Current Affairs 23rd May 2016

Current Affairs 23rd May 2016

National News:

• e-Municipality building to come up in Rajasthan
• Punjab to set up regulatory body for school fees
• Union government urges states to make pulses tax-free
• Jayalalithaa to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM today
• Cloud Burst In Rudraprayag; Rudraprayag-Badrinath Highway Severly Affected
• Mann Ki Baat 20th Edition: PM Modi Stresses on Cashless Society, Water-Forest Conservation
• PM Modi’s First Iran Visit: Chabahar Port, Gas High on Agenda
• Government sets up panel to relook defence expenditure

International News:

• Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
• 7 dead after volcano erupts in western Indonesia
• India Hits Back China, Says No Need to Sign NPT for NSG membership
• First Metro Line to the Sea Opens in Los Angeles

New Appointments:

• Recep Erdogan loyalist to be appointed as Turkish Prime Minister
• Rakesh Kumar Mishra Appointed as CCMB director
• Kiran Bedi appointed Lt Governor of Puducherry
• Anurag Thakur Becomes Youngest BCCI President, Shirke Is Secretary

Banking & Business:

• China policy bank to lend around $458 bln for poverty reduction
• Andhra Bank to launch Bharat Bill Payment Service soon
• Bank plans to open 500 branches this fiscal
• GMR to invest Rs 471 crore to set up LNG terminal on east coast
• Pune is best value-for-money destination for five-star hotels in India: Report
• FPIs invest Rs.1.8k cr in equity markets in May
• Reliance Communications extends merger talks with Aircel
• Apple Opens Development Office for digital maps in Hyderabad
• Google to set up Startup Incubator within Premises
• RBI Should Be Allowed To Take Its Own Decision: Raghuram Rajan

Science & Technology:

• New method can generate electricity from seawater
• Impulse plane lands in Ohio
• Brazil startup makes face-controlled wheelchair
• US startup makes smart tea brewer ‘Chime’
• Smart device turns any surface to remote control
• Jacket by Levi’s, Google lets you Control Smartphones
• ISRO totest Reusable Launch Vehicle on Monday

Sports:

• Few Lodha panel recommendations not in the interest of BCCI, says Shashank Manohar
• Ashwin retains No. 2 spot in Test bowlers ranking
• Mohun Baganwin 14th Federation Cup title by thrashing Aizawl 5-0
• IPL 9: Gujarat Lions Outclass Mumbai Indians to Qualify For Play-Offs