ASEAN India Film Festival held in New Delhi

ASEAN India Film Festival was held in New Delhi from May 25 to 30, 2018. It was organised by Ministry of External Affairs (ASEAN Multilateral Division) as part of the series of events to commemorate 25 years of ASEAN and ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

TCS becomes first company to achieve 7 lakh crore market capitalisation milestone

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s most valued and largest IT outsourcing company created history by becoming the first Indian company to reach Rs. 7 lakh crore market capitalisation (m-cap) milestone. M-cap is value of company that is traded on ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

May 25: World Thyroid Awareness Day

The World Thyroid Day is observed every year on May 25 to spread awareness of thyroid health and educating about prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases. Observance of day highlights five major goals to: Increase awareness of thyroid health. Promote ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

India-Netherlands launches Clean Air India Initiative

India and Netherlands launched Clean Air India Initiative in New Delhi. It aims to curb air pollution in Indian cities by promoting partnerships between Indian start-ups and companies from Netherlands. It also aims build network of entrepreneurs working on business ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

NIC sets up cloud-enabled National Data Centre in Bhubaneswar

National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up cloud-enabled National Data Centre at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It will offer round-the-clock operations with secure hosting for e-governance applications of ministries and departments. It is fourth cloud-enabled National Data Centre of NIC after Delhi, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

US withdraws invitation to Chinese navy to participate in 2018 RIMPAC maritime exercise

United States had withdrawn invitation to Chinese navy to participate in 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise. The withdrawal was in response China’s continued illegal militarisation of islands in disputed South China Sea. RIMPAC 2019 is the 26th ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

UNICEF launches data visualisation app on education scenario in India

The UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) launched Data Visualisation App to provide user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of education scenario in India. It was developed with technical inputs from the UNICEF, in collaboration with National Council for Educational ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018

Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve wins India Biodiversity Award 2018

Arunachal Pradesh-based NGO Singchung Bugun Community Reserve (SBVCR) won the India Biodiversity Award 2018 in the “Conservation of wildlife species” category. It was awarded for its efforts to conserve rare critically endangered bird Bugun Liocichla. India Biodiversity Award The award ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018