May 2018 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of May 2018 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

31 May 2018 | Important Days Current Affairs
Like every year World Tobacco Prohibition Day (World No Tobacco Day) was celebrated on 31 May 2018. The theme for World Tobacco Prohibition Day 2018 was 'Tobacco and Heart Disease'.
30 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
Top Indian flag throw (Discuss throw) Athlete Vikas Gowda retired on May 29, 2018 after playing more than 15 years. He became the first and only Indian male athlete to win silver in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and gold medal in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He participated in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
29 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win the IPL 2018 title on May 27, 2018. This is the third title of Chennai Super Kings.
28 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
China won the Thomas Cup for the 10th time On May 27 2018 as Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen saved two match points to beat Japan’s scratch pair Keigo Sonoda/Yuta Watanabe 17-21, 21-19, 22-20 in a deciding second men’s doubles match. China last won the Thomas Cup title in 2012.
27 May 2018 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Veteran Bollywood actress Geeta Kapoor passed away on 26th May at an old age home in Mumbai’s Andheri. She was 67 years old.Gita played the role of Rajkumar's second wife in Kamal Amrohi's Pakija.
26 May 2018 | World Current Affairs
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nepal has become the first country in Southeast Asia to eliminate trachoma.
25 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
South African cricketer AB De Villiers announced his retirement from international cricket on May 23, 2018 with immediate effect. He scored 8765 runs in 114 Tests, 9577 runs in 228 one-day matches and 1672 runs by playing 78 matches of T20 cricket. He is the fastest player to score century in ODI cricket.
24 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Janata Dal Secular Chairman HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka on May 23, 2018. HD Kumaraswamy is the son of former Prime Minister of the country HD Deve Gowda.
23 May 2018 | Important Days Current Affairs
International Biodiversity Day was celebrated all over the world on 22nd May. The theme for International Biodiversity 2018 is 'Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity'.
22 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zvereva to win the Rome Masters Tennis Tournament for the eighth time. Nadal beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the final of the 3-set final.
21 May 2018 | Obituaries Current Affairs
South Korea's fourth largest company LG Group chairman Ku Bong-mo died on May 20, 2018 after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old.
20 May 2018 | Reports Current Affairs
According to 'Asia Bank Global Property Remittance Review', India is the sixth richest country in the world with an asset of $ 8,230 billion.
19 May 2018 | Indian Current Affairs
The 16 year old girl of Haryana, Shivangi Pathak, made history by defeating the world's highest peak Mt. Everest (29,000 feet) on May 17, 2018. She has become the youngest Indian woman to do this.
18 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. He was sworn in as the fifth Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on May 19, 2018. He graduated in Life Science from Loyola College, Chennai and got a Law degree from Madras Law College.
17 May 2018 | Indian Current Affairs
BSE U.S. Has become the first Indian exchange to be recognized as the Offshore Securities Market (DOSM) designated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
16 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Former President of the BCCI Shashank Manohar has been elected as the Independent President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the second term on 15th May 2018. He was elected the Chairman of ICC for the first time in 2016.
15 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
India's star lady shooter Heena Sidhu has won gold medal in women's 10 meter air pistol event in international shooting competition organized in Hanover.
14 May 2018 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Former Pakistani hockey player Mansoor Ahmed passed away on 12th May 2018 in Karachi. He was 49 years old. He played 388 international matches for Pakistan. He made Pakistan a world champion by defending the goal in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands in the final of 1994 World Cup.
13 May 2018 | Science Current Affairs
Scientists have discovered world’s second oldest grain of magmatic zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes) from Champua Singhbhum rock sample in Odisha’s Kendujhar district. It is an estimated 4,240 million years old, making it world’s second oldest rock ever to be discovered. It is oldest magmatic zircon on earth.
12 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Dr. Mahathir Mohammed sworn once again on 10 May 2018 as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahatir Mohammed's alliance got 113 seats in the election. Dr. Mahatir is the oldest Prime Minister of any country in the world. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003.
11 May 2018 | Indian Current Affairs
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has been ranked 13th in the top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education Emerging Economics University Ranking 2018.
10 May 2018 | Business Current Affairs
American company Walmart has bought India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart on May 09, 2018. Wal-Mart CEO has announced to buy a 77% stake in Flipkart for $ 16 billion (one lakh five thousand 360 crore). This is Walholm's largest acquisition so far.
9 May 2018 | Indian Current Affairs
The third edition of the United Nations Peace Campaign for African Partners (UNPCAP) was held in New Delhi.
8 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
China won the World Table Tennis Championship title by defeating Germany 3-0 on 06 May 2018. China has consistently won the titles in this tournament for 9 times.
7 May 2018 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Senior theater and film director Dilip Kolhatkar passed away on 04 May 2018 He was 71 years old.
6 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 4th May 2018.
5 May 2018 | Awards Current Affairs
The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone 2018 Nobel Prize in literature, now it will be provided in 2019.
4 May 2018 | Sports Current Affairs
Hockey India (HI) has recommended Indian men's hockey team player Manpreet Singh and women's team goalkeeper Savita for the Arjuna Award.
3 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
Former Australian player Justin Langer was appointed chief coach of Australian cricket team on May 2, 2018. Justin Langer has replaced former coach Darren Lehmann, who recently resigned from his post after the ball-tempering controversy. Langer, who made his Test debut against the West Indies in 1993, has scored 7696 runs in Australia for 105 Tests.
2 May 2018 | Appointments Current Affairs
1983 batch Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Sitanshu Ranjan Kar has took over as the 27th Principal Spokesperson of the Government of India and the Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB). He succeeded Frank Noronha, who superannuated on Monday.
1 May 2018 | Important Days Current Affairs
World Asthma Day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of every May. This year, it falls on May 1.World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The theme of World Asthma Day 2018 is "Never too early, never too late. It's always the right time to address airways disease."

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