Current Affairs of May-2014

1. Anti-counterfeit ‘fingerprints’ made from silver nanowires
2. PaMZ: High potential drug combo against drug-sensitive and MDR-TB
3. Polo, India’s only gorilla, breaths his last
4. Significant defence deal inked between Philippines and US
5. Egypt: 683 alleged supporters of ex-President Morsi sentenced to death
6. “SOLAR-JET”: An EU project makes “solar” kerosene from sunlight
7. Now city-specific domain names (.london, .nyc, etc.)
8. India emerged as 3rd largest economy in 2011: World Bank
9. India launches “Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana” Scheme in UAE
10. Supreme Court creates a ‘Third Gender’ for transgenders
11. Akash missile test fired successfully
12. Namibia purchases India-made EVMs for its presidential polls
13. UK conducts world’s biggest human organ imaging project
14. Ahmed Maiteeq- Libya’s youngest and fifth Prime Minister since dictator Kadhafi was toppled and killed in 2011 uprising
15. ‘Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032′ Bacteria from Earth may contaminate Mars; confuse researchers in future about origin of life on Mars: NASA
16. Foreign Portfolio Investors can invest up to $81 billion in debt securities
17. India conducts successful test of first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) ‘Astra’ missile
18. Existence of 117th element “Ununseptium (Uus)” confirmed
19. NASA to grow plants on International Space Station (ISS)
20. “Sarvada Vijay”: Indian Army’s desert exercise conducted to tests its fighting skills
21. Gary Becker, economist and winner of Nobel Prize passed away
22. Finance Ministry: Withdrawal of fiscal stimulus programme in US will not affect much the foreign investments into India
23. Excavation suspended at Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple
24. Govt’s nod not required to investigate corruption charges on senior bureaucrats: Supreme Court
25. Rising NPAs is making public sector banks unfit for private Provident Fund deposits
26. Don’t levy penalty if minimum balance is not maintained in bank account: RBI to banks
27. RBI allows minors over 10 years to operate bank accounts
28. Maintain status quo on INS Vikrant: Supreme Court
29. El Nino effect may shrink India’s GDP by 1.75%: Assocham
30. SC upholds constitutional validity of Right to Education Act
31. Thailand court sacks PM Yingluck Shinawatra
32. Indian Navy operationally deploys INS Vikramaditya
33. ‘Do not charge penalty on pre-payment of floating loans’: RBI to Banks
34. DGCA directs airlines to track flights in real time
35. DGCA grants Flying License to AirAsia India
36. Supreme Court bans use of bulls in sports
37. Supreme Court allows Tamil Nadu to raise Mullaperiyar height
38. RuPay, India’s indigenous card payment network launched
39. 54 Indian companies among Forbes ‘Global 2000’
40. Biologists discover 14 new ‘Dancing Frog’ species in Western Ghats
41. Indian economy showing signs of improvement
42. ‘Rise quickly’ to counter China: Vietnam to India
43. Google loses copyright case over Android to Oracle
44. CANWFZ Treaty signed to recognize Central Asia as Nuke-Free Zone
45. RBI restricts companies from refinancing of rupee loans via External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) route
46. Scientists succeed in replicating semi-synthetic DNA containing unnatural bases
47. Indian Railways releases: ‘India Junction – A Window to The Nation’
48. China expresses concern over India’s role in South China Sea issue
49. “Exit polls” and “Post-Poll Survey”: Are both same?
50. Effectiveness of Medication is Gene-dependent: Research; that’s why a particular drug is effective for certain people but not for others.
51. RBI permits foreign branches of banks to sell derivatives not allowed in India
52. Shrinking ice moving the Earth’s crust upwards in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula
53. Gmail’s Android version becomes first single app to pass 1 billion installations
54. By 2025, India to replace Japan as third-largest oil consumer: US
55. Google rankings can influence Elections: Study
56. To know about the candidates contesting elections is a fundamental right of citizens under Article 19(1)(a): Supreme Court
57. Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed as new Army chief
58. Govt should reduce its shareholding in PSBs to below 50%: RBI Committee
59. Bharti Airtel raises about $2 billion in Dual Currency Bond sale
60. India’s IIP remains negative, declines 0.5% in March 2014
61. General Election 2014: Resounding victory for BJP, Congress faces drubbing in 6 states
62. Sikkim Assembly elections 2014: SDF to retain power for fifth term in a row
63. Odisha assembly polls 2014: BJD emerged largest party in the state
64. Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls: INC to form government
65. Andhra Pradesh assembly polls results: TDP wins largest number of seats
66. Representation of Muslims in 16th Lok Sabha plunges all-time low at 22
67. India’s ‘Steel Man’ – Former Tisco chief Russi Mody passed away
68. ‘Photon-Photon Collider Experiment’: Researchers develop technique to turn light into matter
69. SpaceX ‘Dragon’ capsule leaves space station, heads back to Earth
70. RBI to launch Plastic notes in 2015
71. Adani Ports buys Dhamra Port of Odisha
72. Chibok Kidnapping of Schoolgirls: Nigeria’s President calls off town visit
73. Swiss electors disapprove world’s highest minimum wage, thwart new fighter jets buying plans
74. Researchers unravel why olive oil reduces blood pressure
75. RBI to start managing Telangana’s public debt from June 2, 2014
76. Pension Payment Order (PPO) to be given soon after retirement to Central Govt employees
77. Modi is not the first instance when CM becomes PM
78. Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister
79. RBI permits banks to provide loans to exporters for up to 10 years
80. Flipkart acquires Myntra
81. All banks need to install ‘talking ATMs” from July 1, 2014: RBI
82. Anandiben Patel: First woman CM of Gujarat
83. Members of Planning Commission resign
84. Pawan Chamling takes oath as Sikkim CM for fifth consecutive term
85. Naveen Patnaik takes oath as fourth time CM in Odisha
86. Bharatiya Mahila Bank included in second schedule to RBI Act 1934
87. RBI eases gold import to promote its export under its 20:80 formula
88. Genral Polls 2014: Dhubri recorded highest Voter Turnout; Srinagar the lowest
89. Donald Levine, man behind G.I. Joe, passed away
90. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg clinches Monaco F1 Grand Prix
91. Hiroshi Naka is new vice-president of World Bank
92. Badminton: China beats Japan to win Uber Cup
93. Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist Sukumari Bhattacharji passed away
94. Exhibition in Germany observes 100 years of World War I
95. Scientists create Nano-diamonds which last only for seconds
96. Anti-Terrorism Day observed on MAY 21
97. Indian-American Akhil Rekulapelli clinches National Geographic Bee Championship
98. DeitY’s ”Mobile Seva” project wins UN Public Service Award
99. Gujarat’s ‘Rani ki Vav’ to be replicated digitally in UK
100. “SIMBEX 14″: India-Singapore naval drill starts in Andaman Sea
101. Rajiv Mathur appointed new Chief Information Commissioner
102. WHO concerned about MERS virus
103. China’s maritime Silk Road development to get a boost with 10 billion yuan
104. Performance ratings of Banks’ customer services to be made public from 2015
105. Olive Ridley Conservation programme restarted after nearly 25 years
106. Real Madrid defeats Atletico to clinch Champions League title
107. Japan defeats Australia to lift AFC Women’s Asian Football Cup 2014
108. Delhi Govt approves scheme to provide financial help to children of prisoners
109. Badminton: Japan beat Malaysia to win its first Thomas Cup
110. Ahmed Maitiq is Libya’s new PM
111. Sachin Tendulkar chosen as Goodwill Ambassador of the 35th National Games
112. 9,800 US troops to remain in Afghanistan after 2014
113. PM Modi sets up new Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
114. Bangladesh nationals settled in India before 1971 are Indians and can vote: Meghalaya HC
115. 5.5 million ‘invisible’ babies are born and die each year
116. Singapore replaces Mauritius as the top source of FDI in India
117. Ranchis’ Kanke Dam endangered by waste
118. TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material
119. Vineet Taneja to be Micromax CEO
120. Mauritius to provide India automatic exchange of tax information
121. RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching
122. Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana
123. CCI approves purchase of 50% stake of Tata’s Trent Hypermarket by Tesco
124. DRDO successfully test-fired Akash supersonic missiles
125. Ordinance promulgated to appoint Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary
126. Reliance India Ltd acquires Network18
127. ‘Father of Malaysian Hockey’ Sultan Azlan Shah passed away
128. “Diamond Quadrilateral” for High-Speed Rail
129. “Golden Quadrilateral” contributing in economic growth
130. New government, capital inflow make Rupee best performing Asia-Pacific currency
131. Russia and China veto UN resolution to refer Syrian crisis to ICC
132. NASA designs high-tech cages to transport rats to ISS
133. India’s OVL and Russia’s Rosneft ink pact to explore hydrocarbons
134. ONGC starts drilling in Palar basin in Tamil Nadu
135. T.R Zeliang take oath as Nagaland CM
136. Malavath Purna- Girl from Andhra becomes youngest woman to climb Everest
137. Justice MB Shah Committtee: SIT to probe black money
138. Sushma Swaraj -The first woman to head MEA
139. Pinaka rockets test-fired successfully
140. India Infrastructure Index launched by Asia Index
141. Vishwanath Tripathi awarded Vyas Samman
142. Mukul Rohatgi is the new Attorney General of India
143. Ajit Doval appointed as the new National Security Advisor
144. India inks $ 1006.20 million loan pact with World Bank US for “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III”
145. Two additional attempts, no change in pattern and syllabus of the Civil Services Examination: UPSC
146. Goa Day was observed on May 30
147. Kamal Nath will Pro-tem Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha
148. FIFA World Cup ball Brazuca has in-built cameras
149. Dalia Grybauskaite to become President of Lithuania for second consecutive term
150. RBI tightens merger rules for NBFCs
151. India’s Forex reserves up by $ 15.5 billion in FY’14: RBI
152. CSIR & IMD collaborate for joint production of “Drishti” System
153. Army Chief endorsed as the new leader by Thai king
154. Peter Mutharika takes oath as President of Malawi
155. “Vitamin E” Beneficial or Harmful depends on its source
156. Google agrees to provide ‘Right to be Forgotten’