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• May 8 - World Red Cross Day, World Thalassemia day
• BharatKeVeer
• It is a portal to raise fund to help the families of paramilitary force personnel who sacrificed their lives fighting extremists.
• It was launched by the ministry of Home affairs.
• Boko Haram
• It is a terrorist group based in northeastern Nigeria.
• It released 82 chibok schoolgirls of the 276 abducted in April 2014.
• Asian Development Bank
• Established on Dec 19, 1966.
• It recently held the 50th Annual summit in New Delhi.
• President: Takehiko Nakao
• Head Quarters: Manila, Philipines.
•  FATCA 2010
• FATCA - Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
• It is a United States' law which requires the US persons including US Citizens who live outside the United States to declare their financial accounts held outside US.
• Mascot for Asian Athletic Championship 
• 'Olly the Turtle' (Olive Ridly Turtle) was selected as the mascot for Asian Athletic Championship 2017.
• Asian Athletic Championship 2017 will be held in Bhubaneshwar in Odisha.