Current Affairs 19th May 2018

Current Affairs 19th May 2018

NATIONAL

• Suresh Prabhu Launched Intellectual Property Mascot ‘IP Nani’
• Smart Cities Mission- 1,333 Projects Worth Rs.50,626 crores Completed or Under Implementation
• Himachal govt sanctions Rs 25 cr for renovating Bantony Castle
• Cyclone SAGAR: IMD Issues Advisory to 5 States, 1 UT
• Union Environment Ministry Launches Green Skill Development Programme

INTERNATIONAL

• SCO Cultural Ministers’ Meeting Held in Sanya, China
• Guatemala Becomes Second Country to Open Jerusalem Embassy
• MoS External Affairs General VK Singh Visits North Korea

BANKING & ECONOMY

• BSE Becomes 1st Indian Stock Exchange To Get US SEC’s DOSM Recognition

APPOINTMENTS

• Ambika Sharma To Head USIBC India Office

AWARDS

• Sridevi Honoured At Cannes Film Festival

SPORTS

• 1st Para-National Games to be Held Under Khelo India Scheme