12th May 2019 Current Affairs
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National (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
International (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
- King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
- Nepali girl dances for 126 hours straight to set new World Record
- Mali President named new government
- Ireland declares climate emergency
- Konkan Railways signs contract agreement with Nepal to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets
- Australian flight Carrier Qantas operates the ‘world’s first’ zero waste flight
- Laurentino Cortizo wins Presidential elections of Panama
- Stevo Pendarovski elected new President of North Macedonia
- Singapore passes new law to police fake news
- Peruvian Climber died on Nepal Peak
Economy and Business (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
- Foreign exchange reserves rise by 4.3 Billion
- Bharatpe Launches India’s 1st UPI Bahi Khata For Merchants
- Facebook Chooses London as Base for WhatsApp Payments
- India Ratings Downgrades Yes Bank with Negative Outlook
- Yes Bank acquired shares of CG Power
- Piramal, Canadian fund set up renewable trust
- SBI Card raises Rs. 700 crores from banks
Appointments (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
- Myntra appoints Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma as its first brand ambassadors
- Gates Foundation Appoints Sanjay Ubale As India Policy Head
- Dia Mirza appointed as SDG Advocates of UN
- Deborah appointed CEO of Recording Academy
- India’s Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board
- Rakesh Sharma elected as IMMA Vice-President
Science and Tech (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
Defence (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
Obituaries (06th May 2019 – 11th May 2019)
- Noted Writer, Academician Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao Passes Away
- Acting Guru Roshan Taneja passes away
- ITC’s Non-Executive Chairman YC Deveshwar Passes Away
- Tamil Novelist and Sahitya Akademi Awardee Thoppil Mohamed Meeran Passes Away
- Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra passes away
- Former billiards player Derek Sippy passes away
- NR Madhava Menon passes away
- The first Chronicler of Partition Prof. Kirpal Singh passes away