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- The Government of India implemented the recommendations made by the Shekatkar Committee to create border infrastructure.
- The Shekatkar Committee was formed in 2018.
- The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) released Rs 20,500 crores.
- The funds will act as front-loading resources to the cooperative banks and the Regional Rural Development Banks (RRBs).
- Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a power-sharing deal, ending months of political uncertainty.
- Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on May 18th laid the foundation Tiruppur Medical College Hospital from Chennai through Video Conference.
- The Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine becomes the first in the world to show positive results by generating immune response against the SARS-CoV-2 Virus (COVID-19).
- The 'mRNA-1273' vaccine has been developed by US-based Biotechnology firm Moderna Inc in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- The Hanko is a personal stamp of Japan.
- Under the age old Hanko tradition in Japan, the employees have to go to the office premises for security reasons.
- Recently, a rare palm, Pinanga andamanensis, has been successfully cultivated at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
- Pinanga andamanensis is a rare palm endemic to South Andaman Island’s Mount Harriet National Park.
- The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan of India is to take charge as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board for three years.
- Harsh Vardhan is to succeed Japan’s Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, who is the current Chairman of the 34-member board.
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