The Central Excise Day (CED) is celebrated on which date in India ?

 

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the United Nation Vesak Day celebration will be held in Colombo and Kandy from May 12 to 14. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony which will be held at BMICH in Colombo while Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari will attend for the closing ceremony which is scheduled to be held at the Sri Dalada Maligawa premises in Kandy.

 The UP government changed the name of Gorakhpur and Agra Airports as well as the name of the department of welfare of the differently abled.

 The Gorakhpur Airforce Station has been renamed as Mahayogi Goraknath Airport after the founder of the Nath monastic movement.

The Agra Airport will be renamed after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay airport. The Department of Disabled Welfare will now be known as 'Divyang Jan Vikas Empowerment'.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Vistadome coach train flagged off in April 2017 is routed between Visakhapatnam to Araku valley station.

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Kempegowda Festival in New Delhi. The festival is organised by the NadaprabhuKempegowda Foundation.

Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari is arriving in New Delhi on a five-day visit to India. This will be Bhandari's first foreign trip after assuming the office in October 2015, following the promulgation of the new Constitution in Nepal.

Maharashtra has become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgender in the state register as voters in greater numbers.