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the world. Gaining knowledge on these latest events should be a practice
to every individual. Today, there is no need to read the newspapers.
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“Ammaku Vandanam” – program being launched in Andhra Pradesh
To pay tribute to mothers, a program called “Ammaku Vandanam” will
launch in the government schools located in Andhra Pradesh. Under this
program, the school children will take the blessings of their mothers
and also performs paada puja. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is going
to implement this program in 5000 high schools for 2017-18.
From 1st May 2017, the prices of Petroleum and Diesel will change every day
The State-owned fuel retailers Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum
Corp, Hindustan Petroleum has launched a pilot project recently. This
pilot project is to review the prices of petrol and diesel on daily
basis. These oil companies will implement this project in Vishakapatnam,
Puducherry, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Udaipur. The main aim is to bring
market linked rates to all the pumps daily.
An interdisciplinary committee by the Government to monitor the Virtual Currencies framework
The Government of India has started an interdisciplinary committee to
look after the existing virtual currencies framework. The Ministry of
Economic Affairs has started this committee by appointing Dinesh Sharma
who is the special secretary from the department of Economic Affairs.
New regulations will be made on virtual currency.
Most followed leader on Instagram – PM Narendra Modi
On a photo sharing app called Instagram, the Prime Minister of India,
Narendra Modi became the world’s most followed leader with nearly 6.9
million followers. The next place is grabbed by Donald Trump with 6.3
followers. The CEO of Burson-Marsteller stated that the leaders are
conveying social and political context to the public.
GK Quiz Questions – General Knowledge 2017
5th Global Cyber Range Lab in Gurugram – by Cisco
Cisco, the US-based tech giant has launched the 5th Global Cyber
Range Laboratory in Gurugram, Haryana. The launching ceremony was done
by the National Cyber Security Coordinator Gulshan Rai. The main aim is
to train the government agencies and Indian firms on real-world cyber
attacks. Previously, Cisco has 4 Global Cyber Range labs in Australia.
Living Legend Lifetime Award to Veteran Actor Mr. Dilip Kumar
The Punjab Association has honored Dilip Kumar with Living Legend
Lifetime Award for his remarkable acting in the Bollywood movies. He got
the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 to Himachal Pradesh
One of the 29 states of India, Himachal Pradesh gets the Krishi
Karman Award for an increase in food grains production. This is mainly
because of the dedicated work and efforts of the agricultural department
in technological inputs and services to the farmers. There is an
increase from 14.94 lakhs tons to 16.34 lakh tons in the food grain
production.
Current Affairs of 14th April 2017
Achim Steiner – the new Administrator of UNDP
The new administrator of the United Nations Development program is
Achim Steiner from now. Previously, he served the United Nations
Environment Program from 2006 to 2016. He was the Secretary General of
the Worlds Commission on Dams.
New Global maps of the Earth at night by NASA
The scientists of National Aeronautics and Space Administration has
released the composite maps of the Earth during night time. These maps
show the clearest view of human settlement on the Earth. A satellite
NASA- NOAA Suomi National Polar- orbiting Partnership is sent in 2011.
Now, the results are as per the information given by satellite.
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