Current Affairs for various competitive examinations

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Current Affairs for various competitive examinations

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These are written mainly for aspirants of Banking, SSC, IBPS, or competitive exams like UPSC,  APPSC, TSPSC, TNPSC, IAS,  RRB State Level Public Service Commission, and other exams.

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Find Latest Current Affairs 2017

1-Finland’s incumbent president Niinisto was re-elected in the presidential election.

2-The raising Seine river in Paris led to the evacuation of about 1,500 people.

3- Actress Carrie Fisher and singer Leonard Cohen posthumously honored at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

4- Qatar and Oman signed an agreement enhancing trade and economic matters.

5- Bruno Mars’ single ‘That’s What I Like’ won the Song of the Year honor at the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

6- The chess Grand Master Vidit Santosh Gujrathi won the Tata Steel Chess Challengers-2018 tournament at the Netherlands.

7- Rs 5,35,000 crore has been allocated for the Bharatmala Project to boost road connectivity in the country.

8- Kerala Governor and Calicut University Chancellor P. Sathasivam conferred the D. Litt on Malayalam actor Mohanlal and veteran athlete P.T. Usha.

9-Global Dimension Data has appointed Kiran Bhagwanani as the Chief Executive Officer for its operations in South Asia, Japan, and New Zealand.

10- Vijay Gokhale, IFS, took over as India’s Foreign Secretary from S. Jaishankar.

11-CPEC– China-Pakistan Economic Corridor; USPTO– The US Patent and Trademark Office

12- Indian film ‘Garbage’ is the only film at the Panorama section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.

13-Mexico crowned CONCACAF Women’s U-20 champions for the first time in history.

14- The Economic Survey 2017-18 has highlighted 10 new facts about the Indian economy.

15-PyeongChang 2018 will be biggest Winter Olympics in history as around 3,000 athletes are set to participate.

16-Bollywood movie ‘Padmaavat’ is barred in cinemas in Malaysia over concerns regarding sensitivities of Islam’.

17-The Economic Survey 2017-18 stressed that around $4.5 trillion worth of investments will be required by the country till 2040 to develop infrastructure.

18-Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi, Manipur’s governor Najma A Heptulla, BJP’s Lok Sabha member Hukumdev Narayan Yadav and Bhartruhari Mahatab of the Lok Biju Janata Dal chosen for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.

19- Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dinesh Trivedi have been selected for 2015 and 2016 respectively.

20- The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award was established in 1995. 18 eminent MPs have been received the award so far.

21- It is Chandra Shekhar of the Samajwadi Janata Party, who was the first member to receive this Parliamentarian award.

22- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign which will help 1.13 crore children in the state.

23- The Hyderabad High Court has expressed displeasure over the failure of the Andhra Pradesh authorities to prevent cockfights during Sankranti celebrations despite its orders.

24- Scientists at Kochi’s Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences have come out with a safer way to kill cancer cells using a biodegradable material found naturally in bones.

25-The Economic Survey 2017-18 cited the regional connectivity scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik – (RCS-UDAN) as one of the important initiatives taken to spur the growth of the civil aviation sector.

26-Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark reached the top spot in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings. She defeated Romania’s Simona Halep in the Australian Open women’s singles final.

27-The five-day-long annual literary festival concluded in Jaipur.

28- Uganda is set to be one of the 12 African countries that will be hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour.

29-Ramsinh Parmar was elected as Chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

30- Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils has appointed the former Australian all-rounder James Hopes as bowling coach.

31-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami has laid the foundation stone of the supercritical thermal power plant of two 660 MW each at Udangudi in Tuticorin district.

32- The Old Birla House, also known as ‘Gandhi Smriti’ in New Delhi was being spruced up on the eve of his 70th death anniversary.

33- Mahatma Gandhi spent his last 144 days in Old Birla House.

34- Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has conferred Badminton Association of India (BAI) Lifetime Achievement Award to Prakash Padukone, who was 1983 World Championship medallist.

35-Infosys Foundation joined hands with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi‘s Children’s Foundation to create child labor-free villages.

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