G.K. Update 27,May 2016 (English)
By:- D.K. Choudhary
- INDIA, THAILAND, MYANMAR TO BE CONNECTED BY A 1400-KM ROAD
- India, Myanmar and Thailand will be connected by a 1,400-kilometre highway, to promote the trade and cultural exchanges in these countries.
- It is the first time that when India going to connect South East Asian nations by road.
- INDIA IMPOSES BAN FOR TRAVEL TO LIBYA
- India has banned Indians from travelling to Libya, irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country.
- The decision is taken due to security threats and challenges to lives of Indian nationals in Libya
- iii. Large number of people is killed in clashes between unity government forces and fighters of the Islamic State jihadist group.
- BJP LEADER SARBANANDA SONOWAL TAKES OATH AS ASSAM CM
- In Assam, BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal has taken oath as the Chief Minister.
- ii.BJP has made its first victory in North Eastern part of the country .
- Governor of Assam: PB Acharyya.
- NGT BANS OVER 10-YEAR-OLD LIGHT, HEAVY DIESEL VEHICLES IN SIX KERALA CITIES
- National Green Tribunal has banned use of light and heavy diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in six major cities.
- These cities are Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Kochi, Kozhikode and Kannur.
- iii. The state government will not to register any diesel vehicle in the capacity of 2000 CC and more, except public transport and local authority vehicles.
- 13 NEW SMART CITIES UNVEILED BY GOVERNMENT
- Thirteen cities have been selected in the first phase of the government’s smart cities mission.
- These cities includes Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, New Town Kolkata , agartala,Chandigarh, Faridabad, Raipur,Imphal, Ranchi, Warangal, Port Blair and Panaji.
- iii. Earlier in January the first 20 smart cities were announced by the urban development ministry.
- But it came under fire for leaving out non BJP states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
- E-MUNICIPAL COUNCIL’ BUILDING TO START UP IN BUNDI, RAJASTHAN
- Rajasthan’s Bundi is going to have an ‘e-municipal council’ to provide files and detailed of municipal council online.
- The city’s municipal data files can be accessed from anywhere on phones and computers.
- iii. An ‘e-municipal council’ office is equipped with solar panels and biometric entry.
- FIFA’S ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL MARKUS KATTNER DISMISSED OVER BONUS PAYMENTS
- FIFA acting Secretary General Markus Kattner was dismissed from his position with immediate effect.
- He was accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of pounds.
- iii. He joined FIFA in 2003 as Director of Finance, becoming Deputy Secretary General in 2007.
