Current Affairs May 12:

Important Days:

·         International Nurses Day

·         Director General Naval Projects(DGNP) Visakhapatnam celebrates Golden Jubilee today

National:

·         3-day international Vichaar Mahakumbh to begin in Madhya Pradesh today

·         Uttar Pradesh government approves 200-km 'Bicycle Highway'

·         Centre lifts President's Rule in Uttarakhand

·         Parliament passes bill on potable alcohol

·         Government sets up panel to draft national policy on marine fishery

·         Rajasthan Universities to adopt rainwater harvesting

·         Government fixes ceiling price of 54 drug formulations

·         I-T Dept's PAN-Aadhaar linkage crosses 50 lakh

·         Gujarat BJP to celebrate Vikas Parva to mark completion of 2 years of Modi government

·         Delhi no longer world's most polluted city: WHO

International:

·         US ­India Defence Cooperation Act introduced in Senate

·         SAARC nations to set up uniform child helpline

·         Brazil President Rousseff suspended for six months

·         Azerbaijan worst in Europe for LGBTI

·         Islamic State releases app for children

·         Kenya to close World's biggest refugee camp in Dadaab

·         Social fridges scheme of Europe adopted by Argentina as poverty rises

Appointments:

·         Manohar elected first independent ICC Chairman

·         Zidane named ambassador for Mumbai-based realtor

·         New chief justices in Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

·         AR Rahman named Goodwill Ambassador for Olympics

Banking :

·         Kotak Mahindra Bank Chief Uday Kotak sole Indian on Forbes’ most powerful list

Books and Authors:

·         Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East by Patrick Cockburn

Awards and Honours:

·         Obama honours Indian-American Teacher Revathi Balakrishnan

·         Uttar Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir among Lonely Planet Travel Award winners

Business and Economy:

·         Reliance Jio launches wallet service JioMoney

·         Nalco signs MoU with BARC for research and development

·         Gold-plated car worth $1 Million displayed in Dubai

·         On-demand driver startup DriversKart buys Driven

Science and Technology:

·         NASA’s Kepler telescope finds largest trove of exoplanets

·         Scientists develop second skin to reduce wrinkles, eye bags

·         Google Translate enables translations in any app

·         Samsung creates smart surfboard with LED display

·         Instagram debuts new logo, redesigns app

·         WhatsApp launches desktop app for Mac, Windows

·         Opera launches power-saving mode for computers

Sports:

·         Ritu Rani, Raghunath & Dharamvir recommended for Arjuna Award

·         Wrestlers Ravinder Khatri, Babita Kumari bag Rio Olympic berths

·         Charlotte Edwards, England women’s cricket captain, retires from international cricket

Obituary:

·         Cricket commentator Tony Cozier dies aged 75