Current Affairs The wake Up Show 2 nd May, By: Kumar Sambhav

Current Affairs The wake Up Show 2 nd May, 2018 23 -By: Kumar Sambhav

National News भ रत क त ज खबर

9TH INDIA-JAPAN ENERGY DIALOGUE HELD IN NEW DELHI नई द ल ल म आय दजत ह ई 9व भ रत- ज प न ऊज व त

The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi. Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R.K Singh, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Hiroshige Seko signed a Joint Statement at the conclusion of the meeting. Both the countries agreed to work together for energy security, energy access and climate change issues. They also agreed to initiate the discussion on Electric Vehicles (EVs) and commit to work together in promoting well-functioning energy markets.

Quick Facts about Japan: Capital- Tokyo Currency- Japanese yen Prime Minister- Shinzo Abe Japan is the third largest economy in the world.

SWACHH BHARAT MISSION LAUNCHES GOBAR-DHAN SCHEME स वच छ भ रत दमशन न ग बर-धन य जन क श भ रम भ दकय

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio- Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal, Haryana. The scheme was launched in the presence of the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar. The scheme aims to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste. The scheme also aims at creating new rural livelihood opportunities and enhancing income for farmers and other rural people.

Static GK: Kaptan Singh Solanki is the present governor of Haryana. Capital: Chandigarh Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar(BJP)

HM RAJNATH SINGH INAUGURATES 19TH 'NAVOLI JYOTIRDINAM' CELEBRATIONS एचएम र जन थ द ह न 1 9व 'नव ल ज य दतद न म' म र ह क आय जन दकय

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 19th 'NavOli Jyotirdinam' celebrations at 'Shantigiri Ashram' in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The function marks the beginning of celebrations from 1 st to 6 th May, commemorating the departure of Shantigiri Ashram founder Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru on 6th May 1999. Rajnath Singh also met Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain, who is visiting India.

Quick Facts About Bahrain Capital: Manama Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Currency: Bahraini dinar

International News अ तरर ष ट र य ख बर

HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018: INDIA AND MALAYSIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BEGINS भ रत और मल दशय क न ओ न अपन पहल द पक ष य अभ य श र दकय

Exercise Harimau Shakti 2018, between the Indian Army and the Malaysian Army commenced on 30 April to 13 May 2018 at Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur with a brief and impressive handing over of troops ceremony. Lt Col Irwan Ibrahim, Commanding officer of the 1st Royal Ranger Regiment of Malaysian Army welcomed the Indian contingent and wished the Indian and Malaysian troops for a successful and mutually beneficial joint exercise. First phase of the two week long joint military exercise begin with the formal handing over of the Regimental Flag to the Malaysian Army signifying merging of the two contingents under one Commander.

STATIC GK Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur Currency: Ringgit Prime Minister : Najib Razak

Business & Finance News वय प र तथ दवत त म च र

TELECOM COMMISSION APPROVES DATA & VOICE SERVICES IN FLIGHTS OVER INDIAN AIRSPACE र च र आय ग न भ रत य एयरप र पर उड न म ड र और आव ज व ओ क म ज र

Signalling a new era in telecom industry, the Telecom Commission has approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India. The approval though comes with certain riders. Telecom Commission also approved the proposal to create an ombudsman to deal with telecom grievances. The ombudsman will be set up under TRAI and will require amendment to the TRAI Act. Nearly 10 million grievances are received per quarter in telecom sector and the new mechanism of ombudsman will lead to a better and satisfactory consumer grievance redressal system Telecom Commission is the highest decision making body of telecom department, it also approved regulator TRAI's recommendations on internet telephony.

GST COLLECTION IN APRIL AT RS 1. 03 LAKH CR अप र ल म ज ए र कल क शन 1.03 ल ख कर ड र पय रह

The government mopped up Rs 1.03 lakh crore as GST collection in April, indicating stabilisation of the new indirect tax regime that was rolled out in July 1 last year. While Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in entire 2017-18 stood Rs 7.41 lakh crore, in March the figure was Rs 89,264 crore. "The total gross GST revenue collected in April 2018 is Rs 1,03,458 crore of which CGST is Rs 18,652 crore, SGST is Rs 25,704 crore, IGST is Rs 50,548 crore (including Rs 21,246 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs 8,554 crore - including Rs 702 crore collected on imports, Finance Ministry said in a statement.

Appointment दनय क त

WHATSAPP CEO JAN KOUM QUITS FACEBOOK व ह र एप ईओ ज न क म न छ ड फ ब क

WhatsApp Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum has announced his resignation from the parent company Facebook. This comes shortly after a report claimed Koum would leave due to disagreements over data privacy and weakening encryption. Koum will also step down from Facebook's Board of Directors, a position he took up when WhatsApp was bought for $19 billion by Facebook in 2014.

Ranking श र ण

INDIA JOINT 6TH IN LIST OF DOPING VIOLATIONS IN WADA REPORT व ड ररप र म ड दप ग उल ल घन क च म भ रत य छठ स थ न पर

India is ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations with 69 cases, same as that of Russia, according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report for samples collected in 2016. India improved its position to sixth after being joint-third for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015. Italy topped the rankings of drug cases in 2016, followed by France (86), United States (76), Australia (75), Belgium (73).

ACI PROJECTS INDIA AS 2ND FASTEST GROWING COUNTRY FOR AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC ACI न भ रत क हव ई य त र य त य त क दलए त ज उभरन व ल र श बत य

India has been projected to be the second fastest growing country in the world for air passenger traffic. As per the Airports Council International (ACI), by 2022 passenger traffic in emerging economies like India will surpass advanced economies. The ACI, a global trade body representing airports across the globe, has put Vietnam at the top position with an 8.5% growth rate, followed by India at 7.5% and Iran at 7.3%. China has been placed at the 8th position with 5.9 percent growth rate. It placed the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi among the top twenty busiest airports in the world.

Science and technology दवज ञ न और तकन क

INSIGHT: NASA TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST MISSION TO STUDY DEEP INTERIOR OF MARS न न म गल ग रह क अ र न दहस स क अध ययन करन क दलए अपन पहल दमशन ल न च दकय

NASA will launch its first-ever mission InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) to study the deep interior of Mars on May 5, 2018. It will be launched from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The rocket will also launch two mini-spacecraft called Mars Cube One (MarCO) which is NASA s technology experiment.

STATIC GK ABOUT NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Formed: July 29, 1958 Headquarters: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Sports ख ल

HOCKEY INDIA APPOINTS HARENDRA SINGH AS CHIEF COACH OF MEN'S TEAM ह क इ दडय न हर द र द ह क प र ष क र म क म ख य क च क र प म दनय दकय

Hockey India has appointed Harendra Singh as coach of India's men's team, while Sjoerd Marijne will take over as chief coach of women's side. The decision to change coaches comes on the backdrop of men s hockey team having a disappointing run at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. India finished without a medal after losing to England in the bronze medal playoff match.

SHOOTER SHAHZAR RIZVI BECOMES WORLD NO.1 IN 10M AIR PISTOL 10 म र र एयर दपस टल म श र र श हजर ररज व दवश व न बर 1 बन

Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi became the world number one shooter in the 10-metre air pistol categoryafter having won a silver medal at the recently concluded shooting World Cup in South Korea. With 1654 rating points, Rizvi shot to the numero uno spot ahead of Russia s Artem Chernousov (1046) and Japan s Tomoyuki Matsuda (803). The other Indian shooter in the world top-10 rankings is Jitu Rai, who is placed sixth. Among the women, Manu Bhaker, who won a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, was the only Indian in the top-10 of the women s 10m air pistol rankings at the fourth spot.

Static GK Olegario Vazquez Rana of Mexico is the President of International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF). ISSF was first established in 1907.

INDIA S CA BHAVANI DEVI WINS SILVER AT SATELLITE FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP भ रत क ए भव न व न र ल इर फ द ग च दपयनदशप म ज त रजत

India's CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Tamil Nadu fencer went down to USA's Alexis Browne in the final. Bhavani Devi had won a gold medal at the Reykjavik tournament in 2017 to become the first Indian to do so in an international fencing event.

STATIC GK Iceland Capital- Reykjavik Currency- Icelandic króna.

Keep Calm and lets play QUIZ...!! All The Best

1. The first-ever joint Army exercise Harimau Shakti 2018 has started between India and which country? 1. भ रत और दक श क ब च पहल ब र य न अभ य "हररम शक त 2018" श र ह गय ह? a. Singapore/ द ग प र b. Vietnam दवयतन म c. Malaysia / मल दशय d. Indonesia/ इ ड न दशय

2. Who has won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland? 2. दक न आइ ल ड क र कज दवक म त रन ई दवश व कप र ल इर तलव रब ज च क त यनदशप क बर स पध म रजत प क ज त ह? a. Tanya Singh/ त न य द ह b. Jyoti Kumari / ज य दत क म र c. C A Bhavani Devi/ ए भव न व d. Neetu Jain / न त ज न

3. Where does the 9th India-Japan energy dialogue held? 3. 9व भ रत-ज प न ऊज व त कह प र र भ दकय गय ह? a. Tokyo / र क य b. Mumbai / म बई c. New Delhi / नई द ल ल d. Fukuoka / फ क ओक

4. What is the capital of Iceland? 4. आइ ल ड क र जध न क य ह? a. Reykjavik/ र कज दवक b. Berlin/ बदल न c. Serbia/ ब लग र ड d. Kuala Lumpur/ क आल ल र

5. Name the person who becomes world no.1 in 10m air pistol? 5. 10 एम एयर दपस टल म दवश व न बर 1 क न बनत ह? a. Shahzar rizvi / शहज र ररजव b. Manu bhaker / मन भ कर c. Jitu rai / दजत र य d. Artem chernousov/ आदर म च न व

6. Whom does Indian hockey appoint as chief coach of women team? 6. भ रत य ह क मदहल र म क म ख य क च क र प म दक दनय दकय गय? a. Harendra Singh/ हर द र द ह b. Sjoerd Marijne / श ड म ररन c. Sardara Singh/ र र द ह d. Sandeep Singh/ प द ह

7. Insight: NASA to launch its first mission to study deep interior of which planet? 7. न दक ग रह क गहर इ र ररयर क अध ययन करन क दलए अपन पहल दमशन ल न च कर ग? a. Earth / प थ व b. Mars / म गल c. Jupiter/ ब हस पदत d. Saturn / शदन

7. Insight: NASA to launch its first mission to study deep interior of which planet? 7. न दक ग रह क गहर इ र ररयर क अध ययन करन क दमशन ल न च कर ग? a. Earth / प थ व b. Mars / म गल c. Jupiter/ ब हस पदत d. Saturn / शदन दलए अपन पहल

8. According to Wada report what is India's joint rank in the list of doping violations? 8. व ड ररप र क म त दबक भ रत क य र क दवल पन क च म क य ह? a. 5 th b. 4 th c. 6 th d. 7 th

9. Who launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) scheme? 9. ग बर (ग ल वन इदज ग ऑग दनक ज व-क दष धन) दक न ल न च दकय? a. Uma Bharti / उम भ रत b. Manohar Lal Khattar / मन हर ल ल खट टर c. Narendra Modi / नर द र म d. Amit Shah / अदमत श ह

10. Who inaugurated 19th 'navoli jyotirdinam' celebrations in kerala? 10. क रल म 19 व 'नव ल ज य दतद द नम' म र ह क उ घ र न दक न दकय? a. Uma Bharti / उम भ रत b. Manohar Lal Khattar / मन हर ल ल खट टर c. Narendra Modi / नर द र म d. Rajnath singh/ र जन थ द ह

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