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May5th Current Affairs

1)The Ministry of Women and Child Development Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi organized A Day long National Conference on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) held in New Delhi in which 244 Districts are selected under this scheme.
2)An Exhibition called ‘India and the World: A History in Nine Stories’ will be inaugurated at the National Museum auditorium, New Delhi by Dr. Mahesh Sharma ,Minister of State for Culture(I/c).

3)Indus Dolphin world's rarest mammals found only in India and Pakistan.First organised census of Indus Dolphin began in Punjab.
4)USD 250 million agreement was signed between Govt.of India and World Bank on National Biopharma Mission.
5)India tops the list of fastest growing economies for coming decade.This list was predicted by the Centre for International development at Harvard University.
6)ADB projects India’s growth at 7.3% in 2018 at the 51st ADB Annual Meeting.
7)Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair has bagged this year’s annual ONV Literary Prize, for his contributions to Malayalam literature.
8)Dakota DC-3 VP 905 aircraft joined the Indian Air Force again, in an induction ceremony at Hindan air force station, Uttar Pradesh.The restored Dakota has been renamed as ‘Parashuram’.
9)Scientists have said that, Tapanuli Orangutan, the rarest ape species on Earth, is on the verge of extinction.
10)Patanjali Ayurved Limited has been ranked as India’s most trusted Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brand in the TRA’s Brand Trust Report 2018.

11)Pakistani girl featured as the “brand ambassador” on the cover page of a booklet meant to promote ‘Swachh Jamui Swasth Jamui’ initiative in Bihar’s Jamui district.
12)A sports initiative ‘Star Khel Mahakumbh’ was launched at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh today in the presence of 1,500 athletes. The athletes will compete in volleyball, basketball, cricket, football, kabaddi and athletics.

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