Gagan Narang wins bronze medal at ISSF World Cup in the 50m Rifle Prone Event

India’s ace shooter Gagan Narang won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. With this win he qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by earning himself a quota place. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

World's first fully warm-blooded fish named Opah discovered

World’s first fully warm-blooded fish named Opah or moonfish was discovered recently. It was discovered by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Opah or moonfish has ability to circulate heated blood throughout its body which makes ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

SBI launches sbiINTOUCH, NFC-enabled Contactless Debit and Credit Cards

India’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has launched contact-less credit and debit cards sbiINTOUCH. sbiINTOUCH is based upon latest near-field technology (NFC) that enables customer to transact using the card by just tapping or waving it against the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

DD, CCTV sign an agreement for exchange of art, culture programmes

Doordarshan and China Central Television (CCTV) have signed an agreement for exchange of art, culture and development television programmes. The agreement was signed between both parties during the first leg of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three nation visit to China, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

India, China ink 24 key agreements to boost ties in trade, economy, education

India and China signed 24 key agreements to strengthen their bilateral relationship in several fields including trade and commerce, education, skill development, railways, human resource and other areas. The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee confers Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil for the years 2011-12 and 2012-13. It was bestowed on scholars who have made outstanding contribution to the development of Classical Tamil language and literature. Tolkappiyar Award for lifetime achievement ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Tejaswini Sagar wins gold at Under-15 World School Chess Championship

Tejaswini Sagar from India won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships in her maiden attempt. In the ninth and final round played at Pattaya, Thailand she defeated Kavinya Miyuni Rajapaksa of Sri Lank to win gold medal. In this ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Union Government launches USTTAD Scheme for Traditional Artisans in Varanasi

Union Government formally launched Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) Scheme. It was launched by Union Minister of Minority Affairs Dr. Najma Heptullah in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in order to improve degrading conditions of world ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

Harbhajan Kaur Dheer becomes first Asian elected mayor in UK

Indian-origin councilor Harbhajan Kaur Dheer of Labour Party became the first Asian woman to be elected as mayor in United Kingdom. She was elected as mayor of Ealing Council in London by succeeding councilor Tej Ram Bagha. It should be ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015

SC issues guidelines to regulating Government Advertisements

Supreme Court (SC) on 13 May 2015 issued a slew of guidelines on regulation of public advertisements. This guidelines seeks to prevent ruling politicians at all levels from misusing tax payers’ money to enhance their image or of their parties ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015