Namami Brahmaputra Festival inaugurated by – Pranab Mukherjee
800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in Karnataka commissioned
by – BHEL
Delhi
World Autism Awareness Day 2017 observed globally on – 2nd April
Minister
India’s longest Chenani-Nashri tunnel inaugurated by – PM Narendra
Modi
Roger Federer defeats Rafael Nadal to secure – 2017 Miami Open
Men’s Singles title
2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to –
Dawit Isaak
Indian Foreign service officer appointed as – New Consul General
of Dubai
Signing of new Air Services Agreement between India and Serbia approved by – Union Cabinet
International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 2017 observed on – 4th April 2017
Who has been appointed as first woman head of Gujarat’s police force?- Geetha Johri
Terror attack at metro system of – Russia
Ban on polyethene manufactured below 50 microns by – J&K Govt.
Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, banned for life by
– FIFA
quits
The youngest person to address Canadian Parliament – Malala
Indian Navy
Foundation stone of Multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in
Jharkhand laid by – PMNarendra Modi
First Air services agreement between India and Georgia approved by
– Union Cabinet
Shunglu panel points out gross abuse of power by – AAP government
Who has been appointed as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2017-18 ? –
Raman Roy
South Korea test-fires ballistic missile that can hit – Any part
of N Korea
Bitcoin as currency is officially recognized by – Japan
National Maritime Day observed in India on – 5th April
Tree-living crab species, Kani maranjandu found in – Kerala
Five agreements with Bangladesh including Audio Visual
Co-Production approved by – Union Cabinet
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace observed on –
6th April
Which cricketer named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016 ? – Virat Kohli
Minister Vijay Goel
World Health Day observed – On 7th April 2017
Misbah-ul-Haq announces international retirement after – West
Indies series
PV Sindhu reaches best World No.2 ranking in – Badminton World
Federation (BWF) rankings
The Yojana to provide subsidised food to the poor launched by – MP
Govt
government
Youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace – Malala
Study on smoking shows – one in 10 deaths worldwide
Atmosphere around Earth detected by -Scientists
Over USD 2 billion defense deals signed between – India and Israel
3-day National Children’s Film Festival inaugurated by – Venkaiah
Naidu
Which part of India will get DNA bank for wildlife – Uttar Pradesh
( North India )
Dutta Tomar
Possible Venus twin discovered by – Astronomers
First non-white judge at London Court – Anuja Ravindra Dhir of
Indian-origin
Large asteroid 2014 JO25 to fly past Earth on – 19th April
India’s rank in Travel and Tourism Competitive Index of World Economic Forum – 40
2016 ACM A M Turing Award won by – Tim Berners-Lee
Who has been designated youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace ? –
Malala Yousafzai
Two day Convention on World Homoeopathy Day concludes in – India
New acquistion of Flipkart to fight Amazon – eBay India
business
Six agreements including cooperation in civil aviation security signed between – India-Australia
Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death in – Pakistan
Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 bill passed by – Lok
Sabha
12th April 2017
Death Penalty Report 2016 released by – Amnesty International
Aditya Birla Nuvo merging with – Grasim Industries
PAN and TAN issuance within 1 day by – CBDT
Age limit for UPPSC exams for those who appeared in 2013 increased by – UP Government
Achim Steiner as new administrator of UNDP named by – UN chief
Guterres
President Pranab Mukherjee gives – Padma awards to eminent
personalities
MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in Science &
Technology notified by – Union Cabinet
Listing of 11 CPSEs on stock exchanges approved by – CCEA
legislations
Mother of All Bombs dropped by US on ISIS Caves in – Afghanistan
Mukulita Vijayawargiya takes charge as – Full Time Member of IBBI
BHIM-Aadhaar Pay app launched by – PM Narendra Modi
126th Birth Anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar observed nationwide on – 14th April 2017
15th April 2017
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal buys- 11.4% of miner Anglo
American
Cab safety measures for women included in – New Taxi Policy
Guidelines
Name of hijacked Indian Ship which was released – Al-Kausar
Who won Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 – Sebastian Vettel
Robert Taylor passed away, he was great name in the field of –
Internet and Networking
Who won Asian Billiards Championship – Pankaj Advani
Name of oldest person who passed away at the age of 117 – Emma
Morano
Prakash Javadekar
World Heritage Day observed on – 18th April 2017
Which subject will be introduced in IIT Kharagpur – Vastu Shastra
Vijay Mallya was arrested by – Scotland Yard
Projects related to SAUNI Yojana at Botad launched by – Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena died on –
14th April 2017
Palladium Cinema site in Srinagar to be developed as – Heritage
museum
India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon
– Sagar Baheti
Gorakhpur and Agra Airports renamed by – UP Government
International Yoga Day with special commemorative stamps celebrated by – UN
India’s most-valued Public Sector Company becomes – SBI
First Made in India industrial robot – BRABO unveiled
Karman Awards 2015-16
E-auction of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi approved by – Supreme
Court
USD 250000 to United Nations election assistance programme contributed by – India
Civil Services Day function inaugurated by – Rajnath Singh
United Nations Chinese Day 2017 observed on – 20th April 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate – UN Vesak Day in Sri
Lanka
South Korea
Who won UNESCO Peace Prize – Italian mayor Giuseppina Nicolini
E-auction of which hotel in Delhi was approved by Supreme Court –
Taj Mansingh Hotel
Name of first female MBBS doctor from Indore who was presented
with Padma Shri – Bhakti Yadav
Which type of sports will be played as a medal event in 2022 Asian Games – E-Sports
Where was first India-Indonesia Energy Forum held – Jakarta
When was International Mother Earth Day 2017 observed – 22nd April 2017
23rd April 2017
English Language Day observed on – 23rd April
World Book and Copyright Day 2017 observed on – 23rd April
Who won Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title – Rafael Nadal
Who won Monte-Carlo Masters Men’s Doubles title – Rohan Bopanna
and Pablo Cuevas
Saudi Arabia King’s son Prince Khaled appointed as – US Envoy
Gwadar port of Pakistan leased for 40 years to – China Overseas
Port Holding Company
Who has been appointed as new DGP of Uttar Pradesh – Sulkhan Singh
Which film won Best Film prize at Hong Kong Film Festival – Newton
Ghantasala national award bagged by – Vani Jairam
Ghana, Kenya and Malawi taking part in WHO – malaria vaccine pilot
programme
Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017 received by – Aamir Khan
Legendary filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath wins – Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2016
Cuba and Morocco re-establish diplomatic ties after – 37 years
China’s first home-built aircraft carrier hit water on – 26th
April 2017
Union Government takes 10 new Swachh Iconic Places under – Swachh
Bharat Mission
India and Sri Lanka sign MoU – on Economic Cooperation
Manpreet Kaur wins shot put gold at – Asian Grand Prix Athletics
Meet
World Intellectual Property Day 2017 observed globally on – 26th
April 2017
power
MSEFC Portal and MyMSME Mobile App launched by – Union Government
UAE’s first solar-powered gas station opens in – Dubai
Iceball’ Planet discovered through – Microlensing
First country to ban metals mining – El Salvador
World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed globally on –
28th April 2017
First Indian city to win Pierre L’Enfant Awards-2017 – Bhubaneswar
BS Sandhu appointed as state’s DGP – Haryana Government
World Immunization Week 2017 observed – globally
observed on – 29th April
ISRO launching 5 satellites to improve – India’s communication
system
23 volumes of Basavanna’s Vachana were released by PM Narendra Modi on birth anniversary of –
12th century social reformer Basavanna