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Daily Current Affairs 17th April,2018


  • India signs loan agreement with World Bank for USD 48 million for “Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)”
  • The Union Government has stated that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana or PMGSY is well on its way to achieving the target by March 2019
  • Bengaluru is found to be the highest paying city in the country, with an average annual cost to company (CTC) for talent across all levels and functions standing at about Rs 11 lakh, according to Randstad Insights.


  • The World Bank has projected a growth rate of 7.3% for India this year and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020.
  • The United Kingdom joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit to Britain.


  • Every April 17 World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia.The theme of 2018 is 'Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger'.

  • Lt Gen PP Malhotra takes Over as Director-General of NCC.

  • The Pulitzer Prizes for 2018 has been announced in the USA.Following are the winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2018.

     Pulitzer Prize Winners
  • Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank Ltd became one of the top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms in India

  • Yes Bank has announced the launch of ‘Yes GST’, an OD (over draft) facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).


  • Veteran Journalist S Nihal Singh passes away.

  • A Sikh organisation, National Sikh Campaign (NSC), has launched a $1.5 million (₹9.6 crore) TV campaign to educate Americans about Sikhism. 


  • Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has today announced that his ministry is planning to construct a "Historic landmark bigger than Burj Khalifa" in Mumbai.

  • IIT Kharagpur has decided to introduce Vastu Shastra courses for undergraduate and post-graduate students.
  • PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated Kiran Multi Super Speciality Hospital and Research Center which has been built by a private trust in Surat. 

  • The government of Japan has approved using Adolf Hitler's autobiography 'Mein Kampf' (My Struggle), as teaching material in schools for educational purposes.

  • China will launch its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 between April 20 & 24 to provide supplies for the country's future space station

  • Dipa Karmakar and wrestler Sakshi Malik have been included in Forbes' '30 Under 30' Asia 2017 list. 

  • Ferrari's Formula One racer Sebastian Vettel pipped British rival, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to win the Bahrain Grand Prix today. 


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