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Current Affairs Pocket PDF: May 2015 INDIAN AFFAIRS Worlds largest solar photooltai plat“PV-Gurh tehsil in Rewa district MP, 2014 largest SPV plant is Topaz Solar Farm in California ,US. Rajasthan Gov allocates Rs.12Cr for Project Great Indian Bustard(GIB)-bird conservation programme-Khudi rasla,Pokhran & Shahgarhof Jaislmer district. Dr .Mahesh Sharma inagurated Science Centre and Planetarium in Puducherry- Rs.5.5Cr-47th Science Museum setup by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). BHEL commissioned Muzaffarpur thermal power station of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL) in Bihar. BHEL oissioed GVKs “hriagar Greefield hdro-electric project in Uttarakhand-Alaknanda River. Lok Sabha passed the Goods and Services Tax(GST) Constitutional Amendment bill- 2015. Union Cabinet Approves Amendments to Whistleblowers Act- corruption, misuse of power, or criminal offence by a public servant. Union Cabinet approves security scheme -APY(Atal Pension Yojna ) -18 to 40Yr, PMJJBY(Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana)-18 to 50Yr and PMSBY (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana)-18 to 70Yr. India has currently signed co-operation agreements with 35 countries for peaceful uses of outerspace design & operation,ISRO. Rabindranath Tagore 154th birth anniversary-May 07. India inks Chabahar Port deal with Iran-signed by Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi, Minister for Transport and Urban Development of Iran-$2 billion. ADB signed loan agreement worth 31 Million US dollars-to boost water availability in selected river basins in Karnataka. Prime Minister releases commemorative coin on Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati- birth centenary-8 may,1916. Gov launched Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita Programme-objective of Clean Ganga. Govt approves National Smart Grid Mission-Rs.980Cr with a budgetary support of Rs.338cr-three tier structure. Indian Army and Bank of India Inked an MoU on the Defence of Salary Package-1st MoU -2011, valid upto 3 years. Haryana Govt included Deaflympics in sports policy-enable Deaflympian medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits. Goa Government launched hot air balloon & amphibious vehicles-picturesque state of beaches. INS Sardar Patel, the latest Naval establishment of Indian Navy, was commissioned at Porbandar,Gujarat by Anandiben Patel, the CM of Gujarat.1st Commanding Officer of INS Sardar Patel : Cmde BR Prakash. 1 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Pocket PDF: May 2015 Narendra Modi inaugurates IISCO steel plant –Burnpur, West Bengal-Rs.16,000Cr- 300million tonnes of steel by 2025 . Solar photovoltaic plant for IL&FSED Co in MP-2 plants- by Jawahar Nehru National Solar Mission phase II. Samajwadi water ATM scheme launched by the gov of UP- Samajwadi Shudha Payjal Yojnas- Mr.Akilesh Yadav,CM of UP. Azure Power commissions a largest solar plant in Jodhpur,Rajasthan-Inderpreet Wadhwa- Founder & CEO. Clealiess aards Kaakalp for puli health failities to e lauhed the go- Health Minister Mr.JP Nadda. Punjab-1st state to issue Soil Health Cards to farmers. India pavilion inaugurated by Rajyavardhan Rathore at Cannes 2015-68th film festival. Govt to disinvest 5 % in NTPC and 10 % in Indian Oil. 6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy -New Delhi,Theme was Nuclea Energy: a Clean Energy option. Union Information and Technology Minister Mr.Ravishankar Prasad inaugurates 1st postal ATM-Bihar-9,000 post offices. Draupadi Murmu from Odisha was sworn as the 1st woman Governor-Jharkhand. 12th Iteratioal Water Epo Eer thig Aout Water Epo -Mumbai- Participants from over 21 Countries-May 21-23. “outh Asias largest Water eet. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates 50th aiersar of Idias first histori climb of Mt. Everest -1965- 21 mountaineers led by Captain M.S.Kohli-8848m. Tathagata Roy-20 May 2015 was sworn-16th Governor of Tripura in Agartala. Delhi government launched Pay and Play scheme to promote sports- facility will be totally free for students & specially abled persons. For others : a nominal fee of RS 100/m upto 45 years and RS 75/m for above 45 years. UP FDA asked Nestle to withdraw 2014 batch of Maggi- high levels of lead and Mono Sodium Glutamate . Union cabinet decides to restart Sindri unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. ( FCIL )- Rs. 6000 Cr-shutdown in 2002. Two Indian naval ships,INS Satpura and INS Kamorta take part in naval exercise(SIMBEX) with Singapore-Captain Mr.Hari Krishnan. PM Modi launches DD Kisan channel-Rs.100Cr-bridge the informations gap in agriculture. Lt GEN (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma-new Governor(17th)-Mizoram. Micro Units Development Refinance Agency(MUDRA) bank partners with 19 regional coordinates-11 lakh crore. Software lobby NASSCOM(National Software and Services Company) along with Date Security Council of India( DSCI ) Launches Cyber Security Task Force led by NIIT Ltd. Manabi Banopadhaya-Idias first trasgeder ollege priipal-Krishnanagar Women College - West Bengal. 2 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Pocket PDF: May 2015 Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon scheme to be launched in Haryana-launched in those villages where there is no power theft, where the consumers pay their bills regularly and where the line losses are not more than 20%. Tripura withdraws AFSPA(Armed Forces Special Powers Act),1958 from the state-may 27,2015. Maharashtra got lauh “ahhata “aptapadi shee-provide the 8 lakh homes in urban areas-Aamir Khan, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Minister of State for Urban Development Dr. Ranjit Patil. HP gov sets up satellite tracking system to check forest fire-693 participatory. Yaduveer Raj Urs crowned new Maharaja of Mysuru-Amba Vilas Palace. Tenzing Norgay 101st Birthday celebrated- Darjeeling-reahed orlds highest mountain peak, Everest, first in the world on 29th May. 1st TEDx Gateway Women Conference in India - Mumbai -29th May, mission Ideas Worth “pereadigs. HP becomes 1st state to implement ABPS(Aadhaar based Payment System) - Rs 76.53 Cr-Rural Development Minister Anil Kumar. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, inaugurated New Bank Note Paper Line unit - Hoshangabad, MP- 1000 Rs note- cost of Rs.495 Cr Cabinet approves India, Bangladesh coastal shipping pact-cargo movement. Vinod Pipersenia is new chief secretary of Assam- 45th chief secretary. Narendra Modi-1st Indian PM to visit Israel and Palestine. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Tuisias Ufurl Worlds Largest Flag- Ong Jmel in the southern desert-size of 19 football pitches- 104,544 square metre- weighed around 12.6. th st India ranked 140 i Mothers Ide out of 179 countries-Norway (1 ), Finland (2nd), Ireland (3rd), Denmark(4th) and Swedan (5th). 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific between Papua New Guinea(PNG) and the Solomon Islands- depth of 22 Kms. nd Global Travel Tourism-India moved to 52 place from 13. Of the orlds Poerful Copaies is fro INDIA-Forbes, Reliance Industries-1st place ,SBI[132],ONGC 183,Tata Motors [263],ICICIBank [283],Indian Oil[349],HDFC Bank [376],NTPC [431],TCS [485]. Singapore PM Lee opened first museum Indian Heritage Centre in Little India. Army helicopter crashed in a mountainous part of northern Pakistan killing seven people,including the Philippine & Norwegian ambassador. North Korea successfully test-fired Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile(SLBM)- May,8. Russia celebrates victory day- secular holiday- Chinese President Xi Jinping. PM David Cameron and Conservatives Back with Clear Majority in British general election- won with 331 seats. 3 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Pocket PDF: May 2015 st th Modi inaugurate 1 Gandhian studies centre in china- Fudan University on may 16 . 116-year-old Malasia oa is orlds oldest perso- Yati Musdi. British-Indian Priti Patel appoited UKs eploet iister. Presidet Mukherjee iaugurates Naaste ‘ussia i Moso- festival of Indian Culture- Krasnoyarsk. Wealth-X , Indian tech billionaire, Mr. Arul Pudur(software firm Celframe) has been raked as the Idias ealthiest businessman under the age of 40. Kiran Mazumdar-“haBioo fouder raks seod i the gloal list of Mediie Makers-Anthony Fauci ,US-1st. st 1 Asian woman appointed mayor in UK- Harbhajan Kaur Dheer. Indian- Gagan Toor wins the NASA contest to name a mercury crater-Enheduanna. Human Capital Index-India at 100, Finland at number 1-46 indicators. Indian-American boy wins National Geographic Bee-held at National Geographic headquarters. E-visas for Chinese Nationals- 2015 & 2016 have been chosen as Visit India & Visit China years respectively-still 200000 people visited. Indian origin boy Shubham Banerjee working with Microsoft, developing braille printers. Canada sets a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2030. India and China signed a record 24 agreements in key sectors, including in railways and education, on day. Modi Iaugurates ICICIs First Brauh i Chia- Shanghai-17 banking professionals. PM visits Gandan monastery in Mongolia, gifts Bodhi sapling-signed 14 agreements. th Former Army Brigadier David Granger sworn- as 8 President of Guyana. Asia eoes orlds largest iestor regio: UNCTADUnited Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment )report-440 billon Dollars. Indian PM gifts woven pashmina stoles to Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Oaa roke a ‘oert Doe Jrshrs Guiess orld reord to garer oe million twitter followers in less than 5 hrs, account-@POTUS. Indian American Yale University professor-Akhil Amar