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NRAI pairs-up with DotPe to build a tech platform

May 18, 2020
AI
  • National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) has paired-up with fintech start-up DotPe to develop its own tech platform which will let them with online payments for digital ordering, bill settlements, and contactless dining.

PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in for the fifth time

May 18, 2020
Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again swore in his new government on 17 May for the fifth time. The ceremony of the swearing-in of Israel’s new government, the Knesset, was kept in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing directives.

17th May celebrated as World Hypertension Day

May 17, 2020
World Hypertension Day
  • World Hypertension League (WHL) on 17 May to increase awareness about hypertension disease, its prevention, detection and control.
  • Theme 2020: “Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer.”

17th May observed as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

May 17, 2020
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
  • May 17 is observed as the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, as it signifies the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union.

Israel titles street after Rabindranath Tagore on the poet’s 159th birthday

May 17, 2020
Rehov Tagore
  • Israel has titled a street in Tel Aviv after renowned Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as a tribute on his 159th birthday.
  • On May 7, the Israeli Embassy in India tweeted a photo of a signboard where the street was called Rehov Tagore; ‘rehov’ means street.

West Bengal Govt. declares two new schemes ‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’

May 17, 2020
‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’
  • The CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee released two schemes ‘Sneher Porosh’ & ‘Prochesta’
  • Prochesta Scheme: This is to give daily wages to all the daily wage workers whose livelihood is disturbed because of the national lockdown.
  • Sneher Parash: This is to help the migrant workers of West Bengal who are stranded in different parts of the nation.

Delhi Police releases “Thermal Corona Combat Headgear”

May 16, 2020
Thermal Corona Combat Headgear
  • Delhi Police has released an equipment “Thermal Corona Combat Headgear” in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution (IRS). This equipment has been released to guard the frontline corona warriors from the COVID-19.

Bangladesh’s National Professor Anisuzzaman passes away

May 16, 2020
Professor Anisuzzaman
  • Bangladesh’s famous literary personality, educationist and national Professor Anisuzzaman passed away. He was the President of Bangla Academy since 2012.

Sahitya Akademi winning Bengali author Debesh Roy passes away

May 16, 2020
Debesh Roy
  • Veteran Bengali author Debesh Roy, who had five decades of career as a writer, passed away. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Teesta Parer Brittanto’.

International Day of Light observed on 16 May

May 16, 2020
International Day of Light
  • The International Day of Light is observed on 16th May to commemorate the role that light plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and also in the fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy.