England to host 2018 International Table Tennis Federation Team World Cup 

  • ITTF (The International Table Tennis Federation) awarded hosting rights for the 2018 Team World Cup to England on 24th August 2017. 
  • The Team World Cup is ITTF’s second most prestigious tournament after the World Championships.

Tata Sons appoints Banmali Agrawala as president, infrastructure, defence and aerospace

  • Banmali Agrawala, an experienced in power and energy industry will be joining Tata Sons from 1st October as President, Infrastructure, Defence and Aerospace.

Nachiket Mor re-appointed to RBI’s central board


  • On August 24 2017 Nachiket Madhusudan Mor, country director of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was re-appointed as a member of the Eastern local board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Rooftop solar programme launched by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

  • Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a grid-connected rooftop solar program through a net-metering system at the State Secretariat in the  capital city of Bhubaneswar on 23rd August 2017.

Microsoft launched Project Brainwave for real-time artificial intelligence  

  • Software giant Microsoft launched its Project Brainwave in August 2017, which is deep learning acceleration platform for real-time AI (artificial intelligence). 

Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence to Prof Digambar BeheraBiju Patnaik Award

  • On 24 August 2017 odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik granted the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for the year 2016 to Prof Digambar Behera.

HDFC Bank launches all-in-one PoS machine

  • HDFC Bank has launched an all-in-one offering, DigiPoS Machine that offers a complete suite of digital payment solutions announced on 22nd of Aug 2017.

Jammu and Kashmir Government to Set Up First Eco-Pak

  •  The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to build an Eco-Park on over 34 acres of land reclaimed from encroachers in the state's Rajouri district.

Nungthaang Tampak- North East's First 100% Computer Literate Village

  • Manipur's Nungthaang Tampak village has emerged as the '100 percent computer literate' not only in the state but in the entire North East. 
  • The computer course was organized by Mangal Rural as a part of the Digital India program.