Current Affairs 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United States (US) to enhance cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking.

• Government doctors’ retirement age extended to 65 years
• 31 May: World No-Tobacco Day
• AR Rahman conferred with Japan’s Fukuoka prize 2016

Legendary Oscar winning Indian music composer A R Rahman was awarded Japan̢۪s Fukuoka prize for the year 2016.

China has successfully launched three (one domestic and two foreign) satellites namely Ziyuan III 02 satellite and two NewSat satellites.

Union Government has extended the retirement age of government doctors̢۪ to 65 years with effect from 31 May 2016 to strengthen the healthcare sector in the country.

Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) took charge as Chief of the Naval Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian.

Noted Kannada writer and language activist D Javare Gowda passed away due to heart failure in Mysuru, Karnataka. He was 101.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has 2016 Monaco Grand Prix title of Formula One.

Indian boxer Sonia Lather has won the silver medal at the AIBA Women̢۪s World Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

• NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station
• Indian Railways conduct trial run of High-Speed Spanish Talgo Train
• Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology
• NASA successfully deploys BEAM, first inflatable room attached to International Space Station

It is their maiden IPL title. In the final match played at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore (Karnataka), SRH defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight runs.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully deployed the first experimental inflatable room attached to the International Space Station (ISS).