Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 26,27,28 May 2015 New human ancestor species discovered[ALL]: Scientists have discovered fossils of a new species in Afar region of Ethiopia. The species is called as ‘Australopithecus deyiremeda’ . Analysis reveal that it is around minimum and maximum ages of 3.3 and 3.5 million years. It should be noted that Lucy’s species (which was discovered in 1974) also lived at the same time and inRead More
Category: May 2015
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 24,25 May 2015 Ireland becomes first country to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote[ALL]: First country to do so by voting. Around 62% of the Irish Republic’s electorate voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriages Ireland has a written constitution which can only be amended by referendum.popular voting. With the passage this referendum, now Irish constitution gives equal status to marriage between two people of theRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 23 May 2015 U.K Town gets its First Sikh Mayor[Non-UPSC]: Parvinder Singh Batth, a conservative party councilor took charge as the Mayor of Workingham Burrough Council. He has also served the same Burrough previously as Deputy Mayor. Dragon Cargo Ship returns to earth[All]: Dragon cargo ship of SpaceX returned to earth from the International Space Station. The Dragon is the only ship capable ofRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 21,22 May 2015 Andaman & Nicobar Police proposed to reserve 33% seats for women[Non-UPSC]: Lasy year, Gujarat Government also announced 33 percent quota for women in police force. Nelong Valley in Uttarakhand opened first time for tourists after closure in 1962[All]: Nelong Valley is a picturesque valley located 45 km away from the Indo-China border. Authorities of the Gangotri National Park in UttarakhandRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 20 May 2015 INS Kavaratti, an anti-submarine warfare ship [ALL]: INS Kavaratti launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. Kavaratti is the last of the four anti-submarine warfare class stealth corvettes built under Project 28. What is Project-28: Four anti-submarine warfare class stealth corvettes were to build under this project. These are INS Kamrota, Kadmatt and Kiltan Kavaratti. Maria Elena South, driest placeRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 19 May 2015 A report titled “Global Investment Trends Monitor” released by UNCTAD [UPSC]: Major Points: In this report, UNCTAD analyses the most recent trends in global outward investment and assesses its prospects for 2015. As per the report Asia now invests more abroad than any other region. USA, Hong Kong (China) and China were the first, second and the third largest investors in the worldRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 18 May 2015 Draupadi Murmu becomes first woman Governor of Jharkhand [ALL]: She has succeeded Syed Ahmed who was recently transferred as Governor of Manipur. Aruna Shanbaug, face of mercy killing in India, died [ALL]: Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse who was in a vegetative state for 42 years after being sexually assaulted passed away today after suffering from pneumonia for 2 weeks. In 1973, sheRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 17 May 2015 ICICI Bank opens its first Branch in China [ALL]: The branch in China was inaugurated in Shanghai. ICICI Bank is India’s largest private sector Bank and has branches in 17 countries. National Conference on Nuclear Energy held in New Delhi [ALL]: It was the 6th edition of this conference This Year’s Theme was Nuclear Energy: a Clean Energy option. AtRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 15, 16 May 2015 Canada sets a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % by 2030 [ALL]: United States had also committed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 per cent cut by 2025 from 2005 levels. European Union (EU) also had set a target to reduce emission of 35 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. China is World’sRead More