World
Turtle day
v 23rd
May is World Turtle Day. This day is being observed to bring attention and
increase knowledge about Turtles.
Trial run
of Bus service between India-Bangladesh Started
v A trial
run of Bus Service between Bangladesh capital Dhaka and Guwahati, the capital
of Indian state of Assam began.
Jayalalithaa
takes oath as the CM
v AIADMK
Chief J Jayalalithaa takes oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the
fifth time.
Gujarat
has achieved one hundred percent targets under the Jyoti Gram Yojana
v Gujarat
has achieved one hundred percent targets under the Jyoti Gram Yojana, the
scheme, which was launched by then State Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Under
the scheme, more than 18,600 villages in the state have been provided 24 hours
three phase electricity.
ArcelorMittal
and Steel Authority of India signed a MoU
v ArcelorMittal
and Steel Authority of India signed a MoU to set up an automotive steel
manufacturing facility in India, marking renewed interest in the country by the
Luxembourgbased steelmaker.
New
Headquarter of Coal India Ltd. inaugurated in West Bengal
v New
Headquarter of Coal India Ltd. inaugurated by Chief Minister of West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee on 15th May 2015 at Rajarhat.
Anti-Terrorism
Day observed on 21st May
v Anti-Terrorism
Day observed in all over the Nation on 21st May 2015. On 21st May 1991, the
then Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Chennai.
India to
have 70 super computers
v India
to have 70 super computers for high‐level research The Narendra Modi led government
has begun the process of having 70 super computers in the country, which will
enable high‐level
research in different fields for not only government agencies but also the
private sector.
v The
super computer will help India do research in different fields ranging from
climate, defence and other areas, which a normal computer is ill‐ equipped for.
Indian
film Masaan won the critics prize at Cannes Film Festival
v Indian
film Masaan has won the prestigious critics prize in the Un Certain Regard
category at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
Huewei
launched LiteOS, world’s most lightweight IoT operating system (OS)
v China-based
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd launched
LiteOS operating sytem meant for Internet of Things (IoT) based devices.
v Huewei,
a multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services
company, launched the technology at the Huawei Network Congress (HNC) 2015 held
in Beijing, China.
Ireland allowed
same-sex marriage
v The
Republic of Ireland voted strongly in favour of legalising same sex marriage in
a referendum held today in which more than 3.2 million people cast their vote.
v Ireland
is the first country to legalise same-sex marriage through a popular vote.
Indians
posthumously chosen for UN’s prestigious Dag Hammarskjold Medal
v Two
Indian peacekeepers have been chosen posthumously for United Nation’s Dag
Hammarskjold Medal. They are Lance Naik Nand Ram and Raju Joseph.
v Both of
them are among the 126 police, military and civilian personnel who have been
posthumously awarded a prestigious UN medal. They have been chosen for this
award for their courage and sacrifice while serving in UN peacekeeping
operations in 2014 and lost their lives as a result of hostile acts, accidents
and disease.
v They
will be presented with this medal on May 29, 2015 i.e. on the International Day
of United Nations Peacekeepers. Lance Naik Nand Ram had served with the UN
Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUSCO). While, Raju Joseph had served in a civilian capacity with the UN
Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Mandeep
Kaur won two gold medals at World Junior Championship
v Punjab
pugilist Mandeep Kaur Sandhu has won two gold medals (52 kg category) on
Saturday at the Women's World Junior Boxing Championship in Taipei, thus
scripting classic rags to rich storyline.
Source: The Hindu
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