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Kiran Mazumdar Shaw hails Real-time Governance module of Chandra Babu Naidu ............................................. 1
Lok Sabha Passes Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill .................................................................... 1
GAIL awards major contracts for Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga ................................................................................ 1
Seventy Eighth Session of Indian History Congress Held in Kolkata ........................................................................ 1
China Launches World’s Largest Human Genome Research Project ....................................................................... 2
KKR Gets RBI Nod to Start Indias 1st Foreign-Owned ARC .................................................................................. 2
PM Narendra Modi to share his thoughts in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program ..................................................................... 2
Most Important Events of 2017 ................................................................................................................................. 2
Singapore’s Deputy PM to join Sushma Swaraj at ASEAN-India PBD in Singapore ............................................... 3
Book on Gauri Lankeshs Writings Launched ............................................................................................................. 3
Dr Jitendra Singh Launched e-HRMS on Good Governance Day ............................................................................ 3
With an aim to move only electric vehicles by 2030, Honda to set up electric car battery plant in India ................... 3
Mumbai Gets India’s First Ever AC Local Train ....................................................................................................... 4
India’s First Runway on ‘Sea Bridge’ in Lakshadweep ............................................................................................. 4
Bengaluru Becomes First Indian City to have its Own Logo ..................................................................................... 4
Environment Ministry Launches Pilot Project Blue Flag for Beach Clean-up ........................................................... 4
Uttar Pradesh Government Signs MoU with South Korea ........................................................................................ 4
Worlds Longest Glass Bridge Opens in China ........................................................................................................... 5
Odisha Environment Congress 2017 kicked off to foster Sustainable River Basin Management .............................. 5
Delhi Ranks 7th in Most Expensive Office Locations List: JLL India Report ........................................................... 6
Lionel Messi Beats Ronaldo To La Liga Best Player Award .................................................................................... 6
Haryana Government signs MoU with Airport Authority of India to create international aviation hub in Hisar ........ 6
Google Opens 1st Machine Learning Research Lab in Asia with Google AI China Center ...................................... 6
Michael Jordan is World’s Highest-Paid Athlete of All Time ..................................................................................... 7
Union Government planning to club two phases of Ken-Betwa River linking project ............................................... 7
NITI Aayog launches ATL Community Day .............................................................................................................. 7
Sachin Siwach Named as ABCs Best Youth Boxer .................................................................................................. 7
Fourth India-Australia-Japan Trilateral Dialogue Held in New Delhi ........................................................................ 7
Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference Held in Argentina ........................................................................................ 8
Go Fearless Mumbai Metro passengers: SecuCare safety app will now monitor and control any misbehavior ........ 8
Sri Lanka becomes 163rd nation to accede to landmine ban treaty ........................................................................... 8
Uttar Pradesh State governor launches Kumbh 2019 logo ........................................................................................ 8
Winter Session of Parliament Begins ......................................................................................................................... 8
Lucknow Jitesh Singh Deo Named Mr. India 2017 ................................................................................................... 9
International Medal Winners to get government job in this state ............................................................................... 9
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate World Telugu Conference ............................................................. 9
Norway Becomes First Nation to Shut National Broadcasts on FM ......................................................................... 9
Ministry of External Affairs Celebrates the Flavours of India on Twitter .................................................................. 9
Human Rights Day is observed on 10th December ................................................................................................. 10
Google Doodle honours Indias first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla ....................................................... 10
Google on United States best workplaces list for 10 consecutive years .................................................................. 10
Maruti Suzuki replaces SBI as 6th most valuable Indian firm ................................................................................. 10
Ram Nath Kovind awards Presidents Colours to submarine arm of Navy ............................................................. 10
Sixth International Tourism Mart 2017 begins in Assam .......................................................................................... 11
India allows 1,300 Buddhists from Myanmar to enter Mizoram .............................................................................. 11
Google launches Android Oreo Go edition for low-end phones ............................................................................... 11
ADB Funds $580 Million for Reliances Bangladesh Power Plant Project .............................................................. 11
UAE, UK, US and French Armies Hold Joint Exercises in Abu Dhabi ................................................................... 11
Indian-American Senator Harris Tops Global Thinkers List .................................................................................... 11
Amitabh Bachchan Launches Book on Indian Cinema ........................................................................................... 12
Ellie Goulding Honored as UN Environment Global Goodwill Ambassador............................................................. 12
US withdraws from UN Global Compact on Migration ........................................................................................... 12
Indias Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Opens in Kerala ................................................................................... 12
Venezuela launches new virtual currency called Petro ............................................................................................ 12
World Soil Day is observed on 5th December ......................................................................................................... 13
Prithvi Shaw Named India’s Captain for 2018 U-19 World Cup ............................................................................. 13
Axis Bank Launches fourth edition of Evolve ......................................................................................................... 13
Google Introduces A New App Named as Bulletin .................................................................................................. 13
Melbourne To Host Final Of 2020 World T20 ......................................................................................................... 13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched 1st Khelo India School Games .............................................................. 14
Sharath Kamal Wins Table Tennis Nationals Championship .................................................................................... 14
India Ranks 6th In The List Of Wealthiest Countries .............................................................................................. 14
Himachal Pradesh launches Zero Budget Natural Farming project to promote organic farming ............................ 14
Indian Navy launches third Scorpene class submarine Karanj ................................................................................ 14
Environment Minister Harshvardhan Launches PetaFlop Super Computer ............................................................ 15
Union Government Signs $250 Million Loan Agreement With ADB ....................................................................... 15
India to witness super blue moon with lunar eclipse ................................................................................................ 15
India becomes third largest producer of crude steel ................................................................................................ 15
Indian-American Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen To Lead USISPF Board ........................................................... 15
Union Government To Infuse Over Rs88 Thousand Crore In 20 PSB .................................................................... 16
Union Government to increase number of AMRIT pharmacy stores 4 times ......................................................... 16
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents National Bravery Awards to 18 children ................................................. 16
Eighth National Voters Day is observed on 25th January ........................................................................................ 16
Ursula K. Le Guin, Best-Selling Science Fiction Author Passes Away ................................................................... 16
S Somanath Takes Charge As Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre’s Director .............................................................. 17
Bharat Parv to be held at Red Fort on Republic Day .............................................................................................. 17
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palanichamy receives UNESCO Award ................................................................... 17
Rapid Reporting System For SAG Launched On National Girl Child Day .............................................................. 17
IOB and NHB Tie Up For Rural Housing Push ...................................................................................................... 17
AU Small Finance Bank Inks MoU with LIC to Offer PMJJBY Scheme .............................................................. 18
Iconic Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri Passes Away ......................................................................................................... 18
INS Vikramaditya Formally Affiliated to Bihar Regiment ....................................................................................... 18
India to offer Yoga classes at World Economic Forum ............................................................................................ 18
S Selvakumar appointed as CMD Of SPMCIL ....................................................................................................... 18
President Ram Nath Kovind Unveils Book on Self-Development in Delhi ............................................................. 19
India became 43rd Member of Australia Group ...................................................................................................... 19
Union Government Announces List of 9 New Smart Cities .................................................................................... 19
WhatsApp Unveils Business App for Android ......................................................................................................... 19
India to Set up $350 million Fund to Finance Solar Projects .................................................................................... 19
India and Britain pens down to deport illegal Indian migrants .................................................................................. 19
India contributes $50,000 to UN Youth Envoys office ............................................................................................. 20
Indias first-ever FDI in fertiliser sector: Yara acquires Tata Chemicals urea plant ................................................. 20
Indias first agri-Options unveiled for doubling farmers income ................................................................................ 20
WEF Ranks India 30th on Global Manufacturing Index .......................................................................................... 21
Seventh Army Day is celebrated on 15th January 2018 .......................................................................................... 21
Anil Khanna to Head IOA Finance Commission ..................................................................................................... 21
BSE’s India International Exchange Lists IRFC’s First Green Bond ...................................................................... 21
Federal Bank ties up with Hedge Equities ............................................................................................................... 21
India, Top Borrower from China-Sponsored AIIB in 2017 ...................................................................................... 22
IDFC Bank Capital First to merge in Share Swap Deal .......................................................................................... 22
Intels Mobileye will have 2 million cars on roads building HD maps this year ........................................................ 22
World Bank Projects Indias Growth Rate at 7.3% in 2018 ...................................................................................... 22
Anchal Thakur Bags Bronze India’s 1st International Medal in Skiing .................................................................... 22
A R Rahman Becomes Sikkims Brand Ambassador ............................................................................................... 23
Indian Railways Launches Transparent and Efficient New Online Vendor Registration System ............................ 23
Sushma Swaraj Embarked on Tour of 3 Southeast Asian Nations .......................................................................... 23
India and Myanmar Land Border Crossing Agreement approved ........................................................................... 23
Madhya Pradesh to set tourism plan worth Rs 100 Crores ..................................................................................... 24
Scientists discover four new balsam species in Arunachal Pradesh ........................................................................ 24
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Introduces Desktop ATMs in Rural India ................................................ 24
NABARD Sanctioned Rs 372.51 crore to Odisha .................................................................................................. 24
Indias Aadhaar and Umang App win awards at world Government Summit 2018 .................................................. 24
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Resigns To Smooth Path For Political Reform ............................................................... 24
Yes Bank lists $600 million MTN bond on India INX .............................................................................................. 25
Haruhiko Kuroda Reappointed as Bank Of Japan Chief ......................................................................................... 25
China to host 2018 SCO Summit at Qingdao in June ............................................................................................... 25
Cyril Ramaphosa Sworn In As New President Of South Africa ............................................................................. 25
India’s First Radio Festival Being Held In New Delhi ............................................................................................. 26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched Three Key Projects In Arunachal Pradesh ........................................... 26
ONGC acquires 10 per cent stake in UAEs Zakum oilfield .................................................................................... 26
Mumbai 12th Richest City Globally, New York Tops: New World Wealth Report .................................................. 26
Sharmila Nicollet first Indian Golfer To Qualify For China LPGA Tour .................................................................. 27
President Ram Nath Kovind urges students to make farmers life better ................................................................ 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3 Nation Visit India and Oman Sign 8 MoUs ........................................................ 27
India Retains Top Spot As Source Market For Dubai In 2017 ................................................................................ 27
NPCI Appoints Biswamohan Mahapatra As Non-Executive Chairman ................................................................. 27
India and Palestine Signed 6 MoUs ......................................................................................................................... 28
Rajnath Singh Inaugurates First Of Its Kind Spoken Sanskrit Centre ..................................................................... 28
HAL Develops First Hawk-I Flight ......................................................................................................................... 28
Fifth South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference Held In New Delhi ....................................................... 28
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Lays Foundation Stone For Rhododendron Park .............................................. 28
Bermuda Becomes first Country In World To Abolish Same-Sex Marriage ........................................................... 28
Forbes Releases Its First-Ever Cryptocurrency Rich List ....................................................................................... 29
Development of Solar Cities scheme: 60 Solar Cities to be developed .................................................................... 30
Jhulan Goswami 1st Woman In The World To Take 200 ODI Wickets ................................................................... 30
Nuclear-Capable Prithvi-II Missile Successfully Test-Fired .................................................................................... 30
Google and NCERT Join Hands To Teach Students Digital Safety ......................................................................... 30
Google launches #SecurityCheckKiya campaign..................................................................................................... 31
Jerome H Powell Sworn In As 16th Chairman Of Federal Reserve ....................................................................... 31
Maldives Crisis Union Government Declares State Of Emergency ........................................................................ 31
Assam Government and Ola Sign MoU For River Taxi Service ............................................................................. 31
Shubhankar Sharma Becomes Best Indian Golfer In The World ............................................................................ 31
India Successfully Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni-I Missile ................................................................................ 31
US Air Force chief General David L. Goldfein flies Tejas aircraft .......................................................................... 32
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to go on 4-day visit to Palestine, UAE, Oman on February 9 ................................ 32
India contributes $1 million to UN Development Partnership Fund ......................................................................... 32
International company Singtel to invest 2649 crores in Bharati Telecom ................................................................. 32
IWAI Signs Project Agreement With World Bank For Jal Marg Vikas Project ....................................................... 33
Japan Launches Smallest Rocket Ever To Carry Tiny Satellite Into Orbit .............................................................. 33
Saurav Ghosal Becomes The Highest-Ranked Indian Squash Player ..................................................................... 33
Shabnam Asthana Wins Times Power Woman 2017 Award ................................................................................... 33
Shyam Benegal Awarded V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award .................................................................. 33
Two athletes to represent India at the Winter Olympics .......................................................................................... 34
Neelam Kapur appointed as DG Of Sports Authority Of India ............................................................................... 34
Cochin Shipyard Limited Signs MoU With Russian Firm USC ................................................................................ 34
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates Global Investment Summit In Assam ................................................. 34
India Open Boxing: Mary Kom Clinches Gold India Bag 10 Medals ...................................................................... 34
UAE Launches World’s Longest Zip Line ............................................................................................................... 35
Indian Overseas bank receives Rs173 crores Capital Infusion From Government ................................................. 35
Twitter notifies 1.4million users who fell to Russian propaganda ............................................................................. 35
Union Budget 2018-19 Complete Analysis ............................................................................................................... 35
Sushma Swaraj to embark on two-day visit to Nepal .............................................................................................. 38
Union Government launches GeM 3.0 ..................................................................................................................... 38
Toilet facilities are provided at 192 toll plazas so far under Swachh Bharat Mission .............................................. 38
INS Karanj is Third Scorpene Class Submarine Launched By Indian Navy ........................................................... 38

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