Daily current affairs for May 11-13,2018 ( English)
Important Days:
1.
May 11- National Technology Day with the theme 2018 “Science and
Technology for a Sustainable Future”. The day is
being commemorated to celebrate the anniversary of first of the five nuclear
tests of Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test, held from 11 to 13 May
1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The operation was led by former President APJ Abdul
Kalam, who was then Director of Defence Research and Development organisation.
2. May 12 - International Nurse Day (IND) is observed every year
across the world to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. The
theme chosen by International Council of Nurses (ICN) for 2018 IND was ‘Nurses:
A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human Right’.
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National:
1. Rythu Bandhu (friend of
farmers) Scheme, an investment support scheme to support livelihood of farmers
has been launched by Telangana government. Under
this scheme, farmers will directly get financial support twice every year to
maximise agricultural production and productivity. They will get investment
support of Rs 8,000 per acre every year (Rs. 4000 each for monsoon and Rabi
season) as crop investment support. It is first of its kind investment support
scheme for farmers to be launched by any state in India.
2. World’s second oldest
grain of magmatic zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive
isotopes) have been discovered by Scientists from Singhbhum rock sample(
Champua) in Odisha’s Kendujhar district. It is an
estimated 4,240 million years old. The oldest zircon older than this discovery
was found in Jack Hill, Western Australia. It is 4,400 million years old and is
the oldest known rock sample. It is metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
3. Under Swadesh Darshan
Scheme, the Ministry of Tourism has decided to expand Buddhist tourism circuit
to 21 more states to make it India’s first trans-national tourist circuit. The states now that will be covered includes Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Kerala, West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir. Earlier
it was envisaged only to seven major Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar. The expansion of Buddhist tourism circuit aims to catch new-age
Buddhist tourists from the West, besides those from traditional markets in
South East Asia.
4. ‘Kerala Fibre Optic Network Limited’- a Joint Venture company
will set up by the Kerala Government to launch its new optic fibre network. The
company will implement the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (K-FON) project. The
K-FON initiative will provide speedy internet connectivity to government
offices and educational institutions and to the public at an affordable rate.
International:
1. The direct bus service
between Janakpur (Nepal) and Ayodhya (India) was jointly inaugurated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli. It was launched as part of India’s Ramayan Circuit under
Swadesh Darshan Scheme to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India. The
government has identified 15 destinations in India for development under
Ramayana Circuit theme under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. They are Ayodhya,
Nandigram, Shringverpur and Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh), Sitamarhi, Buxar and
Darbhanga (Bihar), Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh), Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh),
Mahendragiri (Odisha), Nashik and Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bhadrachalam
(Telangana), Hampi (Karnataka) and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu).
2. The first meeting of SCO
tourism ministers(Shanghai Cooperation Organization) since the organization was
established in 2001 in Shanghai was held in Wuhan, China. The meeting
approved joint action plan that will serve as guideline for tourism cooperation
between SCO member states for 2019-2020.
3. NASA’s Carbon Monitoring
System (CMS) programme has cancelled by US President Donald Trump’s
administration citing reasons of budget constraints and higher priorities
within science budget. It was also in line with
Donald Trump’s latest broad attack on climate change. NASA’s CMS Programme
costing $10 million per year was meant to track carbon and methane, key
greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
4. India and Peru signed
agreement in field of Renewable Energy during Vice president Venkaiah Naidu’s
visit to Peru. It was his first state visit
to three Central American nations Guatemala, Panama and Peru. This was very
important visit as it will help to enhance and strengthen India’s bilateral
relations with these nations and will increase trade, investments and
cooperation among these countries.
Science and Technology/ Defence:
1. Under the Digital India
Initiative of Government, STAR - scheduled test for airmen recruitment was
successfully conducted in online by the Indian Air Force ( IAF). It was conducted at 439 centres spread over 102 cities across
the country in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
(CDAC) Pune. This makes IAF first of any of three services to undertake
selection tests online.
2.
The 6th United States-India Aviation Summit( biennial summit) jointly organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation and US Trade
and Development Agency (USTDA) was held
in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 9 to 11 May, 2018.
3. Atal Tinkering Labs of
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog had organized an Atal Tinkering
Marathon in an effort to identify India’s best student innovators. Atal Tinkering Marathon’s Top 30 Innovations to be supported
through industry partnerships were showcased on the eve of the National
Technology Day. These top 30 innovations have been identified from 20 different
States/UTs from across India. They were showcased through a booklet compiling
the work done by the children, the mentors, teachers and schools.
4. To combat chronic disease
like Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) ,United
States’ prestigious Stanford University has agreed to assist Uttar Pradesh
Government. JE is a mosquito-borne flavivirus.
It belongs to the same genus as dengue, yellow fever and West Nile
viruses.
5. Bangabandhu-1 (Bangladesh’s
first communication satellite) will be launched from Kennedy Space Center
Launch Complex 39A by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It is named after Bangladesh’s “Father of the Nation”-
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It has been built by Thales Alenia Space, a
Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer. It carries total of 40 Ku and C-band
transponders with capacity of 1600 megahertz and has predicted life span of 15
years. It will expand Ku-band coverage over all of Bangladesh and its nearby
waters including Bay of Bengal, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Philippines
and Indonesia. It will provide citizens of Bangladesh Internet connectivity,
phone services, radio, backhaul, direct-to-home (DTH) TV services and other
communication related services.
Economy:
1.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has put state-run lender Dena Bank
under prompt corrective action (PCA) framework. This means Dena bank can disburse loans for credit facilities
already sanctioned, but cannot sanction fresh loans. It has barred Dena Bank
from extending fresh credit in view of deteriorating financial health due to
mounting non-performing assets (NPAs) and mounting losses. It makes Dena Bank
first lender to face curbs on lending under PCA framework.
Appointments/Resignations:
1. Sachin Bansal, the
co-founder and group Chairman of Flipkart, resigned from his post on May 9,
2018.His exit comes in the wake of the
Walmart-Flipkart deal in which US retail giant Walmart acquired 77 percent
stake in Flipkart with an investment of around USD 16 billion. However,
co-founder Binny Bansal will retain his 5.5 percent stake and will be Chairman
of the company's Board. Sachin and Binny Bansal started Flipkart in 2007 with
Rs 4 lakh, going door-to-door to deliver books.
Awards:
1. India Day was held at the
71st Cannes International Film Festival in France on May 11, 2018 to
bring together the French and Indian film industries. It is being organised
by French Embassy in India and UniFrance, promoter of French films abroad at
Terrasse UniFrance in Cannes. Among celebrities present at 'India Day'
will be actor-director Nandita Das for her biopic "Manto"; Ken Scott
with actor Dhanush, for "The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir";
Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna for his directorial debut "The Last
Color" and Antara Rao for her short film "Asthi".
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