Current Affairs 17th October 2017

Current Affairs 17th October 2017

NATIONAL

• The Coalition Years 1996-2012: Pranab Mukherjee’s Political Autobiography
• PM lays Foundation Stone for Infrastructure Projects in Bihar
• GoM on Composition Scheme holds First Meeting in New Delhi
• New Guiness Record at IISF Chennai 2017
• Rajasthan Assembly First in India to Call Motions Online

BANKING & ECONOMY

• GDP May Grow at 7% in Financial Year 2017-18: NITI Aayog
• Vanuatu Becomes First Nation to Accept Bitcoin in Exchange for Citizenship
• Direct Tax Collections in First Half of Current Financial Year rise 15.8 percent

APPOINTMENT

• Government Appoints MK Gupta, DK Gayen as New Railway Board Members

DEFENCE

• Defence Minister to commission INS Kiltan into Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam

SPORT

• Shakib first from Bangladesh in MCC World Cricket Committee
• Roger Federer Cruises to Shanghai Masters Title
• Mohun Bagan Lift Governor’s Gold Cup for 10th Time

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