Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (01st to 07th May 2018)

Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (1^st to 7^th May 2018)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 1^st Week of May 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

Important Weekly Current Affairs 1^st Week of May 2018

 1) International Labour Day is also known as International Worker’s Day, Labour Day and May Day. It is celebrated across the world on – 1st May.

 2) World Immunization Week celebrated on – 24 April- 30 April 2018.

 3) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 to be held in – Varanasi.

4) Surat railway station to be 3rd in country to have – ‘Airport like’ facilities.

5) Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Deputy CM of – Jammu and Kashmir.

6) Uday Kotak redesignated as MD & CEO of – Kotak Mahindra Bank.

7) MoU signed between PHDCCI, Indian Yoga Association to – Promote yoga.

8) Gujarati Poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra Chosen for – Saraswathi Samman 2017.

9) Swachh Bharat Mission Launches GOBAR-DHAN To – Promote Wealth and Energy from Waste.

10) Government launches Pilot scheme Procurement of Aggregate Power of – 2500 MW.

11) Second World Hindu Congress (WHC) is scheduled to be held in – Chicago in September.

 12) International Buddhist Conference held in – Lumbini, Nepal.

 13) Rajiv Bakshi appointed CMO of – Intex Technologies.

14) The rank of India in fastest growing nation for passenger traffic is – 2^nd.

15) Google is the most trusted Internet brand in – India.

16) Name of Offline Payments Solution Introduced by Paytm is – ‘Tap Card’

17) India, Pakistan to participate in SCO counter-terror exercise – Peace Mission 2018.

18) 25th La Liga Title is won by – Barcelona.

19) Sri Lankan filmmaker who died recently is – Lester James Peiris.

20) Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018:

• Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018 were held on April 29 in Mumbai.
• Here is the complete list of all the winners of Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018:

 21) Government is committed to empower farmers and double their income by – 2022.

22) Cabinet approves new terminal buildings at – Guwahati, Chennai and Lucknow airports.

23) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to invest in – Treasury bills issued by the central government.

24) GAIL signs Rs 2,000-cr loan agreement with – SBI.

25) Government enters the agreement with World Bank on –Biotech.

26) Subhash Chandra Khuntia is new – IRDAI chairman.

27) Shri Sitanshu Kar takes over as – DG, PIB.

28) 9th India-Japan Energy Dialogue held in – New Delhi.

29) Bilateral trade between India and China resumes through – Nathu La border.

30) Asha Bhosle Honored with – PC Chandra Puraskar.

31) South Western Command’s Exercise – Vijay Prahar.

32) WBC Asia Boxer of the year is awarded for – Neeraj Goyat

33) Hockey India names Harendra Singh as – Men’s coach.

34) World Press Freedom Day observed on – May 03 every year

 35) Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figure in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of – PM2.5 levels in 2016

36) What is the rank of India in world’s largest military spenders – 5^th.

37) Women and Child Development Ministry hold National Conference of 244 Districts under – Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, BBBP, in New Delhi.

39) Two-day national workshop on Data Requirements for Disaster Risk Reduction Database concludes in – New Delhi

40) The militaries of India and China have reportedly agreed to set up a hotline between their headquarters – Doklam standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

 41) Number of AIIMS that cabinet approves plan to set up across country – 20.

42) State Bank of India has consolidated its advertising account for the first time, with the entire business going to – WPP’s Rediffusion Y&R

 43) Reserve Bank of India allows FPIs to invest in – Treasury bills.

44) ICICI Bank names Radhakrishnan Nair as – Independent Director

45) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Managing Director and CEO of Bandhan Bank, has taken over as the Deputy Chairman of – CII Eastern Region (ER)

46) Justin Langer named to replace Darren Lehmann as – Australian cricket coach

47) Malayalam detective novelist who passes away – Kottayam Pushpanath.

48)  Disney announced that it was launching a free video app Oh My Disney with original content aimed at millennials.

49) SC questions government’s justification for passing Aadhaar Act as – Money Bill.

50) Environment ministry bans – Party poppers.

51) The North Maharashtra University is to be renamed as – ‘Kaviyatri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University’.

 52) First state to issue land document online is – Maharashtra.

53) The firm which Grants $3 Million for E-Learning, Teachers in India is – Google.

54) Adani Group unit appoints it’s MD & CEO – Anil Sardana.

55) Ashok Lahiri appointed a full-time member of – 15th Finance Commission.

56) ‘Vibrant North East 2018’ from – May 3.

57) 51st Annual Meeting of – Asian Development Bank.

58) The Union Cabinet has approved increasing the investment limit of PMVVY – From Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs. 15 lakh under.

59) Dhadkan mobile app was launched to monitor the – Health of heart patients.

60) Now pensioners can view passbook using – Umang app.

61) Mohamed Salah named writers’ – Footballer of the Year.

62) Justin Langer Appointed Head Coach Of – Australian Cricket Team.

63) Pakistan’s biggest and first greenfield airport here was inaugurated on Wednesday by Prime Minister – Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

64) International Day of the Midwife was first celebrated – May 5th.

 65) World Cartoonists’ day is celebrated every year on – 5th May.

66) NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to develop – Precision Agriculture.

67) Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu is going on his maiden foreign tour to the South American countries of – Guatemala, Panama and Peru

68) North Korea seeks air corridor to – South Korea.

69) ART deTOUR’ to protect – Freedom of Expression.

70) SEBI extends trade timing for – Derivatives.

71) GST Council approves single form for – Filing of returns.

72) Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after – Sexual Assault Scandal.

73) Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as the acting governor of – Manipur.

74) ISABS 2018 held in – Johannesburg.

75) National Conference of 244 Districts under BBBP held in – New Delhi.

76) 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers held in – Manila.

77) India has been ranked 11th in the FDI Confidence Index 2018 released by global consultancy firm – A T Kearney.

78) India emerges as fifth largest military spenders in – 2017.

79) ISSF brings you – ‘Athletes Handbook’.

80) The book ‘The Red Fort Declaration authored by – Journalist Fakir Hassen.

81) Former Air Chief Marshal who passes away – Idris Hassan Latif.

82) Every year World Laughter Day takes place on the – First Sunday of May.

83) The Department of Posts released a special cover on – ‘Buddha Purnima’.

84) The Central government has completed a feasibility study on the introduction of inland waterways on the – Godavari.

85) Reserve Bank of India has directed banks authorized to deal in foreign exchange (Authorised Dealer-I Banks) to share data with the – Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

86) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it will buy Rs 10,000 crore of government bonds through – Open Market Operation (OMO).

87) Blackstone buys Indiabulls commercial assets in – Chennai.

88) Jet Airways to drop the first class, upgrade – Business Cabins.

89) Patanjali ranked as most trusted FMCG brand in – India.

90) M.T Vasudevan Nair Wins – ONV Literary Prize.

91) Ex-IDBI Bank chairman who joins Adani Capital – RM Malla

92) ‘India and the world: a history in nine stories’ inaugurated at the national museum in – New Delhi.

93) Delhi to host six-day Festival of – Bharat.

94) Aajeevika and Kaushal Vikas Melas were held in various parts of India as part of – Gram Swaraj Abhiyan.

95) India has slipped by three notches to 11th position in the FDI Confidence Index 2018 of global consultancy firm – A T Kearney.

96) Tamil Nadu CM launched portal for – MSMEs.

97) Talent search camp in – Bengaluru.

98) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday felicitated squash player – Joshna Chinappa.

99) Renowned Marathi singer who dies recently is – Arun Date.

100) First dolphin census kicks off in – Punjab

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