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Daily Current Affairs 25th May 2018 GK GS Bulletins
Daily Current Affairs GK GS Bulletins
1. Union Ministry of HRD has launched 'Samagra Siksha Scheme' for holistic development of school education. it was launched by HRD Minister, Prakash Javedekar on 24th May 2018, at an event in New Delhi.
2. Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi presented the prestigious 'Nari Shakti Puraskar-2017' to the members of the INSV Tarini team in New Delhi on 24th May 2018.
3. The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched ‘Data Visualisation App’ on 24th May 2018 in New Delhi, to provide a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education structure in India.
4. Pakistan hosted its first ever Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) legal experts meeting in Islamabad. It was organized from 23 May to 25 May 2018.
5. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), Nepal Becomes First In South East Asia To Eliminate 'Trachoma' Eye Infection Disease.
6. Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved an ordinance to set up the country’s first national sports university in Imphal, Manipur
7. Indian Railways Introduces Full Fledged VIKALP Scheme For Waiting List (WL) Passengers.
8. NITI Ayog and ABB India Signed Statement of Intent (SOI) to facilitate AI, Big Data & Connectivity Solutions
9. The Government of India has appointed former Supreme Court Judge CK Prasad as Chairman of Press Council of India (PCI) for the second term.
10. An English translation of Polish novel “Flights” was named as the winner of the prestigious Man Booker International Prize.
11. Noted Odia industrialist Dr. Bansidhar Panda has passed away recently at the age of 87 years.
12. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth has passed away recently at the age of 85 years.
13. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and Airports Authority of India (AAI) have signed an agreement to take up collaborative research on air navigation systems.
14. JDS Party Leader, HD Kumaraswamy has sworn-in as Chief Minister of Karnataka
15. Pravin L Agrawal has been appointed as part-time official director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
16. Stacey Cunningham has been appointed as the President of New York Stock Exchange.
17. Veteran film and theatre actor Dr. Hemu Adhikari has passed away recently at the age of 81 years.
18. Gobind Singh Deo, an Indian-origin Sikh politician in Malaysia, has become a cabinet minister in the country. He also becomes the First Sikh minister in Malaysia.
19. Famous Bollywood Actor, Sushant Singh Rajput to promote two major initiatives of NITI Aayog, BHIM app and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform.
20. Odisha government to launch a special mobile application to provide advance information on lightning & thunder.
