2016

Career Anna MAY 2016

Factsheet

Career Anna

NATIONAL

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani launched Bharatavani Portal First knowledge
portal of its kind in India will help the government to showcase the Indian
culture and heritage to the world in 22 languages at Lucknow as a part of Digital
India Mission.
Union Road Transport Minister Gadkari launches safety feature-rich Nirbhaya
buses
Union Government announced 2nd batch of 13 Smart Cities : Lucknow topped
the list of winners of the Fast Track competition conducted for 23 cities from as
many States and Union Territories.
Union Government approved retirement age of doctors of Central Health
Services to 65
Indian Railways and PEC signed a MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on
geospatial technology
Trial run of High-Speed Train developed by Spanish manufacturer Talgo
conducted in India
Union I&B Ministry frames Policy guidelines for Online Central Government
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Ministry of Railways launched Rail Humsafar Saptaah from 26 may to 1 June
Union Cabinet gives nod for incorporation of Six new IITs; Upgrades Indian
School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad to IIT
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Intelligent Operations Centre ( IOC )
designed by IBM and launches Mobile App Monitor
Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer Scheme 2016 to be Made Central Sector
Scheme
Union Government urged CMs of drought effected states to prepare weekly
action plans on drought : The participant states were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Telangana, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
Union Government opened Tatkal Window to expedite examination of patent
applications.
Draft of National Policy for Women, 2016 unveiled. It will replace National Policy
for Empowerment of Women, 2001 and guide womens issues over the next 1520 years.
India, WHO signed agreement for Global promotion of Traditional Systems of
Medicine
NITI Aayog to prepare 15-year vision documents by replacing 5-year plans
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Maithripala
Sirisena released 'Simhastha Declaration' in Ujjain
Supreme Court upholds validity of Criminal Defamation Law
Union Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy which aims
to incorporate and adapt global best practices to the Indian scenario.

Union Cabinet approved to sign inter-governmental agreement between India

and Mauritius
President approves name of Four Judges for Supreme Court. These are Justice
A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and the
former additional solicitor general L. Nageswara Rao.
Delhi Government prohibited from registering New Diesel Cars by Supreme
Court
Supreme Court struck down TRAIs regulation on telecom companies over call
drops
National Emergency Number 112 will become functional throughout India from
1 January 2017
Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched Wi-Fi hotspot at
Vijayawada, Kachiguda and Raipur
Lok Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015. The Bill
establishes the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public
Account of India, and a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public
Account of each state.
Railway Ministry launched e-enabled application, PMIS (Project Management
and Information System (PMIS) ) to monitor Railway projects
Rajya Sabha passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)
Amendment Bill, 2015. It provides for the creation of a District Mineral
Foundation (DMF) and a National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET).
Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in NCR-Delhi from May 1
Indian Railways signed MoU with Haryana & Punjab to plant trees alongside
Railway Track
Union Cabinet approves to allow flexibility in using domestic coal to reduce
power generation cost
Union Cabinet approved to adopt United Nations fundamental principles of
official statistics
Portal for Contract Labour Payment Management System launched
Union Cabinet approved signing of MoC between Ministry of Women & Child
Development and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the cooperation in
Information and Communication Technology Enabled Real Time Monitoring
(ICT-RTM) of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and other related
technical matters.
Prime Minister launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana at Ballia. The scheme
aims to provide cooking gas connections to five crore below-poverty-line
beneficiaries over the next three years.

INTERNATIONAL

Rodrigo Digong Duterte to be new president of Philippine.

Union Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to MoU between India and Maldives
for cooperation in field of tourism
42nd G7 Summit concluded in Japan
India and Japan approved MoU on sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal
power
New charter for Persons With Disabilities endorsed at UN Humanitarian Summit
India, Iran and Afghanistan signed agreement on Trilateral Transit and
Transport Corridor. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate seamless
transport of goods between India and Afghanistan via the Chabahar port that is
strategically located in the South East of Iran.
US lifts embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam. Obama became the third
US President to visit Vietnam since the end of the decade-long Vietnam War in
1975 after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
World Bank Group launched Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, first of its
kind global finance mechanism to protect poorest countries from Ebola like
outbreaks.
India and Iran sign 12 Bilateral Agreements in various areas culture and art;
radio, TV, mass media and cinema etc. including Chabahar Port Development
Tsai Ing-wen sworn-in as first women President of Taiwan
Emergency Zika Funding worth $1.1 billion approved by US Senate
UN-Habitat releases World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development:
Emerging Futures
FAO Port State Measures Agreement on Illegal Fishing to enter into force on June
5
UNICEF, EU launch #EmergencyLessons campaign on Education in Crisis Zones
Tips to prepare for current affairs and general awareness questions
World Bank approved 625 Million US dollars support for Rooftop Solar Program
in India
India, US held first Maritime Security Dialogue
India Placed at 3rd Position in Renewable energy country attractiveness index
2016. Index was topped by the United States (US) and was followed by China at
2nd position.
India, China, four others sign agreement enabling automatic sharing of countryby-country reporting
India, Oman signed 4 MoUs/Agreements on defence cooperation
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
India and Mauritius signed Protocol to Amend Taxation Methods

Obama signs National Bison Legacy Act making Bison the First National Mammal
Sadiq Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London
UN launches Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Zika virus response
Enda Kenny re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland
ECB decided to end production and issuance of 500 euro banknote
US Navy tested world's largest unmanned surface vessel, Sea Hunter
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claimed to be creator of Bitcoin
India, New Zealand signed Air Services Agreement
India, Papua New Guinea signed four agreements to deepen bilateral relations

SPORTS

Alastair Cook becomes youngest cricketer to score 10000 Test runs. The
previous record was held by Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar who reached the
landmark score against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in 2005.
Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Real Madrid wins 2016 European Champions League
Discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics
SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) defeated RCB (Royal Challengers Bangluru) to win
maiden Indian Premier League title 2016.
Para athlete Amit Kumar Saroha wins Gold in 2016 French Open Athletics
Championship
Sonia Lather won silver in Womens World Boxing Championships held at
Astana, Kazakhstan.
CEAT Cricket Awards 2016: England batsman Joe Root was named as the CEAT
International Cricketer of the Year and also International batsman of the Year
2016 while Indias test captain Virat Kohli was named CEAT T20 Player of the
Year.
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu becomes first Indian to play in Tippeligaen (Norwegian
Premier League)
Sanjay Bangar appointed as India's head coach for Zimbabwe tour
FIFA's acting Secretary General Markus Kattner dismissed over bonus payments
Pankaj Advani wins 2016 Asian 6-Red snooker title
Mohun Bagan lifted 14th Federation Cup title
China wins Uber Cup Badminton tournament for 14th time
Denmark wins first Thomas Cup badminton tournament
FC Barcelona wins La Liga Champions Parade 2016
Sudha Singh breaks 3000m steeplechase national record
Women Archers Deepika, Bombayla, Laxmirani named for 2016 Rio Olympics
Dutchman Max Verstappen became youngest winner of F1 at Spanish Grand Prix
Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardena appointed to ICC Cricket Committee
Indian women win silver medal at 18th Asian Team squash Championships 2016
at Taipei, China

FIFA appoints Justice Mukul Mudgal as Deputy Chairman of its Governance

Committee Anurag Thakur unanimously elected BCCI president
Sevilla beat Liverpool 3-1 to win third straight Europa League title
Indian Women's 4 x 100m Relay Team which included Dutee Chand, Srabani
Nanda, HM Jyoti and Merlin Joseph breaks national record at IAAF World
Challenge at Beizing.
Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win first Italian Open title
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis clinch 2016 Italian Open title
Fatma Samoura named first female secretary general of FIFA
Hockey India recommended Ritu Rani and VR Raghunath for Arjuna Award
Stephen Curry named NBAs Most Valuable Player for second straight year
Shashank Manohar unanimously elected as Independent ICC Chairman
Pakistan won 2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup
PCB appoints Mickey Arthur as Pakistan's head coach
Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship
Leicester City crowned English Premier League champions for 1st time in 132year history
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy named FWA Footballer of the Year 2016
Nico Rosberg won 2016 Russian Grand Prix
Indian team won one silver, two bronze in Archery World Cup.
Indian shooters bagged 3 gold, 1 bronze in ISSF Junior World Cup at Suhl,
Germany
ICC lifts suspension on Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kusal Perera
Charlotte Edwards, England womens cricket captain, retires from international
cricket
Indian boxers won 4 medals at 7th Asian Youth Championship, Pavlodar,
Kazakhstan.
Romanian Simona Halep wins women singles of Madrid Open of tennis
Novak Djokovic wins 2016 Mutua Madrid Open

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

SEBI tightens P-Notes norms to check money laundering

IT department launches e-nivaran platform to fast track taxpayer grievances
SBI to merge 5 subsidiaries, Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself
NTPC tied-up with Coal India Limited to foray into Fertilizer Sector
Union Government launches ePACE, INFRACON and up-Scaled INAM PRO for
Road Transport Sector
Income Declaration Scheme for domestic black money to start from June 1
Union Cabinet approves for MoU between SEBI and FSRA (Financial Services
Regulatory Authority) Abu Dhabi
NPPA fixes ceiling price of 54 drug formulations
Union Government approves third NIMZ (National Investment Manufacturing
Zone) of India in Odisha
Union Cabinet approves takeover of Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited
by NBCC
Union Cabinet approved National Capital Goods Policy 2016
Islamic Development Bank announced to open its first branch in India at
Ahmedabad
India, World Bank signs US$ 100 Million agreement for Karnataka Urban Water
Supply Modernization
Rajya Sabha passes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016
RBI to issue 1000 Rupees Banknotes with inset letter 'R'
India ranks Ninth in Crony-Capitalism Index
ICICI Bank signs MoU with New Development Bank of BRICS
Lok Sabha passes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016
Indian Railways creates Non-Fare Revenue Directorate to explore advertising in
train coaches
CCEA approved two laning with formation of four lane of Shimla Bypass on NH22
Indias GDP to grow at 7.5% for 2016-17
Google launches Free Public Wi-Fi Service at 5 Railway Stations as part of
Railwire
RBI released draft guidelines for licensing of Universal Banks in Private Sector
RBI releases consultation paper on Peer to Peer lending to classify it as NBFC
100% FDI through Automatic Route permitted in Asset Reconstruction
Companies
Strides Shasun receives tentative nod from USFDA for HIV drug Efavirenz
Google wins Java copyright case versus Oracle
Ola signs MoU with Union Government to benefit Safai Karamcharis
Nokia, HMD signs 10-year licensing deal to market Nokia-branded phones and
tablets
Apple opens Development Office in Hyderabad

Apple announces iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru

HDFC Bank launches SmartUp for start-ups
Uday Kotak, only Indian in Forbes Most Powerful People in the Financial World
list
Indian Patent Office approves patent for Gilead's hepatitis C drug Solvadi
Union government approves proposal of Infosys to set up IT SEZ
NASSCOM inks MoU with Facebook to develop a product design initiative
Bangladesh approves Reliance Power proposal to set up 750 MW gas-based
power project
Kishore Biyani appointed as Managing Director of Bharti Retail
Sameer Chadha appointed as Partner and CEO of KPMG India
Dilip Tuli appointed as Senior Vice President of Housing.com
Barco appoints Rajiv Bhalla as Managing Director for India
Reliance Defence signed agreements with 3 Ukranian companies

AWARDS AND HONOURS

Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling conferred with Nepals Yugkavi Siddhicharan Prize

Director Ken Loach's film I, Daniel Blake wins 2016 Palme d'Or
Mukesh Ambani awarded with Othmer Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial
Leadership
Indian-American Rakesh K Jain received US National Medal of Science 2015 from
Barack Obama
Indian-American Rupa Iyer awarded with Highest Teaching Award in US
Indian-American Syamantak Payra wins Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar wins award at UN Poster for Peace Contest
IIT student Nandini Bhandaru wins Young Scientist Award of European Material
Science Research Society
5 Indians posthumously awarded with Dag Hammarskjold Medal of UN
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2016 Man Booker International Prize for
'The Vegetarian'
AR Rahman conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016
Indian-American scientist Arnab De wins Springer Theses Award
Indian author Aditi Krishnakumar wins 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award
Sunil Bharti Mittal receives 2016 Harvard Alumni Award
Indian-American Rishi Nair wins 28th annual National Geographic Bee
Competition
US engineer Frances Arnold becomes first woman to win Millennium Technology
Prize
UR Rao becomes first Indian to be given IAF Hall of Fame Award
Indian-American Revathi Balakrishnan named as 2016 Texas Elementary
Teacher of the Year

MP Tourism wins Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award

Indian scientist Manvendra K Singh bags SGD 3 million grant from Singapore's
NRF
Switzerland honours Yash Chopra with Bronze statue
Indian Parashar Kulkarni wins 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia
Region
President Pranab Mukherjee confers Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards
Agriculture project Harita-Priya of Andhra Pradesh wins WSIS 2016 prize
IISc professor Sriram Ramaswamy became Royal Society Fellow
Indian-American journalist, Neela Banerjee, received with Edgar A. Poe award

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

APPOINTMENTS

My Favourite Nature Stories authored by Ruskin Bond released

The Drowned Detective by Neil Jordan
Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East by
Patrick Cockburn
India vs Pakistan: Why Cant we just be Friends? by Husain Haqqani
Shashi Kapoor - the Householder, the Star authored by Aseem Chhabra released
Book Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up authored by Rana Ayyub released
A Call to Mercy: Hearts to Love, Hands to Serve by Mother Teresa. The book is a
collection of previously unreleased writings by Mother Teresa. The book was
compiled by the Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, who has led the case for Mother
Teresas sainthood.

Lieutenant General SK Saini takes over as 46th Commandant of Indian Military

Academy
S K Sharma appointed CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India
UN appoints Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau Special Envoys on El Nino and
Climate
Rakesh Kumar Mishra appointed Director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular
Biology
Kiran Bedi appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Ratan P Watal appointed as Principal Adviser for Social Sector in NITI Aayog
Indian journalist Philip Abraham elected as Deputy Mayor in United Kingdom
UN Secretary-General appoints Patricia Espinosa Cantellano Executive Secretary
of UNFCCC

Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei sworn in as acting Chief Justice of Tripura High

Court
Indian-American, Manjit Singh, appointed as member of President's Advisory
Council on Faith-Based
Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed Additional Solicitor General
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed as Chief of the Naval Staff
Kumar Rajesh Chandra appointed Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
Radha Binod Barman took over as part-time Chairperson of National Statistical
Commission

OBITUARIES

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Veteran TV and film actor Suresh Chatwal passes away

Pink Panther star Burt Kwouk passes away
Oldest Olympic champion Sandor Tarics dies
Andre Brahic, discoverer of Neptune's rings, dies
Deepak Shodhan, Indias oldest living Test cricketer died
Renowned commentator Tony Cozier died

India's first reusable space shuttle, RLV-TD launched from Sriharikota

Flying Observatory SOFIA detects Atomic Oxygen in Martian Atmosphere
SpaceX successfully launches Japanese JCSAT-14 Satellite
Astronomers discovered 3 Earth like planets using TRAPPIST telescope
Manohar Parrikar inaugurates second submarine assembly workshop in
Mazgaon
Land-attack version of BrahMos missile successfully test-fired by Indian Air
Force
Indian Coast Guard Ship ARUSH Commissioned
INS Tarmugli commissioned into Indian Navy
27th India-Indonesia CORPAT concludes in Belawan
India successfully test fires indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile
2016 Red Flag Aerial combat exercises conclude in Alaska
India successfully test fires indigenous Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile,
Ashwin
Two Harbour Defence Systems commissioned at Vizag to enhance Navy's
surveillance capability
Indian Navy decommissions fighter planes Sea Harriers
Offshore patrol vessel ICGS Shaurya launched

MISCELLANEOUS

Prime Minster Narendra Modi visited Iran. During the visit, Modi gifted Iranian
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei the reproduction of the seventh-century
manuscript of the Holy Quran attributed to Hazrat Ali, the fourth caliph.
Union government launched National Smart Grid Mission: Institutional
mechanism to oversee Smart Grid Initiatives.
India emerges as 5th largest producer of e-waste in world: ASSOCHAM-KPMG
study
UNEP releases report titled Actions on Air Quality
UNODC launches inaugural World Wildlife Crime Report
India, China home to one-third of mentally ill people: Lancet study
Urgent action needed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030: UN Report
United Nations World Humanitarian Summit concluded in Istanbul
Alberta Wildfire: State of Emergency declared by Canada Government
West Bengal's Coochbehar district enclave-dwellers to vote for first time since
Independence
Indias first integrated web portal to promote Net Zero Energy Buildings
launched
Indias first ever Passenger Satisfaction Survey conducted at Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport
Kayakalp Fortnight initiative launched at AIIMS New Delhi by JP Nadda
Asia's first Rice Technology Park to be established in Gangavati, Karnataka
Baciro Dja named Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau
Binali Yildirim set to become Prime Minister of Turkey
Fatma Samoura named first female secretary general of FIFA
SC Collegium recommended transfer of Uttarakhand Chief Justice to Andhra
Pradesh
Indian American Sikh woman, Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, elected to key Republican
position
Committee for Evolution of a National Education Policy submits report to Union
HRD Ministry
Union Government constituted DB Shekatkar Committee on defence spending
NK Singh committee formed to review and give recommendations on FRBM
roadmap
Prakash Singh panel submits report on Jat quota Agitation
Committee on Estimates recommends PM-headed authority on Ganga
Rejuvenation
H R Nagendra Committee on Yoga Education in Universities submitted its
recommendations
Supreme Court appointed RM Lodha-panel to reform Medical Council of India
Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh bagged India Biodiversity Award
2016
UNEP releases report titled Actions on Air Quality

UNODC launches inaugural World Wildlife Crime Report

NGT bans over 10-year-old light, heavy diesel vehicles in six Kerala cities
Cyclonic storm ROANU to strike Andhra Pradesh coast: IMD
JP Nadda launches Centre for Environmental Health to assess environmental
impact on health
Brown Bears sighted for the first time in Kargil after 1999 War
Delhi no longer most polluted in the world; Irans Zabol most polluted according
to a WHO report.
Uma Bharti launched Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation in
Jharkhand
Ministry of Environment & Forests launches web-based application on
Integrated Waste Management System
WWF released report titled Protecting People through Nature