Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 11 May 2016

•    The theme of National Technology Day that was observed across the nation on 11 May 2016 - Technology enablers of Startup India

•    The country with which India signed a protocol to amend the convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital gains on 10 May 2016 - Mauritius


•    The Supreme Court on 11 May 2016 struck down the order of this regulatory body making it mandatory for telecom companies to compensate subscribers for call drops -
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

•    An Indian-American woman elementary teacher from Texas who was honored by US President Barack Obama for her excellent work in the field of education on 11 May 2016- Revathi Balakrishnan

•    Chief Minister of Uttarakhand who won the composite floor test in the legislative assembly on 11 May 2016 – Harish Rawat

•    Mrugank Paranjape took charge as Managing Director and CEO of this organisation - Multi Commodity Exchange

•    Name of the world's first holographic flexible smartphone developed by the Canadian researchers is – Holoflex

•    This Indian state tourism is the winner of the Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award - Madhya Pradesh Tourism

•    The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark granted the patent to Gilead Sciences for its drug named Sovaldi used in the treatment of - Hepatitis C

•    Nickname of the fighter aircrafts Sea Harriers, which was decommissioned by Indian Navy on 11 May 2016 - White Tigers

•    The decommissioned fleet of iconic Sea Harriers of Indian Navy was replaced by -
MIG 29 K

•    The inset letter that will be provided on both number panels in the 1000 rupees denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series – 2005 - R

•    Author of the book Who Killed Swami Laxmanananda? was released on 5 May 2016 - Anto Akkara

•    The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice MB Lokur asked the Union Government to create a disaster mitigation fund to tackle - Drought- like situation

•    The scheme of Europe adopted  by Argentina to overcome the increasing specter of inflation and poverty – Social Fridge Scheme

•    Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the registration of this  many non-banking financial companies on 10 May 2016 – Four

•     As per a study of ASSOCHAM the drought in 10 Indian states may lead to this much losses to the Indian economy – 650000 crore rupees

•    Name of the malaria vaccine that according to study done by American researchers can offer protection against malaria for more than a year – PfSPZ vaccine