Current Affairs 14th May 2016

Current Affairs 14th May 2016

National News:

• India introduces Military Tourism
• Committee on Estimates recommends PM-headed authority on Ganga Rejuvenation
• Railways to spend 80k cr on laying new tracks
• India, 5 others sign pact on sharing tax info
• Research wing now compulsory in dental colleges
• Mumbai: Now apply for character certificate online
• Bihar government to build over 7 lakh toilets in 4 yrs
• Maharashtra declares drought in 29000 villages
• UIDAI launches special enrolment drive in 4 states, UTs
• Cabinet nod for Rs 1,984-cr Delhi-Meerut Expressway stretch
• Polls for 57 Rajya Sabha seats including 3 from Odisha on June 11
• Parkash Singh panel submits report on Jat quota stir

International News:

• SL President on two-day India visit from today
• Brazil new interim President Michel Temer calls for trust in values for Brazil’s recover
• Myanmar plans to keep free speech restrictions
• Largest cargo plane lands 1st time in India
• WHO proposes faster test for superbug form of TB
• Pakistan set to get $510 million from IMF
• British climber’s first foreigners to scale Everest after quake
• Singapore terms join Oxford English Dictionary
• China’s embassy in Libya shuts temporarily
• India, Bangladesh hold border talks in Dhaka

New Appointments:

• Indian-American, Manjit Singh, appointed as member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based
• Government appoints four Supreme Court judges
• Pranav Pandya resigns from Rajya Sabha
• Anil Kumble retained ICC Cricket Committee head, Rahul Dravid made member

Banking & Business:

• SEBI to tighten KYC, transfer norms for P-Notes
• RBI issues norms for branch offices by foreign entities
• ICICI launches country’s 1st contactless credit card for SMEs
• Airtel launches ‘Platinum 3G’ in Assam
• Hero MotoCorp enters into motorcycle racing
• Retail inflation rises to 5.39% in April
• India’s e-commerce tripled from 2010 to 2014

Awards & Honours:

• Kerala bags LPMI’s best family destination award
• Pizza Hut sets highest altitude delivery record
• Real Madrid most valuable football team: Forbes
• President gives away National Florence Nightingale Awards 2016

Sports:

• Stephen Curry named NBA’s Most Valuable Player for second straight year
• MCC launches first Official Laws of Cricket app
• ICC lifts suspension on Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kusal Perera
• Wrestling: Sushil out; Narsingh to compete at Rio

Science & Technology:

• Scientists identify 12 million-year-old dog species
• World’s oldest ground-edge stone axe found in Australia
• Google launches keyboard app with inbuilt search

Obituaries:

• Indian spiritual guru Hardev Singh, the head of Sant Nirankari Mission, passed away in a road accident in Canada at the age of 64.
• Praveen Rashtrapal, Congress member of Rajya Sabha, dies