1. India signs US$100 mn loan agreement with World bank
i. The Government of India signs US$100 mn loan agreement with World bank (IBRD) for the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project.
2. Govt renames disability dept- 'divyang' replaces 'viklang'
i. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known as 'Divyangjan' Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi and dropped the word 'viklangjan' from its previous nomenclature.
3. Govt revises norms of Performance in Credit Rating Scheme
4. Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala CM
5. UGC approves new norms for deemed universities
6. Rail Hamsafar Saptaah to be launched to celebrate achievements
i. Railway will launch Rail Humsafar Saptaah from 26th of this month to 1st June - a week long celebration to highlight Railway achievements during the last two years.
7. Union HRD Ministry to launch ASMITA, student tracking system
i. The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to launch ASMITA, a student tracking system programme.
ii. ASMITA is acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis and shall be launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY).
8. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated five new activities
i. Union Railway Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated five new project namely - New AC Weekly Express train between H. Nizamuddin-Pune, - Expansion of VIKALP Scheme of Alternate Train Reservation to Delhi-Howrah, Delhi- Chennai, Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Secunderabad Circuits ,- Pilot Project of Sale of Unreserved Tickets through Hand Held Terminals, -Launching of Ergonomically Redesigned & Optimised Tools for Track Gangs, Keymen & Patrolmen, -Pilot Project for Improving Safety at Unmanned Level Crossing.
9. World First Humanitarian Summit held at Istanbul, Turkey
i. The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul from 23 to 24th May since World War II.
ii. The summit was inaugurated by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and attended by world leaders of UN member states, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
10. Mahindra incorporates Trringo as wholly-owned subsidiary
i. The Indian Multinational automobile giant, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has stated that it has incorporated its agricultural equipment rental services arm Trringo.com as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
11. BHEL commissions 800 mw thermal unit in Karnataka
12. Freecharge names Kunal Shah as chairman, and Govind Rajan as CEO
13. US engineer Frances Arnold wins Millennium Technology Prize
14. Newly elected AIADMK MLA 'S.M. Seenivel' passes away
15. Pink Panther star, Burt Kwouk has passed away
i. The Government of India signs US$100 mn loan agreement with World bank (IBRD) for the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project.
2. Govt renames disability dept- 'divyang' replaces 'viklang'
i. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known as 'Divyangjan' Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi and dropped the word 'viklangjan' from its previous nomenclature.
3. Govt revises norms of Performance in Credit Rating Scheme
4. Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala CM
5. UGC approves new norms for deemed universities
6. Rail Hamsafar Saptaah to be launched to celebrate achievements
i. Railway will launch Rail Humsafar Saptaah from 26th of this month to 1st June - a week long celebration to highlight Railway achievements during the last two years.
7. Union HRD Ministry to launch ASMITA, student tracking system
i. The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to launch ASMITA, a student tracking system programme.
ii. ASMITA is acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis and shall be launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY).
8. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated five new activities
i. Union Railway Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated five new project namely - New AC Weekly Express train between H. Nizamuddin-Pune, - Expansion of VIKALP Scheme of Alternate Train Reservation to Delhi-Howrah, Delhi- Chennai, Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Secunderabad Circuits ,- Pilot Project of Sale of Unreserved Tickets through Hand Held Terminals, -Launching of Ergonomically Redesigned & Optimised Tools for Track Gangs, Keymen & Patrolmen, -Pilot Project for Improving Safety at Unmanned Level Crossing.
9. World First Humanitarian Summit held at Istanbul, Turkey
i. The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit was held in Istanbul from 23 to 24th May since World War II.
ii. The summit was inaugurated by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and attended by world leaders of UN member states, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
10. Mahindra incorporates Trringo as wholly-owned subsidiary
i. The Indian Multinational automobile giant, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has stated that it has incorporated its agricultural equipment rental services arm Trringo.com as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
11. BHEL commissions 800 mw thermal unit in Karnataka
12. Freecharge names Kunal Shah as chairman, and Govind Rajan as CEO
13. US engineer Frances Arnold wins Millennium Technology Prize
14. Newly elected AIADMK MLA 'S.M. Seenivel' passes away
15. Pink Panther star, Burt Kwouk has passed away
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