Current Affairs 16th May 2017

Current Affairs 16th May 2017

NATIONAL:

• PM Modi to launch Narmada Seva Mission in short while from now
• Union Government revises Base Year of IIP to 2011-2012 from 2004-05
• Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 2nd NPDRR meeting in Delhi
• Mumbai busiest single-runway airport with 1 flight every 65 seconds
• PM Modi launches Narmada river conservation project in MP
• Telangana first state with logo for hearing impaired drivers
• Union Government launches Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Pneumonia
• World bank’s Power Accessibility List: India jumps 73 Spots to be ranked 26^th
• Odisha: Loans under MUDRA Yojana registers 35% increase during last fiscal
• J P Nadda launches new Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for pneumonia

INTERNATIONAL:

• India and UK to sign MoU to increase efficiency of urban transport system
• Bahamas elects Hubert Minnis as new prime minister
• US to Sell high-tech chemical protective clothing to India
• Nepal signs MoU with China on Cooperation under OBOR initiative
• India-Chile expanded PTA to come into effect
• WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo

BANKING NEWS:

• Chanda Kochhar receives Woodrow Wilson Award

SPORTS NEWS:

• Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat & Divya Kakran win silver in Asian Wrestling Championship
• Rafael Nadal Wins Madrid Open Title
• Lewis Hamilton Wins Spanish Grand Prix
• Arjun Maini becomes First Indian to Win a GP3 Race
• Ramit Tandon wins maiden PSA title

OBITUARY:

• Former Puducherry CM Ramaswamy passes away