National
News
1. India
Successfully Tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’
i. India successfully
flight tested the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank
Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ from Pokhran in Rajasthan. The
weapon system tested for its full range was released smoothly from the launch
platform. The missile hit the target with high precision.
ii. The
indigenously designed and developed guided bombs Smart Anti Airfield
Weapon (SAAW) was also successfully flight tested from IAF
aircraft at Chandan range in Jaisalmer.
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General
Bipin Rawat is 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
2. India-Thailand Conclude ‘Maitree’ Military Exercise
i. The
Indian and Thailand's armed forces concluded a two-week long platoon level
military exercise called ‘Exercise Maitree 2018’ in Jammu
& Kashmir’s Srinagar. The exercise was an annual event designed to
strengthen the partnership between armies of the two countries.
ii. The
exercise comprised of cross-training period, which included familiarization
between the two armies to evolve drills and procedures that help in counter-insurgency
and counter-terrorism operations in varied terrains under the United Nations
(UN) mandate.
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Thailand
Capital: Bangkok, Currency: Thai baht.
3. FSSAI Constitutes B Sesikeran Committee To Review Food
Labelling Standards
i. The Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) constituted
a group of experts from the health and nutrition sector to look into the issue
of food labelling.
ii. The expert
panel will be headed by B Sesikeran. Mr Sesikeran is the former
director of National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and
comprises Hemalatha and Dr Nikhil Tandon.
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FSSAI has
been established under Food Safety and Standards, 2006.
4. 1st All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey By NABARD
Released
i. NABARD All India Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS), conducted
by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), was
released by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog in
New Delhi. The report revealed that farm households register higher income than
the families solely dependent on non-farm livelihood activities in rural areas.
ii. The survey, with reference year of 2015-16, which covered 40,327 rural households, highlighted that the average annual income of an agricultural household is Rs 1,07,172 compared to Rs 87,228 for families engaged only in non-agricultural activities.
ii. The survey, with reference year of 2015-16, which covered 40,327 rural households, highlighted that the average annual income of an agricultural household is Rs 1,07,172 compared to Rs 87,228 for families engaged only in non-agricultural activities.
International
News
5. EAM
Sushma Swaraj Inaugurates 'Panini Language Laboratory' in Mauritius
i. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated
'Panini Language Laboratory' at Mahatma Gandhi Institute
(MGI) at Port Louis in Mauritius. She called on Prime Minister of
Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jagnauth and discussed further deepening of
the special ties between the two nations.
ii. The Lab has been gifted by the Government of India and it will
help MGI in the teaching of all Indian languages in Mauritius.
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Mauritius Capital: Port Louis, Currency: Mauritian
rupee.
Appointments
6. SS Mundra
Appointed Independent Director of Indiabulls Housing Finance
i. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been
appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indiabulls Housing Finance
Ltd (IBHFL) for a period of three years. He was former Deputy Governor of
RBI.
ii. Mundra used
to be the Chairman of Bank of Baroda and an Executive Director at Union Bank of
India.
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IBHFL is
India’s 2nd largest Housing Finance Company.
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Sameer
Gehlaut is the Chairman of Indiabulls Group since inception.
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Indiabulls
Real Estate Ltd (IBREL) started in the year 2005.
Awards
7. S K Arora
Awarded WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award
i. Delhi government’s additional director of health, SK Arora
was awarded prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day
2017 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control.
ii. It is
awarded every year by WHO to individuals or organisations alike in each of six
WHO regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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World No
Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on 31 May.
8. General
Dalbir Singh Suhag Awarded US ‘Legion of Merit’ 2018
i. The United States government has awarded the Legion
of Merit (Degree of Commander) to General Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retired), of
the Indian Army, for exceptionally meritorious service as chief of the Army
staff, Indian Army.
ii. The award
was presented to General Suhag at Pentagon, Washington DC, in the presence of his
family members and the Indian Military Attache to the United States of
America.
Sports News
9. Mitchell
Johnson Announces Retirement From All Forms of Cricket
i.
Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson announced the retirement from
all forms of cricket almost three years after he stepped down from the
international game.
ii. Johnson
played 73 Tests in the Baggy Green, claiming 313 wickets, the fourth most for
an Australian, and also 153 ODIs before retiring from international cricket in
2015.
10. Asian
Games 2018: Wrestler Bajrang Punia Wins 1st Gold For India
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i. It was a mixed day for India on Day two of the 18th Asian
Games in Indonesia. A dominating Bajrang Punia opened India’s gold
medal account by defeating Japan’s Daichi Takatani in the final of
Men’s Freestyle 65 kg. category.
ii. India
opened its medal account with a bronze by Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar in
rifle mixed team shooting event.
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The Host
cities for Asian Games 2018 are Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
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Bhin
Bhin, Kaka, and Atung are
the mascots of the 2018 Asian Games.
Obituaries
11. Israeli Journalist And Peace
Activist Uri Avnery Passes Away
i. Uri Avnery, a trailblazing Israeli
journalist and peace activist and
one of the first to openly advocate for a Palestinian state passed away at the
age of 94.
ii. A member of Israel’s founding generation, he fought in the
pre-state Irgun underground militia. After independence, he became a publisher,
member of parliament, author and activist.n
