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Daily Current Affairs May 3-4 ,2018


DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS


  • Maharashtra became the first state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts (also known as 7/12 receipts).

  • India has surpassed France to become one of the world's five largest military spenders, Swedish arms watchdog Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report.

  • World Press Freedom Day: 3rd May.This year’s global theme is ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’


  • Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer has been appointed as Australian cricket team's head coach for all three formats. Langer replaces Darren Lehmann.

  • Subhash Chandra Khuntia appointed as new IRDAI Chairman.


  • Cognizant acquires Belgium-based Hedera Consulting.


  • Ravinder Sharma called Guruji, the founder of Adilabad's Kala Ashram died at the age of 65 years.He had been awarded Kala Ratna by the Andhra Pradesh State government in 2014. After bifurcation of the State, the Telangana government awarded him the Ugadi Puraskaram in 2015.


  • ‘Vibrant North East 2018’ held in Guwahati.


  • Google's philanthropic arm Google.org has announced $3 million in grants for teacher training and educational content creation in India.


  • State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has inked a pact with the Ministry of Power to incur capital expenditure of Rs.25,000 crore




  • India is at 11th Spot in AT Kearney FDI Confidence Index 2018, USA helds the top position.

  • India is organising a five-day cultural festival in Egypt to commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. An exhibition on the paintings of Tagore ‘Rabindranath Tagore: Rhythm in Colours’ will be held in Giza.


  • Salah has been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.


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