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• May 10 - World Migration Bird Day
• SPARK
• SPARK - Sustainable Progress through Application of Research and Knowledge.
• It is a proposed initiative of govt of India to solve the basic research problem in India.
• It will have two arms
1. Discovery Arm
2. Delivery Arm
• Discovery Arm
• It will have the experts from various science institutions of the country to solve the research problem.
• Delivery Arm
• It works with the industry and through Public Private Partnership the research will be carried out.
• India's Longest Bridge
• Dhola-Sadiya bridge built across  the river Brahmaputra in the Tinsukhia District of Assam.
• Length: 9.15 Km.
• World's Tallest Railway Bridge
• It was build over the river chenab in Jammu.
• This bridge is also designed to withstand bomb blasts.
• TNT - Trinitrotoluene is a explosive.
• INS Karwar and INS Kakinada
• The two were the minesweeper of the Indian Navy.
• Both were decommissioned from service at Naval Dockyard Mumbai.
• Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
• He is the governor of Jakarta, Indonesia.
• He was sentenced to two year of prison in guilt of blasphemy against Islam.
• Highest Wicket Taker in women's ODI
• Jhulan Goswami - become the highest wicker taker in Women's ODI.
• She surpassed the 180 wickets taken by Australian cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
• NEFT New Interval
• NEFT transactions will be processed with 30 Mins interval instead of 2 hours interval.
• It will come to effect from July 10, 2017