Current Affairs 9th May 2016

Current Affairs 9th May 2016

National News:

• Railways launch Bharat Darshan Tourist train for pilgrims
• Gangavati to get Asia’s first Rice Technology Park
• Negative marking system reintroduced in Odisha Joint Entrance Examination(OJEE)
• Banks in Telangana to provide Rs 6000 cr loans to poor under Mudra Yojana
• Gujarat government accords minority status to Jain community
• Sulabh group to set up ‘hybrid toilet complexes’ in 9 Odisha cities
• Telangana to set up monkey rescue, rehab centre

International News:

• Australian university to provide medical technology to India
• Saudi Arabia Oil Minister replaced after 21 yrs

New Appointments:

• Indian-origin man Murali Pillai elected to Singapore Parliament

Banking & Business:

• IDBI Bank first state-run bank to open branch at IFSC
• RBI working on new system to make public the list of wilful defaulters, says Raghuram Rajan

Awards & Honours:

• Nagaland police bags Smart Policing Award

Sports:

• Bayern Munich wins 4th straight Bundesliga title
• India women wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik grab Rio 2016 berths

Science & Technology:

• MIT team creates paper-based test for Zika virus
• Robot to compete with Chinese students in exam
• NASA detects atomic oxygen in martian atmosphere
• UK conducts 1st successful HIV organs transplant