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Today Important Current Affairs 27th May 2019 With PDF

• Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Telangana to have 1st blockchain district launched its WhatsApp transaction platform for new as well as existing investors. • Telangana will have 1st blockchain district. • It is the first of its kind initiative by any fund • Land at subsidised rates, funding of research house in to do mutual fund transactions and regulatory and policy support are among through the messaging app. the features of Telangana government's draft • The investor through his/her registered number Blockchain Policy. can initiate a transaction in Motilal Oswal MF • It is aimed at wooing firms and startups in the funds just by typing a salutation. field to set up shop in the state.

Rs. 1 cr. fine on 25 states, UTs New bullet train model hit record speed

• More than 25 states and Union Territories face • A new model of bullet train set to enter service environmental compensation of ₹1 crore each. ahead of the Olympics hit a record speed • They were fined for not submitting action plans of 360 kilometers (224 miles) per hour in a test on systematic disposal of plastic waste to the run. Central Pollution Control Board. • The N700s is the first new model of bullet train • The National Green Tribunal had ordered them on ’s busiest line for almost a decade. to submit action plans by April 30, failing which • The train is lighter and uses less energy than they would have to pay compensation at the current designs, as well as boasts additional rate of ₹1 crore/month. safety features in case of earthquakes.

DPIIT to cut startup compliance time to 1 hr Papua New Guinea's PM resigned

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and • Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed to reduce resigned following a string of high-profile compliance time for startups to one hour per political defections that threatened his month. leadership. • Currently, startups comply with requirements • Neill - who had been in power since 2011 - like GST filings, tax returns and local laws every handed over the reins to Julius Chan, who has month. twice been prime minister. • Reduction in compliance time can enable startups to focus on their core work. Motilal AMC launches WhatsApp trans. platform

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P.S. Golay: New CM of Sikkim Odisha govt to sponsor Indian hockey teams

• Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem • Both the men and women's Indian hockey team Singh Tamang, or P.S. Golay, on May 27 took will be sponsored by the state government of oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim. Odisha. • He was administered the oath by Governor • The announcement was made by Odisha Chief Ganga Prasad at Paljor Stadium. Minister Naveen Patnaik in . • Mr. Golay is not a member of the State • The state government has decided to support Assembly at present as he did not contest the the team for a period of five years. polls. Sagar Kasana scaled Mt. Everest L.V. Navaneeth: CEO of The Hindu • A Ghaziabad-based mountaineer, Sagar Kasana, • L.V. Navaneeth will be taking over as the new has scaled Mount Everest, the world's highest CEO of The Hindu from June 1, 2019, on peak. completion of the term of the incumbent CEO • He unfurled the Indian flag at the summit at and MD, Rajiv C. Lochan. 10.15 a.m. on May 22, 2019. • Mr. Navaneeth served this organisation • Sagar, along with Krick Wood from , between 1998 and 2006 in a senior position in Alexander from and Evan Tommo from Advertising and Marketing. , reached the third base camp on May 4. • On the way to the peak, Tommo died due to Lewis Hamilton won Monaco Grand Prix altitude sickness.

• Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix Whatsapp to put ads on status in 2020 2019 in a triumphant tribute to his Mercedes team’s late Formula One great Niki Lauda. • WhatsApp Status will start displaying ads from • Mercedes, who extended their winning run to 2020, the messaging platform's parent firm six, lead Ferrari by 118 points in the Facebook has confirmed. constructors’ standings. • Its already monetized WhatsApp Business app • Hamilton has 137 to 120 for Bottas, with Vettel will get richer messaging formats, including moving up to third place on 82. viewing text alongside image or PDF in a single message. 11 Indians got notices from Octopus-inspired wearable sensors • Since March, at least 25 notices have been issued by the Swiss authorities to Indian clients • Scientists from Sungkyunkwan University in of Switzerland-based banks. have developed flexible wearable • They have been given one last chance to appeal sensors. against sharing of their details with India. • They stick to the skin, paving the way for novel • It is being done to increase transparency and health trackers that could monitor a variety of prevent cross-border tax evasion. human activities.

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• It could monitor an array of human activities, • Japan has never won the . including electrocardiogram signals, pulse and speech patterns. Apurvi won gold in ISSF

Men's compound team won bronze • grabbed a gold, winning the women's 10m Air Rifle competition in the ISSF • The men's compound team of Rajat Chauhan, World Cup 2019. Abhishek Verma and Aman Saini won a bronze • She shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine medal in the World Cup Stage III at Wang Luyao of , who shot 250.8. in . • shot 289 and was a bit behind in • The trio put up a solid performance to edge out 24th spot, while Chinki Yadav shot 276 to be in higher seeded Russian team of Anton Bulaev, 95th place. Alexander Dambaev and Pavel Krylov 235-230 in the bronze medal play-off. European elections: EPP won 178 seats

Mahesh Mangaonkar won Sekisui Open • European Parliament published the provisional results for this year's elections. • In squash, India's Mahesh Mangaonkar • The European People's Party group won 178 triumphed for the second time in the Sekisui seats and remained the largest political group in Open 2019 in Kriens, Switerzland. the legislature. • Sekisui Open is a Challenger tour event of the • The second largest group is the Progressive Professional Squash Association (PSA). Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) with • Top-seeded Mahesh beat third seed Bernat 152 seats, in the 751-member legislature. Jaume of in four games 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 to win his 8th PSA title. Trump meets Japan's emperor

China won 2019 Sudirman Cup • US President Donald Trump made history, becoming the first world leader to meet with • China won the badminton world mixed-team the new emperor of Japan. championship, Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning. • Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on • They beat Japan in men's doubles, women's May 1, 2019, opening what is called the era of singles and men's singles to clinch the title for Reiwa or beautiful harmony. the 11th time. • Trump will go to the Japanese state guest house • In the latest Men' singles match Shi Yuqi later for meetings and joint news conference stunned world champion Kento Momota 15-21, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 21-5,21-11.

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