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17 Apr 2017

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

'Yes' Camp Claims Win

The `Yes` camp in a referendum to give Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greater powers claimed victory, but the knife-edge result left the country bitterly divided with the opposition crying foul.
The `Yes` campaign won 51.3 percent of the vote against 48.7 percent for `No`.

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ENVIRONMENT

New Species of Herbivores Dinosaurs Discovered

Scientists have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago has been discovered.
The new species belongs to a group of herbivores known as sauropods, which includes giants such as Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus, who had long necks and pillar-like legs.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Crude Oil Import through Paradip Port

Numaligarh Refinery Limited signed an MOU with Paradip Port Trust and Indian Oil Corporation for import of crude oil at Paradip Port, paving way for its proposed refinery expansion. NRL in Assam has proposed expansion from its existing 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA.
Capital investment of Rs. 1,000 crore will be made at the Paradip Port for this project, which will also help in generating more employment in the region.

Credit Growth Plunges

According to the Reserve Bank data, the credit growth, saddled with high bad debt and weak corporate demand, plunged to a whopping six-decade low of 5.08 per cent in the financial year 2016-17.
One main reason for the massive plunge is the rising corporate bond market from where companies are tapping funds even for working capital as most of them could have been turned away by banks due to their over-leveraged balance sheets.

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SPORTS

Praneeth Wins Maiden Super Series Title

B. Sai Praneeth defeated Kidambi Srikanth to clinch the men's singles final at the Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament.
With this win, Praneeth has now extended his head-to-head record against Srikanth to 5-1.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Fifty-one Names for Appointment as HC judges

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended 51 names for appointment as judges in 10 High Courts in the country.
The 51 names were cleared by the collegium by trimming a list of 90 names.
Of the 51, 20 are judicial officers and 31 are advocates.
The collegium has recommended the names for the High Courts of Bombay, Punjab and Haryana, Patna, Hyderabad (for the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), Delhi and Chhattisgarh.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

17 Apr 2017

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

'Yes' Camp Claims Win

ENVIRONMENT

New Species of Herbivores Dinosaurs Discovered

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Crude Oil Import through Paradip Port

Credit Growth Plunges

SPORTS

Praneeth Wins Maiden Super Series Title

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Fifty-one Names for Appointment as HC judges

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