1. India and Vietnam have signed a joint vision statement on Defence Cooperation for a period of 2015-2020. It was signed by India Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Vietnam counterpart Phung Quang Thanh.
2. Gujarat has started Sloth Habitat Project in Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary to protect the ecology of Sloth Bears.
3. Four Indians are placed in the Forbes 100 Powerful Women. They are Arundhati Bhattacharya(Chairperson of SBI), Chanda Kochar(MD and CEO of ICICI Bank), Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(Chairperson and MD of Biocon Limited) and Shobhana Bhartia(Chaiperson of Hindustan Times). Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates are in the top three positions.
4. National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM) and Data Security Council of India have jointly launched NASSCOM Cyber Security Task Force. It will provide cyber security solutions and develop R&D for the same.
5.Manabi Bandopadhyay became the first transgender principal of the country. Manabi will be the principal of Krishnagar Women's College.
6. Swiss Police arrested a number of FIFA executives over corruption charges
7. Former Srilankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakarra has been awarded the International Cricketer of the year while Ajinkya Rahane has been awarded Indian Cricketer of the Year. The other winners are:
2. Gujarat has started Sloth Habitat Project in Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary to protect the ecology of Sloth Bears.
3. Four Indians are placed in the Forbes 100 Powerful Women. They are Arundhati Bhattacharya(Chairperson of SBI), Chanda Kochar(MD and CEO of ICICI Bank), Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(Chairperson and MD of Biocon Limited) and Shobhana Bhartia(Chaiperson of Hindustan Times). Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates are in the top three positions.
4. National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM) and Data Security Council of India have jointly launched NASSCOM Cyber Security Task Force. It will provide cyber security solutions and develop R&D for the same.
5.Manabi Bandopadhyay became the first transgender principal of the country. Manabi will be the principal of Krishnagar Women's College.
6. Swiss Police arrested a number of FIFA executives over corruption charges
7. Former Srilankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakarra has been awarded the International Cricketer of the year while Ajinkya Rahane has been awarded Indian Cricketer of the Year. The other winners are:
- International Lifetime Achievement Award - Kapil Dev
- International Cricketer of the Year – Kumar Sangakkara
- Indian Cricketer of the Year –Ajinkya Rahane
- International Batsman of the Year – Hashim Amla
- International Bowler of the Year – Rangana Herath
- T20 Player of the Year – Dwayne Bravo
- Popular Choice Award – Kieron Pollard
- Special Performance of the Year Award – Rohit Sharma
- Domestic Cricketer of the Year – R Vinay Kumar
- Young Player of the Year – Deepak Hooda
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)
Read more at: http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/month/current-affairs-2015-may/
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