Current Affairs - May 3, 2017 Current Affairs

Shobana Kamineni has been appointed as first Woman President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India's development process.

The hollywood film The black prince starring Indian Actress Shabana Azmi and singer poet Sainder Sartaaj awarded special Jury Remi Award at 50th Annual World Fest Houston International film Festival.

SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on solid ground after launching the vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the 34th mission for SpaceX, but its first flight for the Department of Defense.

Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has won the 2017 Men's Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in the summit clash by 6-4, 6-1 in Barcelona, Spain.

State-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) using plasma technology for the disposal of hazardous waste for the conservation of the environment and natural resources.

Padma Venkataraman, daughter of former President of India, the late R Venkataraman, was honoured with the Avvaiyar Award for her efforts in the areas of women's welfare and rehabilitation of leprosy-affected persons for the past 30 years.

The Lovely Professional University (LPU)is located at Phagwara, Punjab. It is a semi-residential university college in North India created under the Punjab State Private University Act 2005 and recognized by UGC under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956.

Blood Falls of Antarctica Located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The garish red colour of the water was attributed to discolouration caused by red algae. But, new research by scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks suggests a different possibility. The red colour is a product of oxidisation of iron that takes place when iron minerals dissolve in high-density salt water or brine.

Aizawl FC, crowned the I-League champions. William Lalnunfela scored a 67th minute equaliser for Aizawl FC after Dipanda gave Lajong the lead in the ninth minute. I-League is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs.

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released the report "The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017". As per the report where the economic growth for India is projected 7.1% and stated that India's growth would edge up to 7.5% in 2018 by higher private and public consumption and increased infrastructure spending.

Madhya Pradesh became the first Indian state to break away from the 150-year old British tradition of an April-March financial year by switching to a January-December period. The change in the financial year will kick in from January 2018.

The Indian Army successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, revalidating the weapon's strike capability. The land-to-land configuration of Brahmos missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL).

Australia is in the second place of Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2017. The 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is the 26th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. India, Malaysia, Australia, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand are taking part in the 8 day tournament.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India nominated prolificHarmanpreet Kaur for the prestigious Arjuna award. She is the best batswoman for India in limited overs format and played a significant role in India's T20 series victory against Australia.

Mallikarjun Kharge is the new chairman of the 21-member (14 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. The chairman of PAC is appointed by the speaker of Lok Sabha. Kharge replaced Congress leader K V Thomas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Patanjali Research Institute in Haridwar, Uttarkhand. Patanjali is a fast growing Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) whose net sales for the financial year 2015-16 stood at Rs 5,000 crore. The company aims to steal the march over multinational firms manufacturing consumer products in the near future.