Current Affairs 5th May 2017

Current Affairs 5th May 2017

NATIONAL:

• Indian broadcasting at threshold of entering into digital broadcasting era: Venkaiah
• Surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
• Swachh Sarvekshan-2017: Indore is the Cleanest City
• CCEA approves Central Sector Scheme SAMPADA
• Assam govt. to provide Rs 5000 each to divyangs for their development
• World’s Highest Railway Bridge to Come up Over Chenab River
• Union Cabinet approves modifications in 7th CPC recommendations
• Odisha’s Sualgiri, Swalgiri communities notified as Scheduled Castes
• Archaeologists discover 4000-year-old model garden outside Egypt tomb
• 4th National Standards Conclave held in New Delhi
• AIIB approves $160 million loans for power project in Andhra Pradesh
• Cabinet approves Vijayawada Airport as International Airport

INTERNATIONAL

• China introduces lane-changing robot to ease traffic

BANKING NEWS

• Cabinet approves issuing ordinance to resolve NPAs of banks

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• UN report says India expected to achieve 7.1% growth this year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• New test can detect cancer using one drop of blood

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award from South Korea
• The 44th Annual Daytime EMMY AWARDS 2017 announced
• Akshay Kumar receives his first National Award for Rustom

SPORTS NEWS:

• Three Indian boxers reach Asian Boxing C’ship semi-finals
• Shapath reaches first World Cup Final in Men’s Double Trap