Current Affairs 8th May 2016

Current Affairs 8th May 2016

National News:

• 4th SAIEVAC Ministerial Meeting to be held in New Delhi
• Bombay High Court decriminalises beef possession, upholds ban on slaughter of bulls, bullocks in Maharashtra
• Finance Ministry gives clearance to government e-marketplace
• Government releases Rs 9,367 cr under MGNREGA to drought-hit states
• Number of gram panchayats in Odisha to increase by 500 to 600
• Haryana to enact Sports Council Act
• Union government approves proposal of Infosys to set up IT SEZ
• Uttar Pradesh Governor refers Lokayukta Bill to President

International News:

• India and Japan to sign MOU for Cooperation in Sports
• 8000-year-old paddy discovered in China
• Nepal recalls its Ambassador to India over charges of non-cooperation
• Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to conduct joint water patrols to curb kidnappings

New Appointments:

• South Africa’s Mickey Arthur has been appointed head coach of Pakistan ahead of this summer’s tour of England.
• Enda Kenny re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland
• Sadikh Khan elected as first Muslim Mayor of London

Banking & Business:

• YES Bank gets SEBI nod to provide custodial services
• Federal Bank ties up with US based Payments Company for faster international remittances
• Banks likely to cut loan rates by 0.5%
• ADB keen to raise lending to India to USD 3 billion
• Titan to acquire e-jewellery store CaratLane
• Flipkart to launch its own map services

Books & Authors:

• The biography titled Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star, has been authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra of veteran actor Shashi Kapoor.

Awards & Honours:

• Corporation Bank gets “Excellence Award on Empowering MSMEs 2016”
• President presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations to Defence personnel

Sports:

• India finish fourth in junior shooting World Cup
• Cameroon Footballer Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch
• Pakistan won 2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup
• Indian women win bronze at Junior Shooting World Cup
• America’s Tori Bowie runs fastest 100m of 2016 in Doha
• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis to play for doubles title of Madrid Open

Science & Technology:

• Scientists launch tools to analyze online trends
• World’s longest insect discovered in China
• Paytm now allows payment for vehicle parking