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Further the VETRII IAS Study Circle Study material aim to support the candidate by providing the most relevant study material in a comprehensive manner. Wishing You All The Very Best !! M. SHUNMUGAM DIRECTOR Vetrii IAS Study Circle. TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 CONTENT SL.NO TITLE PAGE NO 1. Important Days 1 2. International Affairs 4 3. National Affairs 12 4. Indian Polity 27 5. Tamilnadu 28 6. Economy 30 7. Science and Technology 32 8. Summit and Conference 33 9. Honours and Awards 34 10. Appointments 37 11. Personality 42 12. Schemes 43 13. Sports 46 14. Defence 48 15. General Knowledge 52 16. May Month Questions 61 9600124042/ 9840097666 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 IMPORTANT DAYS MAY 1 – INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY Established by : International Labour Movement First Observed : 1886 Theme : Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement MAY 1- WORLD ASTHMA DAY Established by : Global Initiative for Asthma First Observed : 1998 Theme : Never Too Early, Never Too Late. It’s Always The Right Time to Address Airways Disease MAY 3 – WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY Established by : Universal Declaration of Human Rights First Observed : 1991 Theme : Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law MAY 8 – WORLD RED CROSS DAY Establishd by : International Committee of the Red Cross First Observed : 1828 Theme : Memorable Smiles From Around the World MAY 11 – NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY Established by : Technology development Board First Observed : 1998 MAY 12- INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY Established by : International Council Of Nurses First Observed : 1953 Theme : Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health is a Human Right MAY 12- WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD Established by : United Nations General Assembly First Observed : 1749 Theme : Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation www.vetriias.com 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 1 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 MAY 12- WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY Established by : World Fair Trade Organisation First Observed : 1989 Theme : Live Fair, One Product at a Time MAY 13- INTERNATIONAL MOTHERS DAY Established by : United Nations First Observed : 1905 MAY 15- INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES Estblished by : United Nations General Assembly First Observed : 1993 Theme : Families and Inclusive Societies MAY 17- WORLD HYPERTENSION KNOW YOUR NUMBERS Established by : The World Hypertension League First Observed : 2005 Theme : know your numbers MAY 17 – WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY Establised by : United Nations General Assembly First Observed : 1969 Theme : Enabling the Positive Use of Artificial Intelligence for All MAY 18- INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY Established by : International Council of Museum First Observed : 1977 Theme : Hyperconnected Museums: Hyperconnected Museums: New approaches, New Publics MAY 18 – WORLD AIDS VACCINE DAY Established by : Morgan State University First Observed : 1988 www.vetriias.com 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 2 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 MAY 20 – WORLD METROLOGY DAY Established by : Global Colloboration Science Of measurement First Observed : 1875 Theme : Constant Evolution of the International System of Units MAY 21- ANTI TERRORISM DAY Established by : United Nations General Assembly First Observed : 1883 MAY 22- INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Established by : United Nations General Assembly First Observed : 1992 Theme : Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity MAY 29 – INETRNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS Established by : United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation First Observed : 1948 Theme : 70 Years of Service and Sacrifice MAY 31- WORLD- NO- TOBACCO DAY Established by : World Health Assembly First Observed : 1987 Theme : Tobacco and health disease www.vetriias.com 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 3 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL BHUDDIST CONFERENCE HELD IN NEPAL International Buddhist Conference was held in Lumbini, Nepal to commemorate 2562nd Buddha Jayanti. The theme of the conference was ‘Lumbini Nepal: The birthplace of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace’. Lumbini is birth place of Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhist religion. Lord Buddha was born in sacred garden of Lumbini during 6th century BC and had attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, (now in Bihar, India) and gave his first sermon in Sarnath and died in Kushinagar. US, CHINA BEGIN TRADE TALKS CENTRED AROUND TECH RIVALRY Chinese and US officials met face-to-face in an attempt to resolve a dispute over technology that has taken the world’s two largest economies. US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin is leading the group, which includes commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and US trade representative Robert Lighthizer. Liu He, President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, headed the Chinese side in the talks, which are expected to end CHINA INSTALLS CRUISE MISSILES ON SOUTH CHINA SEA OUTPOSTS China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to- air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea. The installations, if confirmed, would mark the first Chinese missile deployments in the Spratly islands, where several Asian countries including Vietnam and Taiwan have rival claims. INDIAN HITS JACKPOT WINS $1.9 MILLION IN ABU DHABI LOTTERY An Indian has won a whopping $1.9 million in a raffle in the UAE Anil Varghese Theveril, 50, who works in Kuwait as an executive assistant recited that he hit the jackpot on the ticket number that matches with his son’s date of birth, Khaleej Times reported. He was declared the winner of the 7 million dirhams ($1.9 million or over Rs 12 crore) prize in the Big Ticket millionaire draw held at Abu Dhabi International Airport. www.vetriias.com 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 4 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 NO NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE IN THIS YEAR RECITED BY SWEDISH ACADEMY Two Nobel Prizes in Literature will be handed out next year, the 2018 prize and the 2019 prize. The decision was made by Swedish Academy in Stockholm on the grounds that the group was in too deep a crisis to choose a Nobel winner properly. It will be the first time since 1949 that the prestigious award has been delayed. Last year, Japanese-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro won the prize. CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY IS WORLD’S 5TH BIGGEST California’s economy has surpassed the economy of United Kingdom. California’s gross domestic product increased by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017. California’s economy is concentrated in coastal regions around San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego. This result was made by public from new federal data California’s economy is now only behind the economy of the 1. United States 2. China 3. Japan 4. Germany INDIA, SRI LANKA AGREE ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR DRUG CONTROL India and Sri Lanka announced that the two nations will cooperate to tackle smuggling of drugs in both countries. This decision was taken at the third bilateral meeting between delegations from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India, and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) of Sri Lanka. The meeting focused on narcotics, drugs and psychotropic substances and related matters. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is the nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances. The Director General of NCB is an officer of the Indian Police Service(IPS) or the Indian Revenue Service(IRS). www.vetriias.com 9600124042/ 9840097666 Page 5 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS I May 2018 AUSTRALIA PLEDGED 34 MILLION TO HELP SAVE KOALA POPULATION Australia unveiled a US$34-million plan to help bring its koala population back from the brink, following a rapid decline in the furry marsupial’s fortunes. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates there may be as few as 43,000 koalas left in the wild, down from a population believed to number more than 10 million prior to European settlement of the continent in 1788. USEFUL INFO Australia Capital - Canberra Currency - Rubble President Vladimir - Putin PM MODI 9TH ON FORBES’ LIST OF MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful people in the world by Forbes in a list that has been topped for the first time ever by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.