Current Affairs 20th May 2016

Current Affairs 20th May 2016

National News:

• Assembly results: BJP heads for mega win in Assam, TMC retains power in WB, AIADMK in TN, LDF wins in Kerala
• 5 Member Committee to give recommendations on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
• Joint issue between Department of Posts and UN Postal Administration on UN Women HeForShe postage stamp
• Government to launch IIT-JEE preparation app
• Indian Navy warships deployed in South China Sea
• Indian Army mountaineers summit Mount Everest
• Jharkhand to add regional languages in state exams
• Engineers set solar cell efficiency world record

International News:

• United Nations released World Cities Report 2016 – Urbanisation and Development: Emerging Futures’ report
• UNICEF and EU Launch #Emergency Lessons Campaign on Education in Crisis Zones

New Appointments:

• UN Secretary-General appoints Patricia Espinosa Cantellano Executive Secretary of UNFCCC
• Shell India Announces Nitin Prasad  as New Head
• Barco Appoints Rajiv Bhalla as MD for India
• Late spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh’s wife Savinder Kaur became the first woman head of the Nirankari mission.

Bussiness & Business:

• Ola signs MoU with govt. to benefit ‘Safai Karamcharis’
• Oppenheimer Blue diamond sells for world record
• Dell raises $20B in 2016’s 2nd biggest bond sale

Awards & Honours:

• 116-yr-old Italian named oldest living person
• Baba Ramdev listed in most creative biz people
• Chinese policeman sets planking world record

Sports:

• Sevilla were crowned the UEFA Europa League champions for the third straight year after they defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the final.
• England cricketer Joe Root bags top three England cricket awards and awarded ODI Cricketer of the Year
• Indian women team to play Thailand in quarterfinals of Uber cup
• Women’s relay team sets new national record

Science & Technology:

• Google announces Android VR platform ‘Daydream’
• Google unveils communication apps Allo, Duo
• Google announces Android Wear 2.0