Current Affairs May 28, 2015

Nation remembered Jawaharlal Nehru

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v The nation remembered Jawaharlal Nehru (14th November 1889 – 27th May 1964) on his 51st death anniversary, with President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other national leaders paying tributes to India’s first Prime Minister.

ISRO has announced complete operationalisation of GAGAN

v Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced the complete operationalisation of the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN). With this, India has become the fourth nation after the US, Europe and Japan to have inter-operable Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS).

v GAGAN is the first SBAS system in the world to serve the equatorial region of the Earth. While the GAGAN Payload is already operational through the GSAT-8 and GSAT-10 satellites, the third payload will be carried onboard the GSAT-15 satellite, which is scheduled for launch in October 2015.

Tripura government decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA)

v The Tripura government headed by Chief Minister / Home Minister of Tripura, Manik Sarkar has decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the state, where this controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency in the state following spurt of violence by the ultras.

Trevor Bayliss appointed as Head Coach of England Cricket Team

v Trevor Bayliss appointed as Head Coach of England Cricket Team on 26th May 2015. He became 1st Australian who will Coach the England Cricket Team. He played during the period 1985 to 1997 for New South Wales.

C.S. Santosh presented with Motorsport Man of the Year Award

v C.S. Santosh presented with Motorsport Man of the Year Award on 25th May 2015 given by Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) in the ceremony held in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Vijay Kelkar to head the committee on PPP model

v Vijay Kelkar the renowned economist and a former Finance Secretary was appointed as the head of the newly constituted committee that will give recommendations to recast the model of the so-called public-private-partnership (PPP) model in India.

125 obsolete laws have been repealed by the Union Govt

v 125 obsolete laws have been repealed by the Union Govt. with the passage of two Bills in Parliament as disclosed in recently released data compiled by the Legislative Department of the Law Ministry.

Pakistani spinner banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

v Raza Hasan, Pakistani spinner was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from playing any form of cricket for two years after being tested positive for a prohibited substance.

Source: The Hindu, PIB