Current Affairs April 2017 - Miscellaneous

• Myanmar became the new member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program.

• P V Sindhu won the Women’s Singles title at the 2017 India Open Super Series.

• The winners of the Leon Challenger Tour tennis tournament's Men's Doubles trophy are Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin

• The winner of the 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title is Roger Federer.

• The winner of the 2017 Miami Open Women’s Singles title is Johanna Konta.

• The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 98.35 Cr for the development of a Heritage Circuit in Assam.

• Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to address Canadian Parliament.

• Geetha Johri has been appointed as the first woman Director General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat.

• The Chairperson of the newly constituted National Board for Electric Mobility is Girish Shankar.

• Gilbert Baker, who passed away recently, was the creator of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Rainbow Flag.

• Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, was banned for lifetime by FIFA.

• The theme of the 2017 International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action was Needs driven, People Centred.

• The child rights campaign launched by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in Dhaka recently is “100 Million for 100 Million”.

• Mahesh Kumar Jain was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank.

• International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) was observed across the world on 6 April 2017.

• Misbah-ul-Haq recently announced his retirement from the international cricket.

• Kasaav won the 64^th National Film Awards for the Best Feature Film.

• Neerja won the 64^th National Film Awards for the Best Hindi Feature Film.

• The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a high-level judicial committee to probe the alleged misuse of money and work being carried out on Gomati River Front Development project.

• The Madhya Pradesh government is all set to launch Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi Yojana in its districts in order to provide subsidised food to the poor.

• The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh is going to set up a DNA bank for wildlife.

• Iceland will become the world’s first country to neutralise gender pay gap.

• Mining major Vedanta Resources was recently merged with Cairn India.

• Mukulita Vijayawargiya was appointed as the Whole Time Member of IBBI.

• Committee headed by Girdhar Malviya submitted its report on draft Ganga Act.

• The United States recently dropped largest non-nuclear bomb ever an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan. The bomb is called as Mother of All Bombs.

• The Union Government constituted Dinesh Sharma Committee to examine the existing framework with regard to Virtual Currencies.

• India won the 5^th edition of Asian School Hockey Championship-2017.

• Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Germany.

• Nokia signed MoU to bring 5G network in India with Airtel and BSNL.

• Russia has vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of a suspected chemical attack.

• Youngest Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became the sixth person to receive honorary citizenship of Canada.

• Telangana state government has decided to increase the reservations of backward Muslim population and STs in the state.

• Narendra Modi became the most followed head of the state on Instagram with 7 million followers.

• International Day of Human Space Flight is observed annually on 12 April 2017 to celebrate the anniversary of - the first human space flight undertaken by Yuri Gagarin.

• The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) Awards at the 8^th Public Sector Day function held in New Delhi.

• The Lok Sabha recently passed the Constitution (123^rd Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes.

• India’s first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held in New Delhi.

• Manipur has decided to hold People’s Day on the 15^th of every month.

• The month-long exhibition ‘Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani’ commemorating 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha will be held in New Delhi.

• The first India-Indonesia Energy Forum was held in Jakarta.

• Malaysia Airlines became the world’s first airline to adopt new satellite-based airplane tracking system.

• The Punjab state government is planning to set up “Book Banks” in schools to provide old books to needy students.

• The theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day is “Environmental & Climate Literacy”.

• India recently contributed USD 250000 to the United Nations Election Assistance Programme.

• Lucknow will host the main event of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in June 2017.

• Tata Consultancy Services became India’s most-valued company in terms of market valuation.

• The theme of the 2017 World Heritage Day is Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism.

• IIT Kharagpur is all set to introduce a Vastu Shastra classes for its architecture students.

• The winner of the Arunachal Festival of Speed is Amanpreet Ahluwalia.

• India and Australia signed six pacts after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull.

• The Haryana state government has launched 'Operation Durga', to ensure women's safety from the street Romeos.

• The Indian cultural centre in Egytp recently organised a seminar to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations.

• B S Sandhu was appointed as the new Director General of Police of Haryana.

• Belgium became the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).

• Rahul Bajaj was conferred by the CII President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement by the President Pranab Mukherjee.

• Nita Ambani was made a member of two important commissions of the International Olympic Committee’s governing body: Olympic channel and Olympic education Commission.

• Hana Khatib was appointed as first female judge in Muslim Sharia Court of Israel.

• World Lab Animal Day (WLAD) is observed annually on 24 April.

• NASA recently successfully launched its heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand.

• Uttar Pradesh government cancelled 15 public holidays in educational institutions.

• The newly discovered planet by NASA scientists is being referred to as Iceball.

• NASA astronaut, Peggy Whitson, set a new US record for most cumulative days spent in space.