CURRENT AFFAIRS 31.5.19

1. RBI formed committee under TN Manoharan for Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans.

2. FICCI forecasts India’s GDP at 7.1% for 2019-20.

3. Hawa Aane De awareness program about Air Pollution launched by Environment Ministry.

APPOINTMENTS

4. James Marape – Prime Minister, Papa New Guinea.

5. Atul Kumar Jain – Flag officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.

6. 4^th Quadrilateral Meet of India, Us, Japan & Australia will begin at Bangkok.

7. Annie Zaidi – Global Book Prize “Nine Dots” for her essay “Bread, Cement, Cactus”.

8. India topped the medal tally with 5 Golds & 1 Silver at ISSF world cup in Munich, Germany.

9. World No Tobacco Day – 31 May Theme “Tobacco and Lung Health”.