Current Affairs May 1 - 15

CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 01 & 02 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Neela Banerjee conferred with Edgar A Poe award
2. IISc professor Sriram Ramaswamy became Royal Society Fellow

INDIAN AFFAIRS

3. PM launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
4. Andhra Pradesh CM launched Chandranna Bima Yojana
5. India's Kalvari stealth submarine starts sea trials

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
7. Siddhartha Dhar a senior commander of ISIS: report

FOREIGN RELATIONS

8. India and New Zealand ink deal for direct flights to boost tourism
9. SIDBI inks MoU with SAARC Development Fund
10. Reliance Defence signed agreements with 3 Ukranian companies

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. ISIS developing Google-style driverless cars for attacks
12. World's largest telescope may be set up in Ladakh

SPORTS

13. Nico Rosberg wins Russian Grand Prix.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 03 2016

APPOINTMENTS

1. Indian American Harmeet Kaur Dhillon elected to key Republican position

BANKING AND FINANCE

2. IMF retains India growth forecast at 7.5 pc
3. India rated 9th in FDI Confidence Index

INDIAN AFFAIRS

4. Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in NCR-Delhi from May 1
5. SC appointed RM Lodha-panel to reform Medical Council of India
6. Railways ink MoU with Haryana and Punjab to plant trees
7. Mines And Minerals Bill Passed By Parliament
8. Parliament panel set to recommend Mallya's expulsion

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. World Press Freedom Day - May 3

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

10. Astronomers discovered 3 Earth like planets using TRAPPIST telescope

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

11. Google acquires start-up by Indian-origin bizman

SPORTS

12. Leicester City crowned English Premier League Champion

OBITUARY

13. Former Cricketer Sunil Gudge & Minister Romesh Sharma passed away

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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 04 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Gravitational wave scientists win Special Breakthrough Prize

APPOINTMENTS

2. Dr. Radha Binod Barman Nominated as Chairperson of the National Statistical Commission

BANKING AND FINANCE

3. IREDA may be converted into a Green Bank
4. India ratifies trade pact of WTO

INDIAN AFFAIRS

5. India cigarettes: Court upholds tough rules on packaging
6. DRDO and Ayush Join Hands to Impart Yoga Training to Defence Wing Staff
7. BHEL commissioned 600 MW thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

8. Pentagon Tests Out 'Sea Hunter,' 132-Foot Robot Ship
9. Scientists developed World's Smallest Engine

OBITUARY

10. Nihal Bitla: India progeria campaigner dies aged 15.

*************************** CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 05 & 06 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Andhra Pradesh Harita-Priya Agriculture Project wins 2016 WSIS Prize
2. President Pranab Mukherjee confers Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards
3. Swiss government honours Yash Chopra with special statue
4. Parashar Kulkarni wins 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Regional Prize

APPOINTMENTS

5. Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff
6. Kumar Rajesh Chandra appointed aviation security wing chief

BANKING AND FINANCE

7. YES Bank gets SEBI nod to provide custodial services
8. SBI launches mobile-based payment solution mVisa
9. ICICI Bank signs MoU with BRICS Grouping-promoted New Development Bank

INDIAN AFFAIRS

10. NASSCOM, Facebook ink MoU to engage with India’s entrepreneurs
11. ITC shuts plants from May 4 to comply with new pictorial warnings rule
12. Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015
13. Cabinet Approvals - May 5 2016
14. Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
15. Offshore patrol vessel ICGS Shaurya launched
16. Finance Ministry gives clearance to government e-marketplace

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

17. Bangladesh nods Reliance Power proposal to set up 750 MW power project

FOREIGN RELATIONS

18. India and Japan to sign MOU for Cooperation in Sports

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

19. Aurobindo Pharma gets final USFDA nod for cholesterol drug

SPORTS

20. Pakistan: Mickey Arthur succeeds Waqar Younis as head coach.

************************** CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 07 & 08 2016

INADIAN AFFAIRS

1. India ranks ninth among crony capitalist nations
2. Kalraj Mishra Inaugurates Khadi Spinning and Weaving Centre in Srinagar
3. Gujarat Government accords minority status to Jain community
4. India’s single emergency number ‘112’ to be active from January 1
5. Karnataka Govt decides to set up Asia’s first Rice Technology Park
6. GOI clears Infosys proposal to set up IT SEZ in Bengaluru
7. Indian Railways launches Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims
8. GOI starts UBIN drive for budding entrepreneurs

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. Enda Kenny re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland
10. Sadikh Khan elected as first Muslim Mayor of London

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

11. SpaceX successfully launches Japanese JCSAT-14 Satellite

SPORTS

12. Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis lose in Madrid Open final
13. Pakistan wins 2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup
14. Vinesh Phogat & Sakshi Malik qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 09 & 10 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Indian scientist bags SGD 3 mn grant from Singapore's NRF

APPOINTMENTS

2. Senior Advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed as Additional Solicitor General
3. Mrugank Paranjape took charge as MD and CEO of MCX

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. Wilful defaulters' list to be made public :RBI

INDIAN AFFAIRS

5. Parliament Passes Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte wins the Philippines Presidential Election
7. World Migratory Bird Day : May 10
8. Indian-origin Murali Pillai elected to Singapore Parliament

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

9. Google launches Free Public Wi-Fi Service at 5 Railway Stations
10. Oxygen on Mars detected by flying space observatory

SPORTS

11. Djokovic beats Murray to win record 29th Masters
12. Shashank Manohar steps down as BCCI president

OBITUARY

13. Former MLA Rajeshwara Rao passes away

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CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 13, 14 & 15 2016

APPOINTMENTS

1. Obama appoints Indian-American Manjit Singh to key administration post
2. Anil Kumble re-appointed ICC Cricket Committee chairman
3. Fatma Samoura named first female secretary general of FIFA Council

BANKING AND FINANCE

4. ICICI Bank launches country’s first contactless credit card for SMEs

INDIAN AFFAIRS

5. Cabinet Approvals - May 14, 2016
6. SC upholds constitutional validity of penal laws on defamation
7. NITI Aayog to replace 5-year plans with 15-year vision document
8. Cabinet approves country’s first National Intellectual Property Rights Policy
9. India inks Project Collaboration Agreement with WHO

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

10. Italian Parliament approves same-sex civil unions
11. Kenya to close Dadaab, world’s biggest refugee camp
12. US activates land-based missile defence station in Romania

FOREIGN RELATIONS

13. Everything you need to know about 2016 Red Flag Aerial combat exercise
14. PM Modi, Sri Lankan President release Simhastha Declaration

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

15. ISRO's big leap, embarks on launching Indian space shuttle!.