Current Affairs 16th May 2016

Current Affairs 16th May 2016

National News:

• Modi, Maithripala Sirisena released ‘Simhastha Declaration’ in Ujjain
• Amit Shah inaugurates 2nd phase of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Gujarat
• Union Health Minister Nadda lays foundation stone of medical college in Rajouri
• Railways to lay test track for high speed trains
• Rajasthan to be 1st state to issue ads to appoint V-Cs
• Black money declaration window opens June 1

International News:

• 2016 Red Flag Aerial combat exercises concludes in US
• Venezuelan President orders seizure of non-functional factories
• China launches a remote sensing satellite to carry out land surveys
• African and Western powers hold summit in Nigerian capital Abuja
• White House launches project to study microbes
• New York-based law firm hires 1st ever AI lawyer

New Appointments:

• SEBI approves appointment of Ashok Chawla as NSE chairman
• Hindupur Pradeep Rao appointed as Deputy Controller and Auditor General(CAG)

Banking & Business:

• Income Declaration Scheme for domestic black money to commence from June 01
• India’s GDP likely to expand by 7.7% in FY17: NCAER
• India 3rd in renewable energy attractiveness

Sports:

• FC Barcelona crowned La Liga champions
• FIFA’s auditing Head Scala resigns in protest against reforms
• Lewis Hamilton takes Spanish GP pole position

Science & Technology:

• ISRO ex-chairman UR Rao becomes first Indian in International Astronautical Federation’s ‘Hall of Fame’
• ISRO set to undertake maiden launch of its own version of ‘space shuttle’
• EasyJet launches GPS-enabled shoes
• Samsung launches 256 GB microSD card at Rs.16,740