TOP DAILY ONE LINERS CURRENT AFFAIRS (18 MAY 2020)

🔷 18 May : World AIDS Vaccine Day

🔷 18 May : International Museum Day

🔷 Theme 2020 : “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”

🔷 17 May : World Hypertension Day

🔷 Theme 2020 : “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer”

🔷 17 May : World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

🔷 Theme 2020: “Connect 2030: ICTs for the SDG’s”

🔷 Zubair Iqbal Appointed as the New MD of J&K Bank

🔷 Centre Approves Modified Project Report Of Ujh Dam In Jammu And Kashmir

🔷 Borrowing limit of states raised from 3% of Gross State Domestic Product to 5% in 2020-21

🔷 Iran’s OPEC governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili passes away

🔷 Book titled “Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City” authored by Fang Fang

🔷 Indian-origin Hinduja-Reuben Brothers Shares Second Spot in Annual UK Rich List 2020

🔷 Benjamin Netanyahu Secures Fifth Term as Israeli Prime Minister

🔷 Nirmala Sitharaman launches ‘PM eVidya’ Programme for digital education in India

🔷 Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Amphan’ Circling over central parts of South Bay of Bengal

🔷 Rs 1,500 crores sanctioned for Punjab to ensure continuous credit flow to farmers: NABARD

🔷 Godrej consumer products arm picks balance 25% stake in Kenya’s Canon Chemicals

🔷 NRAI partners with DotPe to build tech platform for online payments and ordering

🔷 AP govt forms 5-member panel headed by Neerabh Kumar Prasad to probe Vizag gas leak

🔷 Jack Ma resigns from the Board of SoftBank

🔷 Finance Minister announces fifth and final tranche of economic package

🔷 Rs 40,000 crore increase in allocation for MGNREGS to provide employment boost

🔷 Ratnakar Matkari, renowned Marathi theatre personality passes away

🔷 “National Migrant Information System” dashboard developed by NDMA

🔷 Lockdown 4.0 : Lockdown extended until 31st May 2020

🔷 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence increased from 49% to 74%

🔷 Gujarat Govt launches ‘Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojna’ to provide loans to small businessmen

🔷 GoI & AIIB sign agreement for USD 145 million to improve irrigation services in West Bengal

🔷 General Atlantic picks 1.34% stake in Jio platforms for Rs 6,598.38 cr.