Daily Current Affairs 12 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS UNEP Report states that India & China tops a list of nations for illegal sand mining India and China top a list of countries where illegal sand mining has become a major environmental problem, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).…
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Daily Current Affairs 11 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Indo-French bilateral naval exercise ‘Varuna-19’ concludes The Indo-French bilateral naval exercise “Varuna-19” concluded with both the Indian and French Navies Carrier Task Forces executing close range manoeuvers. The second part of the naval exercise, Varuna 19.2, is scheduled to be held at the end of May…
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Daily Current Affairs 10 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of WCO Held in Kochi The World Customs Organization (WCO), the world body for Customs agencies of various countries, called for enhancing cross border trade and international logistics. The call was made by the representatives…
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Daily Current Affairs 9 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS MNRE held ‘chintan baithak’ session for stakeholders in renewable energy industry The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) held a brainstorming session for all stakeholders in the renewable energy industry. Presentations were made by CEOs on topics such as regulatory hurdles, energy storage, transmission constraints…
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Daily Current Affairs 8 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS India and Bangladesh agreed to jointly produce film on the life of Mujibur Rahman India and Bangladesh will co-produce a film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on Bangladesh Liberation War. A Delegation from Bangladesh led by Adviser to…
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Daily Current Affairs 7 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Indian Navy Launches 4th Scorpene Class Submarine INS Vela Scorpene class submarine Vela, equipped with modern machinery and technology to guard the seas, was launched in Mumbai. It is the fourth submarine to be launched by the state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) after entering into…
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Daily Current Affairs 6 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. INTERNATIONAL NEWS ADB Launches $5 Billion Healthy Oceans Action Plan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors in Fiji. The Action Plan for…
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Daily Current Affairs 5 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Ministry of Defence approved Indian Navy’s Rs 3,600 crore deal for 10 ‘Kamov Ka-31’ Helicopters Defence ministry has approved the procurement of 10 Kamov Ka-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control helicopters for the Indian Navy. The cost of the deal would be around Rs 3,600 crore…
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Daily Current Affairs 4 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu released a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan in New Delhi. He said that our text books must…
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Daily Current Affairs 3 May 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS France welcomes 17th edition of Varuna bilateral exercise with India France welcomed the two-part Varuna bilateral exercise with India, calling it a “swift development” of bilateral relations in the maritime security. The first phase of the exercise, namely Varuna 19.1, began off Goa’s coast on May…
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