22/05/2016
current-affairs-2016
MAY-22
• US House of Representatives gave nod to bolster defence ties with India on par with NATO
• India and Slovenia sign Protocol amending India-Slovenia Double Taxation Avoidance Convention
• Binali Yildirim set to become Prime Minister of Turkey
• 27th India-Indonesia CORPAT concludes in Belawan
• HIFiRE hypersonic superjet technology successfully tested in Australia
• India lauded for Medicines with the Red Line campaign on antibiotics
• Kayakalp Fortnight initiative launched at AIIMS New Delhi by JP Nadda
• Tsai Ing-wen sworn-in as first women President of Taiwan
• Cyclonic storm ROANU to strike Andhra Pradesh coast: IMD
• World Health Statistics 2016: Monitoring Health for the SDGs released
• Election Commission declares By-Election 2016 results
• Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected as Deputy Mayor in United Kingdom
• Indian-American Rakesh K Jain received US National Medal of Science 2015 from Barack Obama
• JP Nadda launches Centre for Environmental Health to assess environmental impact on health
• President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Intelligent Operations Centre and launches Mobile App Monitor
• Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2016 Results: Jayalalithaa back to power for second consecutive time
• West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 Results: TMC garnered two-third majority Indian-American Rupa Iyer awarded with Highest Teaching Award in US
• Assam Assembly Election 2016 Results: BJP creates history by winning absolute majority with its allies
• Consolidation in Indian Banking sector: Pros & Cons
• India, China home to one-third of mentally ill people: Lancet study
• Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results: Left Democratic Party returns to Power
• Ola signs MoU with Union Government to benefit Safai Karamcharis
• Assembly Election 2016: Jayalalitha, Mamta retain power; BJP in Assam and Kerala goes Left
• Five Indian car models fail crash tests conducted by NCAP
• Nokia, HMD signs 10-year licensing deal to market Nokia-branded phones and tablets
• Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer Scheme – 2016 to be Made Central Sector Scheme
• Barco appoints Rajiv Bhalla as Managing Director for India
• Emergency Zika Funding worth $1.1 billion approved by US Senate
• UN-Habitat releases World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures
• IT department launches e-nivaran platform to fast track taxpayer grievances
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