13/01/2018
List of Few Top Events of 2017-
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
1. Sh. Ramnath Kovind took oath as 14th President of India
2. Sh. Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as 13th Vice President of the country
3. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman becomes India’s first full-time woman Defence Minister
4. GST rollout: India launched historic indirect tax regime GST after 17 years of debate
5. Rajiv Kumar succeeded Panagariya as new Vice
Chairman of NITI Aayog
6. Justice Dipak Misra appointed as 45th Chief Justice of India
7. KK Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India
8. India’s Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World 2017
9. 15th Finance Commission constituted under the chairmanship of NK Singh
10. British PM Theresa May wins confidence vote in parliament
11. Emmanuel Macron elected as President of France
12. Cabinet approved recommendations of the 7th
CPC on allowances
13. PM Narendra Modi launched 'Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana'- Saubhagya scheme
14. PM Narendra Modi launched UDAN (Ude Desh
ka Har Nagarik) scheme, flags off first UDAN flight
on Shimla-Delhi route
15. PM Narendra Modi launched BHIM-Aadhaar
Pay app
16. Indian Army developed app, Humraaz, for
soldiers to track promotions, postings
17. PM Narendra Modi launched 'Intensified
Mission Indradhanush'
18. First Made in India industrial robot BRABO
unveiled
19. MEA launched SAMEEP (Students and MEA
Engagement Program) to take foreign policy to
classroom
20. Five associate banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank
merged with SBI
21. SC banned sale and registration of Non-BS-IV
Compliant Vehicles
22. India slipped to rank 131 in Human
Development Index, Norway tops again
23. ISRO successfully launched record 104
satellites including Cartosat-2 in single mission
24. US President Donald Trump signed executive
order to pull US out of TPP
25. Trump announced US withdrawal from Paris
Agreement on Climate Change
26. US pulled out of UN’s migrant and refugee
pact
27. US, Israel withdrew from UNESCO, accusing the
cultural body of 'anti-Israel bias’
28. US President recognised Jerusalem as capital
of Israel, promises to move US embassy
29. Wassenaar Arrangement to admit India as its
new Member
30. India became 35th full member of Missile
Technology Control Regime
31. NASA developing first planetary defence
mechanism
32. India’s Mars Orbiter, Mangalyaan completed
1000 days in orbit
33. NASA's Juno Mission revealed Jupiter's deep
secrets
34. Hyden Cross became first transgender man to
give birth in Britain
35. Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Article
21: Supreme Court
36. Ahmedabad became first Indian city to get
UNESCO Heritage tag
37. International Solar Alliance came into force
38. India ratified two ILO Conventions on
elimination of child labour
39. Govt. cleared Kambala Bill, legalising the
Buffalo race
40. Union Environment Ministry banned sale of
cattle for slaughter
41. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launches India
Innovation Index
42. NITI Aayog launches ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human capital (SATH) to the State
Governments. Program
43. India unveiled 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan
for 2017-2031
44. Habibganj Railway Station to become India’s
first private railway station
45. IUCN declared Snow Leopard no longer
endangered
46. Rohit Sharma became 1st batsmen to score 3
ODI double centuries
47. Ravi Shastri was named new coach of Indian
Cricket Team
48. Mithali Raj shattered record, became first
player to score 6000 runs in women’s ODI cricket
49. Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor died at
79.