Page-6 of Current Affairs - May, 2014

Real Madrid defeats Atletico to clinch Champions League title

May 25, 2014

Real Madrid clinched the Champions League for a record 10th time beating Atletico Madrid in the final match held in Lisbon, Portugal. The UEFA Champions League which is popular as Champions League, is an annual continental club football competition organized ..

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Olive Ridley Conservation programme restarted after nearly 25 years

May 25, 2014

The wildlife flank of the Forest Department has re-started the Olive Ridley conservation after nearly 25 years by setting up a hatchery at Besant Nagar in Chennai. The department set up the hatchery in January 2014 near the broken bridge ..

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Performance ratings of Banks’ customer services to be made public from 2015

May 25, 2014

From 2015, performance ratings of Banks on customer services will be put in public domain by Banking Codes Standards Board of India (BCSBI). BCSBI is rating banks on customer services on 5 parameters: Information dissemination Transparency Customer-centricity Grievance redressal system ..

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China's maritime Silk Road development to get a boost with 10 billion yuan

May 25, 2014

The development of China’s Maritime Silk Road will be supported by 10 billion yuan (1.6 billion US dollars).  The city government of Fuzhou, capital of east China’s Fujian province, inked a pact with the China Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund) ..

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WHO concerned about MERS virus

May 25, 2014

The WHO’s Emergency Committee for MERS-CoV has raised concerns about the sharp surge in the number of ‘Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus’(MERS-CoV) cases since March 2014. The sharp increase has been seen particularly in Saudi Arabia and in the United ..

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Rajiv Mathur appointed new Chief Information Commissioner

May 25, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee appointed former Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Mathur (64) as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). Mathur succeeds Sushma Singh as the head of the transparency watchdog. His name was recommended by a three-member selection panel headed by ..

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"SIMBEX 14": India-Singapore naval drill starts in Andaman Sea

May 25, 2014

The navies of India and Singapore are conducting the 2014 edition of the ‘SIMBEX 14’ series of annual bilateral naval exercises in the Andaman Sea. SIMBEX 14 is the 21st in the series, designed to enhance inter-operability and mutual understanding between ..

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Gujarat's 'Rani ki Vav' to be replicated digitally in UK

May 25, 2014

Gujarat’s famous archeological monument “Rani ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)” is among five international heritage sites to be recreated digitally using latest technology in Scotland, UK. The Scottish Ten — an ambitious five-year-project aims to create accurate digital models of Scotland’s ..

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DeitY's ''Mobile Seva" project wins UN Public Service Award

May 25, 2014

India’s Mobile Seva Project started by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has won the 2014 United Nations Public Service Award. The award has been given in the category of promoting whole of government approaches in Information Age. The ..

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Indian-American Akhil Rekulapelli clinches National Geographic Bee Championship

May 25, 2014

Akhil Rekulapelli (13), an Indian American student from Virginia, has bagged the prestigious National Geographic Bee Championship that includes a $50,000 college scholarship. Rekulapelli beat fellow Indian American Ameya Mujumdar in the final round of the contest held in Washington. ..

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