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46 National Literacy Rate Grows to 69%47 Employment in Eight Key Sectors Estimated at

205·22 Lakh

Latest Schemes Programmes47 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)48 Pradhan Mantri Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

(PMSSY)48 Atal Pansion Yojana (APY)48 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)48 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)49 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

(DDUGJY)49 Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission49 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)49 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin50 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban

Transformation (AMRUT)50 Digital India50 Skill India51 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya

Yojana (DDUGKY)51 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)51 National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme51 Make in India52 Startup India, Standup India52 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana52 Regional Air Connectivity Scheme (RCS)53 Various Development and Employment Pro-

grammes in India-At a Glance

Agriculture56 2nd Advance Foodgrains Estimates During

2016-1756 Final Estimates of Production of Major Crops

During 2015-1656 Subramanian Committee Recommends Higher

MSP for All Pulses57 Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops

of 2016-17 Season

25 Editorial26 Indian Economy : In figures

Economic Vision

Indian Economy Salient Facts

35 IMF Revises India’s Growth to 7·6 for 2016-17 and2017-18

35 World Bank also cuts India’s GDP GrowthForecast to 7% for 2016-17

36 UN Puts India’s FY 17 GDP Growth at 7·7%

Current Fiscal Facts36 Withdrawal of R 500, 1000 Notes : Surgical strike

on Blackmoney36 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana37 GST Now Set for July 1 Roll-out38 Income Declaration Scheme 2016

Union Budget 2017-1838 Key Features of Budget 2017-18

National Income Statistics40 GDP Growth Estimates for Q. 3 (2016-17)41 CSO Estimates Economy to Grow 7·1% in

2016-17

Population Statistics42 Socio-Economic and Caste Census 201143 India’s Population 2011 : Final Census Figures44 Projected Indian Population Scenario after 20

years44 The World will have more Indians than Chinese

by 202844 RGI Releases census 2011 Data on Literacy,

Workers and Educational Levels45 Religion Based Census 2011 Figures Released46 Sex Ratio Down, Literacy Rate of Women up :

Fourth Family Health Survey

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58 Horticulture Output to Exceed Foodgrain Yieldin 2016-17

Indian Industry58 National Manufacturing Policy59 R 1 Lakh crore to be Disbursed under MUDRA

for Micro-Entrepreneurs59 Maharatna and Navratna Companies59 Tatas Drops to Seventh Spot in Attractive Brands

List59 Department of Disinvestment Re-named as

‘DIPAM’59 National Capital Goods Policy 201660 National Mineral Exploration Policy 201660 Govt. Sells 2% Stake in ITC, Raises R 6690 crore60 National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy

201661 India Ranked 6th in Top 10 Largest Manu-

facturers List : UN Report

Money Banking61 RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee Constituted62 1st Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Review 2017-1862 Airtel Launches India’s First Payments Bank

India Post Payments Bank follows the Suit62 Five Associate Banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank

Merged with SBI from April 163 RBI Launches ‘Sachet’ Portal to Check Illegal

Money Collection63 Criteria for Recapitalisation of PSBs Revised63 Paytm Gets RBI Approved for Payments Bank64 India Post Kicks off Payments Bank64 Indradhanush 2·0’ to be Launched for Recapi-

talisation of PSBs64 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Gets RBI’s Final

‘Small Bank’ Licence64 Penalty of Equal Amount for Receiving Cash over

R 2 Lakh64 Govt. Infuses R23,000 crore to Recapitalise 13

PSBs65 SBI Launches ‘No Queue app’ for Customers65 NPCI Unveils Unified Payments Interface system65 The Bad Loan Problem65 RBI Provides R 5,000 crore Refinance Window for

EXIM Bank66 Public Sector Banks Now Remain Close on 2nd

and 4th Saturdays from July 201566 EXIM Bank Capital Raising Bill Passed in

Parliament66 R 5 Coins to Commemorate Aviation66 Cheque, Draft Valid for 3 Months Now66 RBI Adopts CPI as New Measure of Inflation66 EPFO to Start Investing in Stock Markets67 Recognised Stock Exchanges of India67 FMC Merged with SEBI

Foreign Trade68 India’s Foreign Trade 2016-1768 India’s Share of World Merchandise Trade

Declined to 1·6% in 2015 : WTO69 India’s Rank Unchanged at 19th Among Top 30

Exporters : WTO69 India’s Current Account Deficit at 0·6% of GDP

in Q2 of 2016-17

Foreign Direct Investment70 Record High FDI in 2016-1770 Government Relaxes FDI Norms Across 15 Sectors71 Government Notifies 100% FDI in Single-brand

Retail71 FDI Norms Liberalized

Foreign Debt71 India’s External Debt : December 2016

Energy72 India added a Record 5,400 Megawatts (MW) of

Wind Power in 2016-1773 Energy Highways in the making73 Govt. Unveils NELP-X73 Solar Power in India74 Power Grid Commissions First Power Trans-

mission Express Highway

Transport74 New National Aviation Policy-201674 Shan-e-Punjab Express Becomes First Indian Train

having CCTV Surveillance75 Gatimaan Express on the Track75 Regional Connectivity Set to Take-off75 Tamil Nadu to Get 4th Major Port75 Prime Minister Launches Setu Bharatam Pro-

gramme76 New Rules for Greening National Highways76 Bio-toilets in All Trains in 6 Years76 India’s First Private Green-field Airport at Andai

Sarted Flights

Communication76 Half the World will be Online by the End of 2016,

UN International Telecommunications Union(ITU) Report

77 India’s Tele-density at 89·9% in December 2016 :TRAI

77 India is now the second-Largest Internet Marketin the world

77 BHIM : Aadhaar-Based App launched to SimplifyDigital Payments

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Important International Reports/Surveys

78 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)2017 Report

78 India Drops to 122 on World Happiness Index,2017

78 India Stood at 131 in Human Development Index2016

79 India Slips to 92nd Rank on Global TalentCompetitiveness in 2017

79 India Ranks 110th on Sustainable DevelopmentIndex

80 India Ranked 97th in 2016 Global Hunger Index80 India Ranks 130th in World Bank Doing Business

Index 201680 India Ranks 143 Among 188 countries in Health

Study80 India Ranks Poorly at 133 in Global Youth

Development Index-201680 India Up 21 Places in WEF Gender Gap Report-

201681 India Jumps 19 Places in World Bank’s Global

Logistics Performance Ranking in 201681 India Second Most Unequal Country in the

World : Global Wealth Report-201681 India Ranks 143rd in Economic Freedom Index :

2017, Behind Pakistan, Bhutan82 30% of Very Poor Children Live in India : UNICEF82 India Ranks Low at 105th on Human Capital

Index, 2016 Finland Tops82 India Slips on Business Optimism Index, 201682 India Second Most Unequal Country in the

World : Global Wealth Report-201683 India Ranks 39th in 2016-17 Global Competi-

tiveness Index

Miscellaneous83 Child Labour Law Passed84 Richest 1% own 58% of Total Wealth in India :

Oxfam84 Centre Hikes Minimum Wages and Bonus84 27 New Cities Selected Under Centre’s Smart

Cities Mission84 Government Launches Lucky Grahak Yojana and

Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana85 Centre Makes Aadhaar Card Mandatory for

Availing Foodgrains Under PDS85 Rush for Less Cash : A List of Incentives to

Encourage Digital Payments85 Union Cabinet Approves ‘Project SAKSHAM’86 Govt. Clears Pension Scheme for Senior Citizens

with 8% Guaranteed Return86 6 Indian Cities in World’s Most Dynamilities List,

Bengaluru Tops Chart

86 Prime Minister Announced Welfare Schemes inthe Shadow of Demonetisation

86 Telangana, Andhra Top Ease of Doing BizRankings, Gujarat Slides to 3rd Spot in 2016

87 NITI Aayog Ranks Maharashtra Most FarmerFriendly State

87 Indian Tourism Industry : Some Key Facts87 IIT Kharagpur : Only Indian Institute in Top-100

Ranked for Employability88 The Indian Polity : A Bird’s Eyeview92 Parliaments of the Various Countries of the World

National Events 2016-1797 BJP Registers Historic Win in Uttar Pradesh

Assembly Polls, Yogi Adityanath Sworn-in as 21stCM of the State

97 BJP Storms to Power in Uttarakhand, TrivendraSingh Rawat is the 9th CM.

97 BJP-led Coalition Forms Government in Goa,Manohar Parrikar Becomes Chief Minister

98 BJP-led Coalition Forms Government in Manipur,Biren Singh is New CM

98 Congress Registers A Landslide Win in Punjab,Captain Amarinder Singh Becomes Chief Minister

98 Liezietsu Sworn-in as the 11th Chief Minister ofNagaland

99 Trinamool Congress Accorded National PartyStatus

99 E. Palaniswami Becomes 13th CM of Tamil Nadu99 Irom Sharmila Launches Her Political Party in

Manipur99 Appointments of New Governor in the States100 O. P. Kohli Sworn-in as Governor of Madhya

Pradesh100 Roopa Ganguly Nominated to Rajya Sabha

Bill/Law/Constitution/Justice/Commission

100 Parliament Passes Enemy Property Bill100 New Constitutional Commission for OBCs Gets

Union Cabinet Approval100 Supreme Court Bans Use of Religion, Caste,

Language for Votes101 Triple Talaq Violates Rights, Unconstitutional :

High Court101 National Policy for Women Focuses on

Empowering Women : Maneka Gandhi, Ministerof Women and Child Development

101 The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016Passed in Parliament

102 Lok Sabha Passes Taxation Laws (Amendment)Bill, 2016

102 The Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill,2016

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102 Lok Sabha Passes Factories Amendment Bill toIncrease Overtime Hours for Workers

102 Amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961103 New Mental Health Bill Decriminalises Suicide103 Cabinet Approves Motor Vehicle (Amendment)

Bill, 2016104 Cabinet Approves the Transgender Persons Bill,

2016104 Food Security Act Implemented Throughout

Country

Defence/Space/Satellite104 India Tests BrahMos Missile with Range of 400

km105 India’s Defence Scenario : Urgent Arms Deals

R 20,000 crore Inked to Keep Forces Ready106 Interceptor Missile Successfully Test-fired106 IAF Gets New Airborne Surveillance Plane106 ISRO Scripts History in Space by Launching 104

Satellites in One Go107 India, Israel to Develop Missile System for Army108 N-Capable Agni-IV Missile Successfully test-fired108 Top Academia to Get Ringside View of Army’s

Firepower109 New Nuclear Submarine, Khanderi Launched109 India Offers Akash Missile to Vietnam110 Delhi-Hanoi’s Strategic Tango110 India Successfully Launches RESOURCE SAT-2A111 India Successfully Tests Lethal Missile Agni-V111 India Successfully Test-fires its Anti-Airfield

Weapon System111 ISRO Successfully Launches GSAT-18112 GSLV F05 Successfully Puts Satellite in Orbit112 India Successfully Test-fires Long-range Surface-

to-Air Missile.112 PSLV Puts Eight Satellites in Two Different Orbits113 ISRO Flight-tests Scramjet Rocket Engine, Joins

Elite Club113 IAF Inducts First Squadron of Homegrown

Fighter Jet ‘Tejas’115 Military Exercises in 2016

Other Vital Issues117 Govt. Approves National Health Policy117 New Airline, 100% Owned by Qatar, Heads for

Indian Skies118 The 104th Indian Science Congress-2017118 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Concludes119 India Celebrates its 68th Republic Day119 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit120 Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat Appointed New Army Chief121 India 2016

122 Justice J. S. Khehar Sworn-in as 44th Chief Justiceof India

122 Tamil Nadu CM, J. Jayalalithaa Passes Away122 6th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference, 2016

Concludes in Amritsar, India123 Heart of Asia Declaration on Terrorism123 Govt. Expedites Efforts to Harness Indus Basin

Water Power123 How Indus Waters Treaty Took Shape123 Bhutan Blocks India’s Sub-regional Connectivity

Plan124 India carries out Surgical Strikes on Terror Targets

Across the LoC124 India Ratifies Paris Climate Agreement125 Russia Remains India’s Leading Military Supplier125 Largest Train Maker of China Starts First Indian

Factory125 MP Govt. Sets up India’s First Department of

Happiness

International Events 2016-17

International Political Updates126 Netherlands Elections : The Incumbent PM Mark

Rutte Scores Victory Again126 Bill English Sworn-in as New Prime Minister of

New Zealand126 Paolo Gentiloni Appointed as New Italian PM127 Impeachment of South Korean President Park

Geun-hye127 Austria’s Presidential Election : Alexander Vander

Bellen Wins the Poll127 Italian PM, Matteo Renzi, Resigns After

Referendum Rout128 Donald Trump Sworn-in as the 45th President of

the USA129 Dilma Rousseff Stripped of Brazil’s Presidency

in an Impeachment Vote : Michel Temer BecomesNew President

130 Prachanda Sworn-in New Nepal PM131 Theresa May Becomes New Prime Minister of

Britain

Deals/Agreements/Pacts131 India Inks Sukhoi Pacts with Russia131 To Feed UAE, India Plans Special Farms, Infra-

structure for Exports132 India, US to Bolster Anti-Cyber Crime Terror

Programme132 India, Indonesia Take their Military Ties

Forward : Strategic Cooperation in the Region133 India, UAE Ink Key Pacts, Defence Cooperation

MoU133 India, Tajikistan to Boost Defence Ties, Ink 4 Pacts

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134 India and US Sign R 5,000 crore Deal for 145 Ultra-light Artillery Guns

134 India, Qatar Ink Pacts on Visa-free Travel, CyberTies and Investment

135 India, Vietnam Sign Nuclear Cooperation Pact toBoost Ties

135 India, Japan Sign Landmark Civil NuclearAgreement

136 India, Israel Agree on Broad-based Tie-up, SignTwo Pacts

137 India, Palestine Dialogue137 Landmark Paris Climate Pact Comes into Force138 Russia, Turkey, Iran Ink Syria Peace Deal138 India, Canada to Strengthen Economic Ties :

India’s Finance Minister138 India Myanmar Sign Three Pacts, Strengthen Ties138 India, Russia Ink Defence, Energy Deals139 India, Myanmar to Build Bridges, Sign Pact for

69140 India Pledges 39·97 million to Upgrade School in

Nepal140 Russia Deputy PM Makes Surprise Visit to India

Summits/Conferences/Meets140 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk

Reduction 2016 Held in New Delhi141 More than 20 Nations Join India-led International

Solar Alliance141 8th BRICS Summit Concludes in Goa142 14th ASEAN-India Summit, 11th East Asia

Summit in Laos143 17th Non-Aligned Summit Back Maduro Govt.

Slam US144 SAARC Home Ministers’ Conference in Pakistan144 CS Women Parliamentarians Forum Conference145 Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework

Convention on Tobacco Control

Indian Leaders Abroad146 President Mukherjee’s Three-day State visit to

Nepal146 India, US Sign Logistics Pact, to Share Military

Bases147 India Signs $ 8·7 billion Deal with France for 36

Rafale Jets147 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Visits

Myanmar147 PM Narendra Modi’s Two-Nation Tour148 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Official Visit to

4 Countries of Africa

Guests in India150 Portuguese PM Antonio Costa Visits India150 British PM Theresa May Visits India151 Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev’s visit to

India

151 Indonesian President Joko Widodo Visits India152 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong Visits India152 Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Visits India152 New Zealand PM John Key in India153 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Visits India153 Nepalese PM Prachanda Visits India154 Eugene Cernan : Last Man to Walk on the Moon

Dies154 Taiwan Scrambles Jets, Navy as China Warships

Enter the Taiwan Strait154 China to Build 4,000-MW Powerline in Pakistan

Worth $ 1·5 billion154 China Launches its Longest Bullet Train154 Indonesian Forces Suspend Cooperation with

Australia154 South Korea to Form Brigade to Remove North’s

Leadership in War154 Russia Offers Philippines Arms and Close

Friendship155 Raheal Sharif to Command Islamic Anti-terror

Alliance155 South Korea Picks New Site for US Missile

Defence System155 Petition to Declare Pak a Terrorist State Becomes

Most Popular in US History155 Myanmar Scraps Law Used to Silence Dissent155 Syrian Government Forces Seize Rebel Held Areas

in West155 Russia, Turkey Sign Gas Deal, Get Closer on Syria155 Last King of Rwanda, Kigeli V, Dies Aged 80155 China’s Experimental Space Lab Successfully

Launches Satellite155 China Successfully Launches Longes Manned

Space Mission156 Maldives Quits Common Wealth157 Saudi Abandons Islamic Calendar for Govt. Pay157 Russia Moves Nuclear capable Missiles into

Kalinigrad; Vetoes UN Resolution on Syria157 Israel Approves 463 Settlement Homes in West

Bank158 Pope Declare Mother Teresa a Saint158 Pak-Afghan Border Crossing Reopens158 Nepal’s First Woman Chief Justice Sworn-in

Other Vital Affairs159 Pakistan Approves Crucial Reform in Pak Tribal

Areas159 China’s Defence Spending Hiked by 7%159 Trump Signs New Travel Ban, Drops Iraq160 European Union Marks 60th Anniversary as a

Turning Point160 North Korea Conducts Rocket Engine Test161 Pakistan Reinstates Military Courts

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161 More Than 1,500 Children Died in Two Years ofYemen War, Says an Agency

161 Pakistan Kicks off First Census in 19 Years161 Tulsi Gabbard elected US-India Caucus Co-Chair161 US, China to Rein in North Korea’s N-Programme162 Mexico Spending $ 50 mn to Give Legal Aid inside

US162 Kuwait Turns silk road into a massive causeway162 US rejects China’s call to halt drills near Koreas162 Pakistan Indefinitely Closes Border with Afgha-

nistan162 Pak Senate Passes Hindu Marriage Bill162 China Tests Missile with 10 Nuclear Warheads162 South Korea, US Agree to Push Missile Defence

System163 World 2016164 China Showcases its New DF-16 Missile164 UN Vote on Israeli Settlements164 World’s Longest Tunnel Opens in Switzerland164 Spurred by Islamic State (IS) Ruins, 40 Nations

Set up Fund to Protect Heritage Sights164 Iran Finalises $ 16·6 billion Agreement to Buy 80

Planes from US Firm Boeing165 China Puts Temporary Ban on North Korea Coal

Imports165 Venezuela President Bans 100-units Bank-Notes165 India Abstains from Vote on UN Treaty Banning

Nuclear Arms165 China Adopts Controversial Law on Cyber

Security166 China Unveils J-20 Stealth Fighter at Air Show166 Bangladesh Seeks to Boost Naval Power with

Chinese Submarines166 Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary and Ex-

President Passes Away167 Russia Voted off UN Human Rights Council Amid

War Crimes Allegations167 Malaysian PM Signs Defence Deal in Tilt Towards

China167 Scotland Yard Moves Out of HQ after 49 years167 Russia Withdraws Backing for ICC Founding

Statute167 Bulgaria PM Resigns After Party Loses

Presidential Poll167 Israeli Parliament Approves Bill to Build on

Palestinian Land167 Climate Conference at Marrakesh, Morocco167 Pakistan’s Bid to Join Missile Technology Control

Regime (MTCR)167 Finland’s Unemployed Citizens to Get $ 587 Per

Month168 US Republicans Float Bill to Tighten H1B Norms168 Portugal’s Democracy Founder Mario Soares Dies

at 92

169 Geography : At a Glance176 Folk Dances of India186 Different Forms of Traditional Theatre

Regional Affairs 2016-17188 Andhra Pradesh188 Arunachal Pradesh188 Assam189 Bihar189 Delhi/NCR190 Gujarat190 Himachal Pradesh191 Haryana191 Jammu & Kashmir192 Karnataka192 Kerala192 Madhya Pradesh192 Maharashtra193 Tamil Nadu193 Uttar Pradesh194 West Bengal

Latest General Knowledge

Appointments/Elections195 National196 International

Awards and Honours199 National206 International

Persons in the News217 National218 International

Places in the News224 National225 International

Resignation/Dismissal/Removal227 National227 International

Death/Obituary228 National231 International

Committee/Commission/Panel/Report/Survey/Study

237 Pollution Turning Country’s Rainfall Acidic, SaysStudy

237 Indian Women Earn 25% Less Than Men : MonsterSalary Index (MSI)

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238 Best Asian Universities : Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore, IIT Bombay Among Top 50

238 At 19 m Tonnes/years, India 2nd Largest LPG Userin the World

238 120 Cities to Spend 150 crore Each Under AMRUTScheme

238 Talent Competitiveness : India Bad at Attracting,Retaining Talent

239 Mesolithic Man Lived Near Banks of Chambal inRajasthan

239 Hindus have Lowest Level of Educational Attain-ment : Pew Research

239 Food Thrown Away in China could feed 50 mn :Study

239 In US, Hindus Top Education and Income Charts240 India’s Share in Global Social Science Research

Less Than 2%240 IISc Graduates, the 38th Most Employable in the

World240 Tougher to be a Girl in India than Pak, Nepal :

NGO Study241 Girls Spend 40% More Time on Chores : UN241 India Ranks Grim 97 of 118 Countries on Hunger

Index241 Jains have Highest Percentage of Literates in

India : Census’ 11241 14 Million Lives Lost in India Due to Air Pollution

in 2013 : Study242 1in 5 Corporate Bosses are Psychopaths : Study242 Mental Illness Made Some Leaders Great : Study242 Digital India : India Slips to 91st Position in Digital

Readiness243 Books and Authors244 Abbreviations/Acronyms245 Importants Days/Weeks/Years

Environment/Ecology/Wildlife/Climate Change/Biodiversity

247 Environmental Pollution Kills 1·7 million ChildrenEach Year : WHO

247 Three Forest Research Institutes Develop High-yielding Varieties of Plant Species

247 Global Studies on India’s Air Quality Flawed :CPCB

248 Pests Eat Away 35% of Total Crop yield : ICARScientist

248 Black Rhinos on the Brink of Extinction248 Scientist Discover Four New Miniature Frog

Species in Western Ghats249 Pollution Menace : India Among Top Countries in

Respect of Ozone Pollution Deaths249 Ganga cleaning Picks up Tempo : Gangetic

Dolphins are Sighted Again249 Antarctic Storms Aggravating Erosion of India’s

Coastline

250 To check Climate Change, Stop Wasting Food250 India’s Carbon Emissions Increase by 5·2% in 2015251 Indian Scientists Recycle Fish Scales into Green

Energy251 New Compound to Scoop out Marine Oil Spills252 Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst Coral

Die-off on Record252 Climate Change may Push upto 77 million Urban

Residents into Poverty by 2030252 Climate Change Performance Index 2017 Released253 World’s First-Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Train,

Coradia iLint, Unveiled in Germany253 Five Asian Countries may adopt India’s Tiger

Estimation Method254 India Ratifies Paris Climate Agreement254 1·4 Million Lives Lost in India Due to Air Pollution

in 2013 : Study254 El Nino has Ended, La Nina will Take Over, Says

UN255 In a First, Natural Gas Hydrates Discovered in the

Indian Ocean255 India’s First Green Rail Corridor Launched255 Bornean Orangutan Declared ‘Critically

Endangered : IUCN256 India has 12% of the world’s Bird Species : Study256 First Mammal Goes Extinct Due to Human

Caused Climate Change256 Almost 30 per cent of Our Land Undergoing

Degradation

Science and Technology

257 Habitable Planet Discovered257 Shortness of Breath may be Symptom of Heart

Failure257 Sun Bathing Prevents Diabetes and Heart Diseases257 Harnessing Nuclear Power from Oceans257 Space Telescope Hubble Discovers Rare Fossil

Relic of Early Milky way257 A Vast Iceberg Breaking off Antarctica258 Scientist Create the World’s Strongest Material

Graphene Using Soybeans258 2 Billion Years of Volcanic Activity on Mars

Unveiled259 Scientists Find ‘Oldest Human Ancestor’259 Diseases that can be Next Global Health

Emergency Named259 Silicon Identified as ‘Missing Element’ in Earth’s

core259 Government launches Cyber Swachhta Kendra in

New Delhi260 ISRO Develops Telemetry and Telecommand

Processor260 First Biological Pacemaker Developed261 World’s Most Heat Resistant Material Found

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261 Crack Found in Magnetic Shield of Earth261 Pluto has as Much Water as Earth261 Map to Display Properties and Functions of Every

Cell in Human body262 Israeli Scientists Create World’s First Water-wave

Laser262 New Drug to Battle Anti-biotic-Resistant Bacteria262 TIFR Researchers Discovery Challenges Theory of

Super Conductivity263 Millennia-old Mummy Discovered263 Brown Carbon can Warm Atmosphere : Study at

IIT263 Turbulent Storms on Jupiter264 New Drug May Stop Many Cancers264 Global Warming has Made the Ocean Sicker264 300 Million Children Breathe Toxic Air264 In a First, Fossilised Dinosaur Brain Tissue

Identified265 Earth’s Present Climate Change Points to a Hotter

Future265 Worldwide, Life Expectancy has Increased by Five

Years265 A new Nation-State Created in Space-A New Era

in Space Age265 Sea Ice-Cover Around Antartica is Rising265 A Plane Developed that Takes off from and Land

in Your Yard266 NASA Discovers 1284 New Planets266 UN Reports Mumbai and Kolkata are at Risk Due

to Rising Sea266 Food being Grown for Human Colony on Moon266 Scientists Preparing for Solar Storm that may

Endanger Life on Earth267 Gene Editing Breakthrough-HIV Cure Closer267 A Super-Earth Discovered267 Transparent Wood Developed267 Earth’s Internal Heat Melting Greenland ICe267 Major Developments/Achievements of Depart-

ment of Science and Technology-2016

269 Water Resources Information System Launchedin Telangana

269 China Launches Tiantong-01 its First Satellite forMobile Tele-communication

269 TARANG, e-Trans & DEEP to EnhanceTransparency in Power Sector Launched

270 World’s First Quantum Communication SatelliteLaunched

270 China Launches Gaofen-3 Satellite to Get AccurateImages of Earth

270 NASA’s Juno Probe Completes First Jupiter Flyby270 Scientists Dectect Rare Deep-Earth Tremor S Wave

Microseism271 Chinese Scientists Discover Molecule XMU-MP-

1 to Repair Organs271 Andhra Pradesh Launches DNA Index System to

Tackle Crime

Sports Panorama 2016-17

272 Athletics272 Badminton275 Billiards and Snooker275 Chess276 Cricket281 Football283 Formula-1 Race285 Golf288 Hockey289 Tennis295 Miscellaneous297 The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Conclude298 31st Rio Olympic Games Conclude Successfully300 India : At a Glance310 Appointments

Memorable Points

311 National317 International