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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-West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought the measure to ensure safety and security to women from the Nirbhaya Fund.

2-US President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump was hospitalized after she was exposed to a white powder when she opened an envelope addressed to her husband, Donald Trump Jr.

3-US President Donald Trump released $1.5 trillion infrastructure aiming to rebuild the nation’s outdated roads, railways, and other public works.

4-Italian Prime Minister‘s office in Rome will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and India.

5-Wipro Limited and Tata Steel Ltd are the two Indian firms selected among 135 most ethical companies for 2018 by the US-based think tank Ethisphere Institute.

6-The Dubai International Airport is likely to offer temporary visas to transit passengers.

7-New Zealand’s main opposition leader Bill English has resigned and quit politics.

8-Country music singer Daryle Singletary, aged 46 passed away.

9-Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is expected to attend the Chief of Defence Conference in Kabul.

10-ISPR– Inter-Services Public Relations; GDPR– General Data Protection Regulation; CAIT– The Confederation of All India Traders

11- Japanese speedskater Kei Saito has tested positive in first doping case in PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

12- India’s veteran medium pacer Jhulan Goswami to miss the women’s Twenty20 International (T20I) series against South Africa due to a heel injury.

13-The London City Airport has been reopened after an unexploded 500kg Second World War bomb was removed from the area.

14-Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has been appointed Rajasthan Royals mentor.

15-Odisha has rejected Centre’s relaxation on paddy procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism.

16-The government will build a museum fully dedicated to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in New Delhi.

17-A museum showcasing the culture of Uttar Pradesh will come up soon in Gorakhpur district.

18- Austrian Marcel Hirscher won the first Olympic gold medal after topping the Men’s Alpine Combined Slalom at the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

19-IWF– The International Weightlifting Federation; DAC– The Defence Acquisition Council

20-Facebook will be available on JioPhone from Wednesday, the app can be downloaded from the Jio Appstore.

21- The three-day ‘Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018 will take place in Mumbai.

22- Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat offered prayers at the Bindhyabasini temple in Nepal’s Pokhara city.

23-Human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir‘s funeral prayers held at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.

24-Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Ujjwala beneficiaries to work for village cleanliness.

25-Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the purchase of military hardware worth Rs 15,935 crore (almost $2.5 billion).

26- An 18-year-old Malayalam actress Priya Prakash Varrier became an internet sensation with a mischievous smile and wink.

27- India will host the eighth edition of the global Theatre Olympics for the first time. 30 countries will participate in it.

28-Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal has launched a ‘Rape Roko’ movement.

29- Captain Mithali Raj with 54 runs not out helped India a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the first of the five women’s Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in Potchefstroom (South Africa).

30- Opener Rohit Sharma made his maiden century on the South African soil in the fifth One-Day International at the St. George’s Park in Port Elizabeth (South Africa).

31-Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said that 1,000 crore saplings will be planted over the next 10 years.

32-India has named Ashok Das as India’s new Ambassador to Brazil.

33-B.V. Rama Gopal has been appointed as Director (Refineries) of Indian Oil Corp.

34-Government has proposed allowing premature closure of Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts.

35-Morocco has registered record 11.35 million tourists in 2017; 10 percent more compared to a year earlier.

36-Russia will open 130 centers for issuing fan-IDs, ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

37-LTCG– Long-term capital gains tax; DDT– Dividend distribution tax

38- The government has proposed to increase the entry fee to Rs 50 from Rs 40 to visit Taj Mahal

39- A Case has been filed against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over army remarks in a court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.

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