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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 24th May 2018
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1) Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 Presented To INSV Tarini Team
•The crew of the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel 'Tarini' is a part of the Indian Navy’s unique project 'Navika SagarParikrama', an all-women team circumnavigating the globe, promoting ocean sailing activities in the Navy and depicting Government of India'scommitment towards women empowerment.
2) India Stands 44th In Competitive Rankings, USA Tops: Report
•India’s rank remained at 44 in 2015 and jumped four places to 41 in 2016, dropping to 45 in 2017, and rising to 44 in 2018. In contrast, China bagged the 13th rank in 2018 as compared to the 18th rank in 2016.
•The top 5 most competitive economies in the world are:
1.The USA,
2.Hong Kong,
3.Singapore,
4.The Netherlands and
5.Switzerland.
3) Prime Minister Modi Chairs 26th Pragati Interaction
•The Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi also discussed a number of other issues besides financial matters.
4) NITI Aayog, ABB India Sign Pact To Benefit India From AI, Robotics
•NITI Aayog and ABB India have signed a pact to help the country derive the benefits of latest technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence. The Statement of Intent to work together to realise the ambitious make in India vision of the government was signed in the presence of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
•NITI Aayog and ABB will work with government ministries, solicit feedback for areas critical to them and discuss solutions using industrial automation, and digitalization technologies. The initiative also covers the fast-growing segment of electric mobility.
5) Sushant Singh Rajput To Promote 2 Major Initiatives Of NITI Aayog
•NITI Aayog and Sushant Singh Rajput have decided to collaborate towards promoting two major initiatives of NITI Aayog, promotion of BHIM and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform.
•Mr Rajput had entered into an agreement with NITI Aayog. The agreement would be signed by Shri Rajput with Ms Anna Roy, Adviser, NITI Aayog in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.
6) Netherlands PM Mark Rutte Arrives In India
•Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Netherlands Mark Rutte has arrived in India for a two-day official visit. Rutte is scheduled to meet a Business Delegation at Hotel Taj Diplomatic and then participate in the Clean Ganga Event.
•Prime Minister Narendra Nodi will meet with Mark Rutte at Hyderabad House. Rutte will also attend a CEO roundtable conference at the Hyderabad House.
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 24.05.2018
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 23rd May 2018
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1) HD Kumaraswamy Took Oath As New Karnataka CM
•Congress Leader G. Parameshwara was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. There are 221 elected members in the Legislative Assembly, and the coalition partners have 117 members, including one BSP and two independents.
2) Finance Ministry Ties Up With 40 Companies Under Mudra Scheme
•In order to identify people who can be given funds under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), the ministry has organised an event in Mumbai to extend loan under the scheme. The CEOs of various Banks, senior officials in the rank of MD or CEO from Oil Companies, Railway Board would be part of the event.
3) Pravin Agrawal Appointed BHEL Director
•An Indian Forest Service officer, Agrawal is presently joint secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
4) MCX Launches India's 1st Copper Options
•The option contract will provide physical market participants an additional instrument to hedge their risk.
5) English Translation Of Polish Novel ‘Flights’ Wins Man Booker Prize
•It bagged the 67,000 US dollar prize after topping a shortlist of six titles, with Tokarczuk becoming the first Polish writer to win the award. The awards were announced at a ceremony in London. The head judge of the awards was Lisa Appignanesi.
6) AB De Villiers Retires From International Cricket
• Star South African batsman AB de Villiers has announced his decision to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. In his 14-year career, he played 114 Tests, 228 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 78 T20 Internationals.
Some of the Phenomenal Records of ABD are:
•The World Record for the fastest ODI 50 (16 balls), 100 (31 balls) and 150 (64 balls), the second highest individual Test score for South Africa (278*), the highest points (935) by a South African on the ICC Test rankings and has claimed the coveted SA Cricketer of the Year award twice (2014 and 2015).
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 23.05.2018
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