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List of New Appointments in 2017 : May Month
Miscellaneous
- Anshu Jamsenpa (Indian) - 1st Woman to Climb Mount Everest 4 times
- APJ Abdul Kalam - A newly discovered organism named after him (Solibacillus kalamii)
- Chhavi Verg (Indian-born) - Runners-up, Miss USA 2017
- Dhola-Sadiya bridge (Assam) - India's longest bridge
- Donald Trump - Gold King Abdulaziz medal
- Emma Watson - 1st ever Genderless Best Actor award (MTV Movie & TV Awards)
- Indore - Cleanest city in India
- Jimmy Kimmel - Host, 90th Oscars 2018
- Kára McCullough - Miss USA 2017
- Konkona Sen Sharma - Best Actress Award, 17th New York Indian Film Festival
- Nara Chandrababu Naidu (AP CM) - Transformative Chief Minister Award
- Ravichandran Ashwin - International Cricketer of the Year award [CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017]
- Sanjay Pratihar - INSA Medal for the Young Scientist Award 2017
- Satyabrata Rout - Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar 2016
- Shrinivas Kulkarni - Dan David prize
- Sunny Pawar - Rising Star Award at the 7th Annual Asian Awards
- Vikram Vishal - INSA Medal for Young Scientists 2017
- Vishakhapatnam (AP) - Cleanest Railway Station
6th Lonely Planet India Travel Awards
- Thailand was named the world's best destination for relaxation
- Austria was named the Best destination for Romance
- Spain was named the Best destination for food and drink
- Japan was named the Best destination for culture.
- Singapore was named the Best family destination.
2017 Italian Open Winners List
- Men's Singles - Alexander Zverev (Germany) by beating Novak Djokovic (Serbia).
- Women's Singles - Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) by beating Simona Halep (Romania)
- Men’s doubles - Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) and Nicolas Mahut (France) by beating Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Marcel Granollers (Spain)
- Women’s Doubles - Taipei Chan Yung-jan (China) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) by beating Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) and Elena Vesnina (Russia)
2017 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners
- Palme d’Or : “The Square” (Ruben Östlund)
- 70th Anniversary Award : Nicole Kidman
- Grand Prix : “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” (Robin Campillo)
- Best Director : Sofia Coppola, “The Beguiled”
- Best Actor : Joaquin Phoenix, “You Were Never Really Here”
- Best Actress : Diane Kruger, “In the Fade”
- Jury Prize : “Loveless” (Andrey Zvyagintsev)
- Best Screenplay — TIE: “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou) and “You Were Never Really Here” (Lynne Ramsay)
- Camera d’Or (Golden Camera) : “Jeune femme” (Montparnasse-Bienvenüe) (Léonor Serraille)
- Camera d’Or : “Jeune femme” (Montparnasse-Bienvenüe) (Léonor Serraille)
- Short Films Palme d’Or : “Xiao Cheng Er Yue” (Qiu Yang)
- Short Films Special Mention : “Katto” (Teppo Airaksinen)
- Golden Eye Documentary Prize : “Faces Places” (Visages Villages) (Agnès Varda, JR)
- Ecumenical Jury Prize : “Radiance” (Naomi Kawase)
Top 10 in Forbes Global Game Changers List for 2017
- Mukesh Ambani (India)
- Ziv Aviram, Amnon Shashua (Israel)
- Stewart Butterfield (US)
- John and Patrick Collison (US)
- James Dyson (UK)
- Scott Farquhar, Mike Cannon-Brookes (Australia)
- Larry Fink (US)
- Ken Frazier (US)
- Taavet Hinrikus, Kristo Käärmann (UK)
- Robert Katz (US)
Whitley Award (Green Oscars) winning Indians
- Sanjay Gubbi (Karnataka)
- Purnima Barman (Assam)
Top 10 in ICC Test Rankings :
- India
- South Africa
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- West Indies
- Bangladesh
- Zimbabwe
2017 Google Play Awards Winners
- Memrise - Best App
- TRANSFORMERS: Forged to Fight - Best Game Award
- ShareTheMeal - App with the Best Social impact
Top 5 in India’s 100 most valuable brands
- Tata Group
- Airtel
- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
- Infosys
- State Bank of India
2nd Annual Asian Voice Charity Awards 2017 Winners
- Jacqueline Fernandez - International Humanitarian Award
- Jeffrey Archer - Lifetime Achievement Award
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