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Current Affairs – May 29, 2018 Current Affairs – May 29, 2018 S.No Topic Page Number 1 Important Days 2 2 World News 3 3 National News 4 – 5 4 State News 6 - 7 5 Banking & Economy 8 - 9 6 Awards & Honours 10 7 Appointments & Resignation 11 - 12 8 Obtiuaries 13 1 Important Days International Day of UN Peacekeepers for 70 years is being celebrated On May 29, 2018, International Day of UN Peacekeepers is celebrated each year. Theme of 2018 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is: 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice. It is observed internationally to pay tribute to the 3700 uniformed and civil personnel ho lost their lives upholding peace. This was celebrated since 1948. UN Headquarters: New York, US. 2 World News 2nd edition of SCO-Afghanistan contact group meeting: Beijing on 28 May, 2018 On May 28, 2018, The 2 meeting of SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group Meeting was held in Beijing. The Indian Delegation was headed by Additional Secretary (Multilateral Diplomacy) Gitesh Sharma. India focused on security challenges on the borders of Afghanistan and offered support to peace made by the President of Afghanistan. India also focused on the socio-economic development of the afghan people and ensured greater connectivity with Afghanistan. Bilateral talks of India with China, Tajikistan, Russia, and Afghanistan were also held. Azerbaijan inaugurates European gas pipeline On 29 May 2018, Azerbaijan inaugurated a pipeline at Sangachal Terminal, in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev turned on the taps at Sangachal Terminal. The Sangachal Terminal is located nearly 55 kilometres southwest of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. This pipeline will eventually create the first direct route to transport gas from one of the world’s largest fields to Europe bypassing Russia. The project is worth USD 40-billion. It consists of three linked pipelines that will bring gas from Azerbaijani Shah Deniz 2 field across Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to southern Italy. EU proposes ban on straws and other single-use plastics The European Union is proposing a ban on single-use plastics to help protect marine life. The proposals are aimed at outlawing many commonplace plastic items including straws, cotton buds, cutlery, balloon sticks and drink stirrers. The governing body also wants almost all plastic bottles to be collected for recycling by 2025. 3 National News Dr Jitendra Singh announces Rs 28 crore for ‘Brahmaputra Study Centre’ at Gauhati University On 29 May 2018, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that, theGovernment has approved to set up “Brahmaputra Study Centre” at Gauhati University, Guwahati. Funds of Rs. 28 crore will be offered by the Ministry of DoNER for establishing the ‘Brahmaputra Study Centre’. The Gauhati University will offer land within the campus to develop a separate block for the Brahmaputra Study Centre. This Study Centre will offer research on various aspects of river Brahmaputra in physics, hydrology, waterways, environment, disaster and flood management, hydro-power production etc. This Study Centre will focus on research on the causes and prevention of frequent floods in the river. Some internationally renowned scholars from other parts of the world will also be a part of this centre. Union cabinet minister of heavy industries & public enterprise (HI & PE), anant geete inaugurated the facilities under NATRIP at ICAT manesar On 29 May 2018, Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprise (HI & PE), Anant Geete inaugurated the augmented facilities at the National Automotive Testing and RND Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) at the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) at Manesar in Haryana. The augmented facilities are as follows o Noise, Vibration & Harshness Lab (NVH) o Passive Safety Lab (PSL) o Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Lab o Tyre Test Lab (TTL) Already the centre has fully functional facilities like Powertrain lab, Fatigue lab, Vehicle Evaluation lab, Component lab, CAD-CAE lab and Infotronics lab. Since 2006, ICAT has been providing automotive testing and certification services to the industry. NATRIP is the largest and most important initiative in the automotive sector. It involves tie up between the Indian Government, various State Governments and Indian Automotive Industry. 4 Delhi to Nanda devi east base camp: Joint Indo-Bangladesh Army trekking expedition On May 28, 2018, joint Indo-Bangladesh Army Trekking Expedition to Nanda Devi has started from New Delhi. This joint expedition will further strengthen the relatioons of the two concerned countries. The team has a 16-member Indian Armyteam and a 10-member Bangladesh Army team. Mt Nanda Devi east base camp is located 4300m from the sea level and has a very challenging trekking route. 4th International yoga day celebrations main event to be organized in Dehradun The main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018) will be held on 21st June 2018 at Dehradun in Uttrakhand. Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH announced that Dehradun (Uttarakhand) has been selected as the venue for Main Event of 4th International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2018. Akshay kumar launches Swachh bharat advertising campaign Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has launched advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) in Delhi. The campaign focuses on promoting the twin pit toilet technology in rural India, and also features actor Bhumi Pednekar along with Kumar. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation also announced that the producers of Toilet Ek Prem Katha have given rights to all state and district teams of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) to screen the movie in villages on a non-commercial basis. 5 State News Samagra Resource Portal & mobile app developed for use in hi-tech classes in Kerala On 31 May 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the Samagra Resource Portal and mobile app. More than 40,000 classrooms in Kerala will be made hi-tech by June 2018, through the Samagra Resource Portal and mobile app. The Samagra Resource Portal and mobile app are developed by the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education. Samagra differs from conventional educational portals. It is designed to make sure that all learning objectives are transacted through lesson plans as specified in the curriculum. Also, it offers digital textbooks, question banks and e-resources. These are available for everyone, even without the need to log in. Gujarat govt launches ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy’ The policy is called: ‘Reuse of Treated Waste Water Policy’. Setting up of161 Sewage treatment Plants (STP) in all major towns in Gujrat for non- drinking purposes. The treated water would be used in industrial units, thermal power plants, gardening, and in the construction sectors. Presently, around 2600 million litres per day (MLD) waste water is being treated by the 52 STPs in the state. This policy will double the water capacity to around 5000 million litres per day (MLD) in two years. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Mandatory for Thermal power plants located within a radius of 50 kmsof an STP to use the treated water. This also applies to Industries and industrial parks consuming over 1 lakh litres of water per day. The state would disconnect Fresh water connection given to them after this policy comes to being. Gaj yatra launched in Garo hills of Meghalaya On 28 May 2018, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched the ‘Gaj Yatra’ from Tura, a town in Garo Hills of Meghalaya. In 2014, villagers in Garo Hills offered a part of their community-owned land to develop village reserve forests for the passage of elephants. To honour this effort the Gaj Yatra has been launched. The Gaj Yatra aims to secure 100 elephant corridors in India. 6 Four of such corridors are in Meghalaya. As a part of the event, an elephant mascot is carried across districts where elephants cross frequently to create awareness among the people. Odisha police, UNICEF join hands against child abuse Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched ‘Paree Pain Katha Tiye’ (A word for the little angel), a State-wide awareness campaign against child sexual abuse. UNICEF and the State police have joined hands for the campaign to create awareness on the importance and role of every member of society in preventing child sexual abuse, need for reporting and need for trauma care. Fifteen vans modified as ‘Paree Express’ flagged off by Mr. Patnaik will cover all 30 districts during the campaign from May 28 to June 12. Tamil Nadu environment and forests department bans the vedanta group’s copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi Sterlite Copper, the Vedanta Group’s copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi, was sealed on Monday evening, shortly after the Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department issued a two-page Government Order for its “permanent” closure. Vedanta termed the decision “unfortunate.” 7 Banking & Economy India signs loan agreement with the World Bank for USD 21.7 Million for strengthening the public financial management in Rajasthan project The agreement was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (FB and ADB), and Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of Indian Government and Mr. Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. The Implementing Entity Agreement was signed by the Secretary, Finance (Budget) on behalf of Rajasthan Government, and the Acting Country Director (India) on behalf of the World Bank. Project size: is nearly USD 31 million. Out of this USD 21.7 million will be funded by the World Bank. Rest of the amount will be funded-out of the State Budget. Duration of this project: is 5 years.
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