MAY
5 &6 -CURRENT AFFAIRS
INDIA
v The NITI Aayog and IBM have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI)
to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to
provide real time advisory to farmers in Aspirational Districts.
ü The purpose of the partnership is to work together towards use
of technology to provide insights to farmers to improve crop productivity, soil
yield, control agricultural inputs with the overarching goal of improving
farmers’ incomes.
v ‘Go to Village’ mission
ü Government of Manipur has launched ‘Go to Village’ mission.
ü Under the new mission, the government will identify the eligible
and deserving beneficiaries and deliver government services at their doorstep.
WORLD
v A T Kearney Report -
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2018 Confidence Index
ü India has been ranked at 11th position.
CONFERENCES
v Asia Media Summit
(AMS-2018)
ü The 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS-2018) will be held in New Delhi
ü Theme: “Telling our Stories- Asia
and More”.
v TOONZ Animation Masters
Summit 2018
ü The 19th edition of TOONZ Animation Masters Summit 2018 was held
in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
v Informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers
ü The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in
Manila, Philippines
SPORTS
v ‘Star Khel Mahakumbh’
The sports
initiative ‘Star Khel Mahakumbh’ was launched by BJP MP Anurag Thakur and
cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh in the
presence of 1,500 athletes. The athletes will compete in volleyball,
basketball, cricket, football, kabaddi and athletics. The initiative has been
designed in a manner as to attract participation of at least one lakh youth
from across 5000 villages and 800 panchayats.
IMPORTANT DAYS
The World
Cartoonist’s Day is celebrated every year on May 5
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