Page-13 of Current Affairs - May, 2015

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death

May 16, 2015

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was sentenced to death by Cairo court for his part in a mass jailbreak in 2011. Now, country’s religious authorities will have to give their opinion before the sentence can be carried out. Morsi who ..

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Canada plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2030

May 16, 2015

Canada has formally announced its plans to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. In this regard, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s led government submitted its target to the United Nations Framework Convention on ..

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Vice President Hamid Ansari confers Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award to Anurradha Prasad

May 16, 2015

Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari conferred the Pt. Haridutt Sharma Award to senior journalist Anurradha Prasad in New Delhi. She was bestowed with this award for her contribution in the field of Journalism, Writing and Social Services. Presently, Anurradha Prasad ..

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Union Government appoints M J Joseph as Controller General of Accounts

May 16, 2015

Union Ministry of Finance has appointed M J Joseph as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He will succeed Jawahar Thakur, who was recently appointed as OSD (Accounting Reforms) in the office of CGA. Joseph is a 1979 batch Indian ..

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

May 15, 2015

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. ..

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

May 15, 2015

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 ..

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

May 15, 2015

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 ..

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

May 15, 2015

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, ..

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