Current Affairs 4th May 2017

Current Affairs 4th May 2017

NATIONAL:

• Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Vijay Goel announces revamp of National YouthAwards
• Govt to set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Rajghat under Swachh BharatMission
• Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to shift to January to December financial year
• Indian Army successfully test-fires advanced version of Brahmos missile

INTERNATIONAL

• UN marks 1st World Tuna Day with calls to conserve it to be caught, eaten

BANKING NEWS

• RBI and banks spend Rs.21,000 cr a year on currency management

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• President Mukherjee to give way 64th National Film Awards today
• Shabana Azmi starrer ‘The Black Prince’ awarded at film fest in Houston
• Sunil Chhetri wins Hero of I-League 2016-17 Award

APPOINTMENTS:

• Shobana Kamineni is the new CII President
• Bharti Enterprises appointed Soumen Ghosh as MD – Financial Services

OBITUARY:

• Famous climber Ueli Steck dies in a tragic accident near Mount Everest