Top 50 Events of 2017

Top 50 Events of 2017
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1. Shri Ramnath Kovind took oath as 14th President of India

2. Shri 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

50. Veteran actor Om Puri died at 66