1-Andhra Pradesh government has introduced an electronic service delivery system, e-Chits’ to regulate and usher in transparency in the sector.
2-Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the 8th All India Pension Adalat in Delhi.
3-The Odisha government has expanded the jurisdiction of Special Development Councils (SDCs) from nine to 23 districts to improve the lives of 84 lakh tribal people.
ओडिशा सरकार ने 84 लाख जनजातीय लोगों के जीवन में सुधार के लिए विशेष विकास परिषदों (एसडीसी) के अधिकार क्षेत्र को नौ से 23 जिलों तक विस्तारित किया है।4-The Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala launched the Sagar Parikrama Yatra Phase-V in Karanja, Raigad, Maharashtra.
5-According to a report by real estate consultant Knight Frank India, Mumbai moved up to the sixth rank among 46 global cities in terms of annual price growth of high-end residential properties, with an appreciation of 5.5%.
6-India launched ‘Operation Karuna’ to assist Myanmar which has been devastated by Cyclone Mocha. Three Indian Navy ships carrying relief material reached Yangon on 18 May 2023.
7-In Afghanistan, the Taliban has announced the appointment of “Mawlavi Abdul Kabir” as interim prime minister and interim head of the cabinet.
8-Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated “India’s 17th and Odisha’s first Vande Bharat train service” on May 18.
9-In a bid to promote riverine tourism, an initiative of the Government of India is set to connect seven revered temples in Guwahati through an innovative waterway circuit.
10-The Madhya Pradesh state cabinet has given its approval to a new scheme called ‘Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana’ (Chief Minister Learn and Earn Scheme), aimed at providing opportunities for unemployed youth in the state.