Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here are the important Daily Current Affairs 28th May 2019. These are important for the upcoming LIC AAO 2019, CWC, FCI 2019 and SBI PO/ Clerk 2019 Exams.
Current Affairs 29th May 2019
1). BIMSTEC Leaders on Swearing –ceremony of Narendar Modi
- All the leaders of BIMSTEC countries have confirmed their presence in the Swearing – ceremony of Narendra Modi as the PM of our country for his second term.
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- BIMSTEC- The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia.
- Members (7)- Bangladesh – Md. Abdul Hamid (President)
– India
– Myanmar- U Win Myint(President)
– Sri Lanka- Maithripala Sirisena (President)
– Thailand- Grisada Boonrach ( Special Envoy)
– Nepal- K.P. Sharma Oli (PM)
– Bhutan- Dr. Lotay Tshering (PM)
- President of Kyrgyz Republic (Sooronbay Jeenbekov) and PM of Mauritius (Pravind Kumar Jugnauth) also confirmed their participation for the ceremony.
2). Pema Khandu sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh CM
- BJP leader Pema Khandu sworn-in as the CM of Arunachal Pradesh for the second term.
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- Arunachal Pradesh- Capital City (Itanagar) Governor( Dr. BD Mishra)
- Odisha – Capital City(Bhubaneshwar) CM (Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
- Sikkim- Capital City(Gangtok) CM (PS Golay) Governor(Ganga Prasad)
- Andhra Pradesh- Capital City(Amravati) CM(Jagan Mohan Reddy) Governor(E. S. L. Narasimhan)
3). Next CEO of The Hindu – L.V.Navaneeth
- Board of Directors of THG Publishing Private Ltd., the publisher of ‘The Hindu’ announced the name of its next CEO as L.V.Navaneeth as the current CEO and MD Rajiv C Lochan decidedto move on.
4). New chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
- Justice AK Mittal sowrn-in as the new CJ of Meghalaya High Court.
- He succeeded CJ Mohammad Yaqoob Mir.
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- Meghalaya- Capital City(Shillong) CM(Conrad Sangma) Governor(Tathagata Roy)
5). Scott Morrison sworn-in as Australia’s new PM
- Scott Morrison once again sworn-in as Australia new Prime Minister after retaining his position in country’s General Election.
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- Australia (CC)- Canberra/ Australian Dollar
6). Papua New Guinea PM Peter O’Neill Resigned
- Peter O’Neill Stepped down from the position of Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea due to political turmoil from an immediate effect.
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- Papua New Guinea (CC)- Port Moresby/ Kina
7). Mohamad Nasheed, the next Parliamentary Speaker of Maldives
- Mohamad Nasheed has been nominated as the country’s next Parliamentary Speaker.
- He is the former President of Maldives.
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- Maldives (CC)- Male/ Rufiyaa President (Ibrahim Mohamed Solih)
8). Muhammadu Buhari sworn-in as the President of Nigeria
- Muhammadu Buhari sworn-in as the President of Nigeria for the second term.
- He took 56% of votes in the Presidential Election.
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- Nigeria (CC)- Abuja/ Naira
9). RBI has Extended the RTGS Timing by one and half hours
- RBI has extended the RTGS timing for customer transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) by one and half hours from 4:30PM to 6PM.
- This new time window for RTGS will come into effect from 1st June 2019.
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- RTGS is an online fund transfer system, supported by RBI which enables transmission of money in a real- time basis.
- RTGS- Minimum Limit (2 lakhs) Maximum Limit (No Limit)
