Current Affairs 3rd May 2017
NATIONAL:
- India and Turkey agree to strengthen co-operation in Combating terrorism
- India’s 2nd tallest national flag hoisted in Kolhapur
- DoT launches Tarang Sanchar web portal for information on Mobile Tower Radiation
- HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to launch Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan
- Tejas Express: New Premier Train between Mumbai and Goa
- Jaitley hands over DRDO developed devices to forces
INTERNATIONAL:
- Dubai becomes First City in World to gets its Own Microsoft Font
- SpaceX successfully launches secret payload for US military
- Google introduces ‘Solve for India’ campaign
BANKING NEWS:
- SBI reduces term deposit rates by up to 50 bps
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Uber launches its food delivery app UberEATS in India
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu bags USIBC award
- INSA Medal for Young Scientist 2017 winners announced
- Padma Venkataraman bestowed with Avvaiyar award
APPOINTMENTS:
- Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
SPORTS NEWS:
- Hockey India recommends Sardar Singh for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Mark Selby beats John Higgins to retain world title
- BCCI recommends Pujara, Harmanpreet Kaur for Arjuna Award
