Current affairs MAY 2016

1. Important days in May

May International Labour Day

1
May International Press Freedom day
3
May International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to
8 commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder
of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry
Dunant)
May International Bio Diversity Day
22
May Commonwealth Day
24
May World No Tobacco Day
31

2. Miscellaneous:

• 42nd G7 Summit concluded in Japan

The Summit was attended by all the seven members’ viz., Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States

• Union Government approved retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65

• Chabahar Port Deal:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in May
2016 signed a series of twelve agreements in Tehran.

The most important of these 12 agreements is the trilateral transit agreement between
India, Iran and Afghanistan. In the deal, India offered to develop the Port of Chabahar in
order to allow Indian goods to be exported to Iran, with the possibility of onward
connections to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
• Prakash Singh panel submits report on Jat quota Agitation
• Delhi no longer most polluted in the world; Iran’s Zabol most polluted: WHO
• Dial 112 for any Emergency throughout India from 1 January 2017
• Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright claimed to be creator of Bitcoin
• HDFC Bank launches SmartUp for start-ups
• Islamic Development Bank announced to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad

3. Awards and honours:

• Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh bagged India Biodiversity Award 2016
• UR Rao becomes first Indian to be given IAF Hall of Fame Award
• South Korean author Han Kang wins 2016 Man Booker International Prize for 'The
Vegetarian'

4. Sports:

• Real Madrid wins 2016 European Champions League

• Leicester City crowned English Premier League champions for 1st time in 132-year
history
• Pakistan won 2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup
• SRH defeated RCB to win maiden Indian Premier League title
• Denmark wins first Thomas Cup badminton tournament
• CEAT Cricket Awards 2016 conferred

International Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root

International Batsman of the Year – Joe Root

International Bowler of the Year – Ravichandran Ashwin

Test Cricketer of the Year – Kane Williamson

ODI Cricketer of the Year – Martin Guptill

T20 Player of the Year – Virat Kohli

Indian Cricketer of the Year – Rohit Sharma

 5. Appointments:

• Kiran Bedi appointed Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry

• Anurag Thakur unanimously elected BCCI president
• Mamata Banerjee sworn-in as West Bengal Chief Minister for a second term
• Pinarayi Vijayan sworn-in as Chief Minister of Kerala
• Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as Assam Chief Minister
• Shashank Manohar unanimously elected as Independent ICC Chairman
• Kishore Biyani appointed as Managing Director of Bharti Retail
• Sameer Chadha appointed as Partner and CEO of KPMG India
• Admiral Sunil Lanba takes charge as 21st Navy Chief

All the best by Ur GK Buddy Suryansh