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Daily Current Affairs 22nd May 2018 GK GS Bulletins
Daily Current Affairs GK GS Bulletins
1. India's PM Narendra Modi on 21st May 2018 visited Sochi in Russia to hold an informal-summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
2. Anti Terrorism Day was observed on 21st May 2018 in India, to aware people of the anti-social act of terrorism and its impact on human suffering and lives.
3. India’s Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on 21st May 2018 addressed the passing out parade of newly raised '241 Bastariya Battalion' of CRPF in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh.
4. India has successfully test-fired the Indo-Russian jointly developed ‘BrahMos’ supersonic cruise missile (SCM) to validate some new features on 21st May 2018 from a Chandipur test range along the Odisha coast.
5. Indian Navy's six-woman crew members arrived in Goa on 21st May 2018, after circumnavigating the globe in over 8 months on board the naval vessel INSV Tarini.
6. The Government of India's e-Visa scheme has earned 1,400 Crores revenue since its launch in 2014, mainly through foreign tourists.
7. China launched relay satellite named Queqiao (Magpie Bridge) to explore the dark side of the moon from Sichuan province on 21st May 2018.
8. Kerala was on high alert as rare and deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) infection which was detected for the first time in the state after witnessing three people deaths.
9. Union minister of state for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre is on a three-day visit to Nauru.
10. Hindustan Unilever Limited NonExecutive Chairman Harish Manwani has been appointed as an Independent Director of Tata Sons.
11. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹5 crore on South Indian Bank (SIB) for Non-Compliance with its directions on Income Recognition and IRACNorms, KYC Norms and Treasury Function.
12. Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions towards promoting brand India in the UK.
13. Union Cabinet has given its approval to the MOU on Cooperation in the field of Medicinal Plants between India and Equatorial Guinea.
14. Amitabh Bachchan has been honored by European Union for strengthening Europe-India cultural ties.
15. Noted Telugu writer Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah has passed away recently. He was 79 years old.
16. C Raja Mohan been appointed as director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, think tank of the National University of Singapore.
