UN appoints Mary Robinson, Macharia Kamau as special envoys for El Nino, Climate

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mary Robinson and Macharia Kamau as UN’s Special Envoys for El Nino and Climate. These appointments come at a time of great urgency as the drought and flooding associated with El ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indigenously developed fecal incontinence management system ‘Qora’ launched

The Union Government has launched ‘Qora’, an indigenously developed affordable Faecal Incontinence Management System (FIMS). It was launched by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Science & Technology Y.S.Chowdary in New Delhi. The FIMS-Qora was developed under the Union Ministry ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Himachal Pradesh Government launches PEHAL, a vision document of the Shimla District

Himachal Pradesh Government has launched ‘PEHAL’, a vision document of the Shimla District administration for raising education standards. It was launched by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in Shimla. PEHAL is an attempt to integrate the various stakeholders in the development ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union Cabinet approves ordinance to keep state boards out of NEET ambit for one year

Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of an ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of common medical entrance exams i.e. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for one year. Through the ordinance, the order of the Supreme Court ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Cyclonic storm ROANU hits eastern coast of India

Cyclonic Storm Roanu, an active tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has hit the eastern coast of India. It is the first tropical cyclone of the annual cyclone season. Roanu originated from a deep depression (low pressure) area that ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Tsai Ing-wen sworn-in as first women President of Taiwan

Tsai Ing-wen (59) has sworn-in as the first female and 14th President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016 in front of national flag. She succeeds outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou. She is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

First World Conference on Tourism for Development held in Beijing

The first World Conference on Tourism for Development (WCTD) was held in Beijing, China from May 18 to 21, 2016. It was held under the theme ‘Tourism for Peace and Development’ to advance the contribution of tourism to the UN ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

West Bengal Assembly Election 2016 Results

Ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has emerged victorious in the 2016 West Bengal Assembly Election. TMC has won 211 seats i.e. two-third seats of total 295 seats. Coalition of Indian ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016