Current Affairs 28th May 2016

Current Affairs 28th May 2016

National News:

• T S R Subramanian panel submits report on New Education Policy
• The first bullet train will run in India in 2023, and its work is on track, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.
• SC refuses to stay President’s NEET ordinance
• Govt to spend Rs.5.5k cr on infra in 111 cities
• anks distributed Rs 1.32 lakh crore under Mudra Yojana: Bandaru Dattatreya

International News:

• UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges dialogue between North and South Korea
• China’s service trade deficit narrows to $20.3 bn in April
• G-7 leaders discuss terrorism, refugees and women related issues among others
• Donald Trump wins Republican nomination for US President
• SC Allows Italian Marine Salvatore Girone to go Home

• SoftBank president Nikesh Arora receives salary package of $73 million in FY16

New Appointments:

• Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee (61) today took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term
• Baciro Dja was named as Guinea-Bissau’s new prime minister
• Sanjay Bangar has been appointed India’s head coach for the team’s tour to Zimbabwe.

Banking & Business:

• Intel unveils new ‘Digital India’ initiatives
• SBI net profit drops 66% to Rs1,264 crore in Q4
• HDFC among world’s top 10 consumer financial services company
• Morgan Stanley cuts Flipkart valuation to $9.4bn
• Fitch projects India’s GDP growth at 8% by FY19

Awards & Honours:

• 56 Indian companies on Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list
• Sunil Mittal gets highest Harvard B-School award

Science & Technology:

• German researchers claimed to have found a way to make the most accurate clock ever

Sports:

• India claim silver in Asian Team Snooker Championships

Obituary:

• Noted Marathi literary critic R G Jadhav passes away