Current Affairs 1st May 2018

Current Affairs 1^st May 2018

NATIONAL

• Sikkim Chief Minister Becomes India’s Longest-Serving CM
• LCA Tejas Successfully Fired Air-to-Air BVR Missile
• Maharashtra Government Signs MoU With British Council
• Former PM Manmohan Singh Launches Economist Rao’s Book

BANKING & ECONOMY

• Paytm Introduces ‘Tap Card’ Offline Payments Solution
• HDFC Bank Launches IRA 2.0
• India’s GDP Likely to Grow 7.5% in FY19: Deutsche Bank

APPOINTMENTS

• Uday Kotak Redesignated as MD & CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath as J&K Deputy CM

AWARDS

• Gujarati Poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra Chosen for Saraswati Samman 2017
• Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards 2018 Announced

SPORTS

• Rafael Nadal Wins 11th Barcelona Title
• Barcelona Clinches its 25th La Liga Title
• 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tournament in Serbia