Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Weekly Current Affairs One Liners :- 08-14 May 2019


  • May 08 – World Red Cross Day. World Red Cross Day 2019 theme is “#love”.
  • May 08 – World Thalassaemia Day 2019. The Theme for ITD2019 is: Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for patients.
  • Human Library is a worldwide organisation that was developed in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000.
  • Desert Storm 2019, touted to be the longest Cross-Country Rally in India is set to kick off on May 08.
  • Putting the seaplane project near Statue of Unity on fast track, the Gujarat government has planned to install a “trash rack”, a mesh-like structure that will prevent crocodiles in Narmada reservoir from populating the Magar Talav or crocodile pond adjacent to the dam.
  • India has been re-elected as an observer to inter-governmental forum Arctic Council.
  • India and Bangladesh will co-produce a film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on Bangladesh Liberation War.
  • Iran is likely to announce today that it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers.
  • International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said that the tensions between the US and China are the main threat to the world economy.
  • Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) held a ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the stakeholders of Renewable Energy sector.
  • UNIDO has identified Mysuru as one of the pilot cities as part of a project titled ‘Sustainable Cities’ Integrated Approach’.
  • L&TMRH bags gold for boosting metro rail image.
  • Octogenarian Adiraja Mariyumma, alias Cheriya Bikkunhu Beevi, is the new head of the Arakkal family.
  • KSCDC has opened a new outlet attached to its factory at Pullor in Irinjalakuda.
  • India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
  • IIT-B researchers develop ‘Made in India’ microprocessor.
  • Google announced new privacy tools intended to give people more control, The company also announced updates for its artificially intelligent voice assistant.
  • Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has decided to put office space of grounded airline Jet Airways in Bandra Kurla Complex
  • TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.) has signed a pact with Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to aid efficient utilisation of energy in agriculture.
  • Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an unspecified amount in Ola Electric Mobility to support its ambitions to scale EV deployment in India.
  • India’s Esha Singh and Akull Kumar baggs gold in junior mixed air pistol event in the International Shooting Competition.
  • First in Indian cricket: Women State captains to have voice at BCCI Conclave.
  • May 10 – World Lupus Day, The World Lupus Federation celebrates 16th annual observance of World Lupus Day.
  • Shakti’ seems to be the new weapon in the police department’s arsenal, ‘Women in blue’ to come to the rescue of women in distress.
  • Chennai police gear up to tackle bio-chemical threats, the city police have installed Mobile Radiation Detection System (MRDS) devices in its patrol vehicles.
  • Vigyan Samagam, India’s first mega science exhibition, kicked off in Mumbai.
  • Bank credit grew by 13.2% in financial year 2018-19 as compared to 10.3% in the previous financial year, mainly aided by loans to services and retail sector.
  • Walkaroo announces Aamir Khan as its new Brand Ambassador
  • IN Ships Kolkata and Shakti undertake Group Sail
  • India and China sign protocol for Export of Indian Chilli Meal
  • Former Croatia international and manager Igor Stimac will be appointed as the Indian men’s team coach
  • Manchester United footballer Luke Shaw was crowned as the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for the 2018-19 season.
  • May 11 – World Migratory Bird Day 2019, 2019 Theme Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
  • PepsiCo withdraws all cases against potato farmers
  • Airports Authority of India (AAI) started the process of taking over offices of Jet Airways at various airports, along with cancelling Airport Entry Passes of employees.
  • Supreme Court-appointed mediation committee time till August 15 to continue with its efforts to resolve the prolonged and strife-ridden Ayodhya title dispute.
  • A WTO Ministerial meeting of developing countries is being hosted by India in New Delhi on 13-14 May 2019.
  • Justice Oka took over the helm of the Karnataka High Court from Acting Chief Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy.
  • Chandrayaan-2, the lunar lander mission planned to be launched during July 9-16, will have 14 Indian payloads or study devices.
  • Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd (KRCL) signed an agreement with Nepal’s Department of Railways under which the former will supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets.
  • India, UK agree to boost Indo-Pacific cooperation
  • Ankita Raina won the quarterfinals and enters into semifinals of ITF women’s tennis tournament.
  • May 12 – International Nurses Day, 2019 Theme ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Health for All’.
  • Photo expo at Kukkarahalli lake titled ‘Life in Kukkarahalli Kere’, an initiative to celebrate the biodiversity of the place. Organised by Wild Mysuru.
  • Free OS to power computers in schools, The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has rolled out the new version named “IT@School GNU/ Linux 18.04”.
  • The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has identified a substation to be upgraded into an unmanned substation, the first of its kind in the city.
  • Kolkata researchers use novel compound to kill cancer cells
  • ‘Rain-loving’ snake discovered in Mizoram
  • India, Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in atomic energy, defence and security
  • US issues new warning to ships after ‘sabotage’ off UAE
  • IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians clinch their record fourth title
  • Madrid Open Final: Kiki Bertens won the biggest title of her career, also becoming the first woman ever to win the championship without dropping a set.
  • Lewis Hamilton back on top with victory in Spain.
  • I&B Secretary Amit Khare leads Indian Delegation to Cannes Film Festival which will be held from 14th to 25th May 2019.
  • The Central Government has extended the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years.
  • The executive secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo, has invited India to be an observer in the CTBT.
  • DNA database coming up for Indian rhino, By 2021, the project’s deadline, the Indian rhino could be the first wild animal species in India to have all its members DNA-sequenced.
  • John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, will be the special invitee for this year’s Maharashtra State Marathi Film Awards ceremony.
  • DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS
  • Chief of Naval Operations United States Navy visit to India
  • Pompeo will visit Mr. Putin in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for the highest-level talks between Moscow and Washington.
  • Chinese navy launches two new guided missile destroyers
  • Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal as a 33-time Masters champion when he win over Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim a third Madrid Open title.
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