International Organizations and their Heads 2017

International Organization
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Director-General, José Graziano da Silva
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Director-General, Yukiya Amano
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – Secretary-General, Raymond Benjamin
- International Labour Organization (ILO) – Director-General, Guy Ryder
- United Nations (UN) – Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) – Executive Director, Anthony Lake
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Director-General, Irina Bokova
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – High Commissioner, Navanethem Pillay
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – High Commissioner, António Guterres
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – Director-General, Kandeh Yumkella
- World Food Programme (WFP) – Executive Director, Josette Sheeran
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Director-General, Margaret Chan
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – Secretary-General, Michel Jarraud
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai

Political and Economic Organizations
- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) - Secretary-General, Mohamed Ibn Chambas
- African Union (AU) - Chairperson, Robert Mugabe
- Andean Community - Secretary-General, Adalid Contreras Baspineiro
- Arab League - Secretary-General, Nabil Elaraby
- Arab Maghreb Union  (AMU) - Secretary-General, Habib Ben Yahia
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) - Executive Director, Muhamad Noor
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Secretary-Generalm, Surin Pitsuwan
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) - Secretary-General, Lolita Applewhaite
- Central American Parliament - President, Dorindo Cortéz
- Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Secretary-General, Sindiso Ngwenya
- Commonwealth of Nations - Head, Queen Elizabeth II
- Commonwealth of Independent States - Executive Secretary, Sergei Lebedev
- Council of Europe - Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland
- East African Community - Secretary-General, Richard Sezibera
- Economic Community of West African States - Chairman, John Dramani Mahama
- Eurasian Economic Community - Secretary-General, Tair Mansurov
- European Free Trade Association - Secretary-General, Kristinn Árnason
- Group of Eight (G8) - President (informal), Vladimir Putin
- Gulf Cooperation Council - Secretary-General, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
- Ibero-American Secretariat (Segib) - Secretary-General, Enrique V. Iglesias
- Indian Ocean Commission - Secretary-General, Monique Andreas Esoavekomandroso
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) - Chairman, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Nordic Council - Secretary-General, Jan-Erik Enestam
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Secretary-General, José Ángel Gurría
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) - Secretary-General, Lamberto Zannier
- Organization of American States - Secretary-General, José Miguel Insulza
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States - Director-General, Len Ishmael
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - Secretary-General, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
- Pacific Community - Director-General, Jimmie Rodgers
- Pacific Islands Forum - Secretary-General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) - Secretary-General, Bolat Nurgaliyev
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - Secretary-General, Ahmed Saleem
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) - Director of the Executive Secretariat, Agustín Colombo Sierra
- Southern African Development Community - Executive Secretary, Tomaz Salomão
- Union of South American Nations (Unasur/Unasul) - President, Bharrat Jagdeo
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) - Secretary-General, Ngawang Choephel
- World Trade Organization (WTO) - Director-General, Roberto Azevedo

Financial Organizations
- African Development Bank - President, Donald Kaberuka
- Asian Development Bank - President, Haruhiko Kuroda
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - President - Suma Chakrabarti
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) - President - Luis Alberto Moreno
- International Monetary Fund - Managing Director - Christine Lagarde
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB) - President - Ahmad Mohamed Ali
- World Bank - President - Jim Yong Kim

Sports Organizations
- Confédération africaine de football (CAF) - President - Issa Hayatou
- Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) President - Alfredo Hawit, Honduras
- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) - President - Nicolas Leoz
- Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) - President - Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - President - Sepp Blatter
- International Cricket Council (ICC) - President - N. Srinivasan
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) - President - Thomas Bach
- International Paralympic Committee (IPC) - President - Philip Craven
- International Rugby Board (IRB) - President - Bernard Lapasset
- Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) - President - David Chung
- Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) - President - Michel Platini

Other Organizations
- Antarctic Treaty  - Executive Secretary - Jan Huber
- Colombo Plan - Secretary-General - Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) - Executive Secretary -Murade Isaac Miguigy Murargy
- EDU - Intergovernmental Organization (EDU) - Secretary-General - G.Irving Levance
- La Francophonie - Secretary-General - Abdou Diouf
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) - Executive Secretary - Mahboub Maalim
- International Committee of the Red Cross - President - Peter Maurer, Switzerland
- International Court of Justice - President - Hisashi Owada
- International Criminal Court - President - Song Sang-Hyun
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)  - Secretary-General - Ronald Noble
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - President - Tadateru Konoé
- International Maritime Organization - Secretary-General - Koji Sekimizu
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Director-general - William Lacy Swing
- International Telecommunication Union - Secretary-General - Hamadoun Touré
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - Director-General - Ahmet Üzümcü
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Secretary-General - Mohammed S. Barkindo
- Universal Postal Union - Director-General - Édouard Dayan
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Director-General - Francis Gurry

Heads of Important Offices (World) 2017

Heads of Important Offices (World) 2017

● Ban Ki-moon : Secretary-General, United Nations Organisation.
● Jan Eliasson : Deputy Secretary-General, UN.
● Dr. Jim Yong Kim : President, World Bank.
● Christine Lagarde : Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
● Ms. Irina Bokova : Director-General-UNESCO.
● Dr. Margaret Chan : Director-General, WHO.
● Jose Graziano da Silva : Director-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation.
● Guy Ryder : Director-General, International Labour Organisation.
● Anthony Lake : Executive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
● Antonio Guterres : Head, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
● Ms. Helen Clark : Administrator, United Nations Development Programme.
● Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi : Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
● Jose Angel Gurria : Secretary-General, Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
● Ronny Abraham : President, International Court of Justice.
● Takehiko Nakao : President, Asian Development Bank.
● Donald Kaberuka : President, African Development Bank.
● Thomas Bach : President, International Olympic Committee.
● Kamalesh Sharma : Secretary-General, Commonwealth.
● Robert Mugabe : Chairman, African Union Assembly.
● Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma : Chairperson, African Union Commission.
● Roberto Azevedo : Director-General, WTO.
● Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein : High Commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights.
● Donald Tusk : President, European Union
● N. Srinivasan : Chairman, International Cricket Council.
● Jean-Claude Juncker : President, European Commission.
● Li Yong : Director-General, UNIDO.
● Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al-Zayani : Secretary-General, Gulf Co-operation Council.
● Iyad bin Amin Madani : Secretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
● Abdallah el-Badri : Secretary-General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
● Luis Almagro : Secretary-General, Organisation of American States.
● Hifikepunye Pohamba : President, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO).
● Mr. Yukiya Amano : Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
● Jens Stoltenberg : Secretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
● Sir Alan Haselhurst : Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
● Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin : Executive Director, UNFPA.
● Le Luong Minh : Secretary-General, ASEAN.
● Arjun Bahadur : Secretary-General, SAARC
● Lamine Diack : President, International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
● Dr. Ellen Stofan : Chief of NASA (USA).
● Salil Shetty : Secretary-General, Amnesty International.
● Lt.-Gen.Chikadibia Obiakor : Military Adviser to UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
● Hassan Rouhani : Secretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement.
● Asha Kanwar : President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning.
● Mireille Ballestrazzi : President, INTERPOL

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I Second Shift is over. These questions are based on the type of GA questions asked in the Second Shift of the exam (12th August). Candidates having CGL Exam in other shifts can go through these questions and can expect these questions to be asked in upcoming shifts as well.

Q1. Arundhati Roy book "The Ministry of utmost happiness" related question.

Q2. Who is the first Governor General of free India?
ANs:C. Rajagopalachari

Q3. Who is the first female Ruler of India?
Ans:Razia Sultan

Q4. How many States share Nepal's Boundary?
Ans:five

Q5. What is the Study of fungus?
Ans:Mycology

Q6. Question-related to a scientist?

Q7. Who received Arjuna Award 2016 in wrestling?
Ans:
Q8. Who invented Polio injection?
Ans:Jonas Edward Salk

Q9. The 7th country which has been included in SACEP in March 2017?
ANs:

Q10. Contingency fund Monitor related question.

Q11. What is the S.I unit of Heat?
ANs:Joule

Q12. When a ball is thrown vertically upward what remains constant?
Ans: Energy of the systemm

Q13. What is the name of compound sodium bicarbonate?
Ans:Baking carbonate

Q14. A question related to Curd?

Q15. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), who will provide funds?

Q16. A question related to Classical dancer ?

Q17. What is the Tenure of Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
Ans:6 years
Q18. Computer work on which Number System?
Ans:Binary system

Q19. Match the following terms with sports names.
(No ball, Knock out, Goal etc.)
no ball - cricket
knock out - basketball
Goal - football / hockey

Q20. One question related to Tax?

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I

SSC CGL 2017 Tier-I FIRST Shift is over. These questions are based on the type of GA questions asked in the FIRST Shift of the exam (12th August). Candidates having CGL Exam in other shifts can go through these questions and can expect these questions to be asked in upcoming shifts as well.

Q1. Name of the Book written by Sachin?
Ans:Playing It My Way

Q2. What is the SI unit of intensity of sound?
Ans: decibel

Q3. Match the following: Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj, Veda Samaj etc.
Ans: Brahmo Samaj - Raja Ram mohan Roy
Arya Samaj - Dayananda Saraswati
Veda Samaj - K. Sridharalu Naidu

Q4. Blue revolution, Golden revolution, and Yellow revolution related question.
 Ans: Blue revolution- Fish Production
Golden revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production
Yellow revolution - Oil Seeds production

Q5. One question related to famous Indian Vocalist.

Q6. Recently India signed Third protocol of double taxation with which country?
Ans:India and Singapore Sign a Third Protocol for Amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)

Q7. What is India's national water animal? 

(Tortoise, Dolphin, Crocodile, and Alligator)
Ans:Dolphin

Q8. One question related to countries and their currencies. (Bhutan, Malaysia, etc.)  

Q9. What is an exothermic reaction?
Ans: Chemical Reaction in which  energy is released.

Q10. Which Major element in Brass?
Ans:Copper

Q11. Alveoli are related to which biological system?

(Digestive system, Excretory system, Respiratory system and Reproductive system)
Ans:Respiratory system

Q12. What is the full form of FTP in Computer?
Ans:The File Transfer Protocol

Q13. Which of the following is not the fundamental duty?

Q14. Which of the following fundamental rights has recently been converted into legal rights?
Ans:Right to property

Daily GK Update 12th August 2017

Have you attempted the Current affairs Quiz of 11th August!! Do it Now

1. The International Youth Day: 12 August

i. The International Youth Day was observed across the world on 12 August with the theme 'Youth Building Peace'.

ii. This year, the Day is aimed at celebrating young people’s contributions in preventing conflicts and bringing about transformations along with inclusion, social justice, and sustainable peace.

Important Takeaways From Above News-

• The International Youth Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 17 December 1999 through its resolution 54/120. 

2. Telangana Government Launches ‘Smart Streets Lab’ in Hyderabad

i. The government of Telangana in association with the World Resources Institute (WRI) India – Ross Centre and the Indian School of Business (ISB) launched the ‘Smart Streets Lab’ program.

ii. It is an effort to apply and figure out technology-based solutions for women and road safety in Hyderabad. Through the ‘Smart Streets Lab’, the state government aims to utilize technological interventions from outside and integrate them with its various departments.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• E S L Narasimhan is the Present Governor of Telangana.
• K. Chandrasekhar Rao is the CM of Telangana.

3. 10 Namami Gange Projects Approved 

i. National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved ten projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore. Eight of the ten projects pertain to sewage infrastructure and treatment, one to river front development and one to Ganga Knowledge Centre.

ii. These projects were approved in the 5th meeting of the Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga. In Bihar, three major sewage infrastructure projects with total estimated cost of Rs 1461 crore have been approved.

iii. In West Bengal, three projects at an estimated cost of Rs 495.47 crore have been approved. In Uttar Pradesh, sewage infrastructure work in Chunar, district Mirzapur, has also been approved at an estimated cost of Rs 27.98 crore.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Uma Bharti is the Cabinet Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

4. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) Launched

i. The Government of India has decided to launch a new sub-scheme named “Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)” as part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

ii. The Self Help Groups under DAY-NRLM will operate road transport service in backward areas. This will help to provide safe, affordable and community monitored rural transport services to connect remote villages with key services and amenities. AGEY will be initially implemented in 250 Blocks in the country on Pilot basis.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Narendra Singh Tomar is the Cabinet Minister of Rural Development.

5. 15th Ministerial Meeting of BIMSTEC Concludes at Kathmandu

i. The 15th Ministerial Meeting of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) concluded at Kathmandu, Nepal. 

ii. They agreed to emphasize the need for greater cooperation in trade and investment in order to deepen regional integration in the Bay of Bengal region.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Indian Side was lead by Smt Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs.
• Sher Bahadur Deuba is the PM of Nepal.
• Kathmandu is the Capital of Nepal.

6. Canara Bank Unveils Two New Digital Services

i. Canara Bank unveiled two new digital services for online payments. Bharat QR (Quick Response) is for payment settlement at merchant locations and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system for net banking customers.

ii. The first service is a mobile application, which enables a merchant to accept payments as settlement for sale of goods or services. The second product (BBPS), an initiative of the RBI  offers bill payment services to the bank's net banking customers with network of agents.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Headquarters of Canara Bank is in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• The Chairman of Canara Bank is Shri T. N. Manoharan.
• Its MD & CEO is Shri Rakesh Sharma.

7. Government Reconstitutes Existing CBFC for Three Years

i. The Centre has appointed lyricist Prasoon Joshi as Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a period of three years. Mr. Joshi has replaced former Chairman Pahlaj Nihalani.

ii. The government has also reconstituted the existing CBFC with immediate effect for a period of three years. There are 12 members in the new board, which include Ms. Gautami Tadimalla, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Vivek Agnihotri and Mrs. Vidya Balan.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• CBFC is a statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act.
• It functions with headquarters at Mumbai.

8. Milkha Singh Appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador

i. Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity in South-East Asia Region.

ii. Mr. Milkha will promote WHO South-East Asia Region's NCD (non-communicable diseases) Prevention and Control Action Plan which seeks to reduce the level of insufficient physical activity by 10 percent and NCDs by 25 percent by 2025.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO for the term of 5 Years.
• WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

9. Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Re-elected

i. In Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected as President following the election. Election Commission Head Wafula Chebukati announced in Nairobi that Kenyatta got 54.27 per cent votes beating his rival Raifa Odinga who got 44.74 per cent of votes.

ii. The opposition rejected the results even before they were declared, calling the process a charade.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• The Capital of Kenya is Nairobi.
• Its Currency is Kenyan shilling.

10. Dilip Asbe Appointed as Acting Chief Executive of NPCI

i. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has appointed Dilip Asbe to act as its chief executive officer in the wake of the retirement of A. P. Hota, its founding managing director.

ii. Hota who had served as the MD of NPCI since its inception retired recently. Asbe who currently serves as the organisations’ chief operating officer will continue in the same designation, but will also act as the chief executive of NPCI. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Headquarter of NPCI is in Mumbai.
• It was founded in 2008.

11. Jet Airways Appoints Vinay Dube as CEO

i. Jet Airways India Ltd named Vinay Dube as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Jet Airways has been without a full-time CEO since Cramer Ball quit in February 2016.

ii. Mr. Dube is currently senior vice president, Asia Pacific with Delta Air Lines Inc., one of the world’s largest and most profitable airlines.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Jet Airways is an Indian airline based in Mumbai.
• Its Parent company is Tailwinds Private Limited.

12. SEBI Ties Up with Iran Counterpart for Technical Assistance

i. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO) of Iran have entered into a bilateral MoU for mutual cooperation and technical assistance.

ii. It will facilitate mutual assistance, contribute towards efficient performance of the supervisory functions, and enable effective enforcement of laws and regulations governing the securities markets. The MoU was signed by SEBI chief Ajay Tyagi and SEO Iran chairman Shapour Mohammadi.

Important Takeaways from above News-

• Chairman of SEBI is Ajay Tyagi.
• SEBI was set up on 12th April 1988.

13. Indian Bank Brings 2-tier Interest Rate for Savings Accounts

i. According to the PSU lender Indian Bank, it has introduced two tier interest rate structure for saving bank accounts and will offer interest rate of 4 per cent per annum on savings account with incremental balance of over Rs 50 lakh and 3.50 per cent per annum for deposit up to Rs 50 lakh.

ii. The new interest rate will be effective from August 16, 2017. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Recently, SBI had slashed interest rate on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to 3.5 per on balance of Rs 1 crore and below.
• Mr. Kishor Kharat is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank.
• Its is Headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

14. Veteran Poet and Writer, Vijay Nambisan Passes Away

i. Poet and writer Vijay Nambisan, who became the first All India Poetry Champion in 1988, passed away. He co-authored Gemini, a poetry book, with Jeet Thayil and Dom Moraes. 

ii. He championed the ethical use of language and made an appeal to readers, writers and enthusiasts of literature in his book ‘Language as an Ethic’. He was 54 years old.

15. Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' Passes Away

i. Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, has died at the age of 87. Pfau, who was known locally as Pakistan's Mother Teresa, came to the southern port city of Karachi in 1960.

ii. She was the founder of Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi. She was honored by the state with the country's two highest civilian awards, the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and the Hilal-e-Pakistan.

16. World’s Oldest Man Dies in Israel at 113

i. Israeli Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died aged 113.

ii. Kristal, originally from Zarnow, Poland, was born on September 15, 1903, three months before the Wright brothers’ first successful powered airplane flight. 

Important Takeaways from Above News-

• Guinness World Records recognized him as the world’s oldest man in March 2016.

17. Reenat Sandhu Concurrently Accredited As Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of San Marino

i. Ms. Reenat Sandhu, presently Ambassador of lndia to ltaly, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of lndia to the Republic of San Marino, with residence in Rome.

ii. She is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

64th National Film Awards Winners : Complete List

64th National Film Awards was announced on 7 April, 2017. Sonam Kapoor-starrer 'Neerja', which was directed by Ram Madhvani, was declared as the Best Hindi Feature Film. Akshay Kumar bagged the Best Actor award for his act in 'Rustom' while Ajay Devgn-directed 'Shivaay' won the award for Best VFX. Sonam Kapoor also got a Special Mention for her performance in 'Neerja'.




Here is the list of 64th National Film Award winner–
Best Actor – Akshay Kumar (Rustom)
Best Actress – Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)
Best Director – Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator)
Best Debut Film of a Director – Deep Chaudari (Alifa)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – 'Sathamanam Bhavathi'
Best stunt choreography – Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)
Best Children's Film – 'Dhanak' (Hindi)
Best Film on social issue – 'Pink'
Best supporting actor – Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya)
Best Supporting Actress – Zaira Wasim (Dangal)
Best Child Artist – Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)
Best Male Playback Singer – Sundara Iyer (Joker)
Best Female Playback Singer – Emaan Chakraborty (Praktan)
Best Screenplay (original) – Syam Pushkaran (Maheshinte Prathikaaram)
Best Screenplay (adapted) – Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya)
Best Editing – Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator)
Best Special Effect Award – 'Shivaay'
Sound designer – Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookkunna Neram)
Best production design – 24
Best Costume Designer – Sachin (Marathi film)
Best Environmental film including agriculture – The Tiger Who Crossed The Line
Best Make-up Artist – MK Ramakrishna
Best Music Direction – Babu Padmanabha (Allama)
Special Mention – Kadvi Hawa Mukthi Bhava (Hindi)
Majirathi Keki (Assamese)
Neerja – Sonam Kapoor
Special Jury Award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

Best Feature Films in Regional Languages
● Madipur (Tulu)
● Joker (Tamil)
● Wrong Side Raju (Gujarati)
● Pelli Choopulu (Telugu)
● Dashakriya (Marathi)
● Bisarjan (Bengali)
● Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam)
● K Sera Sera (Konkani)
● Reservation (Kannada)
● Neerja (Hindi)

Complete List of Pulitzer Prize Winners 2017

The full list of Pulitzer Prize Winners 2017–
Journalism

Public service : New York Daily News and ProPublica, for Sarah Ryley’s series on NYPD-led evictions
Breaking news : Staff of the East Bay Times, for their coverage of the Ghost Ship fire
Investigative reporting : Eric Eyre of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, for his coverage of the West Virginia opioid epidemicInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy and Miami Herald, for the Panama Papers
Local reporting : Staff of the Salt Lake Tribune, for their coverage of sexual assault at Brigham Young University
National reporting : David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post, for his coverage of the question of Donald Trump’s philanthropy
International reporting : Staff of the New York Times, for reporting on Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia’s power abroad
Feature writing : C.J. Chivers of the New York Times, for his feature on a Marine’s life after the war
Commentary : Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal, for her coverage of the election season
Criticism : Hilton Als of the New Yorker, for his theater reviews
Editorial writing : Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times, for his coverage of Iowa’s corporate agricultural interests
Editorial cartooning : Jim Morin of the Miami Herald, for his political cartoons
Breaking news photography : Daniel Berehulak, freelancer, for his photography of government assault on drug dealers and users in the Philippines
Feature photography : E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune, for his photo essay on a child who survived a shooting in Chicago
Arts and letters
Fiction : The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
Drama : Sweat, by Lynn Nottage
History : Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971, by Heather Ann Thompson
Biography : The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar
Poetry : Olio, by Tyehimba Jess
General nonfiction : Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond
Music : Angel’s Bone, by Du Yun