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➤Amitabh Bachchan launches world’s first app for breast health
➤Mallikarjun Kharge becomes next PAC Chairman
i. Former Minister of Inidan Railways Mallikarjun Kharge has been nominated for the post of chairman of the Public’s Account Committee (PAC) of Parliament.
ii. Kharge will take charge from K.V. Thomas on May 1, 2017.
➤India ranks 148 in 2017 UN Women in Politics Map
i. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women launched the ‘Women in Politics 2017 Map’ in New York.
ii. The Women in Politics 2017 Map is the visual representation of women’s political empowerment in executive government and parliament as on January 1, 2017.
iii. As per the Map, India ranked 148 out of 193 UN member nations in representing women in the executive government.
iv. The theme for 2017 is ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment In The Changing World Of Work’.
iv. The theme for 2017 is ‘Women’s Economic Empowerment In The Changing World Of Work’.
iv. Top 5 countries with highest women in parliament: Rwanda, Bolivia, Cuba, Iceland and Nicaragua.
➤Michael Clarke’s launches his autobiography ‘My Story’
i. Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has launched his autobiography named ‘My Story’ in Kolkata.
ii. This book was triggered by how he was affected by Phil Hughes’ death when India was touring Australia in 2014-15.
➤First fully India-made train flagged off at Dadar station
i.Medha, the made-in-India rake was flagged off for the maiden run of the 12-coach train from Dadar to Borivali, at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
ii.Medha has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, which has installed LED lighting to reduce energy consumption.
➤Amitabh Bachchan launches world’s first app for breast health
i.Mumbai-based Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation has released an app to provide information under one roof.
ii.Launched by Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, the app – ‘ABC of Breast Health’ – will provide information in 12 languages.
