Current Affairs 2016

Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of an ordinance to keep state boards out of the ambit of common medical entrance exams i.e. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for one year.

Cyclonic Storm Roanu, an active tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has hit the eastern coast of India.

Tsai Ing-wen (59) has sworn-in as the first female and 14th President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016 in front of national flag.

The first World Conference on Tourism for Development (WCTD) was held in Beijing, China from May 18 to 21, 2016.

The Union Government has launched the Centre for Environmental Health in New Delhi to assess the impact of environment-related problems on health.

India and Slovenia have signed a protocol to amend the bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC) in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

An Indian-American biotechnologist Rupa Iyer has been awarded Distinguished Leadership in Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston̢۪s highest teaching award.

• Himalayan Brown Bears sighted for first time in Kargil after 1999 War
• Scientists develop world’s first Zika virus clone
• SBI seeks to take over 5 associate PSBs, Bhartiya Mahila Bank

The country̢۪s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to merge its five associate public sector banks (PSBs) and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself.

Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Wildlife Department for the first time has sighted group of eight Himalayan brown bears in Kargil̢۪s Drass Sector after 1999 India-Pakistan War.

Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) have developed world̢۪s first genetically engineered clone of the Zika virus strain.