Current Affairs 3rd May 2017

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