Current Affairs 8th May 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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