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May15th Current Affairs

1)Smriti Irani has removed out of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.She is now holding only the Ministry of Textile.
2) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been given the additional portfolis of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
3)Ministry of Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has given the additional portfolio of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
4)Central Government issues National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy.
5)Meeting of Stake Holders "SAMARTH" Scheme was chaired by Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani.
6)First apex conference for Smart Cities CEO's was held in Bhopal.
7)NTPC and Bihar Government had signed an MoU in power utilities.
8)First POPSK( Post Office Passport Seva Kendra) which is run by all woman team began operations in Phagwara,Punjab.
9)Regional Conference on Physical and Social Infrastructure for regional development was begun in Guwahati,Assam in association with AIIB(Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank).
10)According to Mercom Communications India Ranked 3rd in solar market in the world.
11)Agenda 25x25 was launched by YES Bank for budding women entrepreneurs in India.
12)Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Uttarakhand along with the Union Territory of Chandigarh agreed to implement the ambitious national health protection mission, which aims to provide an annual coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family.
13)Sanitation pioneer and founder of Sulabh International Dr Bindeshwar Pathak has been selected for Japan’s most prestigious Nikkel Asia Prize.
14)Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has created history by becoming the first actor of Pakistani origin to make debut at Cannes Film Festival 2018.

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