Maruti, Honda, Toyota kick off new fiscal with a - Strong growth

  •  Automobile majors Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Toyota and Honda posted high double-digit growth in their domestic passenger vehicle sales in April.

First north-eastern club to win 2016-17 I-League - Aizawl FC

  • Aizawl FC defeated Shillong Lajong FC to grab the 2016-17 I-League in Shillong, Meghalaya on 30th April 2017. 
  • After this, Aizawl FC became the first ever north-eastern club to win the title. 
  • It was the 10th edition of the I-League held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.

First city in world to get its own Microsoft Font - Dubai

  • Dubai became the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft Font on 1st may 2017. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council launched The Dubai Font.

Padma Venkataraman bestowed with - Avvaiyar award

  • The Tamil Nadu government conferred the 2017 Avvaiyar Award to Padma Venkataraman, a social worker and daughter of former Indian President, the late R Venkataraman on 2nd May 2017. 
  • Chief Minister K Palaniswami of Tamilnadu honoured Padma with the award for her efforts in the field of women’s welfare and the rehabilitation of leprosy-affected people since the past 30 years.

Tarang Sanchar web portal for information on Mobile Tower Radiation launched by - DoT

  • The Department of Telecom (DoT) launched 'Tarang Sanchar’ web portal on 2nd May 2017, a portal that will allow people to track radiation emitted from mobile towers within a locality and check their compliance with the stipulated norms.
  •  The portal will help in clearing people doubts on mobile towers and emissions from them.

THAAD missile defense system operational in - South Korea


  • The United States (US) Military's missile defence system THAAD became operational in South Korea on 2nd May 2017.
  •  The Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) has reached an initial intercept capability to defend against North Korean missiles. 
  • THAAD will not going to be fully operational for a period of months.
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