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May 26, 2015

[CA] Events of May 09-16, 2015


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May
09
Naval Base at Porbandar Commissioned as INS Sardar Patel
Development is incomplete if Poor don't share its fruits - Modi
Modi launched 3 new social security schemes (PMSBY, PMJJBY and APY)
India and Russia agreed to raise the current trade levels to $30 billion from $10 billion
Rs. 26000 crore to transmit 6000 MW of power to the 5 Southern States - Piyush Goyal
India has conducted two successive tests of an advanced version of the 290 km BrahMos missile
Russian Pres Vladimir Putin presided over a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany
Indian soldiers took part in the Victory Day Parade at Red Square in Moscow
Belgian varsity honours Rabindranath Tagore with statue
WHO declared Liberia as Ebola Free
Madrid Open 2015: Petra Kvitova won the Women's Singles; Andy Murray won the Men's Singles; Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea won the Men's Doubles
State Government of Haryana included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy; Deaflympics, previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf
Narendra Modi inaugurated the upgraded steel plant of IISCO that has the country’s largest blast furnace in Burnpur, West Bengal





May
10
Number of Asiatic Lions in Gir Sanctuary has risen
Indian economy growing at the fastest rate – Modi
Nico Rosberg  (Germany) won the Spanish Grand Prix 2015
HDFC in world’s top 10 list of consumer finance firms
SBI Launches RuPay Platinum Debit Card
G.K Reddy Memorial National Award to Vinod Mehta
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Namaste Russia festival in Moscow
Discus thrower Vikas Gowda won Gold at Jamaican International Invitation meet
Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor bestowed with Dada Saheb Phalke award






May
11
Karnataka HC acquits Jaya and 3 others in DA case; clears the way for becoming CM
India has named K V Kamath as the first head of the new development bank of the BRICS group
Chandrayaan - 2 launch by 2017
Historian Ninad Bedekar dead
J&K: 24 dies as bus falls into gorge
UK: Indian-origin Priti Patel in the Cabinet (MoS for Employment)
Nikesh Arora appointed as SoftBank President
Asiatic lion population in Gir sanctuary increased to 523: Lion Census report 2015
US-based company mGage acquired Unicel Technologies
President authorized Justice Cyriac Joseph to act as interim NHRC Chairperson
Hyderabad to host Indo-Global Pharma Expo and Summit 2015 in July









May
12
Mr. Klaus Burkart (Germany) won the Mr. Gay World 2015 title.
Once again earthquake in Nepal; 57 people dead
New Governors appointed: Jharkhand - Droupadi Murmu; Arunachal Pradesh - J. P. Rajkhowa; Tripura - Tathagata Roy; Meghalaya - V. Shamnuganathan
Union Govt rejects Meenakumari Report on deep fishing
SC declines government's plea for larger benches on NJAC
Google to set up its biggest Asian campus in Hyderabad
Australia: Indian origin MP Daniel Mookhey takes oath if office on the Bhagavad Gita
Bangladesh: Blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murdered; third such murders of bloggers in the recent months
US approves oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean
55th National inter-state Athletics will be held in Chennai on July 2015
Asian Youth Athletics Championships: China topped the medal table with 16 Gold; India at fifth position with 2 Gold + 6 Silver + 6 Bronze medals
Picasso's painting Les Femme d’Alger sold for 179.3 million US dollars
Indian-Origin Harbhajan Kaur Dheer became first Asian woman elected as Mayor in UK
Rajya Sabha passed The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014









May
13
Arvind Saxena appointed as a Member of Union Public Service Commission
UP Government launched Samajwadi Shudha Payjal Yojna for UP Roadways bus stations
Supreme Court issued Guidelines on Regulating Government Advertisements
Facebook signed up with nine news publishers to launch Instant Articles
Indian author Neel Mukherjee won 2014 Encore Award for 'The Lives of Others'
Union Cabinet approved amendments to Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012
Lee Alan Johnson (England) named Head Coach of U-19 football team of India
Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation with the Republic of Korea in the fields of maritime transport and logistics
Approval for signing of MoU between India and Mongolia for enhancing cooperation in Border Guarding, Policing and Surveillance
Indo-origin Daniel Mookhey, became the first politician in Australia  sworned  on Bhagavad Gita when he took oath in New South Wales parliament
Vatican recognised Palestine as State in the Holy See-Palestine Joint Statement
Union Cabinet gave its nod for implementation of Namami Gange programme (NGP). The programme will be operational under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 introduced in Lok Sabha








May
14
President presented the ‘Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil’ for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13
India honoured for significant contribution to UN peacekeeping
Govt to disinvest 5 % in NTPC and 10 % in Indian Oil
Punjab government launched pan-state programme to monitor the soil health of every farm
The nation’s first wind power forecasting micro pilot project was launched in Tamil Nadu
The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Human Capital Report 2015; India at 100th position; top 3 are: Finland, Norway and Sweden
14 year old Karan Menon, Indian-American student, has won the prestigious National Geographic Bee award in US
Union Government approved Gujarat State Climate Change Action Plan 2015-2020
RBI allowed Tap And Pay without PIN for transactions up to 2000 rupees
Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched USTAAD Scheme for Traditional Artisans



May
15
India and China signed 24 agreements; Chennai to get China's third consulate after Kolkata and Mumbai
SBI launched contact-less card called sbiINTOUCH
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has married his gay partner, becoming the first leader in the European Union to enter into a same-sex union in a symbol of growing social change across the continent.
Union Government launched kayakalp Award Scheme to improve cleanliness in Public Health Facilities
Japanese Scientists discovered new state of matter called Jahn-Teller-metal
India to grant e-visa to China tourists
Centre fix the target of recruiting 48000 jobs in rural BPOs
Gagan Narang secures berth for 2016 Olympics; third India shooter to qualify for 2016 Olympics after Jitu Rai and Apurvi Chandela
An attempt to overthrow Burundian President ended in foil









May
16
Bharti Airtel gets Financial Commitments from Two Chinese banks for 9 years
Union Government decided to implement NERS for women in distress
Union Government launched Road Asset Management System for National Highways
Court sentences Egypt's ousted president (Mohamed Morsy) to death
The Home Ministry may not grant license to Kalanithi Maran-promoted Sun TV Network’s group companies citing the alleged involvement of its owners in 2G spectrum scam and Aircel Maxis cases before various courts and investigating agencies.
‘India, China can together create a world that serves humanity’ - Modi
Modi in China inaugurates Gandhian Studies centre Fudan University in Shanghai
Eight Indian companies are among the 107 global firms whose valuations are $1 billion or more [Flipkart, Zomato, Snapdeal, MuSigma, Ola, Quikr, Paytm and InMobi]
ICICI opened its first branch in China (at Shanghai)
India to help Mongolia set up Amul-like dairy co-op
UNESCAP released Survey titled Making Growth More Inclusive for Sustainable Development
6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy held in New Delhi
Anurradha Prasad conferred with Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award for Journalism and Social Services
Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered the world’s first fully warm-blooded fish species named Opah. These fishes are found in the deep waters off the US, Australia and several other countries.

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