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Appointments
Ø Vice Admiral AR Karve is appointed as Flag officer Commanding in Chief of Southern Naval Command succeeding Vice Admiral Girish Luthra.
ØMary Robinson and Macharia Kamau have been appointed as United Nations Special envoys for El Nino and climate change. These envoys will provide leadership in tackling challenges and responses to climate change and El Nino effects to scale up humanitarian response in urgency.
Ø Kiran Bedi, former IPS officer has been appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry according to Article 239.Kiran Bedi was the 1st Woman IPS officer in India.
Important Days
May 29
May 29th is celebrated as International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to honor peacekeepers who have lost their lives for the cause of Peace. The theme for 2016 is “Honoring our Heroes”. Around 3,500 peacekeepers have lost there lives while serving under UN Flag.
States
Ø India and World Bank have inked USD 100 million loan agreement for Karnataka Urban water supply modernization. 4 components under this project are 1) Capital investment, 2) Institutional building 3) Technical Assistance for sector development, 4) Project maintenance addressed .
- Objectives of this 100 millions USD project are to provide city wide access to continuous piped water supply and strengthen the service delivery arrangements in cities. Initially the project will be implemented in Huballi- Dharwad twin cities
ØMs. Jayalalitha sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamilnadu for the record 6th time after winning 2016 elections.
ØLakshadweep:
ØNational Investment & Manufacturing Zone in Odisha
A large 163 km2 area spread NIMZ(National Investment and Manufacturing Zone) is going to be set up in Kalinganagar, Odisha for which final approval has been given by Union Ministry of Commerce industry and funds of 4241 Crore Rupees have been allotted to it.
- According to government, this NIMZ will create 1.5 lakh job opportunities and help Odisha to grow as a manufacturing hub.
Arnab De , an Indian- American scientist has won Springer These Award 2016 for his outstanding research on developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor suppresser A 20. Springer Theses Award is given in recognition of Outstanding PhD research at International level .
Ø Scholastic Asian Book Award
Aditi Krishnakumar , an Indian author has won 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her 32,000 words manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”. Scholastic Asian book Award is given once in Two years to promote reading and champion literary works of Asians , with a cash prize of 10,000 Singapore Dollars.
Ø“Harvard Alumni Achievement Award”
Sunil Bharti Mittal , CEO of Bharti Enterprises has received prestigious “2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award” . His Company Bharti Enterprises is the largest telecom company in India and world’s 3rd largest mobile operator. All over the world he has more than 27.5 Crore customers base.
ØBee championship
3 Indian-American students have won the 28th edition of National Geographic “Bee championship” 2016 conducted in Washington, USA.
-1st position: Rishi Nair, 2nd position: Saketh Jonnalagadda and 3rd position: Kapil Nathan.
Appointments
Ø Vice Admiral AR Karve is appointed as Flag officer Commanding in Chief of Southern Naval Command succeeding Vice Admiral Girish Luthra.
ØMary Robinson and Macharia Kamau have been appointed as United Nations Special envoys for El Nino and climate change. These envoys will provide leadership in tackling challenges and responses to climate change and El Nino effects to scale up humanitarian response in urgency.
Ø Ratan P Watal is appointed as Principal advisor of social sector in NITI Aayog(National Institution for Transforming India) for next 3 Years.
Ø Kiran Bedi, former IPS officer has been appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry according to Article 239.Kiran Bedi was the 1st Woman IPS officer in India.
Important Days
May 29
May 29th is celebrated as International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to honor peacekeepers who have lost their lives for the cause of Peace. The theme for 2016 is “Honoring our Heroes”. Around 3,500 peacekeepers have lost there lives while serving under UN Flag.
States
Ø India and World Bank have inked USD 100 million loan agreement for Karnataka Urban water supply modernization. 4 components under this project are 1) Capital investment, 2) Institutional building 3) Technical Assistance for sector development, 4) Project maintenance addressed .
- Objectives of this 100 millions USD project are to provide city wide access to continuous piped water supply and strengthen the service delivery arrangements in cities. Initially the project will be implemented in Huballi- Dharwad twin cities
ØLakshadweep:
Lakshadweep has become the 1st Union Territory(UT) in country to sign “24 X7 Power for All” agreement document. This document envisions (Meaning: possibility in future) for providing round the clock power supply to all households, agriculture, Industries etc. So far 22 States have singed this document.
ØNew CM of West Bengal
Mamata Benerajee (Didi) has sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal state for the 2nd consecutive term after winning recently held elections . With 42 ministers in her government , this Trinamool Congress(TMC) party leader rule the state next 5 years as 8th chief minister of the state.
- Earlier she served as Central minister of Railways 2 times, Minister of Coal and also Human Resource Development.
Ø New CM of Kerala
Pinaryi Vijayan, CPI leader has been elected as 12th Chief Minister(CM) of Kerala. Governor P Sathasiavam administered CM oath and his 18 ministers.
ØNew CM of West Bengal
Mamata Benerajee (Didi) has sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal state for the 2nd consecutive term after winning recently held elections . With 42 ministers in her government , this Trinamool Congress(TMC) party leader rule the state next 5 years as 8th chief minister of the state.
- Earlier she served as Central minister of Railways 2 times, Minister of Coal and also Human Resource Development.
Ø New CM of Kerala
Pinaryi Vijayan, CPI leader has been elected as 12th Chief Minister(CM) of Kerala. Governor P Sathasiavam administered CM oath and his 18 ministers.
ØNational Investment & Manufacturing Zone in Odisha
A large 163 km2 area spread NIMZ(National Investment and Manufacturing Zone) is going to be set up in Kalinganagar, Odisha for which final approval has been given by Union Ministry of Commerce industry and funds of 4241 Crore Rupees have been allotted to it.
- According to government, this NIMZ will create 1.5 lakh job opportunities and help Odisha to grow as a manufacturing hub.
Awards
ØSpringer Theses AwardArnab De , an Indian- American scientist has won Springer These Award 2016 for his outstanding research on developing transgenic mice to study a critical tumor suppresser A 20. Springer Theses Award is given in recognition of Outstanding PhD research at International level .
Aditi Krishnakumar , an Indian author has won 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her 32,000 words manuscript “Codex: The Lost Treasure of the Indus”. Scholastic Asian book Award is given once in Two years to promote reading and champion literary works of Asians , with a cash prize of 10,000 Singapore Dollars.
Ø“Harvard Alumni Achievement Award”
Sunil Bharti Mittal , CEO of Bharti Enterprises has received prestigious “2016 Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award” . His Company Bharti Enterprises is the largest telecom company in India and world’s 3rd largest mobile operator. All over the world he has more than 27.5 Crore customers base.
3 Indian-American students have won the 28th edition of National Geographic “Bee championship” 2016 conducted in Washington, USA.
-1st position: Rishi Nair, 2nd position: Saketh Jonnalagadda and 3rd position: Kapil Nathan.
Ø Frances Arnold
2016 “Millennium Technology Prize” is won by “Frances Arnold” of USA in recognition of her discoveries mimic natural solution to create new and better proteins in the laboratory. She became the 1st women to receive this biennial(once in 2 years) award.
2016 “Millennium Technology Prize” is won by “Frances Arnold” of USA in recognition of her discoveries mimic natural solution to create new and better proteins in the laboratory. She became the 1st women to receive this biennial(once in 2 years) award.
Ø Pawan Chamling, Chief Minister of Sikkim is conferred with “Yug Kavi Siddhicharan” which is Nepal’s prestigious literary award for his contribution in promoting Nepali literature in India.
Ø Pawan chamling has also received Chintan Puraskar in 1987, and Bhanu Puraskar in 2010 from Skikkim Sahitya Parishad.
“Rail Humsafar Saptaah” a one week program organized by Indian Railways to highlight the significant achievements it has made . Starting from May 26th daily unique events will be organized till June 1st . They include 26th – Swachchta Diwas, 27th- Satkar Diwas, 28th- Sewa Diwas, 29th-Satarkata diwas, 30th – Saamanjasya Diwas, 31st- Sanyojan Diwas, June 1st – sanchaar Diwas.
Ø Pawan chamling has also received Chintan Puraskar in 1987, and Bhanu Puraskar in 2010 from Skikkim Sahitya Parishad.
National
ØIndian Railways“Rail Humsafar Saptaah” a one week program organized by Indian Railways to highlight the significant achievements it has made . Starting from May 26th daily unique events will be organized till June 1st . They include 26th – Swachchta Diwas, 27th- Satkar Diwas, 28th- Sewa Diwas, 29th-Satarkata diwas, 30th – Saamanjasya Diwas, 31st- Sanyojan Diwas, June 1st – sanchaar Diwas.
Ø Stay on Reservation
Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Stay on the reservation Quota for Jats and other 5 communities in Haryana. Earlier Haryana government has provided reservation to these communities under newly carved Backward Class Act, 2016.
IIT’s
6 new IIT’S are to be established in India after Institute of Technology ACT 1961 has been amended. These 6 IITs will be located at 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2.Bhilai(Chhattisgarh) 3.Goa 4.Palakkad(Kerala) 5.Dharwar(Karnataka) 6. Tirupati(Andhra Pradesh)
Ø Amendments in Constitution(Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 are approved by Central Cabinet which seeks to modify list of ST’s in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamilnadu and Tripura .
Ø Union government has decided to start ASMITHA, a student tracking programme from 2017. Under Shala Asmita Yojana(SAY) , All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis (ASMITHA) would track the educational journey of students from Class 1 to Class 12 across 15 lakh schools of government and government aided schools in India.
- Under this, students Aadhaar numbers will be used to track the educational development , be it their attendance, enrollment, dropping out, mid day meals, toilets , infrastructure etc. in the form an online database.
Ø Intelligent Operations Centre(IOC) and ‘Monitor’ are launched in Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee.
ØIOC is software which provides insights of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate by collecting rich data from several resources and ‘Monitor’ is mobile application which help residents and supervisors to collaborate in smarter way.
ØThe main objective of chair is to encourage research activities if Indian railways in Geo spatial technology.
Ø India and Australia have singed a MoU to enhance Research and Development capabilities in Biotechnology by initiating joint Fund. BIRAC from India and Horticulture innovation Australia have singed this MoU. A funding of 6 Million Australian Dollars( Around 29 Crore Rupees) is the commitment in this MoU from both parties.
Ø MoU is signed between Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) and United Arab Emirates Space Agency(UAESA) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes.
ØTourism Ministry’s of India and Maldives have signed MoU for cooperation in field of Tourism and is approved by Union Cabinet.
-· On this occasion Apple Inc has also announced that it will open Ios App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Ø Centre for Environmental health” , which assess the impact of environment related issues on Health has been launched in Capital New Delhi by Minister of Health and Family welfare J.P.Nadda.
-This is a joint imitative of Public Health Foundation of India,PHFI and Tata Institute of Social sciences,TISS.
ØSubmarine Assembly
State of the art “Submarine assembly workshop” is inaugurated at Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilder limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra. This is major step towards self sufficiency in the area of submarine construction of the Indian Navy.
Ø NZEB
Net Zero Energy Buildings(NZEB) portal was launched by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Indian Ministry of Power. This portal provides complete information about NZEB that generates as much energy as they consume which helps to achieve near Zero Energy status through efficient lighting and equipment and integration of renewable energy technologies.
Ø ‘Bharatvani’
Multilingual knowledge portal www.Bharatvani.in is launched by HRD Ministry as part of Government’s Digital India mission. This is first of it’s kind portal which will showcase culture and heritage to the world.
Sunriser’s Hyderabad (SRH) team has won IPL 9 title ( Indian Premier League) by defeating Royal challengers Bangalore(RCB) at Chinnaswamy Cricket stadium in Bangalore.
Ø Olympic Qualifiers
Disc thrower Seema Punia has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. She is the 19th Indian track and field athlete to qualify for Rio Olympics. This qualification comes after she threw disc at 62.62 meters and winning Gold medal in the Pat Young’s throwers classic 2016 held in United States.
Ø Anurag Thakur is elected as 34th BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President succeeding Shashank Manohar who was elected as ICC Chairman. Anurag Thakur is a MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.
RG Jadhav(83), a noted Marathi litterateur who served as Chief editor of ‘Marathi Vishwakosha’ has passed away in Mumbai on May 27th .His famous books list include, “Nilee Pahat”, “Baapu”, “Anandacha Doh” .
Ø Diwaliben Bhil, a veteran Gujarati folk singer who received Padma Shri award in 1991 for her contribution in Gujarati music has passed away on May 19, 2016.
Islamic development Bank(IDB) is going to set up it’s first branch in India at Ahmadabad, Gujarat. This is as part of MoU between IDB and EXIM Bank in April 2016.
Ø New Policy
“National Capital Goods Policy 2016” is approved by union cabinet . This is India’s first ever policy for Capital goods sector by Union Government.
Ø State Bank of India(SBI) decided to merge it’s 5 associate public sector banks and BMB within itself and has informed BSE(Bombay stock exchange) that it is seeking in principal approval from Government.
- The 5 associate banks of SBI are 1. State Bank of Hyderabad 2. State Bank of Mysore 3. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur 4. State bank of Travancore and 5. State Bank of Patiala. And also it’s completely Women employee bank , Bharatiya Mahila Bank(BMB)
Ø HDFC bank has launched SmartUp , which is a dedicated solution for Startup’s to fulfill all there banking requirements like banking and paying solutions, forex and advisory services, current account and waiver of average monthly balance for first 6 months.
- SmartUp is launched in collaboration with Mumbai based start up accelerator ‘Zone Startups India’
Ø India and Slovenia have agreed to amend bilateral DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement). Sarvajit Chakravarthi ( Indian ambassador to Slovenia) and Dusan Mramor (Finance Minister of Slovenia) have signed this protocol. This will help to curb tax evasion by exchange of information between the two countries.
ØMay 22 is observed as International Day for Biological Diversity to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The theme of this year (2016) is “Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods|
ØThe 5 member committee includes Rathin Roy, Urjit Patel, Arvind Srubramanian, Sumit Bose and NK Singh. The committee will submit it’s report to Government by October 31st 2016.
Ø 11 members committee headed by Lt Gen D B Shekatkar has been constituted to recommend measure to re- balance overall defense expenditure and enhance combat capability .
Ø Tsai Ing-wen(59) has sworn in as President of Taiwan on May 20, 2016. She is the 1st female president and 14th President of Taiwan. Tsai Ing Wen is the leader of Democratic progressive party(DPP) .
Ø An Indian American professor, Rupa Iyer has been awarded with “Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence” Award by University of Houston in United States for her sustained and significant contribution in the field on Teaching.
Ø Philip Abraham, an Indian Journalist who hails from Kerala has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Loughton in United Kingdom.Mr. Philib Abraham is editor of Kerala link.
Ø India and Oman have signed 4 MoU’s on defense cooperation and others during the visit of Defense minster Manohar Parikar in Oman. The 4 MoU’s are a) MoU in Defence cooperation b) MoU in Marine Crime Prevention c) MoU on Maritime Issues and d) MoU in Flight safety information Exchange.
Ø India , Iran and Afghanistan have signed historic 3-way land transmit agreement on Iran southern port ‘Chabahar’ which is strategically located in Sistan- Balochistan Province , on the energy rich Persian Gulf Nation’s south coast which can be easily accessed from Indiawestern coast bypassing Pakistan.
ØThis historic agreement is signed during Naredra Modi visit to Iran where Iran President Hassan Rouhani, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Modi together signed .
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Punjab and Haryana High Court has put Stay on the reservation Quota for Jats and other 5 communities in Haryana. Earlier Haryana government has provided reservation to these communities under newly carved Backward Class Act, 2016.
IIT’s
6 new IIT’S are to be established in India after Institute of Technology ACT 1961 has been amended. These 6 IITs will be located at 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2.Bhilai(Chhattisgarh) 3.Goa 4.Palakkad(Kerala) 5.Dharwar(Karnataka) 6. Tirupati(Andhra Pradesh)
Ø Amendments in Constitution(Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 are approved by Central Cabinet which seeks to modify list of ST’s in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamilnadu and Tripura .
Ø Union government has decided to start ASMITHA, a student tracking programme from 2017. Under Shala Asmita Yojana(SAY) , All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis (ASMITHA) would track the educational journey of students from Class 1 to Class 12 across 15 lakh schools of government and government aided schools in India.
- Under this, students Aadhaar numbers will be used to track the educational development , be it their attendance, enrollment, dropping out, mid day meals, toilets , infrastructure etc. in the form an online database.
Ø Intelligent Operations Centre(IOC) and ‘Monitor’ are launched in Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee.
ØIOC is software which provides insights of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate by collecting rich data from several resources and ‘Monitor’ is mobile application which help residents and supervisors to collaborate in smarter way.
MoU’s
Ø Ministry of Railways and PEC University of Technology have signed MoU for setting up of “Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology” in memory of Indian-American Kaplana Chawla who was the 1st woman of Indian origin in space.ØThe main objective of chair is to encourage research activities if Indian railways in Geo spatial technology.
Ø India and Australia have singed a MoU to enhance Research and Development capabilities in Biotechnology by initiating joint Fund. BIRAC from India and Horticulture innovation Australia have singed this MoU. A funding of 6 Million Australian Dollars( Around 29 Crore Rupees) is the commitment in this MoU from both parties.
Ø MoU is signed between Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) and United Arab Emirates Space Agency(UAESA) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes.
ØTourism Ministry’s of India and Maldives have signed MoU for cooperation in field of Tourism and is approved by Union Cabinet.
Inaugurations / Launch
Ø US based Technology giant , ‘Apple Inc’ has inaugurated its New Development centre in Hyderabad, Telangana by Apple CEO ‘Tim Cook’ . In this Development centre Apple will focus on development of Map’s technology for its flagship products including IPhone, Mac Book, Apple Watch etc.-· On this occasion Apple Inc has also announced that it will open Ios App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Ø Centre for Environmental health” , which assess the impact of environment related issues on Health has been launched in Capital New Delhi by Minister of Health and Family welfare J.P.Nadda.
-This is a joint imitative of Public Health Foundation of India,PHFI and Tata Institute of Social sciences,TISS.
ØSubmarine Assembly
State of the art “Submarine assembly workshop” is inaugurated at Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilder limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra. This is major step towards self sufficiency in the area of submarine construction of the Indian Navy.
Ø NZEB
Net Zero Energy Buildings(NZEB) portal was launched by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Indian Ministry of Power. This portal provides complete information about NZEB that generates as much energy as they consume which helps to achieve near Zero Energy status through efficient lighting and equipment and integration of renewable energy technologies.
Ø ‘Bharatvani’
Multilingual knowledge portal www.Bharatvani.in is launched by HRD Ministry as part of Government’s Digital India mission. This is first of it’s kind portal which will showcase culture and heritage to the world.
Rankings
Ø India is the 5th largest e-waste(electronic waste) producer in the World with 18.5 lakh tonnes according to Assocham – KPMGSports
ØSRHSunriser’s Hyderabad (SRH) team has won IPL 9 title ( Indian Premier League) by defeating Royal challengers Bangalore(RCB) at Chinnaswamy Cricket stadium in Bangalore.
Ø Olympic Qualifiers
Disc thrower Seema Punia has qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. She is the 19th Indian track and field athlete to qualify for Rio Olympics. This qualification comes after she threw disc at 62.62 meters and winning Gold medal in the Pat Young’s throwers classic 2016 held in United States.
Ø Anurag Thakur is elected as 34th BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) President succeeding Shashank Manohar who was elected as ICC Chairman. Anurag Thakur is a MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.
Deaths
R G JadhavRG Jadhav(83), a noted Marathi litterateur who served as Chief editor of ‘Marathi Vishwakosha’ has passed away in Mumbai on May 27th .His famous books list include, “Nilee Pahat”, “Baapu”, “Anandacha Doh” .
Ø Diwaliben Bhil, a veteran Gujarati folk singer who received Padma Shri award in 1991 for her contribution in Gujarati music has passed away on May 19, 2016.
Economy
Ø IDBIslamic development Bank(IDB) is going to set up it’s first branch in India at Ahmadabad, Gujarat. This is as part of MoU between IDB and EXIM Bank in April 2016.
Ø New Policy
“National Capital Goods Policy 2016” is approved by union cabinet . This is India’s first ever policy for Capital goods sector by Union Government.
Ø State Bank of India(SBI) decided to merge it’s 5 associate public sector banks and BMB within itself and has informed BSE(Bombay stock exchange) that it is seeking in principal approval from Government.
- The 5 associate banks of SBI are 1. State Bank of Hyderabad 2. State Bank of Mysore 3. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur 4. State bank of Travancore and 5. State Bank of Patiala. And also it’s completely Women employee bank , Bharatiya Mahila Bank(BMB)
Ø HDFC bank has launched SmartUp , which is a dedicated solution for Startup’s to fulfill all there banking requirements like banking and paying solutions, forex and advisory services, current account and waiver of average monthly balance for first 6 months.
- SmartUp is launched in collaboration with Mumbai based start up accelerator ‘Zone Startups India’
Ø India and Slovenia have agreed to amend bilateral DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement). Sarvajit Chakravarthi ( Indian ambassador to Slovenia) and Dusan Mramor (Finance Minister of Slovenia) have signed this protocol. This will help to curb tax evasion by exchange of information between the two countries.
Science and Technology
Ø Potassium bromate, Kbro3 which is widely used in bread making is found to be carcinogenic(Cancer causing) agent according to Centre for science and environment. Pottasium bromate and also potassium iodate were found to be triggering thyroid and cancer.Important Days
ØIn India May 21 is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day to spread awareness about dangers of terrorism and violence on people and society.ØMay 22 is observed as International Day for Biological Diversity to promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The theme of this year (2016) is “Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods|
Committees
Ø A 5 member committee headed by NK Singh has been constituted to review and suggest recommendations on Fiscal responsibility and Budget Management route map for future, FRBMØThe 5 member committee includes Rathin Roy, Urjit Patel, Arvind Srubramanian, Sumit Bose and NK Singh. The committee will submit it’s report to Government by October 31st 2016.
Ø 11 members committee headed by Lt Gen D B Shekatkar has been constituted to recommend measure to re- balance overall defense expenditure and enhance combat capability .
Ø Tsai Ing-wen(59) has sworn in as President of Taiwan on May 20, 2016. She is the 1st female president and 14th President of Taiwan. Tsai Ing Wen is the leader of Democratic progressive party(DPP) .
Ø An Indian American professor, Rupa Iyer has been awarded with “Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence” Award by University of Houston in United States for her sustained and significant contribution in the field on Teaching.
Ø Philip Abraham, an Indian Journalist who hails from Kerala has been elected as Deputy Mayor of Loughton in United Kingdom.Mr. Philib Abraham is editor of Kerala link.
Ø India and Oman have signed 4 MoU’s on defense cooperation and others during the visit of Defense minster Manohar Parikar in Oman. The 4 MoU’s are a) MoU in Defence cooperation b) MoU in Marine Crime Prevention c) MoU on Maritime Issues and d) MoU in Flight safety information Exchange.
Ø India , Iran and Afghanistan have signed historic 3-way land transmit agreement on Iran southern port ‘Chabahar’ which is strategically located in Sistan- Balochistan Province , on the energy rich Persian Gulf Nation’s south coast which can be easily accessed from Indiawestern coast bypassing Pakistan.
ØThis historic agreement is signed during Naredra Modi visit to Iran where Iran President Hassan Rouhani, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Modi together signed .
Conference
Ø The 1st World Conference on Tourism for Development(WCTD) was held in Beijing(China) from May 18th to 21st, 2016 with the theme of “Tourism for Peace and Development”Please like it support our work
