26th May 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates Tuesday, May 26, 2015Current Affairs Daily Updates, May 2015 Current Affairs updates sponsored links International Affairs o The government in Bangladesh today banned Islamist radical groupAnsarullah Bangla Team for attacking and killing secular writers and bloggers. o The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued a gazette notification banning the group that has been active since 2008. o The ministry also requested Ministry of Information to take necessary steps to spread the news. o Note : Ansarullah Bangla Team is the sixth such organization outlawed for militant and anti-state activities in the country. o The other five banned earlier are: o Hizb ut-Tahrir, o Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), o Harkat- ul Jihad Bangladesh (HUJI), o Jagrata Muslim Janata of Bangladesh and o Shahadat-e Al-Hikma. o Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Bangladesh beginning on 6th June 2015. 1 The visit is Prime Minister’s first to Bangladesh and it reflects the importance attached by India to the bilateral relationship. 2 Important Details about Bangladesh o Capital - Dhaka o Currency - Taka o Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina o President - Abdul Hamid National Affairs o Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launchedDoordarshan's farmer-centric channel - DD Kisan. o Launching the channel on the first anniversary of his government, Modi said the agriculture sector had been "neglected" and there was need to make the sector "vibrant". o The 24x7 channel will focus on programmes primarily for agriculture sector and rural India. o Information related to weather will also be available on the channel. o Note : The Channel has tie up with IMD, IARI, Agricultural Universities, Krish Vigyan Kendras etc. o Prasar Bharati chairman : A. Surya Praskah o Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore o The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a year in officetoday. o It was on May 26 last year that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government took oath following a massive victory in the Lok Sabha election. New Appointments o Government has appointed Manoj Mishra as Chairman and Managing Director ofstate-run National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL). o Mishra, currently posted as Director Finance at State Trading Corporation (STC), is likely to assume the charge of CMD of the fertiliser firm this week. o Lt general (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma was today sworn-in as the governor of Mizoram. o He is the eighth governor of Mizoram after the then state governor Vakkom Purushothaman resigned on July 12 last year in protest against being transferred to Nagaland. o Note : General Sharma, the former governor of Arunachal Pradesh, was transferred and appointed as Mizoram governor on 12th May 2015 by President Pranab Mukherjee, replacing West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who took additional charge of Mizoram. Science & Technology o Secunderabad Railway Station of Talangana state has become the first one to get WiFi facility in the South Central Railways. o Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has launched the Wi-Fi services. o Railway Minister : Suresh Prabhu People in News o Industrialist Yashovardhan Birla, City Limousine chairman Sayed Mohamed Masood and his wife Chand Kauser Mohamed Masood are among five Indian nationals with Swiss bank accounts whose names have been made public in Switzerland’s official gazette with regard to ongoing tax probes in India. o The other two are Gurjit Singh Kochar, son-in-law of late realty baron Ponty Chadha, and Delhi-based businesswoman Ritika Sharma. o Note : Yesterday, Sneh Lata Sawhney, wife of Sawhney Tyres managing director Bhushan Lal Sawhney, and Sangita Sawhney were named. 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National Affairs o The Delhi High Court holds that city government's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB)has "jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute" Delhi Police officials. o The court also dismissed the bail plea of a head constable arrested on corruption charges by it. o Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa announces development and welfare measures worth over 1800 crore rupees, including for improving roads and drinking water facilities and extending assistance to needy families headed by women. o She approved five major schemes such as opening more 'AMMA' canteens that provide subsidised food, housing for poor and setting up Reverse Osmosis plants for drinking water. o In the backdrop of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh governments hinting a ban on Maggi noodles manufactured by Nestle, the Karnataka government too is planning to go for laboratory tests on the food product. o India's only dedicated TV Channel for Farmers DDKisan to be launched tomorrow. o The 24-hour channel will air information on farmer- related issues. People in News o Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert sentenced to 8 months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter. o Olmert served as prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009. New Appointments o Consumer appliances maker Whirlpool today announced that it has appointed Sunil D'Souza Managing Director of its India operations. Sports o The 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League ended yesterday's Night (24th May 2015). o Mumbai Indians won the title for the second time in the last three years. o Check important details you should know about IPL 8 from here. Business & Economy o The government has cleared 21 foreign direct investment (FDI) deals worth Rs 280.70 crore. o The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has, however, deferred 12 proposals including that of Kotak Bank, Mumbai for increasing the aggregate foreign investment limit in the bank to 55 per cent. o Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted at coming out with more steps on squeezing black money but assured honest taxpayers that they need not fear the new law to unearth unaccounted wealth stashed abroad. o Around 10 lakh employees of 43 banks, including public sector banks, will get a 15 per cent hike in salaries, with the Indian Banks Association today signing a wage agreement with employee unions and officers’ associations. o The revision, applicable with retrospectively with effect from November 1, 2012, will benefit employees and officers in 43 banks including public sector banks, old private sector banks and a few foreign banks. o The 15 per cent hike would come come at a cost of Rs. 4,725 crore. o India's largest private lender ICICI Bank has launched a service where customers can make transactions using just their voice, without using other means of authentication like a password. o The voice recognition service authenticates customers based on their speech patterns and allows them to execute banking transactions through the bank's call centre. o Over 33 million savings bank and credit card customers will be able to use the service. o China, the world's biggest gold producer, has set up a gold sector fund involving countries along the ancient Silk Road which is expected to raise $16.1 billion. o The fund, led by Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), is expected to raise an estimated 100 billion yuan ($16.1 billion) in three phases. o This is said to be the "largest fund" set up by China. o Note : China is the world's largest gold producer, and also a major importer and consumer of gold. Awards & Honors o The 68th Cannes Film Festival concluded in France. o French director Jacques Audiard bags Palme d’Or for refugee drama Dheepan. o Check complete list of Winners from here Careers o The CBSE has declared the results of class 12th examination today's after noon. o The results were uploaded on websites www.results.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.inand www.cbse.nic.in. o The Board in a statement said that students can also get their results through an Interactive Voice Response System by dialing phone numbers 24300699 in Delhi and 011-24300699 from other parts of the country. Read more Daily Current Affairs updates from here Sunday, May 24, 2015Current Affairs Daily Updates, May 2015 Current Affairs updates sponsored links International Affairs o Iran has agreed to grant United Nations inspectors “managed access” to military sites as part of a future deal over its contested nuclear programme.