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Current Affairs May 2014

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Miscellaneous
India'sFirstVoterShyamSharanNegi.
Lt.GeneralSuhagMinistryofDefencerecommendedhimtobe
appointedasthenextArmyChief.
ONGCbegantodrillwellinthepalarbasintoextractnaturalgas.
MukulRohatgiappointedasthe14thAttorneygeneralofIndia.
RanjitKumartobeappointedasthenextSolicitorGeneralofIndia

Polity
Article15(5)Mandatesallunaidedschoolstoadmit25%from
weakersectionsoftheirtotalstrengthexceptingminorityinstitutions.
SupremeCourtheldthatcompulsionofmothertongueasthemediumofinstructionintheprimary
classesevenforlinguisticminoritiesisunconstitutional.Insteadthechildshouldbegiventhechoiceof
selectingthemediumofinstructionasanylanguageundertheArticle19(1)(a).
TheNationalcommissionforbackwardClassesNCBCpassedaresolutionrecommendingtheinclusion
oftransgendercommunityintheCentralOBCList.
PresidentPranabMukherjeegavehisassenttotheWhistleBlowersProtectionBill,whichprovidesa
mechanismtoprotectandencourage,thosewhodiscloseinformationoncorruptionandabuseof
powersbythegovernmentofficials.

Economics
IndiaisthethirdlargesteconomyreplacingJapaninthelist.Arecentreportpublishedbythe
InternationalcomparisonprogrammewhichishostedbytheDevelopmentdatagroupattheworldbank
group.Thetop3countriesareasfollows
1. USA
2. China
3. India
TheHighlevelworkinggroupsetupearliertosuggestmeasuresforstrengtheningofresolution
regimesrecommendedsettingupofasingleFinancialResolutionAuthority(FRA).
FRAMandates
Toresolvefailedfinancialinstitutionsandfinancialinfrastructuresotherthan
thoseownedandoperatedbyRBI.
ProvidingDepositinsuranceandprotectiontoinsurancepolicyholdersand
investors.
TheconsumptionexpenditurecalculatedbyNationalIncomeAccountsisalmosttwicetheconsumption
expenditurecalculatedbyNSSO.TheC.RangarajanCommitteeonPovertyestimationtosubmitits
reportsoon.
PlasticCurrencyNotestobelaunchedfrom2015.FieldTrailstocommencefrom2014.
TheRBIhadnowallowedtheimportofgoldthroughStarTradingHouseswhichhadbeen
bannedearlierinthemonthofAugust2013.
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TheannualGDPGrowthratefortheyear20122013is4.5andfortheyear20132014is4.7.
SEBIincreasedthecashtransactionlimitfromRs.20000toRs.50000inMutualFund.

ScienceandTechnology
Antimicrobialresistanceistheresistancetomedicinesanddrugsusedagainstmicroorganisms,which
makesthemedicinesineffective.
PaMZ(Pyrazinamide)amedicineintrailtotreatbothdrugsensitiveTBandMDRTB.
AstraAirtoAirMissileTestfiredSuccessfullyfromanAircrafttheSukhoi30MKI.
K4Underwaterlaunchedmissilewassuccessfullytested.Indiaisthefifthcountryintheworldto
havesuchakindofmissiles.
EFanWorld'sFirstElectricAircraftcompletelypoweredbyelectricity.
ProtonMailanewencryptedemailservicewhichhelpstosendandreceiveendtoendencrypted
messages.
RailTrackRocketSled(RTRS)anewfacilitytodocaptiveflighttestinginauguratedattheTerminal
BallisticsResearchLaboratory(TBRL),Chandigarh.
enosealsocalledasperes,anewdeviceallowsusertodeteterminethequalityandfreshnessofthe
fooditems.
Aakash(Surfacetoairmissile)testedsuccessfullybyIAF.
Dragon2aspacecapsuledevelopedbySpaceXtosendastronautsandsuppliestoInternationalspace
stationandtoreturnbacktoearth.

Environment
ThegovernmentofIndiahasintroducedadraftnotificationtobantheimportofanimaltested
Cosmeticsfromotherscountries.ItistobenotedIndiahasalreadybannedtheanimaltestedcosmetics
withinthecountry.
Indiaachievedonly3640mwcleanenergyoutofthetargeted4325mwthisyear.Outoftheachieved
3640mw,windenergytopswith2083mwandthesolarinthesecondplacewiththecontributionof
962mw.
UttarPradeshgovernmenttoimposeGreenTaxonvehiclestoreregister.
AnEarthquakewithMagnitude:6.0happenedwithepicentreatadepthof10Kmbelowthesealevel,
275KmawayfromtheParadwipcoast(Bayofbengal).
TamilNadutopsinthenumberoftigerdeathsthisyear.

World
AhmedMatiqElectedasthenewPrimeMinisterofLibya.
USAsigneda20yearleasetreatyonitsmilitarybasewiththecountryDjibouti(ItislocatedinAfrican
Continent).
GaoYuAChinesejournalistwasarrestedonchargeofprovidingstatesecretstosourcesoutsidethe
state.
LuisGuillermoSolisElectedasthenewPresidentofCostaRica.
24thASEANSubmitheldinNayPyiTaw(Myanmar)from10thto11thMay2014.
JacobZumaappointedasthePresidentofSouthAfricaforthesecondterm.
InThailandthemilitaryregimetookcontroloverthegovernmentanddisbandedtheseanate.
ThePanchsheelAgreementtoreachits60thanniversarythisyear2014.

Sports
UpcomingFIFAFootballHostingCountries
20thFIFAWorldCup2014Brazil
21stFIFAWorldCup2018Russia
22ndFIFAWorldCup2022Qatar
SerenaWilliamsWontheRomeMasterstrophybybeatingSaraErraniofItalyinthefinal.
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