♨ *1. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is "Tobacco – a threat to development."*
��Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be the New head of WHO after replacing Margaret Chan.
��Headquarter of WHO is in Geneva, Switzerland.
��The member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.
♨ *2. The Minister of Defence and National Security of Fiji, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola accompanied by his delegation signed a MoU with the Minister of Defence, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley in New Delhi.*
��Fiji Capital is Suva and its Currency is Fijian Dollar.
��Frank Bainimarama is the PM of Fiji.
♨ *3. India and Germany inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel.*
�� The agreements inked included nine joint declarations of intent (JDIs) and three memoranda of understanding.
��The agreements include collaboration in the field of digitalization, skill development, and cooperation in cyber policy.
�� Besides, the two nations also agreed to resume the free trade talks between India and the European Union.
��The Capital of Germany is Berlin and its Currency is Euro.
♨ *4. 43rd G7 Summit was held on 26-27 May, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy.*
��The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May.
��The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
��The European Union is also represented within the G7.
��The theme of the Italian G7 Summit 2017 is-" Building the Foundation of Renewed Trust."
��The first occasion of G7 Summit was in 1980 in Venice, Italy.
��Next G-7 Summit will be held in Canada in 2018.
��This is the sixth time that Italy has taken over the rotating G7 Presidency.
��PM of Italy is Paolo Gentiloni and the capital and currency is Rome and Euro respectively.
♨ *5. The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. New one rupee notes with predominantly pink-green on obverse and reverse in combination with other colours will be soon put into circulation.*
��The note will bear signature of Shaktikanta Das, Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
��BP Kanungo is the New Deputy Governor of RBI after replacing of R Gandhi.
��Urjit Patel is the 24th Governor of RBI and its headquarter is in Mumbai.
��RBI was nationalised in 1949.
♨ *6. According to India Development Report released by World Bank, India had one of the lowest female participation in the workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries.*
��World Bank President is Jim Yong Kim and its headquarter is in Washington D.C. USA.
��World Bank was founded in 1944.
♨ *7. This year Union Health Minister of India Jagat Prakash Nadda is chosen for WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards for accelerating India’s tobacco control initiatives and taking bold measures to protect people against hazards of tobacco use.*
♨ *8. Coming next year, you won't have to rely on heavily accented lady for directions on Google Maps. Instead India will be having its own GPS system. 'NavIC' will be operational early 2018.*
��NavIC or 'Navigation with Indian Constellation' the name given by PM Narendra Modi after the launch of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS-1G, is designed to provide accurate position information to users within the country.
♨ *9. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India's T20 team has become the first Indian Women cricketer to play in Kia Super League, the England T20 League.*
♨ *10. India captain Virat Kohli is the lone cricketer from the country to feature in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to hold on to his third spot in the batsman's chart.*
��The top three batsmen South Africa's AB de Villiers (874 rating points), Australian David Warner (871) and Kohli (852) are separated by just 22 points.
��Virat Kohli received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award during BCCI’s International Cricketer of the Year awards 2017.
��Virat Kohli is the first to receive the Polly Umrigar Award award thrice.
��He had won the award in 2011-12 and in 2014-15.
♨ *11.Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record-equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league.*
��He drew level with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with the fourth honor.
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