DAILY GK UPDATES 20TH MAY 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 20TH MAY 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Five State Assembly Elections 2016 Results: The 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections has won by the CPI (M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) by the absolute majority by winning 91 seats (44.94% votes) of the total 140 seats. So, as a result Pinarayi Vijayan is set to become the next CM of Kerala. In Assam, BJP and its alliance partners have won an absolute majority by winning 87 seats out of 126. Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is all set to become the CM. In West Bengal, the ruling TMC has won the elections. Ruiling AIADMK Party under the leadership of J Jayalalitha has emerged victorious. The Congress managed to wrest power in the union territory of Puducherry in alliance with the DMK winning 17 of the 30 assembly seats.

 

2. President inaugurates Intelligent Operations Centre in Rashtrapati Bhavan: He also launched a mobile application ‘Monitor’ for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township. The President announced that the estate will work around the ‘4H’ theme of humane, Hi-Tech, Heritage and Happy Township.

 

3. Cyclonic storm ​ROANU to strike Andhra Pradesh coast as per IMD.

 

4. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched Centre for Environmental Health in New Delhi to access environmental impact on health.

 

5. Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh launches PEHAL Programme: The programme aims to expedite development works and government schemes through effective implementation at grass-root level.

 

6. ‘Medicine with the Red Line’: A public awareness campaign was launched by the Union Government to curb irrational use of anti-biotics.

 

7. India and Slovenia signed Double Taxation Avoidance convention in the capital city of Ljubljana.

 

8. TATA Power acquires 30 MW wind farm in Sangli district of Maharasthra.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. International Buddhist Conference begins in Nepal: A two day international Buddhist Conference has begun in Nepal to celebrate the 2,560th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. The theme of the conference is ‘Lumbini, Nepal: the birth place of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace.

 

2. Beijing-New Delhi Yoga Conference opens in China: The five day conference is featuring activities including courses from Indian yoga masters and yoga introductions for communities. 

 

3. Indian Journalist Philip Abraham elected as Deputy Mayor of Loughton town in United Kingdom.  

 

4. Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as the first woman President of Taiwan.  

OTHER UPDATES:

 

SPORTS:

1. India loose to China in the semi-final of UberCup: Indian women’s team settled for a bronze medal after suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending champions China in the semi-finals of the Uber Cup Badminton Championship held at Kunshan in China.

 

AWARDS:

2. Mukesh Ambani awarded with Othmer Gold Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

 

OBITUARIES:

3. CBS News Journalist Morley Safer passed away at the age of 84.

 

4. Veteran Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil passed away at the age of 80.