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Nano Missile developed by Indian Army

• SRM University, Chennai’s Student ‘Dacharla Panduranga Rphith’ developed a Nano missile for Indian Army.
• The missile was tested in the presence of Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramapuram in Chennai and Video submitted to world records of India or recognition in July 2017.

Former CM of Manipur passes away

• Former Chief Minister of Manipur and member of First Lok Sabha Rishang Keiishing passed away after brief illness in Imphal.
• He was congress leader and died at the age of 96.

Government will establish National Sports Museum in New Delhi

• The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry make announcement to establish the National Sports Museum at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
• It will be the first of its kind museum which will showcase India’s achievements in sports and will also focus on the traditional sports within country.

Dharmendra Kumar appointed Director General of RPF

• CISF ADG Dharmendra Kumar has been appointed as director general of the Railway Protection Force.
• He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, took charge.

N B Gupta appointed as Director (Finance), PFC

• Government of India appointed N B Gupta as Director (Finance), Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) for a period of five years or date of his superannuation whichever is earlier.
• Mr Gupta has assumed the charge of ‘Director (Finance)’ in PFC w.e.f. August 18, 2017.

Mentor India Campaign launched by NITI Aayog

• Mentor India Campaign, a strategic nation building initiative to engage for guiding and mentoring students at Akal Tinkering Labs, has launched by The National Institute for Transforming India (NITI).
• The aim of the campaign is to maximizing the impact of the Atal Tinkering Labs by engaging leaders who will nurture and guide students in the Atal Tinkering Labs

CMO Asia Excellence goes to Hyderabad startup

• Hyderabad based startup, Paynear Solution was awarded ‘Best Use of Mobile Technology in Financial Services in Asia at the Eighth CMO Asia Excellence’ awards.
• The award ceremoney were held in Singapore.
• Paynear thanks to its innovative use of technology to help the seamless processing of omni-channel transactions across platforms.

Novelist Padma Viswanathan Awarded 2017 Porter Fund Literary Prize

• Indian American novelist and playwright Padma Viswanathan awarded with 2017 Porter Fund Literary Prize for fiction.
• With dollars 2000 prize makes it one of the state’s most rewarding as well as prestigious literary awards.

National Awards Ceremony will be held on 29 August 2017

• • The winners will receive their awards from the President of India at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2017.
  • The Details of National Awards 2017 is as follows-(i) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017
    

    S. No.	Name of the Awardees	discipline
    1.	Shri Devendra	Para Athlete
    2.	Shri Sardar Singh	Hockey

    (ii) Dronacharya Awards 2017

    S. No.	Name of the Awardee	Discipline
    1.	Late Dr. R. Gandhi	Athletics
    2.	Mr. Heera Nand Kataria	Kabaddi
    3.	Mr. G.S.S.V. Prasad	Badminton (Lifetime)
    4.	Mr. Brij Bhushan Mohanty	Boxing (Lifetime)
    5.	Mr. P.A. Raphel	Hockey (Lifetime)
    6.	Mr. Sanjoy Chakraverthy	Shooting (Lifetime)
    7.	Mr. Roshan Lal	Wrestling (Lifetime)

    (iii) Arjuna Awards 2017

    S. No.	Name of the Awardees	Discipline
    1.	Ms. V.J. Surekha	Archery
    2.	Ms. Khushbir Kaur	Athletics
    3.	Mr. Arokia Rajiv	Athletics
    4.	Ms. Prasanthi Singh	Basketball
    5.	Sub. LaishramDebendro Singh	Boxing
    6.	Mr. CheteshwarPujara	Cricket
    7.	Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur	Cricket
    8.	Ms. OinamBembem Devi	Football
    9.	Mr. S.S.P. Chawrasia	Golf
    10.	Mr. S.V. Sunil	Hockey
    11.	Mr. Jasvir Singh	Kabaddi
    12.	Mr. P. N. Prakash	Shooting
    13.	Mr. A. Amalraj	Table Tennis
    14.	Mr. SakethMyneni	Tennis
    15.	Mr. SatyawartKadian	Wrestling
    16.	Mr. Mariyappan	Para-Athlete
    17.	Mr. Varun Singh Bhati	Para-Athlete

    (iv) Dhyan Chand Award

    S. No.	Name (S/Shri)	Discipline
    1 .	Mr. Bhupender Singh	Athletics
    2.	Mr. Syed Shahid Hakim	Football
    3.	Ms. Sumarai Tete	Hockey

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