MAY
7 – ENGLISH CURRENT AFFAIRS
INDIA
v The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected India to remain
the fastest growing Asian nation with 7.3% growth in 2018-19, and 7.6% in
2019-20.
v Census of Indus Dolphins
ü The first organised
census of Indus Dolphins will be carried out by the Punjab government along
with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -India for the conservation of Indus dolphins,
which are one of the world’s rarest mammals.
WORLD
v “APSTAR-6C”
ü China has successfully launched a new communication satellite
“APSTAR-6C” into orbit by the Long March 3B launch vehicle from Xichang
Satellite Launch Center at Sichuan province of China.
CONFERENCES
v International Children’s
Theatre Festival 2018
ü The 2018 International Children’s Theatre Festival will be held
at West Bengal from June 17 to 21.
ü During the conference, measures to ensure safety, continued
training and checks and balances on crew proficiency on-board its frontline
warships will be reviewed.
v Bi-annual Naval Commander’s Conference
ü The bi-annual Naval Commander’s Conference will be held in New
Delhi from May 8, 2018
v The first apex conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities
ü The first apex conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities will be
held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 8th May 2018.
ü It will be inaugurated by Minister of State (I/C) for Housing
& Urban Affairs, Hardeep Puri.
SPORTS
v Ramit Tandon from India has won the Abu Dhabi Open squash title
on May 6, 2018.
v In Shooting, Olympian Gagan Narang and Pooja Ghatkar clinched a
Silver medal in the 10-meter Air Rifle Mixed Team event in the Grand Prix of
Liberation International competition at Pilsen in the Czech Republic on May 6,
2018.
IMPORTANT DAYS
May 7-58th
Raising Day of The Border
Roads Organisation (BRO)
May 7-The World Athletics Day
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