Daily Current Affairs, 31st May 2018

1) World No Tobacco Day: 31 May

•Every year, on 31 May, World Health Organization and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).  The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is "Tobacco and heart disease."

•The day highlights the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

2) 3rd Meeting Of India-UK Home Affairs’ Dialogue Held In New Delhi

•The Third Home Affairs’ Dialogue between India and U.K. was held in New Delhi. The Government of India Delegation was led by Mr Rajiv Gauba, Union Home Secretary and the Delegation from Home Office of the U.K. was led by its Second Permanent Secretary, Ms. Patsy Wilkinson.

•The Dialogue covered a wide range of issues including cybersecurity, women safety, organized crime, terror financing etc.  and a need to put in place a mechanism for the timely exchange of information and intelligence inputs on such issues. 

3) Kamaljit Bawa 1st Indian To Receive Linnean Medal

•Indian botanist Kamaljit S. Bawa (president of Bengaluru-based non-profit Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment) received the prestigious Linnean Medal in Botany from the Linnean Society of London.

•Dr. Bawa is the first Indian to win the award ever since it was first constituted in 1888. The scientist is being recognised for his pioneering research on the evolution of tropical plants, tropical deforestation, non-timber forest products and for decades of work on the biodiversity of forests in Central America, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalaya.

4) Indian Oil Most Profitable PSU For 2nd Straight Year

•Indian Oil Corporation has emerged as India's most profitable state-owned company for the second consecutive year. Indian Oil posted a record profit of Rs21,346 crore in 2017-18, followed by ONGC, whose profit stood at Rs19,945 crore.

•Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is the most profitable company for the third straight year, posting highest ever profit of Rs36,075 crore.

5) Kerala Cartoonist Thomas Antony Wins International Award

•Kerala cartoonist Thomas Antony has won an international award, in the best caricature category. Antony is among the nine winners at the 13th edition of the World Press Cartoon awards, instituted by an organisationbased in Lisbon, Portugal.

•The awards are given to the best works published in 2017 in newspapers and magazines from around the world. According to World Press Cartoon website, the winners are from eight countries in three continents-- Europe, Asia and South America.

6) Yuvraj Singh Awarded 'Most Inspiring Icon Of The Year For Social Welfare'

•Indian star cricketer Yuvraj Singh has been awarded the 'most inspiring icon of the year for Social Welfare' award by the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) for his exemplary contribution in the field of social welfare.

•Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer (mediastinal seminoma) shortly after the World Cup. After successfully completing his chemotherapy cycle in the United States, Yuvraj returned to India in 2012 and made his international comeback in a Twenty20 match against New Zealand.