Current Affairs 18th May 2017
NATIONAL:
- Venkaiah Naidu announces separate 24×7 DD Channel for Jharkhand
- Himachal Pradesh implements DDUGJY in two phases
- Andhra amends law to appoint PV Sindhu as elite officer
- Elephant census in Karnataka kicks off
- ‘Maa’ committee to check mid-day meal quality in UP schools
- Govt releases list of universities for free WiFi from July
- Union Government launches Operation Clean Money portal
- Union Government launches EPFO’s Citizens’ Charter 2017
- Arunachal mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa scales Mount Everest for fourth time
- Mukesh Ambani in Forbes Global Game Changers List 2017
- Dattatreya to participate in G20 Labour Ministers’ meet at Germany
- Hyderabad Int’l Airport south India’s 1st to go 100% LED-lit
- IT Department Launches Operation Clean Money
- India imposes anti-dumping duty on glasses and Chinese radiators
INTERNATIONAL
- India, Palestine sign five agreements for cooperation in different sectors
- One Belt, One Road Summit concludes
- Nepalese woman breaks world record for most Everest summits
BANKING NEWS
- HDFC Life inks distribution tie-up with Catholic Syrian Bank
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- PFRDA-CRISIL Report: India Ageing Gradually with Every 5th Person to be in 60s by 2050
- India’s GDP projected to grow 7.4% in 2017-18: FICCI survey
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Renowned biologist Purnima Devi Barman nominated for Whitley Awards
- Pawan Kumar Chamling conferred with first BS Shekhawat award
SPORTS NEWS:
- Anas breaks 400m national record, qualifies for world c’ship
