1. Rajasthan Government has launched new software called Nidaan for disease monitoring and strengthening telemedicine services in the government hospitals. The software will help for providing presumptive diagnosis and monitoring of seasonal and non-communicable diseases.
2. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched 'My MP Rojgar Portal' to provide jobs to youths as per their educational qualification, skills, and interest and ensure availability of able candidates to employers as per the need of their business.
3. The Anti Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May every year in our country to make the people aware of the anti-social act of terrorism. The official announcement of National Anti Terrorism Day was made after the assassination of India's seventh Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 21 May 1991.
4. India ranked 145th among 195 countries in terms of Healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index in the year 2016, behind its neighbors like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
5. Former Indian shooter and national coach Pawan Singh has been named as ISSF President in Munich. For the World Cup, the International Shooting Sports Federation has been appointed him the President of the Regulatory Timing Score Jury.
6. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Mahanadi Coalfields chief Anil Kumar Jha as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India. Jha had replaced Coal Ministry's Additional Secretary Suresh Kumar.
7. Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology, has set up the first center for energy regulation in the country to strengthen policy and regulatory borders in the energy and power sector.
8. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved various measures to simplify Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP). DAC is Defence Ministry’s highest decision-making body on the capital procurement of Indian Armed Forces.
9. Elon Musk-led SpaceX has successfully launched twin NASA satellites GRACE-FO (Follow-On) that will track Earth’s water Cycle i.e. water movement and ice melt. It was launched onboard of SpaceX’s preflown Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
10. Former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya's 21-year-old son Vaishnav dies after suffering the heart attack in Hyderabad.
Published On : 23 May 2018