LEGEND MAGAZINE (MAY - 2019) Current Affairs and Quiz, English, Banking Awareness, Simplification Exclusively prepared for RACE students Issue: 18 | Page : 40 | Topic : Legend of May | Price: Not for Sale MAY MONTH CA MCA 21 portal as it seeks to make the compliance on February 15, 2019 from New Delhi to process easier as well as ensure routine Varanasi. NATIONAL enforcement activities are done round-the-clock ➢ This 16-coach train began its commercial Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) and IIT- on autopilot basis. run from February 17, 2019. Delhi inked MoU for Waste to Wealth ➢ The indigenously built high-speed train was Technologies: ➢ MCA 21 is the electronic backbone for the manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in ➢ Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the dissemination of information to all stakeholders, Chennai. Government of India and Indian Institute of including the regulator, corporates and investors. ➢ The train has facilities like high-speed onboard Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have inked MoU ➢ All filings under the companies’ law are WiFi, GPS-based passenger information system, for setting up a Centre of Excellence for submitted to the ministry through this portal. touch-free bio-vacuum toilets, LED lighting, Waste to Wealth Technologies in India as a Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti mobile charging points, and a climate control commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Srinivas has said the ministry would like to system which automatically adjusts to the Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October 2019. introduce Artificial Intelligence in MCA 21 when temperature. ➢ The project has been approved under the version 3 of the portal is rolled out in about a recently constituted Prime Minister’s Science year’s time. DRDO Successfully Flight Tested Inertial Technology and Innovation Advisory Council Guided Bomb From An Su-30 MKI Aircraft: (PM-STIAC). IAF Chief Paid Tribute to Kargil Heroes by ➢ Defence Research and Defence Flying Missing Man Formation: Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested GRSE to construct eight ASWSWCs for ➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb from Indian Navy: Marshal B. S. Dhanoa visits Air Force Station a Su-30 MKI aircraft at the Pokhran test ➢ Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Bhisiana and Sarsawa to pay homage to range in Rajasthan. (GRSE) Ltd. has signed a contract with defence theair warriors who made supreme sacrifice ➢ The indigenously developed guided bomb ministry to build eight Anti-Submarine Warfare during Operation Safed Sagar at Kargil. achieved the desired range and hit the target at Shallow Watercrafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian ➢ It took India two months of a joint effort a distance of 30 km away with high precision. Navy at the cost of Rs. 6311. 30 crore. between the Indian army and Air Force to evict All the mission objectives have been met. ➢ The first ship will be delivered to the Indian the intruders. Dhanoa paid tribute to Late ➢ The test firing of the guided bomb comes two Navy in 42 months and subsequently, two ships Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja and other fallen days after the Indian Air Force will be required to deliver per year and the time heroes who lost their life 20 years back during the (IAF) successfully test fired the aerial version of of completion of the project will be 84 months. Kargil war. the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a ➢ CAS B. S. Dhanoa flew the ‘missing man’ Sukhoi jet at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Cyclone “Fani” hits Odisha and West Bengal: formation flypast in a Mig-21 aircraft. ➢ The 2. 5-tonne air-to-surface missile has a ➢ Cyclone “Fani” is one of the biggest and range of around 300 km, and it will significantly fiercest cyclonic storm over the east coast in Ministry of Petroleum Appointed A High- enhance the IAF’s combat capability. nearly two decades with a maximum wind Level Committee To Make Strategies To speed of 240-250 kmph. Reduce Crude Oil Imports: DCIL signed MoU with WAPCOS to jointly ➢ Several villages nearby Puri in Odisha have ➢ A high-level committee appointed by the identify future projects: submerged due to heavy rains. The word Fani Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has ➢ The Dredging Corporation of India (pronounced as Foni) means snake was recommended a higher natural gas price for Limited (DCIL) has signed a MoU with Water & suggested by Bangladesh. producers from existing discoveries among Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) measures to bring down India’s dependence on Limited, a mini-ratna PSU under Ministry of Environment Ministry Constitutes crude oil imports. Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Committee to Implement National Clean Air Members of the committee: Rejuvenation. Programme: ➢ The High-Level Committee constituted by the ➢ The objective is to jointly recognize ➢ The Environment Ministry has reportedly Centre consisted of Dr. Anil Kakodkar, an suitable future projects and carry out geo- constituted a committee to implement the eminent Scientist and Sidharth Pradhan, an technical investigation and engineering National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). expert on financial and tax issues. consultancy in the fields like water resources, ➢ The objective is to reduce the PM power and infrastructure, port and harbour (particulate matter) 2. 5 and PM 10 concentration ADR Says Nearly Half of The Newly Elected dredging. by 20% to 30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. Lok Sabha Members Have Criminal Charges: The committee will be headed by the Secretary, ➢ According to the Association of Democratic Home Ministry cancels registration of Union Environment Ministry. The Reforms (ADR), nearly half of the newly Infosys Foundation over FCRA violation: headquarters of the committee will be in New elected Lok Sabha members have criminal ➢ The Home Ministry has cancelled the Delhi. charges against them, a 26% increase as registration of Bengaluru-based NGO compared to 2014. Infosys Foundation for alleged violation of BHEL and ARAI together signed MoU on ➢ Of the 539 winning candidates analyzed by norms in receiving foreign grants. different projects related to e-mobility: the ADR, as many as 233 MPs or 43% have ➢ All non-government organisations (NGOs) are ➢ Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) criminal charges. mandatorily required to be registered under the and Automotive Research Association of ➢ The BJP has 116 MPs or 39% of its winning Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act or India (ARAI), an autonomous body affiliated to candidates with criminal cases, followed by 29 FCRA to receive foreign funding. the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public MPs (57%) from the Congress, 13 (81%) from ➢ The registration was cancelled as Infosys Enterprises have signed a MoU for cooperation the JDU, 10 (43%) from the DMK and nine (41%) Foundation allegedly did not file income and on various projects related to e-mobility. from the TMC. expenditure statement on foreign funding ➢ In the presence of Dr. A. R. Sihag, Secretary, for the past few years. Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), the MoU Indias Fastest Train Vande Bharat Express was signed by Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, Completed 1 Lakh Kilometers Without Delhi HC Ruled That United Nations Is Not A ARAI and Renuka Gera, GM-I/c (ESSG), BHEL. Missing Single Trip: State: ➢ India’s fastest train ‘Vande Bharata ➢ The Delhi High Court has ruled that Govt Plans Introducing Artificial Express’ completed 1 Lakh kilometres without the United Nations is not a State under Article Intelligence System in MCA 21 Portal: missing a single trip. 12 of the Constitution of India and is not ➢ The union government plans to ➢ It was flagged off by the Prime Minister amenable to its jurisdiction under Article 226 of introduce artificial intelligence system in the Narendra Modi under ‘Make in India’ Initiative, RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 2 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| the Constitution. 11th Joint Consular Committee meet brought together 15 leading higher education Background of the case. between India, Iran held in Delhi: institutions from Uttar Pradesh. ➢ Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave the decision ➢ The 11th Joint Consular Committee while adjudicating a plea filed by a former UNO meeting between India and Iran took place in In a First, Gujarat Passes Landmark Bill to employee who was found guilty of misconduct. New Delhi. Let Shops & Malls Remain Open 24×7: Sanjaya Bahel, convicted by a US Federal ➢ Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on ➢ State Government of Gujarat put into Court and sentenced to 97 months of civil and commercial matters and extending effect the legislation that proposed to amend the imprisonment and two years of mandatory the longer duration of e-Visa for each other ‘Gujarat Shops and Establishments probation, was released and deported to India in nationals on reciprocity. (Regulation of Employment and Conditions May 2014. In his petition, he claimed that due ➢ Joint Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry of Service) Act, 2019’ which came into force process was not followed in his case. Amit Narang led the Indian side, while the Iran from May 1, 2019. The bill allows shops across ➢ He had in November 2018, written a letter to delegation was led by Director General for the state to function 24 hours. the Ministry of External Affairs seeking a grant of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ➢ The Act replaced the Gujarat Shops and permission to initiate legal action against Iran Ali Asghar Mohammadi. Establishments Act, 1948 which prevented the United Nations Organization shops and other businesses from operating (UNO) under section 86 of Civil Procedure Indian Postal Department released Postage between 12 to 6 a. m. Code, 1908. Stamp to commemorate 750th Birth ➢ The provision provides that a foreign State Anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desika: IBSA Sherpas meet 2019 concluded in may be sued in any Court with the consent of the ➢ In order to commemorate the 750th birth Cochin: Central government.