Current Affairs 13th May 2016

Current Affairs 13th May 2016

National News:

• 3-day international Vichaar Mahakumbh to begin in Madhya Pradesh today
• Uttar Pradesh government approves 200-km ‘Bicycle Highway’
• Parliament passes bill on potable alcohol
• Government sets up panel to draft national policy on marine fishery
• Rajasthan Universities to adopt rainwater harvesting
• I-T Dept’s PAN-Aadhaar linkage crosses 50 lakh
• Gujarat BJP to celebrate Vikas Parva to mark completion of 2 years of Modi government
• According to a World Health Organisation report, Delhi is no longer the world’s most polluted city and is ranked 11th in the most polluted cities list.

International News:

• SAARC nations to set up uniform child helpline
• Azerbaijan worst in Europe for LGBTI
• US ­India Defence Cooperation Act introduced in Senate
• Islamic State releases app for children
• Kenya to close World’s biggest refugee camp in Dadaab
• Social fridges scheme of Europe adopted by Argentina as poverty rises
• Brazil President Rousseff suspended for six months

New Appointments:

• Former BCCI President Shashank Manohar, who resigned recently, was elected unopposed as the ICC’s first independent Chairman for two years.
• Zidane named ambassador for Mumbai-based realtor
• Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei (60-years) of the Guwahati High Court will be the new acting Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court.
• AR Rahman named Goodwill Ambassador for Olympics

Banking & Business:

• Kotak sole Indian on Forbes’ most powerful list
• Nalco signs MoU with BARC for research and development
• Gold-plated car worth $1 Million displayed in Dubai
• Indian economy projected to grow 7.3% in ’16: UN
• On-demand driver startup DriversKart buys Driven
• Reliance Jio launches wallet service JioMoney
• ICICI launches country’s 1st contactless credit card for SMEs

Awards & Honours:

• Obama honours Indian-American Teacher Revathi Balakrishnan
• Uttar Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir among Lonely Planet Travel Award winners

Sports:

• Ritu Rani, Raghunath & Dharamvir recommended for Arjuna Award
• Wrestlers Ravinder Khatri, Babita Kumari bag Rio Olympic berths
• Charlotte Edwards, England women’s cricket captain, retires from international cricket

Science & Technology:

• NASA’s Kepler telescope finds largest trove of exoplanets
• Scientists develop second skin to reduce wrinkles, eye bags
• Google Translate enables translations in any app
• Samsung creates smart surfboard with LED display
• Instagram debuts new logo, redesigns app
• WhatsApp launches desktop app for Mac, Windows
• Opera launches power-saving mode for computers

Obituaries:

• Cricket commentator Tony Cozier dies aged 75
• Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Praveen Rashtrapal has passed away