May 2018

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Cochin International Airport, Worlds 1st Fully Solar Energy-Powered Airport: UNEP   The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)recognized Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. CIAL is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999. It is the busiest and largest airport … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Wimbledon Champions’ Prize Money Hiked By 50,000   According to the Wimbledon officials, the 2018 men’s and women’s singles champions will receive £2.25 million,an increase of £50,000 on last year. Lower-ranked players at Wimbledon will enjoy a greater uplift, with an increase of 10% across qualifying and the first to fourth rounds of … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit   The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018.   The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark.   The conference on wind is … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   ·        California Surpasses UK to Become World’s 5th Largest Economy   US state California’s economy surpassed that of the UK to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data released. With a GDP of $2.7 trillion, California is now only behind the US, China, Japan, and Germany. The UK and India are next … Read more

INTERNATIONAL     India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet   India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare in 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a Lancet study.   In 2016, India’s healthcare access and quality scored at … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station   Russia has unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station in the port of the city of Murmansk, where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia.   Constructed by the state nuclear power firm Rosatom, the 144 by 30 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Pakistani migrants to get residential plots in Rajasthan The Rajasthan government has come out with a policy to allot residential plots to Pakistani Hindu migrants who get the Indian citizenship. As per the provision, the plots will be allotted to the migrants in the same district in which they will be given the Indian citizenship. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Acute malnutrition: 58% children cured under govt project   Rajasthan is performing remarkably good in health projects. These projects was led by the NHM, ICDS and Rajasthan and Action against Hunger-india.   These include – The community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and other one is  Positive and Optimum care of Children through a … Read more

INTERNATIONAL   Nobel prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal   The Swedish Academy has said no Nobel prize for literature will be awarded this year. For the first time since 1949, the secretive jury that hands out the world’s most prestigious literary prize will not unveil a winner this autumn, instead revealing … Read more