Current Affairs 1st May 2016
National News:
- LED Bulb Ujala Yojana inaugurated in Bhopal
- Government clears 9k cr for 73k houses for urban poor
- NABARD partners Germany for food security initiative
- President Pranab arrives in Auckland on 3-day visit to New Zealand
- Centre revises rates of foodgrains supplied under Mid Day Meal Scheme
- Government plans to keep 1% of highways project cost for road safety
- J&K Cabinet approved 5% interest subsidy for flood-hit traders
- Rahuri in Ahmednagar becomes first to have digi-locker
- Delhi to get Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose memorial
- Indian Air Force (IAF) for the first time took part in Exercise Red Flag
- 58 pharmaceutical companies blacklisted in Odisha
- Haryana Cabinet to withdraw Cabinet rank for former CMs
- Subroto Bagchi to head Odisha Skill Development Authority
- Kerala-IMA partners with UNICEF to promote safe health practices
- Online app for tribal caste validity certificate in Maharashtra
- Mountaineering expedition flagged off in Visakhapatnam
- Controller and Auditor General(CAG) asks Railways to revisit passenger tariffs
- National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) deployed to control U’khand forest fires
International News:
- Panama government sets up panel to clean up country’s financial system
- Belgium to give citizens anti-radiation pills
New Appointments:
- Abhinav Bindra becomes Rio olympics goodwill ambassador
Banking & Business:
- BookMyShow to let users book tickets on credit
- Tata Motors gets auto stop-start system patent
Awards & Honours:
- Politician NK Singh gets Japan’s prestigious national Award
- Sonam 1st Bollywood celebrity to launch own app
Science & Technology:
- Indian Naval Ships Veer, Nipat decommissioned
- Japan Space agency leaves costly X-ray satellite lost in space
- NASA’s Juno spacecraft to arrive at Jupiter on July 4
- Endangered asiatic wild dogs spotted in China nature reserve
Sports:
- Sudha Singh qualifies for Rio Olympics in 3000 m steeple chase event
- Karnataka to promote golf tourism
- Indian Women archery team reach World Cup final
