Page-8 of Current Affairs - May, 2016

J Jayalalithaa sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for sixth time

May 23, 2016

Ms. J Jayalalithaa has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for record sixth time after winning 2016 state assembly election with absolute majority. State Governor Dr.K. Rosaiah administered the oath of office and secrecy to her at ..

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India, Iran sign 12 bilateral agreements in various areas

May 23, 2016

India and Iran signed 12 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) and Agreements in various areas including building and operating the Chabahar port by India. The other agreements include cooperation in science and technology, culture, library sciences, and cooperation between the EXIM ..

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India, Oman sign 4 bilateral agreements on defence cooperation

May 23, 2016

India and Oman have signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)/agreements on defence cooperation. These MoUs/agreements were signed in Muscat during the visit of Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Oman. Signed agreements are MOU on Defence Cooperation: It was singed ..

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Gujarat Government launches Smart Village program

May 23, 2016

Gujarat Government has launched Smart Village program to improve public facilities in the villages. It was launched by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on the occasion of completion of two years of her Government. Key facts Under this programme, 300 ..

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May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity

May 23, 2016

Every year May 22 is being observed as International Biodiversity Day (IDB) across the world to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Objective:  (i) To step-up understanding and awareness about biodiversity issues. (ii) To make people aware about the ..

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President appoints Kiran Bedi as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry

May 23, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi as the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Puducherry as per Article 239 of the Constitution. The a post LG was vacant for the past two years after the ..

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Anurag Thakur unanimously elected BCCI President

May 23, 2016

Anurag Thakur (41) was unanimously elected as President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) by the board’s special general meeting (SGM) held in Mumbai. He is 34th BCCI President and shall have tenure till September 2017. He ..

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Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling conferred with Nepal’s literary award

May 23, 2016

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award, one of the Nepal’s prestigious literary award. The award was bestowed upon him by Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli for his commendable contributions in promoting ..

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