Current Affairs 5th May 2017
NATIONAL:
- Indian broadcasting at threshold of entering into digital broadcasting era: Venkaiah
- Surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
- Swachh Sarvekshan-2017: Indore is the Cleanest City
- CCEA approves Central Sector Scheme SAMPADA
- Assam govt. to provide Rs 5000 each to divyangs for their development
- World’s Highest Railway Bridge to Come up Over Chenab River
- Union Cabinet approves modifications in 7th CPC recommendations
- Odisha’s Sualgiri, Swalgiri communities notified as Scheduled Castes
- Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old model garden outside Egypt tomb
- 4th National Standards Conclave held in New Delhi
- AIIB approves $160 million loans for power project in Andhra Pradesh
- Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as International Airport
INTERNATIONAL
- China introduces lane-changing robot to ease traffic
BANKING NEWS
- Cabinet approves issuing ordinance to resolve NPAs of banks
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- UN report says India expected to achieve 7.1% growth this year
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- New test can detect cancer using one drop of blood
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award from South Korea
- The 44th Annual Daytime EMMY AWARDS 2017 announced
- Akshay Kumar receives his first National Award for Rustom
SPORTS NEWS:
- Three Indian boxers reach Asian Boxing C’ship semi-finals
- Shapath reaches first World Cup Final in Men’s Double Trap
