Current Affairs 12th May 2016

Current Affairs 12th May 2016

National News:

• Gujarat announces ‘Agri Business Policy-2016’
• Government to set up AIIMS-like institute for Ayurveda
• Delhi Police to set up ‘deradicalisation’ centre
• Nagaland to teach financial literacy in schools
• Jammu &Kashmir bans non-biodegradable items in government offices
• Indian Navy decommissions fighter planes Sea Harriers
• Harish Rawat wins Uttarakhand floor test
• Government approves Gilead’s Hepatitis C drug patent
• Kendriya Vidyalayas to include PETA programme
• Government allows 100% FDI in ARCs via automatic route

International News:

• Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte wins the Philippines Presidential Election
• Norway sets up Panama Papers hotline
• Obama 1st serving US Prez to visit Hiroshima
• France to set up deradicalisation centres

New Appointments:

• Pondicherry Varsity VC sends her resignation
• ICICI Prudential appoints Sankaran Naren as executive director
• Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed Additional Solicitor General

Banking & Business:

• RBI to issue 1000 banknotes with inset letter R
• RBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of four NBFCs
• Walmart sues Visa on PIN-based transactions
• Quikr acquires on-demand beauty startup Salosa
• Malaysian firm to buy 30% stake in GMR Energy

Awards & Honours:

• Priyanka in Millennial Leaders list by U.S. News
• NK Singh gets Japan’s 2nd highest civilian award
• Priyanka most desirable woman of 2015: TOI poll
• Madhya Pradesh Tourism wins Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award

Sports:

• Australian women cricketers raise $4k for paralympians
• Rio-bound Indian athletes to get 3 lakh bonus
• Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI President

Science & Technology:

• Amazon launches its online video service
• Infosys Foundation signs pact with IISER
• Google announced the launch of its free public WiFi service at Patna, Ujjain, Guwahati, Allahabad, and Jaipur railway stations