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List of Important Days (National & International)

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Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for second term

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Current Affairs: Sports 3

Current Affairs: Awards & Honours 6

Current Affairs: National 10

Current Affairs: International 14

Current Affairs: Appointments & Resignations

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Current Affairs: Anniversaries / Deaths

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Current Affairs: Science & Technology

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NR Madhava Menon, Indian legal educator, passes away at 84

NR Madhava Menon, Indian legal educator and renowned academician, passed away. Born in 1935, the 84-year-old was considered father of modern legal education in India by many. Menon was credited for revolutionising the field of legal education by establishing National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal. He was also the founder Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS). Menon worked at the National Judicial Academy as the first director till his retirement in 2006. uring his long span of a career, Menon was also honoured with the fourth highest Indian civilian award Padma Shri in 2003. He was also conferred the Living Legend of Law Award by the International Bar Association in 1994 and the Rotary Club Award for Vocational Excellence and the Plaque of Honour from the Bar Council of India. Menon was also known for publishing various books during his career. He has narrated the journey of his life in his autobiography, The Story of a Law Teacher: Turning Point, besides publishing several books, articles and monographs on a variety of legal subjects.

List of Important Days in MAY

May 3: Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day May 8: World Red Cross Day

May 9: World Thalassaemia Day May 11: National Technology Day May 12: World Hypertension Day May 15: International Day of the Family May 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day May 24: Commonwealth Day May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers May 31: Anti-tobacco Day / World No-Tobacco Day

SPECIAL FEATURE Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for second term

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Narendra Modi sworn in as the Prime Minister for the second time. Mr. Modi was elected unanimously as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance on May 25. Later, he called on the President in his capacity as leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party, which has majority


support in the House of the People following the general election to the 17th Lok Sabha. The NDA together has a strength of 353 MPs in the 543-member Lok Sabha out of which the BJP has a majority of 303 MPs.

SPORTS

Luke Shaw named Manchester United Player of the Year

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In a tough season for Manchester United, left-back Luke Shaw took home the double prize at the Manchester United Awards ceremony. The English defender was named as the Player’s Player of the year and also won the prestigious Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award. Apart from Shaw, Andreas Pereira was also recognised with Goal of the Season award for his screamer against Southampton. Katie Zelem was named as the Women’s Player of the Year, while Tahith Chong won the Reserve Player of the Year. Mason Greenwood won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year. Here is a list of all the awards: Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year – Mason Greenwood Reserve Player of the Year – Tahith Chong Goal of the Season – Andreas Pereira vs Southampton Players’ Player of the Year – Luke Shaw

Women’s Player of the Year – Katie Zelem Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year – Luke Shaw

Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his third Madrid Open title

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Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Madrid Open title, tying Rafael Nadal for most Masters 1000 trophies with 33. It was the second title of the season for the top-ranked Djokovic, adding to his triumph in the Australian Open. He hadn’t won in Madrid since 2016, with his other title in the Spanish capital coming in 2011. Nadal and Djokovic have five more Masters 1000 titles than Roger Federer, third in the all-time list. In the doubles final, Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau defeated Thiem and Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-3 for their second Madrid Open title, adding to their 2016 victory. Kiki Bertens won the women’s title.

Italian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal won Men’s Singles Title

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Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Novak Djokovic of Serbia in finals and won men’s singles title at Italian Open 2019, held in Rome. This was his ninth title in Rome. It was his 81st tournament win but first clay court title of year 2019. Winning Italian Open he has now recorded his 34th Masters title.

Italian Open 2019: Karolina Pliskova won Women’s Singles Title

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The Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova beats United Kingdom (UK’s) Johanna Konta in finals and won women’s singles title at Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) Italian Open 2019, held in Rome. Czech world number seven Karolina Pliskova defeated British number one Johanna Konta. She now sits at World No.2 ahead of French Open. She has climbed five places to slot in just behind World No.1 Naomi Osaka. With his win 27-year-old Pliskova became first Czech woman to win women’s singles in Rome since Regina Marsikova in1978.

Igor Stimac appointed as head coach of India football team

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The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation announced the appointment of Igor Stimac as the Head Coach of the Men’s Senior National Team Coach on a two-year contract. The former Croatia international previous took his national side to the FIFA World Cup Brazil in 2014. Under his tenure, several key players were given their international starts including Mateo Kovacic, Ante Rebic, Alen Halilovic, and Ivan Perisic. Stimac also played an important role in developing the likes of Dario Srna, Daniel Subasic, Ivan Strinic, Kovacic, Perisic, and other players.

Official 2019 ICC World Cup song released


The International Cricket Council released the official song of the 2019 ICC World Cup as the countdown to the tournament enters the final two weeks. The official song is titled "Stand By". The song is " a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential acts, Rudimental – will be played in ground and city events across the tournament when the showpiece event begins on May 30. The ICC Men’s World Cup is one of the world’s biggest global sporting events, attracting around one million sporting fans soaking up the action in the UK and a further billion fans watching world-wide across the 48-match event. ‘Stand By’ will provide a common voice for fans when they show their passion for their respective teams during the month and a half long tournament which culminates on July 14.


Sudirman Cup: Kento Momota stunned as China cruise to 11th title


China reclaimed the Sudirman Cup mixed team tournament title in Nanning after thrashing Japan 3-0. Shi Yuqi and Chen Yufei shone as the powerhouses of world badminton extended their dominance in the mixed team tournament by clinching their 11th title. China had not lost the biennial Sudirman Cup title since 2005 but they were stopped in the final by South Korea in 2017. However, China were unstoppable in the ongoing year as they cruised to the top step of the podium, showcasing their depth ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics. Shi Yuqi defeated Kento Momota in 3 games in the men's singles rubber.

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in Munich


Apurvi Chandela won the gold in women's 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup in Munich. This was Apurvi's second gold of the year, having won the first at the Delhi World Cup in February. Indian shooters are competing for 12 of the 17 Tokyo Olympic quotas available in Munich.

Indians therefore had to forfeit their right to quotas in the women's 10m air rifle and men's 10m air pistol events.

Apurvi Chandela becomes world number one in 10m air rifle Indian shooting ace Apurvi Chandela Wednesday attained the world number one position in the women’s 10m air rifle event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to number two after consistent performances in recent years. The rifle ace from Jaipur is among the five Indian shooters to have already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the country. She is a gold medallist at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Game and a bronze winner in the next edition at Gold Coast.

History made as women to referee men's AFC Cup clash For the first time an all-female referee team will take charge of a men's continental club cup clash. Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita and assistants Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi will officiate the AFC Cup match between Myanmar's Yangon United and Cambodia's Naga World at the Thuwunna Stadium. The AFC Cup is the second-string Asian club competition, a rung below the AFC Champions League. Women officals have only previously been employed as assistant referees in AFC Cup matches, with Australians Sarah Ho and Alysson Flynn becoming the first in 2014.

Kiki Bertens wins Women’s Singles Title in Madrid Open tennis Kiki Bertens of Netherlands beats Simona Halep of Romania in finals to win women’s singles title in Madrid Open tennis. Kiki Bertens won with surprise 6-4, 6-4 victory over Simona Halep. With this triumph she became first woman


ever to win Madrid singles title championship without dropping a set. Kiki climbed to fourth in world rankings which is her career’s best till now. With this she became the highest-ranked Dutchwoman ever by climbing to World No 4.

Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his third Madrid Open title Novak Djokovic celebrated a lot more than a record-tying 33rd Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open. The top-ranked Djokovic earned a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas to join Nadal as the most successful players in Masters 1000 tournaments, moving five ahead of Roger Federer, who is third in the all-time list. It was Djokovic’s second title of the season, adding to his triumph in the Australian Open. He now has three Madrid Open trophies, adding to the ones he won in 2011 and 2016. In the doubles final, Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau defeated Thiem and Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-3 for their second Madrid Open title, adding to their 2016 victory.

CRICZONE’: World’s First Women’s Cricket Magazine launched The inaugural issue of world's first exclusive women's cricket magazine 'Criczone' was released with Indian team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana featuring as the cover story. Top international cricketers like Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smiriti Mandhana alomg with overseas players like Danielle Wyatt, Sophie Devine attended the event which is held on the sidelines of the inaugural women's T20 challenge.

AWARDS & HONOURS

Indian peacekeeper to be honoured posthumously with UN medal An Indian peacekeeper is among the 119 military, police and civilian personnel who will be honoured this year with a prestigious UN medal this year for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. Police Officer Jitender Kumar made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). He will be honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal as the world organisation observes the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin would collect the medal on behalf of the fallen Indian peacekeeper at a solemn ceremony. India is the fourth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN peacekeeping. It currently contributes more than 6,400 military and police personnel to the UN peace operations in Abyei, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, the Middle East, South Sudan and the Western Sahara. Of the 3,737 peacekeepers who have died since 1948, 163 have been from India. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will preside over the ceremony this week at which the Dag Hammarskjold Medal will be awarded posthumously to 119 military, police and civilian peacekeepers, who lost their lives in 2018 and early 2019. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was established by the General Assembly in 2002, to pay tribute to all men and women serving in peacekeeping, and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. The General Assembly designated May 29 as the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.

Indian writer Annie Zaidi wins $100,000 global book prize


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Indian writer Annie Zaidi was announced as the 2019 winner of the USD 100,000 Nine Dots Prize, a prestigious book prize created to award innovative thinking that addresses contemporary issues around the world. Mumbai-based Zaidi, a freelance writer whose work includes reportage, essays, short stories, poetry and plays, won for her entry ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’ – combining memoir and reportage to explore concepts of home and belonging rooted in her experience of contemporary life in India.

Trump awards highest US civilian honour to Tiger Woods

Image Source: thehindu.com US President Donald Trump bestowed Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour, describing the golfer as “one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports.” Woods, 43, is only the fourth and the youngest golfer ever to have received the highest American civilian award. He won his first major in nearly 11 years at last month’s Masters Tournament, a comeback that captivated the sporting world. Woods’s Masters victory was his 15th major championship.

The other golfers were Arnold Palmer (74), in 2004; Jack Nicklaus (65), in 2005; and Charlie Sifford, (92), in 2014. Sifford was the first African American to play on the PGA tour. Woods burst onto the professional golf scene in 1996 at age 20 and has won 15 Majors titles, second only to Nicklaus’ 18 wins. The Medal of Freedom is America’s highest honour for civilian accomplishment. President Truman first established the medal to honour extraordinary civilian accomplishments related to World War II. President Kennedy re-established the medal by executive order in 1963. Presidents can award the medal of freedom to any person, living or dead, who has made “an especially meritorious contribution” to the security or national interest of the United States, world peace, or to a significant public or private endeavour. Presidents typically award the medal of freedom in groups during public ceremonies. It cannot be revoked. Notable past recipients include Walter Cronkite, Chuck Yeager, Colin Powell, Bill Gates, Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, and Warren Buffett.

ICMR head Balram Bhargava wins Dr. Lee Jong-wook Prize for Public Health


The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Professor Balram Bhargava jointly won the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva. He bagged the award for his achievements as a clinician, innovator, researcher and trainer.


Acharya Balkrishna receives 'UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award'

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Patanjali Ayurved Limited's Managing Director, Acharya Balkrishna received the 'UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award' on behalf of Patanjali Group of Institutions in Geneva. In context of global health, how lifestyle diseases can be treated with Yoga, Ayurveda and traditional Indian methods, Patanjali has contributed towards this. So, Acharya Balkrishna was awarded by UNSDG. Patanjali Ayurved is a company producing range Ayurvedic medicinal and personal care products, among other consumer items. Popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev co-founded the company along with Balkshrina.

Shyam Saran to be conferred with Japan's 'Order of the Rising Sun' award

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Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran will be conferred with Japan's second highest national award for his

contributions to strengthen the strategic ties and enhancing mutual understanding between India and Japan. The Government of Japan announced that in its 2019 Spring Imperial Decorations, it will confer 72-year-old Saran, 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star'. Saran, who was India's Foreign Secretary during 2004-2006, has played an important role to elevate Japan-India relationship to strategic partnership. During his tenure, the then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited India for the first time in 5 years. The Order of the Rising Sun' is a Japanese government honour established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji.

India's GS Lakshmi becomes first female ICC match referee

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Former India women cricketer GS Lakshmi became the first female to be appointed to the ICC International Panel of Match Referees. The 51-year-old, who first officiated as a match referee in domestic women's cricket in 2008-09, has overseen three women's ODI matches and as many women's T20I games. She became the first ever woman umpire to stand in a men's ODI, Lakshmi will be eligible to referee international games with immediate effect.

Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 new 'SDG Advocates' of UN


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Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma are among the 17 global public figures appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the new advocates to drive action and solidify global political will for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new class of 'SDG Advocates' are 17 influential public figures "committed to raising awareness, inspiring greater ambition and pushing for faster action on the SDGs," which were adopted by world leaders on September 25, 2015. The other newly-appointed SDG Advocates include Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder, Education Above All Foundation (State of Qatar), British screenwriter, producer and film director Richard Curtis, Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad, Director of Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University Jeffrey Sachs, Brazilian footballer and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, Forest Whitaker. The UN said that peace, prosperity, people, planet, and partnerships are the principles at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, which Member States agreed must be achieved by 2030, and they are also what drive the new class of SDG Advocates.

Indian-origin journalist conferred with V K Krishna Menon award G D 'Robert' Govender, an Indian-origin journalist in South Africa, has been honoured in the UK with 2019 V K Krishna Menon award for his outstanding contribution as a pioneer of decolonised journalism.

The South Africa-born journalist was awarded posthumously during an event here on Friday to mark the 123rd birth anniversary of Indian diplomat and politician V K Krishna Menon.

During a career spanning nearly 60 years, Govender developed a reputation as a campaigning journalist and author and was also the first journalist to call for an international boycott of South Africa's whites-only sports teams. Govender's books include 'The Martyrdom of Patrice Lumumba' which exposed the role of Western intelligence agencies in the murder of the Congolese independence leader. Menon served as India's first High Commissioner to London.

Article on coalgate wins ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism

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The article titled Coalgate 2.0' authored by Nileena M S and published in The Caravan magazine in March last year has won the ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism, 2018. The award, which comprises a trophy, a citation and Rs lakh 200,000/- cash prize , was presented to the winner.

Nileena's story investigates the allotment of captive coal blocks in Chhattisgarh's Parba East and Kanta Basan regions.

The article explores deforestation, re-locations of people, loss of livelihood, and denial of forest rights to tribals.

Former ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar Conferred With France's Highest Civilian Award


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Former ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar was conferred with France’s highest civilian award – Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la L gion d’Honneur – for his contribution to India-France space cooperation. France’s highest civilian honour comes in recognition of A.S. Kiran Kumar’s invaluable contribution to the development of India-France space cooperation.

Throughout his career at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), including as its chairman from 2015 to 2018, Kumar fostered the historic and ambitious space cooperation between India and France. Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Ordre

national de la L gion d’Honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) is the highest civilian award given by the French for outstanding service to France, regardless of the nationality of the recipient. The president of the French Republic is the grand master of the Ordre national de la L gion d’Honneur.

NATIONAL

BJD’s Chandrani Murmu to be youngest ever Lok Sabha MP


Chandrani Murmu, 25 years, 11 months and eight days old, and who has won the Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat (reserved for Scheduled Tribes) on Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ticket by defeating two-time BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes. She will enter the Lok Sabha as the youngest woman member in the Lower House’s history, and likely to be sworn in as MP before turning 26 on July 16. Until now, the record has been held by Dushyant Chautala, founder of the Jannayak Janta Party representing Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana in the 16th Lok Sabha. He is the grandson of well-known Haryana politician Om Prakash Chautala.

P.S. Golay sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister

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Prem Singh Tamang a.k.a P.S. Golay was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Sikkim. His party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), won 17 of the 32 Assembly seats in the State, in the recently held Assembly polls. Mr. Golay (51), who is the sixth Chief Minister of the tiny Himalayan State, started his career as a school teacher. He succeeded Pawan Kumar Chamling of the SDF who has the record of being the longest-serving Chief Minister of the country, ruling the State for five consecutive terms for a little over 24 years.

Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha chief minister for fifth term

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Naveen Patnaik took oath as Odisha’s chief minister for the fifth time in a row. The Biju Janata Dal, which secured 112 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly in the recently concluded elections, held along with Lok Sabha polls, has been in power in the state since 2000. With this new government, Patnaik is set to achieve a milestone in Indian politics as chief minister for full five consecutive terms. The chief minister has served two terms from 2000 to 2009 in alliance with the BJP. He then served two more terms with a single party government of the BJD.

Y S Jagan takes oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh


Y S Jaganmohan Reddy became the second Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Ambassadors of various countries, representatives from unilateral and multi-lateral agencies, international donor agencies, industry associations, multinational corporations and international media have been invited to witness the event. The YSR Congress bagged 151 of the 175 seats in the state Assembly, decimating the TDP headed by N Chandrababu Naidu, who became the first chief minister of the state after it was bifurcated to carve out Telangana five years ago. YSRC also won 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to win Europa League final

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Chelsea hammered their London rivals Arsenal 4-1 to win the Europa League thanks to two goals from Eden Hazard, probably making his last appearance for the Blues, and one apiece for Olivier Giroud and Pedro. The win means Chelsea have won three European titles in seven years, with the Champions League triumph in 2012 followed by their first Europa League victory in 2013. By contrast, Arsenal have lost five of their six major European finals, with their only victory coming in the 1994 Cup Winners’ Cup against Parma.

IAF gets first Apache Guardian attack helicopter US aerospace major Boeing has handed over first of the 22 Apache Guardian attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force, nearly three-and-half years after a multi-billion dollar deal for the choppers was sealed. The helicopter has been customised to suit IAF's future requirements and would have significant capability in mountainous terrain. The first AH-64E (I) - Apache Guardian helicopter was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, the US. The AH-64E Apache is a leading multi-role attack helicopter and is flown by the US Army. The IAF had signed a multi-billion dollar contract with the US government and Boeing Ltd in September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters. The first batch of these helicopters is scheduled to be shipped to India by July this year. Selected aircrew and ground crew have undergone training at the training facilities at US Army base Fort Rucker, Alabama. These personnel will lead the operationalisation of the Apache fleet in the IAF. The helicopter has the capability to carry out precision attacks at standoff ranges and operate in hostile airspace with threats from ground. It said the ability of these helicopters, to transmit and receive the battlefield picture, to and from the weapon systems through data networking makes it a lethal acquisition. These attack helicopters will provide significant edge in any future joint operations in support of land forces.

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Additionally, the Defence Ministry in 2017 approved the procurement of six Apache helicopters along with weapons systems from Boeing at a cost of Rs 4,168 crore for the Army. This will be its first fleet of attack choppers. Fuselages for this Army order will be produced by Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture between Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems in Hyderabad.

Pema Khandu sworn-in for second term as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister


Senior BJP leader Pema Khandu took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh The BJP led by Khandu won 41 seats in the 60-member Assembly, in the elections held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections on April 11 in the northeastern state bordering China.

India elected to Executive Board of first UN-Habitat Assembly India has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly. The first session of the UN-Habitat Assembly started on May 27 at the headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi and will go on till May 31.

The special theme for the UN-Habitat Assembly is "Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities".

Supreme Court gets four new judges, now has full strength Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, raising their number to 31, the full sanctioned strength.

The sanctioned strength is 31, including the Chief Justice. In the recent past, this is for the first time that the SC will have a full sanctioned strength. The four appointed are justices Aniruddha Bose, A S Bopanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant. The five-member Collegium is headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade Ahead of the International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May 22, UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India launched an awareness campaign ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ to be displayed at major airports across the country. Actor, Producer, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and recently appointed Secretary-General’s SDG Advocate, Dia Mirza inaugurated the campaign in presence of officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India, UN Environment, UN agencies and GMR Group. The campaign ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ aims at creating awareness and garnering public support for the protection and conservation of wildlife, prevention of smuggling and reduction in demand for wildlife products. The campaign also complements worldwide action on illegal trade in wildlife through UN Environment’s global campaign, Wild for Life. In the first phase of the campaign, Tiger, Pangolin, Star Tortoise and Tokay Gecko have been chosen as they are highly endangered due to illegal trading in International markets. Tiger is traded for its skin, bones and body parts; Pangolin, the most illegally traded wild mammal on the planet is trafficked for its meat and its scales are used in traditional medicines; Star Tortoise for meat and pet trade and Tokay Gecko in traditional medicine mostly into South East Asia and particularly Chinese Markets. Phase two will see more threatened species and explore other routes of trafficking. In collaboration with the Airports Authority of India and GMR Group, the campaign will travel across 22 airports across India over the next year.


UN Environment is the leading global voice on the environment. It provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UN Environment works with governments, the private sector, the civil society and with other UN entities and international organizations across the world.

ICGS Vigraha sails into sunset


Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha, a frontline offshore patrol vessel, sailed into history at the sunset. After 29 glorious years of service from 1990 to 2019, the ship was decommissioned at the coast guard. ICGS Vigraha was the seventh offshore patrol vessel built by the Mazagaon Dock Limited, Mumbai and it was commissioned on April 12, 1990. The ship was later based at Visakhapatnam and has been instrumental in protecting the east coast in general and Andhra Pradesh coast in particular since then. During the 29 years of service, the ship has participated in major coast guard operations involving search and rescue, anti-poaching, pollution response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, repatriation and joint exercises among others.

Mumbai's Aarohi Pandit first female pilot to cross the Atlantic in LSA


Aarohi Pandit, 23, made history when she landed in to become the world's first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a light sport aircraft (LSA). Along the way, she also became the world's first woman pilot to successfully complete a solo flight across the treacherous Greenland ice cap in an LSA. An Indian CPL and LSA License holder, Aarohi is flying around the world for the 'WE! Women Empower Expedition', the world's first all-woman team circumnavigation of the planet in a LSA. The aircraft, called Mahi, is a tiny single engine Sinus 912 plane weighing less than a Bullet bike, manufactured by Pipistrel Slovenia, and is the first LSA registered by India's DGCA.

Missile destroyer Ranjit to be decommissioned


Frontline missile destroyer of the Indian Navy INS Ranjit would be decommissioned at the naval dockyard after serving for 36 years. INS Ranjit, the third of the five Kashin-class destroyers built by erstwhile USSR, was commissioned in 1983. Over the years, the ship has the distinction of serving in both western and eastern seaboard and has been the flag ship of both the western and eastern Fleets. With a motto of 'Sada Rane Jayate' or 'Ever Victorious in Battle', INS Ranjit has been at the forefront in keeping the nation secure and participated in a number of operations. Some of these include IPKF operations, Op Talwar during Kargil conflict. In 2003, the ship was deployed off Mozambique to provide security cover to the African Union Summit. The ship was also actively deployed as part of relief operations post-2004 tsunami and cyclone Hud-hud in 2014. In recognition of her service, the ship was awarded Unit Citation in 2003-04 and 2009-10.


INTERNATIONAL

Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO foreign ministers meet in Bishkek

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. At the meeting, several pressing issues, including threat of terrorism, are expected to be discussed. The External Affairs Ministry said the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) will exchange views on topical issues of international and regional importance, besides reviewing the preparation for the SCO Summit in Bishkek from June 13-14. India became a full member of the China-dominated grouping in 2017 and New Delhi’s entry has increased the bloc’s heft in regional geopolitics, besides giving it a pan-Asian hue. India is also keen on deepening its security-related cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence. India was an observer at the SCO since 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-level meetings of the grouping which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region. Along with India, Pakistan was also granted SCO membership in 2017. The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Joko Widodo reelected as President of Indonesia

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Joko Widodo has been re-elected as Indonesia's president after last month's vote, beating former general Prabowo Subianto. Widodo’s challenger for a second time, former general Prabowo Subianto, has refused to accept defeat and declared himself the winner last month. Subianto has alleged massive election fraud in the world’s third-largest democracy but hasn’t provided any credible evidence. Votes are counted publicly and the commission posts the tabulation form from each polling station on its website, allowing for independent verification. Under Indonesia’s election law, Subianto can dispute the results at the Constitutional Court.

TV comedian Zelenskiy sworn in as Ukraine’s president


Television star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as Ukraine’s next president after he beat the incumbent at the polls last month. Mr. Zelenskiy, a popular comedian with no political experience, overwhelmingly won the presidential election


against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a victory that reflected Ukrainians’ exhaustion with politics-as-usual.

China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pakistan

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In a major boost for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad as part of a project undertaken by the two countries over a decade ago for the development and manufacture of the aircraft. China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago. Beijing delivered the first batch in 2007 and a number of them were later commissioned by the PAF. the first overhaul started in November 2017 after a contract was signed between the two sides in 2016. The overhaul of the fighter jet includes major maintenance, featuring repairs and replacement of old components, including the airframe and engine. JF-17 has become a mainstay of the PAF in recent years after US restricted sales of F-16 war planes after the 1990 arms embargo imposed on Pakistan under the Pressler amendment. It is reported to have over 100 JF-17 planes with more in the pipeline. JF17 is part of close defence cooperation between the two countries under which China has become a major supplier of arms to Pakistan. China is currently building four new modern naval warships for Pakistan.

Cyril Ramaphosa takes oath as South Africa’s President

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Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a five-year term as South Africa’s President, with a delicate fight against government corruption ahead of him. Mr. Ramaphosa first took office last year after former President Jacob Zuma was pressured to resign amid corruption scandals that badly damaged public faith in the ANC. Ahead of the election Mr. Ramaphosa apologised to South Africans for the political turmoil. He also vowed to continue the fight against mismanagement and graft that has hurt the country’s economy, the most developed in sub-Saharan Africa.

Donald Trump becomes first head of state to meet Japan’s new emperor

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President Donald Trump got the red carpet treatment Monday at Japan’s Imperial Palace where he made history, becoming the first world leader to meet with the new emperor of Japan. Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on May 1, opening what is called the era of “Reiwa,” or “beautiful harmony.”

Pakistan awarded 2020 Asia Cup, tournament set to be held at neutral venue The next edition of the Asia Cup could also be UAE-bound with Pakistan given the hosting rights of the


tournament in 2020, as organising it in its own country will cast serious doubts on India’s participation owing to diplomatic tensions. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in its meeting in Singapore awarded the continental meet, to be held in T20 format, to Pakistan, which will most likely organise it in the neutral venues of the United Arab Emirates, its cricket team’s ‘home’ since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus. Diplomatic tensions with neighbours Pakistan forced India to host the last Asia Cup in the UAE. It was also decided that the sport would return to the next Asian Games in T20 format and the ACC would provide technical support to the Olympic Council of Asia.

Gas project critic James Marape elected Papua New Guinea PM

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Former finance minister James Marape was elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea, and the critic of a major global gas development deal vowed to review management of the nation’s resource riches. Marape received 101 votes to eight in parliament in the capital, Port Moresby, a day after Peter O’Neill resigned having lost the support of the house after almost eight years in power.

Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s prime minister


Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia’s prime minister along with a “hungry, committed and united” team of ministers after the ruling Conservative Coalition led by him staged a surprise victory defying exit polls in the general elections. The new Coalition ministry for the 46th Australian parliament was sworn in at the Government House in Canberra with Morrison taking the oath as a new Prime Minister and Michael McCormack as the Deputy Prime Minister.

US removes India from currency monitoring list The US government has removed India from its monitoring list for currency manipulation, clearing doubts over India’s foreign exchange policies including undervaluation of currencies to gain export advantages. While experts welcome the US decision, they doubted whether this move would set the tone for further trade negotiations between the two countries including the US trade preference programme with India.

However, it is certainly a welcome step that the US has now removed India from that list. This will hopefully set the tone for discussion on resolution of some of the trade related differences with the US, particularly in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) issue. India was first included in the currency watch list in 2017 after the Reserve Bank of India had added $52 billion — which was 1.8% of the country’s GDP then — in the foreign exchange reserves in the first half of the year with regular intervention in the forex market. The Trump administration has also removed Switzerland from the monitoring list but expanded it to nine nations from six earlier. China, Japan, Germany and South Korea stayed on the monitoring list for possible unfair foreign exchange maneuvering to gain export advantages. New names on the list are Italy and Ireland from EU, and three Southeast Asian countries — Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Donald Trump’s lunar timetable


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Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled a mockup of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and touted his moon goals in a strategy aimed at capitalizing on the Trump administration’s renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years. The world’s richest man and Amazon.com Inc’s chief executive waved an arm and a black drape behind him dropped to reveal the two-story-tall mockup of the unmanned lander dubbed Blue Moon during an hour-long presentation at Washington’s convention center, just several blocks from the White House. The lander will be able to deliver payloads to the lunar surface, deploy up to four smaller rovers and shoot out satellites to orbit the moon. In their lunar ambitions, however, Trump and Bezos are very much in harmony. Trump in 2017 made a return to the moon a high priority for the U.S. space program, saying a mission to put astronauts back on the lunar surface would establish a foundation for an eventual journey to put humans on Mars. If re-elected next year, 2024 would be Trump’s final full year in office. At his presentation, Bezos unveiled a model of one of the proposed rovers, roughly the size of a golf cart, and presented a new rocket engine called BE-7, which can blast 10,000 pounds (4,535 kg) of thrust.

In a first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage

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Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality. The bill, which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect after Tsai signs it into law. It was not immediately clear, however, if same-sex couples are entitled to key rights, such as adoption and cross-national marriage, with parliament continuing to discuss the measure. The vote followed a years-long tussle over marriage equality that culminated in a 2017 declaration by the democratic island’s constitutional court giving same-sex couples the right to marry, and setting a deadline of May 24 for legislation. Late last year, Taiwan voters opposed same-sex marriage in a series of referendums, defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, while seeking a special law for such unions. Australia passed laws allowing same-sex marriage in 2017, but such unions are not recognised by Hong Kong and neighbouring China, which regards Taiwan as a wayward province to be brought back into the fold by force if necessary.

Russia launches new nuclear-powered icebreaker in bid to open up Arctic

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Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker, part of an ambitious programme to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential. The ship, dubbed the Ural and which was floated out from a dockyard in St Petersburg, is one of a trio that when completed will be the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world.


Russia is building new infrastructure and overhauling its ports as, amid warmer climate cycles, it readies for more traffic via what it calls the Northern Sea Route (NSR) which it envisages being navigable year-round. The Ural is due to be handed over to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in 2022 after the two other icebreakers in the same series, Arktika (Arctic) and Sibir (Siberia), enter service. The drive is part of a push to strengthen Moscow’s hand in the High North as it vies for dominance with traditional rivals Canada, the US and Norway, as well as newcomer China. Moscow hopes the route which runs from Murmansk to the Bering Strait near Alaska could take off as it cuts sea transport times from Asia to Europe. Designed to be crewed by 75 people, the Ural will be able to slice through ice up to three metres thick.

Algeria and Argentina officially deemed malaria-free by WHO

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Algeria and Argentina have become the latest countries to be recognised as malaria-free by the World Health Organization, after recording no new cases for more than three years. The two countries join 36 others around the world which have eliminated the mosquito-borne disease – which still kills some 435,000 people a year – in the last six decades. According to the 2018 World Malaria Report, China is also close to eradicating the disease and Rwanda, Ethiopia and Pakistan have reduced infection levels.

UAE launches 'Golden Card' scheme to woo wealthy investors, exceptional talents


The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday launched a permanent residency scheme to woo wealthy individuals and exceptional talents, a move that could attract more Indian professionals and businessmen to the Gulf nation. The "Golden Card" programme unveiled by UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum is open to investors and "exceptional talents" such as doctors, engineers, scientists, students and artists. The Golden Card offers unprecedented benefits to the cardholders and their families while creating an attractive environment for business and growth. The benefits of the permanent residency also include the spouse and children of the cardholder to ensure cohesive social ties. Expatriates in the UAE are usually given limited duration residence permits under a sponsorship system. the "Golden Card" visa categories include general investors who will be granted a 10-year visa, real estate investors, who can get a visa for five years, along with entrepreneurs and talented professionals such as doctors, researchers and innovators 10 years. The fifth category — outstanding students — will also be permitted residency visas for five years. All categories of visas can be renewed upon expiry.

Trump unveils merit-based immigration system

US President Donald Trump rolled out a merit-based immigration system from which foreigners, including hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals and skilled workers, waiting to get Green Cards or permanent legal residency stand to benefit. The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from existing nearly 12 per cent to 57 per cent.

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Besides, under the proposed reforms, immigrants will be required to learn English and pass a civics exam prior to admission. A merit-based immigration system has been proposed wherein permanent legal residency would be given based on points for their age, knowledge, job opportunities and their civic sense.

Plastic Waste included in Basel Convention


The United Nations announced that almost all the world’s countries have agreed on a deal aimed at restricting shipments of hard-to-recycle plastic waste to poorer countries. Exporting countries – including the US – now will have to obtain consent from countries receiving contaminated, mixed or unrecyclable plastic waste. Currently, the US and other countries can send lower-quality plastic waste to private entities in developing countries without getting approval from their governments. The legally binding framework emerged at the end of a two-week meeting of UN-backed conventions on plastic waste and toxic, hazardous chemicals that threaten the planet’s seas and creatures. The pact comes in an amendment to the Basel convention. Plastic debris clutters pristine land, floats in huge masses in oceans and entangles and endangers wildlife. Less valuable and harder to recycle plastic is likely to end up discarded rather than turned into new products. The deal affects products used in a broad array of industries, such as healthcare, technology, aerospace, fashion and food and beverages. The Basel convention sets rules for first-world countries shipping hazardous waste to less wealthy nations. Backers say the amendment will make the global trade in plastic waste more transparent and better regulated, protecting humans and the environment.

The US and other countries now will not be able to send the plastic waste to developing countries that are part of the Basel convention and are not part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Hinduja brothers top UK's Rich List for third time


According to the Sunday Times Rich List, the billionaire Hinduja brothers have been named as the wealthiest people in the UK for a third time. Sri and Gopi Hinduja saw their fortune increase by 1.356 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) in the last year to 22 billion pounds. The two brothers topped the newspaper list in 2014 and in 2017. The list, which estimates the 1,000 richest people in the UK, is based on identifiable wealth including land, property, other assets such as art, and shares in companies. It does not include the amount contained in people's bank accounts.

India re-elected as observer to Arctic Council India has been re-elected as an observer to intergovernmental forum Arctic Council. The Arctic Council promotes cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states, the region's indigenous communities and other inhabitants on common

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issues, particularly on sustainable development and environmental protection. Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States are members of the Arctic Council.

Laurentino Cortizo elected in Panama's presidential elections


The Panama Electoral Tribunal has announced that Laurentino Cortizo has won the country's presidential election.

Laurentino Cortizo, the presidential candidate from the opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party, has declared his victory. Outgoing President Juan Carlos Varela was barred by the constitution from contesting the sixth presidential election.

Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn crowned

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King Vajiralongkorn inherited the throne in 2016 when his long-reigning father Bhumibol Adulyadej died. Thailand has a constitutional monarchy, but the royal family is highly revered by Thais and wields considerable power.

Thailand also has strict laws, called lese majeste, which ban criticism of the monarchy. The laws have shielded the royal family from public view and scrutiny. He became crown prince and official heir to the throne in 1972. He is now known as Rama X, or the 10th King of the Chakri dynasty.

Putin signs law to create an independent Russian internet

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law new measures that would enable the creation of a national network, able to operate separately from the rest of the world. In concept, the new law aims to protect Russia from foreign online restrictions by creating what the Kremlin calls a "sustainable, secure and fully functioning" local internet. the law calls for the creation of a monitoring and a management center supervised by Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecoms agency. The state agency will be charged with ensuring the availability of communication services in Russia in extraordinary situations. During such situations, it would also be empowered to cut off external traffic exchange, creating a purely Russian web. In addition, information from state entities and state-owned enterprises on the Internet will be protected via encryption.

While Russia's internet has faced restrictions in the past, it has tilted hard in the direction of greater domestic censorship in recent years. Activists fear an independent Russian internet would involve the creation of a Chinese-style national firewall to monitor and censor content passing in and out of the country. The new law comes after Russian lawmakers advanced a package of legislation in March aimed at curtailing


internet freedom allowing authorities to jail individuals for those who insult government officials online or spread fake news.

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne as Reiwa era begins


Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier. Naruhito became the 126th Emperor of Japan, the latest in an unbroken line that stretches back 14 centuries. He is the first Japanese emperor to stand down in more than 200 years. Akihito, who will now be known as Emperor Emeritus.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Pakistan names Moin-ul-Haque as new envoy to India

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Pakistan named Moin-ul-Haque, its envoy to France, as its next High Commissioner to India, a month after his predecessor Sohail Mahmood took charge as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.

Haque’s appointment comes at a time when ties between India and Pakistan will be a challenge for the new government in Delhi, with the relationship between the sides deteriorating over the past few years and reaching a new low after the Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent face-off after the retaliatory Balakot air strikes.Much will depend on Haque’s diplomatic skills to bring the ties back on track after the Indian election outcome on May 23.

Admiral Karambir Singh sworn in as Navy chief


Vice Admiral Karambir Singh took over as the 24th Chief of Naval Staff from outgoing head Sunil Lamba at a ceremonial parade in the national capital. Earlier this month, the Defence Ministry had rejected Vice Admiral Bimal Verma’s plea, challenging the appointment of Singh as the next Navy chief. In his plea, Verma had questioned the government’s decision to ignore seniority and appoint his junior as the next Navy chief.

Guterres appoints Indian-origin Anita Bhatia as UN-Women’s deputy executive director


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Indian-origin Anita Bhatia, a veteran in strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation and management, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Deputy Executive Director in the global body’s agency focused on women empowerment and gender equality. She has been appointed the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships. Veteran Indian diplomat and a gender equality champion Lakshmi Puri had previously served as the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. The key appointment comes less than a week after Guterres appointed decorated Indian Army officer Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar as his new Force Commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan.

India’s Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board


In a significant victory, India’s Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term, posting the highest number of votes at 44. Pavadia, in her 60s, has been a member of the INCB since 2015 and her current term is set to expire in 2020. The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held elections by secret ballot, with 15 candidates in fray for five seats. Pavadia has been re-elected for a five-year term beginning on March 2, 2020 and expiring on March 1, 2025. According to Pavadia’s profile on the INCB website, she has held several senior positions in the Indian Revenue Service for 35 years in the Government of India, including Narcotics Commissioner of India, Central Bureau of

Narcotics (2006-2012) among others. She was also member of the Indian delegation to the Commission on Narcotics Drugs, Vienna (2007-2012). Member of the International Narcotics Control Board since 2015. INCB consists of 13 members who are elected by the ECOSOC and who serve in their personal capacity, not as government representatives. Three members with medical, pharmacological or pharmaceutical experience are elected from a list of persons nominated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and 10 members are elected from a list of persons nominated by Governments. Pavadia has been nominated by the Indian Government. Established in 1968, the International Narcotics Control Board is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. INCB endeavours, in cooperation with Governments, to ensure that adequate supplies of drugs are available for medical and scientific uses and that the diversion of drugs from licit sources to illicit channels does not occur. The INCB also monitors Governments’ control over chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs and assists them in preventing the diversion of those chemicals into the illicit traffic.

ITC appoints Sanjiv Puri as Chairman and Managing Director

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Diversified ITC Group announced elevation of its MD Sanjiv Puri as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company. Puri’s elevation comes after noted industry leader and erstwhile ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar passed away after a brief illness. The Board of Directors of the company at the meeting held today appointed Sanjiv Puri, Managing Director, also as the Chairman of the Company with effect from May 13, 2019.


Bhawana Kanth becomes 1st fighter pilot to qualify to go on combat missions

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Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet. Kanth has completed operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on Mig-21 Bison aircraft during day time. Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in November 2017 and flew the first solo on MiG-21 Bison in March last year. She is from the first batch of women fighter pilots of the IAF. Three women -- Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh -- were commissioned as flying officers in July 2016, less than a year after the government decided to open the fighter stream for women on an experimental basis.

Justice Madan Lokur made non–resident judge of Fiji Supreme Court


Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has been appointed a judge of the nonresident panel of the Supreme Court of Fiji. This is a rare honour for the Indian judiciary. He will hold office for three years. Though he received the offer on December 31, 2018 -- the day he retired from the Supreme Court of India, Justice Madan Lokur will assume his new role from August 15 this year. The Supreme Court of Fiji has three sessions in a year. Justice Lokur will join it for the session from August 15 to August 30, 2019.

NEWS BUZZ

‘Celestial Bodies’ Wins Man Booker International Prize


Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International prize, 2019 for her novel Celestial Bodies. The author will share the prize money £50,000 (approximately Rs 45 lakh) equally with her translator Marilyn Booth. Celestial Bodies, a compelling tale of love and heartbreak, written in Arabic, is posited in the Omani village of al-Awafi and traces the lives of sisters: Mayya, Asma and Khawla. This year, the prize was dominated by female authors and Alharthi— the first writer to be shortlisted from the Gulf — was chosen among authors like Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk, who won the honour last year for her novel Flights, Annie Ernaux, Marion Poschmann Juan Gabriel Vasquez and Alia Trabucco Zeran.

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Madhya Pradesh’s Orchha makes it to tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites


The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh which depict peculiar style of the Bundela dynasty have been included in UNESCO’s tentative list of world heritage sites following a proposal sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the U.N. body. According to the rules, to be a part of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites, the heritage or any historical site first has to be on the tentative list. After it makes to the tentative list, another proposal is sent to the UNESCO. Orchha is situated on the banks of the Betwa river. It is located around 80 km away from Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh and 15 km from Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh. Orchha was built by king Rudra Pratap Singh of Bundela dynasty in the 16th century. The ancient town is famous for its Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha fort complex, Raja Mahal among others. The Bundela architecture has Mughal influence since the two dynasties were very close. The famous King of Bundela dynasty Veer Singh Dev was a close friend of Mughal emperor Jahangir and fought wars as Akbar’s aid. Orchha is also famous for its two elevated minaret called Saavan and Bhadon and its four palaces — Jahangir Palace, Raj Mahal, Sheesh Mahal and Rai Praveen Mahal — and for its concept of open bungalows, stone work windows, animal statues depicting the culture of Bundelkhand. It is the only place in India where Lord Ram is worshipped as a king with a dedicated temple in his name called Sri Ram Raja Mandir.

The Taj Mahal becomes first Indian monument with breastfeeding room


The Taj Mahal, built as a monument to a woman who died in childbirth, is set to get a baby feeding room in a first for India where conservative attitudes toward public breastfeeding mean nursing mothers are often shamed and told to cover up. Public breastfeeding still carries a social stigma in India where mothers are expected to be covered head-to-toe. Last year, mothers in the eastern city of Kolkata protested outside a mall where employees told a woman to nurse her baby in a toilet and mocked her complaint.

WHO recognises ‘burn-out’ as medical condition The World Health Organization has for the first time recognised “burn-out” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. The decision, reached during the World Health Assembly in Geneva. In the latest update of its catalogue of diseases and injuries around the world, WHO defines burn-out as “a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”. It said the syndrome was characterised by three dimensions: “1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; 2) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and 3) reduced professional efficacy”. According to the classification, Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.”

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Indian’s charity in UAE enters Guinness World Records for holding longest iftar


A charity run by an Indian in the UAE has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for its hunger relief efforts during the holy month of Ramzan in Abu Dhabi. Joginder Singh Salaria, founder of PCT Humanity, said the efforts were in continuation to the vegetarian iftar held daily at the premises of his company Pehal International, Dubai Industrial Park. The charity set the new Guinness World Records for “Longest Line of Hunger Relief Package” in Abu Dhabi.

Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mt. Everest for record 23rd time The 49-year-old Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 23rd time, breaking his own record of the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak. Kami Rita now became the only man on the planet to climb Everest for 23 times.

ANNIVERSARIES / DEATHS

Niki Lauda, three-time F1 champion, dead at 70


Three-times Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died, months after having a lung transport. Lauda had been associated with Formula 1 for well over four decades – first as a driver and then as consulting manager, team principal and non-executive chairman. He debuted in 1971, won his first race in 1974 with Ferrari, and then claimed a maiden title in 1975. In 1976, he was lucky to survive a fiery crash at the Nürburgring, which left him badly burned. Shockingly, he missed only two races as a result. He missed the Championship by a single point to rival McLaren’s James Hunt. The second title with Ferrari came in 1977, before Lauda moved to Brabham in 1978. He spent two years there before retiring midway through practice for the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix. He returned to the sport in 1982 with McLaren. Two years later he won his third Championship title by beating teammate Alain Prost by just half a point. He retired finally in 1985 before taking up a consulting manager role at Ferrari in the 1990s. He then was appointed as the team principal at Jaguar from 2001 till 2002.

Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Man dies at 89

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Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died at the age of 89. Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight — based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics. He called his method the “eightfold way” after the Buddhist Eightfold Path to enlightenment. Later Gell-Man developed the theory that identified “quarks,” indivisible components of Earth’s matter that make up protons, neutrons and other particles.


Experiments confirmed the existence of quarks, and these objects now form the basis for our physical understanding of the universe. In 1969, Gell-Man was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics “for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions.” In later years, Gell-Mann became interested in the issues of complexity at the heart of biology, ecology, sociology, and computer science. He co-founded the Santa Fe Institute to study complex systems and authored the 1994 book “The Quark and the Jaguar” to present his ideas to a general audience.

I M Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102


I M Pei (PAY), the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Pei’s works ranged from the trapezoidal addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to the chiseled towers of the National Center of Atmospheric Research that blend in with the reddish mountains in Boulder, Colorado. His buildings added elegance to landscapes worldwide with their powerful geometric shapes and grand spaces. Among them are the striking steel and glass Bank of China skyscraper in Hong Kong and the Fragrant Hill Hotel near Beijing. His work spanned decades, starting in the late 1940s and continuing through the new millennium. Two of his last major projects, the Museum of Islamic Art, located on an artificial island just off the waterfront in Doha, Qatar, and the Macau Science Center, in China, opened in 2008 and 2009.

Binny, India's only orangutan dies in Odisha zoo 41-year-old orangutan at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park died. Binny, was brought to Nandankanan Zoo from Pune's Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park on November 20, 2003, when she was 25. Orangutans are one of the world's three extant species of great apes and are native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Orangutans are currently found only in the rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Considered to be among the most intelligent primates, orangutans can live up to 45 years in the wild and even more in zoos.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO launches radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B

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RISAT-2B, the country's newest microwave Earth observation satellite, rode to its orbit 557 km above the ground. Data that will come from the all-weather day-and-night satellite are considered to be vital for the Armed Forces as also agriculture forecasters and disaster relief agencies. The RISAT, or radar imaging satellite, is equipped with a sensor known as ‘synthetic aperture radar’, that takes what are known as ‘radar images’. Very much like the flashlights of the camera, which release visible light to illuminate an object and then use the reflected light to create an image, the synthetic aperture radar send out hundreds of radio signals every second towards the subject (in this case, the earth) and capture the reflected signals to create a radio image,


which can then be used by computers to build a real image. Because the very large wavelength radio waves are not obstructed by clouds, dust or similar other obstacles in the atmosphere, they produce reliable images during day and night and all seasons. ISRO said the images taken by RISAT-2B would be used for applications in agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. But services of such satellites are also in great demand from national security agencies as well.

ISRO has included two important secondary or "piggyback" trial "payloads that would revolutionise ISRO's future missions." The mission carried a complex 3.6-metre unfurlable radial antenna. It also tested a new low-cost light Vikram processor developed at the Semiconductor Complex Chandigarh. The processor will control future ISRO launch vehicles. The 615-kg RISAT-2B took off at 5.30 a.m. on the PSLV-C46 launcher. The new satellite "will enhance India's all-weather (space-based) capabilities in agriculture, forestry and disaster management. RISAT-2B is built to work for at least five years. Its X-band synthetic aperture radar can give added details such as size of objects on Earth, structures, movement and change. The information will complement data from the normal optical remote-sensing satellites. Such data are useful for agencies that need ground imageries during cloud, rain and in the dark. This is the third Indian RISAT in ten years, coming up after the Israeli-built RISAT-2 in 2009 and later ISRO-built RISAT-1 in 2012. The older two have reached the end of their lives. ISRO has planned a series of radar imagers in the coming months to enhance its space-based observation of Earth and the Indian region. The current PSLV-C46 was designed in its core-alone version minus the strap-on motors.

SpaceX launches 60 little satellites

SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage. All 60 flat-panel satellites were deployed and online a few hundred miles (kilometers) above Earth. Each weighs 500 pounds (227 kilograms) and has a single solar panel and a Krypton-powered thruster for raising and maintaining altitude. The satellites have the capability of automatically dodging sizable pieces of space junk. The orbiting constellation — named Starlink — will grow in the next few years. Twelve launches of 60 satellites each will provide reliable and affordable internet coverage throughout the US. Twenty-four launches will serve most of the populated world and 30 launches the entire world. That will be 1,800 satellites in total, with more planned after that. SpaceX can use Starlink revenue to develop more advanced rockets and spacecraft to achieve his ultimate goal of establishing a city on Mars. The Starlink satellites are designed to re-enter the atmosphere after four or five years in orbit, burning up harmlessly over the Pacific.

Eighteen Earth-sized exoplanets discovered Scientists have discovered 18 Earth-sized planets beyond the solar system, including one of the smallest known so far and another that could offer conditions friendly to life. Somewhat more than 4,000 planets orbiting stars outside our solar system are known so far. Of these so-called exoplanets, about 96 per cent are significantly larger than our Earth, most of them more comparable with the dimensions of the gas giants Neptune or Jupiter. The 18 newly discovered worlds fall into the category of Earth-sized planets. The smallest of them is only 69 per cent of the size of the Earth; the largest is barely more than twice the Earth’s radius.


Oldest meteorite collection on Earth discovered in Chile

Scientists say they have uncovered the oldest meteorite collection on Earth’s surface in Chile’s Atacama Desert, allowing them to reconstruct the rate of falling meteorites over the past two million years. Earth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. While Antarctica and hot deserts both host a large percentage of meteorites on Earth (about 64 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively). Meteorites found in hot deserts or Antarctica are rarely older than half a million years. meteorites naturally disappear because of weathering processes like erosion by wind, but because these locations themselves are young, the meteorites found on the surface are also young. The Atacama Desert in Chile is very old (over 10 million years). It also hosts the densest collection of meteorites in the world. The team collected 388 meteorites and focused on 54 stony samples from the El Medano area in the Atacama Desert.Using cosmogenic age dating, they found that the mean age was 710,000 years old. The researchers note that this is the oldest meteorite collection on Earth’s surface.

Scientists break record for highest-temperature superconductor Scientists say they have discovered superconductivity — the ability to conduct electricity perfectly — at the highest temperatures ever recorded. The researchers at the University of Chicago in the US studied a class of materials in which they observed superconductivity at temperatures of about minus 23 degrees Celsius — a jump of about 50 degrees compared to the previous confirmed record. Though the superconductivity happened under extremely high pressure, the result still represents a big step towards creating superconductivity at room temperature — the ultimate goal for scientists to be able to use this phenomenon for advanced technologies. Just as a copper wire conducts electricity better than a rubber tube, certain

kinds of materials are better at becoming superconductive, a state defined by two main properties. However, scientists have previously only been able to create superconducting materials when they are cooled to extremely cold temperatures — initially, minus 240 degrees Celsius and more recently about minus 73 degrees Celsius. In the experiment, researchers squeezed a tiny sample of the material between two tiny diamonds to exert the pressure needed, then used X-rays to probe its structure and composition. Since the temperatures used to conduct the experiment is within the normal range of many places in the world, that makes the ultimate goal of room temperature — or at least zero degrees Celsius — seem within reach.

IIT Delhi 3D prints human skin Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have successfully 3D bioprinted human skin models that have certain anatomically relevant structural, mechanical and biochemical features similar to native human skin. The bioprinted skin produced in the lab by the team is already being used by ITC Ltd for experiments. The bioprinted skin model will have wide applications in testing cosmetics. It can also reduce and probably even replace testing on animals. It can also be used for testing dermatology drugs on human skin and at a future date even help in testing drugs for personalised medicine.

DRDO successfully conducts flight test of ABHYAS drone from ITR in Odisha India successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from a test range in Odisha. The trial, carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore, was tracked by various radars and electro-optic systems. The configuration of ABHYAS is designed on an in-line small gas turbine engine and it uses indigenously developed MEMS based navigation system.


Brain of world’s largest radio telescope designed

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Scientists at Cambridge have finished designing the ‘brain’ of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the world’s largest radio telescope. When complete, the SKA will enable astronomers to monitor the sky in unprecedented detail and survey the entire sky much faster than any system currently in existence. The SKA’s Science Data Processor (SDP) consortium has concluded its engineering design work, marking the end of five years’ work to design one of two supercomputers that will process the enormous amounts of data produced by the SKA’s telescopes. The SDP consortium, led by the University of Cambridge in the UK, has designed the elements that will together form the ‘brain’ of the SKA. SDP is the second stage of processing for the masses of digitised astronomical signals collected by the telescope’s receivers. In total, close to 40 institutions in 11 countries took part. SDP itself will be composed of two supercomputers, one located in Cape Town, South Africa and one in Perth, Australia.

ISRO, Air Force join hands to select and train 3-member crew for Gaganyaan mission

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After unofficial discussion after India's first manned mission to space 'Gaganyaan' was announced by Prime Minister Modi in August 2018, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed an agreement to carry out the selection and training of crew members on the mission, which is tentatively scheduled for December 2021-January 2022. The crew will consist of three astronauts, at least one of which will be a woman. The mission is estimated to cost Rs 9,023 crores. The crew will be on board a modified version of ISRO's GSLV-MkIII heavy rocket and orbit at an altitude of 350-400 km. The selection process will take place over a period of 12-14 months, after which the training will start. The crew will train in ISRO’s headquarters in Bengaluru but there is a possibility of them getting help from foreign agencies. Before the final manned launch, ISRO will also have 'test runs' in the form of two unmanned missions, one in December 2020, and another in mid-2021. In the planned week-long mission, a three-member crew will orbit the planet and conducting experiments in space for the first time in ISRO's history. The newly-inaugurated Human Space Flight centre in Bengaluru is home to end-to-end planning for the Gaganyaan project. It is also looking into the development of engineering systems for crew survival in space, crew selection & training and also pursue activities for sustained human space flight missions.

IIT Guwahati signs MoU with ISRO to set up first-of-its-kind space technology centre in the Northeast IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute. would be first of its kind in the North-east region to augment research and capacity building processes in the field of space technology. The space technology cell will constitute faculty members from IIT Guwahati, visiting scientists or experts from ISRO, research students and technical staff.


The STC is a major milestone for IIT Guwahati that can kick start collaborative research activities involving faculty members and ISRO scientists for short term and long term solutions to challenging space-research problems. It added that the space technology cell would serve as a platform for motivating and involving undergraduate, post graduate students and research scholars and orient them towards the realms of space-research activities. Through the STC, IIT Guwahati aspires to partner with ISRO for performing cutting edge research not only catering to the socio-economic needs of the Northeast but also to contribute towards the basic research activities of various ISRO projects across India.

ISRO's new commercial arm NewSpace India officially inaugurated

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NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), was officially inaugurated in Bengaluru. NSIL's main objective is to scale up industry participation in Indian space programmes. NSIL was incorporated on March 6 2019, for commercially utilising research and development activities carried out by ISRO in the area of space. NSIL will act as an aggregator for all space related activities in industry and develop private entrepreneurship in space related technologies. Specifically, it will be responsible for manufacturing the and production of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) through technology transfer mechanisms. It will also cater to emerging global commercial SSLV market demand, providing satellite building and satellite-based services, including supply of sub-systems for various domestic and

international application needs and will enable space technology spin-offs through Indian industry interface.

NASA Artemis: 6 things about the 2024 mission to put the first woman on Moon NASA unveiled the calendar for the 'Artemis' program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century, including eight scheduled launches and a mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024. Artemis 1 will be an uncrewed mission around the Moon planned for 2020. 6 things to know about Artemis 2024 Moon mission: 1. ARTEMIS stands for 'Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun.' 2. Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology. Now, she personifies the path to the Moon as the name of NASA's program to return astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024, including the first woman and the next man. 3. As a result of Artemis, NASA will be able to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028 to uncover new scientific discoveries, demonstrate new technological advancements, and lay the foundation for private companies to build a lunar economy. 4. The Apollo program famously put the first men on the lunar surface in the 1960 and 70s. 5. NASA is targeting 2020 for the launch of its powerful Space Launch System (rocket that will do the job) and Orion spacecraft (which will carry the astronauts) together for the first time from a modernized Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 6. This uncrewed flight test, known as Artemis 1, will demonstrate the capability to send crew spaceship to lunar orbit ahead of a return to the surface of the Moon. After launch, SLS will also deploy a number of CubeSats to perform experiments and technology demonstrations. The next mission will be Artemis 2. It will fly a different path than the first test flight, and will take a crew around the Moon for the first time in fifty years in 2022; followed finally by Artemis 3 that will put astronauts on lunar soil in 2024, including the first woman.


All the three will be launched into space by the Boeing-led Space Launch System (SLS), the biggest rocket of all time. Only 12 humans, all male, have so far walked on the Moon and they were all American.

Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika-2019) Inaugurated

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ISRO inaugurated the Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika-2019) through video mode from ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru. A total of 110 students representing every State and Union Territory of India are participating in this programme. The participating students will attend the two weeks residential training programme at four centres/units of ISRO/DOS, namely, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram; U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru; Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad and North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Shillong. The participants will also be visiting Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Shriharikota, the spaceport of India, during this programme. Yuvika Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities. The two week long residential training programme will cover invited talks and experience sharing by the eminent scientists, facility and lab visits, hands on training, exclusive sessions for discussions with experts and a feedback session.

CCMB scientists sequence Asiatic lion genome

For the first time, the entire genome of Asiatic lion, an endangered species, has been sequenced by scientists from CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad. De novo sequencing and annotation have resulted in a draft assembly of the entire genome of a male Asiatic lion. This firsthand information would help us to better understand the evolution of Asiatic lions and also make possible comparative analysis with other big cats. The population of the endangered Asiatic lion is very low — only 523 animals are present in the Gir forests. The genome sequencing would enable scientists to develop specific markers to study population genetics (the differences at the gene level within a population) and get newer insights into its population status and subsequent management. Comparative analysis with other fields and mammalian genomes unravelled the evolutionary history of the Asiatic lion and its position among other felids. The study noted that the evaluation of genetic diversity placed the Asiatic lion in the lowest bracket of genomic diversity index highlighting the gravity of its conservation status. The genome is estimated to be 2.3 Gb (Gigabase) long and is found to have 20,543 protein-coding genes. The final objective is to understand the species at DNA level and study if there are any specific problems with regard to adaptability to environment or behaviour vis-à-vis other big cats.

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