Weekly G.K Updates from (May 22, 2015 - May 31, 2015)

Weekly G.K Updates from (May 22, 2015 - May 31, 2015)

• IRCTC's ticketing arm now partnered with "My Dala" to provide deals and offers to customers.

• Indian Air Force IAF's Mirage-2000 successfully test landed on the Yamuna Expressway of U.P

• Finance Ministry sanctioned Rs. 5233 crore fuel subsity to IOC and BPCL to cover the revenue loss that IOC & BPCL suffered on selling LPG on Government rates.

• T R Zeliang succeed N Rio and appointed as the new CM of Nagaland.

• AIADMK general secretary Jaya lalitha was on Saturday sworn in for the fifth time as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 28 ministers on May 23, 2015.

• Kathleen Stephens named Interim US Ambassador to India and will serve charge until a new permanent ambassador is nominated and confirmed by US Govt.

• 'Infosys' won 'Ashden Award' for Sustainable buildings at Royal Geographical Society, London.

• 'Greenway Grameen' won 'Ashden  Clean Energy Award' for Women and Girl's.

• Madhv Mantri, a India's wicket-keeper-batsman in 1950, passed away. He was also president of 'Mumbai Cricket Association'.

• Indian Film 'Massan' won critics prize at 68th  Cannes film festival

• India-Singapore bilateral naval exercise "SIMBEX-15" commenced in Singapore.

• Mercedes driver 'Nico Rosberg' of Germany won 'Monaco Grand Prix' of Formula One

• Mandeep Kaur won two gold medals at  Women's World Junior Boxing Championship.

• Manoj Mishra appointed as CMD of National Fertilizers Ltd. (NFL)

• ICICI launched voice password Facility for Phone Banking which authenticates customers based on their voice pattern and allow them to execute banking through the bank's call center in  secure and convenient manner.

• Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Shobhana Bhartia have been named in Forbes Magzine's of 12th annual list of World's 100 most powerful women.

• AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa was on Saturday sworn in for the fifth time as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 28 ministers.

• Nirbhay Sharma Sworn-in as Governor of 'Mizoram'.

• Abhinav Bindra qualified for Rio Olympics 2016 through one of the Olympic quotas.

• Mumbai Indians crowned IPL 2015 champions after thrashing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Eden Gardens.

• Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary of the government. He will succeed Ajit Seth who has been holding the position for the last four years. 

• Eminent scientist Dr. Selvin Christopher has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the rank of a secretary. 

• The Finance Ministry announced that the new Service Tax Rate @ 14% would be applicable from 1st June.

• Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Kumar Doval, considered one of the finest operational brains, was on Friday appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA) to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

• World observed 'No Tobacco Day'  on 31st May.