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248. New programme that is designed to provide mentorship to tribal youth through
digital mode - “GOAL - Going Online As Leaders”.

249. The World Bank approved 'Accelerating India's COVID-19 Social Protection
Response Program' with an amount of - USD 1 billion.

250. "Samarth", an e-governance platform under the National Mission on Education in
Information and Communication Technology Scheme (NMEICT), has been
implemented at the -National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.

251. New director general (DG) of National Real Estate Development Council
(NAREDCO) -Rajesh Goel.

252. Veteran Bengali author, who was conferred the Sahitya Akademi award for his
novel 'Teesta Parer Brittanto', died in Kolkata on 14May - Debesh Roy.

253. Head of the World Trade Organisation who announced his mid-term resignation -
Roberto Azevedo (Brazil).

254. New Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - V.
Vidyavathi.

255. Scheme that launched by the West Bengal Government to utilise 50,000 acres of
barren land in 6 districts - ‘Matir Smristi’ scheme.

256. Sohrai Khovar painting is a traditional and ritualistic mural art in this state that got
GI tag – Jharkhand.

257. CSIR is working with this Tech company and International Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad to help achieve faster and less expensive COVID-19
testing -Intel India.

258. Person who is developing porous carbon materials which have the potential to
replace lead grid in lead-acid batteries - Dr. Rajeev Kumar (CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal).

259. First Indian who won the Nobel in 1913 - Rabindranath Tagore.

260. The International Day of Light is celebrated on the anniversary of the first
successful operation of the laser in 1960 by - Theodore Maiman.

261. Commonwealth of Nations - Founded: 11 December 1931;
Headquarters: London, England.

262. Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)

263. National Dengue Day - 16 May.