IMPORTANT current affairs -> • SC appointed 3rd arbitrator to resolve dispute of Centre and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin - Hudson McHugh • SC re-constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to monitor the probe into the black money case under the chairmanship of - retired judge MB Shah. • NBA banned Los Angeles Clippers owner for life and fined him 2.5 million dollars over an alleged racist remark in the stand - Donald Sterling • 3400 India-made Electronic Voting Machines purchased for use in Presidential Election of a country which is scheduled in November 2014 - Government of Namibia • US Senate confirmed the name of an Indian-American for Federal Judge in Illinois - Manish Shah • Granary with walls of mud-bricks discovered by archaeologists during excavation at - Rakhigarhi village a Harappan civilisation site, in Haryana • South African city agreed to allow construction of a place of worship in form of a full-fledged Gurudwara - Johannesburg • Tunisian lawmakers adopted a sweeping new electoral law that paves the way for general elections later this year requiring party lists for legislative elections to be - half women and half men • SIT formed in Assam to investigate and look into the conspiracy and mastermind behind the killings of civilians in - Kokrajhar and Baksa districts • The Obama administration gave approval for the Syrian opposition to open a - formal diplomatic mission in the US • Former British No 1 tennis player died of liver cancer at the age of 30 - Elena Baltacha • SC upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act and said that the Act will not apply to - unaided minority institutions • Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India on 6 May 2014 upheld the Constitutional validity of the Right to Education (RTE) Act provided in – Articles 15(5) and 21-A in the Constitution of India • Kuwait has renewed two crude oil supply contracts with India’s - BPCL and BORL • Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that the Prime Minister must step down over abuse of her power - Yingluck Shinawartra • A book entitled A Stamp is Born was released by Vice President of India, M Hamid Ansari is authored by - C. R. Pakrashi • Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court quashed law is Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006 and said - water level of the dam can be raised to 142 feet • SC banned use of bulls for Jallikattu events or bullock-cart races across the country terming that - rights guaranteed to the bulls under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act 1960 could not be taken away • Scientists claimed that increased level of CO2 emissions will affect the nutrient content in some of the world’s staple food items like - Wheat and Rice • WHO claimed that quality of air in most cities worldwide that monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution failed to meet - WHO guidelines for safe levels • Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed the former fast bowler of Pakistan as the national coach of the national team of Pakistan - Waqar Younis • India has been honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding contribution to - tourism development in the face of overwhelming adversity in Uttarakhand • Rat-hole mining and transportation of coal was banned following the ex-parte interim order of NGT in – Meghalaya • Coal pit collapsed after an explosion on 14 May 2014 in which about 274 miners were killed - at Soma of Western Turkey • Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI) on 14 May 2014 was chosen for the Special Commendation at the - Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014 • Qatar announced that sponsorship system for foreign workers will be replaced by - new system of employment contracts, as part of a package of labour reforms • Justice BS Chauhan appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as a successor of - Justice NP Singh • Sistema Shyam Teleservices launched a messaging app for low-end CDMA devices called - mBuddy • Ashwin B. Pandya on 15 May 2014 was appointed as the Chairman of the - Central Water Commission • BJP emerged as the winner in the 16th Lok Sabha election by securing - 282 seats of 543 • Chief Minister of Bihar who tendered his resignation to the Governor taking responsibility of debacle of the party in 16th Lok Sabha election - Nitish Kumar • Padma Bhusan awardee and management guru who headed Tata Steel died in South Kolkata - Russi Mody • Bhasha Shahid Diwas or Language Martyrs Day was observed in Barak Valley of Assam on 19 May in remembrance of - martyrs of language of the state • Three-time F1 world champion the only driver, who won a title by a car bearing his name died - Sir Jack Brabham at the age of 88 • Google has launched a service for Europeans in which they can request it to remove links related to them, the service is named - Right to be forgotten • Brazil released two postage stamps to pay tribute to the 100 years of Indian cinema designed by Indian graphic designer – Satya Raj • Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) upheld a penalty of 630 crore rupees imposed on real estate firm - DLF slapped by CCI • Martial law has been imposed in Thailand by its Army to - restore law and order in the country • Governor DY Patil administered his oath of the office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister of Bihar - Jitan Ram Manjhi • Government of India has extended the ban imposed on LTTE for five years under the provisions of the - Unlawful Activities (Prevention Act 1967) • Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services for maintaining high quality operating model and having effective control systems received - ISAE Type II certification • AIBA Executive Committee approved Boxing India as a provisional new - AIBA member to represent India • SC constituted a new bench to hear the case of the Sahara Chief in chit fund scam after Justice Khehar requested the CJI to - recuse him from the case • Former Zimbabwe batsman named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket team for two years - Grant Flower • A 13-years and 11-month old girl of Andhra Pradesh on 25 May 2014 became the youngest woman to climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest - Malavath Poorna • TR Zeliang appointed as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland as the successor of - Neiphiu Rio • ONGC has started drilling its first-ever well in - Palar basin at Chinnapuliyur village near Chennai • Book entitled Anticipating India - The best of national interest was released on 24 May 2014 is authored by - Shekhar Gupta • To carry rodents to ISS, NASA has developed high-tech cages that will help them to study long-term effect of - microgravity on mammalian physiology • Narendra Modi on 26 May 2014 was sworn-in as the - 15th Prime Minister of India • SDMC signed a MoU with GeoSpatial Delhi to grant an Unique ID to properties in the civic body’s jurisdiction to easier the process of property tax collection named - Unique Property Identification Code (UPIC) • General Prayuth Chan-ocha led Royal Thai Army conducted a coup and imposed a military rule in Thailand after imposition of - martial law in Thailand • IAF MIG-21 crashed at Marhama Sangam in Bijbehara of Anantnag district in South Kashmir in which pilot squadron leader - Raghu Banshi died on board • Prime Minister of Libiya, Ahmed Maitiq and his cabinet was sworn-in, which has been challenged by other politicians by terming it - non-legitimate • Dalia Grybauskaite won election for second term as the - President of Lithuania • Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi on 27 May 2014 constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) on Black Money with - Justice (retd.) MB Shah to head it as its Chairman • Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of - 35th National Games, Kerala • To investigate the poachers of Rhino and prosecute them, the Assam government will use – RhODIS, a DNA-based forensic tool Rhino Indexing System • Maharashtra Government has included chapter on the name of master blaster Sachin in -Marathi and English subject syllabus of class IV. • Football named as Brazuca to be used in FIFA World Cup Brazil will have six in-built HD cameras to capture - 360 degree view of the on-field action. • Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi - Nripendra Misra • 14th Attorney-General of India appointed to succeed Gulam Vahanvati is - Mukul Rohatgi • American poet and author, Maya Angelou died in North Carolina is known for her first book - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • CCI approved proposal of purchase of 50% stake of Tata Group firm, Trent Hypermarket by - British retail major, Tesco • To boost food processing Chief Minister of Punjab gave in-principle approval to set-up a 150 crore rupees mega - Food Park at Ladowal in Ludhiana • Union Government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of 1006.20 million US dollar for - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III • Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a treaty in Kazakh capital of Astana to form the - Eurasian Economic Union • National Security Adviser of India is - Ajit Doval
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