Weekly Current Affairs May 2018: Week 4th

Banking and Financial Awareness:

Amit Khare to be Appointed as New I&B Secretary.
Rajinder Singh Appointed as New Hockey India President.
Justice C K Prasad Likely to Become PCI Chief for 2nd Time.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has promoted Stacey Cunningham to President, making her the first sole woman head of the 226-year-old exchange.
Ganeshi Lal and Kummanam Rajasekharan were appointed as Governors of Odisha and Mizoram.
Airtel Payments Bank Appoints Anubrata Biswas as MD and CEO.
Barbados Elects Mia Mottley as 1st Female Prime Minister.
HD Kumaraswamy Took Oath as New Karnataka CM.
Pravin Agrawal Appointed BHEL Director.
Venezuela's President Maduro Wins Re-Election.
Anil Kumar Jha Appointed CMD of Coal India.

India:6th Wealthiest Country as per AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review 2018.
Man Booker International Prize for English translation of ‘Flights.
As per the annual rankings compiled by International Institute for Management Development (IMD), India ranks 44th.
INSV Tarini Team Conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017.
CSIR Bags Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018.
Lionel Messi Wins European Golden Shoe for The 5th Time.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran Wins T.K. Ramanathan Award for 2017-18.
India Stands 44th In Competitive Rankings, USA Tops.
India 145th In Healthcare Access, Quality, Iceland Tops, according to a Lancet study.
India’s Q4 GDP Growth Likely at 7.4%: ICRA Report.

NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with ABB to make India Artificial Intelligence ready.
PM of Netherlands Inaugurates Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum.
5th India CLMV Business Conclave Held in Cambodia.
PM Modi Leaves for Sochi for Informal Summit with Russian President.
Finance Ministry Ties Up with 40 Companies Under Mudra Scheme.
Ministry of Railway & Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Sign MoU.
Mission Innovation Ministerial Meeting Held in Sweden.
Prime Minister Modi Chairs 26th Pragati Interaction.

1st Floating Nuclear Power Plant Unveiled by Russia.
According to an analysis by the National Crime Agency (NCA), Pakistan has been identified among three main source countries for money laundering in the UK.
Indo-Dutch Ganga Forum Inaugurated by the PM of Netherlands.
Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial Held at Malmo, Sweden.
Nepal -1st country in South East Asia to eliminate Trachoma.
SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) meeting held in Pakistan.
Netherlands PM Mark Rutte Arrives in India.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa On 4-Day Visit to Israel.

The International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated annually on May 22.
The theme is “Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity”.
Anti-Terrorism Day: 21 May

NITI Aayog’s Venture Capital Symposium 2018 Held in New Delhi.
The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) has decided to adopt the acronym "AYUSH" as a word for scientific and technical purposes.
Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities of Arbitration in SAARC Region Held in New Delhi.
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) will organize a children’s theatre and personality development workshop from 21st May to 21st June, 2018 in New Delhi.
According to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nipah virus infection is an emerging disease.
Union Finance Ministry ties up with 40 companies to extend loans under MUDRA scheme.
Workshop on ‘Ganga and its biodiversity: Developing a road map for habitat and Species conservation’.
Union Govt. Releases Model Contract Farming Act 2018.
Smart Cities Expo 2018 Started in New Delhi.
The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
Prakash Javadekar launches Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education.
PMs of India and Bangladesh Inaugurate Bangla Bhavan in Shantiniketan.
HRD Ministry Launches Samagra Shiksha Scheme.
India to Achieve 9% Growth Rate by 2022: NITI Aayog.
Government Notifies 8.55% Interest On PF for 2017-18.
Sushant Singh Rajput to Promote 2 Major Initiatives of NITI Aayog.

BrahMos Missile successfully test fired along Odisha coast.
Navika Sagar Parikrama (INSV Tarini) – Indian Navy’s all-women crew completes circumnavigating around globe.
Chhattisgarh to get ‘Black Panther’- specialized combat unit.
The joint military exercise between India and Nepal will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from 30th May to 12th June 2018.
Indian Navy Commissions 4th Ship of Landing Craft Utility MK-IV.
Minimum Compensation of Rs1 Crore to Paramilitary Jawan Who Dies In Action.
Tamil Nadu to Build India’s Next Generation Defence Aircraft.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Zojila Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district.
1st commercial flight of Arunachal Pradesh under UDAN scheme.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched 'My MP Rojgar Portal' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Kishanganga Hydroelectric project inaugurated by PM Modi at J&K.
India’s 1st National Sports University to set up in Manipur.
Cabinet Approves (Universal Service Obligation Fund) USOF Scheme for Meghalaya.
Kalinga Literary Festival 2018 to be held in Bhubaneshwar.
PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone of Projects Worth Rs27,000 Crore in Jharkhand.
Madhya Pradesh Launches 'My MP Rojgar Portal'.
9th Edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ Inaugurated in Uttarakhand.

Japan Win Uber Cup to End 37-Year Drought.
Archery World Cup Stage II 2018 Starts in Turkey.
Tejaswini Strikes Gold at Munich Grand Prix.
AB De Villiers Retires from International Cricket.
Manika Batra, Mirabai Chanu Sign Up with IOS Sports.
Bala Prasath Wins Formula Junior Racing Series 2018 Championship.
Rafael Nadal Beats Zverev to Win Italian Open.
South Korea Wins Asian Champions Trophy 2018. WHO, Russia Launch New Campaign for Football World Cup