Page-5 of Current Affairs - May, 2018

Rustom-2 drone to be delivered to armed forces by 2020: DRDO

May 26, 2018

Indigenously developed Rustom-II Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be delivered to armed forces by 2020 as per the contract. At present, its basic system is being perfected and attempts are being made to ..

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Olga Tokarczuk wins Man Booker International Prize 2018

May 26, 2018

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk (56) awarded Man Booker International Prize 2018. It makes her first writer from Poland to win this prestigious English-language literary award. She won prize with English translation of her novel Flights, which charts multiple journeys in ..

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Patratu Super Thermal Power Project: PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone in Jharkhand

May 26, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone for first phase (2400MW) of NTPC’s coal based Patratu Super Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand. The project is 74: 26 Joint Venture between Government of Jharkhand (GoJ) and Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. ..

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NITI Aayog signs SoI with Sushant Singh Rajput to promote Women Entrepreneurship Platform

May 26, 2018

NITI Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with noted media personality and entrepreneur Sushant Singh Rajput to collaborate and support its flagship Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) initiative. In his new role, actor turned entrepreneur will support NITI’s initiative for ..

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President appoints new Governors of Odisha and Mizoram

May 26, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Kummanam Rajasekharan as Governor of Mizoram and Prof Ganeshi Lal as Governor of Odisha under Article 153 of the Constitution. Kummanam Rajasekharan will replace Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma who completed his tenure on ..

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LCU L54: Indian Navy commissions fourth ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV

May 26, 2018

Indian Navy inducted Landing Craft Utility MK-IV LCU vessel L54 at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island. It is fourth of total eighth Mark IV LCU vessels to be inducted into Indian Navy. Background The Mark IV LCU vessels are ..

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MHA creates Women Safety Division to address issues of women security

May 26, 2018

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has created Women Safety Division to address issues related to security of women comprehensively amid rising concerns over women safety. The division will deal with all aspects of women safety in coordination with relevant ..

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Bangladesh Bhavan inaugurated at Vishwa Bharti University in Santiniketan

May 26, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangladesh Bhawan at Vishwa Bharti University in Santiniketan, West Bengal. Bangladesh Bhaban in Santiniketan will house museum and library. It has been divided into four zones. Zone I is ..

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