Page-21 of Current Affairs - May, 2016

Justice Mukul Mudgal appointed as deputy chairman of FIFA Governance Committee

May 16, 2016

Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Mukul Mudgal has been appointed as Deputy Chairman of FIFA Governance Committee. While former European Court of Justice Advocate General Luis Miguel Maduro from Portugal was appointed as Chairman of ..

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Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar wins award at UN poster contest on N-disarmament

May 16, 2016

Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar (22) has won the third prize in UN Poster for Peace contest presented by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) to raise awareness of the need for nuclear disarmament. Her poster titled ‘Cutting Barriers through ..

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India inks Project Collaboration Agreement with WHO to promote traditional medicine

May 14, 2016

India has signed a historic Project Collaboration Agreement (PCA) with World Health Organization (WHO) for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine. The PCA aims at supporting WHO in the development ..

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PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President release Simhastha Declaration

May 14, 2016

The Prime Minister along with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena have released ‘Simhastha Declaration’ at Ninora village in Ujjain. Both leaders addressed the concluding session of the three day International Vichar Mahakumbh held on side-lines of the month-long Simhastha mela. ..

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2016 Red Flag Aerial combat exercises conclude in US

May 14, 2016

The multilateral Red Flag Aerial combat exercises between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force (IAF) concluded in Alaska, US. The four-week long (from April 28 to May 13, 2016) aerial combat exercises was held at the Nellis ..

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Fatma Samoura named first female secretary general of FIFA Council

May 14, 2016

Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura (54) has been named as Secretary General of FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) Council. The announcement in this regard was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 66th FIFA Congress held ..

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