Neil Armstrong’s Moon Dust Bag to be sold at an - Auction

  • Neil Armstrong’s Moon Dust Bag will be sold at an auction at Sotheby’s auction house in New York on 20th July 2017. 
  • The announcement of the auction was made by Sotheby’s Auction House on 23rd May 2017.

World’s first Robocop recruited by - Dubai Police

  • The Dubai police officially inducted the world's first operational robot police officer 'Robocop' into the force at the 4th Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) on 22nd May 2017.

World Turtle Day 2017 observed globally on - 23rd May

  • The World Turtle Day 2017 was observed globally on 23rd May 2017 with an aim to protect the turtles and tortoises and their rapidly disappearing habitats across the world. American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) sponsored this day.

International Cricketer of the Year award won by - Ashwin

  • Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was conferred the much-desired International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017 on 24th May 2017.

Controversial godman Chandraswami passed away on - 23rd May 2017

  • Controversial godman, Chandraswami, passed away due to multi-organ failure on 23rd May 2017 in New Delhi. His real name was Nemi Chand.

Kiren Rijiju unveils - World's first philosophical novel on God

  • Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs unveiled a philosophical novel on God titled “Confessions of a dying mind: 
  • The blind faith of atheism,” in New Delhi on 23rd May 2017. The book is termed as world’s first philosophical novel on God, is penned by IAS officer Haulianlal Guite, published by a UK based Bloomsbury Publishing.

Test flight completed by World's largest aircraft - Airlander 10

  • The world's largest aircraft, Airlander 10 successfully completed a test flight on in the third week of May 2017. 
  • The hybrid aircraft dubbed the Airlander 10 merges technology of airplanes, helicopters and airships. 
  • The aircraft is designed to stay aloft at altitudes of up to 20000 feet for up to five days while manned. 
  • It is the largest aircraft currently flying at a massive 302 feet long.

Environment Ministry and OzonAction organised “Ozone2Climate” Technology Roadshow in - Agra

  • Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organised Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow in Agra on 23rd May 2017. 
  • The roadshow was organised along with the UN Environment OzonAction’s Compliance Assistance Programme.

World's smallest nation Nauru ratifies - International Solar Alliance Pact

  • Nauru, world’s smallest republic and the tiny island nation ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact on 23rd May 2017. After this, Nauru became the sixth country to ratify ISA pact.

First African to be elected as WHO Director-General - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

  • The World Health Assembly elected Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 23rd May 2017. 
  • Ethiopia’s Ghebreyesus will begin his five-year term on 1st July 2017. Ghebreyesus will succeed Dr Margaret Chan, who has been serving as WHO’s Director-General since 1st January 2007.

Rajan Anandan has been appointed as Chairman of IAMAI 

  • Rajan Anandan, Google India's Managing Director was appointed as the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on 25th May 2017. 
  • IAMAI is country’s leading association of digital companies. It has a membership of nearly 300 Indian and overseas companies and has its offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Delhi.

Sanjay Mitra took charge as - Defence Secretary

  • Sanjay Mitra took charge as the Defence Secretary on 25th May 2017. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre. 
  • His appointment as the new Defence Secretary was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 10th May 2017. 
  • He will have the tenure of fixed two-years.

Cobra lily rediscovered after 84 years - In Nilgiris

  • The rare Arisaema translucens, more commonly known as the cobra lily was recently rediscovered in the western Nilgiris after 84 years.
  • Nature enthusiasts K M Prabhu Kumar and Tarun Chhabra made this discovery. 
  • News of the discovery was published in a journal on botanical taxonomy Phytotaxa in May 2017.

P V Sindhu elected to Badminton World Federation Athletes’ Commission

  • Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu on 24 May 2017 became the second Indian to be inducted in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission. 
  • Before Sindhu, Saina Nehwal was inducted to the Commission. Sindhu emerged the highest voted player in the BWF Athletes' Commission election that took place on the sidelines of the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia.

Two Indian peacekeepers honoured posthumously with - UN medal

  • Two Indian peacekeepers, Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar were among the 117 military, police and civilian personnel who were honoured with a prestigious UN medal, awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty on 24th May 2017.

Socialist Lenin Moreno sworn in as - President of Ecuador


  • Lenin Moreno was sworn in as the President of Ecuador following a tight electoral race in Ecuador's Presidential Elections 2017 on 24th May 2017.