Page-15 of Current Affairs - May, 2014

Existence of 117th element “Ununseptium (Uus)” confirmed

May 5, 2014

The existence of element 117- “Ununseptium (Uus)” has been confirmed by the scientists at the GSI accelerator laboratory in Germany, including those from India, who have created atoms of the element. This confirmation succeeds the original discovery, made in 2010 by ..

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India conducts successful test of first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) 'Astra' missile

May 5, 2014

India tested its first indigenous air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) ‘Astra’ missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet, marking an important achievement in the development of complex BVR weapons. Astra will initially provide a 44-km range with “high single-shot kill probability”, while its Mark-II ..

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Foreign Portfolio Investors can invest up to $81 billion in debt securities

May 5, 2014

As per India’s stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), a newly created class for overseas investors, will be able to invest up to $81 billion (close to Rs 4 lakh crore) in government and corporate ..

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'Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032' Bacteria from Earth may contaminate Mars; confuse researchers in future about origin of life on Mars: NASA

May 5, 2014

NASA has expressed concerns about possible contamination of the Martian surface due colonization of micro-organisms riding with the space-crafts sent from Earth. These bacteria could contaminate celestial bodies such as Mars, making it difficult for researchers to ascertain if a ..

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Ahmed Maiteeq- Libya's youngest and fifth Prime Minister since dictator Kadhafi was toppled and killed in 2011 uprising

May 5, 2014

Businessman Ahmed Maiteeq (42) of Libya’s National Conference has been elected as the new Prime Minister. Maiteeq defeated his rival Omar al-Hassi, a university professor. It comes three weeks after former PM Abdullah al-Thinni resigned from the post. Libya has been grappling ..

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Rules and Regulations relating to fundings made to political parties in India

May 5, 2014

As per a study done by a CMS,a Delhi based think tank, it has been found that about half of the approximated spend of Rs 1.5 lakh crore on elections over the past 5 years in India has come from ..

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UK conducts world’s biggest human organ imaging project

May 4, 2014

The UK has launched world’s biggest scanning project- UK Bio-bank imaging study  in which 100,000 British volunteers are participating to undergo a detailed imaging of their brain, heart and vital organs to help researchers study a wide range of common, chronic ..

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Namibia purchases India-made EVMs for its presidential polls

May 4, 2014

The Namibian government has purchased 3,400 India-made Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for its presidential polls. Previously, India-made EVMs have been used by other countries in Asia to conduct smooth and fair elections. The EVMs have been bought at a cost of Namibian ..

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Akash missile test fired successfully

May 3, 2014

India successfully test fired indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha. Akash Missile:  Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided ..

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Supreme Court creates a 'Third Gender' for transgenders

May 3, 2014

Hijras or Transgenders are no longer forced to write male or female against their name as the Supreme Court has given them the status of the “third gender”. This is for the first time that the third gender has got a ..

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