Current Affairs 10th May 2016

Current Affairs 10th May 2016

National News:

• Kalraj Mishra Inaugurates Khadi Spinning and Weaving Centre in Srinagar
• India’s single emergency number ‘112’ to be active from January 1,2017
• Manamadurai-Rameswaram rail track to become first green corridor
• Uma Bharti launches first trash skimmer for River Yamuna for skimming of solid waste material
• Mahesh Babu adopts villages in Andhra, Telangana
• 55,669 villages to have mobile connectivity by 2019
• Government proposes compulsory health card for women

International News:

• United Nations launches Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Zika virus response
• Chinese economy: exports fall by 2% and imports by 11% in April
• Cultural festival in Egypt inaugurated to observe Tagore’s birth anniversary
• Luxembourg to launch asteroid-mining spacecraft
• Iran successfully tests missile

New Appointments:

• Intex GM Deepak Kabu joins Ziox Mobiles as CEO
• Apple elevates Sanjay Kaul as new India head

Banking & Business:

• Saraswat Bank donates Rs 1 cr relief for drought in Maharashtra
• SEBI plans training police on financial crimes
• Inoperative EPF accounts contain 43k crore
• India ranks ninth among crony capitalist nations
• Snapdeal ties up with UrbanClap to offer personal services on its Android app

Awards & Honours:

• The BAFTA (The British Academy Television Awards) 2016 took place on May 8th at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Sports:

• Djokovic beats Murray to win Madrid Masters
• Italian sprinter wins Wings for Life World Run
• Alvarez knocks Amir out to retain boxing title

Science & Technology:

• SpaceX successfully launches Japanese JCSAT-14 Satellite
• Nike develops recovery chair for athletes

Obituary:

• Australian TV producer Reg Grundy dies
• Pakistan human rights activist Khurram Zahot shot dead