Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 3rdweek of May 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC AAO and SBI PO/Clerk 2019 exams and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date | Important days | Theme |
| May 15 | International Family Day | “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13” |
| May 16 | The International Day of Living Together in Peace | – |
| May 17 | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | Bridging the standardization gap |
| May 17 | World Hypertension Day | Know Your Numbers |
| May 17 (third Friday in May) | Endangered Species Day | – |
| May 18 | Worlds AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | – |
| May 18 | International Museum Day | Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition |
| May 20 | World Bee Day | – |
| May 20 | World Metrology Day | The International System of Units – Fundamentally better |
| May 21 | National Anti-Terrorism Day | – |
Current Affairs: National
- India hosted a 2-day ministerial meeting of WTO in New Delhi
- India to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
Current Affairs: International
1.Taiwan becomes first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage
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| Taiwan Capital | Taipei |
| Taiwan Currency | New Taiwan dollar |
| Taiwan President | Tsai Ing-wen |
- The Saudi government has approved permanent residency for first time
Current Affairs: State
- Brahmakalashothsava Festival 2019 started in Karnataka
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| Karnataka Chief Minister | Kumarasamy |
| Karnataka Governor | Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
- NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH inked MoU for Rudraksh Plantation in Uttarakhand
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| Uttarakhand Capital | Dehradun |
| UttarakhandChief Minister | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| UttarakhandGovernor | Baby Rani Maurya |
- Navy Service Selection Board inaugurated in Kolkata
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| West Bengal Capital | Kolkata |
| West BengalChief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| West BengalGovernor | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
4. Meghalaya government approves setting up of Farmers’ Commission
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| Meghalaya Capital | Shillong |
| Meghalaya Chief Minister | Conrad Sangma |
| Meghalaya Governor | Tathagata Roy |
- Rajasthan Governmentis set to revamp ‘Ujala Clinics’ for adolescents
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| Rajasthan Chief Minister | Ashok Gehlot |
| Rajasthan Governor | Kalyan Singh |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- RBI directs NBFCs with asset size of Rs. 5,000 crore must have chief risk officers
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| RBI Headquarters | Mumbai |
| RBI Governor | Shaktikant Das |
| RBI Deputy Governor | BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, Viral Acharya and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
- HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd launches HeART initiative to make affordable housing more affordable
- Tripura Gramin Bank among top banking performers in country
- World Bank and CommBank launch the first blockchain-based bond
Current Affairs: Business
- NitiAayog pushes for Rs. 7,500-crore proposal for AI platform, research institutes
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| NITI AayogCEO | Amitabh Kant |
| NITI AayogVice Chairman | Rajiv Kumar |
- Facebook has registered a new financial technology company, Libra Networks, in Geneva, Switzerland.
- FSSAI relaxes certification norms for small organic food producers
- BSNL has partnered with Google to increase access to its WiFi footprint in the country
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Former SC Justice MB Lokur | Supreme Court of Fiji for three years ( non-resident panel) |
| Salman Khan | Brand Ambassador of BharatPe |
| Major General A K Dhingra | First Special Operations Division Commander |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | Re-elected as President of South Africa |
| R. Gandhi | Additional director on Yes Bank’s board |
| Justice A. K. Sikri | Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) |
| NitinChugh | MD and CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (from December 1) |
| Jeffrey Rosen | United States’ next deputy attorney general |
| ViratKohli and Rishabh Pant | Brand ambassadors of Himalaya MEN |
| JokoWidodo | President of Indonesia |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| Ajey Nagar ( Indian YouTuber) | Time magazine Next Generation Leaders’ 2019 |
| Dr P.K. Mishra | Sasakawa Award 2019 by UNDRR |
| Sir Andy Murray | Knighthood from the Prince of Wales |
| Sunny Pawar | Best Child Actor award at New York Indian Film Festival |
| Nancy Pelosi | 2019 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award |
| Kapil Sharma | Most viewed stand-up comedians in the world by World Book of Records |
| Chancy Chitete (Late Malawian soldier) | UN highest peacekeeping award |
- A 49-year-old veteran Nepali sherpa has scaled Mount Everest for the 23rd time
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- Conference on Asian Civilizations Dialogue (CDAC) will be held in Beijing, China
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| China Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| China President | Xi Jinping |
- India and Botswana hold Foreign Office Consultations in Delhi
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| Botswana Capital | Gaborone |
| Botswana Currency | Botswana pula |
- 11th Joint Consular Committee meet between India and Iran held in New Delhi
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| Iran Capital | Tehran |
| Iran Currency | Rial |
| Iran President | Hassan Rouhani |
Current Affairs: Ranking
- India ranks 117 out of 181 countries in the KidsRight Index
Current Affairs: MoU
- Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life tied up to offer insurance for prepaid customers
- Paytm collaborated with Citibank to launch its ‘Paytm First Card’
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| PaytmHeadquarters | Renu Satti |
| Paytm CEO | Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
- HDFC Limited has partnered with India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) to offer a mortgage-guaranteed home loan product
- Ola launches Ola Money SBI Credit Card in partnership with SBI
- The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) tie-up with HCL for improving Indian squash
- Tech Mahindra partners with French digital content solutions firm RakutenAquadas
- HDFC Ergo and IBM to jointly setup data lab in India
Current Affairs: Defence
- Indian Armed Forces carried out Exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar
- DRDO successfully conducts flight test of ABHYAS drone from ITR in Odisha
- Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha was decommissionedat Vizag
- The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM),
- Spanish Navy ship ‘Mendez Nunez’ (Frigate)on Mumbai visit from May 18 to 23
- India, Singapore conduct SIMBEX-19 naval exercise in the South China Sea
Current Affairs: Science and Technolog
- ISRO launched ‘India Young Scientist Programme’ (Yuvika-2019)
- ISRO plans to conduct seven mega missions over next 10 years
Current Affairs: Mobile Application and Portal
- BSE has launched ‘BSE StAR MF’ mobile app for its mutual fund platform
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| BSE Chairperson | S. Ravi |
| BSE Headquarters | Mumbai |
Current Affairs: Sports
- GS Lakshmi has become the first ever woman to be appointed to the ICC International Panel of Match Referees
- Kohli Bags CEAT International Batsman & Cricketer of the Year Award
- Mumbai girl AarohiPandit is world’s 1st to cross Atlantic Ocean in Light Sports Aircraft
- China set to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup after South Korea withdrawal
- Germany’s double Olympic biathlon champion Dahlmeier retired
- The Second India Open International Boxing Tournament begins at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati.
7. BFA launches two new formats of game – AirBadminton& Triples
Italian Open 2019 Winners Title
- The 76thedition of Italian Open which is also known as “Rome Masters” or “the Internazionali BNL d’Italia”heldat ForoItalico in Rome, Italy from May 13 to 19, 2019.
- Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win a ninth Italian Open title and a record 34th Masters.
| CATEGORY | WINNER | RUNNER |
| Men’s Singles | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
| Women’s Singles | Karolina Pliskova | Johanna Konta |
| Men’s Doubles | Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah | Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus |
| Women’s Doubles | Victoria Azarenka / Ashleigh Barty | Anna-Lena Gronefeld / Demi Schuurs |
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person | Field |
| Doris Day | Hollywood actor-singer |
| Bob Hawke | Former Austrlian PM |
| Ieoh Ming Pei | Chinese-American architect |
| RallapalliVenkataNarasimhaRao | Veteran Telugu actor |
| NikiLauda | The former Formula One driver |