Important Current Affairs 1st May April 2018

Important Current Affairs 1st May April 2018

Current Affairs 1st May  2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

NDMA will hold workshop on 'Disaster Risk Reduction Database'
●        National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is going to organize a two-day national workshop on the data requirements for the disaster risk reduction database here tomorrow.
●        This workshop is being organized in collaboration with the United Nations International Child Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Mitigation (UNISDR).
 

Jitendra Singh honored officials who got top position in the Civil Services Examination, 2017
●        A function organized by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (DOPT) organized by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions here today, Union Minister of State for Information and Public Enterprises (Independent Charge), Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh. In the Civil Services Examination (2017), honored officials who got top positions.
 
Internation relation 
9th India-Japan Energy Dialogue concludes in New Delhi
●        9th India-Japan Energy Dialogue concludes today in New Delhi Minister of State for Energy and New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) Shri R. K. Singh and Japan's Economic, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko signed a joint statement after the meeting was concluded.
●        The two countries also agreed to contribute to the issue of world energy security, access to energy and the issue of climate change.
 

14 of India's 15 most polluted cities
 
●        In Geneva, the list of the world's 15 most polluted cities has been released by the WHO for 2016, which includes 14 cities of India.
●        The top of this list is Kanpur.
●        In the list of most polluted cities, Delhi is number six.
 
 
The responsibility of monitoring bullet train project given to PMG
●        Project Monitoring Group (PMG) of the Prime Minister's Office has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor the Modi Government's ambitious bullet train scheme to be completed before the deadline of August 2022.
●        PMG will now work in collaboration with Central Government Ministries and other units along with Maharashtra and Gujarat government on this project of 1.08 lakh crore rupees.
 
 
New telecom policy drafted
 
●        The government released a new telecommunications policy titled National Digital Communication Policy -2018 on Wednesday, with the goal of creating 40 lakh jobs in the sector till 2022.
●        In the draft of the new telecom policy, the intention of providing 50 Mbps broadband services to every citizen of the country, attracting investment of $ 100 billion in the sector and providing 4 million jobs by 2022 has been expressed.
 

Subhash Chandra Khuntia, appointed as chairman of Indian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
●        Subhash Chandra Khuntia has been appointed as the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
●        He has been appointed for 3 years.
●        Khuntia is the former officer of the Indian Administrative Service.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: AWARDS

President will present tomorrow's Visitors Award for Research and Technology Development
●        During the meeting with Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities, President Shri Ramnath Kovind will present the Visitors Award for Research in the field of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences along with original and applied science.
●        President will also provide Visitors Award for Technology Development.
 
Major General Annakutibabu takes charge of ADG, MNS
●        Major General Annakutibabu took over as Additional Director General, Military Nursing Service (MNS) here today.
●        He took over from Major General Elizabeth John, who retired yesterday.
●        He is a resident of Koothattukulam in Kerala Ernakulam district.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: DAYS AND DATES

International Labor Day was celebrated all over the world
●        International Labor Day was observed around the world on 01 May 2018. Not only in India, around 80 countries in the world have a national holiday on this day.
●        It is also known as 'May Day'.
●        World Labor Day theme for the year 2018 is 'Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement'.
●        This day is celebrated by workers and workers of organized or unorganized sectors.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

International Buddhist Conference-2018 organized in Lumbini
●        The International Buddhist Conference was held in Lumbini, Nepal, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima of 2018.
●        During this period, 2562th Buddha Purnima Festival was also celebrated.
●        In this International Buddhist Conference, representatives of Buddhist associations, Buddhist scholars and more than 1000 Buddhists from various countries and regions including India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Japan participated.
 

People will now be connected to the Public Drug Center
●        Viplav Chatterjee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Prime Minister, Indian Jan Aushadhi Yojana said that the government is going to prepare a mass medical supply chain on the lines of Amazon and Flipkart for the easy availability of cheap medicines.
●        Chatterjee said that the government has made preparations for bringing the PDS network to the web-based app.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: DEFENSE

Tejas successfully tests BIR missile
●        The successfully developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully tested the Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile that flies in air.
●        Tejas displayed his full potential as an effective jockey jet.
●        Earlier, Tejas had been allowed to equip military missiles and other missiles.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: ECONOMY

Reliance Digital joins $ 2 billion club
 
●        By entering online retailing brands of smartphone brands Xiaomi and Motorola, Mukesh Ambani 's Consumer Electronics and Smartphone Retailing Business has helped increase sales.
●        In this way the business of Reliance Digital has now joined the $ 2 billion club.
●        In the financial year ending March 2018, the business of Reliance Digital rose 31% to Rs 15,100 crore, which was Rs 11,480 crore in 2016-17.

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: RANKING

Shahware Rizvi tops in the 10 meter air pistol rankings
 
●        Indian shooter Shahware Rizvi, who won the silver medal in the recently concluded World Cup in Korea, has reached the top in the ISSF World Rankings.
●        Rizvi has 1654 rating points, which topped Russia's Arteem Cheranosov (1046) and Japan's Tomoyuki Matsuda (803).
●        India's Jitu Rai Rath and Om Prakash Mitharwal are at 12th position.
 

Current Affairs 1st May 2018: SPORTS

Harendra Hockey Men Team New coach
●        In a surprise decision, Harendra Singh , coach of the women's hockey team, made the head coach of the Indian men team on Tuesday, while the men's team coach Shard Marin has been handed over to the women's team after poor performance in the Commonwealth Games.
●        Harendra has been the coach of Indian men team before 2009-2011.