Current Affairs May 11:

IMPORTANT DAYS:

·        National Technology Day

NATIONAL:

·        Gujarat announces 'Agri Business Policy-2016'

·        India, Mauritius sign pact to curb tax evasion

·        Government to set up AIIMS-like institute for Ayurveda

·        Delhi Police to set up 'deradicalisation' centre

·        Nagaland to teach financial literacy in schools

·        Government amending Act to check false medicine ads

·        Jammu &Kashmir bans non-biodegradable items in government offices

·        Indian Navy decommissions fighter planes Sea Harriers

·        Indian Navy launches underwater vigil system in Visakhapatnam

·        Harish Rawat wins Uttarakhand floor test

·        Government approves Gilead's Hepatitis C drug patent

·        India developing $5 bn infra projects in South Asia

·        Telecom project for Lakshadweep, Andaman

·        Kendriya Vidyalayas to include PETA programme

·        Government allows 100% FDI in ARCs via automatic route

·        Government distributes 61k crore through DBT scheme

INTERNATIONAL:

·        Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte wins the Philippines Presidential Election

·        Norway sets up Panama Papers hotline

·        Obama 1st serving US Prez to visit Hiroshima

·        France to set up deradicalisation centres

APPOINTMENTS:

·        Pondicherry Varsity VC  Chandra Krishnamurthy sends her resignation

·        Senior advocate Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed Additional Solicitor General

·        ICICI Prudential appoints Sankaran Naren as executive director

BANKING :

·        RBI to issue 1000 banknotes with inset letter R

·        RBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of four NBFCs

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

·        Priyanka in Millennial Leaders list by U.S. News

·        NK Singh gets Japan's 2nd highest civilian award

·        Priyanka most desirable woman of 2015: TOI poll

·        Madhya Pradesh Tourism wins Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:

·        Walmart sues Visa on PIN-based transactions

·        Quikr acquires on-demand beauty startup Salosa

·        On-demand truck platform Moovo acquires GoGoods

·        Malaysian firm to buy 30% stake in GMR Energy

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

·        Amazon launches its online video service

·        Google launches free WiFi at 5 railway stations

·        Infosys Foundation signs pact with IISER

SPORTS:

·        Australian women cricketers raise $4k for paralympians

·        Rio-bound Indian athletes to get 3 lakh bonus

·        Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI President