DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 18TH MAY 2023

WORLD Hypertension Day - 17th May

(Theme 2023 - Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer ) 

International Museum Day - 18th May 

(Theme 2023 - Museums, Sustainability And Well Being) 

1) IAS Officer Sidharth Das Has Been Appointed As New Director Of Sports, Odisha. 

2) Chief Minister Odisha Naveen Pattnaik Inaugurated Sustain: The Craft Idiom Exhibition At Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum, Bhubaneswar. 

3) Dr. Manoj Soni Takes Oath As The Office Secretary As Chairman Of Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC) 

4) Navneet Kaur, 1998 Batch IAs Officer Appointed As the Chairperson of Competition Commission Of India (CCI). ( First Female To Take Charge) 

5) Hinduja Group Chief Srichand Parmanand Passed Away. 

6) Arjun Ram Meghwal Has Appointed As Law Minister. ( Kirren Rijiju As Ministry Of Earth And Science) 

7) India's Jyothi Yarraji Clinched Gold In 100m Women's Hurdle In Federation Cup. 

8) Nepalese Mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa Set World Records By Scales Mount Everest For 27th Time. 

9) Union Cabinet Approved Rs. 17000 Crores PLI Scheme For IT Hardware. 

10) Montana Becomes The First US  State To Banned Tiktok. 

11) Union Cabinet Approved Rs. 1.08 Lakh Crores Fertilizers Subsidy For Kharif Season. 

12) Kerala Cabinet Approved The Hospital Protection Act Amendment Ordinance ( Prevention Of Violence And Damage To Property) 2012 Amendment. 

13) A Wall Museum Named India In  Space Was Unveiled By Indic Inspiration. ( ISRO's First Merchandiser) 

14) Chennai Metro Rail Has Launched Whatsapp e-Tickets 

15) Saturn Has Overtakes Jupiter And Become The Planet With Most Moons ( Now 145 Moons) 

16) Air Marshal Asutosh Dixit Took Charge As Deputy Chief Of The Air Staff. 

17) Actor Ayushman Khurana Has Appointed As Indian Team Ambassador For Special Olympics Journey In Berlin. 

18) Vuppala Prraneeth Become The 82nd Chess Grandmaster Of India. 

19) India's Largest Tunnel Aquarium AQUA MARINE PARK Will Set Up In Hyderabad. 

20) For The First Time India And Australia Women Hockey Team To Play a Hockey Test Series At Adelaide, Australia. 

21) The Union Cabinet Has Approved The Signing Of MoU Between Institute Of Charted Accountant Of India ( ICAI) And CA Maldives. 

22) Himachal Pradesh State Government Has Launched HIM DATA Portal a Common Data Platform To Integrate Data.