CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 11 & 12 2016
AWARDS AND HONORS
1. Obama honours Indian-American Teacher Revathi Balakrishnan
2. Uday Kotak, only Indian in Forbes Most Powerful People in the Financial World list
APPOINTMENTS
3. Prez Pranab Mukherjee clears four new judges for Supreme Court
4. Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as ICC’s first independent Chairman
INDIAN AFFAIRS
5. Parliament passes bill on potable alcohol
6. Madhya Pradesh Tourism wins Lonely Planet’s Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award
7. Chakravyuh-II: Indian Army's massive military training exercise in Rajasthan
8. Congress's Harish Rawat wins Uttarakhand floor test
9. GOI constitutes Sanjay Mitra committee to prepare policy framework for taxi operators
10. Supreme Court asked Delhi Government not to register New Diesel Cars
11. Maharashtra declares drought in 29,000 villages
12. ED seeks Interpol arrest warrant against Vijay Mallya
13. UP Government approves ‘bicycle highway’ between Taj and lion safari
14. TRAI penalty on Telcos for call drops illegal: SC
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
15. UN launches Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Zika virus response
16. National Bison Legacy Act Signed in US
17. India, China, 3 others sign pact on tax info sharing
FOREIGN RELATIONS
18. US-India Defence Cooperation Act introduced in Senate
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19. NASA says 1,284 new planets found by Kepler telescope
20. Reliance Jio Launches JioMoney Digital Wallet
OBITUARY
21. Congress Leader Praveen Rashtrapal and Renowned commentator Tony Cozier passed away
Current affairs 11 & 12 May
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