Current Affairs 17th April 2017

Current Affairs 17th April 2017

NATIONAL:

• Maharashtra govt plans to supply free seeds, pesticides to marginal farmers
• Heat wave conditions continue to sweep several parts of North & North-West
• MoU signed between Indian Academy of Highway Engineers & University of New South Wales
• PM Modi inaugurates new units in Koradi thermal power station in Nagpur
• Sale of whiteners, thinners to minors banned in Delhi
• Union Government launches Aadhaar Seeding Application
• Mahavir Phogat awarded FICCI’s gender parity award
• Cab safety measures for women included in new Taxi Policy Guidelines
• MoU between NSFDC & Development Commissioner (Handlooms) signed

INTERNATIONAL

• Explosion killed 100 people in attack near buses carrying Syrians evacuees
• US successfully tests new nuclear gravity bomb
• Iran: 40 killed in flood in north-western provinces
• Attempted North Korean missile launch fails, US confirms
• Turkey: Police detain 49 Islamic State terrorists planning attack ahead of referendum

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Nirmala Sitharaman invites Japanese companies to explore investment opportunities in India

APPOINTMENTS:

• Mukulita Vijayawargiya takes charge as Whole Time Member of IBBI

SPORTS NEWS:

• Srikanth to face Praneeth in all-India final of Singapore Superseries Badminton

OBITUARY:

• Pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg passes away