3rd May 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (3rd May 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 3rd May 2017

International Current Affairs

• World Press Freedom Day, proclaimed by the United Nations in 1993, is celebrated today (May 3rd).
• This day is being observed every year to draw focus on the freedom of information, protecting journalism from censorship, and ensuring safety for journalists.
  
• This day marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991.
• Theme of World Press Freedom Day 2017 : "Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media's role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies"

National Current Affairs

• India's first full-length feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' was released 104 years ago on this day (3rd May) in the year 1913. 
• This film was produced and directed by Dadasaheb Phalke.
• The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today decided to grant the status of "living human entity" to Narmada river. 
• The proposal to grant the status to Narmada river came after the Uttarakhand High Court accorded the status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers.
• Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities of Odisha have been notified as Scheduled Castes after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017. 
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Patanjali Research Institute at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar. 
• This institute will be the first organisation in India to conduct clinical trials as per international standards in the field of Ayurveda. 
• The Karnataka government passed an order putting a cap of ₹200, exclusive of taxes, on the price of movie tickets at cinema halls, including multiplexes, across the state.
• World’s highest railway bridge which will be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower is to come up over the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of around Rs. 1,100 crore in around two years from now.
• This bridge will connect Bakkal (Katra) and Kauri (Srinagar). 

Science & Technology

• The Indian Army today successfully test-fired an advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 
• Israel showed off its three new F-35 stealth fighter jets recently delivered from the United States as part of an air show marking its annual Independence Day celebrations. 
• Important Note : The F-35 jet is the most expensive weapons system in history, costing nearly $1.5 trillion throughout its decade and a half of development.

Awards & Honors

• President Pranab Mukherjee will give way the 64th National Film Awards in New Delhi today.
• These awards had been announced last month.
• Akshay Kumar has been chosen for the Best Actor Award for Hindi movie 'Rustom'.
• Surabhi has been named as the Best Actress for her role in Malayalam film 'Minnaminungu-The Firefly'.
• Check complete list of 64th National Film Award Winners from HERE

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

• After PM Narendra Modi pitched for shifting to a January-December financial year, Madhya Pradesh has decided to adopt the January-December financial year format from the present April-March cycle. 
• Important Note : With this, Madhya Pradesh has become the first in the country to adopt the change. 
• With this, the next budget in Madhya Pradesh will be presented in December 2017.
  
• India's third largest IT firm Wipro has replaced its multi-coloured sunflower logo, which was introduced in 1998, with a new one. 
• The new logo comprises dots, which according to Wipro, represent the way the company "connects the dots" for its clients. 
• In just six months of launching its telecom operations, Reliance Jio has accounted for nearly 40% of India's broadband connections, according to data by telecom regulator TRAI.
• Reliance Jio accounted for 102.84 million users, the highest, followed by Bharti Airtel at 46.69 million broadband connections. 

Sports Current Affairs

• The Indian T20I team slipped a spot to the 4th place in the ICC T20I team rankings, according to the latest ICC rankings released today. 
• Indian team, with 118 rating points, is three points behind World T20 2009 winner Pakistan and World T20 2010 winner England. 
• New Zealand with 125 rating points is the top-ranked T20I team. 
• Top 10 in the List :
• New Zealand
• England 
• Pakistan
• India
• South Africa
• Australia
• West Indies
• Sri Lanka
• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh

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