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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2nd MAY, 2018




  • The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi in January 2019.
  • Telecom Commission approved a proposal for allowing people to make phone calls and use internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

  • The government has released the draft of the new Telecom policy named National Digital Communications Policy, 2018. The policy aims at creating 40 lakh new jobs by 2022, attracting 100 billion US dollars investment.

  • The Union Cabinet has given the approval to accede to the Protocol under World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on tobacco control to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.

  • India- South Africa Business Summit concludes in Johannesburg.


  • The Dominican Republic and China had established diplomatic relations as the Caribbean country becomes the latest nation to dump Taiwan in the face of Beijing's growing influence.

  • As per the data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities figure in a list of world's 20 most polluted cities in terms of particulate matter PM2.5 levels in 2018.The WHO Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database ranked Kanpur as the most polluted city


  • Sitanshu Kar takes over as DG of Press Information Bureau.

  • Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle honored with PC Chandra Puraskaar.

  • Lewis Hamilton wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018.

  • The first Finance Minister and Economist in the CPI(M) government in West Bengal Ashok Mitra passed away in Kolkata. He was 90.

  • Subhash Chandra Khuntia is new IRDAI chairman.

  • Army's South Western Command (SWC) are carrying out 'Vijay Prahar' exercise in the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges close to Suratgarh in Rajasthan.

  • Sri Lankan government has declared a day of mourning in respect of late filmmaker Dr. Lester James Peiris(99-year), who passed away recently.

  • Indian pugilist Neeraj Goyat has been conferred with the WBC AsiaBoxer of the Year 2017 Award by the Asian Boxing Council.




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