CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 30 & 31 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS - MAY 30 & 31 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. AR Rahman conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016
2. CEAT Cricket Awards 2016 conferred

APPOINTMENTS

3. Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as 21st Navy Chief

INDIAN AFFAIRS

4. Indian Railways withdraws charges on card payment
5. India is among 10 wealthiest countries : World Wealth Report
6. India’s own submarine assembly workshop inaugurated at Mazgaon
7. Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. Duterte declared Philippine president-elect by parliament

SPORTS

9. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu becomes first Indian to play in Tippeligaen
10. Sonia Lather won silver in Women’s World Boxing Championships

OBITUARY

11. Noted Kannada writer D Javare Gowda passes away