29 April – Current Affairs India successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III. Eminent Bengali poet and literary critic Sankha Ghosh has been conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award by President Pranab Mukherjee. The Haryana government has appointed senior IPS officer B S Sandhu as the Director General of Police. Indian-born prominent […]
28 April – Current Affairs 1. British Sikh barrister, Jasvir Singh has received the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Prince William for his services to the community. 2. Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away. He was 70. 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the air regional connectivity scheme ‘UDAN’ (Ude Desh ka
27 April – Current Affairs 1. India will help Armenia to build satellite and remote sensing data matters and train Armenian scientists as both the countries signed three agreements to boost bilateral cooperation. NASA successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, super pressure balloon from New Zealand, that will help
26 April – Current Affairs 1. Renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath has been named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by President Pranab Mukherjee, for outstanding contribution to the film industry. – Cash Prize:- 10 Lac – Venue : Vigyan Bhawan , New Delhi. 2. The Indian Navy began a joint maritime exercise ‘Varuna’ with
26 April – Current Affairs 1. Renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath has been named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award by President Pranab Mukherjee, for outstanding contribution to the film industry. – Cash Prize:- 10 Lac – Venue : Vigyan Bhawan , New Delhi. 2. The Indian Navy began a joint maritime exercise ‘Varuna’ with
24 April – Current Affairs 1. BJP leader and Assam Badminton Association President Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed
23 April – Current Affairs Jaipur’s “Taj Rambagh Palace” hotel has been featured in a list of top 10 heritage hotel properties in the world by Britain’s prestigious Travel Publication, ‘Travel Weekly’. Rambagh Palace has been ranked sixth in this global list. Indian Navy successfully test- fired the land-attack version of BrahMos supersonic cruise
22 April – Current Affairs PM Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma are the only Indians named in TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list for 2017. – Time Magazine is Published in USA – Managing Editor :- Nancy Gibbs India has made a contribution of $250,000 to the UN election assistance
21 April – Current Affairs Raj Kumar, from Pakistan , along with 10 other young personalities has been selected for the prestigious Emerging Young Leaders Award given by the US State Department for the positive role played by youngsters in building sustainable peace. Victoria Beckham has been appointed the Officer of the Order of the
20 April – Current Affairs India signed a USD 175 million loan pact with the World Bank for National Hydrology Project that aims to improve management of water resources. West Indies batsman Chris Gayle(West Indies, belongs to Royal Challengers Banglore) became the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. – Maximum
19 April – Current Affairs According to World Bank’s report on South Asian Economy, Indian economy will claw back to 7.2 percent growth in the current financial year 2017-18 and rise further to 7.5 per cent in 2018-19. – World Bank HQ:- Washington D.C. – CEO:- Kristalina Georgieva – World Bank President:- Jim Yong Kim
18 April – Current Affairs Ferrari’s Formula One racer Sebastian Vettel(Germany) defeated Lewis Hamilton(England) to win the Bahrain Grand Prix 2017. According to the Japanese financial services major Nomura, India’s current account deficit (CAD) is expected to widen to 1.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year from 0.5 per cent
17 April – Current Affairs Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation-stone for the Rs 100 crore Dr B R Ambedkar Smriti Vanam (memorial park) at Inavolu village, marking the 126th birth anniversary of the architect of Indian Constitution. – A Buddhist Dhyana Kendram (Meditation Hall),Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Library
16 April – Current Affairs Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli became the fifth batsman to hit 150 sixes in the Indian Premier League. 1st :- Chris Gayle(RCB) 2nd :- Rohit Sharma (MI) 3rd :- Suresh Raina (Gujarat Lions) 4th :- Ab De Villiers(RCB) National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) under Ministry
15 April – Current Affairs The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French civil aviation authority DGAC (Directorate General For Civil Aviation, Paris) further technical cooperation between the two countries. – France Currency :- Franc – France President :- Francois Hollande – PM :- Bernard Cazeneuve