Current Affairs 13th May 2017

Current Affairs 13th May 2017

NATIONAL:

• Rajnath Singh chairs Northern Zonal Council meeting in Chandigarh
• I-T dept launches new facility to link Aadhaar with PAN
• TN Government to form a panel to study harmful ‘Seemai Karuvelam’ trees
• Haryana govt increases disability pension of labourers
• Election Commission of India Launches National Contact Centre
• Ahmedabad to host a mega-event to celebrate International Yoga Day
• Fact Box: Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II)
• ‘CASO’ to be Reintroduced as Part of Counter Terrorism Operations
• IFSC at GIFT inks pact with GNLU to start course on IFSC regulations
• Indian Navy ships; INS Karwar and Kakinada decommissioned
• IRCTC launches cash-on-delivery for train tickets

INTERNATIONAL

• Brazil declares end to Zika emergency

BANKING NEWS

• Dena Bank classifies Videocon loan as ‘bad’

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• India will clock over 7.5% growth in 2017-18: Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa
• DIPAM launches online investor facilitation platform

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• NASA detects Signs of Water in a distant Neptune Sized Planet

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• VVS Laxman awarded honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club

APPOINTMENTS:

• V K Saraswat appointed new JNU Chancellor
• Vinay Mohan Kwatra Appointed as Ambassador to France
• Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee
• Aruna Sundararajan appointed as Secretary of Department of Telecommunications

SPORTS NEWS:

• Sakshi Malik enters finals at Asian Wrestling Championship
• NBA inaugurates academy in India