Daily Current Affairs of 14 and 15 May 2018
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1.)
WHO has launched
a comprehensive plan to “REPLACE” to eliminate industrially-produced
artificial trans fats from global food supply by 2023.
2.)
The Union
Environment Ministry launched its full-fledged
Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) that aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors
in the country through 30 courses by 2021.
3.)
China’s largest bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China has launched country’s 1st India-dedicated
publicly offered investment fund.
4.)
PM Modi & his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli has jointly inaugurated a direct bus service b/w Janakpur
& Ayodhya – the two sacred cities for Hindus.
5.)
India’s GDP is expected to grow by 7.7% in January-March, up from 7.2% in the preceding
quarter, says a Nomura report.
6.)
The E-way
bill system for intra-State transport of goods in Assam and Rajasthan will roll
out on May 16 and May 20 respectively.
7.)
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy.
8.)
The states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and
Kashmir, Haryana and Uttarakhand agreed to implement the ambitious national health protection mission (NHPM).
9.)
RBI has imposed
restrictions on Allahabad Bank,
including on expansion of risky assets, creation of non-banking assets and
accessing/renewing wholesale/costly deposits.
10.)
The World
Bank (WB) is going to provide
Bangladesh with a grant to meet the basic needs of
around one million Rohingyas who
fled from Myanmar.
11.)
The India
Meteorological Department (IMD) will add 30 Doppler radars in the next two-three years across the country.
12.)
The Domestic
Violence Act, meant to punish men who abuse women in a relationship,
extends to all man-woman relationships & also protects divorced women from
their former husband, the Supreme Court has upheld.
13.)
Scientists at the Indian
Space Research Organisation have reported progress in the development of an
environment-friendly propellant to power satellites and spacecraft.
14.)
Indian Coast Guard vessel Vikram, the first in the
class of seven new-generation offshore patrol vessels under the union government’s ‘Make in India’
initiative, arrived at Mangaluru.
15.)
The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), an inter-governmental
wildlife law enforcement agency, held its first-ever meeting in India.
16.)
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan:
Director
General of Assam Rifles.
17.)
Govt has assigned
Information & Broadcasting portfolio to Rajyavardhan Rathore in place of Smriti Irani.
Bank
18.)
Fino Payments Bank launched a suite of digital products that can
be accessed online and through mobile
phones.
19.)
Paytm has introduced
automatic recurring payments, a new feature that lets users configure the
payments app to pay for periodic recurring expenses automatically.
Book
20.)
Across the Bench – Insight into the Indian
Military Judicial System: Bipin Rawat.
Award & Ranking
21.)
The founder of Sulabh International, Dr
Bindeshwar Pathak, has been honoured
with the Nikkei Asia Prize in Japan for his contribution to Asia’s
development.
22.)
Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the Swara Mauli title by spiritual guru Vidya
Narsimha Bharati Swami.
Sports
23.)
Indian Shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold
medal in the women’s 10m air pistol at the International Shooting Competitions 2018 in Hannover, Germany.
24.)
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has extended his lead at the summit of the Formula One championship after a
crushing win at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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