Current Affairs 21st May 2016

JP Nadda launches Centre for Environmental Health to assess environmental impact on health
President of India inaugurated IOC in Rashtrapati Bhavan
India and Slovenia have signed Protocol amending the India-Slovenia Double Taxation Avoidance Convention
BHEL Commissions 250 Mw Thermal Unit In Maharashtra
India sends 2 Naval ships to cyclone-hit SL
Government takes measures to set up science cities, science centres
PM Narendra Modi to address nation through ‘Mann ki Baat’ on May 22
Virbhadra Singh launches PEHAL in Shimla
Delhi’s Presidential Estate is now a smart city

Taj Mahal in top 5 tourist attractions in the world and Second position in Asia: Survey
International Buddhist conference begins in Nepal to remember the Buddha Birthday Anniversary
Beijing-New Delhi Yoga Conference opens in China

IFS officer A V S Ramesh Chandra Presently High Commissioner of India to Uganda, has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Romania
Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected as Deputy Mayor in United Kingdom
Wary China watches as Taiwan inaugurates first woman president
Binali Yildirim set to be Turkey’s new prime minister
Sujoy Bose likely to be NIIF chief executive officer

Nepal SBI Bank launches payment gateway
Honda partners with IndusInd Bank for two wheeler financing
Nomura exits mutual fund JV with LIC
Ratan Tata invests in chatbot startup Niki.ai
SEBI tightens P-Note norms to check money laundering
ITC aims for 8 new food plants, to invest Rs 4,000 crore
Samsung Electronics ties up with Alibaba Group holding to automate Alipay gateway

Indian-American Rakesh K Jain received US National Medal of Science 2015 from Barack Obama
Indian-American Rupa Iyer awarded with Highest Teaching Award in US

Renowned Gujarati folk singer and Padma Shri awardee Diwaliben Bhil passed away at her residence in Junagadh due to age-related ailments
Morley Safer of “60 Minutes” dies at 84