Page-22 of Current Affairs - May, 2016

Union Cabinet approved signing of MoC between MWCD and Gates Foundation

May 5, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) between Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). It was signed for the cooperation in Information and Communication Technology enabled Real ..

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President Pranab Mukherjee presents 63rd National Film Awards 2015

May 4, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Legendry actor Manoj Kumar was conferred 2015 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, highest official recognition (award) ..

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Scientists develop world's smallest light powered engine

May 4, 2016

A group of researchers from University of Cambridge have built the world’s smallest (nanoscale) working engine. The research team was led by Professor Jeremy Baumberg from the Cavendish Laboratory. They have named the microscopic engine as ANTs (Actuating Nano-Transducers). Key ..

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Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

May 4, 2016

The Lok Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015 for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of Centre and each State towards compensatory afforestation. It also provides for additional afforestation and penal compensatory afforestation to regulate collected ..

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Scientists create world's smallest thermometer from DNA

May 4, 2016

Scientists have developed world’s Smallest (Nano) Thermometer using DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) structures that can fold and unfold at specifically defined temperature functions. It was developed by the scientists at the University of Montreal and the study report in this regard ..

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Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claims to be Bitcoin creator

May 4, 2016

Australian entrepreneur and computer scientist Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as creator of virtual currency Bitcoin. He claimed that he is the real person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin which was launched in 2009. Satoshi ..

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Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa selected as executive secretary of UNFCCC

May 4, 2016

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has selected Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa as the executive secretary of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). She will replace the incumbent Christiana Figueres when her term ends in July 2016. Prior ..

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Bhupendra Kainthola takes charge as FTII Director

May 4, 2016

Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Bhupendra Kainthola took charge as Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Kainthola replaced Prashant Pathrabe, who had served as interim Director and shall have tenure of three years. About Bhupendra Kainthola Kainthola ..

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Mark Selby wins 2016 World Championship title of Snooker

May 4, 2016

Ace snooker player Mark Selby (World no 1) from England has won the 2016 World Championship title of Snooker. In the final match played in Sheffield, Selby defeated China’s Ding Junhui by 18-14 score. This was Selby’s second World Snooker ..

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Google acquires startup Synergyse

May 4, 2016

The search engine giant Google has acquired business technology startup Synergyse founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur Varun Malhotra. The financial detail of the acquisition deal was not disclosed by the Google. Synergyse was launched in 2013 with an aim to ..

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