May 2019

ODISHA   Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha’s Puri   The landfall process of extremely severe Cyclone Fani began nearly at 8 am on 3 May 2019, close to Puri in Odisha   The area recorded a wind speed of 145 kilometres per hour.   The process of landfall will continue for the next three … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL World Press Freedom Day -3 May World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. This year’s theme “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation” According to the Press Freedom index 2019, India ranked 140 out of … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Labour Day: 1 May   May Day is also called Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day is observed every year on 1 May.   The day celebrates the struggle, dedication and commitment of the working class.   Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement in the United States in the 19th … Read more

ODISHA Let us build a blood relation Organisations like Berhampur SabujaBahini, AnchaikaBikashParishad, Marwari MahilaSamity, Nature Lovers Odisha and Boxing Odisha have now launched a campaign to encourage blood donors to reach in groups to the blood bank. They have named their movement “Let us build a blood relation”.    INTERNATIONAL India, France to hold anti-submarine … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL India decide to not join China’s Belt and Road Initiative over sovereignty concerns India skipped China’s 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) over its objection to $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).   The Belt and Road Initiative is a global development strategy adopted by the … Read more

    INTERNATIONAL Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite U.S. move-parliament speaker The United States acted on Friday to force Iran to stop producing low-enriched uranium and expanding its only nuclear power plant, intensifying a campaign aimed at halting Tehran’s ballistic missile programme and curbing its regional power. Under the (nuclear accord) Iran can produce … Read more