The ‘International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers’ observed on 29th May to pay tribute those who served in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations.
They also honour the memory of people who died in the name of peace.
The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “Investing in Peace Around the World.”
Sebastian Vettel wins 2017 Monaco Grand Prix
German racing driver Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) has won the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix at Monaco.
The second place in the race was secured by Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and the third place by Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull).
The 2017 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco.
C.A. Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian to win a Gold in International Fencing tournament
Fencer A Bhavani Devi has become first Indian to win a Gold Medal in the sabre event of the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik, Iceland.
She beat Sarah Jane Hampson (Great Britain) 15-13 points.
Earlier, she has won silver medal in another event.
She is currently a fencing coach at Sagar Lagu’s training academy, the SAI Centre in Thalassery, Kerala.
World Table Tennis Championships begin in Dusseldorf
The World Table Tennis Championships (54th edition) has begun in Dusseldorf, Germany (7th- time) with the Qualification matches.
Top-ranked Indian in the world, Achanta Sharath Kamal will lead the 8-member Indian squad.
The team includes Soumyajit Ghosh, Harmeet Desai, reigning national champion Madhurika Patkar, Manika Batra and Mouma Das.
Asian Junior Tennis Championship begins in Pune
Today, the Asian Junior Tennis Championship 2017 (under 18 category) has begun in Pune,Maharashtra.
Players from 11 countries (Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, China, Sri Lanka, Iran, and India) will participate in the tournament.
The Championship is the second highest tournament anywhere in the world after the junior grand slams.
South Korea beat China to win 2017 Sudirman Cup
South Korea defeated China to lift their fourth Sudirman Cup title at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Queensland, Australia.
South Korea’s women shuttlers beat China with a 3-2 win in the final.
Earlier, South Korea won the Sudirman Cup in 2003, 1993 and 1991.
Note: The Sudirman is named after a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Dick Sudirman.
Pune police bagged FICCI smart policing award 2017
The Pune city police have bagged the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries) Smart Police Award for the year 2017.
Police Commissioner of Pune 'Rashmi Shukla' has received the award from M P Meenakshi Lekhi during a program organized by FICCI and Vivekanand International Foundation on Homeland Security in Delhi.
Out of 133 entries from the state police forces, the 'Mahila Suraksha' project of city police won the award.
India’s First Electric Mass Mobility System Launched in Nagpur
The chief minister of Maharashtra ‘Devendra Fadnavis’ has inaugurated India’s first multi-modal electric vehicle project at the Nagpur Airport Complex.
The pilot project will have a fleet of 200 electric vehicles like taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autorickshaws.
Four electric charging station has built by cab aggregator ‘Ola’ in various places of Nagpur including the Nagpur airport.
According to the union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma, India's tourism growth has reached 15.4% when the global tourism growth was only 4. 6%.
This year, the tourism earnings in the country have increased to one lakh 56 thousand crores rupees.
A city in Tamil Nadu will be selected and developed holistically as a tourist destination.
Dailong village in Manipur declared Biodiversity Heritage Site
The Manipur govt. has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state.
Dialong village (area - 11.35 sq km) has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
EPFO would invest Rs 20,000 cr in Exchange Traded Funds: Dattatreya
According to the Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment ‘Bandaru Dattatreya’, EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) would invest Rs. 20,000 crore in Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) this fiscal.
The EPFO Central Board of Trustees meeting in Pune agreed on the proposal for raising ETF investments from 10 to 15% of investible deposits.
Earlier, the Finance Ministry had notified a new investment pattern for EPFO, allowing the body to invest a minimum of 5% and up to 15% of its funds in equity or equity-related schemes.
The EPFO had started investing up to 5% of its investible deposits in ETFs from August 2015.
