Current Affairs 17th May 2018

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