Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of May 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI PO/Clerk, LIC AAOand other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date | Important days | Theme |
| May 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | – |
| May 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity | Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health |
| May 23 | The World Turtle Day | Adopt, Don’t Shop |
| May 24 | International Commonwealth Day | A Connected Commonwealth |
| May 25 | World Thyroid Day | – |
| May 29 | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers | Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace. |
| May 30 | Goa statehood day | – |
| May 31 | World No Tobacco Day | “tobacco and lung health” |
Current Affairs: National
- NSA AjitDoval addresses 17th Investiture Ceremony of BSF in New Delhi
- The US Treasury Department has removed India from its currency monitoring list
- Song ‘HawaAane De’ launched to spread awareness about Air pollution
Current Affairs: International
- Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline meeting to be held in Turkmenistan
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| Turkmenistan Capital | Ashgabat |
| Turkmenistan Currency | Turkmenistan manat |
| Turkmenistan President | GurbangulyBerdimuhamedow |
- SushmaSwaraj to attend SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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| Kyrgyzstan Capital | Bishkek |
| Kyrgyzstan Currency | Kyrgyzstani som |
| Kyrgyzstan President | SooronbayJeenbekov |
- The UAE has launched a permanent residency scheme for expatriates dubbed the ‘Golden Card
- Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free
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| World Health OrganizationHeadquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| World Health OrganizationDirector General | TedrosAdhanom |
- Trump becomes first world leader to meet Japan’s new emperor Naruhito
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| JapanCapital | Tokyo |
| JapanCurrency | Japanese yen |
| JapanPrime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
- Sri Lanka, Japan and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port
- Nepal is celebrating its 12th Republic Day on May29,2019
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| Nepal Capital | Kathmandu |
| Nepal Currency | Nepalese rupee |
| Nepal President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
- India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly
Current Affairs: State
- Mumbai topped the 15-city list of the most vulnerable cities to cyberattacks in 2019
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| Maharashtra Chief Minister | DevendraFadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor | ChinamaniVidyasagarRao |
- Tree Ambulance service launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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| Tamil Nadu Capital | Chennai |
| Tamil NaduChief Minister | E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil NaduGovernor | BanwarilalPurohit |
- Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh makes it to tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister | Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor | Anandibenpatel |
- Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma Launches ‘Aroma Mission’
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| Meghalaya Capital | Shillong |
| Meghalaya Chief Minister | Conrad Sangma |
| Meghalaya Governor | Tathagata Roy |
5. Telangana to have India’s first blockchain district
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| TelanganaCapital | Hyderabad |
| TelanganaChief Minister | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| TelanganaGovernor | ESL Narashiman |
- Jammu and Kashmir Government Unveils Healthcare Investment Policy-2019
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| Jammu & Kashmir Capital | Jammu & Srinagar |
| Jammu & KashmirChief Minister | Vacant |
| Jammu & KashmirGovernor | Satya Pal Malik |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- India’s economy to grow 7.5% by 2020- OECD
- According to United Nation’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019 report, India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2020
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| UN Secretary-General | New York, USA |
| UN Headquarters | Antonio Guterres |
- Sebi gives nod to mutual funds to invest in exchange traded commodity derivatives with investment limits
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| SEBI Headquarters | Mumbai |
| SEBI Chairman | Ajay Tyagi |
- Karnataka Bank launched a new savings bank product called “KBL SB Salary” for salaried class
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| Karnataka Bank Headquarters | Mangalore |
| Karnataka Bank CEO | Mahabaleshwara M S |
| Karnataka Bank Tagline | Your Family Bank, Across India |
- Bank credit to infrastructure sector grew by 18.5 per cent to 10.55 lakh crore as of 2018-19
- RBI tweaks norms on voluntary retention route investment by FPIs
9. RBI releases draft norms on liquidity risk management for NBFCs
- RBI has decided to conduct purchase of Government securities under OMO for Rs. 150 billion
- RBI has extended timings for RTGS from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
- RBI sets up panel under the chairmanship of T N Manoharan to develop secondary market for corporate loans
- RBI sets up committee for development of housing finance securitisation market
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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 |
- Asian Development Bank to provide USD 750 million loan to India for railway track electrification project
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| Asian Development BankHeadquarters | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| Asian Development BankPresident | TakehikoNakao |
- SEBI and IRDAI to set up regulatory sandbox for fintech innovations
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| IRDAIHeadquarters | Hyderabad |
| IRDAIChairperson | Subhash Chandra Khuntia |
- Corporation Bank has launched ‘Corp SME Suvidha’ for MSME
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| Corporation Bank Headquarters | Mangalore |
| Corporation Bank Tagline | A Premier Public Sector Bank, Prosperity for all |
| Corporation Bank CEO | P.V. Bharathi |
- India Ratings and Research lowers FY 19 GDP estimate to 6.9 pc with Q4 forecast at 6.3 pc
- Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has launched ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility
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| Indian Overseas Bank Headquarters | Chennai |
| Indian Overseas Bank CEO | R Subramaniya Kumar |
| Indian Overseas Bank Tagline | Good people to grow with |
- Chola Investment gets $222 mn from International Finance Corporation
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| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyHeadquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyExecutive Director | ArunAlagappan |
- KVB has entered into a pact with Centrum Wealth Management to offer wealth management services to its clients
- FICCI survey forecasts India’s GDP growth at 7.1% for FY20
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| Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Headquarters | New Delhi |
Current Affairs: Business
- HDFC group overtakes Tata group as India’s most valuable
- Infosys completes acquisition of 75% stake in ABN AMRO Bank subsidiary Stater
- Uberhas launched a Submarine Service in the Great Barrier Reef
- Facebook planning to launch its own cryptocurrency ‘GlobalCoin’ by 2020
Current Affairs: Ranking
- Reliance Industries overtakes Indian Oil to become largest company by revenue
- India Ranks 43rd in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Jagan Mohan Reddy | CM of Andhra Pradesh |
| Naveen Patnaik | CM of Odisha |
| Akshay Kumar | Brand ambassador of TAFE |
| Lieutenant General ShaileshTinaikar | commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) |
| HimantaBiswaSarma | vice-president of Badminton Asia Council |
| Prem Singh Golay | Chief Minister of Sikkim |
| Justice DN Patel | Chief Justice of Delhi High Court |
| Naveen Patnaik | Odisha CM for 5th term |
| Peter Mutharika | President of Malawi |
| Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa | Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) |
| Suresh Kumar | Chief technology officer of Walmart |
| Scott Morrison | Australia’s prime minister |
| Karambir Singh | New Navy Chief |
| NarendraModi | Prime Minister of India |
| James Marape | Papua New Guinea prime minister |
| Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain | Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command |
| BJD’s ChandraniMurmu | Youngest ever LokSabha MP |
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Theresa May | Prime Minister of U.K. |
| Peter O’Neill | Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| Shyam Saran | Japan’s ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award |
| JokhaAlharthi (Oman) | Man Booker International Prize for “Celestial Bodies” |
| Hi-Tech Pipes | SAIL’s ‘Top Performer Award’ |
| Bharti AXA Life Insurance | FICCI Claims Excellence Award |
| HemaDivakar | Global Asian of the Year 2018-19′ |
| NaliniMalani | first Indian to win $78K Joan Miro Prize |
| AcharyaBalkrishna | ‘UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award’ |
| Guy Gunaratne | £30,000 Dylan Thomas prize for In Our Mad and Furious City |
| BalramBhargava (ICMR head) | Dr Lee Jong-wook Prize for Public Health |
| Indian writer Annie Zaidi | $100,000 Nine Dots Prize 2019 |
| Professor N. Kumar | ‘Lifetime Recognition Award’ by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India |
- Indian’s charity in UAE enters Guinness World Records for holding longest iftar
- IndraNooyi receives honorary degree from Yale University for achievements in business
- Pune scientist AnkurPatwardhan wins German chemistry prize
- BhawanaKanth becomes 1st fighter pilot to qualify to go on combat missions
- Statue of Unity enters 2019 World Architecture News Awards
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- Taiwan Expo 2019 began in New Delhi
- Fifth Smart Cities India Expo inaugurated in New Delhi
- 2019 Urban 20 Mayors Summit Held in Tokyo
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- ISRO has successfully launched its earth observation satellite RISAT-2B from Sriharikota
- Isro’s new commercial arm NewSpace India officially inaugurated in Bengaluru
- ISRO chairman flags off shipment of India’s largest liquid hydrogen storage tankin Andhra pradesh
Current Affairs: MOU
- Ola has launched Ola Money SBI Credit Card in partnership with SBI Card
- SBI ties up with FMCG arm of the Art of Living
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| State Bank of India Headquarters | Mumbai |
| State Bank of India Tagline | The Banker to every Indian |
| State Bank of India Chairperson | Rajnish Kumar |
- Tech Mahindra signs Rs. 300 crore defence contract with Indian Navy
- National Small Industries Corporation Limited, NSIC signed an MoU with Ministry of MSMEfor the year 2019-20
- IAF signs MoU with ISRO for crew selection, training for Gaganyaan Programme
Current Affairs: Defence
- 8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) will be held from May 20-28 in Port Blair
- Indian Air Force successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft
- Australia, Japan, South Korea and US kick off inaugural Pacific Vanguard naval exercise began near Guam
- DRDO successfully test fired guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jet
- Pakistan successfully test-fired a long-range ballistic missile Shaheen-II
- DRDO successfully test fired Akash-1S surface to air defence missile system
- Indo-French bilateral naval exercise ‘Varuna-19’ concludes in Djibouti
- Army Conducts Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 at Manali
Current Affairs: Book
| Authors | Books |
| Ruskin Bond | Coming Round the Mountain |
- Hindi version of Digital Dilemma launched by Oscar academy President John Bailey
Current Affairs: Sports
- Helo becomes team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket
- Brooks Koepka is back atop the Official World Golf Ranking
- Sethu FC crowned as Indian Women’s League champions
- India bags 57 medals at India Open International tournament in Guwahati
- ApurviChandela Wins Gold in 10m Air Rifle at ISSF Munich World Cup
- Mahesh Mangaonkar wins Sekisui Open title
- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won his Monaco Grand Prix title
- China beat Japan to win 2019 Sudirman Cup
- RahiSarnobat, SaurabhChaudhary Bag Gold Medals in ISSF world cup
- The ICC has launched the criiio campaign on the eve of the men’s World Cup
11.Chelsea beat Arsenal in the Europa League final
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person | Field |
| VijayaMulay | Renowned Filmmaker & Film Historian |
| Sammy Shore | Actor and Standup comedian |
| Sultan Ahmad Shah | Former Malaysian King |
| PremTinsulanonda | Thailand’s ex-prime minister |
| Murray Gell-Man | Nobel Prize-winning Physicist |
| VeeruDevgan | Veteran Filmmaker and Action Choreographer |
| Kalpana Dash | Odisha’s first woman mountaineer |
| Carmine Caridi | American Actor |
| Binny | India’s Only Orangutan |