National Current Affairs – May 2023

  • AYUSH Minister inaugurates PCIM&H ‘e-office’ and online portal
  • First Urban Climate Film Festival to be held in Kolkata
  • President Murmu inaugurates the new Jharkhand High Court building
  • Chhattisgarh CM launched ‘Hamar Sughghar Laika Abhiyan’
  • Goa, Uttarakhand sign MoU to boost tourism
  • Giriraj Singh launched the SAMARTH campaign
  • Odisha govt collaborates with Infosys, National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
  • National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) forms a new committee to oversee the Cheetah project
  • PM Modi chairs the 8th meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council
  • PM Modi inaugurates new Parliament building
  • Mega ‘Yoga Festival’ in Hyderabad
  • 2nd G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting concluded in Rishikesh
  • Patna becomes the first municipal corporation to use CBDC
  • Telangana achieves 100% coverage of PMJDY
  • Mukesh Ambani joins advisory committee to COP28 President
  • PM Modi flagged off Assam’s first Vande Bharat Express
  • India gets approval to set up 2nd hydroelectric project in Nepal
  • Bandra-Versova sea bridge will be named after Veer Savarkar
  • Atal Bhujal Yojana water scheme extended by two years
  • BPCL develops ethanol-diesel blend to reduce emissions
  • The Maharashtra government launched Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana
  • Odisha government announces new housing scheme
  • Kheer Bhawani Mela 2023 was organized in Kashmir Valley
  • Odisha CM launches ‘Odisha for Al, and Al for Youth’ initiative
  • The 8th International Convention of SPIC MACAY inaugurated in Nagpur
  • Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 2nd meeting of the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT)
  • Third G20 tourism meet to be held in Srinagar
  • Jal Jeevan Mission achieves milestone of 12 crore Tap Water Connections
  • Lucknow to get new Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation Institute
  • Online education program ‘Pahal’ for rural children inaugurated
  • HPCL to set up Rs 500 cr ethanol plant in Una, HP
  • Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates National Mission Conclave in Delhi
  • India launches ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist cyclone-hit Myanmar
  • Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves ‘Mukhya Mantri Sikho Kamao Yojana’ for unemployed youth
  • 2nd Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting to be held in Mumbai
  • PM Modi launches Railway Projects in Odisha and Flags off Vande Bharat Express
  • TN CM Stalin inaugurates India’s longest Skywalk Bridge
  • MP’s Bhopal becomes the first city in India to measure Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) progress
  • NTPC Green ties up with HPCL Mittal Energy for green hydrogen
  • Amit Shah lays the foundation stone of the campus of the National Academy of Coastal Policing at Okha in Gujarat
  • Mahatma Gandhi bust unveiled by PM Modi in Hiroshima
  • 1st Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting held on World Food India 2023
  • Govt to set up 1,100 farmer producer organizations in the cooperative sector
  • Israel ties up with IIT-M to set up a water technology centre
  • India to host Quad Summit in 2024
  • MP becomes 1st state in the country to provide free air travel to pilgrims
  • PM Modi addresses the 76th Session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva
  • India to host 44th ISO COPOLCO Plenary
  • PM Modi conferred with highest civilian honours by Fiji, Papua New Guinea
  • Smriti Irani inaugurates women labourers convention in Kerala
  • Maharashtra becomes the first state in the country to approve Good Governance Regulations
  • 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group meeting begins in Bengaluru
  • 2nd G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting begins in Mumbai
  • Maharashtra govt launches new portal ‘Shasan Aplya Dari’
  • Andhra Pradesh CM launches Machilipatnam port project for economic growth
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) launched ‘GAINS’ (GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme) Startup Challenge in Kolkata
  • HP government to formulate Green Hydrogen policy
  • Indian Railways hands over 20 Broad Gauge Locomotives to Bangladesh
  • India and Australia Sign Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement
  • Kerala to be the first fully e-governed state
  • PM Modi flagged off Uttarakhand’s first Vande Bharat Express
  • Telangana CM lays the foundation of Hare Krishna Heritage Tower in Hyderabad
  • Oil Ministry panel proposes ban on 4-wheeler diesel vehicles by 2027
  • New Lithium deposits discovered in Rajasthan after J-K
  • Centre for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship inaugurated in Telangana
  • BEL signs MoU with Emjay Control Systems to develop electro-mechanical bollards
  • ISRO to start online training programme for PG and and final-year UG students
  • Border Haat between India and Bangladesh inaugurated at Bholaganj in Sylhet
  • Capacity building program organized in Mussoorie
  • Everest Annual ITS rankings: Accenture tops the list
  • PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over 5500 crores in Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to make digital health cards for children
  • Airtel develops Artificial Intelligence based solution to tackle fraud messages
  • India extends $1 billion credit line for Sri Lanka by a year
  • MakeMyTrip collaborates with Microsoft to introduce voice-assisted bookings in Indian languages
  • Health Ministry launches SAKSHAM Learning Management Information System
  • Telangana govt introduces a Robotics Framework
  • IIT Madras, DRDO develop sensor technology for underwater communications
  • BITS Pilani develops face mask with sensor to check for Illness
  • MyGov and Ministry of Culture launches ‘YUVA PRATIBHA’
  • Assam CM launches Ayushman Assam Scheme
  • PM Modi lay the foundation stone of scientific projects worth over Rs 5,800 cr
  • Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘Harit Sagar’ the Green Port Guidelines 2023
  • Punjab becomes first state to enforce ‘right to walk’
  • Kerala becomes the first state to have Drone Surveillance in all police districts
  • Indian govt to launch faster immigration clearance scheme for ‘trusted travellers’
  • Mumbai to host first mining start-up Summit
  • Cisco to begin manufacturing in Tamil Nadu
  • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) signs MoU with AYUSH Ministry for health research in Integrated Medicine
  • Varanasi’s LBSI airport gets India’s first reading lounge
  • Congress wins clear majority in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023
  • PM Modi lays foundation stone worth INR 4,400 crores in Gujarat
  • Narendra Singh Tomar chairs 8th SCO Agriculture Ministers meet
  • MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar launches 3rd Semicon India Roadshow in Delhi
  • MHA to organize “G20 Conference on Crime and Security” in July 2023
  • 2nd G20 Culture Group (CWG) Meeting held in Bhubaneswar
  • Amit Shah inaugurates training program on legislative drafting in New Delhi
  • 3rd Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting begins in Mumbai
  • Himachal CM launched ‘Him Data Portal’
  • National Medical Commission makes unique ID mandatory for doctors
  • Ministry for Corporate Affairs launched the Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE)
  • The first meeting of India-EU trade, technology Council at Brussels
  • PM addresses the 29th Biennial Conference of All India Primary Teachers’ Federation in Gandhinagar
  • Agriculture Minister launches Biological Control Lab in Hyderabad
  • Google invests $1 million to IIT-Madras Al research centre
  • Cabinet approves ₹17,000 crore for PLI Scheme 2.0
  • UGC launches two websites to enhance quality education in India
  • Ashwini Vaishnaw launches the Sanchar Saathi portal
  • Andhra Pradesh launches ‘e-Chits’ app
  • Jitendra Singh inaugurates 8th All India Pension Adalat in Delhi
  • Uttar Pradesh ranked second in the country with 48 GI tags; Tamil Nadu leads with 55 GI-tagged goods
  • PM inaugurates International Museum Expo 2023
  • India & Bangladesh launch ’50 Start-ups Exchange Programme’
  • IIT-Kanpur launches cybersecurity skilling programme
  • India, UK to jointly create India-UK ‘NET Zero’ Innovation Virtual Centre
  • Sinthan Snow Festival 2023 organized in J&K
  • India Calling Conference 2023 organized by Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) in Mumbai
  • The Goa govt organized a 3-day Heritage Festival
  • Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates Summit on Farm Machinery Technology
  • Rajasthan Housing Board got National Award for Real Estate
  • PM Modi launches 91 FM Transmitters of a capacity of 100 Watt
  • Science 20 Engagement Group meeting begins in Lakshadweep
  • India to join international climate action in civil aviation from 2027
  • Narayan Rane launches the revamped CGTMSE Scheme
  • Three new wildlife conservation reserves declared in Rajasthan
  • NTPC and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) sign agreement for joint development of nuclear power plant
  • Devendra Fadnavis unveiled the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mauritius
  • Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs signs MoU with RITES Limited
  • India’s unemployment rate at a four-month high of 8.11% in April 2023
  • India, Israel sign MoU on Industrial R&D Cooperation
  • Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata and Bharti Airtel signed a binding term sheet
  • Manipur CM launches facial recognition system for Inner Line Permits
  • Government launches Vivad se Vishwas scheme
  • 60th Foundation Day of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade on 3 May
  • UGC launches ‘CU-Chayan’ portal for faculty recruitment
  • India’s domestic coal production has risen by over 22 % during the last 5 years
  • Microsoft Launches Two New Initiatives to Support Indian SMBs
  • Telangana Govt Implement Insurance Scheme for Toddy Tappers
  • Anurag Thakur launches logo, the mascot of Khelo India University Games 2022
  • National Manufacturing Innovation Survey 2021-22 released
  • 10th Landport between India and Bangladesh inaugurated in Meghalaya
  • ‘Youth-20 Consultation Programme’ conference concludes in Uttarakhand
  • SJVN secures 100 MW wind power project in Gujarat
  • India’s first Air Force Heritage Centre inaugurated in Chandigarh
  • PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra inaugurated at Warasiguda in Secunderabad
  • Japan to train 1000 Indian engineers for the bullet train project
  • Kiren Rijiju launched the trailer of the first Tagine language film
  • First Pharma Park to be built in Uttar Pradesh
  • India operationalizes Sittwe Port in Myanmar
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