Current Affairs Updates for today :-
Kayakalp Award Scheme launched
- Kayakalp Award Scheme launched by Government of India on 15th May 2015 to improve cleanliness in Public Health Facilities. The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister is J.P. Nadda.
USTAAD scheme launched
- USTAAD scheme launched by Government of India on 14th May 2015 to promote traditional crafts of India. The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated the scheme.
Karan Menon won National Geographic Bee Championship
- Karan Menon, an Indian origin won National Geographic Bee Championship 2015 on 13th May 2015.
SBI launched new credit and debit card
- Contact-less credit card and debit cards launched by State Bank of India on 14th May 2015 called as ‘sbiINTOUCH’.
Suchitra Bhattacharya died
- Suchitra Bhattacharya, the famous Writer of West Bengal, died on 12th May 2015. Her famous Novels are Dahana, Kachher Dewal etc.
‘Myntra’ (Myntra.com) closed
- India’s largest online fashion retailer site namely ‘Myntra’ (Myntra.com) closed on 15th May 2015. It will in operational only in App service.
GSAB released the report
- According to the report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours (GSAB), there are approximately 1 Billion smokers in all over the World.
