CONTEXT: Deputy Speaker VP Sivakolundhu was elected as the new Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly. The post fell vacant after Congress' V Vaithilingam stepped down on March 21 to contest…

CONTEXT: Madhya Pradesh Cabinet passed a resolution to increase the percentage of reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing 14 percent to 27 percent. The move will lead…

CONTEXT: Delhi government has announced its plan to subsidize travel in public transport for women commuters in the Capital. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Aim: The…

CONTEXT: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged the Chief Ministers of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal to join Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. 32…

CONTEXT: The Government has reconstituted eight Cabinet Committees. These are Appointments Committee, Committees on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Security, Investment and Growth and Cabinet Committee on Employment…

CONTEXT: Preparations are underway for seventh Economic Census, (7th EC) which is likely to commence by the end of June or the early next month. In the inaugural session, workshop…

CONTEXT: · Indian Navy deployed its P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden. ·   It is an expansion…

CONTEXT: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a technical assistance agreement with aerospace major Boeing. The agreement aims to develop an air traffic management roadmap which will improve airspace…

Rajasthan government increased the financial assistance given to school girls under the 'Aapki Beti' scheme and ex-gratia payment to the families of polling personnel who die during election duty. About…

Modi 2.0 a scheme which is carried out taking more innovative and constructive decisions and finally started to craft in cabinet meetings. The government is the most efficient and performance…

India's military and satellite resources have been deployed to trace an Indian Air Force's missing Antonov An-32 transport aircraft. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has pressed into service to…

In United States, Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy group USIBC in recognition…

The earlier version of the draft’s pitch for the proper implementation of the three-language formula in schools across the country. Two members of the govt. appointed committee have objected to…

India slams OIC for references to J-K in its Makkah summit declaration. It was unacceptable over the OIC reference to J&K in a communiqué adopted at its summit meeting. also…

General V K Singh (Retd) took charge of the office of the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi. He was Union Minister of State…

Shri Arjun Munda assumed charge as the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs. He served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand form 2003-2006. He was the leader of opposition in Jharkhand…

Punjab State government plans to ban online delivery of food without hygiene rating as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines. The announcement was made by…

State Health Department of Goa announced the appointment of Panaji-based, Namrata Menon, Yoga Instructor, and fitness expert, as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa. She is appointed to promote…

A task force on project management, headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, has suggested the development of a National Project Management Policy Framework for the effective execution of public…

IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute. IITG-ISRO STC would be first…

Indore's Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar airport was declared as an international airport on 29 May 2019. The airport, named after Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore, is considered as the…

The first Rafale combat aircraft would be inducted into the Indian Air Force's 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron. 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron was commanded by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa during…

Flight Lt Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to fly by day on a Hawk advanced jet aircraft. Her training involved flying both air-to-air combat and air-to-ground…

Sri Lanka, Japan and India on 28 May 2019 signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port. As per the agreement, the Sri Lanka…

10th National Science Film Festival of India(NSFFl) will be in Agartala, Tripura in January-February 2020. This is for the second time the event will be held in a North-Eastern city.…

The Centre has shortlisted five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi to hold National Programme of the International Yoga Day this year. It will be the government's first mega…

AYUSH Ministry has launched a mobile application to enable people to locate yoga events and centres providing training and instructors. The mobile app was launched ahead of International Yoga Day…

Nitin Jairam Gadkari has been appointed as Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Ramesh Pokhriyal gets Minister of Human Resource Development. Ram…

Nirmala Sitharaman, the country’s first full-time woman Finance Minister, will present the Union Budget on July 5. First session of 17th Lok Sabha is slated to begin on 17 June…

A new ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry in which the Ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be merged. Shekhawat took charge of the Ministry on Friday, a day…

PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings. The key element of PM-KISAN is income support of Rs.6000/- to the small and…

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an agreement with NTrustInfotech - Anarock Consortium for asset rationalization, lease administration and related services on a pan-India basis through cutting edge Lease Administration…

Supreme Court May 29 extended the tenure of Justice V K Jain, a judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which was expiring. He had joined the…

Newly appointed Ministers have started taking charge of their Ministries. Nirmala Sitharaman today took the charge of Finance Ministry. Earlier, Santosh Gangwar took the charge of Ministry of Labour and…

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa received the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff…

The airport, to be known as Noida International Airport, will be developed in four phases between 2020 and 2040 at a cost of Rs.30,000 crore on 1,300 hectares of land.…

The airport is expected to reduce congestion at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi which witnessed 63.5 million passengers in 2017, exceeds the built capacity of 6 crore…

The proposed Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh is expected to begin operations from 2023 with a capacity to handle 1.2 crore passengers annually. It will serve as the second airport…

Admiral Karambir Singh took over as the Chief of Naval Staff today with a career spanning over 37 years. Karambir Singh served as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff at…

In the Union cabinet, 2019 Modi changes the 40% of Ministry; debutants hog the show. In Modi's new Cabinet, one-third of the total ministers are debutants, including BJP president Amit…

CONTEXT: The Centre set up a tribunal for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient reason to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A tribunal…

CONTEXT: Three women officers of Indian Air Force were part of India's first all-women crew to fly a medium-lift helicopter Mi-17 V5. Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer Aman…

CONTEXT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with President of Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov at Rashtrapati Bhawan. This was his first engagement after being sworn in as Prime…

CONTEXT: International Day for Biological Diversity tree ambulance was inaugurated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu. The initiative was proposed by Green man of India,…

CONTEXT: The government has constituted the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an…

CONTEXT: On 27 May 2019, an all-woman crew of Indian Air Force (IAF) flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for the first time in India. Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying…

CONTEXT: The National Small Industries Corporation Limited, NSIC today signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for the year 2019-20. The MoU envisages provision of enhanced…

CONTEXT: India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly. It was elected at the Plenary Session of the Assembly which started on 27 May 2019…

CONTEXT: Pema Khandu will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 29 May 2019 for the second time. After having a landslide victory in the Assembly elections…

The commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, aged 57appointed as the new force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) by the…

27 May 2019 Current Affairs: Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh also called as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan declared as a banned terrorist organization by the government, the Home Ministry In a notification,…

The 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, including Transport India, Solar India, Buildings India and Water India expos, was inaugurated by Durga Shanker Mishra on 23 May 2019. It is…

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India and is not amenable to its jurisdiction under…

DRDO successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb from Su-30 MKI Aircraft from the Pokhran test range, Rajasthan. The guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit…

International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) organized an international seminar-cum-workshop on Automotive Noise, Vibration and Harshness (iNVH). It was held on 23-24 May 2019 at ICAT, Manesar. This event was…

BJD’s Chandrani Murmu became the youngest ever Lok Sabha MP. The 25-year-old BTech graduate won the reserved Keonjhar, Odisha's seat by defeating a two-time MP. The Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat…

Seventy-eight seats have been won by women candidates in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the highest since the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are sending…

Naveen Patnaik is all set to take oath as chief minister of the State for a record fifth term in a row. The Biju Janata Dal headed by him has…

India handed over a pair of Mi-24 helicopters to Afghanistan. They are given with the aim to strengthen the Afghan air force as it battles a deadly Taliban insurgency. The…

In Uttrakhand, the world renowned and much awaited chardham yatra began from today. On the auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritya, Gangotri and Yamunotri dhams have been opened for pilgrims. Gangotri…

Ministry of Electronics & IT, and CSC e- Governance Services India Limited partnered with the IIT Kanpur to upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’. BACKGROUND: 'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is the programme of…

Archaeologists excavated a rare life-size stucco Buddhist sculpture in Phanigiri, Suryapet district in Telangana. The figurine represents one of the Bodhisattvas belonging to the Jathaka Chakra. The sculpture is also…