Current Affairs 9th May 2017

Current Affairs 9th May 2017

NATIONAL:

• Country’s 1st bio refinery plant inaugurated in Pune
• Maharajas’ Express to begin new circuits ‘Southern Sojourn’ & ‘Southern Jewels’
• India organises festival in Egypt to mark Tagore’s birth anniversary
• MoUs Worth Rs 2 Lakh Crores Signed in the India Integrated Transport & Logistics Summit
• CRPF Command Shifted from Kolkata to Chhattisgarh

INTERNATIONAL:

• Emmanuel Macron elected as President of France
• Indian Origin Scientists Elected Fellows of UK Royal Society
• China’s C919 Passenger Jet completed its Maiden Flight

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• Emma Watson wins first ever genderless Best Actor award

SPORTS NEWS:

• Olive Ridley to be mascot of Asian Athletics

OBITUARY:

• First Woman Chief Judge of State High Court Justice Leila Seth passes away