Page-2 of Current Affairs - May, 2018

Mission Raftar: Ministry of Railways organizes one day workshop to raise speed of trains

May 31, 2018

Ministry of Railways conducted one day workshop Mission Raftaar aimed at raising average speed of freight trains and coaching trains in New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated by Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain and Chairman of Railway ..

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IRCTC Next Generation e-Ticketing System: Ministry of Railways launches new user interface

May 31, 2018

Union Ministry of Railways has launched new user interface of its Next Generation e-Ticketing (NGeT) System on Indian Railway’s Online Travel Portal (www.irctc.co.in). Through NGeT system, Indian Railways new online ticket booking system provides user-friendly, easy and fast way of ..

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4th International Yoga Day Celebrations main event to be held in Dehradun

May 31, 2018

The Union Ministry of AYUSH has announced that main event of 4th International Yoga Day celebrations (IDY-2018) will be held on 21 June 2018 at Dehradun, capital city of Uttrakhand. Key Facts The event is going to be Mass Yoga ..

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Bihar Government implores Centre for granting the Special Category Status for the state

May 30, 2018

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has implored Centre for granting Special Category Status for the state. He asserted Special Category status to the state will it will enhance availability of resources by lowering state’s contribution in centrally sponsored schemes, improve ..

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Senior diplomat Pankaj Saran as Deputy National Security Advisor

May 30, 2018

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior diplomat Pankaj Saran as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). He will have tenure of two years, on deputation basis. In his new role, he will assist NSA Ajit Doval along ..

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WHO adopts resolution on Digital Health proposed by India

May 30, 2018

The 71st World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland has adopted resolution on Digital Health. The resolution was initiated by India and was co-sponsored by 20 countries. The World Health Assembly is highest decision-making body of World Health Organization (WHO). ..

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