Latest Current Affairs of May 2017
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Latest Current Affairs of May 2017
| The Indian film actor who has been appointed by WHO as its goodwill ambassador for hepatitis in South-East Asia region | Amitabh Bachchan |
| The missile system with a range of 15 km acquired from Israel which was test-fired from a test range in Odisha | Spyder |
| The South American nation which has declared an end of its public health emergency over Zika, the mosquito-borne virus | Brazil |
| The vaccine which has been included in the Universal Immunization Programme of India by the Union Health Minister Shri JP Nadda | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) |
| The legendary cricketer who has been named an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, as he became the fourth Indian to do so after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly | VVS Laxman |
| The theme of National Technology Day observed on 11 May 2017 | Technology for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth |
| The first Hindi entertainment channel to be launched by Discovery channel is named | Discovery JEET |
| The new President (12th) of South Korea who has assumed the office on 10 May 2017 | Moon Jae-in |
| The Indian pacer who has become the leading wicket-taker in Women's One-Day Internationals in a match against South Africa surpassing Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick's record of 180 wickets | Jhulan Goswami |
| The country with which India is conducting Co-ordinated Patrol (CORPAT) from 09 – 25 May 17 under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command | Indonesia |
| The mascot of Asian Athletics Championship to be held in Bhubaneshwar from 06 to 09 July 107 | Olly (Olive Ridley turtle) |
| The British actress, model and activist who has been awarded the first genderless award for the Best Actor at the MTV Movie and TV Awards | Emma Watson |
| The candidate of En Marche!(political party) who has won France's 2017 Presidential elections defeating Marine Le Pen of the National Front | Emmanuel Macron |
| The place in Maharashtra where India's First Integrated Bio‐refinery for Renewable Fuels & Chemicals for producing ethanol from a variety of biomass was inaugurated by Shri Nitin Gadkari | Rahu, Pune |
| The north-eastern state which has been declared a disturbed area under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for 3 more months from 03 May 2017 | Assam |
| The variety of mango grown in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh which has been granted GI (geographical indication) tag (the mango is named after the town it is grown in) | Banganapalle |
| The first Indian woman to be appointed Chief Justice of a High Court who passed away on 05 May 2017 | Leila Seth |
| The State which has become the first in the coutnry to shift to January to December format for financial year | Madhya Pradesh |
| Social worker and Chairperson of Women's Indian Association who has been awarded the Avvaiyar Award for 2017 by Tamil Nadu government | Padma Venkataraman |
| The portal launched by the Ministry of Communications for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances is named | Tarang Samachar |
| The city which has become the first in the world to get its own font (the font known by the city's name has been developed by Microsoft and is available in 23 languages for Office 365 users) | Dubai |
| The Chief Minister who has been chosen for the Transformative Chief Minister Award in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level by the US India Business Council | Chandrababu Naidu |
| The medivial saint on whose 1000th birth anniversary a commemorative stamp was released by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Sri Ramanujacharya |
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