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Current Affairs (May)

  • Virat Kohli won the ‘International Cricketer of the Year’ award at CEAT Cricket Ratings Award.
  • ‘International Batsman of the Year Award’ was given to Shikhar Dhawan.
  • ‘International Bowler of the Year Award’ was presented to New Zealand’s Trent Boult.
  • ‘T20 Bowler of the Year Award’ was given to Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.
  • Dr Bindeshwar Pathak has been conferred with ‘Nikkei Asia Prize’ in Japan. He is the founder of Sulabh International.
  • Actor Sridevi posthumously won the Best Actress Awards 2018. The Award was given for her role in film ‘MOM’.
  • Bengali Actor Riddhi Sen got the Best Actor Award for movie Nagar Kirtan.
  • The Best Feature Film Award went to Oscars was Assamese film Village Rockstars.
  • Dada Saheb Phalke Award was given to Actor Vinod Khanna.
  • Kamaljit Bawa, an Indian Botanist received ‘Linnean Medal’ for his research on evolution of tropical plants, tropical deforestation and non-timber forest products. She is the first Indian to be conferred with this award.
  • Andhra Pradesh Minister of IT, Panchayat Raj and Rural development won the Award of ‘Digital Leader of the Year’ during Business world Digital India Summit 2018.
  • International UN Peacekeepers Day is celebrated on 29 May. This year the theme was UN Peacekeepers : 70 Years of Sacrifice and Service.
  • Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2018 was organised in Tehri, Uttrakhand.
  • Nisha Bhalla, holistic coach and consultant was felicitated by ‘Excellent women of Excellence Award’ for her spiritual service at Women Economic Forum.
  • The theme of World Environment Day celebrated on 5th June was ‘Beat Plastic Pollution : If You Cant Reuse it, Refuse it’. This year India hosted it.
  • The theme of International Biological Day celebrated on 22nd May was ‘Celebrating 25 years of Action of Biodiversity’.
  • 21 May is observed ass Anti-Terrorism Day by India every year.
  • International Labour Day or Worker’s Day or May Day is observed on 1st May every year.
  • China and US issued a joint statement on economic and trade consultations, vowing not to launch a trade war against each other.
  • Russia has World’s First Floating Power Station.
  • Dmitry Medvedev is the PM of Russia and Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
  • India’s first Solar Powered Expressway was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Bagpat, Uttar Pradesh. It is 135 km long and stretches from Kundi on NH1 to Palwal NH2.
  • Dalmai Group Limited adopted Gandhikota Fort of Andhra Pradesh under ”Adopt a Heritage : Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchan”. Company will focus on providing basic amenities at the fort.
  • Shri Atul M. Gotsurve is appointed as the ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the President of Germany.
  • Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampiana and India’s President Ram Nath Kovind signed agreement in field of defence.
  • Among 114 countries India ranked 78th on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index. The list was topped by Sweden.
  • India is the World’s Top Arm Buyers. The largest arm suppliers to India are Russia and Israel.
  • India is the 4th strongest Military According to the report of the Global Firepower Index 2017. The list contains total 133 countries.

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