Current Affairs 17th May 2018
NATIONAL
- Smriti Irani Chairs Meeting of Stakeholders on ‘Samarth’- Scheme In Delhi
- CIPAM-DIPP Organizes a Conference on National IPR Policy
- India Unveils National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy
- India Released Grant of NRs 18.07 crore to Nepal For River Training
- NTPC Inks Pact to Acquire 3 Projects in Bihar
- NALCO Inks MoU With Government of India for FY 2018-19
- 2-Day Regional Conference on “Physical and Social Infrastructure for Regional Development” Held in Guwahati
- 1st All-Woman Post Office Passport Seva Kendra Starts Operations in Punjab
- India 3rd Largest Solar Market in World: Mercom Report
INTERNATIONAL
- PM Modi to Visit Russia For Informal Summit With Vladimir Putin
- WHO Publishes Its 1st Essential Diagnostics List
BANKING & ECONOMY
- YES Bank Launches Agenda 25×25
APPOINTMENTS
- Shashank Manohar to serve 2nd term as ICC chairman
AWARDS
- Neymar Named France’s Player of The Year
- Mark Tully To Get Red Ink Award
- Anindita Honoured With Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar Award
- DRDO Awards 2016 & 2017 Presented by Defence Minister
SPORTS
- India Wins U-16 Four-Nation Football Tournament in Serbia
- International Shooting Competitions of Hannover: Heena Sidhu Bags Gold
- Lewis Hamilton Wins Spanish Grand Prix
