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Sanu On Sunday, October 17, 2010

MAY CIVIL AFFAIRS

International Current Affairs

  • G-15 summit was held at Tehran on 16-17 May.
  • Bangladesh handed over Ranjan Daimary of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland to India. The group was responsible for serial bombing in Assam in 2008.
  • National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Myannmar’s democracy leader Aung San Sui Kyi was abolished after deadline to re-register as a political party was over.
  • EU-IMF provide a $ 1 trillion rescue package to the Greece to resolve its debt crises.
  • Pakistan successfully test fired two short range ballistic missiles, Shaheen I (range 650 Km) and Ghazani (range 290 Km) capable of carrying nuclear war heads and striking Indian cities.

· UN Nuclear Conference ( May 3- May 29) @ New York - India didn’t attend

  • Dr. Craig Ventorcreating the first cell with a synthetic genome in 2010. (Artificial life)

· Air crash in Libya-101 dead

· British Election

A total of 649 seats polled out of 650 in Brittan. Britain gets first coalition govt since World War-II. It is between Conservative Party(306 seats) and Liberal Democrats (57 seats ).Golden brown’s Labour party got 258 seats only (13 years rule ended)

PM – David Camaroon (Conservative Party) beat Golden Brown

Vice PM – Nick Kleg (Liberal Democratic party)

National Current Affairs

  • Naxalites killed 47 people in a landmine blast between Dantewada and Sukma in Chattisgarh.

· Jhaneswari express derailed by Maoists in Jargram, WB

· Cyclone Laila – the cyclonein south india ( andra Pradesh )

· India is in fifth position in Green house gas emission( Ist – USA)

  • Test fire of nuclear capable Agni-II missile was successfully carried out from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa on 17th May. Agni II has a range of 2000Km ( mid ramge missile ). It is 20m long two stage solid propelled ballistic missile. It was developed by Advanced System Laboratories alongwith DRDO & Bharat Dynamics Ltd.

· Supreme Court in a recent judgement upheld a rule that allows the adjustment of reserved category candidate SC/ST/OBC against their quota seats even if they manage to qualify an examination for govt services on merit.[ Justice Ranganathan Commision – SC/ST reservation ]

  • National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is the monitoring authority for the Right to Education Act which became effective from April 1, 2010.

· 158 dead in mangalore plane crash. Aerplane- ix 812

· Forced Nacro Analysis Test banned in India

Nacro analysis can only do if the convict agreed to prove his innocence. The details got in this test can’t be used as proof against him but can use for the further continuation of the case.

· Dam safety bill in loksabha. PM approved this earlier

· Light Combact Helicopters - HAL made India’ attack helicopters

· 3G Spectrum–Rs 67719 Cr (34 days). [Delhi Circle- most costly – 3317 Cr]

Sports Current Affairs

  • England won 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Cricket tournament defeating Australia. The tournament was held at South Africa. Kevin Pieterson of England has been declared as Player of the Tournament.
  • Australia won 2010 Women’s World Twenty20 Cricket tournament defeating New Zealand.
  • India and South Korea were declared joint winner of 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup, after suspension of the final match due to heavy rains. India’s Sardar Singh has been declared as Best Player of the Tournament. Australia won the Bronze medal. The tournament was held at Ipoh (Malaysia). India had won the tournament earlier in 1985, 1991, 1995 & 2009. China won Thomas Cup ( Men’s Badminton) defeating Indonesia.
  • In the World Youth Boxing Championship, held at Baku, Azerbaijan, India won 1 Gold & 1 Silver. Gold medal was won by Vikas Krishan and Silver medal was won by Shiva Thapa.
  • India won bronze medal in the 2nd Asian Paragliding Championship held at Nishiewa, Japan.
  • World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand retained his title after defeating Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the World Chess Championship 2010.It is his hatrick trophy and a total of 4.

Persons in News

  • Gita Gopinath an Indian origin associate professor at Harvard Univ has been appointed a full professor, the first Indian woman in the Institution’s history to ge given this appointment.
  • Former Vice President (11th 2002-2007 ) of India, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat died. He was 3 time Gujarat CM.
  • Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA 2010. She became the first ever muslim American Miss USA. She is of Lebanese muslim descent.
  • Singer Christina Aguilera was named Ambassador against hunger by the United Nations World Food Programme.
  • Rushanara Ali became first person of Bangladesh origin to be elected to the British Parliament.
  • Justice S H Kapadia sworn as 38th Chief Justice of India.
  • Hari S Bhartia elected as President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for 2010-11.
  • Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail unassisted around the world in a yatch.

· Jordan Romero – Youngest person to conquer Everest -13 years. He conquered all the 7 biggest Peaks in the world

· Arjun Vajpayee – Youngest Indian to conquer Everest ( 16 years )

· Apa Sherpa – 20 times

· The symbol of Vietnam war – Kim fuk

· C P Narayanan – Political secretary of VS

· P Prabhakaran – Chief secretary, Kerala

· P C Thomas- Chairman of Kerala Congress

· K G Balajrishnan – Chairman of National Human Rights Commision..

· Athul Kare- UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations ( Indian )

· Disciplinary commission in CPM – Ramachandran Pilla ( Commissioner )

· India is going to built first passenger aeroplane- G Madhavan Nair( head)

· Pakistan foreign secretary -Salman Basheer

· Indian foreign Secretary – Nirupamam Rao

· 26/11 Convict “KASAB” sentenced for hanging.

86 Cases were charged against him and all are proved. He is sentenced to hung for 5 cases and life time for 5 cases. The Judge is M L Thahaliyani.

· Sayeeda Varsi – First Muslim in British parliament

· Hafis Sayed- laksher E thoiba- founder

· Manasvi Mamgai - Miss India 2010

Awards Current Affairs 2010

  • Vandana Shiva has been awarded Sydney Peace Prize 2010 for her work in the field of social justice.
  • Glory to the film maker award 2010 – Mani Rathnam

· Golden Pam Award (Best Film Award in Cannes film festival) - “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”- Thailand film

Misc Issues

  • International Mosaics Festival was held in Tunisia.
  • Aman ki Asha- the name of the Indo Pak Business Meet held at New delhi.
  • ’Yours Sincerely’ written by Natwar Singh.
  • ’The Duel’ written by Tariq Ali.
  • ’The Promise :President Obama, Year One’ written by Jonathan Alter.

· ICICI decide to takeover bank of Rajasthan

· P J Joseph – resigned and dissolved in Mani’ Kerala congress

· Acquire

New project designed by state govt to enable interest in social science for talented students (Max of 100 students )

-500 Rs/month up to 10 th std

-750 Rs/month on HSS and 2500 Rs book allowance

-100 Rs/month on degree level and 500 book allowance

-50000 Rs for PG students

· Sutherland acquired “Adventory”

· Food poison in Nizzamudeen-Ernakulam turunto train

· Eco-tourism on Ananganmala–project will complete before Dec 2010.

· Thrissur- Kanyakumari Express Highway – 90m width- 400 km

· Sri Ravi Shankar- Yogachariya – escaped from a firing.

· BEML plant opened at Palakkad. 260 crore and 375 acre. Under Kinfra

· Services Villa is the neww project by Kerala tourism dept. Providing empty home for the staying of foreigners

May-01

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International Labours day

May-08

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World Red Cross Day

May-03

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Press Freedom Day,

May-09

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World Thalassaemia Day

May-04

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World Asthma Day

May-12

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International Nurse day

May-04

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Coaliminers day

May-27

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Nehru’ death day

May-07

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World AIDS orphan Day

May-31

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World anti- tobacco day

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