fiscal.
the non-performing
assets (NPAs) in the Quikr Services acquires Zimmber,
banking system. 06 May 2017
Reports suggest that the ordinance seeks to amend Section
35A of the Banking Regulation Act. This section of the act
empowers the Reserve Bank to issue directions to the banks
in the public interest and depositors.
Currently, the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are saddled
with non-performing assets or bad loans to the tune of a
staggering Rs 6 lakh crore.
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nline classifieds company Quikr announced the
acquisition of Zimmber, an on-demand household
services provider, to further scale its hyperlocal
household services business.
This strategic move will help the company accelerate its
growth in household services and continue towards its goal
of organising this fragmented category, Quikr said in a
statement.
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ocial networking giant Facebook has rolled out in Zimmber was founded by Anubhab Goel, Amit Kumar and
India, its 'Express Wi-Fi' service that offers Internet Gaurav Shrivastava, and provides on-demand home services
facility through public hotspots to users in rural parts like plumbing, carpentry, pest control, deep cleaning, sofa
of the country. and carpet cleaning, among others.
Facebook has also onboarded as a partner, telecom giant It is currently operational in Bengaluru, Mumbai
Bharti Airtel, which will deploy over 20,000 wi-fi hotspots metropolitan region, NCR (National Capital Region) and
over the next few months. Express Wi-Fi is part of global Pune.
initiative to expand Internet connectivity to underserved
locations. Hinduja brothers top UK annual rich list,
Facebook's Express Wi-Fi service is available through nearly 08 May 2017
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700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand,
ccording to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, The
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Facebook had started
Hinduja brothers have topped the 2017 list of the
testing Express Wi-Fi in India in 2015.
richest people in the UK with a wealth of 16.2
CII predicts 7.5-8% growth of Indian billion pounds, a massive 3. 2 billion pound hike in their
fortunes over the previous year.
economy, 05 May 2017
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Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, aged 81 and 77, lead the
ndustry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) pack of 134 UK-based billionaires on the list.
predicted that India's economic growth rate for 2017-18
will range between 7.5 and eight per cent. Another set of India-born billionaire brothers, David and
Simon Reuben, who had topped the list last year have
Emmanuel Macron became France's youngest president
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Airtel and Ola join hands to roll out ational Highways
integrated digital services, 09 May 2017 Authority of
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irtel announced India's first Masala
a strategic Bond was launched at the
partnership with London Stock Exchange
Ola to offer a range with Union Minister
of digital services to Nitin Gadkari ringing the
customers. opening bell.
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ccording to the
International he proposed
Monetary Fund merger of two
(IMF), India's growth is Indian direct-to-
expected to rebound to home (DTH) players -
7.2 per cent in the 2017- Dish TV and Videocon
18 fiscal and 7.7 per cent D2H- has received the
in 2018-19. approval of Competition
commission of India
The temporary disruptions (primarily to private (CCI).
consumption) caused by cash shortages accompanying
the currency exchange initiative are expected to gradually The merger was
dissipate in 2017. announced in
November last year and the new entity will be called Dish
MobiKwik partners Bhopal smart city TV Videocon. It will be the largest Indian pay-TV operator
initiative for payments, 10 May 2017 with a subscriber base of 27 million households.
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Meanwhile, Dish TV has already received approval from the
obile wallet
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National
company
Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and BSE for the proposed
MobiKwik,
scheme of arrangement.
announced its
association with web I-T dept launches new facility to link Aadhaar
portal and mobile
with PAN, 11 May 2017
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application Bhopal
Plus, which is part of he Income Tax department has launched a new
Bhopal smart city initiative. e-facility to link a person's Aadhaar with the
The tie-up will enable residents of Bhopal in paying taxes and Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory
bills for utility services such as electricity and water, digitally. procedure for filing IT returns now.
India successfully launched the South Asia Communication Satellite, GSAT-9
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has made it mandatory
for taxpayers to quote T firm Tech Mahindra has entered into the Top-20 global
Aadhaar or enrolment tech services brands list (by brand value) in 2017, as per
ID of Aadhaar an independent assessment by a valuation and strategy
application form for consultancy, Brand Finance.
filing of income tax It also said the company has potential to be in the top-5
returns (ITR). technology services brands by 2020.
Also, Aadhaar has been made mandatory for applying for Tech Mahindra has been ranked at No 14, with an impressive
permanent account number with effect from July 1, 2017. growth of 21 per cent over the previous fiscal, a joint release
by Tech Mahindra and Brand Finance said.
Disha Microfin gets final nod from RBI for
small finance bank, 13 May 2017 Amazon India partners FIEO to train sellers
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isha Microfin, part on e-commerce, 15 May 2017
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of the financial -commerce major
inclusion platform Amazon India has
Fincare, said it has partnered with
received the final license the Federation of Indian
from Reserve Bank to Export Organizations
operate as a small finance (FIEO) - South Zone to
bank. train merchants on selling
The bank will be called Fincare Small Finance Bank, and their products online.
will start operations from July this year. FIEO is the country's apex body of export promotion.
The small finance bank license will enable to expand our Under the partnership, entrepreneurs manufacturing,
product basket to include liabilities products, higher ticket retailing and exporting products will be educated on the
loans to micro and small enterprises, as well as gold and digital business opportunity, brand building, documentation,
affordable housing loans," Fincare CEO Rajeev Yadav said. listing methodology and Amazon services.
It will continue to focus on the priority sector and retail This includes categories like home textiles, kitchen linen,
segments, and will additionally offer products such as gold leather accessories, leather shoes, apparel, home decor
loans and affordable housing loans, he said. products, incense and essential oils among others.
Forbes Middle East declares top 100 Indian Amazon India said south India has seen close to 100 per
business leaders, 13 May 2017 cent increase in terms of the number of global sellers in the
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last two years.
etail Mogul
Yusuff Ali FICCI pegs India's 2017-18 GDP growth at
and Pepsico 7.4%, 16 May 2017
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executive Sanjeev
ndustry body FICCI's
Chadha are among the
latest Economic Outlook
top 100 Indian business
Survey has pegged
leaders in the Arab
India's gross domestic
World 2017, according
product (GDP) growth at
to a Forbes ranking for
around 7.4 percent for the
the Middle East.
fiscal year 2017-18.
Ali, Managing Director of Lulu Group International topped
The pick-up in overall GDP growth will also be
the Indian business owners category and Chadha, CEO,
supported by an improvement in industry and services
Asia, Middle East and Africa at PepsiCo International led
sector growth.
the Indian executives category.
RBI in its latest policy statement estimated CPI inflation to
Forbes Middle East is an annual ranking of the top 100
average 4.5 percent in the first half of the year and 5 percent
Indian business owners and the top 50 Indians in executive
in the second half.
management.
Online classifieds company Quikr announced the acquisition of Zimmber, an on-demand household services provider
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Information Society Day.
he Indian
Under the Memorandum of
economy is
Understanding (MoU) with Facebook,
entering a
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
"productive growth
will provide connectivity for the social
phase" and real GDP
networks `Express Wi-Fi Program.
growth is likely to
rise to 7.9 per cent by Facebook, through the Express Wi-
December driven by Fi service, offers internet facility via
favourable external demand, improving corporate balance public hotspots to users in rural parts of the country, in
sheets and private capex recovery, says a Morgan Stanley partnership with telecom operators.
report. Under another MoU, the company will work with digital
Productive growth phase is characterised as a period of payments firm Mobikwik to co-create a BSNL mobile
improving growth while macro stability remains in check wallet to facilitate payment for its products and services.
and typically sets the stage for a sustained growth cycle. The wallet will be available exclusively to BSNL customers
Morgan Stanley expects growth to pick up from the second in India.
quarter of this year onwards and accelerate by almost a full
percentage point to 7.9 per cent by December 2017 from the SoftBank invests $1.4 billion in Paytm,
current run rate of 7 per cent. 19 May 2017
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UN revises downward India's GDP growth for apanese conglomerate SoftBank has pumped in $1.4
billion (over Rs 9,079 crore) in Indian digital payments
2017, 17 May, 2017 platform, Paytm. The funding will help Paytm
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he United Nations operated by One97 Communications expand its soon-
has revised to-be launched payments bank operations as well as grow
downward India's its user base and introduce more financial products for
economic growth forecast consumers.
for 2017 but predicted SoftBank, which was an early investor in Alibaba, has
an increased 7.9 per cent committed investments of over $10 billion in India. While
GDP growth next year as it has pumped in close to $2 billion into Indian startups like
it cautioned that stressed Snapdeal, Ola and Housing.com in last few years, it has also
balance sheets in the written off a significant portion of that on account of loss in
banking sectors will prevent strong investment rebound in valuation.
the near term.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects as of Flipkart tops LinkedIn list of best places to
mid- 2017 report, said India is projected to achieve a 7.3 work in India, 20 May 2017
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per cent growth in 2017, a downward revision from the 7.7 -commerce
per cent forecast for the year made when the report was Company
launched in January. Flipkart has
The revised report, however, projected that India will topped LinkedIn's
achieve an impressive 7.9 per cent GDP growth in 2018, list of the top
revising upwards its January estimates when it had said companies to work
India's growth will be 7.6 per cent next year. in India second
time in a row in
BSNL signs pacts with Facebook, MobiKwik, the year 2017.
18 May 2017 Earlier, Flipkart had topped this list in 2016.
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tate-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a Flipkart is followed by Amazon (2nd), KPMG India (3rd)
clutch of agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik and Paytm's parent company One97 Communications
as its looks to popularise the internet and its value (4th).
added services among customers.
Reliance Industries is at the 10th place in this list.
Tata Power appointed former Cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar as independent director
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1. Nadal wins historic 10th Monte Carlo title.
01- year-old Man Kaur
2. Jakhar takes over as Volleyball Federation celebrated winning the
secretary-general. 100 metres sprint at
the World Masters Games
3. India slips to No.4 in ICC T20 International in Auckland, the 17th gold
rankings. medal in the Indian athlete's
remarkable late-blooming
Nadal wins historic 10th Monte Carlo title, career.
23 April 2017
Kaur clocked one minute 14 seconds as a small crowd
cheered her on -- ending a mere 64.42 seconds off Usain
Bolt's 100m world record set in 2009.
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ndian shot putter
Manpreet Kaur
clinched a gold
in the first leg of the
Asian Grand Prix
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afael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters for a Athletics Meet with
record-breaking 10th time with defeat of Spanish a national record and
compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas. world season- leading effort.
The 30-year-old Nadal, who now has 50 clay court titles Manpreet came up with a best throw of 18.86m in the
and 70 in all. season-opening international event for the Indians, which
was nearly one meter more than her earlier national record
It was Nadal's first title in almost a year and further of 17.96m that she had set in 2015.
cemented his place in history as he became the first man in
the Open era to win the same event 10 times. With this performance, Manpreet also qualified for the IAAF
World Championships to be held in August in London.
He won eight Monte Carlo titles in a row from 2005 to The entry standard for women's shot put in the World
2012 but then lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final. Championships stands at 17.75m.
Bopanna-Cuevas win Monte Carlo Masters Nadal wins 10th Barcelona Open,
title, 23 April 2017 30 April 2017
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ndian star Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner
Pablo Cuevas defeated the Spanish team of Feliciano
Lopez and Marc Lopez in a tough three-set battle to
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win the men's doubles title at the Monte Carlo Masters afael Nadal defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem to win
tennis tournament. his 10th Barcelona Open title.
This is the first title that the Indo-Uruguayan combination Nadal won in Barcelona between 2005-2009 and
have won since they teamed up earlier this year. 2011-13 and now in the last two years.
After two decades, India finds spot in FIFA's top 100 teams
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amavtar Singh ndia, the World T20
Jakhar has 2007 champion, lost six
taken over as points to slip to fourth
Secretary General of position in the latest ICC T20
Volleyball Federation International Team Rankings
of India after the Delhi released.
High Court permitted India is 3 points behind Pakistan and England.
release of results of the
elections held in April 2016. While New Zealand is on Top Position.
While Rajkumar was elected executive vice-president, Chhetri voted best player of I-League,
Shekar Bose was elected the treasurer. 03 May 2017
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Leander Paes wins Tallahassee Challenger, ndia and Bengaluru
Ramkumar Ramanathan ends runner-up, striker Sunil Chhetri
02 May 2017 was named as the best
V
player of the I-League
eteran Leander while Khalid Jamil, who
Paes won guided Aizawl FC to a
his second historic title win, was
challenger-level title expectedly chosen as the
of the season but coach of the year.
Ramkumar Ramanathan
"The most coveted award of Hero I-League 2016-17, Hero
had to be content with
of the League goes to Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri,
a runner-up finish at the
who scored 7 goals in Hero I-League 2016-17," the AIFF
USD 75,000 clay-court
said in a statement.
event in Tallahassee, Florida.
Khalid Jamil, who guided Aizawl FC to their historic I-
Paes had won the Leon Challenger in Mexico with Adil
League victory, has been bestowed with the Syed Abdul
Shamasdin, earlier.
Rahim Best Coach Award.
However, Ramkumar, who was playing the first challenger
Debjit Majumder of Mohun Bagan, with eight clean sheets,
level final of his career, lost the title match to Slovenian
won the Best Goalkeeper Award of this season.
qualifier Blaz Rola.
Ghosh wins singles & doubles gold at Chile After two decades, India finds spot in FIFA's
Open, 02 May 2017 top 100 teams, 04 May 2017
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he Indian
oumyajit Ghosh
football
bagged both
team has
the singles and
jumped up a
doubles gold at the
place to be ranked
Seamaster 2017 ITTF
100th for the first
Challenge Chile Open
time ever in over
in Santiago.
two decades in
While top-seeded Ghosh the latest FIFA
defeated compatriot rankings.
Anthony Amalraj in the men's singles final to clinch the
For the first time in 21 years and only the sixth time after
title, he combined with Amalraj earlier to win the mens
Independence, the national football team has found a place
doubles title.
in top-100 of FIFA rankings.
This is the first time India had won a mens doubles title
This is India's best-ever FIFA ranking since April 1996 when
on either the ITTF Challenge Series or ITTF World
they were also ranked 100. India's highest FIFA Ranking till
Tour.
date has been 94, achieved in February 1996.
CII predicted that India's economic growth rate for 2017-18 will range between 7.5 and eight per cent
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ndia's Vikram Malhotra
won his fifth PSA title
after beating Egypts
Youssef Ibrahim in the final
of the Abu Dhabi Open.
The top seeded Indian,
fresh from the Asian
Championship held in
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Chennai, beat Hesham
Mohamed Aly of Egypt he uncertainty looming large over Shashank
in the first round and then Manohars tenure as ICC chairman ended after the
seventh seed Ahmad Al- former BCCI president made it clear that he will
Saraj of Jordan in the complete his term which runs till June 2018.
quarters. "The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed
Shashank Manohar will continue to function as the
Britain dethrone Australia to reclaim Azlan Independent Chairman of ICC until the end of his elected
Shah Cup after 23 years, 07 May 2017 term which is June 2018,".
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reat Britain won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title Last March, Manohar had decided to step down from
after a gap of 23 years against defending champions chairmans post citing "personal reasons" only to be
Australia. persuaded by the ICC directors -- both Full Members and
Entering the final for the first time since their lone title win Associates -- to stay.
in 1994. VVS Laxman awarded honorary life
Jhulan Goswami becomes world's highest membership of Marylebone Cricket Club,
wicket-taker in ODI cricket, 10 May 2017 11 May 2017
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ndian women's ormer India batsman
team fast V V S Laxman
bowler Jhulan was awarded an
Goswami became honorary life membership
the highest wicket- to the Marylebone Cricket
taker in history of Club (MCC).
ODIs, eclipsing Laxman is the fifth Indian
the decade-long to receive the honour, after
record in the name Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul
of Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick. Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan.
Goswami dismissed South Africa's Raisibe Ntozakhe in
an ongoing ODI to claim her 181st victim in the 50-over
Sakshi bags silver at Asian Championships,
format, breaking Fitzpatrick's record of 180 wickets from 13 May 2017
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109 matches. tar Wrestler Sakshi
However Goswami's feat has been achieved in her Malik bagged
153rd match but that also speaks about her longevity in a silver medal
international cricket. for India at the Asian
Jhulan made her debut way back in 2002. Wrestling Championship
after losing to Japan's
Goswami was also adjudged ICC's 'Women Cricketer of the Risako Kawai in women's
Year' in 2007. 60kg category.
Manohar set to complete his full term as ICC Sakshi, who created
Chairman, 10 May 2017 history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an
Devender Singh became the second javelin thrower from the country to book a ticket for World championships in London
Q
List of top Five in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
uinton De Kock crown
was named South
Player Masters 1000 Titles
African Cricketer
of the Year at a gala event Rafael Nadal 30
hosted by Cricket South Novak Djokovic 30
Africa (CSA).
Roger Federer 26
De Kock also won four
Andre Agassi 17
other awards, including Test
Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year, at the event. Andy Murray 14
He was also named Player of the Year by both his peers and Manav wins silver medal in Thai Open,
fans in a public vote.
16 May 2017
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The only accolades that De Kock did not win were the
T20 International Player of the Year award that went to ndia's Manav Thakkar
Imran Tahir for the second year in a row and the Award won the silver medal
of Excellence that went to Temba Bavuma, again for the in the junior boys
second successive year. singles of the SET 2017
Thailand Junior and
Keshav Maharaj of Indian origin got the award of the year's Cadet Open table tennis
Best Newcomer. tournament in Bangkok.
Mohd Anas smashes national record, qualifies The young Gujarat paddler Manav seemed to have run out
for World Championships, 16 May 2017 of steam and crashed at the final hurdle losing to Fumiya
K
Igarashi of Japan in the final of the ITTF World Junior
erala quarter- circuit event.
miler Mohammad
Anas smashed the India retain top spot in latest ICC Test rankings,
national record in men's 19 May 2017
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400m race en route to
winning a gold medal at ndia have retained their number-one position in the
the third leg of the Indian latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Team
Grand Prix Athletics Meet. Rankings.
Rajiv Arokia and Sachin Baby were second and third in ICC Test Rankings:
46.32 secs and 47.18 secs respectively. 1. India 123 2. South Africa 117
Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 5th 3. Australia 100 4. England 99
Madrid Open title, 16 May 2017 5. New Zealand 97 6. Pakistan 93
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pains Rafael Nadal on 14 May 2017 won Madrid 7. Sri Lanka 91 8. West Indies 75
Open title of Tennis. In the final match at Madrid, 9. Bangladesh 69 10. Zimbabwe 0
the Spaniard defeated a determined Dominic Thiem
of Austria.
President Pranab Mukherjee approved the ordinance on the settlement of Non-Performing Assets (NPA)
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spacecraft, 21 April 2017 cientists have discovered a new, frozen planet that has
C
the same mass as that of Earth and is located 13,000
hina successfully launched its first unmanned light-years away.
cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1, taking another great
The planet is likely far too cold to be habitable for life as
leap towards realizing the Communist nations
we know it, however, because its star is so faint, researchers
ambition to have a permanently manned space station by
said.
2022.
"This iceball planet is the lowest-mass planet ever
Powered by a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, Tianzhou-1
found through microlensing," said Yossi Shvartzvald, a
roared into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch
postdoctoral fellow at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Centre in the southern Hainan Province.
in the US.
The tube-like craft measures 10.6 metres in length and can
Microlensing is a technique that facilitates the
carry over six tonnes of cargo as well as satellites.
discovery of distant objects by using background stars
In space, the cargo ship will dock with the orbiting as flashlights.
Tiangong-2 space station, provide fuel and other supplies,
and conduct space experiments before falling back to Army successfully test-fires Brahmos land-
Earth. attack missile in Andaman and Nicobar
China aims to build a permanent space station by 2022, Islands, 03 May 2017
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that is expected to orbit for at least 10 years, and the debut
ndian Army
of the cargo ship is important as it acts as a courier to help
successfully test-fired
maintain the space station.
an advanced version
Without a cargo transportation system, the station would of BRAHMOS land-
run out of power and basic necessities, causing it to return attack cruise missile in
to Earth before the designated time. the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, showcasing the
China reveals first domestically-built formidable weapon's
aircraft carrier, 26 April 2017 precise striking
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hina has launched capability.
its first aircraft The land-to-land configuration of BRAHMOS missile was
carrier built launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for
entirely on its own, its full-range, demonstrating the weapon's unmatched lethal
in a demonstration of ability of hitting the centre of a designated target with "bull's
the growing technical eye" precision.
sophistication of its The test conducted was the fourth successive successful
defence industries and determination to safeguard its launch of the Block -III version of BRAHMOS LACM,
maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. which once again stamped the missile's impeccable precision
Development of the new carrier began in 2013 and striking capability.
construction in late 2015. It's expected to be formally
commissioned sometime before 2020, after sea trials and Ballistic missile test-fired from California
the arrival of its full air complement. coastal base, 04 May 2017
India successfully test-fired the Agni-II Ballistic Missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha Coast
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Built by the Indian Space
Research Organisation,
its latest communication
satellite GSAT-9 called
SAS rode piggyback
on the 50-m-tall rocket
Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09).
The GSLV-F09 blasted off
from the second launch pad
A
at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra
merica launched an unarmed missile 'Minuteman 3' Pradesh.
from California. It is capable of sending a nuclear The GSLV-F09 mission is the 11th flight of the GSLV.
bomb across the world.
With a lift off mass of 2230 kg, GSAT-9 is a Geostationary
The unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile Communication Satellite providing various communication
blasted off. applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian
The test, which took 10 months to plan, was the latest countries.
designed to check the readiness and accuracy of a weapon It can also provide secure hotlines among the participating
system that forms part of the US nuclear force. The US has nations, which will be useful for management of disasters
about 450 such missiles, each capable of traveling about like earthquakes, cyclones, floods and tsunamis.
8,000 miles.
The satellite costing around Rs 235 crore is fully funded
India successfully test-fires Agni-II ballistic by India.
missile off Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, Pakistan has opted out of the project, saying it has its own
04 May 2017 space programme.
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The missile is 20 metre long, weighs 17 tonnes and can
carry a payload of 1,000 kg. It has a strike range of more he world's biggest X-ray laser has generated its
than 2,000 km. first beam of light that will allow scientists to get
a glimpse of new materials, drugs and chemical
India successfully launches South Asia reactions at the atomic level.
Communication, 06 May 2017 The 3.4-kilometre-long European XFEL, most of which is
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ndia successfully launched the South Asia located in underground tunnels in Germany.
Communication Satellite, fully funded by it and touted The X-ray light has a wavelength of 0.8 nanometer - about
as an "invaluable gift" to its South Asian neighbours 500 times shorter than that of visible light.
that would provide communication and disaster support to
the nations of the region. Spyder surface-to-air missile test fired,
12 May 2017
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis hoisted India's second tallest national flag in Kolhapur at 303 feet.
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ndia test fired Spyder surface-to-air missile from a test "Inmarsat, the only operator of a global Ka-band network,
range in Odisha as part of a series of tests of the short- created the GX platform to enable communities across the
range quick reaction missile. world to benefit from the emerging digital society," said a
Spyder, an acquired missile system from Israel, is a short- company statement.
range, quick reaction surface-to-air missile designed to NASA probes detect man-made bubble
strike an enemy air target within a very short time.
around Earth, 19 May 2017
The state-of-the-art missile has a strike range of about
15 km in low altitude. However, it is shorter than Indias
indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile, which
has a 25 km strike range.
The weapon was test fired from a mobile launcher at launch
complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur
and targeted a pilot-less target aircraft.
H
umans have long been shaping Earth's landscape,
but now scientists know that we also can
shape our near-space environment with radio
communications.
The impact of such communications extend out beyond our
atmosphere, creating a bubble surrounding Earth, NASA's
Van Allen Probes, which study electrons and ions in the
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near-Earth environment, have revealed.
paceX has launched a communications satellite for
Inmarsat, marking its first launch for the London- A certain type of communications -- very low frequency, or
based mobile broadband company. VLF, radio communications -- were found to interact with
particles in space, affecting how and where they move.
The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite, built by Boeing, blasted off
atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. At times, these interactions can create a barrier around
Earth against natural high energy particle radiation in space,
The satellite is the fourth in the company's Global Xpress showed the results of a study published in the journal Space
(GX) constellation, aimed at providing high-speed mobile Science Reviews.
broadband service.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated Sportsmed Activ, an enhancement and rehab arm of speciality clinic Sportsmed
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oted sand
artist Sudarsan
Pattnaik from
Odisha has won the jury
prize gold medal at the
10th Moscow Sand art
Championship.
Twenty five sculptors
P
from different countries
eople magazine has declared Julia Roberts the around the world had participated in the championship on
"World's Most Beautiful Woman." the theme - "World Around Us".
According to People Magazine, Roberts, held five Pattnaik said he had created a 10 feet high sand sculpture of
times since the award's inception in 1990. Lord Ganesh and inscribed "Go Green" on the statue.
That means Julia Roberts has been the world's most Recently, Pattnaik had created worlds tallest sand castle at
beautiful woman for 17.8% of the last 28 years. Puri beach.
Last year winner was Jennifer Aniston.
Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince'
Newton wins best film at Hong Kong Film awarded at film fest in Houston, 03 May 2017
H
Festival, 23 April 2017 ollywood film
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ctor Rajkummar Rao-starrer "Newton" has won the 'The Black
best film honour at the Hong Kong International Prince', starring
Film Festival. Indian actress Shabana
Azmi and singer-
Amit Masurkar-directed "Newton", which also stars Anjali
poet Satinder Sartaaj,
Patil, is a political satire.
awarded the Special
3 IIT Business schools feature in top 10 NIRF Jury Remi Award at the
Management ranking, 23 April 2017 50th annual WorldFest -
B
Houston International Film Festival.
usiness schools of three IITs - Kharagpur, Delhi 'The Black Prince' is a historic biopic on the emotional life
and Roorkee - have featured in the top 10 list of story of the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh
NIRF Management ranking this year. and his fragile relationship with Queen Victoria, who was
The ranking was made from a total number of 542 business Godmother to his children. Maharajah Duleep Singh was
schools who submitted data for the rank. also named as the Black Prince of Perthshire.
India to host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017)
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About WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival
ndia will become
## Founded over 50 years ago as Cinema Arts in August the third biggest
1961. solar market
## It was founded by award-winning producer and director globally in 2017, says
Hunter Todd to present a quality film festival for the India Solar Handbook
Independent filmmakers. 2017 by Bridge to
India, a consulting
MTV Movie and TV Awards 2017:'Beauty and knowledge service
and the Beast' wins top honour, 08 May 2017 provider in the clean
technology market.
With 8.8 gw (giga watt) of projected capacity addition -- a
growth of 76 per cent over 2016 -- India is set to become
the third-largest photovoltaic market (PV) market in 2017,
which will overtake Japan.
As of March 2017, India has already installed 12.2 gw of
utility scale solar power.
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have emerged
as the fastest growing states in India in terms of solar
installation and in 2017, nearly 60 per cent of total new
capacity addition is expected to come from southern states.
D K
isney's live-action adaptation 'Beauty and the Beast' onkona Sensharma
was named Movie of the Year at the 2017 'MTV has been named the
Movie and TV Awards'. best director for her
directorial debut "A Death
The Bill Condon-directed movie won the top film honour
in the Gunj" and the best
beating the fellow nominees including 'Logan', 'Rogue One:
actress for "Lipstick under
A Star Wars Story', 'Get Out' and 'The Edge of Seventeen'.
My Burkha" at 2017's New
The film's lead star Emma Watson won the new combined- York Indian Film Festival
gender Best Actor award in a Movie. (NYIFF).
Meanwhile, 'Hidden Figures' and the 'The Fate of the Subhashish Bhutiyani's film Mukti Bhawan was declared
Furious' took home the Best Fight against the System trophy the best film.
and the Generation Award respectively.
'Stranger Things' was the biggest TV winner at the ceremony.
Indian artist creates world's longest sand
Buddha in Lanka, 13 May 2017
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Ganga is now one of the six best river cruises
udarsan Pattnaik,
in the world, 08 May 2017 the internationally
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eputed international publication Conde Nast acclaimed Indian
Traveller has put the Ganga cruise on its checklist artist, has created a 40-
as one of the top six river cruises to take in this year. foot long sand sculpture of
reclining Buddha, the world's
Conde Nast's endorsement of the Ganga as a cruise longest, in Sri Lanka.
destination is a shot in the arm for river tourism in the
country. Pattnaik, who was invited
by the High Commission of India to participate in the 14th
Massive work worth Rs 5,000 crore is under way to International Vesak Day Celebrations organised by Government
develop various projects on the Ganga with the World Bank of Sri Lanka, created the statue near the Parliament.
assistance, including development of multi-modal hubs.
Reliance Communications shareholders approved the merger of its wireless division with Aircel.
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The artist has invited the public to come and view his umbai ranked 24th among 41 cities globally with
creation in the Diyawanna Vesak Zone. 1.1 per cent price rise of luxury homes for the
The 40-year-old artist had recently won the jury prize gold year ended March 2017, property consultant
medal at the 10th Moscow Sand Art Championship 2017. Knight Frank India said.
Guangzhou in China was first in the global list of 41 cities
'Adiyogi bust' declared World's largest by with 36.2 per cent price growth, according to Q1 2017
Guinness Book, 13 May 2017 Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.
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he 112 feet The index tracks the movement of luxury residential
tall bust of property prices across 41 cities.
'Adiyogi' Lord Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai topped
Shiva at the Isha Yoga the index with an average price growth of 26.3 per cent.
Foundation has been
Delhi (ranked 35) and Bengaluru (ranked 29) were the two
declared the world's
other Indian cities that figured in the global list. Both the
largest bust by the
cities saw negative price growth for the year ended March.
Guinness Book of
World Records. Mukesh Ambani leads Forbes list of Global
The Guinness had made the announcement in its website. Game Changers, 17 May 2017
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The bust at the Isha Yoga Foundation on the outskirts of eliance Industries Chairman
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu was unveiled by Prime Minister Mukesh Ambani leads a
Narendra Modi on February 24 this year. Forbes list of Global Game
The face of Adiyogi, set up by the Isha Foundation led by Changers who are transforming their
spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, attracts thousands of people industries and changing the lives of
every day. billions of people around the globe.
It is 112.4 feet high, 24.99 metres wide and 147 feet long, as Forbes second annual Global Game
verified on March 11, 2017. Changers list includes 25 "intrepid
The bust refers to source of Yoga and symbolises the 112 business leaders" who are "unsatisfied with the status quo"
methods of self-transformation that the first Yogi or Adiyogi and "transforming their industries and changing the lives of
(originator of yoga) offered. billions of people around the globe."
Isha Foundation plans to set up three more statues of similar Ambani, comes at the top of the list for his game changing
height across the country. efforts to bring the internet to Indias masses.
India ranked second in renewable energy Global Burden of Disease Study: India at 154,
attractiveness index, 16 May 2017 lags behind Bangladesh, 20 May 2017
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ndia has moved up to the second spot from third position ndia has a lot of catching up to do with its neighbours,
in this year's 'Renewable energy country attractiveness including China, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka in
index' released by EY. terms of health care.
This is primarily due to a combination of strong government According to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)
support and increasingly attractive economics. published in the medical journal The Lancet, it has finished
a dismal 154th among 195 countries on the healthcare index.
According to the statement, India continued its upward
trend in the index to second position with the government's However, India's healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index
programme to build 175 GW in renewable energy generation has increased by 14.1, up from 30.7 in 1990 to 44.8 in 2015.
by 2022 and to have renewable energy account for 40 per India lags behind Sri Lanka (72.8), Bangladesh (51.7),
cent of installed capacity by 2040. Bhutan (52.7) and Nepal (50.8) and ranks above Pakistan
The country has added more than 10GW of solar capacity (43.1) and Afghanistan (32.5). The HAQ index, based on
in the last three years - starting from a low base of 2.6 GW death rates for 32 diseases that can be avoided or effectively
in 2014. treated with proper medical care, also tracked progress in
each nation compared to the benchmark year of 1990.
Mumbai ranks 24th in luxury homes price Switzerland topped the health index, followed by Sweden
rise globally, 17 May 2017 and Norway. China stood 82nd and Sri Lanka 73rd.
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian to take 200 wickets in T20s
Egyptian and US Navies launched a joint exercise named 'Eagle Salute 2017'
GSAT-9 was launched by GSLV-F09 on May 05, 2017 from Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. The GSAT-9 weighs 2230 kgs and was built in three years.
South Asia Satellite GSAT-9 is a Geostationary It will have a mission life of more than 12 years.
Communication satellite realised by India.
The satellite is equipped with 12 KU transponders that will
The primary objective of GSAT-9 is to provide various aid in improving communication between countries.
communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over
It was projected into outer space by ISRO's GSLV-F09 Rocket.
South Asian countries.
The GSAT-9 will generate power upto 3500 watts.
What is Geostationary Satellite?
What is transponder?
A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed
at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilometres (22,300 A communications satellite's transponder is the series of
miles) directly over the equator that revolves in the same interconnected units that form a communications channel
direction the earth rotates (west to east). between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.
GSAT-9 carries communication transponders operating in What is GSLV?
Ku-band.
GSLV stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle,
What is Ku Band? which was primarily developed to launch INSAT class of
satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits.
The Ku band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 11.7 GSLV is being used for launching GSAT series of satellites.
to 12.7GHz. GSLV is a three stage launcher
The Ku band (Kurtz-under band) is primarily used for What is Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit?
satellite communications, particularly for editing and
A Geosynchronous Orbit is an orbit in which a spacecraft
broadcasting satellite television.
shall pass over a fixed point on Earth once per day.
Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has been named the World's Most Beautiful Woman
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Special Feature
Editorial Word jobs. (to set free, especially from legal or political
EMANCIPATE (VERB) restrictions).
(transitive verb)- plural first person- emancipate- past- While due to virtue of its polysemy;
emancipated- past participle- emancipated- present It is reckoned that he emancipated 19,000 girl slaves.
participle- emancipating- singular third person- emancipates (free from slavery).
Pronunciation In context of Law;
Let us deal with the pronunciation of emancipate The The plaintiff had been downright emancipated from his
first syllable pronounced like e in igloo obviously a father's control. (To set (a child) free from the authority of
of man sounds like e in den/ gen then finally a in its parents).
pate sounds like a in ate/ date or gate. so the word Synonyms
eventually pronounced like e-man-si-pate.
liberated, independent
Now the question is where does this word come from
Antonyms
so this has originated from early 17th century and most
strange thing about this particular word is that it has keep, hold
derived from LATIN (emancipare / emancipat) like Other parts of speech
many other popular words in English. 1- Emancipation (Noun) - The fact or process of being set
While the remembering trick of this word can be ex (out)- free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
e- mancipium (in the Appendix of Indo-European roots)- usage:
(slave)- mancipate - and hence the word emancipate .
The committee encouraged the emancipation of individual
Meaning and various definitions slaves and the redemption of captives.
In a landmark judgement on 30 March 2016, the Bombay 2-Emancipated/Emancipative/Emancipatory (Adjective)
High Court asked Maharashtra government to emancipate tending to set free.
women for entering the inner sanctum of the temple. (to set
usage:
free, especially from social restrictions).
- emancipated young women.
Alternatively;
- an emancipatory proclamation.
Advanced technological advancements has done a
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S.No. DESIGNATION NAME
1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Mohd.Hamid Ansari
2. Chairperson of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan
3. Chairman of NITI Ayog Narendra D Modi
4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad
5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D Modi
6. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge
7. Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi
8. Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat
9. Election Commissioner Achal kumar jyoti
10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner K V chaudhary
11. Foreign Secretary Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India Shashi Kant Sharma
13. Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes Jus. Vangala Eswaraiah
14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma
15. CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma
16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai
17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Naseem Ahmed
18. Chairman, UPSC David R. Syiemlieh
19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Sharad Kumar
20. Chairman, UGC Ved Prakash
21. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO A S Kiran kumar
22. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy Sekhar Basu
23. Chairman, SSC Ashim Khurana
24. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu
25. Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Sailesh
26. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Sushil Chandra
27. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority T.S. Vijayan
28. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi
29. Chairperson, State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya
30. Chairman, LIC V.K. Sharma
31. Indias permanent representative in UNO Syed Akbaruddin
32. Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi
33. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Lalitha Kumaramanglam
34. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission Y.Venugopal Reddy
35. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Devendra Kumar Sikri
36. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihalani
37. President, ASSOCHAM Sandeep Jajodia
38. Chairman, NASSCOM Raman Roy
39. New Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat
40. Director General, RAW Anil Dhasmana
41. Chairperson, Children Film Society of India Mukesh Khanna
42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
43. President, CII Dr. Naushad Forbes
44. President, FICCI Harshavardhan Neotia
45. Chairman, National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda
46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash
48. Chairman, Investment Commission Ratan Tata
49. Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa
50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association T.M.Basin
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Q.4 (D)
Q.5 (A)
Q.18 (A)
Q.20 (D)
Q.12 (C)
In original word having only one T
Q.13 (D)
Q.14 (B) 8 x 4 x 9 = 288 Q.21 (C) 17 + 19 = 35
7 x 5 x 6 = 210 Q.22 (A) Scapegoat Sceptilc Scope
9 x 6 x ? = 162 Scrap-book Septic
162
?=
54 Q.23 (C)
?=3
Q.15 (C) 12 x 2 + 6 - 7 5 = ? Q.24 (D)
12/2 x 6 + 7 - 5 = ? Q.25 (D)
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1 + 10
2 5000 6 2
Q42(D) Profit as a percentage of the buying price Q47(A) Profit = 5000 5000
100 100
(500 400 )
= 100 %
400 121
= 5000 5000 600
= 25 % 100
Profit as a percentage of the buying price
= (6050 - 5000) - 600
(500 400 )
= 100 % = 1050 - 600 = 450
500
n
19
= 20% Q48(D) P1 + > 2P
100
Required difference = 25% - 20% = 5%
Q43(C) Ratio between equivalent capitals of A, B and C 19
n
= 13 : 17 : 5 1 + >2
100
17
B's share of profit = 1400 = 680 n
35 119
>2
100
Q44(C) According to question,
2A 2B 9C 119 119 119 119
+ 40 = + 20 = + 10 = k (let ) Now , >2
5 7 17 100 100 100 100
5(k 40) 7(k 20) 17 (k 10)
A= ,B = ,C = So, n = 4 years
2 2 9
Q49(B) Required ratio = ( 13+19) : (15+10+5)
5(k 40) 7(k 20) 17 (k 10)
Now , + + = 600 = 32 : 30 = 16 : 15
2 2 9
45k - 1800 + 63k - 1260 + 34k - 340 = 600 18
15
142k = 10800 + 3400 Q50(A) Required% = 100
62
k = 100
5(100 40) 300 = 24.19
A's share = = = 150
2 2 FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED/CEREBRAL
PALSY CANDIDATES ONLY
2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19
Q45(D) Required average=
8 1
n+
n 5
77 5 Q49(C) =
= =9 1 4
n
8 8 n
600 x + 400 ( x 0.50)
Q46(C) 2.55 = n2 +1 5
1000 =
2
n 1 4
2550 = 600x + 400x - 200
4n2 + 4 = 5n2 - 5
2750 = 1000x
n2 = 9 == n = +3
x = 2.75
Q50(D) Greatest Length = H.C.F. of 30 cm, 90 cm, 1m 20 cm
Daily wages of a man = 2.75 and 1 m 35 cm.
Daily wages of a woman = 2.75 - 0.50 = 2.25 = H.C.F of 30 cm, 90 cm, 120 cm, 135 cm
= 15 cm
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3) 4)
1) 21, 00, 89, 44 2) 77, 22, 66, 43
3) 87, 33, 23, 12 4) 97, 11, 88, 01 Q.25 A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown
below in the question figures. From the given
Q.22 Akhil is the maternal uncle of Rashmi. Rashmi is answer figures, indicate how it will appear when
the daughter of Ramesh. How is Ramesh related to opened.
Akhil?
1) Brother-in-law 2) Brother
3) Father 4) Cousin
Q.23 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of
the answer figures is the right image of the given
figure? 1) 2)
3) 4)
GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.26 Which of the following is also known as the brain of 1) Neutron 2) Electron
the computer? 3) Isoprone 4) Alpha particle
1) CPU 2) ALU Q.32 Using which of the following processes can one
3) Motherboard 4) Keyboard separate a solute from its solution?
Q.27 Soda water was invented by 1) Sedimentation 2) Evaporation
1) Tivadar Puskas 2) Joseph Priestley 3) Filtration 4) Condensation
3) Petrache Poenaru 4) James Leonard Plimpton Q.33 Jantar Mantar is in
Q.28 The outermost layer of skin is 1) Delhi 2) Assam
1) Epidermis 2) Dermis 3) Bihar 4) Gujarat
3) Tissues 4) Hypodermis Q.34 Salzburg Festival is held in which country?
Q.29 Which of the following plants have root nodules? 1) Italy 2) Austria 3) Australia 4) Spain
1) Leguminous plants 2) Parasitic plants Q.35 If price of an article decreases from Rs. 25 to Rs. 20,
3) Epiphytic Plants 4) Aquatic Plants quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 1500
units. If point elasticity of demand is 1.25, find Q1?
Q.30 Earthworms belongs to the phylum
1) 900 units 2) 1200 units
1) Protozoa 2) Cnidaria 3) Annelida 4) Mollusca
3) 1800 units 4) 2000 units
Q.31 The mass of proton and mass of ________ is same.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.76 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, 1) to avail myself of 2) to avail of
select the alternative which best expresses the 3) to avail myself 4) no improvement
meaning of the idiom/phrase. Q.85 In the following question, a sentence has been given
Tie the knot in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives
1) To put yourself into a problem suggested, select the one which best expresses the
same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
2) To make fateful decision
Mariam was writing a note to her boss.
3) To sign the deal
1) A note was written to her boss by Mariam.
4) To get married
2) A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss.
Q.77 Select the synonym of carnal
3) A note was being written by Mariam to her boss.
1) chaste 2) sensual 3) decent 4) spiritual
4) A note was written by Mariam to her boss.
Q.78 Select the antonym of intrinsic
Q.86 Select the synonym of incinerate
1) elemental 2) innate 3) connate 4) accquired
1) parch 2) moderate 3) ignite 4) quench
Q.79 In the following question, the sentence given with
Q.87 Select the antonym of ogle
blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select
the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it 1) leer 2) gaze 3) ignore 4) gawk
by selecting the appropriate option. Q.88 Select the word with the correct spelling.
Providence smiles ________ those who are diligent. 1) snatched 2) litigat 3) abhored 4) variabely
1) with 2) in 3) upon 4) over Q.89 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which is the best substitute of
Q.80 Select the word with the correct spelling.
the phrase.
1) chaastity 2) marothon To harass someone persistently to do something.
3) reasert 4) toxicity 1) Iconoclast 2) Dote
Q.81 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. 3) Neurotic 4) Importune
When I last saw Ravi, he (had been running) to Q.90 In the following question, the sentence given with
catch his bus. blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select
1) ran 2) was running the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it
3) had run 4) no improvement by selecting the appropriate option.
Q.82 In the following question, some part of the sentence The baby looked__________ the toffee with
may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence greedy eyes.
has an error and select the appropriate option. If a 1) upon 2) into 3) on 4) at
sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. Q.91 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
If you are in the wrong gears (A)/the car won't be select the alternative which is the best substitute of
(B)/able to climb the hill.(C)/No error(D) the phrase.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D A short statement expressing a general truth.
1) Maxim 2) Infer 3) Drum 4) Pander
Q.83 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the Q.92 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
meaning of the idiom/phrase. It is a truth universally
The ball is in your court P - acknowledged that a single
1) It is up to you to make the next move Q - man in possession of a good
2) You have got a fantastic opportunity R fortune must be in want of a wife
3) You will be blamed for crimes that you have not 1) QRP 2) PQR 3) RPQ 4) QPR
committed Q.93 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
4) You have been put into a dilemma. Your absence has
Q.84 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. P gone through me Q through a needle
I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go R like thread
for an overnight trek. 1) PRQ 2) PQR 3) QPR 4) RPQ
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Q.94 In the following question, some part of the sentence department officials ____________ that the virus
may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence will turn more active by January end. Incharge,
has an error and select the appropriate option. If a Integrated Disease ______________ Programme
sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. (IDSP), Dr Shah, said, "Virus is still active,
This is the sportsperson (A)/whom I think has but not in a major way. In coming months, it is
won(B)/the much coveted prize.(C)/ No error(D) likely to become more active. Last year too, virus
had claimed lives in January and February.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
Therefore, we are _____________ as coming
Q.95 In the following question, a sentence has been months might ______________ a challenge."
given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four
Q.96 In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing
alternatives suggested, select the one which best
________________
express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
1) erratic 2) weird 3) dicey 4) unstably
Abhay said to Veena, " Are you coming to the
Reception?" Q.97 the health department officials _______________
1) Abhay told Veena if she was coming to the Reception. 1) expected 2) expects
2) Abhay asked Veena if she would be coming to 3) were expecting 4) are expecting
the Reception. Q.98 In-charge, Integrated Disease ________________
3) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception. Programme (IDSP)
4) Abhay asked Veena whether she was coming to 1) management 2) control
the Reception. 3) surveillance 4) eradication
Q.96-100 In the following passage some of the words have Q.99 Therefore, we are _____________
been left out. Read the passage carefully and select 1) vigilant 2) open to
the correct answer for the given blank out of the
3) on toes 4) impulsive
four alternatives.
Q.100 coming months might _________________ a
In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing
challenge."
____________ weather conditions, the health
1) shows 2) pose 3) throw 4) put up
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.76 (4) Q.86 (3) For other options-
Q.77 (2) For other options- Parch(v) - to make hot and very dry.
Chaste, decent and spiritual are antonyms of Ignite(v) - Tocausetoburn.
carnal Q.87 (3) For other options-
Q.78 (4) Elemental, innate and connate are synonyms of of Leer, gaze and gawk are synonyms of ogle
intrinsic
Q.88 (1) Q.89 (4) Q.90 (4) Q.91 (1)
Q.79 (3) Q.80 (4) Q.81 (2) Q.82 (1)
Q.92 (2) Q.93 (1)
Q.83 (1)
Q.94 (2) who should be used in place of whom
Q.84 (1) To avail oneself of (idiom)
Q.95 (2) Q.96 (1) Q.97 (4) Q.98 (3)
-tousetoone'sadvantage;makeuseof.
Q.99 (1) Q.100 (2)
Q.85 (3)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.81-85. Read the following passage carefully and answer Japanese. Similarly, in other studies with different
the questions given below it. cultures, the person speaking a second language often
Youre giving a presentation on the companys switched to the speech style of the native speaker.
strategic direction when one of your colleagues From the literature, I learned that heritage is not the
interrupts you. You pause, address his question, only factor that affects interruption.Studies of group
and continue with your point until heinterrupts discussions and conversationsduring meetings have
again. Sound familiar? It was found someempirical found that status is another. High-status people are
support for the idea that culture plays a role in asked their opinions more often, talk more, receive
interruptions when reading about how people from more positive comments, are chosen as leaders more
individualistic and collectivistic cultures interact in frequently, are more likely to influence their groups
conversation. decisions, and in general dominate the conversation.
In one study, Japanese participants (whose culture Studies of conversations involving couples and
is collectivistic) tended to switch their usual families have also foundsuch status effects.
cooperative interruption style (e.g., interruptions People tend to dominate conversations and interrupt
asking for clarifications) to the more intrusive when they feel more powerful than others in the
North American style when they were engaged room or when they want to signal power to others.
in conversations in English with Americans. In In my research with two other scientists from the
addition, the number of intrusive interruptions university of California, we found that when we
was higher in conversations between Japanese and induced people to feel powerful, by having them
American participants conducted in English than in write about a time they had power over other people,
conversations between two Japanese participants in they gave more weight to their own opinions than to
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.81.(4) Answer lies in the beginning of the last paragraph. Q.101.(1) For other options
Q.82.(1) Answer lies at last of the last paragraph. repugnant(Adj)-abhorrent
Q.83.(3) Answer lies at last of the first paragraph. hooked(Adj)-curved
Q.84.(2) Answer lies at last of the second paragraph. jargon(N)-Venacular
Q.85.(5) Answer lies in the mid of the third paragraph. oracular(Adj)-hard to interpret
Q.86.(2) Answer lies in the beginning of the first paragraph. Q.102.(3) For other options
Q.87.(2) Answer lies in the beginning of the first paragraph. Abjure(V)-Renounce
Q.88.(5) Answer lies in the middle of the second paragraph. Anchorite(N)- a religious recluse
Q.89.(4) Answer lies at last of the second paragraph. Quay(N)-harbour
Q.90.(4) Q.91.(5) Q.92.(5 Q.103.(2) For other options
Q.93.(5) Q.94.(5) Abstain(V)- restrain oneself from doing or
Q.95.(5) Correct Order CFAEBD enjoying something.
Q.96.(1) For other options Abnegate(V)-renounce
Brevity(N)-Shortness Miniature(Adj)-small-scale
Q.97.(2) For other options Q.104.(2)
Homogenous(Adj)-similar Q.105.(2)
Cantankerous(Adj)-bad-tempered Q.106.(2) Replace on with from
Q.98.(4) Q.107.(5) No error
Q.99.(3) For other options Q.108.(2) Replace possible with possibility
Affinity(N)-Empathy Q.109.(2) Replace capacitate with capacity
Q.100.(4) For other options Q.110.(5) No error
Heist(N)-A robbery