1) President of India inaugurated first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017
•The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017 on April 7, 2017, in New Delhi.
•The slogan of the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit was 'Unite for a Healthy Mind’. In the Summit special emphasis was given to people suffering from the problem of Depression.
2) PM Modi launched special digital exhibition marking 100 years Champaran Satyagraha
•The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi finally inaugurated an exhibition titled “Swachhagraha – Bapu Ko Karyanjali – Ek Abhiyan, Ek Pradarshani” in the New Delhi to mark the 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s first experiment of Satyagraha in Champaran.
•He also launched an ‘Online Interactive Quiz’ at the event which is being organized by the National Archives of India.
3) Centre releases nearly Rs. 23,443 crore to States under MGNREGS
•Ministry of Rural Development has released nearly Rs. 23,443 crore to the States as the first tranche for this Financial Year, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
•The amount released includes all pending liabilities as on 31st March 2017. The Government is laying considerable emphasis on Water Conservation and Water Management works under MGNREGS. A list of 2264 water-stressed Blocks, as ascertained from the Ministry of Water Resources, has been prepared. These Blocks are located in 324 districts of 21 States.
4) Fino Paytech inks deal with ICICI group companies
•Fino Paytech, which just received the Reserve Bank of India's licence to launch a payments bank, has inked a deal with ICICI group companies to distribute insurance products and tied up with Exide Life insurance to sell products via its distribution channel.
•Fino Payments Bank will sell life and general insurance products of ICICI Prudential and ICICI Lombard.
5) Atu Zumvu becomes first Naga cop to receive ‘Shaurya Chakra’ award
•For the first time since Nagaland officially gained recognition as a state, a state Police Officer Atu Zumvu has been awarded one of the nations' military honour, ‘Shaurya Chakra’.
•Atu Zumvu, who is a Sub-Divisional Police Officer with the Nagaland Police received the prestigious Shaurya Chakra award at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Nagaland attained statehood in 1963 and since then this is the first time a police officer from the state has been honored with this award.
6) Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed India's Ambassador to Germany
•Mukta Dutta Tomar has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Germany.
•She is presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Earlier, Gurjit Singh was holding this post till in March 2017.
