MAY18-CURRENT
AFFAIRS
INDIA
UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report -2018
v India’s economy is projected to grow 7.6% in fiscal year 2018-19
and 7.5% for FY 18.
Free treatment scheme
v The Gujarat government will launch free treatment scheme for the
road accident victims.
v Under this scheme, the state government will bear medical expenses
of up to Rs 50,000 for each victim of road accident in the state for the first
48 hours.
WORLD
v Shivangi Pathak (16) has become the India’s youngest women to
scale Mt Everest from Nepal side.
APPOINTMENTS
v Himanta Biswa Sarma, the President of Badminton Association of
India (BAI), has been elected as the Vice-President of Badminton Asia
Confederation (BAC).
APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES
ü The new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court- Justice Ramalingam
Sudhakar
ü
The Acting Chief Justice of J
& K High Court-Justice Alok Aradhe
ü
The New Chief Justice of
Meghalaya High Court- Justice Mohammad yaqoob Mir
v Dilip Tirkey appointed as the new chairman of Odisha Tourism
Development Corporation (OTDC).
v Firoz Bakht Ahmed, nominated as new Chancellor of Maulana Azad
National Urdu University (MANUU)
IMPORTANT DAYS
v May 17 - The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
(WTISD)
Theme “Enabling the positive use of Artificial Intelligence for All”
v May 17 - The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia
and Biphobia (IDAHOT)
Theme “Alliances for Solidarity”
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