This Month, That Year Here’s a look back at some events that made news around the world and in our own backyard in May Local 2018: Salt Lake gets its first solar trees — Sourasree — on May 25 with state power minister Sovandeb Chatterjee inaugurating two such structures in front of the West Bengal Power Development Corporation office in LA Block. The structures are akin to trees, with solar panels fixed at various points to receive maximum sunshine and generate electricity. National Advertisement 1577: Nur Jahan is born on May 31 to a minister who served under emperor Akbar. She marries a Persian soldier but after he dies, agrees to marry Akbar’s son, who is now emperor Jahangir. The union is considered scandalous as she is a widow but Nur Jahan soon becomes the most powerful and influential Mughal empresses ever, holding court, advising Jahangir on decisions etc.