Page-20 of Current Affairs - May, 2016

Harish Rawat led Congress Government wins the Floor Test in Uttarakhand Assembly

May 11, 2016

Harish Rawat-led Congress Government has won the floor test in the state legislative assembly conducted on 10 May 2016 on the order of the Supreme Court. In the floor test Harish Rawat Government recieved 33 votes against 28 votes out ..

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May 11: National Technology Day

May 11, 2016

National Technology Day is being observed across India on May 11 to glorify the importance of science in day-to-day life and motivate students to adopt science as a career option. 2016 Theme: ‘Technology enablers of Startup India’. Several events are ..

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NASA's Kepler telescope finds largest trove of exoplanets

May 11, 2016

NASA’s unmanned Kepler space observatory has discovered the largest trove of exoplanets outside our solar system. So far, it has discovered total of 1,284 exoplanets and it is more than double the number of known exoplanets found with the Kepler ..

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Rodrigo Duterte wins 2016 Philippines Presidential Election

May 11, 2016

Anti-crime candidate and mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte has won the 2016 presidential election of the Philippines by a landslide victory. He will become the 16th President-elect of Philippines. In the Presidential election held on 9 May 2016, Rodrigo ..

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Indian Navy launches underwater Harbour Defence Systems in Visakhapatnam

May 11, 2016

Indian Navy has launched the state-of-the-art Harbour Defence Systems, viz. Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Besides, Mine Warfare Data Centre (MWDC) was also launched. IUHDSS and MWDC systems seek to enhance the Indian ..

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Parliament passes bill on potable alcohol

May 11, 2016

Parliament has passed the Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 after with the Lok Sabha adopted certain amendments made by the Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 that provides for development ..

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Government constitutes Sanjay Mitra committee to prepare policy framework for taxi operators

May 11, 2016

The Union Government has constituted a three member committee to prepare a policy framework for online taxi aggragators and other transport operators. The committee will be headed by Sanjay Mitra, Secretary of Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Its ..

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RBI to issue Rs 1000 banknotes with inset letter R

May 11, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue banknotes of 1000 rupees denominations with inset letter ‘R’ in both the number panels. These new banknotes will be issued in the Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005. Besides, all the banknotes ..

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