todays-currentaffair 21/May/2019

Eastern Army Commander visited MISA Camp –

·       Lieutenant General MM Naravane, Army Commander Eastern Command visited Misa Camp.

·       He was briefed in detail on the Op-preparedness of the formation.

·       He felicitated the meritorious Officers, Junior Commissioned Officer and Other Banks by awarding commendation cards.

2^nd India Open Boxing Tourn, began –

·       The Second India Open International Boxing Tournament began at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati on 20 May 2019.

·       16 countries will participate in the tournament where nearly 200 boxers will vying for the podium.

·       India has fielded a strong contingent of 38 men and 37 women in the tournament including Mary Kom in 51-kilogra category.

PV Sindhu to spearhead Indian Challenge –

·       In Badminton, Sudirman cup tournament began at the Guangxi Sports Centre Gymnasium in Nanning, China on 19 May 2019.

·       Top Shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will spearhead the Indian Challenges at this prestigious tournament.

·       Sudirman Cup is a mixed team Badminton Championship held every two years.

BSNL partnered with Google –

·       Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) partnered with Google on the occasion of World Telecom Day.

·       The main objective is to expand BSNL WiFi footprint in the country.

·       Currently, there are around 38,000 BSNL Wifi hotspot location working across the country and one can use this after buying the Wi-Fi vouchers worth of Rs.19 and more.

Taj, Singapore signed Rs. 4000 cr partnership –

·       Indian Hotels Company, which runs hotels under Taj, Vivanta and Ginger brands partnered with Singapore’s wealth fund GIC to invest Rs.4000 crore for buying hotels in India.

·       The equity contribution of Indian hotels in the acquisitions will be 30% and GIC’s will be 70%.

·       The partners will acquire fully-operational hotels mainly in the luxury, upper scale and upscale segments.

Rohingya refugees got identity cards –

·       Over 2.7 lakh Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been registered by the United Nations, several getting identity cards as their-first ever proof of documentation.

·       The Rohingya Muslims living in Myanmar have not been able to acquire formal citizenships, leaving them stateless and deprived of basic rights.

·       The cards are aimed at improving the accuracy of data on refugees on Bangladesh.

Virat Kohli: 1^st cricketer with 100 mn foll. –

·       Virat Kohli is the first Indian Cricketer in the world ever to break into the 100 million category for followers on Social Media.

·       Virat Kohli has Facebook (37.1 million), Twitter (29.4 million), and Instagram (33.5 million) to his name.

·       Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular sportsperson on Social Media with 77 million followers on Twitter, 122 million followers on Facebook and 166 million on Instagram.

NASA’s new Robot got 1^st hardware check –

·       Astrobee, a free-flying robot system has had its first hardware checks on the International Space Station.

·       This system is actually a trio of robots, named Honey, Queen, and Bumble, which are propelled by electric fans.

·       They can return to their docking station to recharge their batteries.

Starbucks opened ‘silent café’ in China –

·       Starbucks has opened a silent café in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, where about half of the staff are hearing impaired.

·       This is the part of an initiative to support the employment of disabled people.

·       This might be the quietest Starbucks of over 3,800 shops on the Chinese mainland.

·       The shop has a specially-designed ordering system that allows people to place orders without saying a word.

Sushma Swaraj to visit Kyrgyzstan –

·       External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Kyrgyzstan on 21 May 2019.

·       She will represent India at the 2-day meeting of the council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

·       This will be the second CFM meeting that India will be attending as a full member of the SCO.

Us Navy destroyer sailed in South China –

·       Two U.S guided missile destroyers sailed near disrupted islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on 19 May 2019.

·       The USS Preble and USS Chung Hoon travelled within 12 nautical miles of the Gaven and Johnson Reefs.

·       The operation comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S and China over a possible trade deal.

Sneha Sharma shines in F4 SEA Champ –

·       India’s to woman racer Sneha Sharma jumped into the lead in the ladies category after Round 3 of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship.

·       Sneha won the leading trophy in each of the 4 races to grab the Overall Cup for Women in the Thailand round.

·       She even clocked a best time of 1:46:6 to finish in the Top Eight against 11 of the finest racers from 10 different counties.

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