NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
President signs ordinance keeping state boards out of NEET this year: The ordinance on NEET is aimed at partially
overturning a Supreme Court order that had taken into account the multiple
medical entrance exams by states and private colleges as well as allegations of
corruption.
2.
Indigenously built INS Tarmugli commissioned into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh.
3. India imposes ban for travel to Libya
in view of prevailing security situation: India has banned its nationals from travelling to Libya, irrespective of
the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that
country.
4. NALCO signs MoU with Iran Government
to set up smelter plant in Chabahar: The National Aluminium
Company Ltd (NALCO) has signed a MoU with the Iranian Mines and Mining
Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) to explore the
possibilities of setting up a smelter on joint venture in Iran.
5. Sumitra Mahajan to inaugurate 3-day
NERCPA Conference: The Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will inaugurate the three day conference of the
Northeast Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA) in the
Assembly house on 30th of May.
6. BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal takes
oath as Chief Minister of Assam.
7. Odisha Official Language (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2016 promulgated: The Ordinance empowers the state government to formulate laws to
implement the Odisha Official Language Act 1954. This will facilitate use of
Odia language in transaction of official businesses of the Government.
8. National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans
over 10-year old light and heavy diesel vehicles in six Kerala cities namely
Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Kollam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur.
9.
13 new Smart cities namely Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, Raipur, New
Town Kolkata, Chandigarh, Faridabad, Ranchi, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair and
Panaji unveiled by Government.
10. ‘E-Municipal Council’ building to
come up in Bundi, Rajasthan: An ‘e-municipal council’ office equipped with solar panels and biometric
entry and exit to provide files at a click, and detailed digital mapping of the
city with a database of its demographical and geographical information.
11. S K Sharma appointed as the CMD of
Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
12. Lt. General S K Saini appointed as
the new Commandant of Indian Military Academy (IMA).
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India, Thailand and Myanmar to be connected through a 1400-km road: The three countries will soon be connected by a
1400-km highway to boost the trade and cultural exchanges among them.
2.
World Bank launches $500 million insurance fund to fight pandemics: The
World Bank group has launched Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility and
launched a $500 million fund to fight Pandemics in poor countries and creating
the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk. It will accelerate both
global and national responses to future outbreaks with pandemic potential.
3.
UK grants asylum to Maldivian Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed.
4.
US lifts embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. India Post payments bank will be
functional by March 17: Union
Communication and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated
that the India Post’s payment bank will start functioning from March 2017 and
serve as a wider platform to implement financial inclusion programmes.
SPORTS:
2. FIFA’s
acting Secretary General Markus Kattner dismissed over bonus payments.
3. The
Sports Ministry has stated that the medal winners from the Rio Olympics 2016
will be considered for Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
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