May 2018 current affairs

# The 29th Road Safety Week was observed with a Road Safety awareness rally across Tamilnadu from April 23 to 30.

# The first-ever International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to focus on Rail Coaches and train sets.

# India’s next generation defense aircraft -Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.

# The first-ever India-South Africa Business Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

# Thank You India - mark the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India.

# Atal New India Challenge - to developing innovations and technologies relevant to the people and bringing them in usage.

# India’s first-ever national conference on the archaeology, anthropology, and sociology of food was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

# The first meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, held in Delhi.

# Vijay Prahar Exercise - The South Western Command of the Indian Army.

# ‘Study in India’ programme - to attract foreign students to pursue higher education in India - The Ministry of Human Resources Development in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs.

# The National Institutional Ranking Framework is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India - to rank institutions of higher education in India.

# Adopt a Heritage Project - selected public sector companies, private sector companies, and individuals will develop tourist amenities at heritage sites.

# Varuna 2018 naval exercise - The Indian and French navies.

# Taniya Sanyal from Kolkata has become the first woman firefighter in India.

# Rastriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan - to strengthen the country's Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps that hinder its success.

# Gobar Dhan scheme - aims to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste.

# The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) beyond 12th Five Year Plan to 2019-20.

# The 4th Regional Conference on ‘Futuristic, Resilient and Digital Infrastructure’ was held in Bengaluru.

# The 2018 Secure India Conclave has started in New Delhi - organized by Global Counter-Terrorism.

# India was ranked 11th position in the FDI Confidence Index 2018.

# International Children’s Theatre Festival held in Kolkata.

# India will host the World Environment Day this year (2018).

# The Prime Minister released a commemorative postage stamp on former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.

# The 6th United States-India Aviation Summit was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 9 to 11 May, 2018.

# Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated direct bus service between Janakpur (Nepal) and Ayodhya (India).

# The Union Cabinet has approved National Policy on Biofuels – 2018 in order to promote biofuels in the country.

# National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) to maintain a comprehensive water resources data.

# India’s first advisory center for energy -Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur.

# Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project in Jammu & Kashmir.

# Indore emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh in the recent government’s cleanliness survey.

# Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as 'eminent jurist - Lokpal selection committee.

# Gandiv Vijay - Chetak corps of South Western Command of Indian Army.

# Chhattisgarh will get specialized anti-Naxal combat force called Black Panther.

# India’s first National Sports University -Imphal (west), Manipur.

# The Central Reserve Police Force has commissioned special unit called Bastariya Battalion to combat Naxals activities in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.

# The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Shiksha scheme to improve quality of school education.

# ASEAN India Film Festival was held in New Delhi from May 25 to 30, 2018.

# Indian Navy conducted an exercise called Prasthan in the Western Offshore Development area in Mumbai.

# Cuba's new president - Miguel Díaz-Canel.

# International Buddhist Conference was held in Lumbini, Nepal to commemorate 2562nd Buddha Jayanti.

# World Press Freedom Index 2018 - India was placed at 138th rank.

# The North's Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons.

# South Asia Economic Focus report -projected growth rate of 7.3% for India in 2018 and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020.

# The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi.

# The 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was held at Iranian capital Tehran on April 22-25,2018.

# Russia has launched the world's only floating nuclear power unit into the Baltic Sea.

# Balikatan Military Exercise - United States and the Philippines.

# Prime Minister of Malaysia - Mahathir Mohamad.

# Prime Minister of Armenia - Nikol Pashinyan.

# Costa Rican president - Carlos Alvarado Quesada.

# World Health Organization has launched “REPLACE” to eliminate industrially-produced artificial trans-fats from global food supply chain by 2023.

# Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency - CIA).

# China launched relay satellite named Queqiao (Magpie Bridge) to establish a communication link between earth and its planned Chang’e-4 lunar probe.

# World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Nepal for having eliminated trachoma.

# Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan -Nasir ul Mulk.

# Interactive Robotic Assistant (IRA) 2.0 –HDFC Bank.

# UN World Economic Situation and Prospects - India’s economy is projected to grow 7.6% in the fiscal year 2018-19.

# The Union Government has reconstituted Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) to include secretaries from revenue department as well as Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY).

# The Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC) has developed Bhabha Kavach, a next-generation bulletproof jacket.

# A restored Dakota aircraft joined the Indian Air Force.

# China successfully launched “APSTAR-6C”, a new communication satellite into orbit.

# Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeitY) has launched ‘Digital India Internship Scheme’ portal in an effort to enhance skills of the youngsters.

# Bangladesh’s first communication satellite Bangabandhu-1 will be launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

# China successfully launched a Gaofen-5 satellite.

# The UNICEF launched Data Visualisation App to provide a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of education scenario in India.

# The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted its first ever mock exercise in Patna Airport.

# India is conducting first organized census of Indus Dolphins, one of the world’s rarest mammals found only in India and Pakistan.

# Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched full-fledged Green Skill Development Programme -aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors.

# Nipah Virus (NiV) Infection - kerala.

# The BCCI and United Nations Environment on May 27, 2018, signed an agreement to promote green' cricket in India.

# Madhya Pradesh has bagged the Most Film Friendly State Award given by the central government.

# Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving chief minister of any state.

# Go to Village Mission-Manipur.

# Best Gram Panchayat – Digambarpur (West Bengal).

# Maharashtra became the first state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts.

# BSNL has started Asthamangal project to connect capital places of the North East with high-speed bandwidth.

# Meghalaya has launched Mission Lakadong to produce 50,000 metric tonnes of the famous Lakadong turmeric per annum in the next five years.

# Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched Pravasi pension scheme.

# Heli-ambulance: Himachal Pradesh.

# Telangana government has launched Rythu Bandhu (friend of farmers) Scheme, an investment support scheme to support the livelihood of farmers.

# Arunachal's biggest solar plant – Energy Awareness Park in Itanagar.

# Uttarakhand’s 1st City Gas Distribution System - Udham Singh Nagar district.

# Rajasthan Government has launched new software called Nidaan for disease monitoring and strengthening telemedicine services in the government hospitals.

# The Haryana Government will launch the ‘Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’ to ensure the safety of girl students.

# World's Largest Bird Sculpture 'Jatayu' -Kerala tourism.

# Allahabad – Change of Name – Prayag.

# Manipur has become the first state in North-East and third in India to have solar toilets.

# The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018.

# Gujarati poet, playwright andacademic Sitanshu Yashaschandra was selected for 2017 Saraswati Samman.

# World Hindu Congress 2018- Chicago.

# Krishna Menon Award - Mahendra Chaudhry.

# CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award - Diana Edulji.

# PC Chandra Puraskaar - Asha Bhosle (singer).

# Central Government’s Technology Development Board has awarded National Technology Award 2018.

# First woman lawyer to sworn in as SC judge - Indu Malhotra.

# The government has appointed former Supreme Court Judge CK Prasad as Chairman of Press Council of India.

# Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Nara Lokesh received the "Digital Leaderof the Year" award.

# India Biodiversity Award 2018 -Arunachal Pradesh-based NGO Singchung Bugun Community Reserve.

# Singapore’s Professional boxer Nurshahidah Roslie was named WBC Asia's Female Champion of the Year.